DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Inception Date |
1/24/2012 |
| Mandatory Maturity Date |
5/7/2013 |
| NASDAQ Ticker Symbol |
CGDOAX |
| Trust Structure |
Grantor |
| Inception Unit Price |
$10.000000 |
| Inception Bid Price1 |
$9.900000 |
| Maturity Price (as of 5/7/2013)2 |
$10.378800 |
| Historical Annual Dividend Distribution3 |
$0.625500 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Cash |
40167T267 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Reinvest |
40167T275 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Fee/Reinvest |
40167T291 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Fee/Cash |
40167T283 |
1 The "Inception Bid Price" represents the net asset value of one unit of a trust excluding any deferred sales charge, if applicable.
2 The "Maturity Price" represents the proceeds per unit received by unitholders upon termination of the trust.
3 The Historical Annual Dividend Distribution is as of date of deposit. The amount of distributions of the Trust may be lower or greater than the above-stated amount due to certain factors that may include, but are not limited to, a change in the dividends paid by issuers, a change in Trust expenses or the sale or maturity of securities in the portfolio. Fees and expenses of the Trust may vary as a result of a variety of factors including the Trust's size, redemption activity, brokerage and other transaction costs and extraordinary expenses.
Investment Objective
The Guggenheim Discount Opportunity Strategy Portfolio of CEFs, Series 1 ("Trust") seeks to
provide capital appreciation.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
The Trust will invest in common shares of
closed-end investment companies (“closed-end
funds”) that are currently trading at a greater
discount to their net asset value (“NAV
Discount”) than their historical NAV Discount
over the past two years. The Trust seeks capital
appreciation by selecting closed-end funds
that the sponsor believes have the potential to
narrow the gap between their current NAV
Discount and their historical NAV Discount.
The Trust portfolio will include a variety of
closed-end funds, including general equity
funds, taxable fixed-income funds and
balanced/multi-asset funds. The closed-end
funds will invest in securities of a variety of
asset classes. These asset classes include, but
are not limited to:
- high-yield securities or “junk” bonds;
- convertible securities;
- preferred securities;
- real estate investment trusts (“REITs”);
- senior loans;
- corporate bonds;
- government bonds;
- options;
- foreign securities, including securities
of companies located in emerging
markets; and
- equities.
Please see “Principal Risks” and
“Investment Risks” for a description of the
risks of investing in each of these asset classes.
An investment can be made in the closed-end funds without paying the sales fee, operating
expenses and organization costs of the Trust.
The Sponsor, with the assistance of
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
("GPIM"), an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners,
LLC, has selected the securities to be included in
the Trust’s portfolio according to the selection
criteria described below.
See “Investment Policies” in Part B of the
prospectus for additional information.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Trust’s portfolio was constructed and the
securities were selected three business days prior
to the initial date of deposit (the “Inception
Date”) according to the selection criteria
described below.
The security selection process begins by
identifying the entire universe of U.S.-listed closed-end funds. Each closed-end fund is then
ranked for each the two factors listed below on a
scale of 1 through 10, where “1” represents the
10% of closed-end funds ranked highest in a
given factor and “10” represents the 10% of
closed-end funds ranked lowest in a given factor.
- Current NAV Discount compared to the
closed-end fund’s two-year historical
NAV Discount
- Six-month market price momentum
The 40 closed-end funds with the highest
average of the two rankings (where ties are broken
by selecting the closed-end fund with the higher
trading liquidity) will be selected for the Trust
portfolio, subject to the following constraints:
- Minimum per share price of $5 as of the
selection date;
- Exclude closed-end funds that have a
net asset value of less than $100
million;
- Exclude securities with 30-days average
trading volume of less than $400,000 (or
less than the median universe average
trading volume if that is less than
$400,000);
- Exclude closed-end funds in the initial
universe ranked in the bottom 20% in
each of the following three metrics:
1. Current NAV Discount
2. Current NAV Discount compared to
the closed-end fund’s two-year
historical NAV Discount
3. Six-month market price momentum - No more than 50% of the Trust portfolio
will comprise closed-end funds
classified as equity funds;
- No more than 50% of the Trust portfolio
will comprise closed-end funds
classified as taxable fixed-income funds;
- No more than 30% of the Trust portfolio
will comprise closed-end funds
classified as balanced/multi-asset funds;
- No more than 20% of the Trust portfolio
will comprise closed-end funds
classified as tax-exempt fixed-income
funds; and
- No more than 15% of the Trust portfolio
will comprise closed-end funds with
similar investment strategy categories.
The 40 closed-end funds selected for the
portfolio will be approximately equallyweighted
as of the selection date.
Some of the securities held by the closed-end funds are income-producing securities,
including corporate bonds, preferred securities
and high-yield bonds. High-yield or “junk”
bonds, the generic names for bonds rated below
investment-grade, are frequently issued by
corporations in the growth stage of their
development or by established companies who
are highly leveraged or whose operations or
industries are depressed. Obligations rated
below investment-grade should be considered
speculative as these ratings indicate a quality of
less than investment-grade. Because high-yield
bonds are generally subordinated obligations and
are perceived by investors to be riskier than
higher rated securities, their prices tend to
fluctuate more than higher rated securities and
are affected by short-term credit developments
to a greater degree.
