Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund (SAOAX)

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Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund (SAOAX) is up 11.4% since the beginning of the year. SAOAX is currently trading at $34 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of SAOAX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,315.

Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund (SAOAX) has returned 11.44% so far this year and 13.86% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SAOAX has returned 3.41% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2004, SAOAX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.58%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 10.0 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Oct 2011 with a return of +17.0%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -17.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, SAOAX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 3, 2025 with a return of +49.2%, while the worst single day was Apr 2, 2025 at -35.1%.

Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.58%, beta of 0.62, and R2 of 0.33 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 2004.

• This fund participated in 77.44% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 68.12% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.62 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.33 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.33 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

SAOAX has a high expense ratio of 1.76%, indicating above-average management fees.

SAOAX ranks 34 for risk / return — below 34% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund provided a 0.64% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.22 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund was 52.28%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 480 trading sessions.

The current Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund drawdown is 5.90%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.