Rydex Banking Fund Class A (RYBKX)

Fund Assets	12.66M
Expense Ratio	1.65%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	280.00%
Dividend (ttm)	4.04
Dividend Yield	3.30%
Dividend Growth	21.31%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 16, 2025

Previous Close	122.16
YTD Return	16.26%
1-Year Return	33.50%
5-Year Return	53.76%
52-Week Low	96.62
52-Week High	123.25
Beta (5Y)	1.46
Holdings	79
Inception Date	Sep 1, 2004

About RYBKX

Rydex Banking Fund Class A is a mutual fund focused on capital appreciation by investing primarily in companies operating within the banking sector. The fund targets a broad range of banking-related businesses, including commercial banks and their holding companies, making it highly concentrated in the financial industry. Managed by a team at Security Investors, LLC, the fund takes a non-diversified approach, which allows it to allocate a larger portion of its assets into select issuers compared to diversified funds, potentially increasing both return potential and sector-specific risk. With a history dating back to 2004, it offers annual distributions when applicable and maintains a net expense ratio of 1.65%. The fund typically holds a substantial number of individual positions, with recent reports indicating 84 holdings and total assets of approximately $27 million. Rydex Banking Fund Class A serves investors seeking targeted exposure to the banking sector, providing an option to directly participate in the performance trends of the U.S. and global banking industries.

• Fund Family: Rydex Funds
• Category: Financial
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: RYBKX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

RYBKX had a total return of 33.50% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.12%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FFSIX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund - Class I	0.72%
FSRBX	Fidelity	Fidelity Select Banking Portfolio	0.69%
FSPCX	Fidelity	Fidelity Select Insurance Portfolio	0.68%
FIKBX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund - Class Z	0.59%
FSVLX	Fidelity	Fidelity Select FinTech Portfolio	0.74%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
RYKIX	Investor Class	1.39%
RYKAX	Class H	1.65%
RYKCX	Class C	2.41%

Top 10 Holdings

34.02% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	JPM	4.03%
Bank of America Corporation	BAC	3.94%
Citigroup Inc.	C	3.89%
Wells Fargo & Company	WFC	3.81%
Capital One Financial Corporation	COF	3.68%
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	PNC	3.20%
U.S. Bancorp	USB	3.13%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation	BNY	3.13%
Nu Holdings Ltd.	NU	2.78%
Truist Financial Corporation	TFC	2.44%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 16, 2025	$4.03649	Dec 16, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$3.32733	Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2023	$1.23313	Dec 12, 2023
Dec 20, 2022	$2.5922	Dec 20, 2022
Dec 8, 2021	$0.49619	Dec 8, 2021
Dec 9, 2020	$2.25783	Dec 9, 2020

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Aug 13, 2026

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