Guggenheim Funds Trust

06/11/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/11/2026 14:03

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)

  
Exchange-Traded Funds
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Fixed-Income
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4.27.2026
Guggenheim ETFs Summary Prospectus
  
Ticker Symbol
Fund Name
Listing Exchange
GCLO
Guggenheim Investment Grade CLO ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Before you invest, you may wish to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You may obtain the Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and most recent reports to shareholders, at no cost by visiting guggenheiminvestments.com/services/prospectuses-and-reports, calling 1-800-820-0888 or e-mailing [email protected]. The Fund's Prospectus and SAI, both dated April 27, 2026, as revised from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. 
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Guggenheim Investment Grade CLO ETF
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim Investment Grade CLO ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide a high level of current income while maximizing total return.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
Management Fees
0.35
%
Other Expenses1
0.00
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.35
%
1
Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although the actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:  
1 Year
3 Years
$36
$113
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. No portfolio turnover rate is provided for the Fund because the Fund has not yet commenced operations.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund intends to pursue its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade-rated collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics and provide investment exposure similar to investment grade-rated CLOs. A CLO is a trust or other special purpose vehicle that issues primarily floating-rate, and sometimes fixed-rate, debt securities that are typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. The underlying loans are selected by a CLO's manager. Investment grade CLO debt securities are rated at the time of purchase in the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization such as S&P Global Ratings (rated BBB- or better) or Moody's Investors Service (rated Baa3 or higher) or, if unrated, determined by Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the "Investment Manager"), to be of comparable quality. If nationally recognized statistical rating organizations assign different ratings to the same security, the Fund will use the higher rating for purposes of determining the security's credit quality. The Fund may invest in CLO securities of any maturity. The Fund may purchase CLOs both in the primary (e.g., purchased at new issuance) and secondary markets.
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The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in CLO securities rated at the time of purchase below investment grade (rated BB+ or lower), or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Investment Manager. The Fund will invest primarily in CLOs that are U.S. dollar denominated. However, the Fund may from time to time invest up to 20% of its net assets in CLOs that are denominated in foreign currencies. To the extent the Fund invests in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, it intends to seek to hedge its exposure to foreign currency to U.S. dollars, as described more fully below.
The Fund will only invest in CLOs with a minimum initial total offering size of $250 million. The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its net assets in various debt tranches of any single CLO, and will not invest more than 10% of its net assets in CLOs managed by a single CLO manager. The Fund's investments in CLOs may include commercial real estate CLOs ("CRE CLOs"). The Fund may also invest up to 5% of its total assets in CLO equity securities.
The Fund may invest in other fixed-income instruments of various maturities which may be represented by bonds (including corporate bonds), debt securities, commercial paper, derivatives or other similar instruments that the Investment Manager believes provide the potential to deliver a high level of current income. These securities may pay fixed or variable rates of interest. The asset-backed securities in which the Fund may invest include collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs"). CDOs include collateralized bond obligations ("CBOs"), CLOs, commercial real estate CDOs ("CRE CDOs") and other similarly structured securities. A CBO is a trust which is backed by a diversified pool of below investment grade fixed-income securities. The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, such as closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and mutual funds.
The Fund may hold securities of any quality, rated or unrated. This includes securities that are rated below investment grade (also known as "high yield securities" or "junk bonds"), or if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Investment Manager. However, the Fund may not invest more than 10% of its total assets in fixed-income securities rated at the time purchase below investment grade. The Fund may hold non-registered or restricted securities (consisting of securities originally issued in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S securities).
The Fund will principally invest in U.S. dollar denominated securities, but may also invest in securities of non-U.S. companies and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, including Eurodollar bonds and obligations. The Investment Manager intends to seek to reduce foreign currency exchange rate risk by entering into contracts with banks, brokers or dealers to purchase or sell securities or foreign currencies at a future date ("forward contracts").
The Fund also may enter into derivative transactions, including: foreign exchange forward contracts; futures on securities, indices, currencies and other investments; Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") futures; options; interest rate swaps; cross-currency swaps; total return swaps; and credit default swaps, which may also create economic leverage in the Fund. The Fund may engage in derivative transactions for speculative purposes to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency rates, to change the effective duration of its portfolio, to manage certain investment risks, as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies and/or to obtain or replicate market exposure. The Fund may use leverage to the extent permitted by applicable law by entering into reverse repurchase agreements and transactions equivalent to a borrowing for investment purposes. The Fund also may engage, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, in repurchase agreements.
