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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 811-01136
SECURITY EQUITY 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
SECURITY EQUITY 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: September 30
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 GI EQUITY FUND ANNUAL REPORT FUNDAMENTAL ALPHA LARGE CAP CORE FUND ALL CAP VALUE FUND MID CAP VALUE FUND MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND SMALL CAP VALUE FUND LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND (Formerly Global Fund) OPPORTUNISTIC ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND


 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES
    2  
 
       
LARGE CAP CORE FUND
    6  
 
       
ALL CAP VALUE FUND
    15  
 
       
MID CAP VALUE FUND
    24  
 
       
MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
    33  
 
       
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
    41  
 
       
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
    50  
 
       
LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
    59  
 
       
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
    67  
 
       
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
    85  
 
       
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    96  
 
       
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
    108  
 
       
OTHER INFORMATION
    109  
 
       
INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
    113  
 
       
RYDEX|SGI PRIVACY POLICIES
    116  
 
       

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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
All mutual funds have operating expenses and it is important for our shareholders to understand the impact of costs on their investments. Shareholders of a Fund incur two types of costs: (i) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and exchange fees; and (ii) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative services, and shareholder reports, among others. These ongoing costs, or operating expenses, are deducted from a fund’s gross income and reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, which is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help investors understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period beginning March 31, 2011 and ending September 30, 2011.
The following tables illustrate a Fund’s costs in two ways:
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return. This section helps investors estimate the actual expenses paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. Investors may use the information here, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. Simply divide the Fund’s 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 provided under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return. This section is intended to help investors compare a Fund’s cost with those of other mutual funds. The table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses paid during the period. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on the 5% return. Investors can assess a Fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
The calculations illustrated above assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) on redemptions, if any. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
More information about a Fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios for the past five years, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the appropriate Fund prospectus.

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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited) (continued)
                                         
                    Beginning     Ending     Expenses  
    Expense     Fund     Account Value     Account Value     Paid During  
    Ratio1     Return     March 31, 2011     September 30, 2011   Period2  
 
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3
                                       
 
                                       
Large Cap Core Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.25 %     (19.90 )%   $ 1,000.00     $ 801.05     $ 5.64  
B-Class
    2.00 %     (20.04 )%     1,000.00       799.65       9.02  
C-Class
    2.00 %     (20.20 )%     1,000.00       797.95       9.01  
 
                                       
All Cap Value Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.27 %     (21.60 )%     1,000.00       784.02       5.68  
C-Class
    2.02 %     (21.86 )%     1,000.00       781.35       9.02  
Institutional Class
    1.02 %     (21.56 )%     1,000.00       784.36       4.56  
 
                                       
Mid Cap Value Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.32 %     (23.21 )%     1,000.00       767.90       5.85  
B-Class
    2.07 %     (23.47 )%     1,000.00       765.31       9.16  
C-Class
    2.07 %     (23.49 )%     1,000.00       765.11       9.16  
 
                                       
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    0.90 %     (23.37 )%     1,000.00       766.33       3.99  
 
                                       
Small Cap Growth Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.99 %     (22.16 )%     1,000.00       778.43       8.87  
B-Class
    2.75 %     (22.43 )%     1,000.00       775.72       12.24  
C-Class
    2.74 %     (22.44 )%     1,000.00       775.60       12.20  
 
                                       
Small Cap Value Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.30 %     (25.35 )%     1,000.00       746.48       5.69  
C-Class
    2.05 %     (25.65 )%     1,000.00       743.46       8.96  
Institutional Class
    1.05 %     (25.24 )%     1,000.00       747.62       4.60  
 
                                       
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.35 %     (18.86 )%     1,000.00       811.40       6.13  
B-Class
    2.10 %     (19.23 )%     1,000.00       807.69       9.52  
C-Class
    2.10 %     (19.16 )%     1,000.00       808.38       9.52  
 
                                       
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.65 %     (18.76 )%     1,000.00       812.40       7.50  
B-Class5
    1.40 %     (18.65 )%     1,000.00       813.50       6.36  
C-Class
    2.40 %     (19.05 )%     1,000.00       809.52       10.89  
Institutional Class4
    1.36 %     (21.58 )%     1,000.00       784.20       4.99  
 
                                       
Alpha Opportunity Fund6
                                       
A-Class
    2.14 %     (21.19 )%     1,000.00       788.10       9.59  
B-Class
    2.89 %     (21.47 )%     1,000.00       785.30       12.93  
C-Class
    2.89 %     (21.40 )%     1,000.00       786.00       12.94  
Institutional Class
    1.89 %     (21.02 )%     1,000.00       789.80       8.48  

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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited) (concluded)
                                         
                    Beginning     Ending     Expenses  
    Expense     Fund     Account Value     Account Value     Paid During  
    Ratio1     Return     March 31, 2011     September 30, 2011   Period2  
 
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses)
                                       
 
                                       
Large Cap Core Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.25 %     5.00 %   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.80     $ 6.33  
B-Class
    2.00 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,015.04       10.10  
C-Class
    2.00 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,015.04       10.10  
 
                                       
All Cap Value Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.27 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,018.70       6.43  
C-Class
    2.02 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,014.94       10.20  
Institutional Class
    1.02 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,019.95       5.16  
 
                                       
Mid Cap Value Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.32 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,018.45       6.68  
B-Class
    2.07 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,014.69       10.45  
C-Class
    2.07 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,014.69       10.45  
 
                                       
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    0.90 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,020.56       4.56  
 
                                       
Small Cap Growth Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.99 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,015.09       10.05  
B-Class
    2.75 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,011.28       13.87  
C-Class
    2.74 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,011.33       13.82  
 
                                       
Small Cap Value Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.30 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,018.55       6.58  
C-Class
    2.05 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,014.79       10.35  
Institutional Class
    1.05 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,019.80       5.32  
 
                                       
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.35 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,018.30       6.83  
B-Class
    2.10 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,014.54       10.61  
C-Class
    2.10 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,014.54       10.61  
 
                                       
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
                                       
A-Class
    1.65 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,016.80       8.34  
B-Class5
    1.40 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,018.05       7.08  
C-Class
    2.40 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,013.04       12.11  
Institutional Class4
    1.36 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,018.25       6.88  
 
                                       
Alpha Opportunity Fund6
                                       
A-Class
    2.14 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,014.34       10.81  
B-Class
    2.89 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,010.58       14.57  
C-Class
    2.89 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,010.58       14.57  
Institutional Class
    1.89 %     5.00 %     1,000.00       1,015.59       9.55  
 
1   Annualized
 
2   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
3   Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period March 31, 2011 to September 30, 2011.
 
4   Expenses paid based on actual fund return are calculated using 150 days from the commencement of operations, May 2, 2011. Expenses paid based on the hypothetical 5% return are calculated using 183 days.
 
5   B-Class shares did not charge 12b-1 fees during the period.
 
6   This ratio represents annualized net expenses, which includes interest and dividend expense related to securities sold short. Excluding short dividend expense and prime broker interest expense, the operating expense ratio would be 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.03%, and 0.03% lower for the A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, and Institutional Class, respectively.

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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
     
     
Advised by:
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To Our Shareholders:
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Large Cap Core Fund returned -4.11%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, had a 1.14% return.
The Fund pursues its objective by investing 50% of its total assets according to a large cap growth strategy and approximately 50% to a large cap value strategy. The managers rebalance the Fund if either strategy equals or exceeds 60% of total assets. The managers use a blended approach, investing in growth stocks and value stocks, and may invest in a limited number of industries and sectors.
The large cap growth manager chooses growth-oriented companies through a combination of a qualitative top-down approach in reviewing growth trends that are based on several fixed income factors, along with a quantitative fundamental bottom-up approach. The large cap value manager chooses securities of companies that appear to be undervalued relative to assets, growth potential and cash flow. The managers sell a security when the reasons for buying it no longer apply or when the company begins to show deteriorating fundamentals or poor performance.
The benefit of having Financials sector holdings relatively outperform Index counterparts was not enough to offset the poor security selection in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors. The portfolio weight in the Financials sector, the largest contributor to the portfolio’s return, was in line with that of the Index, but Financials holdings in the portfolio outperformed those in the benchmark. The Information Technology and Health Care sectors were the main detractors from overall portfolio performance. Both sectors had slightly smaller allocations compared with the benchmark, and in both, performance lagged markedly.
The holdings contributing most to return were Apple, Inc., which returned 34%, and U.S. Bancorp, which returned 11%. The main detractors were Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and JPMorgan Chase & Co., which lost 20%.
From the growth perspective, our indicators are not particularly positive, so we expect to keep the beta of our portion of the portfolio similar to that of the benchmark. We will remain in cyclical names within certain sectors where the dollar’s strength is a tailwind, such as the consumer cyclical sector. We do anticipate that Europe will eventually provide a strong response to its sovereign crisis which should lift the markets.
In the value side of the portfolio, factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental-research analysis process.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Mitchell, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Mark Bronzo, CFA, Portfolio Manager

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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of the individuals listed above as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
     
1   Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index covering 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the U.S. markets (mostly NYSE Euronext issues).
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
     
LARGE CAP CORE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all U.S. common stocks.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
A-Class
    -4.11 %     -4.11 %     -0.32 %
A-Class with sales charge
    -9.66 %     -5.24 %     -0.91 %
B-Class
    -4.93 %     -4.83 %     -0.95 %
B-Class with CDSC††
    -9.68 %     -5.11 %     -0.95 %
C-Class
    -4.82 %     -4.80 %     -1.06 %
C-Class with CDSC†††
    -5.77 %     -4.80 %     -1.06 %
S&P 500 Index
    1.14 %     -1.18 %     2.82 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
         
Inception Dates:        
 
A-Class
  September 10, 1962
B-Class
  October 19, 1993
C-Class
  January 29, 1999
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)
 
Apple, Inc.
    3.1 %
Wells Fargo & Co.
    3.0 %
Google, Inc. — Class A
    2.8 %
Covidien plc
    2.5 %
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    2.3 %
Equifax, Inc.
    2.1 %
Halliburton Co.
    2.0 %
International Business Machines Corp.
    2.0 %
Coca-Cola Co.
    2.0 %
McDonald’s Corp.
    1.9 %
 
Top Ten Total
    23.7 %
 
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase.
 
†††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
     
LARGE CAP CORE FUND    
     
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS- 95.4%
               
 
               
Information Technology - 20.7%
               
Apple, Inc.*
    13,215     $ 5,037,294  
Google, Inc. — Class A*
    8,985       4,621,704  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    78,090       3,797,517  
International Business Machines Corp.
    18,800       3,290,564  
Dell, Inc.*
    199,710       2,825,896  
Western Union Co.
    155,900       2,383,711  
Avago Technologies Ltd.
    69,380       2,273,583  
TE Connectivity Ltd.
    75,400       2,121,756  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A*
    30,830       1,933,041  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    70,200       1,884,870  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    86,900       1,346,081  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    50,716       1,138,574  
Visa, Inc.
    12,100       1,037,212  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            33,691,803  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 14.9%
               
McDonald’s Corp.
    36,360       3,193,135  
TJX Companies, Inc.
    55,260       3,065,272  
Starbucks Corp.
    80,200       2,990,658  
Nordstrom, Inc.
    65,130       2,975,139  
Priceline.com, Inc.*
    5,690       2,557,427  
BorgWarner, Inc.*
    40,350       2,442,386  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    123,300       2,384,622  
Time Warner, Inc.
    70,066       2,099,878  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
    17,200       1,979,376  
Best Buy Company, Inc.
    25,400       591,820  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            24,279,713  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 14.1%
               
Equifax, Inc.
    108,500       3,335,290  
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B
    46,340       2,926,371  
Precision Castparts Corp.
    18,080       2,810,717  
Eaton Corp.
    72,430       2,571,265  
Honeywell International, Inc.
    57,390       2,519,995  
CSX Corp.
    131,750       2,459,772  
Republic Services, Inc.
    61,700       1,731,302  
United Technologies Corp.
    21,000       1,477,560  
URS Corp.*
    37,900       1,124,114  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    11,100       700,743  
FedEx Corp.
    10,200       690,336  
USG Corp.*
    66,400       446,872  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    4,821       94,251  
 
             
Total Industrials
            22,888,588  
 
             
 
               
Financials - 11.5%
               
Wells Fargo & Co.
    201,328       4,856,031  
Aon Corp.
    58,700       2,464,226  
U.S. Bancorp
    96,126       2,262,806  
MetLife, Inc.
    74,160       2,077,222  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class A*
    16       1,708,800  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    41,770       1,258,112  
Allstate Corp.
    49,800       1,179,762  
BB&T Corp.
    51,212       1,092,352  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    49,800       925,782  
State Street Corp.
    24,000       771,840  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    97,760       99,715  
 
             
Total Financials
            18,696,648  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 11.4%
               
Halliburton Co.
    108,770       3,319,660  
Chevron Corp.1
    32,240       2,982,845  
Baker Hughes, Inc.
    50,660       2,338,466  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
    43,000       2,202,460  
Williams Companies, Inc.
    85,500       2,081,070  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    183,500       1,974,460  
Apache Corp.
    15,600       1,251,744  
ConocoPhillips
    14,400       911,808  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    35,400       904,470  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    8,600       624,618  
 
             
Total Energy
            18,591,601  
 
             
 
               
Health Care - 10.2%
               
Covidien plc
    93,520       4,124,232  
Johnson & Johnson
    46,400       2,956,144  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*
    75,350       2,923,580  
Aetna, Inc.
    68,300       2,482,705  
Hospira, Inc.*
    44,100       1,631,700  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    33,800       1,040,702  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    16,200       747,144  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*
    14,800       693,972  
 
             
Total Health Care
            16,600,179  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples - 6.3%
               
Coca-Cola Co.
    47,400       3,202,344  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    67,400       2,263,292  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    31,800       1,650,420  
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A
    43,100       1,447,298  
Bunge Ltd.
    17,000       990,930  
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    9,200       755,504  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            10,309,788  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 4.3%
               
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
    18,060       2,228,423  
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    53,400       2,134,398  
Bemis Company, Inc.
    45,600       1,336,536  
Dow Chemical Co.
    59,300       1,331,878  
 
             
Total Materials
            7,031,235  
 
             
 
               
Utilities - 1.5%
               
Edison International
    64,700       2,474,775  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services - 0.5%
               
Windstream Corp.
    75,500       880,330  
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $167,576,027)
            155,444,660  
 
             
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
     
LARGE CAP CORE FUND    
     
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND- 0.7%
               
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
    20,200     $ 1,143,118  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $1,160,304)
            1,143,118  
 
             
Total Investments - 96.1%
(Cost $168,736,331)
          $ 156,587,778  
 
             
 
               
    Contracts          
OPTIONS WRITTEN- 0.0%
               
Put Options on:
               
State Street Corp.
               
Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $31.00
    119       (16,898 )
 
             
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $21,832)
            (16,898 )
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 3.9%
            6,382,265  
 
             
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 162,953,145  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
 
    plc — Public Limited Company
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CORE FUND
         
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES        
 
September 30, 2011        
 
Assets:
       
Investments, at value
(cost $168,736,331)
  $ 156,587,778  
Cash
    6,178,228  
Prepaid expenses
    17,963  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    3,115,263  
Dividends
    149,443  
Fund shares sold
    10,899  
 
     
Total assets
    166,059,574  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities:
       
Options written, at value
(premiums received $21,832)
    16,898  
Payable for:
       
Securities purchased
    2,767,188  
Management fees
    106,769  
Distribution and service fees
    40,049  
Fund shares redeemed
    39,282  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    37,330  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    13,524  
Directors’ fees*
    1,021  
Miscellaneous
    84,368  
 
     
Total liabilities
    3,106,429  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 162,953,145  
 
     
 
       
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 193,848,138  
Undistributed net investment income
    13,084  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (18,764,458 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (12,143,619 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 162,953,145  
 
     
 
       
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 156,232,059  
Capital shares outstanding
    9,303,333  
Net asset value per share
  $ 16.79  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share
(Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 17.63  
 
     
 
       
B-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 5,120,954  
Capital shares outstanding
    374,153  
Net asset value per share
  $ 13.69  
 
     
 
       
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 1,600,132  
Capital shares outstanding
    108,064  
Net asset value per share
  $ 14.81  
 
     
         
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

       
Year Ended September 30, 2011        
 
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 2,784,522  
Interest
    1,383  
 
     
Total investment income
    2,785,905  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    1,482,362  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    394,716  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    472,000  
B-Class
    68,139  
C-Class
    20,342  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    187,763  
Directors’ fees*
    16,673  
Miscellaneous
    89,690  
 
     
Total expenses
    2,731,685  
 
     
Net investment income
    54,220  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    15,933,509  
 
     
Net realized gain
    15,933,509  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (21,389,379 )
Options written
    (7,733 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (21,397,112 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (5,463,603 )
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (5,409,383 )
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CORE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 54,220     $ 505,424  
Net realized gain on investments
    15,933,509       6,646,343  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (21,397,112 )     8,023,383  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (5,409,383 )     15,175,150  
 
 
               
Distributions to shareholders from:
               
Net investment income
               
A-Class
    (546,823 )      
 
Total distributions to shareholders
    (546,823 )      
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class
    9,715,889       12,543,804  
B-Class
    1,180,154       2,379,823  
C-Class
    177,237       266,313  
Distributions reinvested
               
A-Class
    502,041        
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (22,520,161 )     (27,969,578 )
B-Class
    (2,775,354 )     (3,966,116 )
C-Class
    (716,944 )     (514,992 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (14,437,138 )     (17,260,746 )
 
Net decrease in net assets
    (20,393,344 )     (2,085,596 )
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    183,346,489       185,432,085  
 
End of year
  $ 162,953,145     $ 183,346,489  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 13,084     $ 505,424  
 
 
               
Capital share activity:1
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class
    493,303       736,887  
B-Class
    73,162       171,540  
C-Class
    10,210       17,562  
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
               
A-Class
    26,342        
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (1,144,274 )     (1,630,932 )
B-Class
    (172,978 )     (279,623 )
C-Class
    (40,853 )     (33,966 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (755,088 )     (1,018,532 )
 
 
1   The share activity for the year ended September 30, 2010 and the period October 1, 2010 through April 8, 2011 has been restated to reflect a 1:4 reverse share split effective April 8, 2011 — See Note 11.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CORE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011d     2010d     2009d     2008d     2007d  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 17.56     $ 16.20     $ 17.04     $ 27.36     $ 27.40  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    .01       .04       .04       .04       b
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.74 )     1.32       (.80 )     (6.44 )     2.76  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.73 )     1.36       (.76 )     (6.40 )     2.76  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net investment income
    (.04 )           (.04 )            
Net realized gains
                      (3.88 )     (2.80 )
Return of capital
                (.04 )     (.04 )      
     
Total distributions
    (.04 )           (.08 )     (3.92 )     (2.80 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 16.79     $ 17.56     $ 16.20     $ 17.04     $ 27.36  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnc
    (4.11 )%     8.40 %     (4.32 )%     (26.12 )%     10.33 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 156,232     $ 174,371     $ 175,404     $ 205,908     $ 322,850  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.06 %     0.31 %     0.28 %     0.15 %     0.02 %
Total expenses
    1.35 %     1.43 %     1.49 %     1.36 %     1.34 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    92 %     100 %     69 %     111 %     20 %
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
B-Class   2011d     2010d     2009d     2008d     2007d  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 14.40     $ 13.36     $ 14.12     $ 23.56     $ 24.16  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.11 )     (.08 )     (.04 )     (.12 )     (.16 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.60 )     1.12       (.68 )     (5.40 )     2.36  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.71 )     1.04       (.72 )     (5.52 )     2.20  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (3.88 )     (2.80 )
Return of capital
                (.04 )     (.04 )      
     
Total distributions
                (.04 )     (3.92 )     (2.80 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.69     $ 14.40     $ 13.36     $ 14.12     $ 23.56  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnc
    (4.93 )%     7.78 %     (4.96 )%     (26.69 )%     9.33 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 5,121     $ 6,817     $ 7,784     $ 10,621     $ 19,928  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.70 )%     (0.48 )%     (0.46 )%     (0.61 )%     (0.74 )%
Total expenses
    2.10 %     2.17 %     2.24 %     2.11 %     2.09 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    92 %     100 %     69 %     111 %     20 %
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CORE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011d     2010d     2009d     2008d     2007d  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 15.56     $ 14.48     $ 15.24     $ 25.12     $ 25.56  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.12 )     (.08 )     (.04 )     (.12 )     (.20 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.63 )     1.16       (.68 )     (5.84 )     2.56  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.75 )     1.08       (.72 )     (5.96 )     2.36  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (3.88 )     (2.80 )
Return of capital
                (.04 )     (.04 )      
     
Total distributions
                (.04 )     (3.92 )     (2.80 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 14.81     $ 15.56     $ 14.48     $ 15.24     $ 25.12  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnc
    (4.82 )%     7.46 %     (4.60 )%     (26.79 )%     9.45 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,600     $ 2,158     $ 2,244     $ 2,915     $ 5,048  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.70 )%     (0.44 )%     (0.47 )%     (0.60 )%     (0.73 )%
Total expenses
    2.10 %     2.18 %     2.24 %     2.11 %     2.09 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    92 %     100 %     69 %     111 %     20 %
 
a   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
 
c   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
d   Per share amounts for periods ended September 30, 2007 — September 30, 2010 and the period October 1, 2010 through April 8, 2011 have been restated to reflect 1:4 share split effective April 8, 2011.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
     
Advised by:   
  (GRAPHIC)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—All Cap Value Fund returned -5.93%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 3000® Value Index, had a -2.22% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small- to large-sized companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon 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 a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by being underweight the poorly performing Financials sector and good stock selection in a solidly performing Energy sector. However, these benefits were not enough to offset the effects of poor stock selection in Industrials and Information Technology. The portfolio’s Industrials and Technology holdings as a group lost 13% and 18%, respectively, compared with a loss of about 5% for the Industrials and Technology names in the Index. The portfolio also had nearly twice the allocation to Industrials as the Index.
The Energy sector has experienced some heavy selling pressure in recent months, but we have conviction in our holdings in this sector because of what we believe are reinvestment opportunities in excess of 50%. Most other segments in the market don’t have such attractive return profiles. Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value.
The Financials sector contributed most to the Fund’s return over the period. Although the portfolio was underweight Financials (an 18% weighting versus 27% for the Index), our holdings performed better than those in the Index.
Industrials and Information Technology detracted the most from the Fund’s return for the period. Security selection was a major factor in the two sectors’ relative underperformance.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were J.C. Penney & Company, Inc., which returned 32%; and Williams Companies, Inc., an Energy stock that returned 31%. The main detractors were two Technology positions—Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and Hewlett-Packard Co., which fell 46%.

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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)   September 30, 2011
     
Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental-research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Mark A. Mitchell, CFA, Portfolio Manager
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier and Mark A. Mitchell as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
     
1   Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
     
ALL CAP VALUE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
The Russell 3000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that 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 9/30/11
                 
            Since
            Inception
    1 Year   (10/03/08)
 
A-Class
    -5.93 %     1.53 %
A-Class with sales charge
    -11.36 %     -0.46 %
C-Class
    -6.65 %     0.80 %
C-Class with CDSC††
    -7.53 %     0.80 %
Institutional Class
    -5.72 %     1.79 %
Russell 3000 Value Index
    -2.22 %     0.29 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure
as % of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
         
Inception Dates:        
 
A-Class
  October 3, 2008
C-Class
  October 3, 2008
Institutional Class
  October 3, 2008
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)      
 
Equifax, Inc.
    3.7 %
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    2.6 %
Western Union Co.
    2.6 %
Chevron Corp.
    2.5 %
TE Connectivity Ltd.
    2.4 %
Edison International
    2.3 %
Time Warner, Inc.
    2.2 %
ConocoPhillips
    2.1 %
CVS Caremark Corp.
    2.1 %
Computer Sciences Corp.
    2.1 %
 
Top Ten Total
    24.6 %
 
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 3000 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
     
ALL CAP VALUE FUND    
     
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS- 96.0%
               
 
               
Financials - 18.4%
               
Aon Corp.
    1,334     $ 56,001  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B*
    770       54,701  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    1,872       45,153  
U.S. Bancorp
    1,440       33,898  
American Financial Group, Inc.
    1,050       32,623  
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    914       32,447  
WR Berkley Corp.
    1,066       31,650  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    1,010       30,421  
Allstate Corp.
    1,270       30,086  
BB&T Corp.
    1,335       28,476  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    1,330       24,725  
State Street Corp.
    700       22,512  
Alleghany Corp.
    53       15,291  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
    294       13,509  
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
    200       9,704  
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
    990       9,227  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    719       9,174  
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
    140       8,932  
Old National Bancorp
    713       6,645  
Investors Real Estate Trust
    900       6,480  
Ocwen Financial Corp.*
    440       5,812  
Associated Banc-Corp.
    544       5,059  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
    130       4,440  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    2,819       2,875  
 
             
Total Financials
            519,841  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 15.8%
               
Equifax, Inc.
    3,365       103,440  
Republic Services, Inc.
    1,900       53,314  
United Technologies Corp.
    530       37,291  
URS Corp.*
    1,000       29,660  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    1,340       25,179  
Covanta Holding Corp.
    1,510       22,937  
GeoEye, Inc.*
    720       20,412  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    252       15,909  
FedEx Corp.
    217       14,687  
Orbital Sciences Corp.*
    1,095       14,016  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    380       13,988  
Trex Company, Inc.*
    829       13,289  
General Cable Corp.*
    510       11,908  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    1,245       11,541  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    880       10,190  
USG Corp.*
    1,454       9,785  
Saia, Inc.*
    882       9,279  
Force Protection, Inc.*
    2,321       8,936  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*
    175       5,826  
DryShips, Inc.*
    2,120       4,961  
ICF International, Inc.*
    199       3,743  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    150       2,932  
United Stationers, Inc.
    94       2,561  
 
             
Total Industrials
            445,784  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 14.7%
               
Chevron Corp.1
    760       70,315  
ConocoPhillips
    960       60,787  
Williams Companies, Inc.
    2,160       52,574  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    4,638       49,905  
Apache Corp.
    500       40,120  
Halliburton Co.
    1,069       32,626  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    859       21,948  
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    800       19,344  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    190       13,800  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    600       13,626  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.*
    1,744       9,697  
Arch Coal, Inc.
    600       8,748  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*
    713       8,428  
Resolute Energy Corp.*
    700       7,952  
USEC, Inc.*
    2,005       3,228  
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.*
    15       233  
 
             
Total Energy
            413,331  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology - 13.1%
               
Western Union Co.
    4,690       71,710  
TE Connectivity Ltd.
    2,352       66,185  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    2,243       60,225  
IXYS Corp.*
    3,814       41,496  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    2,600       40,274  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    1,290       28,961  
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
    1,259       23,178  
Cree, Inc.*
    470       12,211  
Power-One, Inc.*
    2,092       9,414  
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR*
    3,215       8,777  
Symmetricom, Inc.*
    1,825       7,920  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            370,351  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 9.9%
               
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    3,759       72,699  
Time Warner, Inc.
    2,087       62,547  
Cabela’s, Inc.*
    1,679       34,403  
Best Buy Company, Inc.
    800       18,640  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
    1,600       18,288  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
    400       13,316  
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*
    537       12,571  
Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A
    270       10,695  
Scholastic Corp.
    300       8,409  
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    1,063       7,569  
Hanesbrands, Inc.*
    300       7,503  
DeVry, Inc.
    140       5,174  
Jack in the Box, Inc.*
    210       4,183  
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A
    200       2,132  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            278,129  
 
             
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
ALL CAP VALUE FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
Health Care - 7.6%
               
Aetna, Inc.
    1,449     $ 52,671  
Covidien plc
    1,038       45,776  
Hospira, Inc.*
    619       22,903  
Mednax, Inc.*
    324       20,295  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    630       19,398  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    350       16,142  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*
    244       11,441  
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B
    210       7,140  
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
    400       6,656  
Hologic, Inc.*
    399       6,069  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*
    605       5,215  
 
             
Total Health Care
            213,706  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples - 7.5%
               
CVS Caremark Corp.
    1,808       60,713  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    800       41,520  
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A
    1,100       36,938  
Bunge Ltd.
    425       24,773  
JM Smucker Co.
    201       14,651  
Hormel Foods Corp.
    528       14,266  
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*
    173       13,271  
Beam, Inc.*
    100       5,408  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            211,540  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 4.6%
               
Dow Chemical Co.
    1,656       37,194  
Bemis Company, Inc.
    1,194       34,996  
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
    1,070       16,178  
Sonoco Products Co.
    521       14,708  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
    2,800       14,280  
HB Fuller Co.
    352       6,414  
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*
    794       5,105  
 
             
Total Materials
            128,875  
 
             
 
               
Utilities - 3.6%
               
Edison International
    1,680       64,260  
Black Hills Corp.
    500       15,320  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    497       9,592  
Allete, Inc.
    180       6,593  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    273       5,239  
 
             
Total Utilities
            101,004  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services - 0.8%
               
Windstream Corp.
    1,982       23,110  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,885,517)
            2,705,671  
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS- 2.0%
               
iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund
    550       28,369  
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
    500       28,295  
 
             
 
               
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $66,134)
            56,664  
 
             
 
               
Total Investments - 98.0%
(Cost $2,951,651)
          $ 2,762,335  
 
             
                 
    Contracts        
OPTIONS WRITTEN- 0.0%
               
Put Options on:
               
Northern Trust Corp.
               
Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $35.00
    4       (1,356 )
 
             
 
               
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $1,472)
            (1,356 )
 
             
 
               
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 2.0%
            57,350  
 
             
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 2,818,329  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
 
    plc — Public Limited Company
     
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value
(cost $2,951,651)
  $ 2,762,335  
Cash
    18,892  
Prepaid expenses
    10,572  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    75,673  
Fund shares sold
    14,630  
Investment advisor
    9,499  
Dividends
    4,413  
 
     
Total assets
    2,896,014  
 
     
 
Liabilities:
       
Options written, at value
(premiums received $1,472)
    1,356  
Payable for:
       
Fund shares redeemed
    55,954  
Professional fees
    9,517  
Securities purchased
    3,545  
Management fees
    1,672  
Distribution and service fees
    1,196  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    371  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    227  
Directors’ fees*
    150  
Miscellaneous
    3,697  
 
     
Total liabilities
    77,685  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 2,818,329  
 
     
 
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 2,861,780  
Undistributed net investment income
    2,724  
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
    143,025  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (189,200 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 2,818,329  
 
     
 
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 1,487,348  
Capital shares outstanding
    150,076  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.91  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share
(Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 10.40  
 
     
 
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 1,030,713  
Capital shares outstanding
    106,080  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.72  
 
     
 
Institutional Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 300,268  
Capital shares outstanding
    30,225  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.93  
 
     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 51,628  
 
     
Total investment income
    51,628  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    22,771  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    5,049  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    4,447  
C-Class
    11,108  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    3,090  
Registration fees
    32,283  
Professional fees
    7,660  
Directors’ fees*
    490  
Miscellaneous
    10,901  
 
     
Total expenses
    97,799  
 
     
 
Less:
       
Expenses waived by advisor
    (49,063 )
 
     
Net expenses
    48,736  
 
     
Net investment income
    2,892  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain(Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    183,909  
Options written
    2,548  
 
     
Net realized gain
    186,457  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (392,366 )
Options written
    (331 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (392,697 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (206,240 )
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (203,348 )
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
     
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 2,892     $ 3,935  
Net realized gain on investments
    186,457       140,388  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (392,697 )     54,786  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (203,348 )     199,109  
 
 
               
Distributions to shareholders from:
               
Net investment income
               
A-Class
    (2,929 )     (1,974 )
Institutional Class
    (1,040 )     (1,736 )
Net realized gains
               
A-Class
    (89,465 )      
C-Class
    (51,878 )      
Institutional Class
    (18,694 )      
 
Total distributions to shareholders
    (164,006 )     (3,710 )
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class
    509,310       1,353,803  
C-Class
    500,554       464,106  
Institutional Class
    23,672       43,200  
Distributions reinvested
               
A-Class
    92,394       1,960  
C-Class
    51,833        
Institutional Class
    19,734       1,736  
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (547,992 )     (1,209,690 )
C-Class
    (166,421 )     (128,033 )
Institutional Class
    (25,872 )     (40,226 )
 
Net increase from capital share transactions
    457,212       486,856  
 
Net increase in net assets
    89,858       682,255  
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    2,728,471       2,046,216  
 
End of year
  $ 2,818,329     $ 2,728,471  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 2,724     $ 3,801  
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class
    44,039       126,610  
C-Class
    42,478       42,853  
Institutional Class
    1,966       3,913  
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
               
A-Class
    7,993       186  
C-Class
    4,547        
Institutional Class
    1,706       165  
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (46,034 )     (111,974 )
C-Class
    (14,749 )     (12,031 )
Institutional Class
    (2,076 )     (3,913 )
 
Net increase in shares
    39,870       45,809  
 
     
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011     2010     2009a  
 
Per Share Data
                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 11.11     $ 10.21     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                       
Net investment incomeb
    .04       .03       .04  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.61 )     .89       .17  
     
 
Total from investment operations
    (.57 )     .92       .21  
 
Less distributions from:
                       
Net investment income
    (.02 )     (.02 )      
Net realized gains
    (.61 )            
     
Total distributions
    (.63 )     (.02 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.91     $ 11.11     $ 10.21  
     
 
Total Returnc
    (5.93 )%     8.97 %     2.10 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,487     $ 1,601     $ 1,319  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                       
Net investment income
    0.31 %     0.31 %     0.51 %
Total expenses
    2.78 %     3.71 %     6.75 %
Net expensesd
    1.27 %     1.29 %     1.35 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    30 %     55 %     17 %
                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011     2010     2009a  
 
Per Share Data
                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.97     $ 10.13     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                       
Net investment lossb
    (.05 )     (.04 )     (.02 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.59 )     .88       .15  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.64 )     .84       .13  
 
Less distributions from:
                       
Net realized gains
    (.61 )            
     
Total distributions
    (.61 )            
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.72     $ 10.97     $ 10.13  
     
 
                       
Total Returnc
    (6.65 )%     8.29 %     1.30 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,031     $ 809     $ 436  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                       
Net investment loss
    (0.42 )%     (0.41 )%     (0.18 )%
Total expenses
    3.52 %     4.47 %     8.89 %
Net expensesd
    2.02 %     2.04 %     2.10 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    30 %     55 %     17 %
     
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
Institutional Class   2011     2010     2009a  
 
Per Share Data
                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 11.12     $ 10.24     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                       
Net investment incomeb
    .07       .06       .07  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.62 )     .88       .17  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.55 )     .94       .24  
 
Less distributions from:
                       
Net investment income
    (.03 )     (.06 )      
Net realized gains
    (.61 )            
     
Total distributions
    (.64 )     (.06 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.93     $ 11.12     $ 10.24  
     
 
                       
Total Returnc
    (5.72 %)     9.22 %     2.40 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 300     $ 318     $ 291  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                       
Net investment income
    0.56 %     0.55 %     0.81 %
Total expenses
    2.53 %     3.48 %     8.19 %
Net expensesd
    1.02 %     1.05 %     1.10 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    30 %     55 %     17 %
 
a   Since commencement of operations: October 3, 2008. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
 
b   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
c   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
d   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Mid Cap Value Fund returned -7.98%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value Index, had a -4.70% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small- to medium-sized companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon 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 a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by good stock selection in the Consumer Staples and an underweight in the Financials sector—the two sectors that contributed the most to portfolio return for the period. However, these benefits were not enough to offset poor stock selection in Industrials and Materials, the sectors that detracted most from return. The situation in Industrials was exacerbated by having an overweight (21% for the portfolio against 12% for the Index).
Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value. We continue to believe that some of the best value investment opportunities lie in energy, insurance and infrastructure-related investments.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Global Industries Ltd., an Energy holding which returned 44%, and RehabCare Group, Inc., a Health Care holding that returned 86%. The main detractors were Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and Owens-Illinois, Inc., which fell 50%.
Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
     
1   Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
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.
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
MID CAP VALUE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
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 9/30/11
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
A-Class
    -7.98 %     1.60 %     10.31 %
A-Class with sales charge
    -13.26 %     0.41 %     9.66 %
B-Class
    -8.66 %     0.85 %     9.62 %
B-Class with CDSC††
    -13.23 %     0.59 %     9.62 %
C-Class
    -8.68 %     0.84 %     9.46 %
C-Class with CDSC†††
    -9.59 %     0.84 %     9.46 %
Russell 2500 Value Index
    -4.70 %     -1.69 %     7.24 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
         
Inception Dates:        
A-Class
  May 1, 1997
B-Class
  May 1, 1997
C-Class
  January 29, 1999
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)        
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    3.7 %
Computer Sciences Corp.
    3.0 %
Cabela’s, Inc.
    2.8 %
Bemis Company, Inc.
    2.6 %
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
    2.5 %
WR Berkley Corp.
    2.4 %
American Financial Group, Inc.
    2.4 %
Covanta Holding Corp.
    2.3 %
Gulfport Energy Corp.
    2.2 %
IXYS Corp.
    2.1 %
 
Top Ten Total
    26.0 %
 
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2500 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase.
 
†††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
MID CAP VALUE FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS- 97.9%
               
Financials - 19.8%
               
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    1,256,910     $ 44,620,305  
WR Berkley Corp.
    956,310       28,392,844  
American Financial Group, Inc.1
    903,700       28,077,959  
Alleghany Corp.
    70,600       20,368,100  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
    387,754       17,817,296  
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
    246,700       11,969,884  
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
    1,263,932       11,779,846  
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
    177,000       11,292,600  
Old National Bancorp
    1,015,822       9,467,461  
Ocwen Financial Corp.*
    670,930       8,862,985  
Lexington Realty Trust
    1,207,800       7,899,012  
Associated Banc-Corp.
    731,277       6,800,876  
Northern Trust Corp.
    189,600       6,632,208  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    486,300       6,205,188  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
    177,930       6,076,310  
Investors Real Estate Trust
    674,800       4,858,560  
Redwood Trust, Inc.
    287,727       3,213,911  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    1,117,473       1,139,822  
 
             
Total Financials
            235,475,167  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 19.0%
               
Covanta Holding Corp.
    1,789,150       27,177,189  
GeoEye, Inc.*
    864,390       24,505,456  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    1,067,600       20,060,204  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    525,210       19,332,980  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    1,757,030       16,287,668  
General Cable Corp.*
    595,200       13,897,920  
Equifax, Inc.
    440,000       13,525,600  
Orbital Sciences Corp.*
    1,022,080       13,082,624  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    913,100       10,573,698  
URS Corp.*
    338,300       10,033,978  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    470,650       9,201,208  
ICF International, Inc.*
    437,700       8,233,137  
Force Protection, Inc.*
    2,066,525       7,956,121  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*
    221,411       7,370,772  
DryShips, Inc.*
    2,864,340       6,702,556  
Trex Company, Inc.*
    379,900       6,089,797  
Saia, Inc.*
    578,560       6,086,451  
United Stationers, Inc.
    178,902       4,875,080  
Thermoenergy Corp.*
    2,701,839       513,349  
UQM Technologies, Inc.*
    167,541       279,793  
 
             
Total Industrials
            225,785,581  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 12.9%
               
Cabela’s, Inc.*
    1,617,193       33,136,285  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.1
    2,006,100       22,929,723  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
    483,700       16,102,373  
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*
    655,900       15,354,619  
Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A
    356,000       14,101,160  
Scholastic Corp.
    386,600       10,836,398  
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    1,369,435       9,750,377  
Jack in the Box, Inc.*
    443,700       8,838,504  
Hanesbrands, Inc.*
    333,580       8,342,836  
DeVry, Inc.
    162,480       6,005,261  
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
    2,024,310       5,101,261  
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A
    242,534       2,585,412  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            153,084,209  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology - 11.6%
               
Computer Sciences Corp.
    1,317,120       35,364,672  
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*,2
    1,617,554       29,779,169  
IXYS Corp.*,2
    2,336,630       25,422,534  
Cree, Inc.*
    629,640       16,358,047  
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR*
    4,289,620       11,710,663  
Power-One, Inc.*
    2,509,259       11,291,666  
Symmetricom, Inc.*
    1,861,970       8,080,950  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            138,007,701  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 8.2%
               
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    1,101,077       26,624,042  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    701,740       15,936,516  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.*
    2,862,970       15,918,113  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*
    1,075,129       12,708,025  
Resolute Energy Corp.*
    917,600       10,423,936  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    714,400       7,686,944  
USEC, Inc.*
    2,743,730       4,417,405  
Arch Coal, Inc.
    253,500       3,696,030  
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.*
    20,812       315,306  
 
             
Total Energy
            97,726,317  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 7.8%
               
Bemis Company, Inc.
    1,060,180       31,073,876  
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
    1,313,740       19,863,749  
Sonoco Products Co.
    527,200       14,882,856  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
    2,079,300       10,604,430  
HB Fuller Co.
    486,504       8,864,103  
Landec Corp.*
    911,716       4,850,329  
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*
    519,596       3,341,002  
 
             
Total Materials
            93,480,345  
 
             
 
               
Utilities - 6.7%
               
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    953,117       18,395,158  
Black Hills Corp.
    501,860       15,376,990  
NorthWestern Corp.
    373,456       11,928,185  
UGI Corp.
    386,242       10,146,577  
American Water Works Company, Inc.
    322,720       9,739,690  
Allete, Inc.
    234,600       8,593,398  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    305,768       5,867,688  
 
             
Total Utilities
            80,047,686  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
MID CAP VALUE FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
Consumer Staples - 6.0%
               
JM Smucker Co.
    267,030     $ 19,463,817  
Hormel Foods Corp.
    701,840       18,963,717  
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*
    226,316       17,360,700  
Bunge Ltd.1
    160,890       9,378,278  
Beam, Inc.*
    121,500       6,570,720  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            71,737,232  
 
             
 
               
Health Care - 5.9%
               
Mednax, Inc.*
    347,641       21,776,232  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    390,780       12,032,116  
Hologic, Inc.*
    737,801       11,221,953  
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B
    261,940       8,905,960  
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
    530,250       8,823,360  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*
    811,136       6,991,993  
 
             
Total Health Care
            69,751,614  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,211,519,124)
            1,165,095,852  
 
             
 
               
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† - 0.0%
               
Thermoenergy Corp.*,3
    858,334       476,204  
 
             
 
               
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
(Cost $819,654)
            476,204  
 
             
 
               
WARRANTS†† - 0.0%
               
Thermoenergy Corp. $0.30, 07/31/153
    13,733,344       558,947  
 
             
 
               
Total Warrants
(Cost $1,240,348)
            558,947  
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS- 1.0%
               
iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund
    180,000       6,940,800  
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund
    79,860       4,554,416  
 
             
 
               
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $10,935,558)
            11,495,216  
 
             
 
    Face          
    Amount            
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 1.1%
               
 
       
Energy - 0.6%
               
USEC, Inc. 3.00% due 10/01/14 $13,600,000
    7,174,000          
                 
    Face        
    Amount     Value  
Industrials - 0.5%
               
DryShips, Inc. 5.00% due 12/01/14
  $ 9,425,000     $ 5,808,156  
 
             
 
               
Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $19,511,906)
            12,982,156  
 
             
 
               
Total Investments - 100.0%
(Cost $1,244,026,590)
          $ 1,190,608,375  
 
             
                 
    Contracts          
OPTIONS WRITTEN- (0.3)%
               
Call Options on:
               
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $15.00
    1,239       (30,975 )
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $62.50
    972       (320,760 )
 
             
Total Call Options
            (351,735 )
 
             
 
Put Options on:
               
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $12.50
    1,487       (312,270 )
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Expiring December 2011 with strike price of $7.00
    2,012       (380,268 )
Gulfport Energy Corp. Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $25.00
    2,001       (400,200 )
Northern Trust Corp. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $35.00
    1,740       (589,860 )
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $60.00
    1,012       (647,680 )
McDermott International, Inc Expiring November 2011 with strike price of $13.00
    4,925       (1,329,750 )
 
             
 
Total Put Options
            (3,660,028 )
 
             
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $3,146,202)
            (4,011,763 )
 
             
 
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.3%
            3,575,474  
 
             
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 1,190,172,086  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011.
 
2   Affiliated issuers — See Note 8.
 
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.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
     
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value
(cost $1,205,095,386)
  $ 1,135,406,672  
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value
(cost $38,931,204)
    55,201,703  
Cash
    7,988,668  
Prepaid expenses
    90,356  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    1,677,718  
Dividends
    1,063,929  
Fund shares sold
    925,739  
Interest
    360,984  
 
     
Total assets
    1,202,715,769  
 
     
 
Liabilities:
       
Options written, at value
(premiums received $3,146,202)
    4,011,763  
Payable for:
       
Securities purchased
    3,554,414  
Fund shares redeemed
    2,965,494  
Management fees
    822,746  
Distribution and service fees
    402,897  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    99,007  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    96,041  
Directors’ fees*
    9,130  
Miscellaneous
    582,191  
 
     
Total liabilities
    12,543,683  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 1,190,172,086  
 
     
 
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 1,236,560,361  
Undistributed net investment income
     
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
    7,895,501  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (54,283,776 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 1,190,172,086  
 
     
 
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 973,467,195  
Capital shares outstanding
    35,881,053  
Net asset value per share
  $ 27.13  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share
(Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 28.48  
 
     
 
B-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 27,960,158  
Capital shares outstanding
    1,216,371  
Net asset value per share
  $ 22.99  
 
     
 
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 188,744,733  
Capital shares outstanding
    7,969,549  
Net asset value per share
  $ 23.68  
 
     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 16,970,819  
Interest
    722,109  
 
     
Total investment income
    17,692,928  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    11,395,603  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,136,068  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    2,968,461  
B-Class
    400,840  
C-Class
    2,252,788  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    1,380,091  
Directors’ fees*
    117,539  
Miscellaneous
    482,046  
 
     
Total expenses
    21,133,436  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (3,440,508 )
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
    93,505,286  
Investments in affiliated issuers
    756,394  
Options written
    2,010,007  
 
     
Net realized gain
    96,271,687  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
    (209,339,144 )
Investments in affiliated issuers
    8,748,239  
Options written
    (1,503,487 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (202,094,392 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (105,822,705 )
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (109,263,213 )
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
     
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (3,440,508 )   $ 2,637,672  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    96,271,687       (2,816,034 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (202,094,392 )     120,886,412  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (109,263,213 )     120,708,050  
 
 
               
Distributions to shareholders from:
               
Net investment income
               
A-Class
    (2,703,664 )     (1,178,918 )
 
Total distributions to shareholders
    (2,703,664 )     (1,178,918 )
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class
    324,475,268       525,044,189  
B-Class
    1,151,877       2,160,769  
C-Class
    50,436,018       60,822,739  
Distributions reinvested
               
A-Class
    2,286,331       1,064,396  
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (319,562,384 )     (349,397,686 )
B-Class
    (13,883,753 )     (23,155,998 )
C-Class
    (35,726,724 )     (22,330,336 )
 
Net increase from capital share transactions
    9,176,633       194,208,073  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (102,790,244 )     313,737,205  
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    1,292,962,330       979,225,125  
 
End of year
  $ 1,190,172,086     $ 1,292,962,330  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $     $ 2,564,377  
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class
    9,983,874       18,798,275  
B-Class
    41,607       92,317  
C-Class
    1,764,740       2,460,598  
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
               
A-Class
    71,136       38,861  
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (9,926,468 )     (12,495,803 )
B-Class
    (506,587 )     (966,968 )
C-Class
    (1,274,995 )     (908,686 )
 
Net increase in shares
    153,307       7,018,594  
 
     
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 29.55     $ 26.58     $ 28.41     $ 40.79     $ 38.27  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)a
    (.03 )     .11       .08       .25       .25  
Net gain (loss) on investments
(realized and unrealized)
    (2.31 )     2.90       .82       (4.77 )     4.59  
     
Total from investment operations
    (2.34 )     3.01       .90       (4.52 )     4.84  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net investment income
    (.08 )     (.04 )     (.14 )     (.14 )     (.23 )
Net realized gains
                (2.59 )     (7.72 )     (2.09 )
     
Total distributions
    (.08 )     (.04 )     (2.73 )     (7.86 )     (2.32 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 27.13     $ 29.55     $ 26.58     $ 28.41     $ 40.79  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (7.98 )%     11.32 %     6.90 %     (12.48 )%     12.96 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 973,467     $ 1,056,655     $ 781,883     $ 656,044     $ 687,484  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.10 )%     0.38 %     0.40 %     0.79 %     0.61 %
Total expenses
    1.32 %     1.37 %     1.48 %     1.37 %     1.32 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    28 %     23 %     31 %     68 %     44 %
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
B-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 25.17     $ 22.78     $ 24.83     $ 36.78     $ 34.76  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.24 )     (.09 )     (.06 )     (— )c     (.04 )
Net gain (loss) on investments
(realized and unrealized)
    (1.94 )     2.48       .60       (4.23 )     4.15  
     
Total from investment operations
    (2.18 )     2.39       .54       (4.23 )     4.11  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                (2.59 )     (7.72 )     (2.09 )
     
Total distributions
                (2.59 )     (7.72 )     (2.09 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 22.99     $ 25.17     $ 22.78     $ 24.83     $ 36.78  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (8.66 )%     10.49 %     6.17 %     (13.14 )%     12.10 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 27,960     $ 42,321     $ 58,221     $ 66,641     $ 106,179  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.86 )%     (0.40 )%     (0.34 )%     (0.01 )%     (0.10 )%
Total expenses
    2.07 %     2.12 %     2.23 %     2.12 %     2.07 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    28 %     23 %     31 %     68 %     44 %
     
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 25.93     $ 23.47     $ 25.49     $ 37.54     $ 35.43  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.24 )     (.09 )     (.07 )     (— )c     (.05 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (2.01 )     2.55       .64       (4.33 )     4.25  
     
Total from investment operations
    (2.25 )     2.46       .57       (4.33 )     4.20  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                (2.59 )     (7.72 )     (2.09 )
     
Total distributions
                (2.59 )     (7.72 )     (2.09 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 23.68     $ 25.93     $ 23.47     $ 25.49     $ 37.54  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (8.68 %)     10.48 %     6.13 %     (13.15 %)     12.13 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 188,745     $ 193,986     $ 139,121     $ 113,192     $ 176,746  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.85 %)     (0.37 %)     (0.35 %)     (0.01 %)     (0.12 %)
Total expenses
    2.07 %     2.12 %     2.22 %     2.12 %     2.07 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    28 %     23 %     31 %     68 %     44 %
 
a   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the year.
 
b   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
c   Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share.
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund returned -8.05%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value Index, had a -4.70% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small- to medium-sized companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon 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 a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by good stock selection in the Consumer Staples and an underweight in the Financials sector—the two sectors that contributed the most to portfolio return for the period. However, these benefits were not enough to offset poor stock selection in Industrials and Materials, the sectors that detracted most from return. The situation in Industrials was exacerbated by having an overweight (21% for the portfolio against 12% for the Index).
Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value. We continue to believe that some of the best value investment opportunities lie in energy, insurance and infrastructure-related investments.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Global Industries Ltd., an Energy holding which returned 44%, and RehabCare Group, Inc., a Health Care holding that returned 86%. The main detractors were Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and Owens-Illinois, Inc., which fell 50%.
Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
     
1   Performance figures do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
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.
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
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 9/30/2011
                 
            Since  
            Inception  
    1 Year     (07/11/08)  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    -8.05 %     4.59 %
Russell 2500 Value Index
    -4.70 %     0.84 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Inception Date:
July 11, 2008
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)        
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    3.8 %
Computer Sciences Corp.
    3.1 %
Cabela’s, Inc.
    2.8 %
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
    2.6 %
Bemis Company, Inc.
    2.5 %
WR Berkley Corp.
    2.4 %
American Financial Group, Inc.
    2.3 %
Covanta Holding Corp.
    2.3 %
Gulfport Energy Corp.
    2.2 %
IXYS Corp.
    2.2 %
   
Top Ten Total
    26.2 %
   
    “ Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2500 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS- 97.5%
               
 
               
Financials - 20.1%
               
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    502,891     $ 17,852,630  
WR Berkley Corp.
    383,810       11,395,319  
American Financial Group, Inc.1
    353,570       10,985,420  
Alleghany Corp.
    28,808       8,311,108  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
    151,923       6,980,862  
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
    104,200       5,055,784  
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
    502,507       4,683,365  
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
    73,300       4,676,540  
Old National Bancorp
    393,845       3,670,635  
Ocwen Financial Corp.*
    260,360       3,439,356  
Lexington Realty Trust
    481,300       3,147,702  
Associated Banc-Corp.
    292,352       2,718,874  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    205,900       2,627,284  
Northern Trust Corp.
    74,460       2,604,611  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
    74,550       2,545,882  
Investors Real Estate Trust
    245,000       1,764,000  
Redwood Trust, Inc.
    125,600       1,402,952  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    557,384       568,532  
Bimini Capital Management, Inc. — Class A
    445,113       269,293  
 
             
Total Financials
            94,700,149  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 19.5%
               
Covanta Holding Corp.
    710,040       10,785,508  
GeoEye, Inc.*
    353,900       10,033,065  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    443,200       8,327,728  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    213,600       7,862,616  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    692,070       6,415,489  
General Cable Corp.*
    243,600       5,688,060  
Equifax, Inc.
    181,500       5,579,310  
Orbital Sciences Corp.*
    397,788       5,091,686  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    386,640       4,477,291  
URS Corp.*
    148,040       4,390,866  
Babcock & Wilcox Co.*
    196,600       3,843,530  
Force Protection, Inc.*
    913,803       3,518,142  
ICF International, Inc.*
    178,910       3,365,297  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*
    86,961       2,894,932  
DryShips, Inc.*
    1,199,870       2,807,696  
Trex Company, Inc.*
    151,200       2,423,736  
Saia, Inc.*
    219,570       2,309,876  
United Stationers, Inc.
    78,556       2,140,651  
UQM Technologies, Inc.*
    67,422       112,595  
 
             
Total Industrials
            92,068,074  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 13.1%
               
Cabela’s, Inc.*
    647,661       13,270,574  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.1
    789,170       9,020,213  
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*
    272,717       6,384,305  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
    189,760       6,317,110  
Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A
    149,690       5,929,221  
Scholastic Corp.
    157,600       4,417,528  
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    574,257       4,088,710  
Jack in the Box, Inc.*
    183,130       3,647,950  
Hanesbrands, Inc.*
    140,160       3,505,402  
DeVry, Inc.
    66,060       2,441,578  
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
    824,826       2,078,561  
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A
    89,226       951,149  
HydroGen Corp.*,2
    1,265,700       18,985  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            62,071,286  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology - 11.9%
               
Computer Sciences Corp.
    537,370       14,428,385  
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
    669,475       12,325,035  
IXYS Corp.*
    938,179       10,207,388  
Cree, Inc.*
    254,300       6,606,714  
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR*
    1,770,399       4,833,189  
Power-One, Inc.*
    1,027,775       4,624,987  
Symmetricom, Inc.*
    696,000       3,020,640  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            56,046,338  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 8.3%
               
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    427,612       10,339,658  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.*
    1,191,351       6,623,912  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    273,230       6,205,053  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*
    422,250       4,990,995  
Resolute Energy Corp.*
    383,600       4,357,696  
McDermott International, Inc.*
    277,300       2,983,748  
USEC, Inc.*
    1,248,200       2,009,602  
Arch Coal, Inc.
    102,500       1,494,450  
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.*
    8,718       132,082  
 
             
Total Energy
            39,137,196  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 7.6%
               
Bemis Company, Inc.
    399,150       11,699,086  
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
    513,300       7,761,096  
Sonoco Products Co.
    186,500       5,264,895  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
    830,700       4,236,570  
HB Fuller Co.
    200,316       3,649,758  
Landec Corp.*
    358,600       1,907,752  
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*
    241,514       1,552,935  
 
             
Total Materials
            36,072,092  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples - 5.7%
               
Hormel Foods Corp.
    261,520       7,066,270  
JM Smucker Co.
    95,950       6,993,795  
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*
    88,922       6,821,207  
Bunge Ltd.1
    65,420       3,813,332  
Beam, Inc.*
    44,000       2,379,520  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            27,074,124  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
Utilities - 5.7%
               
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    402,735     $ 7,772,786  
Black Hills Corp.
    211,540       6,481,586  
NorthWestern Corp.
    145,676       4,652,891  
Allete, Inc.
    91,500       3,351,645  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    123,467       2,369,332  
UGI Corp.
    87,960       2,310,709  
 
             
Total Utilities
            26,938,949  
 
             
 
               
Health Care - 5.6%
               
Mednax, Inc.*
    114,813       7,191,886  
Hologic, Inc.*
    307,882       4,682,885  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    151,230       4,656,372  
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
    211,450       3,518,528  
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B
    102,930       3,499,620  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*
    340,497       2,935,084  
ICU Medical, Inc.*
    2,400       88,320  
 
             
Total Health Care
            26,572,695  
 
             
 
               
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $493,846,610)
            460,680,903  
 
             
 
               
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† - 0.1%
               
Thermoenergy Corp.*,3
    793,750       440,372  
 
             
 
               
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
(Cost $757,981)
            440,372  
 
               
WARRANTS†† - 0.1%
               
Thermoenergy Corp. $0.30, 07/31/153
    12,700,000       516,890  
 
             
 
               
Total Warrants
(Cost $1,147,020)
            516,890  
 
             
                 
    Face        
    Amount        
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 1.0%
               
 
               
Energy — 0.6%
               
USEC, Inc. 3.00% due 10/01/14
  $ 5,500,000       2,901,250  
 
               
 
               
Industrials — 0.4%
               
DryShips, Inc. 5.00% due 12/01/14
    2,725,000       1,679,281  
 
               
 
               
Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $6,563,744)
            4,580,531  
 
               
         
    Value  
Total Investments - 98.7%
(Cost $502,315,355)
  $ 466,218,696  
                 
    Contracts        
OPTIONS WRITTEN- (0.3)%
               
Call Options on:
               
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $15.00
    522       (13,050 )
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $62.50
    409       (134,970 )
 
             
Total Call Options
            (148,020 )
 
             
 
Put Options on:
               
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $12.50
    626       (131,460 )
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Expiring December 2011 with strike price of $7.00
    845       (159,705 )
Gulfport Energy Corp. Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $25.00
    840       (168,000 )
Northern Trust Corp. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $35.00
    735       (249,165 )
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $60.00
    425       (272,000 )
McDermott International, Inc Expiring November 2011 with strike price of $13.00
    1,940       (523,800 )
 
             
Total Put Options
            (1,504,130 )
 
             
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $1,308,247)
            (1,652,150 )
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 1.6%
            7,699,459  
 
             
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 472,266,005  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011.
 
