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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number  811-22584
 
Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
Amy J. Lee
227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 827-0100
 
Date of fiscal year end:  December 31
 
Date of reporting period:  January 1, 2014 – June 30, 2014
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.
 
The registrant's semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:  [Provide full text of annual report.]
 
 
 
 

 

 

Section 19(a) Notices

 
Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) reported amounts and sources of distributions are estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. The Fund will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will explain the character of these dividends and distributions for federal income tax purposes.
 
                   
June 30, 2014 
                 
 
           
  Total Cumulative Distribution 
For the Fiscal Year
   
% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative 
Distributions for the Fiscal Year
 
 
Net 
Net 
     
Net 
Net 
   
 
Realized 
Realized 
     
Realized 
Realized 
   
Net 
Short-Term 
Long-Term 
 
Total per 
Net 
Short-Term 
Long-Term 
 
Total Per 
Investment 
Capital 
Capital 
Return of 
Common 
Investment 
Capital 
Capital 
Return of 
Common 
Income 
Gains 
Gains 
Capital 
Share 
Income 
Gains 
Gains 
Capital 
Share 
$0.0375 
$0.0000 
$0.8375 
$0.0000 
$0.8750 
4.3% 
0.0% 
95.7% 
0.0% 
100.0% 
 
If the Fund estimates it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of a shareholder’s investment in a Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect a Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.”
 
Section 19(a) notices for the Fund are available on the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/geq.
 

Section 19(b) Disclosure

 
The Fund, acting pursuant to a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) exemptive order and with the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), has adopted a plan, consistent with its investment objectives and policies to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital (the “Plan”). In accordance with the Plan, the Fund currently distributes a fixed amount per share, $0.437500, on a quarterly basis.
 
The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of the Fund’s Board. Under its Plan, the Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient investment income is not available on a quarterly basis, the Fund will distribute capital gains and/or return of capital to shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each quarterly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board, except for extraordinary distributions and potential distribution rate increases or decreases to enable the Fund to comply with the distribution requirements imposed by the Code.
 
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan. The Fund’s total return performance on net asset value is presented in its financial highlights table.
 
The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Fund’s Plan without prior notice if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Fund’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. The Fund is subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on its ability to maintain level distributions. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, decreased market volatility, companies suspending or decreasing corporate dividend distributions and changes in the Code. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus and its website, guggenheiminvestments.com/geq for a more complete description of its risks.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
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GUGGENHEIMINVESTMENTS.COM/GEQ
. . .YOUR LINK TO THE LATEST, MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT GUGGENHEIM EQUAL
WEIGHT ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND
 
 
 
The shareholder report you are reading right now is just the beginning of the story. Online at guggenheiminvestments.com/geq, you will find:
 
• Daily, weekly and monthly data on share prices, net asset values, distributions and more
 
• Portfolio overviews and performance analyses
 
• Announcements, press releases and special notices
 
• Fund and adviser contact information
 
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC are continually updating and expanding shareholder information services on the Fund’s website in an ongoing effort to provide you with the most current information about how your Fund’s assets are managed and the results of our efforts. It is just one more small way we are working to keep you better informed about your investment in the Fund.
 
 
 

 
 
 
June 30, 2014

 
 
DEAR SHAREHOLDER
 
We thank you for your investment in the Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”). This report covers the Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014.
 
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of risk-adjusted total return with an emphasis on current income.
 
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value (“NAV”) or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund provided a total return based on market price of 11.17% and a total return net of fees based on NAV of 7.56%. The closing price of the Fund’s shares as of June 30, 2014, was $20.03, which represented a discount of 7.61% to the NAV of $21.68.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The market price of the Fund’s shares fluctuates from time to time, and it may be higher or lower than the Fund’s NAV. NAV performance data reflects fees and expenses of the Fund.
 
The Fund paid distributions of $0.4375 in January and April 2014. The most recent distribution represents an annualized distribution rate of 8.74% based on the Fund’s closing market price of $20.03 on June 30, 2014. Distributions may include ordinary income, realized gains and/or return of capital. The final determination of the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund in 2014 will be reported to shareholders in January 2015.
 
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (“GFIA” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC serves as the Fund’s Options Strategy Sub-Adviser, responsible for the management of the Fund’s options strategy. Security Investors, LLC serves as the Equity Strategy Sub-Adviser, responsible for managing the underlying equity portfolio. Each of the Adviser and the two Sub-Advisers is an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a global diversified financial services firm.
 
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily through a two-part strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all of its managed assets in a portfolio of common stocks included in the S&P 500 Equal Weight™ Index in equal weight. In addition, the Fund utilizes a call option writing strategy to seek to generate current income and potentially mitigate overall portfolio volatility.
 
In connection with the implementation of its strategy, the Fund currently uses leverage through a credit facility provided by a large multi-national financial institution. Although the use of financial leverage by the Fund may create an opportunity for increased return for the common shares, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period during which it is employed.
 
We encourage shareholders to consider the opportunity to reinvest their distributions from the Fund through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”), which is described in detail on page 30 of this report. When shares trade at a discount to NAV, the DRIP takes advantage of the discount by reinvesting the quarterly dividend distribution in common shares of the Fund purchased in the market at a price less than NAV. Conversely, when the market price of the Fund’s common shares is at a premium above NAV, the DRIP reinvests participants’ dividends in newly-issued common shares at the greater of NAV per share or 95% of the market price per share. The DRIP provides a cost effective means to accumulate additional shares and enjoy the potential benefits of compounding returns over time.
 
To learn more about the Fund’s performance and investment strategy for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, we encourage you to read the Questions & Answers section of the report, which begins on page 6.
 
We appreciate your investment and look forward to serving your investment needs in the future. For the most up-to-date information on your investment, please visit the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/geq.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Chief Executive Officer
Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund
 
July 31, 2014

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 
June 30, 2014 
 
 
Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) is managed by a team of seasoned investment professionals. Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) is responsible for overall management of the Fund. Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM” or the) is the Fund’s investment sub-adviser responsible for the management of the Fund’s options strategy “Options Strategy Sub-Adviser”. The options strategy is managed by a team that includes Farhan Sharaff, Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equitius Jayson Flowers, Senior Managing Director; and Jamal Pesaran, CFA, Portfolio Manager. Security Investors, LLC (“Security Investors” or the) is the sub-adviser responsible for managing the underlying equity portfolio “Equity Strategy Sub-Adviser”. The team at Security Investors includes Ryan Harder, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and James R. King, CFA, Portfolio Manager. The Adviser, the Options Strategy Sub-Adviser and the Equity Strategy Sub-Adviser are all affiliates of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a global diversified financial services firm. In the following interview, the investment team discusses the market environment and the Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014.
 
Please describe the Fund’s investment objective and strategy.
 
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of risk-adjusted total return with an emphasis on current income. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily through a two-part strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all of its managed assets in a portfolio of common stocks included in the S&P 500 Equal Weight™ Index (the “Index”) in equal weight. In addition, the Fund utilizes a call option writing strategy to seek to generate current income and potentially mitigate overall portfolio volatility.
 
The Index has the same constituents as the S&P 500® Index (“S&P 500”), a capitalization-weighted index comprised of 500 common stocks, chosen by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC on a statistical basis, but each company in the Index is assigned an equal weight rather than a weight based on its relative market capitalization. The Fund’s equity portfolio is rebalanced quarterly so that each stock in the Fund’s portfolio has the same target weighting. While the Fund generally expects to invest in substantially all of the stocks included in the Index, the Fund may also seek to obtain exposure through investments in other investment funds, other securities and/or financial instruments that are intended to correlate with or replicate the characteristics of exposure to stocks included in the Index or the Index generally.
 
The Fund utilizes a call option writing strategy to seek to generate current income and potentially mitigate overall portfolio volatility. The Fund’s options strategy follows the Options Strategy Sub-Adviser’s proprietary dynamic rules-based methodology, GPIM’s “Portable Volatility Monetization Strategy”SM. The Options Strategy Sub-Adviser expects to implement the Fund’s options strategy by selling (i.e., writing) call options on securities indices, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that track securities indices, baskets of securities and other instruments, which will include securities that are not held by the Fund. As this strategy involves uncovered option writing, it may result in less volatility mitigation than, and may be subject to more risks compared to, option strategies involving writing options on securities held by the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s use of call options will be successful.
 
The Fund currently employs leverage through a credit facility provided by a large multi-national financial institution. As of June 30, 2014, the amount of leverage was approximately 18% of the Fund’s total assets.
 
Although financial leverage may create an opportunity for increased return for shareholders, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. There is no assurance that the strategy will be successful. If income and gains earned on securities purchased with the financial leverage proceeds are greater than the cost of the financial leverage, common shareholders’ return will be greater than if financial leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income or gains from the securities purchased with the proceeds of financial leverage are less than the cost of the financial leverage, common shareholders’ return will be less than if financial leverage had not been used.
 
Please provide an overview of the economic and market environment during the six months ended June 30, 2014.
 
Economic growth hit a winter soft patch in the first quarter of 2014, but strong underlying fundamentals helped the economy strengthen in the second quarter. The economy is adding an average of 214,000 jobs per month in 2014, while the housing market is being helped by an improving labor market, subdued mortgage rates and tight inventory. State and local government spending is positive for growth for the first time in five years. After the period end, minutes released from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) and Federal Open Market Committee June meeting indicated a clear end-date for its quantitative easing program—October 2014—following reductions that began in January of the Fed’s monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities.
 
Overseas political concerns, European monetary policy and devaluation of the Chinese currency combined in the period to help push global investors into U.S. Treasuries, driving rates lower. As growth accelerates in the U.S., rates are expected to climb, but the upward pressure on rates from economic growth could be offset by increasing overseas demand and falling debt issuance by the U.S. government, putting a cap on how far rates can rise before the Fed begins tightening.
 
Recent economic data suggest that growth is improving slowly in the euro zone core and even more so in the peripheral countries. The European Central Bank has enacted further monetary easing, which is expected to
 
 

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS continued 
June 30, 2014 
 
 
push both yields and the euro lower, supporting the recovery. Asia is seeking an export-led rebound, although more monetary accommodation may be needed to sustain Japan’s economic expansion. Recent reforms in China are having a positive effect, but policymakers continue to depreciate the currency to help maintain export competitiveness.
 
Global central banks continue to flood markets with abundant liquidity. A synchronous global expansion is beginning to take hold, creating a positive environment for risk assets. We are approaching the speculative phase of the bull market in both equity and credit. Equities continue to benefit from an improving economy and continued capital flows into the U.S. Credit spreads continue to remain tight in the near term. Historically, spreads don’t begin to widen until defaults rise, which typically takes place one to two years after the Fed begins a tightening cycle.
 
How did the Fund perform for the six months ended June 30, 2014?
 
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value (“NAV”) or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund provided a total return based on market price of 11.17% and a total return net of fees based on NAV of 7.56%. The closing price of the Fund’s shares as of June 30, 2014, was $20.03, which represented a discount of 7.61% to the NAV of $21.68. The discount narrowed over the first six months of 2014, as the closing price of the Fund’s shares as of December 31, 2013, was $18.89, which represented a discount of 10.13% to the NAV of $21.02.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The market price of the Fund’s shares fluctuates from time to time, and it may be higher or lower than the Fund’s NAV. NAV performance data reflects fees and expenses of the Fund.
 
The Fund paid distributions of $0.4375 in January and April 2014. The most recent distribution represents an annualized distribution rate of 8.74% based on the Fund’s last closing market price of $20.03 on June 30, 2014. Distributions may include ordinary income, realized gains and/or return of capital. The final determination of the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund in 2014 will be reported to shareholders in January 2015. The distribution rate of the Fund exceeded the dividend rate of the S&P 500, which is approximately 2%.
 
The Fund delivered attractive returns with less-than-market risk. The Fund’s risk, as measured by the standard deviation of returns, was 9.9% during the period, compared with 10.8% for the S&P 500.
 
Compared with the Fund’s six-month market price return of 11.17%, the S&P 500 Index returned 7.14% and the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index returned 8.66%, with the benchmark for covered call strategies, the CBOE S&P 500 Buy Write Index, delivering 5.66%.
 
What role did the option strategy play in performance for the period?
 
The option strategy reduced the risk of the equity holdings over the period, delivering positive performance during market declines, but detracting from performance during moves higher.
 
The Fund had to contend with the combination of a steadily rising market with very low realized volatility. This led the level of equity implied volatility to drift dramatically lower over the period, with the VIX hitting a low of 10.34 in June 2014—its lowest level in seven years. Selling call options in such an environment is challenging for the strategy because low levels of implied volatility lead to low option premiums.
 
The low volatility environment came about despite the Fed starting to taper its program of asset purchases. Yields on Treasury securities remained low, with the U.S. Government 10-year rate falling from near 3% at the start of 2014 to near 2.5% by the end of the second quarter. It would appear that the attractiveness of U.S. yields relative to Europe and Asia outweighed the taper impact. A reduction in rates with a corresponding decline in rate volatility caused by excess liquidity led to a decrease in equity volatility.
 
What were the major contributors to performance?
 
