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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-02753
SBL FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66636-0001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
RICHARD M. GOLDMAN, PRESIDENT
SBL FUND
ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE
TOPEKA, KANSAS 66636-0001
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (785) 438-3000
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2010
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. §3507.
 
 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 8. Portfolio Mangers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
Item 12. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.CODE ETH
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Item 1.   Reports to Stockholders.
(RYDEX SGI LOGO)
DECEMBER 31, 2010 ANNUAL REPORT SBL FUND Rydex | SGI SBL Fund Series A (Large Cap Core Series) (Formerly, Equity Series) Series B (Large Cap Value Series) Series C (Money Market Series) Series D (Global Series) Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series) Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series) Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series) Series O (All Cap Value Series) Series P (High Yield Series) Series Q (Small Cap Value Series) Series V (Mid Cap Value Series) Series X (Small Cap Growth Series) Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series) (Formerly, Select 25 Series) Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)

 


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RYDEX|SGI SBL FUND
December 31, 2010
Annual Report
Table of Contents
         
Information about your Series Expenses
    1  
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
    3  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    11  
Series C (Money Market Series)
    18  
Series D (Global Series)
    24  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    32  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    41  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    49  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    72  
Series P(High Yield Series)
    80  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    90  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    98  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    106  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    113  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    120  
Notes to Financial Statements
    130  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    143  
Directors and Officers
    144  
Other Information
    148  
Rydex | SGI Privacy Policies
    149  

 


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INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SERIES EXPENSES (Unaudited)
December 31, 2010
Calculating your ongoing Series expenses
As a shareholder of the Series, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other series expenses. Performance figures and expense ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, June 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Actual Expenses
The first table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Series actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products were included, your costs would have been higher.
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INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SERIES EXPENSES (Unaudited) (concluded)
December 31, 2010
                                         
                    Beginning     Ending     Expenses  
    Expense     Fund     Account Value     Account Value     Paid During  
    Ratio2,4     Return     June 30, 2010     December 31, 2010     Period3  
 
Table 1. Based on actual Series return1
                                       
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
    0.94 %     25.15 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,251.48     $ 5.33  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    0.80 %     23.99 %     1,000.00       1,239.90       4.52  
Series C (Money Market Series)
    0.70 %     (0.30 %)     1,000.00       997.05       3.52  
Series D (Global Series)
    1.25 %     26.23 %     1,000.00       1,262.32       7.13  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    0.81 %     1.49 %     1,000.00       1,014.86       4.11  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    0.91 %     30.71 %     1,000.00       1,307.09       5.29  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    1.54 %     15.17 %     1,000.00       1,151.71       8.35  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    0.82 %     23.04 %     1,000.00       1,230.43       4.61  
Series P(High Yield Series)
    0.95 %     10.52 %     1,000.00       1,105.24       5.04  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    1.13 %     25.24 %     1,000.00       1,252.42       6.42  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    0.90 %     21.36 %     1,000.00       1,213.61       5.02  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    1.08 %     32.56 %     1,000.00       1,325.61       6.33  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    0.97 %     26.11 %     1,000.00       1,261.09       5.53  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    2.41 %     29.81 %     1,000.00       1,298.10       13.96  
 
                                       
 
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses)
                                       
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
    0.94 %     5.00 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.47     $ 4.79  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    0.80 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,021.17       4.08  
Series C (Money Market Series)
    0.70 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,021.68       3.57  
Series D (Global Series)
    1.25 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,018.90       6.36  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    0.81 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,021.12       4.13  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    0.91 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,020.62       4.63  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    1.54 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,017.44       7.83  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    0.82 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,021.07       4.18  
Series P(High Yield Series)
    0.95 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,020.42       4.84  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    1.13 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,019.51       5.75  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    0.90 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,020.67       4.58  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    1.08 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,019.76       5.50  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    0.97 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,020.32       4.94  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    2.41 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,013.06       12.23  
 
1   Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period June 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
2   Annualized.
3   Expenses are equal to the Series annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses shown do not include fees charged by insurance companies.
4   This ratio represents annualized Total Expenses which includes dividends on short sales and prime broker interest expense. Excluding these expenses, the operating expense ratio would be 0.10% lower in Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series).
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)

(Unaudited)
     
  Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series A (Large Cap Core Series) (formerly, Equity Series) returned 16.37%, outperforming the benchmark S&P 500® Index’s return of 15.06% and the Series’ peer group median return of 14.37%.
The Series’ strategy uses a blended approach, investing in growth and value stocks. Growth oriented stocks are securities of established companies that typically have a record of consistent earnings growth greater than the overall market. Value oriented stocks are securities of companies that are believed to be trading well below their intrinsic value.
Our strategy is to buy companies that are trading at a significant discount to their intrinsic value. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process of three clear philosophical tenants that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term perspective and an opportunistic approach.
This investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and thus a valuation target for each idea. We construct the portfolios based on the level of conviction generated by this bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
Industrials and Information Technology Top Performers
The Series’ investments in the industrials sectors were the largest contributors to portfolio performance due to stock selection. Additional benefits were gained through a significant overweight position in the sector, 17% compared to 11% for the index (S&P 500® Index). Overall, holdings in the sector for the portfolio gained 32% versus 26% for the benchmark (S&P 500® Index). The portfolio held twelve positions in the sector with more than a 1% weight. Parker Hannifin Corp. and McDermott International, Inc. both surged more than 60%. Cummins, Inc. was up 50% while Cooper Industries PLC, Boeing Co., and Union Pacific Corp. all recorded more than 40% increases.
The portfolio’s information technology holdings were an equal weight to the index; however, the sector beat that of the index 16% to 11%. Tyco Electronics Ltd. increased 48% while EMC Corp. gained 31% during the calendar year. Other contributors to the Series were Oracle Corp., Motorola, Inc., and Xerox Corp.
Health Care, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials Disappoint
Holdings in the health care sector, a slight underweight position, lost 5% of their value while those in the index gained 3%, making it the poorest performing sector in the portfolio. Celgene Corp., McKesson Corp., and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. all declined in double-digit territory.
Even though the Series’ holdings in the consumer discretionary sector gained 25%, it wasn’t able to keep pace with the 28% return for the benchmark. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., a holding not in the index, lost 29%. Kohl’s Corp. was a negative contributor due to the time frame in which it was held in the portfolio, eventually giving up 16% of its value.
Holdings in the financials sector also hurt performance. Meaningful positions in Western Union Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. that didn’t perform as expected pulled down returns.
Outlook
Our bottom-up approach looks at market uncertainty in the context of the potential long-term impact on individual companies. It is in times as these when our core philosophy and disciplined process becomes paramount. We continue to use a rigorous fundamental research process to identify strong companies from a risk perspective. Our focus is on identifying companies with the ability to be substantially better over the next three to
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (concluded)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)

(Unaudited)
five years or have the potential to maintain their return on capital at current levels in a difficult economic environment. We are confident in our ability to find these companies.
We believe that investing is a long-term pursuit that requires patience and a consistent approach. We recognize there are many investment fund alternatives available today and thank you for the confidence you place in us.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Mitchell, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Mark P. Bronzo, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500) — a capitalization-weighted index covering 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the U.S. markets (mostly NYSE Euronext issues).
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)

(Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFIRMANCE LOGO)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series A (Large Cap Core Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series A. The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent the broad domestic economy and is a widely recognized unmanaged index of market performance.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 05/01/1979)
                         
 
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series A
    16.37 %     0.31 %     (0.67 )%
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector        
 
Common Stocks
       
Information Technology
    20.3 %
Industrials
    15.9 %
Consumer Discretionary
    13.9 %
Energy
    12.8 %
Financials
    10.6 %
Health Care
    7.6 %
Consumer Staples
    7.4 %
Materials
    5.1 %
Utilities
    2.1 %
Telecommunication Services
    0.7 %
Exchange Traded Funds
    0.7 %
Repurchase Agreement
    2.6 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    0.3 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS— 96.4%
               
 
               
Information Technology — 20.3%
               
Apple, Inc.*
    19,200     $ 6,193,153  
Google, Inc. — Class A*
    10,090       5,993,157  
EMC Corp.*
    225,710       5,168,759  
Xerox Corp.
    430,050       4,954,176  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A*
    59,900       4,390,071  
Western Union Co.
    223,600       4,152,253  
Microsoft Corp.
    139,150       3,885,068  
Autodesk, Inc.*
    100,900       3,854,380  
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
    93,400       3,306,360  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    62,214       2,619,209  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    51,300       2,544,480  
Synopsys, Inc.*
    59,100       1,590,381  
Visa, Inc. — Class A
    14,700       1,034,586  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            49,686,033  
 
             
 
               
Industrials — 15.9%
               
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    60,700       5,238,409  
CSX Corp.
    74,100       4,787,601  
Deere & Co.
    55,200       4,584,360  
Equifax, Inc.
    123,700       4,403,720  
3M Co.
    47,750       4,120,825  
Eaton Corp.
    39,050       3,963,966  
Precision Castparts Corp.
    26,800       3,730,828  
United Technologies Corp.
    39,300       3,093,696  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    77,750       1,989,623  
FedEx Corp.
    15,800       1,469,558  
USG Corp.*
    81,600       1,373,328  
 
             
Total Industrials
            38,755,914  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 13.9%
               
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    115,500       4,412,100  
Macy’s, Inc.
    163,000       4,123,900  
Omnicom Group, Inc.
    89,170       4,083,986  
Marriott International, Inc. — Class A
    94,600       3,929,684  
Walt Disney Co.
    103,500       3,882,285  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    151,100       3,789,588  
McDonald’s Corp.
    44,450       3,411,982  
Time Warner, Inc.
    81,500       2,621,855  
JC Penney Company, Inc.
    76,600       2,474,946  
Best Buy Company, Inc.
    31,200       1,069,848  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            33,800,174  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 12.8%
               
Halliburton Co.
    161,900       6,610,377  
Peabody Energy Corp.
    74,950       4,795,301  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    45,350       4,448,835  
Chevron Corp.
    39,500       3,604,375  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    155,500       3,217,295  
Williams Companies, Inc.
    124,100       3,067,752  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    80,000       2,072,800  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    27,200       1,988,864  
ConocoPhillips
    19,000       1,293,900  
 
             
Total Energy
            31,099,499  
 
             
 
               
Financials — 10.6%
               
U.S. Bancorp
    262,048       7,067,434  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    23,300       3,918,128  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    109,404       3,390,430  
AON Corp.
    72,800       3,349,528  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class A*
    19       2,288,550  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    51,436       2,181,915  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    69,400       2,095,880  
BB&T Corp.
    48,017       1,262,367  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    128,952       279,826  
 
             
Total Financials
            25,834,058  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 7.6%
               
Covidien plc
    121,300       5,538,558  
Warner Chilcott plc — Class A
    163,800       3,695,328  
Hospira, Inc.*
    54,600       3,040,674  
Aetna, Inc.
    86,500       2,639,115  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    41,400       1,323,972  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*
    18,400       1,127,368  
Merck & Company, Inc.
    21,658       780,554  
Genzyme Corp.*
    5,200       370,240  
 
             
Total Health Care
            18,515,809  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 7.4%
               
Bunge Ltd.
    73,700       4,828,824  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    50,360       3,290,019  
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    38,400       2,772,864  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    51,000       2,750,430  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    72,300       2,513,871  
Altria Group, Inc.
    40,400       994,648  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    14,500       848,685  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            17,999,341  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 5.1%
               
Dow Chemical Co.
    195,895       6,687,855  
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
    46,640       4,241,908  
Bemis Company, Inc.
    49,800       1,626,468  
 
             
Total Materials
            12,556,231  
 
             
 
               
Utilities — 2.1%
               
Edison International
    107,600       4,153,360  
NRG Energy, Inc.*
    51,900       1,014,126  
 
             
Total Utilities
            5,167,486  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services — 0.7%
               
Windstream Corp.
    122,400       1,706,256  
 
             
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $208,250,347)
            235,120,801  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 0.7%
               
iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund
    14,300     $ 852,137  
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
    13,100       849,797  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Funds
               
(Cost $1,674,706)
            1,701,934  
 
             
                 
    Face          
    Amount          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ††,1 — 2.6%
               
UMB Financial Corp. issued 12/31/10 at 0.09% due 01/03/11
  $ 6,349,000       6,349,000  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $6,349,000)
            6,349,000  
 
             
Total Investments — 99.7%
               
(Cost $216,274,053)
          $ 243,171,735  
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%
            648,227  
 
             
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 243,819,962  
 
*     Non-income producing security
 
    Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
††    Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1    Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.

plc — Public Limited Company
     
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Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
         
ASSETS:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 236,822,735  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    6,349,000  
 
     
Total investments
    243,171,735  
Cash
    4,283  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    469,145  
Securities sold
    1,096,070  
Dividends
    394,948  
Prepaid expenses
    372  
 
     
Total assets
    245,136,553  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    476,333  
Securities purchased
    558,514  
Management fees
    153,959  
Administration fees
    20,142  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,088  
Custodian fees
    224  
Directors’ fees
    765  
Professional fees
    56,294  
Other
    48,272  
 
     
Total liabilities
    1,316,591  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 243,819,962  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 273,551,934  
Undistributed net investment income
    1,927,935  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (58,557,589 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    26,897,682  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 243,819,962  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    10,490,130  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 23.24  
 
     
 
       
* Investments, at cost
  $ 209,925,053  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    6,349,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 216,274,053  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $404)
  $ 3,913,142  
Interest
    2,632  
 
     
Total investment income
    3,915,774  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    1,619,630  
Administration fees
    206,915  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    27,519  
Custodian fees
    8,496  
Directors’ fees
    12,916  
Professional fees
    74,813  
Reports to shareholders
    30,695  
Other
    6,855  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,987,839  
 
     
Net investment income
    1,927,935  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    13,209,757  
Options written
    103,934  
 
     
Net realized gain
    13,313,691  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    15,198,690  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    15,198,690  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    28,512,381  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 30,440,316  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 1,927,935     $ 1,140,095  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    13,313,691       (27,012,581 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    15,198,690       69,815,569  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    30,440,316       43,943,083  
 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    23,255,839       17,506,604  
Issuance of shares in connection with the acquisition of SBL Fund Series H (Note 12)
    47,882,828        
Cost of shares redeemed
    (43,766,466 )     (40,551,126 )
 
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
    27,372,201       (23,044,522 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    57,812,517       20,898,561  
 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of year
    186,007,445       165,108,884  
 
End of year
  $ 243,819,962     $ 186,007,445  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 1,927,935     $ 1,140,095  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    1,122,748       1,102,467  
Issuance of shares in connection with the acquisition of SBL Fund Series H (Note 12)
    2,188,429        
Shares redeemed
    (2,135,059 )     (2,524,592 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in shares
    1,176,118       (1,422,125 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 19.97     $ 15.38     $ 24.57     $ 25.83     $ 22.88  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    0.18       0.11       0.14       0.14       0.11  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    3.09       4.48       (9.33 )     (1.40 )     2.84  
     
Total from investment operations
    3.27       4.59       (9.19 )     (1.26 )     2.95  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 23.24     $ 19.97     $ 15.38     $ 24.57     $ 25.83  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnb
    16.37 %     29.84 %     (37.40 %)     (4.88 %)     12.89 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 243,820     $ 186,007     $ 165,109     $ 328,995     $ 441,788  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.89 %     0.68 %     0.66 %     0.52 %     0.33 %
Total expenses
    0.92 %     0.92 %     0.90 %     0.89 %     0.90 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    111 %     78 %     142 %     14 %     26 %
 
a     Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b     Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY
  Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010
  (Unaudited)
     
Advised by:
(SGI SECURITY GLOBAL INVESTORS LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series B (Large Cap Value Series) returned 16.17%, outperforming the benchmark Russell 1000® Value Index’s return of 15.51% and the Series’ peer group median return of 13.83%.
Our strategy is to buy companies that are trading at a significant discount to their intrinsic value. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three clear philosophical tenants that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term perspective and an opportunistic approach.
Our investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and thus a valuation target for each idea. We construct the portfolios based on the level of conviction generated by this bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company. For Series B, we apply this philosophy to a broad range of value names.
Industrials and Financials Top Performers
The Series’ top performing sectors led the portfolio through a combination of superior security selection and allocation to the sectors.
The portfolio had a near double-weighting to stocks in the industrials sector, which contained 19% of total assets. Overall, the sector was one of the best performing in the portfolio with gains of 29%. Holdings in McDermott International, Inc. and Parker Hannifin Corp. surged more than 60% while Union Pacific Corp. was up 47%.
In contrast, the financials sector of the portfolio benefited by being underweight the benchmark (Russell 1000® Value Index), 21% to 27%. Additionally, holdings in Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (CI A) and Regions Financial Corp. contributed to outperformance. Other holdings in the sector that did well included AON Corp., Fifth Third Bancorp, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Consumer Discretionary and Energy Disappoint
Holdings in the consumer discretionary and energy sectors detracted from performance due to stock selection. Both sectors in the portfolio were relatively even weights with the index (Russell 1000® Value Index).
As a sector, holdings in consumer discretionary gained 15%, well below the 27% returns garnered by the benchmark. Three of the four holdings in the sector hurt performance, which included Lowe’s Cos., Time Warner, Inc., and Best Buy Co., Inc. While Lowe’s and Time Warner had positive gains for the period, it wasn’t enough to keep pace with the index.
Energy holdings could not keep up with the benchmark. The sector gained 20% for the portfolio, materially less than the 26% increase in the index even though most holdings added positive returns. Detracting from performance was Chesapeake Energy Corp., which gained just 1%, and ConocoPhillips.
Outlook
Our bottom-up approach looks at market uncertainty in the context of the potential long-term impact on individual companies. Often times, volatility provides opportunity. We are maintaining flexibility in the portfolios to take advantage of these opportunities as they arise. Our focus is on identifying companies with the ability to be substantially better over the next three to five years or have the potential to maintain their return on capital at current levels in a difficult economic environment.
We believe that investing is a long-term pursuit that requires patience and a consistent approach. We recognize there are many investment fund alternatives available today and thank you for your business and the confidence you place in us.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Mitchell, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (concluded)
  Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010
  (Unaudited)
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Russell 1000® Value Index — measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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  Rydex | SGI SBL Fund
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
  Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010
  (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series B (Large Cap Value Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series B. The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index representing the performance of those Russell 1000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 05/01/1979)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series B
    16.17 %     3.57 %     3.02 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector        
 
Common Stocks
       
Financials
    15.6 %
Energy
    14.3 %
Information Technology
    13.3 %
Industrials
    11.7 %
Health Care
    10.0 %
Consumer Staples
    9.8 %
Consumer Discretionary
    9.0 %
Utilities
    4.5 %
Materials
    3.6 %
Telecommunication Services
    1.6 %
Exchange Traded Funds
    3.0 %
Repurchase Agreement
    3.8 %
Liabilities, Less Cash & Other Assets
    (0.2 )%
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010
  Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS— 93.4%
               
Financials — 15.6%
               
AON Corp.
    190,600     $ 8,769,506  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    272,825       8,454,846  
U.S. Bancorp
    306,746       8,272,940  
 
               
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class A*
    50       6,022,500  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    135,369       5,742,353  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    177,600       5,363,520  
BB&T Corp.
    123,463       3,245,842  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    317,112       688,133  
 
             
Total Financials
            46,559,640  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 14.3%
               
Chevron Corp.
    98,600       8,997,250  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    399,500       8,265,655  
Williams Companies, Inc.
    300,700       7,433,304  
Halliburton Co.
    130,100       5,311,983  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    71,600       5,235,392  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    179,200       4,643,072  
ConocoPhillips
    41,200       2,805,720  
 
             
Total Energy
            42,692,376  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology — 13.3%
               
Western Union Co.
    584,300       10,850,451  
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
    238,850       8,455,290  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    162,651       6,847,607  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    134,800       6,686,080  
Synopsys, Inc.*
    151,200       4,068,792  
Visa, Inc. — Class A
    38,800       2,730,744  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            39,638,964  
 
             
 
               
Industrials — 11.7%
               
Equifax, Inc.
    317,900       11,317,240  
United Technologies Corp.
    102,000       8,029,440  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    199,750       5,111,603  
FedEx Corp.
    41,243       3,836,011  
USG Corp.*
    212,400       3,574,692  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    35,400       3,055,020  
 
             
Total Industrials
            34,924,006  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 10.0%
               
Hospira, Inc.*
    139,600       7,774,324  
Aetna, Inc.
    222,200       6,779,322  
Covidien plc
    126,850       5,791,971  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    107,800       3,447,444  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*
    47,000       2,879,690  
Merck & Company, Inc.
    56,170       2,024,367  
Genzyme Corp.*
    13,800       982,560  
 
             
Total Health Care
            29,679,678  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 9.8%
               
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    100,200       7,235,442  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    132,200       7,129,546  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    186,200       6,474,174  
Bunge Ltd.
    54,400       3,564,288  
Altria Group, Inc.
    108,000       2,658,960  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    38,200       2,235,846  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            29,298,256  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 9.0%
               
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    399,000       10,006,920  
Time Warner, Inc.
    237,533       7,641,437  
JC Penney Company, Inc.
    198,800       6,423,228  
Best Buy Company, Inc.
    82,300       2,822,067  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            26,893,652  
 
             
 
               
Utilities — 4.5%
               
Edison International
    282,400       10,900,640  
NRG Energy, Inc.*
    133,500       2,608,590  
 
             
Total Utilities
            13,509,230  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 3.6%
               
Dow Chemical Co.
    190,500       6,503,670  
Bemis Company, Inc.
    126,900       4,144,554  
 
             
Total Materials
            10,648,224  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services — 1.6%
               
Windstream Corp.
    331,932       4,627,132  
 
             
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $238,628,090)
            278,471,158  
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS— 3.0%
               
iShares Russell 1000 Value
               
Index Fund
    69,000       4,476,030  
iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund
    75,100       4,475,209  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Funds
               
(Cost $7,556,429)
            8,951,239  
 
             
 
 
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AMOUNT
       
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT††,1 — 3.8%
               
UMB Financial Corp. issued 12/31/10 at 0.09% due 01/03/11
  $ 11,472,000       11,472,000  
 
             
 
               
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $11,472,000)
            11,472,000  
 
             
Total Investments — 100.2%
               
(Cost $257,656,519)
          $ 298,894,397  
 
             
Liabilities, Less Cash & Other Assets, — (0.2)%
            (713,599 )
 
             
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 298,180,798  
 
*   Non-income producing security
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.
plc — Public Limited Company
     
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Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 287,422,397  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    11,472,000  
 
     
Total investments
    298,894,397  
Cash
    117  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    144,981  
Securities sold
    2,855,307  
Dividends
    423,076  
 
     
Total assets
    302,317,878  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    360,840  
Securities purchased
    3,514,436  
Management fees
    162,807  
Administration fees
    23,840  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,089  
Custodian fees
    986  
Directors’ fees
    6,740  
Professional fees
    33,643  
Other
    31,699  
 
     
Total liabilities
    4,137,080  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 298,180,798  
 
     
Net Assets Consist Of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 321,170,232  
Undistributed net investment income
    2,285,314  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (66,512,626 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    41,237,878  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 298,180,798  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    11,562,623  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 25.79  
 
     
 
       
* Investments, at cost
  $ 246,184,519  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    11,472,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 257,656,519  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
         
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 4,534,483  
Interest
    8,791  
 
     
Total investment income
    4,543,274  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    1,829,913  
Administration fees
    267,699  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,529  
Custodian fees
    10,860  
Directors’ fees
    26,335  
Professional fees
    40,432  
Reports to shareholders
    44,019  
Other
    13,173  
 
     
Total expenses
    2,257,960  
 
     
Net investment income
    2,285,314  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    8,624,270  
Options written
    265,781  
 
     
Net realized gain
    8,890,051  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    31,140,335  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    31,140,335  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    40,030,386  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 42,315,700  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
  Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 2,285,314     $ 2,616,829  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    8,890,051       (21,722,829 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    31,140,335       77,753,258  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    42,315,700       58,647,258  
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    48,004,215       40,712,808  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (72,612,503 )     (69,858,540 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (24,608,288 )     (29,145,732 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    17,707,412       29,501,526  
 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of year
    280,473,386       250,971,860  
 
End of year
  $ 298,180,798     $ 280,473,386  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 2,285,314     $ 2,616,829  
 
Capital Share Activity:
               
Shares sold
    2,091,003       2,258,834  
Shares redeemed
    (3,163,955 )     (3,921,822 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (1,072,952 )     (1,662,988 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
  Rydex | SGI SBL Fund
 
  Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 22.20     $ 17.55     $ 27.94     $ 26.40     $ 21.64  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    0.19       0.19       0.29       0.25       0.20  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    3.40       4.46       (10.68 )     1.29       4.56  
     
Total from investment operations
    3.59       4.65       (10.39 )     1.54       4.76  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 25.79     $ 22.20     $ 17.55     $ 27.94     $ 26.40  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnb
    16.17 %     26.50 %     (37.19 %)     5.83 %     22.00 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 298,181     $ 280,473     $ 250,972     $ 479,972     $ 480,683  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.81 %     1.03 %     1.21 %     0.90 %     0.80 %
Total expenses
    0.80 %     0.81 %     0.80 %     0.79 %     0.79 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    17 %     16 %     32 %     29 %     20 %
 
a   Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series C (Money Market Series)

(Unaudited)
     
  Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series C (Money Market Series) returned -0.44%, less than the benchmark I-Money Net Retail Tier 1® of 0.03% and the 0.14% performance of its peer group for the same period.
The Federal Reserve Board continues to hold rates near 0%, making it a challenge to maintain a positive yield. The Fed has signaled that it will continue to keep rates low in the near future.
Composition of Portfolio Assets
At December 31, 2010, the average weighted maturity of the holdings in the Series was 31 days.
The Series’ assets were concentrated in commercial paper and U.S. government sponsored agency bonds and notes. At year-end, approximately 9% of the Series consisted of U.S. Government/Agency obligations, 34% of Repurchase Agreements, and 57% in Commercial Paper.
Market Review
The Federal Reserve has repeatedly stated its intention to keep rates low for the foreseeable future, which will continue to be challenging for money market portfolios as there is very little yield available. Because of the historically low yields, returns in the Series turned negative after the application of management fees.
Newly instituted SEC regulations require at least 30% of portfolio assets to be invested in government issues or equivalent securities, such as repurchase agreements. Additionally, average weighted maturity is now limited to a maximum of 60 days. Both changes err on the side of safety but weigh on the yield of money market funds.
The Money Market Series focused on the high quality issuers and short duration periods due to the relatively flat yield curve over 60 day maturities, which provided no incentive to move out on the duration scale. We invested in asset-backed commercial paper of large, well-diversified programs that offer multiple layers of protection.
Outlook
Our philosophy in managing the Money Market Series is to take a conservative approach that doesn’t add risk to the portfolio by reaching for marginal gains in yield. With the yield environment likely to remain as is for the time being, we will continue to manage the Series conservatively with expectations of low returns. As always, we will continue to monitor the economic and market conditions when deciding portfolio strategies and will adjust the asset mix and maturity structure in the portfolio accordingly.
Thank you for your investment in the Money Market Series.
We appreciate the confidence that you have placed in us and continue to focus on achieving the Series’ investment goals.
Sincerely,
Steve McFeely, Portfolio Manager
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
I-Money Net Retail Tier 1® — measures the performance of the highest quality securities, such as repurchase agreements and commercial paper, in the retail money market.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series C (Money Market Series)

(Unaudited)
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector
Fixed Income Investments
       
Tier 1 Investments
    99.8 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    0.2 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 05/01/1979)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series C
    (0.44 )%     2.06 %     1.92 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series C (Money Market Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTES†† — 6.6%
               
Federal Home Loan Bank1
               
0.18% due 02/25/11
  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,999,410  
Fannie Mae2
               
0.39% due 01/18/11
    2,000,000       1,999,958  
 
             
Total Federal Agency Discount Notes
               
(Cost $6,998,257)
            6,999,368  
 
             
 
FEDERAL AGENCY NOTES†† — 1.9%
               
Federal Home Loan Bank1
               
0.19% due 01/14/113
    2,000,000       1,999,964  
 
             
 
Total Federal Agency Notes
               
(Cost $2,000,000)
            1,999,964  
 
             
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES†† — 0.3%
               
Small Business Administration Pools
               
#503303, 0.75%
               
due 01/25/113,4
    175,216       174,858  
#503343, 0.88%
               
due 01/25/113,4
    85,146       85,146  
#502353, 1.00%
               
due 01/25/113,4
    27,960       27,960  
 
             
Total Mortgage Backed Securities
               
(Cost $288,367)
            287,964  
 
             
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ††,5 — 34.1%
               
UMB Financial Corp.
               
issued 12/31/10 at 0.09%
               
due 01/03/11
    36,250,000       36,250,000  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $36,250,000)
            36,250,000  
 
             
 
COMMERCIAL PAPER†† — 56.9%
               
Danske Corp.
               
0.27% due 01/07/11
    3,000,000       2,999,865  
0.28% due 02/03/11
    2,000,000       1,999,494  
American Honda Finance Corp.
               
0.24% due 01/05/11
    3,000,000       2,999,908  
0.25% due 02/15/11
    2,000,000       1,999,256  
Sheffield Receivables Corp.
               
0.26% due 01/27/11
    3,000,000       2,999,393  
0.26% due 02/15/11
    2,000,000       1,999,282  
Societe Generale
               
0.30% due 02/04/11
    2,000,000       1,999,433  
0.32% due 02/11/11
    2,000,000       1,999,337  
0.31% due 02/01/11
    1,000,000       999,765  
Coca-Cola Co.
               
0.23% due 04/05/11
    2,000,000       1,998,823  
0.21% due 02/02/11
    1,000,000       999,839  
0.23% due 02/03/11
    1,000,000       999,832  
0.24% due 02/17/11
    1,000,000       999,728  
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
               
0.25% due 02/25/11
    3,000,000       2,998,577  
0.29% due 03/18/11
    2,000,000       1,998,627  
Barclays U.S. Funding LLC
               
0.23% due 03/23/11
    3,000,000       2,997,984  
0.23% due 03/11/11
    2,000,000       1,998,884  
UBS Finance (DE) LLC
               
0.22% due 01/18/11
    4,000,000       3,999,585  
0.28% due 01/12/11
    300,000       299,974  
General Re Corp.
               
0.20% due 01/06/11
    4,000,000       3,999,889  
Bank of America Corp.
               
0.24% due 02/04/11
    4,000,000       3,999,093  
Westpack Banking Corp.
               
0.30% due 05/10/11
    4,000,000       3,995,614  
ING U.S. Funding LLC
               
0.33% due 04/05/11
    3,500,000       3,496,934  
0.25% due 01/19/11
    450,000       449,941  
Prudential plc
               
0.32% due 02/22/11
    3,000,000       2,998,670  
0.40% due 01/31/11
    250,000       249,944  
Jupiter Securitization Corp.
               
0.26% due 01/07/11
    2,000,000       1,999,887  
 
             
Total Commercial Paper
               
(Cost $60,478,767)
            60,477,558  
 
             
Total Investments - 99.8%
               
(Cost $106,015,391)
          $ 106,014,854  
 
             
Cash & Other Assets,
               
Less Liabilities — 0.2%
            176,113  
 
             
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 106,190,967  
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   The issuer operates under a Congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
 
2   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.
 
3   Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at December 31, 2010.
 
4   Maturity date indicated is next interest reset date.
 
5   Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.
plc — Public Limited Company
     
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series C (Money Market Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
         
December 31, 2010
 
       
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 69,764,854  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    36,250,000  
 
     
Total investments
    106,014,854  
Cash
    55  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    321,644  
Securities sold
    2,318  
Interest
    662  
 
     
Total assets
    106,339,533  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    47,282  
Management fees
    46,807  
Administration fees
    9,974  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,089  
Custodian fees
    875  
Directors’ fees
    5,884  
Professional fees
    13,723  
Other
    21,932  
 
     
Total liabilities
    148,566  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 106,190,967  
 
     
Net Assets Consist Of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 106,191,504  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (537 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 106,190,967  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    7,863,722  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 13.50  
 
     
 
       
* Investments, at cost
  $ 69,765,391  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    36,250,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 106,015,391  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
         
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
       
Investment Income:
       
Interest
  $ 315,488  
 
     
Total investment income
    315,488  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    681,428  
Administration fees
    135,127  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,519  
Custodian fees
    11,006  
Directors’ fees
    16,106  
Professional fees
    24,130  
Reports to shareholders
    40,451  
Other
    8,900  
 
     
Total expenses
    942,667  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (627,179 )
 
     
 
       
Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    4,198  
 
     
Net realized gain
    4,198  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation
       
(depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    25,972  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    25,972  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    30,170  
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (597,009 )
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
  Series C (Money Market Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (627,179 )   $ (479,970 )
Net realized gain on investments
    4,198        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    25,972       (209,951 )
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
    (597,009 )     (689,921 )
 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    172,785,092       191,606,637  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (219,258,752 )     (305,973,233 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (46,473,660 )     (114,366,596 )
 
Net decrease in net assets
    (47,070,669 )     (115,056,517 )
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    153,261,636       268,318,153  
 
End of year
  $ 106,190,967     $ 153,261,636  
 
Accumulated net investment loss at end of year
  $     $  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    12,760,898       14,085,993  
Shares redeemed
    (16,195,973 )     (22,496,450 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (3,435,075 )     (8,410,457 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series C (Money Market Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 13.56     $ 13.61     $ 13.33     $ 12.73     $ 12.19  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)a
    (0.06 )     (0.03 )     0.26       0.60       0.45  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    c       (0.02 )     0.02             0.09  
     
Total from investment operations
    (0.06 )     (0.05 )     0.28       0.60       0.54  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.50     $ 13.56     $ 13.61     $ 13.33     $ 12.73  
     
 
 
Total Returnb
    (0.44 %)     (0.37 %)     2.10 %     4.71 %     4.43 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 106,191     $ 153,262     $ 268,318     $ 168,661     $ 99,044  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.46 %)     (0.23 %)     1.94 %     4.59 %     4.43 %
Total expenses
    0.70 %     0.67 %     0.65 %     0.66 %     0.68 %
 
a   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
c   Less than $0.01 per share.
     
