Series O (All Cap Value Series)
Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$96.31M
Holdings1
138
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 19, 2024 · prospectus

Objective. Series O seeks long-term growth of capital.

Strategy. The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 3000 Value Index, which includes companies with micro to large capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. As of March 31, 2024, the Russell 3000 Value Index consisted of securities of companies with market capitalizations that ranged from $18 million to $909.3 billion. The Funds … The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 3000 Value Index, which includes companies with micro to large capitalizations. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. As of March 31, 2024, the Russell 3000 Value Index consisted of securities of companies with market capitalizations that ranged from $18 million to $909.3 billion. The Funds investments include common stocks and may also include rights, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), preferred stocks, derivatives, including futures and options, convertible debt, and convertible securities of U.S. issuers. Although the Fund primarily invests in securities issued by domestic companies, there is no limit in the amount that the Fund may invest in securities issued by foreign companies. In choosing securities, Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the Investment Manager), primarily invests in value-oriented companies. Value-oriented companies are companies that appear to be undervalued relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. The Investment Manager uses a blend of quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify securities that appear favorably priced and have the potential to appreciate in value. The Investment Manager regularly evaluates the metrics and data underlying the quantitative model and, from time to time, may make adjustments for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, to account for changing market, financial or economic conditions. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in derivatives, including options and futures contracts. These instruments are used to hedge the Funds portfolio, to maintain exposure to the equity markets, or to increase returns. The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, including those that seek to track the composition and performance of a specific index, such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other mutual funds. The Fund may use these investments as a way of managing its cash position or to gain exposure to the equity markets or a particular sector of the equity markets. These investments may be more liquid than investing directly in individual issuers. Certain investment vehicles securities and other securities in which the Fund may invest are restricted securities (consisting of securities originally issued in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S securities), which may be illiquid. The Fund typically sells a security when its issuer is no longer considered a value company, shows deteriorating fundamentals or falls short of the Investment Manager's expectations, among other reasons. The Fund may invest in a limited number of sectors or industries. Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.

Top holdings

As of Sept. 30, 2024 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
BERKSHIRE HATH-B $2.10M 2.18%
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares $2.08M 2.16%
CHEVRON CORP $2.07M 2.15%
OGE ENERGY CORP $2.03M 2.11%
WALMART INC $1.98M 2.05%
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC $1.95M 2.02%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO $1.92M 1.99%
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP $1.81M 1.88%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION $1.80M 1.87%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC $1.75M 1.82%
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Allocation by sector

As of September 30, 2024 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jun 30, 2024 → Sep 30, 2024
Opened
1
Exited
4
Increased
0
Decreased
7
Unchanged
130

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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Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of September 30, 2024, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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