The main driver of performance for the period was the return 8.66% of the underlying index, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index, which outperformed the capitalization-weighted S&P 500 Index by 152 basis points. Such outperformance reflects broader strength across a variety of names rather than focused strength in the largest companies. Rebalancing the Index twice in the period also contributed to performance, as the “buy low, sell high” scenario occurred—profits were taken in stocks that had performed well and investments made in stocks that had performed poorly.
 
It is interesting to note that this underlying strength from the broader equal weight index, and outperformance over the S&P 500 Index, came despite notable weakness in small cap equities. The S&P 500 outperformed the Russell 2000 (small cap benchmark) by 388 basis points during the first half of 2014.
 
Derivative use detracted slightly from performance. This typically occurs whenever the market is moving steadily upward and some of the calls sold subsequently rise in value.
 
Leverage was also a positive contributor to performance for the period, as it typically is when the market is rising steadily. Our approach to leverage is dynamic, and we tend to increase leverage where implied volatility levels are attractive and decrease leverage when implied volatility is less attractive. Leverage at the end of the period was about 18% of the Fund’s total assets compared with about 11% six months earlier. The dynamic management of leverage helped lower the risk of the strategy over the period.
 
 

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS continued 
June 30, 2014 
 
 
Index Definitions
 
Indices are unmanaged and reflect no expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
 
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index, often referred to as the VIX (its ticker symbol), the fear index or the fear gauge, is a measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents a measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next 30 day period. Quoted in percentage points, the VIX represents the expected daily movement in the S&P 500 Index over the next 30-day period, which is then annualized.
 
The CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM) is a benchmark index designed to show the hypothetical performance of a portfolio that purchases all the constituents of the S&P 500 Index and then sells at-the-money (meaning same as purchase price) calls of one-month duration against those positions.
 
The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe.
 
The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.
 
The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index has the same constituents as the S&P 500, but each company is assigned a fixed equal weight.
 
Risks and Other Considerations
 
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the report period as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation of any kind. The material may also include forward looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty, and there is no guarantee that any predictions will come to pass.
 
There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The value of the Fund will fluctuate with the value of the underlying securities. Historically, closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset value. Risk is inherent in all investing, including the loss of your entire principal. Therefore, before investing you should consider the risks carefully.
 
Please see guggenheiminvestments.com/geq for a detailed discussion about Fund risks and considerations.
 
 

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FUND SUMMARY (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014
 
     
Fund Statistics 
   
Share Price 
 
$20.03 
Common Share Net Asset Value 
 
$21.68 
Premium/(Discount) to NAV 
 
(7.61%) 
Net Assets ($000) 
 
$190,098 
 
Total Returns 
   
(Inception 10/27/11) 
Market 
NAV 
Six Month 
11.17% 
7.56% 
One Year 
21.12% 
19.54% 
Since Inception - average annual 
9.18% 
13.77% 
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. NAV performance data reflects fees and expenses of the Fund. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com/geq. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in the market conditions and other factors so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
 
% of 
Portfolio Composition 
Net Assets 
Common Stocks 
122.5% 
Short-Term Investments 
0.2% 
Total Investments 
122.7% 
Total Value of Options Written 
-0.5% 
Liabilities in excess of Other Assets 
-0.1% 
Borrowings 
-22.1% 
Net Assets 
100.0% 
 
 
   
Sector Breakdown* 
% of Common Stocks 
Consumer, Non-cyclical 
20.0% 
Financial 
16.3% 
Consumer, Cyclical 
13.7% 
Industrial 
12.8% 
Energy 
9.1% 
Technology 
8.9% 
Communications 
8.0% 
Utilities 
6.2% 
Basic Materials 
4.8% 
Diversified 
0.2% 
 
*Securities are classified by sectors that represent broad groupings of industries.
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders & Annualized Distribution Rate
 
 
Portfolio composition and sector breakdown are subject to change daily. For more information, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com/geq. The above summaries are provided for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as recommendations. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All or a portion of the above distributions may be characterized as a return of capital. For the year ended December 31, 2013 approximately 61% of the distributions were characterized as return of capital. As of June 30, 2014, 0% of the distributions were estimated to be characterized as return of capital. The final determination of the tax character of the distributions paid by the Fund in 2014 will be reported to shareholders in January 2015.
 
 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014
 
       
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
   
Total Investments – 122.7% 
 
   
Common Stocks – 122.5% 
 
   
Basic Materials – 5.9% 
 
3,773 
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(a) 
$ 485,284 
4,306 
 
Airgas, Inc.(a) 
468,966 
31,473 
 
Alcoa, Inc.(a) 
468,633 
10,989 
 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(a) 
495,604 
1,941 
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.(a) 
466,869 
8,720 
 
Dow Chemical Co.(a) 
448,731 
5,144 
 
Eastman Chemical Co.(a) 
449,328 
4,226 
 
Ecolab, Inc.(a) 
470,523 
6,690 
 
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.(a) 
437,794 
5,916 
 
FMC Corp.(a) 
421,160 
13,453 
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.(a) 
491,035 
4,533 
 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(a) 
472,701 
9,503 
 
International Paper Co.(a) 
479,616 
4,618 
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)(a) 
450,948 
10,552 
 
MeadWestvaco Corp.(a) 
467,032 
3,819 
 
Monsanto Co.(a) 
476,382 
9,407 
 
Mosaic Co.(a) 
465,176 
19,529 
 
Newmont Mining Corp.(a) 
496,817 
8,988 
 
Nucor Corp.(a) 
442,659 
2,237 
 
PPG Industries, Inc.(a) 
470,106 
3,475 
 
Praxair, Inc.(a) 
461,619 
2,255 
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.(a) 
466,582 
4,567 
 
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.(a) 
463,459 
19,080 
 
United States Steel Corp.(a) 
496,843 
     
11,213,867 
   
Communications – 9.8% 
 
1,401 
 
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) (b) 
455,017 
13,045 
 
AT&T, Inc.(a) 
461,271 
26,848 
 
Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A(a) 
473,867 
7,560 
 
CBS Corp., Class B(a) 
469,778 
12,367 
 
CenturyLink, Inc.(a) 
447,685 
18,501 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) 
459,750 
8,709 
 
Comcast Corp., Class A(a) 
467,499 
21,555 
 
Corning, Inc.(a) 
473,132 
5,501 
 
DIRECTV(a) (b) 
467,640 
5,879 
 
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(a) (b) 
436,692 
9,318 
 
eBay, Inc.(a) (b) 
466,459 
6,154 
 
Expedia, Inc.(a) 
484,689 
4,068 
 
F5 Networks, Inc.(a) (b) 
453,338 
7,086 
 
Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) (b) 
476,817 
81,022 
 
Frontier Communications Corp.(a) 
473,168 
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
15,905 
 
Gannett Co., Inc.(a) 
$ 497,985 
815 
 
Google, Inc., Class A(a) (b) 
476,506 
829 
 
Google, Inc., Class C(a) (b) 
476,907 
655 
 
Graham Holdings Co., Class B(a) 
470,362 
6,014 
 
Harris Corp.(a) 
455,561 
23,363 
 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.(a) 
455,812 
18,583 
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.(a) 
456,027 
6,843 
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.(a) 
455,539 
1,069 
 
NetFlix, Inc.(a) (b) 
471,001 
26,521 
 
News Corp. Class A(a) (b) 
475,787 
9,851 
 
Nielsen NV (Netherlands)(a) 
476,887 
6,507 
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.(a) 
463,429 
385 
 
Priceline Group, Inc.(a) (b) 
463,155 
5,904 
 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A(a) 
479,051 
21,058 
 
Symantec Corp.(a) 
482,228 
3,212 
 
Time Warner Cable, Inc.(a) 
473,128 
6,735 
 
Time Warner, Inc.(a) 
473,134 
1
 
Time, Inc.(a) (b) 
24 
4,480 
 
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a) (b) 
486,798 
12,864 
 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A(a) 
452,170 
8,993 
 
VeriSign, Inc.(a) (b) 
438,948 
9,293 
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.(a) 
454,706 
5,318 
 
Viacom, Inc., Class B(a) 
461,230 
5,520 
 
Walt Disney Co.(a) 
473,285 
46,628 
 
Windstream Holdings, Inc.(a) 
464,415 
12,370 
 
Yahoo!, Inc.(a) (b) 
434,558 
     
18,635,435 
   
Consumer, Cyclical – 16.8% 
 
8,260 
 
AutoNation, Inc.(a) (b) 
492,957 
875 
 
Autozone, Inc.(a) (b) 
469,210 
7,587 
 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a) (b) 
435,342 
15,955 
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.(a) 
494,765 
7,017 
 
BorgWarner, Inc.(a) 
457,438 
10,341 
 
CarMax, Inc.(a) (b) 
537,835 
11,740 
 
Carnival Corp. (Panama)(a) 
442,011 
776 
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) (b) 
459,788 
11,607 
 
Coach, Inc.(a) 
396,843 
3,963 
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.(a) 
456,379 
6,023 
 
CVS Caremark Corp.(a) 
453,954 
9,199 
 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(a) 
425,638 
6,722 
 
Delphi Automotive PLC (Jersey)(a) 
462,070 
11,646 
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a) 
450,933 
7,530 
 
Dollar General Corp.(a) (b) 
431,921 
8,475 
 
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) (b) 
461,549 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
   
Consumer, Cyclical (continued) 
 
19,494 
 
DR Horton, Inc.(a) 
$ 479,162 
6,855 
 
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.(a) 
453,390 
9,219 
 
Fastenal Co.(a) 
456,248 
27,594 
 
Ford Motor Co.(a) 
475,720 
4,293 
 
Fossil Group, Inc.(a) (b) 
448,704 
12,354 
 
GameStop Corp., Class A(a) 
499,966 
11,117 
 
Gap, Inc.(a) 
462,134 
12,825 
 
General Motors Co.(a) 
465,548 
5,369 
 
Genuine Parts Co.(a) 
471,399 
17,416 
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a) 
483,816 
6,614 
 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.(a) 
461,988 
4,437 
 
Harman International Industries, Inc.(a) 
476,667 
8,723 
 
Hasbro, Inc.(a) 
462,755 
5,854 
 
Home Depot, Inc.(a) 
473,940 
9,206 
 
Johnson Controls, Inc.(a) 
459,656 
8,768 
 
Kohl’s Corp.(a) 
461,898 
11,374 
 
Lennar Corp., Class A(a) 
477,481 
7,967 
 
Limited Brands, Inc.(a) 
467,344 
10,055 
 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(a) 
482,539 
7,960 
 
Macy’s, Inc.(a) 
461,839 
7,445 
 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A(a) 
477,225 
11,877 
 
Mattel, Inc.(a) 
462,847 
4,547 
 
McDonald’s Corp.(a) 
458,065 
4,867 
 
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)(a) (b) 
431,460 
3,457 
 
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a) (b) 
478,241 
14,938 
 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.(a) 
462,929 
6,124 
 
NIKE, Inc., Class B(a) 
474,916 
6,731 
 
Nordstrom, Inc.(a) 
457,237 
3,056 
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) (b) 
460,234 
7,221 
 
PACCAR, Inc.(a) 
453,695 
7,848 
 
PetSmart, Inc.(a) 
469,310 
23,531 
 
Pulte Group, Inc.(a) 
474,385 
3,922 
 
PVH Corp. 
457,305 
2,976 
 
Ralph Lauren Corp.(a) 
478,214 
6,809 
 
Ross Stores, Inc.(a) 
450,279 
17,374 
 
Southwest Airlines Co.(a) 
466,666 
41,580 
 
Staples, Inc.(a) 
450,727 
6,117 
 
Starbucks Corp.(a) 
473,333 
5,781 
 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.(a) 
467,220 
7,985 
 
Target Corp.(a) 
462,731 
4,615 
 
Tiffany & Co.(a) 
462,654 
8,340 
 
TJX Cos., Inc.(a) 
443,271 
7,031 
 
Tractor Supply Co.(a) 
424,672 
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
7,947 
 
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a) (b) 
$ 472,767 
13,633 
 
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) (b) 
461,613 
7,413 
 
VF Corp.(a) 
467,019 
6,255 
 
Walgreen Co.(a) 
463,683 
6,069 
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(a) 
455,600 
3,306 
 
Whirlpool Corp.(a) 
460,261 
1,758 
 
WW Grainger, Inc.(a) 
447,007 
6,305 
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.(a) 
477,414 
2,273 
 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a) 
471,784 
5,767 
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.(a) 
468,280 
     
31,953,871 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 24.6% 
 
11,484 
 
Abbott Laboratories(a) 
469,696 
8,436 
 
AbbVie, Inc.(a) 
476,128 
2,186 
 
Actavis PLC (Ireland)(a) (b) 
487,588 
13,457 
 
ADT Corp.(a) 
470,188 
5,647 
 
Aetna, Inc.(a) 
457,859 
2,791 
 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b) 
436,094 
2,825 
 
Allergan, Inc.(a) 
478,046 
1,694 
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a) (b) 
476,438 
11,024 
 
Altria Group, Inc. 
462,346 
6,367 
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.(a) 
462,626 
3,938 
 
Amgen, Inc.(a) 
466,141 
10,424 
 
Archer Daniels Midland Co.(a) 
459,803 
5,799 
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(a) 
459,745 
9,187 
 
