N-Q 1 gug71690-nq.htm GUGGENHEIM STRATEGY FUNDS
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number  811-22946
Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
805 King Farm Blvd, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20850 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Amy J. Lee
805 King Farm Blvd, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20850
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (301) 296-5100 
Date of fiscal year end:  September 30
Date of reporting period: April 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017

 
Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.
Attached hereto.
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
           
   
Shares
   
Value
 
MONEY MARKET FUND- 1.5%
           
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class
         
0.75%1
 
6,223,126
 
$
6,223,126
 
Total Money Market Fund
           
(Cost $6,223,126)
       
6,223,126
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
       
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 32.9%
           
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  31.5%
           
Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd.
           
2014-21A, 3.06% due 10/25/262,3
$
 8,750,000
   
 8,749,271
 
2015-25A, 2.97% due 08/05/272,3
 
 5,000,000
   
 5,000,763
 
Tennenbaum Senior Loan Funding III LLC
           
2014-3, 3.11% due 10/24/242
 
 10,500,000
   
 10,520,251
 
Great Lakes CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 3.01% due 04/15/252,3
 
 9,900,000
   
 9,909,787
 
Venture XVI CLO Ltd.
           
2017-16A, 2.67% due 04/15/262,3
 
 8,700,000
   
 8,699,605
 
TICP CLO II Ltd.
           
2017-2A, 2.32% due 07/20/262,3
 
 8,600,000
   
 8,590,275
 
Flagship CLO
           
2014-8A, 2.41% due 01/16/262,3
 
 8,100,000
   
 8,115,287
 
Seneca Park CLO Limited
           
2017-1A, 2.28% due 07/17/262,3
 
 6,500,000
   
 6,508,170
 
Lime Street CLO Ltd.
           
2007-1A, 2.22% due 06/20/212,3
 
 6,000,000
   
 5,749,320
 
GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd.
           
2013-7A, 2.31% due 04/25/252,3
 
 5,600,000
   
 5,605,260
 
NewMark Capital Funding CLO Ltd.
           
2013-1A, 2.33% due 06/02/252,3
 
 5,500,000
   
 5,498,274
 
Monroe Capital CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.95% due 10/22/262,3
 
 5,490,000
   
 5,482,928
 
Northwoods Capital Ltd.
           
2017-14A, 2.48% due 11/12/252,3
 
 5,100,000
   
 5,100,966
 
OHA Loan Funding Ltd.
           
2013-1A, 2.60% due 07/23/252,3
 
 4,300,000
   
 4,299,665
 
Vibrant CLO III Ltd.
           
2016-3A, 2.64% due 04/20/262,3
 
 4,100,000
   
 4,112,300
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED-SECURITIES†† - 32.9% (continued)
           
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  31.5% (continued)
           
Steele Creek CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.50% due 08/21/262,3
$
4,100,000
  $
4,100,394
 
TICP CLO Ltd.
           
2014-3A, 2.34% due 01/20/272,3
 
 4,000,000
   
 3,997,859
 
Cent CLO LP
           
2014-21A, 2.38% due 07/27/262,3
 
 3,800,000
   
 3,805,781
 
CFIP CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.63% due 04/13/252,3
 
 3,000,000
   
 3,000,892
 
Madison Park Funding V Ltd.
           
2007-5A, 2.65% due 02/26/212,3
 
 3,000,000
   
 2,945,434
 
Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.59% due 07/16/262,3
 
 2,500,000
   
 2,502,202
 
KVK CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.48% due 05/15/262,3
 
 2,400,000
   
 2,399,675
 
Venture XVII CLO Ltd.
           
2017-17A, 2.28% due 07/15/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,003,480
 
Fortress Credit BSL II Ltd.
           
2017-2A, 2.31% due 10/19/252,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,001,226
 
Regatta III Funding Ltd.
           
2017-1A, 2.35% due 04/15/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,996,401
 
NewStar Arlington Senior Loan Program LLC
           
2014-1A, 3.76% due 07/25/252,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,964,290
 
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
       
 132,659,756
 
Credit Card -  1.0%
           
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust
           
2015-A6, 1.53% due 06/15/202
 
 4,000,000
   
 4,001,483
 
Automotive -  0.4%
           
CarMax Auto Owner Trust
           
2016-2, 1.63% due 06/17/192
 
 1,619,569
   
 1,621,373
 
Collateralized Debt Obligations -  0.0%**
           
SRERS Funding Ltd.
           
2011-RS, 1.35% due 05/09/462,3
 
 120,273
   
 119,104
 
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 32.9% (continued)
           
Financial -  0.0%
           
CCR, Inc. MT100 Payment Rights Master Trust
           
2010-CX, 1.44% due 07/10/172
$
72,463
  $
72,450
 
Total Asset Backed Securities
           
(Cost $138,299,313)
       
138,474,166
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 25.1%
           
Financial -  19.8%
           
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
           
2.13% due 03/22/192
 
 5,400,000
   
 5,450,635
 
National Bank of Canada
           
2.08% due 12/14/182
 
 5,400,000
   
 5,448,514
 
Royal Bank of Canada
           
1.87% due 04/15/192
 
 5,400,000
   
 5,443,216
 
Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH
           
2.08% due 08/20/182
 
 5,400,000
   
 5,426,039
 
US Bank North America/Cincinnati OH
           
1.75% due 01/29/182
 
 5,400,000
   
 5,413,705
 
Santander UK plc
           
2.72% due 03/14/192
 
 5,300,000
   
 5,396,110
 
Capital One North America/Mclean VA
           
2.33% due 08/17/182
 
 5,350,000
   
 5,388,397
 
Morgan Stanley
           
2.54% due 02/01/192
 
 5,300,000
   
 5,380,253
 
Credit Agricole S.A.
           
2.20% due 06/10/202,3
 
 4,250,000
   
 4,299,802
 
Huntington National Bank
           
1.74% due 03/10/202
 
 4,250,000
   
 4,261,989
 
Citizens Bank North America/Providence RI
           
1.75% due 03/02/202
 
 4,250,000
   
 4,253,413
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
           
2.07% due 10/18/192,3
 
 4,100,000
   
 4,134,842
 
Station Place Securitization Trust
           
2.12% due 02/25/492,3
 
 4,133,333
   
 4,134,343
 
BNZ International Funding Ltd.
           
1.87% due 02/21/202,3
 
 4,050,000
   
 4,069,614
 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
           
1.95% due 09/23/192,3
 
 4,000,000
   
 4,033,212
 
Citigroup, Inc.
           
1.95% due 01/10/202
 
 4,000,000
   
 4,028,908
 
Bank of America North America
           
1.98% due 12/07/182
 
 3,500,000
   
 3,528,063
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
           
2.37% due 04/30/182
 
 1,790,000
   
 1,803,640
 
2.02% due 12/27/202
 
 1,400,000
   
 1,402,394
 
Total Financial
       
 83,297,089
 
Communications -  2.7%
           
AT&T, Inc.
           
2.23% due 06/30/202
 
 4,100,000
   
 4,153,648
 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
           
1.74% due 01/17/202,3
 
 4,100,000
   
 4,111,267
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 25.1% (continued)
           
Communications -  2.7% (continued)
           
Verizon Communications, Inc.
           
1.72% due 05/22/202
$
3,200,000
  $
3,202,400
 
Total Communications
       
 11,467,315
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  1.3%
           
Daimler Finance North America LLC
           
1.88% due 08/03/172,3
 
 5,400,000
   
 5,401,879
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  1.0%
           
Ingredion, Inc.
           
1.80% due 09/25/17
 
 4,060,000
   
 4,062,424
 
Energy -  0.3%
           
Phillips 66
           
1.79% due 04/15/192
 
 1,250,000
   
 1,252,900
 
Total Corporate Bonds
           
(Cost $104,843,486)
       
105,481,607
 
FOREIGN TREASURY BILLS†† - 16.8%
           
Republic of France
           
due 07/05/176                                    
 EUR
12,635,000
   
14,431,899
 
Government of Japan
 JPY          
due 07/18/176                                          
 
976,000,000
   
8,678,095
 
    due 07/31/176                
 JPY
418,850,000
   
3,724,328
 
Total Government of Japan
       
12,402,423
 
Kingdom of Sweden
           
due 07/19/176                 
 SEK
74,400,000
   
8,831,729
 
Republic of Italy
           
due 07/14/176                   
 EUR
7,715,000
   
8,813,473
 
Kingdom of Spain
           
due 07/14/176                 
 EUR
7,715,000
   
8,813,473
 
Government of United Kingdom
           
 due 07/10/176                       
 EUR
6,690,000
   
8,713,879
 
Republic of Portugal
           
due 07/21/176                  
 EUR
7,545,000
   
8,619,501
 
Total Foreign Treasury Bills
           
(Cost $68,997,423)
       
70,626,377
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 6.9%
           
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  5.9%
           
CSMC Series
           
2014-7R, 1.17% due 10/27/362,3
 
 6,682,918
   
 6,512,221
 
2014-2R, 1.22% due 02/27/462,3
 
 5,219,458
   
 4,922,307
 
2014-7R, 1.18% due 12/27/372,3
 
 4,975,297
   
 4,799,150
 
CIT Mortgage Loan Trust
           
2007-1, 2.57% due 10/25/372,3
 
 3,843,268
   
 3,814,209
 
GSMSC Resecuritization Trust
           
2014-3R, 1.20% due 11/26/362,3
 
 3,501,138
   
 3,428,650
 
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 6.9% (continued)
           
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  5.9% (continued)
           
Nationstar HECM Loan Trust
           
2015-2A, 2.88% due 11/25/253
$
1,316,639
  $
1,317,060
 
Total Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
       
 24,793,597
 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  1.0%
           
Hospitality Mortgage Trust
           
2017-HIT, 1.87% due 05/08/302,3
 
 4,200,000
   
 4,204,958
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
           
(Cost $29,061,519)
       
28,998,555
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS†† - 3.4%
           
State of Israel
           
due 10/31/176                              
ILS 
27,000,000
   
7,834,590
 
   due 01/31/186                              
ILS 
2,900,000
   
864,112
 
Total State of Israel
       
8,698,702
 
Czech Republic
           
due 11/09/176                             
CSK 
107,000,000
   
4,695,568
 
Republic of Slovenia
           
1.75% due 10/09/17     
EUR 
790,000
   
907,133
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds
           
(Cost $13,568,060)
       
14,301,403
 
FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTES†† - 1.0%
           
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTES†† - 1.0% (continued)
           
Fannie Mae4
           
0.96% due 07/19/17
$
4,000,000
 
$
3,998,080
 
Total Federal Agency Discount Notes
           
(Cost $3,998,080)
       
3,998,080
 
COMMERCIAL PAPER†† - 12.8%
           
Mondelez International, Inc.
           
