Chapman and Cutler LLP
111 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
April 12, 2017
Mr. Edward Bartz
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Guggenheim Defined Portfolios, Series 1596
Floating Rate & Dividend Growth Portfolio, Series 14
File Nos. 333-216604 and 811-03763
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Dear Mr. Bartz:
This letter is in response to your comment given during a telephone
conversation with our office regarding the registration statement on Form S-6
for Guggenheim Defined Portfolios, Series 1596, filed on March 10, 2017, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The registration
statement proposes to offer the Floating Rate & Dividend Growth Portfolio,
Series 14 (the "Trust").
PROSPECTUS
Investment Summary -- Principal Risks
1. The duration example in the seventh bullet uses a duration of three
years. Please confirm that the average weighted duration of the fixed-income
securities held indirectly by the Trust is approximately three years or less. If
not, please revise this example to reflect the average weighted duration of the
fixed-income securities.
Response: The sponsor confirm that the average weighted duration of the
fixed-income securities held indirectly by the Trust is approximately three
years or less and, therefore, the example does not need to be revised.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this registration statement. If you
have any questions or comments or would like to discuss our responses to your
questions, please feel free to contact the undersigned at (312) 845-3484.
Very truly yours,
CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP
By /s/ Morrison C. Warren
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Morrison C. Warren