Avery-Dennison Corp.(a) 
470,834 
31,109 
 
Avon Products, Inc.(a) 
454,502 
6,250 
 
Baxter International, Inc. 
451,875 
3,885 
 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.(a) 
459,596 
1,474 
 
Biogen Idec, Inc.(a) (b) 
464,767 
35,701 
 
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) (b) 
455,902 
9,705 
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a) 
470,790 
4,881 
 
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B(a) 
459,644 
3,324 
 
C.R. Bard, Inc. 
475,365 
10,083 
 
Campbell Soup Co.(a) 
461,902 
6,745 
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.(a) 
462,437 
10,696 
 
CareFusion Corp.(a) (b) 
474,368 
5,714 
 
Celgene Corp.(a) (b) 
490,718 
5,021 
 
Cigna Corp.(a) 
461,781 
7,241 
 
Cintas Corp.(a) 
460,093 
5,073 
 
Clorox Co.(a) 
463,672 
11,319 
 
Coca-Cola Co.(a) 
479,473 
10,250 
 
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.(a) 
489,744 
6,733 
 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a) 
459,055 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (continued) 
 
14,062 
 
ConAgra Foods, Inc.(a) 
$ 417,360 
5,534 
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(a) (b) 
487,711 
6,344 
 
Covidien PLC (Ireland)(a) 
572,102 
6,456 
 
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(a) (b) 
466,898 
9,561 
 
DENTSPLY International, Inc.(a) 
452,713 
7,908 
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.(a) 
463,251 
5,831 
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) (b) 
500,532 
7,759 
 
Eli Lilly & Co.(a) 
482,377 
6,376 
 
Equifax, Inc.(a) 
462,515 
5,975 
 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A(a) 
443,704 
6,383 
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.(a) (b) 
442,533 
8,414 
 
General Mills, Inc.(a) 
442,072 
5,662 
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a) (b) 
469,436 
14,064 
 
H&R Block, Inc.(a) 
471,425 
4,680 
 
Hershey Co.(a) 
455,692 
9,492 
 
Hormel Foods Corp.(a) 
468,430 
8,995 
 
Hospira, Inc.(a) (b) 
462,073 
3,665 
 
Humana, Inc.(a) 
468,094 
1,152 
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) (b) 
474,394 
14,742 
 
Iron Mountain, Inc.(a) 
522,604 
4,343 
 
JM Smucker Co.(a) 
462,834 
4,457 
 
Johnson & Johnson(a) 
466,291 
6,800 
 
Kellogg Co.(a) 
446,760 
3,814 
 
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.(a) 
475,263 
4,130 
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.(a) 
459,339 
7,743 
 
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.(a) 
464,193 
9,691 
 
Kroger Co.(a) 
479,026 
4,490 
 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) (b) 
459,776 
7,477 
 
Lorillard, Inc.(a) 
455,873 
6,017 
 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A(a) 
442,069 
6,371 
 
McCormick & Co., Inc.(a) 
456,100 
5,481 
 
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.(a) 
455,087 
2,502 
 
McKesson Corp.(a) 
465,897 
5,224 
 
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.(a) 
486,720 
7,528 
 
Medtronic, Inc.(a) 
479,985 
7,846 
 
Merck & Co., Inc.(a) 
453,891 
6,415 
 
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B(a) 
475,736 
12,203 
 
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(a) 
458,955 
6,635 
 
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) (b) 
471,284 
5,327 
 
Moody’s Corp.(a) 
466,965 
9,103 
 
Mylan, Inc.(a) (b) 
469,351 
11,804 
 
Patterson Cos., Inc.(a) 
466,376 
11,117 
 
Paychex, Inc.(a) 
462,023 
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
5,240 
 
PepsiCo, Inc.(a) 
$ 468,142 
3,256 
 
Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)(a) 
474,595 
15,474 
 
Pfizer, Inc.(a) 
459,268 
5,167 
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.(a) 
435,630 
5,737 
 
Procter & Gamble Co.(a) 
450,871 
13,475 
 
Quanta Services, Inc.(a) (b) 
465,966 
7,718 
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(a) 
452,969 
1,493 
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b) 
421,728 
7,649 
 
Reynolds American, Inc.(a) 
461,617 
9,645 
 
Robert Half International, Inc.(a) 
460,452 
13,405 
 
Safeway, Inc.(a) 
460,328 
7,022 
 
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a) 
486,274 
5,476 
 
Stryker Corp.(a) 
461,736 
12,374 
 
Sysco Corp.(a) 
463,406 
9,730 
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) (b) 
456,726 
14,986 
 
Total System Services, Inc.(a) 
470,710 
12,899 
 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A(a) 
484,227 
5,772 
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a) 
471,861 
5,584 
 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a) (b) 
464,254 
6,218 
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b) 
588,720 
4,277 
 
WellPoint, Inc.(a) 
460,248 
28,400 
 
Western Union Co.(a) 
492,456 
10,850 
 
Whole Foods Market, Inc.(a) 
419,136 
4,329 
 
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(a) 
449,610 
14,226 
 
Zoetis, Inc.(a) 
459,073 
     
46,674,929 
   
Diversified – 0.2% 
 
17,732 
 
Leucadia National Corp.(a) 
464,933 
   
Energy – 11.1% 
 
4,178 
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a) 
457,366 
4,680 
 
Apache Corp.(a) 
470,902 
6,422 
 
Baker Hughes, Inc.(a) 
478,117 
13,180 
 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Class A(a) 
449,965 
7,022 
 
Cameron International Corp.(a) (b) 
475,460 
881 
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b) 
26,104 
14,998 
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a) 
466,138 
3,590 
 
Chevron Corp.(a) 
468,675 
3,290 
 
Cimarex Energy Co.(a) 
471,983 
5,501 
 
ConocoPhillips(a) 
471,601 
9,915 
 
Consol Energy, Inc.(a) 
456,784 
25,847 
 
Denbury Resources, Inc.(a) 
477,136 
5,856 
 
Devon Energy Corp.(a) 
464,966 
9,215 
 
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(a) 
457,340 
8,576 
 
Ensco PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)(a) 
476,568 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
       
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
   
Energy (continued) 
 
4,009 
 
EOG Resources, Inc.(a) 
$ 468,492 
4,318 
 
EQT Corp.(a) 
461,594 
4,451 
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.(a) 
448,127 
7,766 
 
FMC Technologies, Inc.(a) (b) 
474,270 
6,763 
 
Halliburton Co.(a) 
480,241 
4,041 
 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a) 
469,201 
4,762 
 
Hess Corp.(a) 
470,914 
12,986 
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.(a) 
470,872 
11,692 
 
Marathon Oil Corp.(a) 
466,745 
5,289 
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a) 
412,912 
7,001 
 
Murphy Oil Corp.(a) 
465,426 
16,617 
 
Nabors Industries Ltd. (Bermuda)(a) 
488,041 
5,893 
 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(a) 
485,288 
11,298 
 
Newfield Exploration Co.(a) (b) 
499,372 
13,778 
 
Noble Corp. PLC (United Kingdom)(a) 
462,390 
5,998 
 
Noble Energy, Inc.(a) 
464,605 
4,428 
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a) 
454,446 
7,015 
 
Oneok, Inc.(a) 
477,581 
27,217 
 
Peabody Energy Corp.(a) 
444,998 
5,474 
 
Phillips 66(a) 
440,274 
2,012 
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a) 
462,378 
14,135 
 
QEP Resources, Inc.(a) 
487,658 
5,181 
 
Range Resources Corp.(a) 
450,488 
14,105 
 
Rowan Companies PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)(a) 
450,373 
4,222 
 
Schlumberger Ltd. (Curacao)(a) 
497,984 
9,975 
 
Southwestern Energy Co.(a) (b) 
453,763 
11,099 
 
Spectra Energy Corp.(a) 
471,486 
7,908 
 
Tesoro Corp.(a) 
463,962 
10,309 
 
Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)(a) 
464,214 
8,503 
 
Valero Energy Corp.(a) 
426,000 
9,687 
 
Williams Cos., Inc.(a) 
563,880 
     
21,067,080 
   
Financial – 20.0% 
 
4,398 
 
ACE Ltd. (Switzerland)(a) 
456,073 
2,361 
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (b) 
484,948 
7,374 
 
Aflac, Inc.(a) 
459,032 
7,743 
 
Allstate Corp.(a) 
454,669 
4,817 
 
American Express Co.(a) 
456,989 
8,354 
 
American International Group, Inc.(a) 
455,961 
5,167 
 
American Tower Corp., REIT(a) 
464,927 
3,938 
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(a) 
472,560 
5,082 
 
Aon PLC (United Kingdom)(a) 
457,837 
14,249 
 
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A, REIT(a) 
459,815 
 
       
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
6,768 
 
Assurant, Inc.(a) 
$ 443,642 
3,265 
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT(a) 
464,250 
29,598 
 
Bank of America Corp. 
454,921 
12,924 
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.(a) 
484,392 
11,903 
 
BB&T Corp.(a) 
469,335 
3,610 
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) (b) 
456,882 
1,477 
 
BlackRock, Inc.(a) 
472,049 
3,913 
 
Boston Properties, Inc., REIT(a) 
462,438 
5,678 
 
Capital One Financial Corp.(a) 
469,003 
14,964 
 
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) (b) 
479,447 
17,569 
 
Charles Schwab Corp.(a) 
473,133 
4,888 
 
Chubb Corp.(a) 
450,527 
9,348 
 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.(a) 
449,078 
9,602 
 
Citigroup, Inc.(a) 
452,254 
6,397 
 
CME Group, Inc.(a) 
453,867 
9,121 
 
Comerica, Inc.(a) 
457,509 
6,193 
 
Crown Castle International Corp., REIT(a) 
459,892 
7,489 
 
Discover Financial Services(a) 
464,168 
22,656 
 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(a) (b) 
481,667 
7,399 
 
Equity Residential, REIT(a) 
466,137 
2,548 
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT(a) 
471,151 
21,383 
 
Fifth Third Bancorp(a) 
456,527 
8,217 
 
Franklin Resources, Inc.(a) 
475,271 
19,437 
 
General Growth Properties, Inc., REIT 
457,936 
26,218 
 
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a) (b) 
456,193 
2,754 
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(a) 
461,130 
12,789 
 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.(a) 
457,974 
11,014 
 
HCP, Inc., REIT(a) 
455,759 
7,235 
 
Health Care REIT, Inc., REIT(a) 
453,417 
20,593 
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT(a) 
453,252 
46,393 
 
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.(a) 
456,043 
48,407 
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(a) 
461,803 
2,364 
 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(a) 
446,560 
12,271 
 
Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)(a) 
463,230 
8,011 
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a) 
461,594 
32,114 
 
KeyCorp(a) 
460,194 
20,140 
 
Kimco Realty Corp., REIT(a) 
462,817 
9,203 
 
Legg Mason, Inc.(a) 
472,206 
9,041 
 
Lincoln National Corp.(a) 
465,069 
10,499 
 
Loews Corp.(a) 
462,061 
3,725 
 
M&T Bank Corp.(a) 
462,086 
6,992 
 
Macerich Co., REIT(a) 
466,716 
8,993 
 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.(a) 
466,018 
8,388 
 
MetLife, Inc.(a) 
466,038 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
   
Financial (continued) 
 
14,465 
 
Morgan Stanley(a) 
$ 467,653 
12,441 
 
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(a) 
480,471 
27,413 
 
Navient Corp.(a) 
485,485 
7,347 
 
Northern Trust Corp.(a) 
471,751 
30,834 
 
People’s United Financial, Inc.(a) 
467,752 
10,355 
 
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc., REIT(a) 
467,011 
5,204 
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(a) 
463,416 
9,373 
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.(a) 
473,150 
18,068 
 
Progressive Corp.(a) 
458,204 
11,170 
 
Prologis, Inc., REIT(a) 
458,975 
5,186 
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.(a) 
460,361 
2,695 
 
Public Storage, REIT(a) 
461,788 
42,668 
 
Regions Financial Corp.(a) 
453,134 
2,784 
 
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT(a) 
462,924 
6,896 
 
State Street Corp.(a) 
463,825 
11,351 
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.(a) 
454,721 
5,584 
 
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(a) 
471,345 
5,609 
 
Torchmark Corp.(a) 
459,489 
4,789 
 
Travelers Cos., Inc.(a) 
450,501 
13,100 
 
Unum Group(a) 
455,356 
10,611 
 
US Bancorp(a) 
459,669 
7,180 
 
Ventas, Inc., REIT(a) 
460,238 
2,163 
 
Visa, Inc., Class A(a) 
455,766 
4,373 
 
Vornado Realty Trust, REIT(a) 
466,730 
8,805 
 
Wells Fargo & Co.(a) 
462,791 
14,817 
 
Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT(a) 
490,295 
13,929 
 
XL Group PLC (Ireland)(a) 
455,896 
15,428 
 
Zions Bancorporation(a) 
454,663 
     
37,951,807 
   
Industrial – 15.6% 
 
3,187 
 
3M Co.(a) 
456,506 
7,811 
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(a) 
448,664 
8,147 
 
