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Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

 

  Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS - 5.4%
Financial - 4.9%
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. — Class A*,1,2 1,042,740   $20,573,260  
Aequi Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,1,2 738,900   7,174,719  
KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp. — Class A*,2 683,132   6,612,718  
RXR Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,2 151,468   1,476,813  
TPG Pace Beneficial II Corp.*,2 124,882   1,211,356  
MSD Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,2 116,869   1,138,304  
AfterNext HealthTech Acquisition Corp.*,2 107,300   1,059,051  
Conyers Park III Acquisition Corp.*,2 99,600   993,012  
Waverley Capital Acquisition Corp. 1*,2 93,900   939,000  
Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,2 85,487   852,305  
TPG Pace Solutions Corp.*,2 70,577   702,241  
Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.*,2 69,500   689,440  
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp. I*,2 57,300   615,975  
Exide Technologies*,††† 342   341,710  
Colicity, Inc. — Class A*,2 32,421   312,538  
Colicity, Inc.*,2 6,532   64,014  
RXR Acquisition Corp.*,2 3,243   32,106  
Total Financial     44,788,562  
Technology - 0.2%
Matterport, Inc.* 79,600   1,282,356  
Qlik Technologies, Inc. - Class A*,††† 56   78,951  
Qlik Technologies, Inc. - Class B*,††† 13,812   1  
Total Technology     1,361,308  
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 0.1%
ATD New Holdings, Inc.*,†† 13,571   919,435  
Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc.*,†† 11,126   239,209  
Save-A-Lot*,†† 15,565   87,556  
Targus Group International Equity, Inc.*,†††,3 12,989   31,629  
Chef Holdings, Inc.*,††† 31   1,718  
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical     1,279,547  
Utilities - 0.1%
TexGen Power LLC†† 22,219   899,870  
Energy - 0.1%
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* 39,565   352,128  
Unit Corp.* 5,916   130,152  
Permian Production Partners LLC††† 86,684   110,089  
Titan Energy LLC*,†††,1 9,603   1  
Total Energy     592,370  
Communications - 0.0%
Figs, Inc. — Class A* 10,450   428,554  
Industrial - 0.0%
BP Holdco LLC*,†††,3 55,076   38,828  
Vector Phoenix Holdings, LP*,††† 55,076   15,146  
Total Industrial     53,974  
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $48,748,790)     49,404,185  
PREFERRED STOCKS†† - 4.8%
Financial - 4.4%
Bank of America Corp., 4.38% 240,000   6,259,200  
First Republic Bank, 4.25% 158,000   4,019,520  
Public Storage, 4.63% 144,400   3,999,880  
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.70% 148,000   3,822,840  
Prudential Financial, Inc., 4.13% due 09/01/60 140,000   3,647,000  
PartnerRe Ltd., 4.88% 128,000   3,489,280  
W R Berkley Corp., 4.13% due 03/30/61 126,000   3,389,400  
American Financial Group, Inc., 4.50% due 09/15/60 100,000   2,719,000  
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.13% due 11/25/60 80,000   2,134,400  
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.30% 82,000   2,064,760  
First Republic Bank, 4.13% 54,800   1,388,632  
Assurant, Inc., 5.25% due 01/15/61 40,000   1,084,000  
W R Berkley Corp., 4.25% due 09/30/60 36,800   986,240  
Selective Insurance Group, Inc., 4.60% 36,000   936,000  
Exide Technologies*,††† 761   761,240  
Public Storage, 4.13% 16,400   428,368  
Total Financial     41,129,760  
Government - 0.4%
Farmer Mac, 5.75% 112,000   3,002,720  
AgriBank FCB, 6.88%4 4,000   432,000  
Total Government     3,434,720  
Total Preferred Stocks    
(Cost $42,179,724)     44,564,480  
WARRANTS - 0.1%
Matterport, Inc.      
Expiring 08/24/27* 135,954   789,893  
KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp. - Class A      
Expiring 12/31/27*,2 170,782   170,782  
Aequi Acquisition Corp.      
Expiring 11/30/27*,2 246,299   160,094  
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd.      
Expiring 07/24/25*,2 115,860   156,944  
Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. - Class A      
Expiring 12/31/27*,2 17,096   38,979  
MSD Acquisition Corp.      
Expiring 05/13/23*,2 23,373   30,385  
RXR Acquisition Corp.      
Expiring 03/08/26*,2 30,292   24,234  

 

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

 

  Shares   Value
WARRANTS - 0.1% (continued)
Colicity, Inc. - Class A      
Expiring 12/31/27*,2 6,483   $4,732  
Total Warrants    
(Cost $2,489,499)     1,376,043  
CLOSED-END FUNDS- 4.7%
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust1 285,768   7,552,849  
Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund 288,424   6,743,353  
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund 289,378   5,263,786  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.1 361,116   4,550,062  
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust1 226,390   3,176,252  
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals 207,369   2,957,082  
Invesco Municipal Trust1 184,293   2,596,688  
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II1 160,639   2,041,722  
Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund1 133,677   1,852,763  
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust 107,502   1,679,181  
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust1 84,909   1,301,655  
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.1 67,119   1,093,368  
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund 30,353   482,006  
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.1 35,574   410,524  
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund 25,068   407,856  
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund1 30,426   405,579  
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.1 60,865   319,541  
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.1 24,084   236,023  
Total Closed-End Funds    
(Cost $37,069,416)     43,070,290  
MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.6%
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund — Institutional Shares, 0.01%5 15,017,973    15,017,973  
Total Money Market Fund    
(Cost $15,017,973)     15,017,973  
  Face
Amount~
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 53.8%
Financial -  19.3%      
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC      
1.50% due 10/23/297   13,500,000    14,557,050
Dyal Capital Partners III      
4.40% due 06/15/40†††   10,000,000    10,347,737
Wilton RE Ltd.      
6.00%†††,1,4,8,9   6,300,000    6,868,071
Kuvare US Holdings, Inc.      
7.00% due 02/17/514,8  6,400,000   6,633,062
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.      
4.30% due 02/01/611,8   6,800,000    6,443,772
Citigroup, Inc.      
3.88%1,4,9   4,000,000    4,115,000
4.00%1,4,9   1,750,000    1,815,625
Charles Schwab Corp.      
5.38%1,4,9   3,000,000    3,333,900
4.00%1,4,9   2,350,000    2,455,162
National Life Insurance Co.      
10.50% due 09/15/398   3,400,000    5,547,355
Iron Mountain, Inc.      
5.63% due 07/15/328   5,000,000    5,430,525
Markel Corp.      
6.00%1,4,9   4,770,000    5,301,378
Hampton Roads PPV LLC      
6.62% due 06/15/538   4,500,000    5,074,473
GLP Capital Limited Partnership / GLP Financing II, Inc.      
4.00% due 01/15/311   3,410,000    3,692,485
5.30% due 01/15/291   1,050,000    1,232,931
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Company-Issuer Corp.      
5.00% due 08/15/288   4,500,000    4,612,500
Home Point Capital, Inc.      
5.00% due 02/01/261,8   5,300,000    4,584,500
RXR Realty LLC      
5.25% due 07/17/25†††   4,200,000    4,538,856
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.      
7.50% due 11/24/431,4,8   3,000,000    3,360,000
5.88%1,4,8,9   950,000    1,048,942
Hunt Companies, Inc.      
5.25% due 04/15/298   4,350,000    4,263,000
NFP Corp.      
6.88% due 08/15/288   4,075,000    4,181,969
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC      
5.50% due 11/15/251,8   3,650,000    3,741,250
5.50% due 04/15/298   300,000    294,000
Equitable Holdings, Inc.      
4.95%1,4,9   3,650,000    3,969,375
Host Hotels & Resorts, LP      
3.50% due 09/15/30   3,610,000    3,803,645
OneMain Finance Corp.      
4.00% due 09/15/30   1,700,000    1,703,638
6.13% due 03/15/241   1,500,000    1,616,250
6.63% due 01/15/281   250,000    288,557
Bank of America Corp.      
6.50%1,4,9   2,000,000    2,255,000
6.30%1,4,9   1,000,000    1,162,150
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC      
6.75% due 05/15/288   3,150,000    3,411,166
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      
5.00% due 06/15/271   2,950,000    3,369,970