See “Description of Ratings” in Part B of
the prospectus for additional information
regarding the ratings criteria.
RISKS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
As with all investments, you may lose some
or all of your investment in the Trust. No
assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment
objective will be achieved. The trust also might
not perform as well as you expect. This can
happen for reasons such as these:
- Securities prices can be volatile. The
value of your investment may fall over
time. Market value fluctuates in response
to various factors. These can include stock
market movements, purchases or sales of
securities by the Trust, government policies, litigation, and changes in interest
rates, inflation, the financial condition of
the securities’ issuer or even perceptions
of the issuer. Units of the Trust are not
deposits of any bank and are not insured
or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
- Due to the current state of the economy,
the value of the securities held by the Trust may be subject to steep declines or
increased volatility due to changes in
performance or perception of the
issuers. Starting in December 2007,
economic activity declined across all
sectors of the economy, and the United
States experienced increased
unemployment. The economic crisis
affected the global economy with
European and Asian markets also
suffering historic losses. Standard &
Poor’s Rating Services recently lowered
its long-term sovereign credit rating on the
United States to “AA+” from “AAA,”
which could lead to increased interest
rates and volatility. Extraordinary steps
have been taken by the governments of
several leading countries to combat the
economic crisis; however, the impact of
these measures is not yet fully known and
cannot be predicted.
- The Trust includes closed-end funds.
Closed-end funds are actively managed
investment companies that invest in
various types of securities. Closed-end
funds issue common shares that are
traded on a securities exchange. Closed-
End Funds are subject to various risks,
including management’s ability to meet
the closed-end fund’s investment
objective and to manage the closed-fund
fund’s portfolio during periods of market
turmoil and as investors’ perceptions regarding closed-end Funds or their
underlying investments change. Closed-
End Funds are not redeemable at the
option of the shareholder and they may
trade in the market at a discount to their
net asset value. Closed-end funds may
also employ the use of leverage which
increases risk and volatility. Instability in
the auction rate preferred shares market
may affect the volatility of closed-end
funds that use such instruments to
provide leverage.
- Certain closed-end funds held by the Trust invest in common stocks.
Common stocks represent a proportional
share of ownership in a company.
Common stock prices fluctuate for
several reasons including changes in
investors’ perceptions of the financial
condition of an issuer, changes in the
general condition of the relevant stock
market, such as the market volatility
recently exhibited, or when political or
economic events affect the issuers.
Common stock prices may also be
particularly sensitive to rising interest
rates, as the cost of capital rises and
borrowing costs increase.
- The value of the fixed-income
securities in the closed-end funds will
generally fall if interest rates, in
general, rise. Typically, fixed-income
securities with longer periods before
maturity are more sensitive to interest
rate changes.
- A closed-end fund or an issuer of
securities held by a closed-end fund
may be unwilling or unable to make
principal payments and/or to declare
distributions in the future, may call a
security before its stated maturity, or
may reduce the level of distributions declared. This may result in a reduction
in the value of your units.
- The financial condition of a Closed-
End Fund or an issuer of securities
held by a closed-end fund may
worsen, resulting in a reduction in
the value of your units. This may
occur at any point in time, including
during the primary offering period.
- Certain closed-end funds held by the Trust invest in bonds that are rated
below investment-grade and are
considered to be “junk” securities.
Below investment-grade obligations are
considered to be speculative and are
subject to greater market and credit risks,
and accordingly, the risk of non-payment
or default is higher than with investment-grade
securities. In addition, such
securities may be more sensitive to
interest rate changes and more likely to
receive early returns of principal.
- Certain closed-end funds held by the Trust may invest in bonds that are
rated as investment-grade by only one
rating agency. As a result, such split-rated
securities may have more
speculative characteristics and are subject
to a greater risk of default than securities
rated as investment-grade by more than
one rating agency.
- Certain closed-end funds held by
the Trust invest in senior loans.
Borrowers under senior loans may
default on their obligations to pay
principal or interest when due. This nonpayment
would result in a reduction of
income to the applicable closed-end
fund, a reduction in the value of the
senior loan experiencing non-payment
and a decrease in the net asset value of the closed-end fund. Although senior
loans in which the closed-end funds
invest may be secured by specific
collateral, there can be no assurance that
liquidation of collateral would satisfy
the borrower’s obligation in the event of
non-payment of scheduled principal or
interest or that such collateral could be
readily liquidated.
Senior loans in which the closed-end
funds invest:
— generally are of below investment-grade
credit quality;
— may be unrated at the time of
investment;
— generally are not registered with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) or any state
securities commission; and
— generally are not listed on any
securities exchange.
