N-CSRS

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- 07584

Rydex Series Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Amy J. Lee

Rydex Series Funds
702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 296-5100

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:

6.30.2023

Guggenheim Funds Semi-Annual Report

Guggenheim Alternative Fund

Guggenheim Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund

Rydex Commodities Fund

Rydex Commodities Strategy Fund

GuggenheimInvestments.com RDXSGIALT-SEMI-0623x1223

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEAR SHAREHOLDER	2
ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW	4
ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES	6
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND	9
COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND	53
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	64
OTHER INFORMATION	85
INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS	99
GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY NOTICE	108
LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM	112

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June 30, 2023

Dear Shareholder:

Security Investors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) is pleased to present the semi-annual shareholder report for two alternative strategy funds (each a “Fund”) that are part of the Rydex Series Funds. This report covers performance of the Funds for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”).

The Investment Adviser is a part of Guggenheim Investments, which represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a global, diversified financial services firm.

Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC is the distributor of the Funds. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC is affiliated with Guggenheim and the Investment Adviser.

We encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview section of the report, which follows this letter.

We are committed to providing innovative investment solutions and appreciate the trust you place in us.

Sincerely,

Security Investors, LLC

July 31, 2023

Read a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at guggenheiminvestments.com or call 800.820.0888.

This material is not intended as a recommendation or as investment advice of any kind, including in connection with rollovers, transfers, and distributions. Such material is not provided in a fiduciary capacity, may not be relied upon for or in connection with the making of investment decisions, and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. All content has been provided for informational or educational purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and/or a legal opinion. Always consult a financial, tax and/or legal professional regarding your specific situation.

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The Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund is subject to a number of risks and may not be suitable for all investors. ● The Fund’s use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives. ● The more the Fund invests in leveraged instruments, the more the leverage will magnify any gains or losses on those investments. ● The Fund’s use of short selling involves increased risks and costs. The Fund risks paying more for a security than it received from its sale. ● The Fund’s investments in high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (“junk bonds”) may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit and liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in such securities. ● The Fund’s fixed income investments will change in value in response to interest rate changes and other factors. ● The Fund’s exposure to the commodity and currency markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility as commodity- and currency-linked derivative investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry, commodity or currency—such as droughts, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The Fund may also incur transaction costs with the conversion between various currencies. ● The Fund’s exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of short positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. ● These risks may cause the Fund to experience higher losses and/or volatility than a fund that does not invest in derivatives, use leverage or short sales or have exposure to high yield/fixed income securities, foreign currencies and/or securities. ● See the prospectus for more detailed information regarding these and additional risks.

The Commodities Strategy Fund is subject to a number of risks and may not be suitable for all investors. ● The Fund’s exposure to the commodity markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility as commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity—such as droughts, floods, weather, embargos, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. ● To the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in energy-related commodities, the Fund is subject to the risk that this sector will underperform the market as a whole. ● The Fund’s use of derivatives, such as futures, options, structured notes and swap agreements, may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities or investments underlying those derivatives. ● The more the Fund invests in leveraged instruments, the more the leverage will magnify any gains or losses on those investments. ● The Fund is subject to tracking error risks, which may cause the Fund’s performance not to match that of or be lower than the Fund’s underlying benchmark. ● The Fund’s investments in other investment companies subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment company, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment company could decrease. Moreover, the Fund will incur its pro rata share of the expenses of the underlying investment companies’ expenses. ●This Fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single security could cause greater fluctuations in the value of Fund shares than would occur in a more diversified fund. ● See the prospectus for more detailed information on these and additional risks.

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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

The fundamental backdrop we see for the economy is that inflation, while making some progress, continues to run well above target while the labor market appears overheated. As a result, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) is employing a deliberate and forceful strategy which has the effect of weakening the economy. The Fed believes this strategy is required to meaningfully reduce inflation. We expect Fed policymakers to deliver an additional rate hike in September 2023 as they try to limit an undue easing of financial conditions that could risk a resurgence in inflation. Quantitative tightening appears likely to continue at least into early 2024.

Despite the abrupt tightening of Fed policy seen over recent quarters, growth of real gross domestic product has been resilient, aided by a significant fiscal expansion and easing inflation pressures that have boosted real personal consumption. Indeed, headline personal consumption expenditures inflation has slowed to 2.5% on an annualized basis in the three months ended May 2023, down from 7.3% in the corresponding period a year earlier, helping to lift real income growth and support consumer spending.

Notwithstanding recent stronger-than-expected economic activity, we continue to believe the Fed’s policy measures will likely result in a higher unemployment rate and may ultimately lead to a recession. A range of leading indicators, including a low unemployment rate, an inverted yield curve, a declining leading economic index, and falling consumer confidence, suggest a downturn may be approaching.

While a recession understandably provokes fear among investors, in this environment it is arguably not the worst outcome from a medium-term perspective, as we see signs a recession could be moderate in its severity. Moreover, we expect inflation to be brought under control as spending and demand for labor cool, in turn allowing the Fed to start to ease its monetary policy stance as we progress through 2024.

For the Reporting Period, the S&P 500^® Index* returned 16.89%. The MSCI Europe-Australasia-Far East (“EAFE”) Index* returned 11.67%. The return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index* was 4.89%.

In the bond market, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index* posted a 2.09% return for the Reporting Period, while the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index* returned 5.38%. The return of the ICE Bank of America (“BofA”) 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index* was 2.27% for the Reporting Period.

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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited)(concluded) June 30, 2023

The opinions and forecasts expressed 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.

*Index Definitions:

The following indices are referenced throughout this report. Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees, or expenses.

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities or “MBS” (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage, or “ARM”, pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (“ABS”), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) (agency and non-agency).

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index measures the U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB +/BB + or below.

HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is designed to be representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe. It is comprised of all eligible hedge fund strategies, including, but not limited to, convertible arbitrage, distressed securities, equity hedge, equity market neutral, event driven, macro, merger arbitrage and relative-value arbitrage. The strategies are asset weighted based on the distribution of assets in the hedge fund industry.

ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.

MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.

S&P 500^® Index is a broad-based index, the performance of which is based on the performance of 500 widely held common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S&P GSCI^®), a benchmark for investment performance in the commodity markets, measures investable commodity price movements and inflation in the world economy. The index is calculated primarily on a world production weighted basis and is comprised of the principal physical commodities that are the subject of active, liquid futures markets.

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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, 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 December 31, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023.

The following tables illustrate the Funds’ 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 fifth 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.

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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)(continued)

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 the Funds’ expenses, including annual expense ratios for periods up to five years (subject to the Fund’s inception date), 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)(concluded)

	Expense Ratio1	Fund Return	Beginning Account Value December 31, 2022	Ending Account Value June 30, 2023	Expenses Paid During Period2
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund
A-Class	1.72%	1.57%	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,015.70	$ 8.60
C-Class	2.47%	1.21%	1,000.00	1,012.10	12.32
P-Class	1.72%	1.60%	1,000.00	1,016.00	8.60
Institutional Class	1.47%	1.72%	1,000.00	1,017.20	7.35
Commodities Strategy Fund
A-Class	1.54%	(8.68%)	1,000.00	913.20	7.31
C-Class	2.29%	(9.03%)	1,000.00	909.70	10.84
H-Class	1.55%	(8.66%)	1,000.00	913.40	7.35
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses)
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund
A-Class	1.72%	5.00%	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,016.27	$ 8.60
C-Class	2.47%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,012.55	12.33
P-Class	1.72%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,016.27	8.60
Institutional Class	1.47%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,017.50	7.35
Commodities Strategy Fund
A-Class	1.54%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,017.16	7.70
C-Class	2.29%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,013.44	11.43
H-Class	1.55%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,017.11	7.75

1	Annualized and excludes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Funds invest. This ratio represents net expenses which includes dividends on short sales and interest expenses. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratio of the Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund would be 1.39%, 2.14%, 1.39% and 1.14% for the A-Class, C-Class, P-Class and Institutional Class, respectively.
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 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
3	Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

OBJECTIVE: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with less risk than traditional equity funds.

Consolidated Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)

“Consolidated Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments, investments in Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust mutual funds, or investments in Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund. Investments in those Funds do not provide “market exposure” to meet the Fund’s investment objective, but will significantly increase the portfolio’s exposure to certain other asset categories (and their associated risks), which may cause the Fund to deviate from its principal investment strategy, including: (i) high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (also known as “junk bonds”); (ii) securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities; (iii) CLOs and similar investments; and (iv) other short-term fixed income securities.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)(concluded) June 30, 2023

Inception Dates:
A-Class	September 19, 2005
C-Class	September 19, 2005
P-Class	September 19, 2005
Institutional Class	May 3, 2010

Ten Largest Holdings	% of Total Net Assets
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class	7.5%
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II	7.5%
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III	2.2%
VMware, Inc. — Class A	2.1%
Horizon Therapeutics plc	1.8%
ForgeRock, Inc. — Class A	1.5%
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. — Class A	1.2%
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. — Class A	1.1%
Syneos Health, Inc.	1.1%
Life Storage, Inc.	1.0%
Top Ten Total	27.0%
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash or derivative investments.

Average Annual Returns*

Periods Ended June 30, 2023

	6 Month†	1 Year	5 Year	10 Year
A-Class Shares	1.57%	(0.03%)	3.38%	2.08%
A-Class Shares with sales charge‡	(3.25%)	(4.78%)	2.37%	1.58%
C-Class Shares	1.21%	(0.80%)	2.63%	1.33%
C-Class Shares with CDSC§	0.21%	(1.78%)	2.63%	1.33%
P-Class Shares	1.60%	(0.01%)	3.39%	2.10%
Institutional Class Shares	1.72%	0.24%	3.65%	2.33%
S&P 500 Index	16.89%	19.59%	12.31%	12.86%
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index	0.63%	1.31%	1.71%	1.51%

*	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 and the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index are unmanaged indices and, unlike the Fund, have no management fees or operating expenses to reduce their reported returns.
†	6 month returns are not annualized.
‡	Fund returns are calculated using the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.
§	Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
COMMON STOCKS† - 24.4%
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 8.5%
Horizon Therapeutics plc*,8		14,874	$	1,529,791
Syneos Health, Inc.*		22,656		954,724
IVERIC bio, Inc.*		21,233		835,306
Amedisys, Inc.*,8		8,570		783,641
Triton International Ltd.8		9,197		765,742
DICE Therapeutics, Inc.*		15,449		717,761
NuVasive, Inc.*		14,543		604,843
VectivBio Holding AG*,8		31,692		534,644
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.*		9,562		367,372
Seagen, Inc.*,8		1,594		306,781
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical				7,400,605
Technology - 5.2%
VMware, Inc. — Class A*,8		12,601		1,810,506
ForgeRock, Inc. — Class A*		65,591		1,347,239
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*		22,123		830,055
Activision Blizzard, Inc.*,8		6,659		561,354
Total Technology				4,549,154
Financial - 5.0%
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. — Class A*		19,855		1,042,586
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. — Class A*,8		66,769		994,858
Life Storage, Inc. REIT8		6,392		849,880
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.		36,286		485,869
Greenhill & Company, Inc.		29,350		429,978
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. — Class A REIT		11,308		240,408
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.		5,511		163,181
Necessity Retail REIT, Inc.		13,747		92,930
Total Financial				4,299,690
Consumer, Cyclical - 2.1%
Univar Solutions, Inc.*,8		18,233		653,471
iRobot Corp.*		12,316		557,299
Spirit Airlines, Inc.		21,083		361,784
NEOGAMES S.A.*		9,427		246,233
Total Consumer, Cyclical				1,818,787
Basic Materials - 1.7%
Diversey Holdings Ltd.*,1		99,422		834,150
Arconic Corp.*,8		22,322		660,285
Total Basic Materials				1,494,435
Industrial - 1.5%
National Instruments Corp.8		14,539		834,539
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*		8,700		477,369
Total Industrial				1,311,908
Energy - 0.4%
PDC Energy, Inc.8		5,547		394,614
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $21,197,389)				21,269,193
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS† - 0.6%
Energy - 0.6%
Magellan Midstream Partners, LP8		8,246		513,891
Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost $515,606)				513,891

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
RIGHTS††† - 0.0%
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 0.0%
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*		42,000	$	—
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*		34,843		—
Viatris, Inc.*		31,686		—
Johnson & Johnson*		3,841		—
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical				—
Total Rights
(Cost $5,387)				—
MUTUAL FUNDS† - 17.2%
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class2		674,462		6,562,518
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II2		269,618		6,530,150
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III2		79,031		1,916,508
Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $15,386,814)				15,009,176
CLOSED-END FUNDS† - 6.4%
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund		15,399		168,157
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.		15,332		166,352
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.		12,448		165,309
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.		9,810		164,906
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust		7,793		164,666
General American Investors Company, Inc.		3,931		164,001
Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund		13,868		159,066
Tekla Life Sciences Investors		11,633		157,511
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund		13,740		156,911
Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund		12,665		142,355
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.		13,091		112,583
DWS Municipal Income Trust		12,906		111,121
Clough Global Equity Fund		17,457		108,932
Voya Infrastructure Industrials and Materials Fund		10,483		103,467
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust		9,653		99,812
Tekla Healthcare Investors		5,842		99,606
BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.		9,164		73,679
Pioneer Municipal High Income Fund Trust		8,497		72,479
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust		6,833		68,057
Bancroft Fund Ltd.		3,889		66,463
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.		7,592		65,443
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals		6,338		64,774

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund		7,180	$	63,615
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund		7,613		62,883
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.		5,745		61,644
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund		11,535		60,328
Mexico Fund, Inc.		3,497		58,680
BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.		8,592		54,044
Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.		6,017		49,460
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.		3,601		47,569
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust		4,485		44,222
LMP Capital and Income Fund, Inc.		3,360		43,042
MFS High Yield Municipal Trust		12,937		41,657
Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund		4,485		39,916
abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc.		6,477		39,315
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund		3,478		38,015
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust		3,785		32,116
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund		2,790		31,639
Principal Real Estate Income Fund		3,031		28,673
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund		8,735		28,476
MFS Municipal Income Trust		5,349		27,280
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund		11,930		26,485
Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund, Inc.		2,440		25,986
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.		2,139		25,030
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund		4,591		21,532
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust		1,740		20,636
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund		5,683		19,777
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund		1,650		19,305
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund		1,652		19,262
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund		1,706		19,227
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund		3,585		18,104

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend		1,857	$	17,716
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust		832		17,289
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.		1,558		17,045
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund		2,108		16,632
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II		5,181		16,113
Royce Global Value Trust, Inc.		1,700		15,708
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.		1,357		15,700
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.		1,355		15,501
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund		1,945		15,171
Nuveen Dow 30sm Dynamic Overwrite Fund		1,073		15,140
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.		1,297		15,084
Nuveen New York Quality Municipal Income Fund		1,374		14,771
abrdn Emerging Markets Equity		2,803		14,548
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust		1,459		14,502
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund		1,389		14,376
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund		1,238		14,287
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust		1,379		14,080
Allspring Income Opportunities		2,180		14,061
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.		1,230		13,739
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II		1,311		13,648
MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust		1,846		13,577
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust		2,206		13,435
Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund, Inc.		1,405		13,390
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.		1,980		13,325
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.		1,273		13,290
Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.		1,137		13,223
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.		1,303		13,199
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust		1,159		13,039
Nuveen Senior Income Fund		2,829		12,957
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund		1,737		12,906
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.		3,402		12,860
Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc.		3,246		12,788

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
Allspring Multi-Sector Income		1,369	$	12,677
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.		1,242		12,644
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc.		1,272		12,631
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.		2,208		12,586
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.		1,137		12,564
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.		1,276		12,390
Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund		1,066		12,312
Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund		2,347		12,251
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.		1,156		12,115
Allspring Global Dividend Oppo		2,744		11,936
Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc.		1,395		11,927
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.		1,184		11,911
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund		856		11,753
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.		1,105		11,746
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.		997		11,715
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund, Inc.		1,767		11,574
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II		1,943		11,561
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund		1,131		11,525
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.		487		11,503
Western Asset Inflation - Linked Securities & Income Fund		1,388		11,465
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust		1,183		11,440
MFS High Income Municipal Trust		3,249		11,307
Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc.		1,550		11,300
Royce Value Trust, Inc.		814		11,233
Nuveen Global High Income Fund		1,003		11,203
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.		713		11,130
Virtus Diversified Income & Co.		557		11,129
Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund		1,034		11,115
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund, Inc.		3,655		11,111

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.		1,393	$	11,088
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund		1,027		11,081
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II		619		11,074
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund		1,102		11,064
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund		795		11,043
Royce Micro-Capital Trust, Inc.		1,262		11,043
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund		483		10,988
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund		938		10,965
Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund		1,047		10,931
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund		1,012		10,909
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II		1,436		10,899
Allspring Utilities and High I		1,077		10,899
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund, Inc.		937		10,897
abrdn Global Premier Propertie		2,778		10,890
abrdn Australia Equity Fund In		2,526		10,887
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund		1,024		10,885
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund		1,323		10,875
Gabelli Global Small and Mid Capital Value Trust		907		10,869
New Germany Fund, Inc.		1,210		10,866
Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust		764		10,865
Tri-Continental Corp.		396		10,858
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund		650		10,855
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund/United States		916		10,845
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund		1,269		10,837
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust		929		10,832
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.		1,351		10,822
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.		569		10,805
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund		616		10,798
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund, Inc.		1,415		10,782
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.		1,101		10,779

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund		986	$	10,777
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund		843		10,774
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.		881		10,757
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.		926		10,742
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.		1,204		10,740
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.		831		10,728
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust		1,065		10,725
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust		1,182		10,721
European Equity Fund, Inc.		1,245		10,719
Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund		562		10,717
MFS Charter Income Trust		1,698		10,714
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund		466		10,699
RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.		934		10,685
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II		1,078		10,672
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III		1,696		10,668
Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund		954		10,666
Miller/Howard High Dividend Fund		1,052		10,657
Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund		1,182		10,638
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund		929		10,628
Invesco High Income Trust II		1,011		10,615
Source Capital, Inc.		277		10,615
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.		1,706		10,611
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund		1,356		10,577
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.		850		10,557
Eaton Vance Tax Managed Global Buy Write Opportunities Fund		1,284		10,554
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust		1,104		10,554
Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund, Inc.		1,335		10,547
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust		892		10,543
Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund, Inc.		1,024		10,527

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust		817	$	10,523
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust		1,934		10,521
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust		1,098		10,519
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund		1,119		10,519
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund		1,328		10,518
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust		1,051		10,457
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.		953		10,454
MFS Multimarket Income Trust		2,316		10,445
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund, Inc.		760		10,442
BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc.		969		10,436
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust		1,687		10,426
Franklin Universal Trust		1,548		10,418
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust		1,043		10,414
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund		1,044		10,388
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II		1,234		10,378
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust		1,097		10,377
Invesco Municipal Trust		1,100		10,373
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals		1,068		10,370
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund		6,362		10,370
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred & Income Fund, Inc.		1,051		10,363
Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc.		1,704		10,360
Pioneer High Income Fund, Inc.		1,541		10,356
John Hancock Investors Trust		819		10,352
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund, Inc.		960		10,339
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund, Inc.		717		10,303
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund		5,425		10,253
Invesco Bond Fund		689		10,252
Insight Select Income Fund		655		10,243
Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc.1		1,367		10,239
John Hancock Income Securities Trust		947		10,199
MFS Intermediate Income Trust		3,708		10,160
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust		612		10,153

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.		1,574	$	10,137
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust		576		10,126
MFS Government Markets Income Trust		3,142		10,086
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund		1,306		10,056
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund		1,391		8,875
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund		1,079		8,783
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc.		1,004		8,735
Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio		566		7,375
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.		752		7,182
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund		968		6,273
Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund		1,011		5,864
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust		432		4,632
Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.		564		4,004
Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund		319		3,177
Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund		267		3,113
Nuveen Preferred & Income Term Fund		185		3,106
Putnam Premier Income Trust		750		2,640
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund		200		2,608
Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc.		177		1,873
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund		175		1,715
Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust		304		961
Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund		76		642
Nuveen Preferred and Income Fund		24		387
Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund		23		371
Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio		14		166
Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Term Fund Liquidating Trust		955		—
Total Closed-End Funds
(Cost $5,425,833)				5,619,587

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MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Face Amount		Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 10.6%
U.S. Treasury Bills
5.02% due 08/03/233	$	4,700,000	$	4,679,304
5.11% due 07/18/233,4,8		4,586,000		4,576,402
Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost $9,252,841)				9,255,706
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,5 - 27.2%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC issued 06/30/23 at 5.05% due 07/03/23		12,905,446		12,905,446
Barclays Capital, Inc. issued 06/30/23 at 5.06% due 07/03/23		5,677,745		5,677,745
BofA Securities, Inc. issued 06/30/23 at 5.06% due 07/03/23		5,161,587		5,161,587
Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $23,744,778)				23,744,778

	Shares
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,6 - 0.7%
Money Market Fund
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 5.01%7		660,141	660,141
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost $660,141)			660,141
Total Investments - 87.1%
(Cost $76,188,789)			76,072,472
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT† - (5.2)%
Utilities - (0.1)%
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp. — Class A		2,483	(113,175	)
Consumer, Non-cyclical - (0.7)%
Globus Medical, Inc. — Class A*		10,907	(649,403	)
Energy - (0.9)%
ONEOK, Inc.		5,500	(339,460	)
Chevron Corp.		2,573	(404,862	)
Total Energy			(744,322	)
Technology - (1.6)%
Broadcom, Inc.		1,588	(1,377,479	)
Financial - (1.9)%
Global Net Lease, Inc.		9,196	(94,535	)
Regency Centers Corp.		3,833	(236,764	)
Provident Financial Services, Inc.		30,186	(493,239	)
Extra Space Storage, Inc.		5,721	(851,571	)
Total Financial			(1,676,109	)
Total Common Stocks Sold Short
(Proceeds $3,926,863)			(4,560,488	)
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT† - (6.9)%
SPDR Gold Shares — Class D		20	(3,565	)
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF		102	(6,777	)
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF		309	(7,292	)
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF		120	(11,592	)
iShares Agency Bond ETF		109	(11,659	)

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Value
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund		371	$	(12,506	)
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund		202		(16,396	)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund		272		(17,800	)
VanEck Gold Miners ETF		595		(17,915	)
iShares Latin America 40 ETF		956		(25,975	)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF		694		(27,455	)
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF		1,644		(50,849	)
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF		1,030		(52,345	)
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF		581		(62,829	)
iShares Core High Dividend ETF		654		(65,917	)
iShares TIPS Bond ETF		693		(74,581	)
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF		319		(87,782	)
iShares MBS ETF		964		(89,907	)
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF		1,219		(101,421	)
iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF		864		(161,801	)
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF		4,032		(186,117	)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund		1,417		(188,079	)
SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF		2,742		(191,803	)
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF		2,328		(201,465	)
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF		2,501		(216,437	)
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF		4,592		(235,753	)
Invesco Senior Loan ETF		12,080		(254,163	)
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond ETF		14,736		(368,547	)
iShares National Muni Bond ETF		3,668		(391,486	)
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF		2,675		(422,195	)
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF		5,917		(428,982	)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust		1,207		(535,039	)
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Municipal Bond ETF		15,653		(722,543	)
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF		10,451		(784,557	)
Total Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short
(Proceeds $6,412,853)				(6,033,530	)
Total Securities Sold Short - (12.1)%
(Proceeds $10,339,716)			$	(10,594,018	)
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 25.0%				21,852,897
Total Net Assets - 100.0%			$	87,331,351

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MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

Futures Contracts
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased†
Canadian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts		25		Sep 2023	$	2,312,868	$	16,901
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts		16		Sep 2023		1,797,000		2,933
Euro - OATS Futures Contracts		5		Sep 2023		700,829		500
					$	4,810,697	$	20,334
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased†
Live Cattle Futures Contracts		123		Aug 2023	$	8,704,710	$	443,947
Natural Gas Futures Contracts		107		Aug 2023		2,957,480		123,427
Cattle Feeder Futures Contracts		8		Aug 2023		989,200		100,483
Cocoa Futures Contracts		38		Sep 2023		1,275,660		90,115
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts		22		Dec 2023		778,404		64,139
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts		7		Jul 2023		718,859		10,512
Brent Crude Futures Contracts		9		Jul 2023		677,790		6,265
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts		9		Aug 2023		634,275		(3,265	)
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts		23		Sep 2023		912,237		(15,235	)
WTI Crude Futures Contracts		11		Jul 2023		776,050		(16,418	)
Silver Futures Contracts		4		Sep 2023		459,500		(26,972	)
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts		50		Mar 2024		1,928,500		(40,595	)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts		52		Sep 2023		4,841,710		(42,842	)
Coffee ‘C’ Futures Contracts		9		Sep 2023		536,625		(43,135	)
Gold 100 oz. Futures Contracts		5		Aug 2023		963,900		(55,733	)
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts		254		Apr 2024		6,164,682		(631,102	)
					$	33,319,582	$	(36,409	)
Currency Futures Contracts Purchased†
Euro FX Futures Contracts		50		Sep 2023	$	6,846,875	$	77,048
British Pound Futures Contracts		153		Sep 2023		12,145,331		45,435
New Zealand Dollar Futures Contracts		25		Sep 2023		1,533,625		6,014
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts		74		Sep 2023		5,592,920		(16,750	)
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts		69		Sep 2023		6,049,144		(171,401	)
					$	32,167,895	$	(59,654	)
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased†
Tokyo Stock Price Index Futures Contracts		9		Sep 2023	$	1,435,384	$	89,216
Nikkei 225 (OSE) Index Futures Contracts		5		Sep 2023		1,158,551		78,537
IBEX 35 Index Futures Contracts††		9		Jul 2023		939,622		29,452
FTSE MIB Index Futures Contracts		5		Sep 2023		775,759		27,133
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts		9		Jul 2023		730,255		19,142
SPI 200 Index Futures Contracts		9		Sep 2023		1,077,638		18,755
OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures Contracts††		31		Jul 2023		666,870		3,874
Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures Contracts		17		Sep 2023		823,652		2,158
DAX Index Futures Contracts		2		Sep 2023		889,980		1,951
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts		6		Sep 2023		576,104		1,465
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts		30		Sep 2023		2,854,650		(1,635	)

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MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

Futures Contracts (continued)
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased† (continued)
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts		15		Sep 2023	$	4,599,375	$	(2,298	)
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Mini Futures Contracts		30		Sep 2023		5,194,200		(2,524	)
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts		25		Sep 2023		5,608,125		(2,878	)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts		172		Sep 2023		3,035,800		(196,399	)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts		247		Dec 2023		4,730,050		(359,821	)
					$	35,096,015	$	(293,872	)
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short†
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts		256		Jul 2023	$	3,840,000	$	402,004
S&P/TSX 60 IX Index Futures Contracts		1		Sep 2023		183,957		(2,345	)
					$	4,023,957	$	399,659
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Sold Short†
Long Gilt Futures Contracts††		47		Sep 2023	$	5,689,590	$	14,489
Euro - Bund Futures Contracts		12		Sep 2023		1,752,063		(489	)
Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures Contracts††		14		Sep 2023		1,774,678		(588	)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Contracts		3		Sep 2023		381,375		(631	)
Euro - 30 year Bond Futures Contracts		6		Sep 2023		914,997		(808	)
Australian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts		7		Sep 2023		542,952		(1,471	)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond Futures Contracts		9		Sep 2023		1,229,344		(3,456	)
					$	12,284,999	$	7,046
Currency Futures Contracts Sold Short†
Australian Dollar Futures Contracts		61		Sep 2023	$	4,071,140	$	56,081
Swiss Franc Futures Contracts		131		Sep 2023		18,443,981		(77,669	)
					$	22,515,121	$	(21,588	)
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short†
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts		58		Sep 2023	$	1,482,387	$	185,634
Corn Futures Contracts		22		Sep 2023		537,900		136,136
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts		87		Feb 2024		2,233,325		91,219
Wheat Futures Contracts		38		Sep 2023		1,228,350		32,024
LME Primary Aluminum Futures Contracts		13		Aug 2023		693,794		23,883
Copper Futures Contracts		5		Sep 2023		470,375		15,022
LME Nickel Futures Contracts		3		Aug 2023		368,064		12,746
LME Zinc Futures Contracts		9		Aug 2023		537,581		1,626
LME Lead Futures Contracts		2		Aug 2023		105,073		371
Soybean Futures Contracts		14		Nov 2023		939,750		131
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts		2		Dec 2023		79,320		(3,296	)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts		11		Jul 2023		1,176,945		(4,371	)
Cotton #2 Futures Contracts		15		Dec 2023		603,150		(9,622	)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts		21		Aug 2023		2,171,660		(16,728	)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts		31		Jul 2023		863,040		(36,039	)
Lean Hogs Futures Contracts		18		Aug 2023		665,820		(50,137	)

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Futures Contracts (continued)
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short† (continued)
Live Cattle Futures Contracts		110		Dec 2023	$	8,069,600	$	(277,435	)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts		112		Sep 2023		3,186,400		(323,175	)
					$	25,412,534	$	(222,011	)

Custom Basket Swap Agreements
Counterparty	Reference Obligation	Type	Financing Rate	Payment Frequency		Maturity Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
OTC Custom Basket Swap Agreements††
Goldman Sachs International	GS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket	Pay	5.52% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.45%)		At Maturity		05/06/24	$	13,181,537	$	905,553
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC	MS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket	Pay	5.47% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.40%)		At Maturity		08/31/23		13,181,579		897,005
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC	MS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket	Pay	5.47% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.40%)		At Maturity		08/31/23		14,204,022		366,470
Goldman Sachs International	GS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket	Pay	5.52% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.45%)		At Maturity		05/06/24		14,204,030		363,537
								$	54,771,168	$	2,532,565

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Custom Basket Swap Agreements (concluded)

Counterparty

Reference Obligation

Type

Financing Rate

Payment Frequency

Maturity Date

Notional Amount

Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

OTC Custom Basket Swap Agreements Sold Short††

Goldman Sachs International

GS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket

Receive

4.86% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.21%)

At Maturity

05/06/24

$

14,999,612

$

1,765,451

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

MS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket

Receive

4.75% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.32%)

At Maturity

08/31/23

14,999,603

1,756,605

Goldman Sachs International

GS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket

Receive

4.86% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.21%)

At Maturity

05/06/24

9,422,430

(264,965

)

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

MS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket

Receive

4.77% (Federal Funds Rate - 0.30%)

At Maturity

08/31/23

9,527,904

(265,877

)

