DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Inception Date |
9/16/2009 |
| Mandatory Maturity Date |
12/15/2010 |
| NASDAQ Ticker Symbol |
CSEATX |
| Trust Structure |
Grantor |
| Inception Unit Price |
$10.000000 |
| Inception Bid Price1 |
$9.900000 |
| Maturity Price (as of 12/15/2010)2 |
$10.983100 |
| Historical Annual Dividend Distribution3 |
$0.119000 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Cash |
18387D189 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Reinvest |
18387D197 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Fee/Reinvest |
18387D213 |
| CUSIP - Monthly-Fee/Cash |
18387D205 |
1 The "Inception Bid Price" represents the net asset value of one unit of a trust excluding any deferred sales charge, if applicable.
2 The "Maturity Price" represents the proceeds per unit received by unitholders upon termination of the trust.
3 The Historical Annual Dividend Distribution is as of date of deposit. The amount of distributions of the Trust may be lower or greater than the above-stated amount due to certain factors that may include, but are not limited to, a change in the dividends paid by issuers, a change in Trust expenses or the sale or maturity of securities in the portfolio. Fees and expenses of the Trust may vary as a result of a variety of factors including the Trust's size, redemption activity, brokerage and other transaction costs and extraordinary expenses.
Investment Objective
The Strategic Equity Allocation Trust, Series 20 ("Trust") seeks to maximize total return through investing in U.S.-listed stocks of large-capitalization, mid-capitalization and small-capitalization (“multi-cap”) companies.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
The Trust includes stocks of companies that the Sponsor believes are well positioned to meet the Trust’s investment objective. The Trust includes large-capitalization, mid-capitalization and small-capitalization stocks. Within each of these capitalization ranges, the Trust contains stocks from both the value and growth investment styles, in approximately equal proportions.
The portfolio provides a high level of diversification by selecting stocks from 10 of the sectors of the economy as defined by Global Industry Classification Standards (“GICS”) in weights that approximate the Russell 3000® Index, a broad-market, multi-cap index of U.S.-listed securities.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Sponsor selects companies that it believes are core holdings of a well-diversified, multi-cap portfolio. To select the portfolio the Sponsor follows a disciplined process which includes both quantitative screening and qualitative analysis.
The Sponsor begins with the companies currently in the Russell 3000® Index and separates these 3,000 companies into sixty groups based on capitalization, style and GICS sector. The Sponsor then reduces the 3,000 companies to approximately 500 by performing quantitative screening based primarily on factors such as, but not limited to:
- Valuation. The Sponsor may screen for reasonably valued companies based on measures such as price-to-earnings, price-to-book and price-to-cash flow.
- Growth. The Sponsor may screen for companies with a history of better than average growth of revenues, earnings and dividends (if applicable).
- Profitability. The Sponsor may screen for companies with a history of consistent and high profitability as measured by return-on-assets, return-on-equity, gross margin and net margin.
The Sponsor then reduces the 500 companies to 102 by performing qualitative analysis based on factors such as, but not limited to:
- Balance Sheet. The Sponsor favors companies who possess overall financial strength and exhibit balance sheet improvements relative to their peers and the marketplace.
- Valuation. The Sponsor favors companies whose valuations appear to be attractive based on measures such as price-to-earnings, price-to-book and price-to-cash flow.
- Growth. The Sponsor favors companies with a history of (and prospects for) above average growth of revenues, earnings and dividends (if applicable).
- Profitability. The Sponsor favors companies with a history of (and prospects for) consistent and high profitability as measured by return-on-assets, return-on-equity, gross margin and net margin.
For the final step the Sponsor weights the selected stocks so that the portfolio has a capitalization, style, and sector representation that closely resembles that of the Russell 3000® Index.
The Russell 3000® Index
The Russell 3000® Index offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U. S. market. The Russell 3000® is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
RISKS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
As with all investments, you may lose some or all of your investment in the Trust. No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved. The Trust also might not perform as well as you expect. This can happen for reasons such as these:
- Stock prices can be volatile. The value of your investment may fall over time. Market value fluctuates in response to various factors. These can include stock market movements, purchases or sales of securities by the Trust, government policies, litigation, and changes in interest rates, inflation, the financial condition of the securities’ issuer or even perceptions of the issuer. Units of the Trust are not deposits of any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
- Due to the current state of the economy, the value of the securities held by the Trust may be subject to steep declines or increased volatility due to changes in performance or perception of the issuers. In the last year, economic activity has declined across all sectors of the economy, and the United States is experiencing increased unemployment. The current economic crisis has affected the global economy with European and Asian markets also suffering historic losses. Extraordinary steps have been taken by the governments of several leading economic countries to combat the economic crisis; however, the impact of these measures is not yet known and cannot be predicted.
- The Trust invests in stocks issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies. These stocks customarily involve more investment risk than stocks of large-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be vulnerable to adverse general market or economic developments.
- The Trust invests in U.S.-listed foreign securities. The Trust’s investment in U.S.-listed foreign securities presents additional risk. Securities of foreign issuers present risks beyond those of domestic securities. More specifically, foreign risk is the risk that foreign securities will be more volatile than U.S. securities due to such factors as adverse economic, currency, political, social or regulatory developments in a country, including government seizure of assets, excessive taxation, limitations on the use or transfer of assets, the lack of liquidity or regulatory controls with respect to certain industries or differing legal and/or accounting standards.
- Share prices or dividend rates on the securities in the Trust may decline during the life of the Trust. There is no guarantee that the issuers of the securities will declare dividends in the future and, if declared, whether they will remain at current levels or increase over time.
- The Sponsor does not actively manage the portfolio. The Trust will generally hold, and may continue to buy, the same securities even though a security’s outlook, market value or yield may have changed.
- Inflation may lead to a decrease in the value of assets or income from investments.
Please see the Trust prospectus for more complete risk information.
Unit Investment Trusts (“UITs”) are fixed and not actively managed. An investment in this fixed portfolio should be made with an understanding of the risks involved with owning various types of investments. Industry predictions may not materialize and securities selected for the Trust may not participate in overall industry growth, if any. Units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original purchase price.
This UIT is part of a long-term strategy. Consult an attorney or tax advisor regarding tax consequences associated with an investment from one series to the next, if available. Investors should consult their tax advisor to determine tax consequences associated with the purchase or sale of units. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. does not offer tax advice.