Allegion PLC (Ireland)(a) 
461,772 
8,578 
 
AMETEK, Inc.(a) 
448,458 
4,721 
 
Amphenol Corp., Class A(a) 
454,821 
7,507 
 
Ball Corp.(a) 
470,539 
11,168 
 
Bemis Co., Inc.(a) 
454,091 
3,455 
 
Boeing Co.(a) 
439,580 
4,279 
 
Caterpillar, Inc.(a) 
464,999 
7,370 
 
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(a) 
470,132 
15,057 
 
CSX Corp.(a) 
463,906 
2,928 
 
Cummins, Inc.(a) 
451,761 
5,694 
 
Danaher Corp.(a) 
448,289 
5,050 
 
Deere & Co.(a) 
457,278 
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
5,126 
 
Dover Corp.(a) 
$ 466,210 
6,081 
 
Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)(a) 
469,331 
6,875 
 
Emerson Electric Co.(a) 
456,225 
10,229 
 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.(a) 
451,713 
3,258 
 
FedEx Corp.(a) 
493,195 
12,780 
 
FLIR Systems, Inc.(a) 
443,849 
5,914 
 
Flowserve Corp.(a) 
439,706 
5,886 
 
Fluor Corp.(a) 
452,634 
7,711 
 
Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)(a) 
469,600 
3,835 
 
General Dynamics Corp.(a) 
446,969 
16,900 
 
General Electric Co.(a) 
444,132 
4,874 
 
Honeywell International, Inc.(a) 
453,038 
5,183 
 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(a) 
453,823 
7,335 
 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)(a) 
458,511 
23,091 
 
Jabil Circuit, Inc.(a) 
482,603 
8,347 
 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(a) (b) 
444,728 
7,480 
 
Joy Global, Inc.(a) 
460,618 
4,368 
 
Kansas City Southern(a) 
469,604 
3,640 
 
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.(a) 
439,530 
13,654 
 
Leggett & Platt, Inc.(a) 
468,058 
2,786 
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.(a) 
447,794 
20,914 
 
Masco Corp.(a) 
464,291 
4,517 
 
Norfolk Southern Corp.(a) 
465,387 
3,782 
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.(a) 
452,440 
13,732 
 
Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a) (b) 
475,675 
5,440 
 
Pall Corp.(a) 
464,522 
3,594 
 
Parker Hannifin Corp.(a) 
451,874 
6,078 
 
Pentair PLC (Ireland)(a) 
438,345 
9,847 
 
PerkinElmer, Inc.(a) 
461,233 
1,719 
 
Precision Castparts Corp.(a) 
433,876 
4,730 
 
Raytheon Co.(a) 
436,343 
12,448 
 
Republic Services, Inc.(a) 
472,651 
3,638 
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.(a) 
455,332 
5,758 
 
Rockwell Collins, Inc.(a) 
449,930 
3,127 
 
Roper Industries, Inc.(a) 
456,573 
5,275 
 
Ryder System, Inc.(a) 
464,675 
13,727 
 
Sealed Air Corp.(a) 
469,052 
3,913 
 
Snap-On, Inc.(a) 
463,769 
5,243 
 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a) 
460,440 
3,858 
 
Stericycle, Inc.(a) (b) 
456,864 
7,436 
 
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)(a) 
459,842 
11,598 
 
Textron, Inc.(a) 
444,087 
3,835 
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a) 
452,530 
10,211 
 
Tyco International Ltd. (Switzerland)(a) 
465,622 
4,528 
 
Union Pacific Corp.(a) 
451,668 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
   
Industrial (continued) 
 
4,524 
 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(a) 
$ 464,434 
3,913 
 
United Technologies Corp.(a) 
451,756 
7,058 
 
Vulcan Materials Co.(a) 
449,948 
10,385 
 
Waste Management, Inc.(a) 
464,521 
4,357 
 
Waters Corp.(a) (b) 
455,045 
11,839 
 
Xylem, Inc.(a) 
462,668 
     
29,718,060 
   
Technology – 10.9% 
 
5,524 
 
Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)(a) 
446,560 
6,838 
 
Adobe Systems, Inc.(a) (b) 
494,799 
7,766 
 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) (b) 
474,192 
13,441 
 
Altera Corp.(a) 
467,209 
8,217 
 
Analog Devices, Inc.(a) 
444,293 
5,007 
 
Apple, Inc.(a) 
465,301 
20,428 
 
Applied Materials, Inc.(a) 
460,651 
8,423 
 
Autodesk, Inc.(a) (b) 
474,889 
6,399 
 
Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)(a) 
461,176 
11,916 
 
Broadcom Corp., Class A(a) 
442,322 
15,790 
 
CA, Inc.(a) 
453,805 
8,631 
 
Cerner Corp.(a) (b) 
445,187 
7,177 
 
Citrix Systems, Inc.(a) (b) 
448,921 
9,638 
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(a) (b) 
471,395 
7,221 
 
Computer Sciences Corp.(a) 
456,367 
4,396 
 
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.(a) 
484,439 
12,807 
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.(a) (b) 
459,387 
17,166 
 
EMC Corp.(a) 
452,152 
8,487 
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.(a) 
464,578 
7,088 
 
First Solar, Inc.(a) (b) 
503,674 
7,628 
 
Fiserv, Inc.(a) (b) 
460,121 
12,997 
 
Hewlett-Packard Co.(a) 
437,739 
15,305 
 
Intel Corp.(a) 
472,925 
2,502 
 
International Business Machines Corp.(a) 
453,538 
5,785 
 
Intuit, Inc.(a) 
465,866 
6,664 
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.(a) 
484,073 
6,955 
 
Lam Research Corp.(a) 
470,019 
9,691 
 
Linear Technology Corp.(a) 
456,155 
9,300 
 
Microchip Technology, Inc.(a) 
453,933 
14,661 
 
Micron Technology, Inc.(a) 
483,080 
11,083 
 
Microsoft Corp.(a) 
462,161 
12,814 
 
NetApp, Inc.(a) 
467,967 
23,386 
 
NVIDIA Corp.(a) 
433,576 
10,845 
 
Oracle Corp.(a) 
439,548 
16,635 
 
Pitney Bowes, Inc.(a) 
459,459 
5,776 
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.(a) 
457,459 
 
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
8,801 
 
Red Hat, Inc.(a) (b) 
$ 486,431 
8,414 
 
salesforce.com, Inc.(a) (b) 
488,685 
4,641 
 
SanDisk Corp.(a) 
484,659 
8,256 
 
Seagate Technology PLC (Ireland)(a) 
469,106 
10,524 
 
Teradata Corp.(a) (b) 
423,065 
9,455 
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.(a) 
451,854 
4,961 
 
Western Digital Corp.(a) 
457,900 
36,239 
 
Xerox Corp.(a) 
450,813 
9,774 
 
Xilinx, Inc.(a) 
462,408 
     
20,803,837 
   
Utilities – 7.6% 
 
32,180 
 
AES Corp.(a) 
500,399 
8,633 
 
AGL Resources, Inc.(a) 
475,074 
11,900 
 
Ameren Corp.(a) 
486,472 
8,659 
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a) 
482,912 
19,032 
 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(a) 
486,077 
15,458 
 
CMS Energy Corp.(a) 
481,517 
8,276 
 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.(a) 
477,856 
6,676 
 
Dominion Resources, Inc.(a) 
477,468 
6,136 
 
DTE Energy Co.(a) 
477,810 
6,452 
 
Duke Energy Corp.(a) 
478,674 
8,324 
 
Edison International(a) 
483,708 
5,843 
 
Entergy Corp.(a) 
479,652 
12,793 
 
Exelon Corp.(a) 
466,689 
13,370 
 
FirstEnergy Corp.(a) 
464,206 
7,919 
 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.(a) 
563,278 
4,721 
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.(a) 
483,808 
12,287 
 
NiSource, Inc.(a) 
483,371 
10,073 
 
Northeast Utilities(a) 
476,151 
12,448 
 
NRG Energy, Inc.(a) 
463,066 
16,701 
 
Pepco Holdings, Inc.(a) 
458,943 
9,817 
 
PG&E Corp.(a) 
471,412 
8,427 
 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.(a) 
487,418 
13,427 
 
PPL Corp.(a) 
477,061 
12,077 
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(a) 
492,621 
9,016 
 
SCANA Corp.(a) 
485,151 
4,519 
 
Sempra Energy(a) 
473,184 
10,497 
 
Southern Co.(a) 
476,354 
26,278 
 
TECO Energy, Inc.(a) 
485,617 
10,140 
 
Wisconsin Energy Corp.(a) 
475,769 
14,890 
 
Xcel Energy, Inc.(a) 
479,905 
     
14,451,623 
   
Total Common Stocks – 122.5% 
 
   
(Cost $191,897,708) 
232,935,442 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
       
Number 
     
of Shares 
 
Description 
Value 
   
Short Term Investments – 0.2% 
 
   
Money Market Fund – 0.2% 
 
319,099 
 
Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management 
 
   
Institutional Shares(a) 
$ 319,099 
   
(Cost $319,099) 
 
 
   
Total Investments – 122.7% 
 
   
(Cost $192,216,807) 
233,254,541 
   
Liabilities in excess of Other Assets – (0.1%) 
(116,585) 
   
Total Value of Options Written – (0.5%) (Premiums 
 
   
received $1,192,693) 
(1,040,423) 
   
Borrowings – (22.1% of Net Assets or 18.0% of Total 
 
   
Investments) 
(42,000,000) 
   
Net Assets – 100.0% 
$190,097,533 
 
Contracts 
         
(100 shares 
   
Expiration 
Exercise 
 
per contract) 
 
Options Written – (0.5%) (b) 
Month 
Price 
Value 
   
Call Options Written – (0.5%) 
     
1,188
 
Basic Industries Select 
     
   
Sector SPDR Fund 
July 2014 
$50.00 
$ (33,858) 
1,179
 
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 
July 2014 
100.00 
(146,196) 
2,582
 
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 
July 2014 
23.00 
(30,984) 
2,537
 
Powershares QQQ Trust, Series 1 
July 2014 
94.00 
(216,913) 
1,021
 
ProShares Ultra S&P 500 
July 2014 
116.00 
(165,402) 
722 
 
S&P 500 Index 
July 2014 
1,990.00 
(187,720) 
910 
 
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF 
July 2014 
260.00 
(259,350) 
   
Total Value of Call Options Written – ( 0.5%) 
   
   
Premiums received $1,192,693 
   
$ (1,040,423) 
 
 
Country Breakdown* 
 
United States 
94.4% 
Ireland 
2.0% 
Switzerland 
1.0% 
United Kingdom 
0.8% 
Bermuda 
0.4% 
Netherlands 
0.4% 
Curacao 
0.2% 
Jersey 
0.2% 
Singapore 
0.2% 
Panama 
0.2% 
British Virgin Islands 
0.2% 
 
*
Subject to change daily. Based on common stock.
 
NV – Publicly Traded Company
 
PLC – Public Limited Company
 
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
 
(a)
All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with borrowings. As of June 30, 2014, the total amount segregated was $233,214,932.
 
(b)
Non-income producing security.
 
Securities are classified by sectors that represent broad groupings of industries.
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014

Assets 
   
Investments, at value (cost $192,216,807) 
$ 233,254,541  
Cash 
  441,072  
Receivable for securities sold 
  503,489  
Dividends receivable 
  95,350  
Other assets 
  16,126  
Total assets 
  234,310,578  
Liabilities 
     
Borrowings 
  42,000,000  
Options written, at value (premiums received of $1,192,693) 
  1,040,423  
Payable for securities purchased 
  536,238  
Advisory fee payable 
  184,528  
Interest due on borrowings 
  37,105  
Fund accounting fee payable 
  5,195  
Administration fee payable 
  4,923  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 
  404,633  
Total liabilities 
  44,213,045  
Net Assets 
$ 190,097,533  
Composition of Net Assets 
     
Common stock, $.01 par value per share; unlimited number of shares authorized, 
     
8,770,121 shares issued and outstanding 
$ 87,701  
Additional paid-in capital 
  147,080,685  
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and options 
  9,083,264  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and options 
  41,190,004  
Distributions in excess of net investment income 
  (7,344,121 ) 
Net Assets 
$ 190,097,533  
Net Asset Value (based on 8,770,121 common shares outstanding) 
$ 21.68  
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the six months ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014
 
Investment Income 
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $160) 
$ 2,002,073      
Total income 
      $ 2,002,073  
Expenses 
           
Advisory fee 
  1,081,721        
Interest expense 
  168,928        
Custodian fee 
  129,042        
Professional fees 
  67,332        
Fund accounting 
  43,773        
Printing expense 
  41,811        
Trustees’ fees and expenses 
  36,404        
Administrative fee 
  29,073        
Licensing fee 
  24,862        
Transfer agent fee 
  17,919        
NYSE listing fee 
  11,765        
Insurance 
  9,184        
Miscellaneous 
  11,494        
Total expenses 
        1,673,308  
Net investment income 
        328,765  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Options 
           
Net realized gain (loss) on: 
           
Investments 
        16,210,408  
Written options 
        (5,632,986 ) 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: 
           
Investments 
        (58,717 ) 
Written options 
        2,586,920  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and options 
        13,105,625  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 
      $ 13,434,390  
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 
June 30, 2014