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series D (Global Series)

(Unaudited)
     
  Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series D (Global Series) returned 15.69%, outperforming the benchmark, Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (MSCI) World® Index return of 11.76% and the peer group median return of 12.24%.
The global team believes that excess return opportunities exist in global stock markets and that those opportunities are best identified and captured at the security level. Investing globally offers the greatest exposure to excess return opportunities while enhancing the ability to diversify risk. Successfully identifying and exploiting these opportunities requires thorough fundamental research. Superior stock selection continues to be the trademark for the team’s performance as selection effect accounts for nearly all the return of the portfolio.
The investment team employs a bottom-up approach to the global equity universe to identify and invest in the best opportunities around the world. The team melds sophisticated screening techniques, input from management meetings, and insights into global/regional trends to identify investment opportunities from around the world. Relative valuation and relative business momentum is a specific focus of the screening criteria. The team’s fundamental research is original and uses primary sources to substantiate forecasts and investment theses.
Financials, Information Technology, and Energy Top Performers
Holdings in the Global Series’ financials, information technology, and energy sectors contributed to portfolio performance through superior security selection.
While a slight underweight position, the financials sector outperformed the benchmark (MSCI World® Index) 17% to 5%. Lancashire Holdings Ltd. and Old Republic International Corp. each gained more than 40% over the period. Other material contributors were ICICI Bank Ltd. and ACE Ltd.
Performance for holdings in the information technology sector beat the index (MSCI World® Index) 29% to 13%. The most significant weightings were in Polycom, Inc., Apple, Inc., and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Polycom, Inc. and Apple gained 56% and 53%, respectively.
Energy sector holdings in the portfolio increased 32%, the best returns of any sector, compared to 14% gains for the index. Forest Oil Corp. surged 71% while CNOOC Ltd. was up 55%. Other top contributors included Oil Search Ltd., World Fuel Services Corp., and Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Industrials, Consumer Staples, and Materials Disappoint
The sectors that detracted from portfolio performance did so due to security selection as each sector was a relatively close weight to the benchmark.
Holdings in the industrials sector of the portfolio gained just 1% over the year against a 24% gain for the sector in the index. The largest culprit was Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., which lost 52%. Other significant holdings that hurt portfolio performance were BAE Systems PLC, Prysmian S.p.A., and Allegiant Travel Co.
Performance in the consumer staples sector underperformed the index 15% to 26%. Four securities contributed negative returns to the portfolio. These included Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (-62%), Perfect World Co. Ltd. (-40%), ITT Educational Services, Inc. (-34%), and Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (-25%).
Returns in the materials sector was only half that of the index, 12% to 24%. Poor performers in the sector were Syngenta AG, Randgold Resources Ltd., and Rock-Tenn Co.
Outlook
The Series’ core strategy continues to focus on identifying companies with sustainable long-term earnings and cash flow, strong economic returns on invested capital, and healthy balance sheets. Our
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (concluded)   Series D (Global Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
approach remains to identify the best possible investments in all phases of the market and economic cycle. The day-in day-out work of our analysts is speaking with companies around the world, interviewing their customers, suppliers and regulators and generating excess risk-adjusted returns through superior stock selection.
We recognize there are many investment alternatives available today and thank you for your business and the confidence you place in us.
Sincerely,
Scott Klimo, CFA, Portfolio Manager
David Whittall, Portfolio Manager
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
MSCI World® Index — a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI World Index consisted of the following 24 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY   Series D (Global Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(GRAPHICS)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series D (Global Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series D. The MSCI World® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure global developed market equity performance.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 04/19/1984)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series D
    15.69 %     1.75 %     3.65 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector
Common Stocks
       
Information Technology
    20.0 %
Consumer Discretionary
    16.0 %
Financials
    14.9 %
Health Care
    12.2 %
Energy
    10.9 %
Industrials
    9.6 %
Materials
    6.8 %
Telecommunication Services
    4.2 %
Consumer Staples
    3.3 %
Utilities
    2.2 %
Short Term Investments
    2.2 %
Liabilities, Less Cash & Other Assets
    (2.3 )%
 
   
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
   
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series D (Global Series)
                 
      Shares       Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS— 100.1%
               
 
               
Information Technology — 20.0%
               
Apple, Inc.*
    35,795     $ 11,546,034  
Mastercard, Inc. — Class A
    44,078       9,878,321  
Hitachi Ltd.
    1,766,500       9,416,983  
Wistron Corp.
    3,678,573       7,495,446  
Software AG
    44,570       6,542,932  
Xerox Corp.
    520,600       5,997,312  
LDK Solar Company Ltd. ADR*
    131,900       1,334,828  
CoreLogic, Inc.
    63,200       1,170,464  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            53,382,320  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 16.0%
               
Rent-A-Center, Inc. — Class A
    284,200       9,173,976  
Valeo S.A.
    141,065       8,008,992  
Time Warner Cable, Inc. — Class A
    110,300       7,283,109  
Kingfisher plc
    1,427,585       5,879,536  
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG*
    112,783       5,258,784  
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.
    45,614       2,685,474  
Tractor Supply Co.
    35,430       1,718,001  
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
    56,896       1,711,558  
Volkswagen AG
    11,712       1,658,267  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            43,377,697  
 
             
 
               
Financials — 14.9%
               
Julius Baer Group Ltd.
    160,809       7,539,536  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    172,530       7,318,723  
BNP Paribas
    107,947       6,871,257  
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.
    1,475       5,965,374  
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
    33,000       2,101,770  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    33,200       2,015,904  
Everest Re Group Ltd.
    23,528       1,995,645  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. — Class A
    36,500       1,960,415  
PartnerRe Ltd.
    23,600       1,896,260  
Validus Holdings Ltd.
    54,000       1,652,940  
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd.
    22,800       1,355,232  
 
             
Total Financials
            40,673,056  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 12.2%
               
Express Scripts, Inc. — Class A*
    199,265       10,770,273  
Fresenius SE
    58,150       4,981,176  
Miraca Holdings, Inc.
    54,000       2,173,961  
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*
    54,970       1,962,979  
Smith & Nephew plc
    180,253       1,901,616  
Humana, Inc.*
    34,700       1,899,478  
Cephalon, Inc.*
    30,300       1,870,116  
CR Bard, Inc.
    18,900       1,734,453  
Impax Laboratories, Inc.*
    80,000       1,608,800  
AstraZeneca plc
    35,058       1,597,497  
Merck KGaA
    16,775       1,342,314  
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Company Ltd.
    145,400       1,321,086  
 
             
Total Health Care
            33,163,749  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 10.9%
               
CNOOC Ltd.
    2,717,222       6,446,354  
Forest Oil Corp.*
    160,014       6,075,732  
Royal Dutch Shell plc — Class A
    176,611       5,889,788  
Nexen, Inc.
    243,700       5,569,727  
Holly Corp.
    51,900       2,115,963  
World Fuel Services Corp.
    45,200       1,634,432  
Sunoco, Inc.
    40,000       1,612,400  
 
             
Total Energy
            29,344,396  
 
             
 
               
Industrials — 9.6%
               
Marubeni Corp.
    917,000       6,446,377  
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.
    3,240,753       5,507,360  
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.
    2,698,000       4,017,134  
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
    106,262       2,323,571  
Alaska Air Group, Inc.*
    32,600       1,848,094  
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
    72,100       1,717,422  
Eva Airways Corp*
    1,132,000       1,428,979  
Navistar International Corp.*
    22,597       1,308,592  
US Airways Group, Inc.*
    130,100       1,302,301  
 
             
Total Industrials
            25,899,830  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 6.8%
               
Exxaro Resources Ltd.
    267,124       5,490,047  
Osisko Mining Corp.*,1
    348,900       5,078,216  
Mongolian Mining Corp.*
    3,291,000       3,840,283  
Gold Fields Ltd.
    112,273       2,042,590  
Newmont Mining Co.
    29,200       1,793,756  
 
             
Total Materials
            18,244,892  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services — 4.2%
               
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*
    467,000       5,898,210  
Vodafone Group plc
    1,549,083       4,007,686  
Advanced Info Service PCL
    499,700       1,413,696  
 
             
Total Telecommunication Services
            11,319,592  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 3.3%
               
Imperial Tobacco Group plc
    127,318       3,917,324  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    54,700       1,645,376  
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    72,000       1,601,773  
Empire Company Ltd. — Class A
    26,644       1,490,846  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            8,655,319  
 
             
 
               
Utilities — 2.2%
               
Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.
    81,400       2,008,318  
Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc.
    89,541       1,995,312  
NextEra Energy, Inc.
    38,000       1,975,620  
 
             
Total Utilities
            5,979,250  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $228,967,575)
            270,040,101  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series D (Global Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT†† - 2.2%
               
State Street General Account
               
U.S. Government Fund
    5,821,593     $ 5,821,593  
 
             
Total Short Term Investment
               
(Cost $5,821,593)
            5,821,593  
 
             
Total Investments - 102.3%
               
(Cost $234,789,168)
          $ 275,861,694  
 
             
Liabilities Less Cash & Other Assets, — (2.3)%
            (6,216,954 )
 
             
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 269,644,740  
INVESTMENT CONCENTRATION
At December 31, 2010, the investment diversification of the Series was as follows:
                 
    % of Net        
Country   Assets     Value  
 
United States
    41.9 %   $ 112,657,849  
Japan
    11.5       30,929,184  
Germany
    8.8       23,818,602  
United Kingdom
    6.4       17,303,659  
France
    5.5       14,880,249  
Canada
    4.5       12,138,789  
Switzerland
    4.3       11,580,242  
Taiwan, Province of China
    3.3       8,924,425  
Bermuda
    2.8       7,646,615  
South Africa
    2.8       7,532,637  
Hong Kong
    2.4       6,446,354  
Netherlands
    2.2       5,889,788  
Singapore
    2.0       5,507,360  
China
    2.0       5,351,962  
Mongolia
    1.4       3,840,283  
Thailand
    0.5       1,413,696  
     
Total Investments
    102.3 %   $ 275,861,694  
     
 
*    Non-income producing security
 
    Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
††    Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1    Security is a PFIC (Passive Foreign Investment Company).
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
plc — Public Limited Company
     
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Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series D (Global Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
         
ASSETS:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 275,861,694  
Cash denominated in a foreign currency, at value**
    62,982  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    248,413  
Securities sold
    3,450,607  
Dividends
    37,048  
Foreign taxes reclaim
    102,283  
 
     
Total assets
    279,763,027  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    142,131  
Securities purchased
    9,608,515  
Management fees
    226,755  
Administration fees
    34,379  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,089  
Custodian fees
    5,384  
Directors’ fees
    8,829  
Professional fees
    51,270  
Other
    38,935  
 
     
Total liabilities
    10,118,287  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 269,644,740  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 277,865,141  
Undistributed net investment income
    382,985  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (49,635,959 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    41,032,573  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 269,644,740  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    26,306,027  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 10.25  
 
     
 
       
* Investments, at cost
  $ 234,789,168  
**Cash denominated in a foreign currency, at cost
    61,928  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $515,389)
  $ 4,462,952  
Interest
    79  
 
     
Total investment income
    4,463,031  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    2,556,930  
Administration fees
    386,862  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,519  
Custodian fees
    81,270  
Directors’ fees
    26,851  
Professional fees
    75,601  
Reports to shareholders
    35,030  
Interest
    12,970  
Other
    12,114  
 
     
Total expenses
    3,213,147  
 
     
Net investment income
    1,249,884  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    24,645,985  
Foreign currency transactions
    (866,899 )
 
     
Net realized gain
    23,779,086  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    12,096,840  
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    (28,158 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    12,068,682  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    35,847,768  
 
     
 
       
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 37,097,652  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series D (Global Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 1,249,884     $ 2,881,655  
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions
    23,779,086       63,091  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    12,068,682       42,166,178  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    37,097,652       45,110,924  
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    32,674,755       26,124,600  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (70,209,110 )     (77,119,578 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (37,534,355 )     (50,994,978 )
 
Net decrease in net assets
    (436,703 )     (5,884,054 )
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    270,081,443       275,965,497  
 
End of year
  $ 269,644,740     $ 270,081,443  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 382,985     $ 1,919,749  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    3,626,239       3,505,475  
Shares redeemed
    (7,794,783 )     (10,300,582 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (4,168,544 )     (6,795,107 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series D (Global Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008a     2007b     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 8.86     $ 7.40     $ 12.01     $ 11.03     $ 9.40  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomec
    0.04       0.09       0.11       0.08       0.03  
Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency (realized and unrealized)
    1.35       1.37       (4.72 )     0.90       1.60  
     
Total from investment operations
    1.39       1.46       (4.61 )     0.98       1.63  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.25     $ 8.86     $ 7.40     $ 12.01     $ 11.03  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnd
    15.69 %     19.73 %     (38.38 %)     8.88 %     17.34 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 269,645     $ 270,081     $ 275,965     $ 550,177     $ 571,006  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.49 %     1.12 %     1.09 %     0.67 %     0.32 %
Total expensese
    1.26 %     1.27 %     1.26 %     1.26 %     1.24 %
Net expensesf
    1.26 %     1.27 %     1.25 %     1.26 %     1.24 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    283 %     317 %     302 %     115 %     23 %
 
a     SGI became the sub-advisor of Series D effective May 1, 2008. Prior to May 1, 2008, Oppenheimer sub-advised 50% of Series D and SGI sub-advised the remaining 50%.
 
b     Security Global Investors, LLC (SGI) became sub-advisor of 50% of Series D effective August 1, 2007. Oppenheimer sub-advised the remaining 50%. Prior to August 1, 2007, Oppenheimer sub-advised the Series.
 
c     Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
d     Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
e     Total expense information reflects the expense ratios absent expense reductions by the Investment Manager, as applicable.
 
f     Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
     
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    Rydex|SGL SBL Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY   Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
         
 
  Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series) earned a return of 6.05%1, outperforming the benchmark Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond® Index return of 5.89%.
The U.S. Intermediate Bond Series will primarily invest in a diversified portfolio of investment grade debt securities and maintain a dollar-weighted average duration of 3 to 10 years. The Series’ investment approach uses a bottom-up process in selecting asset classes and securities. We emphasize rigorous credit analysis and relative value in selecting securities. Credit analysis includes assessing factors such as an issuer’s management experience, cash flow, position in its market, capital structure, and general economic and market factors. Relative value analysis includes earnings growth, profitability trends, the issuer’s financial strength, and valuation analysis. Relative valuation also compares the credit risk and yield of a security to that of other securities of the same or another asset class.
Composition of Portfolio Assets
At the end of the year, the fund held 57% in corporate issues, 32% in U.S. Government securities. Other securities, such as asset-backed securities, preferred stock, and cash constituted 5% of the portfolio.
U.S. Intermediate Bond Market Review
Considering the staggering job losses in 2008 and 2009, the labor picture brightened in 2010 although much of the hiring that was done was due to the government’s hiring of census workers rather than in the private sector. Additionally, more Americans left the work force, and therefore, were not included in the pool of available labor. These factors underscore the fragility of the recovery. Investors in all asset classes continue to be concerned regarding the federal debt, deficit, and budget. As the U.S. economy improves and the federal government continues to need to raise large levels of debt, interest rates should climb. Toward the end of the year, the economic backdrop is a low-inflation, below-potential-growth environment, with a Federal Reserve that is willing to support the markets.
Outlook
There is a necessity for the federal government to continue issuing debt as a means of funding various social and monetary programs; however, there is not yet a credible deficit reduction plan in place. Rising corporate profits are serving to improved cash flow and make the corporate sector more attractive to us than other sectors. A slowly improving economy will lead to better corporate profitability. High government debt burdens and excessive deficits are viewed negatively by the bond markets. Increasing emphasis will be placed on addressing budgetary imbalances and reducing deficits, which will be positive for U.S. Treasury notes and bonds.
The Federal Reserve is committed to maintaining low interest rates for an extended period of time. In such an environment, investors may be forced to add corporate bonds and extend maturities as a way of providing additional incremental income for a portfolio. The Tax Relief Job Creation Act of 2010 should help the economy in 2011. An extension of previous tax cuts and a reduction in payroll taxes, among other items, should help buoy consumer spending and economic growth.
Thank you for your investment in the U.S. Intermediate Bond Series.
We recognize there are many investment fund alternatives available today and appreciate the confidence you place in us.
Sincerely,
Daniel W. Portanova, Portfolio Manager
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (concluded)   Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
 
1   Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Series expenses and in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced.
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond® Index
— The index measures the performance of U.S. Dollar denominated U.S. Treasuries, government-related and investment grade U.S. corporate securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than one year and less than ten years.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY   Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(GRAPHIC LOGO)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series E. The Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond® Index is an unmanaged Index that tracks U.S. dollar denominated U.S. treasuries, government-related and investment grade U.S. corporate securities that have a remaining maturing of greater than or equal to 1 year and less than 10 years.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 04/26/1985)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series E
    6.05 %     2.33 %     3.67 %
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector        
 
Fixed Income Investments
       
AAA
    39.4 %
BBB+
    12.8 %
A
    11.8 %
AA-
    5.8 %
BBB
    5.3 %
AA
    3.8 %
BBB-
    3.7 %
AA+
    3.2 %
A+
    3.0 %
Other
    4.9 %
Repurchase Agreement
    3.3 %
Preferred Stocks
    1.8 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    1.2 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.8%
               
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIX
6.70% due 04/02/40††
    80,000     $ 2,043,199  
Woodbourne Capital
Trust III*,†††,1,2,3,4,5,6
    300,000       58,398  
Woodbourne Capital
Trust IV*,†††,1,2,3,4,5,6
    300,000       58,398  
Woodbourne Capital
Trust I*,†††,1,2,3,4,5,6
    300,000       58,398  
Woodbourne Capital
Trust II*,†††,1,2,3,4,5,6
    300,000       58,398  
 
             
Total Preferred Stocks
               
(Cost $3,205,796)
            2,276,791  
 
             
 
 
  Face        
 
  Amount        
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† — 56.2%
               
Financials - 16.7%
               
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
               
4.65% due 06/01/14
  $ 2,000,000       2,134,777  
6.30% due 04/23/19
    1,000,000       1,138,255  
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
               
8.60% due 08/15/19
    2,000,000       2,370,260  
Citigroup, Inc.
               
8.50% due 05/22/19
    1,000,000       1,241,435  
6.38% due 08/12/14
    500,000       552,604  
4.75% due 05/19/15
    500,000       523,549  
General Electric Capital Corp.
               
6.00% due 06/15/12
    2,000,000       2,138,017  
Wells Fargo & Co.
               
4.38% due 01/31/13
    2,000,000       2,116,501  
American Express Bank FSB
               
3.15% due 12/09/11
    2,000,000       2,050,850  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance
               
Corp. 4.75% due 05/15/12
    1,800,000       1,895,395  
Standard Chartered plc
               
6.41%3,4,5,6
    1,750,000       1,631,726  
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
               
5.88% due 02/15/13
    1,000,000       1,058,457  
Residential Capital LLC
               
8.50% due 06/01/12
    650,000       656,500  
Ford Motor Credit Company
               
LLC 7.00% due 04/15/15
    500,000       537,306  
New York Life Global Funding
               
3.00% due 05/04/155,6
    500,000       510,379  
Hartford Financial Services
               
Group, Inc.
               
4.00% due 03/30/15
    500,000       501,358  
 
             
 
            21,057,369  
 
             
Consumer Discretionary — 10.3%
               
Omnicom Group, Inc.
               
6.25% due 07/15/19
  $ 4,500,000     $ 4,995,243  
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
               
5.60% due 09/01/20
    3,000,000       3,094,559  
Starbucks Corp.
               
6.25% due 08/15/17
    2,000,000       2,235,658  
Johns Hopkins University
               
5.25% due 07/01/19
    1,500,000       1,645,140  
Novartis Securities Investment
               
Ltd. 5.13% due 02/10/19
    1,000,000       1,106,034  
 
             
 
            13,076,634  
 
             
Industrials — 7.9%
               
DIRECTV Holdings LLC
               
3.55% due 03/15/15
    4,000,000       4,063,692  
Wyeth 5.50% due 03/15/13
    2,000,000       2,186,753  
Devon Financing Corporation
               
ULC 6.88% due 09/30/11
    1,600,000       1,671,533  
ITT Corp.
               
4.90% due 05/01/14
    1,500,000       1,610,342  
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
               
4.85% due 05/15/13
    500,000       542,899  
 
             
 
            10,075,219  
 
             
Materials — 5.8%
               
Praxair, Inc.
               
4.63% due 03/30/15
    1,500,000       1,632,597  
5.20% due 03/15/17
    1,000,000       1,101,835  
4.38% due 03/31/14
    1,000,000       1,068,319  
Sherwin-Williams Co.
               
3.13% due 12/15/14
    2,500,000       2,572,318  
Airgas, Inc.
               
4.50% due 09/15/14
    1,000,000       1,047,413  
 
             
 
            7,422,482  
 
             
Utilities — 4.3%
               
American Water Capital Corp.
               
6.09% due 10/15/17
    3,000,000       3,365,378  
Oncor Electric Delivery
               
Company LLC
               
6.38% due 01/15/15
    600,000       680,401  
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
               
5.70% due 09/15/12
    600,000       646,007  
Arizona Public Service Co.
               
6.38% due 10/15/11
    600,000       624,826  
Express Pipeline, LP
               
6.47% due 12/31/135,6
    76,000       76,558  
East Coast Power LLC
               
7.07% due 03/31/12
    55,579       56,876  
 
             
 
            5,450,046  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
Consumer Staples – 3.6%
               
General Mills, Inc.
               
5.70% due 02/15/17
  $ 1,200,000     $ 1,349,573  
5.25% due 08/15/13
    1,000,000       1,099,163  
Brown-Forman Corp.
               
5.00% due 02/01/14
    2,000,000       2,176,744  
 
             
 
            4,625,480  
 
             
Health Care – 2.8%
               
AstraZeneca plc
               
5.90% due 09/15/17
    1,750,000       2,026,554  
Merck & Company, Inc.
               
2.25% due 01/15/16
    1,000,000       987,429  
Medtronic, Inc.
               
3.00% due 03/15/15
    500,000       513,093  
 
             
 
            3,527,076  
 
             
Information Technology – 2.5%
               
Amphenol Corp.
               
4.75% due 11/15/14
    2,000,000       2,136,636  
Microsoft Corp.
               
2.95% due 06/01/14
    1,000,000       1,040,977  
 
             
 
            3,177,613  
 
             
Energy - 1.2%
               
Statoil ASA
               
2.90% due 10/15/14
    1,500,000       1,551,020  
 
             
Telecommunication Services – 1.1%
               
AT&T, Inc.
               
4.85% due 02/15/14
    1,300,000       1,405,829  
 
             
Total Corporate Bonds
               
(Cost $66,769,060)
            71,368,768  
 
             
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES – 32.3%        
U.S. Treasury Notes
               
2.13% due 05/31/15
    5,000,000       5,079,700  
0.50% due 11/15/13
    5,000,000       4,935,545  
1.38% due 04/15/12
    4,500,000       4,557,478  
2.75% due 02/15/19
    3,250,000       3,208,104  
3.13% due 05/15/19
    3,000,000       3,031,641  
0.88% due 01/31/11
    3,000,000       3,001,524  
1.75% due 07/31/15
    3,000,000       2,990,400  
0.88% due 05/31/11
    2,250,000       2,256,417  
3.63% due 12/31/12
    2,000,000       2,121,250  
3.25% due 06/30/16
    2,000,000       2,108,594  
3.50% due 05/15/20
    2,000,000       2,048,760  
1.50% due 07/15/12
    2,000,000       2,033,204  
2.25% due 05/31/14
    1,750,000       1,810,293  
2.63% due 08/15/20
    1,500,000       1,422,071  
0.75% due 08/15/13
    500,000       498,985  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Securities
               
(Cost $40,764,313)
            41,103,966  
 
             
FEDERAL AGENCY NOTE†† – 3.9%
               
Federal Home Loan Bank7 1.63% due 03/16/11
    5,000,000       5,015,140  
 
             
Total Federal Agency Note
               
(Cost $5,004,009)
            5,015,140  
 
             
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES†† – 1.1%
               
Homebanc Mortgage Trust 2006-1, 2.69% due 04/25/373
    1,086,605       719,169  
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 2005-A1 2A2, 2.95% due 12/25/353
    533,442       511,315  
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2006-A3, 3.34% due 04/25/363
    132,470       100,761  
Ginnie Mae #518436, 7.25% due 09/15/29
    17,939       20,613  
Fannie Mae8
               
FNR 1990-68 J, 6.95% due 07/25/20
    1,895       2,110  
FNR 1990-103 K, 7.50%
               
due 09/25/20
    695       762  
Freddie Mac8
               
FHR 188 H, 7.00%
               
due 09/15/21
    894       1,049  
 
             
Total Mortgage Backed Securities
               
(Cost $1,773,820)
            1,355,779  
 
             
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† — 0.2%
               
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC 0.52% due 08/25/353
    289,489       271,864  
 
             
Total Asset Backed Securities
               
(Cost $289,489)
            271,864  
 
             
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ††,9 — 3.3%
               
UMB Financial Corp. issued 12/31/10 at 0.09% due 01/03/11
    4,160,000       4,160,000  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $4,160,000)
            4,160,000  
 
             
Total Investments – 98.8%
               
(Cost $121,966,487)
          $ 125,552,308  
 
             
Cash & Other Assets,
               
Less Liabilities – 1.2%
            1,539,144  
 
             
Total Net Assets – 100.0%
          $ 127,091,452  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
 
*   Non-income producing security
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
†††   Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   All or a portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at December 31, 2010. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $233,592 (cost $1,205,796), or 0.18% of total net assets.
 
2   Illiquid security.
 
3   Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at December 31, 2010.
 
4   Perpetual maturity.
 
5   Security was acquired through a private placement.
 
6   Security is a 144A or Section 4(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(2) securities is $2,452,254 (cost $3,519,334), or 1.9% of total net assets.
 
7   The issuer operates under a Congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
 
8   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.
 
9   Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.
plc — Public Limited Company
     
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Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
         
December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 121,392,308  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    4,160,000  
 
     
Total investments
    125,552,308  
Cash
    35,341  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    582,141  
Interest
    1,153,059  
Due from Security Investors
    18,856  
 
     
Total assets
    127,341,705  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    133,961  
Management fees
    81,473  
Administration fees
    11,240  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,088  
Custodian fees
    326  
Directors’ fees
    3,755  
Professional fees
    10,849  
Other
    6,561  
 
     
Total liabilities
    250,253  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 127,091,452  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 138,486,063  
Undistributed net investment income
    2,600,468  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (17,580,900 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    3,585,821  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 127,091,452  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    9,790,609  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 12.98  
 
     
 
       
* Investments, at cost
  $ 117,806,487  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    4,160,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 121,966,487  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
         
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 33,600  
Interest
    4,597,136  
 
     
Total investment income
    4,630,736  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    988,459  
Administration fees
    129,915  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,448  
Custodian fees
    4,315  
Directors’ fees
    13,381  
Professional fees
    16,024  
Reports to shareholders
    20,616  
Other
    7,774  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,205,932  
Less:
       
Management fees waived
    (66,467 )
Reimbursement of expenses
    (96,076 )
 
     
Net expenses
    1,043,389  
 
     
Net investment income
    3,587,347  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    (112,077 )
 
     
Net realized loss
    (112,077 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    4,402,681  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    4,402,681  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    4,290,604  
 
     
 
       
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 7,877,951  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
  Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 3,587,347     $ 3,491,194  
Net realized loss on investments
    (112,077 )     (9,761,362 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
  4,402,681     15,320,180  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    7,877,951       9,050,012  
 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    52,561,403       71,807,375  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (63,916,537 )     (49,358,471 )
 
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
    (11,355,134 )     22,448,904  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (3,477,183 )     31,498,916  
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    130,568,635       99,069,719  
 
End of year
  $ 127,091,452     $ 130,568,635  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 2,600,468     $ 2,568,703  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    4,129,189       6,109,866  
Shares redeemed
    (5,010,128 )     (4,215,010 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in shares
    (880,939 )     1,894,856  
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 12.24     $ 11.29     $ 12.36     $ 12.01     $ 11.57  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    0.35       0.37       0.58       0.60       0.63  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    0.39       0.58       (1.65 )     (0.25 )     (0.19 )
Total from investment operations
    0.74       0.95       (1.07 )     0.35       0.44  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 12.98     $ 12.24     $ 11.29     $ 12.36     $ 12.01  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnb
    6.05 %     8.41 %     (8.66 %)     2.91 %     3.80 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 127,091     $ 130,569     $ 99,070     $ 121,652     $ 151,311  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    2.72 %     3.08 %     4.80 %     4.90 %     4.67 %
Total expensesc
    0.92 %     0.92 %     0.93 %     0.91 %     0.93 %
Net expensesd
    0.79 %     0.77 %     0.78 %     0.76 %     0.78 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    38 %     76 %     34 %     31 %     64 %
 
a     Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b     Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
c     Total expense information reflects the expense ratios absent expense reductions by the Investment Manager, as applicable.
 
d     Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
 
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)

(Unaudited)
     
Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series) posted a return of 24.17%, underperforming its benchmark, the Russell MidCap® Growth Index, which gained 26.38% and the Series’ peer group median return of 26.89%.
Our approach to the Series is to seek securities of companies that are able to grow and/or reinvest in increasingly profitable ventures and hold them over three to five years to capture the best part of the improvements in profits. We focus on investing in securities of companies that appear likely to generate above average profitability at prices that, as of yet, do not reflect that potential.
We use a bottom-up approach to choose portfolio securities that we believe are attractively valued with the greatest potential for appreciation. We attempt to identify companies that are in the early to middle stages of growth and are valued at a reasonable price.
Industrials, Materials, and Energy Top Performers
Superior security selection contributed to positive overall returns in the portfolio’s top three sectors. Holdings in the industrials sector were up 42% versus 30% for the index (Russell MidCap® Growth Index), materials gained 38% to 27%, and energy positions doubled the index (Russell MidCap® Growth Index) with returns of 36% compared to 17% for the benchmark.
The industrials sector held 18% of portfolio assets and had several winning stocks. Cummins, Inc. soared 71% while six other positions increased by more that 40%. These included Union Pacific Corp., Dover Corp., Roper Industries, Inc., and Joy Global, Inc.
In the materials sector, Solutia Inc., International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., and Ball Corp. all gained more than 30%. Other positions of note were Airgas, Inc. and Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Energy companies FMC Technologies, Inc. and Newfield Exploration Co. were up over 30% for the period. Oil States International, Inc. was the other material contributor in the sector with a 25% return.
Health Care, Information Technology, and Financials Disappoint
The three bottom performing sectors in the portfolio did so due to stock selection. Holdings in health care were up 5% compared to 20% for the index while financials positions increased 4% against a 21% return for the benchmark.
Several holdings in the health care sector hurt portfolio performance. Zimmer Holdings, Inc. lost 21% of its value. Positions that had absolute negative returns were Community Health Systems, Inc., Beckman Coulter, Inc., and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Other stocks that fell short during the year were Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. and Hospira, Inc.
With a 21% weight in numerous positions in the information technology sector, while an even weight with the index, poor security performance hurt the portfolio. CommScope, Inc. lost 34%, Equinix, Inc. gave up 17%, and QLogic Corp. dropped 16%. Other stocks in the sector dragging down returns were ON Semiconductor Corp., McAfee, Inc., and Amdocs Ltd.
The portfolio’s financials sector gained just 4% against a 21% increase for the index. Absolute negative contributors were Comerica, Inc., Blackrock, Inc., and Western Union Co.
Outlook
We continue to pursue opportunities with a focus on bottom-up research rather than a macro forecast. We believe that investing is a long-term pursuit that requires patience and a consistent approach. As always, we will continue to do our best to seek the potential available in mid capitalization growth companies.
I would like to thank you for placing your trust in us.
Sincerely,
Joe O’Connor, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (concluded)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)

(Unaudited)
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Russell Midcap Growth® Index — measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)

(Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Since Inception
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series J. The Russell MidCap® Growth Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted Index that is designed to measure the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 10/01/1992)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series J
    24.17 %     0.17 %     1.17 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Portfolio Composition by Sector
         
Common Stocks
       
Information Technology
    22.9 %
Consumer Discretionary
    21.9 %
Industrials
    19.2 %
Health Care
    12.2 %
Materials
    8.1 %
Energy
    4.8 %
Financials
    4.3 %
Telecommunication Services
    1.9 %
Exchange Traded Funds
    2.3 %
Repurchase Agreement
    1.9 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    0.5 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS— 95.3%
               
 
               
Information Technology — 22.9%
               
Xerox Corp.
    330,800     $ 3,810,816  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A*
    51,450       3,770,771  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.*
    48,810       3,466,974  
Nuance Communications, Inc.*
    184,070       3,346,393  
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*
    72,315       3,345,292  
Amphenol Corp. — Class A
    54,650       2,884,427  
PMC — Sierra, Inc.*
    308,000       2,645,720  
SanDisk Corp.*
    52,750       2,630,114  
Western Digital Corp.*
    73,200       2,481,480  
Avago Technologies Ltd.
    64,800       1,844,856  
Red Hat, Inc.*
    39,500       1,803,175  
NetApp, Inc.*
    32,500       1,786,200  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
    210,620       1,739,721  
Lam Research Corp.*
    33,535       1,736,442  
Salesforce.com, Inc.*
    9,700       1,280,400  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            38,572,781  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 21.9%
               
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    130,700       4,992,740  
Macy’s, Inc.
    169,100       4,278,230  
Jarden Corp.
    129,125       3,986,089  
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*
    75,800       3,562,599  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
    98,900       2,963,044  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*
    82,540       2,901,280  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
    46,200       2,808,036  
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
    43,000       2,709,430  
Priceline.com, Inc.*
    4,765       1,903,856  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
    38,850       1,804,194  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*
    36,550       1,796,433  
WMS Industries, Inc.*
    37,595       1,700,798  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.*
    35,850       1,647,308  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            37,054,037  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 19.2%
               
Dover Corp.
    86,230       5,040,144  
Cooper Industries plc — Class A
    86,400       5,036,256  
Union Pacific Corp.
    45,440       4,210,470  
Cummins, Inc.
    32,050       3,525,821  
Goodrich Corp.
    39,190       3,451,463  
Roper Industries, Inc.
    34,140       2,609,320  
AMETEK, Inc.*
    62,325       2,446,256  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    25,000       2,157,500  
Joy Global, Inc.
    24,800       2,151,400  
Navistar International Corp.*
    33,500       1,939,985  
 
             
Total Industrials
            32,568,615  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 12.2%
               
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*
    90,485       5,009,250  
Warner Chilcott plc — Class A
    167,800       3,785,567  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.*
    90,300       3,741,129  
Hospira, Inc.*
    65,600       3,653,264  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR
    57,005       2,971,671  
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
    39,450       1,474,247  
 
             
Total Health Care
            20,635,128  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 8.1%
               
Ball Corp.
    50,626       3,445,099  
Praxair, Inc.
    33,430       3,191,562  
Albemarle Corp.
    46,350       2,585,403  
Solutia, Inc.*
    108,500       2,504,180  
Agrium, Inc.
    22,500       2,064,375  
 
             
Total Materials
            13,790,619  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 4.8%
               
Newfield Exploration Co.*
    56,750       4,092,243  
Oil States International, Inc.*
    62,700       4,018,443  
 
             
Total Energy
            8,110,686  
 
             
 
               
Financials — 4.3%
               
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
    71,800       4,633,972  
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
    91,575       2,650,181  
 
             
Total Financials
            7,284,153  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services — 1.9%
               
SBA Communications Corp. — Class A*
    79,990       3,274,791  
 
             
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $132,364,670)
            161,290,810  
 
             
WARRANT†† — 0.0%
               
 
               
Energy — 0.0%
               
Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc.
$2.40, 07/05/112
    358,100       179  
 
             
Total Warrant
(Cost $369,900)
            179  
 
             
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND— 2.3%
               
iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund
    70,065       3,970,584  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $3,550,656)
            3,970,584  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT††,1 — 1.9%
               
UMB Financial Corp. issued 12/31/10 at 0.09% due 01/03/11
  $ 3,284,000     $ 3,284,000  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $3,284,000)
            3,284,000  
 
             
Total Investments — 99.5%
               
(Cost $139,569,226)
          $ 168,545,573  
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.5%
            842,916  
 
             
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 169,388,489  
 
*   Non-income producing security
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.
 
2   All or portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at December 31, 2010. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $179 (cost $369,900), or 0.00% of total net assets.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
 
    plc — Public Limited Company
     
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Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
         
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES        
 
December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 165,261,573  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    3,284,000  
 
     
Total investments
    168,545,573  
Cash
    310  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    423,731  
Securities sold
    1,307,114  
Dividends
    119,173  
 
     
Total assets
    170,395,901  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    174,192  
Securities purchased
    670,945  
Management fees
    107,385  
Administration fees
    13,755  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,088  
Custodian fees
    1,089  
Directors’ fees
    5,127  
Professional fees
    19,283  
Other
    13,548  
 
     
Total liabilities
    1,007,412  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 169,388,489  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 172,462,040  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (32,049,898 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    28,976,347  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 169,388,489  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    5,637,273  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 30.05  
 
     
* Investments, at cost
  $ 136,285,226  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    3,284,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 139,569,226  
         
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS        
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Investment income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $174)
  $ 1,245,833  
Interest
    2,510  
 
     
Total investment income
    1,248,343  
 
     
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    1,150,158  
Administration fees
    145,992  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,427  
Custodian fees
    6,633  
Directors’ fees
    15,836  
Professional fees
    25,650  
Reports to shareholders
    18,749  
Other
    8,515  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,396,960  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (148,617 )
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    27,380,262  
 
     
Net realized gain
    27,380,262  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    6,259,709  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    6,259,709  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    33,639,971  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 33,491,354  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (148,617 )   $ (184,141 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    27,380,262       (10,016,613 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    6,259,709       59,381,654  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    33,491,354       49,180,900  
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    20,323,993       25,347,942  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (38,700,127 )     (42,285,359 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (18,376,134 )     (16,937,417 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    15,115,220       32,243,483  
 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of year
    154,273,269       122,029,786  
 
End of year
  $ 169,388,489     $ 154,273,269  
 
Accumulated net investment loss at end of year
  $     $  
 
Capital Share Activity:
               
Shares sold
    779,286       1,288,966  
Shares redeemed
    (1,516,423 )     (2,174,470 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (737,137 )     (885,504 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 24.20     $ 16.81     $ 28.00     $ 31.26     $ 29.79  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.04 )     (0.16 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    5.87       7.42       (11.18 )     (3.22 )     1.63  
     
Total from investment operations
    5.85       7.39       (11.19 )     (3.26 )     1.47  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 30.05     $ 24.20     $ 16.81     $ 28.00     $ 31.26  
     
Total Returnb
    24.17 %     43.96 %     (39.96 %)     (10.43 %)     4.93 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 169,388     $ 154,273     $ 122,030     $ 252,066     $ 380,664  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.10 %)     (0.13 %)     (0.06 %)     (0.14 %)     (0.48 %)
Total expenses
    0.91 %     0.92 %     0.91 %     0.90 %     0.90 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    130 %     136 %     203 %     34 %     29 %
 
a   Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
     
Advised by:
(T.ROWEPRICE LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
Performance
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series) returned 10.56%, underperforming its weighted benchmark that is 60% S&P® 500 Index and 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate® Index, which returned 12.13%. The S&P 500® Index returned 15.06% over the year and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate® Index returned 6.54%.
Market Environment
Against a backdrop of healthy earnings, fortified balance sheets, and low borrowing costs for corporations, major U.S. equity indexes rose strongly in 2010, capping a second consecutive year of solid gains. Stocks produced robust returns through late April, extending the rally that started in March 2009, but fell sharply through early July due in part to a European debt crisis centered in Greece and a sluggish U.S. economic recovery. Equities rebounded briskly starting in late August as the economy showed signs of improvement and the Federal Reserve signaled that it would purchase more Treasury securities in an attempt to reduce long-term interest rates. The rally, which was supported by late-year bipartisan legislation to extend for two years the Bush-era tax cuts that were set to expire at the end of 2010, lifted major indexes in late December to their highest levels of the year.
Equities in developed non-U.S. markets generated mixed returns for the year. Although the MSCI EAFE® Index rose more than 8%, strong Asian markets performance was offset by weaker results in Europe. In Europe, Denmark and Sweden produced outstanding results, but the European debt crisis weighed on other markets, with Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Portugal falling sharply for the year. A 6.5% decline in the euro versus the U.S. dollar over the last 12 months also weighed on Europe’s returns for U.S.-based investors.
U.S. bonds produced good returns in 2010, despite some weakness in the last few months of the year. For much of the year, Treasury bond and note yields declined and prices climbed as U.S. economic sluggishness, low inflation, and the European debt crisis prompted investors to seek the safe haven of U.S. government securities. High yield bonds significantly outperformed investment-grade issues, as investors favored securities with a yield advantage in a low interest rate environment. In the investment-grade universe, commercial mortgage-backed securities produced very strong gains for a similar reason. Despite a sharp decline in the fourth quarter, long-term Treasury bonds performed very well in 2010. Investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and agency mortgage-backed securities produced more moderate gains.
Portfolio Review
The portfolio’s underperformance was primarily a function of security selection in the large-cap stock segment of the portfolio which detracted from performance as the strategy underperformed the S&P 500® Index. Exposure to non-U.S. equities detracted from the portfolio performance as the MSCI EAFE® Index underperformed the S&P 500® Index; however, the impact was offset by our inclusion of small-cap equity and high yield bonds, which aided performance as the S&P Completion® Index and Citigroup BB/B Credit Bond® Index outperformed the S&P 500® Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate® Index, respectively. Our overweight position to equities aided performance as the S&P 500® Index significantly outperformed the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate® Index but was offset by our decision to underweight small-cap equities as the S&P Completion® Index outperformed the S&P 500® for the year.
Outlook
We are overweight stocks versus bonds as stocks remain reasonably valued. While the pace of recovery is likely to remain uneven, recent economic news continues to reflect a slowly improving environment in which stocks appear to be supported by favorable earnings prospects and reasonable balance sheets. Within equities, the portfolio is neutral between U.S. and non-U.S. equity markets as stronger U.S. growth prospects are priced into current valuations. We are underweight small-cap stocks as valuations favor
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (concluded)   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
large-cap stocks. Strong small-cap performance in 2010 has reinforced the small-cap sector’s rich valuation to large-cap.
The portfolio is overweight high yield relative to investment-grade bonds, as yield spreads relative to Treasury bonds remain attractive given a gradually improving economy and recent opportunities for issuers to refinance higher coupon debt and extend maturities.
Yields on government bonds have risen from trough levels concurrent with additional U.S. fiscal and monetary stimulus measures; however, U.S. interest rates remain at relatively low levels. Economic improvement over the next six to 18 months coupled with elevated levels of new Treasury supply could provide upward pressure on interest rates.
Sincerely,
Edmond M. Notzon, Portfolio Manager,
T. Rowe Price
T. Rowe Price serves as sub-advisor to the Managed Allocation Fund and is not affiliated with Security Benefit. However, Security Benefit has business relationships with T. Rowe Price.
Please be advised that the information contained in our commentary shares the views of our portfolio manager as of the most recent quarter-end and are subject to change based on market and other conditions. Performance information and other portfolio-related statistics are not derived from official fund records and have not been prepared with a view towards dissemination to the public, and therefore, may need to be revised or supplemented. Information contained therein about a fund’s portfolio holdings, asset allocation, or country diversification is historical and is no indication of future portfolio composition, which will vary. Our legal review of the materials was limited to the accuracy of the information about T. Rowe Price, its affiliates, and the portfolios under the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. We have not reviewed the information or the presentation of this information for compliance with applicable SEC and FINRA Rules, which is the responsibility of the FINRA member distributing the securities.
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series N. The blended index is 60% S&P 500® Index and 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond® Index. The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent the broad domestic economy and is a widely recognized unmanaged index of market performance. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond® Index is an unmanaged index that tracks investment grade bonds including U.S. Treasury and agency issues, corporate bond issues, asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities and Yankee issues.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 06/01/1995)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
Series N
    10.56 %     3.75 %     3.97 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector        
 
Common Stocks
       
Financials
    11.8 %
Information Technology
    10.4 %
Consumer Discretionary
    8.3 %
Industrials
    7.7 %
Energy
    7.1 %
Health Care
    6.7 %
Consumer Staples
    5.7 %
Materials
    2.8 %
Telecommunication Services
    2.3 %
Utilities
    1.8 %
Fixed Income Investments
       
AAA
    16.5 %
NR
    5.7 %
BBB-
    2.0 %
BBB
    1.9 %
A
    1.8 %
A-
    1.2 %
BBB+
    1.2 %
Other
    1.3 %
Short Term Investments
    3.5 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    0.3 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS— 64.6%
               
 
               