1.36% due 07/20/173
 
7,000,000
   
6,994,976
 
Waste Management, Inc.
           
1.40% due 07/10/173
 
6,500,000
   
6,497,725
 
Anthem, Inc.
           
1.34% due 07/17/173
 
6,500,000
   
6,496,129
 
Comcast Corp.
           
1.35% due 07/20/173
 
6,500,000
   
6,495,369
 
Harley-Davidson Financial Services
           
1.20% due 08/16/173
 
6,500,000
   
6,487,262
 
General Mills, Inc.
           
1.26% due 07/10/173
 
6,000,000
   
5,998,110
 
Eaton Corp.
           
1.39% due 07/20/173
 
6,000,000
   
5,995,598
 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
           
1.33% due 08/10/173
 
6,000,000
   
5,989,497
 
V F Corp.
           
1.38% due 08/18/173
 
3,000,000
   
2,994,480
 
Total Commercial Paper
           
(Cost $53,953,487)
       
53,949,146
 
Total Investments - 100.4%
           
(Cost $418,944,494)
     
$
422,052,460
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (0.4)%
       
(1,596,045
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
     
$
420,456,415
 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS††
Counterparty
Contracts to Sell
Currency
Settlement Date
Settlement Value
Value at June 30, 2017
Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)
J.P. Morgan
(976,000,000)
JPY
07/18/17
$9,027,299
$8,683,166
$344,133
Bank of America
(418,850,000)
JPY
07/31/17
3,756,317
3,728,650
27,667
Deutsche Bank
(803,825)
EUR
10/10/17
905,043
923,200
(18,157)
Goldman Sachs
(3,016,000)
ILS
01/31/18
844,227
872,544
(28,317)
Deutsche Bank
(14,883,750)
ILS
10/31/17
4,220,305
4,293,700
(73,395)
Citigroup
(12,453,750)
ILS
10/31/17
3,464,283
3,592,688
(128,405)
Deutsche Bank
(7,545,000)
EUR
07/21/17
8,413,731
8,626,769
(213,038)
Goldman Sachs
(6,690,000)
 GBP
07/10/17
8,479,709
8,715,791
(236,082)
Goldman Sachs
(12,635,000)
EUR
07/05/17
14,163,958
14,431,753
(267,795)
Goldman Sachs
(74,400,000)
SEK
07/19/17
8,508,813
8,837,937
(329,124)
J.P. Morgan
(107,000,000)
CSK
11/09/17
4,283,598
4,737,165
(453,567)
Goldman Sachs
(15,430,000)
EUR
07/14/17
16,814,720
17,634,380
(819,660)
           
$(2,195,740)
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2017.
2
Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at June 30, 2017.
3
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) liquid securities is $236,644,169 (cost $236,436,040), or 56.3% of total net assets.
4
On September 7, 2008, the issuer was placed in conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). As conservator, the FHFA has full powers to control the assets and operations of the firm.
5
The face amount is denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
6
Zero coupon rate security.
 
CSK    Czech Koruna
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
ILS      Israili Shekel
JPY     Japanese Yen
 
plc        Public Limited Company 
SEK     Swedish Krona
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
 

 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at June 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
138,474,166
   
$
   
$
   
$
138,474,166
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
     
28,998,555
     
     
     
28,998,555
 
Commercial Paper
   
     
53,949,146
     
     
     
53,949,146
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
105,481,607
     
     
     
105,481,607
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contratcs
   
     
     
371,800
     
     
371,800
 
Federal Agency Discount Notes
   
     
3,998,080
     
     
     
3,998,080
 
Foreign Government Bonds
   
     
14,301,403
     
     
     
14,301,403
 
Foreign Treasury Bills
   
     
70,626,377
     
     
     
70,626,377
 
Money Market Fund
   
6,223,126
     
     
     
     
6,223,126
 
Total Assets
 
$
6,223,126
   
$
415,829,334
   
$
371,800
   
$
   
$
422,424,260
 
                                         
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
   
$
   
$
2,567,540
   
$
   
$
2,567,540
 
 
* Other financial instruments include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
 
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. 
   
For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
 
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended June 30, 2017:

LEVEL 3 Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
Total
 
GUGGENHEIM STRATEGY FUND I
           
Assets:
           
Beginning Balance
 
$
23,988,233
   
$
23,988,233
 
Sales, maturities and paydowns
   
(24,000,000
)
   
(24,000,000
)
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
   
11,767
     
11,767
 
Ending Balance
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
MONEY MARKET FUND- 0.6%
         
Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Institutional Shares
   
0.75%1
 
2,741,342
 
$
2,741,342
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $2,741,342)
     
2,741,342
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
       
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 50.5%
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  50.2%
       
KVK CLO Ltd.
         
2017-2A, 2.34% due 07/15/262,3
$
 7,900,000
   
 7,904,938
 
2014-1A, 2.48% due 05/15/262,3
 2,300,000
   
 2,299,688
 
Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd.
         
2016-33A, 3.65% due 11/21/282,3
 4,000,000
   
 3,988,275
 
2014-21A, 3.06% due 10/25/262,3
 3,500,000
   
 3,499,708
 
2015-25A, 2.97% due 08/05/272,3
 1,800,000
   
 1,800,275
 
AIMCO CLO Series 2014-A
         
2017-AA, 2.18% due 07/20/262,3
 8,500,000
   
 8,492,471
 
Oaktree EIF II Series A2 Ltd.
         
2017-A2, 2.33% due 11/15/252,3
 8,500,000
   
 8,488,699
 
Sound Point CLO IV Ltd.
         
2017-3A, 2.26% due 01/21/262,3
 8,450,000
   
 8,436,261
 
Telos CLO 2014-6 Ltd.
         
2017-6A, 2.43% due 01/17/272,3
 8,300,000
   
 8,293,706
 
TICP CLO Ltd.
         
2014-3A, 2.34% due 01/20/272,3
 8,250,000
   
 8,245,585
 
Venture XVI CLO Ltd.
         
2017-16A, 2.67% due 04/15/262,3
 8,200,000
   
 8,199,628
 
OHA Loan Funding Ltd.
         
2013-1A, 2.60% due 07/23/252,3
 8,200,000
   
 8,199,361
 
TICP CLO II Ltd.
         
2017-2A, 2.32% due 07/20/262,3
 8,200,000
   
 8,190,727
 
Octagon Investment Partners XIX Ltd.
         
2017-1A, 2.26% due 04/15/262,3
 8,200,000
   
 8,186,899
 
Great Lakes CLO Ltd.
         
2014-1A, 3.01% due 04/15/252,3
 3,500,000
   
 3,503,460
 
2015-1A, 3.11% due 07/15/262,3
 2,500,000
   
 2,507,427
 
2014-1A, 3.76% due 04/15/252,3
 2,000,000
   
 1,971,294
 
 
   
Face
     
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 50.5% (continued)
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  50.2% (continued)
       
Flagship CLO
           
2014-8A, 2.41% due 01/16/262,3
7,800,000
   $
7,814,721
 
Dryden XXXI Senior Loan Fund
           
2017-31A, 2.24% due 04/18/262,3
 
 7,000,000
   
 6,996,331
 
Regatta V Funding Ltd.
           
2017-1A, 2.32% due 10/25/262,3
 
 6,200,000
   
 6,199,510
 
Cent CLO LP
           
2014-21A, 2.38% due 07/27/262,3
 
 6,050,000
   
 6,059,205
 
Figueroa CLO 2013-2 Ltd.
           
2017-2A, 2.52% due 06/20/272,3
 
 6,000,000
   
 6,002,401
 
CIFC Funding Ltd.
           
2014-4A, 2.54% due 10/17/262,3
 
 5,000,000
   
 5,008,047
 
ACIS CLO Ltd.
           
2014-3A, 2.68% due 02/01/262,3
 
 2,875,000
   
 2,892,974
 
2015-6A, 2.76% due 05/01/272,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,000,988
 
Northwoods Capital Ltd.
           
2017-14A, 2.48% due 11/12/252,3
 
 4,800,000
   
 4,800,909
 
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.
       
2013-4A, 2.63% due 10/15/252,3
 
 3,500,000
   
 3,500,142
 
2013-2A, 2.31% due 04/18/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,240
 
FS Senior Funding Ltd.
           
2015-1A, 2.96% due 04/13/252,3
 
 4,450,000
   
 4,454,450
 
Regatta III Funding Ltd.
           
2017-1A, 2.35% due 04/15/262,3
 
 4,000,000
   
 3,992,801
 
Steele Creek CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.50% due 08/21/262,3
 
 3,900,000
   
 3,900,374
 
Vibrant CLO III Ltd.
           
2016-3A, 2.64% due 04/20/262,3
 
 3,600,000
   
 3,610,800
 
Tralee CLO III Ltd.
           
2016-3A, 3.16% due 07/20/262,3
 
 3,600,000
   
 3,602,406
 
Tennenbaum Senior Loan Funding III LLC
       
2014-3, 3.11% due 10/24/242
 
 3,500,000
   
 3,506,751
 
LCM XII, LP
           
2015-12A, 2.42% due 10/19/222,3
 
 3,032,616
   
 3,037,020
 
 

 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
   
Value
 
   
Amount5
       
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 50.5% (continued)
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  50.2% (continued)
       
Telos CLO Ltd.
           
2014-5A, 2.71% due 04/17/252,3
$
2,000,000
  $
2,006,973
 
2014-5A, 3.31% due 04/17/252,3
 
 750,000
   
 750,112
 
CFIP CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.63% due 04/13/252,3
 
 2,700,000
   
 2,700,803
 
Fortress Credit Investments IV Ltd.
           
2015-4A, 3.06% due 07/17/232,3
 
 2,500,000
   
 2,502,607
 
Lime Street CLO Ltd.
           