In selecting securities for the Fund's portfolio, the Investment Manager utilizes a combination of "top-down", macroeconomic-driven investment approach and a fundamental "bottom-up" approach, which leverages the Investment Manager's extensive experience investing in the CLO and structured credit markets as well as its experience as a manager of CLOs. The Investment Manager aims to capitalize on market and relative value opportunities, seeking a high level of current income with risk mitigation through selection of various tranches to maximize credit enhancement and dynamic portfolio allocation.
The Investment Manager may determine to sell a security for several reasons, including but not limited to the following: (1) to adjust the portfolio's average maturity or duration, or to shift assets into or out of higher-yielding securities; (2) if a security's credit rating has been changed, the Investment Manager's credit outlook has changed, or for other similar reasons; or (3) due to relative value. If a security defaults subsequent to purchase by the Fund, the Investment Manager will determine in its discretion whether to hold or dispose of such security. Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances (for example, in the event of credit events, where it is deemed opportune to preserve gains, or to preserve the relative value of investments), the Fund can make temporary investments that are inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies and may not be able to pursue or achieve its investment objective.
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The Fund is a "non-diversified" fund, which means it may invest a greater proportion of its assets in the securities of one or more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund does not constitute a complete investment program. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure. The relative significance of each principal risk summarized below may change over time and you should review each risk carefully because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund. Please see "Descriptions of Principal Risks" in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund.
Authorized Participant Risk-The Fund may have a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants ("APs"). Only APs who have entered into agreements with the Fund's distributor may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. These APs have no obligation to submit creation or redemption orders and, as a result, there is no assurance that an active trading market for the Fund's shares will be established or maintained. This risk may be heightened to the extent that the securities underlying the Fund are traded outside of a collateralized settlement system. In that case, APs may be required to post collateral on certain trades on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants), which only a limited number of APs may be willing or able to do. In addition, to the extent that APs exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other AP is able to step forward to create or redeem Creation Units, this may result in a significantly diminished trading market for the Fund's shares, and shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to the Fund's NAV and to face trading halts and/or delisting.
Cash Transaction Risk-The Fund intends to effect Creation Unit transactions primarily for cash, rather than in-kind securities, because of the nature of the Fund's investments. Cash purchases may cause the Fund to incur portfolio transaction fees or charges or delays in investing the cash that it would otherwise not incur if a purchase was made on an in-kind basis. Because the Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds and thereby may recognize a capital gain on such sales, Creation Unit redemption on a cash basis may be less tax-efficient for the Fund compared to an in-kind redemption. In addition, Creation Unit redemptions for cash may cause the Fund to incur portfolio transaction fees or charges it would not otherwise incur with an in-kind redemption, to the extent such fees or charges are not offset by the redemption transaction fee paid by APs. In addition, the Fund's use of cash transactions may result in wider bid-ask spreads in Fund shares trading in the secondary market as compared to ETFs that transact exclusively on an in-kind basis.
CLO Manager Risk-CLOs are managed by investment advisers independent of the Investment Manager. CLO managers are responsible for selecting, managing and replacing the underlying bank loans within a CLO. CLO managers may have limited operating histories, may be subject to conflicts of interests, including managing the assets of other clients or other investment vehicles, or receiving fees that incentivize maximizing the yield, and indirectly the risk, of a CLO. Adverse developments with respect to a CLO manager, such as personnel and resource constraints, regulatory issues or other developments that may impact the ability and/or performance of the CLO manager, may adversely impact the performance of the CLO securities in which the Fund invests.
Collateralized Loan Obligations and Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk-Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") bear many of the same risks as other forms of asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, credit risk and default risk. As they are backed primarily by commercial loans, CLOs also bear many of the same risks as investing in loans directly. However, in addition to the risks associated with investing in commercial loans, the complex structure and highly leveraged nature of a CLO poses additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the Fund may invest in CLOs that are subordinate to other classes; and (iv) the complex structure of the CLO may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results. CLOs incur indebtedness by issuing classes or "tranches" that vary in risk and yield. CLOs may experience substantial losses attributable to loan defaults or trading losses. Such losses on the underlying assets are borne first by the holders of subordinate tranches, which may take the form
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of an equity interest. The Fund's investments in CLOs may decrease in market value or income when the CLO's assets experience loan defaults or credit impairment, losses that exceed the most subordinate tranches, or market anticipation of loan defaults and investor aversion to CLO securities as a class.
Collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs") are structured similarly to CLOs and bear many of the same risks as CLOs, including interest rate risk, credit risk and default risk. CDOs are subject to additional risks because they are backed by pools of assets other than commercial loans, including securities (such as other asset-backed securities), synthetic instruments or bonds, and may be highly leveraged. Like CLOs, losses incurred by a CDO are borne first by holders of the most subordinate tranches. Accordingly, the risks of CDOs depend largely on the type of underlying collateral and the tranche of CDOs in which the Fund invests. Moreover, CDOs that obtain their exposure through synthetic investments are exposed to risks associated with derivative instruments.
The terms of many structured finance investments, including CLOs and CDOs, are tied to SOFR or other reference rates. These relatively new and developing rates may not match the reference rate applicable to the underlying assets related to these investments. These may adversely affect the Fund and its investments in CLOs and CDOs, including their value, volatility and liquidity. CLOs, CDOs and their underlying loan obligations are typically not registered for sale to the public and therefore are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and sale, potentially subjecting them to increased liquidity risk as compared to other types of investments. As a result, the proceeds from the sale of CLO securities may not be readily available to meet the Fund's redemption or other obligations and the Fund may be unable to acquire or dispose of the securities at a price and time that are advantageous to the Fund. Certain of the underlying loans in which a CLO may invest may be issued or offered as "covenant lite" loans, which have few or no financial maintenance covenants that would require a borrower to maintain certain financial metrics. A CLO may be delayed in enforcing its interests in covenant lite loans, which may result in losses.
The Fund's investments in CRE CLOs are subject to the same risks of CLOs generally and the commercial real estate markets. Economic downturns, tightening lending standards and increased interest and lending rates, developments adverse to the commercial real estate markets, and other developments that limit or reduce the activities of and demand for commercial retail and office spaces adversely impact the value of, and income generated by, such securities.
Commercial Paper Risk-The value of the Fund's investment in commercial paper, which is an unsecured promissory note that generally has a maturity date between one and 270 days and is issued by a U.S. or foreign entity, is susceptible to changes in the issuer's financial condition or credit quality. Investments in commercial paper are usually discounted from their value at maturity. Commercial paper can be fixed-rate or variable rate and can be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. The Fund may invest in commercial paper collateralized by other financial assets, such as asset-backed commercial paper. These securities are exposed not only to the risks relating to commercial paper, but also the risks relating to the collateral.
Counterparty Credit Risk-The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and over-the-counter ("OTC")-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes insolvent or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Credit Risk-The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income or other debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction is unable or unwilling, or perceived by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time, defaults or otherwise fails to meet its obligations. Actual or perceived changes in economic, social, public health, financial or political conditions in general or that affect a particular type of instrument, issuer, guarantor or counterparty can reduce the ability of the party to meet its obligations, which can affect the credit quality, liquidity and/or value of an instrument. The value of an instrument also may decline for reasons that relate directly to the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for
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goods and services or an actual or perceived change in financial condition or reputation. The issuer, guarantor or counterparty could also suffer a rapid decline in credit rating, which would adversely affect the value, price volatility and liquidity of the instrument. Credit ratings may not be an accurate assessment of liquidity or credit risk.
Currency Risk-Indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar, which would cause a decline in the value of the holdings of the Fund. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political, economic and tax developments in the U.S. or abroad. When the Fund seeks exposure to foreign currencies through foreign currency contracts and related transactions, the Fund becomes particularly susceptible to foreign currency value fluctuations, which may be sudden and significant, and investment decisions tied to currency markets. In addition, these investments are subject to the risks associated with derivatives and hedging and the impact on the Fund of fluctuations in the value of currencies may be magnified.