Financials — 11.8%
               
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    14,236     $ 603,891  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    18,391       569,937  
Citigroup, Inc.*
    97,800       462,594  
Bank of America Corp.
    28,178       375,895  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B*
    4,400       352,485  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    1,900       319,505  
U.S. Bancorp
    8,200       221,154  
MetLife, Inc.
    3,800       168,872  
Morgan Stanley
    5,500       149,655  
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    1,498       149,036  
State Street Corp.
    3,100       143,655  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    2,300       139,656  
Allstate Corp.
    4,100       130,708  
AON Corp.
    2,800       128,828  
American Express Co.
    2,900       124,468  
DnB NOR ASA*
    8,842       124,330  
Chubb Corp.
    2,000       119,280  
AXA S.A.
    7,099       118,166  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
    4,921       117,424  
Standard Chartered plc
    4,285       115,302  
BNP Paribas
    1,804       114,832  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG
    682       103,447  
Sun Life Financial, Inc.
    3,300       99,601  
CME Group, Inc. — Class A
    300       96,525  
Barclays plc ADR
    5,700       94,164  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    3,100       93,620  
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.
    22       88,975  
Credit Suisse Group AG
    2,183       88,026  
Swedbank AB — Class A
    5,788       80,827  
Invesco Ltd.
    3,300       79,399  
Northern Trust Corp.
    1,400       77,574  
Moody’s Corp.
    2,900       76,966  
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
    2,800       76,552  
Charles Schwab Corp.
    4,400       75,284  
Nordea Bank AB
    6,451       70,253  
Franklin Resources, Inc.
    600       66,726  
Vornado Realty Trust
    800       66,664  
Kimco Realty Corp.
    3,600       64,944  
Fifth Third Bancorp
    4,400       64,592  
Macquarie Group Ltd.
    1,680       63,540  
Weyerhaeuser Co.
    3,220       60,955  
Public Storage
    600       60,852  
Unibail-Rodamco SE
    304       60,154  
Deutsche Bank AG
    1,138       59,490  
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
    1,800       58,608  
Loews Corp.
    1,500       58,365  
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
    3,137       58,185  
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Company Ltd.
    9,000       56,732  
Travelers Companies, Inc.
    1,014       56,490  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
    10,400       56,209  
Societe Generale
    1,013       54,473  
Kerry Properties Ltd.
    10,000       52,105  
China Citic Bank Corporation Ltd. — Class H
    80,000       51,874  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
    18,785       50,984  
NYSE Euronext
    1,700       50,966  
Mirvac Group — Class REIT
    40,175       50,293  
Regions Financial Corp.
    7,100       49,700  
Swiss Life Holding AG
    338       48,916  
Discover Financial Services
    2,600       48,178  
Zions Bancorporation
    1,900       46,037  
BM&FBovespa S.A.
    5,700       45,085  
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
    4,000       44,652  
SLM Corp.*
    3,500       44,065  
Erste Group Bank AG
    919       43,176  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    700       41,097  
Banco Santander S.A.
    3,863       40,946  
Prudential plc
    3,835       39,950  
Legg Mason, Inc.
    1,100       39,897  
Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.
    2,000       39,865  
Aflac, Inc.
    700       39,501  
Soho China Ltd.
    49,500       36,810  
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*
    300       35,745  
Close Brothers Group plc
    2,429       32,216  
ProLogis
    2,200       31,768  
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.
    6,000       31,099  
Suncorp Group, Ltd.
    3,398       29,898  
SL Green Realty Corp.
    441       29,772  
First Horizon National Corp.*
    2,500       29,450  
Deutsche Boerse AG
    402       27,841  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
    1,000       26,490  
Camden Property Trust
    480       25,910  
AIA Group, Ltd.*
    9,000       25,300  
BlackRock, Inc. — Class A
    130       24,775  
ING Groep N.V.
    2,521       24,538  
Signature Bank*
    480       24,000  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
    800       23,608  
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
    720       23,544  
LaSalle Hotel Properties
    890       23,496  
Duke Realty Corp.
    1,850       23,051  
Stifel Financial Corp.*
    355       22,024  
Weingarten Realty Investors
    880       20,909  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
    518       20,580  
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. — Class A*
    1,000       20,480  
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.
    330       20,394  
Everest Re Group Ltd.
    240       20,357  
City National Corp.
    320       19,635  
Lincoln National Corp.
    700       19,467  
CIT Group, Inc.*
    400       18,840  
ProAssurance Corp.*
    300       18,180  
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.
    400       18,056  
AMB Property Corp.
    560       17,758  
ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
    1,310       17,319  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
Goldcrest Company Ltd.
    650     $ 16,989  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. — Class A
    480       16,939  
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
    400       16,928  
Regency Centers Corp.
    400       16,896  
Westamerica Bancorporation
    300       16,641  
Potlatch Corp.
    475       15,461  
Markel Corp.*
    40       15,125  
Eaton Vance Corp.
    480       14,510  
Western Alliance Bancorp*
    1,790       13,174  
Louisiana Bancorp, Inc.*
    900       13,140  
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
    800       12,088  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
    100       11,255  
Home Bancshares, Inc.
    484       10,663  
St. Joe Co.*
    480       10,488  
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
    560       10,321  
East West Bancorp, Inc.
    480       9,384  
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
    480       8,712  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    480       8,390  
SeaBright Holdings, Inc.
    800       7,376  
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
    360       6,836  
W.R. Berkley Corp.
    240       6,571  
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. — Class A
    320       5,702  
Popular, Inc.*
    1,690       5,307  
TCF Financial Corp.
    320       4,739  
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
    10       3,356  
First Defiance Financial Corp.
    270       3,213  
Wilmington Trust Corp.
    640       2,778  
BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. — Class A*
    1,976       2,272  
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
    240       2,210  
Synovus Financial Corp.
    450       1,188  
Brooklyn Federal Bancorp, Inc.
    890       1,148  
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.
    90       837  
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
    40       754  
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.*
    1,070       658  
 
             
Total Financials
            8,860,511  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology — 10.4%
               
Apple, Inc.*
    3,100       999,936  
Microsoft Corp.
    33,100       924,152  
Google, Inc. — Class A*
    1,000       593,970  
International Business Machines Corp.
    4,020       589,975  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    8,800       370,480  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    6,000       296,941  
Cisco Systems, Inc.*
    12,300       248,829  
Applied Materials, Inc.
    17,400       244,470  
Micron Technology, Inc.*
    27,500       220,550  
CA, Inc.
    7,600       185,744  
Intel Corp.
    8,100       170,343  
EMC Corp.*
    7,200       164,880  
National Semiconductor Corp.
    11,400       156,864  
Adobe Systems, Inc.*
    4,500       138,510  
Corning, Inc.
    6,900       133,308  
Mastercard, Inc. — Class A
    500       112,055  
Dell, Inc.*
    8,000       108,400  
Juniper Networks, Inc.*
    2,700       99,684  
Canon, Inc.
    1,800       93,296  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    2,000       92,560  
Visa, Inc. — Class A
    1,300       91,494  
Red Hat, Inc.*
    1,950       89,018  
McAfee, Inc.*
    1,900       87,989  
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
    2,375       84,075  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.*
    8,300       75,281  
Nippon Electric Glass Company Ltd.
    5,000       72,145  
Autodesk, Inc.*
    1,800       68,760  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    26,129       63,637  
Western Union Co.
    3,400       63,138  
NVIDIA Corp.*
    4,000       61,600  
ASML Holding N.V.
    1,433       55,370  
Hamamatsu Photonics KK
    1,500       54,811  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*
    6,200       50,716  
Accenture plc — Class A
    1,000       48,490  
JDS Uniphase Corp.*
    3,300       47,784  
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    4,500       46,759  
Sumco Corp.
    3,200       45,700  
Sumsung Electronics Company Ltd
    53       44,876  
Kakaku.com, Inc.
    7       41,625  
Fiserv, Inc.*
    700       40,992  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    800       39,680  
Xerox Corp.
    3,200       36,864  
Alcatel-Lucent
    12,618       36,777  
Autonomy Corp. plc*
    1,549       36,451  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*
    960       33,763  
eBay, Inc.*
    1,100       30,613  
Nintendo Company Ltd.
    100       29,338  
Venture Corporation Ltd.
    4,000       28,874  
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    1,210       28,580  
Oracle Corp.
    900       28,170  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
    1,000       27,390  
Ixia*
    1,530       25,673  
Logica plc
    12,062       24,754  
Hosiden Corp.
    2,100       24,742  
Factset Research Systems, Inc.
    260       24,378  
Semtech Corp.*
    1,050       23,772  
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
    1,896       23,586  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
    800       23,320  
Electronic Arts, Inc.*
    1,400       22,932  
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.*
    590       21,812  
Cymer, Inc.*
    480       21,634  
Cielo S.A.
    2,600       21,066  
Art Technology Group, Inc.*
    3,180       19,016  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
    400       18,820  
Ariba, Inc.*
    800       18,792  
Global Payments, Inc.
    400       18,484  
LG Display Company Ltd.*
    500       17,755  
SYNNEX Corp.*
    560       17,472  
     
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December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
NS Solutions Corp.
    800     $ 17,453  
ON Semiconductor Corp.*
    1,750       17,290  
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*
    900       16,695  
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*
    1,170       15,959  
Paychex, Inc.
    500       15,455  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
    1,850       15,281  
AVX Corp.
    960       14,813  
Finisar Corp.*
    493       14,622  
Websense, Inc.*
    720       14,580  
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*
    300       13,878  
Plexus Corp.*
    400       12,376  
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
    800       12,336  
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*
    400       11,948  
Tech Data Corp.*
    240       10,565  
Avid Technology, Inc.*
    560       9,778  
RightNow Technologies, Inc.*
    400       9,468  
Zoran Corp.*
    1,069       9,407  
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*
    800       9,008  
Cyberoptics Corp.*
    1,050       8,967  
BTU International, Inc.*
    970       8,720  
Intersil Corp. — Class A
    550       8,399  
Lam Research Corp.*
    160       8,285  
Digital River, Inc.*
    240       8,261  
Blackboard, Inc.*
    200       8,260  
Taleo Corp. — Class A*
    280       7,742  
Cree, Inc.*
    90       5,930  
CommVault Systems, Inc.*
    160       4,579  
F5 Networks, Inc.*
    30       3,905  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            8,217,675  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 8.3%
               
Amazon.com, Inc.*
    1,800       324,000  
McDonald’s Corp.
    3,700       284,012  
Walt Disney Co.
    6,800       255,068  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    9,900       248,292  
Kohl’s Corp.*
    3,470       188,560  
Time Warner, Inc.
    5,700       183,369  
Comcast Corp. — Class A
    8,000       175,760  
Home Depot, Inc.
    4,750       166,535  
Toyota Motor Corp.
    3,900       154,607  
Starbucks Corp.
    4,600       147,798  
Ford Motor Co.*
    8,800       147,752  
Target Corp.
    2,300       138,299  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*
    2,800       137,620  
Coach, Inc.
    2,400       132,744  
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.
    2,187       128,757  
Time Warner Cable, Inc. — Class A
    1,939       128,032  
General Motors Co.*
    3,200       117,952  
AutoZone, Inc.*
    400       109,036  
Volkswagen AG
    652       105,826  
NIKE, Inc. — Class B
    1,180       100,796  
Macy’s, Inc.
    3,800       96,140  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    2,400       91,680  
Honda Motor Company Ltd.
    2,300       91,036  
Carnival Corp.
    1,900       87,609  
Discovery Communications,
               
Inc. — Class C*
    2,363       86,698  
The Gap, Inc.
    3,700       81,918  
Priceline.com, Inc.*
    200       79,910  
Cablevision Systems Corp. — Class A
    2,160       73,094  
PPR
    440       70,005  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.*
    1,520       69,844  
Ross Stores, Inc.
    1,100       69,575  
Omnicom Group, Inc.
    1,500       68,700  
Kingfisher plc
    16,637       68,520  
Fortune Brands, Inc.
    1,100       66,275  
Persimmon plc
    10,105       65,649  
Compass Group plc
    7,068       64,149  
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    1,800       62,406  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    792       62,316  
Mattel, Inc.
    2,400       61,032  
Liberty Media Corporation — Interactive*
    3,800       59,926  
DIRECTV — Class A*
    1,500       59,895  
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ADR
    4,965       57,025  
Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd.
    53       55,724  
Marriott International, Inc. — Class A
    1,338       55,580  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
    900       54,702  
Inditex S.A.
    680       50,940  
Harman International Industries, Inc.*
    1,100       50,930  
Nikon Corp.
    2,500       50,693  
Benesse Holdings, Inc.
    1,100       50,649  
GKN plc
    14,069       48,685  
Nissan Motor Company Ltd.
    4,800       45,681  
Mitchells & Butlers plc*
    7,887       42,999  
WPP plc
    3,347       41,365  
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
    1,100       40,051  
Autoliv, Inc.
    500       39,675  
Aisin Seiki Company Ltd.
    1,100       38,908  
Parkson Retail Group Ltd.
    25,000       38,532  
International Game Technology
    2,000       35,380  
Gentex Corp.
    1,120       33,107  
H&R Block, Inc.
    2,700       32,157  
Fossil, Inc.*
    450       31,716  
Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A*
    780       31,075  
Esprit Holdings Ltd.
    6,255       29,775  
Liberty Global, Inc. — Class A*
    785       27,773  
Sanoma Oyj
    1,248       27,064  
Dollar Tree, Inc.*
    480       26,918  
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    400       26,748  
CarMax, Inc.*
    750       23,910  
Aegis Group plc
    10,822       23,711  
Rent-A-Center, Inc. — Class A
    720       23,242  
Lennar Corp. — Class A
    1,200       22,500  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
Informa plc
    3,427     $ 21,756  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
    200       20,768  
Genuine Parts Co.
    400       20,536  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    560       19,986  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*
    530       19,875  
N Brown Group plc
    4,029       18,711  
NetFlix, Inc.*
    100       17,570  
Pool Corp.
    732       16,499  
Television Broadcasts Ltd.
    3,000       16,211  
Koito Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    1,000       15,636  
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
    400       15,308  
Toll Brothers, Inc.*
    800       15,200  
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*
    210       11,920  
Scholastic Corp.
    400       11,816  
Hibbett Sports, Inc.*
    320       11,808  
BorgWarner, Inc.*
    160       11,578  
Gaylord Entertainment Co.*
    320       11,501  
J Crew Group, Inc.*
    260       11,216  
DISH Network Corp. — Class A*
    560       11,010  
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
    160       10,584  
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
    720       10,534  
MGM Resorts International*
    672       9,979  
Drugstore.com, Inc.*
    4,090       9,039  
Sonic Corp.*
    830       8,400  
Thor Industries, Inc.
    240       8,150  
Madison Square Garden, Inc. — Class A*
    295       7,605  
Winnebago Industries, Inc.*
    480       7,296  
Culp, Inc.*
    640       6,630  
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.*
    970       5,054  
Education Management Corp.*
    240       4,344  
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*
    148       3,910  
AC Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.*
    1,450       3,654  
Ascent Media Corp. — Class A*
    43       1,667  
Anvil Holdings, Inc.*,††,7,8
    30       90  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            6,464,248  
 
             
 
               
Industrials — 7.7%
               
General Electric Co.
    32,000       585,280  
United Technologies Corp.
    4,110       323,540  
3M Co.
    3,500       302,050  
Emerson Electric Co.
    5,200       297,285  
Boeing Co.
    3,490       227,757  
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B
    3,100       224,998  
Union Pacific Corp.
    2,300       213,118  
Honeywell International, Inc.
    3,500       186,060  
Danaher Corp.
    3,900       183,963  
CSX Corp.
    2,000       129,220  
Precision Castparts Corp.
    900       125,289  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
    1,700       121,907  
Mitsui & Company Ltd.
    6,900       113,916  
Caterpillar, Inc.
    1,200       112,392  
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
    10,000       104,894  
Mitsubishi Corp.
    3,800       102,830  
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    3,345       102,503  
SembCorp Industries Ltd.
    24,900       99,771  
Cummins, Inc.
    900       99,009  
Republic Services, Inc. — Class A
    2,900       86,594  
FedEx Corp.
    900       83,709  
DCC plc
    2,562       80,838  
Cooper Industries plc — Class A
    1,300       75,777  
Bouygues S.A.
    1,657       71,457  
Joy Global, Inc.
    800       69,400  
Central Japan Railway Co.
    8       66,974  
Fluor Corp.
    1,000       66,260  
Ingersoll-Rand plc
    1,400       65,926  
General Dynamics Corp.
    900       63,864  
Textron, Inc.
    2,500       59,100  
Legrand S.A.
    1,395       56,839  
ABB, Ltd.
    2,519       56,167  
Southwest Airlines Co.
    3,900       50,622  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    700       48,937  
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
    4,700       48,374  
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
    600       48,114  
AP Moller — Maersk A — Class B
    5       45,296  
China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd. — Class H*
    36,500       43,954  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
    800       43,680  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    800       42,720  
Ryder System, Inc.
    800       42,112  
Finmeccanica SpA
    3,671       41,743  
Rolls-Royce Group plc
    3,875       37,768  
Carillion plc
    6,253       37,581  
Charter International plc
    2,792       36,704  
Fastenal Co.
    600       35,947  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    500       32,390  
Cargotec Oyj — Class B
    612       31,936  
PACCAR, Inc.
    500       28,710  
Triumph Group, Inc.
    320       28,611  
Cintas Corp.
    1,000       27,960  
QinetiQ Group plc
    13,798       27,951  
AO Smith Corp.
    720       27,418  
Manpower, Inc.
    400       25,104  
Makita Corp.
    600       24,525  
Robert Half International, Inc.
    800       24,480  
Baldor Electric Co.
    360       22,694  
Masco Corp.
    1,700       21,522  
Advisory Board Co.*
    450       21,433  
Foster Wheeler AG*
    600       20,712  
UTI Worldwide, Inc.
    970       20,564  
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
    630       20,462  
Nordson Corp.
    210       19,295  
Knight Transportation, Inc.
    960       18,240  
American Science & Engineering, Inc.
    210       17,898  
Nippon Yusen KK
    4,000       17,729  
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.*
    800       16,792  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    630       16,701  
Waste Connections, Inc.
    600       16,518  
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
    400       15,560  
     
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December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
Toshiba Machine Company Ltd.
    3,000     $ 15,180  
Actuant Corp. — Class A
    550       14,641  
Covanta Holding Corp.
    800       13,752  
First Solar, Inc.*
    100       13,014  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*
    290       12,751  
Harsco Corp.
    450       12,744  
Oshkosh Corp.*
    360       12,686  
Middleby Corp.*
    150       12,663  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    320       11,930  
Corporate Executive Board Co.
    300       11,265  
General Cable Corp.*
    320       11,229  
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*
    420       11,109  
Herman Miller, Inc.
    400       10,120  
AMR Corp.*
    1,290       10,049  
American Reprographics Co.*
    1,290       9,791  
Consolidated Graphics, Inc.*
    200       9,686  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    365       9,340  
Raytheon Co.
    200       9,268  
Goodrich Corp.
    100       8,807  
Belden, Inc.
    220       8,100  
Bucyrus International, Inc. — Class A
    90       8,046  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    400       7,968  
AirTran Holdings, Inc.*
    1,050       7,760  
USG Corp.*
    400       6,732  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    720       6,624  
Skywest, Inc.
    400       6,248  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.*
    480       6,048  
Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A*
    160       5,453  
John Bean Technologies Corp.
    248       4,992  
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
    170       4,049  
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
    320       3,702  
CLARCOR, Inc.
    80       3,431  
A123 Systems, Inc.*
    180       1,717  
 
             
Total Industrials
            6,008,339  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 7.1%
               
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    17,607       1,287,424  
Chevron Corp.
    7,350       670,688  
Schlumberger Ltd.
    6,114       510,519  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    2,600       255,060  
Royal Dutch Shell plc (Cl.B) ADR
    3,800       253,347  
ConocoPhillips
    3,300       224,730  
Baker Hughes, Inc.
    2,840       162,363  
Murphy Oil Corp.
    2,000       149,100  
FMC Technologies, Inc.*
    1,542       137,099  
BP plc ADR
    2,900       128,093  
Statoil ASA
    4,787       113,912  
Spectra Energy Corp.
    4,500       112,455  
Hess Corp.
    1,300       99,502  
Williams Companies, Inc.
    4,000       98,880  
Southwestern Energy Co.*
    2,600       97,317  
Peabody Energy Corp.
    1,400       89,572  
Newfield Exploration Co.*
    1,200       86,532  
EOG Resources, Inc.
    900       82,269  
Suncor Energy, Inc.
    2,100       80,409  
El Paso Corp.
    5,500       75,680  
Devon Energy Corp.
    900       70,659  
BG Group plc
    3,227       65,295  
Range Resources Corp.
    1,300       58,474  
Valero Energy Corp.
    2,500       57,800  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    2,720       56,277  
Beach Energy Ltd.
    60,116       53,140  
Halliburton Co.
    1,300       53,079  
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*
    780       46,823  
Saipem SpA
    900       44,329  
Subsea 7, Inc.*
    1,624       42,353  
Concho Resources, Inc.*
    480       42,082  
EQT Corp.
    900       40,356  
China Oilfield Services Ltd. — Class H
    18,000       38,998  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    500       38,080  
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR
    1,100       37,587  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
    320       37,501  
Complete Production Services, Inc.*
    1,050       31,028  
Fugro N.V.
    371       30,505  
Consol Energy, Inc.
    500       24,370  
WorleyParsons Ltd.
    859       23,473  
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*
    480       22,930  
Arch Coal, Inc.
    560       19,634  
Modec, Inc.
    1,000       17,741  
Holly Corp.
    390       15,900  
QEP Resources, Inc.
    400       14,524  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
    200       13,374  
Forest Oil Corp.*
    320       12,150  
Westmoreland Coal Co.*
    720       8,597  
GeoMet, Inc.*
    2,950       3,393  
 
             
Total Energy
            5,735,403  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 6.7%
               
Johnson & Johnson
    8,158       504,572  
Pfizer, Inc.
    26,972       472,280  
Merck & Company, Inc.
    10,636       383,321  
GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR
    5,300       207,866  
Amgen, Inc.*
    3,610       198,190  
Abbott Laboratories
    3,900       186,849  
Sanofi-Aventis S.A.
    2,863       183,159  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    4,300       155,273  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    5,200       137,696  
Celgene Corp.*
    2,300       136,022  
Roche Holding AG
    926       135,797  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*
    3,300       119,592  
Express Scripts, Inc. — Class A*
    2,100       113,505  
Stryker Corp.
    2,100       112,770  
WellPoint, Inc.*
    1,900       108,034  
McKesson Corp.
    1,500       105,570  
Baxter International, Inc.
    2,000       101,240  
Medtronic, Inc.
    2,600       96,434  
Eli Lilly & Co.
    2,740       96,010  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*
    1,400       85,778  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*
    1,500       83,040  
     
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December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*
    1,500     $ 80,520  
Fresenius SE
    903       77,352  
Allergan, Inc.
    1,100       75,537  
Elekta AB — Class B
    1,907       73,475  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.*
    1,600       68,400  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.*
    1,400       58,002  
CSL Ltd.
    1,550       57,483  
DaVita, Inc.*
    800       55,592  
CR Bard, Inc.
    600       55,062  
CIGNA Corp.
    1,400       51,324  
Covidien plc
    1,075       49,085  
Biogen Idec, Inc.*
    700       46,935  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
    500       40,420  
Illumina, Inc.*
    630       39,904  
Boston Scientific Corp.*
    5,200       39,364  
Waters Corp.*
    500       38,855  
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
    1,000       34,170  
Terumo Corp.
    600       33,758  
Life Technologies Corp.*
    600       33,300  
AmerisourceBergen Corp. — Class A
    900       30,708  
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
    800       30,484  
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.*
    1,210       28,907  
Hospira, Inc.*
    500       27,845  
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings*
    300       26,376  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
    100       25,775  
Cephalon, Inc.*
    400       24,688  
Henry Schein, Inc.*
    400       24,556  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
    854       24,160  
Rohto Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
    2,000       23,367  
Covance, Inc.*
    400       20,564  
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.
    400       18,736  
Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
    1,000       18,344  
Techne Corp.
    270       17,731  
Humana, Inc.*
    300       16,422  
Gen-Probe, Inc.*
    280       16,338  
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*
    440       16,170  
AMERIGROUP Corp.*
    360       15,811  
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
    400       14,948  
STERIS Corp.
    400       14,584  
Hologic, Inc.*
    748       14,077  
Medicines Co.*
    930       13,141  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*
    480       12,926  
Thoratec Corp.*
    440       12,461  
Omnicare, Inc.
    490       12,441  
Alkermes, Inc.*
    900       11,052  
Martek Biosciences Corp.*
    320       10,016  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    280       9,808  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    120       9,666  
Incyte Corporation Ltd.*
    560       9,274  
Accelrys, Inc.*
    1,003       8,325  
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. — Class A
    310       8,305  
Maxygen, Inc.
    1,210       4,755  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*
    130       4,620  
Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A*
    400       3,816  
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*
    90       2,453  
Codexis, Inc.*
    226       2,396  
 
             
Total Health Care
            5,317,582  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 5.7%
               
Procter & Gamble Co.
    11,273       725,192  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    7,297       476,713  
Coca-Cola Co.
    6,700       440,659  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    4,730       276,847  
Nestle S.A.
    4,576       268,183  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
    2,900       182,816  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    5,068       176,214  
Tesco plc
    25,757       170,990  
General Mills, Inc.
    4,400       156,596  
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A
    4,425       139,432  
Kellogg Co.
    2,600       132,808  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    2,400       129,432  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    1,500       120,555  
Avon Products, Inc.
    3,800       110,428  
Walgreen Co.
    2,800       109,088  
Altria Group, Inc.
    4,200       103,404  
Pernod-Ricard S.A.
    1,080       101,596  
Kroger Co.
    3,800       84,968  
Unilever plc
    2,697       82,729  
L’Oreal S.A.
    545       60,537  
Sysco Corp.
    2,000       58,800  
FamilyMart Company Ltd.
    1,500       56,510  
Kirin Holdings Company Ltd.
    4,000       56,091  
Campbell Soup Co.
    1,500       52,125  
Energizer Holdings, Inc.*
    640       46,656  
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
    900       45,531  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    1,200       36,096  
Dairy Crest Group plc
    4,286       28,253  
Boston Beer Company, Inc. — Class A*
    260       24,723  
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*
    400       19,160  
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
    400       18,566  
Bunge Ltd.
    260       17,035  
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
    499       14,456  
House Foods Corp.
    900       14,427  
Alliance One International, Inc.*
    3,360       14,246  
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
    190       8,077  
Pantry, Inc.*
    320       6,355  
Reed’s, Inc.*
    1,610       3,220  
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
    40       2,761  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            4,572,275  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 2.8%
               
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. — Class B
    1,969       236,457  
Monsanto Co.
    2,500       174,100  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
Rio Tinto, Ltd.
    1,763     $ 153,986  
BHP Billiton Ltd.
    2,913       134,703  
Praxair, Inc.
    1,200       114,564  
BASF SE
    1,281       102,247  
Umicore
    1,472       76,596  
International Paper Co.
    2,700       73,548  
Dow Chemical Co.
    2,100       71,694  
Vulcan Materials Co.
    1,600       70,976  
Eastman Chemical Co.
    800       67,264  
Wacker Chemie AG
    380       66,352  
United States Steel Co.
    1,100       64,262  
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    1,251       62,400  
Nucor Corp.
    1,400       61,348  
Asahi Kasei Corp.
    9,000       58,726  
Sherwin-Williams Co.
    700       58,625  
Barrick Gold Corp.
    1,000       53,180  
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
    600       46,806  
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc.
    300       46,449  
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
    600       46,020  
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. plc
    2,621       42,917  
Cemex S.A. de CV — Class Preference*
    36,645       39,122  
SSAB AB — Class A
    2,311       38,878  
Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd.
    1,700       35,183  
Clearwater Paper Corp.*
    380       29,754  
Allied Nevada Gold Corp.*
    1,130       29,730  
Kobe Steel Ltd.
    11,000       27,898  
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. — Class A*
    800       27,520  
Albemarle Corp.
    480       26,774  
Air Water, Inc.
    2,000       25,534  
Mosaic Co.
    310       23,672  
Koppers Holdings, Inc.
    560       20,037  
Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    520       19,724  
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
    1,050       19,215  
Cabot Corp.
    500       18,825  
Showa Denko KK
    8,000       18,024  
Myers Industries, Inc.
    1,790       17,435  
Tosoh Corp.
    5,000       16,251  
Domtar Corp.
    193       14,653  
Senomyx, Inc.*
    2,010       14,331  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
    320       12,877  
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
    110       10,146  
Haynes International, Inc.
    240       10,039  
American Vanguard Corp.
    1,130       9,650  
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
    100       9,095  
 
             
Total Materials
            2,397,587  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services — 2.3%
               
AT&T, Inc.
    26,592       781,273  
Vodafone Group plc ADR
    7,600       200,868  
Telefonica S.A.
    6,328       143,532  
Crown Castle International Corp.*
    2,960       129,737  
Sprint Nextel Corp.*
    24,500       103,635  
American Tower Corp. — Class A*
    1,630       84,173  
America Movil SAB de CV ADR
    1,400       80,276  
Telecom Italia SpA
    65,100       70,675  
KDDI Corp.
    10       57,741  
Telstra Corporation Ltd.
    14,268       40,680  
NII Holdings, Inc.*
    850       37,961  
Hutchison Telecommunications
               
Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.
    74,000       22,659  
NTELOS Holdings Corp.
    630       12,002  
SBA Communications
               
Corp. — Class A*
    240       9,826  
Leap Wireless International, Inc.*
    240       2,942  
 
             
Total Telecommunication Services
            1,777,980  
 
             
 
               
Utilities — 1.8%
               
AES Corp.*
    11,500       140,070  
Exelon Corp.
    3,100       129,084  
E.ON AG
    3,373       103,429  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
    6,100       95,893  
Scottish & Southern Energy plc
    4,854       93,030  
Entergy Corp.
    1,200       84,996  
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
    2,600       79,638  
PPL Corp.
    3,000       78,960  
GDF Suez
    2,030       72,873  
Allegheny Energy, Inc.
    2,500       60,600  
FirstEnergy Corp.
    1,500       55,530  
Calpine Corp.*
    3,700       49,358  
Sempra Energy
    900       47,232  
TECO Energy, Inc.
    2,500       44,500  
NextEra Energy, Inc.
    800       41,592  
American Electric Power
               
Company, Inc.
    900       32,382  
Iberdrola Renovables S.A.
    9,041       32,105  
Alliant Energy Corp.
    720       26,474  
Southwest Gas Corp.
    720       26,402  
EDP — Energias do Brasil S.A.
    1,100       25,651  
OGE Energy Corp.
    560       25,502  
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
    800       25,448  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    1,130       21,911  
EDF Energies Nouvelles S.A.
    421       17,821  
Dominion Resources, Inc.
    400       17,088  
GenOn Energy, Inc.*
    4,174       15,903  
National Fuel Gas Co.
    240       15,749  
NiSource, Inc.
    800       14,096  
 
             
Total Utilities
            1,473,317  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $43,145,810)
            50,824,917  
 
             
 
               
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%
               
General Motors Co.
               
4.75% due 12/01/13*,†
    200       10,822  
Dana Holding Corp.
               
4.00%††,1,2
    50       7,138  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
Fannie Mae3
               
8.25% due 12/31/10*,†
    1,050     $ 588  
 
             
 
               
Total Preferred Stocks
               
(Cost $41,915)
            18,548  
 
             
 
               
WARRANTS†† — 0.0%
               
Anvil (Cl. A)7,8
               
$1.00, 02/28/12
    333       6  
Anvil (Cl. B)7,8
               
$1.00, 02/28/12
    370       4  
 
             
 
               
Total Warrants
               
(Cost $3,850)
            10  
 
             
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS†† — 3.5%
               
T. Rowe Price Reserve
Investment Fund
    2,548,108       2,548,108  
State Street General Account
Money Market Fund
    200,960       200,960  
 
             
 
               
Total Short Term Investments
               
(Cost $2,749,068)
            2,749,068  
 
             
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS†† — 12.3%
               
 
               
Financials - 4.6%
               
Morgan Stanley
               
4.10% due 01/26/15
  $ 110,000       111,597  
6.00% due 04/28/15
    100,000       108,300  
4.00% due 07/24/15
    100,000       100,519  
4.20% due 11/20/14
    10,000       10,216  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
               
6.15% due 04/01/18
    235,000       258,780  
3.70% due 08/01/15
    30,000       30,567  
7.50% due 02/15/19
    20,000       23,320  
6.00% due 06/15/20
    15,000       16,210  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
               
6.00% due 01/15/18
    205,000       228,933  
3.70% due 01/20/15
    5,000       5,174  
Citigroup, Inc.
               
6.50% due 08/19/13
    120,000       131,767  
4.59% due 12/15/15
    40,000       41,700  
6.13% due 05/15/18
    30,000       32,866  
5.38% due 08/09/20
    25,000       25,975  
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.
               
6.88% due 04/25/18
    85,000       93,020  
5.45% due 02/05/13
    35,000       36,918  
7.75% due 05/14/38
    35,000       36,324  
General Electric Capital Corp.
               
1.88% due 09/16/13
    110,000       110,058  
2.25% due 11/09/15
    45,000       43,261  
SLM Corp.
               
8.45% due 06/15/18
    25,000       25,984  
5.38% due 05/15/14
    25,000       25,123  
5.05% due 11/14/14
    25,000       23,892  
5.13% due 08/27/12
    15,000       15,311  
Ally Financial, Inc.
               
8.00% due 03/15/20
    25,000       27,313  
7.50% due 09/15/201,2
    25,000       26,219  
6.25% due 12/01/171,2
    25,000       25,000  
Svensk Exportkredit AB
               
5.13% due 03/01/17
    70,000       77,637  
Simon Property Group, LP
               
5.75% due 12/01/15
    55,000       61,103  
Wachovia Corp.
               
5.75% due 02/01/18
    55,000       61,067  
PNC Funding Corp.
               
5.63% due 02/01/17
    35,000       37,413  
4.38% due 08/11/20
    20,000       19,766  
International Lease Finance Corp.
               
8.63% due 09/15/151,2
    25,000       26,875  
6.63% due 11/15/13
    25,000       25,531  
International Lease Finance Corp.
               
8.25% due 12/15/20
    50,000       51,500  
Fifth Third Bancorp
               
8.25% due 03/01/38
    25,000       28,771  
6.25% due 05/01/13
    20,000       21,678  
Capital One Capital IV
               
6.75% due 02/17/371
    50,000       49,375  
Principal Life Global Funding I
               
5.13% due 10/15/131,2
    45,000       48,356  
Bank of America Corp.
               
5.65% due 05/01/18
    25,000       25,544  
6.50% due 08/01/16
    20,000       21,702  
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
               
10.50% due 11/15/15
    25,000       25,563  
5.50% due 09/15/15
    25,000       21,438  
AMB Property, LP
               
4.50% due 08/15/17
    25,000       24,999  
6.63% due 12/01/19
    20,000       21,943  
Aflac, Inc.
               
8.50% due 05/15/19
    20,000       24,730  
6.90% due 12/17/39
    20,000       21,480  
Kinder Morgan Finance Company ULC
               
5.70% due 01/05/16
    45,000       45,563  
KeyCorp
               
3.75% due 08/13/15
    45,000       45,149  
Sun Life Financial Global Funding, LP
               
0.55% due 10/06/131,2,4
    45,000       44,306  
Credit Suisse AG
               
5.40% due 01/14/20
    40,000       40,851  
E*Trade Financial Corp.
               
12.50% due 11/30/17
    32,000       37,600  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
JP Morgan Chase Capital XXII
               
6.45% due 02/02/37
  $ 35,000     $ 34,863  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
               
2.45% due 12/15/15
    35,000       34,785  
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.
               
5.70% due 02/15/17
    30,000       32,894  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
               
4.75% due 09/17/15
    30,000       31,740  
Pacific LifeCorp
               
6.00% due 02/10/201,2
    30,000       31,530  
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII
               
7.00% due 11/01/39
    30,000       31,411  
Jefferies Group, Inc.
               
6.25% due 01/15/36
    35,000       31,353  
Discover Financial Services
               
10.25% due 07/15/19
    25,000       31,030  
Reckson Operating Partnership, LP
               
6.00% due 03/31/16
    30,000       30,904  
PartnerRe Finance B LLC
               
5.50% due 06/01/20
    30,000       30,211  
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
               
6.05% due 10/15/36
    30,000       30,192  
HBOS plc
               
6.00% due 11/01/331,2
    40,000       29,827  
Hospitality Properties Trust
               
5.63% due 03/15/17
    30,000       29,808  
American International Group, Inc.
               
8.25% due 08/15/18
    25,000       28,802  
Goldman Sachs Capital I
               
6.35% due 02/15/34
    30,000       28,586  
ERP Operating, LP
               
5.25% due 09/15/14
    25,000       27,264  
GMAC, Inc.
               
8.00% due 11/01/31
    25,000       26,938  
Regency Centers, LP
               
5.88% due 06/15/17
    15,000       15,995  
6.00% due 06/15/20
    10,000       10,258  
Rouse Company, LP
               
6.75% due 11/09/15
    25,000       25,874  
HUB International Holdings, Inc.
               
10.25% due 06/15/151,2
    25,000       25,063  
Icahn Enterprises, LP
               
7.75% due 01/15/161,2
    25,000       24,875  
Kilroy Realty, LP
               
6.63% due 06/01/20
    25,000       24,869  
Allstate Corp.
               
7.45% due 05/16/19
    20,000       24,273  
Mack-Cali Realty, LP
               
7.75% due 08/15/19
    20,000       23,275  
WEA Finance LLC
               
7.50% due 06/02/141,2
    20,000       22,699  
Duke Realty, LP
               
6.25% due 05/15/13
    20,000       21,491  
Federal Realty Investment Trust
               
6.00% due 07/15/12
    20,000       21,225  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
               
6.45% due 11/15/19
    15,000       15,831  
5.63% due 03/15/17
    5,000       5,195  
ERAC USA Finance LLC
               
5.25% due 10/01/201,2
    20,000       20,337  
American General Finance Corp.
               
6.90% due 12/15/17
    25,000       20,188  
Health Care REIT, Inc.
               
4.70% due 09/15/17
    20,000       19,926  
CNA Financial Corp.
               
5.88% due 08/15/20
    20,000       19,913  
BB&T Capital Trust II
               
6.75% due 06/07/36
    20,000       19,838  
Provident Companies, Inc.
               
7.00% due 07/15/18
    15,000       16,205  
USB Capital XIII Trust
               
6.63% due 12/15/39
    15,000       15,321  
Boston Properties, LP
               
4.13% due 05/15/21
    15,000       14,221  
BRE Properties, Inc.
               
5.20% due 03/15/21
    10,000       10,090  
Unum Group
               
5.63% due 09/15/20
    10,000       10,038  
Regions Financial Corp.
               
5.75% due 06/15/15
    10,000       9,788  
Travelers Companies, Inc.
               
3.90% due 11/01/20
    10,000       9,714  
Ventas Realty, LP
               
3.13% due 11/30/15
    10,000       9,635  
UnumProvident Finance Co. plc
               
6.85% due 11/15/151,2
    5,000       5,546  
Lincoln National Corp.
               
4.30% due 06/15/15
    5,000       5,151  
 
             
 
            3,513,259  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 3.6%
               
Xerox Corp.
               
6.75% due 02/01/17
    100,000       115,549  
AmeriGas Partners, LP
               
7.13% due 05/20/16
    100,000       103,500  
DIRECTV Holdings LLC
               
5.88% due 10/01/19
    45,000       48,908  
7.63% due 05/15/16
    25,000       27,719  
3.55% due 03/15/15
    25,000       25,398  
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust
               
5.75% due 03/01/18
    80,000       85,535  
NBC Universal, Inc.
               
5.15% due 04/30/201,2
    60,000       62,196  
5.95% due 04/01/411,2
    20,000       19,998  
Univision Communications, Inc.
               
7.88% due 11/01/201,2
    25,000       26,250  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
8.50% due 05/15/211,2
  $ 25,000     $ 25,313  
9.75% due 03/15/151,2
    17,652       19,064  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
               
5.38% due 11/15/141,2
    60,000       66,105  
Petrobras International Finance Co.
               
5.88% due 03/01/18
    35,000       37,269  
7.88% due 03/15/19
    15,000       17,732  
5.75% due 01/20/20
    10,000       10,376  
Telecom Italia Capital S.A.
               
