# Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund of Beneficial Interest (GUG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $14.08, market value $464 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.5×** (5-yr avg 7.8×, 3-yr avg 7.8×). Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund of Beneficial Interest trades at 8.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 7.8×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 8.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 8.4×.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 10.9%** (5-yr avg 16.3%). Free cash flow equals 10.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 16.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 11.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 11.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 98.6%**. 98.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.9%**. 9.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 6.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 17.6%**. Revenue grew 17.6% over the last year.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -20.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -20.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $658,826**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 10.12%** ($1.43 per share, trailing). Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund of Beneficial Interest yields 10.12%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 86%** (93% of free cash flow). 86% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -4.5%** (YTD -3.5%, 3-mo -9.1%). The shares are down 4.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.5%** (3.9% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.36** (volatility 13%). Beta of 0.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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