Derivatives Risk-Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as "derivatives") pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund's other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund's use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks. Certain risks also are specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Risk-A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an OTC obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. Foreign currency transactions can be affected unpredictably by intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or by currency controls or political developments. Such events may prevent or restrict the Fund's ability to enter into foreign currency transactions, force the Fund to exit a foreign currency transaction at a disadvantageous time or price or result in penalties for the Fund, any of which may result in a loss to the Fund. A contract to sell a foreign currency would limit any potential gain that might be realized if the value of the currency increases. Suitable hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances. Engaging in forward foreign currency exchange contracts will subject the Fund to counterparty credit risk and any failure to perform by a counterparty could result in a loss to the Fund.
Futures Contracts Risk-Futures contracts are exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying assets. In addition, there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund's strategies. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund's NAV. Futures are also subject to leverage and liquidity risks.
Options Risk-Options and options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. Options are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the markets for underlying instruments that could cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Investment Manager's ability to predict correctly future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the markets for options and the underlying instruments. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund's strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
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Swap Agreements Risk-Swap agreements are contracts among the Fund and a counterparty to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return of the underlying index). Swap agreements may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be traded on a designated contract market or swap execution facility. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, they do not make swap transactions risk-free. Additionally, applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on OTC swaps, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for OTC swaps, which could increase the cost of swap transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity.
Exchange Listing and Trading Risk-Although Fund shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the "Exchange"), there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such shares will develop or be maintained. The lack of an active market for Fund shares, as well as periods of high volatility, disruptions in the creation/redemption process, or factors affecting the liquidity of the underlying securities held by the Fund, may result in the Fund's shares trading at a premium or discount to its NAV.
Trading in Fund shares may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Fund shares inadvisable. In addition, trading is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange's "circuit breaker" rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the Fund's listing will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.
Extended Settlement Risk-Newly issued CLOs purchased in the primary market typically experience delayed or extended settlement periods. In the period following such a purchase and prior to settlement these CLOs may be considered less liquid than similar CLOs available in the secondary market. In such circumstances the Fund bears a risk of loss if the value of the CLO declines before the settlement date or if the Fund is required to sell the CLO prior to settlement. There is also the risk that the security will not be issued or that the counterparty will not meet its obligation, resulting in a loss of the investment opportunity.
Extension Risk-Certain debt instruments, including mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur at a slower rate or later than expected. In this event, the expected maturity could lengthen and the Fund's investment may sharply decrease in value and the Fund's income from the investment may quickly decline. These types of instruments are particularly subject to extension risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of rising interest rates. In addition, the Fund may be delayed in its ability to reinvest income or proceeds from these instruments in potentially higher yielding investments, which would adversely affect the Fund.
Floating Rate Obligations Risk-Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction of income received from floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund's shares. Generally, floating rate securities carry lower yields than fixed notes of the same maturity. The interest rate for a floating rate note resets or adjusts periodically by reference to a benchmark interest rate. The impact of interest rate changes on floating rate investments is typically mitigated by the periodic interest rate reset of the investments. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Benchmark interest rates, such as SOFR, may not accurately track market interest rates.
Fluctuation of NAV and Market Price Risk-The NAV of the Fund's shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund's securities holdings. The market prices of the Fund's shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Fund's NAV and supply and demand of shares on the Exchange. Volatile market conditions, an absence of trading in shares of the Fund, or a high volume of trading in the Fund, may result in trading prices in the Fund's shares that differ significantly from the Fund's NAV. Additionally, during a "flash crash," the market prices of the Fund's shares may decline suddenly and significantly, resulting in Fund shares trading at a substantial discount to NAV. Such a decline may not reflect the performance of the portfolio securities held by the Fund. Flash crashes may cause APs and other market makers to limit or cease trading in the Fund's shares for
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temporary or longer periods, which may result in an increase in the variance between market prices of the Fund's shares and the Fund's NAV. Shareholders could suffer significant losses to the extent that they sell shares at these temporarily low market prices.