  For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)
 
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 
Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 
       
Net investment income 
$ 328,765   $ 579,541  
Net realized gain on investments and options 
  10,577,422     10,898,171  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and options 
  2,528,203     20,989,394  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 
  13,434,390     32,467,106  
Distributions to Shareholders 
           
From and in excess of net investment income 
  (7,672,886 )    (415,054 ) 
Return of capital 
      (9,308,314 ) 
Capital gains 
      (5,624,344 ) 
Total distributions 
  (7,672,886 )    (15,347,712 ) 
Total increase in net assets 
  5,761,504     17,119,394  
Net Assets: 
           
Beginning of period 
  184,336,029     167,216,635  
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $7,344,121 and $0, respectively) 
$ 190,097,533   $ 184,336,029  
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the six months ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: 
   
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 
$ 13,434,390  
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to 
     
Net Cash Used in Operating and Investing Activities: 
     
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments 
  58,717  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on options 
  (2,586,920 ) 
Net realized gain on investments 
  (16,210,408 ) 
Net realized loss on options 
  5,632,986  
Purchase of long-term investments 
  (158,127,455 ) 
Cost of written options closed 
  (24,560,705 ) 
Premiums received on call options written 
  18,769,425  
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments 
  152,327,027  
Net proceeds from sale of short-term investments 
  23,611  
Decrease in dividends receivable 
  173,885  
Increase in receivable for securities sold 
  (503,489 ) 
Increase in other assets 
  (14,875 ) 
Increase in investments purchased payable 
  536,238  
Increase in advisory fee payable 
  17,501  
Increase in administration fee payable 
  341  
Increase in interest due on borrowings 
  16,238  
Increase in fund accounting fee payable 
  5,195  
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities 
  116,778  
Net Cash Used in Operating and Investing Activities 
  (10,891,520 ) 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities: 
     
Proceeds from borrowings 
  49,500,000  
Payments made on borrowings 
  (30,500,000 ) 
Distributions to shareholders 
  (7,672,886 ) 
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities 
  11,327,114  
Net change in cash 
  435,594  
Cash at Beginning of Period 
  5,478  
Cash at End of Period 
$ 441,072  
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: Cash paid during the period for interest 
$ 152,690  
Supplemental Disclosure of Non Cash Operating Activity: Options exercised during the period 
$ 915,950  
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
June 30, 2014
 
Per share operating performance 
for a common share outstanding throughout the period 
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
(Unaudited)
   
For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2013
   
For the
Period Ended
December 31, 2012*
   
For the Period
October 27, 2011**
through
June 30, 2012
 
Net asset value, beginning of period 
$ 21.02     $ 19.07     $ 19.24     $ 19.10 (a) 
Investment operations 
                             
Net investment income (b) 
  0.04       0.07       0.12       0.09  
Net realized and unrealized gain on 
                             
investments and options 
  1.50       3.63       0.59       0.97  
Total from investment operations 
  1.54       3.70       0.71       1.06  
Common shares’ offering expenses charged to paid-in-capital 
                    (0.04 ) 
Distributions to Shareholders 
                             
From and in excess of net investment income 
  (0.88 )      (0.05 )      (0.11 )      (0.42 ) 
Return of capital 
        (1.06 )      (0.77 )      (0.46 ) 
Capital gains 
        (0.64 )             
Total distributions to shareholders 
  (0.88 )      (1.75 )      (0.88 )      (0.88 ) 
Net asset value, end of period 
$ 21.68     $ 21.02     $ 19.07     $ 19.24  
Market value, end of period 
$ 20.03     $ 18.89     $ 17.73     $ 18.61  
Total investment return (c) 
                             
Net asset value 
  7.56 %      20.28 %      3.69 %      5.30 % 
Market value 
  11.17 %      17.12 %      -0.35 %      -2.57 % 
Ratios and supplemental data 
                             
Net assets end of period (thousands) 
$ 190,098     $ 184,336     $ 167,217     $ 168,444  
Ratios to Average Net Assets: 
                             
Total expenses, including interest expense(g) 
  1.72 %(d)      1.68 %      1.78 %(d)      1.80 %(d) 
Net investment income, including interest expense 
  0.47 %(d)      0.33 %      1.25 %(d)      0.71 %(d) 
Portfolio Turnover(e) 
  69 %      154 %      54 %      31 % 
Senior Indebtedness: 
                             
Total Borrowings outstanding (in thousands) 
$ 42,000     $ 23,000     $ 32,000     $ 34,000  
Asset Coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness(f) 
$ 5,526     $ 9,015     $ 6,226     $ 5,954  
 
*
Fiscal year end changed from June 30 to December 31.
 
**
Commencement of investment operations.
 
(a)
Before deduction of offering expenses charged to capital.
 
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
 
(c)
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the beginning of the period and a sale on the last day of the period reported either at net asset value (NAV) or market price per share. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at NAV for NAV returns or the prices obtained under the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan market value returns. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions. A return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
  
(d)
Annualized.
 
(e)
Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods of less than one year.
 
(f)
Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total borrowings.
 
(g)
Excluding interest expense, the operating expense ratio would be
 
For the
         
For the Period
 
Six Months Ended
         
October 27, 2011**
 
June 30, 2014
 
For the Year Ended
 
For the Period Ended
 
through
 
(Unaudited)
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012*
 
June 30, 2012
 
  1.53 %(d)  1.51 %  1.54 %(d)  1.59 %(d) 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Note 1 – Organization:
Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 11, 2011. 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 provide a high level of risk-adjusted total return with an emphasis on current income. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investment objective is considered fundamental and may not be changed without shareholder approval.
 
Note 2 – Accounting Policies:
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
 
(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 or other assets.
 
Valuations of the Fund’s securities 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 and will 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 by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services.
 
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the close of business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on such day, the security is valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices on such day.
 
Open-end investment companies (“Mutual Funds”) are valued at their NAV as of the close of business on the valuation date. Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end investment companies are valued at the last quoted sales price.
 
Exchange traded options are valued between the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded.
 
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 and repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the 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 currency 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 such as World Equity Benchmark Securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Committee and the Adviser are authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
 
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (“GFIA” or the “Adviser”), subject to review 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) “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: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g. the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
 
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
 
(b) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including the amortization of premiums and accretion of discount, is accrued daily.
 
(c) Options
The Fund will utilize a call option writing strategy to seek to generate current income and potentially mitigate overall portfolio volatility. The option strategy will include writing (i.e. selling) call options on securities indices, exchange-traded funds that track securities indices, baskets of securities and other instruments, which will include securities that are not held by the Fund.
 
An option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specific exercise or “strike” price. The writer of an option on a security has an obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price (in the case of a call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security (in the case of a put). When an option is written, the premium received is recorded as an asset with an equal liability and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as options written in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recorded on the expiration date as a realized gain. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transactions, as a realized loss. If an option is exercised, the premium is added to the cost of the purchase (in the case of a put) or proceeds from the sale of the underlying security (in case of a call) in determining whether there has been a realized gain or loss.
 
As the seller of an index call option, the Fund receives cash (the premium) from the purchaser. The purchaser of an index call option has the right to any appreciation in the value of the index over a fixed price (the exercise price) on or before a certain date in the future (the expiration date). The Fund, in effect, agrees to sell the potential appreciation in the value of the relevant index over the exercise price in exchange for the premium. If, at or before expiration, the purchaser exercises the call option sold by the Fund, the Fund will pay the purchaser the difference between the cash value of the index and the exercise price of the index option (the exercise settlement amount). The premium, the exercise price and the market value of the index determine the gain or loss realized by the Fund as the seller of the index call option.
 
Options on an index differ from options on securities because (i) the exercise of an index option requires cash payments and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities, (ii) the holder of an index call option has the right to receive cash (instead of securities) upon exercise of the option in an amount equal to the amount by which the level of the index exceeds the exercise price and (iii) index options reflect price-fluctuations in a group of securities or segments of the securities market rather than price fluctuations in a single security.
 
(d) Distributions
The Fund declares and pays quarterly distributions to shareholders. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
The Fund adopted a managed distribution policy (the “Distribution Policy”) effective with the January 31, 2014 distribution. Under the terms of the Distribution Policy, the Fund will pay a quarterly distribution in a fixed amount until such amount is modified by the Board of Trustees. If sufficient net investment income is not available, the distribution will be supplemented by capital gains and, to the extent necessary, return of capital.
 
Note 3 – Investment Advisory Agreement, Sub-Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements:
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser furnishes offices, necessary facilities and equipment, provides personnel, including certain officers required for the Fund’s administrative management and compensates the officers or trustees of the Fund who are affiliates of the Adviser. As compensation for these services, the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, payable monthly, in an amount equal to 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets (net assets plus any assets attributable to financial leverage).
 
The Fund and the Adviser have entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Options Strategy Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM”). GPIM is responsible for the management of the Fund’s options strategy. Under the terms of the Options Strategy Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays monthly to GPIM a fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets.
 
The Fund and the Adviser have also entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Equity Portfolio Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Security Investors, LLC (“Security Investors”). Security Investors is responsible for the management of the Fund’s portfolio of equity securities. Under the terms of the Equity Portfolio Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser pays monthly to Security Investors a fee at the annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets.
 
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund may also be officers, directors and/or employees of the Adviser, GPIM or Security Investors. The Fund does not compensate its officers or trustees who are officers, directors and/or employees of the aforementioned firms.
 
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Rydex Fund Services, LLC (“RFS”), an affiliate of the Adviser, GPIM and Security Investors, provides fund administration services to the Fund. As compensation for these services RFS receives a fund administration fee payable monthly at the annual rate set forth below as a percentage of the average daily managed assets of the Fund:
 
Managed Assets 
Rate 
First $200,000,000 
0.0275% 
Next $300,000,000 
0.0200% 
Next $500,000,000 
0.0150% 
Over $1,000,000,000 
0.0100% 
 
RFS acts as the Fund’s accounting agent. As accounting agent, RFS is responsible for maintaining the books and records of the Fund’s securities and cash. RFS receives an accounting fee payable monthly at the annual rate set forth below as a percentage of the average daily managed assets of the Fund.
 
Managed Assets 
Rate 
First $200,000,000 
0.0300% 
Next $300,000,000 
0.0150% 
Next $500,000,000 
0.0100% 
Over $1,000,000,000 
0.0075% 
Minimum annual charge 
$50,000 
Certain out-of-pocket charges 
Varies 
 
For purposes of calculating the fees payable under the foregoing agreements, “average daily managed assets” means the average daily value of the Fund’s total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. “Total assets” means all of the Fund’s assets and is not limited to its investment securities. “Accrued liabilities” means all of the Fund’s liabilities other than borrowings for investment purposes.
 
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) acts as the Fund’s custodian. As custodian, BNY is responsible for the custody of the Fund’s assets.
 
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:
 
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.
 
The following table represents the Fund’s investments carried on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by caption and by level within the fair value hierarchy at June 30, 2014.
 
Description 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets: 
             
Common Stocks* 
$ 232,935,442   $   $   $ 232,935,442
Money Market Fund 
  319,099             319,099
Total 
$ 233,254,541   $   $   $ 233,254,541
Liabilities: 
                     
Call Options Written 
$ 1,040,423   $   $   $ 1,040,423
Total 
$ 1,040,423   $   $   $ 1,040,423
* Refer to Portfolio of Investments for breakout by industry.
           
 
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 under the valuation policies that have been reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees. In any event, values are 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 Treasuries, and other information and analysis.
 
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.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
There were no transfers between levels for the period ended June 30, 2014.
 
Note 5 – Federal Income Taxes:
The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. In addition, by distributing substantially all of its ordinary income and long-term capital gains, if any, during each calendar year, the Fund intends not to be subject to U.S. federal excise tax.
 
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Information on the components of investments as of June 30, 2014, is as follows:
 
Cost of
   
Net Tax
Net Tax
Investments
Gross Tax
Gross Tax
Unrealized
Unrealized
for Tax
Unrealized
Unrealized
Appreciation
Appreciation
Purposes
Appreciation
Depreciation
on Investments
on Derivatives
$192,453,999 $42,888,567 $(2,088,025) $40,800,542 $152,270
 
The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, non-real estate investments trust return of capital and REIT return of capital.
 
Tax components of the following balances as of December 31, 2013 (the most recent fiscal year for federal income tax purposes) are as follows:
 
 
Undistributed Long-Term Gains/ 
Undistributed Ordinary Income 
(Accumulated Capital Loss) 
$0 
$(2,504,338) 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, was as follows:
 
Distributions paid from 
2013 
Ordinary income 
$ 415,054 
Return of capital 
9,308,314 
Capital gains 
5,624,344 
 
During the period ended June 30, 2014, distributions of $7,672,886 were paid to shareholders. The classification of these distributions for federal income tax purposes will be determined after December 31, 2014.
 
For all open tax years and all major jurisdictions, management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Uncertain tax positions are tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns that would not meet a more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority and would be recorded as a tax expense in the current year. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e. generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Fund is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
 
Note 6 – Investments in Securities:
During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, excluding written options with maturities of less than one year and short-term investments were $158,127,455 and $152,327,027, respectively.
 