2007-1A, 2.22% due 06/20/212,3
 
 2,250,000
   
 2,155,995
 
Venture XVII CLO Ltd.
           
2017-17A, % due 07/15/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,003,480
 
Garrison Funding Ltd.
           
2015-1A, 2.63% due 05/25/272,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,002,566
 
GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd.
           
2013-7A, 2.31% due 04/25/252,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,001,878
 
PFP Ltd.
           
2015-2, 3.17% due 07/14/342,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,999,061
 
Venture XII CLO Ltd.
           
2017-12A, 2.83% due 02/28/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,994,714
 
Monroe Capital CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.95% due 10/22/262,3
 
 1,850,000
   
 1,847,617
 
Cerberus Loan Funding XVI, LP
           
2016-2A, 3.21% due 11/15/272,3
 
 1,800,000
   
 1,823,851
 
Cent CLO Ltd.
           
2013-19A, 2.50% due 10/29/252,3
 
 1,800,000
   
 1,799,833
 
Gallatin CLO VII Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 3.21% due 07/15/232,3
 
 1,350,000
   
 1,346,800
 
Venture VII CDO Ltd.
           
2006-7A, 1.39% due 01/20/222,3
 
 1,304,117
   
 1,296,905
 
NewMark Capital Funding CLO Ltd.
           
2013-1A, 2.33% due 06/02/252,3
 
 1,250,000
   
 1,249,608
 
RFTI Issuer Ltd.
           
2015-FL1, 2.91% due 08/15/302,3
 
 1,218,004
   
 1,217,366
 
Golub Capital BDC CLO LLC
           
2014-1A, 3.66% due 04/25/262,3
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,185,503
 
 
   
Face
   
Value
 
   
Amount5
       
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 50.5% (continued)
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  50.2% (continued)
       
Cent CLO
           
2014-16A, 3.42% due 08/01/242,3
$
1,000,000
   $
1,000,075
 
OCP CLO Ltd.
           
2016-11A, 3.57% due 04/26/282,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,937
 
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund VII Ltd.
       
2013-7A, 3.46% due 10/20/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,936
 
Madison Park Funding V Ltd.
           
2007-5A, 2.65% due 02/26/212,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 981,811
 
Fortress Credit Opportunities III CLO, LP
       
2017-3A, 3.40% due 04/28/262,3
 
 900,000
   
 898,822
 
Newstar Commercial Loan Funding LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.76% due 04/20/252,3
 
 750,000
   
 744,278
 
NewStar Arlington Senior Loan Program LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.76% due 07/25/252,3
 
 750,000
   
 736,609
 
Resource Capital Corporation Ltd.
           
2014-CRE2, 2.22% due 04/15/322,3
 
 235,764
   
 235,733
 
Marathon CLO IV Ltd.
           
2012-4A, 2.56% due 05/20/232,3
 
 107,848
   
 107,876
 
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
       
 219,179,221
 
Collateralized Debt Obligations -  0.3%
           
Triaxx Prime CDO Ltd.
           
2006-2A, 1.32% due 10/02/392,3
 
 1,235,324
   
 1,207,817
 
SRERS Funding Ltd.
           
2011-RS, 1.35% due 05/09/462,3
 
 43,736
   
 43,311
 
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations
       
 1,251,128
 
Financial -  0.0%
           
CCR, Inc. MT100 Payment Rights Master Trust
       
2010-CX, 1.44% due 07/10/172
 
 89,716
   
 89,700
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
           
(Cost $220,373,562)
       
220,520,049
 
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
 
   
Face
   
Value
 
   
Amount5
       
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 15.8%
       
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  8.9%
       
CSMC Series
           
2014-2R, 1.22% due 02/27/462,3
 $
2,037,567
   $
1,921,566
 
2014-7R, 1.17% due 10/27/362,3
 
 1,875,869
   
 1,827,955
 
2014-7R, 1.18% due 12/27/372,3
 
 1,732,690
   
 1,671,346
 
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Loan Trust
       
2008-BC4, 1.85% due 11/25/372
 
 4,253,167
   
 4,143,483
 
2006-BC1, 1.38% due 03/25/362
 
 512,335
   
 500,236
 
2006-NC1, 1.37% due 05/25/362
 
 476,755
   
 460,635
 
CIT Mortgage Loan Trust
           
2007-1, 2.57% due 10/25/372,3
 
 1,911,467
   
 1,897,014
 
2007-1, 2.67% due 10/25/372,3
 
 1,746,902
   
 1,768,664
 
LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd.
           
2016-4, 3.05% due 10/01/212,3
 
 2,121,422
   
 2,113,382
 
2016-5, 3.05% due 11/01/212,3
 
 1,024,423
   
 1,020,128
 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
           
2006-6, 1.39% due 09/25/362
 
 3,136,568
   
 2,940,082
 
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust
           
2016-7, 3.05% due 12/01/212,3
 
 2,803,435
   
 2,792,048
 
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust
       
2005-1, 1.94% due 02/25/352,3
 
 1,224,949
   
 1,221,199
 
2005-2, 1.95% due 03/25/352
 
 1,106,429
   
 1,061,788
 
GSAMP Trust
           
2005-HE6, 1.66% due 11/25/352
 
 2,161,960
   
 2,156,585
 
Encore Credit Receivables Trust
           
2005-4, 1.66% due 01/25/362
 
 2,150,000
   
 2,112,413
 
Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust
           
2007-2, 2.17% due 05/25/372,3
 
 1,845,055
   
 1,846,559
 
VOLT LIII LLC
           
2016-NP13, 3.88% due 12/25/463,6
 
 1,478,307
   
 1,487,543
 
VOLT XL LLC
           
2015-NP14, 4.38% due 11/27/453,6
 
 1,364,446
   
 1,369,372
 
 
   
Face
   
Value
 
   
Amount5
       
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 15.8% (continued)
   
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  8.9% (continued)
   
Nationstar HECM Loan Trust
           
2016-3A, 2.01% due 08/25/263
 $
603,532
 
604,241
 
2015-2A, 2.88% due 11/25/253
 
 501,022
   
 501,182
 
GSMSC Resecuritization Trust
           
2014-3R, 1.20% due 11/26/362,3
 
 1,013,487
   
 992,504
 
First Frankin Mortgage Loan Trust
           
2006-FF4, 1.41% due 03/25/362
 
 995,639
   
 968,852
 
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIa Trust
       
2016-RN3, 3.60% due 09/29/313
 
 809,622
   
 814,053
 
Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust
           
2007-1, 1.35% due 02/25/372
 
 390,621
   
 386,754
 
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust Series
       
2005-C, 1.47% due 12/25/352
 
 337,479
   
 332,536
 
Total Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
   
 38,912,120
 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  6.9%
       
CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust
           
2014-BXCH, 3.01% due 12/15/272,3
 
 7,000,000
   
 7,004,359
 
Cosmopolitan Hotel Trust
           
2016-CSMO, 2.56% due 11/15/332,3
 
 4,500,000
   
 4,533,811
 
Cold Storage Trust
           
2017-ICE3, 2.16% due 04/15/242,3
 
 4,200,000
   
 4,205,202
 
Hospitality Mortgage Trust
           
2017-HIT, 1.87% due 05/08/302,3
 
 4,200,000
   
 4,204,958
 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
           
2015-XLF1, 3.34% due 08/13/192,3
 
 4,000,000
   
 4,005,145
 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
       
2014-FL5, 3.26% due 07/15/312,3
 
 2,250,000
   
 2,221,865
 
2014-FL5, 2.14% due 07/15/312,3
 
 1,540,932
   
 1,541,863
 
BLCP Hotel Trust
           
2014-CLRN, 2.51% due 08/15/292,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,001,887
 
 

 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
 
   
Face
   
Value
 
   
Amount5
       
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 15.8% (continued)
   
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  6.9% (continued)
   
GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust
       
2015-NRF, 2.29% due 12/15/192,3
366,093
  $
366,093
 
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
   
 30,085,183
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
       
(Cost $68,566,605)
       
68,997,303
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 15.1%
           
Financial -  12.2%
           
Citibank North America
           
1.73% due 06/12/202
 
 4,350,000
   
 4,361,078
 
Citizens Bank North America/Providence RI
       
1.77% due 05/26/202
 
 4,250,000
   
 4,253,791
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
           
2.13% due 03/22/192
 
 3,000,000
   
 3,028,131
 
1.88% due 06/01/212
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,201,661
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
           
2.07% due 10/18/192,3
 
 3,600,000
   
 3,630,593
 
1.73% due 03/06/192,3
 
 500,000
   
 500,040
 
Credit Agricole S.A.
           
2.20% due 06/10/202,3
 
 4,050,000
   
 4,097,458
 
Morgan Stanley
           
2.54% due 02/01/192
 
 3,300,000
   
 3,349,969
 
1.98% due 02/14/202
 
 700,000
   
 702,870
 
Station Place Securitization Trust
           
2.12% due 02/25/492,3
 
 3,900,000
   
 3,900,953
 
National Bank of Canada
           
2.08% due 12/14/182
 
 3,800,000
   
 3,834,139
 
Royal Bank of Canada
           
1.87% due 04/15/192
 
 3,600,000
   
 3,628,811
 
Capital One North America/Mclean VA
           
2.33% due 08/17/182
 
 3,400,000
   
 3,424,402
 
2.00% due 09/13/192
 
 200,000
   
 200,889
 
Westpac Banking Corp.
           
1.89% due 05/13/192
 
 3,500,000
   
 3,525,130
 
Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH
           
2.08% due 08/20/182
 
 3,500,000
   
 3,516,877
 
Santander UK plc
           
2.72% due 03/14/192
 
 3,200,000
   
 3,258,029
 
Bank of America North America
           
1.98% due 12/07/182
 
 1,395,000
   
 1,406,185
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
           
1.94% due 05/12/202
 
 750,000
   
 753,663
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
           
2.37% due 04/30/182
 
 550,000
   
 554,191
 
Total Financial
       
 53,128,860
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  1.3%
           
Daimler Finance North America LLC
       
1.88% due 08/03/172,3
 
 4,400,000
   
 4,401,531
 
 
   
Face
     
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 15.1% (continued)
       
Consumer, Cyclical -  1.3% (continued)
       
Lennar Corp.
           
