Correspondence 0001528621-24-000601 from GUGGENHEIM DEFINED PORTFOLIOS, SERIES 2408 (CIK 0002008063)
GUGGENHEIM DEFINED PORTFOLIOS, SERIES 2408 (CIK 0002008063)
Date: June 4, 2024 · CIK: 0002008063 · Accession: 0001528621-24-000601
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Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street, 27th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
June 4, 2024
Via EDGAR Filing
Mr. Michael Rosenberg
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Guggenheim Defined Portfolios, Series 2408
Income & Treasury Limited Duration Portfolio of
Funds, Series 80
File Nos. 333-278786 and 811-03763
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
This letter responds to
the comments given during a telephone conversation with our office regarding the registration statement on Form S-6 for Guggenheim
Defined Portfolios, Series 2408, filed on April 18, 2024, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).
The registration statement proposes to offer the Income & Treasury Limited Duration Portfolio of Funds, Series 80 (the “trust”).
PROSPECTUS
Investment
Summary — Principal Investment Strategy
1. If
accurate, please revise references to “weighted average” set forth in the Principal Investment Strategy section to “dollar
weighted average.”
Response: Pursuant to
the comment by the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”), the referenced disclosures will be revised accordingly.
2. Please
define the term “underlying funds” set forth in the Principal Investment Strategy section.
Response: Pursuant to
the Staff’s comment, the referenced disclosure has been revised as follows:
The trust expects to have
an average duration for the underlying funds (the Closed-End Funds and ETF in which the trust invests) of less than four years.
3. Please
include relevant risk disclosure for each of the asset classes set forth via bullet point in the Principal Investment Strategy section.
Response: Once the portfolio
is selected, the section entitled “Principal Risks” will be revised to include the principal risks of the trust, as appropriate.
See Comment 4 below.
4. Rather
than providing and opened list of potential investments in the Principal Investment Strategy section, please disclose the trust’s
actual investments. Alternatively, please supplement the open-ended list by also disclosing additional detail about the trust’s
actual investments as of the date of deposit. Please ensure that the “Principal Risks” section only covers risks associated
with the trust’s principal investments as of the date of deposit.
Response: Once the portfolio
is selected, a sentence will be added to the section entitled “Principal Investment Strategy” stating the types of investments
that represent a significant amount of the trust’s assets as of the date of deposit. The section entitled “Principal Risks”
will be revised to match this list, as appropriate.
Investment Summary — Security Selection
5. Under
the Security Selection section, the Staff notes the disclosure “[t]he sponsor considers the duration of the funds…”
set forth in the bullet point entitled “Duration.” Please disclose the duration range.
Response: Please see
the “Principal Investment Strategy” which states that, “[t]he sponsor seeks to select Closed-End Funds that hold securities
that have limited durations, which for the trust means having durations of five years or less. However, certain Closed-End Funds held
by the trust may hold securities that have durations greater than five years.”
* * * * *
We appreciate your prompt
attention to this registration statement. If you have any questions or comments or would like to discuss our responses to your questions,
please feel free to contact the undersigned at (312) 845-3484.
Very truly yours,
Chapman
and Cutler LLP
By /s/ Morrison C. Warren
Morrison C. Warren