$

48,949,549

$

2,991,214

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
MS LONG/SHORT EQUITY LONG CUSTOM BASKET
Consumer, Non-cyclical
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.		560		0.49	%	$	24,146
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.		176		0.46	%		23,455
Perdoceo Education Corp.		8,233		0.76	%		12,498
Quanex Building Products Corp.		2,181		0.43	%		10,789
Kimberly-Clark Corp.		1,001		1.05	%		10,007
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.		433		0.36	%		9,942
Hackett Group, Inc.		3,176		0.54	%		9,839
Viatris, Inc.		14,597		1.11	%		9,352
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.		1,049		0.50	%		6,693
Dynavax Technologies Corp.		4,722		0.46	%		6,436
Exelixis, Inc.		3,830		0.56	%		6,360
Innoviva, Inc.		8,283		0.80	%		4,458
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.		430		0.31	%		4,456
Vector Group Ltd.		7,075		0.69	%		4,384
H&R Block, Inc.		4,451		1.08	%		3,341
Johnson & Johnson		268		0.34	%		3,256
Merck & Company, Inc.		1,212		1.06	%		2,077
United Therapeutics Corp.		455		0.76	%		870
Molina Healthcare, Inc.		94		0.21	%		838
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.		203		0.22	%		808
Perrigo Company plc		836		0.22	%		729
Altria Group, Inc.		1,135		0.39	%		345
Abbott Laboratories		1,321		1.09	%		(293	)
QIAGEN N.V.		598		0.20	%		(547	)
Moderna, Inc.		228		0.21	%		(1,873	)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.		2,071		1.00	%		(2,320	)
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.		1,392		0.26	%		(3,103	)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.		566		0.40	%		(3,808	)
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.		1,126		0.26	%		(4,072	)
Hershey Co.		527		1.00	%		(4,318	)
Premier, Inc. — Class A		1,588		0.33	%		(5,320	)
Amgen, Inc.		619		1.04	%		(5,704	)
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.		587		0.46	%		(6,311	)
Gilead Sciences, Inc.		1,296		0.76	%		(9,583	)
Campbell Soup Co.		1,080		0.37	%		(9,718	)
Humana, Inc.		128		0.43	%		(9,951	)
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.		1,569		0.23	%		(17,999	)
Incyte Corp.		2,071		0.98	%		(18,922	)
Royalty Pharma plc — Class A		2,620		0.61	%		(29,714	)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical							21,523
Communications
Yelp, Inc. — Class A		2,779		0.77	%		23,300
Cisco Systems, Inc.		2,725		1.07	%		12,245
Extreme Networks, Inc.		1,367		0.27	%		9,292

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
InterDigital, Inc.		639		0.47	%	$	7,727
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. — Class A		437		0.55	%		4,253
Motorola Solutions, Inc.		134		0.30	%		1,046
T-Mobile US, Inc.		345		0.36	%		831
VeriSign, Inc.		606		1.04	%		291
TEGNA, Inc.		2,909		0.36	%		32
Verizon Communications, Inc.		1,310		0.37	%		(183	)
A10 Networks, Inc.		4,747		0.53	%		(1,174	)
Total Communications							57,660
Consumer, Cyclical
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.		2,292		0.98	%		43,496
PulteGroup, Inc.		1,586		0.93	%		31,038
DR Horton, Inc.		792		0.73	%		23,026
MDC Holdings, Inc.		2,520		0.89	%		20,957
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. — Class A		1,342		0.50	%		16,393
Boyd Gaming Corp.		1,151		0.61	%		16,261
Brunswick Corp.		1,158		0.76	%		14,479
Patrick Industries, Inc.		951		0.58	%		12,707
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.		3,552		0.89	%		12,541
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. — Class A		1,481		1.07	%		12,500
Meritage Homes Corp.		378		0.41	%		7,853
NVR, Inc.		8		0.39	%		5,282
Cavco Industries, Inc.		173		0.39	%		4,706
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.		556		0.23	%		3,094
Green Brick Partners, Inc.		556		0.24	%		2,817
Gentex Corp.		4,411		0.98	%		2,593
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.		884		0.47	%		2,235
Home Depot, Inc.		94		0.22	%		1,964
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. — Class A		1,151		0.73	%		1,085
Steven Madden Ltd.		1		0.00	%		16
Buckle, Inc.		1,425		0.37	%		(3,065	)
PetMed Express, Inc.		5,353		0.56	%		(4,947	)
Total Consumer, Cyclical							227,015
Industrial
Standex International Corp.		813		0.87	%		42,906
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.		3,159		0.70	%		42,426
Snap-on, Inc.		529		1.16	%		38,211
Eagle Materials, Inc.		558		0.79	%		35,353
Mueller Industries, Inc.		1,429		0.95	%		30,439
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.		1,087		0.62	%		23,998
Boise Cascade Co.		1,304		0.89	%		20,829
Builders FirstSource, Inc.		1,005		1.04	%		20,805
Fortive Corp.		2,050		1.16	%		19,921
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.		650		0.68	%		17,704

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
UFP Industries, Inc.		1,360		1.00	%	$	17,499
Dorian LPG Ltd.		1,262		0.25	%		16,467
ITT, Inc.		1,676		1.19	%		12,110
Donaldson Company, Inc.		1,628		0.77	%		6,872
Masco Corp.		1,183		0.51	%		6,745
Landstar System, Inc.		451		0.66	%		6,575
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.		1,112		0.62	%		6,178
Dover Corp.		832		0.93	%		4,697
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.		432		0.40	%		2,946
Keysight Technologies, Inc.		240		0.30	%		2,913
International Seaways, Inc.		1,015		0.29	%		2,095
Ardmore Shipping Corp.		3,581		0.34	%		1,068
GrafTech International Ltd.		6,080		0.23	%		872
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.		928		0.33	%		770
Toro Co.		481		0.37	%		136
Garmin Ltd.		430		0.34	%		(519	)
Argan, Inc.		1,214		0.36	%		(1,696	)
Golar LNG Ltd.		2,904		0.44	%		(3,872	)
Acuity Brands, Inc.		566		0.70	%		(6,040	)
Lindsay Corp.		240		0.22	%		(7,352	)
3M Co.		1,379		1.05	%		(9,640	)
Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.		1,693		0.68	%		(10,231	)
Total Industrial							341,185
Basic Materials
NewMarket Corp.		242		0.74	%		20,530
Livent Corp.		1		0.00	%		25
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.		642		0.34	%		(57	)
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. — Class A		541		0.38	%		(812	)
Westlake Corp.		761		0.69	%		(1,913	)
AdvanSix, Inc.		949		0.25	%		(4,303	)
Olin Corp.		1,314		0.51	%		(5,049	)
Total Basic Materials							8,396
Technology
NetApp, Inc.		1,688		0.98	%		20,588
Dropbox, Inc. — Class A		4,706		0.95	%		19,937
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.		1,904		0.86	%		17,891
KLA Corp.		207		0.76	%		13,666
Diodes, Inc.		735		0.52	%		13,255
Microsoft Corp.		219		0.57	%		12,417
Teradata Corp.		589		0.24	%		11,379
Teradyne, Inc.		533		0.45	%		10,100
Photronics, Inc.		1,958		0.38	%		8,396
Applied Materials, Inc.		700		0.77	%		7,708
Cirrus Logic, Inc.		562		0.35	%		7,675
Apple, Inc.		441		0.65	%		5,769
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A		1,028		0.51	%		3,609
QUALCOMM, Inc.		240		0.22	%		3,395
Qualys, Inc.		221		0.22	%		1,923
NetScout Systems, Inc.		2,556		0.60	%		1,712
Veradigm, Inc.		3,329		0.32	%		347
Akamai Technologies, Inc.		710		0.48	%		(2,900	)
Total Technology							156,867
Financial
MGIC Investment Corp.		8,920		1.07	%		13,844

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Essent Group Ltd.		2,269		0.81	%	$	12,813
NMI Holdings, Inc. — Class A		2,384		0.47	%		12,609
Weyerhaeuser Co.		3,266		0.83	%		12,547
Radian Group, Inc.		2,729		0.52	%		9,108
Evercore, Inc. — Class A		487		0.46	%		8,981
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.		1,433		0.55	%		4,976
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.		921		0.22	%		2,935
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA		1,826		0.76	%		2,122
SouthState Corp.		2,077		1.04	%		610
SEI Investments Co.		2,367		1.07	%		430
International Bancshares Corp.		658		0.22	%		407
Raymond James Financial, Inc.		1		0.00	%		8
Allstate Corp.		249		0.21	%		(169	)
Travelers Companies, Inc.		157		0.21	%		(189	)
S&T Bancorp, Inc.		1,511		0.31	%		(1,396	)
Equity Commonwealth		6,680		1.03	%		(2,488	)
Renasant Corp.		1,565		0.31	%		(9,798	)
FB Financial Corp.		1,812		0.39	%		(15,398	)
Total Financial							51,944
Utilities
MGE Energy, Inc.		1,701		1.02	%		11,708
ONE Gas, Inc.		1,488		0.87	%		2,900
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.		520		0.47	%		2,097
Atmos Energy Corp.		1,189		1.05	%		1,912
Ameren Corp.		1,674		1.04	%		(433	)
Consolidated Edison, Inc.		972		0.67	%		(2,462	)
Black Hills Corp.		2,215		1.01	%		(3,698	)
National Fuel Gas Co.		1,500		0.58	%		(10,300	)
OGE Energy Corp.		3,849		1.05	%		(11,880	)
Clearway Energy, Inc. — Class C		2,806		0.61	%		(13,485	)
Total Utilities							(23,641	)
Energy
Marathon Petroleum Corp.		1,268		1.12	%		17,213
Exxon Mobil Corp.		1,302		1.06	%		10,602
REX American Resources Corp.		1,379		0.36	%		8,015
California Resources Corp.		1,214		0.42	%		5,906
SM Energy Co.		1,208		0.29	%		5,739
PBF Energy, Inc. — Class A		1,201		0.37	%		5,303
Cheniere Energy, Inc.		566		0.65	%		4,818
Valero Energy Corp.		1,202		1.07	%		2,929
Phillips 66		654		0.47	%		(588	)
Occidental Petroleum Corp.		690		0.31	%		(3,881	)
Total Energy							56,056
Total MS Long/Short Equity Long Custom Basket							897,005
MS LONG/SHORT EQUITY SHORT CUSTOM BASKET
Consumer, Non-cyclical
Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.		4,340		(1.24	)%		10,664
Clarivate plc		4,116		(0.42	)%		5,663

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Global Payments, Inc.		924		(0.96	)%	$	4,749
ABM Industries, Inc.		2,556		(1.14	)%		3,974
Utz Brands, Inc.		2,649		(0.45	)%		2,287
Equifax, Inc.		533		(1.32	)%		(2,341	)
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.		1,461		(0.77	)%		(4,140	)
FTI Consulting, Inc.		426		(0.85	)%		(4,989	)
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A		433		(0.89	)%		(6,370	)
Quanta Services, Inc.		483		(1.00	)%		(8,531	)
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.		491		(0.58	)%		(9,362	)
ICF International, Inc.		825		(1.08	)%		(16,523	)
CoStar Group, Inc.		1,423		(1.33	)%		(18,791	)
GXO Logistics, Inc.		1,479		(0.98	)%		(22,995	)
TransUnion		1,617		(1.33	)%		(23,581	)
Neogen Corp.		5,901		(1.35	)%		(25,433	)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical							(115,719	)
Financial
Sun Communities, Inc.		905		(1.24	)%		36,774
American Tower Corp. — Class A		723		(1.47	)%		20,050
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.		2,229		(1.22	)%		19,537
Howard Hughes Corp.		1,195		(0.99	)%		16,353
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.		7,389		(1.27	)%		12,455
Outfront Media, Inc.		4,043		(0.67	)%		12,217
Kemper Corp.		1,406		(0.71	)%		10,037
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.		4,823		(0.95	)%		9,973
Equitable Holdings, Inc.		4,904		(1.40	)%		9,264
Raymond James Financial, Inc.		1,456		(1.59	)%		7,430
TFS Financial Corp.		3,652		(0.48	)%		4,098
Prologis, Inc.		880		(1.13	)%		3,847
Assured Guaranty Ltd.		1,868		(1.09	)%		3,461
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.		3,707		(1.26	)%		1,862
Progressive Corp.		702		(0.98	)%		1,722
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.		2,639		(0.63	)%		878
Rayonier, Inc.		3,770		(1.24	)%		680
Popular, Inc.		744		(0.47	)%		507
Northern Trust Corp.		1,066		(0.83	)%		332
KKR & Company, Inc. — Class A		2,196		(1.29	)%		256
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.		548		(0.65	)%		(33	)
Crown Castle, Inc.		288		(0.34	)%		(214	)
Voya Financial, Inc.		483		(0.36	)%		(372	)
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.		3,074		(0.65	)%		(1,415	)
State Street Corp.		1,049		(0.81	)%		(1,602	)
Equinix, Inc.		157		(1.29	)%		(1,864	)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.		1,532		(0.49	)%		(2,188	)
Boston Properties, Inc.		547		(0.33	)%		(3,444	)
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.		5,426		(0.53	)%		(3,795	)

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
AGNC Investment Corp.		5,725		(0.61	)%	$	(3,872	)
UDR, Inc.		2,877		(1.30	)%		(5,004	)
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.		430		(0.70	)%		(5,338	)
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.		3,168		(1.57	)%		(5,459	)
UMH Properties, Inc.		5,859		(0.98	)%		(5,725	)
Ellington Financial, Inc.		6,037		(0.87	)%		(6,099	)
Welltower, Inc.		1,204		(1.02	)%		(6,966	)
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust		5,813		(0.82	)%		(7,294	)
Carlyle Group, Inc.		1,605		(0.54	)%		(8,122	)
Apollo Global Management, Inc.		836		(0.67	)%		(9,258	)
Iron Mountain, Inc.		2,334		(1.39	)%		(10,159	)
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.		1,739		(1.28	)%		(12,961	)
Ares Management Corp. — Class A		1,193		(1.21	)%		(17,455	)
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		1,132		(1.35	)%		(21,228	)
Total Financial							31,866
Utilities
Avista Corp.		2,666		(1.10	)%		11,505
Spire, Inc.		1,546		(1.03	)%		10,449
Dominion Energy, Inc.		2,110		(1.15	)%		8,257
Sempra Energy		932		(1.42	)%		6,401
CMS Energy Corp.		1,866		(1.15	)%		1,813
UGI Corp.		2,886		(0.82	)%		1,647
PG&E Corp.		6,503		(1.18	)%		266
American Electric Power Company, Inc.		1,632		(1.44	)%		(587	)
Alliant Energy Corp.		2,096		(1.15	)%		(589	)
DTE Energy Co.		840		(0.97	)%		(665	)
Exelon Corp.		1,872		(0.80	)%		(1,610	)
Edison International		1,628		(1.19	)%		(4,438	)
Total Utilities							32,449
Technology
Evolent Health, Inc. — Class A		1,931		(0.61	)%		5,476
Procore Technologies, Inc.		836		(0.57	)%		(370	)
KBR, Inc.		777		(0.53	)%		(2,680	)
Guidewire Software, Inc.		637		(0.51	)%		(2,845	)
Alteryx, Inc. — Class A		934		(0.45	)%		(3,412	)
Paycor HCM, Inc.		3,057		(0.76	)%		(4,597	)
Privia Health Group, Inc.		4,038		(1.11	)%		(7,767	)
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.		1,690		(1.19	)%		(12,870	)
Total Technology							(29,065	)
Industrial
Waste Management, Inc.		320		(0.58	)%		(12	)
General Electric Co.		1		0.00	%		(23	)
Boeing Co.		412		(0.91	)%		(4,789	)
Vulcan Materials Co.		222		(0.53	)%		(5,082	)
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A		907		(0.86	)%		(6,234	)

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Kirby Corp.		759		(0.61	)%	$	(6,335	)
Tetra Tech, Inc.		251		(0.43	)%		(7,589	)
Clean Harbors, Inc.		286		(0.49	)%		(8,667	)
NV5 Global, Inc.		604		(0.70	)%		(9,536	)
MasTec, Inc.		470		(0.58	)%		(14,273	)
MSA Safety, Inc.		642		(1.17	)%		(30,378	)
Total Industrial							(92,895	)
Consumer, Cyclical
UniFirst Corp.		535		(0.87	)%		24,280
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.		472		(0.29	)%		342
Steven Madden Ltd.		1		0.00	%		3
Newell Brands, Inc.		10,180		(0.93	)%		(105	)
OPENLANE, Inc.		6,363		(1.02	)%		(610	)
Burlington Stores, Inc.		274		(0.45	)%		(2,265	)
Five Below, Inc.		251		(0.52	)%		(3,014	)
Shake Shack, Inc. — Class A		723		(0.59	)%		(6,570	)
VF Corp.		5,792		(1.16	)%		(7,202	)
Tesla, Inc.		209		(0.57	)%		(14,414	)
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. — Class A		767		(0.84	)%		(15,957	)
Copart, Inc.		1,241		(1.19	)%		(30,107	)
Total Consumer, Cyclical							(55,622	)
Basic Materials
Hecla Mining Co.		10,368		(0.56	)%		9,887
Royal Gold, Inc.		487		(0.59	)%		5,164
Piedmont Lithium, Inc.		798		(0.48	)%		2,940
Livent Corp.		1		0.00	%		(14	)
Carpenter Technology Corp.		1,231		(0.73	)%		(20,369	)
Total Basic Materials							(2,378	)
Communications
Robinhood Markets, Inc. — Class A		2,516		(0.26	)%		(802	)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.		114		(0.31	)%		(1,021	)
Chewy, Inc. — Class A		1,133		(0.47	)%		(3,842	)
DoorDash, Inc. — Class A		865		(0.69	)%		(9,243	)
Uber Technologies, Inc.		786		(0.36	)%		(11,194	)
Total Communications							(26,102	)
Energy
NOV, Inc.		4,938		(0.83	)%		24,061
Hess Corp.		1,045		(1.49	)%		(2,720	)
Valaris Ltd.		788		(0.52	)%		(4,974	)
Schlumberger N.V.		2,499		(1.29	)%		(11,301	)
Tidewater, Inc.		1,103		(0.64	)%		(13,477	)
Total Energy							(8,411	)
Total MS Long/Short Equity Short Custom Basket							(265,877	)

GS LONG/SHORT EQUITY LONG CUSTOM BASKET
Consumer, Non-cyclical
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.	560	0.49	%	24,214
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	176	0.46	%	23,373
Perdoceo Education Corp.	8,233	0.76	%	12,493
Quanex Building Products Corp.	2,181	0.43	%	10,788
Kimberly-Clark Corp.	1,001	1.05	%	10,061
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.	433	0.36	%	10,033
Hackett Group, Inc.	3,176	0.54	%	9,832

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Viatris, Inc.		14,597		1.11	%	$	9,271
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.		1,049		0.50	%		6,787
Exelixis, Inc.		3,830		0.56	%		6,505
Dynavax Technologies Corp.		4,722		0.46	%		6,493
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.		430		0.31	%		4,503
Innoviva, Inc.		8,283		0.80	%		4,478
Vector Group Ltd.		7,075		0.69	%		4,459
Johnson & Johnson		268		0.34	%		3,240
H&R Block, Inc.		4,451		1.08	%		2,941
Merck & Company, Inc.		1,212		1.06	%		2,125
United Therapeutics Corp.		455		0.76	%		888
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.		203		0.22	%		841
Molina Healthcare, Inc.		94		0.21	%		788
Perrigo Company plc		836		0.22	%		701
Altria Group, Inc.		1,135		0.39	%		280
Abbott Laboratories		1,321		1.09	%		(327	)
QIAGEN N.V.		598		0.20	%		(578	)
Moderna, Inc.		228		0.21	%		(1,900	)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.		2,071		1.00	%		(2,172	)
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.		1,392		0.26	%		(3,217	)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.		566		0.40	%		(3,865	)
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.		1,126		0.26	%		(4,007	)
Hershey Co.		527		1.00	%		(4,464	)
Amgen, Inc.		619		1.04	%		(5,174	)
Premier, Inc. — Class A		1,588		0.33	%		(5,349	)
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.		587		0.46	%		(6,403	)
Gilead Sciences, Inc.		1,296		0.76	%		(9,485	)
Campbell Soup Co.		1,080		0.37	%		(9,672	)
Humana, Inc.		128		0.43	%		(9,913	)
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.		1,569		0.23	%		(17,953	)
Incyte Corp.		2,071		0.98	%		(18,441	)
Royalty Pharma plc — Class A		2,620		0.61	%		(29,355	)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical							22,816
Communications
Yelp, Inc. — Class A		2,779		0.77	%		23,467
Cisco Systems, Inc.		2,725		1.07	%		12,293
Extreme Networks, Inc.		1,367		0.27	%		9,315
InterDigital, Inc.		639		0.47	%		7,832
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. — Class A		437		0.55	%		4,266
Motorola Solutions, Inc.		134		0.30	%		1,033
T-Mobile US, Inc.		345		0.36	%		886
VeriSign, Inc.		606		1.04	%		275
TEGNA, Inc.		2,909		0.36	%		47
Verizon Communications, Inc.		1,310		0.37	%		(45	)
A10 Networks, Inc.		4,747		0.53	%		(1,285	)
Total Communications							58,084

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Consumer, Cyclical
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.		2,292		0.98	%	$	43,425
PulteGroup, Inc.		1,586		0.93	%		31,117
DR Horton, Inc.		792		0.73	%		23,124
MDC Holdings, Inc.		2,520		0.89	%		20,960
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. — Class A		1,342		0.50	%		16,448
Boyd Gaming Corp.		1,151		0.61	%		16,396
Brunswick Corp.		1,158		0.76	%		14,646
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.		3,552		0.89	%		12,779
Patrick Industries, Inc.		951		0.58	%		12,746
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. — Class A		1,481		1.07	%		12,503
Meritage Homes Corp.		378		0.41	%		7,899
NVR, Inc.		8		0.39	%		5,301
Cavco Industries, Inc.		173		0.39	%		4,691
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.		556		0.23	%		3,146
Green Brick Partners, Inc.		556		0.24	%		2,841
Gentex Corp.		4,411		0.98	%		2,606
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.		884		0.47	%		2,180
Home Depot, Inc.		94		0.22	%		1,978
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. — Class A		1,151		0.73	%		1,119
Buckle, Inc.		1,425		0.37	%		(3,014	)
PetMed Express, Inc.		5,353		0.56	%		(4,941	)
Total Consumer, Cyclical							227,950
Industrial
Standex International Corp.		813		0.87	%		42,867
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.		3,159		0.70	%		42,354
Snap-on, Inc.		529		1.16	%		38,193
Eagle Materials, Inc.		558		0.79	%		35,354
Mueller Industries, Inc.		1,429		0.95	%		30,498
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.		1,087		0.62	%		24,504
Builders FirstSource, Inc.		1,005		1.04	%		21,042
Boise Cascade Co.		1,304		0.89	%		20,912
Fortive Corp.		2,050		1.16	%		19,928
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.		650		0.68	%		17,767
UFP Industries, Inc.		1,360		1.00	%		17,486
Dorian LPG Ltd.		1,262		0.25	%		16,460
ITT, Inc.		1,676		1.19	%		12,527
Donaldson Company, Inc.		1,628		0.77	%		6,981
Masco Corp.		1,183		0.51	%		6,677
Landstar System, Inc.		451		0.66	%		6,481
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.		1,112		0.62	%		6,248
Dover Corp.		832		0.93	%		4,772
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.		432		0.40	%		2,945
Keysight Technologies, Inc.		240		0.30	%		2,911

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
International Seaways, Inc.		1,015		0.29	%	$	2,057
Ardmore Shipping Corp.		3,581		0.34	%		947
GrafTech International Ltd.		6,080		0.23	%		856
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.		928		0.33	%		780
Toro Co.		481		0.37	%		291
Garmin Ltd.		430		0.34	%		(525	)
Argan, Inc.		1,214		0.36	%		(1,490	)
Golar LNG Ltd.		2,904		0.44	%		(3,900	)
Acuity Brands, Inc.		566		0.70	%		(5,792	)
Lindsay Corp.		240		0.22	%		(7,311	)
3M Co.		1,379		1.05	%		(9,315	)
Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.		1,693		0.68	%		(10,211	)
Total Industrial							343,294
Basic Materials
NewMarket Corp.		242		0.74	%		20,715
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.		642		0.34	%		135
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. — Class A		541		0.38	%		(645	)
Westlake Corp.		761		0.69	%		(1,992	)
AdvanSix, Inc.		949		0.25	%		(4,281	)
Olin Corp.		1,314		0.51	%		(4,987	)
Total Basic Materials							8,945
Technology
NetApp, Inc.		1,688		0.98	%		20,575
Dropbox, Inc. — Class A		4,706		0.95	%		19,799
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.		1,904		0.86	%		17,976
KLA Corp.		207		0.76	%		13,876
Diodes, Inc.		735		0.52	%		13,286
Microsoft Corp.		219		0.57	%		12,459
Teradata Corp.		589		0.24	%		11,371
Teradyne, Inc.		533		0.45	%		10,350
Photronics, Inc.		1,958		0.38	%		8,466
Cirrus Logic, Inc.		562		0.35	%		7,775
Applied Materials, Inc.		700		0.77	%		7,600
Apple, Inc.		441		0.65	%		5,013
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A		1,028		0.51	%		3,638
QUALCOMM, Inc.		240		0.22	%		3,427
Qualys, Inc.		221		0.22	%		1,834
NetScout Systems, Inc.		2,556		0.60	%		1,788
Veradigm, Inc.		3,329		0.32	%		285
Akamai Technologies, Inc.		710		0.48	%		(2,926	)
Total Technology							156,592
Financial
MGIC Investment Corp.		8,920		1.07	%		13,838
Weyerhaeuser Co.		3,266		0.83	%		12,879
Essent Group Ltd.		2,269		0.81	%		12,797
NMI Holdings, Inc. — Class A		2,384		0.47	%		12,656
Evercore, Inc. — Class A		487		0.46	%		9,447
Radian Group, Inc.		2,729		0.52	%		8,976
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.		1,433		0.55	%		5,151
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.		921		0.22	%		2,938
Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA		1,826		0.76	%		2,207
SouthState Corp.		2,077		1.04	%		1,480
SEI Investments Co.		2,367		1.07	%		675

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
International Bancshares Corp.		658		0.22	%	$	383
Raymond James Financial, Inc.		1		0.00	%		8
Allstate Corp.		249		0.21	%		(159	)
Travelers Companies, Inc.		157		0.21	%		(207	)
S&T Bancorp, Inc.		1,511		0.31	%		(1,411	)
Equity Commonwealth		6,680		1.03	%		(2,532	)
Renasant Corp.		1,565		0.31	%		(9,766	)
FB Financial Corp.		1,812		0.39	%		(15,429	)
Total Financial							53,923
Utilities
MGE Energy, Inc.		1,701		1.02	%		11,648
ONE Gas, Inc.		1,488		0.87	%		3,106
Atmos Energy Corp.		1,189		1.05	%		2,102
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.		520		0.47	%		2,005
Ameren Corp.		1,674		1.04	%		(227	)
Consolidated Edison, Inc.		972		0.67	%		(2,364	)
Black Hills Corp.		2,215		1.01	%		(3,582	)
National Fuel Gas Co.		1,500		0.58	%		(10,280	)
OGE Energy Corp.		3,849		1.05	%		(11,614	)
Clearway Energy, Inc. — Class C		2,806		0.61	%		(13,490	)
Total Utilities							(22,696	)
Energy
Marathon Petroleum Corp.		1,268		1.12	%		17,251
Exxon Mobil Corp.		1,302		1.06	%		10,943
REX American Resources Corp.		1,379		0.36	%		8,269
California Resources Corp.		1,214		0.42	%		5,865
SM Energy Co.		1,208		0.29	%		5,843
PBF Energy, Inc. — Class A		1,201		0.37	%		5,111
Cheniere Energy, Inc.		566		0.65	%		4,642
Valero Energy Corp.		1,202		1.07	%		3,147
Phillips 66		654		0.47	%		(637	)
Occidental Petroleum Corp.		690		0.31	%		(3,789	)
Total Energy							56,645
Total GS Long/Short Equity Long Custom Basket							905,553
GS LONG/SHORT EQUITY SHORT CUSTOM BASKET
Consumer, Non-cyclical
Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.		4,340		(1.25	)%		10,860
Clarivate plc		4,116		(0.42	)%		5,630
Global Payments, Inc.		924		(0.97	)%		4,755
ABM Industries, Inc.		2,556		(1.16	)%		3,951
Utz Brands, Inc.		2,649		(0.46	)%		2,345
Equifax, Inc.		533		(1.33	)%		(2,403	)
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.		1,461		(0.78	)%		(4,307	)
FTI Consulting, Inc.		426		(0.86	)%		(4,605	)
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A		433		(0.90	)%		(6,280	)
Quanta Services, Inc.		483		(1.01	)%		(8,667	)

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.		491		(0.58	)%	$	(9,469	)
ICF International, Inc.		825		(1.09	)%		(16,517	)
CoStar Group, Inc.		1,423		(1.34	)%		(18,959	)
GXO Logistics, Inc.		1,479		(0.99	)%		(23,023	)
TransUnion		1,617		(1.34	)%		(23,741	)
Neogen Corp.		5,901		(1.36	)%		(25,509	)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical							(115,939	)
Financial
Sun Communities, Inc.		905		(1.25	)%		36,656
American Tower Corp. — Class A		723		(1.49	)%		20,168
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.		2,229		(1.24	)%		19,358
Howard Hughes Corp.		1,195		(1.00	)%		16,311
Outfront Media, Inc.		4,043		(0.67	)%		12,402
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.		7,389		(1.28	)%		12,132
Kemper Corp.		1,406		(0.72	)%		10,118
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.		4,823		(0.97	)%		10,062
Equitable Holdings, Inc.		4,904		(1.41	)%		9,048
Raymond James Financial, Inc.		1,456		(1.60	)%		7,210
TFS Financial Corp.		3,652		(0.49	)%		4,103
Assured Guaranty Ltd.		1,868		(1.11	)%		3,357
Prologis, Inc.		880		(1.15	)%		3,307
Progressive Corp.		702		(0.99	)%		1,768
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.		3,707		(1.27	)%		1,662
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.		2,639		(0.64	)%		915
Rayonier, Inc.		3,770		(1.26	)%		820
Popular, Inc.		744		(0.48	)%		491
Northern Trust Corp.		1,066		(0.84	)%		375
KKR & Company, Inc. — Class A		2,196		(1.31	)%		187
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.		548		(0.66	)%		(86	)
Crown Castle, Inc.		288		(0.35	)%		(190	)
Voya Financial, Inc.		483		(0.37	)%		(312	)
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.		3,074		(0.65	)%		(1,405	)
State Street Corp.		1,049		(0.81	)%		(1,625	)
Equinix, Inc.		157		(1.31	)%		(1,883	)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.		1,532		(0.50	)%		(2,276	)
Boston Properties, Inc.		547		(0.33	)%		(3,547	)
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.		5,426		(0.53	)%		(3,878	)
AGNC Investment Corp.		5,725		(0.62	)%		(4,175	)
UDR, Inc.		2,877		(1.31	)%		(4,894	)
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.		430		(0.71	)%		(5,404	)
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.		3,168		(1.59	)%		(5,624	)
UMH Properties, Inc.		5,859		(0.99	)%		(5,672	)
Ellington Financial, Inc.		6,037		(0.88	)%		(6,096	)
Welltower, Inc.		1,204		(1.03	)%		(7,137	)