6.18% due 06/18/14
    30,000       31,904  
5.25% due 11/15/13
    30,000       31,254  
Historic TW, Inc.
               
6.88% due 06/15/18
    50,000       58,567  
Lyondell Chemical Co.
               
11.00% due 05/01/18
    25,000       28,313  
8.00% due 11/01/171,2
    25,000       27,656  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.
               
8.50% due 11/01/191,2
    50,000       54,375  
News America, Inc.
               
6.40% due 12/15/35
    45,000       48,348  
6.15% due 03/01/37
    5,000       5,213  
HCA, Inc.
               
9.25% due 11/15/16
    50,000       53,343  
Telefonica Emisiones SAU
               
6.22% due 07/03/17
    35,000       37,640  
5.88% due 07/15/19
    15,000       15,326  
Verizon Virginia, Inc.
               
4.63% due 03/15/13
    45,000       47,527  
COX Communications, Inc.
               
7.13% due 10/01/12
    20,000       21,934  
8.38% due 03/01/391,2
    10,000       12,959  
6.25% due 06/01/181,2
    10,000       11,169  
Waste Management, Inc.
               
6.10% due 03/15/18
    40,000       44,820  
Verizon Global Funding Corp.
               
7.75% due 12/01/30
    35,000       43,419  
Crown Castle Towers LLC
               
6.11% due 01/15/201,2
    38,000       39,645  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
               
12.25% due 03/15/151,2
    25,000       28,188  
7.75% due 12/17/19
    9,762       10,811  
Weatherford International Ltd.
               
6.75% due 09/15/40
    35,000       36,759  
Continental Airlines, Inc.
               
6.75% due 09/15/151,2
    25,000       25,750  
7.25% due 11/10/19
    9,724       10,842  
Daimler Finance North America LLC
               
6.50% due 11/15/13
    30,000       33,963  
JC Penney Corporation, Inc.
               
9.00% due 08/01/12
    30,000       32,475  
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
               
12.00% due 05/15/15
    25,000       31,448  
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc
               
5.38% due 04/15/20
    30,000       31,200  
Altria Group, Inc.
               
8.50% due 11/10/13
    25,000       29,591  
Digicel Ltd.
               
12.00% due 04/01/141,2
    25,000       29,063  
Nielsen Finance LLC
               
11.63% due 02/01/14
    25,000       28,938  
Videotron Ltee
               
9.13% due 04/15/18
    25,000       27,875  
North American Energy Alliance LLC
               
10.88% due 06/01/161,2
    25,000       27,750  
NII Capital Corp.
               
10.00% due 08/15/16
    25,000       27,687  
CSC Holdings LLC
               
8.50% due 04/15/14
    25,000       27,469  
CC Holdings GS V LLC
               
7.75% due 05/01/171,2
    25,000       27,313  
SBA Telecommunications, Inc.
               
8.25% due 08/15/19
    25,000       27,313  
Allison Transmission, Inc.
               
11.25% due 11/01/151,2
    25,000       27,250  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
               
11.50% due 12/01/16
    25,000       27,125  
Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC
               
10.75% due 08/01/16
    25,000       27,063  
Huntsman International LLC
               
8.63% due 03/15/211,2
    25,000       27,000  
Clearwire Communications LLC
               
12.00% due 12/01/151,2
    25,000       26,938  
Ball Corp.
               
7.13% due 09/01/16
    25,000       26,937  
Case New Holland, Inc.
               
7.75% due 09/01/13
    25,000       26,875  
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
               
9.88% due 11/01/15
    25,000       26,750  
Georgia-Pacific LLC
               
7.13% due 01/15/171,2
    25,000       26,625  
Sprint Capital Corp.
               
8.38% due 03/15/12
    25,000       26,438  
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
               
10.38% due 10/15/15
    25,000       26,406  
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
               
7.38% due 11/01/12
    25,000       26,375  
Hertz Corp.
               
10.50% due 01/01/16
    25,000       26,375  
QVC, Inc.
               
7.50% due 10/01/191,2
    25,000       26,313  
CHS
               
8.88% due 07/15/15
    25,000       26,250  
Associated Materials LLC
               
9.13% due 11/01/171,2
    25,000       26,125  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
               
7.50% due 10/01/17
  $ 25,000     $ 26,000  
Cricket Communications, Inc.
               
7.75% due 05/15/16
    25,000       25,938  
TransDigm, Inc.
               
7.75% due 12/15/181,2
    25,000       25,875  
US Foodservice
               
10.25% due 06/30/151,2
    25,000       25,875  
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida
               
7.75% due 10/01/171,2
    25,000       25,813  
Hughes Network Systems LLC
               
9.50% due 04/15/14
    25,000       25,781  
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd.
               
7.00% due 11/01/151,2
    25,000       25,625  
Host Hotels & Resorts, LP
               
6.75% due 06/01/16
    25,000       25,531  
TCM Sub LLC
               
3.55% due 01/15/151,2
    25,000       25,517  
CDW LLC
               
8.00% due 12/15/181,2
    25,000       25,500  
West Corp.
               
7.88% due 01/15/191,2
    25,000       25,438  
CCO Holdings LLC
               
7.25% due 10/30/17
    25,000       25,375  
Dunkin Finance Corp.
               
9.63% due 12/01/181,2
    25,000       25,250  
Warner Chilcott Company LLC
               
7.75% due 09/15/181,2
    25,000       25,250  
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings
               
6.80% due 10/01/16
    25,000       25,125  
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.
               
10.25% due 12/15/151,2
    25,000       25,125  
Russel Metals, Inc.
               
6.38% due 03/01/14
    25,000       25,000  
Time Warner, Inc.
               
7.70% due 05/01/32
    20,000       24,414  
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
               
13.00% due 02/15/137,8
    22,768       24,270  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
               
5.05% due 03/01/41
    25,000       23,247  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
               
6.30% due 09/15/17
    20,000       22,568  
Invista
               
9.25% due 05/01/121,2
    22,000       22,385  
Roper Industries, Inc.
               
6.25% due 09/01/19
    20,000       22,137  
Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS
               
6.00% due 12/30/191,2
    20,000       20,769  
Discovery Communications LLC
               
3.70% due 06/01/15
    20,000       20,707  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
               
5.35% due 03/15/12
    20,000       20,650  
Bunge North America Finance, LP
               
5.90% due 04/01/17
    20,000       20,583  
Southwest Airlines Co.
               
5.13% due 03/01/17
    20,000       20,074  
BP Capital Markets plc
               
3.13% due 10/01/15
    20,000       19,986  
NuStar Logistics, LP
               
4.80% due 09/01/20
    20,000       19,397  
West Penn Power Co.
               
5.95% due 12/15/171,2
    15,000       16,537  
GATX Corp.
               
3.50% due 07/15/16
    15,000       14,857  
Cooper US, Inc.
               
2.38% due 01/15/16
    15,000       14,796  
El Paso Natural Gas Co.
               
5.95% due 04/15/17
    13,000       13,944  
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.
               
8.38% due 03/15/13
    11,000       12,517  
Nabors Industries, Inc.
               
6.15% due 02/15/18
    10,000       10,674  
Delta Air Lines 2010-2 Class A
               
Pass Through Trust
               
4.95% due 05/23/19
    10,000       10,025  
Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust
               
4.75% due 01/12/21
    10,000       9,975  
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.
               
5.00% due 01/21/211,2
    10,000       9,827  
Southern Copper Co.
               
5.38% due 04/16/20
    5,000       5,055  
 
             
 
            3,059,016  
 
             
 
               
Utilities — 1.3%
               
Texas Gas Transmission LLC
               
5.50% due 04/01/131,2
    50,000       53,754  
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
               
5.70% due 12/01/36
    50,000       53,157  
Southern California Edison Co.
               
5.50% due 03/15/40
    50,000       51,846  
PacifiCorp
               
6.25% due 10/15/37
    40,000       45,330  
Tampa Electric Co.
               
6.15% due 05/15/37
    40,000       42,149  
Plains All American Pipeline, LP
               
5.75% due 01/15/20
    20,000       21,303  
6.50% due 05/01/18
    15,000       16,797  
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
               
5.15% due 12/01/20
    35,000       34,457  
Black Hills Corp.
               
6.50% due 05/15/13
    30,000       32,201  
El Paso Corp.
               
12.00% due 12/12/13
    25,000       31,250  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
Nevada Power Co.
               
7.13% due 03/15/19
  $ 25,000     $ 29,448  
Allegheny Energy Supply Company LLC
               
6.75% due 10/15/391,2
    30,000       28,712  
Georgia Power Co.
               
4.75% due 09/01/40
    30,000       27,794  
Consumers Energy Co.
               
6.00% due 02/15/14
    25,000       27,697  
AES Corp.
               
7.75% due 03/01/14
    25,000       26,688  
Westar Energy, Inc.
               
5.10% due 07/15/20
    25,000       26,443  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
               
6.50% due 09/01/12
    25,000       26,312  
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
               
4.80% due 02/15/15
    25,000       26,252  
Appalachian Power Co.
               
6.38% due 04/01/36
    25,000       26,038  
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
               
9.25% due 04/01/15
    25,000       26,031  
Massachusetts Electric Co.
               
5.90% due 11/15/391,2
    25,000       25,915  
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Company LLC
               
10.00% due 12/01/20
    25,000       25,782  
Regency Energy Partners, LP
               
6.88% due 12/01/18
    25,000       25,313  
MarkWest Energy Partners, LP
               
6.75% due 11/01/20
    25,000       25,000  
Calpine Corp.
               
7.50% due 02/15/211,2
    25,000       24,625  
Teco Finance, Inc.
               
5.15% due 03/15/20
    20,000       20,735  
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
               
2.13% due 11/15/151,2
    20,000       19,186  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
               
7.55% due 04/15/38
    15,000       17,985  
Express Scripts, Inc.
               
6.25% due 06/15/14
    15,000       16,769  
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
               
5.15% due 12/01/19
    15,000       15,705  
Exelon Generation Company LLC
               
6.25% due 10/01/39
    15,000       15,096  
Dominion Resources, Inc.
               
2.25% due 09/01/15
    15,000       14,783  
Northern States Power Co.
               
5.35% due 11/01/39
    14,000       14,415  
Enogex LLC
               
6.25% due 03/15/201,2
    10,000       10,681  
Nisource Finance Corp.
               
6.25% due 12/15/40
    10,000       10,166  
AGL Capital Corp.
               
5.25% due 08/15/19
    5,000       5,280  
 
             
 
            941,095  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 1.0%
               
Valero Energy Corp.
               
6.13% due 06/15/17
    55,000       59,288  
Williams Partners, LP
               
6.30% due 04/15/40
    25,000       26,022  
4.13% due 11/15/20
    20,000       18,944  
Buckeye Partners, LP
               
5.50% due 08/15/19
    25,000       26,401  
6.05% due 01/15/18
    15,000       16,555  
Hess Corp.
               
7.88% due 10/01/29
    20,000       25,101  
6.00% due 01/15/40
    15,000       15,722  
Marathon Oil Corp.
               
6.00% due 10/01/17
    35,000       39,752  
Apache Corp.
               
5.10% due 09/01/40
    40,000       38,865  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
               
6.25% due 03/15/38
    35,000       38,672  
Encana Corp.
               
6.50% due 08/15/34
    35,000       38,216  
EOG Resources, Inc.
               
5.88% due 09/15/17
    25,000       28,350  
2.50% due 02/01/16
    10,000       9,775  
Talisman Energy, Inc.
               
3.75% due 02/01/21
    35,000       32,911  
Petrohawk Energy Corp.
               
10.50% due 08/01/14
    25,000       28,500  
Southwestern Energy Co.
               
7.50% due 02/01/18
    25,000       28,188  
Cie Generale de Gelphysique-Veritas
               
9.50% due 05/15/16
    25,000       27,250  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
               
5.15% due 09/01/14
    25,000       27,189  
Energy Transfer Equity, LP
               
7.50% due 10/15/20
    25,000       25,750  
Concho Resources, Inc.
               
7.00% due 01/15/21
    25,000       25,625  
Berry Petroleum Co.
               
6.75% due 11/01/20
    25,000       25,125  
Exterran Holdings, Inc.
               
7.25% due 12/01/181,2
    25,000       24,875  
Magellan Midstream Partners, LP
               
6.55% due 07/15/19
    20,000       22,800  
Enbridge Energy Partners, LP
               
5.20% due 03/15/20
    10,000       10,481  
5.50% due 09/15/40
    10,000       9,507  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
               
6.38% due 09/15/17
    5,000       5,447  
 
             
 
            675,311  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
Consumer Discretionary — 0.6%
               
MDC Holdings, Inc.
               
5.50% due 05/15/13
  $ 55,000     $ 57,656  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
               
8.75% due 04/01/151,2
    50,000       54,124  
Comcast Corp.
               
5.70% due 05/15/18
    40,000       44,021  
Home Depot, Inc.
               
5.40% due 03/01/16
    35,000       39,221  
McClatchy Company
               
11.50% due 02/15/17
    25,000       28,094  
MGM Resorts International
               
10.38% due 05/15/14
    25,000       28,063  
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
               
6.10% due 02/15/181,2
    25,000       27,888  
Pantry, Inc.
               
7.75% due 02/15/14
    25,000       25,125  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
               
2.13% due 04/15/16
    25,000       24,449  
Hanesbrands, Inc.
               
6.38% due 12/15/201,2
    25,000       23,750  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
               
5.40% due 07/02/12
    20,000       21,233  
Omnicom Group, Inc.
               
4.45% due 08/15/20
    20,000       19,571  
Grupo Televisa S.A.
               
6.63% due 01/15/40
    15,000       16,244  
AutoZone, Inc.
               
4.00% due 11/15/20
    15,000       14,167  
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
               
5.20% due 09/01/40
    15,000       14,095  
 
             
 
            437,701  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 0.4%
               
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
               
8.38% due 04/01/17
    70,000       77,438  
Dow Chemical Co.
               
8.55% due 05/15/19
    30,000       37,597  
2.50% due 02/15/16
    15,000       14,407  
4.25% due 11/15/20
    15,000       14,368  
ArcelorMittal
               
3.75% due 08/05/15
    45,000       45,375  
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.
               
5.13% due 07/09/13
    40,000       41,915  
Teck Resources Ltd.
               
10.25% due 05/15/16
    15,000       18,563  
9.75% due 05/15/14
    10,000       12,514  
3.85% due 08/15/17
    5,000       5,072  
Solutia, Inc.
               
8.75% due 11/01/17
    25,000       27,375  
Ryerson Holding Corp.
               
0.00% due 02/01/15
    50,000       22,375  
 
             
 
            316,999  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services — 0.4%
               
AT&T, Inc.
               
5.63% due 06/15/16
    50,000       56,064  
6.45% due 06/15/34
    50,000       52,999  
Sprint Nextel Corp.
               
8.38% due 08/15/17
    50,000       53,624  
America Movil S.A. de CV
               
6.38% due 03/01/35
    45,000       49,323  
American Tower Corp.
               
7.25% due 05/15/19
    28,000       31,641  
Windstream Corp.
               
8.63% due 08/01/16
    25,000       26,313  
 
             
 
            269,964  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 0.2%
               
WellPoint, Inc.
               
5.00% due 01/15/11
    30,000       30,032  
4.35% due 08/15/20
    5,000       4,961  
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.
               
7.75% due 11/15/16
    25,000       27,125  
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
               
4.88% due 11/15/19
    25,000       25,494  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
               
4.63% due 12/15/20
    25,000       24,944  
DaVita, Inc.
               
6.38% due 11/01/18
    25,000       24,875  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
               
7.00% due 10/01/201,2
    25,000       24,688  
Life Technologies Corp.
               
4.40% due 03/01/15
    20,000       20,783  
Life Technologies Corp.
               
3.50% due 01/15/16
    20,000       19,939  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
               
5.00% due 07/15/20
    10,000       10,151  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
               
2.75% due 09/15/15
    10,000       9,921  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
               
3.88% due 10/15/20
    10,000       9,540  
 
             
 
            232,453  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 0.1%
               
Altria Group, Inc.
               
4.13% due 09/11/15
    45,000       47,051  
9.25% due 08/06/19
    5,000       6,525  
Coca-Cola Co.
               
1.50% due 11/15/15
    40,000       38,394  
Reynolds American, Inc.
               
7.25% due 06/01/13
    30,000       33,380  
Kraft Foods, Inc.
               
6.50% due 02/09/40
    25,000       28,016  
Rite Aid Corp.
               
10.25% due 10/15/19
    25,000       25,969  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
               
3.35% due 12/15/15
  $ 5,000     $ 5,016  
 
             
 
            184,351  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology — 0.0%
               
Xerox Corp.
               
6.35% due 05/15/18
    25,000       28,181  
5.50% due 05/15/12
    15,000       15,843  
Broadcom Corp.
               
2.38% due 11/01/151,2
    10,000       9,734  
 
             
 
            53,758  
 
             
 
               
Total Corporate Bonds
               
(Cost $9,158,671)
            9,683,907  
 
             
 
               
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS†† — 0.2%
               
South Africa Government International Bond
               
6.50% due 06/02/14
    65,000       73,125  
Mexico Government International Bond
               
6.38% due 01/16/13
    45,000       49,163  
Brazilian Government International Bond
               
11.00% due 08/17/40
    35,000       47,058  
Poland Government International Bond
               
3.88% due 07/16/15
    20,000       20,327  
 
             
Total Foreign Government Bonds
               
(Cost $169,969)
            189,673  
 
             
 
               
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES†† — 12.0%
               
Fannie Mae3
               
#889829, 5.00% due 07/01/35
    259,716       274,852  
#AE0548, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    258,780       265,873  
#808951, 6.00% due 01/01/35
    240,556       262,516  
#725946, 5.50% due 11/01/34
    243,080       261,635  
#745554, 6.50% due 03/01/36
    222,623       251,713  
#AE1761, 4.00% due 09/01/40
    208,177       207,302  
#AA5588, 4.50% due 06/01/39
    191,412       197,256  
#725704, 6.00% due 08/01/34
    171,440       188,859  
#903812, 5.50% due 12/01/36
    161,446       173,115  
#AE4680, 4.00% due 11/01/40
    153,220       152,576  
#933890, 5.00% due 04/01/23
    130,010       137,993  
#AA0774, 4.50% due 04/01/24
    118,910       124,707  
#888884, 5.50% due 12/01/35
    108,747       117,898  
#AD6061, 5.00% due 07/01/40
    108,015       113,634  
#833174, 5.16% due 09/01/354
    100,599       106,645  
#932633, 4.50% due 03/01/40
    82,124       84,631  
#AE3716, 4.50% due 12/01/40
    77,000       79,110  
#AD7859, 5.00% due 06/01/40
    69,241       72,843  
#938883, 5.00% due 06/01/37
    68,124       71,690  
#AE0098, 5.50% due 02/01/38
    65,421       70,375  
#AD6437, 5.00% due 06/01/40
    61,798       65,399  
#545759, 6.50% due 07/01/32
    56,914       63,284  
#889543, 5.50% due 08/01/37
    58,107       62,198  
#AE7763, 4.00% due 11/01/25
    59,698       61,713  
#932530, 5.50% due 12/01/35
    55,362       59,588  
#804395, 5.50% due 12/01/34
    49,394       53,226  
#AD5995, 5.00% due 06/01/40
    50,448       53,073  
#AD0441, 6.00% due 10/01/39
    48,619       52,906  
#983288, 6.00% due 05/01/38
    44,479       48,373  
#AE3385, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    46,915       48,201  
#AE9254, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    45,929       47,188  
#974321, 6.00% due 01/01/33
    40,918       44,500  
#842123, 5.50% due 10/01/35
    41,053       44,148  
#972155, 6.00% due 02/01/38
    40,247       43,770  
#745406, 6.00% due 03/01/21
    39,423       43,002  
FNR 2006-35 GK, 6.00% due 08/25/32
    39,026       40,035  
#A94605, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    39,794       39,546  
#AE5112, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    37,353       37,196  
#AE7537, 5.00% due 10/01/40
    34,911       36,727  
#845354, 5.50% due 01/01/36
    34,133       36,707  
#745412, 5.50% due 12/01/35
    33,616       36,182  
#AE0549, 5.50% due 05/01/40
    33,021       35,408  
#AD7156, 4.50% due 07/01/25
    33,683       35,388  
#995564, 5.00% due 12/01/19
    31,819       34,071  
#964926, 6.00% due 08/01/38
    31,132       33,857  
#685202, 5.50% due 04/01/18
    31,365       33,840  
#AB1424, 5.00% due 09/01/40
    31,857       33,514  
#900362, 6.00% due 09/01/36
    29,583       32,247  
#AH0258, 4.50% due 12/01/40
    30,960       31,808  
#AA9346, 4.50% due 08/01/39
    30,794       31,734  
#555417, 6.00% due 05/01/33
    28,041       30,890  
#AH0943, 4.00% due 12/01/40
    30,000       29,874  
#893353, 6.00% due 09/01/36
    26,731       29,305  
#AE6443, 4.00% due 11/01/40
    27,978       27,861  
#790788, 6.00% due 09/01/34
    24,310       26,721  
#AE4834, 5.00% due 10/01/40
    24,932       26,229  
#AE7658, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    25,865       25,756  
#AE1592, 5.50% due 09/01/40
    23,820       25,497  
#AE7685, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    24,841       24,736  
#896329, 6.50% due 09/01/36
    21,919       24,564  
#255459, 6.00% due 11/01/34
    22,005       24,137  
#745216, 2.57% due 11/01/354
    22,837       23,912  
#AE0105, 5.50% due 02/01/38
    21,650       23,292  
#791574, 6.00% due 08/01/34
    20,642       22,738  
#796104, 5.50% due 10/01/34
    21,031       22,652  
#AE2847, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    22,492       22,397  
#735502, 6.00% due 04/01/35
    20,274       22,239  
#AE8283, 4.00% due 11/01/40
    21,962       21,869  
#790237, 6.00% due 08/01/34
    19,556       21,526  
#888010, 5.98% due 09/01/364
    19,596       21,055  
#790629, 6.00% due 09/01/34
    19,148       21,055  
#AB1479, 5.00% due 09/01/40
    19,908       20,944  
#905196, 5.90% due 12/01/364
    19,554       20,684  
#AE9739, 4.00% due 12/01/40
    19,977       19,893  
#745418, 5.50% due 04/01/36
    18,370       19,755  
#850863, 5.29% due 12/01/354
    17,998       19,205  
#790044, 6.00% due 08/01/34
    17,267       18,986  
#AE7996, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    17,746       18,233  
#AE4438, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    17,958       17,882  
#AE4971, 4.00% due 11/01/40
    17,899       17,824  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
#MLM5W1, 0.76% due 09/25/354
  $ 19,570     $ 17,580  
#AB1461, 4.00% due 09/01/40
    15,773       15,716  
#AD7406, 5.00% due 07/01/40
    14,621       15,382  
#AD5001, 5.00% due 08/01/40
    13,899       14,622  
#AB1963, 4.00% due 12/01/40
    13,966       13,908  
#AE4046, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    13,757       13,700  
#AE7909, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    12,980       13,336  
#254550, 6.50% due 12/01/32
    11,714       13,172  
#257407, 6.00% due 10/01/38
    11,544       12,559  
#1B3203, 5.90% due 01/01/374
    11,514       12,182  
#357280, 6.50% due 05/01/17
    10,535       11,527  
#745946, 5.50% due 11/01/36
    9,953       10,673  
#AE8031, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    9,985       10,259  
#AH1353, 4.00% due 01/01/41
    10,000       9,958  
#AE1110, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    9,906       9,865  
#AE3480, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    9,000       9,247  
#AE8655, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    8,989       9,235  
#AE8002, 4.50% due 11/01/40
    8,988       9,234  
#923129, 5.50% due 08/01/34
    8,521       9,171  
#790217, 6.00% due 08/01/34
    8,323       9,161  
#AE1020, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    8,971       8,933  
#650075, 6.50% due 07/01/32
    7,749       8,713  
#725098, 5.50% due 12/01/18
    7,872       8,494  
#AE8081, 4.50% due 12/01/40
    7,988       8,207  
#357748, 5.50% due 04/01/35
    7,472       8,035  
#AE4786, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    7,975       7,942  
#789885, 5.50% due 07/01/19
    7,046       7,601  
#868728, 6.50% due 04/01/36
    6,338       7,047  
#AA4740, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    6,974       6,945  
#AE4889, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    6,904       6,875  
#995023, 5.50% due 08/01/37
    6,032       6,487  
#848522, 5.49% due 12/01/354
    5,931       6,326  
#725528, 5.50% due 04/01/19
    5,670       6,117  
#AE1027, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    5,982       5,957  
#AE6995, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    5,980       5,955  
#AE1021, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    5,946       5,921  
#981614, 5.00% due 06/01/23
    4,002       4,248  
#889565, 5.50% due 08/01/37
    2,831       3,047  
#254234, 5.50% due 03/01/17
    2,127       2,291  
#254140, 5.50% due 01/01/17
    2,011       2,166  
#555345, 5.50% due 02/01/18
    2,009       2,164  
#625931, 5.50% due 01/01/17
    1,568       1,689  
FNS 319 2, 6.50% due 02/01/325,8
    6,494       1,318  
Freddie Mac3
               
#G04814, 5.50% due 10/01/38
    307,449       328,022  
#G05955, 5.00% due 08/01/40
    295,838       310,456  
#G03156, 5.50% due 08/01/37
    181,633       193,787  
#G01805, 4.50% due 04/01/35
    176,754       182,601  
#A93948, 4.50% due 09/01/40
    166,478       170,755  
#A93748, 4.00% due 09/01/40
    103,507       102,861  
#J03615, 6.00% due 10/01/21
    92,606       101,650  
#A21263, 4.50% due 04/01/34
    95,643       98,668  
#A91160, 4.50% due 02/01/40
    82,845       85,232  
#A91703, 4.50% due 04/01/40
    52,272       53,615  
#D86309, 5.00% due 11/01/33
    49,974       52,757  
#J02272, 5.50% due 07/01/20
    44,448       48,052  
#A93101, 5.00% due 07/01/40
    42,528       44,629  
#1G1353, 5.93% due 12/01/364
    36,098       38,814  
#J02554, 5.50% due 09/01/20
    32,894       35,603  
#A90052, 4.50% due 12/01/39
    33,448       34,412  
#J03203, 6.00% due 08/01/21
    25,575       27,936  
#G08421, 4.00% due 10/01/40
    26,789       26,622  
#A12118, 5.00% due 08/01/33
    19,923       21,032  
#1G1762, 5.05% due 11/01/354
    19,630       20,904  
#J03672, 6.00% due 11/01/21
    14,990       16,454  
#E99933, 5.00% due 10/01/18
    13,670       14,577  
#B19214, 5.50% due 04/01/20
    13,448       14,522  
#A91947, 5.00% due 04/01/40
    8,147       8,549  
#1G0661, 5.42% due 01/01/364
    6,285       6,715  
#E01341, 5.50% due 03/01/18
    3,406       3,674  
#B10343, 5.00% due 11/01/18
    2,946       3,141  
#C68205, 7.00% due 06/01/32
    1,935       2,207  
#1B0527, 2.94% due 09/01/324
    1,046       1,046  
FHR 2614 IH, 4.50% due 05/15/165,8
    14,886       221  
Ginnie Mae
               
G2 4854, 4.50% due 11/20/40
    224,592       233,480  
#615278, 5.00% due 07/15/33
    55,639       59,382  
#605561, 5.50% due 11/15/34
    28,561       31,020  
G2 3517, 6.00% due 02/20/34
    17,748       19,596  
G2 3530, 5.50% due 03/20/34
    13,612       14,722  
G2 3529, 5.00% due 03/20/34
    8,162       8,725  
G2 3295, 5.50% due 10/20/32
    5,985       6,485  
G2 3490, 6.50% due 12/20/33
    4,789       5,408  
#781312, 7.00% due 12/15/13
    4,612       4,817  
G2 2102, 8.00% due 10/20/25
    568       668  
#780766, 7.00% due 03/15/13
    4       4  
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.
               
2005-3, 4.50% due 07/10/43
    158,071       159,227  
2003-1, 4.65% due 09/11/36
    75,000       78,608  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I
               
2002-TOP7, 5.98% due 01/15/39
    192,049       200,786  
Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust
               
2008-LS1, 6.01% due 12/10/494
    175,000       185,955  
Citigroup
               
2005-CD1, 5.40% due 07/15/444
    169,861       180,753  
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
               
5.55% due 05/12/45
    80,000       85,471  
2004-LDP4, 4.82% due 10/15/424
    66,289       69,479  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
               
2006-PW13, 5.54% due 09/11/41
    61,000       65,465  
2005-PWR9, 4.87% due 09/11/42
    43,000       45,298  
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates
               
2006-C4, 5.47% due 09/15/39
    100,000       104,878  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               
2001-C2, 6.70% due 04/15/34
  $ 99,515     $ 100,158  
Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               
2005-J, 5.25% due 11/25/354
    25,025       22,852  
2004-A, 3.51% due 02/25/344
    18,212       16,730  
2004-H, 3.16% due 09/25/344
    11,132       10,568  
2004-I, 4.77% due 10/25/344
    5,625       5,518  
2004-D, 2.95% due 05/25/344
    1,780       1,657  
American Tower Trust
               
2007-1A, 5.96% due 04/15/371,2
    45,000       47,550  
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
               
3.01% due 07/25/354
    46,306       44,167  
WaMu Mortgage Pass Trough Certificates
               
5.01% due 09/25/354
    12,200       11,177  
 
             
Total Mortgage Backed Securities
               
(Cost $9,207,820)
            9,468,846  
 
             
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES — 5.4%
               
U.S. Treasury Notes
               
1.75% due 08/15/12
    1,240,000       1,265,478  
2.63% due 07/31/14
    630,000       658,891  
2.25% due 05/31/14
    630,000       651,705  
2.63% due 04/30/16
    635,000       650,032  
2.63% due 08/15/20
    455,000       431,362  
1.00% due 08/31/11
    185,000       185,932  
U.S. Treasury Bond
               
4.63% due 02/15/40
    275,000       288,063  
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
               
0.50% due 04/15/15
    110,908       113,368  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Securities
               
(Cost $4,252,677)
            4,244,831  
 
             
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES†† — 0.9%
               
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust
               
3.69% due 07/15/15
    114,000       118,418  
CNH Wholesale Master Note Trust
               
1.96% due 07/15/151,2,4
    100,000       101,161  
GE Equipment Midticket LLC
               
1.47% due 07/14/151,2
    100,000       99,107  
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust
               
4.66% due 05/15/17
    55,000       58,342  
3.96% due 04/15/19
    30,000       30,774  
Ally Auto Receivables Trust
               
4.06% due 05/16/161,2
    60,000       62,273  
Navistar Financial Corporation Owner Trust
               
4.17% due 10/20/141,2
    50,000       51,419  
Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust
               
5.52% due 11/12/12
    50,815       50,884  
Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust
               
5.74% due 04/20/281,2
    33,402       34,945  
5.36% due 10/20/281,2
    10,133       10,565  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
               
2.73% due 03/09/15
    34,000       34,588  
CarMax Auto Owner Trust
               
5.18% due 12/15/16
    25,000       26,016  
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
               
1.87% due 01/25/344
    19,570       13,811  
Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates
               
5.60% due 09/25/31
    5,846       3,280  
 
             
Total Asset Backed Securities
               
(Cost $686,072)
            695,583  
 
             
MUNICIPAL BONDS†† — 0.8%
               
California - 0.1%
               
East Bay Municipal Utility District Revenue Bonds
               
5.87% due 06/01/40
    40,000       39,073  
Bay Area Toll Authority Revenue Bonds
               
6.26% due 04/01/49
    25,000       24,702  
Los Angeles Department of Airports Revenue Bonds
               
7.05% due 05/15/40
    20,000       20,279  
San Diego County Water Authority Revenue Bonds
               
6.14% due 05/01/49
    15,000       15,021  
 
             
 
            99,075  
 
             
Illinois - 0.1%
               
Greater Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District General Obligation Limited
               
5.72% due 12/01/38
    40,000       39,742  
Chicago Transit Authority Revenue Bonds
               
6.90% due 12/01/40
    30,000       29,725  
City of Chicago Illinois Revenue Bonds
               
6.40% due 01/01/40
    20,000       18,875  
 
             
 
            88,342  
 
             
New York - 0.1%
               
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue Bonds
               
5.51% due 08/01/37
    45,000       43,324  
New York City Housing Development Corporation Revenue Bonds
               
6.42% due 11/01/27
    25,000       24,301  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds
               
7.34% due 11/15/39
    10,000       11,031  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
City of New York NY
               
5.85% due 06/01/40
  $ 10,000     $ 9,577  
 
             
 
            88,233  
 
             
Virginia - 0.1%
               
University of Virginia Revenue Bonds
               
5.00% due 09/01/40
    45,000       43,205  
Virginia Public Building Authority Revenue Bonds
               
5.90% due 08/01/30
    35,000       34,885  
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board Revenue Bonds
               
5.35% due 05/15/35
    5,000       4,893  
 
             
 
            82,983  
 
             
Georgia - 0.1%
               
State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited
               
5.00% due 10/01/14
    55,000       62,380  
 
             
Maryland - 0.1%
               
Maryland State Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds
               
5.75% due 07/01/41
    40,000       40,155  
5.89% due 07/01/43
    20,000       20,742  
 
             
 
            60,897  
 
             
Florida - 0.1%
               
Florida State Board of Education Revenue Bonds
               
5.00% due 07/01/20
    50,000       54,121  
 
             
Utah - 0.1%
               
Utah Transit Authority Revenue Bonds
               
5.94% due 06/15/39
    40,000       42,050  
 
             
Kansas - 0.0%
               
Kansas Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds
               
5.50% due 05/01/34
    30,000       28,740  
 
             
Oregon - 0.0%
               
State of Oregon General Obligation Unlimited
               
5.89% due 06/01/27
    15,000       15,817  
 
             
District Of Columbia - 0.0%
               
District of Columbia Revenue Bonds
               
5.59% due 12/01/34
    10,000       9,978  
 
             
Texas - 0.0%
               
Texas State Transportation Commission Revenue Bonds
               
5.18% due 04/01/30
    10,000       9,907  
 
             
Total Municipal Bonds
               
(Cost $673,211)
            642,523  
 
             
FEDERAL AGENCY NOTE†† - 0.0%
               
Federal Home Loan Bank6
               
5.60% due 06/28/11
    10,000       10,251  
 
             
Total Federal Agency Note
               
(Cost $10,000)
            10,251  
 
             
Total Investments - 99.7%
               
(Cost $70,099,063)
          $ 78,528,157  
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.3%
            205,424  
 
             
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 78,733,581  
 
 
*   Non-income producing security
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, except as noted — See Note 8.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, except as noted — See Note 8.
 
 
1   Security was acquired through a private placement.
 
2   Security is a 144A or Section 4(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(2) securities is $2,060,554 (cost $1,971,603), or 2.6% of total net assets.
 
3   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.
 
4   Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at December 31, 2010.
 
5   Security is an interest-only strip. Rate indicated is effective yield at December 31, 2010.
 
6   The issuer operates under a Congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
 
7   All or portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at December 31, 2010. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $24,370 (cost $27,779), or 0.03% of total net assets.
 