Note 7 – Derivatives:
The Fund will utilize a call option writing strategy to seek to generate current income and potentially mitigate overall portfolio volatility. As this strategy involves uncovered option writing (i.e. writing options on securities not held in the Fund’s portfolio, on indices or on exchange traded funds comprised of such securities or that track such indices), it may result in less volatility mitigation than, and may be subject to more risks compared to, option strategies involving writing options on securities held by the Fund.
 
There are various risks associated with the Fund’s call option writing strategy. The purchaser of an index option written by the Fund has the right to any appreciation in the cash value of the index over the strike price on the expiration date. Therefore, as the writer of a covered index call option, the Fund forgoes the opportunity to profit from increases in the index over the strike price of the option. However, the Fund has retained the risk of loss (net of premiums received) should the price of the index decline. Similarly, as the writer of a covered call option on a security or basket of securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, the Fund forgoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security or securities covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the exercise price of the call but has retained the risk of loss (net of premiums received) should the price of the underlying security decline.
 
There are special risks associated with uncovered option writing, which expose the Fund to potentially significant loss. As the writer of an uncovered call option, the Fund has no risk of loss should the price of the underlying security or index decline, but bears unlimited risk of loss should the price of the underlying security or index increase above the exercise price.
 
To the extent that the Fund purchases options, the Fund will be subject to the following additional risks. If a put or call option purchased by the Fund is not sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security remains equal to or greater than the exercise price (in the case of a put), or remains less than or equal to the exercise price (in the case of a call), the Fund will lose its entire investment in the option. Also, where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price of the put or call option may move more or less than the price of the related security. If restrictions on exercise were imposed, the Fund might be unable to exercise an option it had purchased. If the Fund were unable to close out an option that it had purchased on a security, it would have to exercise the option in order to realize any profit or the option may expire worthless.
 
 
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Transactions in written call option contracts for the period ended June 30, 2014, were as follows:
 
 
Number of
 
Premiums
 
 
Contracts
 
Received
 
Options outstanding, beginning of period 
13,282   $ 2,358,267  
Options written during the period 
94,354     18,769,425  
Options closed during the period 
(89,954 )    (19,019,049 ) 
Options exercised during the period 
(7,543 )    (915,950 ) 
Options outstanding, end of the period 
10,139   $ 1,192,693  
 
The following table presents the types of derivatives in the Fund by location as presented on the Statement of Assets Liabilities at June 30, 2014.
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Presentation of Fair Values of Derivatives (in $000s):
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
 
Statement
   
Statement 
   
 
of Assets
   
of Assets 
   
 
and Liabilities
   
and Liabilities 
   
 
Location
Fair Value
 
Location 
Fair Value
Equity risk 
$  
Options 
   
         
Written, 
   
         
at value 
$ 1,040
Total 
  $     $ 1,040
 
Summary of Derivatives Information
The following table presents the effect of Derivatives Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations (in $000s):
 
Amount of Net 
Net Change in Net 
 
Realized Loss 
Unrealized Appreciation 
 
on Derivatives 
on Derivatives 
 
Options 
Options 
Equity risk 
$(5,633) 
$2,587 
Total 
$(5,633) 
$2,587 
 
Note 8 – Leverage:
 
Borrowings
On November 3, 2011, the Fund entered into a committed credit facility agreement with an approved counterparty (the “Counterparty”). The Counterparty has agreed to provide secured financing to the Fund up to a maximum of $50,000,000 and the Fund will provide pledged collateral to the Counterparty. Interest on the amount borrowed is based on the 1-month LIBOR plus 0.75%. An unused commitment fee of 0.10% is charged on the difference between 60% of the amount available to borrow under the credit agreement and the actual amount borrowed. At June 30, 2014, there was $42,000,000 outstanding in connection with the Fund’s credit facility. The average daily amount of borrowings on the credit facility during the six months ended June 30, 2014, was $33,657,459 with a related average interest rate of 0.90%. The maximum amount outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $42,500,000. As of June 30, 2014, the market value of the securities segregated as collateral is $233,214,932.
 
The credit facility agreement includes usual and customary covenants. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, collateral requirements, investment strategy requirements, and certain financial obligations. These covenants place limits or restrictions on the Fund’s ability to (i) enter into additional indebtedness with a party other than the lender, (ii) change its fundamental investment policy, or (iii) pledge to any other party, other than to the lender, securities owned or held by the Fund over which BNY has a lien. In addition, the Fund is required to deliver financial information to the lender within established deadlines, maintain an asset coverage ratio (as defined in Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act) greater than 300%, comply with the rules of the stock exchange on which its share are listed, and maintain its classification as a “closed-end fund company” as defined in the 1940 Act.
 
Note 9 – Capital:
 
Common Shares
The Fund has an unlimited amount of common shares, $0.01 par value, authorized and 8,770,121 issued and outstanding.
 
There were no transactions in common shares during the period ended June 30, 2014.
 
At June 30, 2014, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser, owned 5,870 shares of the Fund.
 
Note 10 – Indemnifications:
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations, which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would require future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
Note 11 – Subsequent Event:
The Fund evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available for issue and determined there were no additional material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements, except as noted below.
 
On July 1, 2014, the Fund declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.4375 per share. The distribution was payable on July 31, 2014 to shareholders of record on July 15, 2014. Distributions may include ordinary income, realized gains and/or return of capital. The final determination of the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund in 2014 will be reported to shareholders in January 2015.
 
 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Federal Income Tax Information
In January 2015, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099 DIV or substitute 1099 DIV as to the federal tax status of the distributions received by you in the calendar year 2014.
 
Results of Shareholder Votes
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund was held on April 3, 2014. Common shareholders voted on the election of Trustees.
 
With regards to the election of the following Trustees by common shareholders of the Fund: 
   
 
# of Shares in Favor 
# of Shares Against 
# of Shares Withheld 
Randall C. Barnes 
7,198,213 
141,552 
120,030 
Donald C. Cacciapaglia 
7,199,188 
146,175 
114,432 
Donald A. Chubb 
7,185,013 
165,965 
108,817 
Jerry B. Farley 
7,178,226 
173,875 
107,694 
Maynard F. Oliverius 
7,160,312 
182,325 
117,158 
 
The other Trustees of the Fund whose terms did not expire in 2014 are Roman Friedrich III, Robert B. Karn III, Ronald A. Nyberg and Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.
 
Trustees(a)
The Trustees of the Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years:
 
       
Number of
 
   
Term of 
 
Portfolios
 
   
Office ** 
  in  
 
Position(s) 
and Length   Fund  
Name, Address*, 
Held with 
of Time
 
Complex
Other Directorships 
and Year of Birth 
Trust 
Served 
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years 
Overseen 
Held by Trustee 
Independent Trustees: 
         
Randall C. Barnes
(1951)
 
Trustee
Since 2011
Current: Private Investor (2001-present).
86
None.
      Former: Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997); President, Pizza Hut International (1991-1993); Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and New Business Development, PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990).     
Donald A. Chubb, Jr. 
(1946) 
Trustee and 
Vice Chairman 
of the Board 
Since 2014 
Current: Business broker and manager of commercial real estate, Griffith & Blair, Inc. (1997-present). 
82 
None. 
Jerry B. Farley 
(1946) 
Trustee and 
Vice Chairman 
of the Audit 
Committee 
Since 2014 
Current: President, Washburn University (1997-present). 
82 
Current: Westar Energy, Inc. (2004-present); CoreFirst Bank & Trust (2000-present). 
Roman Friedrich III 
(1946) 
Trustee and 
Chairman of the 
Contracts Review 
Committee 
Since 2011 
Current: Founder and President, Roman Friedrich & Company (1998-present). 
82 
Current: Mercator Minerals Ltd. (2013-present); Zincore Metals, 
Inc. (2009-present). 
 
     
Former: Senior Managing Director, MLV & Co. LLC (2010-2011). 
 
Former: First Americas Gold Corp. (2012-2014); Blue Sky Uranium Corp. (2011-2012); Axiom Gold and Silver Corp. (2011-2012); Stratagold Corp. (2003-2009); GFM Resources Ltd. (2005-2010). 
Robert B. Karn III 
Trustee and 
Since 2011 
Current: Consultant (1998-present). 
82 
Current: Peabody Energy Company 
(1942) 
Chairman of 
     
(2003-present); GP Natural 
 
the Audit 
 
Former: Arthur Andersen (1965-1997) and Managing Partner, 
 
Resource Partners, LLC (2002- 
 
Committee 
 
Financial and Economic Consulting, St. Louis office (1987-1997). 
 
present). 
Ronald A. Nyberg 
Trustee and 
Since 2011 
Current: Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (2000-present). 
88 
Current: Edward-Elmhurst 
(1953) 
Chairman of 
     
Healthcare System (2012-present). 
 
the Nominating 
 
Former: Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and 
   
 
and Governance 
 
Corporate Secretary, Van Kampen Investments (1982-1999). 
   
 
Committee 
       
 
 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
       
Number of
 
   
Term of 
 
Portfolios
 
   
Office ** 
  in  
 
Position(s) 
and Length   Fund  
Name, Address*, 
Held with 
of Time
 
Complex
Other Directorships 
and Year of Birth 
Trust 
Served 
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years 
Overseen 
Held by Trustee 
Independent Trustees (continued): 
       
Maynard F. Oliverius 
Trustee and 
Since 2014 
Current: Retired. 
82 
None. 
(1943) 
Vice Chairman 
       
 
of the Contracts 
 
Former: President and CEO, Stormont-Vail HealthCare 
   
 
Review Committee 
 
(1996-2012). 
   
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr. 
Trustee and 
Since 2011 
Current: Portfolio Consultant (2010-present). 
85 
Former: Bennett Group of Funds 
(1958) 
Chairman of the 
     
(2011-2013). 
 
Board 
 
Former: Vice President, Manager and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen 
   
     
Asset Management (1998-1999); Vice President, Nuveen Investment 
   
     
Advisory Corp. (1992-1999); Vice President and Manager, Nuveen 
   
     
Unit Investment Trusts (1991-1999); and Assistant Vice President 
   
     
and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1988-1999), 
   
     
each of John Nuveen & Co., Inc. (1982-1999). 
   
Interested Trustee: 
         
Donald C. 
President, Chief 
Since 2012 
Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund 
214 
Current: Delaware Life (2013- 
Cacciapaglia*** 
Executive Officer 
 
Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments 
 
present); Guggenheim Life and 
(1951) 
and Trustee 
 
(2010-present). 
 
Annuity Company (2011-present); 
         
Paragon Life Insurance Company of 
     
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group, Inc. (2002-2010). 
Indiana (2011-present). 
 
*
The business address of each Trustee is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
 
**
This is the period for which the Trustee began serving the Fund. After a Trustee’s initial term, each Trustee is expected to serve a three year term concurrent with the class of Trustees for which he serves:
 
 
-
Messrs. Farley, Friedrich and Nyberg are Class II Trustees. Class II Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
 
 
-
Messrs. Karn, Oliverius and Toupin are Class III Trustees. Class III Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
 
 
-
Messrs. Barnes, Cacciapaglia and Chubb are Class I Trustees. Class I Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.
 
***
This Trustee is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Fund under the 1940 Act by reason of his position with the Fund’s Investment Manager and/or the parent of the Investment Manager.
 
(a)
As of April 3, 2014. At a special meeting of the shareholders held in April 2014, shareholders of the Trust elected the following individuals to serve as Trustees: Donald A. Chubb, Jerry B. Farley and Maynard F. Oliverius.
 
Officers
The Officers of the Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund who are not trustees, and their principal occupations during the past five years:
 
   
Term of Office 
 
Name, Address*, 
Position(s) Held 
and Length of 
 
and Year of Birth 
with Trust 
Time Served** 
Principal Occupations During Past Five Years 
Joseph M. Arruda 
Assistant Treasurer 
Since 2014 
Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present); Vice President, Security 
(1966) 
   
Investors, LLC (2010-present); CFO and Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present). 
 
     
Former: Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC (2010); 
     
Vice President, Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2010). 
William H. Belden, III 
Vice President 
Since 2014 
Current: Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present); Managing Director, 
(1965) 
   
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2005-present). 
 
     
Former: Vice President of Management, Northern Trust Global Investments (1999-2005). 
 
 
 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued 
June 30, 2014
 
   
Term of Office 
 
Name, Address*, 
Position(s) Held 
and Length of 
 
and Year of Birth 
with Trust 
Time Served** 
Principal Occupations During Past Five Years 
Officers (continued): 
     
Joanna M. Catalucci 
Chief Compliance 
Since 2012 
Current: Chief Compliance Officer, certain funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Managing Director, 
(1966) 
Officer 
 
Guggenheim Investments (2012-present). 
 
     
Former: Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2008-2012); Senior 
     
Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and certain affiliates (2010-2012); Chief 
     
Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and certain affiliates (2010-2011). 
Mark J. Furjanic 
Assistant Treasurer 
Since 2011 
Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2005-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the 
(1959) 
   
Fund Complex (2008-present). 
 
     
Former: Senior Manager, Ernst & Young LLP (1999-2005). 
James M. Howley 
Assistant Treasurer 
Since 2011 
Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2004-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund 
(1972) 
   
Complex (2006-present). 
 