It cannot be predicted whether Fund shares will trade below, at or above the Fund's NAV. Further, the securities held by the Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the Exchange. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market closing or fixing settlement times, bid-ask spreads and the resulting premium or discount to the Fund shares' NAV is likely to widen. Similarly, the Exchange may be closed at times or days when markets for securities held by the Fund are open, which may increase bid-ask spreads and the resulting premium or discount to the Fund shares' NAV when the Exchange re-opens. The Fund's bid-ask spread and the resulting premium or discount to the Fund's NAV may also be impacted by the liquidity of the underlying securities held by the Fund, particularly in instances of significant volatility of the underlying securities.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk- Foreign securities carry unique, additional and heightened risks when compared to U.S. securities, including, but not limited to: currency fluctuations; adverse political (including geopolitical), social and economic developments; trade restrictions (including tariffs) or other government restrictions by the U.S. or other governments; unreliable, untimely or less publicly available information; less government supervision; reporting, accounting, and auditing standards that are not comparable to those in the United States; less liquidity and more volatility; limited legal recourse; and higher transactional costs.
Hedging Risk-The Fund may, but is not required to, engage in various investments or transactions that are designed to hedge a position that the Fund holds. There can be no assurance that the Fund's hedging investments or transactions will be effective. Hedging investments or transactions involve costs and may reduce gains or result in losses, which may adversely affect the Fund.
High Yield and Unrated Securities Risk-The Fund may invest in CLO debt tranches that are rated below investment grade. Additionally, CLOs may hold below-investment grade securities and certain of the underlying loans in which a CLO may invest may be rated below investment grade. High yield, below investment grade and unrated high risk debt securities (which also may be known as "junk bonds") may be regarded as predominantly speculative by certain rating agencies with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. These securities generally present additional risks compared to investment grade securities and are typically less liquid, and therefore more difficult to value accurately and sell at an advantageous price or time, and present more credit and default risk, including risk of loss (which may be substantial or total loss) of income and principal, than investment grade securities. The price of high yield securities tends to be subject to greater volatility due to issuer-specific factors, such as operating results and outlook, and to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions. High yield securities may be issued by companies that are restructuring, are smaller and less credit worthy or are more highly leveraged or indebted than other companies or are financially distressed, and therefore they typically have more difficulty making scheduled payments of principal and interest than issuers of higher rated investments. Under unusual or adverse economic, market or political conditions, high yield securities may be particularly susceptible to default risk and increased default rates. In the event of default, the Fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting issuer.
Interest Rate Risk-Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change (or are expected to change). Changes in interest rates (or the expectation of such changes) can be difficult to forecast and may adversely affect the Fund's investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments. Interest rates may change as a result of a variety of factors, and the change may be sudden and significant, with unpredictable impacts on the financial markets and the Fund's investments. Fixed-income and other debt instruments with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates and, thus, subject to more volatility than similar instruments with shorter durations. Generally, when interest rates increase, the values of previously issued fixed-income and other debt instruments decline, sometimes suddenly and significantly. When interest rates decrease, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments generally rise. During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. The Fund's yield, returns and performance may be adversely affected by changing interest rates and the Fund's net
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asset value per share may be more volatile during changing interest rate environments. Changes in fiscal, economic, monetary and other policies or measures have in the past, and may in the future, cause or exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates.
Investment Focus Risk-Because the Fund invests primarily in CLOs it is susceptible to an increased risk of loss due to adverse occurrences in the CLO market, generally, and in the various markets impacting the portfolios of loans underling these CLOs. The Fund's CLO investment focus may cause the Fund to perform differently than the overall financial market and the Fund's performance may be more volatile than if the Fund's investments were more diversified across financial instruments and or markets.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk-The Fund may seek to obtain certain exposure through investments in other investment vehicles. Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds, short-term funds advised by the Investment Manager and/or its affiliates and mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles' expenses, which will reduce the Fund's performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Large Shareholder Risk-Certain large shareholders, including other funds or accounts advised by the Investment Manager or its affiliates, may from time to time own a substantial amount of the Fund's shares. In addition, a third-party investor, the Investment Manager or an affiliate of the Investment Manager, an AP, a lead market maker, or another entity may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time solely to facilitate commencement of the Fund or to facilitate the Fund's achieving a specified size or scale. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder would not redeem its investment, that the size of the Fund would be maintained at such levels or that the Fund would continue to meet applicable listing requirements. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. In addition, transactions by large shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on the Exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or downward effect on the market price of the shares.
