Here you can find answers to many of the questions you may have regarding Rydex SGI. Topics are divided into lists relating to current shareholders, prospective shareholders, and retirement planning.
The following funds can only be purchased through a financial professional.
All Cap Value
Large Cap Value
Mid Cap Value
Small Cap Value
Large Cap Concentrated Growth
Large Cap Core
Mid Cap Growth
Small Cap Growth
Alpha Opportunity
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
High Yield
U. S. Intermediate Bond
If you are interested in these funds, please contact 800.820.0888. For all other funds, please refer to the information below.
Holiday Trading Schedule —
2011 Schedule for All Funds
The funds will be CLOSED in observance of the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
N/A
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 17
Presidents’ Day
February 21
Good Friday
April 22
Memorial Day
May 30
Independence Day
July 4
Labor Day
September 5
Thanksgiving Day
November 24*
Christmas Day
December 26* (observed)
In addition, High Yield Strategy, Inverse High Yield Strategy, Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy and
Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Funds will also be CLOSED:
Columbus Day
October 10**
Veterans Day
November 11**
* The NYSE has announced it will close early on Friday, November 25, 2011 (the day after Thanksgiving).
** Due to the bank holiday, Money Market will be closed to same-day purchases and redemptions (next day settlement and exchanges allowed) on Columbus Day and Veterans Day.
Trading Rules for the funds
Rydex SGI observes the same early closings as the New York Stock Exchange. However, the Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund, Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund, High Yield Strategy Fund and Inverse High Yield Strategy Fund will also be closed on days when the U.S. Government Bond Market is closed, including Columbus Day and Veterans’ Day.
On any day that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the NYSE or the principal government securities and corporate bond markets close early (such as on days in advance of holidays generally observed by participants in these markets), or as permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Funds reserve the right to advance the time that NAV is calculated and, correspondingly, the time by which purchase and redemption orders must be received.
If the New York Stock Exchange is open for a half-day session, then:
The closing times for all telephone AND web transactions are:
Sector Funds: 12:30 p.m. ET
All-Asset Portfolio Funds, Alternative Strategies, Alternative Strategies Allocation, Event Driven and Distressed Strategies, Long/Short Commodities Strategy, Managed Futures Strategy, Multi-Hedge Strategies and U.S. Long Short Momentum: 1:00 p.m. ET
All-Cap Value, Large Cap Core, Global, High Yield (SIHAX, SIHBX, SIHSX), Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value, Large Cap Concentrated Growth, Small Cap Growth, Small Cap Value and U.S. Intermediate Bond Funds: 1:00 p.m. ET
All other Funds: 12:45 p.m. ET
Funds which normally price twice a day will only one cut-off time at 12:45 p.m., using the 1 p.m. market closing time for pricing.
Client Services will close at 2:00 p.m. ET
If the Bond Market is open for a half-day session, then:
High Yield Strategy and Inverse High Yield Strategy will close at 12:30 p.m. ET
Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy and Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy will close at 12:45 p.m. ET
The Bond Market typically observes a half-day session the business day before the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day and Christmas Day.
The holiday trading schedule is subject to change if the underlying exchanges alter their holiday schedules. Rydex SGI will make every effort to post updates promptly once we have been notified of any changes.
If you hold shares through a discount brokerage firm or any other financial intermediary you should follow your intermediary's rules for trade related activity. Each intermediary has distinct rules regarding share transactions and may have earlier cutoff times than those listed above. The times listed above are for shareholders who purchase shares directly with Rydex SGI. These are projected early closings. Call the 24-hour Rydex SGI NAV Market Line at 800.717.7776 two days before the dates listed above for a final schedule.
The Alternative Funds may not be suitable for all investors because of the sophisticated and aggressive investment techniques the funds employ, such as leverage, derivatives and short selling. See a prospectus for additional details on these and other risks.
An investment in Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
For more complete information regarding the funds, call 800.820.0888 or click here for a prospectus and a summary prospectus (if available). Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a fund before investing. A fund's prospectus and its summary prospectus (if available) contains this and other information about the fund. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before you invest or send money.
The funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Guggenheim Investments represents the
investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (GP), which includes Guggenheim
Partners Asset Management, LLC (GPAM) and Security Investors, LLC (SI), the investment advisors to the
referenced funds. Rydex Distributors, LLC, is affiliated with GP, GPAM and SI.