8   Illiquid security.
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
plc — Public Limited Company
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
     
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Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 78,528,157  
Cash
    103  
Cash denominated in a foreign currency, at value**
    3,903  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    43,830  
Securities sold
    385,753  
Interest
    218,247  
Dividends
    54,352  
Foreign taxes reclaim
    9,297  
 
     
Total assets
    79,243,642  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    45,713  
Securities purchased
    314,960  
Management fees
    66,508  
Administration fees
    9,976  
Pricing fees
    28,705  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,087  
Custodian fees
    15,850  
Directors’ fees
    2,516  
Professional fees
    14,620  
Other
    9,126  
 
     
Total liabilities
    510,061  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 78,733,581  
 
     
Net Assets Consist Of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 80,674,237  
Undistributed net investment income
    751,365  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (11,121,906 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    8,429,885  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 78,733,581  
 
     
 
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    3,958,712  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 19.89  
 
     
 
* Investments, at cost
  $ 70,099,063  
** Cash denominated in a foreign currency, at cost
    3,112  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $39,794)
  $ 991,307  
Interest
    1,227,969  
 
     
Total investment income
    2,219,276  
 
     
 
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    772,349  
Administration fees
    115,852  
Pricing fees
    122,219  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,383  
Custodian fees
    74,010  
Directors’ fees
    8,011  
Professional fees
    9,112  
Reports to shareholders
    12,263  
Other
    6,673  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,145,872  
 
     
Net investment income
    1,073,404  
 
     
 
Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    2,295,629  
Foreign currency transactions
    (11,586 )
 
     
Net realized gain
    2,284,043  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    4,503,867  
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    142  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    4,504,009  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    6,788,052  
 
     
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 7,861,456  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
IN NET ASSETS   Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 1,073,404     $ 1,274,392  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
    2,284,043       (6,695,196 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    4,504,009       22,082,468  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    7,861,456       16,661,664  
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    12,578,193       9,550,796  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (21,137,677 )     (23,202,268 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (8,559,484 )     (13,651,472 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (698,028 )     3,010,192  
 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of year
    79,431,609       76,421,417  
 
End of year
  $ 78,733,581     $ 79,431,609  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 751,365     $ 976,274  
 
Capital Share Activity:
               
Shares sold
    691,770       629,934  
Shares redeemed
    (1,148,435 )     (1,553,545 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (456,665 )     (923,611 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 17.99     $ 14.31     $ 19.67     $ 18.55     $ 16.55  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    0.26       0.27       0.34       0.32       0.30  
Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency (realized and unrealized)
    1.64       3.41       (5.70 )     0.80       1.70  
     
Total from investment operations
    1.90       3.68       (5.36 )     1.12       2.00  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 19.89     $ 17.99     $ 14.31     $ 19.67     $ 18.55  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnb
    10.56 %     25.63 %     (27.25 %)     6.04 %     12.08 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 78,734     $ 79,432     $ 76,421     $ 117,423     $ 105,300  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    1.40 %     1.71 %     1.94 %     1.63 %     1.63 %
Total expenses
    1.50 %     1.66 %     1.52 %     1.41 %     1.41 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    52 %     46 %     82 %     75 %     63 %
 
a   Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGERS’ COMMENTRY   Series O (All Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
     
    Advised by: (SGI GRAPHIC)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series O (All Cap Value Series) returned 16.61%, in line with the benchmark Russell 3000® Value Index’s return of 16.23% and beating the Series’ peer group median return of 13.83%.
Our strategy is to buy companies, across the market capitalization spectrum, trading at a significant discount to their intrinsic value. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three clear philosophical tenants that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term perspective and an opportunistic approach.
Our investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and thus a valuation target for each idea. We construct the portfolios based on the level of conviction generated by this bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
Financials, Industrials, and Health Care Top Performers
The portfolio’s three leading sectors were able to contribute to returns through both stock selection and the effect of asset allocation.
As usual, the financials sector was underweight, 20% to 28% for the index (Russell 3000® Value Index). The largest contributor was Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., which gained 26%. Other holdings in the sector adding value were Regions Financial Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and American Financial Group, Inc.
The industrials sector benefited from a double-weight position, holding 22% of portfolio assets compared to 10% in the index. Power-One, Inc. soared 134% for the portfolio. Other top holdings included McDermott International, Inc., Union Pacific Corp., and Parker Hannifin Corp.
Health care was an overweight position for the portfolio and holdings outperformed those in the benchmark (Russell 3000® Value Index). The portfolio benefited from an underweight position in underperforming Merck & Co., Inc., while Genzyme Corp. gained 37%.
Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Energy Disappoint
The portfolio’s information technology sector was overweight the index, 9% to 6%, but underperformed 10% to the benchmark’s 15% increase. Satyam Computer Services Ltd. was off 36%, while Computer Sciences Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both declined by double-digits.
Returns for holdings in the consumer discretionary sector fell behind that of the index 21% to 28%. Dragging on performance were holdings in Lowe’s Cos. and Chico’s FAS, Inc., which lost 13%. Other underperforming securities included Time Warner, Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc.
The energy sector trailed the benchmark, 18% to 26%, over the period. Goodrich Petroleum Corp. and Petrohawk Energy Corp. each produced negative returns, losing 28% and 24%, respectively. Other detractors were Chesapeake Energy Corp., Global Industries Ltd., and Southern Union Co.
Outlook
Our bottom-up approach looks at market uncertainty in the context of the potential long-term impact on individual companies. We are maintaining flexibility in the portfolios to take advantage of these opportunities as they arise. Our focus is on identifying companies with the ability to be substantially better over the next three to five years or have the potential to maintain their return on capital at current levels in a difficult economic environment. We are confident in our ability to find these companies and we are pleased with the positions we own today.
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGERS‘ COMMENTRY (concluded)   Series O (All Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
We believe that investing is a long-term pursuit that requires patience and a consistent approach. We recognize there are many investment fund alternatives available today and thank you for your business and the confidence you place in us.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Mark Mitchell, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Russell 3000® Value Index — measures the performance of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY   Series O (All Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series O (All Cap Value Series) on December 31, 2000, and reflects the fees and expenses of Series O. The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 06/01/1995)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series O
    16.61 %     3.13 %     4.29 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector        
 
Common Stocks
       
Financials
    16.4 %
Industrials
    16.2 %
Energy
    15.7 %
Information Technology
    13.7 %
Consumer Discretionary
    11.0 %
Consumer Staples
    7.6 %
Health Care
    6.4 %
Utilities
    4.8 %
Materials
    4.4 %
Telecommunication Services
    1.3 %
Repurchase Agreement
    1.4 %
Options Written
    -0.2 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    1.3 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series O (All Cap Value Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS- 97.5%
               
 
               
Financials - 16.4%
               
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B*
    42,900     $ 3,436,718  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    102,633       3,180,597  
AON Corp.
    63,300       2,912,433  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    56,000       2,375,520  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    75,600       2,283,120  
U.S. Bancorp
    82,317       2,220,089  
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    37,700       1,761,344  
BB&T Corp.
    62,400       1,640,497  
W.R. Berkley Corp.
    58,300       1,596,254  
American Financial Group, Inc.1
    47,800       1,543,462  
Alleghany Corp.*
    3,641       1,115,493  
Associated Banc-Corp.
    56,976       863,186  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. — Class A
    13,420       720,788  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    33,000       576,840  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    153,005       332,021  
First Horizon National Corp.*
    27,204       320,465  
Old National Bancorp
    19,545       232,390  
Wilmington Trust Corp.
    35,000       151,900  
 
             
Total Financials
            27,263,117  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 16.2%
               
Equifax, Inc.
    153,600       5,468,160  
United Technologies Corp.
    40,400       3,180,288  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    72,900       1,865,511  
FedEx Corp.
    17,400       1,618,374  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    73,000       1,454,160  
GeoEye, Inc.*
    33,900       1,437,021  
USG Corp.*
    79,100       1,331,253  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    14,000       1,208,200  
Covanta Holding Corp.
    67,000       1,151,730  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    37,300       988,823  
General Cable Corp.*
    28,000       982,520  
URS Corp.*
    23,200       965,352  
Administaff, Inc.
    29,500       864,350  
Orbital Sciences Corp.*
    48,821       836,304  
Trex Company, Inc.*
    34,800       833,808  
Saia, Inc.*
    39,000       647,010  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    15,500       577,840  
Force Protection, Inc.*
    103,589       570,775  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    58,500       538,200  
ICF International, Inc.*
    11,100       285,492  
United Stationers, Inc.*
    2,495       159,206  
 
             
Total Industrials
            26,964,377  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 15.7%
               
Chevron Corp.
    41,200       3,759,500  
ConocoPhillips
    45,900       3,125,790  
McDermott International, Inc.*,1
    145,800       3,016,602  
Williams Companies, Inc.
    121,300       2,998,536  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    85,700       2,220,488  
Halliburton Co.
    50,500       2,061,915  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    19,300       1,411,216  
Global Industries Ltd.*
    203,002       1,406,804  
Southern Union Co.
    50,900       1,225,163  
Valero Energy Corp.1
    43,800       1,012,656  
Petrohawk Energy Corp.*
    47,800       872,350  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    26,960       866,494  
USEC, Inc.*
    124,070       746,901  
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    31,900       690,635  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*
    30,046       530,011  
 
             
Total Energy
            25,945,061  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology - 13.7%
               
Western Union Co.
    244,700       4,544,080  
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
    115,600       4,092,240  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    67,300       3,338,080  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    63,352       2,667,119  
IXYS Corp.*
    176,300       2,048,606  
Synopsys, Inc.*
    57,600       1,550,016  
Power-One, Inc.*,1
    131,256       1,338,811  
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
    68,700       1,297,743  
Symmetricom, Inc.*
    129,300       916,737  
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR*
    164,036       478,985  
FEI Co.*
    13,300       351,253  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            22,623,670  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 11.0%
               
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    188,000       4,715,040  
Time Warner, Inc.
    98,466       3,167,651  
JC Penney Company, Inc.
    73,800       2,384,478  
Cabela’s, Inc.*
    79,237       1,723,405  
Best Buy Company, Inc.
    32,300       1,107,567  
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*
    37,600       893,752  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
    70,000       842,100  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*
    23,500       826,025  
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    45,920       639,666  
Leggett & Platt, Inc.1
    25,100       571,276  
Jack in the Box, Inc.*
    20,000       422,600  
Scholastic Corp.
    12,700       375,158  
Fortune Brands, Inc.
    6,000       361,500  
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A
    12,550       172,688  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            18,202,906  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 7.6%
               
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    62,500       3,370,625  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    65,300       2,270,481  
Hormel Foods Corp.
    42,100       2,158,046  
JM Smucker Co.
    23,300       1,529,645  
Bunge Ltd.
    22,900       1,500,408  
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*
    13,400       871,134  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series O (All Cap Value Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    14,200     $ 831,126  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            12,531,465  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 6.4%
               
Hospira, Inc.*
    46,600       2,595,154  
Covidien plc
    49,500       2,260,170  
Aetna, Inc.
    39,900       1,217,349  
Mednax, Inc.*,1
    17,500       1,177,575  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    24,550       785,109  
RehabCare Group, Inc.*
    27,100       642,270  
Merck & Company, Inc.
    16,493       594,408  
Genzyme Corp.*
    6,500       462,800  
Hologic, Inc.*
    24,443       460,017  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*
    7,200       441,144  
 
             
Total Health Care
            10,635,996  
 
             
 
               
Utilities — 4.8%
               
Edison International
    112,700       4,350,220  
NRG Energy, Inc.*
    53,800       1,051,252  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    47,192       915,053  
Black Hills Corp.
    22,000       660,000  
Allete, Inc.
    15,618       581,927  
American Water Works Company, Inc.
    15,000       379,350  
 
             
Total Utilities
            7,937,802  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 4.4%
               
Dow Chemical Co.
    72,700       2,481,978  
Bemis Company, Inc.
    52,000       1,698,320  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
    164,000       1,551,440  
Sonoco Products Co.
    29,900       1,006,733  
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*
    30,900       356,895  
HB Fuller Co.
    13,200       270,864  
 
             
Total Materials
            7,366,230  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services — 1.3%
               
Windstream Corp.
    155,800       2,171,852  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $147,682,867)
            161,642,476  
 
             
 
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT†††,2 — 1.4%
               
UMB Financial Corp.
               
issued 12/31/10 at 0.09% due 01/03/11
  $ 2,342,000     $ 2,342,000  
 
             
 
               
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $2,342,000)
            2,342,000  
 
             
 
               
Total Long Investments — 98.9%
               
(Cost $150,024,867)
          $ 163,984,476  
 
             
                 
    CONTRACTS          
OPTIONS WRITTEN— (0.2)%
               
Call Options on:
               
Mednax, Inc.
               
Expiring February 2011 with strike price of $70.00
    45       (4,050 )
Power-One, Inc.
               
Expiring April 2011 with strike price of $13.00
    152       (7,600 )
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
               
Expiring March 2011 with strike price of $22.50
    251       (27,610 )
McDermott International, Inc.
               
Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $18.00
    260       (66,300 )
Valero Energy Corp.
               
Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $17.50
    438       (254,040 )
 
             
Total Call Options
            (359,600 )
 
             
Put Options on:
               
Brinker International, Inc.
               
Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $17.50
    54       (540 )
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
               
Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $30.00
    152       (4,256 )
 
             
Total Put Options
            (4,796 )
 
             
Total Options Written
               
(Premiums received $151,227)
          $ (364,396 )
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.3%
            2,101,557  
 
             
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 165,721,637  
 
*   Non-income producing security
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open written option contracts at December 31, 2010.
 
2   Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
 
    plc — Public Limited Company
     
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Series O (All Cap Value Series)
         
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES        
 
December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 161,642,476  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    2,342,000  
 
     
Total investments
    163,984,476  
Cash
    405  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    106,455  
Securities sold
    2,084,897  
Dividends
    177,770  
 
     
Total assets
    166,354,003  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities:
       
Written options, at value***
    364,396  
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    107,486  
Management fees
    98,402  
Administration fees
    13,497  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,088  
Custodian fees
    1,978  
Directors’ fees
    7,331  
Professional fees
    22,428  
Other
    14,760  
 
     
Total liabilities
    632,366  
 
     
 
       
Net Assets
  $ 165,721,637  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 180,018,042  
Undistributed net investment income
    1,084,849  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (29,127,694 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    13,746,440  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 165,721,637  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    7,423,258  
Net asset value per share
       
(net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 22.32  
 
     
*Investments, at cost
  $ 147,682,867  
**Repurchase agreement, at cost
    2,342,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 150,024,867  
*** Premiums received for written options
  $ 151,227  
         
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS        
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $71)
  $ 2,459,001  
Interest
    1,441  
 
     
Total investment income
    2,460,442  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    1,116,412  
Administration fees
    152,007  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,412  
Custodian fees
    9,459  
Directors’ fees
    14,545  
Professional fees
    24,422  
Reports to shareholders
    28,734  
Other
    4,602  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,375,593  
 
     
Net investment income
    1,084,849  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    1,004,326  
Options written
    508,073  
 
     
Net realized gain
    1,512,399  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    22,408,672  
Options written
    (180,889 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    22,227,783  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    23,740,182  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 24,825,031  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
  Series O (All Cap Value Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,   December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 1,084,849     $ 1,474,436  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    1,512,399       (12,222,667 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    22,227,783       51,461,750  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    24,825,031       40,713,519  
 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    27,268,992       18,436,280  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (48,290,199 )     (53,865,932 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (21,021,207 )     (35,429,652 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    3,803,824       5,283,867  
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    161,917,813       156,633,946  
 
End of year
  $ 165,721,637     $ 161,917,813  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 1,084,849     $ 1,474,436  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    1,385,350       1,210,470  
Shares redeemed
    (2,423,605 )     (3,632,455 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (1,038,255 )     (2,421,985 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series O (All Cap Value Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008a,b     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 19.14     $ 14.39     $ 23.37     $ 22.73     $ 19.13  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomec
    0.14       0.16       0.34       0.34       0.31  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    3.04       4.59       (9.32 )     0.30       3.29  
     
Total from investment operations
    3.18       4.75       (8.98 )     0.64       3.60  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 22.32     $ 19.14     $ 14.39     $ 23.37     $ 22.73  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnd
    16.61 %     33.01 %     (38.43 %)     2.82 %     18.82 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 165,722     $ 161,918     $ 156,634     $ 288,233     $ 295,049  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.68 %     1.00 %     1.72 %     1.42 %     1.41 %
Total expensese
    0.86 %     0.87 %     1.09 %     1.14 %     1.15 %
Net expensesf
    0.86 %     0.85 %     1.07 %     1.14 %     1.15 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    11 %     19 %     124 %     25 %     18 %
 
a   Security Global Investors, LLC (SGI) became the advisor of Series O effective August 15, 2008. Prior to August 15, 2008, T.Rowe Price sub-advised the Series.
 
b   Effective August 15, 2008, the Series name became All Cap Value Series. Prior to August 15, 2008, the Series was known as the Equity Income Series.
 
c   Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
d   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
e   Total expense information reflects the expense ratios absent expense reductions by the Investment Manager, as applicable.
 
f   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
     
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY   Series P (High Yield Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
     
Advised by:
  (SECURITY GLOBAL INVESTORS SM LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series P (High Yield Series) returned 15.43%, outperforming the 15.12% performance of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond® Index. The Series outpaced its peer group medians return of 14.12%.
The High Yield Series will primarily invest in a diversified portfolio consisting of a broad range of high yield, high-risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term credit rating categories and maintain a dollar-weighted average duration of 3 to 15 years.
The Series’ investment approach uses a bottom-up process in selecting high yield securities. We emphasize rigorous credit analysis and relative value in selecting securities. Credit analysis includes assessing factors such as an issuer’s management experience, its debt service coverage or ability to make interest payments on its debt, cash flow, and general economic and market factors. Relative value analysis compares the credit risk and yield of a security to that of other securities. We search for securities that appear to be inexpensive relative to comparable securities and securities that have the potential for an upgrade of their credit rating. A rating upgrade would typically increase the value of the security.
High Yield Market Review
Throughout the year, GDP declined from a 5.0% rate in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 3.7% in the first quarter of 2010 and then into the 2% range. The U.S. unemployment rate remained solidly above 9% during the year. However, various reports currently show stronger personal consumption and retail sales, and an improvement in the manufacturing and service sectors. Corporations currently hold more than $1 trillion in cash, the most ever relative to the value of their assets, which should eventually lead to strong spending on acquisitions, share purchases, advertising and infrastructure.
The slope of the yield curve is in-line with the 50th percentile ranking over the last 10 years. This indicates that the market is not expecting economic activity to improve or deteriorate significantly in the near future. While interest rates are at historic low levels, accounting for inflation expectations real rates remain near 2%, also around their 10-year averages.
Outlook
The high-yield asset class, after a record year in 2009, continued to perform well in 2010. As the economy stabilizes and grows, companies continue to improve balance sheets and earnings. Companies have been able to generate cash and refinance debt on attractive terms, thereby decreasing default risk. Such an environment encourages investors to reach for yield and add risk by investing in high-yield securities rather than U.S. Treasuries.
Credit spreads between high-yield securities and Treasury securities continue to be significant. The spread difference has us positively predisposed to the high-yield market without being excessively bullish. We recognize that credit cycles repeat and therefore will rely on our competitive advantage of agility to react to future economic and market changes.
Businesses are in better shape with cash on their balance sheets and have shown the ability to generate free cash flow. Defaults in the high-yield market continue to decline due to available liquidity, allowing companies to refinance debt. Economic data continued to improve throughout the year. The job outlook improved along with GDP, translating into higher personal spending, helping the manufacturing and service sectors expand. Helping default rates fall was the abundant liquidity in the market, allowing companies to refinance their looming debt maturities. We continue to focus on identifying fundamentally solid companies through our rigorous research process.
We appreciate your business and thank you for being an investor in the Series.
Sincerely,
David Toussaint, CFA, CPA, Portfolio Manager
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (concluded)   Series P (High Yield Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond® Index — The U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY   Series P (High Yield Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series P (High Yield Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series P. The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond® Index is an unmanaged index that tracks below investment grade bonds.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101
(Inception 08/05/1996)
                         
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year
 
Series P
  15.43 %     9.64 %     8.89 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector        
 
Fixed Income Investments
       
BB-
    16.6 %
B
    12.7 %
CCC+
    11.5 %
B-
    11.1 %
B+
    6.2 %
NR
    5.5 %
BB+
    5.2 %
CCC
    4.4 %
BB
    3.5 %
BBB-
    2.6 %
Other
    11.2 %
Repurchase Agreement
    5.9 %
Common Stocks
    0.9 %
Preferred Stocks
    0.8 %
Exchange Traded Funds
    0.7 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    1.2 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series P (High Yield Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS — 0.9%
               
 
               
Energy — 0.5%
               
Stallion Oilfield Holdings Ltd.* ,†††,1,2,3
    19,265     $ 577,950  
SemGroup Corp. — Class A*
    4,398       119,494  
 
             
Total Energy
            697,444  
 
             
 
               
Financials — 0.4%
               
CIT Group, Inc.*
    7,613       358,572  
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.
    10,000       119,100  
Bimini Capital Management, Inc. — Class A
    10,740       8,388  
 
             
Total Financials
            486,060  
 
             
 
               
Industrials — 0.0%
               
Delta Air Lines, Inc.*
    2,409       30,354  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*
    57       3,182  
 
             
Total Industrials
            33,536  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology — 0.0%
               
Viasystems Group, Inc.*
    100       2,014  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%
               
Adelphia Recovery Trust
    5,270       343  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 0.0%
               
MEDIQ, Inc.*
    92       1  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $1,288,906)
            1,219,398  
 
             
 
               
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.8%
               
Citigroup Capital XIII
               
7.88% due 10/30/40*,†,4
    25,000       672,750  
Sears Holdings Corp.
               
7.40% due 02/01/43
    18,320       322,890  
7.00% due 07/15/42*,†
    6,510       109,043  
U.S. Shipping Corp.*,†††,1,2
    24,529       24,529  
Fannie Mae
               
8.25%*,†,5,8
    28,000       15,680  
4.38% due 05/13/11*,†,5
    7,000       3,500  
Freddie Mac
               
8.38% due 12/31/12*,†,5
    28,000       17,612  
 
             
Total Preferred Stocks
               
(Cost $3,595,479)
            1,166,004  
 
             
 
               
WARRANTS — 0.0%
               
 
               
Energy — 0.0%
               
SemGroup Corp.
               
2014†††,1,2
    4,630       27,780  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%
               
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.†††,1,2,7
    478        
 
             
 
               
Total Warrants
               
(Cost $23,150)
            27,780  
 
             
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS- 0.7%
               
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund
    5,700       514,652  
SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF
    12,900       512,259  
Total Exchange Traded Funds
               
(Cost $996,143)
            1,026,911  
                 
    Face          
    Amount          
CORPORATE BONDS†† — 84.3%
               
 
               
Industrials — 39.4%
               
Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de CV
               
12.00% due 11/30/114
  $ 3,054,175       2,977,820  
GeoEye, Inc.
               
9.63% due 10/01/15
    1,900,000       2,146,999  
8.63% due 10/01/16
    750,000       783,750  
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
               
10.00% due 06/15/13
    2,750,000       2,866,875  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
               
9.50% due 04/15/15
    2,805,984       2,834,044  
Sprint Capital Corp.
               
6.90% due 05/01/19
    2,600,000       2,567,500  
Ineos Group Holdings plc
               
8.50% due 02/15/163,6
    2,500,000       2,381,250  
KAR Auction Services, Inc.
               
8.75% due 05/01/14
    2,000,000       2,079,999  
HCA, Inc.
               
9.25% due 11/15/16
    1,750,000       1,867,030  
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
               
10.38% due 10/15/15
    1,750,000       1,848,438  
Travelport LLC
               
9.88% due 09/01/14
    1,850,000       1,801,438  
First Data Corp.
               
11.25% due 03/31/16
    2,050,000       1,793,749  
Del Monte Corporation
               
7.50% due 10/15/19
    1,500,000       1,749,375  
Air Canada
               
12.00% due 02/01/163,6
    1,650,000       1,728,375  
UAL 2009-2B Pass Through Trust
               
12.00% due 01/15/163,6
    1,454,320       1,614,295  
Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd.
               
9.50% due 12/01/163,6,7
    1,900,000       1,584,125  
Radnet Management, Inc.
               
10.38% due 04/01/183,6
    1,600,000       1,496,000  
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings
               
6.80% due 10/01/16
    1,400,000       1,407,000  
West Corp.
               
11.00% due 10/15/16
    1,250,000       1,356,250  
US Oncology, Inc.
               
9.13% due 08/15/17
    1,100,000       1,355,750  
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.
               
9.75% due 12/01/16
    1,125,000       1,234,688  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series P (High Yield Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.
               
8.50% due 05/15/183,6
  $ 750,000     $ 753,750  
9.00% due 04/15/193,6
    250,000       259,063  
7.75% due 10/15/163,6
    200,000       211,500  
Block Communications, Inc.
               
8.25% due 12/15/153,6
    1,125,000       1,133,438  
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
               
7.13% due 08/15/14
    1,750,000       1,102,500  
Intelsat S.A.
               
7.63% due 04/15/12
    1,000,000       1,050,000  
Seagate HDD Cayman
               
6.88% due 05/01/203,6
    900,000       859,500  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
               
5.75% due 03/15/144
    850,000       841,500  
Regal Cinemas Corp.
               
8.63% due 07/15/19
    750,000       795,000  
Alion Science and
               
Technology Corp.
               
10.25% due 02/01/15
    1,000,000       780,000  
American Achievement Corp.
               
10.88% due 04/15/163,6
    750,000       768,750  
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.
               
11.25% due 11/01/14
    600,000       655,500  
Harry & David Operations Corp.
               
9.00% due 03/01/13
    900,000       644,625  
Kansas City Southern Railway
               
13.00% due 12/15/13
    500,000       595,000  
Noble Group Ltd.
               
6.63% due 03/17/153,6
    550,000       560,899  
Simmons Foods, Inc.
               
10.50% due 11/01/173,6
    500,000       533,750  
Continental Airlines
               
7.34% due 04/19/14
    462,804       462,804  
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
               
9.75% due 02/01/13
    400,000       400,000  
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
               
9.88% due 05/15/14
    1,200,000       378,000  
Clearwire Communications LLC
               
12.00% due 12/01/153,6
    300,000       323,250  
Hilcorp Energy I, LP
               
7.75% due 11/01/153,6
    250,000       258,125  
DJO Finance LLC
               
9.75% due 10/15/173,6
    250,000       257,500  
Fisher Communications, Inc.
               
8.63% due 09/15/14
    250,000       253,750  
Anixter, Inc.
               
5.95% due 03/01/15
    250,000       250,313  
Huntsman International LLC
               
8.63% due 03/15/213,6
    200,000       216,000  
Bumble Bee Foods LLC
               
7.75% due 12/15/15
    180,000       205,853  
Qwest Corp.
               
7.88% due 09/01/11
    150,000       154,500  
Triumph Group, Inc.
               
8.00% due 11/15/17
    100,000       104,000  
Armored Autogroup, Inc.
               
9.25% due 11/01/183,6
    100,000       99,250  
Bonten Media Acquisition Co.
               
9.00% due 06/01/153,6
    120,971       64,417  
MGM Resorts International
               
8.38% due 02/01/11
    55,000       55,275  
CSC Holdings LLC
               
6.75% due 04/15/12
    42,000       43,628  
Methanex Corp.
               
8.75% due 08/15/12
    5,000       5,263  
Metaldyne Corp.
               
11.00% due 06/15/12†††,1,2,7
    1,000,000        
 
             
 
            54,551,453  
 
             
 
               
Financials - 22.0%
               
Nelnet, Inc.
               
7.40% due 09/29/364
    4,250,000       3,774,685  
CIT Group, Inc.
               
7.00% due 05/01/17
    2,559,568       2,565,967  
7.00% due 05/01/16
    221,119       221,948  
7.00% due 05/01/14
    132,672       133,999  
7.00% due 05/01/15
    132,672       133,004  
7.00% due 05/01/13
    88,448       90,217  
International Lease Finance Corp.
               
5.65% due 06/01/14
    2,000,000       1,985,000  
8.75% due 03/15/173,6
    1,000,000       1,072,500  
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
               
8.00% due 12/15/16
    1,000,000       1,117,459  
7.00% due 04/15/15
    1,000,000       1,074,612  
8.13% due 01/15/20
    400,000       465,365  
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
               
10.50% due 11/15/15
    2,350,000       2,402,875  
Ally Financial, Inc.
               
8.00% due 11/01/31
    1,600,000       1,711,526  
6.75% due 12/01/14
    650,000       681,077  
Hospitality Properties Trust
               
6.70% due 01/15/18
    2,150,000       2,254,202  
E*Trade Financial Corp.
               
7.88% due 12/01/15
    2,150,000       2,133,875  
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
               
7.63% due 06/01/15
    1,750,000       1,636,250  
CommonWealth REIT
               
0.90% due 03/16/114
    1,624,000       1,623,074  
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
               
9.25% due 04/01/15
    900,000       937,125  
8.25% due 09/01/17
    500,000       511,250  
Rabobank Capital Funding Trust II
               
5.26%3,4,6,8
    1,400,000       1,385,913  
Nationwide Mutual
               
Insurance Co.
               
8.25% due 12/01/313,6
    900,000       925,332  
Icahn Enterprises LP
               
8.00% due 01/15/18
    750,000       750,000  
Progress Capital Trust I
               
10.50% due 06/01/27
    700,000       720,768  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series P (High Yield Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
USI Holdings Corp.
               
9.75% due 05/15/153,6
  $ 100,000     $ 101,000  
FCB Capital Trust I
               
8.05% due 03/01/28
    75,000       70,474  
 
             
 
            30,479,497  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 5.4%
               
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
               
7.75% due 12/15/16
    2,500,000       2,550,000  
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
               
7.50% due 06/15/15
    2,180,000       2,185,450  
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
               
8.00% due 03/01/14
    1,000,000       1,010,000  
Hanesbrands, Inc.
               
8.00% due 12/15/16
    750,000       804,375  
3.83% due 12/15/144
    150,000       149,063  
Boyd Gaming Corp.
               
7.13% due 02/01/16
    800,000       718,000  
 
             
 
            7,416,888  
 
             
 
               
Utilities — 5.1%
               
NRG Energy, Inc.
               
8.50% due 06/15/19
    2,250,000       2,323,125  
8.25% due 09/01/203,6
    500,000       512,500  
AES Red Oak LLC
               
8.54% due 11/30/19
    1,824,790       1,815,666  
Edison Mission Energy
               
7.63% due 05/15/27
    1,250,000       903,125  
Targa Resources Partners, LP
               
7.88% due 10/15/183,6
    500,000       525,000  
GenOn Energy, Inc.
               
9.88% due 10/15/203,6
    400,000       397,000  
Inergy, LP
               
7.00% due 10/01/183,6
    300,000       302,250  
MarkWest Energy Partners, LP
               
6.75% due 11/01/20
    250,000       250,000  
East Coast Power LLC
               
7.07% due 03/31/12
    33,347       34,125  
SemGroup, LP
               
8.75% due 11/15/15†††,1,2,7
    1,700,000        
 
             
 
            7,062,791  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 3.3%
               
Tesoro Corp.
               
6.50% due 06/01/17
    1,900,000       1,904,750  
Key Energy Services, Inc.
               
8.38% due 12/01/14
    1,250,000       1,318,750  
Petroquest Energy, Inc.
               
10.00% due 09/01/17
    500,000       523,750  
Plains Exploration &
               
Production Co.
               
7.00% due 03/15/17
    500,000       513,750  
BreitBurn Energy Partners, LP
               
8.63% due 10/15/203,6
    250,000       251,250  
 
             
 
            4,512,250  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 2.4%
               
Central Garden and Pet Co.
               
8.25% due 03/01/18
    1,750,000       1,771,875  
Constellation Brands, Inc.
               
7.25% due 05/15/17
    1,000,000       1,058,750  
8.38% due 12/15/14
    500,000       546,250  
 
             
 
            3,376,875  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 2.4%
               
Sino-Forest Corp.
               
10.25% due 07/28/143,6
    2,275,000       2,627,625  
PolyOne Corp.
               
6.58% due 02/23/11
    625,000       629,297  
 
             
 
            3,256,922  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology — 2.2%
               
Amkor Technology, Inc.
               
9.25% due 06/01/16
    2,225,000       2,358,500  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
               
10.63% due 05/15/15
    600,000       661,500  
 
             
 
            3,020,000  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 2.1%
               
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
               
8.88% due 07/01/19
    1,500,000       1,695,000  
Healthsouth Corp.
               
8.13% due 02/15/20
    1,100,000       1,182,500  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
               
International
               
7.00% due 10/01/203,6
    100,000       98,750  
 
             
 
            2,976,250  
 
             
 
               
Total Corporate Bonds
               
(Cost $106,774,773)
            116,652,926  
 
             
 
               
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS†† — 0.3%
               
Mexico Government
               
International Bond
               
7.50% due 01/14/12
    116,000       123,830  
8.38% due 01/14/11
    85,000       85,000  
Banque Centrale de Tunisie S.A.
               
7.38% due 04/25/12
    80,000       85,400  
Russian Ministry of Finance
               
3.00% due 05/14/11
    80,000       80,352  
South Africa Government
               
International Bond
               
7.38% due 04/25/12
    35,000       37,625  
Chile Government International Bond
               
7.13% due 01/11/12
    25,000       26,593  
 
             
Total Foreign Government Bonds
               
(Cost $418,435)
            438,800  
 
             
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series P (High Yield Series)
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† — 5.9%
               
 
               
Health Care — 2.0%
               
Hologic, Inc.
               
2.00% due 12/15/379
  $ 2,450,000     $ 2,293,813  
Invacare Corp.
               
4.13% due 02/01/27
    350,000       469,000  
 
             
 
            2,762,813  
 
             
 
               
Financials — 1.9%
               
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
               
5.00% due 10/15/16
    1,000,000       1,421,250  
E* Trade Financial Corp.
               
0.00% due 08/31/19
    750,000       1,160,625  
 
             
 
            2,581,875  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 1.3%
               
USEC, Inc.
               
3.00% due 10/01/14
    2,050,000       1,845,000  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 0.7%
               
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
               
5.00% due 10/01/29
    800,000       994,000  
 
             
 
               
Total Convertible Bonds
               
(Cost $6,552,199)
            8,183,688  
 
             
 
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ††,10 — 5.9%
               
UMB Financial Corp.
               
issued 12/31/10 at 0.09% due 01/03/11
    8,104,000       8,104,000  
 
             
 
               
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $8,104,000)
            8,104,000  
 
             
 
               
Total Investments — 98.8%
               
(Cost $127,753,085)
          $ 136,819,507  
 
             
 
               
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.2%
            1,629,366  
 
             
 
               
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 138,448,873  
 
*   Non-income producing security
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, except otherwise noted — See Note 8.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, except otherwise noted — See Note 8.
 
†††   Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   All or a portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at December 31, 2010. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $630,259 (cost $1,989,991), or 0.46% of total net assets.
 
2   Illiquid security.
 
3   Security was acquired through a private placement.
 
4   Variable rate security. Rate indicated is rate effective at December 31, 2010.
 
5   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.
 
6   Security is a 144A or Section 4(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(2) securities is $23,302,355 (cost $21,390,804), or 16.8% of total net assets.
 
7   Security is in default of interest and/or principal obligations.
 
8   Perpetual maturity.
 
9   Security is a step up/step down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at regular intervals until the bond reaches full maturity.
 
10    Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.
plc — Public Limited Company
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
     
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Series P (High Yield Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2010
         
 
       
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 128,715,507  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    8,104,000  
 
     
Total investments
    136,819,507  
Cash
    896  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    67,803  
Interest
    2,078,205  
Dividends
    14,977  
 
     
Total assets
    138,981,388  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    401,038  
Management fees
    86,226  
Administration fees
    11,970  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,086  
Custodian fees
    4,766  
Directors’ fees
    3,806  
Professional fees
    11,859  
Other
    10,764  
 
     
Total liabilities
    532,515  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 138,448,873  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 116,075,045  
Undistributed net investment income
    12,997,748  
Undistributed net realized gain on investments
    309,658  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    9,066,422  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 138,448,873  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited
Capital shares outstanding
    5,170,382  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 26.78  
 
     
 
       
* Investments, at cost
  $ 119,649,085  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    8,104,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 127,753,085  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 93,530  
Interest
    11,807,095  
 
     
Total investment income
    11,900,625  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    985,177  
Administration fees
    133,174  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,245  
Custodian fees
    16,268  
Directors’ fees
    13,075  
Professional fees
    15,259  
Reports to shareholders
    31,255  
Other
    7,435  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,226,888  
 
     
Net investment income
    10,673,737  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    2,994,714  
 
     
Net realized gain
    2,994,714  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    5,366,847  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    5,366,847  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    8,361,561  
 
     
 
       
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 19,035,298  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series P (High Yield Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 10,673,737     $ 11,320,259  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    2,994,714       (1,184,089 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    5,366,847       48,718,757  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    19,035,298       58,854,927  
 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    74,340,620       63,655,395  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (94,059,284 )     (66,597,004 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (19,718,664 )     (2,941,609 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (683,366 )     55,913,318  
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    139,132,239       83,218,921  
 
End of year
  $ 138,448,873     $ 139,132,239  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 12,997,748     $ 12,054,279  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    2,988,727       3,753,671  
Shares redeemed
    (3,815,878 )     (3,982,293 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (827,151 )     (228,622 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series P (High Yield Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 23.20     $ 13.37     $ 19.18     $ 18.79     $ 16.90  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    2.02       1.89       1.57       1.38       0.90  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    1.56       7.94       (7.38 )     (0.99 )     0.99  
     
Total from investment operations
    3.58       9.83       (5.81 )     0.39       1.89  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 26.78     $ 23.20     $ 13.37     $ 19.18     $ 18.79  
     
 
 
Total Returnb
    15.43 %     73.52 %     (30.29 %)     2.08 %     11.18 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 138,449     $ 139,132     $ 83,219     $ 115,301     $ 106,144  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    8.16 %     10.24 %     9.02 %     7.19 %     7.24 %
Total expenses
    0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %     0.92 %     0.93 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    56 %     48 %     33 %     50 %     52 %
 
a   Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY   Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
     
Advised by:
  (SECURITY GLOBAL INVESTORS SM LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series Q (Small Cap Value Series) returned 21.88%, underperforming the Russell 2000® Value Index, which returned 24.50%, and the Series’ peer group median return of 25.82%.
As small cap value managers, we are valuation-focused investors with a long-term perspective. We search for companies that we believe are attractively valued and are able to create shareholder value. We take an owner-based approach investing in companies that can create value over the next three to five years. Through our rigorous fundamental bottom-up stock selection process, our individual position weights will reflect the degree of confidence we have in each opportunity.
Utilities, Financials, and Consumer Discretionary Top Performers
While returns in the utilities sector were in-line with the index (Russell 2000® Value Index), an underweight position relative to the benchmark (Russell 2000® Value Index), 2% to 6%, allowed the sector to contribute to overall performance. The best-performing holding for the portfolio was Allete, Inc., gaining 15%.
The Series benefited from a material underweight position in the financials sector holding 16% of portfolio assets compared to 27% for the index. Horace Mann Educators Corp. increased 47%, while First Potomac Realty Trust, Associated Banc-Corp., and 1st Source Corp. all recorded returns near 40%.
Company stocks in the consumer discretionary sector performed well over the year with a return in the portfolio of 33%. Leading securities included Cabela’s, Inc., up 53%, Penn National Gaming, Inc., 48%, and Madenform Brands, Inc. with a 42% increase. Other top-performers were Burger King Holdings, Inc., MDC Partners, Inc., and Talbots, Inc.
Materials and Energy Disappoint
Poor security selection in the materials and energy sectors detracted from returns. As a whole, the materials sector fell short of the index, 20% versus 38%, while energy lagged 19% to 29%.
Producing negative returns for the portfolio in the materials sectors were Landec Corp., Orchids Paper Products, Inc., and H.B. Fuller Co. Other holdings detracting from performance were Myers Industries, Inc. and Eagle Materials, Inc.
The Series had a double overweight position in the energy sector, 12% to 6%; however it was low relative performance that hurt the portfolio. There were significant losses recorded by GMX Resources, Inc. (-38%), Petrohawk Energy Corp. (-37%), Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (-28%), and Vantage Drilling (-24%). Holdings in Frontier Oil Corp. and Global Industries Ltd. were other securities that ended the period in the red.
Outlook
We remain committed to our investment process that target companies across a wide range of industries and sectors. We believe this broad approach will continue to allow us to identify attractive investments for future years. We thank you for your investment and your confidence in our team.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (concluded)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)

(Unaudited)
Russell 2000® Value Index — measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)

(Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(LINE GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series Q (Small Cap Value Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series Q. The Russell 2000® Value Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 05/01/2000)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series Q
    21.88 %     7.85 %     13.18 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Portfolio Composition by Sector
         
Common Stocks
       
Industrials
    20.8 %
Information Technology
    17.3 %
Financials
    15.2 %
Energy
    12.8 %
Consumer Discretionary
    12.7 %
Materials
    9.0 %
Consumer Staples
    5.2 %
Health Care
    3.5 %
Convertible Preferred Stock
    0.1 %
Warrant
    0.1 %
Repurchase Agreement
    3.2 %
Options Written
    (0.1 )%
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    0.2 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS— 96.5%
               
Industrials — 20.8%
               
GeoEye, Inc.*
    84,800     $ 3,594,671  
Force Protection, Inc.*
    426,600       2,350,566  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    88,000       2,332,880  
ICF International, Inc.*
    78,600       2,021,592  
General Cable Corp.*
    51,000       1,789,590  
Saia, Inc.*
    103,400       1,715,406  
Orbital Sciences Corp.*
    98,621       1,689,378  
Flow International Corp.*
    370,278       1,514,437  
LaBarge, Inc.*
    89,300       1,402,903  
Trex Company, Inc.*
    57,100       1,368,116  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    144,680       1,331,056  
Celadon Group, Inc.*
    84,479       1,249,444  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    33,400       1,245,152  
Ceradyne, Inc.*
    28,000       882,840  
Administaff, Inc.
    21,100       618,230  
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
    76,230       561,815  
United Stationers, Inc.*
    7,991       509,906  
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
    18,231       245,572  
 
             
Total Industrials
            26,423,554  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology — 17.3%
               
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
    143,200       2,705,048  
Power-One, Inc.*,1
    229,545       2,341,359  
IXYS Corp.*
    197,400       2,293,789  
Standard Microsystems Corp.*
    72,569       2,092,164  
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
    122,300       1,609,468  
Methode Electronics, Inc.
    121,326       1,573,598  
Silicon Graphics International Corp.*
    155,616       1,405,212  
Harmonic, Inc.*
    159,400       1,366,058  
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.*
    405,000       1,291,950  
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR*
    422,562       1,233,881  
Symmetricom, Inc.*
    159,189       1,128,650  
Perficient, Inc.*
    87,790       1,097,375  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*
    56,700       988,848  
FEI Co.*
    29,200       771,172  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            21,898,572  
 
             
 
               
Financials — 15.2%
               
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    61,500       2,873,280  
Horace Mann Educators Corp.
    148,100       2,671,724  
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
    169,000       2,051,660  
Associated Banc-Corp.
    119,000       1,802,850  
1st Source Corp.
    81,700       1,653,608  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. — Class A
    27,973       1,502,430  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    75,800       1,324,984  
Old National Bancorp
    104,357       1,240,805  
Heritage Financial Corp.*
    69,300       964,656  
Lexington Realty Trust
    107,600       855,420  
First Horizon National Corp.*
    58,196       685,546  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    302,566       656,568  
Bancfirst Corp.
    13,600       560,184  
Redwood Trust, Inc.
    29,100       434,463  
 
             
Total Financials
            19,278,178  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 12.8%
               
Tesco Corp.*
    203,500       3,231,579  
Global Industries Ltd.*
    418,800       2,902,284  
Southern Union Co.1
    107,400       2,585,118  
USEC, Inc.*
    289,930       1,745,379  
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    79,335       1,717,602  
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*,1
    244,525       1,613,865  
Petroleum Development Corp.*
    31,750       1,340,168  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*
    65,026       1,147,059  
 
             
Total Energy
            16,283,054  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 12.7%
               
Cabela’s, Inc.*
    147,927       3,217,412  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
    193,300       2,325,400  
International Speedway Corp. — Class A
    80,800       2,114,536  
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
    492,810       1,843,109  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*
    47,300       1,662,595  
MDC Partners, Inc. — Class A
    83,200       1,436,864  
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    98,230       1,368,344  
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*
    43,800       1,041,126  
Scholastic Corp.
    25,200       744,408  
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A
    24,600       338,496  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            16,092,290  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 9.0%
               
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
    404,200       3,823,732  
Myers Industries, Inc.
    209,400       2,039,556  
LSB Industries, Inc.*
    69,300       1,681,218  
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*
    145,500       1,680,525  
Landec Corp.*
    267,200       1,597,856  
HB Fuller Co.
    28,000       574,560  
 
             
Total Materials
            11,397,447  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples — 5.2%
               
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.*
    85,100       1,958,150  
Smart Balance, Inc.*
    292,600       1,266,958  
Orchids Paper Products Co.*
    99,458       1,217,366  
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.*
    167,900       1,203,843  
Spartan Stores, Inc.
    52,390       888,011  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            6,534,328  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 3.5%
               
ICU Medical, Inc.*
    47,700       1,741,050  
Mednax, Inc.*,1
    21,300       1,433,277  
RehabCare Group, Inc.*
    55,600       1,317,720  
 
             
Total Health Care
            4,492,047  
 
             
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $88,593,906)
            122,399,470  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† - 0.1%
               
Thermoenergy Corp.*,2,3
    116,667     $ 88,574  
 
             
Total Convertible Preferred Stock (Cost $111,410)
            88,574  
 
             
WARRANT†† - 0.1%
               
Industrials - 0.1%
               
Thermoenergy Corp. $0.30, 07/31/152
    1,866,672       123,574  
 
             
Total Warrant (Cost $168,591)
          123,574  
 
             
 
  Face        
 
  Amount        
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT†† - 3.2%
               
UMB Financial Corp. issued 12/31/10 at 0.09% due 01/03/11
  $ 4,083,000       4,083,000  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement
               
(Cost $4,083,000)
            4,083,000  
 
             
Total Long Investments - 99.9%
               
(Cost $92,956,907)
          $ 126,694,618  
 
             
                 
    Contracts     Value  
OPTIONS WRITTEN- (0.1)%
               
Call Options on:
               
Mednax, Inc. Expiring February 2011 with strike price of $70.00
    85     $ (7,650 )
Power-One, Inc. Expiring April 2011 with strike price of $13.00
    317       (15,850 )
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Expiring June 2011 with strike price of $7.50
    980       (83,300 )
 
             
Total Call Options
            (106,800
 
             
Put Options on:
               
Brinker International, Inc. Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $17.50
    130       (1,300 )
 
             
Total Put Options
            (1,300 )
 
             
Total Options Written
               
(Premiums received $136,938)
            (108,100 )
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.2%
            240,565  
 
             
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 126,827,083  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
  Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open written option contracts at December 31, 2010.
 