     
Former: Manager, Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc. (1996-2004). 
Amy J. Lee 
Chief Legal Officer 
Since 2013 
Current: Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, 
(1961) 
   
Guggenheim Investments (2012-present). 
 
     
Former: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance 
     
Company and Security Benefit Corporation (2004-2012). 
Derek D. Maltbie 
Assistant Treasurer 
Since 2011 
Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the 
(1972) 
   
Fund Complex (2011-present). 
 
     
Former: Assistant Vice President, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2005-2011); Supervisor, Mutual 
     
Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc. (1995-2005). 
Mark E. Mathiasen 
Secretary 
Since 2011 
Current: Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim 
(1978) 
   
Investments (2007-present). 
Michael P. Megaris 
Assistant Secretary 
Since 2014 
Current: Assistant Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (April 2014-present); Associate, 
(1984) 
   
Guggenheim Investments (2012-present). 
 
     
Former: J.D., University of Kansas School of Law (2009-2012). 
Kimberly J. Scott 
Assistant Treasurer 
Since 2012 
Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the 
(1974) 
   
Fund Complex (2012-present). 
 
     
Former: Financial Reporting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (2010-2011); Vice President/Assistant Treasurer, Mutual 
     
Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2009-2010); 
     
Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment 
     
Management (2005-2009). 
Bryan Stone 
Vice President 
Since 2014 
Current: Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (April 2014-present); Director, Guggenheim 
(1979) 
   
Investments (2013-present). 
 
     
Former: Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2009-2013); Vice President, Morgan Stanley 
     
(2002-2009). 
John L. Sullivan 
Chief Financial 
Since 2011 
Current: CFO, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2010-present); 
(1955) 
Officer, Chief 
 
Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present). 
 
Accounting Officer 
   
 
and Treasurer 
 
Former: Managing Director and CCO, each of the funds in the Van Kampen Investments fund complex (2004- 
     
2010); Managing Director and Head of Fund Accounting and Administration, Morgan Stanley Investment 
     
Management (2002-2004); CFO and Treasurer, Van Kampen Funds (1996-2004). 
 
*
The business address of each officer is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606.
 
**
Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The date reflects the commencement date upon which the officer held any officer position with the Fund.
 
 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN (Unaudited) 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Unless the registered owner of common shares elects to receive cash by contacting Computershare Shareowner Services, LLC (the “Plan Administrator”), all dividends declared on common shares of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Administrator, administrator for shareholders in the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), in additional common shares of the Fund. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional common shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your common shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.
 
The Plan Administrator will open an account for each common shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such common shareholder’s common shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a “Dividend”) payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares. The common shares will be acquired by the Plan Administrator for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized common shares from the Fund (“Newly Issued Common Shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open market (“Open-Market Purchases”) on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commission per common share is equal to or greater than the net asset value per common share, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the net asset value per common share on the payment date; provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per common share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the net asset value per common share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commission, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in common shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases.
 
If, before the Plan Administrator has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the net asset value per common share, the average per common share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the common shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer common shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Administrator is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Administrator may cease making Open-Market Purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at net asset value per common share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per common share; the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date.
 
The Plan Administrator maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Administrator on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Administrator will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instruction of the participants.
 
There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commission incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any Federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends.
 
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.
 
All correspondence or questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator, Computershare Shareowners Services, LLC, P.O. Box 30170, College Station, TX 77842-3170; Attention: Shareholder Services Department, Phone Number: (866) 488-3559.
 
 

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REPORT OF THE GUGGENHEIM EQUAL WEIGHT ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND (GEQ) CONTRACTS REVIEW COMMITTEE 
June 30, 2014
 
 
Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 11, 2011, and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (“GFIA” or the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Guggenheim Funds Services, LLC (“GFS”), an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a global diversified financial services firm (“Guggenheim Partners”), serves as the Fund’s investment adviser and provides certain administrative and other services pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Fund and GFIA (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) (Guggenheim Partners, GFIA, GFS, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM” or the “Options Strategy Sub-Adviser”), Security Investors, LLC (“Security Investors” or the “Equity Portfolio Sub-Adviser” and together with GPIM, the “Sub-Advisers” and each, a “Sub-Adviser”) and their affiliates may be referred to herein collectively as “Guggenheim”). Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, GFIA also is responsible for overseeing the activities of GPIM, an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, which serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser responsible for managing the Fund’s options strategy pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement by and among the Fund, the Adviser and GPIM (the “GPIM Sub-Advisory Agreement”); and (ii) Security Investors, an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, which serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser responsible for managing the Fund’s portfolio of equity securities pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement by and among the Fund, GFIA and Security Investors (the “Security Investors Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the GPIM Sub-Advisory Agreement, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements” and each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) (The Sub-Advisory Agreements and the Investment Advisory Agreement are referred to herein collectively as, the “Advisory Agreements”). Under the supervision and oversight of GFIA and the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” and the members of the Board individually, the “Trustees”), Security Investors manages the equity portfolio of the Fund in accordance with its stated investment objective and policies, makes investment decisions for the Fund and places orders to purchase and sell securities on the Fund’s behalf, while GPIM implements the Fund’s options strategy and provides certain facilities and personnel related to such management.
 
At meetings held in person on April 17, 2014 (the “April Meeting”) and on May 12, 2014 (the “May Meeting”), the Contracts Review Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), consisting solely of those Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the 1940 Act, of the Fund (the “Independent Trustees”), met separately from Guggenheim to consider the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. As part of its review process, the Committee was represented by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Independent Legal Counsel”). Independent Legal Counsel reviewed and discussed with the Committee various key aspects of the Trustees’ legal responsibilities relating to the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreements and other principal contracts. In this connection, Independent Legal Counsel advised the Committee of: (i) the responsibilities of board members under applicable law; (ii) the standards for determining what constitutes an excessive fee as delineated by the courts and the factors the Trustees should consider in determining whether to approve the fee arrangements; and (iii) the disclosure requirements pertaining to these approvals, as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Committee took into account various materials received from Guggenheim and Independent Legal Counsel. Recognizing that the evaluation process with respect to the services provided by each of GFIA, GPIM and Security Investors is an ongoing one, the Committee also considered the variety of written materials, reports and oral presentations it received (and received by the full Board) throughout the year regarding performance and operating results of the Fund.
 
In connection with the contract review process, FUSE Research Network LLC (“FUSE”), an independent, third-party research provider, was engaged to prepare advisory contract renewal reports designed specifically to help boards of directors/trustees fulfill their advisory contract renewal responsibilities. The objective of the reports is to present the subject funds’ relative position regarding fees, expenses and total return performance, with comparisons to a peer group identified by Guggenheim. Guggenheim prepared a comprehensive presentation in response to a formal request for information sent by Independent Legal Counsel on behalf of the Committee. In addition, Guggenheim made a detailed presentation at the April Meeting, which addressed areas identified for discussion by the Committee Chair and Vice Chair and Independent Legal Counsel. Throughout the process, the Committee asked questions of management and requested certain additional information which Guggenheim provided following the April Meeting (collectively with the foregoing reports and materials, the “Contract Materials”).
 
Among other things, Guggenheim provided: (i) organizational charts and presentations, staffing reports and biographies of those key personnel of the Adviser and Sub-Advisers providing services to the Fund; (ii) descriptions of various functions performed by Guggenheim for the Fund, such as portfolio trading practices, brokerage matters, trade allocation and best execution; (iii) information regarding each firm’s compliance and regulatory history, including its Form ADV; and (iv) information concerning the parent company and overall Guggenheim organization and strategic plans and goals, all to assist the Committee in assessing the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers, respectively. In addition, Guggenheim’s response included information comparing the investment performance, advisory fees and total expenses of the Fund to other funds (including such information presented in the FUSE reports as well as supplemental information prepared by Guggenheim), charts showing revenues for Guggenheim by product line and with respect to the Fund, including a break-out of various expenses, a description of the expense allocation methodology and information about the profitability of the Fund to Guggenheim Investments (the investment management business of Guggenheim Partners), financial information for Guggenheim Investments (unaudited), audited financial statements of GFIA and information about Guggenheim’s compliance and risk management programs.
 
 

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June 30, 2014
 
 
Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Committee concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to recommend that the Board approve the renewal of all of the Advisory Agreements for an additional 12-month term.
 
Investment Advisory Agreement
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser: With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services currently provided by the Adviser, the Committee noted that the Adviser delegated responsibility for the investment and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets to the Sub-Advisers. The Committee considered the Adviser’s responsibility to oversee the Sub-Advisers and that the Adviser has similar oversight responsibilities for other registered investment companies for which GFIA serves as investment adviser. The Committee took into account information provided by Guggenheim describing and illustrating the Adviser’s processes and activities for providing oversight of the Sub-Advisers’ investment strategies and compliance with investment restrictions, including analyses and monitoring of returns versus peer funds and relevant indices on both a market price and net asset value (“NAV”) basis, volatility, dividend yield, premium/discount and use of derivatives, as well as information regarding the Adviser’s Sub-Advisory Oversight Committee. The Committee also considered the secondary market support services provided by Guggenheim to the Fund and, in this regard, noted the materials describing the activities of Guggenheim’s dedicated Closed-End Fund Team, including with respect to communication with financial advisers, data dissemination and relationship management. In addition, the Committee considered the information provided by Guggenheim concerning the education, experience, professional affiliations, area of responsibility and duties of all key personnel performing services for the Fund, including those personnel providing compliance oversight. In this connection, the Committee considered Guggenheim’s resources and related efforts to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund and noted Guggenheim’s report on recent additions and departures in personnel who work on matters relating to the Fund or are significant to the operations of the Adviser.
 
The Committee noted that on a regular basis the Board receives and reviews information from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Independent Trustees also took into account the various compliance and risk management initiatives undertaken by Guggenheim, including, among other things, the hiring of a new Chief Risk Officer, Portfolio Management, responsible for implementing various initiatives related to the risks associated with the investment process, the organization’s risk management infrastructure and critical activities. The Committee also considered Guggenheim’s other initiatives intended to achieve greater enhancements and efficiencies in Guggenheim’s ability to provide services to the Guggenheim Funds (including the Fund), such as efforts to streamline and simplify the organizational structure of Guggenheim’s advisory business, as reflected by the internal restructuring that consolidated the investment advisers, broker/dealers and other entities that comprise “Guggenheim Investments” under a new, single holding company, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC (“GPIMH”). In this regard, the Committee considered that while the restructuring neither impacted the services rendered on a day-today basis to the Fund nor changed the ultimate ownership of the various Guggenheim entities involved, which, through GPIMH, continue to be indirect subsidiaries of Guggenheim Capital, LLC, Guggenheim stated that the restructuring will allow the financial statements of the various entities to be consolidated and audited, thus providing a clearer view of Guggenheim Investments’ business within the broader Guggenheim organization. In connection with the Committee’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by the Adviser, the Committee considered the Adviser’s role in monitoring and coordinating compliance responsibilities with the administrator, custodian and other service providers to the Fund.
 
With respect to the Adviser’s resources and its ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments reviewed with the Committee certain unaudited financial information concerning GPIMH and the audited financial statements of GFIA (The Committee received the audited financial statements of GPIMH once available following the May Meeting).
 
The Committee also considered the acceptability of the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement (including the scope of services required to be performed by GFIA). Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and at the May Meeting, as well as other considerations, including the Committee’s knowledge of the Adviser’s quality of performance of its duties through Board meetings, discussions, and reports throughout the year, the Committee concluded that the Adviser and its personnel were qualified to serve the Fund in such capacity and may reasonably be expected to continue to provide a high quality of services under the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund.
 
Investment Performance: The Fund commenced investment operations on October 27, 2011. The Committee considered the Fund’s investment performance by reviewing the Fund’s total return on a NAV and market price basis for the one-year and three-month periods ended December 31, 2013. The Committee compared the Fund’s performance to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark and to a peer group of closed-end funds determined by the Adviser (the “peer group of funds”) for the same time periods. The Committee noted that the Adviser’s peer group selection methodology for the Fund starts with the entire U.S.-listed taxable closed-end fund universe, and excludes funds that, among other things, under normal market conditions, are less than 80% covered with options, are less than 80% domestic, primarily write options on individual equities or are sector-oriented. Consequently, the peer group of funds included other closed-end funds that generally invest a majority of their assets in equity securities with a similar covered call strategy. In assessing the peer group
 
 

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June 30, 2014
 
 
constituents and both the comparative performance and fee data presented (including in the FUSE reports), the Committee considered management’s discussion of the challenges of developing relevant peer groups for the Fund.
 
The Committee noted that the Fund’s investment results were consistent with the Fund’s investment objective of seeking to provide a high level of risk-adjusted total return with an emphasis on current income. The Committee also considered that the Adviser does not directly manage the investment portfolio but delegated such duties to the Equity Portfolio Sub-Adviser and the Options Strategy Sub-Adviser. The Committee also considered the Fund’s structure and form of leverage, cost of the leverage and the aggregate leverage outstanding as of December 31, 2013, information concerning the common assets, leverage, managed assets and leverage rate as of December 31, 2012 and as of December 31, 2013, and the net yield on leverage assets and net impact on common assets due to leverage for the one-year period ended December 31, 2013. Based on the information provided, the Committee concluded that the Adviser had appropriately reviewed and monitored the Sub-Adviser’s investment performance.
 
