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Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund Class A GIBAX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 23.57  /  −0.04 %
  • Total Assets 32.0B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.760%
  • Expense Ratio 0.770%
  • Distribution Fee Level Average
  • Share Class Type Front Load
  • Category Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Moderate
  • Min. Initial Investment 2,500
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 4.83%
  • Effective Duration 6.44 years

USD | NAV as of Jul 17, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 17, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis GIBAX

Will GIBAX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable GIBAX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the GIBAX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of GIBAX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Guggenheim Total Return Bond has validated its approach.

Senior Principal Eric Jacobson

Eric Jacobson

Senior Principal

Summary

Former CIO Scott Minerd, who passed away in 2022, developed the approach. It’s a distinctive framework that draws on lessons from behavioral finance to decentralize decision-making among groups focused on macro research, sector research, portfolio construction, and portfolio management. Each group uses a deliberate, slowed-down process to avoid mistakes. This fund and its siblings have very strong records, including over the more than three years since Minerd’s passing.

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Portfolio Holdings GIBAX

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Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Federal National Mortgage Association 5%

4.72 2B
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 3%

3.04 1B
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5%

2.20 833M
Securitized

Government National Mortgage Association 5%

2.14 807M
Securitized

United States Treasury Notes 4%

1.41 534M
Government

United States Treasury Notes 1.875%

1.38 521M
Government

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%

1.37 519M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 5%

1.35 511M
Securitized

United States Treasury Bonds 4.375%

1.24 469M
Government

U.S. Treasury Bond Stripped Principal Payment

1.17 443M
Government

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