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N-8F 1 rydexetftrustformn-8f.htm N-8F Document

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM N-8F

APPLICATION FOR DEREGISTRATION

OF CERTAIN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES

I. General Identifying Information


1.	Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions, see Instruction 1);

[X] Merger

[ ] Liquidation

[ ] Abandonment of Registration

(Note: Abandonments of Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24 and 25 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form).

[ ] Election of status as a Business Development Company

(Note: Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through 10 of this form and complete verification at the end of this form).


2.	Name of fund: Rydex ETF Trust. At the time of the Merger, each existing series of Rydex ETF Trust was as follows:

Guggenheim S&P 100^® Equal Weight ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Energy ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Financials ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Health Care ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Industrials ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Materials ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Technology ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Equal Weight Utilities ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Pure Growth ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Pure Value ETF

Guggenheim S&P 500^® Top 50 ETF

Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400^® Equal Weight ETF

Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400^® Pure Growth ETF

Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400^® Pure Value ETF

Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600^® Equal Weight ETF

Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600^® Pure Growth ETF

Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600^® Pure Value ETF

Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF

Guggenheim Multi-Factor Large Cap ETF


3.	Securities and Exchange Commission File No: 811-21261


4.	Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F?

[X] Initial Application [ ] Amendment


5.	Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):

702 King Farm Boulevard

Suite 200

Rockville, Maryland 20850


6.	Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form:

Laura E. Flores

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 373-6101


7.	Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for maintenance and preservation of fund records in accordance with rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a‑1, .31a-2]:

Security Investors, LLC d/b/a Guggenheim Investments (records relating to its functions as investment adviser)

702 King Farm Boulevard

Suite 200

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(301) 296-5100

MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC (records relating to its functions as administrator)

805 King Farm Boulevard

Suite 600

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(240) 614-4821

The Bank of New York Mellon (records relating to its functions as fund accountant and transfer agent)

One Wall Street

New York, New York 10286

(718) 315-4311

Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (records relating to its functions as principal underwriter)

227 West Monroe Street

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(312) 357-0287

NOTE: Once deregistered a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records described in rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified in those rules.


8.	Classification of fund (check only one):

[X] Management company;

[ ] Unit investment trust; or

[ ] Face-amount certificate company.


9.	Sub-classification if the fund is a management company (check only one):

[X] Open-end [ ] Closed-end


10.	State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts):

Delaware


11.	Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those advisers have been terminated:

Security Investors, LLC

702 King Farm Boulevard

Suite 200

Rockville, Maryland 20850


12.	Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those underwriters have been terminated:

Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC

227 West Monroe Street

Chicago, Illinois 60606


13.	If the fund is a unit investment trust (“UIT”) provide:

(a) Depositor’s name(s) and address(es):

(b) Trustee’s name(s) and address(es):


14.	Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for investment in the fund (e.g., an insurance company separate account)?

[ ] Yes [X] No

If Yes, for each UIT state:

Name(s):

File No.: 811-_____

Business Address:


15.	(a) Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?

[X] Yes [ ] No

If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: November 16, 2017

If No, explain:

(b) Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?

[X] Yes [ ] No

If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place: February 16, 2018, March 16, 2018 and March 26, 2018

If No, explain:

II. Distributions to Shareholders


16.	Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation?

[X] Yes [ ] No

(a) If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions: April 6, 2018

(b) Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?

[X] Yes [ ] No

(d) If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to shareholders. For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used and explain how it was calculated:

(e) Liquidations only:

Were any distributions to shareholders made in kind?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If Yes, indicate the percentages of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other affiliation of shareholders:


17.	Closed-end funds only:

Has the fund issued senior securities?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior security holders and distributions to other shareholders:


18.	Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund’s shareholders?

[X] Yes [ ] No

If No,

(a) How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is filed?

(b) Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund:


19.	Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in complete liquidation of their interests?

[ ] Yes [X] No

If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders:

III. Assets and Liabilities


20.	Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed?

(See question 18 above)

[ ] Yes [X] No

If Yes,

(a) Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed:

(b) Why has the fund retained the remaining assets?

[ ] Yes [ ] No


21.	Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any other liabilities?

[ ] Yes [X] No

If Yes,

(a) Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability:

(b) How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other liabilities?

IV. Information About Event(s) Leading to Request for Deregistration


22.	(a) List the expenses incurred in connection with the Merger or Liquidation:

(i) Legal expenses: See below.

(ii) Accounting expenses: See below.

(iii) Other expenses (list and identify separately): See below.

(iv) Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): See below.


(b)	How were those expenses allocated? See below.


(c)	Who paid the expenses? See below.


(d)	How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)? See below.

All expenses of the merger, including all legal, accounting and other expenses, were borne by Security Investors, LLC, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC and/or their affiliates. No merger-related expense was allocated to the Funds, and there were no unamortized expenses to be paid in connection with the merger.


23.	Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation?

[ ] Yes [X] No

If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commission’s notice and order or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date the application was filed:

V. Conclusion of Fund Business


24.	Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding?

[ ] Yes [X] No

If Yes, describe the nature of any litigation or proceeding and the position taken by the fund in that litigation:


25.	Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for winding up its affairs?

[ ] Yes [X] No

If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:

VI. Mergers Only

26. (a) State the name of the fund surviving the Merger:

PowerShares Exchange Traded Fund Trust

PowerShares S&P 100^® Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Consumer Staples Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Energy Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Financials Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Health Care Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Industrials Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Materials Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Real Estate Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Technology Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Equal Weight Utilities Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500^® Top 50 Portfolio

PowerShares S&P MidCap 400^® Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares S&P MidCap 400^® Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares S&P MidCap 400^® Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P SmallCap 600^® Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares S&P SmallCap 600^® Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares S&P SmallCap 600^® Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II

PowerShares MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust

PowerShares Multi-Factor Large Cap Portfolio

(b) State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger:

PowerShares Exchange Traded Fund Trust: 811-21265

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II: 811-21977

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust: 811-23304

(c) If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and date the agreement was filed:

A copy of the final Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, as executed, was filed as Exhibit 4 to Post-Effective No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 of each of PowerShares Exchange Traded Fund Trust (File No. 333-221696), PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (File No. 333-221698) and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust (333-221702), each as filed with the Commission on April 26, 2018.

(d) If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed with the Commission, provide a copy of the agreement as an exhibit to this form.

VERIFICATION

The undersigned states that (i) she has executed this Form N-8F application for an order under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of Rydex ETF Trust, (ii) she is the President and Trustee of Rydex ETF Trust, and (iii) all actions by shareholders, directors, and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file this Form N-8F application have been taken. The undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this Form N-8F application are true to the best of her knowledge, information, and belief.

By: /s/ Amy J. Lee

Amy J. Lee

President and Trustee