2   All or a portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at December 31, 2010. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $212,148 (cost $280,001), or 0.17% of total net assets.
 
3   PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) — Stock issued by a company in the secondary market as a means of raising capital more quickly and less expensively than through registration of a secondary public offering.
 
4   Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7. ADR — American Depositary Receipt
     
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Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
       
 
ASSETS:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 122,611,618  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    4,083,000  
 
     
Total investments
    126,694,618  
Cash
    965  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    322,243  
Dividends
    77,945  
 
     
Total assets
    127,095,771  
 
     
LIABILITIES:
       
Written options, at value***
    108,100  
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    25,682  
Management fees
    98,893  
Administration fees
    10,040  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,087  
Custodian fees
    1,128  
Directors’ fees
    3,838  
Professional fees
    11,839  
Other
    7,081  
 
     
Total liabilities
    268,688  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 126,827,083  
 
     
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 98,057,181  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (4,996,647 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    33,766,549  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 126,827,083  
 
     
 
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited
Capital shares outstanding
    3,769,601  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 33.64  
 
     
*   Investments, at cost
  $ 88,873,907  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    4,083,000  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 92,956,907  
*** Premiums received for written options
  $ 136,938  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
         
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
       
 
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $1,622)
  $ 1,072,980  
Interest
    575  
 
     
Total investment income
    1,073,555  
 
     
 
EXPENSES:
       
Management fees
    1,136,876  
Administration fees
    114,219  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,345  
Custodian fees
    9,248  
Directors’ fees
    12,454  
Professional fees
    18,764  
Reports to shareholders
    14,629  
Other
    7,168  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,338,703  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (265,148 )
 
     
 
       
Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    16,238,677  
Options written
    466,772  
 
     
Net realized gain
    16,705,449  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    6,298,145  
Options written
    33,166  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    6,331,311  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    23,036,760  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 22,771,612  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (265,148 )   $ (23,794 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    16,705,449       (21,084,587 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    6,331,311       65,219,440  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    22,771,612       44,111,059  
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    35,686,770       39,411,373  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (57,091,222 )     (44,006,948 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (21,404,452 )     (4,595,575 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    1,367,160       39,515,484  
 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of year
    125,459,923       85,944,439  
 
End of year
  $ 126,827,083     $ 125,459,923  
 
Accumulated net investment loss at end of year
  $     $  
 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY:
               
Shares sold
    1,205,270       1,768,681  
Shares redeemed
    (1,981,985 )     (2,079,337 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (776,715 )     (310,656 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009a     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 27.60     $ 17.70     $ 28.82     $ 26.14     $ 23.05  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)b
    (0.06 )     (0.01 )     0.06       (0.12 )     (0.09 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    6.10       9.91       (11.18 )     2.80       3.18  
     
Total from investment operations
    6.04       9.90       (11.12 )     2.68       3.09  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 33.64     $ 27.60     $ 17.70     $ 28.82     $ 26.14  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnc
    21.88 %     55.93 %     (38.58 %)     10.25 %     13.41 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 126,827     $ 125,460     $ 85,944     $ 166,871     $ 159,852  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.22 %)     (0.02 %)     0.24 %     (0.42 %)     (0.36 %)
Total expenses
    1.12 %     1.14 %     1.19 %     1.18 %     1.25 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    38 %     126 %     25 %     42 %     46 %
 
a     Security Global Investors, LLC (SGI) became the advisor of Series Q effective February 9, 2009. Prior to February 9, 2009, Wells Capital Management, Inc. sub-advised the Series.
 
b     Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
c   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGERS’ COMMENTRY   Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
     
    Advised by: (SGI GRAPHIC)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series V (Mid Cap Value Series) posted a gain of 17.80%, underperforming the Russell 2500® Value Index return of 24.82% and the Series’ peer group median return of 22.79%.
Our approach with the Mid Cap Value Series is to seek companies that can increase shareholders’ return on capital. We hold such companies over three to five years to capture long-term improvements in profitability.
The investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and thus a valuation target for each idea. We construct the portfolios based on the level of conviction generated by this bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
Utilities and Consumer Discretionary Top Performers
Leading portfolio performance were holdings in the utilities and consumer discretionary sectors due to superior stock selection. Together, the sectors accounted for 25% of total portfolio assets.
The utilities sector was up 18% during the period compared to a 15% increase in the index (Russell 2500® Value Index). UGI Corp. gained 35%, Alliant Energy Corp. 25%, and Northeast Utilities 23%. American Water Works Co. was also a positive contributor.
The portfolio’s consumer discretionary sector, positioned as an equal weight, slightly outperformed the benchmark (Russell 2500® Value Index) 30% to 29%. Many holdings had significant returns during the year, which included Talbots, Inc. (59%), Cabela’s (53%), Penn National Gaming, Inc. (48%),
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. (44%), and Maidenform Brands, Inc. (42%). Others contributors were Burger King Holdings, Inc., Fortune Brands, Inc., and Fossil, Inc.
Energy, Information Technology, and Materials Disappoint
The energy sector hurt portfolio performance through poor stock selection in which it recorded a 13% gain against a 38% increase for the index, making it the markets best performing sector. Goodrich Petroleum Corp. was down 28% while Petrohawk Energy Corp. was off 24%. Other poor performing securities were Global Industries Ltd., Plans Exploration & Production Co., and Southern Union So.
The information technology sector in the Russell 2500 Value Index gained 21% during the period, besting the 7% recorded for the portfolio. Satyam Computer Services Ltd. dropped 36% while Computer Sciences Corp. declined 13%. Other laggards included Maxwell Technologies, Inc. and EFJohnson Technologies, Inc.
The materials sector for the index doubled the return of the sector for the portfolio, 33% to 16%. H.B. Fuller Co. lost 9% while Landec Corp. was down 4%. Even though Bemis Co., Inc., Sonoco Products Co., and Eagle Materials, Inc. all produced positive results, they weren’t able to keep pace with the index, thereby providing a drag on returns.
Outlook
We continue to pursue opportunities with a focus on bottom-up research rather than a macro forecast.
Our focus is on identifying companies with the ability to be substantially stronger over the next three to five years or have the potential to maintain their return on capital at current levels in a difficult economic environment. We ultimately look for companies that trade significantly below their intrinsic value.
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (concluded)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)

(Unaudited)
I would like to thank you for placing your trust and money with us. As always, we will continue to do our best to seek the potential available in small and mid capitalization companies.
Sincerely,
James P. Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Russell 2500® Value Index — measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)

(Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series V (Mid Cap Value Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series V. The Russell 2500® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of small-to-mid cap U.S. companies with greater-than-average value orientation.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 05/01/1997)
                         
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year
 
Series V
    17.80 %     7.21 %     11.90 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Portfolio Composition by Sector
Common Stocks
       
Industrials
    21.0 %
Financials
    15.0 %
Energy
    13.2 %
Information Technology
    13.1 %
Consumer Discretionary
    10.9 %
Utilities
    9.2 %
Materials
    6.8 %
Consumer Staples
    5.8 %
Health Care
    3.9 %
Convertible Preferred Stock
    0.1 %
Warrants
    0.1 %
Convertible Bond
    1.0 %
Options Written
    -0.3 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    0.2 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS- 98.9%
               
 
               
Industrials - 21.0%
               
GeoEye, Inc.*
    222,190     $ 9,418,634  
Covanta Holding Corp.
    380,200       6,535,638  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    279,000       5,557,679  
General Cable Corp.*
    155,000       5,438,950  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    191,100       5,066,061  
Administaff, Inc.
    161,000       4,717,300  
Orbital Sciences Corp.*
    245,012       4,197,056  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    391,170       3,598,764  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    88,000       3,280,640  
URS Corp.*
    76,820       3,196,480  
Force Protection, Inc.*
    565,000       3,113,150  
ICF International, Inc.*
    114,400       2,942,368  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    108,950       2,788,031  
Saia, Inc.*
    133,690       2,217,917  
Trex Company, Inc.*
    91,300       2,187,548  
United Stationers, Inc.*
    24,940       1,591,421  
Thermoenergy Corp.*
    905,961       235,550  
UQM Technologies, Inc.*
    87,552       200,494  
 
             
Total Industrials
            66,283,681  
 
             
 
               
Financials - 15.0%
               
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    151,500       7,078,080  
W.R. Berkley Corp.
    213,800       5,853,844  
American Financial Group, Inc.1
    162,800       5,256,812  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. — Class A
    76,698       4,119,450  
Alleghany Corp.*
    12,949       3,967,185  
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
    319,014       3,872,830  
Associated Banc-Corp.
    255,495       3,870,749  
Old National Bancorp
    235,914       2,805,017  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    127,800       2,233,944  
Lexington Realty Trust
    268,900       2,137,755  
First Horizon National Corp.*
    153,247       1,805,255  
Investors Real Estate Trust
    172,000       1,542,840  
Redwood Trust, Inc.
    64,371       961,059  
Wilmington Trust Corp.
    200,000       868,000  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    303,741       659,118  
Bimini Capital Management, Inc. — Class A
    246,603       192,597  
 
             
Total Financials
            47,224,535  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 13.2%
               
Global Industries Ltd.*
    1,125,949       7,802,827  
Valero Energy Corp.1
    227,300       5,255,176  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    153,700       4,939,918  
Southern Union Co.
    202,400       4,871,768  
McDermott International, Inc.*,1
    222,900       4,611,801  
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    211,927       4,588,220  
USEC, Inc.*
    698,070       4,202,381  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*
    174,697       3,081,655  
Petrohawk Energy Corp.*
    130,400       2,379,800  
 
             
Total Energy
            41,733,546  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology - 13.1%
               
Computer Sciences Corp.
    171,600       8,511,361  
Power-One, Inc.*,1
    710,557       7,247,681  
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
    371,800       7,023,302  
IXYS Corp.*
    590,800       6,865,096  
Symmetricom, Inc.*
    437,280       3,100,315  
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR*
    928,594       2,711,494  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*
    150,100       2,617,744  
FEI Co.*
    72,400       1,912,084  
Ultratech, Inc.*
    80,600       1,602,328  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            41,591,405  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 10.9%
               
Cabela’s, Inc.*
    369,431       8,035,124  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
    453,500       5,455,606  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*
    115,000       4,042,250  
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    261,936       3,648,768  
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*
    146,000       3,470,420  
Jack in the Box, Inc.*
    96,700       2,043,271  
Fortune Brands, Inc.
    32,700       1,970,175  
Scholastic Corp.
    60,800       1,796,032  
Leggett & Platt, Inc.1
    72,500       1,650,100  
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
    404,510       1,512,867  
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A
    59,350       816,656  
HydroGen Corp.*,4
    672,346       14,792  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            34,456,061  
 
             
 
               
Utilities - 9.2%
               
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    238,305       4,620,734  
Westar Energy, Inc.
    172,100       4,330,036  
NorthWestern Corp.
    131,000       3,776,730  
Allete, Inc.
    95,251       3,549,052  
Atmos Energy Corp.
    113,200       3,531,840  
Black Hills Corp.
    101,800       3,054,000  
UGI Corp.
    86,429       2,729,428  
American Water Works Company, Inc.
    72,900       1,843,641  
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
    95,300       1,739,225  
 
             
Total Utilities
            29,174,686  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 6.8%
               
Bemis Company, Inc.
    249,200       8,138,872  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
    490,000       4,635,400  
Sonoco Products Co.
    117,950       3,971,377  
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*
    170,000       1,963,500  
Landec Corp.*
    251,145       1,501,847  
HB Fuller Co.
    68,100       1,397,412  
 
             
Total Materials
            21,608,408  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Consumer Staples — 5.8%
               
JM Smucker Co.
    95,700     $ 6,282,705  
Hormel Foods Corp.1
    98,900       5,069,614  
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*
    76,400       4,966,764  
Bunge Ltd.
    33,100       2,168,712  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            18,487,795  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 3.9%
               
RehabCare Group, Inc.*
    155,700       3,690,091  
Hologic, Inc.*
    174,044       3,275,508  
Mednax, Inc.*,1
    43,115       2,901,208  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    76,380       2,442,632  
 
             
Total Health Care
            12,309,439  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $262,200,458)
            312,869,556  
 
             
 
               
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† — 0.1%
               
Thermoenergy Corp.*,2,3
    308,333       234,086  
 
             
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
               
(Cost $294,438)
            234,086  
 
             
 
               
WARRANTS†† — 0.1%
               
 
               
Industrials — 0.1%
               
Thermoenergy Corp. $0.30, 07/31/152
    4,933,328       326,586  
 
             
Energy — 0.0%
               
Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc. $2.40, 07/05/112
    369,350       185  
 
             
Total Warrants (Cost $827,081)
            326,771  
 
             
                 
    Face          
    Amount          
CONVERTIBLE BOND†† — 1.0%
               
 
               
Energy — 1.0%
               
USEC, Inc. 3.00% due 10/01/14
  $ 3,500,000       3,150,000  
 
             
Total Convertible Bond
               
(Cost $3,500,000)
            3,150,000  
 
             
Total Long Investments — 100.1%
               
(Cost $266,821,977)
          $ 316,580,413  
 
             
OPTIONS WRITTEN— (0.3)%
               
    Contracts     Value  
Call Options on:
               
Mednax, Inc. Expiring February 2011 with strike price of $70.00
    240     $ (21,600 )
Power-One, Inc. Expiring April 2011 with strike price of $13.00
    826       (41,300 )
Leggett & Platt, Inc. Expiring March 2011 with strike price of $22.50
    725       (79,750 )
McDermott International, Inc. Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $18.00
    540       (137,700 )
Valero Energy Corp. Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $17.50
    900       (522,000 )
 
             
Total Call Options
            (802,350 )
 
             
Put Options on:
               
Brinker International, Inc. Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $17.50
    352       (3,520 )
 
             
Plains Exploration & Production Co. Expiring January 2011 with strike price of $30.00
    287       (8,036 )
 
             
Total Put Options
            (11,556 )
 
             
Total Options Written
             
(Premiums received $427,913)
          $ (813,906 )
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%
            651,958  
 
             
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 316,418,465  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
  Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open written option contracts at December 31, 2010.
 
2   All or a portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at December 31, 2010. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $560,857 (cost $1,121,519), or 0.18% of total net assets.
 
3   PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) — Stock issued by a company in the secondary market as a means of raising capital more quickly and less expensively than through registration of a secondary public offering.
 
4   Investment in an affiliated issuer. See Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements. ADR — American Depositary Receipt
     
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Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
         
Assets:
       
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value*
  $ 316,565,621  
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value**
    14,792  
 
     
Total investments
    316,580,413  
Cash
    584,232  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    271,040  
Interest
    26,539  
Dividends
    288,663  
 
     
Total assets
    317,750,887  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Written options, at value***
    813,906  
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    34,321  
Management fees
    201,305  
Administration fees
    25,553  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,087  
Custodian fees
    3,276  
Directors’ fees
    8,615  
Professional fees
    29,122  
Other
    214,237  
 
     
Total liabilities
    1,332,422  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 316,418,465  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 284,464,619  
Undistributed net investment income
    2,289,761  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (19,708,358 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    49,372,443  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 316,418,465  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited
Capital shares outstanding
    5,476,329  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 57.78  
 
     
 
       
* Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at cost
  $ 264,250,402  
** Investments in affiliated issuers, at cost
    2,571,575  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 266,821,977  
*** Premiums received for written options
  $ 427,913  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 4,914,736  
Interest
    108,998  
 
     
Total investment income
    5,023,734  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    2,280,944  
Administration fees
    289,313  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,411  
Custodian fees
    15,998  
Directors’ fees
    28,205  
Professional fees
    37,679  
Reports to shareholders
    41,058  
Other
    15,365  
 
     
Total expenses
    2,733,973  
 
     
Net investment income
    2,289,761  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    7,346,294  
Options written
    1,390,226  
 
     
Net realized gain
    8,736,520  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    39,264,636  
Options written
    (457,091 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    38,807,545  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    47,544,065  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 49,833,826  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex SGI SBL Fund
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 2,289,761     $ 2,528,388  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    8,736,520       (28,031,935 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    38,807,545       121,414,946  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    49,833,826       95,911,399  
 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    43,590,963       45,841,863  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (81,736,566 )     (81,907,191 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (38,145,603 )     (36,065,328 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    11,688,223       59,846,071  
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    304,730,242       244,884,171  
 
End of year
  $ 316,418,465     $ 304,730,242  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 2,289,761     $ 2,528,388  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    863,776       1,210,944  
Shares redeemed
    (1,600,455 )     (2,183,072 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (736,679 )     (972,128 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    Rydex SGI SBL Fund
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 49.05     $ 34.08     $ 47.64     $ 46.78     $ 40.79  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    0.39       0.38       0.49       0.36       0.44  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    8.34       14.59       (14.05 )     0.50       5.55  
Total from investment operations
    8.73       14.97       (13.56 )     0.86       5.99  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 57.78     $ 49.05     $ 34.08     $ 47.64     $ 46.78  
     
Total Returnb
    17.80 %     43.93 %     (28.46 %)     1.84 %     14.66 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 316,418     $ 304,730     $ 244,884     $ 409,211     $ 447,271  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.75 %     0.97 %     1.15 %     0.73 %     1.01 %
Total expenses
    0.90 %     0.91 %     0.91 %     0.89 %     0.89 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    25 %     29 %     56 %     45 %     42 %
 
a   Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
  Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series X (Small Cap Growth Series) gained 30.10%, compared with a 29.09% increase in the Russell 2000® Growth Index and the Series’ peer group median return of 26.47%.
Health Care, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary Top Performers
Due to superior stock selection, holdings in the health care, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors accounted for nearly all of the portfolio’s returns during the period.
The health care sector was a significant underweight position relative to the index (Russell 2000® Growth Index), 16% to 22%, but outperformed 30% to 17%. Positive performers with positions of greater than 1% of portfolio assets included Perrigo Co. (up 60%), Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (74%), Martek Biosciences Corp. (67%), and Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (24%). Other contributors in the sector were Clarient and ev3, Inc.
The industrials sector outperformed the benchmark (Russell 2000® Growth Index ) 40% to 28% over the calendar year. Leading the sector for the portfolio were Bucyrus International, Inc. and BE Aerospace, Inc., each with gains of 58%. Roper Industries was up 47%.
The Series’ holdings in the consumer discretionary sector returned 49% versus a 33% increase for the index. Life Time Fitness, Inc., Lennar Corp. (Cl A), and Gentex Corp. were all up more than 60% while Lululemon Athletica, Inc. soared 111%.
Information Technology and Financials Disappoint
Both the information technology and financials sectors were evenly weighted to the benchmark sectors but underperformed due to stock selection.
Overall, the information technology sector, which was the largest position in the portfolio with 24% of assets, underperformed the index 28% to 38%. ON Semiconductor Corp., Equinix, Inc., and SMART Modular Technologies each lost more than 20%. Other stocks dragging on performance were FLIR Systems, Inc., QLogic Corp., and SYNNEX Corp.
The Series’ financials holdings gained just 3% while those in the index were up 19%. Holdings not in the index that hurt performance included HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., Commerce Bancshares, Inc., TCF Financial Corp., and Discover Financial Services. While all had positive returns, they were well below the gains of the index in the sector.
Outlook
As always, we remain committed to our principles of investing in fast growing, high-margin companies with unique proprietary advantages and strong management teams. We have not changed our investment process. We continue to focus on our core expertise and investment process. As fellow investors in the strategy, we thank you for your long-term investment.
Sincerely,
Joe O’Connor, Portfolio Manager
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Russell 2000® Growth Index — measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series X (Small Cap Growth Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series X. The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 10/15/1997)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series A
    30.10 %     0.60 %     0.74 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
         
Portfolio Composition by Sector        
 
Common Stocks
       
Information Technology
    22.3 %
Consumer Discretionary
    19.0 %
Industrials
    16.8 %
Health Care
    16.4 %
Energy
    5.8 %
Materials
    5.3 %
Financials
    4.5 %
Consumer Staples
    2.4 %
Utilities
    1.6 %
Telecommunication Services
    1.1 %
Exchange Traded Fund
    3.0 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    1.8 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS— 95.2%
               
 
               
Information Technology - 22.3%
               
InterDigital, Inc.
    21,370     $ 889,847  
Nuance Communications, Inc.*
    47,980       872,275  
Solera Holdings, Inc.
    16,880       866,282  
Smith Micro Software, Inc.*
    51,200       805,888  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.*
    11,270       800,508  
SolarWinds, Inc.*
    36,640       705,320  
SYNNEX Corp.*
    20,250       631,800  
GSI Commerce, Inc.*
    24,180       560,976  
SMART Modular Technologies WWH, Inc.*
    96,300       554,688  
Acme Packet, Inc.*
    9,400       499,704  
Informatica Corp.*
    11,100       488,733  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*
    12,600       443,142  
FLIR Systems, Inc.*
    14,760       439,110  
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*
    11,900       421,736  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
    50,380       416,139  
Veeco Instruments, Inc.*
    9,450       405,972  
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR*
    7,250       250,415  
Nanometrics, Inc.*
    14,300       183,469  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            10,236,004  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 19.0%
               
Jarden Corp.
    26,210       809,103  
Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A*
    18,540       738,634  
Lennar Corp. — Class A
    37,780       708,375  
Gaylord Entertainment Co.*
    19,640       705,862  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*
    17,815       626,196  
Gentex Corp.
    20,910       618,100  
Harman International Industries, Inc.*
    13,330       617,179  
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.*
    14,760       591,286  
Vail Resorts, Inc.*
    8,775       456,651  
WMS Industries, Inc.*
    9,750       441,090  
Life Time Fitness, Inc.*
    9,655       395,758  
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
    10,440       361,120  
Hanesbrands, Inc.*
    14,130       358,902  
Oxford Industries, Inc.
    13,020       333,442  
Select Comfort Corp.*
    32,200       293,986  
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc.*
    28,480       258,883  
AnnTaylor Stores Corp.*
    8,300       227,337  
Jos A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*
    5,400       217,728  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            8,759,632  
 
             
 
               
Industrials — 16.8%
               
WABCO Holdings, Inc.*
    14,400       877,391  
BE Aerospace, Inc.*
    22,250       823,918  
IDEX Corp.
    19,840       776,141  
Navistar International Corp.*
    13,400       775,994  
Regal-Beloit Corp.
    10,030       669,603  
Pentair, Inc.
    17,230       629,067  
Roper Industries, Inc.
    7,680       586,982  
Wabtec Corp.
    8,650       457,499  
Pall Corp.
    9,085       450,434  
Kansas City Southern*
    8,715       417,100  
Aecom Technology Corp.*
    14,540       406,684  
Interface, Inc. — Class A
    24,870       389,216  
Towers Watson & Co. — Class A
    6,550       340,993  
ICF International, Inc.*
    5,160       132,715  
 
             
Total Industrials
            7,733,737  
 
             
 
               
Health Care — 16.4%
               
Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A*
    75,080       716,263  
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*
    18,710       668,134  
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
    14,970       589,369  
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*
    11,900       562,870  
Mednax, Inc.*
    8,350       561,872  
Perrigo Co.
    8,440       534,505  
Natus Medical, Inc.*
    32,350       458,723  
Parexel International Corp.*
    19,310       409,951  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*
    14,220       382,944  
Haemonetics Corp.*
    5,645       356,651  
Hologic, Inc.*
    18,250       343,465  
Teleflex, Inc.
    6,150       330,932  
Wright Medical Group, Inc.*
    20,350       316,036  
American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*
    15,700       296,102  
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*
    33,490       265,241  
Obagi Medical Products, Inc.*
    19,140       221,067  
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.*
    6,700       160,063  
CardioNet, Inc.*
    30,915       144,682  
Angiodynamics, Inc.*
    9,400       144,478  
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    8,400       125,748  
 
             
Total Health Care
            7,589,096  
 
             
 
               
Energy — 5.8%
               
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*
    14,130       848,224  
Oil States International, Inc.*
    12,960       830,606  
Superior Energy Services, Inc.*
    17,520       613,025  
Bill Barrett Corp.*
    9,470       389,501  
 
             
Total Energy
            2,681,356  
 
             
 
               
Materials — 5.3%
               
Solutia, Inc.*
    31,100       717,788  
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
    9,880       494,889  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
    3,500       473,025  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
    11,550       413,606  
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
    4,510       351,825  
 
             
Total Materials
            2,451,133  
 
             
 
               
Financials — 4.5%
               
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
    22,750       658,385  
Stifel Financial Corp.*
    8,500       527,340  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
    12,547       498,492  
Discover Financial Services
    22,200       411,366  
 
             
Total Financials
            2,095,583  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Consumer Staples — 2.4%
               
Diamond Foods, Inc.
    13,360     $ 710,485  
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
    8,120       414,851  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            1,125,336  
 
             
 
               
Utilities - 1.6%
               
ITC Holdings Corp.
    6,470       401,011  
NorthWestern Corp.
    12,210       352,014  
 
             
Total Utilities
            753,025  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services - 1.1%
               
SBA Communications Corp. — Class A*
    12,750       521,985  
 
             
Total Common Stocks
               
(Cost $33,414,679)
            43,946,887  
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND— 3.0%
               
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund
    15,750       1,376,865  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Fund
               
(Cost $1,379,461)
            1,376,865  
 
             
Total Investments — 98.2%
               
(Cost $34,794,140)
          $ 45,323,752  
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.8%
            825,593  
 
             
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 46,149,345  
 
*   Non-income producing security
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
     
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Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 45,323,752  
Cash
    915,709  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    54,753  
Dividends
    8,380  
 
     
Total assets
    46,302,594  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    97,208  
Management fees
    32,306  
Administration fees
    3,790  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,087  
Custodian fees
    1,079  
Directors’ fees
    1,023  
Professional fees
    8,920  
Other
    6,836  
 
     
Total liabilities
    153,249  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 46,149,345  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 39,569,200  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (3,949,467 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    10,529,612  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 46,149,345  
 
     
 
       
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited
Capital shares outstanding
    2,442,496  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 18.89  
 
     
 
       
 
*      Investments, at cost
  $ 34,794,140  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 160,984  
Interest
    2,638  
 
     
Total investment income
    163,622  
 
     
 
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    316,525  
Administration fees
    36,265  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,340  
Custodian fees
    4,330  
Directors’ fees
    3,473  
Professional fees
    10,387  
Reports to shareholders
    6,951  
Other
    1,702  
 
     
Total expenses
    404,973  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (241,351 )
 
     
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    7,184,670  
 
     
Net realized gain
    7,184,670  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    3,495,741  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    3,495,741  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    10,680,411  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 10,439,060  
 
     
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (241,351 )   $ (94,092 )
Net realized gain on investments
    7,184,670       3,898,637  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    3,495,741       5,705,272  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    10,439,060       9,509,817  
 
Capital share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    12,681,783       6,072,551  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (12,367,420 )     (10,470,581 )
 
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
    314,363       (4,398,030 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    10,753,423       5,111,787  
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    35,395,922       30,284,135  
 
End of year
  $ 46,149,345     $ 35,395,922  
 
Accumulated net investment loss at end of year
  $     $  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    797,473       541,403  
Shares redeemed
    (793,196 )     (924,076 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in shares
    4,277       (382,673 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008a     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 14.52     $ 10.74     $ 20.35     $ 19.27     $ 18.33  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossb
    (0.10 )     (0.04 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    4.47       3.82       (9.49 )     1.25       1.07  
     
Total from investment operations
    4.37       3.78       (9.61 )     1.08       0.94  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 18.89     $ 14.52     $ 10.74     $ 20.35     $ 19.27  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnc
    30.10 %     35.20 %     (47.22 %)     5.60 %     5.13 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 46,149     $ 35,396     $ 30,284     $ 81,833     $ 92,789  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.65 %)     (0.30 %)     (0.80 %)     (0.82 %)     (0.66 %)
Total expenses
    1.09 %     1.10 %     1.24 %     1.20 %     1.20 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    88 %     100 %     209 %     137 %     149 %
 
a   Security Global Investors, LLC (SGI) became the advisor of Series X effective December 1, 2008. Prior to December 1, 2008, RS Investments, Inc. sub-advised the Series.
 
b   Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
c   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
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  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY
  Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
December 31, 2010
  (Unaudited)
     
  Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series) (formerly, Select 25 Series) returned 16.65%, meeting the 16.71% for the benchmark Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Series’ peer group median return of 16.21%.
Our strategy is to buy companies that are trading at a significant discount to their intrinsic value. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process of three clear philosophical tenants that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term perspective and an opportunistic approach.
Our investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and thus a valuation target for each idea. We construct the portfolios based on the level of conviction generated by this bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company. We ultimately structure the portfolio with 25 to 30 names.
Industrials and Information Technology Top Performers
Portfolio holdings in the industrials sector gained 38% versus 28% in the index (Russell 1000® Growth Index). Additionally, an overweight of 16% to 12% added to returns for the Series. Cummins, Inc. was the biggest winner for the sector with a gain of 50%. Boeing Co. and Cooper Industries PLC (Cl A) were both up over 40% during the period. Other contributors in the sector included Emerson Electric Co. and CSX Corp.
While an underweight position to the index, the information technology sector was able to outperform 18% to 12%. The leading holding was EMC Corp., a 4% position that gained 31% over the calendar year. Other significant holdings included Oracle Corp., up 35%, and Apple, Inc. with an increase of 53%.
Health Care and Financials Disappoint
Poor stock selection in the health care industry caused the portfolio to underperform the index by a large margin. The sector holdings in the portfolio lost 10% during the period versus a gain of 6% in the index. All holdings in the sector detracted from portfolio performance. Celgene Corp., McKesson Corp., and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ended the period with double-digit losses. Other stocks in the sector with absolute negative returns included Pfizer, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Covidien PLC, and Amgen, Inc.
Similarly, the financials holdings lost 8% during the year compared to a gain of 9% for the benchmark (Russell 1000® Growth Index). Wells Fargo & Co. dropped 29% while Morgan Stanley was down 6%. Other securities in the portfolio unable to keep pace with the index included JPMorgan Chase & Co., U.S. Bancorp, and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Outlook
Our bottom-up approach looks at market uncertainty in the context of the potential long-term impact on individual companies. Often times, volatility provides opportunity. We are maintaining flexibility in the portfolios to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. Our focus is on identifying companies with the ability to be substantially better over the next three to five years or have the potential to maintain their return on capital at current levels in a difficult economic environment.
We believe that investing is a long-term pursuit that requires patience and a consistent approach. We recognize there are many investment fund alternatives available today and thank you for your business and the confidence you place in us.
Sincerely,
Mark Bronzo, CFA, Portfolio Manager
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (concluded)
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010
  Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
 
  (Unaudited)
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Russell 1000® Growth Index — measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
  Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
December 31, 2010
  (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Over 10 Years
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series) on December 31, 2000 and reflects the fees and expenses of Series Y. The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index which includes stocks incorporated in the United States and its territories and measures the performance of the Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101 (Inception 05/03/1999)
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
Series Y
    16.65 %     (0.26 )%     (0.42 )%
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Portfolio Composition by Sector
         
Common Stocks
       
Information Technology
    26.8 %
Industrials
    19.3 %
Consumer Discretionary
    18.3 %
Energy
    10.2 %
Materials
    6.3 %
Financials
    6.0 %
Health Care
    5.5 %
Consumer Staples
    5.3 %
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities
    2.3 %
 
Total Net Assets
    100.0 %
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010
  Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS— 97.7%
               
 
               
Information Technology — 26.8%
               
Apple, Inc.*
    6,605     $ 2,130,508  
Google, Inc. — Class A*
    3,380       2,007,618  
EMC Corp.*
    77,960       1,785,284  
Xerox Corp.
    145,100       1,671,552  
Cognizant Technology
               
Solutions Corp. — Class A*
    19,750       1,447,478  
Microsoft Corp.
    46,650       1,302,468  
Autodesk, Inc.*
    33,600       1,283,520  
 
           
Total Information Technology
            11,628,428  
 
           
 
               
Industrials — 19.3%
               
CSX Corp.
    24,530       1,584,883  
Deere & Co.
    18,500       1,536,425  
3M Co.
    15,660       1,351,458  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    15,500       1,337,650  
Eaton Corp.
    13,150       1,334,857  
Precision Castparts Corp.
    9,000       1,252,890  
 
           
Total Industrials
            8,398,163  
 
           
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — 18.3%
               
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    37,890       1,447,398  
Macy’s, Inc.
    55,020       1,392,006  
Omnicom Group, Inc.
    29,420       1,347,436  
Marriott International,
               
Inc. — Class A
    31,100       1,291,894  
Walt Disney Co.
    33,470       1,255,460  
McDonald’s Corp.
    16,120       1,237,371  
 
           
Total Consumer Discretionary
            7,971,565  
 
           
 
               
Energy — 10.2%
               
Peabody Energy Corp.
    24,570       1,571,989  
Halliburton Co.
    36,780       1,501,727  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    13,830       1,356,723  
 
           
Total Energy
            4,430,439  
 
           
 
               
Materials — 6.3%
               
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
    15,200       1,382,440  
Dow Chemical Co.
    40,475       1,381,817  
 
           
Total Materials
            2,764,257  
 
           
 
               
Financials — 6.0%
               
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    7,900       1,328,464  
U.S. Bancorp
    48,110       1,297,527  
 
           
Total Financials
            2,625,991  
 
           
 
               
Health Care — 5.5%
               
Warner Chilcott plc — Class A
    53,830       1,214,405  
Covidien plc
    25,970       1,185,790  
 
           
Total Health Care
            2,400,195  
 
           
 
               
Consumer Staples — 5.3%
               
Bunge Ltd.
    18,100       1,185,912  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    17,490       1,142,622  
 
           
Total Consumer Staples
            2,328,534  
 
           
 
               
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $37,117,439)
            42,547,572  
 
           
 
               
Total Investments — 97.7%
(Cost $37,117,439)
          $ 42,547,572  
 
           
 
               
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.3%
            1,023,162  
 
           
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 43,570,734  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 8. plc — Public Limited Company
     
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Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
         
December 31, 2010
       
 
       
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*
  $ 42,547,572  
Cash
    952,615  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    184,487  
Dividends
    77,178  
Prepaid expenses
    4  
 
     
Total assets
    43,761,856  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    145,060  
Management fees
    27,469  
Administration fees
    3,511  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,087  
Directors’ fees
    1,131  
Professional fees
    8,886  
Other
    2,978  
 
     
Total liabilities
    191,122  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 43,570,734  
 
     
Net Assets Consist Of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 45,569,106  
Undistributed net investment income
    393,229  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (7,821,734 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    5,430,133  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 43,570,734  
 
     
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    4,381,020  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 9.95  
 
     
 
       
* Investments, at cost
  $ 37,117,439  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
       
 
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
       
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
       
 
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $165)
  $ 787,826  
Interest
    310  
 
     
Total investment income
    788,136  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    307,319  
Administration fees
    39,061  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,343  
Custodian fees
    3,136  
Directors’ fees
    2,887  
Professional fees
    9,341  
Reports to shareholders
    6,419  
Other
    1,401  
 
     
Total expenses
    394,907  
 
     
Net investment income
    393,229  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    5,376,784  
 
     
Net realized gain
    5,376,784  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    369,592  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    369,592  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    5,746,376  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 6,139,605  
 
     
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
  Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 393,229     $ 126,624  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    5,376,784       (6,912,143 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    369,592       16,699,320  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    6,139,605       9,913,801  
 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    13,108,406       12,453,173  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (17,015,613 )     (14,612,634 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (3,907,207 )     (2,159,461 )
 
Net increase in net assets
    2,232,398       7,754,340  
 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of year
    41,338,336       33,583,996  
 
End of year
  $ 43,570,734     $ 41,338,336  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 393,229     $ 126,624  
 
Capital Share Activity:
               
Shares sold
    1,459,746       1,729,313  
Shares redeemed
    (1,926,758 )     (2,125,671 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (467,012 )     (396,358 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
 
  Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 8.53     $ 6.40     $ 10.17     $ 10.84     $ 10.08  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    0.08       0.03       0.01       0.06       0.02  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    1.34       2.10       (3.78 )     (0.73 )     0.74  
     
Total from investment operations
    1.42       2.13       (3.77 )     (0.67 )     0.76  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.95     $ 8.53     $ 6.40     $ 10.17     $ 10.84  
     
 
 
Total Returnb
    16.65 %     33.28 %     (37.07 %)     (6.18 %)     7.54 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 43,571     $ 41,338     $ 33,584     $ 66,323     $ 85,695  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.96 %     0.37 %     0.14 %     0.51 %     0.21 %
Total expenses
    0.96 %     1.00 %     0.97 %     0.93 %     0.95 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    182 %     151 %     214 %     16 %     40 %
 
a   Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY   Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
             