Comparative Fees, Costs of Services Provided and the Profits Realized by the Adviser from its Relationship with the Fund: The Committee compared the Fund’s advisory fee (which includes the sub-advisory fees paid to the Sub-Advisers) and total net expense ratio to the peer group of funds and noted the Fund’s percentile rankings in this regard. The Committee also reviewed the average and median advisory fees and expense ratios, including expense ratio components (e.g., transfer agency fees, administration fees, other operating expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements) of the peer group of funds. The Committee noted that although the Fund’s total net expense ratio was above the median expense ratio of its peer group, none of the other unaffiliated funds within the peer group of funds employ leverage. In this connection, the Committee considered Guggenheim’s statement that when comparing the Fund’s advisory fees to the peer group on a total managed assets basis, as is the industry norm, the Fund’s annual advisory fees are competitive. In addition, the Committee noted the Fund’s relatively small size as compared to other unaffiliated funds in the peer group of funds and the impact of the size differential on the expense ratio related to fixed expenses. The Committee also took into account Guggenheim’s view that because four of the Fund’s six unaffiliated peer funds are managed by the same asset management firm, with sizable closed-end fund assets under management, such asset management firm has been able to implement a unique fee pricing structure. The Committee also considered the complexity of the investment strategies employed by the Sub-Advisers.
 
With respect to the costs of services provided and profits realized by Guggenheim from its relationship with the Fund, the Committee reviewed a profit and loss statement for Guggenheim Investments setting forth the revenues (gross advisory fees) received under the Investment Advisory Agreement, as well as the expenses incurred in providing services to the Fund, the pre-tax operating margin and profitability rate, the Fund’s average assets for the twelve months ended, and the ending assets under management as of, December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and information with respect to Guggenheim’s allocation methodologies used in preparing the profitability data.
 
The Committee considered other benefits available to the Adviser because of its relationship with the Fund and noted that the Adviser may be deemed to benefit from arrangements whereby an affiliate, Rydex Fund Services, LLC, receives fees from the Fund for: (i) providing certain administrative services pursuant to an administration agreement; and (ii) maintaining the books and records of the Fund’s securities and cash pursuant to a fund accounting agreement; and that other affiliates, GPIM and Security Investors, receive sub-advisory fees for managing the investment portfolio. The Committee also noted the Adviser’s statement that it may benefit from marketing synergies arising from offering a broad spectrum of products, including the Fund. Based on all of the information provided and its review, the Committee determined that Guggenheim Investments’ profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.
 
Economies of Scale to be Realized: The Committee received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund as the Fund’s assets grow (primarily through the appreciation of the Fund’s investment portfolio), whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Committee considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Fund were being passed along to the shareholders. In this respect, the Committee considered the Adviser’s view that advisory fee breakpoints generally are not relevant given the structural nature of closed-end funds, which do not continuously offer new shares. The Committee also took into account the Adviser’s view as to the competitiveness of the Fund’s advisory fee when compared to the peer group on a total managed assets basis and noted that to the extent the Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund and its shareholders should realize economies of scale as certain expenses, such as fixed fund fees, become a smaller percentage of overall assets. In addition, the Committee considered the Adviser’s view that Guggenheim continues to add system resources as required to develop its infrastructure in response to the growth in the firm’s assets and there is an opportunity to optimize economies of scale across the firm’s array of products and product lines. Therefore, although Guggenheim may be realizing economies of scale and efficiencies due to its growth, it is concurrently realizing new costs and expenses associated with investment in its infrastructure.
 
Sub-Advisory Agreements
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Sub-Advisers: With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Sub-Advisers, the Committee considered the qualifications, experience and skills of the Sub-Advisers’ portfolio management and other key personnel and information from the Sub-Advisers describing the scope of their services to the Fund. With respect to the Sub-Advisers’ resources and their ability to carry out their responsibilities under the Sub-Advisory
 
 

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June 30, 2014
 
 
Agreements, the Committee recalled the review of certain unaudited financial information concerning GPIMH’s by the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments.
 
The Committee also considered the acceptability of the terms of each Sub-Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Committee considered the Sub-Advisers’ efforts in pursuing the Fund’s investment objective of seeking to provide a high level of risk-adjusted total return with an emphasis on current income. Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and at the May Meeting, as well as other considerations, including the Committee’s knowledge of each Sub-Adviser’s quality of performance of its duties through Board meetings, discussions and reports throughout the year, the Committee concluded that each Sub-Adviser and its personnel were qualified to serve the Fund in such capacity and may reasonably be expected to continue to provide a high quality of services under the applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement.
 
Investment Performance: The Committee reviewed the performance of the Fund and the peer group of funds over different periods of time. The Committee observed that the Fund outperformed the average and median return of its peer group of funds for the one-year period ended December 31, 2013, on a NAV basis. Although the Fund underperformed its peer group average on a market price basis, the Fund’s return on a market price basis for the one-year period was in line with the peer group median. In addition, the Committee observed that the Fund’s performance on a NAV basis exceeded the return of the CBOE BuyWrite Index for the one-year period ended December 31, 2013, while lagging the return of the S&P 500 over the same period. In light of the Fund’s relatively brief operating history, the Committee also took into account the Fund’s performance for three-month period ended December 31, 2013, and noted that the Fund outperformed the average and median return of its peer group of funds on both a NAV and market price basis for such period. The Committee also considered Guggenheim’s statement that, as experienced during the relevant period, strong upward movements in the broad market with low levels of implied volatility in the options market are challenging for enhanced equity strategies to keep pace with equity benchmarks.
 
The Committee also took into account Guggenheim’s belief that there is no single optimal performance metric, nor is there a single optimal time period over which to evaluate performance and that a thorough understanding of performance comes from analyzing measures of returns, risk and risk-adjusted returns, as well as evaluating strategies both relative to their market benchmarks as well as relative to peer groups of competitor strategies. Thus, the Committee also reviewed and considered the additional performance and risk metrics provided by Guggenheim, including the Fund’s standard deviation, tracking error, beta, Sharpe ratio, information ratio and alpha versus the Fund’s peers.
 
After reviewing the foregoing and related factors, the Committee concluded, within the context of its overall conclusions regarding the Advisory Agreements, that the Fund’s performance was acceptable.
 
Comparative Fees, Costs of Services Provided and the Profits Realized by each Sub-Adviser from its Relationship with the Fund: The Committee reviewed the level of sub-advisory fees payable to each of GPIM and Security Investors, noting that the fees would be paid by GFIA and do not impact the fees paid by the Fund. The Committee also reviewed the dollar amount of sub-advisory fees paid to each of GPIM and Security Investors for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. In addition, the Committee compared the sub-advisory fee paid by the Adviser to each Sub-Adviser to the fees charged by the Sub-Adviser to other clients including other registered investment companies.
 
Economies of Scale to be Realized: The Committee recognized that, because the Sub-Advisers’ fees would be paid by the Adviser and not the Fund, the analysis of economies of scale was more appropriate in the context of the Committee’s consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement, which was separately considered (See “Investment Advisory Agreement – Economies of Scale to be Realized” above).
 
Overall Conclusions
Based on the foregoing, the Committee determined that the investment advisory fees are fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of the services provided and other benefits received and that the continuation of each Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative and each Committee member may attribute different weights to different factors. At the May Meeting, the Committee, constituting all of the Independent Trustees, recommended the renewal of each Advisory Agreement for an additional 12-month term.
 
 

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FUND INFORMATION 
June 30, 2014
 
Board of Trustees 
Principal Executive Officers 
Equity Strategy Investment 
Randall C. Barnes 
Donald C. Cacciapaglia 
Sub-Adviser 
 
Chief Executive Officer 
Security Investors, LLC 
Donald C. Cacciapaglia* 
 
New York, NY 
 
Joanna M. Catalucci 
 
Donald A. Chubb 
Chief Compliance Officer 
Administrator and Accounting Agent 
   
Rydex Fund Services, LLC 
Jerry B. Farley 
Amy J. Lee 
Rockville, MD 
  Chief Legal Officer  
Roman Friedrich III 
 
Custodian 
 
Mark E. Mathiasen 
The Bank of New York Mellon 
Robert B. Karn III 
Secretary 
New York, NY 
     
Ronald A. Nyberg 
John L. Sullivan 
Legal Counsel 
 
Chief Financial Officer, 
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & 
Maynard F. Oliverius 
Chief Accounting 
Flom LLP 
 
Officer and Treasurer 
New York, NY 
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., 
   
Chairperson 
Investment Adviser 
Independent Registered Public 
 
Guggenheim Funds Investment 
Accounting Firm 
* Trustee is an “interested person” 
Advisors, LLC 
Ernst & Young LLP 
(as defined in Section 2(a)(19) 
Chicago, IL 
McLean, VA 
of the 1940 Act) (“Interested 
   
Trustee”) of the Trust because 
Options Strategy Investment 
 
of his position as the President 
Sub-Adviser 
 
and CEO of the Investment 
Security Investors, LLC 
 
Adviser and Distributor. 
New York, NY 
 
 
 
Privacy Principles of the Fund
The Fund is committed to maintaining the privacy of its shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Fund collects, how the Fund protects that information and why, in certain cases, the Fund may share information with select other parties.
 
Generally, the Fund does not receive any non-public personal information relating to its shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of its shareholders may become available to the Fund. The Fund does not disclose any non-public personal information about its shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party administrator).
 
The Fund restricts access to non-public personal information about its shareholders to employees of the Fund’s investment adviser and its affiliates with a legitimate business need for the information. The Fund maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of its shareholders.
 
Questions concerning your shares of Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund?
• If your shares are held in a Brokerage Account, contact your Broker.
 
• If you have physical possession of your shares in certificate form, contact the Fund’s Transfer Agent:
 
Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, P.O. Box 30170, College Station, TX 77842-3170; (866) 488-3559.
 
This report is sent to shareholders of Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or of any securities mentioned in this report.
 
A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures related to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (866) 274-2227.
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended December 31, is also available, without charge and upon request by calling (866)274-2227, by visiting the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/geq or by accessing the Fund’s Form N-PX on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by visiting the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/geq. The Fund’s Form N-Q may also be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330 or at www.sec.gov.
 
Notice to Shareholders
Notice is hereby give in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund from time to time may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market.
 
 
 

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ABOUT THE FUND MANAGER

 
 
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM”) is an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm. The firm provides capital markets services, portfolio and risk management expertise, wealth management, and investment advisory services. Clients of Guggenheim Partners, LLC subsidiaries are an elite mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and other institutions.
 
Investment Philosophy
GPIM’s investment philosophy is predicated upon the belief that thorough research and independent thought are rewarded with performance that has the potential to outperform benchmark indexes with both lower volatility and lower correlation of returns over time as compared to such benchmark indexes.
 
Investment Process
GPIM’s investment process is a collaborative effort between various groups including the Portfolio Construction Group, which utilize proprietary portfolio construction and risk modeling tools to determine allocation of assets among a variety of sectors, and its Sector Specialists, who are responsible for security selection within these sectors and for implementing securities transactions, including the structuring of certain securities directly with the issuers or with investment banks and dealers involved in the origination of such securities.
 
Security Investors, LLC
Security Investors, LLC (“SI”) is a registered investment adviser. For more than 20 years, SI has been dedicated to helping investors and financial professionals navigate diverse market conditions with confidence. With approximately $20 billion in assets, SI offers institutional investors and financial intermediaries a range of four investment competencies for building well-diversified portfolios; Alternative Assets and Strategies; Fundamental Active Alpha Strategies (Equity and Fixed-Income); Target Beta Strategies; and Exchange Traded products (ETFs).
 
 
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC
227 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Member FINRA/SIPC (08/14)
 
 
NOT FDIC-INSURED l NOT BANK-GUARANTEED l MAY LOSE VALUE
CEF-GEQ-SAR-0614
 
 
 

 
 
Item 2.  Code of Ethics.
 
Not applicable for a semi-annual reporting period.
 
Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.
 
Not applicable for a semi-annual reporting period.
 
Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Not applicable for a semi-annual reporting period.
 
Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
 
Not applicable for a semi-annual reporting period.
 
Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.
 
The Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1.
 
Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not applicable for a semi-annual reporting period.
 
Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
(a)  
Not applicable for a semi-annual reporting period.
 
(b)  
There has been no change, as of the date of this filing, in the Portfolio Manager identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
 
None.
 
Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The registrant has not made any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.
 
 
 

 
 
Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)      The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded based on such evaluation, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act, that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
 
 (b)      There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 12.  Exhibits.
 
(a)(1)   Not applicable.
 
 (a)(2)  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act.
 
(a)(3)    Not applicable.
 
(b)         Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
(Registrant) Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund
 
By:        /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia                 
 
Name:   Donald C. Cacciapaglia
 
Title:     Chief Executive Officer
 
Date:     September 3, 2014
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
By:        /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia                 
 
Name:  Donald C. Cacciapaglia
 
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
 
Date:    September 3, 2014
 
By:       /s/ John L. Sullivan                                
 
Name:  John L. Sullivan
 
Title:    Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
 
Date:     September 3, 2014