4.50% due 06/15/19
$
1,400,000
   $
1,447,250
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
       
 5,848,781
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  0.7%
           
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
           
4.75% due 06/15/202
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,020,000
 
Ingredion, Inc.
           
1.80% due 09/25/17
 
 1,245,000
   
 1,245,743
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
       
 3,265,743
 
Communications -  0.6%
           
Verizon Communications, Inc.
           
1.72% due 05/22/202
 
 1,400,000
   
 1,401,050
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
           
4.94% due 01/15/182
 
 1,380,000
   
 1,385,624
 
Total Communications
       
 2,786,674
 
Energy -  0.3%
           
Phillips 66
           
1.79% due 04/15/192
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,202,784
 
Total Corporate Bonds
           
(Cost $65,829,027)
       
66,232,842
 
FOREIGN TREASURY BILLS†† - 14.7%
           
Government of Japan
       
due 07/18/17             
JPY
873,100,000
    7,763,162  
due 08/07/174             
JPY 582,000,000     5,175,096  
Total Government of Japan
       
12,938,258
 
Kingdom of Sweden
         
due 07/19/174             
SEK
76,600,000
    9,092,883  
Government of United Kingdom
         
due 07/10/174                           
GBP
6,890,000
    8,974,384  
Republic of Italy
         
due 07/14/174              
EUR
7,810,000
   
8,921,999
 
Kingdom of Spain
         
due 07/14/17             
EUR
7,810,000
   
8,921,999
 
Republic of Portugal
         
due 07/21/17            
EUR
7,635,000
   
8,722,318
 
Republic of France
         
due 07/05/17            
EUR
5,755,000
   
6,573,452
 
Total Foreign Treasury Bills
           
(Cost $62,536,704)
       
64,145,293
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS†† - 3.3%
       
State of Israel
         
due 10/31/174            
ILS
27,550,000
   
7,994,184
 
due 01/31/184            
ILS
3,120,000
   
929,665
 
Total Israel (State of)
       
8,923,849
 
Czech Republic
         
due 11/09/174                          
CSK
103,000,000
   
4,520,033
 
Republic of Slovenia
         
1.75% due 10/09/17   
EUR
790,000
   
907,133
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds
           
(Cost $13,629,450)
       
14,351,015
 
COMMERCIAL PAPER†† - 0.3%
           
             
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
COMMERCIAL PAPER†† - 3.3% (continued)
       
Waste Management, Inc.
         
1.38% due 07/11/173
$
1,500,000
 
$
1,499,425
 
Total Commercial Paper
           
(Cost $1,499,425)
       
1,499,425
 
 
Total Investments - 100.3%
           
(Cost $435,176,115)
     
$
438,487,269
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (0.3)%
       
(1,298,908
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
     
$
437,188,361
 
 
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS††
   
Counterparty
Contracts to Sell
Currency
Settlement Date
Settlement Value
Value at June 30, 2017
Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)
J.P. Morgan
(873,100,000)
JPY
07/18/17
$8,075,548
$7,767,697
$307,851
Deutsche Bank
(803,825)
EUR
10/10/17
905,043
923,200
(18,157)
Goldman Sachs
(3,244,800)
ILS
01/31/18
908,272
938,737
(30,465)
Bank of America
(582,000,000)
JPY
08/07/17
5,114,033
5,182,635
(68,602)
Deutsche Bank
(15,238,125)
ILS
10/31/17
4,320,789
4,395,931
(75,142)
Goldman Sachs
(5,755,000)
EUR
07/05/17
6,449,318
6,573,387
(124,069)
Citigroup
(12,656,250)
ILS
10/31/17
3,520,613
3,651,106
(130,493)
Deutsche Bank
(7,635,000)
EUR
07/21/17
8,514,094
8,729,673
(215,579)
Goldman Sachs
(6,890,000)
 GBP
07/10/17
8,733,212
8,976,351
(243,139)
Goldman Sachs
(76,600,000)
SEK
07/19/17
8,760,417
9,099,273
(338,856)
J.P. Morgan
(103,000,000)
CSK
11/09/17
4,123,463
4,560,075
(436,612)
Goldman Sachs
(15,620,000)
EUR
07/14/17
17,021,770
17,851,524
(829,754)
           
$(2,203,017)
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2017.
2
Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at June 30, 2017.
3
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) liquid securities is $290,090,321 (cost $289,667,564), or 66.4% of total net assets.
4
Zero coupon rate security.
5
The face amount is denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
6
Security is a step up/step down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at regular intervals until the bond reaches full maturity. Rate indicated is rate effective as of June 30, 2017.
CSK    Czech Koruna
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound
ILS       Israeli Shekel
JPY      Japanese Yen
plc
Public Limited Company
SEK     Swedish Koruna
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at June 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
220,520,049
   
$
   
$
   
$
220,520,049
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
     
68,997,303
     
     
     
68,997,303
 
Commercial Paper
   
     
1,499,425
     
     
     
1,499,425
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
66,232,842
     
     
     
66,232,842
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
   
     
     
307,851
     
     
307,851
 
Foreign Government Bonds
   
     
14,351,015
     
     
     
14,351,015
 
Foreign Treasury Bills
   
     
64,145,293
     
     
     
64,145,293
 
Money Market Fund
   
2,741,342
     
     
     
     
2,741,342
 
Total Assets
 
$
2,741,342
   
$
435,745,927
   
$
307,851
   
$
   
$
438,795,120
 
                                         
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
   
$
   
$
2,510,868
   
$
   
$
2,510,868
 
* Other financial instruments include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.

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.

 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
 
As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had securities with a total value of $604,241 transfer out of Level 3 into Level 2 due to availability of market price information at period end. There were no other securities that transferred between levels.
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended June 30, 2017:
 
             
LEVEL 3 – Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs            
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
Total
 
GUGGENHEIM STRATEGY FUND II
           
Assets:
           
Beginning Balance
 
$
7,350,964
   
$
7,350,964
 
Sales, maturities and paydowns
   
(6,744,975
)
   
(6,744,975
)
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
   
(1,748
)
   
(1,748
)
Transfers out of Level 3
   
(604,241
)
   
(604,241
)
Ending Balance
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   

   
Shares
   
Value
 
MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.6%
       
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class
 
0.75%1
 
3,904,092
 
$
3,904,092
 
Total Money Market Fund
       
(Cost $3,904,092)
     
3,904,092
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
       
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 61.3%
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  60.1%
     
Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd.
       
2014-21A, 3.06% due 10/25/262,3
$
2,750,000
   
 2,749,771
 
2016-33A, 3.65% due 11/21/282,3
 2,500,000
   
 2,492,672
 
2015-25A, 2.97% due 08/05/272,3
 1,500,000
   
 1,500,228
 
KVK CLO Ltd.
         
2017-2A, 2.34% due 07/15/262,3
 4,200,000
   
 4,202,625
 
2014-1A, 2.48% due 05/15/262,3
 1,300,000
   
 1,299,824
 
AIMCO CLO Series 2014-A
       
2017-AA, 2.18% due 07/20/262,3
 4,900,000
   
 4,895,659
 
OZLM VIII Ltd.
         
2017-8A, 2.60% due 10/17/262,3
 4,900,000
   
 4,892,290
 
Telos CLO 2014-6 Ltd.
         
2017-6A, 2.43% due 01/17/272,3
 4,800,000
   
 4,796,359
 
Oaktree EIF II Series A2 Ltd.
       
2017-A2, 2.33% due 11/15/252,3
 4,800,000
   
 4,793,617
 
Venture XVI CLO Ltd.
         
2017-16A, 2.67% due 04/15/262,3
 4,700,000
   
 4,699,787
 
TICP CLO II Ltd.
         
2017-2A, 2.32% due 07/20/262,3
 4,700,000
   
 4,694,685
 
Octagon Investment Partners XIX Ltd.
       
2017-1A, 2.26% due 04/15/262,3
 4,700,000
   
 4,692,491
 
TICP CLO Ltd.
         
2014-3A, 2.34% due 01/20/272,3
 4,650,000
   
 4,647,512
 
OHA Loan Funding Ltd.
         
2013-1A, 2.60% due 07/23/252,3
 4,600,000
   
 4,599,641
 
Flagship CLO
         
2014-8A, 2.41% due 01/16/262,3
 4,500,000
   
 4,508,493
 
Regatta V Funding Ltd.
         
2017-1A, 2.32% due 10/25/262,3
 3,600,000
   
 3,599,715
 
Sound Point CLO IV Ltd.
         
2017-3A, 2.26% due 01/21/262,3
 3,600,000
   
 3,594,147
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 61.3% (continued)
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  60.1% (continued)
     
Cent CLO LP
           
2014-21A, 2.38% due 07/27/262,3
$
3,500,000
   $
3,505,325
 
Great Lakes CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 3.01% due 04/15/252,3
 
 2,100,000
   
 2,102,076
 
2014-1A, 3.76% due 04/15/252,3
 
 600,000
   
 591,388
 
2014-1A, 4.86% due 04/15/252,3
 
 250,000
   
 249,587
 
Northwoods Capital Ltd.
           
2017-14A, 2.48% due 11/12/252,3
 
 2,800,000
   
 2,800,530
 
Voya CLO Ltd.
           
2013-1A, 2.30% due 04/15/242,3
 
 1,600,000
   
 1,600,665
 
2015-3A, 4.11% due 10/15/222,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,962
 
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.
       
2013-4A, 2.63% due 10/15/252,3
 
 1,500,000
   
 1,500,061
 
2013-3A, 2.28% due 07/15/252,3
 
 1,050,000
   
 1,050,701
 
Fortress Credit BSL II Ltd.
       
2017-2A, 2.31% due 10/19/252,3
 
 2,300,000
   
 2,301,410
 
Steele Creek CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.50% due 08/21/262,3
 
 2,300,000
   
 2,300,221
 
Venture XII CLO Ltd.
           
2017-12A, 2.83% due 02/28/262,3
 
 2,300,000
   
 2,293,922
 
Vibrant CLO III Ltd.
           
2016-3A, 2.64% due 04/20/262,3
 
 2,200,000
   
 2,206,600
 
FS Senior Funding Ltd.
           
2015-1A, 2.96% due 04/13/252,3
 
 2,200,000
   
 2,202,200
 
Tralee CLO III Ltd.
           