2   Affiliated issuers — See Note 8.
 
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.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
     
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MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value
(cost $502,312,824)
  $ 466,199,711  
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value
(cost $2,531)
    18,985  
Cash
    2,981,570  
Prepaid expenses
    44,617  
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
    6,090,693  
Dividends
    416,191  
Securities sold
    377,832  
Interest
    127,881  
Investment advisor
    99,951  
 
     
Total assets
    476,357,431  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities:
       
Options written, at value
(premiums received $1,308,247)
    1,652,150  
Payable for:
       
Securities purchased
    1,205,174  
Fund shares redeemed
    811,563  
Management fees
    310,116  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    39,281  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    16,194  
Directors’ fees*
    7,142  
Miscellaneous
    49,806  
 
     
Total liabilities
    4,091,426  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 472,266,005  
 
     
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 464,162,426  
Undistributed net investment income
    1,977,505  
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
    42,566,636  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (36,440,562 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 472,266,005  
 
     
 
       
Net assets
  $ 472,266,005  
Capital shares outstanding
    47,348,439  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.97  
 
     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends
  $ 6,886,066  
Interest
    445,520  
 
     
Total investment income
    7,331,586  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    4,428,783  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    455,193  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    560,972  
Directors’ fees*
    62,653  
Miscellaneous
    253,118  
 
     
Total expenses
    5,760,719  
Less:
       
Expenses waived by advisor
    (443,419 )
 
     
Net expenses
    5,317,300  
 
     
Net investment income
    2,014,286  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    45,286,587  
Options written
    782,329  
 
     
Net realized gain
    46,068,916  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
    (92,848,671 )
Investments in affiliated issuers
    15,062  
Options written
    (580,465 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (93,414,074 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (47,345,158 )
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (45,330,872 )
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
     
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MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 2,014,286     $ 3,027,929  
Net realized gain on investments
    46,068,916       21,766,168  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (93,414,074 )     19,799,839  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (45,330,872 )     44,593,936  
 
 
               
Distributions to shareholders from:
               
Net investment income
    (3,064,710 )     (326,334 )
Net realized gains
    (22,149,496 )     (11,082,828 )
 
Total distributions to shareholders
    (25,214,206 )     (11,409,162 )
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    230,594,999       259,968,422  
Distributions reinvested
    10,706,814       5,348,897  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (212,937,728 )     (101,510,411 )
 
Net increase from capital share transactions
    28,364,085       163,806,908  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (42,180,993 )     196,991,682  
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    514,446,998       317,455,316  
 
End of year
  $ 472,266,005     $ 514,446,998  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $ 1,977,505     $ 3,027,929  
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
    19,002,513       23,979,841  
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
    905,056       509,904  
Shares redeemed
    (17,934,768 )     (9,372,413 )
 
Net increase in shares
    1,972,801       15,117,332  
 
     
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MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2009     2008a  
 
Per Share Data
                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 11.34     $ 10.49     $ 10.68     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment incomeb
    .04       .08       .08       .04  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.87 )     1.13       .27       .64  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.83 )     1.21       .35       .68  
 
Less distributions from:
                               
Net investment income
    (.06 )     (.01 )     (.06 )      
Net realized gains
    (.48 )     (.35 )     (.48 )      
     
Total distributions
    (.54 )     (.36 )     (.54 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.97     $ 11.34     $ 10.49     $ 10.68  
     
 
                               
Total Return
    (8.05 %)     11.76 %     5.30 %     6.80 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 472,266     $ 514,447     $ 317,455     $ 17,436  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                               
Net investment income
    0.34 %     0.78 %     0.82 %     1.81 %
Total expenses
    0.98 %     0.95 %     0.98 %     1.19 %
Net expensesc
    0.90 %     0.90 %     0.91 %     1.10 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    38 %     20 %     76 %     63 %
 
a   Since commencement of operations: July 11, 2008. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
 
b   Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
c   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Small Cap Growth Fund returned -2.78%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, had a -1.12% return.
The Fund seeks to deliver long-term growth of capital by investing in securities of small-sized companies that have solid potential for long-term growth. The Fund selects companies that appear to have sustainable revenue and earnings growth, a competitive advantage, superior financial characteristics and strong management.
The Fund uses a combination of a qualitative macroeconomic approach in reviewing growth trends that is based on several fixed income factors, such as bond spreads and interest rates, along with a quantitative, fundamental bottom-up approach.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by stock selection in Consumer Discretionary and Materials, the sectors contributing the most to the portfolio’s performance. Holdings in the portfolio’s Consumer Discretionary sector, whose nearly 19% weight was slightly larger than the Index allocation, returned almost 9%, compared with a loss of nearly 4% in the sector in the Index. The sectors that detracted the most from performance were Information Technology and Energy sectors, where stock selection was the main factor in underperformance. In the Energy sector, whose nearly 6% weight in the portfolio was similar to that of the Index, holdings in the portfolio lost 9%, compared with a return of -0.78% for the sector in the Index.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Tempur-Pedic International, Inc., which returned 74%, and InterDigital, Inc., which returned 56%.
Leading detractors to performance were two Technology holdings: VanceInfo Technologies, Inc., which was off 79%, and Ciena Corp., which fell 55%.
Because the slope of the Treasury Yield Curve (the difference between the 3-month and 10-year) remains far steeper than levels prior to past recessions, we continue to believe the U.S. economy will avoid recession, but turn in subpar 1.5%-2% growth over the next year or so. Additionally, bond spreads (10-year single-A bond) have widened, but not to the levels we saw in 2008. Both factors indicate a diminished risk environment but not a crisis such as 2008.
Since our indicators are not particularly positive, we expect to keep the beta of our portfolio similar to that of the benchmark. We will remain in cyclical names within certain sectors where the dollar’s strength is a tailwind, such as the consumer cyclical sector. We do anticipate that Europe will eventually provide a strong response to its sovereign crisis which should lift the markets.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Joseph O’Connor, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of Joseph O’Connor as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
1   Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
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.
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
The Russell 2000®Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of small-to-mid cap U.S. companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
A-Class
    -2.78 %     -3.63 %     2.86 %
A-Class with sales charge
    -8.38 %     -4.76 %     2.25 %
B-Class
    -3.41 %     -4.32 %     2.25 %
B-Class with CDSC††
    -8.24 %     -4.67 %     2.25 %
C-Class
    -3.44 %     -4.33 %     2.10 %
C-Class with CDSC†††
    -4.40 %     -4.33 %     2.10 %
Russell 2000 Growth Index
    -1.12 %     0.96 %     5.45 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
         
Inception Dates:        
A-Class
  October 15, 1997
B-Class
  October 15, 1997
C-Class
  January 29, 1999
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)        
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    2.2 %
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
    2.1 %
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
    1.9 %
Life Time Fitness, Inc.
    1.9 %
Oil States International, Inc.
    1.8 %
Jarden Corp.
    1.7 %
Nuance Communications, Inc.
    1.6 %
Solera Holdings, Inc.
    1.6 %
SonoSite, Inc. — Class A
    1.5 %
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
    1.5 %
   
Top Ten Total
    17.8 %
   
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase.
 
†††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
the RYDEX|SGI equity funds annual report | 43

 


 

     
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS- 94.7%
               
 
               
Information Technology - 25.2%
               
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
    30,520     $ 282,005  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.*
    2,925       271,148  
Nuance Communications, Inc.*
    10,405       211,846  
Solera Holdings, Inc.
    4,000       202,000  
Sourcefire, Inc.*
    7,350       196,686  
TIBCO Software, Inc.*
    8,700       194,793  
Opnet Technologies, Inc.
    4,950       172,804  
Aspen Technology, Inc.*
    10,700       163,389  
CommVault Systems, Inc.*
    4,050       150,093  
SYNNEX Corp.*
    5,630       147,506  
Informatica Corp.*
    3,040       124,488  
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*
    22,600       118,650  
Netgear, Inc.*
    4,350       112,622  
LogMeIn, Inc.*
    3,350       111,253  
Ciena Corp.*
    9,000       100,800  
SolarWinds, Inc.*
    4,520       99,530  
Nanometrics, Inc.*
    6,290       91,205  
Harmonic, Inc.*
    21,350       90,951  
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*
    4,710       90,432  
Newport Corp.*
    8,300       89,723  
Cavium, Inc.*
    2,900       78,329  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*
    3,710       74,052  
Meru Networks, Inc.*
    5,930       48,329  
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR*
    5,600       37,688  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            3,260,322  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 19.7%
               
Life Time Fitness, Inc.*
    6,520       240,262  
Jarden Corp.
    7,765       219,439  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
    5,925       197,243  
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*
    4,200       185,262  
Gentex Corp.
    6,700       161,135  
Vail Resorts, Inc.
    3,725       140,768  
Hanesbrands, Inc.*
    5,490       137,305  
MDC Partners, Inc. — Class A
    9,400       135,548  
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
    4,075       134,353  
PVH Corp.
    2,270       132,205  
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*
    1,925       119,793  
Select Comfort Corp.*
    8,360       116,789  
Jos A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*
    2,360       110,047  
Stage Stores, Inc.
    7,400       102,638  
Lennar Corp. — Class A
    7,450       100,873  
SodaStream International Ltd.*
    2,975       98,324  
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*
    9,100       82,628  
Cost Plus, Inc.*
    11,240       70,812  
Harman International Industries, Inc.
    2,270       64,876  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            2,550,300  
 
             
 
               
Health Care - 17.1%
               
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*
    8,590       240,434  
SonoSite, Inc.*
    6,610       200,547  
Endologix, Inc.*
    19,400       194,776  
Cepheid, Inc.*
    4,900       190,267  
Mednax, Inc.*
    2,620       164,117  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*
    5,000       159,350  
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*
    23,440       143,922  
Hologic, Inc.*
    8,660       131,719  
Haemonetics Corp.*
    2,155       126,025  
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*
    3,230       115,537  
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
    3,745       112,425  
Teleflex, Inc.
    1,830       98,399  
NxStage Medical, Inc.*
    4,050       84,483  
Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A*
    10,770       74,528  
Angiodynamics, Inc.*
    4,260       55,976  
NuVasive, Inc.*
    2,500       42,675  
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    3,300       37,950  
CardioNet, Inc.*
    12,550       37,650  
 
             
Total Health Care
            2,210,780  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 13.9%
               
Wabtec Corp.
    3,150       166,541  
IDEX Corp.
    5,200       162,032  
WABCO Holdings, Inc.*
    4,190       158,633  
Kansas City Southern*
    2,945       147,132  
BE Aerospace, Inc.*
    4,440       147,008  
Pall Corp.
    3,240       137,376  
Crane Co.
    3,500       124,915  
Interface, Inc. — Class A
    10,430       123,700  
AECOM Technology Corp.*
    6,410       113,265  
Navistar International Corp.*
    3,500       112,420  
Regal-Beloit Corp.
    2,390       108,458  
Towers Watson & Co. — Class A
    1,800       107,604  
Pentair, Inc.
    3,290       105,313  
A123 Systems, Inc.*
    25,800       88,752  
 
             
Total Industrials
            1,803,149  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 6.4%
               
Oil States International, Inc.*
    4,660       237,287  
Superior Energy Services, Inc.*
    6,830       179,219  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.*
    6,250       141,937  
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.
    1,200       123,036  
Stone Energy Corp.*
    5,750       93,208  
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*
    2,300       49,565  
 
             
Total Energy
            824,252  
 
             
 
               
Financials - 4.7%
               
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*
    8,250       188,513  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
    5,311       184,557  
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.
    5,900       131,334  
Stifel Financial Corp.*
    4,005       106,373  
 
             
Total Financials
            610,777  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 3.9%
               
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
    4,390       194,389  
Solutia, Inc.*
    9,600       123,360  
     
44 | the RYDEX | SGI equity funds annual report   See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

     
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
    2,670     $ 98,096  
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
    1,760       90,059  
 
             
Total Materials
            505,904  
 
             
 
               
Utilities - 2.6%
               
ITC Holdings Corp.
    2,270       175,766  
NorthWestern Corp.
    5,050       161,297  
 
             
Total Utilities
            337,063  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services - 1.2%
               
SBA Communications Corp. — Class A*
    4,450       153,436  
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $12,063,145)
            12,255,983  
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND- 1.5%
               
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund
    2,570       188,818  
 
             
 
               
Total Exchange Traded Fund
(Cost $230,743)
            188,818  
 
             
 
Total Investments - 96.2%
(Cost $12,293,888)
          $ 12,444,801  
 
             
 
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 3.8%
            496,828  
 
             
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 12,941,629  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
     
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value
(cost $12,293,888)
  $ 12,444,801  
Cash
    626,520  
Prepaid expenses
    8,564  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    82,729  
Fund shares sold
    4,224  
Dividends
    1,811  
 
     
Total assets
    13,168,649  
 
     
 
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Securities purchased
    121,872  
Fund shares redeemed
    66,012  
Management fees
    9,585  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    4,725  
Distribution and service fees
    4,519  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    1,057  
Directors’ fees*
    266  
Miscellaneous
    18,984  
 
     
Total liabilities
    227,020  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 12,941,629  
 
     
 
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 16,907,487  
Undistributed net investment income
     
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (4,116,771 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    150,913  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 12,941,629  
 
     
 
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 10,395,675  
Capital shares outstanding
    872,979  
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.91  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share
(Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 12.50  
 
     
 
B-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 1,262,424  
Capital shares outstanding
    120,522  
Net asset value per share
  $ 10.47  
 
     
 
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 1,283,530  
Capital shares outstanding
    120,226  
Net asset value per share
  $ 10.68  
 
     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $376)
  $ 72,538  
 
     
Total investment income
    72,538  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    143,919  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    74,218  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    34,413  
B-Class
    14,511  
C-Class
    17,153  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    25,000  
Registration fees
    38,539  
Directors’ fees*
    1,663  
Miscellaneous
    31,813  
 
     
Total expenses
    381,229  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (308,691 )
 
     
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    2,614,617  
 
     
Net realized gain
    2,614,617  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (2,745,033 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (2,745,033 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (130,416 )
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (439,107 )
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
     
46 | the RYDEX | SGI equity funds annual report   See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (308,691 )   $ (246,891 )
Net realized gain on investments
    2,614,617       2,427,963  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (2,745,033 )     (19,339 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (439,107 )     2,161,733  
 
Distributions to shareholders
           
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class
    7,162,239       7,166,260  
B-Class
    476,803       126,073  
C-Class
    438,345       164,394  
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (8,281,727 )     (7,013,788 )
B-Class
    (573,179 )     (691,365 )
C-Class
    (606,748 )     (397,619 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (1,384,267 )     (646,045 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (1,823,374 )     1,515,688  
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    14,765,003       13,249,315  
 
End of year
  $ 12,941,629     $ 14,765,003  
 
Undistributed net investment income
  $     $  
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class
    488,818       641,027  
B-Class
    35,998       12,444  
C-Class
    32,398       16,059  
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (583,053 )     (617,198 )
B-Class
    (46,201 )     (69,069 )
C-Class
    (47,660 )     (38,473 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (119,700 )     (55,210 )
 
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.   the RYDEX | SGI equity funds annual report | 47

 


 

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 12.25     $ 10.56     $ 11.43     $ 18.53     $ 15.63  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.24 )     (.18 )     (.18 )     (.24 )     (.23 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.10 )     1.87       (.63 )     (5.55 )     3.13  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.34 )     1.69       (.81 )     (5.79 )     2.90  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                (.06 )     (1.31 )      
     
Total distributions
                (.06 )     (1.31 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.91     $ 12.25     $ 10.56     $ 11.43     $ 18.53  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (2.78 %)     16.00 %     (6.89 %)     (33.25 %)     18.55 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 10,396     $ 11,847     $ 9,966     $ 12,414     $ 45,430  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (1.68 %)     (1.55 %)     (2.04 %)     (1.59 %)     (1.32 %)
Total expenses
    2.11 %     2.26 %     2.67 %     1.98 %     1.80 %
Net expensesc
    2.11 %     2.26 %     2.60 %     1.98 %     1.80 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    101 %     112 %     200 %     169 %     145 %
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
B-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.85     $ 9.43     $ 10.28     $ 16.92     $ 14.38  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.30 )     (.23 )     (.21 )     (.32 )     (.33 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.08 )     1.65       (.58 )     (5.01 )     2.87  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.38 )     1.42       (.79 )     (5.33 )     2.54  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                (.06 )     (1.31 )      
     
Total distributions
                (.06 )     (1.31 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.47     $ 10.85     $ 9.43     $ 10.28     $ 16.92  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (3.41 %)     15.06 %     (7.47 %)     (33.72 %)     17.66 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,262     $ 1,419     $ 1,766     $ 2,675     $ 5,792  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (2.44 %)     (2.30 %)     (2.77 %)     (2.42 %)     (2.07 %)
Total expenses
    2.87 %     3.02 %     3.41 %     2.82 %     2.56 %
Net expensesc
    2.87 %     3.02 %     3.33 %     2.82 %     2.56 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    101 %     112 %     200 %     169 %     145 %
     
48 | the RYDEX | SGI equity funds annual report   See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 11.06     $ 9.61     $ 10.48     $ 17.23     $ 14.64  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.31 )     (.24 )     (.22 )     (.33 )     (.33 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.07 )     1.69       (.59 )     (5.11 )     2.92  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.38 )     1.45       (.81 )     (5.44 )     2.59  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                (.06 )     (1.31 )      
     
Total distributions
                (.06 )     (1.31 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.68     $ 11.06     $ 9.61     $ 10.48     $ 17.23  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (3.44 %)     15.09 %     (7.51 %)     (33.76 %)     17.69 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,284     $ 1,499     $ 1,518     $ 2,318     $ 3,964  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (2.43 %)     (2.31 %)     (2.77 %)     (2.43 %)     (2.07 %)
Total expenses
    2.86 %     3.02 %     3.40 %     2.83 %     2.56 %
Net expensesc
    2.86 %     3.02 %     3.33 %     2.83 %     2.56 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    101 %     112 %     200 %     169 %     145 %
 
a   Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the year.
 
b   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
c   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.   the RYDEX | SGI equity funds annual report | 49

 


 

     
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Small Cap Value Fund returned -7.31%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index, had a -5.99% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon 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 a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by good stock selection in both the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors—which contributed the most to the portfolio’s return for the period. However, these benefits were not enough to offset poor stock selection in Industrials and Financials. The situation in Industrials was exacerbated by having an overweight (24% for the portfolio against 15% for the Index). Financials detracted despite a 20-percentage point underweight (17% for the portfolio and 37% for the Index).
Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value. We continue to believe that some of the best value investment opportunities lie in energy, insurance and infrastructure-related investments.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Global Industries Ltd., an Energy holding which returned 44%, and LSB Industries, Inc., a Materials holding that returned 148%. The main detractors were Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A, which fell 52%, and Abraxas Petroleum Corp., which fell 46%.
Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
1 Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small to mid-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.
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
The Russell 2000®Value Index is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the small cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe and which includes companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
                 
            Since  
            Inception  
    1 Year     (07/11/08)  
A-Class
    -7.31 %     12.78 %
A-Class with sales charge
    -12.66 %     10.73 %
C-Class
    -8.07 %     11.97 %
C-Class with CDSC††
    -8.87 %     11.97 %
Institutional Class
    -7.11 %     13.04 %
Russell 2000 Value Index
    -5.99 %     -0.48 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
     
Inception Dates:    
A-Class
  July 11, 2008
C-Class
  July 11, 2008
Institutional Class
  July 11, 2008
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)        
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
    3.7 %
Cabela’s, Inc.
    2.7 %
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
    2.4 %
GeoEye, Inc.
    2.2 %
Gulfport Energy Corp.
    2.1 %
Standard Microsystems Corp.
    2.1 %
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
    2.1 %
IXYS Corp.
    2.0 %
Myers Industries, Inc.
    2.0 %
Black Hills Corp.
    1.9 %
 
Top Ten Total
    23.2 %
 
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS- 97.6%
               
 
               
Financials - 18.6%
               
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.1
    11,020     $ 391,210  
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
    4,015       194,808  
1st Source Corp.
    8,260       172,056  
Horace Mann Educators Corp.
    14,920       170,237  
SeaBright Holdings, Inc.
    22,830       164,376  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
    3,248       149,246  
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.
    41,920       130,371  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    6,120       78,091  
Heritage Financial Corp.
    6,860       75,734  
Solar Senior Capital Ltd.
    5,296       75,680  
Ocwen Financial Corp.*
    5,560       73,448  
Lexington Realty Trust
    10,670       69,782  
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
    6,340       59,089  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
    1,500       51,225  
Bancfirst Corp.
    1,514       50,204  
Redwood Trust, Inc.
    2,650       29,600  
First Marblehead Corp.*
    19,362       19,749  
First Horizon National Corp.
           
 
             
Total Financials
            1,954,906  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology - 18.0%
               
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
    13,900       255,899  
Standard Microsystems Corp.*
    11,373       220,636  
IXYS Corp.*
    19,630       213,574  
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
    11,599       175,609  
Cree, Inc.*
    5,500       142,890  
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.*
    54,270       138,931  
Digi International, Inc.*
    11,227       123,497  
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.*
    5,980       119,241  
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR*
    41,467       113,205  
KIT Digital, Inc.*
    11,720       98,448  
Power-One, Inc.*
    18,173       81,779  
Intermec, Inc.*
    11,220       73,155  
Perficient, Inc.*
    8,920       65,294  
Symmetricom, Inc.*
    11,100       48,174  
Methode Electronics, Inc.
    3,045       22,624  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            1,892,956  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 17.4%
               
GeoEye, Inc.*
    8,330       236,155  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    4,560       167,854  
Force Protection, Inc.*
    43,440       167,244  
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
    38,350       156,084  
ICF International, Inc.*
    7,850       147,658  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
    14,960       138,679  
Orbital Sciences Corp.*
    9,876       126,413  
EnergySolutions, Inc.*
    33,188       117,154  
General Cable Corp.*
    4,910       114,648  
Saia, Inc.*
    10,180       107,094  
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A*
    9,060       104,915  
Celadon Group, Inc.
    10,212       90,683  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*
    1,973       65,681  
DryShips, Inc.*
    24,770       57,962  
Energy Recovery, Inc.*
    10,898       32,803  
 
             
Total Industrials
            1,831,027  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 15.3%
               
Cabela’s, Inc.*
    13,819       283,151  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.1
    19,100       218,313  
International Speedway Corp. — Class A
    8,040       183,634  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*
    4,600       153,134  
DeVry, Inc.
    3,760       138,970  
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*
    54,610       137,617  
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*,1
    5,510       128,989  
MDC Partners, Inc. — Class A
    8,239       118,806  
Scholastic Corp.
    3,620       101,469  
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
    11,564       82,336  
Hanesbrands, Inc.*
    2,840       71,028  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            1,617,447  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 11.1%
               
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
    9,235       223,302  
Parker Drilling Co.*
    41,470       182,053  
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*
    28,916       150,652  
Tesco Corp.*
    12,810       148,596  
Abraxas Petroleum Corp.*
    52,820       139,445  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*
    9,564       113,047  
Resolute Energy Corp.*
    8,360       94,970  
Petroleum Development Corp.*
    3,290       63,793  
USEC, Inc.*
    29,420       47,366  
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.*
    180       2,727  
 
             
Total Energy
            1,165,951  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 7.3%
               
Myers Industries, Inc.
    20,660       209,699  
TPC Group, Inc.*
    7,560       151,805  
A. Schulman, Inc.
    8,040       136,600  
Landec Corp.*
    20,173       107,320  
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*
    14,540       93,492  
HB Fuller Co.
    4,167       75,923  
 
             
Total Materials
            774,839  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples - 4.5%
               
Spartan Stores, Inc.
    8,860       137,153  
Smart Balance, Inc.*
    20,500       120,950  
Orchids Paper Products Co.
    9,569       119,517  
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.*
    15,600       92,352  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            469,972  
 
             
 
               
Health Care - 3.1%
               
ICU Medical, Inc.*
    5,180       190,624  
Mednax, Inc.*
    1,240       77,673  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*
    6,980       60,168  
 
             
Total Health Care
            328,465  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
Utilities - 2.3%
               
Black Hills Corp.
    6,410     $ 196,402  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    2,346       45,020  
 
             
Total Utilities
            241,422  
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $12,306,222)
            10,276,985  
 
             
 
               
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† -0.0%
               
Thermoenergy Corp.*,2
    6,250       3,468  
 
             
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
(Cost $5,968)
            3,468  
 
             
 
               
WARRANTS†† - 0.0%
               
Thermoenergy Corp.2 $0.30, 07/31/15
    100,000       4,070  
 
             
Total Warrants
(Cost $9,032)
            4,070  
 
             
                 
    Face        
    Amount        
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 0.8%
               
 
               
Industrials - 0.8%
               
DryShips, Inc. 5.00% due 12/01/14
  $ 125,000       77,031  
 
             
Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $93,467)
            77,031  
 
             
Total Investments - 98.4%
(Cost $12,414,689)
          $ 10,361,554  
 
             
                 

           
    Contracts     Value  
OPTIONS WRITTEN- (0.2)%
               
Call Options on:
               
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $15.00
    10     $ (250 )
Maidenform Brands, Inc.†† Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $25.00
    21       (3,045 )
 
             
Total Call Options
            (3,295 )
 
             
Put Options on:
               
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $12.50
    13       (2,730 )
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Expiring December 2011 with strike price of $7.00
    19       (3,591 )
Gulfport Energy Corp. Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $25.00
    19       (3,800 )
Maidenform Brands, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $22.50
    23       (5,520 )
 
             
Total Put Options
            (15,641 )
 
             
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $17,903)
            (18,936 )
 
             
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 1.8%
            191,823  
 
             
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 10,534,441  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011.
 
