7.9 in Large Growth
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| Scorecard | |
|---|---|
| Morningstar | 3 / 5 Stars |
| Lipper | 5 5 1 1 4 |
| Zacks Investment Research | 1 (Strong Buy) |
| Standard & Poor's | 5 / 5 Stars |
| TheStreet.com | B (Buy) |
Fund Overview
The investment seeks to provide investment results that will match 200% of the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index®. The fund invests in the common stock of companies that are generally within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments, which primarily consist of equity index swaps, futures contracts, and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. It invests at least 80% of net assets in financial instruments with economic characteristics that should perform similarly to the securities of companies in the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 03.31.2012 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 45.8% |
| 1 Year | 31.3% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 62.9% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 8.7% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 3.1% |
Performance
The fund has returned 31.31 percent over the past year, 62.91 percent over the past three years, 8.68 percent over the past five years, and 3.12 percent over the past decade.
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000
Updated 03.31.2012
Holdings
Asset Allocation
| % Long | % Short | % Net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 31.45 | 0.0 | 31.45 |
| Stocks | 64.62 | 0.23 | 64.39 |
| Bonds | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Foreign Bonds | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Foreign Stocks | 4.46 | 0.0 | 4.46 |
| Convertible | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Preferred | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Updated 02.29.2012
Top Holdings
Performance as of 03.31.2012
Portfolio as of 02.29.2012
| Ticker | YTD Return % | % Net Assets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | AAPL | 52.75 | 11.88 |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 25.15 | 6.29 |
| Google, Inc. A | GOOG | 0.16 | 3.73 |
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 15.36 | 3.48 |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 17.9 | 3.23 |
Fees
Rydex Dynamic Nasdaq-100 2X Strategy has an expense ratio of 1.92 percent.
