Rydex is proving that it’s possible for mutual funds to be creative in how they use exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The provider is launching a new long-short index mutual fund that takes a fund-of-funds approach, says Murray Coleman of Index Universe. The idea will be to invest in alternative benchmarks, and the fund will allocate its assets to five strategies in five segments using ETFs or mutual funds.
The fund takes a fresh approach using the following allocations, in order of total assets:
- The Rydex Managed Futures Strategy Fund (RYMFX)
- PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest (DBV)
- The Rydex Commodities Strategies Fund (RYMEX)
- The Rydex Real Estate Fund (RYREX)
- The Rydex Alternative Strategies Allocation Fund (RYFOX)
The fund rebalances monthly, but can do so more often. The annual expense ratio is 1.75%, and no fund of fund fees are charged.
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