2016-3A, 3.16% due 07/20/262,3
 
 2,200,000
   
 2,201,470
 
ACIS CLO Ltd.
           
2014-3A, 2.68% due 02/01/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,006,252
 
2015-6A, 2.76% due 05/01/272,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,494
 
Tennenbaum Senior Loan Funding III LLC
       
2014-3, 3.11% due 10/24/242
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,003,857
 
Venture XVII CLO Ltd.
           
2017-17A, % due 07/15/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,003,480
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 61.3% (continued)
     
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  60.1% (continued)
   
CIFC Funding Ltd.
           
2014-4A, 2.54% due 10/17/262,3
$
2,000,000
  $
2,003,219
 
Figueroa CLO 2013-2 Ltd.
       
2017-2A, 2.52% due 06/20/272,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,000,800
 
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund VII Ltd.
       
2013-7A, 3.46% due 10/20/252,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,999,872
 
Dryden XXXI Senior Loan Fund
       
2017-31A, 2.24% due 04/18/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,998,952
 
Regatta III Funding Ltd.
           
2017-1A, 2.35% due 04/15/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,996,401
 
Jamestown CLO III Ltd.
           
2017-3A, 2.30% due 01/15/262,3
 
 1,800,000
   
 1,797,641
 
OZLM IX Ltd.
           
2017-9A, 2.81% due 01/20/272,3
 
 1,750,000
   
 1,745,651
 
Telos CLO Ltd.
           
2014-5A, 2.71% due 04/17/252,3
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,204,184
 
2014-5A, 3.31% due 04/17/252,3
 
 500,000
   
 500,075
 
CFIP CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.63% due 04/13/252,3
 
 1,650,000
   
 1,650,491
 
Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd.
       
2017-1A, 2.24% due 11/25/252,3
 
 1,650,000
   
 1,647,426
 
Garrison Funding Ltd.
           
2015-1A, 3.69% due 05/25/272,3
 
 1,400,000
   
 1,400,113
 
Golub Capital BDC CLO LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.66% due 04/25/262,3
 
 1,400,000
   
 1,383,087
 
Fortress Credit Investments IV Ltd.
       
2015-4A, 3.06% due 07/17/232,3
 
 1,250,000
   
 1,251,304
 
Fortress Credit Opportunities III CLO, LP
       
2017-3A, 3.40% due 04/28/262,3
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,198,429
 
Cerberus Loan Funding XVI, LP
       
2016-2A, 3.21% due 11/15/272,3
 
 1,100,000
   
 1,114,575
 
Cent CLO Ltd.
           
2013-19A, 2.50% due 10/29/252,3
 
 1,100,000
   
 1,099,898
 
Venture XIX CLO Ltd.
           
2016-19A, 3.16% due 01/15/272,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,006,275
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 61.3% (continued)
     
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  60.1% (continued)
     
Atlas Senior Loan Fund V Ltd.
       
2016-1A, 3.81% due 07/16/262,3
 $
1,000,000
  $
1,004,938
 
Seneca Park CLO Limited
           
2017-1A, 2.28% due 07/17/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,001,257
 
GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd.
       
2013-7A, 2.31% due 04/25/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,939
 
Catamaran CLO Ltd.
           
2016-1A, 3.22% due 12/20/232,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,221
 
Shackleton CLO Ltd.
           
2016-7A, 3.11% due 04/15/272,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,952
 
OCP CLO Ltd.
           
2016-11A, 3.57% due 04/26/282,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,937
 
NewMark Capital Funding CLO Ltd.
       
2013-1A, 2.33% due 06/02/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,686
 
PFP Ltd.
           
2015-2, 3.17% due 07/14/342,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,531
 
WhiteHorse VI Ltd.
           
2016-1A, 3.07% due 02/03/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,307
 
Monroe Capital CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.95% due 10/22/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 998,712
 
WhiteHorse IV Ltd.
           
2007-4A, 2.61% due 01/17/202,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 996,259
 
Rockwall CDO II Ltd.
           
2007-1A, 1.72% due 08/01/242,3
 
 990,233
   
 987,265
 
Brentwood CLO Corp.
           
2006-1A, 1.99% due 02/01/222,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 981,548
 
Cereberus ICQ Levered LLC
       
2015-1A, 3.21% due 11/06/252,3
 
 976,458
   
 977,142
 
LCM XII, LP
           
2015-12A, 2.42% due 10/19/222,3
 
 866,462
   
 867,720
 
Gallatin CLO VII Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 3.21% due 07/15/232,3
 
 800,000
   
 798,104
 
RFTI Issuer Ltd.
           
2015-FL1, 2.91% due 08/15/302,3
 
 609,002
   
 608,683
 
Venture VII CDO Ltd.
           
2006-7A, 1.39% due 01/20/222,3
 
 579,607
   
 576,402
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 61.3% (continued)
     
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  60.1% (continued)
   
Madison Park Funding V Ltd.
       
2007-5A, 2.65% due 02/26/212,3
 $
500,000
  $
490,906
 
Lime Street CLO Ltd.
           
2007-1A, 2.22% due 06/20/212,3
 
 500,000
   
 479,110
 
Marine Park CLO Ltd.
           
2015-1A, 2.46% due 05/18/232,3
 
 376,594
   
 376,757
 
Newstar Commercial Loan Funding LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.76% due 04/20/252,3
 
 250,000
   
 248,093
 
Resource Capital Corporation Ltd.
       
2014-CRE2, 2.22% due 04/15/322,3
 
 246,991
   
 246,958
 
NewStar Arlington Senior Loan Program LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.76% due 07/25/252,3
 
 250,000
   
 245,536
 
Black Diamond CLO Ltd.
           
2013-1A, 2.57% due 02/01/232,3
 
 239,919
   
 239,896
 
Franklin CLO VI Ltd.
           
2007-6A, 1.41% due 08/09/192,3
 
 13,521
   
 13,515
 
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
   
 146,716,484
 
Collateralized Debt Obligations -  1.2%
       
Anchorage Credit Funding Ltd.
       
2016-4A, 3.50% due 02/15/353
 
 2,250,000
   
 2,251,553
 
Triaxx Prime CDO Ltd.
           
2006-2A, 1.32% due 10/02/392,3
 
 617,662
   
 603,909
 
SRERS Funding Ltd.
           
2011-RS, 1.35% due 05/09/462,3
 
 43,736
   
 43,311
 
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations
   
 2,898,773
 
Financial -  0.0%
       
CCR, Inc. MT100 Payment Rights Master Trust
     
2010-CX, 1.44% due 07/10/172
 
 70,163
   
 70,150
 
Total Asset Backed Securities
       
(Cost $149,454,419)
       
149,685,407
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION†† - 17.2%
   
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  11.3%
   
CSMC Series
           
2014-7R, 1.17% due 10/27/362,3
 $
1,607,888
  $
1,566,819
 
2014-7R, 1.18% due 12/27/372,3
 
 1,608,927
   
 1,551,964
 
2014-2R, 1.22% due 02/27/462,3
 
 1,478,879
   
 1,394,685
 
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Loan Trust
   
2008-BC4, 1.85% due 11/25/372
 
 2,392,406
   
 2,330,709
 
2006-BC1, 1.38% due 03/25/362
 
 782,590
   
 764,109
 
2006-NC1, 1.37% due 05/25/362
 
 272,432
   
 263,220
 
LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd.
       
2016-4, 3.05% due 10/01/212,3
 
 1,310,290
   
 1,305,324
 
2016-3, 3.05% due 09/01/212,3
 
 1,024,531
   
 1,016,470
 
2016-5, 3.05% due 11/01/212,3
 
 682,949
   
 680,086
 
CIT Mortgage Loan Trust
           
2007-1, 2.57% due 10/25/372,3
 
 1,199,750
   
 1,190,679
 
2007-1, 2.67% due 10/25/372,3
 
 920,986
   
 932,459
 
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust
       
2016-7, 3.05% due 12/01/212,3
 
 1,927,362
   
 1,919,532
 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
       
2006-6, 1.39% due 09/25/362
 
 1,904,345
   
 1,785,049
 
GSAMP Trust
           
2005-HE6, 1.66% due 11/25/352
 
 1,553,909
   
 1,550,045
 
Nationstar HECM Loan Trust
       
2016-3A, 2.01% due 08/25/263
 
 603,532
   
 604,241
 
2015-2A, 2.88% due 11/25/253
 
 454,415
   
 454,561
 
2016-1A, 2.98% due 02/25/262,3
 
 373,374
   
 373,493
 
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust
       
2005-1, 1.94% due 02/25/352,3
 
 694,138
   
 692,013
 
2005-2, 1.95% due 03/25/352
 
 645,417
   
 619,376
 
Encore Credit Receivables Trust
       
2005-4, 1.66% due 01/25/362
 
 1,100,000
   
 1,080,770
 
 

 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION†† - 17.2% (continued)
   
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  11.3% (continued)
   
Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust
       
2007-2, 2.17% due 05/25/372,3
 $
1,054,317
  $
1,055,177
 
GSMSC Resecuritization Trust
       
2014-3R, 1.20% due 11/26/362,3
 
 921,352
   
 902,276
 
VOLT LIII LLC
           
2016-NP13, 3.88% due 12/25/463,6
 
 869,593
   
 875,025
 
Aames Mortgage Investment Trust
       
2006-1, 1.54% due 04/25/362
 
 765,486
   
 747,598
 
VOLT XL LLC
           
2015-NP14, 4.38% due 11/27/453,6
 
 682,223
   
 684,686
 
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIa Trust
       
2016-RN3, 3.60% due 09/29/313
 
 539,748
   
 542,702
 
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust Series
       
2005-C, 1.47% due 12/25/352
 
 424,973
   
 418,749
 
Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust
       
2007-1, 1.35% due 02/25/372
 
 309,803
   
 306,736
 
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund Trust
       
2016-LT1, 3.47% due 10/28/313
 
 45,780
   
 44,826
 
Total Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
   
 27,653,379
 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  5.9%
     
CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust
       
2014-BXCH, 3.01% due 12/15/272,3
 
 3,000,000
   
 3,001,868
 
Cosmopolitan Hotel Trust
       
2016-CSMO, 2.56% due 11/15/332,3
 
 2,700,000
   
 2,720,286
 
Cold Storage Trust
           
2017-ICE3, 2.16% due 04/15/242,3
 
 2,400,000
   
 2,402,973
 
Hospitality Mortgage Trust
       
2017-HIT, 1.87% due 05/08/302,3
 
 2,400,000
   
 2,402,833
 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
       
2015-XLF1, 3.34% due 08/13/192,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,002,573
 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
     
2014-FL5, 3.26% due 07/15/312,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 987,495
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION†† - 17.2% (continued)
   
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  5.9% (continued)
   
2014-FL5, 2.14% due 07/15/312,3
 $
342,429
  $
342,636
 
BLCP Hotel Trust
           
2014-CLRN, 2.51% due 08/15/292,3
 
 500,000
   
 500,472
 
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
   
 14,361,136
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
       
(Cost $41,761,593)
       
42,014,515
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 10.6%
       
Financial -  8.2%
           
Credit Agricole S.A.
           