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust		5,813		(0.83	)%	$	(7,357	)
Carlyle Group, Inc.		1,605		(0.54	)%		(8,472	)
Apollo Global Management, Inc.		836		(0.68	)%		(9,438	)
Iron Mountain, Inc.		2,334		(1.41	)%		(10,134	)
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.		1,739		(1.30	)%		(13,050	)
Ares Management Corp. — Class A		1,193		(1.22	)%		(18,125	)
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		1,132		(1.37	)%		(21,564	)
Total Financial							28,106
Utilities
Avista Corp.		2,666		(1.11	)%		11,400
Spire, Inc.		1,546		(1.04	)%		10,306
Dominion Energy, Inc.		2,110		(1.16	)%		7,862
Sempra Energy		932		(1.44	)%		6,620
UGI Corp.		2,886		(0.83	)%		1,546
CMS Energy Corp.		1,866		(1.16	)%		1,459
PG&E Corp.		6,503		(1.19	)%		389
American Electric Power Company, Inc.		1,632		(1.46	)%		(652	)
Alliant Energy Corp.		2,096		(1.17	)%		(732	)
DTE Energy Co.		840		(0.98	)%		(749	)
Exelon Corp.		1,872		(0.81	)%		(1,619	)
Edison International		1,628		(1.20	)%		(4,572	)
Total Utilities							31,258
Technology
Evolent Health, Inc. — Class A		1,931		(0.62	)%		5,131
Procore Technologies, Inc.		836		(0.58	)%		(450	)
KBR, Inc.		777		(0.54	)%		(2,727	)
Guidewire Software, Inc.		637		(0.51	)%		(2,833	)
Alteryx, Inc. — Class A		934		(0.45	)%		(3,303	)
Paycor HCM, Inc.		3,057		(0.77	)%		(4,682	)
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.		1,690		(1.20	)%		(13,320	)
Total Technology							(22,184	)
Industrial
General Electric Co.		1		0.00	%		(23	)
Waste Management, Inc.		320		(0.59	)%		(133	)
Boeing Co.		412		(0.92	)%		(4,973	)
Vulcan Materials Co.		222		(0.53	)%		(5,045	)
Kirby Corp.		759		(0.62	)%		(6,144	)
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A		907		(0.87	)%		(6,252	)
Tetra Tech, Inc.		251		(0.44	)%		(7,641	)
Clean Harbors, Inc.		286		(0.50	)%		(8,733	)
NV5 Global, Inc.		604		(0.71	)%		(9,533	)
MasTec, Inc.		470		(0.59	)%		(14,425	)
MSA Safety, Inc.		642		(1.19	)%		(30,359	)
Total Industrial							(93,238	)
Consumer, Cyclical
UniFirst Corp.		535		(0.88	)%		24,363
Newell Brands, Inc.		10,180		(0.94	)%		330
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.		472		(0.29	)%		277

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MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
OPENLANE, Inc.		6,363		(1.03	)%	$	(604	)
Burlington Stores, Inc.		274		(0.46	)%		(2,244	)
Five Below, Inc.		251		(0.52	)%		(3,071	)
Shake Shack, Inc. — Class A		723		(0.60	)%		(6,639	)
VF Corp.		5,792		(1.17	)%		(7,130	)
Tesla, Inc.		209		(0.58	)%		(14,493	)
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. — Class A		767		(0.85	)%		(16,127	)
Copart, Inc.		1,241		(1.20	)%		(30,260	)
Total Consumer, Cyclical							(55,598	)
Basic Materials
Hecla Mining Co.		10,368		(0.57	)%		9,940
Royal Gold, Inc.		487		(0.59	)%		5,177
Piedmont Lithium, Inc.		798		(0.49	)%		2,785
Carpenter Technology Corp.		1,231		(0.73	)%		(20,368	)
Total Basic Materials							(2,466	)
Communications
Robinhood Markets, Inc. — Class A		2,516		(0.27	)%		(909	)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.		114		(0.31	)%		(1,018	)
Chewy, Inc. — Class A		1,133		(0.47	)%		(3,958	)
DoorDash, Inc. — Class A		865		(0.70	)%		(9,389	)
Uber Technologies, Inc.		786		(0.36	)%		(11,172	)
Total Communications							(26,446	)
Energy
NOV, Inc.		4,938		(0.84	)%		24,213
Hess Corp.		1,045		(1.51	)%		(2,637	)
Valaris Ltd.		788		(0.53	)%		(5,066	)
Schlumberger N.V.		2,499		(1.30	)%		(11,421	)
Tidewater, Inc.		1,103		(0.65	)%		(13,550	)
Total Energy							(8,458	)
Total GS Long/Short Equity Short Custom Basket							(264,965	)

MS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL LONG CUSTOM BASKET
Financial
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.	13,176	8.63	%	189,321
CareTrust REIT, Inc.	55,123	7.71	%	95,181
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.	19,675	6.71	%	93,704
Ventas, Inc.	15,678	5.22	%	92,353
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	4,359	3.49	%	86,945
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	4,697	6.26	%	62,287
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.	30,284	4.69	%	49,137
Kite Realty Group Trust	25,781	4.05	%	40,266
Simon Property Group, Inc.	4,820	3.92	%	23,712
Equity Residential	12,425	5.77	%	22,799
Invitation Homes, Inc.	19,891	4.82	%	5,783
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.	27,892	4.99	%	5,272
InvenTrust Properties Corp.	30,714	5.00	%	1,605

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MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
VICI Properties, Inc.		1		0.00	%	$	8
Agree Realty Corp.		12,020		5.53	%		(603	)
NETSTREIT Corp.		22,491		2.83	%		(4,706	)
American Tower Corp. — Class A		1,455		1.99	%		(32,338	)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.		22,535		8.28	%		(49,210	)
Boston Properties, Inc.		4,585		1.86	%		(49,939	)
SBA Communications Corp.		1,152		1.88	%		(52,640	)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A		34,750		1.78	%		(81,507	)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.		5,750		4.59	%		(130,952	)
Total Financial							366,470
Total MS Equity Market Neutral Long Custom Basket							366,470
MS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL SHORT CUSTOM BASKET
Financial
Douglas Emmett, Inc.		70,966		(5.94	)%		665,041
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.		23,003		(2.36	)%		231,598
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.		4,910		(4.97	)%		168,798
Realty Income Corp.		22,708		(9.05	)%		160,727
Camden Property Trust		3,813		(2.77	)%		141,051
JBG SMITH Properties		51,326		(5.15	)%		136,166
Essex Property Trust, Inc.		4,143		(6.47	)%		131,622
Apartment Income REIT Corp.		12,011		(2.89	)%		112,382
Necessity Retail REIT, Inc.		84,453		(3.81	)%		85,407
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.		17,321		(1.74	)%		41,508
Federal Realty Investment Trust		9,061		(5.85	)%		28,537
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust		35,226		(3.27	)%		8,063
Service Properties Trust		61,206		(3.55	)%		3,348
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.		20,077		(1.35	)%		(11,642	)
Macerich Co.		47,462		(3.57	)%		(17,452	)
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.		42,235		(9.60	)%		(49,159	)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.		17,140		(3.51	)%		(49,374	)
Equinix, Inc.		698		(3.65	)%		(50,053	)
STAG Industrial, Inc.		38,035		(9.10	)%		(52,879	)
Welltower, Inc.		10,048		(5.42	)%		(167,995	)
Total Financial							1,515,694
Exchange Traded Funds
Vanguard Real Estate ETF		10,738		(5.98	)%		240,911
Total MS Equity Market Neutral Short Custom Basket							1,756,605

GS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL LONG CUSTOM BASKET
Financial
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.	13,176	8.63	%	190,489

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	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
CareTrust REIT, Inc.		55,123		7.71	%		94,977
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.		19,675		6.71	%		93,563
Ventas, Inc.		15,678		5.22	%		92,398
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		4,359		3.49	%		86,694
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.		4,697		6.26	%		61,896
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.		30,284		4.69	%		49,159
Kite Realty Group Trust		25,781		4.05	%		44,057
Equity Residential		12,425		5.77	%		22,127
Simon Property Group, Inc.		4,820		3.92	%		15,469
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.		27,892		4.99	%		5,346
InvenTrust Properties Corp.		30,714		5.00	%		2,984
Invitation Homes, Inc.		19,891		4.82	%		2,742
VICI Properties, Inc.		1		0.00	%		8
Agree Realty Corp.		12,020		5.53	%		(1,558	)
NETSTREIT Corp.		22,491		2.83	%		(4,447	)
American Tower Corp. — Class A		1,455		1.99	%		(32,206	)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.		22,535		8.28	%		(47,070	)
Boston Properties, Inc.		4,585		1.86	%		(49,805	)
SBA Communications Corp.		1,152		1.88	%		(52,539	)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A		34,750		1.78	%		(79,991	)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.		5,750		4.59	%		(130,756	)
Total Financial							363,537
Total GS Equity Market Neutral Long Custom Basket							363,537
GS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL SHORT CUSTOM BASKET
Financial
Douglas Emmett, Inc.		70,966		(5.94	)%		666,772
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.		23,003		(2.36	)%		226,079
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.		4,910		(4.97	)%		168,748
Realty Income Corp.		22,708		(9.05	)%		160,262
Camden Property Trust		3,813		(2.77	)%		141,081
JBG SMITH Properties		51,326		(5.15	)%		136,392
Essex Property Trust, Inc.		4,143		(6.47	)%		128,210
Apartment Income REIT Corp.		12,011		(2.89	)%		113,012
Necessity Retail REIT, Inc.		84,453		(3.81	)%		84,985
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.		17,321		(1.74	)%		36,904
Federal Realty Investment Trust		9,061		(5.85	)%		27,794
Service Properties Trust		61,206		(3.55	)%		10,484
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust		35,226		(3.27	)%		9,865

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MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Shares		Percentage Notional Amount			Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Macerich Co.		47,462		(3.57	)%	$	926
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.		20,077		(1.35	)%		(10,009	)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.		17,140		(3.51	)%		(49,899	)
Equinix, Inc.		698		(3.65	)%		(49,992	)
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.		42,235		(9.60	)%		(52,445	)
STAG Industrial, Inc.		38,035		(9.10	)%		(55,401	)
Welltower, Inc.		10,048		(5.42	)%		(169,171	)
Total Financial							1,524,597
Exchange Traded Funds
Vanguard Real Estate ETF		10,738		(5.98	)%		240,854
Total GS Equity Market Neutral Short Custom Basket							1,765,451

*	Non-income producing security.
**	Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation). Variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
†	Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — 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 on loan at June 30, 2023 — See Note 7.
2	Affiliated issuer.
3	Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
4	All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at June 30, 2023.
5	Repurchase Agreements — See Note 6.
6	Securities lending collateral — See Note 7.
7	Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2023.
8	All or a portion of this security is pledged as short security and equity custom basket swap collateral at June 30, 2023.
	GS — Goldman Sachs International
	MS — Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
	plc — Public Limited Company
	REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
	See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

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The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at June 30, 2023 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements):

Investments in Securities (Assets)	Level 1 Quoted Prices		Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs		Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total
Common Stocks	$	21,269,193	$	—	$	—		$	21,269,193
Master Limited Partnership		513,891		—		—			513,891
Rights		—		—		—	*		—
Mutual Funds		15,009,176		—		—			15,009,176
Closed-End Funds		5,619,587		—		—			5,619,587
U.S. Treasury Bills		—		9,255,706		—			9,255,706
Repurchase Agreements		—		23,744,778		—			23,744,778
Securities Lending Collateral		660,141		—		—			660,141
Commodity Futures Contracts**		1,337,680		—		—			1,337,680
Equity Futures Contracts**		640,361		33,326		—			673,687
Currency Futures Contracts**		184,578		—		—			184,578
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**		20,334		14,489		—			34,823
Equity Custom Basket Swap Agreements**		—		6,054,621		—			6,054,621
Total Assets	$	45,254,941	$	39,102,920	$	—		$	84,357,861

Investments in Securities (Liabilities)	Level 1 Quoted Prices		Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs		Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Common Stocks Sold Short	$	4,560,488	$	—	$	—	$	4,560,488
Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short		6,033,530		—		—		6,033,530
Commodity Futures Contracts**		1,596,100		—		—		1,596,100
Equity Futures Contracts**		567,900		—		—		567,900
Currency Futures Contracts**		265,820		—		—		265,820
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**		6,855		588		—		7,443
Equity Custom Basket Swap Agreements**		—		530,842		—		530,842
Total Liabilities	$	13,030,693	$	531,430	$	—	$	13,562,123

*	Includes securities with a market value of $0.
**	This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded)	June 30, 2023
MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

Affiliated Transactions

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2022, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000182126822000340/gug84768.htm. The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Funds Trust, which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI, are available to the public and whose most recent annual report on Form N-CSR is available publicly or upon request.

Transactions during the period ended June 30, 2023, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:

Security Name	Value 12/31/22		Additions		Reductions		Realized Gain (Loss)		Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)		Value 06/30/23		Shares 06/30/23		Investment Income
Mutual Funds
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II	$	6,481,618	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	48,532	$	6,530,150		269,618	$	169,563
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III		1,901,492		—		—		—		15,016		1,916,508		79,031		49,054
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class		6,501,817		—		—		—		60,701		6,562,518		674,462		167,071
	$	14,884,927	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	124,249	$	15,009,176			$	385,688

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

June 30, 2023

Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value - including $633,039 of securities loaned (cost $37,057,197)	$	37,318,518
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $15,386,814)		15,009,176
Repurchase agreements, at value (cost $23,744,778)		23,744,778
Cash		14,003,288
Segregated cash with broker		2,084,263
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements		6,054,621
Receivables:
Securities sold		3,133,784
Swap settlement		511,155
Variation margin on futures contracts		109,742
Dividends		93,633
Fund shares sold		13,831
Interest		3,334
Securities lending income		824
Other assets		27,767
Total assets		102,108,714
Liabilities:
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $10,339,716)		10,594,018
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements		530,842
Payable for:
Securities purchased		2,882,935
Return of securities lending collateral		660,141
Management fees		51,119
Fund shares redeemed		45,055
Distribution and service fees		2,528
Trustees’ fees*		1,324
Miscellaneous		9,401
Total liabilities		14,777,363
Net assets	$	87,331,351
Net assets consist of:
Paid in capital	$	94,167,962
Total distributable earnings (loss)		(6,836,611	)
Net assets	$	87,331,351
A-Class:
Net assets	$	3,520,774
Capital shares outstanding		132,494
Net asset value per share	$	26.57
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%)	$	27.90
C-Class:
Net assets	$	629,969
Capital shares outstanding		26,043
Net asset value per share	$	24.19
P-Class:
Net assets	$	6,323,271
Capital shares outstanding		237,076
Net asset value per share	$	26.67
Institutional Class:
Net assets	$	76,857,337
Capital shares outstanding		2,828,729
Net asset value per share	$	27.17

* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Investment Income:
Dividends from securities of unaffiliated issuers	$	309,412
Dividends from securities of affiliated issuers		385,688
Interest		1,000,817
Income from securities lending, net		5,916
Interest related to securities sold short		119,825
Total investment income		1,821,658
Expenses:
Management fees		594,292
Distribution and service fees:
A-Class		4,539
C-Class		2,906
P-Class		10,014
Short sales dividend expense		164,620
Miscellaneous		5,218
Total expenses		781,589
Less:
Expenses waived by Adviser		(25,584	)
Net expenses		756,005
Net investment income		1,065,653
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers	$	(552,959	)
Investments in unaffiliated issuers sold short		(39,117	)
Swap agreements		483,413
Futures contracts		1,527,209
Foreign currency transactions		(4,056	)
Net realized gain		1,414,490
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers		259,509
Investments in affiliated issuers		124,249
Investments in unaffiliated issuers sold short		(840,082	)
Swap agreements		4,093
Futures contracts		(674,784	)
Foreign currency translations		2,807
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(1,124,208	)
Net realized and unrealized gain		290,282
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	1,355,935

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:
Net investment income	$	1,065,653		$	681,879
Net realized gain (loss) on investments		1,414,490			(7,160,468	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		(1,124,208	)		2,245,877
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		1,355,935			(4,232,712	)
Distributions to shareholders:
A-Class		—			(64,618	)
C-Class		—			(8,214	)
P-Class		—			(146,350	)
Institutional Class		—			(2,026,121	)
Total distributions to shareholders		—			(2,245,303	)
Capital share transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares
A-Class		126,656			542,921
C-Class		90,500			626,154
P-Class		610,354			9,484,918
Institutional Class		9,512,467			100,372,725
Distributions reinvested
A-Class		—			56,992
C-Class		—			7,668
P-Class		—			144,149
Institutional Class		—			2,026,121
Cost of shares redeemed
A-Class		(576,215	)		(1,065,975	)
C-Class		(88,296	)		(463,253	)
P-Class		(3,533,078	)		(10,011,852	)
Institutional Class		(43,213,860	)		(42,837,229	)
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions		(37,071,472	)		58,883,339
Net increase (decrease) in net assets		(35,715,537	)		52,405,324
Net assets:
Beginning of period		123,046,888			70,641,564
End of period	$	87,331,351		$	123,046,888

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Capital share activity:
Shares sold
A-Class		4,834			19,818
C-Class		3,723			25,338
P-Class		23,164			347,219
Institutional Class		354,290			3,596,742
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
A-Class		—			2,178
C-Class		—			321
P-Class		—			5,487
Institutional Class		—			75,828
Shares redeemed
A-Class		(22,015	)		(39,184	)
C-Class		(3,679	)		(18,974	)
P-Class		(132,904	)		(371,723	)
Institutional Class		(1,621,365	)		(1,551,157	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares		(1,393,952	)		2,091,893

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

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.

A-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	26.16		$	27.52		$	25.89		$	24.36		$	23.69		$	24.91
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.25			.09			(.14	)		(.10	)		.16			.08
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.16			(1.01	)		1.98			1.90			1.02			(1.26	)
Total from investment operations		.41			(.92	)		1.84			1.80			1.18			(1.18	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(.44	)		(.21	)		(.27	)		(.51	)		(.04	)
Total distributions		—			(.44	)		(.21	)		(.27	)		(.51	)		(.04	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	26.57		$	26.16		$	27.52		$	25.89		$	24.36		$	23.69
Total Returnc		1.57	%		(3.47	%)		7.17	%		7.39	%		4.97	%		(4.78	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	3,521		$	3,915		$	4,593		$	4,019		$	3,570		$	3,622
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		1.91	%		0.32	%		(0.52	%)		(0.40	%)		0.64	%		0.32	%
Total expensesd		1.77	%		1.80	%		2.18	%		1.93	%		1.96	%		1.75	%
Net expensese,f		1.72	%		1.76	%		2.11	%		1.87	%		1.93	%		1.73	%
Portfolio turnover rate		83	%		203	%		205	%		248	%		156	%		212	%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

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.

C-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	23.90		$	25.25		$	23.75		$	22.36		$	21.46		$	22.68
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.14			(.09	)		(.32	)		(.27	)		(.02	)		(.09	)
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.15			(.94	)		1.82			1.75			.92			(1.13	)
Total from investment operations		.29			(1.03	)		1.50			1.48			.90			(1.22	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(.32	)		—			(.09	)		—			—
Total distributions		—			(.32	)		—			(.09	)		—			—
Net asset value, end of period	$	24.19		$	23.90		$	25.25		$	23.75		$	22.36		$	21.46
Total Returnc		1.21	%		(4.16	%)		6.32	%		6.57	%		4.19	%		(5.38	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	630		$	621		$	488		$	1,206		$	1,435		$	2,657
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		1.16	%		(0.35	%)		(1.26	%)		(1.18	%)		(0.08	%)		(0.42	%)
Total expensesd		2.52	%		2.56	%		2.93	%		2.68	%		2.70	%		2.53	%
Net expensese,f		2.47	%		2.51	%		2.86	%		2.62	%		2.67	%		2.51	%
Portfolio turnover rate		83	%		203	%		205	%		248	%		156	%		212	%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

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.

P-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	26.25		$	27.61		$	25.97		$	24.42		$	23.74		$	24.93
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.25			.10			(.15	)		(.10	)		.16			.08
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.17			(1.04	)		2.00			1.90			1.03			(1.23	)
Total from investment operations		.42			(.94	)		1.85			1.80			1.19			(1.15	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(.42	)		(.21	)		(.25	)		(.51	)		(.04	)
Total distributions		—			(.42	)		(.21	)		(.25	)		(.51	)		(.04	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	26.67		$	26.25		$	27.61		$	25.97		$	24.42		$	23.74
Total Return		1.60	%		(3.44	%)		7.16	%		7.40	%		5.00	%		(4.61	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	6,323		$	9,105		$	10,100		$	7,676		$	7,442		$	7,892
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		1.90	%		0.38	%		(0.53	%)		(0.39	%)		0.65	%		0.34	%
Total expensesd		1.77	%		1.80	%		2.18	%		1.93	%		1.96	%		1.77	%
Net expensese,f		1.72	%		1.76	%		2.12	%		1.87	%		1.93	%		1.75	%
Portfolio turnover rate		83	%		203	%		205	%		248	%		156	%		212	%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)

MULTI-HEDGE STRATEGIES FUND

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.

Institutional Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	26.71		$	28.09		$	26.41		$	24.83		$	24.12		$	25.42
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.29			.18			(.08	)		(.04	)		.22			.17
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.17			(1.06	)		2.03			1.94			1.05			(1.33	)
Total from investment operations		.46			(.88	)		1.95			1.90			1.27			(1.16	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(.50	)		(.27	)		(.32	)		(.56	)		(.14	)
Total distributions		—			(.50	)		(.27	)		(.32	)		(.56	)		(.14	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	27.17		$	26.71		$	28.09		$	26.41		$	24.83		$	24.12
Total Return		1.72	%		(3.22	%)		7.43	%		7.70	%		5.26	%		(4.56	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	76,857		$	109,405		$	55,461		$	37,470		$	24,854		$	23,539
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		2.16	%		0.66	%		(0.27	%)		(0.15	%)		0.90	%		0.68	%
Total expensesd		1.52	%		1.55	%		1.92	%		1.68	%		1.72	%		1.58	%
Net expensese,f		1.47	%		1.51	%		1.87	%		1.62	%		1.69	%		1.56	%
Portfolio turnover rate		83	%		203	%		205	%		248	%		156	%		212	%

a	Unaudited figures for the period ended June 30, 2023. 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.
d	Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
e	Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
f	Excluding interest and/or dividend expense related to short sales, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be:

	06/30/23a	12/31/22	12/31/21	12/31/20	12/31/19	12/31/18
A-Class	1.39%	1.40%	1.41%	1.37%	1.41%	1.41%
C-Class	2.14%	2.15%	2.16%	2.12%	2.16%	2.16%
P-Class	1.39%	1.40%	1.41%	1.37%	1.41%	1.41%
Institutional Class	1.14%	1.15%	1.16%	1.12%	1.16%	1.16%

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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

OBJECTIVE: Seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of a benchmark for commodities. The Fund’s current benchmark is the S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (“GSCI” or “Index”).

Consolidated Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)

“Consolidated Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments, investments in Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust mutual funds, or investments in Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund. Investments in those Funds do not provide “market exposure” to meet the Fund’s investment objective, but will significantly increase the portfolio’s exposure to certain other asset categories (and their associated risks), which may cause the Fund to deviate from its principal investment strategy, including: (i) high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (also known as “junk bonds”); (ii) securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities; (iii) CLOs and similar investments; and (iv) other short-term fixed income securities.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)(concluded) June 30, 2023

Inception Dates:
A-Class	May 25, 2005
C-Class	May 25, 2005
H-Class	May 25, 2005

Largest Holdings	% of Total Net Assets
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class	23.3%
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II	23.1%
Total	46.4%
The Fund invests principally in derivative investments such as futures contracts. “Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash or derivative investments.

Average Annual Returns*

Periods Ended June 30, 2023

	6 Month†	1 Year	5 Year	10 Year
A-Class Shares	(8.68%)	(16.04%)	1.37%	(4.87%)
A-Class Shares with sales charge‡	(13.02%)	(20.02%)	0.39%	(5.33%)
C-Class Shares	(9.03%)	(16.65%)	0.62%	(5.57%)
C-Class Shares with CDSC§	(9.94%)	(17.29%)	0.62%	(5.57%)
H-Class Shares	(8.66%)	(16.01%)	1.37%	(4.87%)
S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index	(7.54%)	(14.22%)	2.76%	(3.52%)

*	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 Goldman Sachs Commodity Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
†	6 month returns are not annualized.
‡	Fund returns are calculated using the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.
§	Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)	June 30, 2023
COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

	Shares		Value
MUTUAL FUNDS† - 46.4%
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class1		141,704	$	1,378,779
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1		56,518		1,368,874
Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $2,822,291)				2,747,653
	Face Amount
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 5.0%
U.S. Treasury Bills
5.11% due 07/18/232,3	$	300,000		299,372
Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost $299,263)				299,372

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,4 - 41.7%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC issued 06/30/23 at 5.05% due 07/03/23	1,343,841		1,343,841
Barclays Capital, Inc. issued 06/30/23 at 5.06% due 07/03/23	591,222		591,222
BofA Securities, Inc. issued 06/30/23 at 5.06% due 07/03/23	537,475		537,475
Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,472,538)			2,472,538
Total Investments - 93.1%
(Cost $5,594,092)		$	5,519,563
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 6.9%			406,050
Total Net Assets - 100.0%		$	5,925,613

Futures Contracts
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation**
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased†
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Futures Contracts		44		Jul 2023	$	5,951,000	$	43,490

**	Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation). Variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
†	Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4.
††	Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
1	Affiliated issuer.
2	All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at June 30, 2023.
3	Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
4	Repurchase Agreements — See Note 6.
	See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at June 30, 2023 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements):

Investments in Securities (Assets)	Level 1 Quoted Prices		Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs		Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Mutual Funds	$	2,747,653	$	—	$	—	$	2,747,653
U.S. Treasury Bills		—		299,372		—		299,372
Repurchase Agreements		—		2,472,538		—		2,472,538
Commodity Futures Contracts**		43,490		—		—		43,490
Total Assets	$	2,791,143	$	2,771,910	$	—	$	5,563,053

** This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

Affiliated Transactions

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2022, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000182126821000490/gugg84768-ncsr.htm. The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Funds Trust, which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI, are available to the public and whose most recent annual report on Form N-CSR is available publicly or upon request.

Transactions during the period ended June 30, 2023, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:

Security Name	Value 12/31/22		Additions		Reductions		Realized Gain (Loss)		Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)		Value 06/30/23		Shares 06/30/23		Investment Income
Mutual Funds
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II	$	1,358,701	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10,173	$	1,368,874		56,518	$	35,544
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class		1,366,026		—		—		—		12,753		1,378,779		141,704		35,102
	$	2,724,727	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	22,926	$	2,747,653			$	70,646

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)

COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

June 30, 2023

Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $299,263)	$	299,372
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,822,291)		2,747,653
Repurchase agreements, at value (cost $2,472,538)		2,472,538
Cash		729
Segregated cash with broker		362,252
Receivables:
Variation margin on futures contracts		68,200
Fund shares sold		15,274
Dividends		12,592
Interest		347
Other assets		1,302
Total assets		5,980,259
Liabilities:
Payable for:
Fund shares redeemed		36,541
Management fees		3,266
Transfer agent fees		1,951
Distribution and service fees		1,449
Portfolio accounting and administration fees		722
Trustees’ fees*		92
Miscellaneous		10,625
Total liabilities		54,646
Net assets	$	5,925,613
Net assets consist of:
Paid in capital	$	18,165,456
Total distributable earnings (loss)		(12,239,843	)
Net assets	$	5,925,613
A-Class:
Net assets	$	1,098,108
Capital shares outstanding		38,643
Net asset value per share	$	28.42
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%)	$	29.83
C-Class:
Net assets	$	427,741
Capital shares outstanding		25,898
Net asset value per share	$	16.52
H-Class:
Net assets	$	4,399,764
Capital shares outstanding		154,589
Net asset value per share	$	28.46

* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Investment Income:
Dividends from securities of affiliated issuers	$	70,646
Interest		117,562
Total investment income		188,208
Expenses:
Management fees		34,704
Distribution and service fees:
A-Class		1,566
C-Class		2,745
H-Class		7,541
Transfer agent fees		8,330
Portfolio accounting and administration fees		5,974
Professional fees		4,474
Trustees’ fees*		1,307
Custodian fees		621
Miscellaneous		2,577
Total expenses		69,839
Less:
Expenses waived by Adviser		(7,230	)
Net expenses		62,609
Net investment income		125,599
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers	$	292
Futures contracts		(767,917	)
Net realized loss		(767,625	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers		(710	)
Investments in affiliated issuers		22,926
Futures contracts		(522,610	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(500,394	)
Net realized and unrealized loss		(1,268,019	)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations	$	(1,142,420	)

* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:
Net investment income (loss)	$	125,599		$	(173,595	)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments		(767,625	)		5,399,664
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		(500,394	)		(356,811	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(1,142,420	)		4,869,258
Distributions to shareholders:
A-Class		—			(219,005	)
C-Class		—			(172,741	)
H-Class		—			(1,133,847	)
Total distributions to shareholders		—			(1,525,593	)
Capital share transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares
A-Class		184,359			3,237,040
C-Class		2,150			954,727
H-Class		15,364,777			195,107,548
Distributions reinvested
A-Class		—			214,121
C-Class		—			151,621
H-Class		—			1,092,822
Cost of shares redeemed
A-Class		(427,181	)		(2,584,515	)
C-Class		(235,353	)		(423,915	)
H-Class		(17,344,723	)		(213,373,909	)
Net decrease from capital share transactions		(2,455,971	)		(15,624,460	)
Net decrease in net assets		(3,598,391	)		(12,280,795	)
Net assets:
Beginning of period		9,524,004			21,804,799
End of period	$	5,925,613		$	9,524,004

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)

COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Capital share activity:
Shares sold
A-Class		6,212			81,976
C-Class		125			38,976
H-Class		504,034			5,022,099
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
A-Class		—			6,986
C-Class		—			8,475
H-Class		—			35,608
Shares redeemed
A-Class		(14,590	)		(66,418	)
C-Class		(14,301	)		(16,898	)
H-Class		(584,746	)		(5,527,844	)
Net decrease in shares		(103,266	)		(417,040	)

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

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.

