# Rydex Consumer Products Fund Class Investor (RYCIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/rycix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1998-07-06 This fund's primary objective is to achieve capital growth. Ordinarily, it commits a substantial portion (at least 80%) of its net assets to common stocks of U.S.-based consumer goods corporations. Additionally, it allocates capital to derivative instruments, mainly composed of futures agreements and options contracts tied to individual securities, other futures, and broad stock market indices. The portfolio may also hold a significant allocation in shares of consumer products businesses with small to medium market capitalizations. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $134.38 | | Expense Ratio | 1.40% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $28.3M | | NAV | $134.38 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 15.93% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $21.40 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $118.33 – $145.49 | | Beta | 0.57 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $21.4049 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-16 - Pay date: 2025-12-16 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does RYCIX invest in? This fund's primary objective is to achieve capital growth. Ordinarily, it commits a substantial portion (at least 80%) of its net assets to common stocks of U.S.-based consumer goods corporations. Additionally, it allocates capital to derivative instruments, mainly composed of futures agreements and options contracts tied to individual securities, other futures, and broad stock market indices. The portfolio may also hold a significant allocation in shares of consumer products businesses with small to medium market capitalizations. ### What is the expense ratio of RYCIX? Rydex Consumer Products Fund Class Investor (RYCIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.40%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is RYCIX? Rydex Consumer Products Fund Class Investor (RYCIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $28.3M across all of its share classes (RYCPX, RYPDX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is RYCIX actively managed or an index fund? RYCIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (RYCIX's is 1.40%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was RYCIX launched? Rydex Consumer Products Fund Class Investor (RYCIX) launched in July 1998 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has RYCIX performed? RYCIX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does RYCIX pay a dividend? Rydex Consumer Products Fund Class Investor (RYCIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 15.93%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does RYCIX pay dividends? Rydex Consumer Products Fund Class Investor pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is RYCIX's dividend yield? RYCIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 15.93%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is RYCIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for RYCIX was 2025-12-16. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will RYCIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.40% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does RYCIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from RYCIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does RYCIX cost more than a fund like VOO? RYCIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.40%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether RYCIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to RYCIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as RYCIX (1.40%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/rycix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/rycix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/rycix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/rycix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/rycix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.