2   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.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
     
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value
(cost $12,414,689)
  $ 10,361,554  
Cash
    123,524  
Prepaid expenses
    22,717  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    55,968  
Fund shares sold
    53,084  
Investment advisor
    10,832  
Dividends
    6,705  
Interest
    2,082  
 
     
Total assets
    10,636,466  
 
     
 
Liabilities:
       
Options written, at value
(premiums received $17,903)
    18,936  
Payable for:
       
Securities purchased
    45,162  
Management fees
    9,178  
Fund shares redeemed
    8,509  
Distribution and service fees
    3,665  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,188  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    533  
Directors’ fees*
    58  
Miscellaneous
    13,796  
 
     
Total liabilities
    102,025  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 10,534,441  
 
     
 
       
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 12,345,276  
Undistributed net investment income
     
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
    243,333  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (2,054,168 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 10,534,441  
 
     
 
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 7,591,756  
Capital shares outstanding
    651,156  
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.66  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share
(Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 12.24  
 
     
 
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 2,304,893  
Capital shares outstanding
    202,821  
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.36  
 
     
 
Institutional Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 637,792  
Capital shares outstanding
    54,234  
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.76  
 
     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $607)
  $ 89,368  
Interest
    255  
 
     
Total investment income
    89,623  
 
     
 
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    114,840  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    36,625  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    21,032  
C-Class
    22,707  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    25,000  
Registration fees
    33,832  
Directors’ fees*
    1,011  
Miscellaneous
    27,464  
 
     
Total expenses
    282,511  
Less:
       
Expenses waived by advisor
    (118,145 )
 
     
Net expenses
    164,366  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (74,743 )
 
     
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    876,975  
Options written
    15,644  
 
     
Net realized gain
    892,619  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (2,396,483 )
Options written
    (1,659 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (2,398,142 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (1,505,523 )
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (1,580,266 )
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
     
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (74,743 )   $ (32,326 )
Net realized gain on investments
    892,619       720,272  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (2,398,142 )     (376,988 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (1,580,266 )     310,958  
 
 
               
Distributions to Shareholders From:
               
Net realized gains
               
A-Class
    (891,555 )     (152,192 )
C-Class
    (220,130 )     (21,874 )
Institutional Class
    (91,413 )     (21,435 )
 
Total distributions to shareholders
    (1,203,098 )     (195,501 )
 
 
               
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class
    6,162,474       12,456,244  
C-Class
    1,798,076       692,236  
Institutional Class
    187,814       157,271  
Distributions reinvested
               
A-Class
    869,495       150,268  
C-Class
    203,368       21,874  
Institutional Class
    73,422       13,598  
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (3,590,095 )     (9,619,034 )
C-Class
    (469,516 )     (143,145 )
Institutional Class
    (213,782 )     (131,908 )
 
Net increase from capital share transactions
    5,021,256       3,597,404  
 
Net increase in net assets
    2,237,892       3,712,861  
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    8,296,549       4,583,688  
 
End of year
  $ 10,534,441     $ 8,296,549  
 
Undistributed net investment income
  $     $  
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class
    427,431       911,652  
C-Class
    126,060       51,089  
Institutional Class
    12,835       11,908  
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
               
A-Class
    61,535       11,497  
C-Class
    14,673       1,693  
Institutional Class
    5,160       1,036  
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (270,342 )     (735,798 )
C-Class
    (33,653 )     (11,124 )
Institutional Class
    (14,642 )     (9,494 )
 
Net increase in shares
    329,057       232,459  
 
     
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
                                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008a  
 
Per Share Data
                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 14.35     $ 13.24     $ 11.48     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment lossb
    (.07 )     (.05 )     (.05 )     (— )c
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.63 )     1.54       2.44       1.48  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.70 )     1.49       2.39       1.48  
 
Less distributions from:
                               
Net realized gains
    (1.99 )     (.38 )     (.63 )      
     
Total distributions
    (1.99 )     (.38 )     (.63 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.66     $ 14.35     $ 13.24     $ 11.48  
     
 
                               
Total Returnd
    (7.31 %)     11.53 %     24.15 %     14.80 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 7,592     $ 6,209     $ 3,245     $ 400  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                               
Net investment loss
    (0.52 %)     (0.34 %)     (0.46 %)     (0.19 %)
Total expenses
    2.33 %     2.45 %     4.92 %     6.10 %
Net expensese
    1.30 %     1.30 %     1.55 %     1.55 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    70 %     140 %     58 %     86 %
                                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008a  
 
Per Share Data
                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 14.13     $ 13.11     $ 11.46     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment lossb
    (.18 )     (.15 )     (.11 )     (.02 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.60 )     1.55       2.39       1.48  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.78 )     1.40       2.28       1.46  
 
Less distributions from:
                               
Net realized gains
    (1.99 )     (.38 )     (.63 )      
     
Total distributions
    (1.99 )     (.38 )     (.63 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.36     $ 14.13     $ 13.11     $ 11.46  
     
 
                               
Total Returnd
    (8.07 %)     10.94 %     23.16 %     14.60 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 2,305     $ 1,353     $ 709     $ 391  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                               
Net investment loss
    (1.26 %)     (1.09 %)     (1.15 %)     (0.94 %)
Total expenses
    3.07 %     3.22 %     6.40 %     6.88 %
Net expensese
    2.05 %     2.05 %     2.30 %     2.30 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    70 %     140 %     58 %     86 %
     
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
                                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
Institutional Class   2011     2010     2009     2008a  
 
Per Share Data
                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 14.43     $ 13.28     $ 11.49     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                               
Net investment income (loss)b
    (.04 )     (.01 )     (.01 )     —c  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.64 )     1.54       2.43       1.49  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.68 )     1.53       2.42       1.49  
 
Less distributions from:
                               
Net realized gains
    (1.99 )     (.38 )     (.63 )      
     
Total distributions
    (1.99 )     (.38 )     (.63 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.76     $ 14.43     $ 13.28     $ 11.49  
     
 
                               
Total Returnd
    (7.11 %)     11.80 %     24.40 %     14.90 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 638     $ 734     $ 630     $ 383  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.30 %)     (0.08 %)     (0.14 %)     0.06 %
Total expenses
    2.09 %     2.21 %     5.44 %     5.90 %
Net expensese
    1.05 %     1.05 %     1.30 %     1.30 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    70 %     140 %     58 %     86 %
 
a   Since commencement of operations: July 11, 2008. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
 
b   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
c   Net investment income is less than $0.01 per share.
 
d   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
e   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
     
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
  September 30, 2011
 
   
Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund returned -2.59%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, had a 3.78% return.
The Fund seeks to deliver long-term growth of capital by investing in securities that have demonstrated consistent above-average returns. It primarily invests in stocks of large companies that appear to have solid potential for growth. The Fund uses a combination of a qualitative top-down approach in reviewing growth trends that are based on several fixed income factors, such as bond spreads and interest rates, along with a quantitative fundamental bottom-up approach.
The portfolio is constructed with 25-30 names; holdings are replaced when the fundamentals of a company or the original thesis for selecting the security changes.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by its Information Technology and Industrials holdings, which contributed the most to the portfolio’s performance. The Technology holdings in the portfolio outgained those in the Index, while the Industrials sector benefited by being overweight and relatively outperforming Industrials in the Index. However, this was not enough to offset the effects of poor stock selection in Financials and Energy sectors, the largest detractors to portfolio performance. The portfolio’s Financials holdings lost 32% as a group, compared with a loss of about 3.5% for the Financials names in the Index. The Energy sector in the Index had positive performance, while the portfolio’s Energy holdings had negative performance as a group.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Apple, Inc., which returned 34%, and Occidental Petroleum Corp., which returned 29%.
Leading detractors to performance were energy stock Baker Hughes, Inc., which was off 35%, MetLife, Inc., which fell 40%, and JPMorgan Chase & Co., which fell 34%.
Because the slope of the Treasury Yield Curve (the difference between the 3-month and 10-year) remains far steeper than levels prior to past recessions, we continue to believe the U.S. economy will avoid recession, but turn in subpar 1.5%-2% growth over the next year or so. Additionally, bond spreads (10-year single-A bond) have widened, but not to the levels we saw in 2008. Both factors indicate a diminished risk environment but not a crisis such as 2008.
Since our indicators are not particularly positive, we expect to keep the beta of our portfolio similar to that of the benchmark. We will remain in cyclical names within certain sectors where the dollar’s strength is a tailwind, such as the consumer cyclical sector. We do anticipate that Europe will eventually provide a strong response to its sovereign crisis which should lift the markets.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Mark Bronzo, CFA, Portfolio Manager

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MANAGERS’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of Mark Bronzo as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
     
1   Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
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.
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the large cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe and which includes companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
A-Class
    -2.59 %     -3.72 %     0.74 %
 
A-Class with sales charge
    -8.24 %     -4.85 %     0.15 %
B-Class
    -3.45 %     -4.47 %     0.15 %
B-Class with CDSC††
    -8.28 %     -4.81 %     0.15 %
C-Class
    -3.43 %     -4.45 %     -0.02 %
C-Class with CDSC†††
    -4.40 %     -4.45 %     -0.02 %
Russell 1000 Growth Index
    3.78 %     1.62 %     3.01 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
                 
Inception Dates:                
 
A-Class
  January 29, 1999        
B-Class
  January 29, 1999        
C-Class
  January 29, 1999        
                 
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)                
         
Apple, Inc.
    5.7 %        
Google, Inc. — Class A
    5.2 %        
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    4.2 %        
International Business Machines Corp.
    3.7 %        
Coca-Cola Co.
    3.6 %        
McDonald’s Corp.
    3.6 %        
TJX Companies, Inc.
    3.4 %        
Starbucks Corp.
    3.4 %        
Johnson & Johnson
    3.4 %        
Nordstrom, Inc.
    3.3 %        
         
Top Ten Total
    39.5 %        
         
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase.
 
†††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS- 94.3%
               
 
Information Technology - 26.8%
               
Apple, Inc.*
    4,305     $ 1,640,980  
Google, Inc. — Class A*
    2,945       1,514,849  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    25,320       1,231,312  
International Business Machines Corp.
    6,150       1,076,434  
Dell, Inc.*
    65,820       931,353  
Avago Technologies Ltd.
    22,720       744,534  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A*
    10,070       631,389  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            7,770,851  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 21.6%
               
McDonald’s Corp.
    11,890       1,044,180  
TJX Companies, Inc.
    18,040       1,000,679  
Starbucks Corp.
    26,400       984,456  
Nordstrom, Inc.
    21,250       970,700  
Priceline.com, Inc.*
    1,865       838,243  
BorgWarner, Inc.*
    13,250       802,022  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
    5,475       630,063  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            6,270,343  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 14.9%
               
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B
    15,040       949,776  
Precision Castparts Corp.
    5,910       918,769  
Eaton Corp.
    23,720       842,060  
CSX Corp.
    43,080       804,304  
Honeywell International, Inc.
    18,260       801,796  
 
             
Total Industrials
            4,316,705  
 
             
 
               
Health Care - 9.5%
               
Johnson & Johnson
    15,300       974,763  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*
    24,750       960,300  
Covidien plc
    18,200       802,620  
 
             
Total Health Care
            2,737,683  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 7.6%
               
Baker Hughes, Inc.
    16,770       774,103  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
    14,100       722,202  
Halliburton Co.
    22,870       697,993  
 
             
Total Energy
            2,194,298  
 
             
 
               
Financials - 5.4%
               
Wells Fargo & Co.
    36,400       877,968  
MetLife, Inc.
    24,230       678,682  
 
             
Total Financials
            1,556,650  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 4.9%
               
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
    5,920       730,469  
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    17,500       699,475  
 
             
Total Materials
            1,429,944  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Staples - 3.6%
               
Coca-Cola Co.
    15,500       1,047,180  
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $29,719,841)
            27,323,654  
 
             
 
Total Investments - 94.3%
(Cost $29,719,841)
          $ 27,323,654  
 
             
 
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 5.7%
            1,666,289  
 
             
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 28,989,943  
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
    plc — Public Limited Company
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value
(cost $29,719,841)
  $ 27,323,654  
Cash
    1,813,634  
Prepaid expenses
    11,313  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    842,297  
Investment advisor
    7,091  
Fund shares sold
    3,935  
Dividends
    177  
 
     
Total assets
    30,002,101  
 
     
 
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Securities purchased
    902,964  
Fund shares redeemed
    52,409  
Management fees
    19,190  
Distribution and service fees
    10,185  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    7,307  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    2,430  
Directors’ fees*
    339  
Miscellaneous
    17,334  
 
     
Total liabilities
    1,012,158  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 28,989,943  
 
     
 
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 39,267,240  
Undistributed net investment income
     
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (7,881,110 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (2,396,187 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 28,989,943  
 
     
 
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 23,358,008  
Capital shares outstanding
    3,158,438  
Net asset value per share
  $ 7.40  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share
(Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 7.77  
 
     
 
B-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 2,873,445  
Capital shares outstanding
    427,296  
Net asset value per share
  $ 6.72  
 
     
 
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 2,758,490  
Capital shares outstanding
    408,504  
Net asset value per share
  $ 6.75  
 
     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment income:
       
Dividends
  $ 448,920  
Interest
    174  
 
     
Total investment income
    449,094  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    297,791  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    167,738  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    78,414  
B-Class
    45,007  
C-Class
    38,392  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    37,720  
Registration fees
    39,459  
Directors’ fees*
    2,636  
Miscellaneous
    32,200  
 
     
Total expenses
    739,357  
 
     
Less:
       
Expenses waived by advisor
    (140,783 )
 
     
Net expenses
    598,574  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (149,480 )
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    5,536,174  
 
     
Net realized gain
    5,536,174  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (5,217,813 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (5,217,813 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    318,361  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 168,881  
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (149,480 )   $ 129,025  
Net realized gain on investments
    5,536,174       4,700,281  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (5,217,813 )     (1,175,337 )
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    168,881       3,653,969  
 
 
               
Distributions to shareholders from:
               
Net investment income
               
A-Class
    (136,272 )      
 
Total distributions to shareholders
    (136,272 )      
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class
    6,625,536       12,118,241  
B-Class
    432,234       1,138,329  
C-Class
    912,085       253,325  
Distributions reinvested
               
A-Class
    135,329        
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (12,415,678 )     (8,293,084 )
B-Class
    (2,268,242 )     (2,811,232 )
C-Class
    (1,408,613 )     (1,022,294 )
 
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
    (7,987,349 )     1,383,285  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (7,954,740 )     5,037,254  
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    36,944,683       31,907,429  
 
End of year
  $ 28,989,943     $ 36,944,683  
 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
  $     $ 129,025  
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class
    770,941       1,699,951  
B-Class
    55,464       170,222  
C-Class
    115,065       37,449  
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
               
A-Class
    16,034        
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (1,435,726 )     (1,120,658 )
B-Class
    (287,335 )     (409,958 )
C-Class
    (177,984 )     (149,671 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in shares
    (943,541 )     227,335  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 7.63     $ 6.95     $ 6.91     $ 10.66     $ 9.86  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)a
    (.02 )     .04       .01       (.02 )     (.01 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.17 )     .64       .03       (2.87 )     .81  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.19 )     .68       .04       (2.89 )     .80  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net investment income
    (.04 )                        
Net realized gains
                      (.86 )      
     
Total distributions
    (.04 )                 (.86 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 7.40     $ 7.63     $ 6.95     $ 6.91     $ 10.66  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (2.59 %)     9.78 %     0.58 %     (28.85 %)     8.11 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 23,358     $ 29,059     $ 22,425     $ 23,723     $ 30,375  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.22 %)     0.52 %     0.09 %     (0.20 %)     (0.10 %)
Total expenses
    1.70 %     1.73 %     2.04 %     1.72 %     1.57 %
Net expensesc
    1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.40 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    158 %     190 %     134 %     198 %d     21 %
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
B-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 6.96     $ 6.39     $ 6.40     $ 10.01     $ 9.33  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.08 )     (.02 )     (.03 )     (.08 )     (.09 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.16 )     .59       .02       (2.67 )     .77  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.24 )     .57       (.01 )     (2.75 )     .68  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (.86 )      
     
Total distributions
                      (.86 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 6.72     $ 6.96     $ 6.39     $ 6.40     $ 10.01  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (3.45 %)     8.92 %     (0.16 %)     (29.36 %)     7.29 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 2,873     $ 4,590     $ 5,740     $ 7,394     $ 10,868  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.97 %)     (0.31 %)     (0.66 %)     (0.95 %)     (0.88 %)
Total expenses
    2.46 %     2.48 %     2.79 %     2.47 %     2.32 %
Net expensesc
    2.10 %     2.10 %     2.10 %     2.10 %     2.15 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    158 %     190 %     134 %     198 %d     21 %
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 6.99     $ 6.41     $ 6.42     $ 10.04     $ 9.36  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.08 )     (.02 )     (.03 )     (.08 )     (.08 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.16 )     .60       .02       (2.68 )     .76  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.24 )     .58       (.01 )     (2.76 )     .68  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (.86 )      
     
Total distributions
                      (.86 )      
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 6.75     $ 6.99     $ 6.41     $ 6.42     $ 10.04  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (3.43 %)     9.05 %     (0.16 %)     (29.37 %)     7.26 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 2,758     $ 3,296     $ 3,742     $ 5,501     $ 11,245  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.97 %)     (0.27 %)     (0.66 %)     (0.92 %)     (0.86 %)
Total expenses
    2.46 %     2.48 %     2.78 %     2.46 %     2.32 %
Net expensesc
    2.10 %     2.10 %     2.10 %     2.10 %     2.15 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    158 %     190 %     134 %     198 %d     21 %
 
a   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the year.
 
b   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
c   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
 
d   Significant variation in the portfolio turnover rate is due to the Investment Manager’s appointment of new portfolio managers for the Fund.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
  September 30, 2011
 
   
Advised by:   (SGI LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund (formerly, the Global Fund) returned -7.32%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index, had a -7.49% return.
The strategy provides broad exposure to the companies in the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index, which represents the equity markets of developed countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund seeks performance that corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index. The index weights the issuers in the MSCI EAFE Index (the cap-weighted version of the index) the same weight on the rebalancing date. Between two rebalancings, the weight of securities in the equal weighted index will deviate from equal weight based on the performance of each security.
On May 2, 2011, the Fund’s name was changed from Rydex|SGI Global Fund to Rydex|SGI MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund, and its investment strategy from a global strategy to a strategy that seeks to correspond to the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index. Prior to May 2, 2011, the Fund’s benchmark was the MSCI World Index.
The best-performing sectors in the MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Index over the past 12 months were the Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors. The Industrials and Utilities sectors were the worst-performing sectors.
The holdings contributing most to the portfolio performance over the period were Rent-A-Center, Inc., which returned 35% over the period, and Apple, Inc., which returned 20%. These two stocks were in the portfolio prior to the change in investment strategy and benchmark on May 2, 2011, but not part of MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index.
The holdings detracting most from portfolio performance over the period were iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund, which fell 19%, and Industrials holding Amada Company Ltd., which fell 26%. It is part of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Michael Byrum, CFA, Portfolio Manager

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of Michael Byrum as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
     
1   Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund 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.
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index equally weights the issuers in the MSCI EAFE Index, which is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index is rebalanced quarterly so that each issuer has the same weight on each rebalancing date. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 22 developed market country indices: 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.
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks performance that corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index (the “Underlying Index”).
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
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®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.
Effective April 29, 2011, the Fund changed its principal investment strategy. As a result of the investment strategy change, the Fund’s new benchmark is the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index. The Fund’s performance was previously compared to the MSCI World Index. The MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index-Blended uses performance data for the MSCI World Index from 09/30/01 to 04/28/11, and the MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Index from 04/29/11 to 09/30/11.
Average Annual Returns
Periods Ended 9/30/2011
                         
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  
 
A-Class
    -7.32 %     -3.09 %     4.29 %
A-Class with sales charge
    -12.63 %     -4.23 %     3.68 %
B-Class
    -7.13 %     -2.84 %     4.20 %
B-Class with CDSC††
    -11.74 %     -3.05 %     4.20 %
C-Class
    -8.06 %     -3.83 %     3.50 %
C-Class with CDSC†††
    -8.98 %     -3.83 %     3.50 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index
    -7.49 %     N/A       N/A  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index — Blended
    -4.53 %     -1.84 %     4.16 %
MSCI World Index
    -4.36 %     -2.23 %     3.71 %
         
    Since Inception
    (05/02/11)
 
Institutional Class Shares
    -21.58 %
MSCI World Index
    -19.83 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index
    -20.73 %
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
         
Inception Dates:        
 
A-Class
  October 1, 1993
B-Class
  October 19, 1993
C-Class
  January 29, 1999
Institutional Class
  May 2, 2011
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)        
 
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund
    4.0 %
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund
    0.8 %
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    0.2 %
Keyence Corp.
    0.2 %
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
    0.1 %
Chugoku Bank Ltd.
    0.1 %
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.
    0.1 %
JGC Corp.
    0.1 %
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
    0.1 %
TOTO Ltd.
    0.1 %
 
Top Ten Total
    5.8 %
 
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase.
 
†††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS†† - 92.6%
               
 
               
Financials - 20.2%
               
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
    10     $ 103,516  
Chugoku Bank Ltd.
    7,000       103,079  
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
    10       97,760  
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. — Class A
    60       96,462  
Joyo Bank Ltd.
    20,000       93,039  
Iyo Bank Ltd.
    9,000       91,816  
Chiba Bank Ltd.
    13,000       90,161  
Daiwa House Industry Company Ltd.
    7,000       89,625  
Gunma Bank Ltd.
    16,000       89,176  
Hiroshima Bank Ltd.
    18,000       89,083  
Bank of Kyoto Ltd.
    10,000       89,028  
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.
    21,000       87,862  
Suruga Bank Ltd.
    9,000       87,674  
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.
    39,960       87,305  
Lloyds Banking Group plc*
    160,350       86,062  
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd.
    28,000       86,043  
Hachijuni Bank Ltd.
    14,000       85,755  
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.
    17,000       85,244  
Resona Holdings, Inc.
    17,780       84,825  
Shizuoka Bank Ltd.
    8,000       83,813  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
    18,080       82,976  
Aeon Credit Service Company Ltd.
    5,390       82,916  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
    24,980       82,676  
Daito Trust Construction Company Ltd.
    900       82,506  
Aeon Mall Company Ltd.
    3,600       82,226  
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Ltd.
    2,040       81,430  
Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.
    5,000       81,098  
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.
    8,000       80,848  
Credit Saison Company Ltd.
    4,190       80,781  
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
    5,290       80,028  
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
    54,057       79,155  
Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.
    5,000       78,981  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
    2,800       78,887  
Shinsei Bank Ltd.
    69,920       78,585  
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
    21,000       78,414  
Seven Bank Ltd.
    40       78,066  
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ADR*
    217,770       77,864  
SBI Holdings, Inc.
    901       77,848  
NKSJ Holdings, Inc.
    3,500       77,693  
Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA
    20,960       77,589  
Banco Popolare SC
    46,800       77,375  
Zurich Financial Services AG*
    370       77,073  
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.
    30       77,030  
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
    5,990       77,018  
Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd.
    4,000       76,887  
Standard Life plc
    24,818       76,756  
Randstad Holding N.V.
    2,400       76,509  
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.
    5,000       76,334  
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings
    3,500       76,147  
Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
    26,500       76,035  
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
    3,000       76,024  
Capital Shopping Centres Group plc
    14,990       75,977  
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG
    1,671       75,544  
Danske Bank A/S*
    5,390       75,379  
Barclays plc
    30,740       75,353  
Credit Suisse Group AG*
    2,860       74,821  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG
    600       74,514  
Tryg A/S
    1,411       74,184  
ASX Ltd.
    2,551       74,091  
Allianz AG
    790       74,042  
Aozora Bank Ltd.
    32,000       73,673  
RSA Insurance Group plc
    42,810       73,599  
T&D Holdings, Inc.
    7,800       73,483  
Pohjola Bank plc — Class A
    6,980       73,425  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
    8,850       73,271  
Aegon N.V.*
    18,010       72,997  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
    46,480       72,888  
Bankinter S.A.
    13,414       72,848  
Standard Chartered plc
    3,650       72,784  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB — Class A
    2,860       72,755  
Swiss Re AG*,†
    1,550       72,712  
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.*
    57,950       72,665  
NTT Urban Development Corp.
    100       72,664  
Link REIT
    22,980       72,603  
SCOR SE
    3,360       72,475  
HSBC Holdings plc
    9,460       72,441  
Legal & General Group plc
    48,529       72,433  
City Developments Ltd.
    9,990       72,426  
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd.
    70       72,351  
Resolution Ltd.
    18,860       72,260  
CapitaMall Trust
    51,950       72,038  
Tokyu Land Corp.
    20,000       71,880  
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.
    24,832       71,879  
Aviva plc
    15,290       71,875  
Hammerson plc
    12,270       71,807  
Suncorp Group Ltd.
    9,418       71,700  
Government Properties Trust, Inc.
    23,821       71,643  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
    13,330       71,637  
Mapfre S.A.
    23,191       71,606  
Banco Santander S.A.
    8,740       71,453  
Bankia S.A.*,†
    14,550       71,420  
Banco de Sabadell S.A.
    19,994       71,385  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Prudential plc
    8,320     $ 71,380  
GAM Holding AG*
    5,700       71,345  
Sino Land Company Ltd.
    54,000       71,313  
Hang Lung Group Ltd.
    13,990       71,283  
Mirvac Group REIT
    64,795       71,231  
Banco Popular Espanol S.A.
    15,421       71,141  
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. — Class A*
    47,025       68,932  
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.*
    8,394       68,908  
Admiral Group plc
    3,620       70,948  
CapitaLand Ltd.
    38,000       70,895  
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
    45,950       70,851  
Dexus Property Group
    89,703       70,701  
London Stock Exchange Group plc
    5,622       70,676  
ORIX Corp.
    900       70,634  
Singapore Exchange Ltd.
    14,000       70,366  
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
    4,440       70,309  
Delta Lloyd N.V.
    4,450       70,221  
Investor AB — Class B
    3,990       70,194  
Banca Carige SpA
    36,290       70,180  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
    54,480       70,027  
Westpac Banking Corp.
    3,603       69,768  
CFS Retail Property Trust
    41,560       69,736  
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
    19,100       69,651  
Stockland
    24,923       69,368  
Sampo Oyj — Class A
    2,761       69,346  
Westfield Group
    9,333       69,206  
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
    124,390       69,076  
Nordea Bank AB
    8,530       69,015  
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
    6,000       68,832  
Ageas
    39,950       68,795  
Bank Hapoalim BM*
    19,240       66,388  
Wing Hang Bank Ltd.
    8,490       68,524  
Pargesa Holding S.A.
    1,000       68,403  
Old Mutual plc
    42,183       68,375  
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.
    971       68,193  
Kinnevik Investment AB — Class B
    3,681       68,092  
Wheelock & Company Ltd.
    22,980       67,991  
Deutsche Bank AG
    1,960       67,913  
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.
    8,370       67,792  
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd.
    10,990       67,728  
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
    6,556       67,682  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
    3,643       67,614  
Julius Baer Group Ltd.*
    2,021       67,538  
ICAP plc
    10,589       67,471  
ING Groep N.V.*
    9,560       67,431  
Mediobanca SpA
    8,580       67,355  
AIA Group Ltd.
    23,780       67,344  
Deutsche Boerse AG*
    1,330       67,262  
Land Securities Group plc
    6,761       67,134  
3i Group plc
    23,070       67,025  
Industrivarden AB — Class C
    6,400       66,993  
British Land Company plc
    9,094       66,963  
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM*
    21,050       64,449  
Swiss Life Holding AG*
    610       66,898  
AXA S.A.
    5,140       66,867  
CaixaBank
    15,250       66,809  
National Australia Bank Ltd. ADR
    3,142       66,736  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia ADR
    1,532       66,621  
Exor SpA
    3,400       66,545  
Westfield Retail Trust
    28,523       66,376  
Fonciere Des Regions
    950       66,265  
UOL Group Ltd.
    20,980       66,117  
Commerzbank AG*
    26,350       66,034  
Unibail-Rodamco SE
    370       66,018  
DnB NOR ASA*
    6,620       65,973  
Schroders plc
    3,331       65,969  
Baloise Holding AG
    900       65,910  
KBC Groep N.V.
    2,850       65,748  
Segro plc
    19,240       65,595  
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
    5,590       65,485  
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
    22,000       65,457  
Klepierre
    2,330       65,309  
UBS AG*
    5,700       65,200  
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.
    6,000       65,044  
Swedbank AB
    5,880       64,904  
Dexia S.A.*
    34,030       64,724  
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
    1,700       64,625  
CapitaMalls Asia Ltd.
    69,940       64,448  
Bank of East Asia Ltd.
    20,980       64,435  
CNP Assurances
    4,362       64,222  
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
    5,230       64,221  
Wharf Holdings Ltd.
    12,990       64,088  
Macquarie Group Ltd.
    2,950       63,792  
Societe Generale S.A.
    2,430       63,608  
Investec plc
    11,730       63,438  
AMP Ltd.
    16,862       63,330  
Gecina S.A.
    720       62,931  
Banco Espirito Santo S.A.
    23,754       62,911  
IMMOFINANZ AG*
    22,230       62,843  
Henderson Land Development Company Ltd.
    13,990       62,809  
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
    7,000       62,765  
Corio N.V.
    1,360       62,661  
Keppel Land Ltd.
    32,000       62,499  
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
    4,300       62,375  
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
    29,470       62,309  
Goodman Group
    113,135       61,981  
ICADE
    790       61,720  
Swire Pacific Ltd. — Class A
    5,990       61,547  
BNP Paribas S.A.
    1,560       61,496  
UniCredit SpA
    57,880       61,371  
New World Development Ltd.
    64,000       61,196  
 
               
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued) September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. — Class A
    10     $ 60,978  
Natixis
    19,300       60,710  
Hysan Development Company Ltd. — Class A
    19,980       60,532  
Ratos AB — Class B
    5,260       60,368  
Lend Lease Group
    8,986       60,346  
Eurazeo
    1,420       59,637  
Man Group plc
    22,950       59,324  
Kerry Properties Ltd.
    18,480       58,985  
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
    1,980       57,311  
Banco Comercial Portugues S.A.*
    215,886       55,861  
Credit Agricole S.A.
    8,100       55,703  
Bank of Cyprus plc
    35,850       55,350  
Erste Group Bank AG
    2,170       55,340  
National Bank of Greece S.A.*
    14,980       54,193  
Alpha Bank AE — Class B*
    21,770       37,973  
EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A.*
    24,010       29,386  
ANF Immobilier
    43       1,759  
Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.*
    10       463  
Banco de Valencia S.A.*
    412       424  
Deutsche Boerse AG
    8       403  
 
             
Total Financials
            14,873,323  
 
             
 
