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MSCI EAFE Equal Weight | ProspectusFourMember

MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund (the “Fund”) seeks performance that corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index (the “Underlying Index”).

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 $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 35 of the Fund’s prospectus. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges – Class A Shares” section on page 14 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 34 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Security Equity Fund Class A, B And C MSCI EAFE Equal Weight
Class A
Class B
Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 4.75% none [1] none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) none 5.00% 1.00%
[1] Closed to new subscriptions

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Security Equity Fund Class A, B And C MSCI EAFE Equal Weight
Class A
Class B
Class C
Management Fees 0.70% 0.70% 0.70%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 1.00%
Tax Expenses 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Remaining Other Expenses 1.08% 1.62% 1.16%
Other Expenses 1.10% 1.64% 1.18%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 2.05% 3.34% 2.88%
Fee Waiver (and/or Expense Reimbursement) [1] (0.42%) (0.96%) (0.50%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver (and/or Expense Reimbursement) 1.63% 2.38% 2.38%
[1] The Investment Manager has contractually agreed through February 1, 2014 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees, but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) ("Operating Expenses") of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A - 1.61%, Class B - 2.36% and Class C - 2.36%. The Fund may have "Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver" greater than the expense cap as a result of any acquired fund fees and expenses or other expenses that are excluded from the calculation. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the investment adviser ceases to serve as such (subject to recoupment rights).

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 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

Expense Example Security Equity Fund Class A, B And C MSCI EAFE Equal Weight (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
633 1,049 1,489 2,709
Class B
741 1,238 1,858 3,395
Class C
341 845 1,474 3,169

Not Redeemed

Expense Example, No Redemption Security Equity Fund Class A, B And C MSCI EAFE Equal Weight (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
633 1,049 1,489 2,709
Class B
241 938 1,658 3,395
Class C
241 845 1,474 3,169

The above Examples reflect applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the duration of the arrangements only.

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 41% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund uses a passive management strategy, known as “representative sampling,” to track the performance of the Underlying Index. “Representative sampling” refers to an indexing strategy that generally involves investing in a representative sample of securities or financial instruments, primarily consisting of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), that have an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index and some, but not all, of the component securities of the Underlying Index. This technique involves the use of risk management and quantitative stock picking strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in the equity securities included in the Underlying Index. The Fund may hold up to 20% of its assets in securities not included in or representative of the Underlying Index. The Investment Manager expects that, over time, if the Fund has sufficient assets, the correlation between the Fund’s performance, before fees and expenses, and that of the Underlying Index will be 95% or better. A figure of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. However, fees and expenses incurred by the Fund as well as the size and frequency of cash flows into and out of the Fund as well as other factors will cause differences in performance, usually making it harder for the Fund to correlate to the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, such as exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds. The Fund may use these 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 also invest in futures contracts in order to maintain exposure to the securities and currency markets at times when it is not able to purchase the corresponding securities and currencies or it believes that it is more appropriate to use futures.

The MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index is an unmanaged equal-weighted version of the MSCI EAFE Index, which means that each security included in the index has the same weight on each rebalancing date and then fluctuates based on the performance of the security until weights are reset equally on the next rebalancing date. The MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index is generally rebalanced quarterly. The Fund’s investments will be weighted and rebalanced in accordance with the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index. The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is an index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. As of December 31, 2012, the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of separate sub-indices representing the following 22 developed market countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, with capitalizations ranging from $1 to $209 billion. Both Indices are denominated in U.S. Dollars.

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.

Correlation and Tracking Error Risk – A number of factors may affect the Fund’s ability to track its benchmark index or achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark either on a single trading day or for a longer time period. Factors such as Fund expenses, imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments and those of its Underlying Index, rounding of share prices, regulatory policies, high portfolio turnover rate and the use of leverage all contribute to tracking error or correlation risk. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

Capitalization Securities Risk – The Fund’s Underlying Index may be composed primarily of, or have significant exposure to, securities in a particular capitalization range, e.g., large-, mid- or small-cap securities. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the risk that the pre-dominate capitalization range represented in the Underlying Index may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole.

Currency Risk – Indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar, which would cause a decline in the U.S. value of the holdings of the Fund. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political, economic and tax developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Depositary Receipt Risk – The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of ADRs and GDRs. The underlying securities of the ADRs and GDRs in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the ADRs and GDRs may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.

Derivatives Risk – Derivatives may pose risks in addition to those associated with investing directly in securities or other investments, including possible illiquidity of the derivative, limited ability to enter into or unwind a position, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, leverage risk, lack of availability and the risk that the counterparty may default on its obligations. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited.

Equity Securities Risk – Equity securities include common stocks and other equity securities (and securities convertible into stocks), and the prices of equity securities fluctuate in value more than other investments. They reflect changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock. Growth stocks may be more volatile than value stocks.

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.

Geographic Focus Risk – To the extent that the Fund’s investments are focused in a particular country or region, the Fund will be susceptible to loss due to adverse market, political, regulatory, and geographic events affecting that country or region. The Fund’s exposure generally will be focused on a particular country or region to the same extent as the Underlying Index. The Fund has focused investment exposure to the regions listed below.

Asia – While certain Asian economies are exemplars of growth and development others have been and continue to be subject, to some extent, to over-extension of credit, currency devaluations and restrictions, high unemployment, high inflation, decreased exports and economic recessions.

Europe – The European economy is diverse and includes both large, competitive economies and small, struggling economies. The European economy is vulnerable to decreasing imports or exports, changes in governmental regulations on trade, changes in the exchange rate of the euro and recessions in EU economies. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility due to concerns about rising government debt levels of several European countries and increased unemployment levels. Economic uncertainty may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s investments.

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 underlying vehicles’ expenses.

Leverage Risk – The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives, may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged.

Liquidity and Valuation Risk – In certain circumstances, it may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment.

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.

Passive Investment/Index Strategy Risk – The Fund has an investment strategy that is designed to track the performance of its Underlying Index and is not actively managed. The Investment Manager does not base its securities selection based upon its view of the relative benefits and detriments of issuers or securities, and the Investment Manager does not attempt to purchase or sell securities due to declining market prices or changes in an issuer of a security held by the Fund or otherwise take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund will purchase, hold or sell securities when an actively managed fund would not do so. Therefore, the Fund may be subject to greater losses in a declining market than a fund that is actively managed.

 

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 broad measures of market performance. Performance prior to April 29, 2011 was achieved when the Fund had a different investment objective and used different strategies. 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.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 1-800-820-0888.

 

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.

Bar Chart
Highest Quarter Return   Lowest Quarter Return
2Q 2003 20.77%   3Q 2011 -18.28%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For the periods ended December 31, 2012)

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 Security Equity Fund Class A, B And C MSCI EAFE Equal Weight
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A

Class A Return Before Taxes

10.32% (4.86%) 6.68%
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions

Class A Return after taxes on distributions

9.57% (5.09%) 5.74%
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares

6.69% (4.20%) 5.85%
Class B

Class B Return before taxes

11.18% (3.86%) 7.28%
Class C

Class C Return before taxes

14.04% (4.45%) 6.51%
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

16.91% [1] none [1] none [1]
[1] The MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index inception date is January 22, 2008 and therefore index performance for certain time periods is not available.