Leverage Risk-The Fund's use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier and magnify the Fund's losses to an extent greater than if it had not been leveraged. The use of leverage may also increase the Fund's sensitivity to various risks and interest rate environments.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk-It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments to meet redemption orders or otherwise within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund's net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. Liquidity and valuation risks are heightened in a changing interest rate or volatile environment, particularly for fixed-income and other debt instruments.
Management Risk-The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called "high turnover," may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Market Risk-The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting (or perceived to affect) individual companies or issuers or particular industries, or from broader influences, such as general market conditions. In addition, responses
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to government actions or interventions as well as developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market, extreme weather, natural or man-made disasters, U.S. trade disputes or other disputes with specific countries that result in additional tariffs, trade barriers and/or investment restrictions in certain securities in those countries, or other conditions or events may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Certain securities may be difficult to value under such conditions. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Non-Diversified Fund Risk-The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in a smaller number of instruments than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund's shares being more sensitive to economic results of those issuing the securities. The value of the Fund's shares may also be more volatile than the value of a fund which invests in more securities.
Prepayment Risk-Certain debt instruments, including loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier than expected. If this occurs, the Fund might be forced to forego future interest income on the principal repaid early and to reinvest income or proceeds at generally lower interest rates, thus reducing the Fund's yield. These types of instruments are particularly subject to prepayment risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of declining interest rates.
Regulatory and Legal Risk-U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations (or amend regulations) and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund, its investments or service providers. These developments impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk-In the event of the insolvency of the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement, recovery of the repurchase price owed to the Fund or, in the case of a reverse repurchase agreement, the securities or other assets sold by the Fund, may be delayed. Because reverse repurchase agreements may be considered to be the practical equivalent of borrowing funds, they constitute a form of leverage. If the Fund reinvests the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement at a rate lower than the cost of the agreement, entering into the agreement will lower the Fund's yield.
Restricted Securities Risk-Restricted securities, including those acquired through private placement transactions, generally cannot be sold to the public and may involve a high degree of business, financial and liquidity risk, which may result in substantial losses to the Fund.
Zero Coupon and Payment-In-Kind Securities Risk-Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities pay no cash interest income and usually are sold at substantial discounts from their value at maturity. Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities are subject to greater market value fluctuations from changing interest rates than debt obligations of comparable maturities that make current cash-pay interest payments. Additionally, investments in payment-in-kind loans are subject to increased price, volatility, credit risk and other risks.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
No performance information is shown for the Fund because the Fund has not yet commenced operations. Once the Fund has commenced operations, updated performance information will be available on the Fund's website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 1-800-820-0888. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Steven H. Brown
Since Inception
Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income, Senior
Managing Director, and Portfolio Manager
Adam J. Bloch
Since Inception
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
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Name*
Experience with the Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Evan L. Serdensky
Since Inception
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Karthik R. Narayanan
Since Inception
Managing Director, Head of Structured Credit, and
Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
The Fund is an actively-managed ETF. Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the Fund are not individually redeemable and may only be purchased or redeemed directly from the Fund at NAV in large increments called "Creation Units" through APs. The Investment Manager may modify the Creation Unit size with prior notification to the Fund's APs. See the ETF portion of the Guggenheim Investments website for the Fund's current Creation Unit size. Creation Unit transactions are generally conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of an amount of cash that the Fund specifies each day, but may also be conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a basket of instruments (including cash in lieu of any portion of such instruments) and an amount of cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Fund shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund. Shares of the Fund are listed and trade on the Exchange, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments for cash in the secondary market through a broker-dealer. These transactions, which do not involve the Fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and differ from the Fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV (at a premium) when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV (at a discount) when you sell shares, in the secondary market.
Investors purchasing or selling shares in the secondary market may also incur additional costs, including brokerage commissions, and an investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the "bid-ask spread"). Information regarding the Fund's NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, when available, can be accessed on Guggenheim Investments' website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com and then selecting the Fund.
TAX INFORMATION
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) or an IRA, in which case your distributions may be taxed as ordinary income when withdrawn from such arrangement. A sale of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Investment Manager and its related companies may pay the intermediary for certain Fund-related activities, including those that are designed to make the intermediary more knowledgeable about exchange traded products, such as the Fund, as well as for marketing, education or other initiatives related to the sale or promotion of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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