A-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	31.12		$	29.59		$	21.93		$	61.06		$	53.27		$	88.34
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.48			(.02	)		(.40	)		(.28	)		.36			.39
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		(3.18	)		6.89			8.94			(14.84	)		7.88			(11.90	)
Total from investment operations		(2.70	)		6.87			8.54			(15.12	)		8.24			(11.51	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(5.34	)		(.88	)		(24.01	)		(.45	)		(23.56	)
Total distributions		—			(5.34	)		(.88	)		(24.01	)		(.45	)		(23.56	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	28.42		$	31.12		$	29.59		$	21.93		$	61.06		$	53.27
Total Returnc		(8.68	%)		23.52	%		39.06	%		(23.58	%)		15.47	%		(15.47	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	1,098		$	1,463		$	724		$	211		$	592		$	830
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		3.28	%		(0.05	%)		(1.43	%)		(0.65	%)		0.60	%		0.44	%
Total expensesd		1.73	%		1.74	%		1.78	%		1.79	%		1.88	%		1.81	%
Net expensese		1.54	%		1.60	%		1.63	%		1.61	%		1.73	%		1.68	%
Portfolio turnover rate		—			—			—			5	%		—			65	%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

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.

C-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	18.16		$	19.23		$	14.59		$	51.84		$	45.63		$	79.89
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.21			(.17	)		(.41	)		(.50	)		(.07	)		(.41	)
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		(1.85	)		4.44			5.93			(12.74	)		6.73			(10.29	)
Total from investment operations		(1.64	)		4.27			5.52			(13.24	)		6.66			(10.70	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(5.34	)		(.88	)		(24.01	)		(.45	)		(23.56	)
Total distributions		—			(5.34	)		(.88	)		(24.01	)		(.45	)		(23.56	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	16.52		$	18.16		$	19.23		$	14.59		$	51.84		$	45.63
Total Returnc		(9.03	%)		22.60	%		38.08	%		(24.15	%)		14.61	%		(16.11	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	428		$	728		$	183		$	55		$	111		$	110
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		2.51	%		(0.68	%)		(2.18	%)		(1.44	%)		(0.13	%)		(0.49	%)
Total expensesd		2.48	%		2.49	%		2.53	%		2.54	%		2.63	%		2.55	%
Net expensese		2.29	%		2.35	%		2.38	%		2.36	%		2.48	%		2.42	%
Portfolio turnover rate		—			—			—			5	%		—			65	%

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COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

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.

H-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	31.16		$	29.62		$	21.96		$	61.10		$	53.31		$	88.39
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.48			(.23	)		(.41	)		(.34	)		.35			.25
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		(3.18	)		7.11			8.95			(14.79	)		7.89			(11.77	)
Total from investment operations		(2.70	)		6.88			8.54			(15.13	)		8.24			(11.52	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(5.34	)		(.88	)		(24.01	)		(.45	)		(23.56	)
Total distributions		—			(5.34	)		(.88	)		(24.01	)		(.45	)		(23.56	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	28.46		$	31.16		$	29.62		$	21.96		$	61.10		$	53.31
Total Return		(8.66	%)		23.53	%		39.06	%		(23.58	%)		15.48	%		(15.50	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	4,400		$	7,333		$	20,898		$	855		$	4,911		$	8,744
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		3.25	%		(0.58	%)		(1.44	%)		(0.77	%)		0.59	%		0.27	%
Total expensesd		1.73	%		1.75	%		1.77	%		1.78	%		1.89	%		1.81	%
Net expensese		1.55	%		1.61	%		1.63	%		1.61	%		1.74	%		1.68	%
Portfolio turnover rate		—			—			—			5	%		—			65	%

a	Unaudited figures for the period ended June 30, 2023. 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.
d	Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
e	Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.

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Note 1 – Organization, Consolidation of Subsidiaries and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

The Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ”1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type. Each series, in effect, is representing a separate fund (each, a “Fund”). The Trust may issue an unlimited number of authorized shares. The Trust accounts for the assets of each Fund separately.

The Trust offers a combination of seven separate classes of shares: Investor Class shares, A-Class shares, C-Class shares, H-Class shares, P-Class shares, Institutional Class shares and Money Market Class shares. Sales of shares of each Class are made without a front-end sales charge at the net asset value per share (“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%. A-Class share purchases of $1 million or more are exempt from the front-end sales charge but have a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. C-Class shares have a 1% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. C-Class shares of each Fund automatically convert to A-Class shares of the same Fund on or about the 10th day of the month following the 8-year anniversary of the purchase of the C-Class shares. This conversion will be executed without any sales charge, fee or other charge. After the conversion is completed, the shares will be subject to all features and expenses of A-Class shares. 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 require a minimum initial investment of $2 million and a minimum account balance of $1 million. At June 30, 2023, the Trust consisted of fifty-two funds.

This report covers the following funds (collectively, the “Funds”):

Fund Name	Investment Company Type
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund		Diversified
Commodities Strategy Fund		Non-diversified

At June 30, 2023, A-Class, C-Class, H-Class, P-Class and Institutional Class shares have been issued by the Funds.

The Commodities Strategy Fund is designed and operated to accommodate frequent trading by shareholders and, unlike most mutual funds, offers unlimited exchange privileges with no minimum holding periods or transactions fees, which may cause the Fund to experience high portfolio turnover.

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Security Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”), which operates under the name Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), provides advisory services. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (“GFD”) acts as principal underwriter for the Trust. GI and GFD are affiliated entities.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements of the Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund and Commodities Strategy Fund include the accounts of a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (each, a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation for the Funds.

Each Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its Subsidiary, which acts as an investment vehicle in order to effect certain investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies.

A summary of each Fund’s investment in its respective Subsidiary is as follows:

Fund	Inception Date of Subsidiary		Subsidiary Net Assets at June 30, 2023		% of Net Assets of the Fund at June 30, 2023
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund		09/18/09	$	3,359,473		3.85	%
Commodities Strategy Fund		09/08/09		969,170		16.36	%

Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds operate as investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.

The NAV of each Class of a Fund is calculated by dividing the market value of a Fund’s securities and other assets, less all liabilities, attributable to the Class by the number of outstanding shares of the Class.

(a) Valuation of Investments

The Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds’ investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). The SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 2a-5”) which establishes requirements for determining fair value in

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good faith and became effective September 8, 2022. Rule 2a-5 also defines “readily available market quotations” for purposes of the 1940 Act and establishes requirements for determining whether a fund must fair value a security in good faith.

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuation determinations for the Funds with respect to all Fund investments and other assets. As the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Adviser has adopted separate procedures (the “Valuation Designee Procedures”) reasonably designed to prevent violations of the requirements of Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4. The Adviser, in its role as valuation designee, utilizes the assistance of a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), in determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities and other assets.

Valuations of the Funds’ securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Adviser, with the assistance of the Valuation Committee, convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Adviser, consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Designee Procedures, regularly reviews the appropriateness of the inputs, methods, models and assumptions employed by the pricing services.

If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Adviser.

Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) National Market System shall generally be valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary U.S. exchange or market on which the security is listed or traded; provided, however, that securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price.

Open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are generally valued at the last quoted sale price.

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

Repurchase agreements are generally valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.

Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from independent pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make

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markets in such securities. Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser concludes that amortized cost does not represent the fair value of the applicable asset in which case it will be valued using an independent pricing service.

The value of futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price at the 4:00 p.m. price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.

The value of swap agreements entered into by a Fund are generally valued using an evaluated price provided by a third party pricing vendor.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value”. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis. In connection with futures contracts and other derivative investments, such factors may include obtaining 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.

(b) U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

Certain U.S. Government and Agency Obligations are traded on a discount basis; the interest rates shown on the Consolidated Schedules of Investments reflect the effective rates paid at the time of purchase by the Funds. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates through maturity.

(c) Short Sales

When a Fund engages in a short sale of a security, an amount equal to the proceeds is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale.

Fees, if any, paid to brokers to borrow securities in connection with short sales are recorded as interest expense. In addition, the Fund must pay out the dividend rate of the equity or coupon rate of the obligation to the lender and record this as an expense. Short dividend or interest expense is a cost associated with the investment objective of short sales transactions, rather than an

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operational cost associated with the day-to-day management of any mutual fund. The Fund may also receive rebate income from the broker resulting from the investment of the proceeds from securities sold short.

(d) Futures Contracts

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. 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 appreciation or depreciation. 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.

(e) Swap Agreements

Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Payments received or made as a result of an agreement or termination of an agreement are recognized as realized gains or losses.

Upon entering into certain centrally-cleared swap transactions, a Fund is required to deposit with its clearing broker an amount of cash or securities as an initial margin. Subsequent variation margin receipts or payments are received or made by the Fund depending on fluctuations in the fair value of the reference entity and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. 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.

(f) Currency Translations

The accounting records of the Funds 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 gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments.

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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 appreciation and depreciation 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.

(g) Foreign Taxes

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and reflected in their Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments are included with the net realized gain (loss) on investments. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of June 30, 2023, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

(h) Security Transactions

Security 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. Proceeds from lawsuits related to investment holdings are recorded as a reduction to cost if the securities are still held and as realized gains if no longer held in the respective Fund. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable taxes withheld by foreign countries, if any. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued on a daily basis. Dividend income from Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) is recorded based on the income included in the distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT classifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to realized gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and realized gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.

(i) Distributions

Distributions of net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Dividends are reinvested in additional shares, unless shareholders request payment in cash. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

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(j) Class Allocations

Interest and dividend income, most expenses, all realized gains and losses, and all unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated to the classes based upon the value of the outstanding shares in each Class. Certain costs, such as distribution and service fees are charged directly to specific classes. In addition, certain expenses have been allocated to the individual Funds in the Trust based on the respective net assets of each Fund included in the Trust.

(k) Cash

The Funds may leave cash overnight in their cash account with the custodian. Periodically, a Fund may have cash due to the custodian bank as an overdraft balance. A fee is incurred on this overdraft, calculated by multiplying the overdraft by a rate based on the federal funds rate, which was 5.08% at June 30, 2023.

(l) Indemnifications

Under the Funds’ organizational documents, the Trustees and Officers 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.

Note 2 – Financial Instruments and Derivatives

As part of their investment strategies, the Funds may utilize short sales and a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and risks in excess of amounts recognized on the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Short Sales

A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own. If the security sold short decreases in price between the time the Fund sells the security and closes its short position, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the security increases in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. The risk of such price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales.

Derivatives

Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash

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reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.

The Funds may utilize derivatives for the following purposes:

Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.

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

Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.

Leverage: gaining total exposure to equities or other assets on the long and short sides at greater than 100% of invested capital.

Liquidity: the ability to buy or sell exposure with little price/market impact.

Speculation: the use of an instrument to express macro-economic and other investment views.

For any Fund whose investment strategy consistently involves applying leverage, the value of the Fund’s shares will tend to increase or decrease more than the value of any increase or decrease in the underlying index or other asset. In addition, because an investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed, an opportunity for increased net income is created; but, at the same time, leverage risk will increase. The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives, may cause an investment in the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if the Fund had not been leveraged.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with a Fund’s use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Cash deposits are shown as segregated cash with broker on the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities; securities held as collateral are noted on the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

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The following table represents the Funds’ use and volume of futures on a monthly basis:

		Average Notional Amount
Fund	Use	Long		Short
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	Duration, Hedge, Index exposure, Leverage, Liquidity, Speculation	$	104,429,639	$	65,156,506
Commodities Strategy Fund	Index exposure, Liquidity		7,828,466		—

Swap Agreements

A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. When utilizing over-the-counter (“OTC”) swaps, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying asset declines in value. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and are executed on a multi-lateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange. There is limited counterparty credit risk with respect to centrally-cleared swaps as the transaction is facilitated through a central clearinghouse, much like exchange-traded futures contracts. For a Fund utilizing centrally-cleared swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. There is no guarantee that a Fund or an underlying fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party.

Custom basket swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as a custom basket of securities) for a fixed or variable interest rate. Custom basket swaps will usually be computed based on the current value of the reference asset as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or other exchange, with the swap value being adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and/or interest associated with the swap agreement. When utilizing custom basket swaps, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying reference asset declines in value.

The following table represents the Funds’ use and volume of custom basket swaps on a monthly basis:

		Average Notional Amount
Fund	Use	Long		Short
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	Hedge, Index exposure, Leverage, Liquidity, Speculation	$	57,709,364	$	49,393,767

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Derivative Investment Holdings Categorized by Risk Exposure

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2023:

Derivative Investment Type	Asset Derivatives	Liability Derivatives
Commodity/currency/equity/interest rate futures contracts	Variation margin on futures contracts	—
Equity swap contracts	Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements	Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

The following tables set forth the fair value of the Funds’ derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure at June 30, 2023:

Asset Derivative Investments Value
Fund	Futures Equity Risk*		Swaps Equity Risk		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk*		Futures Interest Rate Risk*		Futures Commodity Risk*		Total Value at June 30, 2023
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	673,687	$	6,054,621	$	184,578	$	34,823	$	1,337,680	$	8,285,389
Commodities Strategy Fund		—		—		—		—		43,490		43,490

Liability Derivative Investments Value
Fund	Futures Equity Risk*		Swaps Equity Risk		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk*		Futures Interest Rate Risk*		Futures Commodity Risk*		Total Value at June 30, 2023
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	567,900	$	530,842	$	265,820	$	7,443	$	1,596,100	$	2,968,105

* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of exchange-traded, OTC and centrally-cleared derivatives contracts as reported on the Funds’ Consolidated Schedules of Investments. For exchange-traded and centrally-cleared derivatives, variation margin is reported within the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2023:

Derivative Investment Type	Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Commodity/currency/equity/interest rate futures contracts	Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
Equity swap contracts	Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements

The following is a summary of the Funds’ realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the period ended June 30, 2023:

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
Fund	Futures Equity Risk		Swaps Equity Risk		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk			Futures Interest Rate Risk		Futures Commodity Risk			Total
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	1,312,088	$	483,413	$	(1,511,417	)	$	550,460	$	1,176,078		$	2,010,622
Commodities Strategy Fund		—		—		—			—		(767,917	)		(767,917	)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
Fund	Futures Equity Risk		Swaps Equity Risk		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk		Futures Interest Rate Risk			Futures Commodity Risk			Total
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	480,136	$	4,093	$	20,399	$	(186,716	)	$	(988,603	)	$	(670,691	)
Commodities Strategy Fund		—		—		—		—			(522,610	)		(522,610	)

In conjunction with short sales and the use of derivative instruments, the Funds are required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Funds use margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Funds as collateral.

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The Trust has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions rated/identified as investment grade or better. The Trust monitors the counterparty credit risk associated with each such financial institution.

Note 3 – Offsetting

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into transactions subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or other similar arrangements. Generally, the right to offset in those agreements allows the Funds to counteract the exposure to a specific counterparty with collateral received from or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the arrangements. These arrangements provide for the right to liquidate upon the occurrence of an event of default, credit event upon merger or additional termination event.

In order to better define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives, including foreign exchange contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds and the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, are reported separately on the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as segregated cash with broker/receivable for variation margin, or payable for swap settlement/variation margin. Cash and/or securities pledged or received as collateral by the Funds in connection with an OTC derivative subject to an ISDA Master Agreement generally may not be invested, sold or rehypothecated by the counterparty or the Funds, as applicable, absent an event of default under such agreement, in which case such collateral generally may be applied towards obligations due to and payable by such counterparty or the Funds, as applicable. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $300,000) before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that they believe to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

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For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables present derivative financial instruments and secured financing transactions that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements:

								Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Fund	Instrument	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets1		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amount of Assets Presented on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	Custom basket swap agreements	$	6,054,621	$	—	$	6,054,621	$	(530,842	)	$	—	$	5,523,779

								Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Fund	Instrument	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities1		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	Custom basket swap agreements	$	530,842	$	—	$	530,842	$	(530,842	)	$	—	$	—

¹ Exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives are excluded from these reported amounts.

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The Funds have the right to offset deposits against any related derivative liabilities outstanding with each counterparty with the exception of exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives. The following table presents deposits held by others in connection with derivative investments as of June 30, 2023.

Fund	Counterparty	Asset Type	Cash Pledged		Cash Received
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	Goldman Sachs International	Futures contracts	$	2,084,263	$	—
Commodities Strategy Fund	Goldman Sachs International	Futures contracts		362,252		—

Note 4 – Fair Value Measurement

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.

Rule 2a-5 sets forth a definition of “readily available market quotations,” which is consistent with the definition of a Level 1 input under U.S. GAAP. Rule 2a-5 provides that “a market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable.”

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available must be valued at fair value as determined in good faith. Accordingly, any security priced using inputs other than Level 1 inputs will be subject to fair value requirements. The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.

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The inputs or methodologies selected and applied for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability, appropriateness and accuracy of the techniques, methodologies and sources employed to determine fair valuation are periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Note 5 – Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

Under the terms of an investment advisory contract, the Funds pay GI investment advisory fees calculated at the annualized rates below, based on the average daily net assets of the Funds:

Fund	Management Fees (as a % of Net Assets)
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund		1.15	%
Commodities Strategy Fund		0.75	%

When the aggregate assets of each series of the Trust (excluding the Long Short Equity Fund, Managed Futures Strategy Fund and Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund) and each series of Rydex Dynamic Funds equal or exceed $10 billion, the advisory fee rate paid by each individual Fund (excluding the Long Short Equity Fund, Managed Futures Strategy Fund and Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund) will be reduced in accordance with the asset level and breakpoint schedule set forth below.

Fund Assets Under Management	Fund Asset-Based Breakpoint Reductions
$500 million - $1 billion		0.025	%
>$1 billion - $2 billion		0.050	%
>$2 billion		0.075	%

GI has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from each Subsidiary in an amount equal to the management fee paid to GI by the Subsidiary. This undertaking will continue in effect for so long as the Funds invest in the Subsidiaries, and may not be terminated by GI unless GI obtains the prior approval of the Funds’ Board for such termination. Fees waived under this arrangement are not subject to reimbursement to GI. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund and Commodities Strategy Fund waived $17,455 and $5,522, respectively, related to advisory fees in it’s respective Subsidiary.

As part of its agreement with the Trust, GI will pay all expenses of the Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except interest expense, taxes (expected to be de minimis), brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with execution of portfolio transactions, short dividend expenses, subsidiary expenses and extraordinary expenses.

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GI pays operating expenses on behalf of the Trust, such as audit and accounting related services, legal services, custody, printing and mailing, among others, on a pass-through basis. Such expenses are allocated to various Funds within the complex based on relative net assets.

The Board has adopted separate Distribution Plans applicable to A-Class shares, P-Class shares and H-Class shares, for which GFD and other firms that provide distribution and/or shareholder services (“Service Providers”) may receive compensation. If a Service Provider provides distribution services, the Funds will pay distribution fees to GFD at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. GFD, in turn, will pay the Service Provider out of its fees. GFD may, at its discretion, retain a portion of such payments to compensate itself for distribution services it performs.

The Board has adopted a separate Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan applicable to C-Class shares that allows the Funds to pay annual distribution and service fees of 1.00% of the Funds’ C-Class shares average daily net assets. The annual 0.25% service fee compensates a shareholder’s financial adviser for providing ongoing services to the shareholder. The annual distribution fee of 0.75% reimburses GFD for paying the shareholder’s financial adviser an ongoing sales commission. GFD advances the first year’s service and distribution fees to the financial adviser. GFD retains the service and distribution fees on accounts with no authorized dealer of record.

For the period ended June 30, 2023, GFD retained sales charges of $32,189 relating to sales of A-Class shares of the Trust.

If a Fund invests in a fund that is advised by the same adviser or an affiliated adviser, the investing Fund’s adviser has agreed to waive fees at the investing fund level to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by each Fund with respect to its investment in such affiliated fund. Fee waivers will be calculated at the investing fund level without regard to any expense cap in effect for the investing fund. Fees waived under this arrangement are not subject to reimbursement to GI. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund and Commodities Strategy Fund waived $8,129 and $1,708, respectively, related to investments in affiliated funds.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of GI and/or GFD. The Trust does not compensate its officers or trustees who are officers, directors and/or employees of GI or GFD.

MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC (“MUIS”) acts as the Funds’ administrator, transfer agent and accounting agent. As administrator, transfer agent and accounting agent, MUIS maintains the books and records of the Funds’ securities and cash. U.S. Bank, N.A. (“U.S. Bank”) acts as the Funds’ custodian. As custodian, U.S. Bank is responsible for the custody of the Funds’ assets. For providing the aforementioned services, MUIS and U.S. Bank are entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets and out of pocket expenses.

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Note 6 – Repurchase Agreements

The Funds transfer uninvested cash balances into a single joint account, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements collateralized by obligations of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agencies. The joint account includes other Funds in the Guggenheim complex not covered in this report. The collateral is in the possession of the Funds’ custodian and is evaluated to ensure that its market value exceeds, at a minimum, 102% of the original face amount of the repurchase agreements. Each Fund holds a pro rata share of the collateral based on the dollar amount of the repurchase agreement entered into by each Fund.

At June 30, 2023, the repurchase agreements in the joint account were as follows:

Counterparty and Terms of Agreement	Face Value		Repurchase Price		Collateral	Par Value		Fair Value
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC					U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond
5.05%					3.63%
Due 07/03/23	$	137,286,751	$	137,344,526	Due 04/15/28	$	129,694,939	$	140,030,466
					U.S. Treasury Notes
					0.25% - 2.75%
					Due 09/30/23 - 03/31/27		2,100		2,022
							129,697,039		140,032,488
Barclays Capital, Inc.					U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond
5.06%					0.13% - 0.75%
Due 07/03/23		60,399,250		60,424,719	Due 10/15/26 - 02/15/45		68,592,589		61,607,304
BofA Securities, Inc.					U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond
5.06%					0.50%
Due 07/03/23		54,908,410		54,931,563	Due 01/15/28		59,873,011		56,006,594

In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers with which the Funds enter into repurchase agreements to evaluate potential risks.

Note 7 – Portfolio Securities Loaned

The Funds may lend their securities to approved brokers to earn additional income. Security lending income shown on the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Operations is shown net of rebates paid to the borrowers and earnings on cash collateral investments shared with the lending

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agent. Within this arrangement, the Funds act as the lender, U.S. Bank acts as the lending agent, and other approved registered broker dealers act as the borrowers. The Funds receive cash collateral, valued at 102% of the value of the securities on loan. Under the terms of the Funds’ securities lending agreement with U.S. Bank, cash collateral and proceeds are invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X. The Funds bear the risk of loss on cash collateral investments. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than the value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the Funds the next business day. Although the collateral mitigates the risk, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and a possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the securities. The Funds have the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Securities lending transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings. The remaining contractual maturity of the securities lending agreement is overnight and continuous.

At June 30, 2023, the Funds participated in securities lending transactions, which are subject to enforceable netting arrangements, as follows:

	Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities							Securities Lending Collateral
Fund	Value of Securities Loaned		Collateral Received(a)			Net Amount		Cash Collateral Invested		Cash Collateral Uninvested		Total Collateral
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	633,039	$	(633,039	)	$	—	$	660,141	$	—	$	660,141

^(a) Actual collateral received by the Fund is generally greater than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers to evaluate potential risks.

Note 8 – Federal Income Tax Information

The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Funds from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax or federal excise tax is required.

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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, or to be taken, on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ consolidated financial statements. The Funds’ U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for a period of three years after they are filed.

The Funds intend to invest up to 25% of their assets in the respective Subsidiary which is expected to provide the Funds with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the U.S. federal income tax requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Funds have received a private letter ruling from the IRS that concludes that the income the Funds receive from the Subsidiary will constitute qualifying income for purposes of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Subsidiary will be classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A foreign corporation, such as the Subsidiary, will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless it is deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business. If, during a taxable year, the Subsidiary’s taxable losses (and other deductible items) exceed its income and gains, the net loss will not pass through to the Fund as a deductible amount for U.S. federal income tax purposes and cannot be carried forward to reduce future income from the Subsidiary in subsequent years.

At June 30, 2023, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

Fund	Tax Cost		Tax Unrealized Appreciation		Tax Unrealized Depreciation			Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	65,963,391	$	9,690,453	$	(4,858,106	)	$	4,832,347
Commodities Strategy Fund		6,021,352		42,976		(501,275	)		(458,299	)

Note 9 – Securities Transactions

For the period ended June 30, 2023, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding government securities, short-term investments and derivatives, were as follows:

Fund	Purchases		Sales
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	50,795,266	$	64,962,122
Commodities Strategy Fund		—		—

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The Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by a Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price to save costs, where permissible. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Funds did not engage in purchases and sales of securities, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.

Note 10 – Line of Credit

The Trust, along with other affiliated trusts, secured an uncommitted $200,000,000 line of credit from U.S. Bank, N.A. On June 5, 2023, the line of credit agreement was renewed and expires on June 3, 2024. This line of credit is reserved for emergency or temporary purposes. Borrowings, if any, under this arrangement bear interest equal to the Prime Rate, minus 2%, which shall be paid monthly, averaging 5.83% for the period ended June 30, 2023. The Funds did not have any borrowings outstanding under this agreement at June 30, 2023.

The average daily balances borrowed for the period ended June 30, 2023, were as follows:

Fund	Average Daily Balance
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund	$	2,099

Note 11 – Market Risks

The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Funds are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation, and loss that may result from various factors. These factors include, among others, developments affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates (which have since risen and may continue to rise), changes in inflation rates or expectations about inflation rates (which are currently elevated relative to normal conditions), adverse investor confidence or sentiment, changing economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, increased instability or general uncertainty, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and its risk of expansion or collateral economic and other effects) or ratings downgrades, and other similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. Moreover, changing economic, political, geopolitical, social, financial market or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Funds in a different country or geographic region, economy, and market because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. The duration and extent of the foregoing types of factors or conditions are highly uncertain and

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difficult to predict and have in the past, and may in the future, cause volatility and distress in economies and financial markets or other adverse circumstances, which may negatively affect the value of the Funds’ investments and performance of the Funds.

Note 12 – Subsequent Events

On May 24, 2023, the Board approved a waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement whereby GI has agreed to waive and/or reimburse expenses for Commodities Strategy Fund in an amount equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This arrangement will take effect on August 1, 2023 and the end of the initial term is August 1, 2024. This agreement shall automatically renew for one-year terms, unless GI provides written notice to the Fund of the termination at least thirty days prior to the end of the then-current term. This agreement may be terminated at any time by the Fund’s Board of Trustees upon sixty days’ written notice.

The Funds evaluated subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements are issued and determined there were no additional material events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the Funds’ consolidated financial statements.

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Delivery of Shareholder Reports

Paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are not sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from a fund or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports are made available on a website, and you are notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of a fund directly, you can inform the Fund that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling 800.820.0888. If you hold shares of a fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper may apply to all Guggenheim Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all Guggenheim funds held with your financial intermediary.

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Sector Classification

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

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules Information

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, and for reporting periods ended prior to March 31, 2019, filed such information on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT and N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. Copies of the portfolio holdings are also available to shareholders, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888.

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Report of the Rydex Series Funds Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the renewal of the investment management agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with Security Investors, LLC (“Security Investors” or the “Adviser”) on behalf of the series of the Trust listed below (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

Tradable Funds (Including Sector Funds*)

●	Banking Fund*	●	Basic Materials Fund*
●	Biotechnology Fund*	●	Commodities Strategy Fund
●	Consumer Products Fund*	●	Dow Jones Industrial Average Fund
●	Electronics Fund*	●	Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund
●	Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund	●	Energy Fund*
●	Energy Services Fund*	●	Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund
●	Financial Services Fund*	●	Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund
●	Health Care Fund*	●	High Yield Strategy Fund
●	Internet Fund*	●	Inverse Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund
●	Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund	●	Inverse High Yield Strategy Fund
●	Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund	●	Inverse NASDAQ-100 Strategy Fund
●	Inverse Russell 2000 Strategy Fund	●	Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund
●	Japan 2x Strategy Fund	●	Leisure Fund*
●	Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund	●	Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund
●	NASDAQ-100 Fund	●	Nova Fund
●	Precious Metals Fund*	●	Real Estate Fund
●	Retailing Fund*	●	Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund
●	Russell 2000 Fund	●	S&P 500 Fund
●	S&P 500 Pure Growth Fund	●	S&P 500 Pure Value Fund
●	S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Fund	●	S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value Fund
●	S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund	●	S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Fund
●	Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund	●	Technology Fund*
●	Telecommunications Fund*	●	Transportation Fund*
●	Utilities Fund*	●	U.S. Government Money Market Fund
●	Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

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Alternative Funds** (i.e., Non-Tradable Funds)

●	Long Short Equity Fund**	●	Managed Futures Strategy Fund**
●	Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund**

*	Each a “Sector Fund” and collectively, the “Sector Funds.”
**	Each an “Alternative Fund” and collectively, the “Alternative Funds.” Each Fund other than the Alternative Funds is referred to herein as a “Tradable Fund” and collectively, the “Tradable Funds.”

Security Investors¹ is an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a privately-held, global investment and advisory firm (“Guggenheim Partners”). Guggenheim Partners, Security Investors and their affiliates may be referred to herein collectively as “Guggenheim.” “Guggenheim Investments” refers to the global asset management and investment advisory division of Guggenheim Partners and includes Security Investors, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and other affiliated investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners.

At meetings held in person on April 17-18, 2023 (the “April Meeting”) and meetings held by videoconference on May 15, 2023 and in person on May 24, 2023 (the “May Meeting”), the Contracts Review Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), consisting solely of the Independent Trustees, met separately from Guggenheim to consider the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreement. As part of its review process, the Committee was represented by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Independent Legal Counsel”), from whom the Independent Trustees received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately. Independent Legal Counsel reviewed and discussed with the Committee various key aspects of the Trustees’ legal responsibilities relating to the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreement and other principal contracts. The Committee took into account various materials received from Guggenheim and Independent Legal Counsel. The Committee also considered the variety of written materials, reports and oral presentations the Board received throughout the year regarding performance and operating results of the Funds, and other information relevant to its evaluation of the Advisory Agreement.