2.20% due 06/10/202,3
 
 2,350,000
   
 2,377,536
 
Station Place Securitization Trust
       
2.12% due 02/25/492,3
 
 2,266,667
   
 2,267,220
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
       
2.07% due 10/18/192,3
 
 2,200,000
   
 2,218,696
 
Capital One North America/Mclean VA
       
2.33% due 08/17/182
 
 1,500,000
   
 1,510,766
 
2.00% due 09/13/192
 
 650,000
   
 652,888
 
Royal Bank of Canada
           
1.87% due 04/15/192
 
 2,100,000
   
 2,116,806
 
Morgan Stanley
           
2.54% due 02/01/192
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,030,284
 
National Bank of Canada
           
2.08% due 12/14/182
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,017,968
 
Santander UK plc
           
2.72% due 03/14/192
 
 1,900,000
   
 1,934,455
 
Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH
       
2.08% due 08/20/182
 
 1,500,000
   
 1,507,233
 
Bank of America North America
       
1.98% due 12/07/182
 
 750,000
   
 756,014
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
       
2.37% due 04/30/182
 
 360,000
   
 362,743
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
       
1.94% due 05/12/202
 
 250,000
   
 251,221
 
Total Financial
       
 20,003,830
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  0.8%
       
Daimler Finance North America LLC
       
1.88% due 08/03/172,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,348
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 10.6% (continued)
     
Consumer, Cyclical -  0.8% (continued)
     
Lennar Corp.
           
4.50% due 06/15/19
 $
850,000
  $
878,688
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
       
 1,879,036
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  0.7%
       
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
       
4.75% due 06/15/202
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,010,000
 
6.25% due 11/01/18
 
 200,000
   
 211,000
 
HCA, Inc.
           
4.25% due 10/15/19
 
 550,000
   
 570,625
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
   
 1,791,625
 
Communications -  0.5%
           
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
       
4.94% due 01/15/182
 
 1,080,000
   
 1,084,401
 
Diversified -  0.4%
           
HRG Group, Inc.
           
7.88% due 07/15/19
 
 900,000
   
 922,500
 
Utilities -  0.0%
           
AES Corp.
           
4.20% due 06/01/192
 
 62,000
   
 62,000
 
Total Corporate Bonds
           
(Cost $25,557,534)
       
25,743,392
 
FOREIGN TREASURY BILLS†† - 7.5%
       
             
Kingdom of Spain
           
  due 07/14/17            
EUR
2,195,000
   
2,507,527
 
  due 08/18/174                        
EUR
2,190,000
   
2,502,653
 
Total Kingdom of Spain
       
5,010,180
 
Republic of Portugal
           
due 07/21/174                       
EUR
3,265,000
   
3,729,977
 
due 09/22/174                      
EUR
1,120,000
   
1,280,164
 
Total Republic of Portugal
   
5,010,141
 
 
   
Face
   
Value
 
   
Amount5
       
FOREIGN TREASURY BILLS†† - 7.5% (continued)
     
Government of United Kingdom
       
due 07/10/17         
GBP
$
3,815,000
  $
4,969,126
 
Government of Japan
         
due 07/18/17          
JPY  
368,500,000
   
3,276,514
 
Total Foreign Treasury Bills
       
(Cost $17,820,955)
     
18,265,961
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,2 - 1.5%
       
Financial -  0.5%
         
Fly Leasing Ltd.
         
3.43% due 02/09/23
 1,227,959
   
 1,229,494
 
Communications -  0.5%
         
Sprint Communications, Inc.
       
3.75% due 02/02/24
 1,147,125
   
 1,146,884
 
Technology -  0.2%
         
First Data Corp.
         
3.72% due 04/26/24
 585,226
   
 585,015
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  0.2%
       
Smart & Final Stores LLC
       
4.77% due 11/15/22
 600,000
   
 574,998
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  0.1%
       
Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC
       
4.55% due 07/23/21
 133,118
   
 127,378
 
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests
       
(Cost $3,684,617)
     
3,663,769
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS†† - 1.0%
       
Czech Republic Government Bond
           
due 11/09/17
 CSK
58,000,000
   
2,545,261
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds
       
(Cost $2,282,398)
     
2,545,261
 
Total Investments - 100.7%
       
(Cost $244,465,608)
  $
245,822,397
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (0.7)%
   
(1,664,410
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
  $
244,157,987
 
 
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS††
             
Counterparty
 
Contracts to Sell
 
Currency
Settlement Date
 
Settlement Value
   
Value at June 30, 2017
   
Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)
 
J.P. Morgan
   
(368,500,000
)
JPY
07/18/17
 
$
3,408,360
   
$
3,278,429
   
$
129,931
 
Goldman Sachs
   
(1,120,000
)
EUR
09/22/17
   
1,253,828
     
1,285,020
     
(31,192
)
Citigroup
   
(2,190,000
)
EUR
08/18/17
   
2,448,420
     
2,507,997
     
(59,577
)
Morgan Stanley
   
(2,195,000
)
EUR
07/14/17
   
2,401,341
     
2,508,585
     
(107,244
)
Goldman Sachs
   
(3,815,000
)
 GBP
07/10/17
   
4,835,589
     
4,970,216
     
(134,627
)
Goldman Sachs
   
(3,265,000
)
EUR
07/21/17
   
3,509,598
     
3,733,122
     
(223,524
)
J.P. Morgan
   
(58,000,000
)
CSK
11/09/17
   
2,321,950
     
2,567,809
     
(245,859
)
                               
$
(672,092
)
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2017.
2
Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at June 30, 2017.
3
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) liquid securities is $187,623,354 (cost $187,239,852), or 77.2% of total net assets.
4
Zero coupon rate security.
5      
The face amount is denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise noted.
6      
Security is a step up/step down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at regular intervals until the bond reaches full maturity. Rate indicated is rate effective as of June 30, 2017.
 
CSK     Czech Koruna
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound
JPY      Japanese Yen
 
plc
Public Limited Company
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 

Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at June 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
149,685,407
   
$
   
$
   
$
149,685,407
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
     
42,014,515
     
     
     
42,014,515
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
25,743,392
     
     
     
25,743,392
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
   
     
     
129,931
     
     
129,931
 
Foreign Government Bonds
   
     
2,545,261
     
     
     
2,545,261
 
Foreign Treasury Bills
   
     
18,265,961
     
     
     
18,265,961
 
Money Market Fund
   
3,904,092
     
     
     
     
3,904,092
 
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
     
     
     
     
3,663,769
 
Total Assets
 
$
3,904,092
   
$
241,918,305
   
$
129,931
   
$
   
$
245,952,328
 
                                         
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
   
$
   
$
802,023
   
$
   
$
802,023
 
* Other financial instruments include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
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.
 
As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had securities with a total value of $604,241 transfer out of Level 3 into Level 2 due to availability of market price information at period end. There were no other securities that transferred between levels.
 
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended June 30, 2017:
 
             
LEVEL 3 - Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
       
             
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
Total
 
GUGGENHEIM STRATEGY FUND III
           
Assets:
           
Beginning Balance
 
$
954,102
   
$
954,102
 
Sales, maturities and paydowns
   
(344,975
)
   
(344,975
)
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
   
(4,886
)
   
(4,886
)
Transfers out of Level 3
   
(604,241
)
   
(604,241
)
 Ending Balance
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
 

Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.2%
       
Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Institutional Shares
 
0.75%1
 
1,667,945
  $
1,667,945
 
Total Money Market Fund
       
(Cost $1,667,945)
       
1,667,945
 
 
   
Face
       
   
Amount5
       
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 60.5%
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  59.2%
       
KVK CLO Ltd.
           
2017-2A, 2.34% due 07/15/262,3
 $
 2,600,000
   
 2,601,625
 
2014-1A, 2.48% due 05/15/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,864
 
Telos CLO 2014-6 Ltd.
           
2017-6A, 2.43% due 01/17/272,3
 
 2,700,000
   
 2,697,953
 
AIMCO CLO Series 2014-A
       
2017-AA, 2.18% due 07/20/262,3
 
 2,700,000
   
 2,697,609
 
Oaktree EIF II Series A2 Ltd.
       
2017-A2, 2.33% due 11/15/252,3
 
 2,700,000
   
 2,696,411
 
Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd.
       
2016-33A, 3.65% due 11/21/282,3
 
 1,500,000
   
 1,495,603
 
2015-25A, 2.97% due 08/05/272,3
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,200,182
 
OZLM VIII Ltd.
           
2017-8A, 2.60% due 10/17/262,3
 
 2,700,000
   
 2,695,753
 
Octagon Investment Partners XIX Ltd.
       
2017-1A, 2.26% due 04/15/262,3
 
 2,700,000
   
 2,695,686
 
Flagship CLO
           
2014-8A, 2.41% due 01/16/262,3
 
 2,600,000
   
 2,604,907
 
Seneca Park CLO Limited
           
2017-1A, 2.28% due 07/17/262,3
 
 2,600,000
   
 2,603,268
 
Venture XVI CLO Ltd.
           
2017-16A, 2.67% due 04/15/262,3
 
 2,600,000
   
 2,599,882
 
OHA Loan Funding Ltd.
           
2013-1A, 2.60% due 07/23/252,3
 
 2,600,000
   
 2,599,797
 
TICP CLO II Ltd.
           