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   


 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 53.8% (continued)
Financial -  19.3% (continued)      
BBC Military Housing-Navy Northeast LLC      
6.30% due 10/15/49  2,800,000   $3,294,702
Lincoln National Corp.      
4.38% due 06/15/501   2,560,000    3,181,350
LPL Holdings, Inc.      
4.00% due 03/15/298   3,050,000    3,114,965
Global Atlantic Finance Co.      
4.70% due 10/15/511,4,8   2,700,000    2,767,848
Wells Fargo & Co.      
3.90%4,9   2,250,000    2,335,027
Assurant, Inc.      
4.90% due 03/27/28   1,950,000    2,279,780
Fort Knox Military Housing Privatization Project      
5.82% due 02/15/528   1,882,025    2,240,972
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.      
3.38% due 03/03/311,8   2,000,000    2,110,934
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.      
5.00% due 03/01/311   2,000,000    2,080,580
First American Financial Corp.      
4.00% due 05/15/301   1,740,000    1,944,309
MetLife, Inc.      
3.85%1,4,9   1,820,000    1,911,000
OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.      
4.25% due 10/15/501,8   1,730,000    1,876,977
Newmark Group, Inc.      
6.13% due 11/15/231   1,450,000    1,573,250
Weyerhaeuser Co.      
6.88% due 12/15/331   1,100,000    1,537,457
Allianz SE      
3.50%1,4,8,9   1,400,000    1,451,100
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      
3.15% due 06/15/301   1,000,000    1,076,427
Atlas Mara Ltd.      
due 12/31/21†††,10,11   2,200,000    1,050,940
PartnerRe Finance B LLC      
4.50% due 10/01/501,4   950,000    996,262
PHM Group Holding Oy      
4.75% due 06/18/26 EUR  800,000    958,110
Fort Benning Family Communities LLC      
6.09% due 01/15/518   709,084    934,672
Pacific Beacon LLC      
5.63% due 07/15/518   680,878    764,392
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      
4.70%1,4,9   670,000    736,330
AmWINS Group, Inc.      
4.88% due 06/30/298   700,000    711,375
Macquarie Bank Ltd.      
3.62% due 06/03/308   640,000    681,743
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC      
5.75% due 12/01/251,8   450,000    460,125
Fort Gordon Housing LLC      
6.32% due 05/15/518   200,000    247,608
USI, Inc.      
6.88% due 05/01/251,8  150,000   153,045
Total Financial      177,524,574
Consumer, Cyclical -  8.7%      
Delta Air Lines, Inc.      
7.00% due 05/01/251,8   9,635,000    11,261,499
Marriott International, Inc.      
4.63% due 06/15/30   2,320,000    2,666,711
3.50% due 10/15/321   1,400,000    1,494,912
2.85% due 04/15/31   1,280,000    1,306,181
5.75% due 05/01/251   490,000    562,808
Air Canada Class A Pass Through Trust      
5.25% due 04/01/291,8   5,060,601    5,497,626
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      
4.10% due 04/15/501   3,800,000    4,302,165
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd.      
4.75% due 10/20/281,8   3,600,000    4,005,000
JB Poindexter & Company, Inc.      
7.13% due 04/15/261,8   3,500,000    3,692,500
Williams Scotsman International, Inc.      
4.63% due 08/15/281,8   3,550,000    3,683,125
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd.      
6.50% due 06/20/271,8   2,950,000    3,204,733
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.      
6.50% due 05/15/271,8   2,550,000    2,811,375
HP Communities LLC      
6.16% due 09/15/538   1,000,000    1,289,319
6.82% due 09/15/538   945,652    1,130,388
United Airlines, Inc.      
4.63% due 04/15/291,8   2,300,000    2,386,710
Air Canada      
4.63% due 08/15/298 CAD  2,800,000    2,232,987
Yum! Brands, Inc.      
4.63% due 01/31/32   1,850,000    2,002,181
7.75% due 04/01/251,8   200,000    215,478
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.      
4.75% due 02/15/281,8   2,000,000    2,082,500
Hyatt Hotels Corp.      
5.75% due 04/23/301   1,690,000    2,029,209
Aramark Services, Inc.      
6.38% due 05/01/251,8   1,750,000    1,852,463
5.00% due 02/01/281,8   110,000    114,380
Powdr Corp.      
6.00% due 08/01/251,8   1,825,000    1,927,547
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV      
6.88% due 05/15/231,8   1,875,000    1,871,250
JetBlue Class A Pass Through Trust      
4.00% due 11/15/3216   1,654,051    1,812,726

 

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 53.8% (continued)
Consumer, Cyclical -  8.7% (continued)      
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd.      
5.75% due 01/20/261,8  1,650,000   $1,737,664
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.      
7.00% due 07/01/251,8   1,575,000    1,683,281
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      
4.38% due 08/15/281,8   1,625,000    1,681,371
Suburban Propane Partners Limited Partnership / Suburban Energy Finance Corp.      
5.00% due 06/01/318   1,000,000    1,030,000
5.88% due 03/01/271   610,000    636,687
Picasso Finance Sub, Inc.      
6.13% due 06/15/251,8   1,338,000    1,414,935
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.      
4.00% due 04/01/311,8   1,300,000    1,303,250
Boyne USA, Inc.      
4.75% due 05/15/291,8   1,250,000    1,287,500
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc.      
6.75% due 07/15/251,8   1,025,000    1,091,051
Superior Plus Limited Partnership / Superior General Partner, Inc.      
4.50% due 03/15/291,8   1,000,000    1,036,250
Vail Resorts, Inc.      
6.25% due 05/15/251,8   600,000    639,300
Ferguson Finance plc      
3.25% due 06/02/301,8   490,000    533,316
United Airlines Class AA Pass Through Trust      
3.45% due 12/01/27   482,996    509,546
Boyd Gaming Corp.      
8.63% due 06/01/251,8   250,000    271,200
Wabash National Corp.      
5.50% due 10/01/251,8   100,000    101,250
Total Consumer, Cyclical      80,392,374
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  6.1%      
Altria Group, Inc.      
3.70% due 02/04/511   6,000,000    5,811,907
CPI CG, Inc.      
8.63% due 03/15/268   4,150,000    4,526,820
Sotheby’s      
7.38% due 10/15/271,8   3,400,000    3,607,570
US Foods, Inc.      
6.25% due 04/15/251,8   1,950,000    2,054,812
4.75% due 02/15/298   1,400,000    1,433,250
Sabre GLBL, Inc.      
7.38% due 09/01/251,8   2,225,000    2,352,938
9.25% due 04/15/251,8   750,000    864,375
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.      
5.00% due 04/15/291,8   2,400,000    2,502,000
5.50% due 07/01/288   550,000    580,250
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.      
5.20% due 07/15/451   1,250,000    1,602,504
4.38% due 06/01/461   850,000    984,541
Post Holdings, Inc.      
4.50% due 09/15/311,8  2,300,000   2,320,125
Royalty Pharma plc      
3.55% due 09/02/501   2,100,000    2,101,812
Nathan’s Famous, Inc.      
6.63% due 11/01/251,8   2,050,000    2,091,410
Legends Hospitality Holding Company LLC / Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc.      
5.00% due 02/01/268   2,000,000    2,060,000
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.      
5.63% due 10/01/288   1,900,000    1,997,375
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH      
5.50% due 01/15/281,8   1,950,000    1,993,875
DaVita, Inc.      
4.63% due 06/01/301,8   1,900,000    1,985,215
Spectrum Brands, Inc.      
5.50% due 07/15/301,8   1,700,000    1,825,375
Gartner, Inc.      
4.50% due 07/01/281,8   1,700,000    1,799,875
Avantor Funding, Inc.      
4.63% due 07/15/281,8   1,700,000    1,797,580
Sotheby’s/Bidfair Holdings, Inc.      
5.88% due 06/01/298   1,100,000    1,134,870
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.      
4.00% due 09/01/28   1,150,000    1,108,428
Rent-A-Center, Inc.      
6.38% due 02/15/298   1,000,000    1,077,500
FAGE International S.A. / FAGE USA Dairy Industry, Inc.      
5.63% due 08/15/261,8   900,000    926,748
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.      
7.50% due 04/01/278   798,000    807,975
Jaguar Holding Company II / PPD Development, LP      
5.00% due 06/15/281,8   700,000    754,250
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I SARL / Endo US, Inc.      
6.13% due 04/01/291,8   750,000    742,500
Central Garden & Pet Co.      
4.13% due 10/15/301   625,000    642,200
Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.      
7.25% due 01/15/228   800,000    552,000
KeHE Distributors LLC / KeHE Finance Corp.      
8.63% due 10/15/261,8   494,000    536,608
Prestige Brands, Inc.      
3.75% due 04/01/318   513,000    506,588
Performance Food Group, Inc.      
6.88% due 05/01/251,8   450,000    478,125
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc.      
7.00% due 12/31/278   431,000    419,147

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   
  Face
Amount~
  Value
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 53.8% (continued)
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  6.1% (continued)      
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.      
4.00% due 03/15/311,8  300,000   $320,250
Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.      
6.00% due 06/30/288   250,000    156,250
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical      56,457,048
Industrial -  4.9%      
Boeing Co.      
5.81% due 05/01/501   9,400,000    12,785,416
Artera Services LLC      
9.03% due 12/04/251,8   3,440,000    3,758,200
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.      
7.88% due 03/01/231,8   3,100,000    3,057,220
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc.      
9.75% due 07/15/281,8   2,200,000    2,436,500
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance plc      
4.00% due 09/01/291,8   2,300,000    2,344,275
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.      
5.25% due 06/01/291,8   2,100,000    2,168,250
Cellnex Finance Company S.A.      
3.88% due 07/07/418   1,750,000    1,768,077
Harsco Corp.      
5.75% due 07/31/271,8   1,625,000    1,685,938
Deuce FinCo plc      
5.50% due 06/15/27 GBP  1,200,000    1,659,351
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      
6.88% due 05/01/251   800,000    945,504
5.95% due 02/01/371   500,000    630,625
Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp.      
5.25% due 01/15/291,8   1,450,000    1,535,187
JELD-WEN, Inc.      
6.25% due 05/15/251,8   1,350,000    1,431,000
Grinding Media, Inc. / Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd.      
7.38% due 12/15/231,8   1,330,000    1,351,546
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.      
8.50% due 04/15/241,8   950,000    980,875
5.50% due 04/15/248   325,000    328,802
GrafTech Finance, Inc.      
4.63% due 12/15/288   1,160,000    1,183,200
Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V.      
5.50% due 12/20/271,10   1,202,338    1,101,173
PGT Innovations, Inc.      
6.75% due 08/01/261,8   1,000,000    1,049,200
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc.      
5.25% due 07/15/271,8   950,000    1,003,742
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.      
6.00% due 02/01/261,8   725,000    756,719
GATX Corp.      
4.00% due 06/30/301  560,000   635,831
Hillenbrand, Inc.      
5.75% due 06/15/251   325,000    343,688
TransDigm, Inc.      
8.00% due 12/15/258   300,000    321,000
EnPro Industries, Inc.      
5.75% due 10/15/26   115,000    120,774
Exide Technologies      
11.00% due 10/31/24†††,11   2,353,687    3
Total Industrial      45,382,096
Communications -  4.7%      
ViacomCBS, Inc.      
4.95% due 05/19/501   6,390,000    8,101,327
Corning, Inc.      
4.38% due 11/15/571   4,100,000    5,015,706
Altice France S.A.      
5.13% due 01/15/291,8   1,850,000    1,863,505
5.13% due 07/15/291,8   1,700,000    1,718,734
7.38% due 05/01/261,8   1,056,000    1,096,096
Vodafone Group plc      
5.13% due 06/04/814   4,100,000    4,238,293
Mav Acquisition Corp.      
8.00% due 08/01/298   3,150,000    3,094,875
5.75% due 08/01/288   1,100,000    1,097,470
Walt Disney Co.      
3.80% due 05/13/601   2,820,000    3,367,530
AMC Networks, Inc.      
4.25% due 02/15/29   2,650,000    2,630,125
UPC Broadband Finco BV      
4.88% due 07/15/318   2,550,000    2,603,677
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC      
5.13% due 07/15/291,8   1,250,000    1,293,750
6.75% due 10/15/271,8   750,000    801,562
Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.      
4.50% due 09/15/268   1,800,000    1,874,214
Cengage Learning, Inc.      
9.50% due 06/15/241,8   1,416,000    1,454,940
TripAdvisor, Inc.      
7.00% due 07/15/251,8   1,350,000    1,427,760
CSC Holdings LLC      
4.63% due 12/01/301,8   788,000    772,595
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers, Inc.      
9.00% due 02/15/251,8   700,000    743,750
Ziggo Bond Company BV      
5.13% due 02/28/301,8   500,000    513,350
Total Communications      43,709,259
Energy -  4.2%      
BP Capital Markets plc      
4.88%1,4,9   6,750,000    7,440,728
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      
6.20% due 03/15/40   2,100,000    2,504,250
7.00% due 11/15/271   2,000,000    2,260,000
4.30% due 08/15/391   2,100,000    2,136,750
ITT Holdings LLC      
6.50% due 08/01/298   4,150,000    4,233,000