¹ Security Investors also serves as investment adviser to each of Rydex Series Funds Commodities Strategy CFC, Rydex Managed Futures Strategy CFC and Rydex Series Funds Multi-Hedge Strategies CFC (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Trust that are organized as limited companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands and used by Commodities Strategy Fund, Managed Futures Strategy Fund and Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund, respectively, to obtain commodities exposure. Pursuant to a separate investment management agreement for each Subsidiary (each a “Subsidiary Advisory Agreement” and collectively, the “Subsidiary Advisory Agreements”), the Subsidiary pays Security Investors an advisory fee at the same rate that the respective Fund pays Security Investors under the Advisory Agreement. The Subsidiary Advisory Agreements do not require annual renewal by the Board and will continue until they are terminated as provided in the Agreements. In addition, Security Investors has entered into a separate waiver agreement with respect to each applicable Fund pursuant to which Security Investors has contractually agreed to waive the advisory fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee paid to Security Investors by the respective Subsidiary. This undertaking will continue with respect to each applicable Fund for so long as the Fund invests in the respective Subsidiary, and may be terminated only with the approval of the Board.

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In connection with the contract review process, FUSE Research Network LLC (“FUSE”), an independent, third-party research provider, was engaged to prepare advisory contract renewal reports designed specifically to help the Board fulfill its advisory contract renewal responsibilities. The objective of the FUSE reports is to present the subject funds’ relative position regarding fees, expenses and total return performance, with peer group and universe comparisons. The Committee assessed the data provided in the FUSE reports as well as commentary presented by Guggenheim, including, among other things, a list of Funds for which no peer funds were identified, a summary of notable distinctions between certain Funds and the applicable peer group identified in the FUSE reports and explanations for custom peer groups created for certain Funds that do not fit well into any particular category.

As part of its evaluation of the Adviser and the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee took into account that the beneficial owners of the Funds are clients of tactical advisors who are engaged to provide tactical asset allocation investment advisory services. Each Tradable Fund is designed to provide such tactical advisors with specific exposures (with the exception of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund which is designed to support tactical advisors seeking to avoid market exposure or preserve capital) while also providing for unlimited trading privileges, and that the Tradable Funds offer a unique set of product features. The Committee noted that each Tradable Fund (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) seeks to track, or correlate to, the performance (before fees and expenses) of a specific benchmark index over certain time periods or a specific market, noting that, because appropriate published indices are not available for many of the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Adviser has developed its own methodology to construct internal performance benchmarks for the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund. In this regard, the Committee received information regarding the Adviser’s proprietary methodology for constructing internal performance benchmarks for such Funds, including the personnel with primary responsibility for the maintenance and execution of the methodology. The Committee also noted that, in addition to the performance information included in the FUSE reports, the Adviser provided tracking error data for each Tradable Fund (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) relative to the applicable benchmark index or Guggenheim-constructed internal performance benchmark. The Committee took into account the limitations of the peer group and universe comparisons provided by FUSE with respect to the Tradable Funds in light of their unique features and the limited size of the marketplace for tradable funds designed to support tactical advisors, noting that there are only two direct competitor product suites.

In addition, Guggenheim provided materials and data in response to formal requests for information sent by Independent Legal Counsel on behalf of the Committee. Guggenheim also made a presentation at the April Meeting. Throughout the process, the Committee asked questions of management and requested certain additional information, which Guggenheim provided (collectively with the foregoing reports and materials, the “Contract Review Materials”).

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The Committee considered the Contract Review Materials in the context of its accumulated experience governing the Trust and other Guggenheim funds and weighed the factors and standards discussed with Independent Legal Counsel.

Following an analysis and discussion of relevant factors, including those identified below, and in the exercise of its business judgment, the Committee concluded that the Advisory Agreement represented a reasonable business arrangement negotiated at arm’s length and that it was in the best interest of each Fund to recommend that the Board approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement for an additional annual term. Following its review of the Committee’s recommendation, the Board approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund for a one-year period ending August 1, 2024 at a meeting held on May 23-24, 2023 (the “May Board Meeting” and together with the May Meeting, the “May Meetings”) and determined to adopt the Committee’s considerations and conclusions, which follow.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser: With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services currently provided by the Adviser, the Committee considered the qualifications, experience and skills of key personnel performing services for the Funds, including those personnel providing compliance and risk oversight, as well as the supervisors and reporting lines for such personnel. The Committee also considered other information, including Guggenheim’s resources and related efforts to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Funds. In evaluating Guggenheim’s resources and capabilities, the Committee considered Guggenheim’s commitment to focusing on, and investing resources in support of, funds in the Guggenheim fund complex, including the Funds. The Committee also considered Guggenheim’s discussion of its ongoing review of the Guggenheim fund line-up at the April Meeting and the May Board Meeting. In addition, the Committee considered the acceptability of the terms of the Advisory Agreement, including the scope of services required to be performed by the Adviser.

The Committee’s review of the services provided by Guggenheim to the Funds included consideration of Guggenheim’s investment processes and index methodologies and resulting performance, portfolio oversight and risk management, and the related regular quarterly reports and presentations received by the Board. The Committee took into account the risks borne by Guggenheim in sponsoring and providing services to the Funds, including regulatory, operational, legal and entrepreneurial risks. The Committee considered the resources dedicated by Guggenheim to compliance functions and the reporting made to the Board by Guggenheim compliance personnel regarding Guggenheim’s adherence to regulatory requirements. The Committee also considered the regular reports the Board receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

With respect to the Tradable Funds, the Committee considered their unique product features, including their tradability, the real time cash process employed for such Funds, twice-daily pricing for certain Tradable Funds on select trading platforms, and the leveraged and inverse strategies

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offered, the Adviser’s assessment of the value to shareholders provided by the Funds’ structure and the services required by the Adviser to provide the Funds’ unique features, as well as the personnel responsible for such services. The Committee noted that the Tradable Funds allow frequent trading and unlimited exchange privileges among like share classes and noted the magnitude of changes in each Fund’s assets during 2022, 2021 and 2020. The Committee also considered additional information regarding trading activity in the Tradable Funds during 2022, including monthly purchases and redemptions in dollar value and in number of transactions as well as transaction volume relative to the assets in the Tradable Funds. In this regard, the Committee noted that the real time cash process is utilized by the Adviser to aggregate shareholder flow data to estimate daily net subscriptions or redemptions in order to mitigate the costs associated with the tradability feature, improve tracking and keep the Funds fully invested. The Committee took into account the infrastructure developed by the Adviser to manage the significant volume and size of trading that typically occurs near the end of each business day, as well as the unique considerations required in the portfolio construction process to determine the optimal way to obtain the applicable exposures, including leveraged and inverse exposures, while allowing for high turnover. In addition, the Committee considered information provided by the Adviser analyzing the potential costs to shareholders of investing in tradable mutual funds, such as the Tradable Funds, compared to those of investing in exchange-traded funds, including expense ratios, brokerage commissions and spread costs, as well as the relative advantages and disadvantages of each investment product. The Committee considered that, at the April Meeting, the Adviser’s Head of Quantitative Strategies with investment management responsibility for the Tradable Funds met with the Committee to discuss the Tradable Funds, including the value to shareholders of the tradability and other unique features, the personnel, operations and infrastructure required to provide those features, the reasons why tactical advisors invest in the Tradable Funds rather than other tradable products, such as exchange-traded funds, for their clients, and the level of trading activity in the Tradable Funds. With respect to the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Committee also considered the Adviser’s proprietary methodology for constructing internal performance benchmarks for such Funds, noting the Adviser’s statement that it uses a quantitative portfolio investment process that also requires investment discretion in implementing adjustments for factors that affect tradability and liquidity, changing dynamics within a sector, and corporate actions such as spin-offs, among other adjustments.

In connection with the Committee’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Guggenheim, the Committee considered Guggenheim’s administrative services, including its role in supervising, monitoring, coordinating and evaluating the various services provided by the fund administrator, transfer agent, distributor, custodian and other service providers to the Funds. The Committee evaluated the Office of Chief Financial Officer (the “OCFO”), established to oversee the fund administration, accounting and transfer agency services provided to the Funds and other Guggenheim funds, including the OCFO’s resources, personnel and services provided.

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With respect to Guggenheim’s resources and the ability of the Adviser to carry out its responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement, the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments reviewed with the Committee financial information concerning the holding company for Guggenheim Investments, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC (“GPIMH”), and the various entities comprising Guggenheim Investments, and provided the audited consolidated financial statements of GPIMH.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and the May Meetings, as well as other considerations, including the Committee’s knowledge of how the Adviser performs its duties obtained through Board meetings, discussions and reports throughout the year, the Committee concluded that the Adviser and its personnel were qualified to serve the Funds in such capacity and may reasonably be expected to continue to provide a high quality of services under the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds.

Investment Performance: Except as otherwise noted, the Committee received, for each Fund, investment returns for the since-inception, ten-year, five-year, three-year, one-year and three-month periods ended December 31, 2022, as applicable. For certain Tradable Funds with only one or two identified peer funds, if any, from the two direct competitor product suites, only investment returns for the five-year, three-year and one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, as applicable, were received. In addition, the Committee received a comparison of each Fund’s performance to the performance of a benchmark and a peer group of similar funds based on asset levels as identified by FUSE, and for certain Funds, a broader universe of funds, in each case for the same periods, as applicable. The Committee also received from FUSE a description of the methodology for identifying each Fund’s peer group and universe, if any, for performance and expense comparisons. For the Tradable Funds (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund), the Committee received tracking error data for such Funds relative to the applicable benchmark index or Guggenheim-constructed internal performance benchmark for the five-year, three-year and one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, as applicable. For certain Tradable Funds with only one or two identified peer funds from the two direct competitor product suites, the Committee received a comparison of the tracking error of each Fund’s Class H shares to the tracking error of a peer fund, in each case for the same periods, as applicable. The Committee also received certain performance information for the Alternative Funds (i.e., the non-Tradable Funds) as of March 31, 2023. In assessing each Fund’s performance, the Committee considered that the Board receives regular reporting from Guggenheim regarding performance and evaluates performance throughout the year.

With respect to the Tradable Funds (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund), the Committee considered the Adviser’s statement that such Funds are designed as a suite of products seeking to provide a number of broad and specific exposures for tactical advisors and also considered that the Funds have a unique set of product features designed to meet the needs of those tactical advisors, which has an impact on performance. The Committee considered the Adviser’s statement that, in circumstances where there are significant deviations from expected returns, management seeks to understand the cause of such deviations and determine if any

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remedial actions should be considered, noting that no such remedial actions were currently deemed necessary by the Adviser to address performance. The Committee also considered the Adviser’s discussion of factors that contribute to such deviations, including shareholder activity, financing costs associated with leverage and investment instruments used to achieve certain exposures, noting the Adviser’s statement that expenses and transaction costs based on shareholder activity are the primary drivers of performance differences. In this connection, the Committee considered the tracking error of each Fund’s Class H shares relative to its applicable benchmark index or Guggenheim-constructed internal performance benchmark and, for certain Tradable Funds, compared to the tracking error of a peer fund. The Committee considered the Adviser’s commentary explaining the higher levels of tracking error for certain Funds.

With respect to certain Tradable Funds with only one or two identified peer funds, if any, from the two direct competitor product suites, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between the Tradable Funds and the peer funds in the two direct competitor product suites and noted the Adviser’s statement that certain Tradable Funds do not have any peer funds that provide the same index, leverage or inverse exposure. The Committee also considered management’s commentary explaining instances of significant underperformance (defined as greater than 100 basis points) of such Funds’ Class H shares over the five-year, three-year and/or one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, relative to their respective peer funds, attributing such relative underperformance to, among other factors, differences in portfolio construction methodologies and exposures. The Committee noted that the two direct competitor product suites do not offer a fund comparable to either the Commodities Strategy Fund or the Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund. The Committee considered, for each of the Commodities Strategy Fund and the Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund, a comparison to a peer group identified in the FUSE report that includes actively-managed funds, in each case noting the limitations in the comparability of such peer group.

With respect to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, the Committee noted the Adviser’s statement that the Fund is designed to support tactical advisors seeking to avoid market exposure or preserve capital and that only one other fund in its peer group identified in the FUSE report has product features that make it comparable in this regard. The Committee considered that the Fund performed in line with the comparable peer fund over the five-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2022, while, in contrast, its performance ranked in the fourth quartile of the broader peer group over the five-year, three-year and one-year time periods.

With respect to the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between each Fund and the applicable peer group identified in the FUSE reports. The Committee considered that the peer groups are comprised of actively-managed funds seeking similar exposures but that do not offer the same product features, including unlimited trading privileges, noting the Adviser’s statement that certain peer funds also cover a narrower or wider market segment than the applicable Fund. The Committee considered management’s commentary explaining the underperformance, as applicable, of such Funds’ Class H shares over the five-year, three-year and one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, relative

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to their respective peer groups, attributing such underperformance to, among other factors, high turnover associated with daily shareholder flows, differences in exposures and the Funds’ modified cap weighting approach to portfolio construction.

With respect to the Alternative Funds (i.e., the non-Tradable Funds), in seeking to evaluate Fund performance over a full market cycle, the Committee focused its attention on five-year and three-year performance rankings as compared to the relevant universe of funds. The Committee observed that the returns of the Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranked in the second quartile of its performance universe for each of the relevant periods considered. In addition, the Committee made the following observations:

Long Short Equity Fund: The returns of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranked in the 87th and 49th percentiles of its performance universe for the five-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The Committee noted management’s explanation that the Fund’s relative underperformance over the five-year time period was primarily due to the Fund’s fundamental factor tilts. The Committee noted management’s statement that the Fund’s long exposure to value detracted from investment performance from early 2018 through early 2020 as growth stocks outperformed during that period. The Committee also noted management’s statement that the Fund’s net short exposure to oil prices within the energy sector following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war in early 2022 also contributed to relative underperformance.

Managed Futures Strategy Fund: The returns of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranked in the 82nd and 83rd percentiles of its performance universe for the five-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The Committee noted management’s explanation that the Fund’s relative underperformance over the five-year and three-year time periods was primarily due to the Fund targeting a lower level of risk relative to its performance universe. The Committee took into account management’s statements that the portfolio management team increased the Fund’s risk target in 2021 to be more in line with peers and the Fund experienced a performance ranking that compared more favorably relative to its performance universe for the one-year period ended December 31, 2022. The Committee also noted management’s further explanation of the Fund’s performance at the April Meeting.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and the May Meetings, as well as other considerations, the Committee concluded that: (i) each Fund’s performance was acceptable; or (ii) it was satisfied with Guggenheim’s responses and/or efforts to improve investment performance.

Comparative Fees, Costs of Services Provided and the Benefits Realized by the Adviser from Its Relationship with the Funds: The Committee compared each Fund’s contractual advisory fee, net effective management fee² and total net expense ratio to the applicable peer group, if any. The Committee also reviewed the median advisory fees and expense

² The “net effective management fee” for each Fund represents the combined effective advisory fee and administration fee as a percentage of average net assets for the latest fiscal year, after any waivers and/or reimbursements.

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ratios, including expense ratio components (e.g., transfer agency fees, administration fees, other operating expenses, distribution fees and fee waivers/reimbursements), of the peer group of funds. In addition, the Committee considered information regarding Guggenheim’s process for evaluating the competitiveness of each Fund’s fees and expenses, noting Guggenheim’s statement that evaluations seek to incorporate a variety of factors with a general focus on ensuring fees and expenses: (i) are competitive; (ii) give consideration to resource support requirements; and (iii) ensure Funds are able to deliver on shareholder return expectations. The Committee also considered Guggenheim’s discussion of information regarding fee and expense trends across the open-end fund industry and its response to those trends with respect to the funds in the Guggenheim fund complex, including the Funds.

As part of its evaluation of each Fund’s advisory fee, the Committee considered how such fees compared to the advisory fee charged by Guggenheim to one or more other clients that it manages pursuant to similar investment strategies, to the extent applicable. The Committee noted Guggenheim’s statement that it does not provide advisory services to other clients that have investment strategies similar to those of the Funds, other than variable insurance fund counterparts to certain Funds and certain other clients with respect to Long Short Equity Fund, each of which is charged the same advisory fee as the corresponding Fund.

With respect to the Tradable Funds that are designed to track a widely available index, which have only one or two identified peer funds, if any, from the two direct competitor product suites, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between the Tradable Funds and the peer funds, noting the Adviser’s statement that only one of the two direct competitor product suites (which also employs a daily rebalance feature) is directly comparable for purposes of assessing such Funds’ advisory fees, with the exception of the Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund for which the other competitor product suite (which employs a monthly rebalance feature) is directly comparable. The Committee noted that the contractual advisory fee for each Fund’s Class H shares, other than the Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund, was equal to or lower than the contractual advisory fee charged to the comparable peer fund. The Committee also considered the net effective management fee and total net expense ratio for each such Fund’s Class H shares as compared to the peer fund. For the Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund, the Committee considered that, although the contractual advisory fee for the Fund’s Class H shares is higher than the contractual advisory fee charged to the peer fund, the Adviser has contractually agreed to cap Fund expenses to ensure that total net expenses are competitive. The Committee noted that the net effective management fee and the total net expense ratio for the Fund’s Class H shares were lower than and equal to those of the peer fund, respectively.

With respect to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, the Committee noted the Adviser’s statement that the Fund is designed to support tactical advisors seeking to avoid market exposure or preserve capital and that only one other fund in its peer group identified in the FUSE report is directly comparable in terms of product features offered. The Committee considered that, as of the Fund’s and the peer fund’s respective fiscal year ends, the Fund’s contractual advisory

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fee and total net expense ratio were higher than those of the comparable peer fund, but noted management’s statement that it believes that the peer fund’s unique structural arrangement of investing in a master portfolio managed by an unaffiliated investment adviser may result in the peer fund’s stated advisory fees being understated.

With respect to the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between each Fund and the applicable peer group identified in the FUSE reports. The Committee considered that the peer groups are comprised of actively-managed funds seeking similar exposures but that do not offer the same product features, such as unlimited trading privileges. As a result, the fee and expense comparisons are more difficult given the uniqueness of both the Funds’ structure and the portfolio management needed to meet client requirements.

The Committee considered management’s agreement, as part of the 2023 annual contract review process, to reduce the total net expense ratio of each Tradable Fund (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) by 0.05% of its average daily net assets through an expense reimbursement and/or waiver agreement effective August 1, 2023 for an initial term ending August 1, 2024 for each Fund (other than Commodities Strategy Fund for which the initial term will end May 1, 2025), with such reduction to apply in addition to any other contractual waiver and/or reimbursement arrangements already in place. The Committee also noted the continuation through August 1, 2024 of management’s separate agreement, implemented as part of the 2022 annual contract review process, to reduce the total net expense ratio of each Tradable Fund with a contractual advisory fee of 0.90% of its average daily net assets³ by 0.05% of its average daily net assets and, with respect to NASDAQ-100 Fund, to reduce the total net expense ratio of the Fund by 0.05% of its average daily net assets in excess of $500 million, through expense reimbursement and/or waiver agreements.

With respect to the Alternative Funds (i.e., the non-Tradable Funds), except as to the individual Fund discussed below, the Committee observed that the contractual advisory fee, net effective management fee and total net expense ratio for each Fund’s Institutional Class shares each rank in the third quartile or better of such Fund’s peer group. In addition, the Committee made the following observations:

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund: The contractual advisory fee for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranks in the second quartile (27th percentile) of its peer group. Although the net effective management fee for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranks in the fourth quartile (87th percentile), the Committee considered that the total net expense ratio for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranks in the first quartile (13th percentile) of its peer group.

³ Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund, Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund, Inverse Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund, Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund, Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund, Inverse NASDAQ-100 Strategy Fund, Inverse Russell 2000 Strategy Fund, Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund, Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund, Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund, Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund, Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund and Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund.

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With respect to the costs of services provided and benefits realized by Guggenheim Investments from its relationship with the Funds, the Committee reviewed a profitability analysis and data from management for each Fund setting forth the average assets under management for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, gross revenues received, and expenses incurred directly or through allocations, by Guggenheim Investments, expense waivers (as applicable), earnings and the operating margin/profitability rate, including variance information relative to the foregoing amounts as of December 31, 2021. In addition, the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments reviewed with, and addressed questions from, the Committee concerning the expense allocation methodology employed in producing the profitability analysis. In the course of its review of Guggenheim Investments’ profitability, the Committee took into account the methods used by Guggenheim Investments to determine expenses and profit and the representation by the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments that such methods provided a reasonable basis for determining the profitability of the Adviser with respect to each Fund. The Committee considered all of the foregoing, among other things, in evaluating the costs of services provided, the profitability to Guggenheim Investments and the profitability rates presented.

The Committee also considered other benefits available to the Adviser because of its relationship with the Funds and noted Guggenheim’s statement that it does not believe the Adviser derives any such “fall-out” benefits. In this regard, the Committee noted Guggenheim’s statement that, although it does not consider such benefits to be fall-out benefits, the Adviser may benefit from certain economies of scale and synergies, such as enhanced visibility of the Adviser, enhanced leverage in fee negotiations and other synergies arising from offering a broad spectrum of products, including the Funds.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and the May Meetings, as well as other considerations, the Committee concluded that the comparative fees and the benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds reflected reasonable business arrangements negotiated at arm’s length and that the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale: The Committee received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds as Fund assets grow, whether the Funds have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Committee considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Funds were being passed along to and shared with the shareholders. The Committee considered that Guggenheim believes it is appropriately sharing potential economies of scale and that Guggenheim’s decrease in 2022 in overall expenses was attributable to decreased product costs driven by lower average assets under management and lower non-recurring costs related to closed-end fund matters as well as a decrease in compensation and benefits. The Committee also considered that although expenses related to investment resources decreased in 2022, Guggenheim’s shared services expenses and certain other expenses increased in 2022.

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With respect to the Tradable Funds, the Committee noted that, in addition to the expense reimbursement and/or waiver arrangement implemented in August 2022 for the NASDAQ-100 Fund on average daily net assets in excess of $500 million, the Adviser has agreed to a contractual advisory fee breakpoint schedule for the Funds that is applied at the product-suite level, rather than on a Fund level, as the Funds are designed for tactical advisors and provide unlimited trading privileges, with individual Fund assets fluctuating significantly throughout the year. Under the breakpoint schedule adopted in June 2018 to reflect product-suite level economies of scale, each Fund’s advisory fee would be subject to a uniform fee breakpoint reduction schedule that would take effect if the aggregate assets of the Tradable Funds and the tradable series of Rydex Dynamic Funds, a separate trust, equal or exceed $10 billion.

The Committee also noted the process employed by the Adviser to evaluate whether it would be appropriate to institute a new breakpoint for an Alternative Fund (i.e., a non-Tradable Fund), with consideration given to, among other things: (i) the Fund’s size and trends in asset levels over recent years; (ii) the competitiveness of the expense levels; (iii) whether expense waivers are in place; (iv) changes and trends in revenue and expenses; (v) whether there are any anticipated expenditures that may benefit the Fund in the future; (vi) Fund profit level margins; (vii) relative Fund performance; (viii) the nature, extent and quality of services management provides to the Fund; and (ix) the complexity of the Fund’s investment strategy and the resources required to support the Fund.

As part of its assessment of economies of scale, the Committee took into account Guggenheim’s representation that it seeks to share economies of scale through a number of means, including breakpoints, advisory fees set at competitive rates pre-assuming future asset growth, expense waivers and limitations, and investments in personnel, operations and infrastructure to support the fund business. The Committee also received information regarding amounts that had been shared with shareholders through such expense waivers and limitations and considered that the newly agreed expense reimbursement and/or waiver arrangement would produce additional savings to shareholders. Thus, the Committee considered the size of the Funds and the competitiveness of and/or other determinations made regarding the current advisory fee for each Fund, as well as whether a Fund is subject to an expense limitation.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and May Meetings, as well as other considerations, the Committee concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund reflected a reasonable business arrangement negotiated at arm’s length.

Overall Conclusions

The Committee concluded that the investment advisory fees reflect reasonable business arrangements negotiated at arm’s length in light of the extent and quality of the services provided and other benefits received and that the renewal of the Advisory Agreement is in the best interest

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of each Fund. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative or conclusive and each Committee member, in the exercise of his or her informed business judgment, may afford different weights to different factors.

Following its review of the Committee’s analysis and determinations, the Board adopted the considerations and conclusions of the Committee and determined to approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement.

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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

A Board of Trustees oversees the Trust, as well as other trusts of GI, in which its members have no stated term of service, and continue to serve after election until resignation. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes further information about Fund Trustees and Officers, and can be obtained without charge by visiting guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.

Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Randall C. Barnes (1951)	Trustee and Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee	Since 2019 (Trustee) Since 2020 (Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee)	Current: Private Investor (2001-present). Former: Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997); President, Pizza Hut International (1991-1993); Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and New Business Development, PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990).	155	Current: Advent Convertible and Income Fund (2005-present); Purpose Investments Funds (2013-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2013-2021).
Angela Brock-Kyle (1959)	Trustee	Since 2016	Current: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, B.O.A.R.D.S. (2013-present); Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2022-present). Former: Senior Leader, TIAA (financial services firm) (1987-2012).	154	Current: Bowhead Insurance GP, LLC (2020-present); Hunt Companies, Inc. (2019-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2019-2021); Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. (2014-2018).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - continued
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. (1960)	Trustee and Chair of the Contracts Review Committee	Since 2005 (Trustee) Since 2020 (Chair of the Contracts Review Committee)	Current: President, Global Trends Investments (registered investment adviser) (1996-present); Chief Executive Officer, ETF Flows, LLC (financial advisor education and research provider) (2019-present); Chief Executive Officer, Lydon Media (2016-present); Director, GDX Index Partners, LLC (index provider) (2021-present); Vice Chairman, VettaFi (financial advisor content, research and digital distribution provider) (2022-present).	154	Current: US Global Investors, Inc. (GROW) (1995-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2019-2021); Harvest Volatility Edge Trust (3) (2017-2019).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - continued
Ronald A. Nyberg (1953)	Trustee and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee	Since 2019	Current: Of Counsel, Momkus LLP (law firm) (2016-present). Former: Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (law firm) (2000-2016); Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Van Kampen Investments (1982-1999).	155	Current: Advent Convertible and Income Fund (2003-present); PPM Funds (2) (2018-present); NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health (2012-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (2004-2020); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (2003-2020).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - continued
Sandra G. Sponem (1958)	Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee	Since 2016 (Trustee) Since 2019 (Chair of the Audit Committee)	Current: Retired. Former: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, M.A. Mortenson-Companies, Inc. (construction and real estate development company) (2007-2017).	154	Current: SPDR Series Trust (81) (2018-present); SPDR Index Shares Funds (30) (2018-present); SSGA Active Trust (14) (2018-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2019-2021); SSGA Master Trust (1) (2018-2020).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - concluded
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr. (1958)	Trustee, Chair of the Board and Chair of the Executive Committee	Since 2019	Current: Portfolio Consultant (2010-present); Member, Governing Council, Independent Directors Council (2013-present); Governor, Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute (2018-present). Former: Member, Executive Committee, Independent Directors Council (2016-2018); Vice President, Manager and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Asset Management (1998-1999); Vice President, Nuveen Investment Advisory Corp. (1992-1999); Vice President and Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1991-1999); and Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1988-1999), each of John Nuveen & Co., Inc. (registered broker dealer) (1982-1999).	154	Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (2004-2020); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (2003-2020).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INTERESTED TRUSTEE
Amy J. Lee**** (1961)	Trustee, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	Since 2019	Current: Interested Trustee, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2018-present); Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present). Former: President and Chief Executive Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-2019); Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Corporation (2004-2012).	154	Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2018-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2018-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2018-2021).

*	The business address of each Trustee is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
**	Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
***	Each Trustee also serves on the Boards of Trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust, Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, Guggenheim Energy & Income Fund, Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, Rydex Variable Trust and Transparent Value Trust. Messrs. Barnes and Nyberg also serve on the Board of Trustees of Advent Convertible & Income Fund.
****	This Trustee is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Funds under the 1940 Act by reason of her position with the Funds’ Adviser and/or the parent of the Adviser.

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
OFFICERS
Brian E. Binder (1972)	President and Chief Executive Officer	Since 2019	Current: President, Mutual Funds Boards, Guggenheim Investments (2022-present);President and Chief Executive Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2018-present); President, Mutual Funds Boards, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and Security Investors, LLC (2018-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Investments Funds plc (2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Global Investments plc (2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Fund Management (Europe) Limited (2018-present). Former: Senior Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer, Guggenheim Investments (2018-2022); Managing Director and President, Deutsche Funds, and Head of US Product, Trading and Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset Management (2013-2018); Managing Director, Chairman of North American Executive Committee and Head of Business Management and Consulting, Invesco Ltd. (2010-2012).
James Howley (1972)	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer	Since 2022	Current: Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2004-present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2022-present). Former: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-2022); Manager, Mutual Fund Administration of Van Kampen Investments, Inc. (1996-2004).
Mark E. Mathiasen (1978)	Secretary	Since 2017	Current: Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2007-present).
Glenn McWhinnie (1969)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2016	Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2009-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2016-present).
Michael P. Megaris (1984)	Assistant Secretary	Since 2018	Current: Assistant Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
OFFICERS - continued
Elisabeth Miller (1968)	Chief Compliance Officer	Since 2012	Current: Chief Compliance Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (2014-present). Former: Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2012-2018); Chief Compliance Officer, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009-2014); Senior Manager, Security Investors, LLC (2004-2014); Senior Manager, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2004-2014).
Margaux Misantone (1978)	AML Officer	Since 2017	Current: Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2018-present); AML Officer, Security Investors, LLC and certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2015-present). Former: Assistant Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investments Advisors, LLC (2015-2018).
Kimberly J. Scott (1974)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2016	Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present). Former: Financial Reporting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (2010-2011); Vice President/Assistant Treasurer, Mutual Fund Administration for Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2009-2010); Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2005-2009).
Bryan Stone (1979)	Vice President	Since 2019	Current: Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2013-present). Former: Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2009-2013); Vice President, Morgan Stanley (2002-2009).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
OFFICERS - concluded
Jon Szafran (1989)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2017	Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2017-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present). Former: Assistant Treasurer of Henderson Global Funds and Manager of US Fund Administration, Henderson Global Investors (North America) Inc. (“HGINA”), (2017); Senior Analyst of US Fund Administration, HGINA (2014–2017); Senior Associate of Fund Administration, Cortland Capital Market Services, LLC (2013-2014); Experienced Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2012-2013).

