- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Rockville, MD 20850 Rockville MD United States of America 20850
- IPO Date
- Apr 2, 1998
- Business
- Rydex Transportation Inv (RYPIX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Transportation Companies traded in the U.S., including those involved in providing transportation services or the design, manufacture, and sale of transportation equipment and related components; it may invest significantly in small- to mid-sized capitalization companies and employs a blend investment style focused on the industrials sector. Core holdings as of the latest available data include Tesla Inc. (11.05%), Uber Technologies Inc. (4.78%), Union Pacific Corp. (4.56%), and United Parcel Service Inc. (3.59%), with top sectors comprising industrials (54.16%), consumer cyclical (38.24%), and technology (7.10%); the fund maintains geographic diversification with 80.36% in U.S. stocks, 19.15% in non-U.S. stocks, and allocations to regions such as Canada, emerging Asia, and the Eurozone. Launched on April 2, 1998, and domiciled in the United States with total net assets of approximately $6.07 million for the fund and $3.65 million for the Investor Class share, RYPIX is managed by a team including Michael Byrum (since inception), Adrian Bachman, Brendan Cain, Spencer Crane, and Scott Miller (since July 8, 2022), with Security Investors, LLC serving as investment adviser and Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC as distributor; it features a net expense ratio of 1.40% and is available primarily to U.S. investors with a minimum initial investment of $2,500. The Investor Class (RYPIX) operates alongside other share classes including A (RYTSX), C (RYCNX), and H (RYPAX), all under the Rydex fund type within Guggenheim Investments. No major strategic changes, such as partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, new product launches, or reorganizations, have been publicly reported for the fund within the last 1-2 years, with ongoing team management and standard annual distributions (most recent dividend $0.286113 and capital gain $0.489552) reflecting stable operations.