In addition, the amount of public
information available on senior loans
generally is less extensive than that
available for other types of assets. - Certain closed-end funds held by
the Trust invest in convertible
securities. Convertible securities
generally offer lower interest or
dividend yields than non-convertible
fixed-income securities of similar credit
quality because of the potential for
capital appreciation. The market values
of convertible securities tend to decline
as interest rates increase and,
conversely, to increase as interest rates
decline. However, a convertible security’s market value also tends to
reflect the market price of the common
stock of the issuing company,
particularly when that stock price is
greater than the convertible security’s
“conversion price.” Convertible
securities fall below debt obligations of
the same issuer in order of preference or
priority in the event of a liquidation and
are typically unrated or rated lower than
such debt obligations.
- Certain closed-end funds held by the Trust invest in call options. The call
writing portion of the investment strategy
of the closed-end funds may not be
successful in that the closed-end funds
may not realize the full appreciation of
stocks on which the closed-end funds
have written call options. The ability to
successfully implement the closed-end
fund’s investment strategy depends on
the closed-end fund’s adviser’s ability
to predict pertinent market movements,
which cannot be assured.
- The value of a call option held by a
closed-end fund may be adversely
affected if the market for the option
becomes less liquid or smaller. The
value of an option will be affected by
changes in the value and dividend rates
of the stock subject to the option, an
increase in interest rates, a change in the
actual and perceived volatility of the
stock market and the common stock, and
the remaining time to expiration.
- Certain closed-end funds held by
the Trust invest in foreign securities.
Investment in foreign securities
presents additional risk. Foreign risk is
the risk that foreign securities will be
more volatile than U.S. securities due
to such factors as adverse economic, currency, political, social or regulatory
developments in a country, including
government seizure of assets,
excessive taxation, limitations on the
use or transfer of assets, the lack of
liquidity or regulatory controls with
respect to certain industries or
differing legal and/or accounting
standards.
- Certain closed-end funds held by the Trust invest in securities issued by
companies headquartered or
incorporated in countries considered
to be emerging markets. Emerging
markets are generally defined as
countries with low per capita income in
the initial stages of their industrialization
cycles. Risks of investing in developing
or emerging countries include the
possibility of investment and trading
limitations, liquidity concerns, delays
and disruptions in settlement
transactions, political uncertainties and
dependence on international trade and
development assistance. Companies
headquartered in emerging market
countries may be exposed to greater
volatility and market risk.
- Closed-end funds held by the Trust
invest in municipal bonds. Municipal
bonds are long-term fixed rate debt
obligations that decline in value with
increases in interest rates, an issuer’s
worsening financial condition, a drop
in bond ratings or when there is a
decrease in the federal income tax
rate. Typically, bonds with longer
periods before maturity are more
sensitive to interest rate changes.
Municipal bonds generally generate
income exempt from federal income
taxation, but may be subject to the
alternative minimum tax. In addition, some or all of the income generated
by a closed-end fund may not be
exempt from regular federal or state
income taxes and as a result, the
related income paid by the Trust may
also be subject to regular federal and
state income taxes. Capital gains, if
any, may be subject to tax.
- Current economic conditions may
lead to limited liquidity and greater
volatility. The markets for fixed-income
securities, such as those held by
the closed-end funds, may experience
periods of illiquidity and volatility.
General market uncertainty and
consequent repricing risk have led to
market imbalances of sellers and
buyers, which in turn have resulted in
significant valuation uncertainties in a
variety of fixed-income securities.
These conditions resulted, and in many
cases continue to result in, greater
volatility, less liquidity, widening credit
spreads and a lack of price
transparency, with many debt securities
remaining illiquid and of uncertain
value. These market conditions may
make valuation of some of the
securities held by a closed-end fund
uncertain and/or result in sudden and
significant valuation increases or
declines in its holdings.
- Inflation may lead to a decrease in the
value of assets or income from
investments.
- The Sponsor does not actively manage
the portfolio. The Trust will generally
hold, and may, when creating additional
units, continue to buy, the same securities
even though a security’s outlook, market
value or yield may have changed.
- Please note that the Sponsor or an affiliate may be engaged as a service provider to certain closed-end funds held by the Trust and therefore certain fees paid by the Trust to such closed-end funds will be paid to the Sponsor or an affiliate for its services to such closed-end funds. In addition to the expenses of the units of the Trust, the Trust is subject to various expenses of closed-end funds. Please see the Trust prospectus for more complete risk information.
See “Investment Risks” in Part A of the
prospectus and “Risk Factors” in Part B of the
prospectus for additional information.
Please see the Trust prospectus for more complete risk information.
Unit Investment Trusts ("UITs") are fixed and not actively managed. An investment in this fixed portfolio should be made with an understanding of the risks involved with owning various types of investments. Industry predictions may not materialize and securities selected for the Trust may not participate in overall industry growth, if any. Units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original price.
This UIT is part of a long-term strategy, and investors should consider their ability to invest in successive portfolios, if available, at the applicable sales charge. Investors should consult an attorney or tax advisor regarding tax consequences associated with an investment from one series to the next, if available, and with the purchase or sale of units. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC does not offer tax advice.