*	The business address of each officer is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
**	Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

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GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY NOTICE (Unaudited)

Who We Are

This Privacy Notice describes the data protection practices of Guggenheim Investments. Guggenheim Investments as used herein refers to the affiliated investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC: Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, Security Investors, LLC, Guggenheim Investment Advisors (Europe) Limited, Guggenheim Real Estate, LLC, GS Gamma Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners India Management, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, as well as the funds in the Guggenheim Funds complex (the “Funds”) (“Guggenheim Investments,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC, located at 330 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10017, is the data controller for your information. The affiliates who are also controllers of certain of your information are: Guggenheim Investment Advisors (Europe) Limited, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, Guggenheim Partners, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC and Security Investors, LLC, as well as the Funds.

Our Commitment to You

Guggenheim Investments considers your privacy our utmost concern. When you become our client or investor, you entrust us with not only your hard-earned money but also with your personal and financial information. Because we have access to your private information, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in its safekeeping and use. We strictly limit how we share your information with others, whether you are a current or former Guggenheim Investments client or investor.

The Information We Collect About You

We collect certain nonpublic personal information about you from information you provide on applications, other forms, our website, and/or from third parties including investment advisors. This information includes Social Security or other tax identification number, assets, income, tax information, retirement and estate plan information, transaction history, account balance, payment history, bank account information, marital status, family relationships, information that we collect on our website through the use of “cookies,” and other personal information that you or others provide to us. We may also collect such information through your inquiries by mail, e-mail or telephone. We may also collect customer due diligence information, as required by applicable law and regulation, through third party service providers.

How We Handle Your Personal Information

The legal basis for using your information as set out in this Privacy Notice is as follows: (a) use of your personal data is necessary to perform our obligations under any contract with you (such as a contract for us to provide financial services to you); or (b) where use of your personal data is not necessary for performance of a contract, use of your personal data is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others (for example, to enforce the legal terms

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governing our services, operate and market our website and other services we offer, ensure safe environments for our personnel and others, make and receive payments, prevent fraud and to know the customer to whom we are providing the services). Some processing is done to comply with applicable law.

In addition to the specific uses described above, we also use your information in the following manner:

● We use your information in connection with servicing your accounts.

● We use information to respond to your requests or questions. For example, we might use your information to respond to your customer feedback.

● We use information to improve our products and services. We may use your information to make our website and products better. We may use your information to customize your experience with us.

● We use information for security purposes. We may use your information to protect our company and our customers.

● We use information to communicate with you. For example, we will communicate with you about your account or our relationship. We may contact you about your feedback. We might also contact you about this Privacy Notice. We may also enroll you in our email newsletter.

● We use information as otherwise permitted by law, as we may notify you.

● Aggregate/Anonymous Data. We may aggregate and/or anonymize any information collected through the website so that such information can no longer be linked to you or your device (“Aggregate/Anonymous Information”). We may use Aggregate/Anonymous Information for any purpose, including without limitation for research and marketing purposes, and may also share such data with any third parties, including advertisers, promotional partners, and sponsors.

We do not sell information about current or former clients or their accounts to third parties. Nor do we share this information, except when necessary to complete transactions at your request, to make you aware of investment products and services that we or our affiliates offer, or as permitted or required by law.

We provide information about you to companies and individuals not affiliated with Guggenheim Investments to complete certain transactions or account changes, or to perform services for us related to your account. For example, if you ask to transfer assets from another financial institution to Guggenheim Investments, we must provide certain information about you to that company to complete the transaction. We provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its 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.

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To alert you to other Guggenheim Investments products and services, we share your information within our family of affiliated companies. You may limit our sharing with affiliated companies as set out below. We may also share information with any successor to all or part of our business, or in connection with steps leading up to a merger or acquisition. For example, if part of our business was sold we may give customer information as part of that transaction. We may also share information about you with your consent.

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 as permitted by law (for example, to protect your account from fraud).

If you close your account(s) or become an inactive client or investor, we will continue to adhere to the privacy policies and practices described in this notice.

Opt-Out Provisions and Your Data Choices

The law allows you to “opt out” of certain kinds of information sharing with third parties. We do not share personal information about you with any third parties that triggers this opt-out right. This means YOU ARE ALREADY OPTED OUT.

When you are no longer our client or investor, we continue to share your information as described in this notice, and you may contact us at any time to limit our sharing by sending an email to CorporateDataPrivacy@GuggenheimPartners.com.

European Union Data Subjects and certain others: In addition to the choices set forth above, residents of the European Union and certain other jurisdictions have certain rights to (1) request access to or rectification or deletion of information we collect about them, (2) request a restriction on the processing of their information, (3) object to the processing of their information, or (4) request the portability of certain information. To exercise these or other rights, please contact us using the contact information below. We will consider all requests and provide our response within the time period stated by applicable law. Please note, however, that certain information may be exempt from such requests in some circumstances, which may include if we need to keep processing your information for our legitimate interests or to comply with a legal obligation. We may request you provide us with information necessary to confirm your identity before responding to your request.

Residents of France and certain other jurisdictions may also provide us with instructions regarding the manner in which we may continue to store, erase and share your information after your death, and where applicable, the person you have designated to exercise these rights after your death.

How We Protect Privacy Online

We take steps to protect your privacy when you use our web site – www.guggenheiminvestments.com – by using secure forms of online communication, including encryption technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, firewalls and user names and

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passwords. These safeguards vary based on the sensitivity of the information that we collect and store. However, we cannot and do not guarantee that these measures will prevent every unauthorized attempt to access, use, or disclose your information since despite our efforts, no Internet and/or other electronic transmissions can be completely secure. Our web site uses “http cookies”—tiny pieces of information that we ask your browser to store. We use cookies for session management and security features on the Guggenheim Investments web site. We do not use them to pull data from your hard drive, to learn your e-mail 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 and Data Retention

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you 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 keep your information for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. The length of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and use it and/or as required to comply with applicable laws. Information may persist in copies made for backup and business continuity purposes for additional time.

International Visitors

If you are not a resident of the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our databases are operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country.

In such cases, we ensure that a legal basis for such a transfer exists and that adequate protection is provided as required by applicable law, for example, by using standard contractual clauses or by transferring your data to a jurisdiction that has obtained an adequacy finding. Individuals whose data may be transferred on the basis of standard contractual clauses may contact us as described below.

We’ll Keep You Informed

If you have any questions or concerns about how we treat your personal data, we encourage you to consult with us first. You may also contact the relevant supervisory authority.

We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time and will inform you promptly of material changes. You may access our privacy policy from our web site at www.guggenheiminvestments.com. Should you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, contact us by email at CorporateDataPrivacy@GuggenheimPartners.com.

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)

In compliance with SEC Rule 22e-4 under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for each series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has also designated a Program administrator (the “Administrator”).

The Liquidity Rule requires that the Program be reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk. A Fund’s “liquidity risk” (as defined in the Liquidity Rule) is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Program includes a number of elements that support the assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk. In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed, managed, and periodically reviewed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration a variety of factors, including, as applicable, the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, short-term and long-term cash flow projections, and holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. There is no guarantee that the Program will achieve its objective under all circumstances.

Under the Program, each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days a Fund reasonably expects to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Program is reasonably designed to meet Liquidity Rule requirements relating to “highly liquid investment minimums” (i.e., the minimum amount of a Fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets) and to monitor compliance with the Liquidity Rule’s limitations on a Fund’s investments in “illiquid investments” (as defined in the Liquidity Rule). Under the Liquidity Rule, a Fund is prohibited from acquiring any illiquid investment if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets.

During the period covered by this shareholder report, the Board received a written report (the “Report”) prepared by the Administrator addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from March 31, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The Report summarized the Administrator’s assessment of the Program’s implementation and concluded that the Program operated effectively, the Program had been and continued to be reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, and the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and respond to the Funds’ liquidity developments, as applicable.

Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

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Guggenheim Funds Semi-Annual Report

Guggenheim Alternative Fund

Guggenheim Managed Futures Strategy Fund

GuggenheimInvestments.com Rmfsf-SEMI-0623x1223

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEAR SHAREHOLDER	2
ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW	4
ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES	6
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND	9
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	25
OTHER INFORMATION	40
INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS	54
GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY NOTICE	63
LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM	67

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June 30, 2023

Dear Shareholder:

Security Investors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), is pleased to present the semi-annual shareholder report for the Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) that is part of the Rydex Series Funds. This report covers performance of the Fund for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”).

The Investment Adviser is a part of Guggenheim Investments, which represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a global, diversified financial services firm.

Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC is the distributor of the Fund. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC is affiliated with Guggenheim and the Investment Adviser.

We encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview section of the report, which follows this letter.

We are committed to providing innovative investment solutions and appreciate the trust you place in us.

Sincerely,

Security Investors, LLC

July 31, 2023

Read a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at guggenheiminvestments.com or call 800.820.0888.

This material is not intended as a recommendation or as investment advice of any kind, including in connection with rollovers, transfers, and distributions. Such material is not provided in a fiduciary capacity, may not be relied upon for or in connection with the making of investment decisions, and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. All content has been provided for informational or educational purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and/or a legal opinion. Always consult a financial, tax and/or legal professional regarding your specific situation.

The Managed Futures Strategy Fund may not be suitable for all investors. ●The Fund’s investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices, and therefore the Fund’s value, to fluctuate over time. An investment in the Fund may lose money. ● The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to those associated with investing directly in securities or other investments, including illiquidity of the derivatives, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, lack of availability and

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counterparty risk. To the extent the Fund invests in derivatives to seek to hedge risk or limit leveraged exposure created by other investments, there is no guarantee that such hedging strategies will be effective at managing risk or limiting exposure to leveraged investments. ● The Fund’s use of leverage will exaggerate the effect on net asset value of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio. ●The Fund’s use of short selling involves increased risk and costs. The Fund risks paying more for a security than it received from its sale. Theoretically, securities sold short have the risk of unlimited losses. ●The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities will change in value in response to interest rate changes and other factors. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. ● The Fund‘s exposure to high yield, asset backed and mortgaged backed securities may subject the Fund to greater volatility. ●The Fund’s indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of short positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. ●The Fund’s exposure to the commodity markets may subject the fund to greater volatility as commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity such as droughts, floods, weather, embargos, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. ●The Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or indirectly through the use of other investment companies and financial instruments that are linked to the performance of foreign issuers. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices in some foreign markets may fluctuate more than those of securities traded on U.S. markets. ●See the prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

The fundamental backdrop we see for the economy is that inflation, while making some progress, continues to run well above target while the labor market appears overheated. As a result, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) is employing a deliberate and forceful strategy which has the effect of weakening the economy. The Fed believes this strategy is required to meaningfully reduce inflation. We expect Fed policymakers to deliver an additional rate hike in September 2023 as they try to limit an undue easing of financial conditions that could risk a resurgence in inflation. Quantitative tightening appears likely to continue at least into early 2024.

Despite the abrupt tightening of Fed policy seen over recent quarters, growth of real gross domestic product has been resilient, aided by a significant fiscal expansion and easing inflation pressures that have boosted real personal consumption. Indeed, headline personal consumption expenditures inflation has slowed to 2.5% on an annualized basis in the three months ended May 2023, down from 7.3% in the corresponding period a year earlier, helping to lift real income growth and support consumer spending.

Notwithstanding recent stronger-than-expected economic activity, we continue to believe the Fed’s policy measures will likely result in a higher unemployment rate and may ultimately lead to a recession. A range of leading indicators, including a low unemployment rate, an inverted yield curve, a declining leading economic index, and falling consumer confidence, suggest a downturn may be approaching.

While a recession understandably provokes fear among investors, in this environment it is arguably not the worst outcome from a medium-term perspective, as we see signs a recession could be moderate in its severity. Moreover, we expect inflation to be brought under control as spending and demand for labor cool, in turn allowing the Fed to start to ease its monetary policy stance as we progress through 2024.

For the Reporting Period, the S&P 500^® Index* returned 16.89%. The MSCI Europe-Australasia-Far East (“EAFE”) Index* returned 11.67%. The return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index* was 4.89%.

In the bond market, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index* posted a 2.09% return for the Reporting Period, while the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index* returned 5.38%. The return of the ICE Bank of America (“BofA”) 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index* was 2.27% for the Reporting Period.

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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited)(concluded) June 30, 2023

The opinions and forecasts expressed 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.

*Index Definitions:

The following indices are referenced throughout this report. Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees, or expenses.

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities or “MBS” (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage, or “ARM”, pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (“ABS”), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) (agency and non-agency).

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index measures the U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB +/BB + or below.

ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.

MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.

S&P 500^® Index is a broad-based index, the performance of which is based on the performance of 500 widely held common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

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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, 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 December 31, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023.

The following tables illustrate the 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 fifth 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.

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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)(continued)

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 the Fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios for periods up to five years (subject to the Fund’s inception date), 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 Fund’s prospectus.

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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)(concluded)

	Expense Ratio1	Fund Return	Beginning Account Value December 31, 2022	Ending Account Value June 30, 2023	Expenses Paid During Period2
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3
A-Class	1.72%	3.47%	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,034.70	$ 8.68
C-Class	2.45%	3.06%	1,000.00	1,030.60	12.34
P-Class	1.70%	3.40%	1,000.00	1,034.00	8.57
Institutional Class	1.43%	3.60%	1,000.00	1,036.00	7.22
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses)
A-Class	1.72%	5.00%	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,016.27	$ 8.60
C-Class	2.45%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,012.65	12.23
P-Class	1.70%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,016.36	8.50
Institutional Class	1.43%	5.00%	1,000.00	1,017.70	7.15

1	Annualized and excludes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests, if any.
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 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
3	Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

OBJECTIVE: Seeks to achieve absolute returns.

Consolidated Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)

“Consolidated Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments, investments in Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust mutual funds, or investments in Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund. Investments in those Funds do not provide “market exposure” to meet the Fund’s investment objective, but will significantly increase the portfolio’s exposure to certain other asset categories (and their associated risks), which may cause the Fund to deviate from its principal investment strategy, including: (i) high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (also known as “junk bonds”); (ii) securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities; (iii) CLOs and similar investments; and (iv) other short-term fixed income securities.

Inception Dates:
A-Class	March 2, 2007
C-Class	March 2, 2007
P-Class	March 2, 2007
Institutional Class	May 3, 2010

The Fund invests principally in derivative investments such as futures contracts.

Largest Holdings	% of Total Net Assets
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III	13.0%
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II	9.2%
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class	5.7%
Total	27.9%
“Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash or derivative investments.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited)(concluded) June 30, 2023

Average Annual Returns*

Periods Ended June 30, 2023

	6 Month†	1 Year	5 Year	10 Year
A-Class Shares	3.47%	3.47%	4.82%	2.36%
A-Class Shares with sales charge‡	(1.44%)	(1.47%)	3.81%	1.86%
C-Class Shares	3.06%	2.70%	4.05%	1.60%
C-Class Shares with CDSC§	2.06%	1.73%	4.05%	1.60%
P-Class Shares	3.40%	3.39%	4.81%	2.38%
Institutional Class Shares	3.60%	3.79%	5.10%	2.62%
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index	2.27%	3.62%	1.56%	0.99%

*	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 ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return.
†	6 month returns are not annualized.
‡	Fund returns are calculated using the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.
§	Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)	June 30, 2023
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

	Shares		Value
MUTUAL FUNDS† - 27.9%
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1		235,195	$	5,703,484
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1		166,856		4,041,249
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class1		257,497		2,505,443
Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $12,548,781)				12,250,176
	Face Amount
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 17.3%
U.S. Treasury Bills
5.11% due 07/18/232,3	$	7,605,000		7,589,085
Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost $7,586,326)				7,589,085

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,4 - 52.7%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC issued 06/30/23 at 5.05% due 07/03/23	12,559,940		12,559,940
Barclays Capital, Inc. issued 06/30/23 at 5.06% due 07/03/23	5,525,741		5,525,741
BofA Securities, Inc. issued 06/30/23 at 5.06% due 07/03/23	5,023,401		5,023,401
Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $23,109,082)			23,109,082
Total Investments - 97.9%
(Cost $43,244,189)		$	42,948,343
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 2.1%			930,269
Total Net Assets - 100.0%		$	43,878,612

Futures Contracts
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased†
Tokyo Stock Price Index Futures Contracts		22		Sep 2023	$	3,508,716	$	211,960
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts		14		Sep 2023		4,292,750		136,392
Nikkei 225 (OSE) Index Futures Contracts		7		Sep 2023		1,621,972		110,078
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts		17		Sep 2023		3,813,525		68,402
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Mini Futures Contracts		29		Sep 2023		5,021,060		65,073
IBEX 35 Index Futures Contracts††		14		Jul 2023		1,461,634		46,545
Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures Contracts		30		Sep 2023		1,453,504		36,646
DAX Index Futures Contracts		5		Sep 2023		2,224,951		25,859
MSCI EAFE Index Futures Contracts		13		Sep 2023		1,400,425		12,905
SPI 200 Index Futures Contracts		3		Sep 2023		359,213		5,508
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts		1		Jul 2023		81,139		2,206
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts		7		Sep 2023		666,085		1,984
OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures Contracts††		4		Jul 2023		86,048		290

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

Futures Contracts (continued)
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)**
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts		18		Sep 2023	$	1,728,312	$	(4,526	)
FTSE Taiwan Index Futures Contracts		45		Jul 2023		2,607,300		(20,793	)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts		42		Sep 2023		741,300		(47,495	)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts		60		Dec 2023		1,149,000		(84,579	)
					$	32,216,934	$	566,455
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased†
Cocoa Futures Contracts		52		Sep 2023	$	1,745,640	$	128,851
Cattle Feeder Futures Contracts		9		Aug 2023		1,112,850		100,098
Live Cattle Futures Contracts		33		Aug 2023		2,335,410		99,085
Oat Futures Contracts		27		Sep 2023		525,825		46,145
Soybean Futures Contracts		10		Nov 2023		671,250		30,084
LME Tin Futures Contracts		5		Aug 2023		674,045		29,735
Natural Gas Futures Contracts		29		Aug 2023		801,560		26,036
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts		19		Aug 2023		1,339,025		22,067
Canadian Canola (WCE) Futures Contracts		32		Nov 2023		355,875		13,196
ECX Emission Futures Contracts		4		Dec 2023		388,911		12,643
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts		3		Jul 2023		320,985		12,240
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts		4		Dec 2023		141,528		11,010
LME Lead Futures Contracts		2		Aug 2023		105,073		2,879
Copper Futures Contracts		14		Sep 2023		1,317,050		1,103
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts		1		Sep 2023		39,662		547
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts		1		Dec 2023		39,660		(148	)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts		8		Jul 2023		222,720		(350	)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts		14		Sep 2023		1,303,537		(939	)
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts		14		Mar 2024		539,980		(2,238	)
SGX Iron Ore 62% Futures Contracts		59		Aug 2023		641,625		(17,583	)
Corn Futures Contracts		8		Sep 2023		195,600		(37,579	)
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts		69		Apr 2024		1,674,658		(117,142	)
					$	16,492,469	$	359,740
Currency Futures Contracts Purchased†
Mexican Peso Futures Contracts		256		Sep 2023	$	7,367,680	$	97,331
Euro FX Futures Contracts		41		Sep 2023		5,614,438		36,509
British Pound Futures Contracts		30		Sep 2023		2,381,437		11,955
New Zealand Dollar Futures Contracts		8		Sep 2023		490,760		707
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts		32		Sep 2023		2,418,560		(12,220	)
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts		14		Sep 2023		1,227,363		(44,943	)
					$	19,500,238	$	89,339

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MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

Futures Contracts (continued)
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased†
Euro - OATS Futures Contracts		3		Sep 2023	$	420,498	$	(396	)
Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures Contracts††		2		Sep 2023		253,525		(844	)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond Futures Contracts		22		Sep 2023		3,005,063		(1,183	)
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts		71		Sep 2023		7,974,188		(10,599	)
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note Futures Contracts		54		Sep 2023		10,982,672		(10,873	)
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note Futures Contracts		96		Sep 2023		10,284,750		(18,435	)
					$	32,920,696	$	(42,330	)
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Sold Short†
Euro - Schatz Futures Contracts		236		Sep 2023	$	27,007,859	$	185,814
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note Futures Contracts		45		Sep 2023		9,152,227		100,874
Long Gilt Futures Contracts††		30		Sep 2023		3,631,653		54,626
Euro - Bund Futures Contracts		23		Sep 2023		3,358,120		39,229
Euro - Bobl Futures Contracts		26		Sep 2023		3,284,196		39,114
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note Futures Contracts		13		Sep 2023		1,392,727		19,755
Canadian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts		26		Sep 2023		2,405,382		19,753
Australian Government 3 Year Bond Futures Contracts		44		Sep 2023		3,096,882		11,698
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts		11		Sep 2023		1,235,438		5,914
Australian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts		10		Sep 2023		775,646		590
Euro - 30 year Bond Futures Contracts		1		Sep 2023		152,499		(135	)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Contracts		13		Sep 2023		1,652,625		(860	)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond Futures Contracts		2		Sep 2023		273,188		(933	)
					$	57,418,442	$	475,439
Currency Futures Contracts Sold Short†
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts		88		Sep 2023	$	7,714,850	$	153,905
Australian Dollar Futures Contracts		23		Sep 2023		1,535,020		10,114
New Zealand Dollar Futures Contracts		3		Sep 2023		184,035		(169	)
British Pound Futures Contracts		6		Sep 2023		476,288		(3,355	)
Swiss Franc Futures Contracts		29		Sep 2023		4,083,019		(20,461	)
					$	13,993,212	$	140,034
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short†
Palladium Futures Contracts		7		Sep 2023	$	858,200	$	101,082
Wheat Futures Contracts		15		Sep 2023		484,875		53,815
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts		38		Sep 2023		971,219		50,770
LME Nickel Futures Contracts		9		Aug 2023		1,104,192		40,531
LME Primary Aluminum Futures Contracts		15		Aug 2023		800,531		17,354
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts		24		Feb 2024		616,090		14,727
Corn Futures Contracts		2		Sep 2023		48,900		6,603
Coffee ‘C’ Futures Contracts		9		Sep 2023		536,625		5,915

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

Futures Contracts (continued)
Description	Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Notional Amount		Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)**
LME Zinc Futures Contracts		9		Aug 2023	$	537,581	$	5,837
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts		5		Dec 2023		198,300		2,089
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts		9		Sep 2023		356,963		1,715
CME Nonfat Dry Milk Futures Contracts		2		Aug 2023		101,376		996
Red Spring Wheat Futures Contracts		11		Sep 2023		447,013		640
Brent Crude Futures Contracts		1		Sep 2023		75,310		98
Soybean Futures Contracts		1		Nov 2023		67,125		34
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts		1		Aug 2023		70,475		(227	)
Gold 100 oz. Futures Contracts		2		Aug 2023		385,560		(826	)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts		3		Jul 2023		320,985		(1,192	)
Copper Futures Contracts		2		Sep 2023		188,150		(1,781	)
Cotton #2 Futures Contracts		11		Dec 2023		442,310		(2,020	)
Silver Futures Contracts		26		Sep 2023		2,986,750		(4,737	)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts		6		Aug 2023		620,474		(9,251	)
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts		14		Dec 2023		495,348		(11,864	)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts		8		Jul 2023		222,720		(19,047	)
Lean Hogs Futures Contracts		10		Aug 2023		369,900		(23,021	)
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts		7		Jul 2023		718,859		(23,080	)
Live Cattle Futures Contracts		30		Dec 2023		2,200,800		(55,326	)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts		31		Sep 2023		881,950		(61,966	)
					$	17,108,581	$	87,868
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short†
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts		63		Jul 2023	$	945,000	$	97,949
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts		15		Sep 2023		1,427,325		(219	)
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts		1		Jul 2023		81,140		(1,219	)
FTSE/JSE TOP 40 Index Futures Contracts††		25		Sep 2023		944,658		(7,130	)
S&P MidCap 400 Index Mini Futures Contracts		9		Sep 2023		2,379,600		(11,548	)
S&P/TSX 60 IX Index Futures Contracts		10		Sep 2023		1,839,572		(21,497	)
					$	7,617,295	$	56,336

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued)	June 30, 2023
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

**	Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation). Variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
†	Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 4.
††	Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4.
1	Affiliated issuer.
2	All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at June 30, 2023.
3	Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
4	Repurchase Agreements — See Note 6.
	CME — Chicago Mercantile Exchange
	See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at June 30, 2023 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements):

Investments in Securities (Assets)	Level 1 Quoted Prices		Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs		Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Mutual Funds	$	12,250,176	$	—	$	—	$	12,250,176
U.S. Treasury Bills		—		7,589,085		—		7,589,085
Repurchase Agreements		—		23,109,082		—		23,109,082
Commodity Futures Contracts**		837,925		—		—		837,925
Equity Futures Contracts**		774,962		46,835		—		821,797
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**		422,741		54,626		—		477,367
Currency Futures Contracts**		310,521		—		—		310,521
Total Assets	$	14,596,325	$	30,799,628	$	—	$	45,395,953

Investments in Securities (Liabilities)	Level 1 Quoted Prices		Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs		Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Commodity Futures Contracts**	$	390,317	$	—	$	—	$	390,317
Equity Futures Contracts**		191,876		7,130		—		199,006
Currency Futures Contracts**		81,148		—		—		81,148
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**		43,414		844		—		44,258
Total Liabilities	$	706,755	$	7,974	$	—	$	714,729

** This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded)	June 30, 2023
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

Affiliated Transactions

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2022, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000182126822000340/gug84768.htm. The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Funds Trust, which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI, are available to the public and whose most recent annual report on Form N-CSR is available publicly or upon request.

Transactions during the period ended June 30, 2023, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:

Security Name	Value 12/31/22		Additions		Reductions		Realized Gain (Loss)		Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)		Value 06/30/23		Shares 06/30/23		Investment Income
Mutual Funds
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II	$	4,011,215	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	30,034	$	4,041,249		166,856	$	104,936
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III		5,658,797		—		—		—		44,687		5,703,484		235,195		145,983
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class		2,482,268		—		—		—		23,175		2,505,443		257,497		63,784
	$	12,152,280	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	97,896	$	12,250,176			$	314,703

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

June 30, 2023

Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $7,586,326)	$	7,589,085
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $12,548,781)		12,250,176
Repurchase agreements, at value (cost $23,109,082)		23,109,082
Cash		9,252
Segregated cash with broker		427,530
Receivables:
Variation margin on futures contracts		501,255
Dividends		56,213
Fund shares sold		40,961
Interest		3,245
Other assets		1,082
Total assets		43,987,881
Liabilities:
Payable for:
Management fees		32,859
Fund shares redeemed		21,772
Transfer agent fees		11,546
Printing fees		9,188
Portfolio accounting and administration fees		5,655
Distribution and service fees		4,930
Professional fees		4,606
Trustees’ fees*		596
Miscellaneous		18,117
Total liabilities		109,269
Net assets	$	43,878,612
Net assets consist of:
Paid in capital	$	85,187,774
Total distributable earnings (loss)		(41,309,162	)
Net assets	$	43,878,612
A-Class:
Net assets	$	6,532,931
Capital shares outstanding		313,189
Net asset value per share	$	20.86
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%)	$	21.90
C-Class:
Net assets	$	2,135,498
Capital shares outstanding		117,514
Net asset value per share	$	18.17
P-Class:
Net assets	$	7,907,232
Capital shares outstanding		376,628
Net asset value per share	$	20.99
Institutional Class:
Net assets	$	27,302,951
Capital shares outstanding		1,263,505
Net asset value per share	$	21.61

* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Investment Income:
Dividends from securities of affiliated issuers	$	314,703
Interest		647,608
Total investment income		962,311
Expenses:
Management fees		205,606
Distribution and service fees:
A-Class		7,733
C-Class		10,631
P-Class		12,265
Transfer agent fees		35,549
Portfolio accounting and administration fees		30,265
Professional fees		20,828
Trustees’ fees*		3,785
Custodian fees		2,911
Miscellaneous		17,777
Total expenses		347,350
Less:
Expenses waived by Adviser		(30,469	)
Net expenses		316,881
Net investment income		645,430
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers	$	39,382
Futures contracts		(278,939	)
Foreign currency transactions		(34,851	)
Net realized loss		(274,408	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments in unaffiliated issuers		1,204
Investments in affiliated issuers		97,896
Futures contracts		309,499
Foreign currency translations		(724	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		407,875
Net realized and unrealized gain		133,467
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	778,897

* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:
Net investment income	$	645,430		$	118,179
Net realized gain (loss) on investments		(274,408	)		2,034,368
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		407,875			1,087,050
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations		778,897			3,239,597
Distributions to shareholders:
A-Class		—			(290,823	)
C-Class		—			(105,236	)
P-Class		—			(376,691	)
Institutional Class		—			(1,029,250	)
Total distributions to shareholders		—			(1,802,000	)
Capital share transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares
A-Class		469,896			1,054,342
C-Class		327,624			2,333,140
P-Class		19,247,109			38,401,599
Institutional Class		13,366,076			27,909,131
Distributions reinvested
A-Class		—			282,405
C-Class		—			103,217
P-Class		—			369,009
Institutional Class		—			1,026,092
Cost of shares redeemed
A-Class		(623,220	)		(1,183,747	)
C-Class		(372,645	)		(778,290	)
P-Class		(19,389,185	)		(38,944,183	)
Institutional Class		(8,220,236	)		(14,913,234	)
Net increase from capital share transactions		4,805,419			15,659,481
Net increase in net assets		5,584,316			17,097,078
Net assets:
Beginning of period		38,294,296			21,197,218
End of period	$	43,878,612		$	38,294,296

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Capital share activity:
Shares sold
A-Class		22,825			50,726
C-Class		18,341			121,236
P-Class		928,628			1,893,070
Institutional Class		640,841			1,237,422
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions
A-Class		—			14,328
C-Class		—			5,987
P-Class		—			18,599
Institutional Class		—			50,348
Shares redeemed
A-Class		(30,886	)		(56,772	)
C-Class		(21,153	)		(41,924	)
P-Class		(966,986	)		(1,859,103	)
Institutional Class		(397,242	)		(697,841	)
Net increase in shares		194,368			736,076

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

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.