Advised by:
  (SECURITY GLOBAL INVESTORS TM LOGO)   and Subadvised by:   (GRAPHIC)
To Our Shareholders:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Rydex|SGI SBL Fund — Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) total return was 20.74%, besting its benchmark, the S&P® 500 Index, by more than 500 basis points, which returned 15.06%.
Investment Philosophy
The Series’ strategy is to invest approximately 37.5% of its total assets according to a long/short strategy with an emphasis on domestic securities. 37.5% of its total assets in a long/short equity portfolio of non-U.S. issuers, with the remaining 25% of assets invested in equity securities, equity derivatives, and fixed income securities with the intention of tracking the performance of the S&P 500 Index.
The fundamental investment philosophy of the active value strategy rests first upon the belief that it is critical to identify the long-term investment theme governing the equity markets. These themes may persist for 15 to 20 years.
Second, while we also believe that valuation adds important perspective to investment decisions, it is not an efficient means of timing purchase and sale decisions. We believe those decisions are best made using technical analysis. We believe technical analysis, the study of price trends, allows us to efficiently capture gains and avoid material losses.
The third tenet of our philosophy is that changes in stock prices lead changes in fundamental corporate developments. A proactive asset management approach helps to keep our investment themes fresh and our risk levels moderate.
Industrials, Health Care, and Information Technology Stocks Top Performers
In the industrials sector, Joy Global, Inc. was a top position and performer with a return of over 70%. Trinity Industries, Inc. was up 55%. We profited from a short position in Brisa-Autoestradas de Portugal S/A, which gave up 29% of its value. Other holdings adding to performance were U.S. Airways Group, Inc. and a short position in Beijing Capital International Airport Co., which was down 19%.
Health care stock ViroPharma, Inc. soared 106% while Millipore was a positive contributor with a 48% return. The portfolio profited from several short positions in AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Intercell AG, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Information Technology firms Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and Entropic Communications, Inc. each recorded more than 100% returns for the portfolio. Cisco Systems, Inc. added to performance relative to the S&P 500 Index.
Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, and Health Care Stocks Disappoint
Consumer discretionary holding Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. hurt portfolio performance as it lost 25%. Electrolux AB, Genting Singapore PLC, and Carter’s, Inc. were short positions in the sector that went against us.
Similarly, short positions in the information technology sector were a drag on portfolio returns. Stocks sold short that more than doubled in value included Riverbed Technology, Inc., VMware, Inc., and Baidu, Inc. Other short positions that didn’t perform as expected were SAVVIS, Inc. and Red Hat, Inc.
Long positions in the health care sector that were down double-digits included RehabCare Group, Inc., off 44%, and Baxter International, Inc. Other detractors in the sector were McKesson Corp. and Health Management Associates, Inc. We sold Cepheid short, a stock that recognized a significant gain.
Outlook
Over the course of the year, fear that earnings expectations were too aggressive faded as results were stronger than anticipated. The U.S. equity
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (concluded)   Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
markets finished 2010 on a strong note with the month of December producing the strongest return for the last month of the calendar year since 1991. While unemployment remains stubbornly above 9%, reports indicate stronger personal consumption and retail sales. The extension of tax cuts and a reduction in payroll taxes should help that upward trend in consumer spending and economic growth into 2011. Our approach remains to identify the best possible investments in all phases of the market and economic cycle.
The Series is currently unable to pursue its investment strategy of short sales of securities of non-U.S. issuers, which affects its ability to meet its investment objective. As referenced in Note 11 of the Notes to Financials in this shareholder report, Security Global Investors (SGI) is working to resolve certain outstanding short sale transactions with Lehman Brothers International Europe (LBIE) and its administrator. The Series’ exposure to LBIE due to these transactions consists of short sale proceeds and long positions held at the Series’ custodian, as collateral. Release of the collateral requires the consent of LBIE and Lehman Brothers, Inc., an entity that is subject to a liquidation proceeding. Due to the valuations assigned to these positions, which are based on certain assumptions, resolution of these matters could ultimately result in the Series realizing values that are materially different from those indicated in this report, which would materially affect the Series’ net asset value (either positively or negatively). SGI is uncertain when it will resume its full investment program.
We thank you for your investment and appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in us.
Sincerely,
Bill Jenkins, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Investment Advisers
Scott Klimo, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Security Global Investors
David Whittall, Portfolio Manager, Security Global Investors
Mainstream Investment Advisors serves as a sub-advisor to the Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) and is not affiliated with Security Benefit. However, Security Benefit has business relationships with Mainstream Investment Advisors.
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500) — a capitalization-weighted index covering 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the U.S. markets (mostly NYSE Euronext issues).
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global InvestorsSM and Rydex Investments. SI & RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY   Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
December 31, 2010   (Unaudited)
PERFORMANCE
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$10,000 Since Inception
The chart above assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) on July 7, 2003 (date of inception), and reflects the fees and expenses of Series Z. The S&P 500® Index is a capitalization weighted index composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent the broad domestic economy and is a widely recognized unmanaged index of market performance.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS PERIODS ENDED 12/31/101
                         
                    Since  
                    Inception  
    1 Year     5 Year     (07/07/2003)  
 
Series Z
    20.74 %     6.54 %     9.33 %
 
 
1   Performance figures do not reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If returns had taken into account these fees and expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
    The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Holding Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS71.1%
               
 
               
Industrials — 14.0%
               
Joy Global, Inc.1,2
    4,800     $ 416,401  
Trinity Industries, Inc.1,2
    10,800       287,388  
Lockheed Martin Corp.1,2
    3,993       279,151  
Union Pacific Corp.
    2,055       190,416  
AO Smith Corp.1,2
    4,500       171,360  
Kirby Corp.*
    3,853       169,725  
GrafTech International Ltd.*
    6,936       137,610  
Alamo Group, Inc.
    4,838       134,593  
Towers Watson & Co. — Class A1,2
    2,400       124,944  
Con-way, Inc.1,2
    3,085       112,819  
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. — Class A1,2
    3,000       109,770  
Westport Innovations, Inc.*
    5,795       107,323  
General Electric Co.1,2
    4,500       82,305  
Lindsay Corp.
    1,285       76,368  
Northrop Grumman Corp.1,2
    1,100       71,258  
3M Co.
    754       65,070  
Kubota Corp. ADR
    1,040       49,400  
Arkansas Best Corp.
    1,798       49,301  
RailAmerica, Inc.*
    3,340       43,253  
CNH Global N.V.
    833       39,767  
HUB Group, Inc. — Class A*
    1,028       36,124  
US Airways Group, Inc.*
    3,338       33,413  
Seaboard Corp.
    16       31,856  
Wabash National Corp.*
    2,569       30,443  
Titan Machinery, Inc.*
    1,285       24,801  
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.
    813       22,805  
MasTec, Inc.*
    1,285       18,748  
Guangshen Railway Company, Ltd. ADR
    592       11,574  
 
             
Total Industrials
            2,927,986  
 
             
 
Information Technology — 12.1%
               
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. ADR*,1,2
    16,000       634,240  
CA, Inc.1,2
    14,900       364,156  
Apple, Inc.*
    754       243,210  
International Business Machines Corp.
    1,300       190,788  
Trimble Navigation Ltd.*
    3,083       123,104  
Baidu, Inc. ADR*
    1,258       121,435  
Avnet, Inc.*,1,2
    3,200       105,696  
Symantec Corp.*,1,2
    6,300       105,462  
Harmonic, Inc.*,1,2
    11,700       100,269  
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*,1,2
    2,800       95,900  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    1,504       74,433  
Xerox Corp.
    6,421       73,970  
Amkor Technology, Inc.*,1,2
    9,800       72,422  
Google, Inc. — Class A*
    109       64,743  
Omnivision Technologies, Inc.*
    2,136       63,247  
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*
    1,533       28,437  
Novatel Wireless, Inc.*
    2,537       24,228  
Quantum Corp.*
    3,707       13,790  
Atmel Corp.*
    1,028       12,665  
Camelot Information Systems, Inc. ADR*
    182       4,353  
Silicon Image, Inc.*
    514       3,778  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            2,520,326  
 
             
 
Consumer Staples — 10.1%
               
Philip Morris International, Inc.1,2
    10,500       614,565  
Altria Group, Inc.1,2
    17,800       438,236  
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A
    16,442       283,131  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    6,401       192,542  
Andersons, Inc.
    5,068       184,222  
Herbalife Ltd.1,2
    2,600       177,762  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.1,2
    2,300       124,039  
Safeway, Inc.1,2
    4,200       94,458  
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
    771       24,348  
Vina Concha y Toro S.A. ADR
    391       18,768  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            2,152,071  
 
             
 
Health Care — 8.9%
               
Johnson & Johnson1,2
    5,300       327,805  
Viropharma, Inc.*,1,2
    10,500       181,860  
Life Technologies Corp.*,1,2
    3,000       166,500  
AstraZeneca plc1,2
    2,800       127,588  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*,1,2
    3,600       115,128  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    3,068       110,785  
Lincare Holdings, Inc.1,2
    4,100       110,003  
GlaxoSmithKline plc, ADR1,2
    5,500       106,398  
Amgen, Inc.*,1,2
    1,900       104,309  
Baxter International, Inc.1,2
    1,900       96,178  
athenahealth, Inc.*
    2,055       84,214  
Owens & Minor, Inc.1,2
    2,800       82,404  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*,1,2
    4,100       75,317  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*,1,2
    2,100       74,634  
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*,1,2
    2,400       72,528  
CIGNA Corp.
    1,024       37,540  
 
             
Total Health Care
            1,873,191  
 
             
 
Materials — 8.2%
               
Newmont Mining Co.
    6,032       370,547  
Stillwater Mining Co.*
    11,964       255,431  
FMC Corp.
    1,798       143,642  
Titanium Metals Corp.*
    8,074       138,710  
OM Group, Inc.*
    3,459       133,206  
Harry Winston Diamond Corp.*
    10,038       117,445  
RTI International Metals, Inc.*
    4,258       114,881  
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*
    2,826       110,553  
Syngenta AG ADR
    1,845       108,449  
AMCOL International Corp.
    3,221       99,851  
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.
    3,340       57,081  
Commercial Metals Co.
    3,340       55,411  
Vale S.A. — Class B ADR
    1,316       45,494  
Valhi, Inc.
    255       5,638  
 
             
Total Materials
            1,756,339  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2010
  Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Consumer Discretionary — 7.6%
               
Nordstrom, Inc.
    5,138     $ 217,748  
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.1,2
    3,900       193,869  
TJX Companies, Inc.1,2
    3,800       168,682  
Limited Brands, Inc.1,2
    5,400       165,942  
Walt Disney Co.1,2
    4,322       162,118  
Ross Stores, Inc.1,2
    2,300       145,475  
The Gap, Inc.1,2
    6,300       139,482  
RadioShack Corp.1,2
    5,500       101,695  
Jack in the Box, Inc.*,1,2
    4,200       88,746  
Ford Motor Co.*
    4,367       73,322  
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.1,2
    900       56,709  
CarMax, Inc.*
    1,541       49,127  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
    558       26,600  
Perfumania Holdings, Inc.*
    1,545       13,905  
Expedia, Inc.
    503       12,621  
Mecox Lane, Ltd. ADR*
    574       4,253  
Navarre Corp.*
    830       1,760  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            1,622,054  
 
             
 
Energy — 4.6%
               
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.1,2
    2,930       223,150  
Sunoco, Inc.
    4,624       186,393  
Cameron International Corp.*
    2,312       117,287  
Denbury Resources, Inc.*
    5,960       113,776  
Continental Resources, Inc.*
    1,798       105,812  
ConocoPhillips1,2
    1,500       102,150  
Venoco, Inc.*
    3,138       57,896  
RPC, Inc.
    1,798       32,580  
Gastar Exploration Ltd.*
    2,073       8,914  
 
             
Total Energy
            947,958  
 
             
 
Financials — 3.1%
               
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    2,055       204,452  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.1,2
    3,200       147,424  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    771       129,652  
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.1,2
    6,300       110,250  
Genworth Financial, Inc. — Class A*,1,2
    4,200       55,188  
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Ltd.*,†††,3
    16,638        
 
             
Total Financials
            646,966  
 
             
 
Telecommunication Services — 1.6%
               
AT&T, Inc.1,2
    11,300       331,994  
 
             
 
Utilities — 0.9%
               
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.1,2
    5,400       165,402  
Huaneng Power International, Inc. ADR
    934       19,969  
 
             
Total Utilities
            185,371  
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $14,925,706)
            14,964,256  
 
             
 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS— 2.2%
               
iShares S&P Global Materials Sector Index Fund
    2,142       156,902  
iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund
    1,541       142,265  
Guggenheim Timber ETF
    4,110       84,789  
iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund
    263       28,278  
iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index Fund
    514       23,130  
WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund
    912       15,540  
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund
    260       7,046  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $453,078)
            457,950  
 
             
 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT †† — 14.1%
               
State Street General Account U.S. Government Fund
    2,979,271       2,979,271  
 
             
Total Short Term Investment
(Cost $2,979,271)
            2,979,271  
 
             
                 
    Face          
    Amount          
FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTE †† — 9.4%
               
Freddie Mac 0.18% due 06/28/11
  $ 2,000,000       1,998,436  
 
             
Total Federal Agency Discount Note
(Cost $1,998,229)
            1,998,436  
 
             
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT††,4 — 12.7%
               
State Street issued 12/31/10 at 0.01% due 01/03/11
    2,676,953       2,676,953  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $2,676,953)
            2,676,953  
 
             
Total Long Investments — 109.5%
(Cost $23,033,237)
          $ 23,076,866  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
COMMON STOCK SOLD SHORT— (37.7)%
               
Consumer Staples — (0.5)%
               
Hansen Natural Corp.*,†††,3,5
    3,270       (96,825 )
 
             
 
Telecommunication Services — (1.0)%
               
Clearwire Corp. — Class A *,†††,3,5
    2,660       (30,138 )
Global Crossing Ltd.*,†††,3,5
    2,520       (40,244 )
Leap Wireless International, Inc. *,†††,3,5
    1,600       (69,440 )
SBA Communications Corp. — Class A*,†††,3,5
    2,600       (74,854 )
 
             
 
Total Telecommunication Services
            (214,676 )
 
             
Utilities — (1.2)%
               
Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR †††, 3,5
    19,460       (263,294 )
 
             
 
Energy — (1.8)%
               
Aquila Resources Ltd.*,†††,3,5
    2,860       (22,783 )
Arrow Energy Ltd.*,†††,3,5
    9,500       (24,514 )
Modec, Inc.†††,3,5
    1,000       (25,772 )
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
Sevan Marine ASA*,†††,3,5
    6,300     $ (33,049 )
Trican Well Service Ltd. †††,3,5
    2,200       (37,448 )
Queensland Gas Company Ltd.*,†††,3,5
    13,600       (52,898 )
Riversdale Mining Ltd.*,†††,3,5
    7,100       (54,029 )
BPZ Resources, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    6,000       (112,800 )
 
             
Total Energy
            (363,293 )
 
             
 
Materials — (2.0)%
               
China National Building Material Company Ltd. — Class H †††,3,5
    17,300       (23,432 )
Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd. — Class H†††,3,5
    5,500       (24,761 )
Fushan International Energy Group Ltd.†††,3,5
    70,000       (25,165 )
Sino Gold Mining Ltd.*,†††,3,5
    9,100       (37,425 )
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.*,†††,3,5
    4,780       (39,865 )
Western Areas NL†††,3,5
    6,600       (47,324 )
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    2,900       (52,867 )
Silver Wheaton Corp.*,†††,3,5
    6,500       (68,246 )
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.†††,3,5,6
    1,900       (125,613 )
 
             
Total Materials
            (444,698 )
 
             
 
Information Technology — (4.2)%
               
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    1,270       (33,299 )
VeriSign, Inc. †††,3,5
    1,300       (33,319 )
Access Company Ltd. †††,3,5
    18       (34,682 )
Electronic Arts, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    900       (36,720 )
Intermec, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    2,570       (50,937 )
Baidu, Inc. ADR*,†††,3,5
    200       (53,726 )
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    4,100       (54,530 )
Rambus, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    3,680       (56,451 )
Red Hat, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    3,300       (58,905 )
VMware, Inc. — Class A*,†††,3,5
    2,500       (71,450 )
Equinix, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    1,000       (79,940 )
Imperial Energy Corp. plc*,†††,3,5
    4,200       (83,657 )
SAVVIS, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    5,900       (86,967 )
Cree, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    4,200       (115,332 )
 
             
Total Information Technology
            (849,915 )
 
             
 
Industrials — (5.1)%
               
China Communications Construction Company Ltd. — Class H †††,3,5
    16,000       (16,571 )
China Merchants Holdings International Company Ltd. †††,3,5
    4,900       (17,461 )
China National Materials Company Ltd. †††,3,5
    37,600       (19,168 )
Japan Steel Works Ltd. †††,3,5
    1,600       (22,196 )
Ausenco Ltd. †††,3,5
    2,300       (24,817 )
Toyo Tanso Company Ltd. †††,3,5
    600       (32,408 )
Ryanair Holdings plc †††,3,5
    10,200       (38,219 )
Meyer Burger Technology AG*,†††,3,5
    200       (49,879 )
USG Corp.*,†††,3,5
    5,580       (160,258 )
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Ltd. — Class H †††,3,5
    232,000       (200,659 )
Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal S.A.†††,3,5
    47,200       (490,927 )
 
             
Total Industrials
            (1,072,563 )
 
             
 
Financials — (6.5)%
               
First Horizon National Corp.*
    202       (2,380 )
Regions Financial Corp.
    405       (2,835 )
St. Joe Co.*
    202       (4,414 )
Brandywine Realty Trust
    1,002       (11,673 )
People’s United Financial, Inc.
    1,012       (14,178 )
Valley National Bancorp
    1,012       (14,472 )
C C Land Holdings Ltd.†††,3,5
    53,000       (14,782 )
BancorpSouth, Inc.
    1,012       (16,141 )
Washington Federal, Inc.
    1,012       (17,123 )
Bank of America Corp.
    1,618       (21,584 )
Franshion Properties China Ltd. †††,3,5
    84,600       (23,551 )
Mizuho Trust & Banking Company Ltd. †††,3,5
    18,800       (26,216 )
Aozora Bank Ltd. †††,3,5
    17,300       (27,861 )
Monex Group, Inc. †††,3,5
    83       (29,140 )
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. †††,3,5
    12,000       (49,593 )
Aeon Mall Company Ltd. †††,3,5
    1,900       (58,221 )
PrivateBancorp, Inc. — Class A †††,3,5
    2,400       (103,200 )
Erste Group Bank AG †††,3,5
    5,500       (337,971 )
Wells Fargo & Co. †††,3,5
    12,937       (565,622 )
 
             
Total Financials
            (1,340,957 )
 
             
 
Health Care — (6.9)%
               
Sepracor, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    1,350       (23,625 )
Exelixis, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    4,700       (30,127 )
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    200       (56,100 )
Zeltia S.A. †††,3,5
    8,500       (57,969 )
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    3,240       (64,282 )
Sequenom, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    3,140       (64,715 )
Luminex Corp.*,†††,3,5
    2,700       (68,823 )
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    1,960       (72,167 )
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    2,700       (74,709 )
Align Technology, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    6,300       (76,860 )
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    2,900       (77,575 )
Intercell AG*,†††,3,5
    2,000       (78,778 )
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    3,070       (78,838 )
XenoPort, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    1,790       (82,036 )
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    3,810       (82,715 )
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    1,900       (82,954 )
Basilea Pharmaceutica*,†††,3,5
    500       (83,364 )
Cepheid, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    5,500       (84,700 )
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    3,000       (88,230 )
athenahealth, Inc.*,†††,3,5
    2,700       (96,795 )
 
             
Total Health Care
            (1,425,362 )
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
December 31, 2010   Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Consumer Discretionary — (8.5)%
               
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.†††,3,5
    1,300     $ (21,836 )
Genting Singapore plc*,†††,3,5
    132,800       (43,724 )
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG†††,3,5
    1,700       (48,431 )
PartyGaming plc*,†††,3,5
    16,200       (60,974 )
Sky Deutschland AG*,†††,3,5
    4,200       (68,951 )
Focus Media Holding Ltd.
               
ADR*,†††,3,5
    2,500       (75,000 )
Marui Group Company Ltd.†††,3,5
    31,000       (233,860 )
Pool Corp.†††,3,5
    12,350       (305,663 )
Electrolux AB†††,3,5
    32,100       (422,058 )
Volkswagen AG†††,3,5
    1,300       (539,374 )
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            (1,819,871 )
Total Common Stock Sold Short
(Proceeds $7,723,318)
            (7,891,454 )
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 28.2%
            5,963,741  
 
             
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 21,149,153  
                 
            Unrealized  
    Contracts     Gain  
 
FUTURE CONTRACTS PURCHASED
               
March 2011 S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts (Aggregate Value of Contracts $4,448,150)
    71     $ 60,403  
 
             
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, except as noted — See Note 8.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 8.
 
†††   Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 8.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as short security collateral at December 31, 2010.
 
2   All or a portion of the security is deemed illiquid due to the Fund’s exposure to Lehman Brothers International Europe (“LBIE”) prime brokerage services. The total market value of illiquid securities is $8,300,549 (cost $8,094,687), or 39.2% of total net assets. The security was deemed liquid at the time of purchase — See Note 11.
 
3   Illiquid security.
 
4   Repurchase Agreement — See Note 7.
 
5   All or a portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at December 31, 2010. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $(7,786,654) (proceeds $7,622,318), or (36.82%) of total net assets — See Note 11.
 
6   Security was acquired through a private placement.
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
plc — Public Limited Company
     
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    Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2010
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value*,†
  $ 20,399,913  
Repurchase agreement, at value**
    2,676,953  
 
     
Total investments
    23,076,866  
 
     
Restricted cash
    1,895,998  
Restricted cash denominated in a foreign currency, at value***,†
    3,816,781  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    1,325,785  
Dividends
    23,734  
Due from Security Investors
    37,931  
Foreign taxes reclaim
    703  
Prepaid expenses
    7  
 
     
Total assets
    30,177,805  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Cash overdraft
    109,002  
Securities sold short, at value****,†
    7,891,454  
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    3,062  
Securities purchased
    955,055  
Variation margin on futures
    5,325  
Dividends on short sales
    61  
Management fees
    22,134  
Administration fees
    4,477  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,085  
Custodian fees
    11,914  
Directors’ fees
    671  
Professional fees
    12,929  
Other
    10,483  
 
     
Total liabilities
    9,028,652  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 21,149,153  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 22,589,833  
Accumulated net investment loss
    (30 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (1,569,665 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    129,015  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 21,149,153  
 
     
 
Capital shares authorized
  unlimited  
Capital shares outstanding
    1,245,687  
Net asset value per share (net assets divided by shares outstanding)
  $ 16.98  
 
     
 
* Investments, at cost
  $ 20,356,284  
** Repurchase agreement, at cost
    2,676,953  
 
     
Total cost
  $ 23,033,237  
*** Restricted cash denominated in a foreign currency, at cost
  $ 3,623,662  
**** Securities sold short, proceeds
  $ 7,723,318  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax $1,597)
  $ 279,706  
Interest
    4,851  
 
     
Total investment income
    284,557  
 
     
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    258,694  
Administration fees
    31,043  
Pricing fees
    9,409  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    25,167  
Custodian fees
    45,917  
Directors’ fees
    1,730  
Professional fees
    51,960  
Reports to shareholders
    6,018  
Other
    4,431  
Prime broker interest expense
    24,149  
Dividends on short sales
    10,827  
 
     
Total expenses
    469,345  
Less:
       
Reimbursement of expenses
    (44,725 )
Recoupment of expenses
    3,130  
 
     
Net expenses
    427,750  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (143,193 )
 
     
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    3,927,306  
Securities sold short
    (57,882 )
Futures contracts
    580,630  
Foreign currency transactions
    (2,034 )
 
     
Net realized gain
    4,448,020  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (670,697 )
Securities sold short
    74,868  
Futures contracts
    40,480  
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    94,330  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (461,019 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    3,987,001  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 3,843,808  
 
     
 
  All or portion of this amount represents values related to Lehman Brothers International Europe prime brokerage services — See Note 11.
     
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
  Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
                 
    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (143,193 )   $ (114,332 )
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions
  4,448,020     541,737  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    (461,019 )     4,883,743  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    3,843,808       5,311,148  
 
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    413,198       441,669  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (5,741,168 )     (10,096,392 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (5,327,970 )     (9,654,723 )
 
Net decrease in net assets
    (1,484,162 )     (4,343,575 )
 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    22,633,315       26,976,890  
 
End of year
  $ 21,149,153     $ 22,633,315  
 
Accumulated net investment loss at end of year
  $ (30 )   $  
 
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    27,315       44,054  
Shares redeemed
    (395,170 )     (936,532 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (367,855 )     (892,478 )
 
     
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Rydex|SGI SBL Fund
    Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Series’ performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008a     2007     2006  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 14.03     $ 10.76     $ 16.50     $ 13.96     $ 12.34  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)b
    (0.10 )     (0.06 )     (0.16 )     0.01        
Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency (realized and unrealized)
    3.05       3.33       (5.58 )     2.53       1.62  
     
Total from investment operations
    2.95       3.27       (5.74 )     2.54       1.62  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 16.98     $ 14.03     $ 10.76     $ 16.50     $ 13.96  
     
 
                                       
 
Total Returnc
    20.74 %     30.39 %     (34.79 %)     18.19 %     13.13 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 21,149     $ 22,633     $ 26,977     $ 48,869     $ 36,442  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.89 %)     (0.52 %)     (1.09 %)     0.10 %     (0.03 %)
Total expensesd
    2.27 %     2.85 %     2.79 %     2.50 %     2.78 %
Net expensese
    2.07 %     1.74 %     2.79 %     2.50 %     2.78 %
Operating expensesf
    1.90 %     1.69 %     2.70 %     2.44 %     2.68 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    768 %     555 %     990 %     1,770 %     1,285 %
 
a   Security Global Investors, LLC (SGI) became the sub-advisor of 37.5% of the assets of Series Z effective August 18, 2008. Also effective August 18, 2008, Mainstream Investment Advisers, LLC (Mainstream) sub-advised 37.5% of the assets and Security Investors, LLC (SI) managed 25% of the assets. Prior to August 18, 2008, Mainstream sub-advised 60% of the assets and SI managed the remaining 40% of the assets.
 
b   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
c   Total return does not take into account any of the expenses associated with an investment in variable insurance products offered by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. If total return had taken into account these expenses, performance would have been lower. Shares of a Series of SBL Fund are available only through the purchase of such products.
 
d   Total expense information reflects the expense ratios absent expense reductions by the Investment Manager, as applicable.
 
e   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
 
f   Operating expense ratios exclude expenses from dividends on short sales and prime broker interest expense.
     
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies Organization
SBL Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company of the Series type. Each Series, in effect, represents a separate fund. The Fund is required to account for the assets of each Series separately and to allocate general liabilities of the Fund to each Series based on the net asset value of each Series. Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (“SBL”) and SBL’s affiliated life insurance company as well as unaffiliated life insurance companies purchase shares of the Series for their variable annuity and variable life insurance separate accounts.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuation — Valuations of the Fund’s securities are supplied by pricing services approved by the Board of Directors. The Fund’s officers, under the general supervision of the Board of Directors, regularly review procedures used by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services. Each security owned by a Series that is listed on a securities exchange is valued at its last sale price on that exchange on the date as of which assets are valued. Where the security is listed on more than one exchange, the Series will use the price of that exchange that it generally considers to be the principal exchange on which the stock is traded. Securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on such day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on such day.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued by a pricing service considering securities with similar yields, quality, type of issue, coupon, duration and rating. If there is no bid price or if the bid price is deemed to be unsatisfactory by the Board of Directors or by the Fund’s investment manager, then the securities are valued in good faith by such method as the Board of Directors determines will reflect the fair value. If events occur after the close of a foreign exchange that will affect the value of a series portfolio securities before the time as of which the NAV is calculated (a “significant event”), the security will generally be priced using a fair value procedure. If the Valuation Committee determines a significant event has occurred, it will evaluate the impact of that event on an affected security or securities, to determine whether a fair value adjustment would materially affect the Series net asset value per share. Some of the factors which may be considered by the Board of Directors in determining fair value are fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition; trading in similar securities of the same issuer or comparable companies; information from broker-dealers; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold.
The Fund generally will value short-term debt securities at prices based on market quotations for such securities or securities of similar type, yield, quality and duration, except those securities purchased with 60 days or less to maturity are valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates market value.
Listed options held by the Series are valued at the Official Settlement Price listed by the exchange, as of 4:00 p.m. Long options are valued using the bid price and short options are valued using the ask price. In the event that a settlement price is not available, fair valuation is enacted. Over-the-counter options held by the Fund are valued using the average bid price (for long options), or average ask price (for short options) obtained from one or more security dealers.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the New York Stock Exchange, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currency are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of 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 such as WEBS®. In addition, the Board of Directors has authorized the Valuation Committee and Administrator to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
B. Repurchase Agreements — In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian take possession of the underlying collateral and that the fair value of the collateral exceed the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the seller defaults, and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Series may be delayed or limited.
C. Foreign Currency Transactions — The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Series. Foreign investments may also subject the Series to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social
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or economic developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales of foreign currencies, and the difference between asset and liability amounts initially stated in foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar value of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of portfolio securities other assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in the exchange rates.
D. Futures — Series Z utilized futures contracts to obtain broad index exposure. Returns may be enhanced by purchasing futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks contained in the indexes and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Series are required to deposit and maintain as collateral either cash or securities, representing the initial margin, equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Cash deposits are shown as restricted cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; securities held as collateral are noted in the Schedule of Investments. Subsequent changes in the value of the contract are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The variation margin is paid or received in cash daily by the Series. The Series realizes a gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires.
E. Options Written — Certain Series wrote call options on a covered basis and put options on securities that are traded on recognized securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets (See Note 6). Call and put options on securities give the writer the obligation to sell or purchase a security at a specified price, until a certain date. Options were used minimally to hedge the Series’ portfolio, to increase returns, to maintain exposure to the equity markets, and create liquidity. The primary risks associated with the use of options are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Series and the price of the option, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.
The premium received for a written option is recorded as an asset with an equal liability which is marked to market based on the option’s quoted daily settlement price. Fluctuations in the value of such instruments are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized.
F. Securities Sold Short — Certain of the Series may make short sales “against the box,” in which the Series enters into a short sale of a security it owns. At no time will more than 15% of the value of the Series’ net assets be in deposits on short sales against the box. If a Series makes a short sale, the Series does not immediately deliver from its own account the securities sold and does not receive the proceeds from the sale. To complete the sale, the Series must borrow the security (generally from the broker through which the short sale is made) in order to make delivery to the buyer. The Series must replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement or delivering the security from its own portfolio. The Series is said to have a “short position” in securities sold until it delivers them to the broker, at which time it receives the proceeds of the sale. Certain Series may make short sales that are not “against the box,” which create opportunities to increase the Series’ return but, at the same time, involve specific risk considerations and may be considered a speculative technique. Such short sales theoretically involve unlimited loss potential, as the market price of securities sold short may continually increase, although a Series may mitigate such losses by replacing the securities sold short before the market price has increased significantly. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of securities sold, but not yet purchased, may require purchasing the securities at prices which differ from the market value reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Series are liable for any dividends or interest payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. As collateral for its short positions, the Series is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to maintain segregated assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. These segregated assets are valued consistent with Note 1A above. These segregated assets are required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the market value of the securities sold short.
G. Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses are reported on an identified cost basis. Dividend income is accrued as of ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends for foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are recorded as soon as the Series is informed of the dividend in the exercise of reasonable diligence. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis including the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on debt securities. Realized gains (losses) on pay downs of mortgage and asset backed securities are classified as interest income. Distributions received from investments in REITs are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distribution by the issuer.
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H. Expenses — Expenses that are directly related to one of the Series are charged directly to that Series. Other operating expenses are allocated to the Series on the basis of relative net assets within the Fund.
I. Distributions to Shareholders — The Fund is required by the Internal Revenue Code to distribute substantially all of its income and capital gains to its shareholders. Each year the Fund determines whether to declare and pay actual dividends or whether to secure consent of its shareholders to report and deduct a consent dividend. A consent dividend is treated for tax purposes as a distribution to shareholders occurring on the last day of the Fund’s taxable year and a shareholder contribution to capital occurring on the same day. It is the Fund’s current practice to utilize the consent dividend procedures. The character of any distributions made from net investment income and net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for income tax purposes.
J. Taxes — The Series intend to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute all of their taxable net income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve them from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Distributions may be made via consent dividends, as described in the paragraph above. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
The evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Series’ tax returns is required to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. For all open tax years (December 31, 2007 - December 31, 2010) and all major taxing jurisdictions through the end of the reporting period, the Series’ management has completed a review and evaluation and has determined that no tax liability is required and no additional disclosures are needed as of December 31, 2010.
K. Earnings Credits — Under the fee agreement with the custodian, the Series may earn credits based on overnight custody cash balances. These credits are utilized to reduce related custodial expenses. The custodian fees disclosed in the Statement of Operations are before the reduction in expense from the related earnings credits.
L. Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
M. Indemnifications — Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnification to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred, and may not occur. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Management fees and other transactions with affiliates
Security Investors, LLC (SI) pays the Sub-Advisor out of the advisory fees it receives. Management fees are paid monthly to SI, based on the following annual rates for the year ended December 31, 2010:
                 
    Management     Fee Waivers  
    Fees (as a % of     (as a % of  
    net assets)     net assets)  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
    0.75 %     N/A  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    0.65 %     N/A  
Series C (Money Market Series)
    0.50 %     N/A  
Series D (Global Series)
    1.00 %     N/A  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    0.75 %     N/A 1
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    0.75 %     N/A  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    1.00 %     N/A  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    0.70 %     N/A  
Series P (High Yield Series)
    0.75 %     N/A  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    0.95 %     N/A  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    0.75 %     N/A  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    0.85 %     N/A  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    0.75 %     N/A  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    1.25 %     N/A  
 
1   Effective May 1, 2010, Series E no longer waives 0.15% of management fees.
SI also acts as the administrative agent and transfer agent for the Fund, and as such performs administrative functions, transfer agency and dividend disbursing services, and the bookkeeping, accounting and pricing functions for each Series. For these services, the SI receives the following:
         
    Administrative Fees  
    (as a % of net assets)*  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
    0.095 %
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    0.095 %
Series C (Money Market Series)
    0.095 %
Series D (Global Series)
    0.150 %
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    0.095 %
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    0.095 %
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    0.150 %
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    0.095 %
Series P (High Yield Series)
    0.095 %
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    0.095 %
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    0.095 %
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    0.095 %
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated
Growth Series)
    0.095 %
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    0.150 %
 
*   The minimum annual charge for administrative fees is $25,000 for Series A, B, C, E, J, O, P, Q, V, X, Y and Z and $60,000 for Series D and N.
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SI is paid the following for providing transfer agent services to the Fund:
         
Annual charge per account
  $ 5.00 -$8.00  
Transaction fee
  $ 0.60 -$1.10  
Minimum annual charge per series
  $ 25,000  
Certain out-of-pocket charges
  Varies
Effective May 1, 2010, the investment advisory contract for Series E, Series O, and Series Z provides that the total expenses be limited to 0.81%, 1.00%, and 2.35%, respectively, of average daily net assets, exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, expenses of other investment companies in which a fund invests, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses (as determined under generally accepted accounting principles). These contracts are in effect through April 30, 2012. SI is entitled to reimbursement by the Series E, Series O, and Series Z of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months, beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, if on any day the estimated operating expenses are less than the indicated percentages. As of December 31, 2010, the amount of fees reimbursed that are subject to recoupment in the Series E, Series O, and Series Z were $96,076, $79,226, and $285,696, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the amounts of fees recouped by SI in the Series E, Series O, and Series Z were $—, $—, and $3,130, respectively. Prior to May 1, 2010, Series E had a 0.15% fee waiver of $(66,467) which is not available to be recouped and had no expense limit. Prior to May 1, 2010 the expense limit for Series O was 0.85% and Series Z was 1.70%.
At December 31, 2010, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, through their insurance company separate accounts, owned 100% of the outstanding shares of each Series of the Fund, except for Series B, Series D, Series J and Series N, in which it owns 99% of each Series, Series O, Series P, Series Q, Series V and Series X, in which it owns 98% of each Series, Series E in which it owns 94% and Series Y in which it owns 92%.
3. Other Liabilities
Series A (Large Cap Core Series) and Series V (Mid Cap Value Series) each wrote put option contracts through Lehman Brothers, Inc. (“Lehman”) that were exercised prior to the option contracts expiration and prior to the bankruptcy filing by Lehman, during September 2008. However, these transactions have not settled and the securities have not been delivered to the Series as of December 31, 2010.
Although the ultimate resolution of these transactions is uncertain, the Series have recorded a liability on their respective books equal to the difference between the strike price on the put options and the market prices of the underlying security on the exercise date. The amount of liability recorded by the Series as of December 31, 2010 was $18,615 for Series A and $205,716 for Series V.
4. Investment Transactions
During the year ended December 31, 2010, purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding government and short-term investments, were:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $ 253,877,433     $ 229,775,080  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    45,378,613       69,730,775  
Series C (Money Market Series)
           
Series D (Global Series)
    710,443,340       744,474,387  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    13,334,753       25,738,240  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    191,875,699       209,474,399  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    25,157,728       31,746,374  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    16,944,780       40,923,497  
Series P (High Yield Series)
    70,081,651       86,007,237  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    44,223,001       68,078,136  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    75,625,686       95,328,580  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    32,378,875       32,096,136  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    72,076,277       75,024,104  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    79,946,767       84,547,897  
During the year ended December 31, 2010, purchases and sales of government securities, excluding short-term investments, were:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
  $ 32,289,129     $ 25,610,898  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    11,882,139       11,887,053  
5. Affiliated Issuers
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of a portfolio company of a fund result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. The aggregate market value of all
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securities of affiliated companies held in Series V as of December 31, 2010 amounted to $14,792, which represents 0.0% of net assets. There were no affiliated companies held in any other Series. Transactions in Series V during the year ended December 31, 2010 in which the portfolio company is an “affiliated person” are as follows:
                                                         
            Value                     Value     Shares     Investment  
Fund   Security     12/31/09     Additions     Reductions     12/31/10     12/31/10     Income  
 
Series V (Mid Cap
  Common Stock:                                                
Value Series)
  Hydrogen Corp.   $ 12,102     $     $     $ 14,792       672,346     $  
6. Options Written
Information as to options written by the Series during the period ended December 31, 2010 and options outstanding at period end are provided below.
                 
