-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Qh/5WIaXSNF8sbo8gXBg6j6W9QPUbKypLYTl+y230VCPVzKjoxzb1MJtpcXraFei OhHyMrpFEVOp57ZuyOBJdQ== 0000891804-10-000534.txt : 20100201 0000891804-10-000534.hdr.sgml : 20100201 20100201164148 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891804-10-000534 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100201 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SECURITY EQUITY FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000088525 IRS NUMBER: 486104426 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KS FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-19458 FILM NUMBER: 10563864 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SECURITY INVESTORS, LLC STREET 2: ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE CITY: TOPEKA STATE: KS ZIP: 66636-0001 BUSINESS PHONE: 7854383127 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SECURITY INVESTORS, LLC STREET 2: ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE CITY: TOPEKA STATE: KS ZIP: 66636-0001 0000088525 S000008805 EQUITY C000023958 A SECEX C000023959 B SEQBX C000023960 C SFECX 497K 1 lcc.txt LCC RYDEX | SGI FUNDS SUMMARY PROSPECTUS Class A, B and C February 1, 2010 Fundamental Alpha LARGE CAP CORE FUND (FORMERLY EQUITY FUND) Class A - SECEX Class B - SEQBX Class C - SFECX RYDEX | SGI LOGO RYDEX | SGI SECURITY GLOBAL INVESTORS (SM) WWW.RYDEX-SGI.COM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before you invest, you may want to review the fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund's prospectus, statement of additional information (SAI), annual report and other information about the fund online at www.rydex-sgi.com/service/prospectuses_reports.shtml. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-888-2461 or by sending an e-mail to: sservices@sg-investors.com. The fund's prospectus and SAI, each dated February 1, 2010, and the fund's most recent shareholder report are all incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RYDEX DISTRIBUTORS, INC. SUMLCC-0210 x0211 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE -- The Large Cap Core Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND -- This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Rydex | SGI Funds, as defined on page 85 of the Fund's prospectus. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the "Buying Shares--Class A Shares" section on page 55 of the Fund's prospectus and the "How to Purchase Shares" section on page 35 of the Fund's statement of additional information. SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------------ ----------- CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases Closed to new (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% subscriptions None Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) None 5% 1% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------------ -----------
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C Management fees 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25% 1.00% 1.00% Other expenses 0.49% 0.49% 0.49% TOTAL ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES 1.49% 2.24% 2.24% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXAMPLE. This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares (unless otherwise indicated) at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although the actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REDEEMED NOT REDEEMED ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- CLASS 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS A $ 718 $1,019 $1,341 $2,252 $ 718 $1,019 $1,341 $2,252 B 727 1,000 1,400 2,386 227 700 1,200 2,386 C 327 700 1,200 2,575 227 700 1,200 2,575 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 69% of the average value of its portfolio. PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES -- The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a widely-diversified portfolio of equity securities, which may include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, ADRs and convertible securities, of companies that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are $5 billion or greater. The Fund's index is 2 the S&P 500 Index, which is composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all U.S. common stocks. The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, approximately 50% of its total assets according to a Large Cap Growth strategy managed by Security Investors, LLC (the "Investment Manager") and approximately 50% of its total assets to a Large Cap Value strategy managed by the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager manages its allocation of the Fund's assets according to each respective strategy, and the trading decisions with respect to each strategy are made independently. In order to maintain the target allocations between the two strategies, all daily cash inflows (purchases and reinvested distributions) and outflows (redemptions and expense items) will be divided between the two strategies, as appropriate. The Investment Manager will rebalance the allocation to the Fund's strategies promptly to the extent the percentage of the Fund's assets allocated to either strategy equals or exceeds 60% of the Fund's total assets. The Investment Manager in its discretion may make adjustments if either of the strategies becomes over- or under-weighted as a result of market appreciation or depreciation. Accordingly, the performance of the Fund could differ from the performance of each strategy if either had been maintained as a separate portfolio. As a consequence of the Investment Manager's efforts to maintain assets between the two strategies at the targeted percentages, the Investment Manager will allocate assets and rebalance when necessary by (1) allocating cash inflow to the strategy that is below its targeted percentage or (2) selling securities in the strategy that exceeds its targeted percentage with proceeds being reallocated to the strategy that is below its targeted percentage. In choosing equity securities, the Investment Manager uses a blended approach, investing in growth stocks and value stocks and may invest in a limited number of industries or industry sectors, including the technology sector. Growth-oriented stocks are stocks of established companies that typically have a record of consistent earnings growth. The Investment Manager typically chooses growth-oriented companies through a combination of a qualitative top-down approach in reviewing growth trends that is based upon several fixed income factors, such as bond spreads and interest rates, and a quantitative fundamental bottom-up approach. The Investment Manager will also invest in value-oriented stocks. Value-oriented companies appear to be undervalued relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. The Investment Manager uses a blend of qualitative analysis and fundamental research to identify securities that appear favorably priced and that may be able to sustain or