2017-2A, 2.32% due 07/20/262,3
 
 2,600,000
   
 2,597,060
 
Fortress Credit BSL II Ltd.
           
2017-2A, 2.31% due 10/19/252,3
 
 2,500,000
   
 2,501,533
 
Tennenbaum Senior Loan Funding III LLC
       
2014-3, 3.11% due 10/24/242
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,003,857
 
 
   
Face
     
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 60.5% (continued)
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  59.2% (continued)
 
Venture XVII CLO Ltd.
           
2017-17A, % due 07/15/262,3
 $
2,000,000
   $
2,003,480
 
Cent CLO LP
           
2014-21A, 2.38% due 07/27/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,003,043
 
Figueroa CLO 2013-2 Ltd.
       
2017-2A, 2.52% due 06/20/272,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 2,000,800
 
Regatta III Funding Ltd.
           
2017-1A, 2.35% due 04/15/262,3
 
 2,000,000
   
 1,996,401
 
FS Senior Funding Ltd.
           
2015-1A, 2.68% due 04/13/252,3
 
 1,850,000
   
 1,851,850
 
Northwoods Capital Ltd.
           
2017-14A, 2.48% due 11/12/252,3
 
 1,600,000
   
 1,600,303
 
CFIP CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.35% due 04/13/252,3
 
 1,500,000
   
 1,500,446
 
Vibrant CLO III Ltd.
           
2016-3A, 2.64% due 04/20/262,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,303,900
 
Tralee CLO III Ltd.
           
2016-3A, 3.16% due 07/20/262,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,300,869
 
Northwoods Capital X Ltd.
       
2017-10A, 2.25% due 11/04/252,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,300,852
 
Steele Creek CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.50% due 08/21/262,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,300,125
 
Sound Point CLO IV Ltd.
           
2017-3A, 2.26% due 01/21/262,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,297,886
 
Telos CLO Ltd.
           
2014-5A, 2.71% due 04/17/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,003,486
 
2014-5A, 3.31% due 04/17/252,3
 
 250,000
   
 250,037
 
Great Lakes CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 3.01% due 04/15/252,3
 
 500,000
   
 500,494
 
2014-1A, 3.76% due 04/15/252,3
 
 500,000
   
 492,823
 
2014-1A, 4.58% due 04/15/252,3
 
 250,000
   
 249,587
 
Lime Street CLO Ltd.
           
2007-1A, 2.22% due 06/20/212,3
 
 1,250,000
   
 1,197,775
 
Cerberus Loan Funding XVI, LP
       
2016-2A, 3.21% due 11/15/272,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,013,250
 

 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
   
 
 
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 60.5% (continued)
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  59.2% (continued)
 
Fortress Credit Investments IV Ltd.
       
2015-4A, 3.06% due 07/17/232,3
 $
1,000,000
   $
1,001,043
 
GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd.
       
2013-7A, 2.31% due 04/25/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,939
 
ACIS CLO Ltd.
           
2015-6A, 2.76% due 05/01/272,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,494
 
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.
       
2013-4A, 2.35% due 10/15/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,041
 
Cent CLO Ltd.
           
2013-19A, 2.50% due 10/29/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,907
 
NewMark Capital Funding CLO Ltd.
       
2013-1A, 2.33% due 06/02/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,686
 
PFP Ltd.
           
2015-2, 3.17% due 07/14/342,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,531
 
Dryden XXXI Senior Loan Fund
       
2017-31A, 2.24% due 04/18/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,476
 
TICP CLO Ltd.
           
2014-3A, 2.34% due 01/20/272,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,465
 
WhiteHorse VI Ltd.
           
2016-1A, 3.07% due 02/03/252,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 999,307
 
Monroe Capital CLO Ltd.
           
2014-1A, 2.95% due 10/22/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 998,712
 
Fortress Credit Opportunities III CLO, LP
       
2017-3A, 3.40% due 04/28/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 998,691
 
Jamestown CLO III Ltd.
           
2017-3A, 2.30% due 01/15/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 998,689
 
OZLM IX Ltd.
           
2017-9A, 2.81% due 01/20/272,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 997,515
 
WhiteHorse IV Ltd.
           
2007-4A, 2.33% due 01/17/202,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 996,259
 
Golub Capital BDC CLO LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.66% due 04/25/262,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 987,920
 
Rockwall CDO II Ltd.
           
2007-1A, 1.72% due 08/01/242,3
 
 990,233
   
 987,265
 
 
   
Face
   
 
 
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† - 60.5% (continued)
       
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  59.2% (continued)
 
Venture VII CDO Ltd.
           
2006-7A, 1.39% due 01/20/222,3
 $
579,607
   $
576,402
 
Madison Park Funding V Ltd.
       
2007-5A, 2.65% due 02/26/212,3
 
 500,000
   
 490,906
 
LCM XII, LP
           
2015-12A, 2.42% due 10/19/222,3
 
 433,231
   
 433,860
 
Resource Capital Corporation Ltd.
       
2014-CRE2, 2.22% due 04/15/322,3
 
 263,831
   
 263,796
 
Newstar Commercial Loan Funding LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.76% due 04/20/252,3
 
 250,000
   
 248,093
 
NewStar Arlington Senior Loan Program LLC
       
2014-1A, 3.76% due 07/25/252,3
 
 250,000
   
 245,536
 
Black Diamond CLO Ltd.
           
2013-1A, 2.57% due 02/01/232,3
 
 159,946
   
 159,930
 
Franklin CLO VI Ltd.
           
2007-6A, 1.41% due 08/09/192,3
 
 13,521
   
 13,515
 
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
   
 80,855,375
 
Collateralized Debt Obligations -  1.3%
       
Anchorage Credit Funding Ltd.
       
2016-4A, 3.50% due 02/15/353
 
 1,250,000
   
 1,250,864
 
Triaxx Prime CDO Ltd.
           
2006-2A, 1.32% due 10/02/392,3
 
 514,718
   
 503,257
 
SRERS Funding Ltd.
           
2011-RS, 1.35% due 05/09/462,3
 
 21,868
   
 21,655
 
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations
   
 1,775,776
 
Financial -  0.0%
       
CCR, Inc. MT100 Payment Rights Master Trust
   
2010-CX, 1.11% due 07/10/172
 
 63,262
   
 63,250
 
Total Asset Backed Securities
       
(Cost $82,587,093)
       
82,694,401
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 18.5%
   
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  14.0%
   
CSMC Series
           
2014-7R, 1.18% due 12/27/372,3
 
 1,608,927
   
 1,551,965
 

Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
     
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 18.5% (continued)
   
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  14.0% (continued)
 
2014-7R, 1.17% due 10/27/362,3
 $
1,554,292
   $
1,514,591
 
2014-2R, 1.22% due 02/27/462,3
 
 1,248,831
   
 1,177,734
 
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Loan Trust
   
2008-BC4, 1.85% due 11/25/372
 
 1,329,115
   
 1,294,840
 
2006-NC1, 1.37% due 05/25/362
 
 272,432
   
 263,220
 
LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd.
       
2016-4, 3.05% due 10/01/212,3
 
 811,132
   
 808,058
 
2016-5, 3.05% due 11/01/212,3
 
 682,949
   
 680,086
 
GSAMP Trust
           
2005-HE6, 1.66% due 11/25/352
 
 1,486,347
   
 1,482,652
 
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust
       
2005-1, 1.94% due 02/25/352,3
 
 653,306
   
 651,306
 
2005-2, 1.95% due 03/25/352
 
 645,417
   
 619,376
 
CIT Mortgage Loan Trust
           
2007-1, 2.57% due 10/25/372,3
 
 915,064
   
 908,145
 
2007-1, 2.67% due 10/25/372,3
 
 297,092
   
 300,793
 
Nationstar HECM Loan Trust
       
2016-3A, 2.01% due 08/25/263
 
 597,496
   
 598,198
 
2016-1A, 2.98% due 02/25/262,3
 
 373,374
   
 373,493
 
2015-2A, 2.88% due 11/25/253
 
 186,427
   
 186,486
 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
       
2006-6, 1.39% due 09/25/362
 
 1,232,223
   
 1,155,032
 
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust
       
2016-7, 3.05% due 12/01/212,3
 
 1,138,896
   
 1,134,269
 
Encore Credit Receivables Trust
       
2005-4, 1.66% due 01/25/362
 
 1,100,000
   
 1,080,770
 
GSMSC Resecuritization Trust
       
2014-3R, 1.20% due 11/26/362,3
 
 921,352
   
 902,276
 
 
   
Face
     
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 18.5% (continued)
   
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  14.0% (continued)
 
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIa Trust
       
2016-RN3, 3.60% due 09/29/313
 $
809,622
   $
814,053
 
Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust
       
2007-2, 2.17% due 05/25/372,3
 
 599,044
   
 599,532
 
VOLT XL LLC
           
2015-NP14, 4.38% due 11/27/453,6
 
 454,815
   
 456,457
 
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust Series
       
2005-C, 1.47% due 12/25/352
 
 349,978
   
 344,852
 
Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust
       
2007-1, 1.35% due 02/25/372
 
 161,636
   
 160,036
 
Total Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
   
 19,058,220
 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  4.5%
       
Cosmopolitan Hotel Trust
       
2016-CSMO, 2.56% due 11/15/332,3
 
 1,700,000
   
 1,712,773
 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
   
2014-FL5, 3.26% due 07/15/312,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 987,495
 
2014-FL5, 2.14% due 07/15/312,3
 
 342,429
   
 342,636
 
Cold Storage Trust
           
2017-ICE3, 2.16% due 04/15/242,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,301,610
 
Hospitality Mortgage Trust
       
2017-HIT, 1.87% due 05/08/302,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,301,535
 
BLCP Hotel Trust
           
2014-CLRN, 2.05% due 08/15/292,3
 
 500,000
   
 500,472
 
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
   
 6,146,521
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
       
(Cost $25,024,127)
       
25,204,741
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 10.5%
       
Financial -  7.9%
           
Credit Agricole S.A.
           
