RYCEX
Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund
Rydex Series Funds
Index fund
Expense ratio1
2.42%
Net assets2
$1.64M
Holdings2
54
Category
International Equity
2025 return3
31.66%

Investment objective & strategy

As of July 29, 2024 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of a specific benchmark. The Funds current benchmark is 125% of the fair value of the STOXX Europe 50 Index (the underlying index).

Strategy. The Fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments, which primarily consist of equity index swaps and swaps on exchange-traded funds ( ETFs), futures contracts (including currency futures), and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. While the Fund may write (sell) and purchase swaps, it expects primarily to purchase swaps. Swap agreements and futures and options contracts, if used properly, may enable the Fund to meet its objective by increasing the Funds exposure to the securities included in the underlying index or to securities whose performance is highly correlated to that of the Fund's benchmark. The … The Fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments, which primarily consist of equity index swaps and swaps on exchange-traded funds ( ETFs), futures contracts (including currency futures), and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. While the Fund may write (sell) and purchase swaps, it expects primarily to purchase swaps. Swap agreements and futures and options contracts, if used properly, may enable the Fund to meet its objective by increasing the Funds exposure to the securities included in the underlying index or to securities whose performance is highly correlated to that of the Fund's benchmark. The Advisor attempts to consistently apply leverage to increase the Funds exposure to 125% of the underlying index, and expects to rebalance the Fund's holdings daily to maintain such exposure. The Fund also has 125% exposure to the foreign currencies in which the securities included in the underlying index are denominated. If the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth less in U.S. dollars and if the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth more in U.S. dollars. As a result, the Funds use of derivatives and the leveraged investment exposure created by such use are expected to be significant. Certain of the Funds derivatives investments may be traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market. The Fund also may invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) to gain exposure to the Fund's benchmark. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the Fund's benchmark. Investments in derivative instruments, such as futures, options and swap agreements, have the economic effect of creating financial leverage in the Funds portfolio because such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount the Fund has invested in those instruments. Financial leverage will magnify, sometimes significantly, the Funds exposure to any increase or decrease in prices associated with a particular reference asset resulting in increased volatility in the value of the Funds portfolio. The value of the Funds portfolio is likely to experience greater volatility over short-term periods. While such financial leverage has the potential to produce greater gains, it also may result in greater losses, which in some cases may cause the Fund to liquidate other portfolio investments at a loss to comply with limits on leverage imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940, satisfy margin or collateral requirements, or meet redemption requests. The STOXX Europe 50 Index is a capitalization-weighted index composed of 50 European blue-chip stocks consisting of capitalizations ranging from $ 4.1 million to $644.3 billion as of June 30, 2024. Index members are chosen by Stoxx Ltd. from 16 countries under criteria designed to identify highly liquid companies that are leaders in their sectors. The Funds investment in instruments denominated in foreign currencies exposes the Fund to the risk of fluctuations in the value of such currency in comparison to the U.S. dollar. The Fund generally does not intend to hedge such foreign currency exposure. To the extent the Funds underlying index is concentrated in a particular industry the Fund will necessarily be concentrated in that industry. As of June 30, 2024, the underlying index components, and thus the Funds investments, are concentrated ( i.e ., more than 25% of its assets) in securities issued by companies in the Pharmaceuticals Industry, a separate industry within the Health Care Sector. The industries in which the underlying index components, and thus the Fund's investments, may be concentrated will vary as the composition of the underlying index changes over time. Also, while the Funds sector exposure may vary over time, as of June 30, 2024, the Fund has significant exposure to the Consumer Staples Sector, Financials Sector, Health Care Sector, Industrials Sector, and Information Technology Sector, as each sector is defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard, a widely recognized industry classification methodology developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund may hold U.S. government securities or cash equivalents. The Fund also may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties that are deemed to present acceptable credit risks. In an effort to ensure that the Fund is fully invested on a day-to-day basis, the Fund may conduct any necessary trading activity at or just prior to the close of the U.S. financial markets. The Fund is non-diversified and, therefore, may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer in comparison to a diversified fund. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets, and at times, a substantial portion of its assets, in other short-term fixed-income investment companies advised by the Advisor, or an affiliate of the Advisor, for various purposes, including for liquidity management purposes ( e.g ., to increase yield on liquid investments used to collateralize derivatives positions) or when such investment companies present a more cost-effective investment option than direct investments in the underlying securities. Investments in these investment companies will significantly increase the portfolios exposure to certain other asset categories, including: (i) a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Advisor to be of comparable quality (also known as junk bonds); (ii) securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities; (iii) collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), other asset-backed securities (including mortgage-backed securities) and similarly structured debt investments; and (iv) other short-term fixed income securities. Such investments will expose the Fund to the risks of these asset categories and increases or decreases in the value of these investments may cause the Fund to deviate from its investment objective.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
ZAR/USD FORWARD N/A $250.71K 15.31%
ZAR/USD FORWARD N/A $227.84K 13.91%
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund - Institutional Class GIYIX $70.62K 4.31%
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II GFSBX $68.29K 4.17%
ASML HOLDING-NY $54.15K 3.31%
ASTRAZENECA PLC $31.75K 1.94%
Novartis AG $30.24K 1.85%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SPONS ADR HSBC $29.37K 1.79%
Roche Holding AG $29.23K 1.78%
SHELL PLC SPONS ADR $27.44K 1.68%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
6
Exited
7
Increased
0
Decreased
49
Unchanged
1

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of March 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Security Investors, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of July 29, 2024, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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