improve their pre-tax ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) over time. The Fund typically sells a security when the reasons for buying it no longer apply, when the company begins to show deteriorating fundamentals or poor relative performance, or falls short of the Investment Manager's expectations. The Fund also may invest a portion of its assets in derivatives, including options and futures contracts. These instruments may be used to hedge the Fund's portfolio, to maintain exposure to the equity markets or to increase returns. The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, including those that seek to track the composition and performance of a specific index, such as exchange traded funds ("ETFs") and other mutual funds. The Fund may use these index-based investments as a way of managing its cash position, to gain exposure to the equity markets, or a particular sector of the equity market, while maintaining liquidity. The Fund may, from time to time, invest a portion of its assets in technology stocks. Although the Fund primarily invests in securities issued by domestic companies, there is no limit in the amount that the Fund may invest in securities issued by foreign companies. Under adverse or unstable market conditions, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, fixed-income securities, government bonds, money market securities, or repurchase agreements. Although the Fund would do this only in seeking to avoid losses, the Fund may be unable to pursue its investment objective during that time, and it could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market. PRINCIPAL RISKS -- An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are listed below. ACTIVE TRADING RISK. Active trading, also called "high turnover," may have a negative impact on performance. Active trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges, which are ultimately passed on to share- 3 holders of the Fund. It may also result in short-term capital gains, which have a negative tax effect, and could also result in greater taxable distributions to shareholders of the Fund. EQUITY DERIVATIVES RISK. Equity derivatives may pose risks in addition to those associated with investing directly in securities or other investments, including illiquidity of the equity derivative, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund's other portfolio holdings, lack of availability and counterparty risk. EQUITY SECURITIES RISK. Stocks and other equity securities, and securities convertible into stocks, generally fluctuate in value more than bonds. The Fund could lose all of its investment in a company's stock. FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK. Foreign securities carry additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs. GROWTH STOCKS RISK. Growth stocks typically invest a high portion of their earnings back into their business and may lack the dividend yield that could cushion their decline in a market downturn. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are more sensitive to investor perceptions regarding the growth potential of the issuing company. INDEX RISK. Investments intended to track a benchmark index may not have performance that corresponds with the performance of the benchmark index for any period of time and may underperform the overall stock market. INVESTMENT IN INVESTMENT VEHICLES RISK. Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the expenses of the underlying vehicles' expenses. LEVERAGE RISK. The Fund's use of leverage through derivatives may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. Leverage can arise through the use of derivatives. MANAGEMENT RISK. The Fund is actively managed. There is no guarantee that the investment strategies will be successful. MARKET RISK. The market value of the securities held by the Fund may fluctuate resulting from factors affecting the individual company or other factors such as changing economic, political or financial market conditions. OVERWEIGHTING RISK. Overweighting investments in certain sectors or industries of the stock market increases the risk that the Fund will suffer a loss because of general declines in the prices of stocks in those sectors or industries. TECHNOLOGY STOCKS RISK. Stocks of companies involved in the technology sector may be very volatile. VALUE STOCKS RISK. Value stocks are subject to the risk that the intrinsic value of the stock may never be realized by the market or that the price goes down. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION -- The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Class A share performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for one, five, and ten years have compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.rydex-sgi.com or by calling 1-800-888-2461. The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. 2000 -12.5% 2001 -11.9% 2002 -23.6% 2003 20.9% 2004 7.4% 2005 3.8% 2006 12.0% 2007 -5.1% 2008 -37.6% 2009 28.8% HIGHEST QUARTER RETURN 3Q 2009 16.38% LOWEST QUARTER RETURN 4Q 2008 -22.03% 4 After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class B and C will vary. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For the periods ended December 31, 2009)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS CLASS A Return before taxes 21.43% -3.52% -4.34% Return after taxes on distributions 21.43% -4.56% -5.24% Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares 13.93% -2.98% -3.59% CLASS B 22.74% -3.35% -4.40% CLASS C 27.04% -3.04% -4.55% INDEX S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes) 26.46% 0.42% -0.95% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND -- Security Investors, LLC (the "Investment Manager") serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Mark Mitchell and Mark Bronzo are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, and each holds the title of "Portfolio Manager" with the Investment Manager. Mr. Mitchell has co-managed the Fund since February 2004, and Mr. Bronzo has co-managed the Fund since February 2008. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES -- You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/ dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with a Fund distributor, or through the transfer agent (by mail or telephone, if you select the telephone option on your account application). You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Class B shares are closed to new subscriptions from either existing or new shareholders. The minimum initial investment is $100. Subsequent investments must be $100 (or $20 under an Accumulation Plan). TAX INFORMATION -- Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES -- If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information. 5 RYDEX | SGI SECURITY GLOBAL INVESTORS (SM) One Security Benefit Place o Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001 o www.rydex-sgi.com RYDEX DISTRIBUTORS, INC. SUMLCC-0210 x0211 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----