Industrials - 18.1%
               
JGC Corp.
    4,000       97,811  
TOTO Ltd.
    11,000       97,021  
Odakyu Electric Railway Company Ltd.
    10,000       95,046  
Keio Corp.
    13,000       92,998  
Keikyu Corp.
    10,000       92,317  
NGK Insulators Ltd.
    6,000       90,279  
Kubota Corp.
    11,000       89,700  
JS Group Corp.
    3,200       89,578  
Keisei Electric Railway Company Ltd.
    13,000       88,145  
Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    9,000       87,863  
Central Japan Railway Co.
    10       87,262  
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
    3,100       86,897  
Secom Company Ltd.
    1,800       86,813  
Kinden Corp.
    10,000       86,456  
West Japan Railway Co.
    2,000       85,726  
Yamato Holdings Company Ltd.
    4,690       85,499  
Tokyu Corp.
    17,000       85,422  
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
    4,990       85,366  
Nippon Express Company Ltd.
    20,000       85,304  
East Japan Railway Co.
    1,400       84,872  
Tobu Railway Company Ltd.
    18,000       84,781  
Obayashi Corp.
    17,000       83,966  
Mabuchi Motor Company Ltd.
    1,800       83,594  
Hino Motors Ltd.
    14,000       83,291  
Kintetsu Corp.
    22,000       82,942  
Dai Nippon Printing Company Ltd.
    8,000       82,724  
Taisei Corp.
    30,000       82,585  
Balfour Beatty plc
    20,840       82,393  
Kajima Corp.
    24,970       81,947  
Wolseley plc
    3,270       81,125  
Babcock International Group plc
    7,943       80,912  
Nidec Corp.
    1,000       80,532  
Kamigumi Company Ltd.
    9,000       80,329  
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust
    119,000       80,325  
Toppan Printing Company Ltd.
    11,000       80,111  
JTEKT Corp.
    6,690       80,047  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
    18,980       80,045  
Experian plc
    7,131       80,040  
NTN Corp.
    17,000       79,721  
Smiths Group plc
    5,150       79,428  
Abertis Infraestructuras S.A.
    5,150       79,197  
Shimizu Corp.
    18,000       79,001  
Amada Company Ltd.
    12,000       78,931  
Bunzl plc
    6,606       78,659  
All Nippon Airways Company Ltd.
    25,000       78,237  
Sojitz Corp.
    42,800       78,186  
Marubeni Corp.
    14,000       78,170  
Bouygues S.A.
    2,360       78,068  
Koninklijke Vopak N.V.
    1,632       77,996  
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
    9,000       77,915  
Chiyoda Corp.
    7,990       77,891  
Sumitomo Corp.
    6,290       77,825  
Japan Steel Works Ltd.
    13,000       77,539  
Ryanair Holdings plc ADR†,*
    2,990       76,993  
Serco Group plc
    9,692       76,588  
Capita Group plc
    6,936       75,905  
Elbit Systems Ltd.*
    1,900       73,936  
G4S plc
    18,323       75,774  
BAE Systems plc
    18,310       75,586  
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
    7,000       75,420  
Schindler Holding AG
    690       75,209  
Finmeccanica SpA
    10,870       75,208  
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A.
    3,050       75,191  
Makita Corp.
    2,100       74,740  
Ushio, Inc.
    4,900       74,594  
Fraser and Neave Ltd.
    16,980       74,530  
Daikin Industries Ltd.
    2,600       74,465  
MAp Group
    23,972       74,223  
Schindler Holding AG
    700       74,203  
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V. — Class B
    2,410       74,123  
NWS Holdings Ltd.
    56,000       74,097  
Transurban Group
    14,234       74,000  
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A.
    8,710       73,814  
Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Ltd.
    4,400       73,665  
ITOCHU Corp.
    7,700       73,575  
NSK Ltd.
    10,000       73,485  
MTR Corp.
    24,480       73,275  
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.
    19,000       73,200  
SMC Corp.
    500       73,076  
Skanska AB
    5,280       73,073  
Ferrovial S.A.
    6,407       73,034  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Delek Group Ltd.*
    460     $ 69,696  
IHI Corp.
    33,000       72,748  
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*
    7,898       72,535  
Fuji Electric Company Ltd.
    28,000       72,478  
Aeroports de Paris
    960       72,206  
Atlantia SpA
    5,020       72,176  
Geberit AG*
    390       72,010  
Bureau Veritas S.A.
    1,001       71,953  
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
    14,000       71,589  
Cobham plc
    26,460       71,575  
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Ltd.
    31,980       71,545  
Sandvik AB
    6,210       71,539  
Auckland International Airport Ltd.
    41,110       71,451  
Intertek Group plc
    2,482       71,337  
Mitsubishi Corp.
    3,500       71,254  
Hochtief AG
    1,140       71,201  
Edenred
    2,982       71,036  
Mitsui & Company Ltd.
    4,900       70,973  
Assa Abloy AB
    3,450       70,962  
Orkla ASA
    9,336       70,961  
Adecco S.A.*
    1,800       70,946  
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.*
    2,522       70,887  
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
    8,000       70,858  
Societe BIC S.A. ADR
    831       70,750  
DSV A/S
    3,920       70,524  
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
    26,000       70,518  
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
    5,990       70,344  
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
    33,000       70,242  
Nabtesco Corp.
    3,700       69,928  
Wartsila Oyj
    2,940       69,757  
QR National Ltd.
    22,989       69,513  
ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd.
    69,930       69,433  
Brenntag AG
    800       69,396  
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.
    84,000       69,250  
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    3,850       69,073  
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A.
    1,960       69,068  
MAN SE
    890       68,986  
Zardoya Otis S.A.
    5,422       68,921  
FANUC Corp.
    500       68,868  
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
    27,000       68,848  
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company Ltd.
    40,960       68,781  
Siemens AG
    760       68,374  
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
    1,150       67,712  
Asciano Ltd.
    48,890       67,355  
Thales S.A.
    2,151       67,231  
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.*
    28,440       66,949  
Komatsu Ltd.
    3,100       66,832  
Aggreko plc
    2,652       66,686  
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
    9,000       66,604  
Toll Holdings Ltd.
    15,878       66,580  
Brambles Ltd.
    10,799       66,569  
Kuehne + Nagel International AG
    590       66,217  
Prysmian SpA
    5,040       66,209  
Deutsche Post AG
    5,160       66,059  
Invensys plc
    18,960       66,010  
Weir Group plc
    2,761       65,916  
Orient Overseas International Ltd.
    16,490       65,880  
Sulzer AG
    640       65,770  
GS Yuasa Corp.
    14,000       65,643  
GEA Group AG
    2,810       65,589  
SKF AB
    3,480       65,552  
ABB Ltd.*
    3,830       65,516  
Fiat Industrial SpA*
    8,740       65,303  
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
    39,970       65,232  
Volvo AB
    6,640       65,211  
Vinci S.A.
    1,520       65,192  
Metso Oyj
    2,220       64,977  
THK Company Ltd.
    3,900       64,895  
Safran S.A.
    2,121       64,880  
Kone Oyj — Class B
    1,361       64,730  
Keppel Corporation Ltd.
    10,990       64,443  
Schneider Electric S.A.
    1,200       64,215  
Legrand S.A.
    2,051       63,935  
Minebea Company Ltd.
    19,000       63,781  
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
    4,910       63,651  
Cosco Corporation Singapore Ltd.
    91,000       63,481  
Leighton Holdings Ltd.
    3,572       63,435  
Atlas Copco AB — Class A
    3,570       63,173  
Scania AB — Class B
    4,420       63,132  
Alfa Laval AB
    3,992       62,826  
Atlas Copco AB — Class B
    4,010       62,763  
Qantas Airways Ltd.*
    46,810       62,745  
Furukawa Electric Company Ltd.
    23,000       62,636  
Securitas AB — Class B
    8,611       62,617  
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.
    29,980       62,344  
Air France-KLM*
    8,450       61,757  
Vestas Wind Systems A/S*
    3,780       61,255  
Cie de St.-Gobain
    1,600       61,039  
PostNL N.V. ADR
    13,945       60,995  
Noble Group Ltd.
    60,950       60,803  
Wendel S.A.
    970       60,785  
SGS S.A.
    40       60,768  
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.
    90,940       60,730  
SembCorp Industries Ltd.
    22,980       59,308  
TNT Express N.V.
    8,480       59,290  
Bekaert S.A.
    1,450       59,030  
A P Moller — Maersk A/S — Class B
    10       58,737  
SembCorp Marine Ltd.
    23,980       58,712  
Alstom S.A.
    1,740       57,310  
A P Moller — Maersk A/S — Class A
    10       55,969  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Eiffage S.A.
    1,710     $ 52,743  
Vallourec S.A.
    900       51,537  
 
             
Total Industrials
            13,275,544  
 
             
 
Consumer Discretionary - 13.2%
               
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.
    3,000       95,320  
NGK Spark Plug Company Ltd.
    7,000       95,127  
Koito Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    6,000       94,915  
Sekisui House Ltd.
    10,000       93,697  
Rinnai Corp.
    1,100       91,828  
Daihatsu Motor Company Ltd.
    5,000       90,720  
Takashimaya Company Ltd.
    12,000       87,507  
Sankyo Company Ltd.
    1,600       86,571  
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.
    3,700       86,318  
Suzuki Motor Corp.
    3,900       85,962  
J Front Retailing Company Ltd.
    18,000       85,429  
Oriental Land Company Ltd.
    800       85,348  
NOK Corp.
    4,700       85,024  
Nikon Corp.
    3,600       84,915  
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.*
    63,930       84,728  
Shimano, Inc.
    1,600       84,684  
Stanley Electric Company Ltd.
    5,600       84,616  
Benesse Holdings, Inc.
    1,900       84,165  
Sekisui Chemical Company Ltd.
    10,000       84,068  
Sharp Corp.
    10,000       84,007  
Next plc
    2,143       83,973  
Shimamura Company Ltd.
    800       83,858  
Toyoda Gosei Company Ltd.
    4,400       83,771  
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.
    1,440       83,533  
Aisin Seiki Company Ltd.
    2,500       83,233  
Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.
    6,090       82,477  
Dentsu, Inc.
    2,600       82,369  
Toho Company Ltd.
    4,700       82,089  
Inditex S.A.
    961       82,031  
Kingfisher plc
    21,300       81,747  
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.
    6,390       81,700  
Bridgestone Corp.
    3,600       81,678  
Toyota Industries Corp.
    2,800       81,655  
Isuzu Motors Ltd.
    19,000       81,622  
Rakuten, Inc.
    70       81,548  
Whitbread plc
    3,302       80,906  
ABC-Mart, Inc.
    2,100       80,719  
Carnival plc
    2,590       80,682  
Nitori Holdings Company Ltd.
    800       80,522  
Denso Corp.
    2,500       80,363  
McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan Ltd.
    3,000       80,009  
Toyota Boshoku Corp.
    5,590       79,880  
Nissan Motor Company Ltd.
    8,990       79,539  
NHK Spring Company Ltd.
    9,000       79,517  
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc
    4,900       79,372  
USS Company Ltd.
    930       79,070  
Pearson plc
    4,484       79,015  
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
    7,790       78,838  
Toyota Motor Corp.
    2,300       78,837  
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ADR
    7,650       78,720  
Yamada Denki Company Ltd.
    1,130       78,586  
Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
    12,390       78,442  
JCDecaux S.A.*
    3,160       78,423  
Marui Group Company Ltd.
    10,300       77,436  
Yamaha Corp.
    7,090       76,715  
Li & Fung Ltd.
    45,960       76,688  
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
    13,000       76,325  
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG*
    1,420       76,129  
Hennes & Mauritz AB — Class B
    2,540       76,031  
Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd.
    70       75,736  
ITV plc*
    82,360       75,257  
Reed Elsevier plc
    9,814       75,112  
Marks & Spencer Group plc
    15,380       74,861  
Mazda Motor Corp.*
    37,000       74,837  
Reed Elsevier N.V.
    6,802       74,794  
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.
    36,210       74,396  
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
    26,000       74,334  
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.
    28,480       73,657  
TUI Travel plc
    31,830       73,358  
Panasonic Corp.
    7,590       73,354  
Honda Motor Company Ltd.
    2,500       73,232  
SES S.A.
    2,984       72,613  
Asics Corp.
    5,290       72,227  
Eutelsat Communications S.A.
    1,792       71,984  
Compass Group plc
    8,916       71,853  
WPP plc
    7,750       71,716  
Fast Retailing Company Ltd.
    400       71,634  
Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.*
    5,400       71,287  
Pirelli & C. SpA
    10,000       71,125  
Sony Corp.
    3,700       70,821  
Sodexo
    1,071       70,518  
Electrolux AB
    4,750       69,833  
Genting Singapore plc*
    59,950       69,605  
Luxottica Group SpA
    2,732       69,431  
Fairfax Media Ltd.
    88,020       69,170  
GKN plc
    25,445       69,042  
Publicis Groupe S.A.
    1,650       68,861  
Crown Ltd.
    9,038       68,847  
Burberry Group plc
    3,794       68,829  
Adidas AG
    1,131       68,824  
Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd.
    27,188       68,799  
Shangri-La Asia Ltd.
    35,970       68,772  
Tatts Group Ltd.
    32,142       68,763  
Fiat SpA
    12,710       68,618  
Wolters Kluwer N.V.
    4,170       67,669  
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.
    26,470       67,154  
SJM Holdings Ltd.
    37,970       67,077  
Nokian Renkaat Oyj
    2,230       66,758  
Renault S.A.
    1,990       65,912  
Daimler AG
    1,480       65,818  
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin — Class B
    1,100       65,785  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Mediaset SpA
    20,840     $ 65,634  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    990       65,397  
Volkswagen AG
    530       65,297  
TABCORP Holdings Ltd.
    26,160       64,459  
Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.*,†
    18,190       64,245  
Autogrill SpA
    6,387       64,216  
Societe Television Francaise 1
    5,131       63,785  
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.
    1,430       63,700  
Modern Times Group AB — Class B
    1,590       63,696  
Continental AG*
    1,100       63,488  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.
    480       63,357  
PPR
    490       63,334  
Swatch Group AG/REG
    1,060       63,177  
Christian Dior S.A.
    560       62,695  
Sands China Ltd.*
    26,770       62,633  
Husqvarna AB — Class B
    15,490       62,568  
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion S.A.
    10,990       62,471  
Axel Springer AG
    1,811       62,328  
Sanoma Oyj
    5,210       61,246  
TUI AG*
    11,900       61,177  
Accor S.A.
    2,280       60,709  
Metropole Television S.A.
    3,732       60,505  
Wynn Macau Ltd.
    25,580       60,492  
OPAP S.A.
    5,910       59,606  
Swatch Group AG/BR
    180       59,224  
Pandora A/S
    8,740       58,268  
Porsche Automobil Holding SE
    1,221       58,155  
Lagardere SCA
    2,330       57,229  
Peugeot S.A.
    2,690       57,223  
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.*
    34,960       50,792  
Esprit Holdings Ltd.
    29,680       35,945  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            9,742,321  
 
             
 
Materials - 10.0%
               
Yamato Kogyo Company Ltd.
    3,300       86,549  
Air Water, Inc.
    7,000       86,517  
Ube Industries Ltd.
    26,000       86,399  
Kansai Paint Company Ltd.
    9,000       86,239  
Daido Steel Company Ltd.
    14,000       83,726  
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
    3,500       82,642  
Nippon Paper Group, Inc.
    3,100       82,530  
OJI Paper Company Ltd.
    15,000       82,267  
Showa Denko K.K.
    41,000       80,928  
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.
    38,960       80,746  
Hitachi Metals Ltd.
    7,000       80,601  
Nippon Steel Corp.
    28,000       80,301  
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    24,000       80,270  
Makhteshim-Agan Industries Ltd.*,
    14,622       80,041  
Daicel Corp.
    14,000       79,697  
Glencore International plc
    12,630       79,342  
Kaneka Corp.
    14,000       79,191  
Nitto Denko Corp.
    2,000       78,708  
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Ltd.
    1,600       78,481  
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
    11,490       77,918  
Asahi Kasei Corp.
    13,000       77,906  
Kuraray Company Ltd.
    5,690       77,596  
Toray Industries, Inc.
    11,000       77,030  
Novozymes A/S — Class B
    540       76,770  
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.
    11,000       76,583  
Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd.
    4,600       75,939  
JSR Corp.
    4,400       75,700  
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.
    4,990       75,512  
Teijin Ltd.
    21,000       75,489  
Nisshin Steel Company Ltd.
    42,000       74,958  
Amcor Ltd.
    11,208       74,196  
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    12,000       73,663  
Kobe Steel Ltd.
    43,960       73,375  
Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd.
    19,000       73,307  
Randgold Resources Ltd.
    753       73,135  
Johnson Matthey plc
    2,970       72,795  
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    19,000       72,434  
Holmen AB — Class B
    2,880       71,522  
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
    6,320       71,393  
MacArthur Coal Ltd.
    4,668       71,376  
Air Liquide S.A.
    611       71,346  
Akzo Nobel N.V.
    1,610       71,041  
Sika AG — Class A
    40       70,822  
CRH plc ADR
    4,580       70,779  
JFE Holdings, Inc.
    3,500       70,647  
Holcim Ltd.*
    1,330       70,580  
Koninklijke DSM N.V.
    1,620       70,431  
Orica Ltd.
    3,132       70,284  
Anglo American plc
    2,040       70,174  
Fletcher Building Ltd.
    11,996       70,154  
Svenska Cellulosa AB — Class B
    5,752       70,016  
Linde AG
    520       69,579  
Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SGPS S.A.
    10,344       69,072  
HeidelbergCement AG
    1,900       69,022  
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
    28,000       68,177  
James Hardie Industries SE*
    12,458       68,115  
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. plc
    7,650       67,733  
BASF SE
    1,110       67,668  
Syngenta AG*
    260       67,566  
Rexam plc
    13,973       67,163  
Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Ltd.
    5,000       66,197  
Lonmin plc
    4,060       65,851  
Stora Enso Oyj
    11,240       65,785  
Boral Ltd.
    19,760       65,754  
Tosoh Corp.
    20,980       65,737  
Lafarge S.A.
    1,910       65,641  
BHP Billiton plc
    2,430       64,888  
Vedanta Resources plc
    3,820       64,867  
Israel Chemicals Ltd.*
    5,393       61,379  
Salzgitter AG
    1,320       63,347  
Incitec Pivot Ltd.
    20,438       63,318  
Acerinox S.A.
    5,610       63,040  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Boliden AB
    6,080     $ 62,505  
Givaudan S.A.*
    80       62,391  
Fresnillo plc
    2,549       62,308  
BHP Billiton Ltd.
    1,881       62,276  
Solvay S.A.
    660       62,143  
Imerys S.A.
    1,240       62,026  
Arkema S.A.
    1,060       61,380  
Xstrata plc
    4,860       61,363  
Voestalpine AG
    2,120       61,280  
Lanxess AG
    1,270       60,918  
Rio Tinto Ltd.
    1,040       60,912  
Umicore S.A.
    1,680       60,901  
K+S AG
    1,160       60,722  
Israel Corporation Ltd.*
    90       57,594  
SSAB AB — Class A
    8,150       60,433  
Newcrest Mining Ltd.
    1,833       60,414  
Norsk Hydro ASA
    13,270       60,185  
BlueScope Steel Ltd.
    86,980       59,972  
ArcelorMittal
    3,750       59,910  
Rio Tinto plc
    1,350       59,852  
ThyssenKrupp AG
    2,410       59,214  
Kazakhmys plc
    4,810       58,715  
OneSteel Ltd.
    50,000       58,593  
Alumina Ltd.
    42,000       58,563  
Sims Metal Management Ltd.
    4,704       56,442  
Antofagasta plc
    3,943       56,263  
OZ Minerals Ltd.
    6,231       55,507  
Rautaruukki Oyj
    5,500       55,150  
Outokumpu Oyj
    8,400       55,115  
Yara International ASA
    1,431       54,591  
Eramet
    390       53,843  
Iluka Resources Ltd.
    4,458       52,176  
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
    12,468       52,076  
Wacker Chemie AG
    550       48,826  
Lynas Corporation Ltd.*
    40,270       41,213  
 
             
Total Materials
            7,325,717  
 
             
 
Consumer Staples - 6.9%
               
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    4,000       109,693  
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    20       93,545  
Kirin Holdings Company Ltd.
    7,000       91,555  
Kikkoman Corp.
    8,000       91,392  
Yamazaki Baking Company Ltd.
    6,000       90,981  
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
    7,000       90,961  
Yakult Honsha Company Ltd.
    2,800       87,357  
Lindt & Spruengli AG
    30       87,269  
Seven & I Holdings Company Ltd.
    3,100       86,888  
Aeon Company Ltd.
    6,390       86,430  
Kao Corp.
    3,100       86,343  
Unicharm Corp.
    1,800       86,329  
Coca-Cola West Company Ltd.
    4,500       86,313  
MEIJI Holdings Company Ltd.
    1,800       85,410  
Lawson, Inc.
    1,500       84,902  
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.
    6,490       84,712  
Nissin Foods Holdings Company Ltd.
    2,100       84,491  
FamilyMart Company Ltd.
    2,200       84,018  
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.
    3,900       82,633  
Ajinomoto Company, Inc.
    6,990       82,567  
Shiseido Company Ltd.
    4,200       81,448  
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion S.A.*,
    20,330       80,944  
Imperial Tobacco Group plc
    2,382       80,340  
Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
    6,760       79,494  
Associated British Foods plc
    4,545       78,164  
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc
    17,014       76,676  
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.
    1,441       76,483  
Tesco plc
    13,035       76,334  
Diageo plc
    4,003       76,283  
Metro AG
    1,780       75,554  
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
    1,491       75,514  
Foster’s Group Ltd.
    14,767       75,446  
British American Tobacco plc
    1,772       74,800  
Unilever plc
    2,374       74,318  
Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.
    950       74,149  
Unilever N.V. — Class B
    2,334       73,875  
Heineken Holding N.V.
    1,900       73,321  
SABMiller plc
    2,242       73,128  
Heineken N.V. ADR
    1,620       72,791  
Wesfarmers Ltd. — PPS
    2,360       72,605  
Danone
    1,181       72,596  
Wesfarmers Ltd.
    2,400       72,510  
Metcash Ltd.
    18,180       71,661  
Aryzta AG
    1,650       71,647  
Wilmar International Ltd.
    18,000       71,621  
Parmalat SpA
    33,730       71,214  
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.
    6,209       71,124  
Henkel AG & Company KGaA — Class B
    1,620       70,996  
Swedish Match AB
    2,144       70,735  
Kerry Group plc — Class A
    2,011       70,585  
Pernod-Ricard S.A.
    900       70,459  
Beiersdorf AG
    1,311       70,147  
Nestle S.A.
    1,271       69,972  
J Sainsbury plc
    16,323       69,471  
Woolworths Ltd.
    2,892       69,104  
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.
    148,850       68,878  
Olam International Ltd.
    39,970       68,106  
Delhaize Group S.A.
    1,160       67,809  
L’Oreal S.A.
    690       67,308  
Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.
    4,166       65,054  
Carrefour S.A.
    2,850       64,897  
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.*
    3,600       63,445  
Carlsberg A — Class B
    1,070       63,402  
Suedzucker AG
    2,225       63,211  
Colruyt S.A.
    1,521       63,184  
Kesko Oyj — Class B
    2,030       62,454  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            5,067,046  
 
             
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Information Technology - 6.6%
               
Keyence Corp.
    400     $ 109,455  
Shimadzu Corp.
    11,000       92,784  
NTT Data Corp.
    30       92,588  
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.*
    174,850       90,326  
Yokogawa Electric Corp.*
    9,300       87,965  
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.
    3,800       86,798  
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.
    4,300       86,282  
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.
    1,900       85,475  
Oracle Corporation Japan
    2,400       84,489  
Hirose Electric Company Ltd.
    900       83,661  
Hoya Corp.
    3,600       83,459  
Rohm Company Ltd.
    1,600       83,458  
Otsuka Corp.
    1,200       82,712  
Canon, Inc.
    1,800       81,726  
Trend Micro, Inc.
    2,600       81,310  
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
    2,000       80,607  
NICE Systems Ltd.*
    2,541       76,423  
Gree, Inc.
    2,600       79,288  
Neopost S.A.
    1,080       79,187  
Citizen Holdings Company Ltd.
    15,890       79,114  
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    11,490       78,778  
STMicroelectronics N.V.
    11,990       78,352  
Sage Group plc
    19,603       77,706  
Yahoo Japan Corp.
    250       77,641  
Konami Corp.
    2,300       77,210  
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.
    7,900       77,114  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
    1,700       77,107  
ARM Holdings plc
    8,948       76,443  
ASML Holding N.V.
    2,202       76,137  
Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    1,400       76,007  
Autonomy Corp. plc*
    1,908       75,451  
Fujitsu Ltd.
    16,000       75,449  
United Internet AG
    4,463       75,440  
Ricoh Company Ltd.
    9,000       75,427  
Kyocera Corp.
    900       75,249  
Hitachi Ltd.
    15,000       74,456  
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
    3,200       74,365  
SAP AG
    1,451       73,826  
Nintendo Company Ltd.
    500       73,464  
Toshiba Corp.
    18,000       73,425  
Brother Industries Ltd.
    6,190       72,720  
Nippon Electric Glass Company Ltd.
    8,000       72,691  
Nokia Oyj
    12,827       72,530  
Seiko Epson Corp.
    5,600       71,254  
Computershare Ltd.
    9,840       70,061  
Dassault Systemes S.A.
    991       69,976  
Ibiden Company Ltd.
    3,300       69,731  
AtoS
    1,600       69,053  
Elpida Memory, Inc.*
    10,900       68,171  
Infineon Technologies AG ADR
    9,200       67,879  
Yaskawa Electric Corp.
    9,000       67,847  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson — Class B
    7,000       67,195  
Dena Company Ltd.
    1,600       67,022  
NEC Corp.*
    32,000       65,005  
Omron Corp.
    3,300       64,803  
Advantest Corp.
    6,000       64,671  
Square Enix Holdings Company Ltd.
    3,590       64,641  
Amadeus IT Holding S.A. — Class A
    4,014       64,127  
Capital Gemini S.A. — Class B
    1,920       63,834  
Indra Sistemas S.A.
    4,431       63,699  
Alcatel-Lucent*
    21,730       63,003  
TDK Corp.
    1,800       62,786  
Hexagon AB — Class B
    4,780       62,138  
Sumco Corp.*
    6,400       59,763  
Renewable Energy Corp. ASA*
    41,610       36,394  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            4,867,148  
 
             
 
Health Care - 5.7%
               
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.*
    1,200       98,842  
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
    2,000       96,092  
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.
    4,900       91,092  
Sonova Holding AG*
    990       89,828  
Ono Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
    1,500       89,491  
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Company Ltd.
    8,000       89,191  
Medipal Holdings Corp.
    8,790       89,029  
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Company Ltd.
    8,090       88,905  
Suzuken Company Ltd.
    3,300       88,753  
Santen Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
    2,100       88,254  
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
    2,100       87,795  
Olympus Corp.
    2,800       86,413  
Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd.
    4,100       85,465  
Otsuka Holdings Company Ltd.
    3,100       84,923  
Elan Corporation plc*
    7,892       83,649  
Miraca Holdings, Inc.
    1,900       83,507  
Tsumura & Co.
    2,600       82,893  
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
    1,700       80,623  
Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
    4,700       79,615  
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
    2,100       79,263  
Sysmex Corp.
    2,200       79,149  
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
    1,161       78,757  
Terumo Corp.
    1,500       78,061  
Lonza Group AG*
    1,290       77,728  
Shire plc
    2,484       77,415  
Novartis AG
    1,381       77,145  
Eisai Company Ltd.
    1,900       76,657  
GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR
    3,704       76,394  
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.
    4,164       76,012  
UCB S.A.
    1,781       75,896  
Coloplast A/S — Class B
    521       75,071  
AstraZeneca plc
    1,691       75,024  
Novo Nordisk A/S — Class B
    750       74,795  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Smith & Nephew plc
    8,302     $ 74,671  
Roche Holding AG
    461       74,457  
Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.
    1,021       73,419  
Synthes, Inc.1
    451       72,987  
Shionogi & Company Ltd.
    4,900       72,493  
Grifols S.A.*
    3,885       72,445  
CSL Ltd.
    2,541       72,132  
Merck KGaA
    880       72,076  
William Demant Holding A/S*
    950       71,451  
QIAGEN N.V.*
    5,120       71,107  
Sanofi
    1,081       71,101  
Orion Oyj — Class B
    3,481       70,090  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.*
    1,960       72,573  
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.
    6,276       68,593  
Getinge AB — Class B
    3,132       68,325  
Fresenius SE & Company KGaA
    761       67,639  
Bayer AG
    1,210       66,769  
Straumann Holding AG
    410       64,154  
Actelion Ltd.*
    1,890       62,789  
Celesio AG
    4,670       61,451  
Cochlear Ltd.
    961       42,598  
 
             
Total Health Care
            4,185,047  
 
             
 
Utilities - 4.8%
               
Toho Gas Company Ltd.
    14,000       91,880  
Shikoku Electric Power Company, Inc.
    3,200       87,967  
Tokyo Gas Company Ltd.
    18,000       83,601  
Osaka Gas Company Ltd.
    20,000       83,087  
Electric Power Development Company Ltd.
    2,800       82,734  
Chugoku Electric Power Company, Inc.
    4,690       82,485  
Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc.
    5,890       81,597  
CLP Holdings Ltd.
    8,990       80,993  
Severn Trent plc
    3,333       79,573  
United Utilities Group plc
    8,207       79,368  
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
    4,300       79,337  
Enel Green Power SpA
    34,600       78,825  
Hong Kong & China Gas Company Ltd.
    34,960       78,692  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA
    21,200       78,611  
National Grid plc
    7,929       78,521  
Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc.
    4,190       78,470  
E.ON AG
    3,560       77,234  
SSE plc
    3,852       77,230  
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
    9,990       76,433  
RWE AG
    2,070       76,354  
Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.
    4,400       76,033  
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.
    13,000       75,737  
Kyushu Electric Power Company, Inc.
    4,690       75,400  
Contact Energy Ltd.*
    18,168       75,045  
Gas Natural SDG S.A.
    4,394       74,716  
GDF Suez
    2,501       74,305  
Centrica plc
    16,124       74,291  
EDP — Energias de Portugal S.A. ADR
    23,991       73,888  
Snam Rete Gas SpA
    15,961       73,682  
Red Electrica Corp. S.A.
    1,610       73,362  
EDF S.A.
    2,530       73,267  
Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc.
    4,900       72,225  
Iberdrola S.A.
    10,682       72,216  
Acciona S.A.
    850       71,652  
EDP Renovaveis S.A.*
    13,056       71,090  
International Power plc ADR
    14,961       70,989  
Enel SpA
    15,980       70,535  
A2A SpA
    56,600       70,408  
SP AusNet
    78,305       70,320  
Veolia Environnement S.A.
    4,770       69,658  
Enagas S.A.
    3,782       69,503  
Fortum Oyj
    2,890       68,023  
AGL Energy Ltd.
    4,680       64,165  
Suez Environnement Co.
    4,580       63,736  
Public Power Corp. S.A.
    7,900       62,746  
Verbund AG
    2,051       59,025  
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.*
    15,280       46,191  
 