 

 

 

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  Face
Amount~
  Value
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 53.8% (continued)
Energy -  4.2% (continued)      
NuStar Logistics, LP      
6.38% due 10/01/301  3,600,000   $3,980,592
Hess Corp.      
5.60% due 02/15/411   1,550,000    1,932,970
6.00% due 01/15/401   1,000,000    1,283,282
7.13% due 03/15/33   500,000    675,104
Global Partners Limited Partnership / GLP Finance Corp.      
7.00% due 08/01/271   1,625,000    1,688,456
6.88% due 01/15/29   1,025,000    1,063,315
CVR Energy, Inc.      
5.25% due 02/15/251,8   1,750,000    1,715,000
5.75% due 02/15/288   350,000    345,569
Midwest Connector Capital Company LLC      
4.63% due 04/01/291,8   1,809,000    1,958,817
Cenovus Energy, Inc.      
4.00% due 04/15/241   900,000    962,352
3.95% due 04/15/221   600,000    607,625
Rattler Midstream, LP      
5.63% due 07/15/258   1,250,000    1,312,500
Energy Transfer, LP      
4.25% due 04/01/241   1,000,000    1,072,778
Buckeye Partners, LP      
4.35% due 10/15/241   750,000    787,149
TransMontaigne Partners Limited Partnership / TLP Finance Corp.      
6.13% due 02/15/26   525,000    538,125
FLNG Liquefaction 2 LLC      
4.13% due 03/31/381,10   257,840    278,995
Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd.      
 due 09/25/228,11   1,216,133    78,927
Basic Energy Services, Inc.      
 due 10/15/2310,11   500,000    48,750
Total Energy      38,905,034
Utilities -  2.5%      
Midcap Funding XLVI Trust      
5.59% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 10/29/24†††,6   9,250,000    9,248,520
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC      
3.52% due 12/31/39†††   6,200,000    6,398,338
Terraform Global Operating LLC      
6.13% due 03/01/261,8   2,180,000    2,242,675
Clearway Energy Operating LLC      
3.75% due 02/15/311,8   2,100,000    2,131,500
AES Corp.      
3.95% due 07/15/301,8   1,430,000    1,594,307
Petershill II Senior Secured Notes      
5.00% due 12/02/39†††   839,000    896,446
5.00% due 07/15/39†††   161,000    172,024
Total Utilities      22,683,810
Basic Materials -  1.9%      
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV      
5.50% due 12/15/271,8   3,625,000    3,901,406
6.13% due 05/15/288   1,475,000    1,604,063
Carpenter Technology Corp.      
6.38% due 07/15/281  3,375,000   3,657,033
WR Grace & Company-Conn      
4.88% due 06/15/278   1,975,000    2,049,062
Clearwater Paper Corp.      
4.75% due 08/15/281,8   1,975,000    2,027,733
HB Fuller Co.      
4.25% due 10/15/281   1,150,000    1,175,208
Compass Minerals International, Inc.      
6.75% due 12/01/271,8   1,075,000    1,138,156
Illuminate Buyer LLC / Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc.      
9.00% due 07/01/288   875,000    966,875
Arconic Corp.      
6.00% due 05/15/251,8   350,000    370,492
Mirabela Nickel Ltd.      
due 06/24/1910,11   1,388,176    69,409
Total Basic Materials      16,959,437
Technology -  1.5%      
NCR Corp.      
5.25% due 10/01/308   2,125,000    2,220,625
6.13% due 09/01/291,8   800,000    872,000
5.13% due 04/15/298   500,000    518,419
Oracle Corp.      
3.95% due 03/25/51   2,100,000    2,327,450
Twilio, Inc.      
3.88% due 03/15/311   2,000,000    2,090,000
TeamSystem SpA      
3.75% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 02/15/286,8 EUR  1,700,000    2,007,795
BY Crown Parent LLC / BY Bond Finance, Inc.      
4.25% due 01/31/261,8   1,175,000    1,236,687
Boxer Parent Company, Inc.      
7.13% due 10/02/251,8   1,100,000    1,177,495
Playtika Holding Corp.      
4.25% due 03/15/291,8   1,150,000    1,160,063
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.      
5.75% due 03/01/258   400,000    404,000
Total Technology      14,014,534
Total Corporate Bonds    
(Cost $468,895,429)   496,028,166
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4%
Consumer, Cyclical -  9.5%      
CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd.      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 06/23/25 GBP  5,340,000    7,310,541
Zephyr Bidco Ltd.      
4.80% (1 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/23/25 GBP  3,000,000    4,099,290
7.55% (1 Month GBP LIBOR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 07/23/26 GBP  360,000    487,747

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Consumer, Cyclical -  9.5% (continued)      
First Brands Group LLC      
6.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/30/27  4,189,500   $4,215,684
SP PF Buyer LLC      
4.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/22/25   4,218,477    4,145,961
CCRR Parent, Inc.      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/06/28†††   3,990,000    4,004,963
Truck Hero, Inc.      
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 01/31/28   3,990,000    3,971,048
Situs AMC Holdings Corp.      
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 06/30/25   3,786,602    3,706,137
MB2 Dental Solutions LLC      
7.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 01/29/27†††   2,979,938    2,926,193
7.19% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00% and Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 01/29/27†††   479,034    470,395
Accuride Corp.      
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 11/17/23   3,315,938    3,153,690
WIRB - Copernicus Group, Inc.      
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 01/08/27   3,123,977    3,129,194
EnTrans International LLC      
6.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 11/01/24   3,120,754    2,878,896
Packers Holdings LLC      
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/09/28   2,769,431    2,742,318
BGIS (BIFM CA Buyer, Inc.)      
3.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 06/01/26   2,704,899    2,681,231
American Trailer World Corp.      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/03/28   2,450,000    2,421,115
BRE/Everbright M6 Borrower LLC      
due 08/19/26   2,300,000    2,288,500
Rent-A-Center, Inc.      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 02/17/28  1,995,000   2,001,863
PetSmart LLC      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/11/28   2,000,000    2,001,660
Cast & Crew Payroll LLC      
3.83% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 02/09/26   1,966,000    1,953,299
PT Intermediate Holdings III LLC      
6.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 10/15/25†††   1,948,355    1,938,612
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc.      
4.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/11/26   1,867,916    1,850,021
CNT Holdings I Corp.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 11/08/27   1,845,375    1,843,327
ScribeAmerica Intermediate Holdco LLC (Healthchannels)      
4.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/03/25   1,921,862    1,832,976
Camin Cargo Control, Inc.      
7.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 06/04/26†††   1,700,000    1,683,000
OEConnection LLC      
4.09% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/25/26   1,672,765    1,659,517
Blue Nile, Inc.      
7.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 02/17/23   1,600,000    1,510,000
Power Solutions (Panther)      
3.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 04/30/26   1,499,279    1,481,783
Alexander Mann      
5.20% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 06/16/25   1,300,000    1,252,875
SHO Holding I Corp.      
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 04/26/24   1,278,981    1,192,650
6.23% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.23%, Rate Floor: 6.23%) due 04/29/24   21,197    19,766

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Consumer, Cyclical -  9.5% (continued)      
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.      
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 04/25/24  1,281,814   $1,200,637
IBC Capital Ltd.      
3.87% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 09/11/23   1,205,194    1,181,597
WESCO      
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 06/14/24†††   1,130,624    1,128,018
Galls LLC      
7.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 01/31/25†††   986,598    978,164
7.68% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 01/31/24†††   133,295    126,302
Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 06/08/28   1,000,000    1,001,250
Holding SOCOTEC      
due 06/30/28   900,000    898,317
ImageFIRST Holdings LLC      
5.25% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 04/27/28   896,296    892,935
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.      
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/07/23   728,131    727,017
NES Global Talent      
6.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 05/11/23   707,108    662,914
Drive Chassis (DCLI)      
7.12% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 04/10/26   500,000    505,155
American Tire Distributors, Inc.      
7.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 09/01/23   425,232    423,820
8.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 7.50% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 8.50%) due 09/02/24   81,410    81,308
BBB Industries LLC      
4.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 08/01/25   297,024    296,190
Alterra Mountain Co.      
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/17/28  295,408   293,748
EG Finco Ltd.      
4.15% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 02/07/25   289,547    287,422
Landrys, Inc.      
13.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 12.00%, Rate Floor: 13.00%) due 10/04/23   200,000    216,000
Atlantic Aviation FBO, Inc.      
3.84% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 12/08/25   98,734    98,364
SHO Holding I Corp.      
6.23% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 2.23%, Rate Floor: 3.23%) due 04/29/24†††   323    305
Total Consumer, Cyclical      87,853,715
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  8.1%      
Women’s Care Holdings, Inc.      
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 01/17/28   6,250,000    6,222,687
Valeo F1 Company Ltd.      
5.32% (3 Month GBP LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 08/27/27 GBP  2,892,857    3,970,310
5.62% (3 Month GBP LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 08/27/27 GBP  1,607,143    2,205,728
Gibson Brands, Inc.      
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 06/23/28   4,500,000    4,455,000
Blue Ribbon LLC      
6.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 05/08/28   4,373,125    4,165,402
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/02/28   4,012,163    3,999,645
HAH Group Holding Co. LLC      
6.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/29/27   3,691,775    3,694,101
Quirch Foods Holdings LLC      
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 10/27/27   3,681,500    3,690,704

 

