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In 1993, Skip Viragh, founder of Rydex SGI Investments, had a vision. He foresaw the need for mutual funds that performed regardless of market environment and provided financial professionals and their investor clients with the flexibility needed to respond to both changing market conditions and changing personal investment goals. He saw the need for an investment firm that listened to its clients, understood their challenges and anticipated solutions to solve their problems. In response to a need expressed by many financial professionals, Skip started Rydex SGI Investments—in borrowed office space and with only two employees—offering Rydex SGI Nova Fund, the industry’s first leveraged mutual fund.

Rydex SGI remains dedicated to its founding principles: listening to its clients, understanding their challenges and anticipating solutions. The firm strives to deliver consistent, superior investment management and to provide high-quality service to its clients.

Since its humble beginnings, Rydex SGI has become well known for its innovation, having introduced many more industry firsts: the first leveraged equity fund, the first leveraged fixed-income fund, the first inverse equity fund, the first inverse fixed-income fund and the first funds priced twice daily that were available to the investing public. And the list continues. The market has responded enthusiastically—confirming Skip’s vision of a more empowered investor. Rydex SGI is now a $12 billion investment company¹, with more than 100 mutual funds and exchange traded products. However, its heritage of listening to its clients and anticipating their needs is still at the forefront of the way the firm approaches product development and service to its clients.

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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.