2.20% due 06/10/202,3
 
 1,350,000
   
 1,365,819
 
 

 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
     
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 10.5% (continued)
       
Financial -  7.9% (continued)
       
Station Place Securitization Trust
       
2.12% due 02/25/492,3
$
1,333,333
  $
1,333,659
 
Morgan Stanley
           
2.54% due 02/01/192
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,319,685
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
       
2.07% due 10/18/192,3
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,311,047
 
Royal Bank of Canada
           
1.59% due 04/15/192
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,310,404
 
Capital One North America/Mclean VA
       
2.33% due 08/17/182
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,208,612
 
2.00% due 09/13/192
 
 100,000
   
 100,444
 
Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH
       
2.08% due 08/20/182
 
 1,300,000
   
 1,306,269
 
Santander UK plc
           
2.72% due 03/14/192
 
 1,200,000
   
 1,221,761
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
       
2.37% due 04/30/182
 
 300,000
   
 302,286
 
Total Financial
       
 10,779,986
 
Communications -  0.7%
           
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
       
4.94% due 01/15/182
 
 650,000
   
 652,649
 
Anixter, Inc.
           
5.63% due 05/01/19
 
 350,000
   
 368,375
 
Total Communications
       
 1,021,024
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  0.7%
       
Daimler Finance North America LLC
       
1.88% due 08/03/172,3
 
 1,000,000
   
 1,000,348
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  0.7%
       
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
       
6.25% due 11/01/18
 
 650,000
   
 685,750
 
HCA, Inc.
           
4.25% due 10/15/19
 
 200,000
   
 207,500
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
   
 893,250
 
Diversified -  0.5%
           
HRG Group, Inc.
           
7.88% due 07/15/19
 
 650,000
   
 666,250
 
Utilities -  0.0%
           
AES Corp.
           
4.20% due 06/01/192
 
 44,000
   
 44,000
 
Total Corporate Bonds
           
(Cost $14,310,342)
       
14,404,858
 
 
   
Face
     
   
Amount5
   
Value
 
FOREIGN TREASURY BILLS†† - 7.0%
       
Republic of Portugal
           
due 07/21/17         
EUR $
1,865,000
   $
2,130,599
 
due 09/22/17         
EUR  
581,000
   
664,085
 
Total Republic of Portugal
   
2,794,684
 
Government of United Kingdom
       
due 07/10/17         
GBP  
2,145,000
   
2,793,912
 
Kingdom of Spain
           
due 07/14/174          
EUR  
1,420,000
   
1,622,182
 
due 08/18/17          
EUR  
1,025,000
   
1,171,333
 
Total Kingdom of Spain
       
2,793,515
 
Government of Japan
           
    due 07/18/17        
JPY  
130,000,000
   
1,155,894
 
Total Foreign Treasury Bills
       
(Cost $9,259,610)
       
9,538,005
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,2 - 2.0%
       
Technology -  1.0%
           
Ciena Corp.
           
3.71% due 01/28/22
 
 798,000
   
 799,995
 
First Data Corp.
           
3.72% due 04/26/24
 
 630,243
   
 630,016
 
Total Technology
       
 1,430,011
 
Communications -  0.5%
           
Sprint Communications, Inc.
       
3.75% due 02/02/24
 
 648,375
   
 648,239
 
Financial -  0.5%
           
Fly Leasing Ltd.
           
3.43% due 02/09/23
 
 618,071
   
 618,843
 
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests
       
(Cost $2,687,512)
       
2,697,093
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS†† - 1.1%
       
Czech Republic
           
due 11/09/174                     
CSK  
33,000,000
   
1,448,166
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds
       
(Cost $1,298,606)
       
1,448,166
 
COMMERCIAL PAPER†† - 0.7%
       
Waste Management, Inc.
           
1.38% due 07/11/173
 
900,000
   
899,655
 
Total Commercial Paper
           
(Cost $899,655)
       
899,655
 
Total Investments - 101.5%
       
(Cost $137,734,890)
  $
138,554,864
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (1.5)%
   
(2,015,627
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
  $
136,539,237
 
 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS††
             
Counterparty
 
Contracts to Sell
 
Currency
Settlement Date
 
Settlement Value
   
Value at June 30, 2017
   
Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)
 
J.P. Morgan
   
(130,000,000
)
JPY
07/18/17
 
$
1,202,407
   
$
1,156,570
   
$
45,837
 
Goldman Sachs
   
(581,000
)
EUR
09/22/17
   
650,423
     
666,604
     
(16,181
)
Citigroup
   
(1,025,000
)
EUR
08/18/17
   
1,145,950
     
1,173,834
     
(27,884
)
Morgan Stanley
   
(1,420,000
)
EUR
07/14/17
   
1,553,487
     
1,622,866
     
(69,379
)
Goldman Sachs
   
(2,145,000
)
 GBP
07/10/17
   
2,718,830
     
2,794,524
     
(75,694
)
Goldman Sachs
   
(1,865,000
)
EUR
07/21/17
   
2,004,716
     
2,132,395
     
(127,679
)
J.P. Morgan
   
(33,000,000
)
CSK
11/09/17
   
1,321,110
     
1,460,995
     
(139,885
)
                               
$
(410,865
)
 
 

Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
   

Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2017.
2
Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at June 30, 2017.
3
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) liquid securities is $105,341,785 (cost $105,166,018), or 77.2% of total net assets.
4
Zero coupon rate security.
5
The face amount is denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
6
Security is a step up/step down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at reguar intervals until the bond reaches full maturity. Rate indicated is rate effective at June 30, 2017.
 
CSK      Czech Koruna
EUR      Euro
GBP     British Pound
JPY       Japanese Yen
 
plc
Public Limited Company
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at June 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
82,694,401
   
$
   
$
   
$
82,694,401
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
     
25,204,741
     
     
     
25,204,741
 
Commercial Paper
   
     
899,655
     
     
     
899,655
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
14,404,858
     
     
     
14,404,858
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
   
     
     
45,837
     
     
45,837
 
Foreign Government Bonds
   
     
1,448,166
     
     
     
1,448,166
 
Foreign Treasury Bills
   
     
9,538,005
     
     
     
9,538,005
 
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
     
2,697,093
     
     
     
2,697,093
 
Money Market Funds
   
1,667,945
     
     
     
     
1,667,945
 
Total Assets
 
$
1,667,945
   
$
136,886,919
   
$
45,837
   
$
   
$
138,600,701
 
                                         
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
   
$
   
$
456,702
   
$
   
$
456,702
 
* Other financial instruments include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
 
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.
 
As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had securities with a total value of $598,198 transfer out of Level 3 into Level 2 due to availability of market price information at period end. There were no other securities that transferred between levels.
 
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended June 30, 2017:
 
             
LEVEL 3 - Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
       
             
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
Total
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
           
Assets:
           
Beginning Balance
 
$
944,561
   
$
944,561
 
Sales, maturities and paydowns
   
(341,527
)
   
(341,526
)
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
   
(4,836
)
   
(4,836
)
Transfers out of Level 3
   
(598,198
)
   
(598,198
)
 Ending Balance
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
   
 
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
The Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware business trust, is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), as a diversified, open-ended investment company and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par value shares. Only investment companies, common or commingled trust funds or other organizations, entities or investors that are "accredited investors" within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act may make investments in the Funds.
 
This report covers Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (the "Funds").
 
For information on the Funds' policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds' most recent semi-annual or annual shareholder report.
 
Significant Accounting Policies
The Funds operate as investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. 
 
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.

The net asset value per share ("NAV") of a fund is calculated by dividing the market value of the fund's securities and other assets, less all liabilities, by the number of outstanding shares of the fund.
 
A.The Board of Trustees of the Funds (the "Board") has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds' 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 Funds' securities and/or other assets.
 
Valuations of the Funds' 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, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Funds' officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used and valuations provided by the pricing services.
 
If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
 
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sale prices 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 price on such exchange or NASDAQ on a given day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day.

Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of foregin securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investmens quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of business. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, the Board has authorized the Valuation Committee and GI to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.

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 ("CEfs) are value at the last quoted sales price.
 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
   

U.S. Government securities are valued by either independent pricing services, the last traded fill price, or at the reported bid price at the close of business.

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

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency.
 
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair- valued as determined in good faith by GI under the direction of the Board using 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 market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over Treasuries, and other information analysis.

Senior loans in which the Funds invest generally pay interest rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term, floating rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offeredby one or more major European banks, such as the one-month or three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate(LIBOR), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or (iii) the bank's certificate of deposit rate. Senior floating rate interests often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. The interest rate indicated is the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. 
 
2. Derivatives 

As part of their investment strategy, the Funds utilize derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Policies of these to Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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

The Funds may use derivatives for the following purposes:

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

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

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

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
   

The market value of a forward currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the Funds may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar.
 
3. Fair Value Measurement  
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds 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 types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.

Independent pricing services are used to value a majority of the Funds’ investments. When values are not available from a pricing service, they will be determined under the Valuation Procedures that have been reviewed and approved by the Board. 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. A significant portion of the Funds’ assets and liabilities are categorized as Level 2, as indicated in this report.
 
Indicative quotes from broker-dealers, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates, may be also used to value the Funds’ assets and liabilities, i.e., prices provided by a broker-dealer or other market participant who has not committed to trade at that price. Although indicative quotes are typically received from established market participants, the Funds may not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotations. Significant changes in an indicative quote would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.
 
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.
  
4. Federal Income Tax Information
At June 30, 2017, the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized gain for all securities for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized loss for all securities for which there was an excess of tax cost over value were as follows:
 
Fund
                    Tax Cost
    Tax Unrealized Gain
Tax Unrealized Loss
    Net Unrealized Gain
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 $          418,944,494
 $               3,669,357
 $          (561,391)
 $          3,107,966
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
             435,176,115
                 3,827,818
             (516,664)
             3,311,154
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
             244,465,608
                 1,678,240
             (321,451)
             1,356,789
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
             137,734,890
                    991,325
             (171,351)
                819,974
 
 


OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
 
Sector Classification
 
Information in the "Schedule of Investments" is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. Each Fund's registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Funds usually classify sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.

Item 2.  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 of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act")) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded, based on such evaluation, 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-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.
(b)
There was no change in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3.  Exhibits.
  A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), is attached hereto.


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 Strategy Funds Trust
By:      /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Name: Donald C. Cacciapaglia
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   August 29, 2017
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:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   August 29, 2017
By:      /s/ John L. Sullivan
Name: John L. Sullivan
Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Date:   August 29, 2017