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  8.1% (continued)      
Southern Veterinary Partners LLC      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 10/05/27  3,147,818   $3,151,753
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.      
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 12/22/26   2,539,282    2,474,226
Zep, Inc.      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/12/24   2,551,173    2,461,882
Springs Window Fashions      
8.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 8.50%, Rate Floor: 8.50%) due 06/15/26   1,350,000    1,350,675
4.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 06/16/25   880,985    880,800
Arctic Glacier Group Holdings, Inc.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/20/24   2,290,740    2,175,379
PlayPower, Inc.      
5.65% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 05/08/26   2,187,237    2,161,953
MDVIP LLC      
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 11/14/24   2,073,605    2,068,421
PetIQ LLC      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/13/28   2,000,000    1,980,000
Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc.      
4.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/30/27   1,795,500    1,792,807
SCP Eye Care Services LLC      
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 03/16/28†††   1,789,773    1,785,298
EyeCare Partners LLC      
3.86% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 02/18/27   1,730,661    1,714,289
Diamond (BC) BV      
3.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.00%) due 09/06/24   1,716,969    1,705,517
Snacking Investments US LLC (Arnott’s)      
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 12/18/26  1,674,500   1,677,983
Cambrex Corp.      
4.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 12/04/26   1,678,814    1,675,456
Confluent Health LLC      
5.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 06/24/26†††   1,568,000    1,568,000
California Cryobank      
3.90% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 08/06/25   1,509,953    1,502,403
Hearthside Group Holdings LLC      
4.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 05/23/25   1,413,750    1,405,805
Sierra Acquisition, Inc.      
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 11/11/24†††   1,403,094    1,389,063
Mission Veterinary Partners      
4.75% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/27/28   1,350,000    1,346,625
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I SARL      
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 03/27/28   1,296,750    1,257,121
Tecbid US, Inc.      
3.90% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 07/25/24†††   988,890    981,473
Pearl Intermediate Parent LLC      
4.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 02/14/25   795,949    794,620
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/07/24   696,415    697,863
Moran Foods LLC      
11.75% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 0.00%, Rate Floor: 1.00%) (in-kind rate was 10.75%) due 10/01/2412   340,644    298,915
8.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR - +0.00%, Rate Floor: 1.00%) (in-kind rate was 7.00%) due 04/01/2412   275,248    287,634
Examworks Group, Inc.      
4.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 07/27/23   544,192    543,680

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  8.1% (continued)      
Kar Nut Products Company LLC      
6.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/31/23†††  359,813   $358,392
6.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/31/24†††   20,561    20,480
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., The      
5.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 06/23/25   296,992    296,992
Recess Holdings, Inc.      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 09/30/24   293,893    292,497
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical      74,501,579
Industrial -  8.0%      
CapStone Acquisition Holdings, Inc.      
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 11/12/27   4,598,492    4,598,492
DXP Enterprises, Inc.      
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 12/23/27   3,880,500    3,868,393
Charter Next Generation, Inc.      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/01/27   3,781,000    3,780,395
American Bath Group LLC      
4.25% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/23/27   3,740,625    3,723,194
Pro Mach Group, Inc.      
due 08/31/28   1,978,771    1,980,018
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/07/25   693,867    694,158
StandardAero      
3.65% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 04/06/26   2,701,875    2,627,141
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc.      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/31/28   2,598,779    2,595,999
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC      
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 06/21/27   2,250,000    2,385,000
ILPEA Parent, Inc.      
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 06/22/28†††   2,333,017    2,327,185
YAK MAT (YAK ACCESS LLC)      
10.13% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 10.00%, Rate Floor: 10.00%) due 07/10/26  2,980,000   2,294,600
Fortis Solutions Group LLC      
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 12/15/23†††   2,290,283    2,267,380
Waterlogic USA Holdings, Inc.      
due 08/04/28   2,250,000    2,245,792
WP CPP Holdings LLC      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/30/25   2,316,368    2,221,304
Aegion Corp.      
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 05/17/28   2,200,000    2,216,500
Dispatch Terra Acquisition LLC      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/27/28   2,100,000    2,093,448
US Farathane LLC      
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 12/23/24   2,073,750    2,053,012
TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.      
3.75% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/03/28   2,025,402    2,005,411
STS Operating, Inc. (SunSource)      
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 12/11/24   2,016,917    1,998,643
Arcline FM Holdings LLC      
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 06/23/28   1,950,000    1,930,500
NA Rail Hold Co. LLC      
4.65% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 10/19/26   1,867,318    1,864,984
Pelican Products, Inc.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 05/01/25   1,855,287    1,843,691
Tank Holdings Corp.      
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 03/26/26   1,677,333    1,675,237
Anchor Packaging LLC      
4.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/20/26   1,623,426    1,615,309

 

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Industrial -  8.0% (continued)      
API Holdings III Corp.      
4.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 05/11/26  1,568,000   $1,538,600
Service Logic Acquisition, Inc.      
4.75% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 10/29/27   1,528,749    1,531,623
Transcendia Holdings, Inc.      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 05/30/24   1,739,658    1,471,455
Diversitech Holdings, Inc.      
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 12/02/24   1,389,249    1,387,513
Protective Industrial Products, Inc.      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 12/29/27   1,371,563    1,367,283
TransDigm, Inc.      
2.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Rate Floor: 2.25%) due 05/30/25   1,086,216    1,068,043
SLR Consulting Ltd.      
4.09% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/23/25†††   793,980    775,718
6.48% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/23/25†††   207,744    202,966
4.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/23/25††† GBP  39,120    52,554
Diversitech Holdings, Inc.      
8.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 8.50%) due 06/02/25†††   1,000,000    1,000,000
MI Windows And Doors LLC      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/20/27   995,000    996,741
Vertical (TK Elevator)      
4.40% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 07/30/27   992,519    991,139
BHI Investments LLC      
9.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 8.75%, Rate Floor: 9.75%) due 02/28/25†††   1,000,000    982,500
LTI Holdings, Inc.      
3.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 09/08/25   972,500    953,458
BWAY Holding Co.      
3.34% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 04/03/24  686,859   668,403
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 10/30/24†††   536,674    533,991
Duran, Inc.      
4.75% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 03/29/24   475,023    467,898
CPM Holdings, Inc.      
3.60% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 11/17/25   415,905    412,994
Titan Acquisition Ltd. (Husky)      
3.17% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.00%) due 03/28/25   293,428    286,856
Park River Holdings, Inc.      
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 12/28/27   140,285    139,338
Sundyne (Star US Bidco)      
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 03/17/27   123,750    123,750
Total Industrial      73,858,609
Technology -  7.1%      
Peraton Corp.      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/01/28   4,189,500    4,188,620
Transact Holdings, Inc.      
4.83% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/30/26   4,081,000    4,033,823
Provation Software Group, Inc.      
5.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 12/22/27   3,890,250    3,841,622
Ascend Learning LLC      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/12/24   3,672,250    3,675,702
Sportradar Capital SARL      
4.25% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/22/27 EUR  3,100,000    3,667,680
Valkyr Purchaser, LLC      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 11/05/27   3,640,875    3,628,751
Planview Parent, Inc.      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 12/17/27   3,333,250    3,337,417

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Technology -  7.1% (continued)      
Sitecore Holding III A/S      
7.00% (3 Month EURIBOR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) (in-kind rate was 0.75%) due 03/12/26†††,12 EUR 1,221,933   $1,423,606
7.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 03/12/26†††   548,309    540,876
8.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Rate Floor 7.50%) (in-kind rate was 0.75%) due 03/12/26†††,12 436,837
  430,914
Concorde Lux      
4.00% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/01/28 EUR  2,000,000    2,366,245
Datix Bidco Ltd.      
4.50% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/28/25†††   2,001,644    1,991,264
7.96% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 7.75%, Rate Floor: 7.75%) due 04/27/26†††   300,111    298,210
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp.      
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/10/28   2,294,250    2,282,779
Aston FinCo SARL      
4.34% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 10/09/26   1,674,500    1,663,733
4.83% (3 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 10/09/26 GBP  400,000    541,242
Apttus Corp.      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 05/08/28   2,150,000    2,154,300
Ministry Brands LLC      
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 12/02/22†††   2,134,719    2,102,698
Emerald TopCo, Inc. (Press Ganey)      
3.63% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 07/24/26   2,058,731    2,036,085
Upland Software, Inc.      
3.83% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 08/06/26   1,965,000    1,957,022
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp.      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 05/25/28   1,950,000    1,954,329
Team.Blue Finco SARL      
3.75% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/27/28 EUR  1,655,405    1,950,238
Misys Ltd.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 06/13/24  1,912,875   1,888,734
Brave Parent Holdings, Inc.      
4.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/18/25   1,791,273    1,787,350
Wrench Group LLC      
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 04/30/26   1,791,000    1,786,522
TIBCO Software, Inc.      
3.84% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 06/30/26   1,728,125    1,715,164
Project Boost Purchaser LLC      
3.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 06/01/26   1,670,250    1,656,337
Navicure, Inc.      
4.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 10/22/26   1,522,396    1,517,646
24-7 Intouch, Inc.      
4.83% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 08/25/25   1,458,750    1,456,927
1A Smart Start LLC      
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 08/19/27   1,240,641    1,237,018
Greenway Health LLC      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 02/16/24†††   967,254    938,237
Taxware Holdings (Sovos Compliance LLC)      
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/11/28   767,466    769,768
Epicor Software      
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/30/27   496,250    495,476
EXC Holdings III Corp.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/02/24   98,219    97,851
Total Technology      65,414,186
Financial -  4.9%      
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc.      
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/27/28††† CAD  5,613,000    4,433,693
8.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 8.00%) due 03/26/29††† CAD  2,079,000    1,660,741

 