    Number of     Premium  
Series A Written Put Options   Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at September 30, 2010
        $  
Options written
    752       148,716  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (603 )     (103,933 )
Options exercised
    (149 )     (44,783 )
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
        $  
 
                 
    Number of     Premium  
Series B Written Put Options   Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at September 30, 2010
        $  
Options written
    1,780       337,313  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (1,542 )     (265,781 )
Options exercised
    (238 )     (71,532 )
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
        $  
 
                 
    Number of     Premium  
Series O Written Call Options   Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
    503     $ 90,964  
Options written
    2,951       443,584  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (2,114 )     (366,968 )
Options exercised
    (194 )     (43,140 )
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    1,146     $ 124,440  
 
                 
    Number of     Premium  
Series O Written Put Options   Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
    331     $ 53,951  
Options written
    993       167,893  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (787 )     (141,106 )
Options exercised
    (331 )     (53,951 )
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    206     $ 26,787  
 
                 
    Number of     Premium  
Series Q Written Call Options   Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
    935     $ 243,492  
Options written
    3,337       491,711  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (2,109 )     (378,155 )
Options exercised
    (781 )     (243,250 )
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    1,382     $ 113,798  
 
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Series Q Written Put Options
                 
    Number of     Premium  
    Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
        $  
Options written
    1,337       111,758  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (1,207 )     (88,618 )
Options exercised
           
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    130     $ 23,140  
 
Series V Written Call Options
                 
    Number of     Premium  
    Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
    1,796     $ 309,842  
Options written
    7,690       1,138,903  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (4,689 )     (799,916 )
Options exercised
    (1,566 )     (316,002 )
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    3,231     $ 332,827  
 
Series V Written Put Options
                 
    Number of     Premium  
    Contracts     Amount  
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
    841     $ 131,046  
Options written
    4,657       651,659  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
           
Options expired
    (4,262 )     (590,311 )
Options exercised
    (597 )     (97,308 )
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    639     $ 95,086  
 
7. Repurchase Agreements
Information related to repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2010, were as follows:
                                                                 
            Terms of             Repurchase     Collateral     Collateral     Collateral     Collateral  
Fund   Counterparty     Agreement     Face Value     Price     Type     Rate     Maturity     Value  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11   $ 6,349,000     $ 6,349,048     Ginnie Mae     4.00 %     07/16/22     $ 2,369,722  
 
                                  U.S. Treasury Note     4.88 %     05/31/11       2,425,287  
 
                                  Fannie Mae     2.50 %     12/25/18       1,681,271  
 
                                                            6,476,280  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11     11,472,000       11,472,086     Ginnie Mae     4.25 %     10/16/22       9,505,337  
 
                                  U.S. Treasury Note     1.38 %     03/15/12       2,196,193  
 
                                                            11,701,530  
Series C (Money Market Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11     36,250,000       36,250,272     Fannie Mae     4.00 %     01/28/13       12,068,547  
 
                                  Federal Home Loan Bank     0.37 %     12/13/11       24,911,195  
 
                                                            36,979,741  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11     4,160,000       4,160,031     Fannie Mae     3.50 %     07/25/38       4,243,200  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11     3,284,000       3,284,025     Freddie Mac     4.75 %     01/18/11       3,350,687  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11     2,342,000       2,342,018     Ginnie Mae     4.00 %     07/16/22       2,388,899  
Series P (High Yield Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11     8,104,000       8,104,061     Federal Home Loan Bank     1.75 %     12/14/12       8,266,815  
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            Terms of             Repurchase     Collateral     Collateral     Collateral     Collateral  
Fund   Counterparty     Agreement     Face Value     Price     Type     Rate     Maturity     Value  
 
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
  UMB Financial Corp.   0.09% due 01/03/11   $ 4,083,000     $ 4,083,031     Fannie Mae     2.50 %     12/25/18     $ 4,083,745  
 
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
  State Street   0.01% due 01/03/11     2,676,953       2,676,973     U.S. Treasury Note     2.50 %     04/30/15       2,739,000  
8. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
   
Level 2 —  other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
 
Level 3 —  significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets at December 31, 2010:
                                         
    Level 1     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3        
    Investments     Other Financial     Investments     Investments        
Fund   In Securities     Instruments*     In Securities     In Securities     Total  
 
Assets
                                       
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $ 236,822,735     $     $ 6,349,000     $     $ 243,171,735  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    287,422,397             11,472,000             298,894,397  
Series C (Money Market Series)
                106,014,854             106,014,854  
Series D (Global Series)
    270,040,101             5,821,593             275,861,694  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    41,103,966             84,214,750       233,592       125,552,308  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    165,261,394             3,284,179             168,545,573  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    55,081,068             23,447,089             78,528,157  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    161,642,476             2,342,000             163,984,476  
Series P (High Yield Series)
    2,809,834             133,379,414       630,259       136,819,507  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    122,399,470             4,295,148             126,694,618  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    312,869,556             3,710,857             316,580,413  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    45,323,752                         45,323,752  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    42,547,572                         42,547,572  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    15,422,206       60,403       7,654,660             23,137,269  
 
Liabilities
                                       
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $     $     $     $     $  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
                             
Series C (Money Market Series)
                             
Series D (Global Series)
                             
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
                             
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
                             
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
                             
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
          364,396                   364,396  
Series P (High Yield Series)
                             
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
          108,100                   108,100  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
          813,906                   813,906  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
                             
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
                             
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    104,800                   7,786,654       7,891,454  
 
*   Other financial instruments include, futures contracts and written options; which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at year end.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The Fund adopted updated provisions surrounding fair value measurements and disclosures effective January 1, 2010. This update applies to the Fund’s disclosures about transfers in and out of all Levels of the fair value hierarchy on a gross basis and the reasons for the transfers, as well as to disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for investments that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 fair value hierarchy. Effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010, purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be shown on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward rather than as one net number.
Transfers between investment Levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The Funds recognized transfers between the Levels as of the end of the period. As of December 31, 2010, Series P (High Yield Series) had securities with a total value of $119,494 transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 and a total value of $462,804 transferred from Level 3 to Level 2. The fair market values of these securities were adjusted due to a change in the securities valuation method. 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 year ended December 31, 2010:
LEVEL 3 — Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
         
    Total  
 
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
       
Assets:
       
Beginning Balance
  $ 224,706  
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings
     
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
    8,886  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)
     
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
     
 
Ending Balance
  $ 233,592  
 
 
       
Series P (High Yield Series)
       
Assets:
       
Beginning Balance
  $ 781,517  
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings
    (205,649 )
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
    459,961  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)
    176,728  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
    (582,298 )
 
Ending Balance
  $ 630,259  
 
 
       
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
       
Liabilities:
       
Beginning Balance
  $ 7,786,654  
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings
     
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
     
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)
     
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
     
 
Ending Balance
  $ 7,786,654  
 
9. Derivative Investment Holdings Categorized by Risk Exposure
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why the Series use derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Series’ financial position and results of operations.
Certain Series seek to gain exposure to their respective benchmarks by investing in currency, and financial-linked derivative instruments, including futures and options. The following table represents the notional amount of derivative instruments outstanding, as an approximate percentage of the Fund’s net assets on a daily basis, while the risk to the Fund is limited to the profit earned on such derivatives:
         
    Approximate percentage  
    of Fund’s net assets  
Fund   on a daily basis  
 
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
  0.22%
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
  0.09%
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
  0.26%
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
  21.07%
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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Series’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2010:
         
Derivative Investments Type   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
 
Equity contracts
  Variation margin on futures   Variation margin on futures
Written options, at value
The following is a summary of the Series’ derivative instruments categorized by primary risk exposure at December 31, 2010:
Asset Derivative Investments Value
                         
    Futures     Written Options        
    Equity     Equity     Total Value at  
Fund   Contracts*     Contracts     December 31, 2010  
 
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
  $ 60,403     $     $ 60,403  
Liability Derivative Investments Value
                         
    Futures     Written Options        
    Equity     Equity     Total Value at  
Fund   Contracts*     Contracts     December 31, 2010  
 
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
  $     $ 364,396     $ 364,396  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
          108,100       108,100  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
          813,906       813,906  
 
*   Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Series’ Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2010:
     
Derivative Investment Type   Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
 
Equity contracts
  Net realized gain (loss) on futures
 
  Net realized gain (loss) on written options
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options
The following is a summary of the Series’ realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized in the Statements of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the year ended December 31, 2010:
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized in the Statement of Operations
                         
    Futures     Written Options        
    Equity     Equity        
Fund   Contracts     Contracts     Total  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $     $ 103,934     $ 103,934  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
          265,781       265,781  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
          508,073       508,073  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
          466,772       466,772  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
          1,390,226       1,390,226  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    580,630             580,630  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized in the Statement of Operations
                         
    Futures     Written Options        
    Equity     Equity        
Fund   Contracts     Contracts     Total  
 
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
  $     $ (180,889 )   $ (180,889 )
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
          33,166       33,166  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
          (457,091 )     (457,091 )
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    40,480             40,480  
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10. Federal Tax Matters
Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation
For federal income tax purposes, the amounts of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments at December 31, 2010, were as follows:
                                 
    Investment Tax     Tax Unrealized     Tax Unrealized     Net unrealized  
    Cost     Gain     Loss     Gain (Loss)  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $ 216,881,011     $ 33,997,681     $ (7,706,957 )   $ 26,290,724  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    258,045,993       55,191,019       (14,342,615 )     40,848,404  
Series C (Money Market Series)
    106,015,391       1,435       (1,972 )     (537 )
Series D (Global Series)
    236,460,461       40,643,714       (1,242,481 )     39,401,233  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    123,177,537       4,085,357       (1,710,586 )     2,374,771  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    140,026,242       29,359,757       (840,426 )     28,519,331  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    71,809,667       9,263,036       (2,544,546 )     6,718,490  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    150,048,517       22,860,033       (8,924,074 )     13,935,959  
Series P (High Yield Series)
    125,383,794       17,417,578       (5,981,865 )     11,435,713  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
    93,008,802       37,207,958       (3,522,142 )     33,685,816  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    267,910,607       73,140,666       (24,470,860 )     48,669,806  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    34,794,317       11,343,348       (813,913 )     10,529,435  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    37,229,350       5,496,978       (178,756 )     5,318,222  
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    23,036,591       1,267,880       (1,227,605 )     40,275  
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes because of temporary or permanent book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to differing book and tax amortization methods for premium and market discount, consent dividends, ordinary net operating losses, realized gain/loss on foreign currency and the expiration of capital loss carryovers. To the extent these differences are permanent differences, adjustments are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise. The following adjustments were made to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2010 to reflect permanent differences:
                         
    Accumulated     Undistributed        
    Net Realized     Net Investment     Paid-In  
Rydex|SGI SBL Fund:    Gain (Loss)     Income     Capital  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $ (15,373,527 )   $ (1,140,095 )   $ 16,513,622  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    98,152,593       (2,616,829 )     (95,535,764 )
Series C (Money Market Series)
    (4,198 )     627,179       (622,981 )
Series D (Global Series)
    37,947,752       (2,786,648 )     (35,161,104 )
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    470,936       (3,555,582 )     3,084,646  
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    21,303,497       148,617       (21,452,114 )
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    (53,899 )     (1,298,313 )     1,352,212  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
          (1,474,436 )     1,474,436  
Series P (High Yield Series)
    (39,670 )     (9,730,268 )     9,769,938  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
          265,148       (265,148 )
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
          (2,528,388 )     2,528,388  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    19,127,301       241,351       (19,368,652 )
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    19,235,857       (126,624 )     (19,109,233 )
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    6,966,254       143,163       (7,109,417 )
At December 31, 2010, the following Series had capital loss carryovers and deferred post-October losses to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
Capital Loss Carryovers:
                                                 
    Capital Loss     Capital Loss     Remaining                     Deferred  
    Carryovers     Carryovers     Capital Loss     Annual             Post-October  
Rydex|SGI SBL Fund:    Utilized     Expired     Carryovers     Limitations*     Expires in     Losses  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $ 5,092,463     $     $     $ 8,855,698       2015     $  
 
    1,189,537             32,695,308               2016        
 
                29,087,804               2017        
 
 
  $ 6,282,000     $     $ 61,783,112     $ 8,855,698             $  
 
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
  $ 4,641,062     $ 82,531,658     $     $ 10,999,919       2010     $  
 
          15,620,935       10,999,919               2011        
 
                29,474,335               2016        
 
                27,901,075               2017        
 
 
  $ 4,641,062     $ 98,152,593     $ 68,375,329     $ 10,999,919                  
 
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10. Federal Tax Matters (continued)
Capital Loss Carryovers (continued)
                                                 
    Capital Loss     Capital Loss     Remaining                     Deferred  
    Carryovers     Carryovers     Capital Loss     Annual             Post-October  
Rydex|SGI SBL Fund:   Utilized     Expired     Carryovers     Limitations*     Expires in     Losses  
 
Series D (Global Series)
  $ 4,143,398     $     $ 52,891,987     $ 9,820,391       2016     $ 125,549  
 
          37,080,853       15,850,751               2017        
 
 
  $ 4,143,398     $ 37,080,853     $ 68,742,738     $ 9,820,391             $ 125,549  
 
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
  $     $ 719,015     $     $ 5,322,700       2010     $  
 
                350,320               2012        
 
                2,731,334               2014        
 
                838,194               2015        
 
                937,378               2016        
 
                12,363,518               2017        
 
                360,156               2018        
 
 
  $     $ 719,015     $ 17,580,900     $ 5,322,700             $  
 
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
  $ 10,513,898     $ 3,604,529     $ 34,773,082     $ 5,795,514       2016     $  
 
          17,847,585       12,014,918               2017        
 
 
  $ 10,513,898     $ 21,452,114     $ 46,788,000     $ 5,795,514             $  
 
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
  $ 1,241,429     $     $ 1,407,273     $ 2,942,348       2016     $  
 
                9,066,990               2017        
 
 
  $ 1,241,429     $     $ 10,474,263     $ 2,942,348             $  
 
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
  $ 1,512,399     $     $ 16,305,897     $ 6,099,793       2016     $  
 
                12,798,147               2017        
 
 
  $ 1,512,399     $     $ 29,104,044     $ 6,099,793             $  
 
Series P (High Yield Series)
  $ 1,117,474     $     $     $         2017     $  
 
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
  $ 7,067,511     $     $ 14,581,372     $ 4,607,148       2017     $  
 
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
  $ 9,162,184     $     $ 18,619,728     $ 12,009,881       2017     $  
 
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
  $ 614,101     $ 6,570,527     $     $ 1,455,499       2010     $  
 
          2,921,243       8,732,992               2016        
 
          9,876,882       1,455,499               2017        
 
 
  $ 614,101     $ 19,368,652     $ 10,188,491     $ 1,455,499             $  
 
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
  $ 674,340     $ 8,610,051     $     $ 1,598,274       2010     $  
 
          4,494,036       1,598,274               2011        
 
                338,147               2012        
 
          1,359,560       7,653,224               2016        
 
          4,772,212       1,598,274               2017        
 
 
  $ 674,340     $ 19,235,859     $ 11,187,919     $ 1,598,274             $  
 
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
  $ 329,407     $ 5,760,760     $ 4,684,418     $ 780,736       2016     $ 30  
 
          1,348,656       780,736               2017        
 
 
  $ 329,407     $ 7,109,416     $ 5,465,154     $ 780,736             $ 30  
 
 
*   In accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, a portion of certain Series losses are subject to an annual limitation. Note, this annual limitation is generally applicable to all of the capital loss carryovers shown with respect to each series. The limitation does not relate only to the loss shown on the first row of each Series.
The Fund declared ordinary consent dividends for the year ended December 31, 2009, as shown below. It is expected that amounts distributable for the year ended December 31, 2010, will also be distributed via consent dividends.
         
    Ordinary Consent  
Fund   Dividends  
 
Rydex|SGI SBL Fund:
       
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $ 1,140,095  
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    2,616,829  
Series D (Global Series)
    1,919,749  
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    3,803,661  
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    1,350,482  
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    1,474,436  
Series P (High Yield Series)
    9,769,938  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    2,528,388  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    126,624  
Short term distributions are treated as ordinary distributions for federal income tax purposes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
10. Federal Tax Matters (continued)
Capital Loss Carryovers (continued)
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
                                         
    Undistributed     Undistributed     Accumulated     Unrealized     Total  
    Ordinary     Long-Term     Capital and     Appreciation     Accumulated  
Rydex|SGI SBL Fund:   Income     Capital Gain     Other Losses     (Depreciation)*     Earnings/(Deficit)**  
 
Series A (Large Cap Core Series)
  $ 4,030,354     $ 1,730,063     $ (61,783,112 )   $ 26,290,723     $ (29,731,972 )
Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
    2,285,314       2,252,176       (68,375,328 )     40,848,404       (22,989,434 )
Series C (Money Market Series)
                      (537 )     (537 )
Series D (Global Series)
    13,587,873       7,698,733       (68,868,287 )     39,361,280       (8,220,401 )
Series E (U.S. Intermediate Bond Series)
    3,811,519             (17,580,900 )     2,374,770       (11,394,611 )
Series J (Mid Cap Growth Series)
    4,484,278       10,710,842       (46,788,000 )     28,519,329       (3,073,551 )
Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
    1,147,178       667,148       (10,474,263 )     6,719,281       (1,940,656 )
Series O (All Cap Value Series)
    1,084,849             (29,104,044 )     13,722,790       (14,296,405 )
Series P (High Yield Series)
    10,938,114                   11,435,714       22,373,828  
Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
          9,636,619       (14,581,372 )     33,714,655       28,769,902  
Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
    2,289,761             (18,619,728 )     48,283,813       31,953,846  
Series X (Small Cap Growth Series)
    2,051,653       4,187,547       (10,188,491 )     10,529,436       6,580,145  
Series Y (Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series)
    3,222,696       648,630       (11,187,920 )     5,318,222       (1,998,372 )
Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
    1,228,159       2,731,086       (5,465,184 )     65,259       (1,440,680 )
 
*   The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization of unrealized gains for tax purposes on futures contracts, differing book and tax methods for bond discount/premium amortization, and passive foreign investment companies.
 
**   The difference between total distributable earnings/(deficit) for book and tax purposes is related to the interest accrued on defaulted bonds for tax purposes.
11. Series Z
The Fund contracted with Lehman Brothers International Europe (“LBIE”) to provide prime brokerage services related to the Fund’s short selling. On September 15, 2008, LBIE was placed into administration and a third party administrator was named (the “Administrator”). The Fund’s exposure to LBIE consists of short sale proceeds held by LBIE, and restricted long positions held at the Fund’s custodian, as collateral for said short sales. The Fund has delivered a Notice of Termination of Loans to LBIE and the Administrator. The Fund is working to resolve these issues with LBIE and the Administrator. As of December 31, 2010, included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are the value of restricted long positions of $8,300,549, cash collateral of $586,580, restricted cash representing the value of short sale proceeds of $4,526,199 and liabilities for short sales of $7,786,654 representing the value of securities sold short at the date the short sales were deemed by the Fund to have been terminated. If these short sales had not been terminated, the value of the liability related to these securities sold short would have been $(8,159,485) as of December 31, 2010 resulting in a decrease in net assets of $372,831 (or 1.8%). Until such time as the liability for short sales is settled and all restrictions are removed by LBIE and LBI, the Fund cannot sell such restricted long positions and/or utilize the restricted cash balances to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives and/or meet Fund redemption or other Fund obligations. Based on the ultimate terms of such settlement, the value assigned to these positions may ultimately differ from the fair valuations assigned to them by the Fund and there is no guaranty that the Fund will ultimately recover the full value of the assets that are subject to restrictions. Accordingly, a settlement could ultimately result in the Fund realizing values that are materially different from those indicated herein, which would materially impact the Fund’s net asset value (either positively or negatively). As of the close of business on October 3, 2008, and until further notice, the Fund is not accepting subscriptions for shares from either new or existing shareholders.
12. Fund Merger
On April 30, 2010, Series A (Large Cap Core Series) acquired all of the net assets of Series H (Enhanced Index Series), a separate series of the Fund, in exchange for shares of the Series A (Large Cap Core Series), pursuant to an agreement and plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Directors and approved by the shareholders of the Series H (Enhanced Index Series). The acquisition was accomplished through a combination of a tax-free exchange of the outstanding shares of the Series H (Enhanced Index Series) 5,066,966 valued at $47,882,828 for respective shares of the Series A (Large Cap Core Series) 2,188,429. For financial reporting purposes, the net assets received and shares issued by Series A (Large Cap Core Series) were recorded at fair value; however, the Series H (Enhanced Index Series)’s cost of the investments was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of Series A (Large Cap Core Series) realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (concluded)
Series H (Enhanced Index Series)’s net assets on April 30, 2010 were $47,882,828, including $1,097,678 of unrealized appreciation. Series H (Enhanced Index Series)’s net assets were primarily comprised of investments with a fair value of $45,146,242. The aggregate net assets of Series A (Large Cap Core Series) immediately before and after the acquisition were $204,742,194 and $252,625,022, respectively.
The financial statements reflect the operations of the Series A (Large Cap Core Series) for the period prior to the acquisition and the combined fund for the period subsequent to the fund merger. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Series H (Enhanced Index Series) that have been included in the combined fund’s Statement of Operations since the acquisition was completed. Assuming the acquisition had been completed January 1, 2010, Series A (Large Cap Core Series) pro-forma net investment income, net realized and unrealized gain on investments and net increase in net assets from operations for the period January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 would have been $2,093,242, $34,973,609 and $37,066,851, respectively. Security Investors, LLC and Series H (Enhanced Index Series) bore one-half of the expenses related to the reorganization.
13. Acquisition of Security Benefit Corporation
Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC (“Guggenheim SBC Holdings”), an investor group managed by Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), acquired control of Security Benefit Corporation (“SBC”), the parent company of Security Investors, LLC, the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Investment Advisor”) and Security Global Investors, LLC, the sub-advisor to certain of the Funds, pursuant to an agreement entered between SBC and Guggenheim SBC Holdings. Under the agreement, Guggenheim SBC Holdings received a 100% ownership stake in SBC and consequently acquired control of the Investment Advisor (the “Purchase Transaction”). Guggenheim is a global, independent, privately held, diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision. The Purchase Transaction did not result in material changes to the day-to-day management and operations of the Fund or any increase in fees. The Purchase Transaction closed on July 30, 2010. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the closing of the Purchase Transaction had the effect of terminating the Fund’s investment advisory agreements with the Investment Advisor and any investment sub-advisory agreements entered on behalf of a Series (together, the “Previous Agreements”). New investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements (“New Agreements”) were approved by Fund shareholders in a series of special meetings of shareholders. The terms of the New Agreements are substantially identical to the corresponding Previous Agreements, except with respect to the date of execution. At a Special Meeting on January 28, 2010, the Board approved the Investment Manager and Sub-Advisor to continue to serve each Fund.
14. Distributor and Transfer Agent Change
Effective July 30, 2010, the Fund’s Distributor, Rydex Distributors, Inc., a Maryland corporation, became Rydex Distributors, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Contractholders and Board of Directors
SBL Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of SBL Fund (comprised of, Series A—Large Cap Core Series (formerly Equity Series), Series B—Large Cap Value Series, Series C—Money Market Series, Series D—Global Series, Series E—U.S. Intermediate Bond Series, Series J—Mid Cap Growth Series, Series N—Managed Asset Allocation Series, Series O—All Cap Value Series, Series P—High Yield Series, Series—Q Small Cap Value Series, Series V—Mid Cap Value Series, Series X—Small Cap Growth Series, Series Y—Large Cap Concentrated Growth Series (formerly Select 25 Series), and Series Z—Alpha Opportunity Series) (the “Series”) as of December 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As more fully discussed in Note 11 to the financial statements, Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) (“Series Z”) previously utilized the services of Lehman Brothers International Europe (“Lehman”) to provide prime broker services related to Series Z’s securities sold short. On September 15, 2008, Lehman was placed into administration. The financial records of Lehman are now being handled by the administrators. Information flow to Series Z from the administrators has been limited. Management has recorded in the financial statements its best estimate of the liability for securities sold short due to Lehman, based upon management’s assessment of all available evidence, including information supplied by the administrators. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the ultimate timing and manner of settlement, as well as the ultimate liability for securities sold short due to Lehman, and the difference between amounts currently recorded and that which may ultimately be due may be material.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Series constituting the SBL Fund at December 31, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(SIGNATURE SIGN)
Chicago, Illinois
March 1, 2011
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DIRECTORS DISCLOSURE (Unaudited)
SGI Board Review and Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements
At an in-person meeting of the Fund’s Boards of Directors held on January 28, 2010, called for the purpose of, among other things, voting on the approval of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements applicable to the Funds, the Fund’s Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the continuation for a two-year period of the investment advisory agreement between the Funds and Security Investors, LLC (“SI”). In reaching this conclusion, the Directors requested and obtained from SI and each investment sub-adviser such information as the Directors deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the proposed renewal of the agreements. Each Fund’s Board of Directors carefully evaluated this information and was advised by legal counsel with respect to its deliberations.
In considering the approval of the investment advisory agreements, the Independent Directors evaluated a number of considerations, including, among others, (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services to be provided by SI; (2) the investment performance of the Funds and SI; (3) the costs of services provided by SI and the profits derived by SI from its relationship with the Funds; (4) a comparison of each Funds’ expense ratios and those of similarly situated funds; (5) benefits (such as soft dollars) to SI and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds (and any corresponding benefits to the Funds); (6) the expense limitation/fee waiver agreements between SI and certain of the Funds; and (7) other factors of the Board deemed to be relevant. Each Board of Directors also took into account other considerations that it believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to the Independent Directors by their independent legal counsel and the Directors’ own business judgment, to be relevant. Following its review, each Fund’s Board of Directors determined that the investment advisory agreement will enable Fund shareholders to obtain high quality services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable and in the best interests of shareholders. Accordingly, the Directors, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the renewal of the investment advisory agreements based upon the following considerations, among others:
  The nature, extent and quality of the advisory services to be provided. Each Board of Directors concluded that SI is capable of providing high quality services to the Funds, as indicated by the nature and quality of services provided in the past, SI’s management capabilities demonstrated with respect to the Funds and other mutual funds managed by SI, the professional qualifications and experience of SI’s and SI’s investment and management oversight processes. The Directors also determined that SI proposed to provide investment and related services that were of the same quality and quantity as services provided to the Funds in the past, and that these services are appropriate in scope and extent in light of the Fund’s operations, the competitive landscape of the investment company business and investor needs.
  The investment performance of the Fund. With respect to the Funds, the Directors concluded on the basis of information compiled by Morningstar that SI and the investment sub-advisers had achieved investment performance that was acceptable, and competitive or superior relative to comparable funds over trailing periods.
  The cost of advisory services provided and the level of profitability. On the basis of each Board’s review of the fees to be charged by SI for investment advisory and other services, and the estimated profitability of SI’s relationship with each Fund, each Board concluded that the level of investment advisory fees and SI’s profitability are appropriate in light of the management fees and overall expense ratios of comparable investment companies and the anticipated profitability of the relationship between each Fund and SI and its affiliates. On the basis of comparative information compiled by Morningstar, the Directors determined that the advisory fees and estimated overall expense ratio of each Fund are consistent with, and often below, industry medians, particularly with respect to mutual funds of comparable size.
  Whether the advisory fees reflect economies of scale. The directors concluded that the Funds’ investment advisory fees appropriately reflect the current economic environment for SI and the competitive nature of the mutual fund market.
  The extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows. While the Funds’ investment advisory fees do not reduce should Fund assets grow meaningfully, the Directors determined that the investment advisory fees payable by the Funds will reflect potential future economies of scale to some extent by virtue of their competitive levels (determined with reference to industry standards as reported by Lipper) and SI’s estimated profitability at current or foreseeable asset levels. The Directors also considered that they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine whether each Fund has achieved economies of scale, and the appropriateness of investment advisory fees payable to SI in the future.
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)
DIRECTORS
The business address of each director is One Security Benefit Place, Topeka, KS 66636-0001
     
Name    
(Date of Birth)   Principal Occupations
Year Elected***   During Past Five Years
Donald A. Chubb, Jr.**
  Business Broker — Griffith & Blair Realtors
(12-14-46)
   
1994
   
 
   
Harry W. Craig, Jr.**
  Chairman, CEO, Secretary & Director — The Martin Tractor
(05-11-39)
  Company, Inc.
2004
   
 
   
Jerry B. Farley**
  President — Washburn University
(09-20-46)
   
2005
   
 
   
Penny A. Lumpkin**
  Partner — Vivian’s Gift Shop (Corporate Retail)
(08-20-39)
  Vice President — Palmer Companies, Inc. (Small Business and
1993
  Shopping Center Development)
 
  Vice President — PLB (Real Estate Equipment Leasing)
 
   
Maynard F. Oliverius**
  President & Chief Executive Officer — Stormont-Vail HealthCare
(12-18-43)
   
1998
   
 
   
Richard M. Goldman*
  Senior Vice President — Security Benefit Corporation
(03-04-61)
  Director — First Security Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity
2008 (President, Director &
  Company of New York
Chairman of the Board)
  President — Security Investors, LLC
 
  President & Director — Security Global Investors, LLC
 
  CEO, President, & Director — Rydex Distributors, LLC
 
  President & CEO — Rydex Holdings, LLC
 
  CEO & Director — Padco Advisors, Inc.
 
  CEO & Director — Padco Advisors II, Inc.
 
  Director — Rydex Fund Services, Inc.
 
  Director — Security Distributors, Inc. (2007-2009)
 
  Managing Member — Goldman Partners, LLC (2006-2007)
 
  President and CEO — ForstmannLeff (2003-2005)
 
*   This director is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by reason of his position with the Funds’ Investment Manager and/or the parent of the Investment Manager. This director is also an officer of the funds.
 
**   These directors serve on the Fund’s joint audit committee, the purpose of which is to meet with the independent registered public accounting firm, to review the work of the independent registered public accounting firm, and to oversee the handling by Security Investors of the accounting and financial reporting functions for the Funds.
 
***   Each director oversees 29 Security Funds portfolios and serves until the next annual meeting, or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited) (continued)
OFFICERS*
The business address of each officer is One Security Benefit Place, Topeka, KS 66636-0001
     
Name    
(Date of Birth)   Principal Occupations
Title — Year Elected   During Past Five Years
Mark P. Bronzo
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC.
(11-01-60)
  Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Nationwide
Vice President — 2008
  Separate Accounts LLC. (2003-2008)
 
   
Keith A. Fletcher
  Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC;
(02-18-58)
  Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Vice President, Rydex
Vice President — 2010
  Specialized Products, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Distributors,
 
  LLC; Vice President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC; Vice President
 
  and Director, Advisor Research Center, Inc.; and Vice President,
 
  Rydex Series Funds, Rydex ETF Trust, Rydex Dynamic Funds
 
  and Rydex Variable Trust
 
  Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); Vice
 
  President, Rydex Advisors, LLC (2010); and Vice President, Rydex
 
  Advisors II, LLC (2010)
 
   
Joanna M. Haigney Catalucci
  Current: Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary, Rydex Series
(10-10-66)
  Funds, Rydex ETF Trust, Rydex Dynamic Funds, and Rydex
Chief Compliance Officer — 2010
  Variable Trust; Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Vice
 
  President, Security Benefit Asset Management Holdings, LLC;
 
  and Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Security
 
  Investors, LLC
 
  Senior Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011);
 
  Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Rydex
 
  Advisors, LLC & Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2010)
 
   
Nikolaos Bonos
  Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; Chief
(05-30-63)
  Executive Officer & Manager, Rydex Specialized Products, LLC;
Treasurer — 2010
  Chief Executive Officer & President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC;
 
  Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Vice President & Treasurer,
 
  Rydex Series Funds; Rydex ETF Trust; Rydex Dynamic Funds; and
 
  Rydex Variable Trust; and Vice President, Security Benefit Asset
 
  Management Holdings, LLC
 
  Senior Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011);
 
  and Senior Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and Rydex
 
  Advisors II, LLC
 
   
Joseph M. Arruda
  Current: Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; Chief Financial
(09-05-66)
  Officer & Manager, Rydex Specialized Products, LLC; and
Assistant Treasurer — 2010
  Assistant Treasurer, Rydex Series Funds; Rydex Dynamic Funds;
 
  Rydex ETF Trust; and Rydex Variable Trust
 
  Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); and
 
  Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and Rydex Advisors II,
 
  LLC (2010)
 
*   Officers serve until the next annual meeting or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited) (concluded)
OFFICERS* (concluded)
The business address of each officer is One Security Benefit Place, Topeka, KS 66636-0001
     
Name (Date of Birth)   Principal Occupations
Title — Year Elected   During Past Five Years
Amy J. Lee
  Current: Senior Vice President & Secretary, Security Investors,
(06-05-61)
  LLC; Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer, Security Distributors,
Vice President — 2007
  Inc.; Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Assistant
Secretary — 1987
  Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security
 
  Benefit Corporation; Associate General Counsel, First Security
 
  Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity of New York; Vice President &
 
  Assistant Secretary, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex ETF Trust, Rydex
 
  Dynamic Funds, and Rydex Variable Trust; Vice President &
 
  Secretary, Rydex Holdings, LLC Secretary, Advisor Research
 
  Center, Inc., Rydex Specialized Products, LLC, Rydex Distributors,
 
  LLC and Rydex Fund Services, LLC; and Assistant Secretary,
 
  Security Benefit Clinic and Hospital
 
  Senior Vice President & Secretary, Security Global Investors, LLC
 
  (2007-2011); Senior Vice President & Secretary, Rydex Advisors,
 
  LLC and Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2010); and Director, Brecek &
 
  Young Advisors, Inc. (2004-2008)
 
   
Mark A. Mitchell
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
(08-24-64)
  Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit Life
Vice President — 2003
  Insurance Company (2003-2010)
 
   
Joseph C. O’Connor
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC.
(07-15-60)
  Managing Director, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC.
Vice President — 2008
  (2003-2008)
 
   
Daniel W. Portanova
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC.
(10-02-60)
  Managing Director, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC.
Vice President — 2008
  (2003-2008)
 
   
James P. Schier
  Current: Senior Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
(12-28-57)
  Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit Life
Vice President — 1998
  Insurance Company (1998-2010)
 
   
David G. Toussaint
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC.
(10-10-66)
  Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit
Vice President — 2005
  Life Insurance Company. (2005-2009)
 
*   Officers serve until the next annual meeting or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Each of the Rydex|SGI Funds files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Forms N-Q of each such Fund are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1.800.SEC.0330. The portfolio holdings of each of the Rydex|SGI Funds are available on their website, www.securitybenefit.com or by calling 1.800.888.2461.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Rydex|SGI Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request, free of charge by calling 1.800.888.2461, or accessing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Rydex|SGI Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 month period ended June 30, 2010 is available upon request, free of charge by calling 1.800.888.2461, or accessing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.
The statement of additional information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Funds’ Directors and is available upon request without charge by calling 1.800.888.2461.
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RYDEX|SGI PRIVACY POLICIES
Rydex Funds, Rydex|SGI Funds, Rydex Investments, Rydex Distributors, LLC, Security Investors, LLC, Security Global Investors, LLC, Security Distributors, Inc. and Rydex Advisory Services (Collectively “Rydex”)
Our Commitment to You
When you become a Rydex|SGI investor, you entrust us with not only your hard-earned money but also with personal and financial information about you. We recognize that your relationship with us is based on trust and that you expect us to act responsibly and in your best interests. Because we have access to this private information about you, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in its safekeeping and use. This means, most importantly, that we do not sell client information to anyone—whether it is your personal information or if you are a current or former Rydex|SGI client.
The Information We Collect About You
In the course of doing business with shareholders and investors, we collect nonpublic personal information about you. You typically provide personal information when you complete a Rydex|SGI account application or when you request a transaction that involves Rydex and Rydex|SGI funds or one of the Rydex|SGI affiliated companies. “Nonpublic personal information” is personally identifiable private information about you. For example, it includes information regarding your name and address, Social Security or taxpayer identification number, assets, income, account balance, bank account information and investment activity (e.g., purchase and redemption history).
How We Handle Your Personal Information
As emphasized above, we do not sell information about current or former clients or their accounts to third parties. Nor do we share such information, except when necessary to complete transactions at your request or to make you aware of related investment products and services that we offer. Additional details about how we handle your personal information are provided below. To complete certain transactions or account changes that you direct, it may be necessary to provide identifying information to companies, individuals or groups that are not affiliated with Rydex|SGI. For example, if you ask to transfer assets from another financial institution to Rydex|SGI, we will need to provide certain information about you to that company to complete the transaction. To alert you to other Rydex|SGI investment products and services, we may share your information within the Rydex|SGI family of affiliated companies. This would include, for example, sharing your information within Rydex|SGI so we can make you aware of new Rydex and Rydex|SGI funds or the services offered through another Rydex|SGI affiliated company. In certain instances, we may contract with nonaffiliated companies to perform services for us. Where necessary, we will disclose information we have about you to these third parties. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and only for that purpose. And we require these third parties to treat your private information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. In certain instances, we may share information with other financial institutions regarding individuals and entities in response to the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Finally, we will release information about you if you direct us to do so, if we are compelled by law to do so or in other circumstances permitted by law.
Opt Out Provisions
We do not sell your personal information to anyone. The law allows you to “opt out” of only certain kinds of information sharing with third parties. The firm does not share personal information about you with any third parties that triggers this opt-out right. This means YOU ARE ALREADY OPTED OUT.
How We Protect Privacy Online
Our concern for the privacy of our shareholders also extends to those who use our web site, www.rydex-sgi.com. Our web site uses some of the most secure forms of online communication available, including encryption technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, firewalls and user names and passwords. These technologies provide a high level of security and privacy when you access your account information or initiate online transactions. The Rydex|SGI web site offers customized features that require our use of “http cookies”—tiny pieces of information that we ask your browser to store. However, we make very limited use of these cookies. We only use cookies for session management and security features on the Rydex|SGI web site. We do not use them to pull data from your hard drive, to learn your email address, or to view data in cookies created by other web sites. We will not share the information in our cookies or give others access to it. See the legal information area on our web site for more details about web site security and privacy features.
How We Safeguard Your Personal Information
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about shareholders to our employees and in some cases to third parties (for example, the service providers described above) as permitted by law. We maintain strict physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
We’ll Keep You Informed
As required by federal law, we will notify shareholders of our privacy policy annually. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time, but rest assured that if we do change it, we will tell you promptly. You will also be able to access our privacy policy from our web site at www.rydex-sgi.com. Should you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, contact us at 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100.
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(RYDEX  SGI LOGO)
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Item 2.   Code of Ethics.
The registrant’s Board of Directors has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to the Code during the period covered by this report. The Code is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3.   Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Maynard Oliverius, an “independent” Directors serving on the registrant’s audit committee, is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a)-(d) The aggregate Audit Fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant, for the audit of the annual financial statements in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $304,673 and $309,850, respectively. The aggregate Audit Related Fees by the Registrant’s principal accountant billed for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $4,466 and $6,250, respectively. The aggregate Tax Fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning, including preparation of tax returns and distribution assistance, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $46,452 and $64,500, respectively.
(e) The audit committee has adopted a policy whereby audit and non-audit services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, its investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant require pre-approval in advance at regularly scheduled audit committee meetings. If such service is required between regularly scheduled audit committee meetings, the chairman of the audit committee, Penny Lumpkin, is authorized to pre-approve the service with full committee approval at the next scheduled meeting. There shall be no waivers of the pre-approval process. No services described in (b)-(d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year for services rendered to the registrant, the investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $0 and $0, respectively. These

 


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aggregate fees were less than the aggregate fees billed for the same periods by the registrant’s principal accountant for audit services rendered to the registrant, the investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant.
(h) All non-audit services rendered in (g) above were pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee. As such, the audit committee has considered these services in maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5.   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6.   Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
Item 7.   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8.   Portfolio Mangers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies
Not applicable
Item 9.   Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant does not currently have in place procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.
Item 11.   Controls and Procedures.
     (a) Based on their evaluation on March 10, 2011, the President (principal executive officer) and the Treasurer (principal financial officer) of the SBL Fund (the “Registrant”) believe that there were no significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal controls of the Registrant or Security Investors, LLC, d/b/a Security Global Investors (“SGI” or the

 


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“Advisor”), the investment advisor and manager of the Registrant, or Rydex Distributors, LLC (“RD”), which acts as distributor for the Registrant, including disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) which would have adversely affected the ability of the Registrant or SGI on behalf of the Registrant, to record, process, summarize, and report the subject matter contained in this Report.
There was no fraud, whether or not material, involving officers or employees of SGI, RD or the Registrant who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal controls, including disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that has come to the attention of the Advisor or the officers of the Registrant, including its President and Treasurer.
(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s or SGI’s internal controls over financial reporting, (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.   Exhibits.
(a)(1) The registrant’s code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is attached.
(a)(2) Separate certifications by the President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached.
(b) A certification by the registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is attached.

 


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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) SBL Fund    
 
       
By (Signature and Title)* 
  /s/ Richard M. Goldman    
 
 
 
Richard M. Goldman, President
   
 
       
Date March 10, 2011
       
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By (Signature and Title)* 
  /s/ Richard M. Goldman    
 
 
 
Richard M. Goldman, President
   
 
       
Date March 10, 2011
       
 
       
By (Signature and Title)*
  /s/ Nikolaos Bonos    
 
 
 
Nikolaos Bonos, Vice President and Treasurer
   
 
       
Date March 10, 2011
       
 
*   Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.