Health Care Fund
Rydex Variable Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$12.49M
Holdings1
136
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 29, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Health Care Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in companies that are involved in the health care industry (Health Care Companies).

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Health Care Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. The Advisor employs a proprietary quantitative and qualitative methodology to identify Health Care Companies in which to invest. The methodology utilizes screens based on price, liquidity, and tradability. The securities are then weighted using a proprietary modified capitalization weighting methodology. The portfolio may be further adjusted to comply with regulatory investment limitations or as determined appropriate by the Advisor. The Fund may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Health Care … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Health Care Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. The Advisor employs a proprietary quantitative and qualitative methodology to identify Health Care Companies in which to invest. The methodology utilizes screens based on price, liquidity, and tradability. The securities are then weighted using a proprietary modified capitalization weighting methodology. The portfolio may be further adjusted to comply with regulatory investment limitations or as determined appropriate by the Advisor. The Fund may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Health Care Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. Health Care Companies include pharmaceutical companies, companies involved in the research and development of pharmaceutical products and services, companies involved in the operation of health care facilities, and other companies involved in the design, manufacture, or sale of health care related products or services. Health Care Companies may include companies that are significantly involved in multiple industries, including the health care industry. The Fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) to gain exposure to foreign Health Care Companies and U.S. government securities. Investments in derivative instruments, such as futures and options, 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. 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. As of March 31, 2025, the Fund has significant exposure to the Health Care Sector, as that sector is defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard, a widely recognized industry classification methodology developed by MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. Also, as of March 31, 2025, the Fund's investments are concentrated (i.e., more than 25% of its assets) in securities issued by companies in the Biotechnology Industry, a separate industry within the Health Care Sector.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
LILLY ELI and CO $369.75K 2.96%
JOHNSON&JOHNSON $328.04K 2.63%
ABBVIE INC $258.81K 2.07%
MERCK & CO $236.37K 1.89%
UNITEDHEALTH GRP $210.52K 1.69%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC $188.75K 1.51%
AMGEN INC $183.31K 1.47%
ABBOTT LABS $175.26K 1.40%
PFIZER INC $175.08K 1.40%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC $173.66K 1.39%
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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
7
Exited
7
Increased
60
Decreased
68
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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FundOverlapNet exp.
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JNL/Mellon Healthcare Sector Fund 64% 0.28%
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF · FHLC 63% 0.08%
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Advisers

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

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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