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Trading Characteristics
ETF LIQUIDITY

Overview

Creation/
Redemption

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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) offer investors many advantages, including the ability to trade like stocks. Because of these similarities, some investors mistakenly assume that, like stocks, an ETF’s liquidity is dependent on its daily trading volume. The reality is, however, the liquidity of an ETF is
primarily based on the liquidity of the stocks that make up the ETF, not by the activity in the ETF itself.

For liquidity: look inside.
An ETF’s underlying stocks have the greatest impact on its liquidity. If the underlying holdings are widely traded, their trading costs are less expensive because there are enough buyers and sellers to narrow the spreads. As a result, the ETF is very liquid. Conversely, if the underlying stocks are thinly traded, they are more expensive to obtain—the spreads are wider and the ETF is less liquid. This point about liquidity is important.

ETFs may not be suitable for all investors. •Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than original cost. Most investors will also incur customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling shares of an ETF. •Investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. •ETF Shares may trade below their net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of an ETF’s holdings. In addition, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained.

Securities are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.

RydexShares™ are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL), an affiliate of Rydex SGI.

Not FDIC Insured No Bank Guarantee May Lose Value

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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.