Rydex High Yield Strategy
Historical Performance
Objective And Strategy
ObjectiveThe fund seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the high yield bond market.
Strategy
The Fund seeks to gain exposure similar to the total return of the high yield bond market, as represented by U.S. and Canadian high yield bonds, by investing in the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt through the use of credit default swaps, high yield securities, futures and other financial instruments with economic characteristics comparable to that of the high yield bond market. The Fund will primarily invest in credit default swaps to gain exposure similar to the high yield bond market. In addition, the Fund may invest in bond futures for the purpose of managing duration risk. For cash management purposes, the Fund may invest in other fixed income securities and money market instruments. The Fund also may invest in other financial instruments including corporate notes, convertible debt securities, preferred securities and derivatives thereof, as well as other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), unit investment trusts, and closed-end funds, that invest primarily in high yield debt instruments.
Tax Inefficient Fund
Asset classes that make large ordinary income distributions or generate significant short term capital gains are tax inefficient. Asset classes that match this description include REITs, commodities funds and absolute return funds.
Principle Risks
N/A
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High Yield10/2014