             
Total Utilities
            3,505,200  
 
             
 
Energy - 3.7%
               
Tullow Oil plc*
    4,770       96,384  
TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.
    7,000       80,428  
Cosmo Oil Company Ltd.
    31,000       76,723  
Royal Dutch Shell plc
    2,430       75,600  
Royal Dutch Shell plc — Class A
    2,440       75,380  
Repsol YPF S.A.
    2,850       75,232  
Essar Energy plc*
    19,420       75,228  
BG Group plc
    3,872       74,066  
BP plc
    12,330       73,908  
Galp Energia SGPS S.A. — Class B
    4,003       73,099  
JX Holdings, Inc.
    12,990       72,904  
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.
    2,000       72,695  
Petrofac Ltd.
    3,880       71,701  
Idemitsu Kosan Company Ltd.
    800       71,661  
Total S.A.
    1,620       71,469  
AMEC plc
    5,610       70,734  
ENI SpA — Class Preference
    4,010       70,543  
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
    9,890       70,445  
Statoil ASA
    3,282       70,421  
Transocean Ltd.
    1,450       69,911  
Fugro N.V.
    1,370       69,087  
Seadrill Ltd.
    2,501       69,065  
Cairn Energy plc*
    15,910       68,969  
WorleyParsons Ltd.
    2,761       68,887  
SBM Offshore N.V.
    3,930       68,111  
Santos Ltd.
    6,230       67,419  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Caltex Australia Ltd.
    6,530     $ 67,297  
Origin Energy Ltd.
    5,222       66,816  
Technip S.A.
    830       66,493  
Subsea 7 S.A.*
    3,501       66,150  
Saipem SpA
    1,830       64,225  
Neste Oil Oyj
    7,350       63,784  
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
    2,050       63,512  
Tenaris S.A.
    4,890       61,594  
Inpex Corp.
    10       61,407  
OMV AG
    2,042       60,780  
Cie Generale de Geophysique — Veritas*
    3,310       58,297  
Aker Solutions ASA
    6,070       58,144  
Paladin Energy Ltd.*
    34,190       39,232  
John Wood Group plc
    47       384  
Kvaerner ASA*,†
    28       37  
 
             
Total Energy
            2,698,222  
 
             
 
Telecommunication Services - 3.4%
               
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
    1,800       86,229  
Inmarsat plc
    10,570       80,471  
BT Group plc
    29,590       79,256  
Vodafone Group plc
    29,461       75,897  
Elisa Oyj
    3,664       74,897  
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
    30,970       74,648  
StarHub Ltd.
    33,960       73,810  
Cellcom Israel Ltd.*
    3,540       72,225  
Koninklijke KPN N.V.
    5,586       73,569  
TDC A/S
    8,990       73,439  
Swisscom AG
    180       73,230  
Telefonica S.A.
    3,811       73,033  
Telenor ASA
    4,726       72,886  
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    40       72,877  
Iliad S.A.
    651       72,722  
Belgacom S.A.
    2,392       71,985  
Telecom Italia SpA — Savings Shares
    73,860       71,827  
TeliaSonera AB ADR
    10,849       71,507  
Telstra Corporation Ltd.
    23,976       71,401  
Telekom Austria AG ADR
    7,062       71,269  
Telecom Italia SpA
    65,100       70,728  
Softbank Corp.
    2,400       70,220  
Millicom International Cellular S.A.
    701       69,836  
PCCW Ltd.
    186,790       69,471  
Mobistar S.A.
    1,211       69,128  
KDDI Corp.
    10       68,839  
Tele2 AB — Class B
    3,787       68,573  
Vivendi S.A.
    3,350       68,202  
Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A.
    9,280       68,176  
Partner Communications Company Ltd.*
    7,010       66,385  
France Telecom S.A.
    4,130       67,591  
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.*
    35,016       65,478  
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd.
    33,492       66,567  
Deutsche Telekom AG
    5,595       65,670  
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.
    11,980       50,921  
 
             
Total Telecommunication Services
            2,492,963  
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $84,204,916)
            68,032,531  
 
             
 
               
PREFERRED STOCKS†† - 0.5%
               
RWE AG
    2,280       78,820  
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
    4,260       74,901  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    1,540       72,234  
Henkel AG & Company KGaA
    1,320       70,183  
Volkswagen AG
    480       63,341  
 
             
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $453,661)
            359,479  
 
             
 
               
RIGHTS†† - 0.0%
               
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.*
               
Expires 10/01/11
    8,850       1,304  
CaixaBank*
               
Expires 10/13/11
    15,250       1,246  
Eurazeo*
               
Expires 12/30/11
    20       27  
 
             
Total Rights
(Cost $32)
            2,577  
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS- 4.9%
               
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund
    61,140       2,919,435  
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund
    59,800       565,708  
iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund
    4,970       54,670  
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund
    3,580       51,337  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $4,281,166)
            3,591,150  
 
             
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS†† - 1.7%
               
State Street General Account U.S. Government Fund
    1,204,333       1,204,333  
 
             
 
Total Short Term Investments
(Cost $1,204,333)
            1,204,333  
 
             
 
Total Investments - 99.7%
(Cost $90,144,108)
          $ 73,190,070  
 
             
 
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.3%
            242,760  
 
             
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 73,432,830  
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
Country Diversification
(PIE CHART)
The pie chart above reflects percentages of
the market value of Common Stocks.
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
 
1   Security is a 144A or Section 4(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(2) securities is $72,987 (cost $75,313), or 0.1% of total net assets.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
 
    plc — Public Limited Company
 
    REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
     
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MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value
(cost $90,144,108)
  $ 73,190,070  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $21,150)
    14,358  
Cash
    242  
Prepaid expenses
    42,235  
Receivables:
       
Dividends
    295,922  
Foreign taxes reclaim
    41,006  
Investment advisor
    25,388  
Fund shares sold
    16,564  
 
     
Total assets
    73,625,785  
 
     
 
Liabilities:
       
Payable for:
       
Management fees
    43,715  
Fund shares redeemed
    41,823  
Custodian fees
    24,707  
Professional fees
    19,741  
Distribution and service fees
    16,881  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    10,598  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    9,367  
Directors’ fees*
    446  
Miscellaneous
    25,677  
 
     
Total liabilities
    192,955  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 73,432,830  
 
     
 
Net Assets Consist Of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 114,269,030  
Accumulated net investment loss
    (281,821 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency
    (23,593,549 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency
    (16,960,830 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 73,432,830  
 
     
 
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 65,573,376  
Capital shares outstanding
    6,762,710  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.70  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share
(Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 10.18  
 
     
 
B-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 4,147,954  
Capital shares outstanding
    490,473  
Net asset value per share
  $ 8.46  
 
     
 
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 3,426,020  
Capital shares outstanding
    411,183  
Net asset value per share
  $ 8.33  
 
     
 
Institutional Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 285,480  
Capital shares outstanding
    29,426  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.70  
 
     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $207,613)
  $ 2,025,164  
 
     
Total investment income
    2,025,164  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    807,696  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    208,668  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    202,576  
C-Class
    43,945  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    137,401  
Custodian fees
    149,096  
Directors’ fees*
    5,206  
Miscellaneous
    159,980  
 
     
Total expenses
    1,714,568  
Less:
       
Expenses waived by advisor
    (26,732 )
 
     
Net expenses
    1,687,836  
 
     
Net investment income
    337,328  
 
     
 
       
Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    19,293,911  
Futures contracts
    530,374  
Foreign currency
    (258,603 )
 
     
Net realized gain
    19,565,682  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (24,782,002 )
Foreign currency
    (12,406 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (24,794,408 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (5,228,726 )
 
     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (4,891,398 )
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
     
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MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 337,328     $ 223,151  
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency
    19,565,682       11,793,752  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency
    (24,794,408 )     (6,398,467 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (4,891,398 )     5,618,436  
 
 
               
Distributions to shareholders from:
               
Net investment income
               
A-Class
    (428,482 )      
B-Class
    (59,809 )      
 
Total distributions to shareholders
    (488,291 )      
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class
    11,944,041       20,592,616  
B-Class
    358,374       826,631  
C-Class
    541,059       439,496  
Institutional Class*
    1,599,376        
Distributions reinvested
               
A-Class
    424,001        
B-Class
    59,500        
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (20,083,005 )     (44,556,043 )
B-Class
    (2,876,923 )     (5,667,547 )
C-Class
    (1,159,828 )     (1,186,786 )
Institutional Class*
    (1,258,878 )      
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (10,452,283 )     (29,551,633 )
 
Net decrease in net assets
    (15,831,972 )     (23,933,197 )
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    89,264,802       113,197,999  
 
End of year
  $ 73,432,830     $ 89,264,802  
 
Accumulated net investment loss at end of year
  $ (281,821 )   $ (426,190 )
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class
    1,048,009       2,066,878  
B-Class
    35,602       93,747  
C-Class
    53,801       50,022  
Institutional Class*
    150,654        
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
               
A-Class
    36,520        
B-Class
    5,885        
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (1,754,360 )     (4,379,932 )
B-Class
    (287,631 )     (640,990 )
C-Class
    (116,514 )     (135,076 )
Institutional Class*
    (121,228 )      
 
Net decrease in shares
    (949,262 )     (2,945,351 )
 
*   Since commencement of operations: May 2, 2011.
     
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MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007f  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.52     $ 9.97     $ 10.35     $ 20.69     $ 19.65  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    .05       .02       .05       .05       .06  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.81 )     .53       (.35 )     (3.63 )     3.60  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.76 )     .55       (.30 )     (3.58 )     3.66  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net investment income
    (.06 )           (.02 )     (.04 )      
Net realized gains
                      (6.72 )     (2.62 )
Return of capital
                (.06 )            
     
Total distributions
    (.06 )           (.08 )     (6.76 )     (2.62 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.70     $ 10.52     $ 9.97     $ 10.35     $ 20.69  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (7.32 %)     5.52 %     (2.71 %)     (25.16 %)     20.07 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 65,573     $ 78,201     $ 97,205     $ 88,782     $ 145,158  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.40 %     0.24 %     0.63 %     0.33 %     0.29 %
Total expenses
    1.85 %     1.86 %     1.89 %     1.73 %     1.69 %
Net expensesc
    1.82 %     1.86 %     1.89 %     1.73 %     1.69 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    206 %     288 %     368 %     280 %g     162 %g
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
B-Class   2011d     2010d     2009d     2008d     2007d,f  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.19     $ 8.69     $ 9.05     $ 18.96     $ 18.17  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomea
    .05       .04       .07       .07       .09  
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.69 )     .46       (.32 )     (3.17 )     3.32  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.64 )     .50       (.25 )     (3.10 )     3.41  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net investment income
    (.09 )           (.04 )     (.09 )      
Net realized gains
                      (6.72 )     (2.62 )
Return of capital
                (.07 )            
     
Total distributions
    (.09 )           (.11 )     (6.81 )     (2,62 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 8.46     $ 9.19     $ 8.69     $ 9.05     $ 18.96  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (7.13 %)     5.75 %     (2.45 %)     (24.91 %)     20.36 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 4,148     $ 6,769     $ 11,155     $ 15,303     $ 29,659  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.53 %     0.45 %     0.90 %     0.55 %     0.50 %
Total expenses
    1.61 %     1.61 %     1.65 %     1.48 %     1.44 %
Net expensesc
    1.59 %     1.61 %     1.65 %     1.48 %     1.44 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    206 %     288 %     368 %     280 %g     162 %g
     
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MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007f  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.06     $ 8.66     $ 9.04     $ 19.00     $ 18.37  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.04 )     (.04 )     (.01 )     (.05 )     (.09 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (.69 )     .44       (.31 )     (3.18 )     3.34  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.73 )     .40       (.32 )     (3.23 )     3.25  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (6.73 )     (2.62 )
Return of capital
                (.06 )            
     
Total distributions
                (.06 )     (6.73 )     (2.62 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 8.33     $ 9.06     $ 8.66     $ 9.04     $ 19.00  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    (8.06 %)     4.62 %     (3.39 %)     (25.69 %)     19.14 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 3,426     $ 4,295     $ 4,838     $ 7,866     $ 12,449  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.37 %)     (0.50 %)     (0.11 %)     (0.44 %)     (0.48 %)
Total expenses
    2.60 %     2.62 %     2.65 %     2.49 %     2.44 %
Net expensesc
    2.58 %     2.62 %     2.65 %     2.49 %     2.44 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    206 %     288 %     368 %     280 %g     162 %g
         
    Year Ended  
    September 30,  
Institutional Class   2011e  
 
Per Share Data
       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 12.37  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
       
Net investment incomea
    .13  
Net loss on investments (realized and unrealized)
    (2.80 )
 
     
Total from investment operations
    (2.67 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.70  
 
     
 
       
Total Returnb
    (21.58 %)
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data
       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 285  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
       
Net investment income
    2.99 %
Total expenses
    2.27 %
Net expensesc
    1.36 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    206 %
 
a   Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
c   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
 
d   Effective August 25, 2005, B-Class shares ceased charging 12b-1 fees in accordance with FINRA sales cap regulations. Per share information reflects this change. This fee will be reinstated when sales exceed the sales cap limit.
 
e   Since commencement of operations: May 2, 2011 — percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
 
f   Security Global Investors, LLC (“SGI”) became the sub-advisor of the fund effective August 1, 2007.
 
g   Significant variation in the portfolio turnover is due to the re-alignment of the Fund’s portfolio following the appointment of SGI as sub-advisor.
     
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
             
Advised by:
  (SGI LOGO)   and Subadvised by:   (MAIN STREAM LOGO)
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Alpha Opportunity Fund returned 1.13%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, had a 1.14% return.
The Fund pursues its objective of seeking long-term growth of capital by investing approximately 37.5% of its total assets according to a long/short strategy in domestic equity securities and 37.5% of its total assets according to a long/short strategy in non-U.S. securities. The manager invests the remaining 25% of total assets in a portfolio of equity securities, equity derivative securities and fixed-income securities intended to track the S&P 500 Index.
The Fund pursues its domestic long/short strategy using fundamental and technical analysis to identify quality securities trading at attractive valuations. This strategy uses a top-down perspective to formulate long-term themes and a bottom-up approach to identify individual securities. The Fund’s global long/short strategy uses quantitative and qualitative techniques to identify long and short investment opportunities; however, the fund is currently unable to pursue the global long/short strategy, which affects its ability to meet its investment objective. The Fund primarily uses S&P 500 futures for the portion of total assets that is intended to track the S&P 500 Index.
Non-U.S. Strategy Performance
Most of the long holdings in the non-U.S. strategy are held as short sale collateral in a special custody account and are deemed illiquid due to the Fund’s exposure to Lehman Brothers International Europe (LBIE). Top-performing sectors for this strategy were Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples.

Consumer Discretionary positions that contributed to performance were long positions in Limited Brands, Inc. and Ross Stores, Inc.
Herbalife Ltd. and Philip Morris International, Inc. were among long positions in the Consumer Staples sector that contributed to performance.
Detracting from performance was a long position in Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. in the Information Technology sector.
Domestic Long/Short Strategy Performance
For the domestic long/short strategy, contributors to performance included an overweight allocation to Materials and an underweight position in the Financials sector. The cash allocation also positively contributed to relative returns during a very volatile period for the equity market.
Leaders in the Materials sector included CF Industries Holdings, Inc. In the Financials sector, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Simon Property Group, Inc., led relative performance. The domestic long/short strategy benefited by having little exposure to the banking industry.
Stock selection within the consumer sectors detracted from performance during the year. These positions included Corn Products International, Inc., and Expedia, Inc.
The domestic long/short strategy’s current focus is larger capitalization, high quality stocks. These “blue chip” equities have solid balance sheets and dependable income streams that are coupled with either above-average growth or attractive dividends.
Broad Market Tracking
The Fund primarily used S&P 500 e-mini futures for the portion of Fund assets that was intended to track the S&P 500 Index. After strong performance for the first half of the fiscal year, the U.S. and European debt crises weighed down equity markets. However, the S&P 500 returned 8.09% over the past 12 months.
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
As referenced in Note 9 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 Fund’s exposure to LBIE due to these transactions consists of short sale proceeds held by LBIE and long positions held as collateral at the Fund’s custodian. 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 the short positions, which are based on certain assumptions, resolution of these matters could ultimately result in the Fund’s realizing values that are materially different from those indicated in this report, which would materially affect the Fund’s net asset value (either positively or negatively). SGI is uncertain when it will resume its full investment program.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Bill Jenkins, CFA, Portfolio Manager
(Mainstream Investment Advisers)
Charles Craig, CFA, Portfolio Manager
(Mainstream Investment Advisers)
Michael Byrum, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
Michael Dellapa, CFA, CAIA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
Ryan Harder, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
Yon Perullo, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of the individuals listed above as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
 
1   Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced.
Mainstream Investment Advisors, LLC is not affiliated with Security Global Investors, LLC.
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.
S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index covering 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the U.S. markets (mostly NYSE Euronext issues).
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.
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 Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and 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 REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)   September 30, 2011
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all U.S. common stocks.
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
(BAR GRAPH)
 
**   Substantially all of the short holdings were fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2011 due to exposure to LBIE — See Note 9. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to (73%) of total net assets.
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
                         
                    Since
                    Inception
    1 Year   5 Year   (07/07/03)
 
A-Class
    1.13 %     2.13 %     6.38 %
A-Class with sales charge
    -4.66 %     0.93 %     5.62 %
B-Class
    0.44 %     1.34 %     5.58 %
B-Class with CDSC††
    -4.56 %     1.05 %     5.58 %
C-Class
    0.44 %     1.34 %     5.56 %
C-Class with CDSC†††
    -0.56 %     1.34 %     5.56 %
S&P 500 Index
    1.14 %     -1.18 %     3.51 %
                 
            Since
            Inception
    1 Year   (11/07/08)
 
Institutional Class
    1.50 %     11.00 %
S&P 500 Index
    1.14 %     9.35 %
     
Inception Dates:    
 
A-Class
  July 7, 2003
B-Class
  July 7, 2003
C-Class
  July 7, 2003
Institutional Class
  November 7, 2008
         
Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets)        
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    6.9 %
Johnson & Johnson
    5.3 %
Altria Group, Inc.
    4.5 %
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. ADR
    4.4 %
Herbalife Ltd.
    3.2 %
AT&T, Inc.
    3.0 %
Joy Global, Inc.
    2.8 %
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    2.7 %
CA, Inc.
    2.7 %
Trinity Industries, Inc.
    2.2 %
 
Top Ten Total
    37.7 %
 
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
 
*   The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
 
  Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011.
 
††   Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase.
 
†††   Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS   September 30, 2011
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
COMMON STOCKS- 101.5%
               
 
               
Consumer Staples - 23.6%
               
Philip Morris International, Inc.1,2
    11,007     $ 686,617  
Altria Group, Inc.1,2
    16,700       447,727  
Herbalife Ltd.1,2
    5,965       319,724  
Procter & Gamble Co.
    3,273       206,788  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.1,2
    2,200       114,180  
Clorox Co.
    1,655       109,776  
Unilever plc ADR
    3,186       99,371  
Safeway, Inc.1,2
    3,900       64,857  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    1,931       64,843  
Corn Products International, Inc.
    1,593       62,509  
Darling International, Inc.
    3,448       43,410  
Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR
    1,015       31,110  
Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B
    433       30,371  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    276       24,476  
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
    965       18,817  
British American Tobacco plc ADR
    171       14,489  
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A
    276       9,268  
Omega Protein Corp.*
    1,000       9,080  
HJ Heinz Co.
    158       7,976  
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            2,365,389  
 
             
 
               
Industrials - 16.7%
               
Joy Global, Inc.1,2
    4,500       280,710  
Lockheed Martin Corp.1,2
    3,753       272,618  
Trinity Industries, Inc.1,2
    10,200       218,382  
AO Smith Corp.1,2
    4,200       134,526  
Towers Watson & Co. — Class A1,2
    2,200       131,516  
General Electric Co.1,2
    7,194       109,636  
Kirby Corp.*
    1,434       75,486  
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. — Class A1,2
    2,800       74,620  
Northrop Grumman Corp.1,2
    1,100       57,376  
Boeing Co.
    827       50,042  
MasTec, Inc.*
    2,482       43,708  
Danaher Corp.
    965       40,472  
3M Co.
    552       39,628  
Polypore International, Inc.
    689       38,942  
Con-way, Inc.1,2
    1,700       37,621  
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.
    2,502       27,347  
Waste Connections, Inc.
    552       18,669  
Chart Industries, Inc.
    178       7,506  
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*
    513       7,090  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.1,2
    183       4,452  
 
             
Total Industrials
            1,670,347  
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary - 15.3%
               
TJX Companies, Inc.1,2
    3,600       199,692  
Limited Brands, Inc.1,2
    5,100       196,401  
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.1,2
    3,700       188,182  
Ross Stores, Inc.1,2
    2,100       165,249  
Walt Disney Co.1,2
    4,024       121,364  
The Gap, Inc.1,2
    6,000       97,440  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
    830       95,516  
Jack in the Box, Inc.*,1,2
    4,000       79,680  
Mattel, Inc.
    2,901       75,107  
RadioShack Corp.1,2
    5,100       59,262  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.
    1,026       49,915  
PVH Corp.1,2
    800       46,592  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
    827       44,443  
Expedia, Inc.
    1,517       39,063  
Priceline.com, Inc.*
    79       35,507  
Target Corp.
    414       20,303  
Lithia Motors, Inc. — Class A
    827       11,892  
Perfumania Holdings, Inc.
    527       7,494  
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            1,533,102  
 
             
 
               
Health Care - 15.1%
               
Johnson & Johnson1,2
    8,281       527,582  
Viropharma, Inc.*,1,2
    9,900       178,893  
Life Technologies Corp.*,1,2
    2,800       107,604  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*,1,2
    3,400       104,686  
Baxter International, Inc.1,2
    1,800       101,052  
Amgen, Inc.1,2
    1,800       98,910  
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*,1,2
    2,300       87,354  
Lincare Holdings, Inc.1,2
    3,800       85,500  
Owens & Minor, Inc.1,2
    2,700       76,896  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. ADR1,2
    2,000       57,240  
athenahealth, Inc.*
    827       49,248  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*,1,2
    3,900       33,618  
 
             
Total Health Care
            1,508,583  
 
             
 
               
Information Technology - 12.6%
               
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. ADR*,1,2
    15,100       446,054  
CA, Inc.1,2
    14,000       271,740  
Symantec Corp.*,1,2
    5,900       96,170  
Avnet, Inc.*,1,2
    3,100       80,848  
Arrow Electronics, Inc.1,2
    2,600       72,228  
ARM Holdings plc ADR
    2,620       66,810  
Harmonic, Inc.*,1,2
    11,000       46,860  
Apple, Inc.*
    120       45,742  
Amkor Technology, Inc.*,1,2
    9,200       40,112  
Baidu, Inc. ADR*
    286       30,576  
Yandex N.V. — Class A
    1,182       24,125  
Microsoft Corp.
    690       17,174  
Electronic Arts, Inc.*
    689       14,090  
SPS Commerce, Inc.
    414       6,744  
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
    828       4,156  
 
             
Total Information Technology
            1,263,429  
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Financials - 7.3%
               
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    1,655     $ 182,017  
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.1,2
    6,000       133,560  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.1,2
    3,000       102,450  
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
    1,397       89,129  
ACE Ltd.
    1,103       66,842  
Chubb Corp.
    1,103       66,169  
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
    1,103       36,040  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B*
    425       30,192  
Genworth Financial, Inc. — Class A1,2
    4,000       22,960  
 
             
Total Financials
            729,359  
 
             
 
               
Energy - 4.6%
               
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.1,2
    2,755       173,703  
ConocoPhillips1,2
    1,500       94,980  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    3,034       77,519  
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
    965       59,743  
El Paso Corp.
    1,655       28,929  
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*
    552       13,750  
Oceaneering International, Inc.
    276       9,754  
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
    752       4,196  
 
             
Total Energy
            462,574  
 
             
 
               
Telecommunication Services - 3.2%
               
AT&T, Inc.1,2
    10,600       302,312  
Crown Castle International Corp.*
    414       16,838  
 
             
Total Telecommunication Services
            319,150  
 
             
 
               
Utilities - 1.9%
               
 
             
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.1,2
    5,100       194,106  
 
             
 
               
Materials - 1.2%
               
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc.
    1,265       54,673  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
    278       34,303  
Molycorp, Inc.*
    552       18,144  
Newmont Mining Corp.
    276       17,361  
 
             
Total Materials
            124,481  
 
             
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $10,885,895)
            10,170,520  
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS- 6.2%
               
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
    6,206       184,318  
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund
    3,748       111,128  
Teucrium Corn Fund
    2,736       109,112  
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
    2,846       95,740  
WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund
    1,734       85,696  
WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund
    1,565       32,364  
 
             
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $668,958)
            618,358  
 
             
 
               
CLOSED-END FUND- 0.3%
               
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.
    1,512       32,039  
 
             
 
Total Closed-End Fund
(Cost $34,976)
            32,039  
 
             
 
               
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS†† - 0.2%
               
State Street General Account U.S. Government Fund
    20,591       20,591  
 
             
 
Total Short Term Investments
(Cost $20,591)
            20,591  
 
             
                 
    Face          
    Amount          
FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTE†† - 10.0%
               
Fannie Mae3 0.11% due 01/17/12
  $ 1,000,000       999,941  
 
             
Total Federal Agency Discount Note
(Cost $999,670)
            999,941  
 
             
Total Long Investments - 118.2%
(Cost $12,610,090)
          $ 11,841,449  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT — (73.7)%
               
 
               
Consumer Staples — (1.0)%
               
Bridgford Foods Corp. — Class A
    238       (2,209 )
Hansen Natural Corp.†††,4,5
    3,250       (96,232 )
 
             
Total Consumer Staples
            (98,441 )
 
             
Telecommunication Services — (1.9)%
               
Clearwire Corp. — Class A*,†††,4,5
    2,530       (28,665 )
Global Crossing Ltd.*,†††,4,5
    1,800       (28,746 )
Leap Wireless International, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    1,500       (65,100 )
SBA Communications Corp. — Class A*,†††,4,5
    2,400       (69,096 )
 
             
Total Telecommunication Services
            (191,607 )
 
             
 
               
Utilities — (2.5)%
               
Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR*,†††,4,5
    18,310       (247,734 )
 
             
 
               
Energy — (3.4)%
               
Aquila Resources Ltd. — Class A*,†††,4,5
    2,750       (21,907 )
Arrow Energy Holdings Pty Ltd.†††,4,5
    8,900       (22,965 )
Modec, Inc.†††,4,5
    900       (23,195 )
Sevan Marine ASA*,†††,4,5
    5,900       (30,951 )
Trican Well Service Ltd.†††,4,5
    2,000       (34,043 )
Queensland Gas Company Ltd.*,†††,4,5
    12,800       (49,787 )
Riversdale Mining Ltd.*,†††,4,5
    6,700       (50,985 )
BPZ Resources, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    5,700       (107,160 )
 
             
Total Energy
            (340,993 )
 
             
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   September 30, 2011
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Materials — (4.1)%
               
China National Building Material Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5
    14,700     $ (19,911 )
Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5
    4,500       (20,259 )
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.†††,4,5
    66,000       (23,727 )
Sino Gold Mining Ltd. — Class A†††,4,5
    8,600       (35,368 )
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.*,†††,4,5
    4,440       (37,030 )
Western Areas NL†††,4,5
    6,200       (44,456 )
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    2,700       (49,221 )
Silver Wheaton Corp.†††,4,5
    6,100       (64,046 )
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.†††,4,5
    1,800       (119,001 )
 
             
Total Materials
            (413,019 )
 
             
 
               
Information Technology — (8.2)%
               
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    543       (9,660 )
VeriSign, Inc.†††,4,5
    1,200       (30,756 )
Access Company Ltd.†††,4,5
    17       (32,755 )
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    1,260       (33,037 )
Electronic Arts, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    900       (36,720 )
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    3,280       (43,624 )
Red Hat, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    2,610       (46,589 )
Baidu, Inc. ADR*,†††,4,5
    200       (53,726 )
Intermec, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    2,740       (54,307 )
Rambus, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    3,600       (55,224 )
VMware, Inc. — Class A*,†††,4,5
    2,400       (68,592 )
Imperial Energy Corporation plc*,†††,4,5
    3,900       (77,681 )
Equinix, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    1,000       (79,940 )
SAVVIS, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    5,700       (84,018 )
Cree, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    4,000       (109,840 )
 
             
Total Information Technology
            (816,469 )
 
             
 
               
Industrials — (9.9)%
               
China Merchants Holdings International Company Ltd. ADR†††,4,5
    3,100       (11,047 )
China Communications Construction Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5
    15,000       (15,535 )
China National Materials Company Ltd.†††,4,5
    34,400       (17,537 )
Japan Steel Works Ltd.†††,4,5
    1,500       (20,809 )
Ausenco Ltd.†††,4,5
    2,100       (22,659 )
Toyo Tanso Company Ltd.†††,4,5
    500       (27,007 )
Ryanair Holdings plc*,†††,4,5
    9,600       (35,971 )
Meyer Burger Technology AG*,†††,4,5
    200       (49,878 )
USG Corp.*,†††,4,5
    4,940       (141,877 )
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5
    218,000       (188,550 )
Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal S.A.†††,4,5
    44,400       (461,804 )
 
             
Total Industrials
            (992,674 )
 
             
 
               
Financials — (11.7)%
               
C C Land Holdings Ltd.†††,4,5
    50,000       (13,945 )
Franshion Properties China Ltd.†††,4,5
    79,400       (22,104 )
Mizuho Trust & Banking Company Ltd.†††,4,5
    17,700       (24,682 )
Aozora Bank Ltd.†††,4,5
    16,300       (26,251 )
Monex Group, Inc.†††,4,5
    78       (27,384 )
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.†††,4,5
    11,000       (45,461 )
Aeon Mall Company Ltd.†††,4,5
    1,700       (52,093 )
PrivateBancorp, Inc.†††,4,5
    2,390       (102,770 )
Erste Group Bank AG†††,4,5
    5,200       (319,536 )
Wells Fargo & Co.†††,4,5
    12,384       (539,689 )
 
             
Total Financials
            (1,173,915 )
 
             
 
               
Health Care — (13.4)%
               
Sepracor, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    1,400       (24,500 )
Exelixis, Inc. — Class H†††,4,5
    4,500       (28,845 )
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    2,420       (48,013 )
Zeltia S.A.†††,4,5
    8,000       (54,559 )
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.†††,4,5
    200       (56,100 )
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    1,540       (56,703 )
XenoPort, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    1,376       (63,062 )
Luminex Corp.*,†††,4,5
    2,500       (63,725 )
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    3,180       (69,038 )
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    2,600       (71,942 )
Align Technology, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    6,100       (74,420 )
Intercell AG*,†††,4,5
    1,900       (74,840 )
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.†††,4,5
    2,800       (74,900 )
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    3,050       (78,324 )
Sequenom, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    3,810       (78,524 )
Cepheid, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    5,300       (81,620 )
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    1,900       (82,954 )
Basilea Pharmaceutica*,†††,4,5
    500       (83,364 )
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    2,900       (85,289 )
athenahealth, Inc.*,†††,4,5
    2,500       (89,625 )
 
             
Total Health Care
            (1,340,347 )
 
             
 
               
Consumer Discretionary — (17.6)%
               
Papa John’s International, Inc. ADR
    108       (3,283 )
DineEquity, Inc.*
    542       (20,862 )
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.†††,4,5
    1,300       (21,837 )
Genting Singapore plc*,†††,4,5
    124,900       (41,123 )
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG*,†††,4,5
    1,600       (45,582 )
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment plc*,†††,4,5
    15,200       (57,210 )
Focus Media Holding Ltd. ADR†††,4,5
    2,130       (63,900 )
     
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded)   September 30, 2011
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Sky Deutschland AG*,†††,4,5
    4,000     $ (65,668 )
Marui Group Company Ltd.†††,4,5
    29,100       (219,527 )
Pool Corp.†††,4,5
    11,639       (288,065 )
Electrolux AB†††,4,5
    30,100       (395,761 )
Volkswagen AG†††,4,5
    1,300       (539,374 )
 
             
Total Consumer Discretionary
            (1,762,192 )
 
             
 
Total Common Stocks Sold Short
(Proceeds $7,201,487)
            (7,377,391 )
 
             
 
               
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND SOLD SHORT- (0.8)%
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund ADR
    3,798       (84,733 )
 
             
 
Total Exchange Traded Fund Sold Short
(Proceeds $81,133)
            (84,733 )
 
             
 
Total Securities Sold Short — (74.5)%
(Proceeds $7,282,620)
          $ (7,462,124 )
 
             
 
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 56.3%
            5,640,274  
 
             
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
          $ 10,019,599  
                 
            Unrealized  
    Contracts     Loss  
 
FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED
               
December 2011 S&P 500 Index
               
Mini Futures Contracts (Aggregate Value of Contracts $2,589,800)
    46     $ (90,054 )
 
             
 
*   Non-income producing security.
 
  Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
 
††   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
 
†††   Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 4.
 
1   All or a portion of this security is pledged as short security collateral at September 30, 2011.
 
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 $7,264,165 (cost $7,627,564), or 72% of total net assets. The security was deemed liquid at the time of purchase — See Note 9.
 
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   All or a portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2011. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $(7,341,377) (proceeds $7,164,435), or (73%) of total net assets.
 
5   Illiquid security.
 
6   Security was acquired through a private placement.
 
    ADR — American Depositary Receipt
 
    plc — Public Limited Company
     
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
         
Assets:
       
Investments, at value
(cost $12,610,090)
  $ 11,841,449  
Restricted cash denominated in a foreign currency, at value (cost $3,380,755)
    3,609,568  
Cash
    66,034  
Restricted cash
    1,759,316  
Prepaid expenses
    16,665  
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
    501,703  
Dividends
    22,405  
Investment advisor
    1,279  
Foreign taxes reclaim
    216  
 
     
Total assets
    17,818,635  
 
     
 
Liabilities:
       
Securities sold short, at value
(proceeds $7,282,620)
    7,462,124  
Payable for:
       
Securities purchased
    184,210  
Management fees
    11,146  
Distribution and service fees
    3,271  
Fund shares redeemed
    2,876  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    2,112  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    1,446  
Directors’ fees*
    839  
Variation margin
    69,690  
Miscellaneous
    61,322  
 
     
Total liabilities
    7,799,036  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 10,019,599  
 
     
 
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
  $ 22,505,329  
Undistributed net investment income
     
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency
    (11,676,344 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency
    (809,386 )
 
     
Net assets
  $ 10,019,599  
 
     
 
A-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 6,708,144  
Capital shares outstanding
    682,866  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.82  
 
     
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%)
  $ 10.31  
 
     
 
B-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 693,059  
Capital shares outstanding
    76,418  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.07  
 
     
 
C-Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 1,292,446  
Capital shares outstanding
    142,500  
Net asset value per share
  $ 9.07  
 
     
 
Institutional Class:
       
Net assets
  $ 1,325,950  
Capital shares outstanding
    98,009  
Net asset value per share
  $ 13.53  
 
     
 
  All or portion of this amount represents values related to Lehman Brothers International Europe prime brokerage services — See Note 9.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $209)
  $ 230,139  
Interest
    1,617  
 
     
Total investment income
    231,756  
 
     
 
       
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    158,975  
Transfer agent/maintenance fees
    36,812  
Distribution and service fees:
       
A-Class
    20,996  
B-Class
    10,503  
C-Class
    16,336  
Fund accounting/administration fees
    25,000  
Legal fees expense
    60,809  
Registration fees
    45,630  
Prime broker interest expense
    4,384  
Directors’ fees*
    1,432  
Short sales dividend expense
    979  
Miscellaneous
    65,821  
 
     
Total expenses
    447,677  
Less:
       
Expenses waived by advisor
    (157,924 )
 
     
Net expenses
    289,753  
 
     
Net investment loss
    (57,997 )
 
     
 
       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
    699,216  
Futures contracts
    263,253  
Foreign currency
    99  
Securities sold short
    7,124  
 
     
Net realized gain
    969,692  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (337,630 )
Securities sold short
    598  
Futures contracts
    (139,087 )
Foreign currency
    36,295  
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (439,824 )
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    529,868  
 
     
 
       
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 471,871  
 
     
 
*   Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
     
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment loss
  $ (57,997 )   $ (114,876 )
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency
    969,692       1,037,820  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency
    (439,824 )     683,849  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    471,871       1,606,793  
 
 
               
Distributions to shareholders
           
 
 
               
Capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
               
A-Class*
    180,654       293,839  
Cost of shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (1,908,640 )     (2,954,805 )
B-Class
    (547,550 )     (635,054 )
C-Class
    (242,522 )     (698,685 )
Institutional Class
    (166,305 )     (917,495 )
 
Net decrease from capital share transactions
    (2,684,363 )     (4,912,200 )
 
Net decrease in net assets
    (2,212,492 )     (3,305,407 )
 
 
               
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    12,232,091       15,537,498  
 
 
               
End of year
  $ 10,019,599     $ 12,232,091  
 
 
               
Accumulated (Undistributed) net investment income (loss) at end of year
  $     $ (2,843 )
 
 
               
Capital share activity:
               
Shares sold
               
A-Class*
    15,900       32,339  
Shares redeemed
               
A-Class
    (171,786 )     (333,306 )
B-Class
    (52,155 )     (74,867 )
C-Class
    (22,496 )     (83,926 )
Institutional Class
    (10,264 )     (75,471 )
 
Net decrease in shares
    (240,801 )     (535,231 )
 
*   Represents conversion of B-Class to A-Class shares.
     
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
A-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008f     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.70     $ 8.56     $ 9.37     $ 13.94     $ 12.23  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.04 )     (.06 )     (.04 )     (.16 )     (.01 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    .16       1.20       (.77 )     (1.68 )     2.99  
     
Total from investment operations
    .12       1.14       (.81 )     (1.84 )     2.98  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (2.57 )     (1.27 )
Return of capital
                      (.16 )      
     
Total distributions
                      (2.73 )     (1.27 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.82     $ 9.70     $ 8.56     $ 9.37     $ 13.94  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    1.13 %     13.43 %     (8.64 %)     (15.99 %)     26.10 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 6,708     $ 8,138     $ 9,752     $ 30,615     $ 25,072  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (0.33 %)     (0.71 %)     (0.50 %)     (1.44 %)     (0.08 %)
Total expenses
    3.39 %     3.51 %     3.82 %     3.41 %     2.88 %
Net expensesc
    2.15 %     2.21 %     2.00 %     3.32 %     2.82 %
Operating expensesd
    2.11 %     2.05 %     1.95 %     3.06 %     2.62 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    868 %     954 %     422 %     1,248 %     1,697 %
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
B-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008f     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.03     $ 8.04     $ 8.87     $ 13.42     $ 11.90  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.12 )     (.12 )     (.09 )     (.23 )     (.09 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    .16       1.11       (.74 )     (1.59 )     2.88  
     
Total from investment operations
    .04       .99       (.83 )     (1.82 )     2.79  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (2.57 )     (1.27 )
Return of capital
                      (.16 )      
     
Total distributions
                      (2.73 )     (1.27 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.07     $ 9.03     $ 8.04     $ 8.87     $ 13.42  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    0.44 %     12.31 %     (9.36 %)     (16.66 %)     25.14 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 693     $ 1,161     $ 1,635     $ 5,391     $ 3,154  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (1.09 %)     (1.47 %)     (1.24 %)     (2.18 %)     (0.77 %)
Total expenses
    4.19 %     4.27 %     4.57 %     4.16 %     3.59 %
Net expensesc
    2.90 %     2.96 %     2.75 %     4.04 %     3.53 %
Operating expensesd
    2.86 %     2.80 %     2.69 %     3.78 %     3.33 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    868 %     954 %     422 %     1,248 %     1,697 %
     
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
C-Class   2011     2010     2009     2008f     2007  
 
Per Share Data
                                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.03     $ 8.02     $ 8.87     $ 13.43     $ 11.90  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment lossa
    (.11 )     (.12 )     (.09 )     (.23 )     (.10 )
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
    .15       1.13       (.76 )     (1.60 )     2.90  
     
Total from investment operations
    .04       1.01       (.85 )     (1.83 )     2.80  
 
Less distributions from:
                                       
Net realized gains
                      (2.57 )     (1.27 )
Return of capital
                      (.16 )      
     
Total distributions
                      (2.73 )     (1.27 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.07     $ 9.03     $ 8.02     $ 8.87     $ 13.43  
     
 
                                       
Total Returnb
    0.44 %     12.59 %     (9.58 %)     (16.63 %)     25.24 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,292     $ 1,490     $ 1,996     $ 4,935     $ 4,216  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Net investment loss
    (1.08 %)     (1.46 %)     (1.24 %)     (2.21 %)     (0.77 %)
Total expenses
    4.14 %     4.28 %     4.67 %     4.16 %     3.60 %
Net expensesc
    2.90 %     2.95 %     2.75 %     4.09 %     3.54 %
Operating expensesd
    2.86 %     2.80 %     2.69 %     3.83 %     3.34 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    868 %     954 %     422 %     1,248 %     1,697 %
                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
Institutional Class   2011     2010     2009e  
 
Per Share Data
                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 13.33     $ 11.73     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                       
Net investment lossa
    (.01 )     (.06 )     (.01 )
Net gain on investments (realized and unrealized)
    .21       1.66       1.74  
     
Total from investment operations
    .20       1.60       1.73  
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.53     $ 13.33     $ 11.73  
     
 
                       
Total Returnb
    1.50 %     13.64 %     17.30 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,326     $ 1,444     $ 2,155  
 
Ratios to average net assets:
                       
Net investment loss
    (0.08 %)     (0.48 %)     (0.07 %)
Total expenses
    3.12 %     3.28 %     3.94 %
Net expensesc
    1.90 %     1.96 %     1.76 %
Operating expensesd
    1.86 %     1.80 %     1.70 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    868 %     954 %     422 %
 
a   Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
 
b   Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized.
 
c   Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
 
d   Operating expenses exclude interest and dividend expense from securities sold short and prime broker interest expense.
 
e   Since commencement of operations: November 7, 2008 — Alpha Opportunity Fund Institutional Class. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
 
f   Security Global Investors, LLC (SGI) became the sub-advisor of 37.5% of the assets of the Alpha Opportunity Fund effective August 18, 2008. Also effective August 18, 2008, Mainstream Investment Advisers, LLC (Mainstream) sub-advises 37.5% of the assets and Security Investors, LLC (SI) manages 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.
     
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies Organization
Rydex|SGI Equity Fund (legally known as Security Equity Fund) (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as a non-diversified, open-ended investment company. The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The shares of the Trust are currently issued in multiple series, with each series, in effect, representing a separate Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). The Trust accounts for the assets of each Fund separately.
The Trust offers a combination of four separate classes of shares, A-Class shares, B-Class shares, C-Class shares and Institutional Class shares. Sales of shares of each Class are made without a front-end sales charge at the net asset value (the “NAV”), with the exception of A-Class shares. A-Class shares are sold at the NAV, plus the applicable front-end sales charge. The sales charge varies depending on the amount purchased, but will not exceed 4.75%. Prior to February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge was 5.75%. A-Class share purchases of $1 million or more are exempt from the front-end sales charge but have a 1% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. B-Class shares are offered without a front-end sales charge, but are subject to a CDSC of up to 5% for five years and convert to A-Class shares after eight years. Effective January 4, 2010, subscriptions for B-Class shares are no longer accepted. C-Class shares have a 1% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Institutional Class shares are offered primarily for direct investment by institutions such as pension and profit sharing plans, endowments, foundations and corporations. Institutional Class shares have a minimum initial investment of $2 million and a minimum account balance of $1 million. Institutional Class shares are offered without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.
At September 30, 2011, the Trust consisted of nine separate funds.
Security Investors, LLC (“SI”) provides advisory, administrative and accounting services to the Funds. Rydex Fund Services, LLC (“RFS”) acts as the transfer agent to the Funds. Rydex Distributors, LLC (“RDL”) acts as principal underwriter to the Funds. SI, RFS and RDL are affiliated entities.
Mainstream Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the investment sub-advisor for the Alpha Opportunity Fund. The sub-advisor furnishes investment advisory services, supervises and arranges for the purchase and sale of securities and provides for the compilation and maintenance of records pertaining to such investment advisory services, subject to the control and supervision of the Board of Directors of the Trust and SI. Prior to January 14, 2011, Security Global Investors, LLC (“SGI”) acted as a sub-advisor to a portion of the total assets of Alpha Opportunity Fund. Effective January 14, 2011, SGI was merged with and into SI.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
A. Security Valuation — Valuations of the Funds’ securities are supplied by pricing services approved by the Board of Directors. The Trust’s officers, through the Valuation Committee under the general supervision of the Board of Directors, regularly review procedures used by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services.
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the close of business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on such day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on such day.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by SGI under the direction of the Board of Directors using methods established or ratified by the Board of Directors. These methods include, but are not limited to: (i) general information as to how these securities and assets trade; (ii) in connection with futures contracts and options thereupon, and other derivative investments, information as to how (a) these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the futures or other derivative markets, respectively, and (b) the securities underlying these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the cash market; and (iii) other information and considerations, including current values in related markets.
Debt securities with a maturity greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at the last traded fill price at the close of business, unless no trades were executed. If there are no trades, a debt security is valued at the reported bid price at the close of business. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Listed options held by the Trust are valued at the Official Settlement Price listed by the exchange, usually 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 Trust are valued using the average bid price (for long options), or average ask price (for short options) obtained from one or more security dealers.
The value of futures contracts purchased and sold by the Trust is accounted for using the unrealized gain or loss on the contracts that is determined by marking the contracts to their current realized settlement prices. Financial futures contracts are valued at the Official Settlement Price of the exchange on the valuation date.
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Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currency are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of 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 SI to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
B. 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 Funds. Foreign investments may also subject the Funds to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
The Funds do 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.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales of foreign currencies and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions. Net unrealized exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
C. Futures — The Alpha Opportunity Fund and the MSCI Equal Weight Fund 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. There are several risks in connection with the use of futures contracts. Risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying securities. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market. Futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specified future delivery date and at a specific price. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Cash deposits are shown as restricted cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; securities held as collateral are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
D. Options Written — Certain Funds wrote call options on a covered basis and put options on securities that are traded on recognized securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. 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 Funds’ portfolio, to increase returns, to maintain exposure to the equity markets, and create liquidity. The risk in writing a covered call option is that a Fund may forego the opportunity for profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a covered put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there is the risk that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market or, for over-the-counter options, because of the counterparty’s inability to perform. An amount equal to the premium received is entered in the Fund’s accounting records as an asset and equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. When a written option expires, or if a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold).
E. Securities Sold Short — The Alpha Opportunity Fund may make short sales “against the box,” in which the Fund enters into a short sale of a security it owns. At no time will more than 15% of the value of the Fund’s net assets be in deposits on short sales against the box. When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund does not immediately deliver the securities sold from its own account, or receive the proceeds from the sale. To complete the sale, the Fund must borrow the security (generally from the broker through which the short sale is made) in order to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund 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 Fund 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 Funds may make short sales that are not “against the box,” which create opportunities to increase the Funds’ 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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
may continually increase, although a Fund 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds 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 Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain segregated assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. These segregated assets are valued consistent with Note 1A and are required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the market value of the securities sold short.
F. Security Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded using the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable taxes withheld by foreign countries. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discount, is accrued on a daily basis. 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.
G. Expenses — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the fund complex are generally allocated amongst such funds on the basis of average net assets.
H. Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions of net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
I. Earnings Credits — Under the fee arrangement with the custodian, the Funds may earn credits based on overnight custody cash balances. These credits are utilized to reduce related custodial expenses. The custodian fees disclosed in the Statements of Operations are before the reduction in expense from the related earnings credits, if any.
J. Indemnifications — Under the Funds’ organizational documents, its Officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
SI pays the sub-advisor out of the management fee it receives. Under the terms of an investment advisory contract, the Funds pay SI management fees calculated at the annualized rates below, based on the average daily net assets of the Funds for the year ended September 30, 2011:
         
    Management
    Fees (as a %
    of net assets)
 
Large Cap Core Fund
    0.75 %
All Cap Value Fund
    0.70 %
Mid Cap Value Fund
    0.78 %2
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    0.75 %
Small Cap Growth Fund
    0.85 %
Small Cap Value Fund
    1.00 %
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
    0.75 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    0.70 %1
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    1.25 %
 
1   Effective April 29, 2011, the Fund’s management fee was reduced from an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets to 0.70% of the average daily net assets.
 
2   Management fees are payable at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of $200 million or less, and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $200 million.
SI also acts as the administrative agent for the Funds, and as such performs administrative functions and the bookkeeping, accounting and pricing functions for each Fund. For these services, SI receives the following:
         
    Administrative Fees
    (as a % of net assets)
 
Large Cap Core Fund
    0.095 %
All Cap Value Fund
    0.095 %
Mid Cap Value Fund
    0.095 %
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    0.095 %
Small Cap Growth Fund
    0.095 %
Small Cap Value Fund
    0.095 %
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
    0.095 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
  greater of 0.15% or $60,000
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    0.15 %
Minimum charge per Fund
  $ 25,000 1
Certain out-of-pocket charges
  Varies
 
1   SI has agreed not to charge the $25,000 minimum fee on the All Cap Value Fund.
RFS is paid the following for providing transfer agent services to the Funds:
         
Annual charge per account
  $ 5.00 – $8.00  
Transaction fee
  $ 0.60 – $1.10  
Minimum annual charge (per Fund)
  $ 25,000 1
Certain out-of-pocket charges
  Varies
 
1   SI has agreed not to charge the $25,000 minimum fee on the All Cap Value Fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The investment advisory contracts for the Funds provide that the total expenses be limited to a percentage of average net assets for each class of shares, 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). The limits are listed below:
                         
            Effective   Contract
    Limit   Date   End Date
 
All Cap Value Fund — A-Class
    1.27 %     02/01/10       01/31/12  
All Cap Value Fund — C-Class
    2.02 %     02/01/10       01/31/12  
All Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class
    1.02 %     02/01/10       01/31/12  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    0.90 %     04/13/09       03/31/12  
Small Cap Value Fund — A-Class
    1.30 %     08/24/09       01/31/12  
Small Cap Value Fund — C-Class
    2.05 %     08/24/09       01/31/12  
Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class
    1.05 %     08/24/09       01/31/12  
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund — A-Class
    1.35 %     01/11/07       01/31/12  
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund — B-Class
    2.10 %     01/11/07       01/31/12  
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund — C-Class
    2.10 %     01/11/07       01/31/12  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — A-Class
    1.61 %     04/29/11       01/31/13  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — B-Class
    2.36 %     04/29/11       01/31/13  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — C-Class
    2.36 %     04/29/11       01/31/13  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — Institutional Class
    1.36 %     04/29/11       01/31/13  
Alpha Opportunity Fund — A-Class
    2.11 %     02/01/10       01/31/12  
Alpha Opportunity Fund — B-Class
    2.86 %     02/01/10       01/31/12  
Alpha Opportunity Fund — C-Class
    2.86 %     02/01/10       01/31/12  
Alpha Opportunity Fund — Institutional Class
    1.86 %     02/01/10       01/31/12  
SI is entitled to reimbursement by the Funds for 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. At September 30, 2011, the amount of fees waived or expenses reimbursed that are subject to recoupment are presented in the following table:
                 
    Fees Waived   Expires In
 
All Cap Value Fund
  $ 49,063       2014  
 
    59,326       2013  
 
    56,488       2012  
     
 
  $ 164,877          
 
               
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
  $ 443,419       2014  
 
    209,976       2013  
 
    56,387       2012  
     
 
  $ 709,782          
 
               
Small Cap Value Fund
  $ 118,145       2014  
 
    90,347       2013  
 
    68,867       2012  
     
 
  $ 277,359          
 
               
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
  $ 140,783       2014  
 
    150,104       2013  
 
    208,564       2012  
     
 
  $ 499,451          
 
               
Alpha Opportunity Fund
  $ 157,924       2014  
 
    176,815       2013  
 
    360,351       2012  
     
 
  $ 695,090          
For the year ended September 30, 2011, no amounts were recouped by SI.
The Funds have adopted Distribution Plans related to the offering of A-Class, B-Class and C-Class shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The plans provide for payments at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s A-Class shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s B-Class and C-Class shares. Effective August 25, 2005, the MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund ceased charging 12b-1 fees on B-Class shares in accordance with the FINRA sales cap regulations. These fees may be reinstated at any time.
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During the year ended September 30, 2011, RDL retained sales charges of $338,421 relating to sales of A-Class shares of the Trust.
Certain directors and officers of the Funds are also directors and/or officers of Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Security Benefit Corporation, and its affiliates, which include SI, SGI, and RDL.
At September 30, 2011, Security Benefit Corporation and its subsidiaries owned over five percent of the outstanding shares of the Funds, as follows:
         
    Percent of
    outstanding
    shares owned
 
Large Cap Core Fund
    15 %
All Cap Value Fund
    32 %
Small Cap Growth Fund
    25 %
Small Cap Value Fund
    16 %
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
    20 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    14 %
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    16 %
3. Federal Income Tax Information
The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve them from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (fiscal years 2008 — 2011), and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for derivatives, foreign currency transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, losses deferred due to post-October losses, and excise tax regulations.
Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, will result in reclassifications. This may include net operating losses not utilized during the current period and the expiration of capital loss carryforward. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. Any undistributed ordinary income or long-term capital gain remaining at fiscal year-end is distributed in the following year.
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2011 was as follows:
                         
    Ordinary   Long-Term   Total
Fund   Income   Capital Gain   Distributions
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $ 546,823     $     $ 546,823  
All Cap Value Fund
    48,497       115,509       164,006  
Mid Cap Value Fund
    2,564,377       139,287       2,703,664  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    14,998,506       10,215,700       25,214,206  
Small Cap Growth Fund
                 
Small Cap Value Fund
    526,847       676,251       1,203,098  
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
    136,272             136,272  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    488,291             488,291  
Alpha Opportunity Fund
                 
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:
                         
    Ordinary   Long-Term   Total
Fund   Income   Capital Gain   Distributions
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $     $     $  
All Cap Value Fund
    3,710             3,710  
Mid Cap Value Fund
    1,178,918             1,178,918  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    10,187,733       1,221,429       11,409,162  
Small Cap Growth Fund
                 
Small Cap Value Fund
    161,456       34,045       195,501  
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
                 
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
                 
Alpha Opportunity Fund
                 
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Note: For federal income tax purposes, short term capital gain distributions are treated as ordinary income distributions.
The tax character of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) at September 30, 2011 was as follows:
                                         
    Undistributed   Undistributed   Accumulated   Net Unrealized   Total
    Ordinary   Long-Term   Capital and   Appreciation/   Accumulated
Fund   Income   Capital Gain   Other Losses*   (Depreciation)**   Earnings/(Deficit)
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $ 13,084     $     $ (18,461,711 )   $ (12,446,366 )   $ (30,894,993 )
All Cap Value Fund
    45,954       138,514             (227,919 )     (43,451 )
Mid Cap Value Fund
          18,116,293             (64,504,568 )     (46,388,275 )
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    10,347,092       34,203,113             (36,446,626 )     8,103,579  
Small Cap Growth Fund
                (4,100,570 )     134,712       (3,965,858 )
Small Cap Value Fund
    490,519       201,354             (2,502,708 )     (1,810,835 )
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
                (7,817,471 )     (2,459,826 )     (10,277,297 )
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
                (23,814,806 )     (17,021,394 )     (40,836,200 )
Alpha Opportunity Fund
                (11,707,214 )     (778,516 )     (12,485,730 )
 
*   The Fund had net capital loss carryovers and deferred post October losses as identified elsewhere in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
 
**   Any differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of wash sale losses, the differences between book and tax basis passive foreign investment companies and bond discount accretion.
For the year ended September 30, 2011, the capital loss carryovers utilized or expired, the accumulated net realized loss on sales of investments for federal income tax purposes which are available to offset future taxable gains, and post-October losses that are deferred to the first day of the next fiscal year are shown in the table below:
                                         
                                    Deferred
    Capital Loss   Capital Loss   Remaining           Post-
    Carryovers   Carryovers   Capital Loss           October
    Utilized   Expired   Carryovers   Expires In   Losses
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $ 13,503,040     $     $ 18,461,711       2018     $  
 
Mid Cap Value Fund
  $ 74,225,225     $     $             $  
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
                  $ 1,974,062       2017          
 
                    2,126,508       2018          
 
Small Cap Growth Fund Total
  $ 2,615,693     $     $ 4,100,570             $  
 
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
                  $ 5,361,779       2017          
 
                    2,455,692       2018          
 
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund Total
  $ 5,509,431     $     $ 7,817,471             $  
 
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
                  $ 18,217,126       2017          
 
                    5,357,504       2018          
 
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund Total
  $ 19,083,242     $     $ 23,574,630             $ 240,175  
 
Alpha Opportunity Fund
                  $ 7,365,287       2017          
 
                    4,341,927       2018          
 
Alpha Opportunity Fund Total
  $ 850,171     $     $ 11,707,214             $  
 
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 post-October losses, losses deferred due to wash sales, foreign currency gains and losses, and the “mark-to-market” of certain passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) for tax purposes. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
On the Statements of Assets and Liabilities the following adjustments were made for permanent book/tax differences:
                         
    Accumulated   Undistributed    
    Net Realized   Net Investment    
    Gain/(Loss)   Income   Paid-In Capital
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $     $ 263     $ (263 )
All Cap Value Fund
                 
Mid Cap Value Fund
    (139,287 )     3,579,795       (3,440,508 )
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
                 
