Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust Files DEF 14A Proxy Statement

TL;DR

Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust filed its proxy statement. No fee. Shareholders vote soon.

AI Summary

Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust filed a DEF 14A proxy statement on June 28, 2024, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The filing pertains to the Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) and indicates no filing fee was required. The company's principal business address is in Rockville, MD.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with important information regarding proxy voting for the Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, impacting their governance and investment decisions.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine proxy filing (DEF 14A) and does not contain new material financial information or significant corporate actions.

Key Numbers

• 811-02753 — SEC File Number (Identifies the specific SEC filing for the registrant.)

Key Players & Entities

• Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust (company) — Registrant
• Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) (company) — Specific Fund Series
• 20240628 (date) — Filing Date
• 20240722 (date) — Report Period End Date

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $8,000 — which are estimated to be approximately $8,000. The Fund will bear the explicit transa

Filing Documents

• d845384ddef14a.htm (DEF 14A) — 168KB
• g845384g0628150018422.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 2KB
• g845384g30a01.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 293KB
• g845384g30a02.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 119KB
• g845384g30a03.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 327KB
• g845384g30a04.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 198KB
• 0001193125-24-172282.txt ( ) — 1463KB
• S000010062
• C000027861

From the Filing

DEF 14A 1 d845384ddef14a.htm DEF 14A DEF 14A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant Filed by a Party other than the Registrant Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) Definitive Proxy Statement Definitive Additional Materials Soliciting Material Pursuant to 240.14a-12 GUGGENHEIM VARIABLE FUNDS TRUST (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): No fee required. Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. (1)Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2)Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3)Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4)Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5)Total fee paid: Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1)Amount Previously Paid: (2)Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3)Filing Party: (4)Date Filed: GUGGENHEIM VARIABLE FUNDS TRUST Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) 702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 200 Rockville, Maryland 20850 (301) 296-5100 June 28, 2024 Dear Shareholder: On behalf of the Board of Trustees (the Board) of Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust (the Trust), we are pleased to invite you to a special meeting of shareholders (with any postponements or adjournments, the Special Meeting) of Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) (the Fund), a series of the Trust. The Special Meeting is scheduled to be held on July 22, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., local time, at the offices of Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Although the separate accounts of certain insurance companies (each, a Participating Insurance Company) are the only shareholders of record of the Fund, owners of a variable annuity contract or a variable life insurance policy (a Policy and each owner of such Policies, a Policy Owner), with some or all of their Policy value allocated to the Fund have the right to give voting instructions to the Participating Insurance Company that issued the Policy with respect to the shares of the Fund attributable to the Policy for purposes of the Special Meeting as though they were a direct shareholder of the Fund. For ease of reference, Policy Owners are also referred to as shareholders of the Fund and a voting instruction is referred to as a vote. Each Participating Insurance Company is expected to vote shares of the Fund held by its separate account in accordance with instructions received from Policy Owners. Participating Insurance Companies are being asked to submit votes by authorizing proxies on the enclosed proxy card regarding a proposal to liquidate the Fund pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation (as defined below) (the Liquidation Proposal), as described below and in the enclosed proxy materials. Policy Owners are being asked to provide their voting instructions to the Participating Insurance Company that issued their Policy on the Liquidation Proposal on the enclosed voting instruction card. More information about the Plan of Liquidation is available in the enclosed proxy materials. At meetings held on January 17 and 24, February 28-29, May 20-21 and 24, 2024, the Board considered, and on May 24, 2024, the Board approved, a proposal to liquidate the Fund pursuant to a plan of liquidation (the Plan of Liquidation), subject to approval by shareholders of the Fund. The Board recommends that the shareholders of the Fund vote FOR the Plan of Liquidation. Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares of the Fund you own through your Policy. Whether or not you expect to attend the Special Meeting in person, please read the enclosed Proxy Statement and cast your vote promptly. Policy Owners may cast their vote by completing, signing and returning the enclosed voting instruction card by mail in the postage-paid envelope provided or by following the instructions on the voting instruction card for casting their vote on the Internet or by touch-tone telephone. Participating Insurance Companies may case their vote by completing the enclosed proxy card in the same manner. 1 You may receive separate voting instruction cards or proxy cards if you own shares of the Fund through or in more than one Policy or account. You should vote each card received. A Participating Ins

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