A-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	20.16		$	18.41		$	17.96		$	18.96		$	17.65		$	19.19
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.31			.05			(.18	)		(.12	)		.15			.15
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.39			2.67			.63			.48			1.16			(1.69	)
Total from investment operations		.70			2.72			.45			.36			1.31			(1.54	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(.97	)		—			(1.36	)		—			—
Total distributions		—			(.97	)		—			(1.36	)		—			—
Net asset value, end of period	$	20.86		$	20.16		$	18.41		$	17.96		$	18.96		$	17.65
Total Returnc		3.47	%		14.76	%		2.51	%		2.01	%		7.42	%		(8.03	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	6,533		$	6,478		$	5,760		$	6,306		$	7,033		$	6,793
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		3.12	%		0.22	%		(0.99	%)		(0.62	%)		0.82	%		0.80	%
Total expensesd		1.88	%		1.91	%		1.88	%		1.87	%		1.90	%		1.84	%
Net expensese		1.72	%		1.75	%		1.73	%		1.75	%		1.80	%		1.79	%
Portfolio turnover rate		—			7	%		27	%		111	%		26	%		21	%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

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.

C-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	17.63		$	16.28		$	16.00		$	17.03		$	15.97		$	17.49
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.21			(.06	)		(.29	)		(.23	)		.01			.01
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.33			2.33			.57			.41			1.05			(1.53	)
Total from investment operations		.54			2.27			.28			.18			1.06			(1.52	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(.92	)		—			(1.21	)		—			—
Total distributions		—			(.92	)		—			(1.21	)		—			—
Net asset value, end of period	$	18.17		$	17.63		$	16.28		$	16.00		$	17.03		$	15.97
Total Returnc		3.06	%		13.96	%		1.75	%		1.25	%		6.64	%		(8.69	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	2,135		$	2,121		$	570		$	1,121		$	1,815		$	4,485
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		2.39	%		(0.31	%)		(1.74	%)		(1.37	%)		0.06	%		0.04	%
Total expensesd		2.60	%		2.65	%		2.63	%		2.62	%		2.65	%		2.59	%
Net expensese		2.45	%		2.49	%		2.49	%		2.50	%		2.57	%		2.53	%
Portfolio turnover rate		—			7	%		27	%		111	%		26	%		21	%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

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.

P-Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	20.30		$	18.48		$	18.03		$	19.00		$	17.70		$	19.23
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.32			.01			(.18	)		(.12	)		.15			.15
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.37			2.73			.63			.49			1.15			(1.68	)
Total from investment operations		.69			2.74			.45			.37			1.30			(1.53	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(.92	)		—			(1.34	)		—			—
Total distributions		—			(.92	)		—			(1.34	)		—			—
Net asset value, end of period	$	20.99		$	20.30		$	18.48		$	18.03		$	19.00		$	17.70
Total Return		3.40	%		14.75	%		2.50	%		2.05	%		7.34	%		(7.96	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	7,907		$	8,423		$	6,697		$	7,741		$	10,946		$	13,669
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		3.14	%		0.07	%		(0.99	%)		(0.63	%)		0.82	%		0.80	%
Total expensesd		1.85	%		1.91	%		1.88	%		1.88	%		1.90	%		1.84	%
Net expensese		1.70	%		1.74	%		1.73	%		1.77	%		1.81	%		1.78	%
Portfolio turnover rate		—			7	%		27	%		111	%		26	%		21	%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

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.

Institutional Class	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023a			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2021			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2020			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2019			Year Ended Dec. 31, 2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	20.86		$	19.00		$	18.49		$	19.48		$	18.09		$	19.61
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)b		.36			.14			(.14	)		(.08	)		.21			.20
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)		.39			2.74			.65			.49			1.18			(1.72	)
Total from investment operations		.75			2.88			.51			.41			1.39			(1.52	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(1.02	)		—			(1.40	)		—			—
Total distributions		—			(1.02	)		—			(1.40	)		—			—
Net asset value, end of period	$	21.61		$	20.86		$	19.00		$	18.49		$	19.48		$	18.09
Total Return		3.60	%		15.03	%		2.76	%		2.29	%		7.68	%		(7.75	%)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	27,303		$	21,272		$	8,169		$	7,802		$	7,195		$	7,711
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)		3.43	%		0.63	%		(0.73	%)		(0.38	%)		1.07	%		1.05	%
Total expensesd		1.58	%		1.64	%		1.63	%		1.61	%		1.65	%		1.59	%
Net expensese		1.43	%		1.48	%		1.48	%		1.49	%		1.55	%		1.54	%
Portfolio turnover rate		—			7	%		27	%		111	%		26	%		21	%

a	Unaudited figures for the period ended June 30, 2023. 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.
d	Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
e	Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Organization, Consolidation of Subsidiary and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

The Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type. Each series, in effect, is representing a separate fund. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of authorized shares. The Trust accounts for the assets of each fund separately.

The Trust offers a combination of seven separate classes of shares: Investor Class shares, A-Class shares, C-Class shares, H-Class shares, P-Class shares, Institutional Class shares and Money Market Class shares. Sales of shares of each Class are made without a front-end sales charge at the net asset value per share (“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%. A-Class share purchases of $1 million or more are exempt from the front-end sales charge but have a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. C-Class shares have a 1% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. C-Class shares automatically convert to A-Class shares on or about the 10th day of the month following the 8-year anniversary of the purchase of the C-Class shares. This conversion will be executed without any sales charge, fee or other charge. After the conversion is completed, the shares will be subject to all features and expenses of A-Class shares. 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 require a minimum initial investment of $2 million and a minimum account balance of $1 million. At June 30, 2023, the Trust consisted of fifty-two funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

This report covers the Managed Futures Strategy Fund, a diversified investment company. At June 30, 2023, only A-Class, C-Class, P-Class, and Institutional Class shares have been issued by the Fund.

Security Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”), which operates under the name Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), provides advisory services. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (“GFD”) acts as principal underwriter for the Trust. GI and GFD are affiliated entities.

Consolidation of Subsidiary

The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the accounts of a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation for the Fund.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its Subsidiary which acts as an investment vehicle in order to effect certain investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies.

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A summary of the Fund’s investment in its Subsidiary is as follows:

Inception Date of Subsidiary		Subsidiary Net Assets at June 30, 2023		% of Net Assets of the Fund at June 30, 2023
	05/01/08	$	5,231,640		11.9	%

Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund operates as an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.

The NAV of each Class of the Fund is calculated by dividing the market value of the Fund’s securities and other assets, less all liabilities, attributable to the Class by the number of outstanding shares of the Class.

(a) Valuation of Investments

The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). The SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 2a-5”) which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith and became effective September 8, 2022. Rule 2a-5 also defines “readily available market quotations” for purposes of the 1940 Act and establishes requirements for determining whether a fund must fair value a security in good faith.

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuation determinations for the Fund with respect to all Fund investments and other assets. As the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Adviser has adopted separate procedures (the “Valuation Designee Procedures”) reasonably designed to prevent violations of the requirements of Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4. The Adviser, in its role as valuation designee, utilizes the assistance of a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), in determining the fair value of the Fund’s securities and other assets.

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Valuations of the Fund’s securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Adviser, with the assistance of the Valuation Committee, convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Adviser, consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Designee Procedures, regularly review the appropriateness of the inputs, methods, models and assumptions employed by the pricing services.

If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Adviser.

Open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are generally valued at the last quoted sale price.

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

Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from independent pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser concludes that amortized cost does not represent the fair value of the applicable asset in which case it will be valued using an independent pricing service.

Repurchase agreements are generally valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.

The value of futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price at the 4:00 p.m. price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value”. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis. In connection

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with futures contracts and other derivative investments, such factors may include obtaining 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.

(b) U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

Certain U.S. Government and Agency Obligations are traded on a discount basis; the interest rates shown on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments reflect the effective rates paid at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates through maturity.

(c) Futures Contracts

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. 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 appreciation or depreciation. 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.

(d) Currency Translations

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 Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund 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 Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation 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 appreciation and depreciation 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.

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(e) Security Transactions

Security 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. Proceeds from lawsuits related to investment holdings are recorded as a reduction to cost if the securities are still held and as realized gains if no longer held in the Fund. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable taxes withheld by foreign countries, if any. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued on a daily basis.

(f) Distributions

Distributions of net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Dividends are reinvested in additional shares, unless shareholders request payment in cash. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

(g) Class Allocations

Interest and dividend income, most expenses, all realized gains and losses, and all unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated to the classes based upon the value of the outstanding shares in each Class. Certain costs, such as distribution and service fees are charged directly to specific classes. In addition, certain expenses have been allocated to the individual Funds in the Trust based on the respective net assets of each Fund included in the Trust.

(h) Cash

The Fund may leave cash overnight in its cash account with the custodian. Periodically, the Fund may have cash due to the custodian bank as an overdraft balance. A fee is incurred on this overdraft, calculated by multiplying the overdraft by a rate based on the federal funds rate, which was 5.08% at June 30, 2023.

(i) Indemnifications

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers 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 Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

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Note 2 – Derivatives

As part of its investment strategies, the Fund utilizes a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and risks in excess of amounts recognized on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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

The Fund utilized derivatives for the following purposes:

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

Leverage: gaining total exposure to equities or other assets on the long and short sides at greater than 100% of invested capital.

Liquidity: the ability to buy or sell exposure with little price/market impact.

Speculation: the use of an instrument to express macro-economic and other investment views.

To the extent the Fund’s investment strategy consistently involves applying leverage, the value of the Fund’s shares will tend to increase or decrease more than the value of any increase or decrease in the underlying index or other asset. In addition, because an investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed, an opportunity for increased net income is created; but, at the same time, leverage risk will increase. The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if they had not been leveraged.

Futures Contracts

A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with the Fund’s use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract;

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(iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Cash deposits are shown as segregated cash with broker on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities; securities held as collateral are noted on the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

The following table represents the Fund’s use and volume of futures on a monthly basis:

	Average Notional Amount
Use	Long		Short
Hedge, Leverage, Liquidity, Speculation	$	69,670,114	$	101,473,645

Derivative Investment Holdings Categorized by Risk Exposure

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2023:

Derivative Investment Type	Asset Derivatives	Liability Derivatives
Equity/interest rate/currency/commodity futures contracts	Variation margin on futures contracts	—

The following tables set forth the fair value of the Fund’s derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure at June 30, 2023:

Asset Derivative Investments Value
	Futures Equity Risk*		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk*		Futures Interest Rate Risk*		Futures Commodity Risk*		Total Value at June 30, 2023
	$	821,797	$	310,521	$	477,367	$	837,925	$	2,447,610

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Liability Derivative Investments Value
	Futures Equity Risk*		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk*		Futures Interest Rate Risk*		Futures Commodity Risk*		Total Value at June 30, 2023
	$	199,006	$	81,148	$	44,258	$	390,317	$	714,729

* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. For exchange-traded and centrally-cleared derivatives, variation margin is reported within the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2023:

Derivative Investment Type	Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Equity/interest rate/currency/commodity futures contracts	Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts

The following is a summary of the Fund’s realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the period ended June 30, 2023:

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Operations
	Futures Equity Risk		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk		Futures Interest Rate Risk			Futures Commodity Risk			Total
	$	1,057,543	$	219,212	$	(1,021,508	)	$	(534,186	)	$	(278,939	)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Operations
	Futures Equity Risk		Futures Foreign Currency Exchange Risk		Futures Interest Rate Risk			Futures Commodity Risk			Total
	$	728,921	$	259,432	$	(518,286	)	$	(160,568	)	$	309,499

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In conjunction with the use of derivative instruments, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Fund uses margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Fund as collateral.

The Trust has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions rated/identified as investment grade or better. The Trust monitors the counterparty credit risk associated with each such financial institution.

Note 3 – Offsetting

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into transactions subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or other similar arrangements. Generally, the right to offset in those agreements allows the Fund to counteract the exposure to a specific counterparty with collateral received from or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the arrangements. These arrangements provide for the right to liquidate upon the occurrence of an event of default, credit event upon merger or additional termination event.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including foreign exchange contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, are reported separately on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as segregated cash with broker/receivable for variation margin, or payable for swap settlement/variation margin. Cash and/or securities pledged or received as collateral by the Fund in connection with an OTC derivative subject to an ISDA Master Agreement generally may not be invested, sold or rehypothecated by the counterparty or the Fund, as applicable, absent an event of default under such agreement, in which case such collateral generally may be applied towards obligations due to and payable by such counterparty or the Fund, as applicable. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $300,000) before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk

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of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund does not have any derivative financial instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements as of June 30, 2023.

The Fund has the right to offset deposits against any related derivative liabilities outstanding with each counterparty with the exception of exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives. The following table presents deposits held by others in connection with derivative investments as of June 30, 2023.

Counterparty	Asset Type	Cash Pledged		Cash Received
Goldman Sachs International	Futures contracts	$	427,530	$	—

Note 4 – Fair Value Measurement

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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 between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.

Rule 2a-5 sets forth a definition of “readily available market quotations,” which is consistent with the definition of a Level 1 input under U.S. GAAP. Rule 2a-5 provides that “a market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable.”

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available must be valued at fair value as determined in good faith. Accordingly, any security priced using inputs other than Level 1 inputs will be subject to fair value requirements. The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades,

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if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.

The inputs or methodologies selected and applied for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability, appropriateness and accuracy of the techniques, methodologies and sources employed to determine fair valuation are periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Note 5 – Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

Under the terms of an investment advisory contract, the Fund pays GI investment advisory fees calculated at an annualized rate of 0.90% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

GI has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from the Subsidiary in an amount equal to the management fee paid to GI by the Subsidiary. This undertaking will continue in effect for so long as the Fund invests in the Subsidiary, and may not be terminated by GI unless GI obtains the prior approval of the Fund’s Board for such termination. Fees waived under this arrangement are not subject to reimbursement to GI. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund waived $27,366 related to advisory fees in the Subsidiary.

GI pays operating expenses on behalf of the Trust, such as audit and accounting related services, legal services, custody, printing and mailing, among others, on a pass-through basis. Such expenses are allocated to various Funds within the complex based on relative net assets.

The Board has adopted separate Distribution Plans applicable to A-Class and P-Class shares, under which GFD and other firms that provide distribution and/or shareholder services (“Service Providers”) may receive compensation. If a Service Provider provides distribution services, the Fund will pay distribution fees to GFD at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. GFD, in turn, will pay the Service Provider out of its fees. GFD may, at its discretion, retain a portion of such payments to compensate itself for distribution services.

The Board has adopted a separate Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan applicable to C-Class shares that allows the Fund to pay annual distribution and service fees of 1.00% of the Fund’s C-Class shares average daily net assets. The annual 0.25% service fee compensates a shareholder’s financial adviser for providing ongoing services to the shareholder. The annual distribution fee of 0.75% reimburses GFD for paying the shareholder’s financial adviser an ongoing sales commission. GFD advances the first year’s service and distribution fees to the financial adviser. GFD retains the service and distribution fees on accounts with no authorized dealer of record.

For the period ended June 30, 2023, GFD retained sales charges of $32,189 relating to sales of A-Class shares of the Trust.

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If the Fund invests in a fund that is advised by the same adviser or an affiliated adviser, the investing Fund’s adviser has agreed to waive fees at the investing fund level to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by the Fund with respect to its investment in such affiliated fund. Fee waivers will be calculated at the investing Fund level without regard to any expense cap, if any, in effect for the investing Fund. Fees waived under this arrangement are not subject to reimbursement to GI. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund waived $3,103 related to investments in affiliated funds.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of GI and/or GFD. The Trust does not compensate its officers or trustees who are officers, directors and/or employees of GI or GFD.

MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC (“MUIS”) acts as the Fund’s administrator, transfer agent and accounting agent. As administrator, transfer agent and accounting agent, MUIS maintains the books and records of the Fund’s securities and cash. U.S. Bank, N.A. (“U.S. Bank”) acts as the Fund’s custodian. As custodian, U.S. Bank is responsible for the custody of the Fund’s assets. For providing the aforementioned services, MUIS and U.S. Bank are entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets and out of pocket expenses.

Note 6 – Repurchase Agreements

The Fund transfers uninvested cash balances into a single joint account, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements collateralized by obligations of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agencies. The joint account includes other Funds in the Guggenheim complex not covered in this report. The collateral is in the possession of the Funds’ custodian and is evaluated to ensure that its market value exceeds, at a minimum, 102% of the original face amount of the repurchase agreements. Each Fund holds a pro rata share of the collateral based on the dollar amount of the repurchase agreement entered into by each Fund.

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At June 30, 2023, the repurchase agreements in the joint account were as follows:

Counterparty and Terms of Agreement	Face Value		Repurchase Price		Collateral	Par Value		Fair Value
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC					U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond
5.05%					3.63%
Due 07/03/23	$	137,286,751	$	137,344,526	Due 04/15/28	$	129,694,939	$	140,030,466
					U.S. Treasury Notes
					0.25% - 2.75%
					Due 09/30/23 - 03/31/27		2,100		2,022
							129,697,039		140,032,488
Barclays Capital, Inc.					U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond
5.06%					0.13% - 0.75%
Due 07/03/23		60,399,250		60,424,719	Due 10/15/26 - 02/15/45		68,592,589		61,607,304
BofA Securities, Inc.					U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond
5.06%					0.50%
Due 07/03/23		54,908,410		54,931,563	Due 01/15/28		59,873,011		56,006,594

In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers with which the Funds enter into repurchase agreements to evaluate potential risks.

Note 7 – Federal Income Tax Information

The Fund intends to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax or federal excise tax is required.

Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s 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 Fund’s tax positions taken, or to be taken, on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax

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years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements. The Fund’s U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for a period of three years after they are filed.

The Fund intends to invest up to 25% of its assets in the Subsidiary which is expected to provide the Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the U.S. federal income tax requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund has received a private letter ruling from the IRS that concludes that the income the Fund receives from the Subsidiary will constitute qualifying income for purposes of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Subsidiary will be classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A foreign corporation, such as the Subsidiary, will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless it is deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business. If, during a taxable year, the Subsidiary’s taxable losses (and other deductible items) exceed its income and gains, the net loss will not pass through to the Fund as a deductible amount for U.S. federal income tax purposes and cannot be carried forward to reduce future income from the Subsidiary in subsequent years.

At June 30, 2023, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

Tax Cost		Tax Unrealized Appreciation		Tax Unrealized Depreciation			Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
$	43,356,743	$	2,449,339	$	(1,124,858	)	$	1,324,481

Note 8 – Securities Transactions

For the period ended June 30, 2023, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding government securities, short-term investments and derivatives, were as follows:

Purchases		Sales
$	—	$	—

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each transaction is

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effected at the current market price to save costs, where permissible. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund did not engage in purchases and sales of securities, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.

Note 9 – Line of Credit

The Trust, along with other affiliated trusts, secured an uncommitted $200,000,000 line of credit from U.S. Bank, N.A. On June 5, 2023, the line of credit agreement was renewed and expires on June 3, 2024. This line of credit is reserved for emergency or temporary purposes. Borrowings, if any, under this arrangement bear interest equal to the Prime Rate, minus 2%, which shall be paid monthly, averaging 5.83% for the period ended June 30, 2023. The Fund did not have any borrowings outstanding under this agreement at June 30, 2023.

Note 10 – Market Risks

The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation, and loss that may result from various factors. These factors include, among others, developments affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates (which have since risen and may continue to rise), changes in inflation rates or expectations about inflation rates (which are currently elevated relative to normal conditions), adverse investor confidence or sentiment, changing economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, increased instability or general uncertainty, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and its risk of expansion or collateral economic and other effects) or ratings downgrades, and other similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. Moreover, changing economic, political, geopolitical, social, financial market or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Fund in a different country or geographic region, economy, and market because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. The duration and extent of the foregoing types of factors or conditions are highly uncertain and difficult to predict and have in the past, and may in the future, cause volatility and distress in economies and financial markets or other adverse circumstances, which may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments and performance of the Fund.

Note 11 – Subsequent Events

The Fund evaluated subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements are issued and determined there were no material events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements.

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Delivery of Shareholder Reports

Paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are not sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports are made available on a website, and you are notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of the Fund directly, you can inform the Fund that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling 800.820.0888. If you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact the financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper may apply to all Guggenheim Funds in which you are invested and may apply to all Guggenheim Funds held with your financial intermediary.

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Sector Classification

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

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules Information

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, and for reporting periods ended prior to March 31, 2019, filed such information on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT and N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. Copies of the portfolio holdings are also available to shareholders, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888.

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Report of the Rydex Series Funds Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the renewal of the investment management agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with Security Investors, LLC (“Security Investors” or the “Adviser”) on behalf of the series of the Trust listed below (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

Tradable Funds (Including Sector Funds*)
●	Banking Fund*	●	Basic Materials Fund*
●	Biotechnology Fund*	●	Commodities Strategy Fund
●	Consumer Products Fund*	●	Dow Jones Industrial Average Fund
●	Electronics Fund*	●	Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund
●	Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund	●	Energy Fund*
●	Energy Services Fund*	●	Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund
●	Financial Services Fund*	●	Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund
●	Health Care Fund*	●	High Yield Strategy Fund
●	Internet Fund*	●	Inverse Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund
●	Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund	●	Inverse High Yield Strategy Fund
●	Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund	●	Inverse NASDAQ-100 Strategy Fund
●	Inverse Russell 2000 Strategy Fund	●	Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund
●	Japan 2x Strategy Fund	●	Leisure Fund*
●	Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund	●	Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund
●	NASDAQ-100 Fund	●	Nova Fund
●	Precious Metals Fund*	●	Real Estate Fund
●	Retailing Fund*	●	Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund
●	Russell 2000 Fund	●	S&P 500 Fund
●	S&P 500 Pure Growth Fund	●	S&P 500 Pure Value Fund
●	S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Fund	●	S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value Fund
●	S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund	●	S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Fund
●	Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund	●	Technology Fund*
●	Telecommunications Fund*	●	Transportation Fund*
●	Utilities Fund*	●	U.S. Government Money Market Fund
●	Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund

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Alternative Funds** (i.e., Non-Tradable Funds)
●	Long Short Equity Fund**	●	Managed Futures Strategy Fund**
●	Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund**

*	Each a “Sector Fund” and collectively, the “Sector Funds.”
**	Each an “Alternative Fund” and collectively, the “Alternative Funds.” Each Fund other than the Alternative Funds is referred to herein as a “Tradable Fund” and collectively, the “Tradable Funds.”

Security Investors¹ is an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a privately-held, global investment and advisory firm (“Guggenheim Partners”). Guggenheim Partners, Security Investors and their affiliates may be referred to herein collectively as “Guggenheim.” “Guggenheim Investments” refers to the global asset management and investment advisory division of Guggenheim Partners and includes Security Investors, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and other affiliated investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners.

At meetings held in person on April 17-18, 2023 (the “April Meeting”) and meetings held by videoconference on May 15, 2023 and in person on May 24, 2023 (the “May Meeting”), the Contracts Review Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), consisting solely of the Independent Trustees, met separately from Guggenheim to consider the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreement. As part of its review process, the Committee was represented by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Independent Legal Counsel”), from whom the Independent Trustees received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately. Independent Legal Counsel reviewed and discussed with the Committee various key aspects of the Trustees’ legal responsibilities relating to the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreement and other principal contracts. The Committee took into account various materials received from Guggenheim and Independent Legal Counsel. The Committee also considered the variety of written materials, reports and oral presentations the Board received throughout the year regarding performance and operating results of the Funds, and other information relevant to its evaluation of the Advisory Agreement.

¹ Security Investors also serves as investment adviser to each of Rydex Series Funds Commodities Strategy CFC, Rydex Managed Futures Strategy CFC and Rydex Series Funds Multi-Hedge Strategies CFC (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Trust that are organized as limited companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands and used by Commodities Strategy Fund, Managed Futures Strategy Fund and Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund, respectively, to obtain commodities exposure. Pursuant to a separate investment management agreement for each Subsidiary (each a “Subsidiary Advisory Agreement” and collectively, the “Subsidiary Advisory Agreements”), the Subsidiary pays Security Investors an advisory fee at the same rate that the respective Fund pays Security Investors under the Advisory Agreement. The Subsidiary Advisory Agreements do not require annual renewal by the Board and will continue until they are terminated as provided in the Agreements. In addition, Security Investors has entered into a separate waiver agreement with respect to each applicable Fund pursuant to which Security Investors has contractually agreed to waive the advisory fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee paid to Security Investors by the respective Subsidiary. This undertaking will continue with respect to each applicable Fund for so long as the Fund invests in the respective Subsidiary, and may be terminated only with the approval of the Board.

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In connection with the contract review process, FUSE Research Network LLC (“FUSE”), an independent, third-party research provider, was engaged to prepare advisory contract renewal reports designed specifically to help the Board fulfill its advisory contract renewal responsibilities. The objective of the FUSE reports is to present the subject funds’ relative position regarding fees, expenses and total return performance, with peer group and universe comparisons. The Committee assessed the data provided in the FUSE reports as well as commentary presented by Guggenheim, including, among other things, a list of Funds for which no peer funds were identified, a summary of notable distinctions between certain Funds and the applicable peer group identified in the FUSE reports and explanations for custom peer groups created for certain Funds that do not fit well into any particular category.

As part of its evaluation of the Adviser and the proposed renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee took into account that the beneficial owners of the Funds are clients of tactical advisors who are engaged to provide tactical asset allocation investment advisory services. Each Tradable Fund is designed to provide such tactical advisors with specific exposures (with the exception of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund which is designed to support tactical advisors seeking to avoid market exposure or preserve capital) while also providing for unlimited trading privileges, and that the Tradable Funds offer a unique set of product features. The Committee noted that each Tradable Fund (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) seeks to track, or correlate to, the performance (before fees and expenses) of a specific benchmark index over certain time periods or a specific market, noting that, because appropriate published indices are not available for many of the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Adviser has developed its own methodology to construct internal performance benchmarks for the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund. In this regard, the Committee received information regarding the Adviser’s proprietary methodology for constructing internal performance benchmarks for such Funds, including the personnel with primary responsibility for the maintenance and execution of the methodology. The Committee also noted that, in addition to the performance information included in the FUSE reports, the Adviser provided tracking error data for each Tradable Fund (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) relative to the applicable benchmark index or Guggenheim-constructed internal performance benchmark. The Committee took into account the limitations of the peer group and universe comparisons provided by FUSE with respect to the Tradable Funds in light of their unique features and the limited size of the marketplace for tradable funds designed to support tactical advisors, noting that there are only two direct competitor product suites.

In addition, Guggenheim provided materials and data in response to formal requests for information sent by Independent Legal Counsel on behalf of the Committee. Guggenheim also made a presentation at the April Meeting. Throughout the process, the Committee asked questions of management and requested certain additional information, which Guggenheim provided (collectively with the foregoing reports and materials, the “Contract Review Materials”).

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The Committee considered the Contract Review Materials in the context of its accumulated experience governing the Trust and other Guggenheim funds and weighed the factors and standards discussed with Independent Legal Counsel.

Following an analysis and discussion of relevant factors, including those identified below, and in the exercise of its business judgment, the Committee concluded that the Advisory Agreement represented a reasonable business arrangement negotiated at arm’s length and that it was in the best interest of each Fund to recommend that the Board approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement for an additional annual term. Following its review of the Committee’s recommendation, the Board approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund for a one-year period ending August 1, 2024 at a meeting held on May 23-24, 2023 (the “May Board Meeting” and together with the May Meeting, the “May Meetings”) and determined to adopt the Committee’s considerations and conclusions, which follow.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser: With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services currently provided by the Adviser, the Committee considered the qualifications, experience and skills of key personnel performing services for the Funds, including those personnel providing compliance and risk oversight, as well as the supervisors and reporting lines for such personnel. The Committee also considered other information, including Guggenheim’s resources and related efforts to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Funds. In evaluating Guggenheim’s resources and capabilities, the Committee considered Guggenheim’s commitment to focusing on, and investing resources in support of, funds in the Guggenheim fund complex, including the Funds. The Committee also considered Guggenheim’s discussion of its ongoing review of the Guggenheim fund line-up at the April Meeting and the May Board Meeting. In addition, the Committee considered the acceptability of the terms of the Advisory Agreement, including the scope of services required to be performed by the Adviser.

The Committee’s review of the services provided by Guggenheim to the Funds included consideration of Guggenheim’s investment processes and index methodologies and resulting performance, portfolio oversight and risk management, and the related regular quarterly reports and presentations received by the Board. The Committee took into account the risks borne by Guggenheim in sponsoring and providing services to the Funds, including regulatory, operational, legal and entrepreneurial risks. The Committee considered the resources dedicated by Guggenheim to compliance functions and the reporting made to the Board by Guggenheim compliance personnel regarding Guggenheim’s adherence to regulatory requirements. The Committee also considered the regular reports the Board receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

With respect to the Tradable Funds, the Committee considered their unique product features, including their tradability, the real time cash process employed for such Funds, twice-daily pricing for certain Tradable Funds on select trading platforms, and the leveraged and inverse strategies

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offered, the Adviser’s assessment of the value to shareholders provided by the Funds’ structure and the services required by the Adviser to provide the Funds’ unique features, as well as the personnel responsible for such services. The Committee noted that the Tradable Funds allow frequent trading and unlimited exchange privileges among like share classes and noted the magnitude of changes in each Fund’s assets during 2022, 2021 and 2020. The Committee also considered additional information regarding trading activity in the Tradable Funds during 2022, including monthly purchases and redemptions in dollar value and in number of transactions as well as transaction volume relative to the assets in the Tradable Funds. In this regard, the Committee noted that the real time cash process is utilized by the Adviser to aggregate shareholder flow data to estimate daily net subscriptions or redemptions in order to mitigate the costs associated with the tradability feature, improve tracking and keep the Funds fully invested. The Committee took into account the infrastructure developed by the Adviser to manage the significant volume and size of trading that typically occurs near the end of each business day, as well as the unique considerations required in the portfolio construction process to determine the optimal way to obtain the applicable exposures, including leveraged and inverse exposures, while allowing for high turnover. In addition, the Committee considered information provided by the Adviser analyzing the potential costs to shareholders of investing in tradable mutual funds, such as the Tradable Funds, compared to those of investing in exchange-traded funds, including expense ratios, brokerage commissions and spread costs, as well as the relative advantages and disadvantages of each investment product. The Committee considered that, at the April Meeting, the Adviser’s Head of Quantitative Strategies with investment management responsibility for the Tradable Funds met with the Committee to discuss the Tradable Funds, including the value to shareholders of the tradability and other unique features, the personnel, operations and infrastructure required to provide those features, the reasons why tactical advisors invest in the Tradable Funds rather than other tradable products, such as exchange-traded funds, for their clients, and the level of trading activity in the Tradable Funds. With respect to the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Committee also considered the Adviser’s proprietary methodology for constructing internal performance benchmarks for such Funds, noting the Adviser’s statement that it uses a quantitative portfolio investment process that also requires investment discretion in implementing adjustments for factors that affect tradability and liquidity, changing dynamics within a sector, and corporate actions such as spin-offs, among other adjustments.