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Financial -  4.9% (continued)      
Teneo Holdings LLC      
6.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 07/11/25  3,990,940   $3,945,045
HighTower Holding LLC      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/21/28   3,570,000    3,569,107
Franchise Group, Inc.      
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 03/10/26   3,424,869    3,435,589
Higginbotham      
6.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 11/25/26†††   2,918,985    2,880,897
Alter Domus      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/17/28   2,793,000    2,786,018
Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 09/24/27   2,738,761    2,738,076
Cross Financial Corp.      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 09/15/27   2,095,625    2,097,364
Eisner Advisory Group      
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 07/28/28   2,090,909    2,077,841
Duff & Phelps      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/09/27   1,980,000    1,980,931
PAI Holdco, Inc.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 10/28/27   1,845,375    1,843,068
Nexus Buyer LLC      
3.84% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 11/09/26   1,674,500    1,669,711
NFP Corp.      
3.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 02/15/27   1,673,678    1,645,293
Aretec Group, Inc.      
4.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 10/01/25   1,657,500    1,645,069
Avison Young (Canada), Inc.      
6.13% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 01/30/26   1,564,454    1,542,286
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.      
6.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 08/10/26   1,473,750    1,473,750
AmeriLife Holdings LLC      
4.10% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/18/27  1,059,098   1,053,802
AmeriLife Holdings LLC      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 03/18/27†††   992,500    987,537
HUB International Ltd.      
4.00% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/25/25   985,050    983,740
USI, Inc.      
3.40% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 12/02/26   591,005    584,356
Situs AMC Holdings Corp.      
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 06/30/25   129,730    126,973
Total Financial      45,160,887
Basic Materials -  2.1%      
Barentz Midco BV      
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 11/30/27   1,990,013    1,990,013
Invictus MD Strategies Corp.      
3.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.00%) due 03/28/25   1,978,957    1,970,467
DCG Acquisition Corp.      
4.59% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 09/30/26   1,968,163    1,965,703
PetroChoice Holdings      
6.00% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00% and 3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 08/19/22   1,987,573    1,910,554
Illuminate Buyer LLC      
3.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 06/30/27   1,815,886    1,804,918
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC      
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 08/27/26   1,575,311    1,595,743
LSF11 Skyscraper HoldCo SARL      
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 09/29/27   1,546,125    1,544,192
Niacet Corp.      
5.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 02/01/24†††   1,525,069    1,509,819

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Basic Materials -  2.1% (continued)      
NIC Acquisition Corp.      
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/29/27  1,197,000   $1,194,008
Meridian Adhesives Group, Inc.      
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/24/28   1,150,000    1,144,250
GrafTech Finance, Inc.      
3.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 02/12/25   1,111,835    1,111,602
Niacet BV      
5.50% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 02/01/24††† EUR  703,547    822,619
Pregis TopCo LLC      
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 07/31/26   550,000    549,313
Vectra Co.      
3.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 03/10/25   538,150    529,405
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp.      
due 02/28/19†††,11   468,781    155
Total Basic Materials      19,642,761
Communications -  1.8%      
Syndigo LLC      
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 12/15/27†††   4,289,250    4,278,527
Xplornet Communications, Inc.      
4.83% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 06/10/27   3,614,492    3,606,757
Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc.      
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 04/30/26   1,960,000    1,956,335
Titan US Finco LLC      
4.15% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 05/01/26   1,673,191    1,669,008
Flight Bidco, Inc.      
7.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 07/23/26   1,300,000    1,222,000
3.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 07/23/25   439,824    432,862
Authentic Brands      
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/27/24   1,189,703    1,184,123
Internet Brands, Inc.      
3.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 09/13/24  1,028,441   1,021,900
Recorded Books, Inc.      
4.10% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/29/25   846,831    845,070
GTT Communications, Inc.      
2.90% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Rate Floor: 2.75%) due 05/30/25   582,000    457,161
Houghton Mifflin Co.      
7.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 11/22/24   8,884    8,878
Total Communications      16,682,621
Utilities -  1.5%      
Hamilton Projects Acquiror LLC      
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 06/17/27   5,400,214    5,364,195
Oregon Clean Energy LLC      
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 03/02/26   2,342,469    2,113,633
UGI Energy Services, Inc.      
3.83% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 08/13/26   1,617,000    1,617,000
Panda Stonewall      
6.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 11/12/21   1,779,908    1,599,692
Franklin Energy (KAMC Holdings, Inc.)      
4.12% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/14/26   1,621,125    1,523,858
Panda Hummel      
3.83% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 04/27/22†††   1,256,092    1,168,165
EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC      
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 05/03/25   370,195    369,269
Panda Hummel      
7.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 10/27/22   178,163    166,953
Total Utilities      13,922,765
Energy -  0.4%      
SeaPort Financing LLC      
5.59% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 10/31/25†††   1,457,634    1,443,057

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,6 - 43.4% (continued)
Energy -  0.4% (continued)      
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC      
2.46% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.38%, Rate Floor: 2.38%) due 08/19/26†††  1,492,350   $1,410,271
Permian Production Partners LLC      
9.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) (in-kind rate was 2.00%) due 11/24/25†††,12   346,360    311,724
Centurion Pipe      
4.08% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/29/25   199,000    195,269
Total Energy      3,360,321
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests    
(Cost $400,209,747)   400,397,444
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 13.0%
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  5.2%      
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.      
2021-3A, 5.17% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 07/20/296,8   7,000,000    6,999,387
2021-2A, 5.13% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 05/20/296,8   2,000,000    1,999,963
LoanCore Issuer Ltd.      
2019-CRE2, 1.60% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.50%, Rate Floor: 1.50%) due 05/15/361,6,8   4,750,000    4,749,213
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO I LLC      
2021-1A, 4.63% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/20/321,6,8   3,000,000    2,999,896
Marathon CRE Ltd.      
2018-FL1, 3.09% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.00%) due 06/15/281,6,8   3,000,000    2,994,159
Diamond CLO Ltd.      
2018-1A, 3.84% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.70%, Rate Floor: 3.70%) due 07/22/301,6,8   3,000,000    2,993,797
Marathon CLO V Ltd.      
2017-5A, 1.98% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 1.85%) due 11/21/271,6,8   2,000,000    1,981,788
2013-5A,  due 11/21/278,13   3,566,667    430,140
Newstar Commercial Loan Funding LLC      
2017-1A, 5.24% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.10%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 03/20/271,6,8  2,000,000   2,002,402
2017-1A, 3.64% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 03/20/271,6,8   250,000    250,097
Golub Capital Partners Clo 49M Ltd.      
2021-49A, 3.95% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.85%, Rate Floor: 3.85%) due 08/26/336,8   2,250,000    2,250,000
Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund      
2017-50A,  due 07/15/308,13   3,555,000    2,218,675
First Eagle Clarendon Fund CLO LLC      
2015-1A, 4.48% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.35%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 01/25/271,6,8   1,500,000    1,499,805
2019-1A, 3.18% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.05%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 01/25/271,6,8   550,000    550,081
Cerberus Loan Funding XXX, LP      
2020-3A, 3.78% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.65%, Rate Floor: 3.65%) due 01/15/331,6,8   2,000,000    2,024,702
Cerberus Loan Funding XXVI, LP      
2021-1A, 4.23% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.10%, Rate Floor: 4.10%) due 04/15/316,8   1,750,000    1,749,793
Monroe Capital CLO Ltd.      
2017-1A, 3.74% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.60%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 10/22/261,6,8   1,750,000    1,746,817
Treman Park CLO Ltd.      
2015-1A,  due 10/20/281,8,13   2,000,000    1,566,561
Dryden Senior Loan Fund      
due 01/15/3113   2,998,799    1,425,929
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.      
2012-3A,  due 01/14/328,13   2,600,000    1,030,804
Voya CLO Ltd.      
2013-1A,  due 10/15/308,13   3,000,000    946,200
Dryden 41 Senior Loan Fund      
2015-41A,  due 04/15/318,13   1,250,000    567,268

 

 

 

  

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 13.0% (continued)
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  5.2% (continued)      
KVK CLO Ltd.      
2013-1A,  due 01/14/281,8,13  2,300,000   $519,489
Dryden 37 Senior Loan Fund      
2015-37A,  due 01/15/318,13   1,050,000    499,275
Venture XIII CLO Ltd.      
2013-13A,  due 09/10/298,13   1,500,000    495,274
Great Lakes CLO Ltd.      
2014-1A,  due 10/15/298,13   1,153,846    431,214
Babson CLO Ltd.      
2014-IA,  due 07/20/258,13   3,000,000    332,700
A10 Permanent Asset Financing LLC      
2017-II, 6.24% (WAC) due 06/15/51†††,6,8   250,000    277,940
Atlas Senior Loan Fund IX Ltd.      
2018-9A,  due 04/20/281,8,13   2,600,000    234,289
Avery Point II CLO Ltd.      
2013-3X COM,  due 01/18/2513   759,981    118,937
West CLO Ltd.      
2013-1A,  due 11/07/258,13   1,350,000    42,795
OHA Credit Partners IX Ltd.      
2013-9A,  due 10/20/258,13   602,740    669
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations      47,930,059
Transport-Aircraft -  3.4%      
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust      
2018-1, 4.13% due 06/15/431,8   3,243,370    3,241,788
2016-1, 4.45% due 08/15/41   1,853,138    1,853,246
2019-1A, 3.97% due 04/15/391,8   1,490,518    1,491,288
due 12/31/30†††   3,054,105    229,688
AASET Trust      
2019-2, 4.46% due 10/16/391,8   3,524,131    3,014,515
2020-1A, 4.34% due 01/16/408   1,959,012    1,404,972
2019-1, 3.84% due 05/15/391,8   1,204,803    1,201,010
GAIA Aviation Ltd.      
2019-1, 3.97% due 12/15/441,8,14   4,687,206    4,688,366
WAVE LLC      
2019-1, 3.60% due 09/15/441,8   2,480,823    2,485,823
Falcon Aerospace Ltd.      
2019-1, 3.60% due 09/15/391,8   1,213,879    1,205,609
2017-1, 6.30% due 02/15/428   800,405    769,410
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust      
2021-1A, 6.66% due 01/15/468   1,750,479    1,898,181
JOL Air Ltd.      
2019-1, 3.97% due 04/15/441,8  1,816,118   1,821,630
Sapphire Aviation Finance II Ltd.      
2020-1A, 4.34% due 03/15/408   1,870,268    1,647,002
KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd.      
2017-1A, 4.21% due 12/15/421,8   1,497,069    1,493,871
MAPS Ltd.      
2019-1A, 4.46% due 03/15/441,8   1,297,193    1,310,732
Sapphire Aviation Finance I Ltd.      
2018-1A, 4.25% due 03/15/401,8   783,815    776,044
Stripes Aircraft Ltd.      
2013-1 A1, 3.58% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 03/20/23†††,6   498,815    480,129
Airplanes Pass Through Trust      
2001-1A, due 03/15/19†††,6,10,11   6,677,317    –
Total Transport-Aircraft      31,013,304
Whole Business -  1.4%      
Applebee’s Funding LLC / IHOP Funding LLC      
2019-1A, 4.19% due 06/07/491,8   7,394,125    7,516,793
TSGE      
2017-1, 6.25% due 09/25/31†††   5,000,000    5,151,425
Total Whole Business      12,668,218
Infrastructure -  1.3%      
VB-S1 Issuer LLC      
2020-1A, 6.66% due 06/15/508   6,300,000    6,872,079
Diamond Issuer LLC      
2020-1A, 5.93% due 07/20/508   2,700,000    2,722,383
Secured Tenant Site Contract Revenue Notes Series      
2018-1A, 5.92% due 06/15/488   1,883,684    1,865,695
Total Infrastructure      11,460,157
Financial -  1.2%      
Aesf Vi Verdi, LP      
2.15% (3 Month EURIBOR + 2.15%, Rate Floor: 2.15%) due 11/25/24†††,6 EUR  3,894,402    4,581,628
Ceamer Finance LLC      
3.69% due 03/22/31†††   4,000,000    3,944,920

 

 

 

  

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 13.0% (continued)
Financial -  1.2% (continued)      
Nassau LLC      
2019-1, 3.98% due 08/15/341,8  1,749,985   $1,772,296
KKR Core Holding Company LLC      
4.00% due 07/15/31†††   580,000    578,614
NCBJ      
2015-1A, 5.88% due 07/08/22†††   335,972    340,780
KKR Core Holding Company LLC      
4.00% due 07/15/31   2,320,000    –
Total Financial      11,218,238
Net Lease -  0.3%      
CARS-DB4, LP      
2020-1A, 4.95% due 02/15/501,8   2,750,000    2,887,950
Diversified Payment Rights -  0.1%      
Bib Merchant Voucher Receivables Ltd.      
4.18% due 04/07/28†††   1,100,000    1,175,031
Collateralized Debt Obligations -  0.1%      
Anchorage Credit Funding 4 Ltd.      
2021-4A, 3.52% due 04/27/398   1,000,000    1,000,098
Insurance -  0.0%      
CBC Insurance Revenue Securitization LLC      
2016-1, 5.25% due 07/15/461,10   317,657    294,710
Transport-Rail -  0.0%      
Trinity Rail Leasing, LP      
2009-1A, 6.66% due 11/16/391,8   142,542    156,486
Total Asset-Backed Securities    
(Cost $123,518,097)   119,804,251
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 6.7%
Government Agency -  3.0%      
Uniform MBS 30 Year      
due 10/14/216   26,500,000    27,475,730
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities -  1.9%      
Lehman XS Trust Series      
2006-18N, 0.44% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.36%, Rate Floor: 0.36%) due 12/25/366   3,095,768    3,200,652
2006-16N, 0.29% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.21%, Rate Floor: 0.21%) due 11/25/466   1,492,569    1,505,313
WaMu Asset-Backed Certificates WaMu Series      
2007-HE4, 0.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.17%, Rate Floor: 0.17%) due 07/25/476  1,892,721   1,591,971
2007-HE4, 0.33% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.25%, Rate Floor: 0.25%) due 07/25/476   1,115,812    835,610
2007-HE2, 0.27% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.19%, Rate Floor: 0.19%) due 04/25/376   1,495,997    728,722
Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series INABS      
2006-E, 0.29% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.21%, Rate Floor: 0.21%) due 04/25/376   2,809,149    2,322,372
Argent Securities Trust      
2006-W5, 0.38% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.30%, Rate Floor: 0.30%) due 06/25/366   2,535,103    2,021,655
GSAA Home Equity Trust      
2006-16, 0.42% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.34%, Rate Floor: 0.34%) due 10/25/366   4,338,816    1,639,030
American Home Mortgage Assets Trust      
2006-6, 0.29% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.21%, Rate Floor: 0.21%) due 12/25/466   1,775,857    1,534,755
Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust      
2006-2, 0.30% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.22%, Rate Floor: 0.22%) due 11/25/366   2,939,345    1,345,624
GSAA Trust      
2007-3, 0.42% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.17%, Rate Floor: 0.17%) due 03/25/476   1,617,980    635,293
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities      17,360,997
Military Housing -  1.6%      
Freddie Mac Military Housing Bonds Resecuritization Trust Certificates      
2015-R1, 5.50% (WAC) due 11/25/526,10   3,578,105    3,698,279

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

  Face
Amount~
  Value
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 6.7% (continued)
Military Housing -  1.6% (continued)      
2015-R1, 0.91% (WAC) due 11/25/556,8,15  41,175,736   $2,766,676
2015-R1, 0.65% (WAC) due 11/25/526,8,15   33,542,603    1,885,903
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Corp.      
2004-POKA, 6.36% due 09/10/44†††,8   3,500,000    4,470,375
Capmark Military Housing Trust      
2007-AETC, 5.75% due 02/10/528   1,557,352    1,736,968
2007-AET2, 6.06% due 10/10/528   466,878    538,454
Total Military Housing      15,096,655
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities -  0.2%      
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust      
2020-DUNE, 2.60% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Rate Floor: 2.50%) due 12/15/366,8   2,000,000    1,946,289
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    
(Cost $62,797,528)   61,879,671
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 1.8%
U.S. Treasury Bills
0.03% due 11/26/211,17 9,500,000     9,498,903  
0.03% due 09/16/211,17
3,000,000     2,999,963  
0.04% due 10/12/211,17
3,000,000     2,999,863  
0.03% due 09/09/211,17 1,000,000     999,992  
Total U.S. Treasury Bills    
(Cost $16,499,075)     16,498,721  
MUNICIPAL BONDS†† - 0.1%
Oklahoma -  0.1%      
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds      
5.45% due 08/15/28   400,000    455,385
Total Municipal Bonds    
(Cost $400,000)   455,385
  Notional Value/Contracts  
OTC OPTIONS PURCHASED- 0.3%
Call Options on:      
Citibank, N.A. 2Y-10 CMS CAP
Expiring July 2022 with strike price of $0.40††
$295,300,000   1,444,017  
Bank of America, N.A. 2Y-10 CMS CAP
Expiring July 2022 with strike price of $0.61††
99,000,000   327,690  
Bank of America, N.A. 2Y-10 CMS CAP
Expiring July 2022 with strike price of $0.40††
5,000,000   24,450  
Total Call Options     1,796,157  
Put Options on:      
Citibank, N.A. S&P 500 Index Expiring November 2021 with strike price of $4,340.00 139   1,054,315  
Total Put Options     1,054,315  
Total OTC Options Purchased    
(Cost $2,553,145)     2,850,472  
Total Investments - 135.7%    
(Cost $1,220,378,423)   $1,251,347,081  
  Face
Amount
~
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Sold Short†† - (3.0)%
Government Agency -  (3.0)%      
Uniform MBS 30 Year      
due 10/14/21   26,500,000    (28,054,781)
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Sold Short    
(Proceeds $28,022,350)   (28,054,781)
  Contracts    
LISTED OPTIONS WRITTEN- (0.2)%
Call Options on:
 Matterport, Inc. Expiring March 2022 with strike price of $17.50 (Notional Value $302,868) 188   $(51,230)
 Matterport, Inc. Expiring March 2022 with strike price of $15.00 (Notional Value $979,488) 608       (218,880)
 S&P 500 Index Expiring September 2021 with strike price of $4,435.00 (Notional Value $67,387,932) 149       (1,636,765)
Total Listed Options Written    
(Premiums received $1,222,935)         (1,906,875)

 

 


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OTC OPTIONS WRITTEN - (0.1)%

Put Options on:      
Citibank, N.A. S&P 500 Index Expiring November 2021 with strike price of $3,980.00 (Notional Value $62,865,252) 139       (475,380)
Total OTC Options Written    
(Premiums received $842,941)         (475,380)
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (32.4)%     (298,432,957)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%   $922,477,088 

 

 

Futures Contracts      
Description

Number of

Contracts

Expiration

Date

Notional

Amount

Value and

Unrealized

Appreciation**

Equity Futures Contracts Purchased  
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts 298   Sep 2021 $67,351,725 $4,261,286

 

  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements††    
Counterparty Exchange Floating Rate Type Floating Rate Index Fixed Rate Payment Frequency Maturity Date Notional Amount Value Upfront Premiums (Received) Unrealized Depreciation**
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC CME Receive 3-Month USD LIBOR 1.58% Quarterly 04/28/31 $9,670,000 $(234,207) $(2,897) $(231,310)

 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts††

            Unrealized 
            Appreciation
Counterparty Currency Type Quantity Contract Amount Settlement Date (Depreciation)
Goldman Sachs International ILS Buy 5,707,550 1,554,800 USD 1/31/2022  $231,088
Bank of America, N.A. GBP Sell 9,585,000 13,291,424 USD 9/16/2021   111,260 
Citibank, N.A. EUR Sell 7,861,000 9,397,205 USD 9/30/2021   107,404 
Barclays Bank plc CAD Sell 10,580,000 8,458,087 USD 9/16/2021   69,663 
Barclays Bank plc EUR Buy 1,870,000 2,209,565 USD 9/30/2021   322 
Citibank, N.A. EUR Buy 2,100,000 2,494,629 USD 9/30/2021   (12,937) 
Barclays Bank plc EUR Sell 11,320,000 13,297,213 USD 9/16/2021   (76,313) 
Goldman Sachs International ILS Sell 5,707,550 1,691,893 USD 1/31/2022   (93,995) 
             $336,492

  

 

~ The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
* Non-income producing security.
** Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation).
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 4.
†† Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 4.
††† Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 4.
1 All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with futures contracts, options, borrowings, reverse reupurchase agreements and unfunded loan commitments. As of August 31, 2021, the total value of segregated securities was $362,612,552.
2 Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).
3 Affiliated issuer.
4 Security has a fixed rate coupon which will convert to a floating or variable rate coupon on a future date.
5 Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of August 31, 2021.

 

 

 

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6 Variable rate security.  Rate indicated is the rate effective at August 31, 2021. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average.
7 Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at August 31, 2021. The rate is linked to the volatility-adjusted performance of the series 1 securities due 2069 of the underlying company, Alphas Managed Accounts Platform LXXIX Limited.
8 Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $388,042,301 (cost $374,073,434), or 42.1% of total net assets.
9 Perpetual maturity.
10 Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) illiquid and restricted securities is $6,542,256 (cost $14,625,382), or 0.7% of total net assets — See Note 7.
11 Security is in default of interest and/or principal obligations.
12 Payment-in-kind security.
13 Security has no stated coupon. However, it is expected to receive residual cash flow payments on defined deal dates.
14 Security is a step down bond, with 3.97% coupon rate until November 14, 2026. Future rate will be 2.00% commencing on November 15, 2026.
15 Security is an interest-only strip.
16 All or a portion of this security is pledged as interest rate swap collateral at August 31, 2021.
17 Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

    

  CAD — Canadian Dollar
  CME — Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  CMS — Constant Maturity Swap
  EUR — Euro
  EURIBOR — European Interbank Offered Rate
  GBP — British Pound
  ILS — Israeli New Shekel
  LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
  plc — Public Limited Company
  PPV — Public-Private Venture
  SARL —  Société à Responsabilité Limitée
  WAC — Weighted Average Coupon
 
        See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

   

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at August 31, 2021 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets) Level 1 Quoted Prices Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total
Common Stocks $ 46,640,042   $ 2,146,070   $ 618,073     $ 49,404,185  
Preferred Stocks     —   43,803,240   761,240     44,564,480  
Warrants 1,376,043       —       —     1,376,043  
Closed-End Funds 43,070,290       —       —     43,070,290  
Money Market Fund 15,017,973       —       —     15,017,973  
Corporate Bonds     —   456,507,231   39,520,935     496,028,166  
Senior Floating Rate Interests     —   344,263,482   56,133,962     400,397,444  
Asset-Backed Securities     —   103,044,096   16,760,155     119,804,251  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     —   57,409,296   4,470,375     61,879,671  
U.S. Treasury Bills     —   16,498,721       —     16,498,721  
Municipal Bonds     —   455,385       —     455,385  
Options Purchased 1,054,315   1,796,157       —     2,850,472  
Equity Futures Contracts* 4,261,286       —       —     4,261,286  
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*     —   519,737       —     519,737  
Total Assets $ 111,419,949   $ 1,026,443,415   $ 118,264,740     $ 1,256,128,104  
           

 

 

 

 

 

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021
   

 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities) Level 1 Quoted Prices Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Sold Short   $ —   $ 28,054,781     $ —     $ 28,054,781  
Options Written 2,382,255       —       —     2,382,255  
Interest Rate Swap Agreements*     —   231,310       —     231,310  
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*     —   183,245       —     183,245  
Unfunded Loan Commitments (Note 6)     —       —   1,283,432     1,283,432  
Total Liabilities $ 2,382,255   $ 28,469,336   $ 1,283,432     $ 32,135,023  
           
 
* This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.
 
Please refer to the detailed Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of investment type by industry category.
 
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of the period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $257,745,258 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy — See Note 3.

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category

Ending Balance at

August 31, 2021

Valuation Technique Unobservable Inputs Input Range Weighted Average*
Assets:          
Asset-Backed Securities $11,756,492   Yield Analysis Yield 2.2%-13.0% 3.2%
Asset-Backed Securities 4,425,049   Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker quote Broker Quote - -
Asset-Backed Securities 578,614   Third Party Pricing Trade Price - -
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 4,470,375   Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker quote Broker Quote - -
Common Stocks 341,712   Model Price Purchase Price    
Common Stocks 166,272   Enterprise Value Valuation Multiple 2.1x-18.5x 11.6x
Common Stocks 110,089   Model Price Market Comparable Yields 12.1% -
Corporate Bonds 30,533,451   Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker quote Broker Quote - -
Corporate Bonds 6,868,071   Third Party Pricing Vendor Price - -
Corporate Bonds 1,068,470   Yield Analysis Yield 3.8% -
Corporate Bonds 1,050,943   Model Price Purchase Price - -
Preferred Stocks 761,240   Model Price Purchase Price - -
Senior Floating Rate Interests 38,278,828   Third Party Pricing Broker Quote - -
Senior Floating Rate Interests 14,478,647   Yield Analysis Yield 4.8%-8.0% 6.6%
Senior Floating Rate Interests 3,249,880   Model Price Market Comparable Yields 6.5%-10.4% 7.7%
Senior Floating Rate Interests 126,607   Model Price Purchase Price - -
Total Assets $118,264,740          
Liabilities:          
Unfunded Loan Commitments $1,283,432   Model Price Purchase Price - -

* Inputs are weighted by the fair value of the instruments. 

 

Significant changes in a quote, yield, market comparable yields or valuation multiple would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.

 

The Fund’s fair valuation leveling guidelines classify a single daily broker quote, or a vendor price based on a single daily or monthly broker quote, as Level 3, if such a quote or price cannot be supported with other available market information.

 

Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 may occur as markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. For the period ended August 31, 2021, the Fund had securities with a total value of $7,498,737 transfer into Level 3 from Level 2 due to a lack of observable inputs and had securities with a total value of $9,198,395 transfer into Level 2 from Level 3 due to the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by a third-party pricing service which utilitzed significant observable inputs.

 

Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended August 31, 2021.

 

    Assets    
    Liabilities  
    Asset-Backed Securities     Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     Corporate Bonds     Senior Floating Rate Interests     Common Stocks     Preferred Stocks     Total Assets     Unfunded Loan Commitments  
Beginning Balance   $ 21,322,803     $ 4,473,052     $ 38,752,769     $ 67,861,369     $ 1,408,510     $ 761,240     $ 134,579,743     $ (851,599 )
Purchases/(Receipts)     580,000       -       -       (290,515 )     -       -       289,485       (893,973 )
(Sales, maturities and paydowns)/Fundings     (4,825,439 )     -       -       (10,389,636 )     (93,895 )     -       (15,308,970 )     106,068  

Amortization of premiums/discounts

   

132,674

     

(2,072

)

   

(15,357

)

   

165,093

     

-

     

-

     

280,338

     

-

 
Total realized gains (losses) included in earnings     382,696       -       -       95,373       93,896       -       571,965       377,743  
Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in earnings     (832,579 )     (605 )     783,523       (615,055 )     216,553       -       (448,163 )     (21,671 )
Transfers into Level 3     -       -       -       7,498,737       -       -       7,498,737       -  
Transfers out of Level 3     -       -       -       (8,191,404 )     (1,006,991 )     -       (9,198,395 )     -  
 Ending Balance    $ 16,760,155     $ 4,470,375     $ 39,520,935     $ 56,133,962     $ 618,073     $ 761,240     $ 118,264,740     $ (1,283,432 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in Level 3 securities still held at August 31, 2021   $ (832,579 )   $ (605 )   $ 783,523     $ (363,366 )   $ (41,746 )   $ -     $ (454,773 )   $ 117,953  

 

Affiliated Transactions

 

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments, result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

Transactions during the period ended August 31, 2021, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:

 

Security Name Value 05/31/21 Additions Reductions Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value 08/31/21 Shares 08/31/21
Common Stocks              
  BP Holdco LLC* $19,419 $– $– $– $19,409 $38,828 55,076
  Targus Group International Equity, Inc.*  30,190  –  –  –  1,439  31,629 12,989
  $49,609 $– $– $– $20,848 $70,457  

   

* Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

 

Note 1 – Organization

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 13, 2006. The Fund is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

For information on the Fund’s other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual shareholder report.

 

Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund operates as an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. 

 

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Fund. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.

 

(a) Valuation of Investments 

The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund’s securities and/or other assets.

 

Valuations of the Fund’s securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Fund’s officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used and valuations provided by the pricing services.

 

If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.

 

Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) National Market System shall generally be valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary U.S. exchange or market on which the security is listed or traded; provided, however, that securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there is no sale on the valuation date, exchange-traded U.S. equity securities will be valued on the basis of the last bid price.

 

Open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are valued at the last quoted sale price.

 

Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Committee and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (“GFIA” or the “Adviser”) are authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

 

Debt securities with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from independent pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates market value.

 

Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.

 

Typically, loans are valued using information provided by an independent third party pricing service which uses broker quotes, among other inputs. If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular loan, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is valued based on a quote from a broker-dealer or is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.

 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options are valued using a price provided by a pricing service. 

 

The value of futures contracts is accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the contracts that is determined by marking the contracts to their current realized settlement prices. Financial futures contracts are valued at the 4:00 p.m. price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.

 

The value of interest rate swap agreements entered into by the Fund is accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the agreements that is determined using the previous day’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange close price, adjusted for the current day’s spreads.

 

The values of other swap agreements entered into by the Fund are accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the agreements that are determined by marking the agreements to the last quoted value of the index or other underlying position that the swaps pertain to at the close of the NYSE.

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair-valued as determined in good faith by GFIA, subject to review and approval by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to methods established or ratified by the Board. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value”. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis.

 

The Fund may acquire an interest in a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) in an initial public offering or a secondary market transaction. SPAC investments carry many of the same risks as investments in initial public offering securities, such as erratic price movements, greater risk of loss, lack of information about the issuer, limited operating and little public or no trading history, and higher transaction costs. An investment in a SPAC is typically subject to a higher risk of dilution by additional later offerings of interests in the SPAC or by other investors exercising existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC and interests in SPACs may be illiquid and/or be subject to restrictions on resale. A SPAC is a publicly traded company that raises investment capital for the purpose of acquiring the equity securities of one or more existing companies (or interests therein) via merger, combination, acquisition or other similar transactions. Unless and until an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion retained to cover expenses) in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash and does not typically pay dividends in respect of its common stock. SPAC investments are also subject to the risk that a significant portion of the funds raised by the SPAC may be expended during the search for a target acquisition or merger and that the SPAC may have limited time in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets. Because SPACs are in essence blank check companies without operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity’s management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. Among other conflicts of interest, the economic interests of the management, directors, officers and related parties of a SPAC can differ

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

 

from the economic interests of public shareholders, which may lead to conflicts as they evaluate, negotiate and recommend business combination transactions to shareholders. This risk may become more acute as the deadline for the completion of a business combination nears. There is no guarantee that the SPACs in which the Fund invests will complete an acquisition or that any acquisitions that are completed will be profitable.

 

Note 3 – Financial Instruments and Derivatives

As part of its investment strategy, the Fund utilizes short sales and a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2 of these Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

Short Sales

A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. If the security sold short decreases in price between the time the Fund sells the security and closes its short position, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the security increases in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. The risk of such price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales.

 

Derivatives

Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The Fund utilized derivatives for the following purposes:

 

Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.

 

Hedge: an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect against broad market moves.

 

Income: the use of any instrument that distributes cash flows typically based upon some rate of interest.

 

Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.

 

Options Purchased and Written 

 A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of a call option the obligation to sell, the underlying security. The purchaser of a put option has the right to sell, and the writer of the put option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.

 

The risk in writing a call option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities where a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market; or, for OTC options, a Fund may be at risk because of the counterparty’s inability to perform.

 

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with a Fund’s use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Securities held as collateral are noted on the Schedule of Investments.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

 

Swap Agreements

A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. When utilizing OTC swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying asset declines in value. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and are executed on a multi-lateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange. There is limited counterparty credit risk with respect to centrally-cleared swaps as the transaction is facilitated through a central clearinghouse, much like exchange-traded futures contracts. For a Fund utilizing centrally-cleared swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. There is no guarantee that a fund or an underlying fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party.

 

Total return swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as an index) for a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return swaps will usually be computed based on the current value of the reference asset as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or other exchange, with the swap value being adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and /or interest associated with the swap agreement. When utilizing total return swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying reference asset declines in value.

 

Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party for its respective commitment to pay or receive a fixed or variable interest rate on a notional amount of principal. Interest rate swaps are generally centrally-cleared, but central clearing does not make interest rate swap transactions risk free.

 

Credit default swaps are instruments which allow for the full or partial transfer of third party credit risk, with respect to a particular entity or entities, from one counterparty to the other. The Fund enters into credit default swaps as a “seller” or “buyer” of protection primarily to gain or reduce exposure to the investment grade and/or high yield bond market. A seller of credit default swaps is selling credit protection or assuming credit risk with respect to the underlying entity or entities. The buyer in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the seller will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. The notional amount reflects the maximum potential amount the seller of credit protection could be required to pay to the buyer if a credit event occurs. The seller of protection receives periodic premium payments from the buyer and may also receive or pay an upfront premium adjustment to the stated periodic payments. In the event a credit default occurs on a credit default swap referencing an index, a factor adjustment will take place and the buyer of protection will receive a payment reflecting the par less the default recovery rate of the defaulted index component based on its weighting in the index. If no default occurs, the counterparty will pay the stream of payments and have no further obligations to the fund selling the credit protection. For a fund utilizing centrally cleared credit default swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. For OTC credit default swaps, a fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty, or in the case of a credit default swap in which a fund is selling credit protection, the default of a third party issuer.

 

The quoted market prices and resulting market values for credit default swap agreements on securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the future. Certain types of contracts may be cash settled, in an amount equal to the change in exchange rates during the term of the contract. The contracts can be used to hedge or manage exposure to foreign currency risks with portfolio investments or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

 

The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the Fund may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar.

 

In conjunction with short sales and the use of derivative instruments, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Fund uses margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Fund as collateral.

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements as part of its financial leverage strategy. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Fund agrees to repurchase the instrument at an agreed upon time and price, which reflects an interest payment. Such agreements have the economic effect of borrowings. The Fund may enter into such agreements when it is able to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement, which would increase earned income. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the instruments transferred to another party or the instruments in which the proceeds may be invested would affect the market value of the Fund’s assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of the Fund’s assets.

 

Foreign Investments

There are several risks associated with exposure to foreign currencies, foreign issuers and emerging markets. The Fund’s indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or in the case of short positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad. In addition, the Fund may incur transaction costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund may, but is not obligated to, engage in currency hedging transactions, which generally involve buying currency forward, options or futures contracts. However, not all currency risks may be effectively hedged, and in some cases the costs of hedging techniques may outweigh expected benefits. In such instances, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

The Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments, such as ADRs and exchange-traded funds, which are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Investing in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers, may involve risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices in some foreign markets may fluctuate more than those of securities traded on U.S. markets. Many foreign countries lack accounting and disclosure standards comparable to those that apply to U.S. companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding a foreign issuer’s financial condition and operations. Transaction costs and costs associated with custody services are generally higher for foreign securities than they are for U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries portions of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received by the Fund. 

 

Note 4 – Fair Value Measurement  

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.

 

The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.

 

Independent pricing services are used to value a majority of the Fund’s investments. When values are not available from a pricing service, they will be determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information and analysis. A significant portion of the Fund’s assets and liabilities are categorized as Level 2, as indicated in this report.

Quotes from broker-dealers, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates, may also be used to value the Fund’s assets and liabilities, i.e. prices provided by a broker-dealer or other market participant who has not committed to trade at that price. Although quotes are typically received from established market participants, the Fund may not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotations. Significant changes in a quote would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.

Certain fixed income securities are valued by obtaining a monthly quote from a broker-dealer, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates.

Certain loans and other securities are valued using a single daily broker quote or a price from a third party vendor based on a single daily or monthly broker quote.

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change. 

 

Note 5 – Federal Income Tax Information

The Fund intends to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax or federal excise tax is required.

 

Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken, or to be taken, on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed.

 

At August 31, 2021, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

 

Tax Cost Tax Unrealized Appreciation Tax Unrealized Depreciation Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 $       1,190,290,378  $       62,566,863  $       (27,580,728)  $       34,986,135

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

 

Note 6 – Unfunded Loan Commitments

Pursuant to the terms of certain loan agreements, the Fund held unfunded loan commitments as of August 31, 2021. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrower’s discretion.

 

The unfunded loan commitments as of August 31, 2021, were as follows:
 
Borrower Maturity Date   Face Amount* Value
Alexander Mann 12/16/24 GBP 1,250,000 $143,217
CapStone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 11/12/27   828,400 7,304
Care BidCo 04/15/26 EUR  1,000,000  109,600
CCC Information Services, Inc. 04/27/22    1,250,000  525
Datix Bidco Ltd. 09/22/21 GBP  1,000,000  –
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc. 03/31/28    101,221  108
Eisner Advisory Group 08/13/28    209,091  1,307
Examworks Group, Inc. 01/27/23    1,500,000  71,082
Fortis Solutions Group LLC 12/15/23    163,320  1,633
Galls LLC 01/31/24    7,651  401
Higginbotham 11/25/26    823,699  3,786
HighTower Holding LLC 04/21/28    430,000  107
ImageFIRST Holdings LLC 04/27/28    203,704  764
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. 03/26/29 CAD  208,000  –
MB2 Dental Solutions LLC 01/29/27    582,951  10,514
Medline Industries, Inc. 08/06/22    4,600,000  –
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. 03/02/28    178,667  826
Polaris Newco LLC 06/04/26    4,400,000  563,971
Pro Mach Group, Inc. 08/12/28    321,229  –
PT Intermediate Holdings III LLC 10/15/25    273,855  1,369
SCP Eye Care Services LLC 03/16/28    310,227  776
SeaPort Financing LLC 10/31/23    2,650,000  82,121
Service Logic Acquisition, Inc. 10/29/27    317,537  –
SHO Holding I Corp. 04/27/24    500,000  33,750
Sitecore Holding III A/S 10/04/21    491,852  –
Southern Veterinary Partners LLC 10/05/27    436,364  3,800
Taxware Holdings (Sovos Compliance LLC) 08/11/28    132,534  –
Team.Blue Finco SARL 03/27/28 EUR  94,595  279
TricorBraun Holdings, Inc. 03/03/28    374,598  3,697
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC 08/19/26    953,329  52,433
Vertical (TK Elevator) 01/29/27 EUR  1,750,000  190,062
        $1,283,432
 
* The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

CAD – Canadian Dollar 

EUR – Euro

GBP – British Pound

  

Note 7– Restricted Securities

The securities below are considered illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board:

 

Restricted Securities Acquisition Date Cost Value
Airplanes Pass Through Trust      
2001-1A, due 03/15/191,2 10/14/09 $5,384,675 $-
Atlas Mara Ltd.      
due 12/31/212 10/01/15  2,172,438  1,050,940
Basic Energy Services, Inc.      
due 10/15/232 09/25/18  497,666  48,750
CBC Insurance Revenue Securitization LLC      
2016-1, 5.25% due 07/15/463 08/09/19  309,686  294,710
FLNG Liquefaction 2 LLC      
4.13% due 03/31/383 07/23/19  224,997  278,995
Freddie Mac Military Housing Bonds Resecuritization Trust Certificates      
2015-R1, 5.50% (WAC)  due 11/25/521 09/10/19  3,578,104  3,698,279
Mirabela Nickel Ltd.      
due 06/24/192 12/31/13 1,259,370 69,409
Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V.      
5.50% due 12/20/273 12/17/12  1,198,446  1,101,173
    $14,625,382 $6,542,256

  

1 Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at August 31, 2021. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average.
2 Security is in default of interest and/or principal obligations.
   3 All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements.

 

Note 8 – COVID-19

The global ongoing crisis caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 and the current recovery underway is causing disruption to consumer demand and economic output and supply chains. There are still travel restrictions and quarantines, and adverse impacts on local and global economies. Investors should be aware that in light of the current uncertainty, volatility and distress in economies, financial markets, and labor and public health conditions around the world, the Fund’s investments and a shareholder’s investment in the Fund are subject to sudden and substantial losses, increased volatility and other adverse events. Firms through which investors invest with the Fund, the Fund, its service providers, the markets in which it invests and market intermediaries are also impacted by quarantines and similar measures intended to respond to and contain the ongoing pandemic, which can obstruct their functioning and subject them to heightened operational and other risks.


Note 9 - Subsequent Event
As previously announced on August 24, 2021, the Fund’s shareholders approved the mergers of the Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund and the Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund with and into the Fund to be effective with the open of the New York Stock Exchange on October 25, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.

 

 
 

 

OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) August 31, 2021

 

Sector Classification

Information in the “Schedule of Investments” is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications defined by Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. In the Fund’s registration statement, the Fund has investment policies relating to concentration in specific industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Fund usually classifies industries based on industry-level classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.