Small Cap Growth Fund
          308,691       (308,691 )
Small Cap Value Fund
    (74,743 )     74,743        
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
          156,727       (156,727 )
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    (291,194 )     295,332       (4,138 )
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    (99 )     60,840       (60,741 )
The RIC Modernization Act of 2010 was signed into law on December 22, 2010 and seeks to simplify some of the tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and the tax reporting to their shareholders, and to improve the tax efficiency of certain fund structures. The greatest impact to the disclosure in the financial reports for the Funds will be seen on the treatment of net capital losses, effective for tax years beginning after December 22, 2010.
At September 30, 2011, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized gain for all securities for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized loss for all securities for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:
                                 
            Tax   Tax   Net Unrealized
Fund   Tax Cost   Unrealized Gain   Unrealized Loss   Gain/(Loss)
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $ 169,039,079     $ 12,000,057     $ (24,446,423 )   $ (12,446,366 )
All Cap Value Fund
    2,990,370       161,114       (389,033 )     (227,919 )
Mid Cap Value Fund
    1,254,247,382       142,945,600       (207,450,168 )     (64,504,568 )
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    502,321,419       44,463,668       (80,910,294 )     (36,446,626 )
Small Cap Growth Fund
    12,310,089       2,062,263       (1,927,551 )     134,712  
Small Cap Value Fund
    12,863,229       336,415       (2,839,123 )     (2,502,708 )
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
    29,783,480       1,073,300       (3,533,126 )     (2,459,826 )
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    90,204,673       1,800,000       (18,821,394 )     (17,021,394 )
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    12,669,273       1,148,504       (1,927,020 )     (778,516 )
4. Fair Value Measurement
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 Funds’ investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 —   quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 —   other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets at September 30, 2011:
                                                 
    Level 1     Level 1     Level 2     Level 2     Level 3        
    Investments     Other Financial     Investments     Other Financial     Investments        
    In Securities     Instruments*     In Securities     Instruments*     In Securities     Total  
 
Assets
                                               
Large Cap Core Fund
  $ 156,587,778     $     $     $     $     $ 156,587,778  
All Cap Value Fund
    2,762,335                               2,762,335  
Mid Cap Value Fund
    1,176,591,068             14,017,307                   1,190,608,375  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    460,680,903             5,537,793                   466,218,696  
Small Cap Growth Fund
    12,444,801                               12,444,801  
Small Cap Value Fund
    10,276,985             84,569                   10,361,554  
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
    27,323,654                               27,323,654  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    4,764,646             68,425,424                   73,190,070  
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    10,820,917             1,020,532                   11,841,449  
 
                                               
Liabilities
                                               
Large Cap Core Fund
  $     $ 16,898     $     $     $     $ 16,898  
All Cap Value Fund
          1,356                         1,356  
Mid Cap Value Fund
          4,011,763                         4,011,763  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
          1,652,150                         1,652,150  
Small Cap Value Fund
          10,371             8,565             18,936  
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    120,747       90,054                   7,341,377       7,552,178  
 
*   Other financial instruments include futures contracts which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end, and options written.
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 generally recognized transfers between the levels as of the beginning of the period. As of September 30, 2011, MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund had securities with a total value of $67,118,028 transfer from Level 1 to Level 2. The change in level occurred due to developments that occurred between the time of closing of the foreign markets on which those securities trade and the close of business on the exchange.
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the year ended September 30, 2011:
LEVEL 3 — Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
                 
    Securities Sold Short     Total  
 
Alpha Opportunity Fund
               
Liabilities:
               
Beginning Balance
  $ 7,341,377     $ 7,341,377  
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings
           
Total unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
           
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)
           
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
           
 
Ending Balance
  $ 7,341,377     $ 7,341,377  
 
5. 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 Funds use derivative instruments, how these derivatives instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Funds’ financial position and results of operations. None of the derivatives currently held by the Funds are being used as hedging instruments.
During the year ended September 30, 2011, certain Funds sought to gain exposure to their respective benchmarks by investing in futures contracts. The following table represents the notional amount of futures contracts outstanding, as an approximate percentage of the Funds’ 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
 
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    25 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    0 %
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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2011:
Location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
         
Derivative Investments Type   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
 
Futures — equity contracts
  Variation margin   Variation margin
Options Written — equity contracts
    Options Written, at value
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Funds’ derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure at September 30, 2011:
Liability Derivative Investments Value
                         
    Futures   Options Written   Total
    Equity   Equity   Value at
    Contracts*   Contracts   September 30, 2011
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $     $ 16,898     $ 16,898  
All Cap Value Fund
          1,356       1,356  
Mid Cap Value Fund
          4,011,763       4,011,763  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
          1,652,150       1,652,150  
Small Cap Value Fund
          18,936       18,936  
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    90,054             90,054  
 
*   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 Funds’ Statements of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2011:
     
Derivative Investment Type   Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
 
Futures — equity contracts
  Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
Options Written — equity contracts
  Net realized gain (loss) on options written
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation(depreciation) on options written
The following is a summary of the Funds’ realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Statements of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the year ended September 30, 2011:
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statements of Operations
                         
    Futures   Options Written    
    Equity   Equity    
    Contracts   Contracts   Total
 
All Cap Value Fund
  $     $ 2,548     $ 2,548  
Mid Cap Value Fund
          2,010,007       2,010,007  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
          782,329       782,329  
Small Cap Value Fund
          15,644       15,644  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    530,374             530,374  
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    263,253             263,253  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statements of Operations
                         
    Futures   Options Written    
    Equity   Equity    
    Contracts   Contracts   Total
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $     $ (7,733 )   $ (7,733 )
All Cap Value Fund
          (331 )     (331 )
Mid Cap Value Fund
          (1,503,487 )     (1,503,487 )
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
          (580,465 )     (580,465 )
Small Cap Value Fund
          (1,659 )     (1,659 )
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    (139,087 )           (139,087 )
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6. Options Written
Transactions in options written during the year ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:
Written Call Options
                                                                 
    All Cap Value   Mid Cap Value   Mid Cap Value Institutional   Small Cap Value
    Fund   Fund   Fund   Fund
    Number of   Premium   Number of   Premium   Number of   Premium   Number of   Premium
    Contracts   Amount   Contracts   Amount   Contracts   Amount   Contracts   Amount
 
Balance at September 30, 2010
        $       4,000     $ 520,297       1,400     $ 182,101           $  
Options written
    62       5,787       16,876       1,923,673       6,880       788,044       179       18,985  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
    (41 )     (3,813 )                                    
Options expired
    (10 )     (906 )     (9,252 )     (803,561 )     (3,760 )     (325,903 )     (148 )     (13,698 )
Options exercised
    (11 )     (1,068 )     (9,413 )     (1,071,322 )     (3,589 )     (404,725 )            
 
Balance at September 30, 2011
        $       2,211     $ 569,087       931     $ 239,517       31     $ 5,287  
 
Written Put Options
                                                                                 
    Large Cap Core   All Cap Value   Mid Cap Value   Mid Cap Value Institutional   Small Cap Value
    Fund   Fund   Fund   Fund   Fund
    Number of   Premium   Number of   Premium   Number of   Premium   Number of   Premium   Number of   Premium
    Contracts   Amount   Contracts   Amount   Contracts   Amount   Contracts   Amount   Contracts   Amount
 
Balance at September 30, 2010
    120     $ 36,067       8     $ 1,057       8,745     $ 1,059,209       3,274     $ 397,441       17     $ 1,946  
Options written
    0             17       4,520       18,514       3,574,610       7,518       1,456,974       74       12,616  
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
                                                           
Options expired
    119       21,832       (11 )     (1,396 )     (8,047 )     (770,235 )     (2,956 )     (273,309 )     (17 )     (1,946 )
Options exercised
    (120 )     (36,067 )     (10 )     (2,709 )     (6,035 )     (1,286,469 )     (2,425 )     (512,376 )            
 
Balance at September 30, 2011
    119     $ 21,832       4     $ 1,472       13,177     $ 2,577,115       5,411     $ 1,068,730       74     $ 12,616  
 
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7. Securities Transactions
For the year ended September 30, 2011, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term and temporary cash investments and government securities, were:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Large Cap Core Fund
  $ 174,716,047     $ 191,871,883  
All Cap Value Fund
    1,286,759       934,375  
Mid Cap Value Fund
    446,121,828       388,353,911  
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    243,506,000       219,105,694  
Small Cap Growth Fund
    16,484,693       18,352,785  
Small Cap Value Fund
    11,775,821       7,772,657  
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund
    59,770,723       68,607,807  
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    184,892,745       194,031,099  
Alpha Opportunity Fund
    43,188,800       44,258,167  
8. Affiliated Transactions
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Partners, LLC, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. Transactions for the year ended September 30, 2011 in which the portfolio company is an “affiliated person” are as follows:
                                                     
        Value                   Value   Shares   Investment
Fund   Security   09/30/10   Additions   Reductions   09/30/11   09/30/11   Income
 
Mid Cap Value Fund
  Common Stock:                                                
 
  IXYS Corp.   $ 22,347,000     $ 1,295,290     $ (1,717,014 )   $ 25,422,534       2,336,630     $  
 
  Maxwell Technologies, Inc.     21,691,467       2,080,327             29,779,169       1,617,554        
 
 
  Total     44,038,467       3,375,617       (1,717,014 )     55,201,703       3,954,184        
 
                                                   
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund        
 
  Common Stock:                                                
 
  HydroGen Corp.     3,924                   18,985       1,265,700        
 
 
  Total     3,924                   18,985       1,265,700        
9. Alpha Opportunity Fund
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 September 30, 2011, included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are the value of restricted long positions of $7,264,165, cash collateral of $550,800, restricted cash representing the value of short sale proceeds of $4,318,084 and liabilities for short sales of $7,341,377 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 $6,176,990 as of September 30, 2011 resulting in an increase in net assets of $1,164,387 or 11.6%. 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (concluded)
10. Other Liabilities
Large Cap Core Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund and Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund, 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 Funds as of September 30, 2011.
Although the ultimate resolution of these transactions is uncertain, the Funds have recorded a liability on their respective books equal to the difference between the strike price on the put options and the market price of the underlying security on the exercise date. The amount of the liability recorded by the Funds as of September 30, 2011 was $18,615 for Large Cap Core Fund, $473,594 for Mid Cap Value Fund and $15,940 for Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund.
11. Reverse Share Splits
Effective April 8, 2011, the Large Cap Core Fund underwent a 1-for-4 reverse share split. The effect of this transaction was to divide the number of outstanding shares of the Fund by four, resulting in a corresponding increase in the net asset value per share. The capital share activity presented in the statements of changes in net assets, and the per share data in the financial highlights for periods prior to the share split have been given retroactive effect to reflect this reverse share split. There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total return as a result of this transaction.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Rydex|SGI Equity Fund
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Rydex|SGI Equity Fund (comprised of Large Cap Core Fund, All Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund, MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund (formerly Global Fund) and Alpha Opportunity Fund) (the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2011, 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 periods indicated therein. 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 September 30, 2011, 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 9 to the financial statements, the Alpha Opportunity Fund (“Alpha Opportunity”) previously utilized the services of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (“Lehman”) to provide prime broker services related to Alpha Opportunity’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 Alpha Opportunity 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 portfolios constituting the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund at September 30, 2011, 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 periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(ERNST & YOUNG LOGO)
Chicago, Illinois
November 29, 2011
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Tax Information
This information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code. Amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in the report because of differences in tax and financial reporting practice.
Of the taxable ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, the following funds had the corresponding percentages qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporations:
         
Fund   % Qualifying  
 
Large Cap Core Fund
    100.00 %
All Cap Value Fund
    100.00 %
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    65.13 %
Small Cap Value Fund
    13.69 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    100.00 %
Additionally, the following amounts of taxable ordinary income dividends paid during the fiscal year qualified for the lower income tax rate available to individuals under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
         
Fund   % Qualifying  
 
Large Cap Core Fund
    100.00 %
All Cap Value Fund
    100.00 %
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund
    65.75 %
Small Cap Value Fund
    14.16 %
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund
    100.00 %
Quarterly Portfolio Schedules Information
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.rydex-sgi.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 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.
Office Locations
The offices of Security Global Investors, LLC can be found in the following locations:
40 East 52nd Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Headquarters)
Four Irvington Centre
805 King Farm Boulevard
Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
9401 Indian Creek Parkway
40 Corporate Woods
Suite 850
Overland Park, KS 66210
Guggenheim Transaction
On September 21, 2011, Guggenheim Capital, LLC agreed to purchase the indirect holding company of Security Investors, LLC, the Funds’ investment manager (the “Investment Manager”) (the “Transaction”). Guggenheim Capital, LLC’s subsidiary, Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), is a global, independent, privately-held, diversified financial services firm with more than 1,500 dedicated professionals.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
The Transaction should not result in material changes to the day-to-day management and operations of the Funds or any increase in fees. The parties expect the Transaction to be completed in late 2011 or early 2012. However, it is subject to various conditions, and could be delayed or even terminated due to unforeseen circumstances.
In anticipation of the Transaction, the Boards of Directors of the Funds (the “Boards”) have called special meetings of shareholders (the “Meetings”), at which shareholders of each of the Funds of record as of October 3, 2011 will be asked to consider the approval of new investment management agreements between the Funds and the Investment Manager (the “New Agreements”). This is necessary because, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Transaction could result in the termination of the Funds’ current investment management agreements with the Investment Manager (the “Current Agreements”). The terms of the New Agreements are substantially identical to the corresponding Current Agreements, except with respect to the date of execution.
Election of Board Members
The Boards have also approved a proposal to elect seven individuals to the Boards. The Boards propose the election of the following nominees: Donald C. Cacciapaglia, Donald A. Chubb, Jr., Harry W. Craig, Jr., Jerry B. Farley, Richard M. Goldman, Penny A. Lumpkin and Maynard F. Oliverius. Each of the nominees, other than Mr. Cacciapaglia, currently serves as a Director. In connection with the Transaction, the Board believes that expanding the Board to include Mr. Cacciapaglia, who is a member of senior management of Guggenheim’s investment management business, and who would serve on other boards in the Rydex|SGI family of funds, would be beneficial to the Funds and their shareholders. However, for regulatory and governance reasons the term of Mr. Cacciapaglia, an “interested person” (as that term is defined for regulatory purposes), would not be effective until an additional non-interested Director is also appointed (or the balance is otherwise maintained). This search for an additional non-interested Director is still underway.
Information regarding the proposals will be contained in the proxy materials to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The proxy statement will be mailed to shareholders of record, and you will also be able to access the proxy statement from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov once filed.
Board Considerations in Approving the Investment Advisory and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements
At an in-person meeting of the Board of Directors of Security Equity Fund (the “Company”) held August 10, 2011, called for the purpose of, among other things, voting on the approval of investment advisory agreements applicable to the series of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), the Company’s Boards of Directors (the “Board”), including the independent Directors, unanimously approved the investment advisory agreement between the Company and Security Investors, LLC (referred to herein as the “Adviser”) and the sub-investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and Mainstream Investment Advisers LLC (“Mainstream”) with respect to the Alpha Opportunity Fund.
At an in-person meeting of the Board held August 16, 2011, the Board also considered new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements that were required as a result of a proposed change in the corporate ownership structure of the Adviser (the “Transaction”). The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the law that regulates mutual funds, including the Funds, requires that a fund’s investment advisory agreement terminate whenever there is deemed to be a “change in control” of the investment adviser. The change in the corporate ownership structure of the Adviser could potentially be deemed to constitute a “change in control” (as this term is used for regulatory purposes) of the Adviser. Before an investment advisory agreement terminates, a new investment advisory agreement must be in effect in order for the investment adviser to continue to manage the fund’s investments. For that reason, the Board was asked to approve new investment advisory agreements for the Funds and a new sub-investment advisory agreement for the Alpha Opportunity Fund.
At the meeting of August 16, 2011, the Board considered the new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements, pursuant to which, subject to their approval by each Fund’s shareholders, the Adviser would continue to serve each Fund as investment adviser (and Mainstream would continue to serve as sub-investment adviser to the Alpha Opportunity Fund) after the completion of the Transaction. At the meeting, the Board considered information about the Transaction and voted in favor of the new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements.
In reaching the conclusion to approve the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements, the Directors requested and obtained from the Adviser such information as the Directors deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the proposed agreements. The Directors carefully evaluated this information and were advised by legal counsel with respect to their deliberations.
Prior to the Board meetings on August 10, 2011 and August 16, 2011, representatives of Guggenheim Capital informed the Board of the Transaction. With respect to the Transaction, the Board reviewed materials received from Guggenheim Capital, including information relating to the terms of the Transaction. The Board also reviewed information regarding Guggenheim Capital, including, but not limited to: (a) certain representations concerning Guggenheim Capital’s financial condition, (b) information regarding the new proposed ownership structure and its possible effect on shareholders, (c) information regarding the consideration to be paid by Guggenheim Capital, and (d) potential conflicts of interest.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
In considering the new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements, the Board determined that the agreements would enable shareholders of the Funds to continue to obtain high quality services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of their shareholders. The Board, including the independent Directors, unanimously approved the new agreements. In reaching their decision, the Directors carefully considered information that they had received throughout the year as part of their regular oversight of the Funds, including, in particular, information from the Adviser and Mainstream (collectively, the “Advisers”) that the Board had received relating to the current investment advisory agreements at the Board meeting of August 10, 2011. The Directors noted that, at the meeting, they had obtained and reviewed a wide variety of information, including certain comparative information regarding performance of the Funds relative to performance of other comparable mutual funds. They also considered the evolution of the Rydex|SGI family of funds and the Adviser since the change in control of the Investment Adviser in 2010 and Guggenheim Capital’s commitment to the success of the Adviser and the Funds.
In addition, as a part of their required consideration of the renewal of the current investment advisory agreements at the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Directors, including the independent Directors, had evaluated a number of considerations, including among others: (a) the quality of the Advisers’ investment advisory and other services; (b) the Advisers’ investment management personnel; (c) the Advisers’ operations and financial condition; (d) the Advisers’ brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (e) the level of the fees that the Adviser charges compared with the fees charged to comparable mutual funds or accounts; (f) each Fund’s overall fees and operating expenses compared with similar mutual funds; (g) the level of the Adviser’s profitability from its Fund-related operations; (h) revenue sharing arrangements entered into by the Adviser (whereby certain of its profits are shared with other parties in exchange for certain services); (i) the Advisers’ compliance systems; (j) the Advisers’ policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; (k) the Advisers’ reputation, expertise and resources in the financial markets; and (l) Fund performance compared with similar mutual funds. Based on the Board’s deliberations at the meetings of August 10, 2011 and August 16, 2011, and its evaluation of the information regarding the Transaction and the fact that the Transaction is not expected to change the level and quality of services rendered by the Advisers to any of the Funds, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, unanimously: (a) concluded that terms of the current and new investment advisory agreements are fair and reasonable; (b) concluded that the Advisers’ fees were reasonable in light of the services that they provide to the Funds; and (c) agreed to approve the current investment advisory agreements and, subject to shareholder approval, the new investment advisory agreements, based upon the following considerations, among others:
    Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Advisers. At the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by the Advisers under the current investment advisory agreements, and, at the meeting of August 16, 2011, noted that there would be no significant differences between the scope of services required to be provided by the Advisers under the current investment advisory agreements (which had been recently approved by shareholders and renewed by the Board at the meeting of August 10, 2011) and the scope of services required to be provided by the Advisers under the new investment advisory agreements. The Board noted that the key investment and management personnel of the Advisers servicing the Funds were expected to remain with the Adviser following the Transaction. The Directors also considered Guggenheim Capital’s representations to the Board that the Adviser would continue to provide investment and related services that were materially the same quality and quantity as services provided to the Funds in the past, and that these services were appropriate in scope and extent in light of the Funds’ operations, the competitive landscape of the investment company business and investor needs.
 
    The investment performance of the Funds. At the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board had reviewed statistical information prepared by the Adviser regarding the expense ratio components and performance of each Fund. Based on the representations made by Guggenheim Capital that the Adviser would continue to operate following the closing of the Transaction in much the same manner as it currently operates, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Adviser was not expected to be affected by the Transaction.
 
    The cost of investment management and sub-advisory services provided and the level of profitability. At the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board had reviewed information about the profitability of the Funds to the Adviser based on the advisory fees payable under the current investment advisory agreements. At that meeting, the Board had also analyzed the Funds’ expenses, including the investment advisory fees paid to the Adviser. At the meeting of August 16, 2011, the Board considered the fact that the fee rates payable to the Adviser would be the same under each Fund’s new investment advisory agreement as they are under such Fund’s current investment advisory agreement. With respect to anticipated profitability, the Board noted that it was too early to predict how the Transaction would affect the Adviser’s profitability with respect to the Funds, but noted that this matter would be given further consideration on an ongoing basis.
 
    Whether the investment management fees reflect economies of scale. In connection with its review of the Funds’ profitability analysis at the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board reviewed information regarding economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Funds’ asset levels. The Directors noted that the fees would not change under the new investment advisory agreements, and that no additional economies of scale would be directly realized as a result of the Transaction. They also noted that they will have the opportunity to again review the appropriateness of the fee payable to the Adviser under the Agreements when the next renewal of the Agreements comes before the Board.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) (concluded)
    Benefits (such as soft dollars) to the Advisers from their relationship with the Funds. In addition to evaluating the services provided by the Advisers, the Board had considered the nature, extent, quality and cost of the distribution services performed by the Distributor under a separate agreement at the meeting of August 10, 2011. The Board also considered the terms of the Transaction and the changes to the corporate ownership structure of the Adviser, noting that the Adviser would no longer be a subsidiary of Security Benefit Corporation. In this regard, the Board noted that, under the corporate structure after the Transaction, the Adviser would be more closely controlled by Guggenheim Capital, which could benefit Guggenheim Capital. The Board also noted that the costs associated with the Transaction would be borne by Guggenheim Capital (or its affiliates) and not the Funds.
On the basis of the information provided to it and its evaluation of that information, the Board, including the independent Directors, concluded that the terms of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Funds were reasonable, and that approval of the current and new investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements were in the best interests of the Funds.
Fund Changes
Effective April 27, 2011, the Global Institutional Fund liquidated assets and ceased operations.
At a meeting held on February 16, 2011 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the following changes with respect to the Global Fund, each effective on April 29, 2011:
    The change of the Fund’s name to “MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund;”
 
    The change of the Fund’s’ investment objective to “performance that corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index;”
 
    The change of the Fund’s investment strategies to reflect the new name and investment objective;
 
    The change of the Fund’s benchmark index in light of the foregoing changes to the Fund’s investment objective and strategies; and
 
    A new lower investment advisory fee of 0.70% of average daily net assets on an annual basis (instead of 1.00% currently).
 
    The creation of the new Institutional Class in MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund.
Also, the Fund’s portfolio managers are expected to change when the new strategies are implemented.
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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.**
(12-14-46)
1994
  Business Broker — Griffith & Blair Realtors
 
   
Harry W. Craig, Jr.**
(05-11-39)
2004
  Chairman, CEO, Secretary & Director — The Martin Tractor Company, Inc.
 
   
Jerry B. Farley**
(09-20-46)
2005
  President — Washburn University
 
   
Penny A. Lumpkin**
(08-20-39)
1993
  Partner — Vivian’s Gift Shop (Corporate Retail)
Vice President — Palmer Companies, Inc. (Small Business and Shopping Center Development)
Vice President — PLB (Real Estate Equipment Leasing)
 
   
Maynard F. Oliverius**
(12-18-43)
1998
  President & Chief Executive Officer — Stormont-Vail HealthCare
 
   
Richard M. Goldman*
(03-04-61)
2008 (President, Director &
Chairman of the Board)
  Senior Vice President — Security Benefit Corporation (2007 to present)
Chief Executive Officer — Security Benefit Asset Management Holdings, LLC (2010 to present)
Chief Executive Officer & Manager — Rydex Holdings, LLC (2009 to present)
President, CEO & Member Representative — Security Investors, LLC (2007 to present)
President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager — Rydex Distributors, LLC (2009 to present)
Manager — Rydex Fund Services, LLC (2009 to present)
President — SBL Fund, Security Equity Fund, Security Income Fund, Security Large Cap Value Fund and Security Mid Cap Growth Fund (2008 to present)
Director — First Security Benefit Life and Annuity Insurance Company of New York (2007 to 2010)
Director and Chief Executive Officer — Rydex Advisors, LLC (2009 to 2010)
Director and Chief Executive Officer — Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2009 to 2010)
Manager and President — Security Global Investors, LLC (2007 to 2010)
Director — Security Distributors, Inc. (2007 to 2009)
Managing Member — R.M. Goldman Partner, LLC (2006 to 2007)
 
*   This Director is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Funds under the 1940 Act, 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 28 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
(11-01-60)
Vice President — 2008
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
Previous: Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC (2003-2008)
 
   
Keith A. Fletcher
(02-18-58)
Vice President — 2010
  Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Vice President, Rydex 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, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund
Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) & Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Vice President (2009-2011); Lyster Watson and Company, Managing Director (2007-2008); and Fletcher Financial Group, Inc., Chief Executive Officer (2004-2007)
 
   
Joanna Haigney
(10-10-66)
Chief Compliance Officer — 2010
  Current: Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Vice President, Security Benefit Asset Management Holdings, LLC; and Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC
Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Senior Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) and Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Capital Partners I, LLC & Rydex Capital Partners II, LLC, Chief Compliance Officer (2006-2007); and Rydex Fund Services, LLC (f/k/a Rydex Fund Services, Inc.), Vice President (2001-2006)
 
   
Nikolaos Bonos
(05-30-63)
Treasurer — 2010
  Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; Chief Executive Officer & Manager, Rydex Specialized Products, LLC; Chief Executive Officer & President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Treasurer, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; and Vice President, Security Benefit Asset Management Holdings, LLC Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Senior Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) Senior Vice President (2006-2011); Rydex Fund Services, LLC (f/k/a Rydex Fund Services, Inc.), Director (2009) & Senior Vice President (2003-2006); and Rydex Specialized Products, LLC, Chief Financial Officer (2005-2009)
 
*   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
 
   
Joseph M. Arruda
(09-05-66)
Assistant Treasurer — 2010
  Current: Assistant Treasurer, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; and Chief Financial Officer & Manager, Rydex Specialized Products, LLC
Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Vice President (2010- 2011); and Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) & Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Vice President (2004-2011)
 
   
Amy J. Lee
(06-05-61)
Vice President — 2007
Secretary — 1987
  Current: Senior Vice President & Secretary, Security Investors, LLC; Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer, Security Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Assistant 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 & Secretary, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; 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
Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Senior Vice President & Secretary (2007-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) & Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Senior Vice President & Secretary (2010-2011); and Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc., Director (2004-2008)
 
   
Mark A. Mitchell
(08-24-64)
Vice President — 2003
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
Previous: Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (2003-2010)
 
   
Joseph C. O’Connor
(07-15-60)
Vice President — 2008
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
Previous: Managing Director, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC
(2003-2008)
 
   
Daniel W. Portanova
(10-02-60)
Vice President — 2008
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
Previous: Managing Director, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC
(2003-2008)
 
   
James P. Schier
(12-28-57)
Vice President — 1998
  Current: Senior Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
Previous: Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (1998-2010)
 
   
David G. Toussaint
(10-10-66)
Vice President — 2005
  Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC
Previous: Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit 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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RYDEX | SGI PRIVACY POLICIES
Rydex Funds, Rydex|SGI Funds, Rydex Investments, Rydex Distributors, Inc., Security Investors, LLC, Security Global Investors, LLC, Security Distributors, Inc. and Rydex Advisory Services (Collectively “Rydex|SGI”)
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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One Security Benefit Place
Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
www.rydex-sgi.com
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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, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Oliverius is “independent” for purposes of this item.
Item 4.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a)   Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $171,900 in 2010 and $158,660 in 2011.
(b)   Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $5,400 in 2010 and $5,046 in 2011. These services consisted of financial reporting advisory services.
 
    The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Service Affiliates”) which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $9,250 in 2010 and $30,000 in 2011, which related to the review of the transfer agent function.
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(c)   Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $38,700 in 2010 and $31,733 in 2011.

 


 

    The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011.
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(d)   All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011.
 
    The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011.
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(e)
    (1 )   Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant’s Audit Committee has established policies and procedures for pre-approval of the auditor’s engagements for audit and non-audit services to the Registrant. Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence as specified in applicable rules.
 
           
(e)
    (2 )   Percentage of Non-Audit Services Approved under (c)(7)(i)(C). The percentage of the services described in each of (b) through (d) of this Item 4 (only those that relate to the Registrant) that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X was 0%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
(f)   Not applicable.
(g)   Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees were for audit-related and tax services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $53,350 in 2010 and $66,779 in 2011.
(h)   Auditor Independence. The Registrant’s Audit Committee was provided with information relating to the provision of non audit services by Ernst & Young, LLP to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre approved by the Audit Committee so that a determination could be made whether the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Ernst & Young, LLP’s independence.

 


 

Item 5.   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
    Not applicable.
Item 6.   Investments.
    The Schedule of Investments is included 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)   The registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.
 
  (b)   The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter 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)(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.

 


 

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)
  Security Equity Fund
 
   
 
       
By (Signature and Title)*
  /s/ Richard M. Goldman
 
Richard M. Goldman, President
   
 
       
Date: December 8, 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: December 8, 2011
       
 
       
By (Signature and Title)*
  /s/ Nikolaos Bonos
 
Nikolaos Bonos, Treasurer
   
 
       
Date: December 8, 2011
       
 
*   Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.