In connection with the Committee’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Guggenheim, the Committee considered Guggenheim’s administrative services, including its role in supervising, monitoring, coordinating and evaluating the various services provided by the fund administrator, transfer agent, distributor, custodian and other service providers to the Funds. The Committee evaluated the Office of Chief Financial Officer (the “OCFO”), established to oversee the fund administration, accounting and transfer agency services provided to the Funds and other Guggenheim funds, including the OCFO’s resources, personnel and services provided.

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With respect to Guggenheim’s resources and the ability of the Adviser to carry out its responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement, the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments reviewed with the Committee financial information concerning the holding company for Guggenheim Investments, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC (“GPIMH”), and the various entities comprising Guggenheim Investments, and provided the audited consolidated financial statements of GPIMH.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and the May Meetings, as well as other considerations, including the Committee’s knowledge of how the Adviser performs its duties obtained through Board meetings, discussions and reports throughout the year, the Committee concluded that the Adviser and its personnel were qualified to serve the Funds in such capacity and may reasonably be expected to continue to provide a high quality of services under the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds.

Investment Performance: Except as otherwise noted, the Committee received, for each Fund, investment returns for the since-inception, ten-year, five-year, three-year, one-year and three-month periods ended December 31, 2022, as applicable. For certain Tradable Funds with only one or two identified peer funds, if any, from the two direct competitor product suites, only investment returns for the five-year, three-year and one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, as applicable, were received. In addition, the Committee received a comparison of each Fund’s performance to the performance of a benchmark and a peer group of similar funds based on asset levels as identified by FUSE, and for certain Funds, a broader universe of funds, in each case for the same periods, as applicable. The Committee also received from FUSE a description of the methodology for identifying each Fund’s peer group and universe, if any, for performance and expense comparisons. For the Tradable Funds (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund), the Committee received tracking error data for such Funds relative to the applicable benchmark index or Guggenheim-constructed internal performance benchmark for the five-year, three-year and one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, as applicable. For certain Tradable Funds with only one or two identified peer funds from the two direct competitor product suites, the Committee received a comparison of the tracking error of each Fund’s Class H shares to the tracking error of a peer fund, in each case for the same periods, as applicable. The Committee also received certain performance information for the Alternative Funds (i.e., the non-Tradable Funds) as of March 31, 2023. In assessing each Fund’s performance, the Committee considered that the Board receives regular reporting from Guggenheim regarding performance and evaluates performance throughout the year.

With respect to the Tradable Funds (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund), the Committee considered the Adviser’s statement that such Funds are designed as a suite of products seeking to provide a number of broad and specific exposures for tactical advisors and also considered that the Funds have a unique set of product features designed to meet the needs of those tactical advisors, which has an impact on performance. The Committee considered the Adviser’s statement that, in circumstances where there are significant deviations from expected returns, management seeks to understand the cause of such deviations and determine if any

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remedial actions should be considered, noting that no such remedial actions were currently deemed necessary by the Adviser to address performance. The Committee also considered the Adviser’s discussion of factors that contribute to such deviations, including shareholder activity, financing costs associated with leverage and investment instruments used to achieve certain exposures, noting the Adviser’s statement that expenses and transaction costs based on shareholder activity are the primary drivers of performance differences. In this connection, the Committee considered the tracking error of each Fund’s Class H shares relative to its applicable benchmark index or Guggenheim-constructed internal performance benchmark and, for certain Tradable Funds, compared to the tracking error of a peer fund. The Committee considered the Adviser’s commentary explaining the higher levels of tracking error for certain Funds.

With respect to certain Tradable Funds with only one or two identified peer funds, if any, from the two direct competitor product suites, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between the Tradable Funds and the peer funds in the two direct competitor product suites and noted the Adviser’s statement that certain Tradable Funds do not have any peer funds that provide the same index, leverage or inverse exposure. The Committee also considered management’s commentary explaining instances of significant underperformance (defined as greater than 100 basis points) of such Funds’ Class H shares over the five-year, three-year and/or one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, relative to their respective peer funds, attributing such relative underperformance to, among other factors, differences in portfolio construction methodologies and exposures. The Committee noted that the two direct competitor product suites do not offer a fund comparable to either the Commodities Strategy Fund or the Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund. The Committee considered, for each of the Commodities Strategy Fund and the Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund, a comparison to a peer group identified in the FUSE report that includes actively-managed funds, in each case noting the limitations in the comparability of such peer group.

With respect to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, the Committee noted the Adviser’s statement that the Fund is designed to support tactical advisors seeking to avoid market exposure or preserve capital and that only one other fund in its peer group identified in the FUSE report has product features that make it comparable in this regard. The Committee considered that the Fund performed in line with the comparable peer fund over the five-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2022, while, in contrast, its performance ranked in the fourth quartile of the broader peer group over the five-year, three-year and one-year time periods.

With respect to the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between each Fund and the applicable peer group identified in the FUSE reports. The Committee considered that the peer groups are comprised of actively-managed funds seeking similar exposures but that do not offer the same product features, including unlimited trading privileges, noting the Adviser’s statement that certain peer funds also cover a narrower or wider market segment than the applicable Fund. The Committee considered management’s commentary explaining the underperformance, as applicable, of such Funds’ Class H shares over the five-year, three-year and one-year periods ended December 31, 2022, relative

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to their respective peer groups, attributing such underperformance to, among other factors, high turnover associated with daily shareholder flows, differences in exposures and the Funds’ modified cap weighting approach to portfolio construction.

With respect to the Alternative Funds (i.e., the non-Tradable Funds), in seeking to evaluate Fund performance over a full market cycle, the Committee focused its attention on five-year and three-year performance rankings as compared to the relevant universe of funds. The Committee observed that the returns of the Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranked in the second quartile of its performance universe for each of the relevant periods considered. In addition, the Committee made the following observations:

Long Short Equity Fund: The returns of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranked in the 87th and 49th percentiles of its performance universe for the five-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The Committee noted management’s explanation that the Fund’s relative underperformance over the five-year time period was primarily due to the Fund’s fundamental factor tilts. The Committee noted management’s statement that the Fund’s long exposure to value detracted from investment performance from early 2018 through early 2020 as growth stocks outperformed during that period. The Committee also noted management’s statement that the Fund’s net short exposure to oil prices within the energy sector following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war in early 2022 also contributed to relative underperformance.

Managed Futures Strategy Fund: The returns of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranked in the 82nd and 83rd percentiles of its performance universe for the five-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The Committee noted management’s explanation that the Fund’s relative underperformance over the five-year and three-year time periods was primarily due to the Fund targeting a lower level of risk relative to its performance universe. The Committee took into account management’s statements that the portfolio management team increased the Fund’s risk target in 2021 to be more in line with peers and the Fund experienced a performance ranking that compared more favorably relative to its performance universe for the one-year period ended December 31, 2022. The Committee also noted management’s further explanation of the Fund’s performance at the April Meeting.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and the May Meetings, as well as other considerations, the Committee concluded that: (i) each Fund’s performance was acceptable; or (ii) it was satisfied with Guggenheim’s responses and/or efforts to improve investment performance.

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Comparative Fees, Costs of Services Provided and the Benefits Realized by the Adviser from Its Relationship with the Funds: The Committee compared each Fund’s contractual advisory fee, net effective management fee² and total net expense ratio to the applicable peer group, if any. The Committee also reviewed the median advisory fees and expense ratios, including expense ratio components (e.g., transfer agency fees, administration fees, other operating expenses, distribution fees and fee waivers/reimbursements), of the peer group of funds. In addition, the Committee considered information regarding Guggenheim’s process for evaluating the competitiveness of each Fund’s fees and expenses, noting Guggenheim’s statement that evaluations seek to incorporate a variety of factors with a general focus on ensuring fees and expenses: (i) are competitive; (ii) give consideration to resource support requirements; and (iii) ensure Funds are able to deliver on shareholder return expectations. The Committee also considered Guggenheim’s discussion of information regarding fee and expense trends across the open-end fund industry and its response to those trends with respect to the funds in the Guggenheim fund complex, including the Funds.

As part of its evaluation of each Fund’s advisory fee, the Committee considered how such fees compared to the advisory fee charged by Guggenheim to one or more other clients that it manages pursuant to similar investment strategies, to the extent applicable. The Committee noted Guggenheim’s statement that it does not provide advisory services to other clients that have investment strategies similar to those of the Funds, other than variable insurance fund counterparts to certain Funds and certain other clients with respect to Long Short Equity Fund, each of which is charged the same advisory fee as the corresponding Fund.

With respect to the Tradable Funds that are designed to track a widely available index, which have only one or two identified peer funds, if any, from the two direct competitor product suites, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between the Tradable Funds and the peer funds, noting the Adviser’s statement that only one of the two direct competitor product suites (which also employs a daily rebalance feature) is directly comparable for purposes of assessing such Funds’ advisory fees, with the exception of the Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund for which the other competitor product suite (which employs a monthly rebalance feature) is directly comparable. The Committee noted that the contractual advisory fee for each Fund’s Class H shares, other than the Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund, was equal to or lower than the contractual advisory fee charged to the comparable peer fund. The Committee also considered the net effective management fee and total net expense ratio for each such Fund’s Class H shares as compared to the peer fund. For the Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund, the Committee considered that, although the contractual advisory fee for the Fund’s Class H shares is higher than the contractual advisory fee charged to the peer fund, the Adviser has contractually agreed to cap Fund expenses to ensure that total net expenses

² The “net effective management fee” for each Fund represents the combined effective advisory fee and administration fee as a percentage of average net assets for the latest fiscal year, after any waivers and/or reimbursements.

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are competitive. The Committee noted that the net effective management fee and the total net expense ratio for the Fund’s Class H shares were lower than and equal to those of the peer fund, respectively.

With respect to the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, the Committee noted the Adviser’s statement that the Fund is designed to support tactical advisors seeking to avoid market exposure or preserve capital and that only one other fund in its peer group identified in the FUSE report is directly comparable in terms of product features offered. The Committee considered that, as of the Fund’s and the peer fund’s respective fiscal year ends, the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and total net expense ratio were higher than those of the comparable peer fund, but noted management’s statement that it believes that the peer fund’s unique structural arrangement of investing in a master portfolio managed by an unaffiliated investment adviser may result in the peer fund’s stated advisory fees being understated.

With respect to the Sector Funds and the Real Estate Fund, the Committee considered the Adviser’s summary of notable distinctions between each Fund and the applicable peer group identified in the FUSE reports. The Committee considered that the peer groups are comprised of actively-managed funds seeking similar exposures but that do not offer the same product features, such as unlimited trading privileges. As a result, the fee and expense comparisons are more difficult given the uniqueness of both the Funds’ structure and the portfolio management needed to meet client requirements.

The Committee considered management’s agreement, as part of the 2023 annual contract review process, to reduce the total net expense ratio of each Tradable Fund (other than the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) by 0.05% of its average daily net assets through an expense reimbursement and/or waiver agreement effective August 1, 2023 for an initial term ending August 1, 2024 for each Fund (other than Commodities Strategy Fund for which the initial term will end May 1, 2025), with such reduction to apply in addition to any other contractual waiver and/or reimbursement arrangements already in place. The Committee also noted the continuation through August 1, 2024 of management’s separate agreement, implemented as part of the 2022 annual contract review process, to reduce the total net expense ratio of each Tradable Fund with a contractual advisory fee of 0.90% of its average daily net assets³ by 0.05% of its average daily net assets and, with respect to NASDAQ-100 Fund, to reduce the total net expense ratio of the Fund by 0.05% of its average daily net assets in excess of $500 million, through expense reimbursement and/or waiver agreements.

³ Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund, Europe 1.25x Strategy Fund, Inverse Emerging Markets 2x Strategy Fund, Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund, Inverse Mid-Cap Strategy Fund, Inverse NASDAQ-100 Strategy Fund, Inverse Russell 2000 Strategy Fund, Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund, Mid-Cap 1.5x Strategy Fund, Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund, Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund, Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund and Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy Fund.

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With respect to the Alternative Funds (i.e., the non-Tradable Funds), except as to the individual Fund discussed below, the Committee observed that the contractual advisory fee, net effective management fee and total net expense ratio for each Fund’s Institutional Class shares each rank in the third quartile or better of such Fund’s peer group. In addition, the Committee made the following observations:

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund: The contractual advisory fee for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranks in the second quartile (27th percentile) of its peer group. Although the net effective management fee for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranks in the fourth quartile (87th percentile), the Committee considered that the total net expense ratio for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares ranks in the first quartile (13th percentile) of its peer group.

With respect to the costs of services provided and benefits realized by Guggenheim Investments from its relationship with the Funds, the Committee reviewed a profitability analysis and data from management for each Fund setting forth the average assets under management for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, gross revenues received, and expenses incurred directly or through allocations, by Guggenheim Investments, expense waivers (as applicable), earnings and the operating margin/profitability rate, including variance information relative to the foregoing amounts as of December 31, 2021. In addition, the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments reviewed with, and addressed questions from, the Committee concerning the expense allocation methodology employed in producing the profitability analysis. In the course of its review of Guggenheim Investments’ profitability, the Committee took into account the methods used by Guggenheim Investments to determine expenses and profit and the representation by the Chief Financial Officer of Guggenheim Investments that such methods provided a reasonable basis for determining the profitability of the Adviser with respect to each Fund. The Committee considered all of the foregoing, among other things, in evaluating the costs of services provided, the profitability to Guggenheim Investments and the profitability rates presented.

The Committee also considered other benefits available to the Adviser because of its relationship with the Funds and noted Guggenheim’s statement that it does not believe the Adviser derives any such “fall-out” benefits. In this regard, the Committee noted Guggenheim’s statement that, although it does not consider such benefits to be fall-out benefits, the Adviser may benefit from certain economies of scale and synergies, such as enhanced visibility of the Adviser, enhanced leverage in fee negotiations and other synergies arising from offering a broad spectrum of products, including the Funds.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and the May Meetings, as well as other considerations, the Committee concluded that the comparative fees and the benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds reflected reasonable business arrangements negotiated at arm’s length and that the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with the Funds was not unreasonable.

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Economies of Scale: The Committee received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds as Fund assets grow, whether the Funds have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Committee considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Funds were being passed along to and shared with the shareholders. The Committee considered that Guggenheim believes it is appropriately sharing potential economies of scale and that Guggenheim’s decrease in 2022 in overall expenses was attributable to decreased product costs driven by lower average assets under management and lower non-recurring costs related to closed-end fund matters as well as a decrease in compensation and benefits. The Committee also considered that although expenses related to investment resources decreased in 2022, Guggenheim’s shared services expenses and certain other expenses increased in 2022.

With respect to the Tradable Funds, the Committee noted that, in addition to the expense reimbursement and/or waiver arrangement implemented in August 2022 for the NASDAQ-100 Fund on average daily net assets in excess of $500 million, the Adviser has agreed to a contractual advisory fee breakpoint schedule for the Funds that is applied at the product-suite level, rather than on a Fund level, as the Funds are designed for tactical advisors and provide unlimited trading privileges, with individual Fund assets fluctuating significantly throughout the year. Under the breakpoint schedule adopted in June 2018 to reflect product-suite level economies of scale, each Fund’s advisory fee would be subject to a uniform fee breakpoint reduction schedule that would take effect if the aggregate assets of the Tradable Funds and the tradable series of Rydex Dynamic Funds, a separate trust, equal or exceed $10 billion.

The Committee also noted the process employed by the Adviser to evaluate whether it would be appropriate to institute a new breakpoint for an Alternative Fund (i.e., a non-Tradable Fund), with consideration given to, among other things: (i) the Fund’s size and trends in asset levels over recent years; (ii) the competitiveness of the expense levels; (iii) whether expense waivers are in place; (iv) changes and trends in revenue and expenses; (v) whether there are any anticipated expenditures that may benefit the Fund in the future; (vi) Fund profit level margins; (vii) relative Fund performance; (viii) the nature, extent and quality of services management provides to the Fund; and (ix) the complexity of the Fund’s investment strategy and the resources required to support the Fund.

As part of its assessment of economies of scale, the Committee took into account Guggenheim’s representation that it seeks to share economies of scale through a number of means, including breakpoints, advisory fees set at competitive rates pre-assuming future asset growth, expense waivers and limitations, and investments in personnel, operations and infrastructure to support the fund business. The Committee also received information regarding amounts that had been shared with shareholders through such expense waivers and limitations and considered that the newly agreed expense reimbursement and/or waiver arrangement would produce additional

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savings to shareholders. Thus, the Committee considered the size of the Funds and the competitiveness of and/or other determinations made regarding the current advisory fee for each Fund, as well as whether a Fund is subject to an expense limitation.

Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written) at the April Meeting and May Meetings, as well as other considerations, the Committee concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund reflected a reasonable business arrangement negotiated at arm’s length.

Overall Conclusions

The Committee concluded that the investment advisory fees reflect reasonable business arrangements negotiated at arm’s length in light of the extent and quality of the services provided and other benefits received and that the renewal of the Advisory Agreement is in the best interest of each Fund. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative or conclusive and each Committee member, in the exercise of his or her informed business judgment, may afford different weights to different factors.

Following its review of the Committee’s analysis and determinations, the Board adopted the considerations and conclusions of the Committee and determined to approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement.

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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

A Board of Trustees oversees the Trust, as well as other trusts of GI, in which its members have no stated term of service, and continue to serve after election until resignation. The Statement of Additional Information includes further information about Fund Trustees and Officers, and can be obtained without charge by visiting guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.

Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Randall C. Barnes (1951)	Trustee and Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee	Since 2019 (Trustee) Since 2020 (Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee)	Current: Private Investor (2001-present). Former: Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997); President, Pizza Hut International (1991-1993); Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and New Business Development, PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990).	155	Current: Advent Convertible and Income Fund (2005-present); Purpose Investments Funds (2013-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2013-2021).
Angela Brock-Kyle (1959)	Trustee	Since 2016	Current: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, B.O.A.R.D.S. (2013-present); Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2022-present). Former: Senior Leader, TIAA (financial services firm) (1987-2012).	154	Current: Bowhead Insurance GP, LLC (2020-present); Hunt Companies, Inc. (2019-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2019-2021); Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. (2014-2018).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - continued
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. (1960)	Trustee and Chair of the Contracts Review Committee	Since 2005 (Trustee) Since 2020 (Chair of the Contracts Review Committee)	Current: President, Global Trends Investments (registered investment adviser) (1996-present); CEO, ETF Flows, LLC (financial advisor education and research provider) (2019-present); CEO, Lydon Media (2016-present). Director, GDX Index Partners, LLC (index provider) (2021-present); Vice Chairman, VettaFi (financial advisor content, research and digital distribution provider) (2022-present).	154	Current: US Global Investors, Inc. (GROW) (1995-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2019-2021); Harvest Volatility Edge Trust (3) (2017-2019).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - continued
Ronald A. Nyberg (1953)	Trustee and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee	Since 2019	Current: Of Counsel, Momkus LLP (law firm) (2016-present). Former: Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (law firm) (2000-2016); Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Van Kampen Investments (1982-1999).	155	Current: Advent Convertible and Income Fund (2003-present); PPM Funds (2) (2018-present); NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health (2012-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (2004-2020); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (2003-2020).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - continued
Sandra G. Sponem (1958)	Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee	Since 2016 (Trustee) Since 2019 (Chair of the Audit Committee)	Current: Retired. Former: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, M.A. Mortenson-Companies, Inc. (construction and real estate development company) (2007-2017).	154	Current: SPDR Series Trust (81) (2018-present); SPDR Index Shares Funds (30) (2018-present); SSGA Active Trust (14) (2018-present). Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2019-2021); SSGA Master Trust (1) (2018-2020).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - concluded
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr. (1958)	Trustee, Chair of the Board and Chair of the Executive Committee	Since 2019	Current: Portfolio Consultant (2010-present); Member, Governing Council, Independent Directors Council (2013-present); Governor, Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute (2018-present). Former: Member, Executive Committee, Independent Directors Council (2016-2018); Vice President, Manager and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Asset Management (1998-1999); Vice President, Nuveen Investment Advisory Corp. (1992-1999); Vice President and Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1991-1999); and Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1988-1999), each of John Nuveen & Co., Inc. (registered broker dealer) (1982-1999).	154	Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (2004-2020); Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (2003-2020).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Trustees***
INTERESTED TRUSTEE
Amy J. Lee**** (1961)	Trustee, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	Since 2019	Current: Interested Trustee, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2018-present); Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present). Former: President and Chief Executive Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-2019); Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Corporation (2004-2012).	154	Former: Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (2018-2022); Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2018-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2018-2021).

*	The business address of each Trustee is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
**	Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
***	Each Trustee also serves on the Boards of Trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust, Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, Guggenheim Energy & Income Fund, Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, Rydex Variable Trust and Transparent Value Trust. Messrs. Barnes and Nyberg also serve on the Board of Trustees of Advent Convertible & Income Fund.
****	This Trustee is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Fund under the 1940 Act by reason of her position with the Fund’s Adviser and/or the parent of the Adviser.

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Officers
Brian E. Binder (1972)	President and Chief Executive Officer	Since 2019	Current: President, Mutual Funds Boards, Guggenheim Investments (2022-present); President and Chief Executive Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2018-present); President, Mutual Funds Boards, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and Security Investors, LLC (2018-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Investments Funds plc (2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Global Investments plc (2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Fund Management (Europe) Limited (2018-present). Former: Senior Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer, Guggenheim Investments (2018-2022); Managing Director and President, Deutsche Funds, and Head of US Product, Trading and Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset Management (2013-2018); Managing Director, Chairman of North American Executive Committee and Head of Business Management and Consulting, Invesco Ltd. (2010-2012).
James Howley (1972)	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer	Since 2022	Current: Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2004-present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2022-present). Former: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-2022); Manager, Mutual Fund Administration of Van Kampen Investments, Inc. (1996-2004).
Mark E. Mathiasen (1978)	Secretary	Since 2017	Current: Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2007-present).
Glenn McWhinnie (1969)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2016	Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2009-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2016-present).
Michael P. Megaris (1984)	Assistant Secretary	Since 2018	Current: Assistant Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
OFFICERS - continued
Elisabeth Miller (1968)	Chief Compliance Officer	Since 2012	Current: Chief Compliance Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (2014-present). Former: Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2012-2018); Chief Compliance Officer, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009-2014); Senior Manager, Security Investors, LLC (2004-2014); Senior Manager, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2004-2014).
Margaux Misantone (1978)	AML Officer	Since 2017	Current: Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2018-present); AML Officer, Security Investors, LLCand certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2015-present). Former: Assistant Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investments Advisors, LLC (2015-2018).
Kimberly J. Scott (1974)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2016	Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present). Former: Financial Reporting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (2010-2011); Vice President/Assistant Treasurer, Mutual Fund Administration for Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2009-2010); Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2005-2009).
Bryan Stone (1979)	Vice President	Since 2019	Current: Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2013-present). Former: Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2009-2013); Vice President, Morgan Stanley (2002-2009).

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Name, Address* and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
OFFICERS - concluded
Jon Szafran (1989)	Assistant Treasurer	Since 2017	Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2017-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present). Former: Assistant Treasurer of Henderson Global Funds and Manager of US Fund Administration, Henderson Global Investors (North America) Inc. (“HGINA”), (2017); Senior Analyst of US Fund Administration, HGINA (2014–2017); Senior Associate of Fund Administration, Cortland Capital Market Services, LLC (2013-2014); Experienced Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2012-2013).

*	The business address of each officer is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
**	Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

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Who We Are

This Privacy Notice describes the data protection practices of Guggenheim Investments. Guggenheim Investments as used herein refers to the affiliated investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC: Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, Security Investors, LLC, Guggenheim Investment Advisors (Europe) Limited, Guggenheim Real Estate, LLC, GS Gamma Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners India Management, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, as well as the funds in the Guggenheim Funds complex (the “Funds”) (“Guggenheim Investments,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC, located at 330 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10017 is the data controller for your information. The affiliates who are also controllers of certain of your information are: Guggenheim Investment Advisors (Europe) Limited, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, Guggenheim Partners, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC and Security Investors, LLC, as well as the Funds.

Our Commitment to You

Guggenheim Investments considers your privacy our utmost concern. When you become our client or investor, you entrust us with not only your hard-earned money but also with your personal and financial information. Because we have access to your private information, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in its safekeeping and use. We strictly limit how we share your information with others, whether you are a current or former Guggenheim Investments client or investor.

The Information We Collect About You

We collect certain nonpublic personal information about you from information you provide on applications, other forms, our website, and/or from third parties including investment advisors. This information includes Social Security or other tax identification number, assets, income, tax information, retirement and estate plan information, transaction history, account balance, payment history, bank account information, marital status, family relationships, information that we collect on our website through the use of “cookies,” and other personal information that you or others provide to us. We may also collect such information through your inquiries by mail, e-mail or telephone. We may also collect customer due diligence information, as required by applicable law and regulation, through third party service providers.

How We Handle Your Personal Information

The legal basis for using your information as set out in this Privacy Notice is as follows: (a) use of your personal data is necessary to perform our obligations under any contract with you (such as a contract for us to provide financial services to you); or (b) where use of your personal data is not necessary for performance of a contract, use of your personal data is necessary for our

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legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others (for example, to enforce the legal terms governing our services, operate and market our website and other services we offer, ensure safe environments for our personnel and others, make and receive payments, prevent fraud and to know the customer to whom we are providing the services). Some processing is done to comply with applicable law.

In addition to the specific uses described above, we also use your information in the following manner:

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● We use information to communicate with you. For example, we will communicate with you about your account or our relationship. We may contact you about your feedback. We might also contact you about this Privacy Notice. We may also enroll you in our email newsletter.

● We use information as otherwise permitted by law, as we may notify you.

● Aggregate/Anonymous Data. We may aggregate and/or anonymize any information collected through the website so that such information can no longer be linked to you or your device (“Aggregate/Anonymous Information”). We may use Aggregate/Anonymous Information for any purpose, including without limitation for research and marketing purposes, and may also share such data with any third parties, including advertisers, promotional partners, and sponsors.

We do not sell information about current or former clients or their accounts to third parties. Nor do we share this information, except when necessary to complete transactions at your request, to make you aware of investment products and services that we or our affiliates offer, or as permitted or required by law.

We provide information about you to companies and individuals not affiliated with Guggenheim Investments to complete certain transactions or account changes, or to perform services for us related to your account. For example, if you ask to transfer assets from another financial institution to Guggenheim Investments, we must provide certain information about you to that company to complete the transaction. We provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its responsibilities and only for that purpose. And we require these third

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parties to treat your private information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. To alert you to other Guggenheim Investments products and services, we share your information within our family of affiliated companies. You may limit our sharing with affiliated companies as set out below. We may also share information with any successor to all or part of our business, or in connection with steps leading up to a merger or acquisition. For example, if part of our business was sold we may give customer information as part of that transaction. We may also share information about you with your consent.

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 as permitted by law (for example, to protect your account from fraud).

If you close your account(s) or become an inactive client or investor, we will continue to adhere to the privacy policies and practices described in this notice.

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The law allows you to “opt out” of certain kinds of information sharing with third parties. We do not share personal information about you with any third parties that triggers this opt-out right. This means YOU ARE ALREADY OPTED OUT.

When you are no longer our client or investor, we continue to share your information as described in this notice, and you may contact us at any time to limit our sharing by sending an email to CorporateDataPrivacy@GuggenheimPartners.com.

European Union Data Subjects and certain others: In addition to the choices set forth above, residents of the European Union and certain other jurisdictions have certain rights to (1) request access to or rectification or deletion of information we collect about them, (2) request a restriction on the processing of their information, (3) object to the processing of their information, or (4) request the portability of certain information. To exercise these or other rights, please contact us using the contact information below. We will consider all requests and provide our response within the time period stated by applicable law. Please note, however, that certain information may be exempt from such requests in some circumstances, which may include if we need to keep processing your information for our legitimate interests or to comply with a legal obligation. We may request you provide us with information necessary to confirm your identity before responding to your request.

Residents of France and certain other jurisdictions may also provide us with instructions regarding the manner in which we may continue to store, erase and share your information after your death, and where applicable, the person you have designated to exercise these rights after your death.

How We Protect Privacy Online

We take steps to protect your privacy when you use our web site – www.guggenheiminvestments.com – by using secure forms of online communication, including encryption technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, firewalls and user names and passwords. These safeguards vary based

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)

In compliance with SEC Rule 22e-4 under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for each series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has also designated a Program administrator (the “Administrator”).

The Liquidity Rule requires that the Program be reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk. A Fund’s “liquidity risk” (as defined in the Liquidity Rule) is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Program includes a number of elements that support the assessment, management and periodic review of liquidity risk. In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed, managed, and periodically reviewed no less frequently than annually taking into consideration a variety of factors, including, as applicable, the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments, short-term and long-term cash flow projections, and holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. There is no guarantee that the Program will achieve its objective under all circumstances.

Under the Program, each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories. The classification is based on a determination of the number of days a Fund reasonably expects to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Program is reasonably designed to meet Liquidity Rule requirements relating to “highly liquid investment minimums” (i.e., the minimum amount of a Fund’s net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments that are assets) and to monitor compliance with the Liquidity Rule’s limitations on a Fund’s investments in “illiquid investments” (as defined in the Liquidity Rule). Under the Liquidity Rule, a Fund is prohibited from acquiring any illiquid investment if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets.

During the period covered by this shareholder report, the Board received a written report (the “Report”) prepared by the Administrator addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from March 31, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The Report summarized the Administrator’s assessment of the Program’s implementation and concluded that the Program operated effectively, the Program had been and continued to be reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, and the Program has been adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and respond to the Funds’ liquidity developments, as applicable.

Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not required at this time.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not required at this time.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not required at this time.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a) The Schedule of Investments is included under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers 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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that based on such evaluation as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act, 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 within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(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 Investment Company Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(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 Investment Company 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)	Rydex Series Funds
By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Brian E. Binder
	Brian E. Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date	September 1, 2023

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/ Brian E. Binder
	Brian E. Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date	September 1, 2023
By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ James Howley
	James Howley, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer
Date	September 1, 2023

^* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

EX-99.CERT

EX.-13(a)(2)(i)

CERTIFICATION

I, Brian E. Binder, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Rydex Series Funds;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 1, 2023	/s/ Brian E. Binder
	Brian E. Binder,
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX.-13(a)(2)(ii)

CERTIFICATION

I, James Howley, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Rydex Series Funds;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 1, 2023	/s/ James Howley
	James Howley,
	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer

EX-99.906 CERT

EX.-13(b)

CERTIFICATION

I, Brian E. Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer, and I, James Howley, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of Rydex Series Funds (the “Registrant”) each certify that:

1. The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: September 1, 2023

/s/ Brian E. Binder

Brian E. Binder

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 1, 2023

/s/ James Howley

James Howley

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer