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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-07883

 

ICON Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

5299 DTC Blvd. Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Erik L. Jonson 5299 DTC Blvd. Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-790-1600

Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2012

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2012

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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LOGO

2012 SEMIANNUAL REPORT

ICON DIVERSIFIED FUNDS

INVESTMENT UPDATE

(UNAUDITED)

ICON Bond Fund

ICON Equity Income Fund

ICON Fund (formerly, ICON Core Equity Fund)

ICON Long/Short Fund

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

 

LOGO

1-800-764-0442 | www.iconfunds.com

 

SAR-DIV-12 B82510


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LOGO

You can now sign up for electronic delivery of ICON Fund shareholder reports, including prospectuses, annual reports, semiannual reports and proxy statements.

When these materials are available, you will receive an email from ICON with instructions on how to view the documents. Statements, transaction confirmations and other documents that are not available online will continue to be sent to you by U.S. mail.

Visit ICON’s website at www.iconfunds.com to learn more and sign up.

You may change or cancel your participation in eDelivery by visiting www.iconfunds.com, or you can request a hard copy of any of the materials free of charge by calling ICON Funds at 1-800-764-0442.

 

1-800-764-0442    •    www.iconfunds.com


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About This Report (Unaudited)

     2   

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

  

ICON Bond Fund

     4   

ICON Equity Income Fund

     9   

ICON Fund

     14   

ICON Long/Short Fund

     17   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

     21   

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     26   

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

     42   

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     53   

Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example (Unaudited)

     73   

Other Information (Unaudited)

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ABOUT THIS REPORT (UNAUDITED)

Historical Returns

All total returns mentioned in this Report account for the change in a Fund’s per-share price and the reinvestment of any dividends, capital gain distributions and adjustments for financial statement purposes. If your account is set up to receive Fund distributions in cash rather than to reinvest them, your actual return may differ from these figures. The Funds’ performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Adviser may have reimbursed certain fees or expenses of some of the Funds. If not for these reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Fund results shown, unless otherwise indicated, are at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, results would have been lower.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results represent past performance, and current performance may be higher or lower. Please call 1-800-764-0442 or visit www.iconfunds.com for performance results current to the most recent month-end.

Portfolio Data

This Report reflects ICON’s portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2012, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.

While ICON’s quantitative investment methodology primarily considers company-specific factors beyond financial data, various company factors may impact a stock’s performance, and therefore, Fund performance. Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market, and currency risks. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign countries. In general, there may be less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. The ICON system relies on the integrity of financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.

According to ICON, value investing is an analytical, quantitative approach to investing that employs various factors, including projecting earnings growth estimates, in an effort to determine whether securities are over- or

 

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underpriced relative to ICON’s estimates of their intrinsic value. Value investing involves risks and uncertainties and does not guarantee better performance or lower costs than other investment methodologies. ICON’s value-to-price ratio is a ratio of intrinsic value, as calculated using ICON’s proprietary valuation methodology, of a broad range of domestic and international securities within ICON’s system as compared to the current market price of those securities.

There are risks associated with mutual fund investing, including the loss of principal. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results.

There are risks associated with selling short, including the risk that the ICON Long/Short Fund may have to cover its short position at a higher price than the short price, resulting in a loss. The ICON Long/Short Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. Call options involve certain risks, such as limited gains and lack of liquidity in the underlying securities, and are not suitable for all investors. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market, and currency risks.

Investing in fixed income securities such as bonds involves interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities generally decreases. The ICON Bond Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in high-yield bonds that are below investment grade. High-yield bonds involve a greater risk of default and price volatility than U.S. Government and other higher-quality bonds.

The prospectus and statement of additional information contain this and other information about the Funds and are available by visiting www.iconfunds.com or calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus and statement of additional information carefully.

Financial Intermediary

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may influence the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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ICON BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Bonds (74.2%)      
$ 220,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc.     8.88     08/15/29      $ 308,756   
  1,000,000      Allied Waste North America, Inc.     6.88     06/01/17            1,043,750   
  1,000,000      Ally Financial, Inc.     6.75     12/01/14        1,040,768   
  450,000      Altria Group, Inc.     9.25     08/06/19        605,128   
  450,000      Altria Group, Inc.     9.95     11/10/38        684,471   
  1,000,000      Ameren Energy Generating Co.(a)     7.00     04/15/18        885,000   
  1,440,000      American Express Bank FSB(b)     0.54     06/12/17        1,367,025   
  1,000,000      American Express Co.     7.00     03/19/18        1,227,645   
  900,000      American International Group, Inc.     4.25     05/15/13        919,893   
  500,000      AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp.     7.00     05/20/22        510,000   
  500,000      Amgen, Inc.     3.88     11/15/21        511,974   
  900,000      AT&T, Inc.     5.80     02/15/19        1,068,249   
  800,000      Avnet, Inc.     6.00     09/01/15        883,851   
  1,000,000      Ball Corp.     5.00     03/15/22        1,002,500   
  250,000      Bank of America Corp.     5.42     03/15/17        255,621   
  900,000      Bank of America Corp.     5.63     07/01/20        938,279   
  1,000,000      Bank of America Corp.     6.80     03/15/28        964,845   
  950,000      Bank of America NA(b)     0.77     06/15/17        820,681   
  1,000,000      BB&T Corp.     5.25     11/01/19        1,097,535   
  401,000      Bill Barrett Corp.     9.88     07/15/16        441,100   
  500,000      CA, Inc.     5.38     12/01/19        545,007   
  400,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.     9.50     02/15/15        458,000   
  950,000      Citigroup, Inc.     6.00     08/15/17        1,056,252   
  1,000,000      Citigroup, Inc.     6.13     05/15/18        1,120,986   
  450,000      Coca-Cola Co.     4.88     03/15/19        517,356   
  450,000      Comcast Cable Holdings LLC     9.46     11/15/22        652,355   
  1,000,000      Commercial Metals Co.     7.35     08/15/18        1,033,750   
  1,000,000      Computer Sciences Corp.     6.50     03/15/18        1,082,500   
  400,000      Constellation Brands, Inc.     7.25     09/01/16        453,000   
  900,000      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.(a)     7.63     03/15/27        882,000   
  114,000      Cox Communications, Inc.     7.63     06/15/25        141,917   
  450,000      Dean Foods Co.     6.90     10/15/17        452,250   
  950,000      Delphi Financial Group, Inc.     7.88     01/31/20        1,110,317   
  500,000      Denbury Resources, Inc.     9.75     03/01/16        548,750   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
$ 400,000      DISH DBS Corp.     7.13     02/01/16      $ 442,500   
  500,000      Ecolab, Inc.     4.35     12/08/21        530,058   
  450,000      Entergy Corp.     3.63     09/15/15        457,574   
  500,000      ERP Operating L.P.     5.38     08/01/16        556,133   
  450,000      Exelon Generation Co. LLC     5.35     01/15/14        482,561   
  750,000      Exelon Generation Co. LLC     6.20     10/01/17        880,133   
  900,000      Exelon Generation Co. LLC     4.00     10/01/20        924,941   
  500,000      Express Scripts, Inc.     3.13     05/15/16        520,652   
  500,000      Fiserv, Inc.     4.75     06/15/21        531,839   
  400,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC     8.00     06/01/14        440,342   
  1,000,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC     5.63     09/15/15            1,063,450   
  1,000,000      Frontier Communications Corp.     8.13     10/01/18        1,057,500   
  900,000      Gap, Inc.     5.95     04/12/21        908,232   
  500,000      General Electric Capital Corp.     4.75     09/15/14        542,323   
  1,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp.(b)     0.71     05/11/16        955,979   
  1,000,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(b)     0.92     03/22/16        912,782   
  1,000,000      HCP, Inc.     5.65     12/15/13        1,060,958   
  1,500,000      HCP, Inc.     6.30     09/15/16        1,683,234   
  500,000      HCP, Inc.     6.70     01/30/18        577,548   
  450,000      Hospira, Inc.     6.05     03/30/17        500,977   
  500,000      Hospira, Inc.     5.60     09/15/40        474,610   
  500,000      HSBC Finance Corp.     4.75     07/15/13        518,396   
  474,700      JC Penney Corp., Inc.     7.95     04/01/17        529,290   
  450,000      John Hancock Life Insurance Co.(c)(d)     7.38     02/15/24        524,143   
  1,000,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(b)     0.80     06/13/16        929,123   
  500,000      Life Technologies Corp.     3.50     01/15/16        519,347   
  400,000      Limited Brands, Inc.     5.63     02/15/22        403,500   
  900,000      Lockheed Martin Corp.     4.25     11/15/19        974,899   
  1,400,000      Lorillard Tobacco Co.(a)     6.88     05/01/20        1,644,943   
  500,000      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     4.90     11/01/19        559,691   
  450,000      Medco Health Solutions, Inc.     2.75     09/15/15        462,611   
  350,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     5.45     02/05/13        359,893   
  900,000      Microsoft Corp.     5.30     02/08/41        1,086,338   
  900,000      Morgan Stanley     1.05     10/15/15        809,778   
  950,000      Morgan Stanley     3.50     10/15/20        924,013   
  1,000,000      National City Corp.     6.88     05/15/19        1,163,106   
  500,000      Newfield Exploration Co.     7.13     05/15/18        526,250   
  900,000      Novartis Capital Corp.     4.40     04/24/20        1,020,683   
  1,000,000      NRG Energy, Inc.(a)     7.38     01/15/17        1,040,000   
  900,000      PepsiCo, Inc.     5.00     06/01/18        1,050,464   
  600,000      Pitney Bowes, Inc.(a)     4.75     05/15/18        610,415   

 

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Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
$ 750,000      PPL Energy Supply LLC(a)     6.50     05/01/18      $ 866,734   
  180,000      Provident Cos., Inc.     7.00     07/15/18        191,817   
  1,000,000      Reynolds American, Inc.     7.25     06/01/12            1,009,279   
  900,000      Reynolds American, Inc.     7.25     06/01/13        958,877   
  1,000,000      Rowan Cos., Inc.     7.88     08/01/19        1,193,514   
  1,350,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     6.13     01/15/17        1,289,250   
  900,000      RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     6.63     04/15/29        738,000   
  450,000      Sara Lee Corp.(a)     2.75     09/15/15        465,202   
  400,000      Smithfield Foods, Inc.     10.00     07/15/14        468,000   
  1,350,000      Southern Copper Corp.     5.38     04/16/20        1,474,697   
  900,000      Staples, Inc.     9.75     01/15/14        1,022,588   
  1,000,000      Suntrust Banks, Inc.(b)     0.88     04/01/15        937,794   
  500,000      Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.     7.00     10/15/28        566,501   
  500,000      Tesoro Corp.     6.63     11/01/15        511,250   
  400,000      Toll Brothers Finance Corp.     6.75     11/01/19        435,312   
  1,000,000      Torchmark Corp.     6.38     06/15/16        1,111,175   
  1,000,000      UIL Holdings Corp.     4.63     10/01/20        1,010,990   
  850,000      Valmont Industries, Inc.     6.63     04/20/20        972,734   
  500,000      Ventas Realty L.P. / Ventas Capital Corp.     4.75     06/01/21        504,483   
  450,000      Vornado Realty L.P.     4.25     04/01/15        471,821   
  500,000      Wachovia Corp.     5.25     08/01/14        538,167   
  900,000      Wells Fargo Bank NA(b)     0.71     05/16/16        857,441   
  1,000,000      Willis North America, Inc.     6.20     03/28/17        1,118,991   
  450,000      Windstream Corp.     8.13     08/01/13        479,250   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $74,346,168)
 
  
    76,986,587   
  U.S. Treasury Obligations (14.8%)      
  2,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note     2.38     07/31/17        2,126,250   
  2,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note     1.88     08/31/17        2,073,124   
  3,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note     1.25     01/31/19        2,937,186   
  2,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note     3.63     02/15/20        2,268,750   
  3,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note     2.13     08/15/21        2,997,891   
  3,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note     2.00     02/15/22        2,942,343   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $15,016,708)
 
  
    15,345,544   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Foreign Corporate Bonds (5.6%)      
$ 900,000      AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC     5.38     04/15/20      $ 926,399   
  900,000      ArcelorMittal(a)     5.50     03/01/21        883,327   
  900,000      Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.     6.00     12/15/20        929,560   
  1,000,000      Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI, Ltd.(d)     4.88     10/07/20        958,491   
  900,000      Petrobras International Finance Co.     5.38     01/27/21        969,065   
  900,000      Vale Overseas, Ltd.     8.25     01/17/34        1,176,969   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(Cost $5,790,645)
 
  
    5,843,811   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (5.9%)      
  6,154,130      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio        6,154,130   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $6,154,130)
 
  
    6,154,130   
  Short-Term Investment (4.7%)      
$ 4,895,838      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12         4,895,838   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $4,895,838)
 
  
    4,895,838   
 
 
Total Investments 105.2%
(Cost $106,203,489)
 
  
    109,225,910   
  Liabilities Less Other Assets (5.2)%        (5,419,492
       

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%      $ 103,806,418   
       

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

(b) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2012.

 

(c) This security is considered to be illiquid. The value of this security at March 31, 2012 was $524,143, which represents 0.5% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

 

(d) Security was acquired pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 and may be deemed to be restricted for resale.

 

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ICON Bond Fund

Credit Diversification

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

A1

    1.7%   

A2

    4.6%   

A3

    7.9%   

Aa2

    3.3%   

Aa3

    1.5%   

Aaa

    1.0%   

B1

    3.0%   

B2

    1.3%   

Ba1

    6.2%   

Ba2

    5.2%   

Ba3

    0.9%   

Baa1

    13.8%   

Baa2

    14.2%   

Baa3

    15.2%   
 

 

 

 
    79.8%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon corporate and foreign corporate bond investments as a percentage of net assets.

Ratings based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

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ICON EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (88.9%)   
  8,500      3M Co.   $ 758,285   
  6,100      Aflac, Inc.     280,539   
  7,100      AGL Resources, Inc.     278,462   
  4,700      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     431,460   
  4,600      Alliance Resource Partners L.P.     276,460   
  9,400      Altria Group, Inc.     290,178   
  14,100      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     242,379   
  27,900      Annaly Capital Management, Inc., REIT     441,378   
  42,800      Apollo Investment Corp.     306,876   
  10,000      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     316,600   
  3,700      Bayer AG, ADR     260,073   
  13,000      BB&T Corp.(a)     408,070   
  38,500      BGC Partners, Inc., Class A     284,515   
  1,700      BlackRock, Inc.     348,330   
  5,900      BP PLC, ADR     265,500   
  5,200      Buckle, Inc.(a)     249,080   
  5,100      Caterpillar, Inc.     543,252   
  8,200      CEC Entertainment, Inc.     310,862   
  3,400      Chevron Corp.     364,616   
  9,700      Computer Sciences Corp.     290,418   
  5,000      Corn Products International, Inc.     288,250   
  17,700      CSX Corp.     380,904   
  6,500      Darden Restaurants, Inc.     332,540   
  10,200      Dow Chemical Co.     353,328   
  5,500      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.     290,950   
  5,600      Eaton Corp.     279,048   
  5,100      Emerson Electric Co.     266,118   
  6,100      Ensco PLC, ADR     322,873   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
   
  6,700      Exxon Mobil Corp.   $ 581,091   
  26,000      General Electric Co.     521,820   
  56,500      GFI Group, Inc.     212,440   
  9,100      Guess?, Inc.     284,375   
  19,700      H&R Block, Inc.     324,459   
  10,500      Harsco Corp.     246,330   
  8,800      HJ Heinz Co.(a)     471,240   
  6,300      Home Depot, Inc.     316,953   
  4,400      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     251,328   
  26,600      Intel Corp.     747,726   
  3,900      International Business Machines Corp.     813,735   
  21,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     965,580   
  10,800      Linear Technology Corp.     363,960   
  3,600      Lockheed Martin Corp.     323,496   
  11,500      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     360,870   
  22,000      Manulife Financial Corp.     298,100   
  7,200      Medtronic, Inc.     282,168   
  25,100      Microsoft Corp.     809,475   
  7,100      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B     321,275   
  4,200      Norfolk Southern Corp.     276,486   
  19,200      NTT DoCoMo, Inc., ADR     320,064   
  7,500      Nucor Corp.     322,125   
  7,100      Omnicom Group, Inc.     359,615   
  4,000      PartnerRe, Ltd.     271,560   
  55,300      PDL BioPharma, Inc.(a)     351,155   
  20,200      Pfizer, Inc.     457,732   
  10,300      Principal Financial Group, Inc.     303,953   
  28,800      Redwood Trust, Inc., REIT(a)     322,560   
  7,900      Reynolds American, Inc.     327,376   
  5,100      Sempra Energy     305,796   
  6,900      Southern Co.     310,017   
  9,100      Target Corp.     530,257   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
   
  17,300      TCF Financial Corp.(a)   $ 205,697   
  11,200      UGI Corp.     305,200   
  2,200      Union Pacific Corp.     236,456   
  47,900      United Online, Inc.     234,231   
  3,900      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     314,808   
  2,800      United Technologies Corp.     232,232   
  13,100      Valero Energy Corp.     337,587   
  8,700      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     281,967   
   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
   
  8,800      Walt Disney Co.   $ 385,264   
  12,300      Wells Fargo & Co.     419,922   
  52,400      Xerox Corp.     423,392   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $23,238,003)
    25,793,217   
  Preferred Stock (1.2%)  
  13,400      Capital One Capital II(a)     339,154   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $342,954)
    339,154   
 

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Bonds (5.1%)      
$ 600,000      Bank of America Corp.     5.42     03/15/17      $ 613,489   
  350,000      Commercial Metals Co.     7.35     08/15/18        361,813   
  500,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     5.38     03/15/20        508,288   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $1,475,790)
 
  
      1,483,590   
  Convertible Preferred Stocks (1.8%)      
  6,100      Omnicare Capital Trust II, Series B     4.00     06/15/33        289,750   
  200      Wells Fargo & Co., Series L     7.50     12/31/49        223,340   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost $482,315)
 
  
    513,090   

 

Underlying Security/Expiration Date/Exercise Price   Contracts*     Value  
Call Options Purchased (0.7%)    
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., January 2013, $35.00     69        9,522   
Bank Of America Corp., January 2013, $7.50     500             134,250   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., January 2013, $120.00     42        66,675   
   

 

 

 
Total Call Options Purchased
(Cost $97,608)
      210,447   

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (3.7%)  
  1,081,349      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     1,081,349   
   

 

 

 
  Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $1,081,349)
    1,081,349   
  Total Investments 101.4%
(Cost $26,718,019)
    29,420,847   
  Liabilities Less Other Assets (1.4)%     (419,398
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 29,001,449   
   

 

 

 

 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

* All options have 100 shares per contract.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Financial

    20.4%   

Industrials

    16.0%   

Consumer Discretionary

    12.7%   

Information Technology

    12.7%   

Energy

    7.4%   

Consumer Staples

    7.0%   

Health Care

    5.7%   

Utilities

    5.2%   

Materials

    4.8%   
 

 

 

 
    91.9%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common, preferred and convertible preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Industrial Conglomerates

    4.4%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    4.2%   

Semiconductors

    3.8%   

Other Diversified Financial Services

    3.3%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    3.2%   

Railroads

    3.1%   

Life & Health Insurance

    3.1%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    2.8%   

Systems Software

    2.8%   

Industrial Machinery

    2.7%   

Apparel Retail

    2.7%   

Mortgage REIT’s

    2.6%   

Pharmaceuticals

    2.5%   

Home Improvement Retail

    2.3%   

Diversified Chemicals

    2.2%   

Restaurants

    2.2%   

Diversified Banks

    2.2%   

Tobacco

    2.1%   

Regional Banks

    2.1%   

Agricultural Products

    2.1%   

Gas Utilities

    2.0%   

Aerospace & Defense

    1.9%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    1.9%   

General Merchandise Stores

    1.8%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

    1.7%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    1.6%   

Industrial Gases

    1.5%   

Office Electronics

    1.5%   

Movies & Entertainment

    1.3%   

Advertising

    1.2%   

Biotechnology

    1.2%   

Consumer Finance

    1.2%   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    1.2%   

Specialized Consumer Services

    1.1%   

Oil & Gas Drilling

    1.1%   

Steel

    1.1%   

Brewers

    1.1%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    1.1%   

Air Freight & Logistics

    1.1%   

Electric Utilities

    1.1%   

Multi-Utilities

    1.1%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    1.0%   

Health Care Services

    1.0%   

Health Care Equipment

    1.0%   

Coal & Consumable Fuels

    1.0%   

Other Industries
(each less than 1%)

    2.7%   
 

 

 

 
    91.9%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common, preferred and convertible preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON FUND (FORMERLY, ICON CORE EQUITY FUND)

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (99.7%)   
  22,100      Accenture PLC, Class A   $ 1,425,450   
  7,900      Apple, Inc.     4,735,813   
  22,100      BB&T Corp.     693,719   
  29,000      CACI International, Inc., Class A     1,806,410   
  15,800      Cash America International, Inc.(a)     757,294   
  27,800      Caterpillar, Inc.     2,961,256   
  22,000      Celgene Corp.     1,705,440   
  3,100      CME Group, Inc.     896,923   
  114,700      Comcast Corp., Class A     3,442,147   
  31,800      Cooper Industries PLC     2,033,610   
  61,800      CSX Corp.     1,329,936   
  18,400      Dover Corp.     1,158,096   
  21,600      Eaton Corp.     1,076,328   
  48,100      Emerson Electric Co.     2,509,858   
  38,700      Ezcorp, Inc., Class A     1,256,009   
  9,600      FedEx Corp.     882,816   
  94,200      General Electric Co.     1,890,594   
  30,500      Halliburton Co.     1,012,295   
  49,500      Helen of Troy, Ltd.     1,683,495   
  31,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,770,720   
  9,100      International Business Machines Corp.     1,898,715   
  39,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1,793,220   
  67,800      Juniper Networks, Inc.     1,551,264   
  62,300      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     1,954,974   
  17,000      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     1,350,990   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  16,200      NetApp, Inc.   $ 725,274   
  6,400      Nike, Inc., Class B     694,016   
  44,100      Noble Corp.     1,652,427   
  26,400      Nucor Corp.(a)     1,133,880   
  6,300      Parker Hannifin Corp.     532,665   
  27,700      Praxair, Inc.     3,175,528   
  15,900      Schlumberger, Ltd.     1,111,887   
  6,800      Siemens AG, ADR     685,712   
  105,200      Steel Dynamics, Inc.     1,529,608   
  37,300      Time Warner Cable, Inc.     3,039,950   
  79,200      TJX Cos., Inc.     3,145,032   
  14,500      Union Pacific Corp.     1,558,460   
  54,700      Valero Energy Corp.     1,409,619   
  30,200      Viacom, Inc., Class B     1,433,292   
  44,100      Walt Disney Co.     1,930,698   
  43,600      Wells Fargo & Co.     1,488,504   
  18,500      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     687,830   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $51,159,850)

    69,511,754   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.6%)   
  1,141,203      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     1,141,203   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $1,141,203)

    1,141,203   
 

 

Total Investments 101.3%

(Cost $52,301,053)

    70,652,957   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(1.3)%
    (929,338
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 69,723,619   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Industrials

    26.4%   

Consumer Discretionary

    25.8%   

Information Technology

    17.4%   

Financial

    9.9%   

Energy

    9.4%   

Materials

    8.4%   

Health Care

    2.4%   
 

 

 

 
    99.7%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Cable & Satellite

    9.3%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    7.4%   

Computer Hardware

    6.8%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

    6.5%   

Industrial Machinery

    6.5%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    5.0%   

Movies & Entertainment

    4.8%   

Industrial Gases

    4.6%   

Apparel Retail

    4.5%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    4.3%   

Railroads

    4.1%   

Steel

    3.8%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    3.7%   

Consumer Finance

    2.9%   

Home Improvement Retail

    2.8%   

Other Diversified Financial Services

    2.6%   

Biotechnology

    2.4%   

Household Appliances

    2.4%   

Oil & Gas Drilling

    2.4%   

Communications Equipment

    2.2%   

Diversified Banks

    2.1%   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    2.0%   

Footwear

    2.0%   

Specialized Finance

    1.3%   

Air Freight & Logistics

    1.3%   

Computer Storage & Peripherals

    1.0%   

Regional Banks

    1.0%   
 

 

 

 
    99.7%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON LONG/SHORT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Common Stocks (98.0%)  
  9,500      Accenture PLC, Class A(x)   $ 612,750   
  1,700      Apple, Inc.† (x)       1,019,099   
  4,400      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(x)     242,836   
  10,800      BB&T Corp.(a)     339,012   
  6,400      CACI International, Inc., Class A     398,656   
  5,500      Caterpillar, Inc.(x)     585,860   
  5,600      Celgene Corp. (x)     434,112   
  27,800      Charles Schwab Corp.     399,486   
  600      CME Group, Inc.     173,598   
  5,800      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A† (x)     446,310   
  21,500      Comcast Corp., Class A(x)     645,215   
  1,300      Computer Sciences Corp.(x)     38,922   
  3,500      Cooper Industries PLC     223,825   
  18,600      CSX Corp.(x)     400,272   
  10,500      Danaher Corp.(x)     588,000   
  8,600      Dover Corp.     541,284   
  6,100      Ecolab, Inc.     376,492   
  5,600      Emerson Electric Co.     292,208   
  14,300      Ezcorp, Inc., Class A     464,107   
  4,000      FedEx Corp.     367,840   
  25,800      General Electric Co.(x)     517,806   
  4,800      Guess?, Inc.     150,000   
  8,200      Halliburton Co.     272,158   
  10,700      Helen of Troy, Ltd.     363,907   
  3,600      Home Depot, Inc.     181,116   
  5,700      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     325,584   
  3,200      International Business Machines Corp.(x)     667,680   
  11,600      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     533,368   
  17,500      Juniper Networks, Inc.     400,400   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  10,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   $ 313,800   
  3,600      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     286,092   
  8,200      NetApp, Inc.     367,114   
  3,100      Nike, Inc., Class B     336,164   
  7,900      Noble Corp.† (x)     296,013   
  2,400      Norfolk Southern Corp.     157,992   
  4,600      Praxair, Inc.     527,344   
  4,500      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     254,160   
  3,400      Schlumberger, Ltd.(x)     237,762   
  5,700      Time Warner Cable, Inc.(x)     464,550   
  16,600      TJX Cos., Inc.(x)     659,186   
  15,300      Valero Energy Corp.     394,281   
  2,200      Walt Disney Co.(x)     96,316   
  15,000      Wells Fargo & Co.     512,100   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $13,227,602)
    16,904,777   

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.5%)

 

  

  98,040      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     98,040   
   

 

 

 
 
 
 
Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $98,040)
   

 

98,040

 

  

 

  Short-Term Investment (1.6%)   
$ 276,486      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12     276,486   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $276,486)
    276,486   
 
 
Total Investments 100.1%
(Cost $13,602,128)
    17,279,303   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other
Assets (0.1)%
    (24,760
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 17,254,543   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(x) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

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ICON LONG/SHORT FUND

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shares   Short Security   Value  
  2,000   SL Green Realty Corp., REIT   $ 155,100   
  3,000   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust     422,160   
  3,300   Texas Industries, Inc.     115,533   
     

 

 

 
Total Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds $596,617)
  $ 692,793   
     

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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ICON Long/Short Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Information Technology

    24.3%   

Industrials

    23.2%   

Consumer Discretionary

    18.6%   

Financial

    14.1%   

Energy

    8.6%   

Materials

    6.7%   

Health Care

    2.5%   
 

 

 

 
    98.0%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon long positions as a percentage

of net assets.

ICON Long/Short Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

IT Consulting & Other Services

    12.3%   

Cable & Satellite

    6.4%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    6.4%   

Computer Hardware

    5.9%   

Industrial Machinery

    5.0%   

Apparel Retail

    4.7%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    4.6%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    3.4%   

Railroads

    3.2%   

Other Diversified Financial Services

    3.1%   

Industrial Gases

    3.1%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

    3.0%   

Diversified Banks

    3.0%   

Home Improvement Retail

    2.9%   

Consumer Finance

    2.7%   

Biotechnology

    2.5%   

Communications Equipment

    2.3%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

    2.3%   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    2.3%   

Specialty Chemicals

    2.2%   

Air Freight & Logistics

    2.1%   

Computer Storage & Peripherals

    2.1%   

Household Appliances

    2.1%   

Regional Banks

    2.0%   

Footwear

    2.0%   

Oil & Gas Drilling

    1.7%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    1.6%   

Steel

    1.5%   

Specialized Finance

    1.0%   

Movies & Entertainment

    0.6%   
 

 

 

 
    98.0%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon long positions as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON RISK-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (104.1%)   
  3,300      3M Co.(x)   $ 294,393   
  4,100      Abbott Laboratories     251,289   
  5,800      Accenture PLC, Class A(x)     374,100   
  2,900      AGL Resources, Inc.(x)     113,738   
  2,900      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(x)     266,220   
  9,400      Altria Group, Inc.(x)     290,178   
  1,400      Amerisource-Bergen Corp.(x)     55,552   
  4,400      Amgen, Inc.(x)     299,156   
  1,500      Apple, Inc. (x)     899,205   
  4,200      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(x)     231,798   
  4,400      Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     106,172   
  2,200      Barrick Gold Corp.(x)     95,656   
  4,800      BB&T Corp.(x)     150,672   
  3,300      Best Buy Co., Inc.(x)     78,144   
  1,300      Cardinal Health, Inc.(x)     56,043   
  2,800      Caterpillar, Inc.(x)     298,256   
  2,500      Chevron Corp.(x)     268,100   
  400      CME Group, Inc.(x)     115,732   
  2,600      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(x)     200,070   
  3,000      ConocoPhillips     228,030   
  2,100      Cooper Industries PLC     134,295   
  3,000      Corn Products International, Inc.(x)     172,950   
  16,500      CSX Corp.(x)     355,080   
  3,200      Danaher Corp.     179,200   
  5,300      Dover Corp.(x)     333,582   
  3,700      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.(x)     195,730   
  2,200      Express Scripts, Inc.(x)     119,196   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  2,700      Exxon Mobil Corp.(x)   $ 234,171   
  1,600      FedEx Corp.(x)     147,136   
  2,900      Genuine Parts Co.(x)     181,975   
  1,100      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     136,807   
  300      Google, Inc., Class A†(x)     192,372   
  5,900      Halliburton Co.(x)     195,821   
  3,400      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     183,430   
  13,600      Intel Corp.(x)     382,296   
  4,400      International Business Machines Corp.(x)     918,060   
  2,800      Johnson Controls, Inc.     90,944   
  2,150      JOS A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.†(x)     108,381   
  11,100      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(x)     510,378   
  2,900      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     214,281   
  1,500      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings†(x)     137,310   
  5,300      Lincare Holdings, Inc.(x)     137,164   
  12,100      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(x)     379,698   
  2,900      M&T Bank Corp.(x)     251,952   
  1,400      McDonald’s Corp.     137,340   
  6,800      Medtronic, Inc.(x)     266,492   
  15,000      Microsoft Corp.(x)     483,750   
  6,700      Morgan Stanley(x)     131,588   
  2,500      Murphy Oil Corp.(x)     140,675   
  4,000      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(x)     317,880   
  1,300      Nike, Inc., Class B(x)     140,972   
  1,700      Occidental Petroleum Corp.(x)     161,891   
  2,900      Oracle Corp.(x)     84,564   
  3,100      Parker Hannifin Corp.(x)     262,105   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  4,800      Philip Morris International, Inc.(x)   $ 425,328   
  600      PPG Industries, Inc.     57,480   
  5,700      PPL Corp.(x)     161,082   
  2,500      Praxair, Inc.(x)     286,600   
  1,600      Procter & Gamble Co.(x)     107,536   
  3,200      Prudential Financial, Inc.(x)     202,848   
  1,600      QUALCOMM, Inc.(x)     108,832   
  2,200      Sempra Energy(x)     131,912   
  5,900      Southern Co.     265,087   
  7,200      Sysco Corp.     214,992   
  4,900      Target Corp.(x)     285,523   
  16,400      TJX Cos., Inc.(x)     651,244   
  5,000      Torchmark Corp.(x)     249,250   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  1,000      Tupperware Brands Corp.(x)   $ 63,500   
  5,900      U.S. Bancorp(x)     186,912   
  3,500      UGI Corp.     95,375   
  3,700      Union Pacific Corp.(x)     397,676   
  2,300      United Technologies Corp.(x)     190,762   
  2,100      Valero Energy Corp.     54,117   
  1,700      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.†(x)     117,232   
  4,900      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(x)     299,880   
  8,100      Walt Disney Co.(x)     354,618   
  9,300      Wells Fargo & Co.(x)     317,502   
  5,700      Xcel Energy, Inc.(x)     150,879   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $14,268,753)
    18,068,137   
 
Underlying Security/Expiration Date/Exercise Price   Contracts*   Value  
Put Option Purchased (0.2%)    
S+P 500 Index, April 2012, $1,345.00       100   $ 38,500   
       

 

 

 

Total Put Options Purchased

(Cost $102,536)

    38,500   
Shares or Principal Amount                  Value  
Short-Term Investment (5.2%)        
$905,826    State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12   $ 905,826   
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $905,826)
          905,826   
Total Investments 109.5%
(Cost $15,277,115)
          19,012,463   
Liabilities Less Other Assets (9.5)%           (1,645,021
       

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%         $ 17,367,442   
       

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(x) 

All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written.

 

* All options have 100 share per contract.

 

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ICON RISK-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Underlying Security/Expiration Date/Exercise Price   Contracts*   Value  
S+P 500 Index, April 2012, $1,360.00   80   $ 427,600   
   

 

 

 
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $286,524)
  $ 427,600   
   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

* All options have 100 share per contract.

 

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ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Information Technology

    22.3%   

Industrials

    14.9%   

Consumer Discretionary

    14.3%   

Financial

    13.6%   

Energy

    10.3%   

Consumer Staples

    9.9%   

Health Care

    8.3%   

Utilities

    5.3%   

Materials

    5.2%   
 

 

 

 
    104.1%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

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ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

IT Consulting & Other Services

    8.6%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    6.0%   

Computer Hardware

    5.2%   

Apparel Retail

    4.4%   

Railroads

    4.3%   

Tobacco

    4.1%   

Industrial Machinery

    3.4%   

Systems Software

    3.3%   

Industrial Gases

    3.2%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    3.0%   

Other Diversified Financial Services

    2.9%   

Diversified Banks

    2.9%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    2.7%   

Life & Health Insurance

    2.6%   

Electric Utilities

    2.5%   

Regional Banks

    2.3%   

Health Care Services

    2.3%   

Health Care Equipment

    2.2%   

Semiconductors

    2.2%   

Home Improvement Retail

    2.2%   

Movies & Entertainment

    2.0%   

Household Products

    1.9%   

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

    1.7%   

Biotechnology

    1.7%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    1.7%   

General Merchandise Stores

    1.6%   

Multi-Utilities

    1.6%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

    1.6%   

Diversified Chemicals

    1.5%   

Pharmaceuticals

    1.4%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    1.3%   

Food Distributors

    1.2%   

Gas Utilities

    1.2%   

Internet Software & Services

    1.1%   

Aerospace & Defense

    1.1%   

Oil & Gas Drilling

    1.1%   

Distributors

    1.1%   

Agricultural Products

    1.0%   

Other Industries
(each less than 1%)

    8.0%   
 

 

 

 
    104.1%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Bond
Fund
    ICON
Equity Income
Fund
 

Assets

  

Investments, at cost

  $ 106,203,489      $ 26,718,019   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value

    109,225,910        29,420,847   

Deposits for short sales

             

Cash

           2,835   

Receivables:

   

Fund shares sold

    444,730        195,416   

Investments sold

           613,001   

Interest

    1,180,476        5,927   

Dividends

           109,913   

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

    38,410        9,405   

Foreign tax reclaims

           11,717   

Other assets

    28,018        25,059   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    110,917,544        30,394,120   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

   

Options written, at value (premiums received $286,524)

             

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $596,617)

             

Payables:

   

Due to custodian bank

           75,589   

Due to prime broker

             

Expense recoupment due to adviser

           3,519   

Investments purchased

    335,689          

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    6,154,130        1,081,349   

Fund shares redeemed

    501,927        154,183   

Dividends from short positions

             

Distributions due to shareholders

    7,437        14,853   

Advisory fees

    48,863        20,833   

Accrued distribution fees

    7,675        6,679   

Fund accounting fees

    3,218        1,113   

Transfer agent fees

    14,444        9,608   

Administration fees

    4,068        1,388   

Trustee fees

    3,562        1,233   

Accrued expenses

    30,113        22,324   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    7,111,126        1,392,671   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - all share classes

  $ 103,806,418      $ 29,001,449   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class C

  $ 3,821,180      $ 4,802,431   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class S*

  $ 76,561,416      $ 12,637,995   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class A

  $ 23,423,822      $ 11,561,023   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON
Fund
    ICON
Long/Short
Fund
    ICON
Risk-Managed
Equity Fund
 
   
$ 52,301,053      $ 13,602,128      $ 15,277,115   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  70,652,957        17,279,303        19,012,463   
         750,012          
         551        4,163   
   
  250,632        261,138        163,337   
  1,149,296        242,173          
                  
  89,348        14,756        30,688   
  7,678        16,714        16,925   
  10,546                 
  30,365        17,797        18,636   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  72,190,822        18,582,444        19,246,212   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   
                427,600   
         692,793          
   
  231,674                 
         39,753        1,304,977   
                103   
  790,454        437,156          
  1,141,203        98,040          
  175,388        7,956        98,704   
         2,526          
                2,822   
  46,063        11,989        11,664   
  21,277        6,927        3,425   
  2,419        546        631   
  15,525        7,234        6,321   
  3,068        705        777   
  2,400        455        634   
  37,732        21,821        21,112   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,467,203        1,327,901        1,878,770   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 69,723,619      $ 17,254,543      $ 17,367,442   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 20,671,874      $ 6,418,028      $ 2,328,281   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 32,713,675      $ 3,153,399      $ 8,557,464   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 16,338,070      $ 7,683,116      $ 6,481,697   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Bond
Fund
    ICON
Equity Income
Fund
 

Net Assets Consist of

  

Paid-in capital

  $ 99,559,627      $ 54,815,376   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    (329,127     (510

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments, written options securities sold short and foreign currency transactions

    1,553,497        (28,516,245

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions

    3,022,421        2,702,828   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 103,806,418      $ 29,001,449   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

   

Class C

    373,062        393,520   

Class S*

    7,502,988        1,041,477   

Class A

    2,295,469        956,959   

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

   

Class C

  $ 10.24      $ 12.20   

Class S*

  $ 10.20      $ 12.13   

Class A

  $ 10.20      $ 12.08   

Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share

  $ 10.71      $ 12.82   

† Includes securities on loan of

  $ 5,934,756      $ 1,045,634   

 

* Class S shares were formerly named Class Z shares prior to January 23, 2012.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON
Fund
    ICON
Long/Short
Fund
    ICON
Risk-Managed
Equity
Fund
 
   
$ 95,736,195      $ 76,630,275      $ 34,516,706   
  110,814        (35,001     (218
  (44,475,294     (62,921,730     (20,743,318
  18,351,904        3,580,999        3,594,272   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 69,723,619      $ 17,254,543      $ 17,367,442   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   
  1,963,232        465,356        207,496   
  2,874,686        213,349        706,736   
  1,495,784        528,186        546,688   
   
$ 10.53      $ 13.79      $ 11.22   
$ 11.38      $ 14.78      $ 12.11   
$ 10.92      $ 14.55      $ 11.86   
$ 11.59      $ 15.44      $ 12.58   
$ 1,120,179      $ 95,426      $   

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Bond
Fund
    ICON
Equity Income
Fund
 

Investment Income

   

Interest

  $ 2,422,195      $ 54,989   

Dividends

           701,494   

Income from securities lending, net

    5,487        4,880   

Foreign taxes withheld

           (6,814
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    2,427,682        754,549   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

   

Advisory fees

    288,637        125,447   

Distribution fees:

   

Class I*

    71,228        20,100   

Class C

    16,510        22,127   

Class A

    11,641        8,447   

Fund accounting fees

    9,621        3,345   

Transfer agent fees

    43,855        24,524   

Administration fees

    24,044        8,360   

Prime broker expense

             

Custody fees

    2,068        2,687   

Registration fees:

   

Class I*

    6,348        4,418   

Class C

    4,340        4,512   

Class S**

    560        558   

Class A

    2,274        5,244   

Insurance expense

    8,794        3,161   

Trustee fees and expenses

    5,143        1,853   

Audit and tax service expense

    15,531        16,691   

Interest expense

    226        1,011   

Recoupment of previously reimbursed expenses

           3,519   

Other expenses

    31,682        17,974   

Dividends on short positions

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

    542,502        273,978   

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

    (82,100     (21,579
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    460,402        252,399   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    1,967,280        502,150   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON
Fund
    ICON
Long/Short
Fund
    ICON
Risk-Managed
Equity
Fund
 
   
$ 1      $ 2      $ 11   
  690,529        116,709        232,980   
                  
  (13,278            (193

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  677,252        116,711        232,798   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   
  267,753        66,086        74,790   
   
  38,544        6,180        12,466   
  98,336        29,837        11,290   
  10,107        4,526        5,191   
  7,101        1,550        1,995   
  55,078        19,072        18,550   
  17,843        3,886        4,984   
         3,713          
  1,596        997        4,159   
   
  4,916        3,428        3,996   
  5,661        5,185        4,502   
  940        165        370   
  4,903        5,009        5,246   
  6,114        1,213        1,543   
  3,755        772        1,039   
  15,994        18,394        18,442   
  3,360        506        2,091   
                103   
  32,133        12,022        14,655   
         6,029          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  574,134        188,570        185,412   
  (7,678     (36,858     (34,704

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  566,456        151,712        150,708   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  110,796        (35,001     82,090   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Bond
Fund
    ICON
Equity Income
Fund
 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Written Options, Securities Sold Short and Foreign Currency Transactions

   

Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions

    1,553,503        94,066   

Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency transactions

           249   

Net realized gain/(loss) from written options

             

Net realized gain/(loss) from securities sold short

             

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    1,074,129        5,940,376   

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on written options

             

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on securities sold short

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions

    2,627,632        6,034,691   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 4,594,912      $ 6,536,841   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012. The information presented is that before the merger.

 

** Class S shares were formerly named Class Z shares prior to January 23, 2012.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON
Fund
    ICON
Long/Short
Fund
    ICON
Risk-Managed
Equity
Fund
 
   
  (926,746     (272,430     376,166   
                  
                (813,595
         3,104          
  19,099,273        4,099,822        2,805,557   
                (205,064
         (138,534       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  18,172,527        3,691,962        2,163,064   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 18,283,323      $ 3,656,961      $ 2,245,154   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     ICON Bond Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 1,967,280      $ 5,651,322   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions

    1,553,503        3,288,516   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency transactions, written options and securities sold short

    1,074,129        (8,196,071
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    4,594,912        743,767   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class I*

    (1,197,245     (5,454,987

Class C

    (66,951     (148,880

Class S**

    (525,860     (44,454

Class A

    (176,965     (2,400

Net realized gains

   

Class I*

    (1,600,813     (2,996,875

Class C

    (65,783     (86,038

Class S**

    (15,117     (21,226

Class A

    (4,480     (723
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

    (3,653,214     (8,755,583
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class I*

    10,974,194        32,580,297   

Class C

    269,165        750,410   

Class S**

    78,020,521        19,196   

Class A***

    28,098,383        267,330   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class I*

    2,526,420        8,265,981   

Class C

    121,788        213,732   

Class S**

    505,415        1,620   

Class A

    166,308        2,562   

Shares repurchased

   

Class I***

    (104,334,901     (87,891,304

Class C

    (486,990     (1,362,160

Class S**

    (4,027,224     (126,205

Class A***

    (5,536,144     (12,669
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    6,296,935        (47,291,210
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    7,238,633        (55,303,026

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    96,567,785        151,870,811   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 103,806,418      $ 96,567,785   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund      ICON Fund  

Period ended

March 31,

2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
      
$ 502,150      $ 1,783,165       $ 110,796      $ 161,465   
  94,315        5,490,002         (926,746     10,265,342   
  5,940,376        (7,090,202      19,099,273        (5,953,813

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6,536,841        182,965         18,283,323        4,472,994   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
      
  (241,898     (1,549,373      (161,444     (168,477
  (30,030     (125,340               
  (79,437     (6,010               
  (108,461     (124,650               
      
                          
                          
                          
                          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (459,826     (1,805,373      (161,444     (168,477

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
      
  987,981        12,707,420         847,758        12,906,410   
  697,123        1,345,156         400,296        1,201,294   
  17,468,016        80,077         35,700,330        39,438   
  10,442,913        2,446,198         19,054,815        572,831   
      
  231,892        1,486,514         155,712        164,558   
  22,455        101,343                  
  76,688        5,779                  
  83,562        88,433                  
      
  (30,536,686     (25,184,721      (56,622,985     (43,843,823
  (582,103     (843,467      (2,533,778     (8,294,982
  (5,832,723     (16,701      (5,957,758     (345,913
  (2,796,280     (840,365      (5,796,881     (660,978

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (9,737,162     (8,624,334      (14,752,491     (38,261,165

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (3,660,147     (10,246,742      3,369,388        (33,956,648
      
  32,661,596        42,908,338         66,354,231        100,310,879   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 29,001,449      $ 32,661,596       $ 69,723,619      $ 66,354,231   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Long/Short Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (35,001   $ (91,742

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions

    (269,326     1,531,016   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency transactions, written options and securities sold short

    3,961,288        (1,378,386
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    3,656,961        60,888   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class I*

             

Class C

             

Class S**

             

Class A

             

Net realized gains

   

Class I*

             

Class C

             

Class S**

             

Class A

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class I*

    615,566        2,207,397   

Class C

    313,582        172,641   

Class S**

    3,504,759        5,994   

Class A***

    6,853,933        378,445   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class I*

             

Class C

             

Class S**

             

Class A

             

Shares repurchased

   

Class I***

    (9,274,530     (6,096,500

Class C

    (836,859     (4,226,492

Class S**

    (615,242     (99,121

Class A***

    (1,187,758     (1,018,297
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    (626,549     (8,675,933
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    3,030,412        (8,615,045

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    14,224,131        22,839,176   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 17,254,543      $ 14,224,131   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund  

Period ended

March 31,

2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
 
$ 82,090      $ 173,708   
  (437,429     2,108,423   
  2,600,493        (1,739,486

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,245,154        542,645   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
  (41,651     (171,775
  (2,473     (3,673
  (20,524     (807
  (17,660     (27,376
 
           
           
           
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (82,308     (203,631

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
  960,926        4,921,371   
  165,098        495,568   
  10,049,984        9,665   
  7,628,506        454,303   
 
  36,883        162,601   
  2,390        3,600   
  19,743        807   
  14,617        24,439   
 
  (18,292,414     (7,970,159
  (174,625     (1,039,898
  (1,826,558     (12,896
  (3,517,715     (2,709,760

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (4,933,165     (5,660,359

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,770,319     (5,321,345
 
  20,137,761        25,459,106   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 17,367,442      $ 20,137,761   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Bond Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class I*

    1,086,363        3,096,208   

Class C

    26,443        71,019   

Class S**

    7,761,710        1,835   

Class A***

    2,797,481        25,660   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class I*

    252,285        795,208   

Class C

    12,089        20,535   

Class S**

    49,415        156   

Class A

    16,271        249   

Shares repurchased

   

Class I***

    (10,382,660     (8,382,077

Class C

    (47,792     (128,801

Class S**

    (395,329     (12,029

Class A***

    (542,964     (1,229
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    633,312        (4,513,266

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    9,538,207        14,051,473   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    10,171,519        9,538,207   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ (329,127   $ (329,386
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012. The information presented is that before the merger.  

 

** Class S shares were formerly named Class Z shares prior to January 23, 2012.  

 

*** Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012. The information presented includes the merger activity.  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund      ICON Fund  

Period ended

March 31,

2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
      
      
  89,438        1,070,619         85,117        1,260,372   
  61,413        116,234         41,392        125,482   
  1,496,829        6,846         3,384,564        3,786   
  901,202        209,444         1,888,205        56,844   
      
  20,872        128,303         16,136        16,133   
  2,002        8,989                  
  6,337        508                  
  7,193        7,833                  
      
  (2,620,173     (2,120,602      (5,367,692     (4,156,795
  (50,988     (73,121      (266,346     (877,121
  (475,591     (1,444      (524,922     (33,715
  (234,357     (73,851      (539,582     (66,713

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (795,823     (720,242      (1,283,128     (3,671,727
  3,187,779        3,908,021         7,616,830        11,288,557   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,391,956        3,187,779         6,333,702        7,616,830   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (510   $ (42,834    $ 110,814      $ 161,462   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Long/Short Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class I*

    49,085        168,947   

Class C

    23,848        14,038   

Class S**

    251,780        480   

Class A***

    510,283        31,066   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class I*

             

Class C

             

Class S**

             

Class A

             

Shares repurchased

   

Class I***

    (693,486     (478,602

Class C

    (67,810     (350,539

Class S**

    (42,066     (7,938

Class A***

    (88,128     (82,587
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (56,494     (705,135

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,263,385        1,968,520   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    1,206,891        1,263,385   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ (35,001   $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012. The information presented is that before the merger.  

 

** Class S shares were formerly named Class Z shares prior to January 23, 2012.  

 

*** Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012. The information presented includes the merger activity.  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund  

Period ended

March 31,

2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
 
 
  86,185        431,144   
  15,601        47,099   
  850,308        834   
  660,886        40,810   
 
  3,305        14,135   
  226        330   
  1,631        69   
  1,260        2,138   
 
  (1,585,531     (693,438
  (16,395     (96,498
  (150,673     (1,092
  (301,427     (232,103

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (434,624     (486,572
  1,895,544        2,382,116   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,460,920        1,895,544   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (218   $   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

          Income/(loss) from
investment operations
    Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Bond Fund

         

Class C

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 10.15      $ 0.18      $ 0.25      $ 0.43      $ (0.17   $ (0.17

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.83        0.39        (0.46     (0.07     (0.39     (0.22

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.30        0.39        0.57        0.96        (0.39     (0.04

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    9.46        0.34        0.84        1.18        (0.34       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    10.05        0.35        (0.55     (0.20     (0.39       

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    10.02        0.38        0.04        0.42        (0.39       

Class S**

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.11        0.21        0.27        0.48        (0.22     (0.17

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.79        0.47        (0.46     0.01        (0.47     (0.22

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.26        0.48        0.57        1.05        (0.48     (0.04

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    9.42        0.45        0.81        1.26        (0.42       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    10.02        0.44        (0.57     (0.13     (0.47       

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    10.00        0.46        0.03        0.49        (0.47       

Class A***

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.11        0.20        0.26        0.46        (0.20     (0.17

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.81        0.46        (0.46            (0.48     (0.22

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
    Total
return*
    Net
assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit(c)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$ (0.34   $ 10.24        4.42   $ 3,821        2.19     1.60     2.86     3.45     27.93
  (0.61     10.15        (0.68 )%      3,879        2.16     1.60     3.11     3.67     32.13
  (0.43     10.83        9.52     4,544        2.46     1.60     2.88     3.74     63.47
  (0.34     10.30        12.80     4,441        2.40     1.60     2.75     3.55     73.71
  (0.39     9.46        (2.16 )%      2,725        2.42     1.60     2.71     3.53     73.47
  (0.39     10.05        4.27     1,491        3.15     1.60     2.28     3.82     34.40
               
  (0.39     10.20        4.87     76,561        0.81     0.75     3.98     4.04     27.93
  (0.69     10.11        0.15     881        1.18     0.75     4.08     4.51     32.13
  (0.52     10.79        10.45     1,049        1.39     0.75     3.95     4.59     63.47
  (0.42     10.26        13.79     1,087        1.91     0.75     3.34     4.50     73.71
  (0.47     9.42        (1.43 )%      8        186.00     0.75     (180.79 )%      4.46     73.47
  (0.47     10.02        5.02     11        31.60     0.75     (26.18 )%      4.67     34.40
               
  (0.37     10.20        4.74     23,424        1.41     1.00     3.39     3.80     27.93
  (0.70     10.11        (0.02 )%      249        5.83     1.01     (0.38 )%      4.44     32.13

 

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          Income/(loss) from
investment operations
    Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Equity Income Fund

         

Class C

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012†

  $ 10.16      $ 0.13      $ 1.99      $ 2.12      $ (0.08   $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.85        0.37        (0.72     (0.35     (0.34       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.16        0.36        0.64        1.00        (0.31       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    11.73        0.32        (1.56     (1.24     (0.33       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    16.33        0.21        (2.97     (2.76     (0.20     (1.64

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    14.85        0.14        2.23        2.37        (0.22     (0.67

Class S**

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012†

    10.21        0.22        1.95        2.17        (0.25       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.96        0.50        (0.71     (0.21     (0.54       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.26        0.47        0.64        1.11        (0.41       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    11.84        0.41        (1.57     (1.16     (0.42       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    16.46        0.38        (3.04     (2.66     (0.32     (1.64

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    14.94        0.30        2.26        2.56        (0.37     (0.67

Class A***

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012†

    10.15        0.19        1.96        2.15        (0.22       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.90        0.47        (0.71     (0.24     (0.51       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.21        0.46        0.63        1.09        (0.40       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    11.80        0.38        (1.57     (1.19     (0.40       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    16.40        0.31        (2.99     (2.68     (0.28     (1.64

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    14.92        0.27        2.22        2.49        (0.34     (0.67

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit(c)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$ (0.08   $ 12.20        20.91   $ 4,802        2.49     2.21     2.05     2.33     60.57
  (0.34     10.16        (3.47 )%      3,874        2.53     2.20     2.85     3.18     142.75
  (0.31     10.85        9.99     3,569        2.97     2.20     2.68     3.46     123.33
  (0.33     10.16        (10.12 )%      3,348        2.69     2.21     3.21     3.69     148.56
  (1.84     11.73        (18.60 )%      4,461        2.34 %(e)      2.20     1.40     1.54     132.93
  (0.89     16.33        16.45     5,331        2.33 %(f)      2.21     0.75     0.87     121.30
               
  (0.25     12.13        21.43     12,638        1.23     1.21     3.61     3.63     60.57
  (0.54     10.21        (2.40 )%      142        3.99     1.20     1.45     4.24     142.75
  (0.41     10.96        11.04     88        7.66     1.20     (2.01 )%      4.45     123.33
  (0.42     10.26        (9.20 )%      66        8.73     1.21     (2.83 )%      4.69     148.56
  (1.96     11.84        (17.81 )%      81        11.18 %(e)      1.20     (7.14 )%      2.84     132.93
  (1.04     16.46        17.74     40        11.08 %(f)      1.21     (7.96 )%      1.92     121.30
               
  (0.22     12.08        21.32     11,561        1.71     1.46     3.01     3.26     60.57
  (0.51     10.15        (2.66 )%      2,871        1.91     1.45     3.55     4.01     142.75
  (0.40     10.90        10.84     1,521        4.59     1.45     1.19     4.32     123.33
  (0.40     10.21        (9.53 )%      237        5.68     1.46     0.26     4.48     148.56
  (1.92     11.80        (17.98 )%      281        5.40 %(e)      1.44     (1.67 )%      2.29     132.93
  (1.01     16.40        17.29     322        3.77 %(f)      1.45     (0.60 )%      1.73     121.30

 

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          Income from investment operations     Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Fund

         

Class C

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012†

  $ 8.17      $ (0.02   $ 2.38      $ 2.36      $      $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.36        (0.05     (0.14     (0.19              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    8.37        (0.04     0.11        0.07        (0.08       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    10.46        0.03        (2.12     (2.09              

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    15.66        (0.01     (3.82     (3.83            (1.37

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    14.52        (0.10     2.35        2.25               (1.11

Class S**

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012†

    8.82        0.04        2.52        2.56                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    9.04        (0.07     (0.15     (0.22              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    9.07        (0.01     0.11        0.10        (0.13       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    11.24        0.10        (2.27     (2.17              

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    16.62        0.09        (4.10     (4.01            (1.37

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    15.23        0.03        2.47        2.50               (1.11

Class A***

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012†

    8.46        0.01        2.45        2.46                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.67        (0.07     (0.14     (0.21              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    8.73        (0.08     0.10        0.02        (0.08       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    10.92        0.01        (2.20     (2.19              

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    16.32        (0.01     (4.02     (4.03            (1.37

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    15.09        (0.06     2.40        2.34               (1.11

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit(c)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$      $ 10.53        28.89   $ 20,672        2.33     2.30     (0.44 )%      (0.41 )%      17.24
         8.17        (2.27 )%      17,884        2.27     2.27     (0.50 )%      (0.50 )%      57.93
  (0.08     8.36        0.84     24,573        2.25     2.25     (0.45 )%      (0.45 )%      123.12
         8.37        (19.98 )%      33,089        2.25     2.25     0.44     0.44     208.48
  (1.37     10.46        (26.61 )%      55,364        2.05     2.05     (0.09 )%      (0.09 )%      173.81
  (1.11     15.66        16.25     92,350        2.02     2.02     (0.68 )%      (0.67 )%      116.81
               
         11.38        29.02     32,714        1.01     1.01     0.73     0.73     17.24
         8.82        (2.43 )%      133        2.52     2.52     (0.72 )%      (0.72 )%      57.93
  (0.13     9.04        1.10     406        1.90     1.90     (0.06 )%      (0.06 )%      123.12
         9.07        (19.31 )%      887        1.45     1.45     1.27     1.27     208.48
  (1.37     11.24        (26.11 )%      1,222        1.34     1.34     0.65     0.65     173.81
  (1.11     16.62        17.18     1,320        1.18     1.18     0.17     0.17     116.81
               
         10.92        29.08     16,338        1.70     1.58     0.05     0.17     17.24
         8.46        (2.42 )%      1,245        2.52     2.52     (0.75 )%      (0.75 )%      57.93
  (0.08     8.67        0.22     1,362        2.68     2.68     (0.88 )%      (0.88 )%      123.12
         8.73        (20.05 )%      1,969        2.43     2.43     0.11     0.11     208.48
  (1.37     10.92        (26.76 )%      1,878        2.09     2.09     (0.08 )%      (0.08 )%      173.81
  (1.11     16.32        16.25     1,390        1.66     1.65     (0.42 )%      (0.41 )%      116.81

 

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          Income/(loss) from
investment operations
    Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Long/Short Fund(d)

           

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 10.89      $ (0.06   $ 2.96      $ 2.90      $      $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    11.29        (0.11     (0.29     (0.40              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    11.19        (0.08     0.27        0.19        (0.09       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    13.13        0.06        (1.81     (1.75     (0.19       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    18.54               (4.67     (4.67            (0.74

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    16.67        (0.08     2.38        2.30               (0.43

Class S**

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    11.61        (g)      3.17        3.17                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    11.90        0.02        (0.31     (0.29              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    11.80        0.03        0.29        0.32        (0.22       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    13.81        0.17        (1.89     (1.72     (0.29       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    19.30        0.18        (4.93     (4.75            (0.74

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    17.29        0.10        2.41        2.51        (0.07     (0.43

Class A***

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    11.44        (0.01     3.12        3.11                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    11.77        (0.02     (0.31     (0.33              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    11.67               0.28        0.28        (0.18       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    13.69        0.14        (1.88     (1.74     (0.28       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    19.20        0.10        (4.85     (4.75     (0.02     (0.74

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    17.18        0.05        2.46        2.51        (0.06     (0.43

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit(c)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$      $ 13.79        26.63   $ 6,418        2.93     2.43     (1.43 )%      (0.93 )%      27.83
         10.89        (3.54 )%      5,546        3.14     2.70     (1.38 )%      (0.94 )%      67.28
  (0.09     11.29        1.65     9,547        3.60     3.19     (1.14 )%      (0.73 )%      136.50
  (0.19     11.19        (13.10 )%      15,093        2.95     2.81     0.44     0.58     131.79
  (0.74     13.13        (26.09 )%      27,148        2.31     2.31     (0.01 )%      (0.01 )%      174.59
  (0.43     18.54        14.05     43,986        2.33     2.32     (0.48 )%      (0.47 )%      105.00
               
         14.78        27.30     3,154        1.67     1.37     (0.24 )%      0.06     27.83
         11.61        (2.44 )%      42        7.76     1.65     (5.96 )%      0.15     67.28
  (0.22     11.90        2.63     132        5.80     2.15     (3.39 )%      0.25     136.50
  (0.29     11.80        (12.10 )%      128        4.40     1.73     (1.12 )%      1.55     131.79
  (0.74     13.81        (25.45 )%      540        2.37     1.44     0.16     1.09     174.59
  (0.50     19.30        14.81     447        1.25     1.25     0.55     0.55     105.00
               
         14.55        27.19     7,683        2.24     1.67     (0.77 )%      (0.20 )%      27.83
         11.44        (2.80 )%      1,213        3.23     1.91     (1.46 )%      (0.14 )%      67.28
  (0.18     11.77        2.34     1,855        3.65     2.45     (1.21 )%      (0.01 )%      136.50
  (0.28     11.67        (12.39 )%      2,390        2.64     2.06     0.76     1.34     131.79
  (0.76     13.69        (25.61 )%      4,859        1.72     1.72     0.63     0.63     174.59
  (0.49     19.20        14.94     6,481        1.68     1.67     0.27     0.26     105.00

 

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          Income/(loss) from
investment operations
    Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

         

Class C

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 10.09      $ 0.01      $ 1.13      $ 1.14      $ (0.01   $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.15        0.01        (0.05     (0.04     (0.02       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    9.88        (0.02     0.29        0.27                 

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    10.72        0.05        (0.79     (0.74     (0.10       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    12.61        0.01        (1.32     (1.31     (0.05     (0.53

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    13.39        (0.11     1.56        1.45               (2.23

Class S**

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.88        0.07        1.23        1.30        (0.07       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.96        0.12        (0.05     0.07        (0.15       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.61        0.08        0.33        0.41        (0.06       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    11.46        0.22        (0.91     (0.69     (0.16       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    13.37        0.15        (1.43     (1.28     (0.10     (0.53

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    13.94        0.01        1.65        1.66               (2.23

Class A***

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.66        0.05        1.20        1.25        (0.05       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.72        0.09        (0.05     0.04        (0.10       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.39        0.05        0.33        0.38        (0.05       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    11.25        0.09        (0.80     (0.71     (0.15       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    13.15        0.10        (1.38     (1.28     (0.09     (0.53

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    13.80        (0.03     1.65        1.62        (0.04     (2.23

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss) to average
net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit(c)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation

and transfer
agent

earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$ (0.01   $ 11.22        11.32   $ 2,328        2.92     2.22     (0.58 )%      0.12     36.86
  (0.02     10.09        (0.45 )%      2,099        2.95     2.23     (0.66 )%      0.06     67.61
         10.15        2.73     2,609        3.36     2.30     (1.27 )%      (0.21 )%      114.34
  (0.10     9.88        (6.69 )%      3,199        2.72     2.24     0.06     0.54     194.31
  (0.58     10.72        (10.85 )%      4,207        2.52     2.21     (0.24 )%      0.07     184.47
  (2.23     12.61        11.53     2,291        2.76     2.25     (1.34 )%      (0.83 )%      150.42
               
  (0.07     12.11        11.93     8,557        1.35     1.24     1.07     1.18     36.86
  (0.15     10.88        0.51     60        7.22     1.23     (4.94 )%      1.05     67.61
  (0.06     10.96        3.90     62        10.41     1.31     (8.34 )%      0.75     114.34
  (0.16     10.61        (5.79 )%      72        3.55     1.24     (0.10 )%      2.21     194.31
  (0.63     11.46        (9.99 )%      422        4.39     1.21     (1.98 )%      1.20     184.47
  (2.23     13.37        12.67     37        17.99     1.25     (16.64 )%      0.10     150.42
               
  (0.05     11.86        11.76     6,482        2.10     1.48     0.27     0.89     36.86
  (0.10     10.66        0.32     1,982        2.08     1.48     0.20     0.80     67.61
  (0.05     10.72        3.69     4,020        2.62     1.59     (0.57 )%      0.46     114.34
  (0.15     10.39        (6.05 )%      1,501        2.87     1.49     (0.43 )%      0.95     194.31
  (0.62     11.25        (10.18 )%      863        3.75     1.46     (1.44 )%      0.85     184.47
  (2.27     13.15        12.51     294        7.12     1.49     (5.85 )%      (0.22 )%      150.42

 

 

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(x) Calculated using the average shares method.  
* The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges.  
** Class S shares were formerly named Class Z shares prior to January 23, 2012.  
*** Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012. The results of each class prior to the merger may have been different that what is presented.  
Unaudited.  
(a) Annualized for periods less than a year.  
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized for periods less than a year.  
(c) The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense.  
(d) The Fund’s operating expenses, not including dividends on short positions, are contractually limited to 2.30% for Class C, 1.25% for Class S and 1.55% for Class A. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the dividends on short positions.  
(e) The ratio of expenses to average net assets before expense limitation and transfer agent earnings credit including expenses that were paid on behalf of the Fund by a third party related to a tax matter were 2.54%, 11.38% and 5.60% for Class C, S and A, respectively.  
(f) The ratio of expenses to average net assets before expense limitation and transfer agent earnings credit including a potential Internal Revenue Code section 860 deficiency dividend expense were 2.91%, 11.66% and 4.35% for Class C, S and A, respectively.  
(g) Amount less than $0.005.  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

1.  Organization

The ICON Bond Fund (“Bond Fund”), ICON Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”), ICON Fund (“ICON Fund”)(formerly, ICON Core Equity Fund), ICON Long/Short Fund (“Long/Short Fund”) and ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund (“Risk-Managed Equity Fund”) are series funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end investment management company. Each Fund has three classes of shares: Class C, Class S and Class A. Prior to January 23, 2012, each Fund had four share classes: Class I, Class C, Class Z and Class A. On January 23, 2012, Class I merged into Class A and Class Z was renamed Class S. All classes have equal rights as to earnings, assets and voting privileges except that each Class may bear different distribution fees, registration costs, legal costs, mailing and printing costs and shareholder servicing costs and each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. There are currently twelve other active Funds within the Trust. Those Funds are covered by separate prospectuses and shareholder reports.

Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par shares. The investment objective of the Bond Fund is maximum total return. The investment objective of the Equity Income Fund is modest capital appreciation and income. The investment objective of the ICON Fund is long-term capital appreciation with a secondary objective of capital preservation. The investment objective of the Long/Short Fund is capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Risk-Managed Equity Fund is modest capital appreciation and to maximize realized gains.

The Funds may have elements of risk, including the risk of loss of principal. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investing in fixed income securities such as bonds involves interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities generally decreases. Additionally, the Bond Fund may invest in medium-and lower-quality debt securities. High-yield bonds involve a greater risk of default and price volatility than U.S. government and other high-quality bonds. The Long/Short Fund engages in short selling; there are risks associated with selling short, including the risk that the Long/Short Fund may have to cover its short position at a higher price than the short sale, resulting in a loss. The

 

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Long/Short Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. The Risk-Managed Equity Fund invests in call options; call options involve certain risks, such as limited gains and lack of liquidity of the underlying securities, and are not suitable for all investors. Investments in foreign securities and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar-denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower government supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, may not exist in some foreign countries. In general, there may be less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. There are also risks associated with small- and mid-cap investing, including limited product lines, less liquidity and small market share.

The ICON Fund has a significant weighting in the Industrials sector and the Consumer Discretionary sector which may cause the Fund’s performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect those sectors.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involving future claims that may be made against each Fund is unknown. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be minimal.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

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Investment Valuation

The Funds’ securities and other assets, excluding options on securities indexes, are valued as of the closing price at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) each day the NYSE is open, except that securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) are normally valued by the Funds at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price provided by NASDAQ each business day. Options on securities indexes are valued at the close of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (normally 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

The Funds use pricing services to obtain the market value of securities in their portfolios; if a pricing service is not able to provide a price, or the pricing service’s valuation quote is considered inaccurate or does not reflect the market value of the security, prices may be obtained through market quotations from independent broker/dealers. If market quotations from these sources are not readily available, the Funds’ securities or other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”) or pursuant to procedures approved by the Board.

Lacking any sales that day, a security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes obtained from dealers making a market for the security. Options are valued at their closing mid-price on the market with the most volume. Mid-price is the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is based upon a matrix valuation system which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. Currency rates as of the close of the NYSE are used to convert foreign security values into U.S. dollars.

The Funds’ securities traded in countries outside of the Western Hemisphere are fair valued daily by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service, unless the Board determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purposes of daily fair valuation are to avoid stale prices and to take into account, among other things, any significant events occurring after the close of foreign markets. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local market prices

 

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using factors such as subsequent movements and changes in the prices of indexes, securities and exchange rates in other markets to determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). The valuation assigned to fair-value securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 — significant observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk).

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs.

Observable inputs are those based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds, and unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, non-U.S. equity securities actively traded in foreign markets generally are reflected in Level 2 despite the availability of closing prices, because the Funds evaluate and determine whether those closing prices reflect fair value at the close of the NYSE or require adjustment, as described above. The following table summarizes the Funds’ investments, based on the inputs used to determine their values on March 31, 2012:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Total  
     

ICON Bond Fund*

     

Assets

     

Corporate Bonds

  $ -      $ 76,986,587      $ 76,986,587   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    -        15,345,544        15,345,544   

Foreign Corporate Bonds

    -        5,843,811        5,843,811   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        6,154,130        6,154,130   

Short-Term Investments

    -        4,895,838        4,895,838   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ -      $ 109,225,910      $ 109,225,910   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Level 1     Level 2     Total  
     

ICON Equity Income Fund*

     

Assets

     

Common Stocks

  $ 25,793,217      $ -      $ 25,793,217   

Preferred Stocks

    339,154        -        339,154   

Corporate Bonds

    -        1,483,590        1,483,590   

Convertible Preferred Stock

    513,090        -        513,090   

Call Options Purchased

    210,447        -        210,447   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        1,081,349        1,081,349   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 26,855,908      $ 2,564,939      $ 29,420,847   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 69,511,754      $ -      $ 69,511,754   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        1,141,203        1,141,203   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 69,511,754      $ 1,141,203      $ 70,652,957   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Long/Short Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 16,904,777      $ -      $ 16,904,777   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        98,040        98,040   

Short-Term Investments

    -        276,486        276,486   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 16,904,777      $ 374,526      $ 17,279,303   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Securities Sold Short

     

Common Stock

  $ (270,633   $ -      $ (270,633

Exchange Traded Funds

    (422,160     -        (422,160
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (692,793   $ -      $ (692,793
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 18,068,137      $ -      $ 18,068,137   

Put Option Purchased

    38,500        -        38,500   

Short-Term Investments

    -        905,826        905,826   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 18,106,637      $ 905,826      $ 19,012,463   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Written Call Options

  $ (427,600   $ -      $ (427,600
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (427,600   $ -      $ (427,600
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Schedule of Investments and the Sector/Industry Classification tables for additional security details.

 

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There were no Level 3 securities held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2012.

For the period ended March 31, 2012, there was no significant security transfer activity between Level 1 and Level 2.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011- 04, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820)—Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and is to be applied prospectively. The Funds are currently assessing the impact of this guidance on its financial statements.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated daily into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency exchange rates established at the time of each trade.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates and changes in market prices of securities held.

Options Transactions

The Funds’ use of derivatives for the period ended March 31, 2012 was limited to purchased and written options.

The Risk-Managed Equity Fund’s primary investment strategy involves the use of options. Each of the other Funds may also purchase and/or write (sell) call and put options on any security in which it may invest. The Funds utilize options to hedge against changes in market conditions or to provide market exposure while trying to reduce transaction costs.

 

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Option contracts involve market risk, liquidity and can be highly volatile. Should prices of securities or securities indexes move in an unexpected manner, the Funds may not achieve the desired benefits and may realize losses and thus be in a worse position than if such strategies had not been utilized.

When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option on an individual security is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written call option on a securities index is exercised, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally received, the exercise price and the market value of the index. If a written put option on an individual security is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. As a writer of an option, a Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the individual security or securities index underlying the written option. Additionally, written call options may involve the risk of limited gains.

Each Fund may also purchase put and call options. When a Fund purchases a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If the Fund exercises a call option on an individual security, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the Fund exercises a put option on an individual security, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such a sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Fund exercises a put or a call option on a security index, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally paid, the exercise price and the market value of the index. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.

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call and purchased put options transactions. All open option contracts are included on each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The Risk-Managed Equity Fund’s written options are collateralized by cash and/or securities held in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian. The securities pledged as collateral are included on the Schedule of Investments. Such collateral is restricted from the Fund’s use. The cash collateral held for the prime broker and/or borrowings from the prime broker are included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The number of options contracts written and the premiums received by the Risk-Managed Equity Fund during the period ended March 31, 2012, were as follows:

 

    Risk-Managed Equity Fund  
     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding, beginning of period

    75      $ 250,738   

Options written during period

    700        1,675,248   

Options closed during period

    (695     (1,639,462
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding, end of period

    80      $ 286,524   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a summary of how these derivatives are treated in the financial statements and their impact on the Funds:

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2012

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
  Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
 

Fair

Value

    Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
 

Fair

Value

 

Purchased option contracts

       

Equity risk

       

ICON Equity Income Fund

  Investments,   $ 210,447      Investments,   $ -   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

  at value     38,500      at value     -   

Written option contracts

       

Equity risk

       

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

  Options written,
at value
  $ -      Options written,
at value
  $ 427,600   

 

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Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Operations

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments

 

Location of Gain/(Loss)

on Derivatives
Recognized in Operations

  Amount  

Purchased option contracts

   

Equity risk

   

ICON Equity Income Fund

  Net realized gain/(loss) from   $ (1,237

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

  investment transactions     (1,199,962

Written option contracts

   

Equity risk

   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

  Net realized gain/(loss) from
written option transactions
  $ (813,595

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Operations

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments

 

Location of Gain/(Loss)

on Derivatives
Recognized in Operations

  Amount  

Purchased option contracts

   

Equity risk

   

ICON Equity Income Fund

  Change in unrealized net   $ 307,807   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

  appreciation/(depreciation)
on investments
    (101,010

Written option contracts

   

Equity risk

  Change in unrealized net  

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

  appreciation/ (depreciation)
on written options
  $ (205,064

For the period ended March 31, 2012, the Fund’s quarterly holdings of options contracts were as follows:

 

    ICON Equity
Income Fund
    ICON Risk-
Managed
Equity Fund
    ICON Risk-
Managed
Equity Fund
 
Quarter Ended   Number of Purchased Options
Contracts Outstanding
    Number of
Written Options
Contracts
Outstanding
 

December, 31, 2011

    1,446        75        105   

March 31, 2012

    611        100        80   

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Funds do not follow hedge accounting, even for derivatives employed as economic hedges.

Short Sales

The Long/Short Fund may engage in short sales (selling securities it does not own) as part of its normal investment activities. The Long/Short Fund enters into short positions in equity securities identified as being overvalued.

Short sales involve market risk. If a security sold short increases in price, the Long/Short Fund may have to cover its short position at a higher price than the short sale price, resulting in a loss. These short sales are collateralized by cash and/or securities held with the Fund’s prime broker and in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian. The collateral required is determined daily by reference to the market value of the short positions. Such collateral for the Fund is restricted from use. The cash collateral that is restricted from use is included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Deposits for short sales.” The securities pledged as collateral that are restricted from use are included on the Schedule of Investments. Dividends received on short sales are treated as an expense on the Statement of Operations. Liabilities for securities sold short are closed out by purchasing the applicable securities for delivery to the Fund’s prime broker. As of March 31, 2012, the Long/Short Fund engaged in short selling. The short positions are included in the Schedule of Securities Sold Short on the Schedule of Investments.

Securities Lending

Under procedures adopted by the Board, the Funds may lend securities to non-affiliated qualified parties. The Funds seek to earn additional income through securities lending. There is the risk of delay in recovering a loaned security. The Funds do not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan; however, the Funds may attempt to call back the loan and vote the proxy.

All loans will be continuously secured by collateral which consists of cash. The cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio and is disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. The lending fees received and the Funds’ portion of the interest income earned on cash collateral are included on the Statement of Operations, if applicable.

 

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As of March 31, 2012, the following Funds had securities with the following values on loan:

 

Fund   Value of
Loaned Securities
    Value of
Collateral
 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 5,934,756      $ 6,154,130   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    1,045,634        1,081,349   

ICON Fund

    1,120,179        1,141,203   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    95,426        98,040   

The value of the collateral above could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2012. It may also include collateral received from the pre-funding of loans.

Income Taxes

The Funds intend to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, the Funds will generally not be subject to federal and state income taxes, or federal excise taxes to the extent that they intend to make sufficient distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains.

Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Bond Fund distributes net investment income, if any, to shareholders monthly. The Equity Income Fund and the Risk-Managed Equity Fund intend to distribute net investment income, if any, to shareholders quarterly. The other Funds distribute income, if any, annually. The Funds distribute net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryforwards. The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits, including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax periods and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds file U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Funds’ U.S. tax returns filed for the past four years, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.

Investment Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

Allocation of Expenses

Each class of a Fund’s shares bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf and, in addition, each class bears a portion of general expenses, based upon relative net assets of each class. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a specific Fund in the Trust are apportioned between all Funds in the Trust based upon relative net assets. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets.

 

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Below are the class level expenses that are included on the Statement of Operations:

 

Fund   Legal
Expense
    Printing
And Postage
Expense
    Transfer
Agent
Expense
 

ICON Bond Fund

     

Class I*

  $ 5,364      $ 6,229      $ 22,511   

Class C

    325        749        5,740   

Class S**

    1,745        681        3,371   

Class A

    624        3,680        12,233   

ICON Equity Income Fund

     

Class I*

    1,612        4,231        11,285   

Class C

    409        672        4,944   

Class S**

    503        551        1,741   

Class A

    586        2,750        6,554   

ICON Fund

     

Class I*

    2,846        7,915        13,931   

Class C

    1,641        4,888        27,365   

Class S**

    895        701        2,694   

Class A

    580        4,543        11,088   

ICON Long/Short Fund

     

Class I*

    483        2,135        5,154   

Class C

    592        1,662        8,897   

Class S**

    104        254        1,056   

Class A

    366        2,063        3,965   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

     

Class I*

    912        3,556        7,909   

Class C

    221        634        3,373   

Class S**

    384        484        1,518   

Class A

    423        2,727        5,750   

 

* Class I shares merged into Class A shares on January 23, 2012. The information presented is that before the merger.

 

** Class Z shares were formerly named Class S shares prior to January 23, 2012.

3.  Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees

ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON Advisers”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds and is responsible for managing the Funds’ portfolios of securities. ICON Advisers receives a monthly management fee that is computed daily at an annual rate of 0.60% of average daily net assets of the Bond Fund, 0.75%

 

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of average daily net assets of the Equity Income Fund, ICON Fund, and Risk-Managed Equity Fund, and 0.85% of average daily net assets of the Long/Short Fund.

ICON Advisers has contractually agreed to limit the Funds’ expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, dividends on short sales and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that the Funds’ expenses do not exceed the following amounts:

 

Fund   Class A     Class C     Class S  

ICON Bond Fund

    1.00%        1.60%        0.75%   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    1.45%        2.20%        1.20%   

ICON Fund

    1.50%        2.25%        1.25%   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    1.55%        2.30%        1.25%   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

    1.45%        2.20%        1.20%   

Effective January 23, 2012, expense limitations of 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% were implemented for Class A, Class C and Class S, respectively, of the ICON Fund.

The Funds’ expense limitations, excluding the Bond Fund Class A and all classes of the ICON Fund, will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2021. The Bond Fund Class A and all classes of the ICON Fund will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2013. To the extent ICON Advisers reimburses or absorbs fees and expenses, it may seek payment of such amounts for up to three years after the expenses were reimbursed or absorbed. A Fund will make no such payment, however, if the total Fund operating expenses exceed the expense limits in effect at the time the expenses were reimbursed or at the time these payments are proposed.

As of March 31, 2012 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund   2012     2013     2014     2015  

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 16,706      $ 45,987      $ 26,738      $ 36,978   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    7,676        30,881        17,561        12,908   

ICON Fund

    -        -        -        7,678   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    14,684        56,787        37,402        22,779   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

    9,699        35,577        22,218        18,889   

 

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Accounting, Custody and Transfer Agent Fees

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the fund accounting agent for the funds. For its services, the Trust pays State Street a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily assets of the Trust.

State Street is the custodian of the Trust’s investments. For its services, the Trust pays State Street asset-based fees that vary according to the number of positions and transactions, plus out-of-pocket expenses.

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays a per account fee, plus certain other transaction cusip charges and out-of-pocket expenses. BFDS may pay each Fund transfer agent earnings credits. Transfer agent earnings credits are credits received for interest which results from overnight balances used by BFDS for clearing shareholder transactions.

Administrative Services

The Trust has entered into an administrative services agreement with ICON Advisers pursuant to which ICON Advisers oversees the administration of the Trust’s business and affairs. This agreement provides for an annual fee of 0.05% on the Trusts’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.045% on the next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.040% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets and 0.030% on average daily net assets over $5 billion. For the period ended March 31, 2012, each Funds’ payment for administrative services to ICON Advisers is included on the Statement of Operations. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON Advisers will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON Advisers in the performance of its duties.

ICON Advisers has a sub-administration agreement with State Street to which State Street assists ICON Advisers with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON Advisers pays State Street a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily assets of the Trust.

 

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Distribution Fees

The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate the Funds’ distributor, ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) (an affiliate of the adviser) for the sale and distribution of shares and for other shareholder services. Under the 12b-1 Plan, Bond Fund Class C shareholders pay an annual distribution and service fee of 0.85% of average daily net assets and Class A shareholders pay an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The shareholders of the other Funds pay an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class C shares and an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets for Class A shares. The total amount paid under the 12b-1 plans by the Funds is shown on the Statement of Operations.

Other Related Parties

Certain Officers and Directors of ICON Advisers are also Officers and Trustees of the Funds; however, such Officers and Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, “CCO”) receive no compensation from the Funds. The CCO’s salary is paid 86% by the Trust and 14% by ICON Advisers. For the period ended March 31, 2012, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.

4.  Borrowings

The Trust has entered into Lines of Credit agreements with State Street to provide temporary funding for redemption requests. The maximum borrowing is limited to $150 million. Interest on domestic borrowings is charged at the higher of the Federal Funds Rate effective on that day and the Overnight LIBOR Rate effective on that day plus 1.25%. The Funds may have borrowings with the prime broker as a result of brokerage requirements. Interest on domestic borrowing with the prime broker is charged at the Fed Funds rate plus 0.50%. The average interest rate charged for ICON Bond Fund, ICON Equity Income Fund and ICON Fund for the period ended March 31, 2012 was 1.39%. The average interest rate charged for ICON Long/Short Fund for the period ended March 31, 2012 was 1.93%. The average interest rate charged for ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund for the period ended March 31, 2012 was 1.99%.

 

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Fund   Average Borrowing
(10/1/11-3/31/12)
 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 32,011   

ICON Equity Income Fund*

    141,961   

ICON Fund*

    473,401   

ICON Long/Short Fund*

    106,013   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund*

    713,725   

 

* Fund had outstanding borrowings under these agreements/arrangements as of March 31, 2012.

5.  Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

For the period ended March 31, 2012, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding securities sold short, short-term securities and written options contracts) was as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases of
Securities
    Proceeds
from Sales
of Securities
    Purchases of
Long-Term U.S.
Government
Obligations
    Proceeds
from Sales of
Long-Term U.S.
Government
Obligations
 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 21,271,343      $ 25,284,359      $ 9,986,517      $ 546,250   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    19,600,264        29,467,229        -        -   

ICON Fund

    12,219,679        27,265,359        -        -   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    4,110,313        5,283,421        -        -   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

    7,448,310        14,058,377        -        -   

6.  Federal Income Tax

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due to differing treatments for items such as net short-term gains, deferrals of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses, and capital loss carryforwards.

The tax components of capital shown in the following tables includes losses the Funds may be able to offset against gains recognized in future years. The accumulated losses noted represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2011 and post-October losses that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future taxable income distributions.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2011 the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amounts     Expires  

ICON Equity Income Fund

  $ 9,397,439        2017   
    19,089,764        2018   

ICON Fund

    23,715,124        2017   
    19,833,424        2018   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    43,306,180        2017   
    19,325,857        2018   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

    5,993,077        2017   
    14,212,596        2018   

Future capital loss carryforward utilization in any given year may be limited if there are substantial shareholder redemptions or contributions. During the year ended September 30, 2011 the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amount  

ICON Equity Income Fund

  $ 5,627,077   

ICON Fund

    10,265,321   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    853,303   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

    2,242,574   

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

    Distributions Paid from        
Fund  

Ordinary

Income

   

Net Long-Term

Gains

    Total
Distributions
Paid
 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 7,853,451      $ 1,064,414      $ 8,917,865   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    1,710,940        -        1,710,940   

ICON Fund

    168,477        -        168,477   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    -        -        -   

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

    203,631        -        203,631   

 

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As of September 30, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund  

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

    Undistributed
Net Long-
Term-Gains
   

Accumulated

Earnings

   

Distributions

Payable*

   

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

   

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)**

    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 29,622      $ 1,686,187      $ 1,715,809      $ (359,008   $ -      $ 1,948,292      $ 3,305,093   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    314,548        -        314,548        (357,382     (28,487,200     (3,360,908     (31,890,942

ICON Fund

    161,462        -        161,462        -        (43,548,548     (747,369     (44,134,455

ICON Long/Short Fund

    -        -        -        -        (62,632,037     (400,656     (63,032,693

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

    -        -        -        -        (20,205,673     893,563        (19,312,110

 

* Differences between the financial statement distribution payable and the tax basis distribution payable are a result of accrual based accounting and cash basis accounting used for federal tax reporting purposes.

 

** Differences between the book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2012, cost on investments for federal income tax purposes and the amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:

 

Fund   Cost    

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

   

Net
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 106,203,489      $ 3,948,547      $ (926,126   $ 3,022,421   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    26,718,019        3,321,666        (618,838     2,702,828   

ICON Fund

    52,301,053        18,895,404        (543,500     18,351,904   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    13,602,128        3,860,331        (279,332     3,580,999   

ICON Risk-Managed
Equity Fund

    15,277,115        3,942,280        (348,008     3,594,272   

The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to a number of tax rules impacting the Funds. Under the Act, future capital

 

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losses generated by a fund may be carried over indefinitely, but these losses must be used prior to the utilization of any pre-enactment capital losses. Since pre-enactment capital losses may only be carried forward for eight years, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of each fund’s pre-enactment capital losses will expire unused.

7.  Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events and determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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SIX MONTH HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

Example

As a shareholder of a Fund you may pay two types of fees: transaction fees and fund-related fees. Certain funds charge transaction fees, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees. Funds also incur various ongoing expenses, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses, which are indirectly paid by shareholders.

This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the various ICON Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the six-month period (10/1/11 – 3/31/12).

Actual Expenses

The first line in the table for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Example includes, but is not limited to, management fees, 12b-1 fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the Example does not include client specific fees, such as the $15 fee charged to IRA accounts, or the $15 fee charged for wire redemptions. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for each Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads),

 

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redemption fees, or exchange fees that may be charged by other funds. Therefore, this information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

    

Beginning

Account

Value

10/1/11

   

Ending

Account

Value

3/31/12

   

Expenses Paid

During Period

10/1/11-3/31/12*

   

Annualized

Expense Ratio

10/1/11-3/31/12

 

Actual Expenses

       

ICON Bond Fund

       

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,044.20      $ 8.18        1.60

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,048.70        3.85        0.75

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,047.40        5.12        1.00

ICON Equity Income Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,209.10        12.19        2.21

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,214.30        6.69        1.21

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,213.20        8.07        1.46

ICON Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,288.90        13.17        2.30

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,290.20        5.79        1.01

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,290.80        9.05        1.58

ICON Long/Short Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,266.30        13.78        2.43

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,273.00        7.81        1.37

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,271.90        9.48        1.67

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,113.20        11.74        2.22

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,119.30        6.55        1.24

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,117.60        7.83        1.48

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

       

ICON Bond Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,017.00        8.07     

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,021.24        3.80     

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,019.99        5.06     

ICON Equity Income Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,013.97        11.11     

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,018.96        6.10     

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,017.71        7.36     

ICON Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,013.49        11.59     

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,019.94        5.11     

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,017.10        7.97     

 

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Beginning

Account

Value

10/1/11

   

Ending

Account

Value

3/31/12

   

Expenses Paid

During Period

10/1/11-3/31/12*

   

Annualized

Expense Ratio

10/1/11-3/31/12

ICON Long/Short Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.84        12.24     

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,018.13        6.93     

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,016.66        8.41     

ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund

       

Class C

    1,000.00        1,013.89        11.19     

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,018.82        6.24     

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,017.61        7.46     

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's six month expense ratio and annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

** Class S shares were formerly named Class Z shares prior to January 23, 2012.

 

*** Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012.

Total returns exclude applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included (maximum 5.75%), returns would be lower.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Portfolio Holdings

Information related to the 10 largest portfolio holdings of each Fund is made available at www.iconfunds.com within approximately 10 business days after month-end. Additionally, a complete list of each Fund’s holdings is made available approximately 30 days after month-end. Each ICON Fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on Form N-Q. The ICON Funds’ Forms N-Q are available at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

A summarized description of the policies and procedures the ICON Funds use to vote proxies is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442.

Information about how the ICON Funds voted proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Cost Basis Information

Effective January 1, 2012, federal law requires mutual fund companies to maintain and report a shareholder’s cost basis by tax lot, gain/loss information and holding period of covered shares to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1099. Covered shares are mutual fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012. A fund is not required to maintain and report information for shares not deemed as covered.

The new law requires each fund to elect a default tax identification methodology in order to perform the required reporting. As a result, the Trust has chosen Average Cost as its default tax identification methodology. This is the method each Fund will use. However, at the time of purchase or upon the sale of covered shares, shareholders may choose a different tax identification method. Furthermore, if you purchase shares through a financial intermediary, please contact the intermediary to find out what default tax identification method they will use. We recommend that you consult your tax adviser to determine which tax identification methodology best suits your individual tax situation.

 

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For More Information

This report is for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and share classes of each ICON Fund, by visiting www.iconfunds.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

ICON Distributors, Inc., Distributor.

 

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For more information about the ICON Funds, contact us:

By Telephone    1-800-764-0442
By Mail   

ICON Funds

P.O. Box 55452

Boston, MA 02205-8165

In Person   

ICON Funds

5299 DTC Boulevard, 12th Floor Greenwood Village, CO 80111

On the Internet    www.iconfunds.com
By E-Mail    info@iconadvisers.com

 

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2012 SEMIANNUAL REPORT

ICON INTERNATIONAL FUNDS

INVESTMENT UPDATE

(UNAUDITED)

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

ICON Europe Fund

ICON International Equity Fund

 

LOGO

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You can now sign up for electronic delivery of ICON Fund shareholder reports, including prospectuses, annual reports, semiannual reports and proxy statements.

When these materials are available, you will receive an email from ICON with instructions on how to view the documents. Statements, transaction confirmations and other documents that are not available online will continue to be sent to you by U.S. mail.

Visit ICON’s website at www.iconfunds.com to learn more and sign up.

You may change or cancel your participation in eDelivery by visiting www.iconfunds.com, or you can request a hard copy of any of the materials free of charge by calling ICON Funds at 1-800-764-0442.

 

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About This Report (Unaudited)

     2   

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

  

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

     4   

ICON Europe Fund

     8   

ICON International Equity Fund

     11   

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     16   

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

     26   

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     30   

Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example (Unaudited)

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ABOUT THIS REPORT (UNAUDITED)

Historical Returns

All total returns mentioned in this Report account for the change in a Fund’s per-share price and the reinvestment of any dividends, capital gain distributions and adjustments for financial statement purposes. If your account is set up to receive Fund distributions in cash rather than to reinvest them, your actual return may differ from these figures. The Funds’ performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Adviser may have reimbursed certain fees or expenses of some of the Funds. If not for these reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Fund results shown, unless otherwise indicated, are at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, results would have been lower.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results represent past performance, and current performance may be higher or lower. Please call 1-800-764-0442 or visit www.iconfunds.com for performance results current to the most recent month-end.

Portfolio Data

This Report reflects ICON’s portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2012, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.

While ICON’s quantitative investment methodology primarily considers company-specific factors beyond financial data, various company factors may impact a stock’s performance, and therefore, Fund performance. Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market, and currency risks. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign countries. In general, there may be less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. The ICON system relies on the integrity of financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.

 

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There are risks associated with mutual fund investing, including the loss of principal. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results.

An investment in a region fund may involve greater risk and volatility than a diversified fund. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment.

According to ICON, value investing is an analytical, quantitative approach to investing that employs various factors, including projecting earnings growth estimates, in an effort to determine whether securities are over- or underpriced relative to ICON’s estimates of their intrinsic value. Value investing involves risks and uncertainties and does not guarantee better performance or lower costs than other investment methodologies. ICON’s value-to-price ratio is a ratio of intrinsic value, as calculated using ICON’s proprietary valuation methodology, of a broad range of domestic and international securities within ICON’s system as compared to the current market price of those securities.

The prospectus and statement of additional information contain this and other information about the Funds and are available by visiting www.iconfunds.com or calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus and statement of additional information carefully.

Financial Intermediary

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may influence the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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ICON ASIA-PACIFIC REGION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (93.1%)   
  48,000      Adani Enterprises, Ltd.   $ 286,016   
  1,196,000      Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H     511,372   
  20,200      Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.(a)     718,417   
  31,000      Amcor, Ltd.     239,078   
  500      Amorepacific Corp.**     529,103   
  15,000      Ansell, Ltd.(a)     231,593   
  62,100      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.     1,498,114   
  5,600      Baidu, Inc., ADR**     816,312   
  864,000      Bank of Ayudhya PCL     756,788   
  767,000      Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     584,540   
  282,000      Belle International Holdings, Ltd.     506,060   
  47,500      Bharti Airtel, Ltd.     314,493   
  42,700      BHP Billiton, Ltd.     1,539,319   
  265,000      Bumi Armada Bhd     381,346   
  27,000      Celltrion, Inc.     881,361   
  650,000      Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings, Ltd.***(b)     57,755   
  3,000      Cheil Industries, Inc.     254,308   
  474,000      China Lilang, Ltd.     504,739   
  123,000      China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.     359,865   
  120,000      China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.     182,832   
  217,000      China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings, Ltd.     215,815   
  29,500      Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.     381,125   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  42,000      Computershare, Ltd.   $ 392,067   
  53,000      Crown, Ltd.(a)     478,291   
  4,700      CSL, Ltd.     175,020   
  16,000      Divi’s Laboratories, Ltd.     240,209   
  6,800      Don Quijote Co., Ltd.(a)     247,605   
  456,000      Dongyue Group     417,768   
  45,200      Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.     873,343   
  1,323,000      Ezion Holdings, Ltd.     1,037,098   
  100,000      Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.     183,691   
  70,500      Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.     428,089   
  10,600      Gree, Inc.(a)     267,074   
  356,000      Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., Class H     353,714   
  86,000      Gudang Garam Tbk PT     517,980   
  14,200      Hanwha Corp.     409,553   
  45,200      HCL Technologies, Ltd.     427,513   
  940,000      Hengdeli Holdings, Ltd.     395,555   
  26,804      HKT Trust / HKT, Ltd.**     20,986   
  15,100      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.(a)     581,564   
  74,900      Hong Leong Bank Bhd     308,313   
  329,000      Huabao International Holdings, Ltd.     212,875   
  1,400      Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.     252,140   
  2,790      Hyundai Mobis     708,151   
  7,500      Hyundai Motor Co.     1,548,736   
  2,592,000      Indika Energy Tbk PT     717,146   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  288,000      Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.   $ 1,016,912   
  14,000      JSR Corp.(a)     284,064   
  300      Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.     300,425   
  100,000      Kasikornbank PCL     499,283   
  40      KDDI Corp.(a)     260,262   
  17,100      Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.     438,829   
  4,000      KT&G Corp.     284,627   
  22,500      Kuraray Co., Ltd.(a)     320,001   
  11,100      LG Fashion Corp.     391,335   
  7,730      LS Corp.     546,669   
  368,000      M1, Ltd.     744,464   
  17,000      Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.     233,314   
  65,407      Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     745,515   
  5,500      Miraca Holdings, Inc.     215,390   
  80,000      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.(a)     538,288   
  17,000      Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     239,383   
  52,400      National Australia Bank, Ltd.     1,337,672   
  10,800      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.     332,172   
  2,600      Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     235,130   
  12,300      Nitto Denko Corp.(a)     501,585   
  1,000      NongShim Co., Ltd.     201,118   
  486,000      Olam International, Ltd.(a)     913,312   
  11,000      Orica, Ltd.     319,867   
  4,800      Otsuka Corp.     391,051   
  7,700      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     228,263   
  1,233,000      PCCW, Ltd.     441,911   
  2,405      POSCO     806,489   
  192,072      PTT Global Chemical PCL     441,778   
  85,400      PTT PCL     979,904   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  10,600      Rio Tinto, Ltd.(a)   $ 719,053   
  344,000      S.A. SA International Holdings, Ltd.     199,614   
  4,700      S1 Corp.     219,067   
  285,000      Sakari Resources, Ltd.(a)     529,233   
  32,500      Seek, Ltd.(a)     238,155   
  45,000      Semirara Mining Corp.     257,239   
  6,100      Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.     236,316   
  17,000      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.(a)     236,037   
  877,000      Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, Ltd.     341,028   
  90,000      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.     224,737   
  4,790      SK Innovation Co., Ltd.     702,993   
  2,100      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.     259,597   
  6,300      Sohu.com, Inc.**(a)     347,571   
  293,000      Sterlite Industries India, Ltd.     633,496   
  40,000      Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.     536,644   
  20,500      Tata Steel, Ltd.     188,744   
  829,500      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT     635,887   
  4,400      Terumo Corp.(a)     211,436   
  20,000      Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.     520,060   
  25,000      Toyota Motor Corp.(a)     1,087,802   
  44,000      Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H     237,100   
  58,400      Union Bank of India     270,704   
  143,000      United Phosphorus, Ltd.     363,894   
  302,000      Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.     337,139   
  14,300      Wesfarmers, Ltd.     445,277   
  9,500      Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.     343,331   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  46,400      Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.   $ 535,850   
  22,000      Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co., Ltd., Class B     248,728   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $48,060,416)
    48,240,577   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
 
 
Collateral for Securities on
Loan (15.5%)
 
  8,056,590      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio   $ 8,056,590   
   

 

 

 
 
 
 
Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $8,056,590)
    8,056,590   
 
 
Total Investments 108.6%*
(Cost $56,117,006)
    56,297,167   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(8.6)%
    (4,466,325
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 51,830,842   
   

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

* The value of foreign securities fair valued (Note 2) as of March 31, 2012 was 89.77% of net assets.

 

** This security is considered a Level 1 security. See Note 2 for further details.

 

*** This security is considered a Level 3 security. See Note 2 for further details.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

(b) This security is considered to be illiquid. The value of this security at March 31, 2012 was $57,755, which represents 0.1% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

Country Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

South Korea

    20.9%   

Australia

    18.7%   

Japan

    15.3%   

China

    8.7%   

Singapore

    6.7%   

India

    6.5%   

Thailand

    5.2%   

Indonesia

    4.7%   

Hong Kong

    4.2%   

Malaysia

    1.3%   

Philippines

    0.5%   

New Zealand

    0.4%   
 

 

 

 
    93.1%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Consumer Discretionary

    17.8%   

Materials

    16.5%   

Financial

    16.0%   

Consumer Staples

    9.7%   

Energy

    9.6%   

Health Care

    7.3%   

Utilities

    5.6%   

Industrials

    5.5%   

Information Technology

    5.1%   
 

 

 

 
    93.1%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Diversified Banks

    12.6%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    7.3%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

    5.6%   

Pharmaceuticals

    4.9%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

    3.4%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    3.0%   

Coal & Consumable Fuels

    2.9%   

Commodity Chemicals

    2.9%   

Internet Software & Services

    2.8%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    2.8%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    2.7%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    2.7%   

Specialty Chemicals

    2.7%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

    2.6%   

Steel

    1.9%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    1.9%   

Food Distributors

    1.8%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    1.7%   

Industrial Machinery

    1.7%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    1.6%   

Tobacco

    1.6%   

Diversified Chemicals

    1.5%   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    1.4%   

Specialty Stores

    1.1%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

    1.1%   

Tires & Rubber

    1.0%   

Personal Products

    1.0%   

Apparel Retail

    1.0%   

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

    13.9%   
 

 

 

 
    93.1%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON EUROPE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (97.2%)  
  2,100      Adidas AG   $ 164,095   
  1,600      Air Liquide S.A.     213,373   
  9,400      Alliance Oil Co., Ltd.     103,821   
  2,000      Allianz SE     238,703   
  3,700      BASF SE     323,526   
  10,685      Bayer AG     751,464   
  3,800      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     341,834   
  3,200      BioMerieux     252,194   
  94,100      BP PLC     700,789   
  3,860      Brenntag AG     472,609   
  25,700      British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC     278,030   
  3,500      Carlsberg A/S, Class B     290,353   
  3,200      Cie de St-Gobain     142,774   
  10,834      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B     807,080   
  6,500      Continental AG     613,623   
  4,600      Delhaize Group S.A.     241,961   
  31,500      Deutsche Telekom AG     379,517   
  5,800      ElringKlinger AG     166,069   
  3,000      Fugro NV, NV     213,955   
  18,000      GEA Group AG     620,901   
  11,800      Gerresheimer AG     516,165   
  31,200      GlaxoSmithKline PLC     697,501   
  28,700      Halfords Group PLC     142,678   
  3,300      Heineken NV     183,455   
  12,600      K+S AG     658,941   
  4,300      Kabel Deutschland Holding AG     265,447   
  3,300      L’Oreal S.A.     407,292   
  2,800      Lonza Group AG     144,716   
  10,000      LUKOIL OAO, ADR**     608,000   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  3,970      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.   $ 683,175   
  6,700      Metro AG     259,072   
  1,150      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs Gesellschaft AG     173,421   
  18,900      Nestle S.A.     1,189,123   
  19,600      Novartis AG     1,085,010   
  10,900      OMV AG     387,674   
  23,600      Petrofac, Ltd.     657,693   
  23,600      QIAGEN NV     367,475   
  1,400      Randgold Resources, Ltd.     122,282   
  9,800      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     554,465   
  68,000      Rexam PLC     465,713   
  3,300      Rheinmetall AG     195,391   
  6,130      Roche Holding AG     1,066,806   
  164,000      RSA Insurance Group PLC     274,463   
  6,500      Safran S.A.     238,884   
  5,300      Sanofi     411,235   
  9,300      SAP AG     649,564   
  21,600      SBM Offshore NV     441,947   
  6,700      Siemens AG     675,655   
  3,700      Stallergenes S.A.     221,539   
  40,300      Statoil ASA     1,093,827   
  3,500      Suedzucker AG     111,435   
  57,400      Telenor ASA     1,065,585   
  45,300      TeliaSonera AB     316,043   
  115,100      Tesco PLC     607,500   
  20,900      Total S.A.     1,067,562   
  15,200      Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC     425,497   
  31,300      Unilever PLC     1,032,663   
  394,000      Vodafone Group PLC     1,086,788   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  17,100      Weir Group PLC   $ 482,378   
  4,000      Yara International ASA     190,675   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $27,295,660)
    28,541,406   
  Preferred Stocks (1.3%)  
  3,100      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     227,179   
  2,400      Porsche Automobil Holding SE     141,642   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $359,433)
    368,821   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Short-Term Investment (1.1%)  
$ 329,612      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12   $ 329,612   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $329,612)
    329,612   
 
 
Total Investments 99.6%*
(Cost $27,984,705)
    29,239,839   
 
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities
0.4%
    118,893   
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 29,358,732   
   

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

* The value of foreign securities fair valued (Note 2) as of March 31, 2012 was 96.40% of net assets.

 

** This security is considered a Level 1 security. See Note 2 for further details.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Europe Fund

Country Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Germany

    27.1%   

Britain

    15.5%   

France

    15.1%   

Switzerland

    11.9%   

United Kingdom

    9.8%   

Norway

    8.0%   

Netherlands

    4.1%   

Russia

    2.4%   

Austria

    1.3%   

Sweden

    1.1%   

Denmark

    1.0%   

Belgium

    0.8%   

Jersey

    0.4%   
 

 

 

 
    98.5%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common and preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Europe Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Health Care

    18.8%   

Energy

    18.0%   

Consumer Staples

    17.4%   

Consumer Discretionary

    12.3%   

Industrials

    11.1%   

Utilities

    9.7%   

Materials

    6.7%   

Financial

    2.3%   

Information Technology

    2.2%   
 

 

 

 
    98.5%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common and preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

ICON Europe Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

    14.4%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    13.1%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    7.9%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

    6.0%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    4.5%   

Industrial Machinery

    3.8%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    3.7%   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    3.5%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    3.0%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    2.9%   

Food Retail

    2.9%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    2.9%   

Tires & Rubber

    2.7%   

Household Products

    2.7%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    2.7%   

Aerospace & Defense

    2.3%   

Application Software

    2.2%   

Cable & Satellite

    1.9%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    1.6%   

Brewers

    1.6%   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.6%   

Metal & Glass Containers

    1.6%   

Personal Products

    1.4%   

Diversified Chemicals

    1.1%   

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

    6.5%   
 

 

 

 
    98.5%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common and preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (95.9%)   
  8,600      Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd.**   $ 286,595   
  1,035,000      America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Series L**     1,287,905   
  1,500      Amorepacific Corp.**     1,587,309   
  86,000      Asics Corp.(a)     982,165   
  81,100      Atrium Innovations, Inc.**     933,408   
  5,600      Baidu, Inc., ADR**     816,312   
  23,500      Barrick Gold Corp.**     1,021,329   
  16,200      Bayer AG     1,139,327   
  110,710      BP PLC     824,489   
  7,300      Brenntag AG     893,795   
  64,300      Celltrion, Inc.     2,098,944   
  43,300      Centerra Gold, Inc.**     673,300   
  1,702,000      Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings, Ltd.***(b)     151,229   
  10,400      Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B     774,750   
  668,000      Compartamos S.A.B. de C.V.**     757,608   
  8,600      Continental AG     811,871   
  50,400      Deutsche Telekom AG     607,227   
  72,000      Diagnosticos da America S.A.**     552,587   
  888,000      Dongyue Group     813,549   
  14,100      Empire Co., Ltd., Class A**     814,236   
  3,594,000      Ezion Holdings, Ltd.     2,817,332   
  4,000      FANUC Corp.(a)     716,461   
  200,000      Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.     367,382   
  5,600      Fugro NV, NV     399,383   
  24,900      GEA Group AG     858,912   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  15,000      Gerresheimer AG   $ 656,142   
  52,800      GlaxoSmithKline PLC     1,180,387   
  15,500      Gree, Inc.(a)     390,532   
  148,000      Gudang Garam Tbk PT     891,407   
  42,000      Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.     422,059   
  5,800      Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.     891,445   
  63,000      Hyundai Greenfood Co., Ltd.     844,558   
  4,400      Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.     522,397   
  3,800      Hyundai Mobis     964,507   
  14,000      Hyundai Motor Co.     2,890,975   
  22,700      K+S AG     1,187,139   
  48,100      Kinross Gold Corp.**     470,174   
  10,500      Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.     269,456   
  12,600      KT&G Corp.     896,574   
  104,000      Lewis Group, Ltd.     1,034,125   
  53,000      LG Fashion Corp.     1,868,538   
  1,500      LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.     788,958   
  6,600      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.     1,135,757   
  6,300      Mando Corp.     928,351   
  9,700      Metro AG     375,074   
  19,700      Metro, Inc.**     1,050,522   
  58,000      MTN Group, Ltd.     1,022,731   
  30,300      Nestle S.A.     1,906,372   
  28,000      Novartis AG     1,550,014   
  600,000      Olam International, Ltd.(a)     1,127,545   
  14,000      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     415,024   
  29,500      Pan American Silver Corp.**(a)     650,955   
  14,100      Petrofac, Ltd.     392,944   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  17,000      Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.**   $ 776,159   
  25,800      QIAGEN NV     401,731   
  8,700      Roche Holding AG     1,514,064   
  225,000      RSA Insurance Group PLC(a)     376,549   
  860,000      S.A. SA International Holdings, Ltd.     499,035   
  6,400      Sanofi     496,586   
  7,200      SAP AG     502,889   
  24,100      Saputo, Inc.**     1,044,023   
  8,300      Siemens AG     837,005   
  5,100      SK Holdings Co., Ltd.     665,053   
  4,400      SK Innovation Co., Ltd.     645,756   
  61,300      Statoil ASA     1,663,811   
  41,400      Suncor Energy, Inc.**     1,352,675   
  47,700      Suncorp Group, Ltd.     416,039   
  870,000      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT     666,934   
  87,500      Telenor ASA     1,624,368   
  53,000      TeliaSonera AB     369,764   
  191,000      Tesco PLC     1,008,102   
  19,900      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR**     896,694   
  160,000      Thai Union Frozen Products PCL     367,078   
  13,000      Tiger Brands, Ltd.     457,004   
  16,200      Tim Hortons, Inc.**     866,642   
  31,155      Total S.A.     1,591,382   
  50,000      Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.     1,300,150   
  24,400      Trican Well Service, Ltd.**(a)     358,374   
  23,000      Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC     643,844   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  45,900      Unilever PLC   $ 1,514,353   
  218,000      United Phosphorus, Ltd.     554,748   
  9,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.**     482,641   
  513,000      Vodafone Group PLC     1,415,031   
  80,000      Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co., Ltd., Class B     904,466   
  878,000      Yingde Gases     996,087   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $77,153,586)
    76,921,104   
  Preferred Stocks (3.4%)  
  30,440      Banco Bradesco S.A.**     531,777   
  70,000      Investimentos Itau S.A.**     431,401   
  140,000      Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.**     1,790,791   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $2,911,908)
    2,753,969   
 
 
Collateral for Securities on
Loan (5.3%)
 
  4,269,148      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     4,269,148   
   

 

 

 
 
 
 
Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $4,269,148)
    4,269,148   
 
 
Total Investments 104.6%*
(Cost $84,334,642)
    83,944,221   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(4.6)%
    (3,682,871
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 80,261,350   
   

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

* The value of foreign securities fair valued (Note 2) as of March 31, 2012 was 75.05% of net assets.

 

** This security is considered a Level 1 security. See Note 2 for further details.

 

*** This security is considered a Level 3 security. See Note 2 for further details.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

(b) This security is considered to be illiquid. The value of this security at March 31, 2012 was $151,229, which represents 0.2% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON International Equity Fund

Country Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

South Korea

    19.8%   

Canada

    13.4%   

Germany

    9.8%   

Switzerland

    6.2%   

Britain

    5.1%   

France

    5.0%   

Singapore

    4.9%   

Japan

    4.7%   

Brazil

    4.1%   

Norway

    4.1%   

United Kingdom

    4.0%   

China

    3.7%   

South Africa

    3.1%   

Mexico

    2.6%   

Hong Kong

    2.1%   

Indonesia

    1.9%   

Israel

    1.1%   

Netherlands

    1.0%   

India

    0.7%   

Australia

    0.5%   

Sweden

    0.5%   

New Zealand

    0.5%   

Thailand

    0.5%   
 

 

 

 
    99.3%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common and preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON International Equity Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Consumer Staples

    21.9%   

Consumer Discretionary

    18.7%   

Energy

    14.8%   

Health Care

    14.6%   

Materials

    9.3%   

Utilities

    8.7%   

Industrials

    6.1%   

Financial

    3.1%   

Information Technology

    2.1%   
 

 

 

 
    99.3%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common and preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON International Equity Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

    12.2%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    9.0%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    8.2%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    4.9%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    4.6%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

    4.1%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    3.7%   

Personal Products

    3.7%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    3.6%   

Food Retail

    3.6%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    3.4%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    3.1%   

Gold

    3.1%   

Tobacco

    2.2%   

Department Stores

    2.2%   

Industrial Machinery

    2.0%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    1.9%   

Internet Software & Services

    1.5%   

Food Distributors

    1.4%   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    1.3%   

Homefurnishing Retail

    1.3%   

Industrial Gases

    1.2%   

Footwear

    1.2%   

Diversified Banks

    1.2%   

Aerospace & Defense

    1.1%   

Distillers & Vintners

    1.1%   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.1%   

Restaurants

    1.1%   

Specialty Chemicals

    1.0%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

    1.0%   

Household Products

    1.0%   

Tires & Rubber

    1.0%   

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

    6.3%   
 

 

 

 
    99.3%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common and preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Asia-Pacific
Region

Fund
    ICON
Europe

Fund
    ICON
International
Equity

Fund
 

Assets

     

Investments, at cost

  $ 56,117,006      $ 27,984,705      $ 84,334,642   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value

    56,297,167        29,239,839        83,944,221   

Foreign currency, at value(a)

    737,577        7,670        601,038   

Receivables:

     

Fund shares sold

    192,161        11,878        62,610   

Investments sold

    3,856,224        66,079        1,760,556   

Dividends

    223,986        50,776        210,664   

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

    16,447        14,950        4,463   

Foreign tax reclaims

    381        78,750        111,027   

Other assets

    28,722        25,596        36,216   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    61,352,665        29,495,538        86,730,795   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payables:

     

Due to custodian bank

    710,684               786,427   

Expense recoupment due to adviser

                  822   

Investments purchased

    485,286               202,324   

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    8,056,590               4,269,148   

Fund shares redeemed

    58,199        74,077        1,038,568   

Advisory fees

    47,213        25,004        69,280   

Accrued distribution fees

    1,026        80        10,006   

Fund accounting fees

    1,881        988        2,084   

Transfer agent fees

    14,444        8,474        19,120   

Administration fees

    2,358        1,249        3,461   

Trustee fees

    1,575        931        2,765   

Capital gains tax

    90,497               14,089   

Accrued expenses

    52,070        26,003        51,351   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    9,521,823        136,806        6,469,445   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - all share classes

  $ 51,830,842      $ 29,358,732      $ 80,261,350   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class S*

  $ 49,702,603      $ 29,186,097      $ 59,278,866   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class C

  $ 985,649      $ 69,044      $ 7,819,685   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class A

  $ 1,142,590      $ 103,591      $ 13,162,799   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     ICON
Asia-Pacific
Region

Fund
    ICON
Europe
Fund
    ICON
International
Equity

Fund
 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 63,089,376      $ 81,966,062      $ 173,565,599   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    36,029        18,610        (141,134

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    (11,469,089     (53,882,330     (92,772,140

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    174,526        1,256,390        (390,975
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 51,830,842      $ 29,358,732      $ 80,261,350   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

     

Class S*

    4,035,749        2,375,239        5,425,250   

Class C

    82,067        5,690        766,359   

Class A

    92,873        8,405        1,207,941   

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

     

Class S*

  $ 12.32      $ 12.29      $ 10.93   

Class C

  $ 12.01      $ 12.13      $ 10.20   

Class A

  $ 12.30      $ 12.32      $ 10.90   

Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share

  $ 13.05      $ 13.07      $ 11.56   

†  Includes securities on loan of

  $ 7,617,567      $      $ 4,066,856   

(a)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 737,094      $ 7,679      $ 597,712   

 

* Class S shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class Z shares and were renamed to Class S on January 23, 2012.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Asia-Pacific
Region

Fund
    ICON
Europe

Fund
    ICON
International
Equity

Fund
 

Investment Income

     

Interest

  $ 47      $ 29      $ 61   

Dividends

    500,348        270,688        717,654   

Income from securities lending, net

    4,316        2,462        8,030   

Foreign taxes withheld

    (26,990     (24,368     (72,618
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    477,721        248,811        653,127   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

     

Advisory fees

    282,257        146,105        409,552   

Distribution fees:

     

Class I*

                  19,176   

Class C

    4,353        329        41,103   

Class A

    1,204        134        9,623   

Fund accounting fees

    5,614        2,913        8,191   

Transfer agent fees

    35,149        20,606        50,753   

Administration fees

    14,108        7,302        20,470   

Custody fees

    36,892        6,959        40,524   

Registration fees:

     

Class S**

    7,948        6,245        3,731   

Class I*

                  4,304   

Class C

    3,523        3,326        3,727   

Class Z**

                  1,794   

Class A

    2,817        3,033        4,019   

Insurance expense

    4,683        2,871        6,791   

Trustee fees and expenses

    3,052        1,640        4,364   

Audit and tax service expense

    16,067        16,057        16,860   

Interest expense

    599        491        355   

Recoupment of previously reimbursed expenses

                  1,396   

Other expenses

    31,350        19,028        34,602   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

    449,616        237,039        681,335   

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

    (7,913     (8,157     (12,882
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    441,703        228,882        668,453   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    36,018        19,929        (15,326
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency Transactions and Capital Gains Tax

     

Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions

    (581,953     (3,143,511     (11,706,398

Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency transactions

    (77,580     (33,448     (202,107

Net realized capital gains tax

    (90,225            (69,253

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    11,954,622        8,876,901        26,634,764   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions and capital gains tax

    11,204,864        5,699,942        14,657,006   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 11,240,882      $ 5,719,871      $ 14,641,680   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Class I shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class A shares on January 23, 2012.
** Class S shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class Z shares and were renamed to Class S on January 23, 2012.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 36,018      $ 388,046   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions

    (581,953     9,874,630   

Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency transactions

    (77,580     287,624   

Net realized capital gains tax

    (90,225     (28,063

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    11,954,622        (23,378,425
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    11,240,882        (12,856,188
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class S

    (215,357     -   

Class C

    -        -   

Class A

    (1,981     -   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends

    (217,338     -   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    2,789,619        24,830,854   

Class C

    138,616        858,994   

Class A

    441,535        832,245   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    209,005        -   

Class C

    -        -   

Class A

    1,823        -   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (19,626,421     (27,570,610

Class C

    (114,105     (286,152

Class A

    (230,501     (1,054,975
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    (16,390,429     (2,389,644
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    (5,366,885     (15,245,832

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    57,197,727        72,443,559   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 51,830,842      $ 57,197,727   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON Europe Fund           
Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
          
      
$ 19,929      $ 606,191        
  (3,143,511     4,703,346        

 

(33,448

    (367,632     
  -        -        

 

8,876,901

  

    (11,104,476     

 

 

   

 

 

      
  5,719,871        (6,162,571     

 

 

   

 

 

      
      
      
  (459,020     (453,210     
  (307     (410     
  (1,339     (1,567     

 

 

   

 

 

      
  (460,666     (455,187     

 

 

   

 

 

      
      
      
  1,570,977        7,568,313        
  2,972        5,475        
  2,403        10,420        
      
  445,476        440,889        
  307        410        
  1,289        1,511        
      
  (6,153,418     (21,855,777     
  (5,100     (2,563     
  (24,538     (30,619     

 

 

   

 

 

      
  (4,159,632     (13,891,941     

 

 

   

 

 

      
  1,099,573        (20,509,699     
      
  28,259,159        48,768,858        

 

 

   

 

 

      
$ 29,358,732      $ 28,259,159        

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    245,043        1,912,320   

Class C

    12,135        66,475   

Class A

    37,654        64,370   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    20,116        -   

Class C

    -        -   

Class A

    176        -   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (1,724,669     (2,154,565

Class C

    (10,246     (22,566

Class A

    (20,993     (81,339
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (1,440,784     (215,305

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    5,651,473        5,866,778   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    4,210,689        5,651,473   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ 36,029      $ 217,349   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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ICON Europe Fund           

Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
          
      
      
  136,946        540,432        
  245        402        
  210        765        
      
  42,386        32,418        
  29        31        
  122        111        
      
  (538,662     (1,585,829     
  (429     (183     
  (2,148     (2,203     

 

 

   

 

 

      
  (361,301     (1,014,056     
  2,750,635        3,764,691        

 

 

   

 

 

      
  2,389,334        2,750,635        

 

 

   

 

 

      

$

18,610

  

  $ 459,347        

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON International Equity Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (15,326   $ 932,766   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions

    (11,706,398     11,896,021   

Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency transactions

    (202,107     58,537   

Net realized capital gains tax

    (69,253     (33,954

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    26,634,764        (37,453,624
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    14,641,680        (24,600,254
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class S (pre-merger)*

    (446,175     (209,215

Class I**

    (153,050     (118,029

Class C

    -        -   

Class S (formerly, Class Z)

    (74,204     (82,032

Class A

    (13,281     (20,141

Class Q***

      (52,806
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends

    (686,710     (482,223
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class S (pre-merger)*

    1,305,260        28,322,716   

Class I**

    1,041,882        13,088,283   

Class C

    64,201        918,923   

Class S (formerly, Class Z)****

    53,507,061        2,581,160   

Class A

    14,813,470        1,383,795   

Class Q***

    -        23,892   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S (pre-merger)*

    445,550        204,055   

Class I**

    134,039        101,764   

Class C

    -        -   

Class S (formerly, Class Z)

    69,998        79,707   

Class A

    9,439        17,213   

Class Q***

    -        52,676   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S (pre-merger)*

    (42,941,189     (11,610,081

Class I**

    (29,247,969     (17,474,596

Class C

    (1,737,451     (4,428,987

Class S (formerly, Class Z)****

    (4,677,426     (6,802,428

Class A

    (5,407,209     (3,354,216

Class Q***

    -        (9,287,654
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    (12,620,344     (6,183,778
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    1,334,626        (31,266,255

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    78,926,724        110,192,979   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 80,261,350      $ 78,926,724   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     ICON International Equity Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class S (pre-merger)*

    125,902        2,179,451   

Class I**

    102,639        1,070,213   

Class C

    6,744        77,449   

Class S (formerly, Class Z)****

    5,114,828        206,375   

Class A

    1,419,883        109,312   

Class Q***

    -        1,884   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S (pre-merger)*

    45,933        16,118   

Class I**

    14,139        8,240   

Class C

    -        -   

Class S (formerly, Class Z)

    7,307        6,377   

Class A

    986        1,382   

Class Q***

    -        4,218   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S (pre-merger)*

    (4,078,066     (933,083

Class I**

    (2,858,784     (1,434,870

Class C

    (180,528     (375,566

Class S (formerly, Class Z)****

    (437,159     (529,937

Class A****

    (501,127     (267,603

Class Q***

    -        (718,870
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    (1,217,303     (578,910

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    8,616,853        9,195,763   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    7,399,550        8,616,853   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ (141,134   $ 560,902   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Class S shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class Z shares and were renamed to Class S on January 23, 2012. The information presented is that before the merger.

 

** Class I shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class A shares on January 23, 2012. The information presented is that before the merger.

 

*** Class Q shares of the International Equity Fund closed on April 12, 2011.

 

**** The information presented includes the January 23, 2012 merger activity.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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          Income/(loss) from investment operations     Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

         

Class S

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 10.12      $ 0.01      $ 2.23      $ 2.24      $ (0.04   $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.35        0.07        (2.30     (2.23              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.64        0.01        1.89        1.90        (0.19       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    9.47        0.08        1.20        1.28        (0.11       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    18.82        0.10        (6.99     (6.89     (0.12     (2.34

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    13.19        0.15        5.51        5.66        (0.03       

Class C

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    9.88        (0.04     2.17        2.13                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.17        (0.02     (2.27     (2.29              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.54        (0.05     1.82        1.77        (0.14       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    9.41        0.02        1.18        1.20        (0.07       

January 25, 2008 (inception) to September 30, 2008

    13.73        0.05        (4.37     (4.32              

Class A

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.10        (d)      2.22        2.22        (0.02       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.35        0.04        (2.29     (2.25              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.63        0.02        1.86        1.88        (0.16       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    9.38        0.05        1.25        1.30        (0.05       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    18.72        0.03        (6.93     (6.90     (0.10     (2.34

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    13.18        0.27        5.30        5.57        (0.03       

ICON Europe Fund

         

Class S

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.27        0.01        2.19        2.20        (0.18       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.95        0.19        (2.73     (2.54     (0.14       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    12.28        0.18        0.60        0.78        (0.11       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    13.23        0.15        (0.79     (0.64     (0.31       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    24.04        0.36        (8.21     (7.85     (0.21     (2.75

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    18.82        0.21        5.33        5.54        (0.05     (0.27

Class C

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.07        (0.05     2.16        2.11        (0.05       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.77        0.07        (2.70     (2.63     (0.07       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    12.15        0.09        0.56        0.65        (0.03       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    13.12        0.07        (0.80     (0.73     (0.24       

January 25, 2008 (inception) to September 30, 2008

    17.91        0.07        (4.86     (4.79              

Class A

         

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    10.28        (0.01     2.19        2.18        (0.14       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.98        0.18        (2.75     (2.57     (0.13       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    12.30        0.15        0.60        0.75        (0.07       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    13.14        0.12        (0.75     (0.63     (0.21       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    23.91        0.26        (8.17     (7.91     (0.11     (2.75

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    18.79        0.15        5.28        5.43        (0.04     (0.27

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$ (0.04   $ 12.32        22.25   $ 49,703        1.54     1.54     0.15     0.15     40.86
         10.12        (18.06 )%      55,637        1.59     1.59     0.55     0.55     71.03
  (0.19     12.35        18.02     70,854        1.63     1.63     0.13     0.13     100.41
  (0.11     10.64        14.18     108,325        1.54     1.54     1.00     1.00     171.05
  (2.46     9.47        (41.26 )%      69,519        1.42     1.42     0.70     0.70     168.42
  (0.03     18.82        43.03     205,332        1.38     1.38     0.96     0.97     130.84
               
         12.01        21.56     986        3.57     2.55 %(c)      (1.80 )%      (0.78 )%      40.86
         9.88        (18.82 )%      792        4.40     2.55 %(c)      (2.02 )%      (0.17 )%      71.03
  (0.14     12.17        17.02     441        9.04     2.57 %(c)      (6.91 )%      (0.44 )%      100.41
  (0.07     10.54        13.10     260        19.80     2.55 %(c)      (17.06 )%      0.19     171.05
 
 
    
 
  
    9.41        (31.46 )%      33        23.58     2.64 %(c)      (20.28 )%      0.66     168.42
               
  (0.02     12.30        22.02     1,142        2.52     1.80 %(c)      (0.79 )%      (0.07 )%      40.86
         10.10        (18.22 )%      768        3.05     1.81 %(c)      (0.97 )%      0.27     71.03
  (0.16     12.35        17.91     1,149        5.17     1.82 %(c)      (3.13 )%      0.22     100.41
  (0.05     10.63        14.11     543        5.89     1.82 %(c)      (3.41 )%      0.66     171.05
  (2.44     9.38        (41.53 )%      412        2.94     1.88 %(c)      (0.82 )%      0.24     168.42
  (0.03     18.72        42.38     973        3.26     1.85 %(c)      0.24     1.65     130.84
               
               
  (0.18     12.29        21.73     29,186        1.56     1.56     0.14     0.14     60.67
  (0.14     10.27        (19.90 )%      28,095        1.54     1.54     1.40     1.40     51.94
  (0.11     12.95        6.40     48,547        1.58     1.58     1.48     1.48     105.08
  (0.31     12.28        (4.13 )%      56,681        1.57     1.57     1.52     1.52     129.97
  (2.96     13.23        (36.83 )%      84,320        1.35     1.35     1.89     1.89     181.83
  (0.32     24.04        29.69     139,069        1.35     1.35     0.97     0.97     133.36
               
  (0.05     12.13        21.06     69        15.18     2.55 %(c)      (13.47 )%      (0.84 )%      60.67
  (0.07     10.07        (20.73 )%      59        19.88     2.52 %(c)      (16.84 )%      0.52     51.94
  (0.03     12.77        5.37     71        40.14     2.55 %(c)      (36.86 )%      0.73     105.08
  (0.24     12.15        (5.04 )%      22        75.12     2.57 %(c)      (71.83 )%      0.72     129.97
 
 
    
 
  
    13.12        (26.74 )%      16        51.24     2.58 %(c)      (48.03 )%      0.63     181.83
               
  (0.14     12.32        21.42     104        9.26     1.80 %(c)      (7.58 )%      (0.12 )%      60.67
  (0.13     10.28        (20.04 )%      105        11.29     1.80 %(c)      (8.20 )%      1.29     51.94
  (0.07     12.98        6.16     150        17.22     1.80 %(c)      (14.22 )%      1.21     105.08
  (0.21     12.30        (4.32 )%      159        11.15     1.82 %(c)      (8.08 )%      1.25     129.97
  (2.86     13.14        (37.17 )%      370        4.36     1.83 %(c)      (1.18 )%      1.35     181.83
  (0.31     23.91        29.14     666        2.43     1.84 %(c)      0.09     0.69     133.36

 

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          Income/(loss) from investment operations     Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON International Equity Fund

           

Class S**

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 9.22      $ 0.05      $ 1.77      $ 1.82      $ (0.11   $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.11        0.14        (2.95     (2.81     (0.08       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    11.13        0.13        1.06        1.19        (0.21       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    10.87        0.11        0.35        0.46        (0.20       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    20.34        0.22        (7.53     (7.31     (0.17     (1.99

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    15.07        0.20        5.73        5.93               (0.66

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.56        (0.05     1.69        1.64                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    11.30        (d)      (2.74     (2.74              

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    10.40        (0.01     1.01        1.00        (0.10       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    10.10        (d)      0.36        0.36        (0.06       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    19.09        0.07        (7.07     (7.00     (d)      (1.99

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    14.36        (d)      5.39        5.39               (0.66

Class A***

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    9.16        0.02        1.77        1.79        (0.05       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.04        0.10        (2.94     (2.84     (0.04       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    11.07        0.08        1.06        1.14        (0.17       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    10.78        0.06        0.37        0.43        (0.14       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    20.24        0.18        (7.52     (7.34     (0.13     (1.99

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    15.06        0.17        5.67        5.84               (0.66

 

(x) Calculated using the average shares method.  
* The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges.  
** Class S shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class Z shares and were renamed to Class S on January 23, 2012. The results of each class prior to the merger may have been different than what is presented.  
*** Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012. The results of each class prior to the merger may have been different than what is presented.  
Unaudited.  
(a) Annualized for periods less than a year.  
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized for periods less than a year.  
(c) The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including interest expense.  
(d) Amount less than $0.005.  
(e) The ratio of expenses to average net assets after the contractual expense limitation and voluntary expense waiver and transfer agent earnings credit is 1.25%, 2.52% and 1.76% for Class S, Class C and Class A, respectively.  
(f) The ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets after the contractual expense limitation and voluntary expense waiver and transfer agent earnings credit is 1.25%, (0.01%) and 0.74% for Class S, Class C and Class A, respectively.  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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distributions

                      Ratio of expenses to
average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)

to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit(c)
    Before
expense
limitation
and  transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$ (0.11   $ 10.93        19.88   $ 59,279        1.39     1.39     0.88     0.88     76.22
  (0.08     9.22        (23.38 )%      6,826        1.45     1.45     1.12     1.12     91.46
  (0.21     12.11        10.87     12,806        1.43     1.36     1.06     1.12     111.29
  (0.20     11.13        5.16     29,437        1.43     1.25 %(e)      1.07     1.25 %(f)      182.73
  (2.16     10.87        (39.66 )%      13,580        1.27     1.27     1.31     1.31     188.73
  (0.66     20.34        40.56     37,619        1.26     1.26     1.16     1.16     132.30
               
         10.20        19.16     7,819        2.72     2.55     (1.14 )%      (0.97 )%      76.22
         8.56        (24.25 )%      8,050        2.64     2.55     (0.11 )%      (0.02 )%      91.46
  (0.10     11.30        9.65     13,990        2.69     2.55     (0.21 )%      (0.07 )%      111.29
  (0.06     10.40        3.79     15,774        2.64     2.55 %(e)      (0.13 )%      (0.04 )%(f)      182.73
  (1.99     10.10        (40.38 )%      22,194        2.44     2.44     0.47     0.47     188.73
  (0.66     19.09        38.74     29,274        2.57     2.56     (0.04 )%      (0.03 )%      132.30
               
  (0.05     10.90        19.62     13,163        1.95     1.80     0.23     0.38     76.22
  (0.04     9.16        (23.65 )%      2,640        2.03     1.80     0.56     0.79     91.46
  (0.17     12.04        10.38     5,358        2.16     1.80     0.33     0.68     111.29
  (0.14     11.07        4.65     5,214        2.08     1.80 %(e)      0.42     0.70 %(f)      182.73
  (2.12     10.78        (39.95 )%      7,001        1.73     1.73     1.17     1.17     188.73
  (0.66     20.24        39.97     6,744        1.70     1.69     0.98     0.99     132.30

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

1.  Organization

The ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund (“Asia-Pacific Region Fund”), ICON Europe Fund (“Europe Fund”) and ICON International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”) are series funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end investment management company. Each fund has three classes of shares: Class S, Class C and Class A. Prior to January 23, 2012, the International Equity Fund had five share classes: Class S, Class I, Class C, Class Z and Class A. On January 23, 2012, the following changes took place in the International Equity Fund: Class I merged into Class A, Class S merged into Class Z and Class Z was renamed to Class S. All classes have equal rights as to earnings, assets and voting privileges except that each Class may bear different distribution fees, registration costs, legal costs, mailing and printing costs and shareholder servicing costs and each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. There are currently fourteen other active Funds within the Trust. Those Funds are covered by separate prospectuses and shareholder reports.

Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par shares. The Funds primarily invest in foreign securities; the Asia-Pacific Region Fund and the Europe Fund primarily invest in companies whose principal business activities fall within specific regions. The investment objective of each Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.

The Funds may have elements of risk, including the risk of loss of principal. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investments in foreign securities and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar-denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower government supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, may not exist in some foreign countries. In general,

 

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there may be less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. There are also risks associated with small-and mid-cap investing, including limited product lines, less liquidity, and small market share.

The Europe Fund has a significant weighting in Germany which may cause each Fund’s performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect that country and/or sector.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involving future claims that may be made against each Fund is unknown. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be minimal.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Investment Valuation

The Funds’ securities and other assets, excluding options on securities indexes, are valued as of the closing price at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) each day the NYSE is open, except that securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) are normally valued by the Funds at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price provided by NASDAQ each business day. Options on securities indexes are valued at the close of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (normally 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. The Funds use pricing services to obtain the market value of securities in their portfolios; if a pricing service is not able to provide a price, or the pricing service’s valuation quote is considered inaccurate or does not reflect the market

 

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value of the security, prices may be obtained through market quotations from independent broker/dealers. If market quotations from these sources are not readily available, the Funds’ securities or other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”) or pursuant to procedures approved by the Board.

Lacking any sales that day, a security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes obtained from dealers making a market for the security. Options are valued at their closing mid-price on the market with the most volume. Mid-price is the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is based upon a matrix valuation system which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. Currency rates as of the close of the NYSE are used to convert foreign security values into U.S. dollars.

The Funds’ securities traded in countries outside of the Western Hemisphere are fair valued daily by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service, unless the Board determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purposes of daily fair valuation are to avoid stale prices and to take into account, among other things, any significant events occurring after the close of foreign markets. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movements and changes in the prices of indexes, securities and exchange rates in other markets to determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). The valuation assigned to fair-value securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

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Level 2 — significant observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk).

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs.

Observable inputs are those based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds, and unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, non-U.S. equity securities actively traded in foreign markets generally are reflected in Level 2 despite the availability of closing prices, because the Funds evaluate and determine whether those closing prices reflect fair value at the close of the NYSE or require adjustment, as described above. The following table summarizes the Funds’ investments, based on the inputs used to determine their values on March 31, 2012:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
       

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund*

       

Assets

  

Common Stocks

       

South Korea

  $ 529,103      $ 10,295,997      $ -      $ 10,825,100   

Australia

    -        9,687,046        -        9,687,046   

Japan

    -        7,920,481        -        7,920,481   

China

    1,163,883        3,350,235        -        4,514,118   

Singapore

    -        3,448,844        -        3,448,844   

India

    -        3,386,472        -        3,386,472   

Thailand

    -        2,677,753        -        2,677,753   

Other Countries

    20,986        5,702,022        57,755        5,780,763   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        8,056,590        -        8,056,590   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,713,972      $ 54,525,440      $ 57,755      $ 56,297,167   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

ICON Europe Fund*

       

Assets

  

Common Stocks

       

Germany

  $ -      $ 7,577,432      $ -      $ 7,577,432   

Britain

    -        4,545,368        -        4,545,368   

France

    -        4,445,108        -        4,445,108   

Switzerland

    -        3,485,655        -        3,485,655   

United Kingdom

    -        2,860,790        -        2,860,790   

Norway

    -        2,350,087        -        2,350,087   

Other Countries

    608,000        2,668,966          3,276,966   

Preferred Stock

       

Germany

    -        368,821        -        368,821   

Short-Term Investments

    -        329,612        -        329,612   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 608,000      $ 28,631,839      $ -      $ 29,239,839   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON International Equity Fund*

       

Assets

  

Common Stocks

       

South Korea

  $ 1,587,309      $ 14,275,512      $ -      $ 15,862,821   

Canada

    10,781,033        -        -        10,781,033   

Germany

    -        7,869,381        -        7,869,381   

Switzerland

    -        4,970,450        -        4,970,450   

Britain

    -        4,108,077        -        4,108,077   

France

    -        3,998,475        -        3,998,475   

Other Countries

    4,311,106        24,868,532        151,229        29,330,867   

Preferred Stocks

       

Brazil

    2,753,969        -        -        2,753,969   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        4,269,148        -        4,269,148   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 19,433,417      $ 64,359,575      $ 151,229      $ 83,944,221   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Schedule of Investments and the Sector/Industry Classification and Country Composition tables for additional security details.

For the period ended March 31, 2012, there was no significant transfer activity between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

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A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the period ended March 31, 2012 for the Asia-Pacific Region Fund and the International Equity Fund, was as follows:

 

     Common Stocks
Hong Kong
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

 

Beginning balance 9/30/11

  $ 91,815   

Purchases

    -   

Sales

    -   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

    -   

Total realized gains/(losses)

    -   

Total change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (34,060

Transfers in to Level 3

    -   

Transfers out of Level 3

    -   

Ending balance 3/31/12

  $ 57,755   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments held at 3/31/12

  $ (34,060
 

 

 

 

ICON International Equity Fund

 

Beginning balance 9/30/11

  $ 240,414   

Purchases

    -   

Sales

    -   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

    -   

Total realized gains/(losses)

    -   

Total change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (89,185

Transfers in to Level 3

    -   

Transfers out of Level 3

    -   

Ending balance 3/31/12

  $ 151,229   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments held at 3/31/12

  $ (89,185
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is reflected on the Statement of Operations.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820)—Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and is to be applied prospectively. The Funds are currently assessing the impact of this guidance on its financial statements.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated daily into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency exchange rates established at the time of each trade.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates and changes in market prices of securities held.

Securities Lending

Under procedures adopted by the Board, the Funds may lend securities to non-affiliated qualified parties. The Funds seek to earn additional income through securities lending. There is the risk of delay in recovering a loaned security. The Funds do not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan; however, the Funds may attempt to call back the loan and vote the proxy.

All loans will be continuously secured by collateral which consists of cash. The cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio and is disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. The lending fees received and the Funds’ portion of the interest income earned on cash collateral are included on the Statement of Operations, if applicable.

As of March 31, 2012, the following Funds had securities with the following values on loan:

 

Fund   Value of
Loaned Securities
    Value of
Collateral
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ 7,617,567      $ 8,056,590   

ICON International Equity Fund

    4,066,856        4,269,148   

The value of the collateral above could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2012. It may also include collateral received from the pre-funding of loans.

 

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Income Taxes

The Funds intend to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, the Funds will generally not be subject to federal and state income taxes, or federal excise taxes to the extent that they intend to make sufficient distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains.

Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Funds distribute income and net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryforward. The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits, including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds file U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Funds’ U.S. tax returns filed for the past four years, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Certain foreign countries impose a tax on capital gains which is accrued by the Funds based on the unrealized appreciation, if any, on affected securities. Any accrual would reduce a Fund’s NAV. The tax is paid when the gain is realized.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the

 

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securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.

Investment Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

Allocation of Expenses

Each class of a Fund’s shares bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf and, in addition, each class bears a portion of general expenses, based upon relative net assets of each class. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a specific Fund in the Trust are apportioned between all Funds in the Trust based upon relative net assets. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets.

Below are the class level expenses that are included on the Statement of Operations:

 

Fund   Legal
Expense
    Printing
and Postage
Expense
    Transfer
Agent
Expense
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

     

Class S

  $ 4,731      $ 15,466      $ 32,298   

Class C

    75        209        1,609   

Class A

    84        443        1,242   

ICON Europe Fund

     

Class S

    2,775        8,497        19,142   

Class C

    7        236        670   

Class A

    10        292        794   

 

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Fund   Legal
Expense
    Printing
and Postage
Expense
    Transfer
Agent
Expense
 

ICON International Equity Fund

     

Class S (pre-merger)*

  $ 2,178      $ 3,130      $ 7,778   

Class I**

    1,375        2,781        11,970   

Class C

    691        2,468        11,548   

Class S (formerly, Class Z)*

    2,031        3,447        10,041   

Class A

    598        2,739        9,416   

 

* Class S shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class Z shares and were renamed Class S on January 23, 2012. The information presented for Class S (pre-merger) is that before the merger.

 

** Class I shares of the International Equity Fund were merged into Class A shares on January 23, 2012. The information presented is that before the merger.

3.  Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees

ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON Advisers”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds and is responsible for managing the Funds’ portfolios of securities. ICON Advisers receives a monthly management fee that is computed daily at an annual rate of 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

ICON Advisers has contractually agreed to limit the Funds’ operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that the Funds’ expenses do not exceed the following amounts:

 

Fund   Class S     Class C     Class A  

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

    -        2.55%        1.80%   

ICON Europe Fund

    -        2.55%        1.80%   

ICON International Equity Fund

    1.55%        2.55%        1.80%   

The Funds’ expense limitations will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2021. To the extent ICON Advisers reimburses or absorbs fees and expenses, it may seek payment of such amounts for up to three years after the expenses were reimbursed or absorbed. A Fund will make no such payment, however, if the total Fund operating expenses exceed the expense limits in effect at the time the expenses were reimbursed or at the time these payments are proposed.

 

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As of March 31, 2012 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund   2012     2013     2014     2015  

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ 15,459      $ 47,207      $ 31,078      $ 7,913   

ICON Europe Fund

    14,983        42,776        29,163        8,157   

ICON International Equity Fund

    9,113        20,212        11,377        8,978   

Accounting, Custody and Transfer Agent Fees

State Street Bank and Trust Company, (“State Street”) serves as the fund accounting agent for the funds. For its services, the Trust pays State Street a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily assets of the Trust.

State Street is the custodian of the Trust’s investments. For its services, the Trust pays State Street asset-based fees that vary according to the number of positions and transactions, plus out-of-pocket expenses.

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays a per account fee, plus certain other transaction cusip charges and out-of-pocket expenses. BFDS may pay each Fund transfer agent earnings credits. Transfer agent earnings credits are credits received for interest which results from overnight balances used by BFDS for clearing shareholder transactions.

Administrative Services

The Trust has entered into an administrative services agreement with ICON Advisers pursuant to which ICON Advisers oversees the administration of the Trust’s business and affairs. This agreement provides for an annual fee of 0.05% on the Trusts’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.045% on the next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.040% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets and 0.030% on average daily net assets over $5 billion. For the period ended March 31, 2012, each Funds’ payment for administrative services to ICON Advisers is included on the Statement of Operations. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON Advisers will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON Advisers in the performance of its duties.

 

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ICON Advisers has a sub-administration agreement with State Street to which State Street assists ICON Advisers with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON Advisers pays State Street a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily assets of the Trust.

Distribution Fees

The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate the Funds’ distributor, ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) (an affiliate of the adviser) for the sale and distribution of shares. Under the 12b-1 Plan, Class A shareholders pay an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Class C shareholders pay an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. The total amount paid under the 12b-1 plans by the Funds is shown on the Statement of Operations.

Other Related Parties

Certain Officers and Directors of ICON Advisers are also Officers and Trustees of the Funds; however, such Officers and Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, “CCO”) receive no compensation from the Funds. The CCO’s salary is paid 86% by the Trust and 14% by ICON Advisers. For the period ended March 31, 2012, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.

4.  Borrowings

The Trust has entered into Lines of Credit agreements with State Street to provide temporary funding for redemption requests. The maximum borrowing is limited to $150 million. Interest on domestic borrowings is charged at the higher of the Federal Funds Rate effective on that day and

 

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the Overnight LIBOR Rate effective on that day plus 1.25%. The average interest rate charged for the period ended March 31, 2012 was 1.39%.

 

Fund   Average Borrowing
(10/1/11-3/31/12)
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund*

  $ 84,552   

ICON Europe Fund

    69,357   

ICON International Equity Fund*

    50,093   

 

* Fund had outstanding borrowings under these agreements as of March 31, 2012.

5.  Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

For the period ended March 31, 2012, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) was as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases of
Securities
    Proceeds
from Sales of
Securities
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ 22,040,712      $ 40,903,415   

ICON Europe Fund

    17,240,728        21,544,932   

ICON International Equity Fund

    60,535,658        72,813,677   

6.  Federal Income Tax

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due to differing treatments for items such as net short-term gains, deferrals of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses, and capital loss carryforwards.

The tax components of capital shown in the following tables include losses the Funds may be able to offset against gains recognized in future years. The accumulated losses noted represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2011 and post-October losses that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future taxable income distributions.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2011 the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amounts     Expires  

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ 10,719,331        2017   

ICON Europe Fund

    24,032,405        2017   
    26,614,409        2018   

ICON International Equity Fund

    53,195,839        2017   
    27,012,993        2018   

Future capital loss carryforward utilization in any given year may be limited if there are substantial shareholder redemptions or contributions. During the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amount  

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ 9,873,592   

ICON Europe Fund

    4,703,346   

ICON International Equity Fund

    11,896,021   

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Fund   Distributions
Paid from
Ordinary Income
    Total
Distributions
Paid
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ -      $ -   

ICON Europe Fund

    455,187        455,187   

ICON International Equity Fund

    482,223        482,223   

As of September 30, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ 217,349      $ (10,719,331   $ (11,780,096   $ (22,282,078

ICON Europe Fund

    460,661        (50,646,814     (7,680,382     (57,866,535

ICON International Equity Fund

    560,902        (80,208,832     (27,611,289     (107,259,219

 

* Differences between the book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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As of March 31, 2012, cost on investments for federal income tax purposes and the amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:

 

Fund   Cost     Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
   

Net

Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

  $ 56,117,006      $ 3,651,868      $ (3,471,707   $ 180,161   

ICON Europe Fund

    27,984,705        2,693,864        (1,438,730     1,255,134   

ICON International Equity Fund

    84,334,642        5,953,688        (6,344,109     (390,421

The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to a number of tax rules impacting the Funds. Under the Act, future capital losses generated by a fund may be carried over indefinitely, but these losses must be used prior to the utilization of any pre-enactment capital losses. Since pre-enactment capital losses may only be carried forward for eight years, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of each fund’s pre-enactment capital losses will expire unused.

7.  Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events and determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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SIX MONTH HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

Example

As a shareholder of a Fund you may pay two types of fees: transaction fees and fund-related fees. Certain funds charge transaction fees, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees. Funds also incur various ongoing expenses, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses, which are indirectly paid by shareholders.

This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the various ICON Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the six-month period (10/1/11 – 3/31/12).

Actual Expenses

The first line in the table for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Example includes, but is not limited to, management fees, 12b-1 fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the Example does not include client specific fees, such as the $15 fee charged to IRA accounts, or the $15 fee charged for wire redemptions. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for each Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads),

 

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redemption fees, or exchange fees that may be charged by other funds. Therefore, this information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
10/1/11
    Ending
Account
Value
3/31/12
    Expenses Paid
During Period
10/1/11 - 3/31/12*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
10/1/11 - 3/31/12
 

Actual Expenses

       

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

       

Class S

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,222.50      $ 8.58        1.54%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,215.60        14.14        2.55%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,220.20        10.00        1.80%   

ICON Europe Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,217.30        8.67        1.56%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,210.60        14.11        2.55%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,214.20        9.99        1.80%   

ICON International Equity Fund

       

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,198.80        7.67        1.39%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,191.60        13.99        2.55%   

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,196.20        9.90        1.80%   

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

       

ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,017.28        7.79     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.24        12.84     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,015.99        9.08     

ICON Europe Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,017.18        7.88     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.23        12.85     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,015.98        9.09     

ICON International Equity Fund

       

Class S**

    1,000.00        1,018.03        7.04     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.24        12.84     

Class A***

    1,000.00        1,015.99        9.08     

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's six month expense ratio and annualized, multiplied by the average account value ofer the period, multiplied by 183/366 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

** Class S shares of the International Equity Fund merged into Class Z shares and were renamed to Class S on January 23, 2012.

 

*** Class I shares merged into Class A on January 23, 2012.

Total returns exclude applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included (maximum 5.75%), returns would be lower.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Portfolio Holdings

Information related to the 10 largest portfolio holdings of each Fund is made available at www.iconfunds.com within approximately 10 business days after month-end. Additionally, a complete list of each Fund’s holdings is made available approximately 30 days after month-end. Each ICON Fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on Form N-Q. The ICON Funds’ Forms N-Q are available at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

A summarized description of the policies and procedures the ICON Funds use to vote proxies is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442.

Information about how the ICON Funds voted proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Cost Basis Information

Effective January 1, 2012, federal law requires mutual fund companies to maintain and report a shareholder’s cost basis by tax lot, gain/loss information and holding period of covered shares to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1099. Covered shares are mutual fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012. A fund is not required to maintain and report information for shares not deemed as covered.

The new law requires each fund to elect a default tax identification methodology in order to perform the required reporting. As a result, the Trust has chosen Average Cost as its default tax identification methodology. This is the method each Fund will use. However, at the time of purchase or upon the sale of covered shares, shareholders may choose a different tax identification method. Furthermore, if you purchase shares through a financial intermediary, please contact the intermediary to find out what default tax identification method they will use. We recommend that you consult your tax adviser to determine which tax identification methodology best suits your individual tax situation.

 

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For More Information

This report is for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and share classes of each ICON Fund, by visiting www.iconfunds.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

ICON Distributors, Inc., Distributor.

 

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For more information about the ICON Funds, contact us:

By Telephone    1-800-764-0442
By Mail    ICON Funds
P.O. Box 55452
Boston, MA 02205-8165
In Person    ICON Funds
5299 DTC Boulevard, 12th Floor
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
On the Internet    www.iconfunds.com
By E-Mail    info@iconadvisers.com

 

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2012 SEMIANNUAL REPORT

ICON SECTOR FUNDS

INVESTMENT UPDATE

(UNAUDITED)

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

ICON Energy Fund

ICON Financial Fund

ICON Healthcare Fund

ICON Industrials Fund

ICON Information Technology Fund

ICON Materials Fund

ICON Utilities Fund (formerly, ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund)

 

 

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You can now sign up for electronic delivery of ICON Fund shareholder reports, including prospectuses, annual reports, semiannual reports and proxy statements.

When these materials are available, you will receive an email from ICON with instructions on how to view the documents. Statements, transaction confirmations and other documents that are not available online will continue to be sent to you by U.S. mail.

Visit ICON’s website at www.iconfunds.com to learn more and sign up.

You may change or cancel your participation in eDelivery by visiting www.iconfunds.com, or you can request a hard copy of any of the materials free of charge by calling ICON Funds at 1-800-764-0442.

 

 

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About This Report (Unaudited)

     2   

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

  

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

     4   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

     7   

ICON Energy Fund

     9   

ICON Financial Fund

     12   

ICON Healthcare Fund

     15   

ICON Industrials Fund

     18   

ICON Information Technology Fund

     20   

ICON Materials Fund

     23   

ICON Utilities Fund

     25   

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     28   

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

     46   

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     52   

Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example (Unaudited)

     68   

Other Information (Unaudited)

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ABOUT THIS REPORT (UNAUDITED)

Historical Returns

All total returns mentioned in this Report account for the change in a Fund’s per-share price and the reinvestment of any dividends, capital gain distributions and adjustments for financial statement purposes. If your account is set up to receive Fund distributions in cash rather than to reinvest them, your actual return may differ from these figures. The Funds’ performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Fund results shown, unless otherwise indicated, are at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, results would have been lower.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results represent past performance, and current performance may be higher or lower. Please call 1-800-764-0442 or visit www.iconfunds.com for performance results current to the most recent month-end.

Portfolio Data

This Report reflects ICON’s portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2012, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.

According to ICON, value investing is an analytical, quantitative approach to investing that employs various factors, including projecting earnings growth estimates, in an effort to determine whether securities are over- or underpriced relative to ICON’s estimates of their intrinsic value. Value investing involves risks and uncertainties and does not guarantee better performance or lower costs than other investment methodologies. ICON’s value-to-price ratio is a ratio of intrinsic value, as calculated using ICON’s proprietary valuation methodology, of a broad range of domestic and international securities within ICON’s system as compared to the current market price of those securities. The ICON system relies on the integrity of financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.

There are risks associated with mutual fund investing, including the loss of principal. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results.

 

 

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An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market, and currency risks. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign countries. In general, there may be less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers.

The prospectus and statement of additional information contain this and other information about the Funds and are available by visiting www.iconfunds.com or calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus and statement of additional information carefully.

Financial Intermediary

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may influence the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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ICON CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (99.4%)   
  7,300      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   $ 646,561   
  1,000      AutoZone, Inc.     371,800   
  12,500      Bally Technologies, Inc.     584,375   
  16,900      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     1,111,513   
  34,600      Best Buy Co., Inc.     819,328   
  23,200      Big Lots, Inc.     998,064   
  12,800      Coach, Inc.     989,184   
  138,000      Comcast Corp., Class A     4,141,380   
  15,300      Darden Restaurants, Inc.     782,748   
  2,700      Deckers Outdoor Corp.     170,235   
  18,000      DIRECTV, Class A     888,120   
  26,400      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A     1,335,840   
  18,000      Dollar Tree, Inc.     1,700,820   
  5,900      Fossil, Inc.     778,682   
  22,400      Genuine Parts Co.(a)     1,405,600   
  9,500      Guess?, Inc.     296,875   
  23,700      H&R Block, Inc.     390,339   
  12,000      Hasbro, Inc.     440,640   
  17,000      Helen of Troy, Ltd.     578,170   
  71,700      Home Depot, Inc.     3,607,227   
  49,400      Johnson Controls, Inc.     1,604,512   
  29,249      JOS A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.     1,474,442   
  14,700      Kohl’s Corp.     735,441   
  19,400      LKQ Corp.     604,698   
  94,100      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     2,952,858   
  22,500      McDonald’s Corp.     2,207,250   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  9,100      McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.   $ 441,077   
  17,400      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     721,926   
  26,220      Nike, Inc., Class B     2,843,297   
  8,700      Nordstrom, Inc.     484,764   
  25,600      Omnicom Group, Inc.     1,296,640   
  19,900      Ross Stores, Inc.     1,156,190   
  51,700      Staples, Inc.     836,506   
  7,200      Steven Madden, Ltd.     307,800   
  45,700      Target Corp.     2,662,939   
  141,800      TJX Cos., Inc.     5,630,878   
  12,600      Tractor Supply Co.     1,141,056   
  11,300      Tupperware Brands Corp.     717,550   
  22,700      Urban Outfitters, Inc.     660,797   
  12,300      V.F. Corp.     1,795,554   
  24,800      Viacom, Inc., Class B     1,177,008   
  94,900      Walt Disney Co.     4,154,722   
  29,700      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     1,104,246   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $49,486,506)

    58,749,652   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.3%)   
  1,356,600      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     1,356,600   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $1,356,600)

    1,356,600   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Short-Term Investment (1.2%)   
$ 744,478      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12   $ 744,478   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $744,478)
    744,478   
 
 
Total Investments 102.9%
(Cost $51,587,584)
    60,850,730   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(2.9)%
    (1,739,023
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 59,111,707   
   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Apparel Retail

    15.6%   

Home Improvement Retail

    11.1%   

General Merchandise Stores

    9.1%   

Movies & Entertainment

    9.0%   

Cable & Satellite

    8.5%   

Footwear

    7.5%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    6.0%   

Restaurants

    5.1%   

Distributors

    3.4%   

Specialty Stores

    3.3%   

Automotive Retail

    2.9%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    2.7%   

Broadcasting

    2.3%   

Advertising

    2.2%   

Department Stores

    2.1%   

Homefurnishing Retail

    1.9%   

Computer & Electronics Retail

    1.4%   

Housewares & Specialties

    1.2%   

Casinos & Gaming

    1.0%   

Household Appliances

    1.0%   

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

    2.1%   
 

 

 

 
    99.4%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Consumer Discretionary

    99.4%   
 

 

 

 
    99.4%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON CONSUMER STAPLES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (99.8%)   
  25,400      Altria Group, Inc.   $ 784,098   
  23,100      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     731,346   
  11,000      Campbell Soup Co.(a)     372,350   
  6,700      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     371,582   
  27,000      Coca-Cola Co.     1,998,270   
  3,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co.     293,340   
  6,100      Corn Products International, Inc.     351,665   
  5,400      Costco Wholesale Corp.     490,320   
  19,800      CVS Caremark Corp.     887,040   
  15,000      General Mills, Inc.     591,750   
  5,200      HJ Heinz Co.     278,460   
  16,000      Hormel Foods Corp.     472,320   
  14,700      Kimberly-Clark Corp.     1,086,183   
  15,000      Kroger Co.     363,450   
  4,700      Lorillard, Inc.     608,556   
  4,900      McCormick & Co., Inc.     266,707   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  12,700      PepsiCo, Inc.   $ 842,645   
  24,100      Philip Morris International, Inc.     2,135,501   
  30,700      Procter & Gamble Co.     2,063,347   
  9,000      Reynolds American, Inc.     372,960   
  21,900      Sysco Corp.     653,934   
  35,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     2,142,000   
  20,100      Walgreen Co.     673,149   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $17,237,463)

    18,830,973   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.9%)   
  355,300      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     355,300   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $355,300)

    355,300   
 

 

Total Investments 101.7%

(Cost $17,592,763)

    19,186,273   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(1.7)%
    (322,313
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 18,863,960   
   

 

 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

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ICON Consumer Staples Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Tobacco

    20.7%   

Household Products

    18.2%   

Soft Drinks

    15.1%   

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

    13.9%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    10.5%   

Drug Retail

    8.3%   

Agricultural Products

    5.7%   

Food Retail

    3.9%   

Food Distributors

    3.5%   
 

 

 

 
    99.8%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Consumer Staples

    99.8%   
 

 

 

 
    99.8%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON ENERGY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (98.3%)   
  238,900      Apache Corp.   $ 23,995,116   
  137,400      Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     6,167,886   
  215,300      Baker Hughes, Inc.     9,029,682   
  134,200      Cameron International Corp.     7,089,786   
  709,200      Chevron Corp.     76,054,608   
  34,700      CNOOC, Ltd., ADR     7,088,863   
  557,900      ConocoPhillips     42,405,979   
  108,000      Consol Energy, Inc.     3,682,800   
  51,300      Core Laboratories NV     6,749,541   
  192,000      Devon Energy Corp.     13,655,040   
  92,800      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(a)     6,194,400   
  78,200      Dril-Quip, Inc.     5,084,564   
  340,000      ENI SpA, ADR(a)     15,918,800   
  169,600      Ensco PLC, ADR     8,976,928   
  1,202,900      Exxon Mobil Corp.     104,327,517   
  536,800      Halliburton Co.     17,816,392   
  259,600      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     14,005,420   
  238,300      Hess Corp.     14,047,785   
  196,200      Marathon Oil Corp.     6,219,540   
  119,900      Marathon Petroleum Corp.     5,198,864   
  358,300      Murphy Oil Corp.     20,161,541   
  944,600      Nabors Industries, Ltd.     16,521,054   
  349,400      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     27,766,818   
  288,500      Noble Corp.     10,810,095   
  454,400      Occidental Petroleum Corp.     43,272,512   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  136,700      Oceaneering International, Inc.   $ 7,366,763   
  115,400      Peabody Energy Corp.     3,341,984   
  568,300      Schlumberger, Ltd.     39,741,219   
  331,400      Suncor Energy, Inc.     10,836,780   
  174,000      Tenaris S.A., ADR     6,652,020   
  91,500      Tesoro Corp.     2,455,860   
  98,100      Tidewater, Inc.     5,299,362   
  760,700      Valero Energy Corp.     19,603,239   
  397,200      Weatherford International, Ltd.     5,993,748   
  348,700      Western Refining, Inc.     6,562,534   
  220,400      World Fuel Services Corp.     9,036,400   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $587,461,108)

    629,131,440   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.4%)   
  9,286,013      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     9,286,013   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $9,286,013)

    9,286,013   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Short-Term Investment (1.8%)   
$ 11,278,139      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12   $ 11,278,139   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Short-Term
Investments

(Cost $11,278,139)

    11,278,139   
 
 
Total Investments 101.5%
(Cost $608,025,260)
    649,695,592   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(1.5)%
    (9,370,401
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 640,325,191   
   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Energy Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Integrated Oil & Gas

    51.1%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    21.6%   

Oil & Gas Drilling

    9.8%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    8.0%   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    6.7%   

Coal & Consumable Fuels

    1.1%   
 

 

 

 
    98.3%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Energy Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Energy

    98.3%   
 

 

 

 
    98.3%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON FINANCIAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (98.9%)   
  11,100      ACE, Ltd.   $ 812,520   
  17,700      Aflac, Inc.     814,023   
  5,900      American Financial Group, Inc.     227,622   
  11,200      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     639,856   
  11,000      Assurant, Inc.     445,500   
  268,200      Bank of America Corp.     2,566,674   
  43,500      Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     1,049,655   
  52,300      BB&T Corp.     1,641,697   
  2,700      BlackRock, Inc.     553,230   
  16,500      Brown & Brown, Inc.     392,370   
  8,700      Capital One Financial Corp.     484,938   
  15,000      Cash America International, Inc.     718,950   
  76,400      Charles Schwab Corp.     1,097,868   
  11,500      Chubb Corp.     794,765   
  70,590      Citigroup, Inc.     2,580,064   
  3,200      CME Group, Inc.     925,856   
  8,900      Comerica, Inc.     288,004   
  7,900      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     459,701   
  22,200      Deutsche Bank AG     1,105,338   
  31,400      DFC Global Corp.     592,518   
  18,900      East West Bancorp, Inc.     436,401   
  9,000      Everest Re Group, Ltd.     832,680   
  21,500      Ezcorp, Inc., Class A     697,783   
  12,900      First Cash Financial Services, Inc.     553,281   
  63,500      First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     624,840   
  6,600      Franklin Resources, Inc.     818,598   
  106,200      GFI Group, Inc.     399,312   
  14,900      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     1,853,113   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  4,600      Greenhill & Co., Inc.   $ 200,744   
  20,400      Hancock Holding Co.     724,404   
  18,700      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     394,196   
  16,100      HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     501,837   
  67,800      ING Groep NV, ADR     564,096   
  21,400      Invesco, Ltd.     570,738   
  67,300      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3,094,454   
  6,000      M&T Bank Corp.     521,280   
  61,300      Manulife Financial Corp.     830,615   
  31,500      MetLife, Inc.     1,176,525   
  10,500      Moody’s Corp.     442,050   
  84,700      Morgan Stanley     1,663,508   
  11,700      MSCI, Inc.     430,677   
  24,000      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.     621,600   
  15,800      National Financial Partners Corp.     239,212   
  46,000      People’s United Financial, Inc.     609,040   
  12,500      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     806,125   
  18,000      Progressive Corp.     417,240   
  18,400      Protective Life Corp.     545,008   
  11,400      Prudential Financial, Inc.     722,646   
  22,100      Raymond James Financial, Inc.     807,313   
  25,200      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     1,498,644   
  24,300      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     427,923   
  14,000      StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     573,160   
  19,700      State Street Corp.     896,350   
  23,900      Sun Life Financial, Inc.     566,191   
  8,200      T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     535,460   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  18,100      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.   $ 357,294   
  11,700      Torchmark Corp.     583,245   
  33,900      Tower Group, Inc.     760,377   
  19,000      Travelers Cos., Inc.     1,124,800   
  60,200      U.S. Bancorp     1,907,136   
  6,500      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     210,665   
  171,900      Wells Fargo & Co.     5,868,666   
  13,100      World Acceptance Corp.     802,375   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $50,150,258)

    56,402,751   
 

 

Total Investments 98.9%

(Cost $50,150,258)

    56,402,751   
 
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities
1.1%
    636,285   
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 57,039,036   
   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Financial Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Other Diversified Financial Services

    15.4%   

Diversified Banks

    14.1%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

    11.2%   

Life & Health Insurance

    10.2%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    9.3%   

Regional Banks

    9.1%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

    7.6%   

Consumer Finance

    6.8%   

Specialized Finance

    4.2%   

Reinsurance

    4.1%   

Multi-line Insurance

    2.8%   

Diversified Capital Markets

    1.9%   

Insurance Brokers

    1.1%   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    1.1%   
 

 

 

 
    98.9%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Financial Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Financial

    98.9%   
 

 

 

 
    98.9%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON HEALTHCARE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (100.2%)   
       81,700      Abbott Laboratories   $   5,007,393   
  38,700      Aetna, Inc.     1,941,192   
  11,600      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,077,176   
  9,500      Allergan, Inc.     906,585   
  46,200      Amerisource-Bergen Corp.     1,833,216   
  57,600      Amgen, Inc.     3,916,224   
  25,200      AstraZeneca PLC, ADR     1,121,148   
  30,100      Baxter International, Inc.     1,799,378   
  11,300      Bayer AG, ADR     794,277   
  10,100      Becton, Dickinson & Co.     784,265   
  38,500      Bio-Reference Labs, Inc.†(a)     905,135   
  37,800      Cardinal Health, Inc.     1,629,558   
  45,800      Celgene Corp.     3,550,416   
  13,500      CIGNA Corp.     664,875   
  28,100      Coventry Health Care, Inc.     999,517   
  39,600      Covidien PLC     2,165,328   
  74,700      Eli Lilly & Co.     3,008,169   
  30,600      Express Scripts, Inc.     1,657,908   
  45,700      Gilead Sciences, Inc.     2,232,445   
  22,100      GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ADR     992,511   
  36,300      Hospira, Inc.     1,357,257   
  56,500      Johnson & Johnson     3,726,740   
  13,600      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     1,244,944   
  28,800      Magellan Health Services, Inc.     1,405,728   
  15,700      McKesson Corp.     1,377,989   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  13,500      Medco Health Solutions, Inc.   $ 949,050   
  69,600      Medtronic, Inc.     2,727,624   
  158,700      Merck & Co., Inc.     6,094,080   
  24,400      Novartis AG, ADR     1,352,004   
  43,900      Patterson Cos., Inc.     1,466,260   
  406,400      PDL BioPharma, Inc.     2,580,640   
  403,400      Pfizer, Inc.     9,141,044   
  46,400      Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†(a)     1,745,568   
  51,700      ResMed, Inc.     1,598,047   
  17,100      Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.†(a)     897,750   
  41,000      Sanofi-Aventis S.A., ADR     1,588,750   
  48,100      St Jude Medical, Inc.     2,131,311   
  38,100      Stryker Corp.     2,113,788   
  24,400      SurModics, Inc.     375,028   
  46,700      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR     2,104,302   
  60,200      United Therapeutics Corp.     2,837,226   
  64,500      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     3,801,630   
  11,600      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     799,936   
  23,100      Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,549,086   
  26,700      WellPoint, Inc.     1,970,460   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $84,872,659)

    93,922,958   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.5%)   
  2,323,365      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio   $ 2,323,365   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan (Cost $2,323,365)
    2,323,365   
 
 
Total Investments 102.7%
(Cost $87,196,024)
    96,246,323   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(2.7)%
    (2,507,720
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 93,738,603   
   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Healthcare Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

    44.1%   

Biotechnology

    17.3%   

Health Care Equipment

    15.5%   

Managed Health Care

    11.5%   

Health Care Distributors

    6.7%   

Health Care Services

    5.1%   
 

 

 

 
    100.2%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Healthcare Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Health Care

    100.2%   
 

 

 

 
    100.2%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON INDUSTRIALS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (99.8%)   
  20,000      3M Co.   $ 1,784,200   
  15,000      Boeing Co.     1,115,550   
  3,000      Canadian National Railway Co.     238,290   
  40,000      Caterpillar, Inc.     4,260,800   
  20,000      Cooper Industries PLC     1,279,000   
  120,000      CSX Corp.     2,582,400   
  30,000      Danaher Corp.     1,680,000   
  11,000      Deere & Co.     889,900   
  25,000      Dover Corp.     1,573,500   
  20,000      Eaton Corp.     996,600   
  25,000      Emerson Electric Co.     1,304,500   
  20,000      FedEx Corp.     1,839,200   
  10,000      Gardner Denver, Inc.     630,200   
  15,000      General Dynamics Corp.     1,100,700   
  200,000      General Electric Co.     4,014,000   
  30,000      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,713,600   
  20,000      Ingersoll-Rand PLC     827,000   
  7,000      Joy Global, Inc.     514,500   
  30,000      Kforce, Inc.† (a)     447,000   
  10,000      Navistar International Corp.     404,500   
  45,000      Norfolk Southern Corp.     2,962,350   
  25,000      PACCAR, Inc.     1,170,750   
  5,000      Parker Hannifin Corp.     422,750   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  15,000      Raytheon Co.   $ 791,700   
  15,000      Regal-Beloit Corp.     983,250   
  5,000      Rockwell Collins, Inc.(a)     287,800   
  7,000      Ryder System, Inc.     369,600   
  2,000      Siemens AG, ADR     201,680   
  25,000      Union Pacific Corp.     2,687,000   
  40,000      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     3,228,800   
  35,000      United Technologies Corp.     2,902,900   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $37,029,785)

    45,204,020   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.6%)   
  291,263      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     291,263   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $291,263)

    291,263   
  Short-Term Investment (0.1%)   
$ 18,633      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12     18,633   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $18,633)
    18,633   
 
 
Total Investments 100.5%
(Cost $37,339,681)
    45,513,916   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(0.5)%
    (208,964
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 45,304,952   
   

 

 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Industrials Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Railroads

    18.7%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    16.9%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    16.0%   

Aerospace & Defense

    13.7%   

Industrial Machinery

    13.6%   

Air Freight & Logistics

    11.2%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

    7.9%   

Human Resource & Employment Services

    1.0%   

Trucking

    0.8%   
 

 

 

 
    99.8%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Industrials Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Industrials

    99.8%   
 

 

 

 
    99.8%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (98.2%)   
  30,000      Accenture PLC, Class A   $ 1,935,000   
  51,300      Amdocs, Ltd.     1,620,054   
  5,600      Anixter International, Inc.     406,168   
  24,500      Apple, Inc.     14,687,015   
  18,200      Arrow Electronics, Inc.     763,854   
  41,400      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     2,284,866   
  4,700      Baidu, Inc., ADR     685,119   
  17,900      CACI International, Inc., Class A     1,114,991   
  130,100      Cisco Systems, Inc.     2,751,615   
  20,300      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     1,562,085   
  49,400      CoreLogic, Inc.     806,208   
  25,800      CSG Systems International, Inc.     390,612   
  31,700      Digital River, Inc.     593,107   
  23,100      eBay, Inc.     852,159   
  66,400      EMC Corp.     1,984,032   
  4,300      First Solar, Inc.†(a)     107,715   
  205,700      Flextronics International, Ltd.     1,487,211   
  24,300      Global Payments, Inc.     1,154,250   
  7,200      Google, Inc., Class A     4,616,928   
  66,000      Hewlett-Packard Co.     1,572,780   
  17,600      Infosys Technologies, Ltd., ADR(a)     1,003,728   
  85,900      Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A     1,594,304   
  149,400      Intel Corp.     4,199,634   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  33,300      International Business Machines Corp.   $ 6,948,045   
  24,400      Lender Processing Services, Inc.     634,400   
  3,900      Mastercard, Inc., Class A     1,640,106   
  136,500      MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.     492,765   
  28,400      Methode Electronics, Inc.     263,552   
  177,100      Microsoft Corp.     5,711,475   
  15,600      Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.     428,220   
  30,300      NetApp, Inc.     1,356,531   
  81,500      Oracle Corp.     2,376,540   
  71,000      Perficient, Inc.     852,710   
  97,600      QLogic Corp.     1,733,376   
  53,600      QUALCOMM, Inc.     3,645,872   
  17,700      Synaptics, Inc.     646,227   
  14,300      Syntel, Inc.     800,800   
  14,100      Visa, Inc., Class A     1,663,800   
  20,600      Western Digital Corp.     852,634   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $59,427,258)

    78,220,488   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.3%)   
  1,070,769      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     1,070,769   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $1,070,769)

    1,070,769   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Short-Term Investment (0.1%)   
$ 24,539      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12   $ 24,539   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost $24,539)

    24,539   
 

 

Total Investments 99.6%

(Cost $60,522,566)

    79,315,796   
 
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities
0.4%
    357,310   
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 79,673,106   
   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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ICON Information Technology Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Computer Hardware

    20.4%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    17.8%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    11.8%   

Systems Software

    10.2%   

Internet Software & Services

    9.5%   

Computer Storage & Peripherals

    8.3%   

Communications Equipment

    8.0%   

Semiconductors

    5.4%   

Technology Distributors

    3.5%   

Electronic Manufacturing Services

    2.7%   

Semiconductor Equipment

    0.6%   
 

 

 

 
    98.2%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Information Technology Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Information Technology

    98.2%   
 

 

 

 
    98.2%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON MATERIALS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (99.1%)   
  50,000      A Schulman, Inc.   $ 1,351,000   
  7,000      Agrium, Inc.     604,590   
  45,000      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     4,131,000   
  20,000      Airgas, Inc.     1,779,400   
  45,000      ArcelorMittal(a)     860,850   
  10,000      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     316,600   
  25,000      Ashland, Inc.     1,526,500   
  30,000      Barrick Gold Corp.     1,304,400   
  25,000      Calgon Carbon Corp.     390,250   
  10,000      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     1,826,500   
  15,000      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     1,038,900   
  20,000      Crown Holdings, Inc.     736,600   
  155,000      Dow Chemical Co.     5,369,200   
  130,000      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.     6,877,000   
  50,000      Ecolab, Inc.     3,086,000   
  7,000      FMC Corp.     741,020   
  130,000      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.     4,945,200   
  25,000      Goldcorp, Inc.     1,126,500   
  75,000      Kinross Gold Corp.     734,250   
  25,000      Monsanto Co.     1,994,000   
  50,000      Mosaic Co.     2,764,500   
  65,000      Newmont Mining Corp.     3,332,550   
  25,000      Norfolk Southern Corp.     1,645,750   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  55,000      Nucor Corp.   $ 2,362,250   
  35,000      Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.     1,599,150   
  20,000      PPG Industries, Inc.     1,916,000   
  55,000      Praxair, Inc.     6,305,200   
  10,000      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     564,800   
  25,000      Sealed Air Corp.     482,750   
  10,107      Southern Copper Corp.     320,493   
  125,000      Steel Dynamics, Inc.     1,817,500   
  5,000      Union Pacific Corp.     537,400   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $53,706,150)

    64,388,103   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.2%)   
  809,484      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio     809,484   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $809,484)

    809,484   
  Short-Term Investment (0.9%)   
$ 574,859      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/02/12     574,859   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $574,859)
    574,859   
 
 
Total Investments 101.2%
(Cost $55,090,493)
    65,772,446   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(1.2)%
    (777,479
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 64,994,967   
   

 

 

 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2012.

 

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ICON Materials Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Diversified Chemicals

    22.9%   

Industrial Gases

    18.8%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    13.5%   

Steel

    10.2%   

Gold

    10.0%   

Specialty Chemicals

    9.2%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

    8.1%   

Railroads

    3.4%   

Metal & Glass Containers

    1.2%   

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

    1.8%   
 

 

 

 
    99.1%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Materials Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Materials

    95.2%   

Industrials

    3.4%   

Consumer Staples

    0.5%   
 

 

 

 
    99.1%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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ICON UTILITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(FORMERLY, ICON TELECOMMUNICATION & UTILITIES FUND)

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (100.4%)  
  26,500      AGL Resources, Inc.   $ 1,039,330   
  9,100      Allete, Inc.     377,559   
  61,900      American Electric Power Co., Inc.     2,388,102   
  11,300      Atmos Energy Corp.     355,498   
  16,800      Dominion Resources, Inc. of Virginia     860,328   
  117,100      Duke Energy Corp.     2,460,271   
  30,400      Entergy Corp.     2,042,880   
  17,000      Exelon Corp.     666,570   
  27,400      Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     1,451,926   
  10,800      Laclede Group, Inc.     421,416   
  15,200      MDU Resources Group, Inc.     340,328   
  18,000      NextEra Energy, Inc.     1,099,440   
  10,000      Northwest Natural Gas Co.     454,000   
  7,100      NorthWestern Corp.     251,766   
  51,400      Pepco Holdings, Inc.     970,946   
  4,000      PG&E Corp.     173,640   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  15,000      Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.   $ 466,050   
  82,000      PPL Corp.     2,317,320   
  42,200      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     1,291,742   
  28,200      SCANA Corp.     1,286,202   
  24,600      Sempra Energy     1,475,016   
  84,000      Southern Co.     3,774,120   
  62,700      TECO Energy, Inc.     1,100,385   
  20,400      UGI Corp.     555,900   
  46,200      Vectren Corp.     1,342,572   
  14,100      WGL Holdings, Inc.     573,870   
  29,800      Wisconsin Energy Corp.     1,048,364   
  43,100      Xcel Energy, Inc.     1,140,857   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $30,712,612)

    31,726,398   
 
 
Total Investments 100.4%
(Cost $30,712,612)
    31,726,398   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other Assets
(0.4)%
    (136,301
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 31,590,097   
   

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON Utilities Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Electric Utilities

    51.0%   

Multi-Utilities

    37.2%   

Gas Utilities

    12.2%   
 

 

 

 
    100.4%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

ICON Utilities Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

Utilities

    100.4%   
 

 

 

 
    100.4%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Consumer
Discretionary
Fund
    ICON
Consumer
Staples

Fund
    ICON
Energy
Fund
 

Assets

     

Investments, at cost

  $ 51,587,584      $ 17,592,763      $ 608,025,260   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value

    60,850,730        19,186,273        649,695,592   

Receivables:

     

Fund shares sold

    179,423        4,507        579,736   

Interest

                  3   

Dividends

    65,317        87,887        409,923   

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

    333        2,018          

Foreign tax reclaims

           3,207        29,517   

Other assets

    22,959        14,023        88,256   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    61,118,762        19,297,915        650,803,027   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payables:

     

Due to custodian bank

           10,576          

Expense recoupment due to adviser

           1,494        111   

Investments purchased

    547,422                 

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    1,356,600        355,300        9,286,013   

Fund shares redeemed

    29,607        23,509        406,148   

Distributions due to shareholders

           5,098          

Advisory fees

    47,814        17,841        553,539   

Accrued distribution fees

    2,652        550        8,688   

Fund accounting fees

    1,792        742        21,931   

Transfer agent fees

    4,187        4,993        85,243   

Administration fees

    2,389        892        27,993   

Trustee fees

    708        524        15,549   

Accrued expenses

    13,884        12,436        72,621   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    2,007,055        433,955        10,477,836   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - all share classes

  $ 59,111,707      $ 18,863,960      $ 640,325,191   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class S

  $ 46,777,581      $ 16,835,974      $ 621,971,144   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class C

  $ 61,474      $ 275,219      $ 7,612,507   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class A

  $ 12,272,652      $ 1,752,767      $ 10,741,540   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Consumer
Discretionary
Fund
    ICON
Consumer
Staples

Fund
    ICON
Energy
Fund
 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 68,857,862      $ 19,617,064      $ 623,444,336   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    139,419        22,052        2,276,939   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    (19,148,720     (2,368,666     (27,066,416

Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    9,263,146        1,593,510        41,670,332   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 59,111,707      $ 18,863,960      $ 640,325,191   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

     

Class S

    4,148,390        1,735,786        32,739,612   

Class C

    5,528        28,721        404,976   

Class A

    1,093,457        179,848        566,419   

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

     

Class S

  $ 11.28      $ 9.70      $ 19.00   

Class C

  $ 11.12      $ 9.58      $ 18.80   

Class A

  $ 11.22      $ 9.75      $ 18.96   

Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share

  $ 11.90      $ 10.34      $ 20.12   

† Includes securities on loan of

  $ 1,335,320      $ 353,733      $ 9,150,422   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Financial
Fund
    ICON
Healthcare
Fund
    ICON
Industrials
Fund
 

Assets

     

Investments, at cost

  $ 50,150,258      $ 87,196,024      $ 37,339,681   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value

    56,402,751        96,246,323        45,513,916   

Receivables:

     

Fund shares sold

    104,253        22,174        27,891   

Investments sold

    1,838,945               224,495   

Dividends

    36,309        125,855        84,260   

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

    461        1,500        852   

Foreign tax reclaims

    4,616        1,563        2,199   

Other assets

    15,958        21,049        15,415   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    58,403,293        96,418,464        45,869,028   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payables:

     

Due to custodian bank

    1,259,310        181,748          

Expense recoupment due to adviser

    127               725   

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

           2,323,365        291,263   

Fund shares redeemed

    26,945        57,092        197,014   

Advisory fees

    48,458        72,464        40,643   

Accrued distribution fees

    242        58        50   

Fund accounting fees

    1,788        2,753        1,645   

Transfer agent fees

    8,648        20,187        12,393   

Administration fees

    2,421        3,620        2,030   

Trustee fees

    1,089        1,692        1,503   

Accrued expenses

    15,229        16,882        16,810   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    1,364,257        2,679,861        564,076   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - all share classes

  $ 57,039,036      $ 93,738,603      $ 45,304,952   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class S

  $ 55,505,992      $ 93,563,846      $ 45,142,661   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class C

  $ 11,725      $ 32,984      $ 22,504   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class A

  $ 1,521,319      $ 141,773      $ 139,787   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     ICON
Financial
Fund
    ICON
Healthcare
Fund
    ICON
Industrials
Fund
 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 153,283,689      $ 88,953,704      $ 73,897,039   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    192,610        462,693        260,990   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    (102,689,784     (4,728,093     (37,027,307

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    6,252,521        9,050,299        8,174,230   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 57,039,036      $ 93,738,603      $ 45,304,952   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

     

Class S

    8,890,230        5,773,450        5,231,738   

Class C

    1,905        2,065        2,636   

Class A

    245,218        8,798        16,486   

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

     

Class S

  $ 6.24      $ 16.21      $ 8.63   

Class C

  $ 6.16      $ 15.97      $ 8.54   

Class A

  $ 6.20      $ 16.11      $ 8.48   

Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share

  $ 6.58      $ 17.09      $ 9.00   

†  Includes securities on loan of

  $      $ 2,277,024      $ 285,330   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Information
Technology
Fund
    ICON
Materials
Fund
    ICON
Utilities
Fund
 

Assets

     

Investments, at cost

  $ 60,522,566      $ 55,090,493      $ 30,712,612   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value

    79,315,796        65,772,446        31,726,398   

Cash

           89          

Receivables:

     

Fund shares sold

    1,541,447        32,195        25,399   

Investments sold

                  621,058   

Dividends

    25,131        116,485        123,606   

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

    847        898          

Foreign tax reclaims

                  9,333   

Other assets

    17,517        20,988        15,768   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    80,900,738        65,943,101        32,521,562   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payables:

     

Due to custodian bank

                  554,078   

Expense recoupment due to adviser

                  5,320   

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    1,070,769        809,484          

Fund shares redeemed

    54,605        37,937        304,876   

Distributions due to shareholders

                  14,520   

Advisory fees

    64,670        56,916        28,423   

Accrued distribution fees

    81        326        4,173   

Fund accounting fees

    2,480        2,294        1,107   

Transfer agent fees

    12,768        15,523        4,399   

Administration fees

    3,230        2,843        1,420   

Trustee fees

    1,727        1,966        583   

Accrued expenses

    17,302        20,845        12,566   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    1,227,632        948,134        931,465   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - all share classes

  $ 79,673,106      $ 64,994,967      $ 31,590,097   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class S

  $ 79,352,976      $ 64,109,849      $ 21,530,713   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class C

  $ 101,026      $ 219,562      $ 3,127,498   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class A

  $ 219,104      $ 665,556      $ 6,931,886   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     ICON
Information
Technology
Fund
    ICON
Materials
Fund
    ICON
Utilities
Fund
 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 87,838,635      $ 73,192,200      $ 39,955,674   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    (123,079     317,190        926   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    (26,835,680     (19,196,376     (9,380,289

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    18,793,230        10,681,953        1,013,786   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 79,673,106      $ 64,994,967      $ 31,590,097   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

     

Class S

    7,283,990        5,593,352        3,303,362   

Class C

    9,426        19,365        486,314   

Class A

    20,211        58,259        1,076,388   

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

     

Class S

  $ 10.89      $ 11.46      $ 6.52   

Class C

  $ 10.72      $ 11.34      $ 6.43   

Class A

  $ 10.84      $ 11.42      $ 6.44   

Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share

  $ 11.50      $ 12.12      $ 6.83   

† Includes securities on loan of

  $ 1,055,871      $ 794,125      $   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

     ICON
Consumer
Discretionary
Fund
    ICON
Consumer
Staples
Fund
    ICON
Energy
Fund
 

Investment Income

     

Interest

  $ 33      $ 11      $ 161   

Dividends

    478,766        326,414        5,702,100   

Income from securities lending, net

    684        3        2,762   

Foreign taxes withheld

    (326            (12,060
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    479,157        326,428        5,692,963   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

     

Advisory fees

    236,313        109,846        3,196,448   

Distribution fees:

     

Class C

    240        565        31,458   

Class A

    9,297        1,712        10,605   

Fund accounting fees

    4,726        2,197        64,662   

Transfer agent fees

    27,043        16,258        260,066   

Administration fees

    11,811        5,490        161,587   

Custody fees

    3,279        2,150        9,414   

Registration fees:

     

Class S

    7,493        5,803        28,998   

Class C

    2        139        2,460   

Class A

    836        4        1,639   

Insurance expense

    1,926        1,656        45,002   

Trustee fees and expenses

    1,834        1,048        32,414   

Audit and tax service expense

    13,255        13,262        13,430   

Interest expense

    1,305        2,321        907   

Recoupment of previously reimbursed expenses

    1,325        1,779        219   

Other expenses

    19,841        11,390        149,579   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

    340,526        175,620        4,008,888   

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

    (788     (6,253     (219
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    339,738        169,367        4,008,669   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    139,419        157,061        1,684,294   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     

Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions

    673,823        1,301,263        (891,968

Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency transactions

                  (183

Change in unrealized net appreciation/ (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    10,429,780        1,551,397        98,919,040   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    11,103,603        2,852,660        98,026,889   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 11,243,022      $ 3,009,721      $ 99,711,183   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON
Financial
Fund
    ICON
Healthcare
Fund
    ICON
Industrials
Fund
    ICON
Information
Technology
Fund
    ICON
Materials
Fund
    ICON
Utilities
Fund
 
         
$ 34      $ 30      $ 29      $ 13      $ 64      $ 29   
  495,069        994,682        619,546        340,226        783,134        663,329   
         380        861        162        738          
  (3,492     (3,792     (3,550            (6,988       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  491,611        991,300        616,886        340,401        776,948        663,358   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  218,874        391,566        253,991        347,518        336,903        145,467   
         
  51        140        103        65        913        9,449   
  460        182        788        98        770        4,804   
  4,366        7,831        5,066        6,951        6,738        2,909   
  22,568        52,178        32,116        38,825        40,425        17,436   
  10,939        19,571        12,695        17,369        16,838        7,270   
  1,740        1,782        1,328        1,419        1,651        1,905   
         
  6,332        7,530        7,091        7,071        6,964        5,900   
         533        34               563        2   
  9        294        132               438        780   
  3,301        4,860        4,434        5,118        5,963        1,620   
  1,976        3,839        2,872        3,431        3,592        1,268   
  13,271        13,294        13,270        13,284        13,279        13,260   
  320        2,530        3,898        721        814        1,261   
  126               725                      7,142   
  16,055        24,986        19,267        23,375        26,318        12,655   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  300,388        531,116        357,810        465,245        462,169        233,128   

 

(1,365

    (2,516     (1,898     (1,765     (2,407     (1,086

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  299,023        528,600        355,912        463,480        459,762        232,042   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  192,588        462,700        260,974        (123,079     317,186        431,316   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
         
         
  209,190        177,504        2,636,157        2,876,579        1,287,495        518,569   
         
  (70            (62                     
         
         
  12,344,595        13,969,249        10,210,905        16,591,571        14,890,387        376,961   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  12,553,715        14,146,753        12,847,000        19,468,150        16,177,882        895,530   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
$ 12,746,303      $ 14,609,453      $ 13,107,974      $ 19,345,071      $ 16,495,068      $ 1,326,846   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 139,419      $ (66,187

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    673,823        3,958,013   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    10,429,780        (2,613,003
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    11,243,022        1,278,823   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class S

             

Class C

             

Class A

             

Net realized gains

   

Class S

             

Class C

             

Class A

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    18,362,783        35,997,921   

Class C

    19,965        34,449   

Class A

    11,887,631        13,977   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

             

Class C

             

Class A

             

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (15,369,678     (20,906,184

Class C

    (2,022       

Class A

    (1,196,234     (2,421
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    13,702,445        15,137,742   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    24,945,467        16,416,565   

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    34,166,240        17,749,675   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 59,111,707      $ 34,166,240   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON Consumer Staples Fund     ICON Energy Fund     ICON Financial Fund  

Period ended

March 31,

2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
         
$ 157,061      $ 279,768      $ 1,684,294      $ 5,196,764      $ 192,588      $ 219,707   

 

1,301,263

  

    6,056,213        (892,151     56,907,131        209,120        4,264,953   

 

1,551,397

  

    (3,689,577     98,919,040        (79,499,501     12,344,595        (8,169,704

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

3,009,721

  

    2,646,404        99,711,183        (17,395,606     12,746,303        (3,685,044

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  (379,664     (315,201     (4,918,808     (6,512,391     (210,303     (214,079
  (2,615         (14,407     (2,299     (30    
  (32,498         (36,255     (2,050     (365    
         
                (13,005,707                     
                (124,748                     
                (160,032                     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (414,777     (315,201     (18,259,957     (6,516,740     (210,698     (214,079

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  13,359,839        4,430,851        72,566,048        292,023,538        19,475,615        5,449,823   
  204,655        64,933        2,506,813        6,473,169               11,500   
  1,819,963        58,829        5,055,013        13,691,961        1,383,826        43,528   
         
  368,365        307,247        16,918,343        6,151,455        205,515        205,345   
  2,339               123,901        2,134        30          
  31,867               166,811        1,303        127          
         
  (19,968,798     (17,099,046     (103,899,858     (231,307,972     (9,006,930     (28,086,279
  (300     (8,325     (371,154     (481,687              
  (241,691     (33,053     (1,307,804     (5,707,105     (19,594     (10,223

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (4,423,761     (12,278,564     (8,241,887     80,846,796        12,038,589        (22,386,306

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (1,828,817     (9,947,361     73,209,339        56,934,450        24,574,194        (26,285,429
         
  20,692,777        30,640,138        567,115,852        510,181,402        32,464,842        58,750,271   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 18,863,960      $ 20,692,777      $ 640,325,191      $ 567,115,852      $ 57,039,036      $ 32,464,842   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    1,800,793        3,902,028   

Class C

    2,084        3,645   

Class A

    1,205,239        1,549   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

             

Class C

             

Class A

             

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (1,536,306     (2,259,195

Class C

    (202       

Class A

    (113,060     (272
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    1,358,548        1,647,755   

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    3,888,827        2,241,072   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    5,247,375        3,888,827   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ 139,419      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Amount less than $0.50.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON Consumer Staples Fund     ICON Energy Fund     ICON Financial Fund  

Period ended

March 31,

2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
         
         
  1,452,740        502,481        3,772,104        13,946,024        3,533,796        964,735   
  22,063        7,402        130,967        310,026               1,897   
  199,940        6,526        263,801        634,607        243,484        7,154   
         
  40,118        35,644        970,645        315,298        42,287        34,396   
  252               7,162        109        6          
  3,440               9,581        66        27          
         
  (2,150,125     (1,937,424     (5,434,587     (11,397,070     (1,598,914     (4,672,640
  (31     (966     (19,677     (23,612              
  (26,265     (3,794     (68,879     (272,758     (3,363     (2,086

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (457,868     (1,390,131     (368,883     3,512,690        2,217,323        (3,666,544
  2,402,223        3,792,354        34,079,890        30,567,200        6,920,030        10,586,574   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,944,355        2,402,223        33,711,007        34,079,890        9,137,353        6,920,030   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

22,052

  

  $ 279,768      $ 2,276,939      $ 5,562,115      $ 192,610      $ 210,720   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Healthcare Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 462,700      $ 663,361   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    177,504        16,832,522   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    13,969,249        (14,799,677
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    14,609,453        2,696,206   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class S

    (661,181     (368,446

Class C

    (198    

Class A

    (1,982    
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

    (663,361     (368,446
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    28,206,163        34,364,122   

Class C

    12,000        24,350   

Class A

    87,887        139,248   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    617,310        339,364   

Class C

    198          

Class A

    1,781          

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (24,289,504     (34,486,108

Class C

    (5,777       

Class A

    (100,640       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    4,529,418        380,976   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    18,475,510        2,708,736   

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    75,263,093        72,554,357   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 93,738,603      $ 75,263,093   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON Industrials Fund     ICON Information Technology Fund     ICON Materials Fund  

Period ended

March 31,

2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
         
$ 260,974      $ 535,389      $ (123,079   $ (310,407   $ 317,186      $ 651,166   
         
  2,636,095        4,947,567        2,876,579        10,930,880        1,287,495        14,037,247   
         
  10,210,905        (9,247,082     16,591,571        (7,722,736     14,890,387        (18,663,236

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  13,107,974        (3,764,126     19,345,071        2,897,737        16,495,068        (3,974,823

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  (533,894     (478,530                   (645,281     (477,527
  (101                       (1,002    
  (1,598     (24                   (4,719     (659

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (535,593     (478,554                   (651,002     (478,186

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  4,228,345        25,861,382        11,278,654        21,159,024        3,709,126        23,865,539   
  15,368        28,866        96,278        2,731        66,981        191,926   
  2,798,025        583,511        201,928        1,500        151,719        1,071,934   
         
  525,486        466,250                      586,449        429,088   
  55                             923          
  548        24                      3,278        518   
         
  (22,702,575     (43,113,233     (12,327,516     (40,245,229     (14,928,576     (48,822,526
  (11,894     (8,746            (1,175     (4,509     (35,925
  (2,910,901     (392,087     (5,072            (108,871     (428,748

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (18,057,543     (16,574,033     (755,728     (19,083,149     (10,523,480     (23,728,194

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (5,485,162     (20,816,713     18,589,343        (16,185,412     5,320,586        (28,181,203
         
  50,790,114        71,606,827        61,083,763        77,269,175        59,674,381        87,855,584   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 45,304,952      $ 50,790,114      $ 79,673,106      $ 61,083,763      $ 64,994,967      $ 59,674,381   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Healthcare Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    1,854,743        2,280,950   

Class C

    788        1,631   

Class A

    6,050        9,286   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    43,139        25,045   

Class C

    14          

Class A

    125          

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (1,664,277     (2,443,847

Class C

    (369       

Class A

    (6,664       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    233,549        (126,935

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    5,550,764        5,677,699   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    5,784,313        5,550,764   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ 462,693      $ 663,354   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Amount less than $0.50.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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ICON Industrials Fund     ICON Information Technology Fund     ICON Materials Fund  

Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
    Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 
         
         
  507,862        3,033,834        1,147,527        2,272,423        339,683        2,072,102   
  1,849        3,349        9,266        289        6,260        16,427   
  335,820        67,174        20,535        160        14,254        92,217   
         
  69,693        56,790                      58,940        37,972   
  7                             93          
  73        3                      330        46   
         
  (2,799,824     (5,217,067     (1,293,286     (4,436,744     (1,365,392     (4,284,985
  (1,408     (1,162            (130     (452     (2,964
  (337,524     (49,061     (485            (10,553     (38,036

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,223,452     (2,106,140     (116,443     (2,164,002     (956,837     (2,107,221
  7,474,312        9,580,452        7,430,070        9,594,072        6,627,813        8,735,034   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  5,250,860        7,474,312        7,313,627        7,430,070        5,670,976        6,627,813   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
$ 260,990      $ 535,609      $ (123,079   $      $ 317,190      $ 651,006   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Utilities Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 431,316      $ 938,924   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    518,569        3,030,424   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    376,961        (1,633,228
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,326,846        2,336,120   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class S

    (444,932     (1,565,042

Class C

    (48,666     (445

Class A

    (85,231     (4,387
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

    (578,829     (1,569,874
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    13,432,293        8,448,631   

Class C

    3,392,357        24,131   

Class A

    6,476,749        450,760   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    386,631        1,508,702   

Class C

    25,894        320   

Class A

    48,974        4,387   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (14,364,849     (21,453,429

Class C

    (289,538       

Class A

    (51,707       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    9,056,804        (11,016,498
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    9,804,821        (10,250,252

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    21,785,276        32,035,528   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 31,590,097      $ 21,785,276   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     ICON Utilities Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2012 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2011
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    2,050,685        1,349,348   

Class C

    523,844        3,803   

Class A

    1,005,071        71,186   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    57,690        244,079   

Class C

    3,903        51   

Class A

    7,406        703   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (2,194,505     (3,416,187

Class C

    (45,289       

Class A

    (7,980       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    1,400,825        (1,747,017

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    3,465,239        5,212,256   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    4,866,064        3,465,239   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ 926      $ 148,439   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

          Income/(loss) from investment operations     Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 8.79      $ 0.03      $ 2.46      $ 2.49      $      $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    7.92        (0.02     0.89        0.87                 

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    6.83        (0.05     1.42        1.37        (0.28       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    7.19        0.01        (0.37     (0.36              

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    12.79        (d)      (2.61     (2.61            (2.99

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    12.11        (0.04     0.72        0.68                 

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.72        (0.04     2.44        2.40                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    7.92        (0.12     0.92        0.80                 

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.75        0.02        2.45        2.47                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    7.92        (0.06     0.89        0.83                 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.61        0.07        1.20        1.27        (0.18       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.08        0.10        0.52        0.62        (0.09       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    7.32        0.08        0.76        0.84        (0.08       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    7.37        0.04        (0.09     (0.05            (d) 

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    10.62        0.03        (1.60     (1.57     (0.13     (1.55

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    9.21        0.10        1.33        1.43        (0.02     (d) 

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.53        0.03        1.17        1.20        (0.15       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.08        0.04        0.50        0.54        (0.09       

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.68        0.06        1.20        1.26        (0.19       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.08        0.11        0.58        0.69        (0.09       

ICON Energy Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    16.64        0.05        2.86        2.91        (0.15     (0.40

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    16.69        0.16               0.16        (0.21       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    16.92        0.21        (0.23     (0.02     (0.21       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    27.06        0.21        (2.41     (2.20     (0.12     (7.82

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    41.46        0.20        (4.82     (4.62     (0.11     (9.67

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    31.88        0.08        12.86        12.94               (3.36

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    16.47        (0.06     2.84        2.78        (0.05     (0.40

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    16.69        (0.10     0.09        (0.01     (0.21       

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    16.59        0.01        2.85        2.86        (0.09     (0.40

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    16.69        0.08        0.03        0.11        (0.21       

ICON Financial Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    4.69        0.02        1.56        1.58        (0.03       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    5.55        0.03        (0.87     (0.84     (0.02       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    5.97        0.02        (0.32     (0.30     (0.12       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    8.55        0.09        (2.43     (2.34     (0.24       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    14.30        0.21        (4.29     (4.08     (0.14     (1.53

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    14.47        0.13        0.45        0.58        (0.15     (0.60

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    4.64        (0.01     1.55        1.54        (0.02       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    5.55        (0.02     (0.87     (0.89     (0.02       

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    4.68        0.01        1.54        1.55        (0.03       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    5.55        0.01        (0.86     (0.85     (0.02       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and  transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and  transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$      $ 11.28        28.33   $ 46,778        1.41     1.41 %(c)      0.65     0.65     58.58
         8.79        10.98     34,123        1.54     1.54 %(c)      (0.23 )%      (0.23 )%      107.57
  (0.28     7.92        20.61     17,750        2.02     2.02     (0.62 )%      (0.62 )%      194.84
         6.83        (5.01 )%      14,205        1.63     1.63     0.14     0.14     200.23
  (2.99     7.19        (24.21 )%      72,242        1.38     1.38     (0.04 )%      (0.04 )%      218.32
         12.79        5.62     94,477        1.30     1.30     (0.31 )%      (0.31 )%      144.89
               
         11.12        27.52     61        5.67     2.74 %(c)      (3.73 )%      (0.80 )%      58.58
         8.72        10.10     32        13.14     2.75 %(c)      (11.73 )%      (1.34 )%      107.57
               
         11.22        28.23     12,273        1.56     1.56 %(c)      0.29     0.29     58.58
         8.75        10.48     11        18.49     1.98 %(c)      (17.17 )%      (0.66 )%      107.57
               
               
  (0.18     9.70        14.80     16,836        1.57     1.52 %(c)      1.40     1.45     64.97
  (0.09     8.61        7.64     20,614        1.57     1.50 %(c)      1.03     1.10     109.56
  (0.08     8.08        11.56     30,640        1.54     1.54     0.98     0.98     86.31
  (d)      7.32        (0.64 )%      26,074        1.58     1.58     0.72     0.72     134.29
  (1.68     7.37        (17.40 )%      42,139        1.46     1.46     0.31     0.31     132.40
  (0.02     10.62        15.61     31,571        1.41     1.41     1.02     1.02     150.72
               
  (0.15     9.58        14.18     275        4.22     2.54 %(c)      (0.94 )%      0.74     64.97
  (0.09     8.53        6.65     55        7.00     2.50 %(c)      (4.09 )%      0.41     109.56
               
  (0.19     9.75        14.69     1,753        1.82     1.78 %(c)      1.17     1.21     64.97
  (0.09     8.68        8.52     24        7.60     1.75 %(c)      (4.60 )%      1.25     109.56
               
               
  (0.55     19.00        17.76     621,971        1.22     1.22 %(c)      0.54     0.54     41.92
  (0.21     16.64        0.80     556,393        1.20     1.20 %(c)      0.77     0.77     88.31
  (0.21     16.69        (0.17 )%      510,181        1.24     1.24     1.26     1.26     169.86
  (7.94     16.92        (1.73 )%      560,555        1.24     1.24     1.39     1.39     186.47
  (9.78     27.06        (14.62 )%      492,637        1.16     1.16     0.59     0.59     119.87
  (3.36     41.46        43.64     816,075        1.17 %(e)      1.17 %(e)      0.24 %(e)      0.24 %(e)      54.75
               
  (0.45     18.80        17.06     7,613        2.35     2.35 %(c)      (0.59 )%      (0.59 )%      41.92
  (0.21     16.47        (0.23 )%      4,718        2.47     2.47 %(c)      (0.47 )%      (0.47 )%      88.31
               
  (0.49     18.96        17.47     10,742        1.62     1.62 %(c)      0.12     0.12     41.92
  (0.21     16.59        0.49     6,005        1.70     1.70 %(c)      0.38     0.38     88.31
               
               
  (0.03     6.24        33.83     55,506        1.36     1.36 %(c)      0.88     0.88     31.52
  (0.02     4.69        (15.18 )%      32,432        1.40     1.40 %(c)      0.44     0.44     100.23
  (0.12     5.55        (5.11 )%      58,750        1.43     1.43     0.36     0.36     143.36
  (0.24     5.97        (26.80 )%      82,067        1.42     1.42     1.70     1.70     194.00
  (1.67     8.55        (31.93 )%      128,175        1.22     1.22     1.94     1.94     220.83
  (0.75     14.30        3.84     200,089        1.21     1.21     0.86     0.86     93.04
               
  (0.02     6.16        33.20     12        18.64     2.50 %(c)      (16.39 )%      (0.25 )%      31.52
  (0.02     4.64        (16.08 )%      9        35.28     2.50 %(c)      (33.22 )%      (0.44 )%      100.23
               
  (0.03     6.20        33.35     1,521        2.05     1.75 %(c)      0.01     0.31     31.52
  (0.02     4.68        (15.36 )%      24        7.37     1.75 %(c)      (5.50 )%      0.12     100.23

 

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          Income/(loss) from investment operations     Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment

income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Healthcare Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 13.56      $ 0.09      $ 2.70      $ 2.79      $ (0.14   $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.78        0.12        0.73        0.85        (0.07       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    12.29        0.04        0.63        0.67        (0.18       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    13.49        0.08        (1.28     (1.20              

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    17.68        (0.02     (2.65     (2.67            (1.52

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    17.95        (d)      1.19        1.19               (1.46

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    13.43        0.01        2.65        2.66        (0.12       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.78        (0.01     0.73        0.72        (0.07       

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    13.53        0.05        2.69        2.74        (0.16       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    12.78        0.12        0.70        0.82        (0.07       

ICON Industrials Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    6.80        0.04        1.88        1.92        (0.09       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    7.47        0.07        (0.67     (0.60     (0.07       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    6.38        0.05        1.17        1.22        (0.13       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    8.16        0.08        (1.82     (1.74     (0.04       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    10.77        0.05        (2.32     (2.27     (0.01     (0.33

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    13.22        0.02        2.63        2.65        (d)      (5.10

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    6.72               1.87        1.87        (0.05       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    7.47        (0.02     (0.66     (0.68     (0.07       

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    6.76        0.04        1.77        1.81        (0.09       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    7.47        0.05        (0.69     (0.64     (0.07       

ICON Information Technology Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.22        (0.02     2.69        2.67                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.05        (0.04     0.21        0.17                 

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    7.79        (0.05     0.35        0.30        (0.04       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    7.86        (0.01     (0.06     (0.07              

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    11.02        (0.04     (3.12     (3.16              

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    8.72        (0.05     2.35        2.30                 

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.13        (0.09     2.68        2.59                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.05        (0.13     0.21        0.08                 

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.20        (0.05     2.69        2.64                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    8.05        (0.05     0.20        0.15                 

ICON Materials Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    9.00        0.05        2.51        2.56        (0.10       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.06        0.08        (1.08     (1.00     (0.06       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    8.93        0.05        1.18        1.23        (0.10       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    9.81        0.11        (0.91     (0.80     (0.08       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    15.39        0.08        (3.23     (3.15     (0.06     (2.37

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    11.67        0.08        5.10        5.18        (0.15     (1.31

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.92        (0.01     2.49        2.48        (0.06       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.06        (0.03     (1.05     (1.08     (0.06       

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    8.97        0.03        2.50        2.53        (0.08       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    10.06        0.05        (1.08     (1.03     (0.06       

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$ (0.14   $ 16.21        20.71   $ 93,564        1.35     1.35 %(c)      1.18     1.18     27.11
  (0.07     13.56        6.66     75,116        1.36     1.36 %(c)      0.85     0.85     83.63
  (0.18     12.78        5.39     72,554        1.36     1.36     0.31     0.31     102.42
         12.29        (8.90 )%      110,605        1.37     1.37     0.74     0.74     105.75
  (1.52     13.49        (16.43 )%      160,083        1.25     1.25     (0.12 )%      (0.12 )%      61.44
  (1.46     17.68        7.17     473,287        1.20 %(e)      1.20 %(e)      0.01 %(e)      0.01 %(e)      24.56
               
  (0.12     15.97        19.93     33        12.97     2.50 %(c)      (10.33 )%      0.14     27.11
  (0.07     13.43        5.64     22        31.38     2.50 %(c)      (28.98 )%      (0.10 )%      83.63
               
  (0.16     16.11        20.40     142        3.20     1.76 %(c)      (0.73 )%      0.71     27.11
  (0.07     13.53        6.42     126        7.15     1.75 %(c)      (4.58 )%      0.82     83.63
               
               
  (0.09     8.63        28.50     45,143        1.40     1.40 %(c)      1.03     1.03     15.45
  (0.07     6.80        (8.21 )%      50,653        1.36     1.36 %(c)      0.80     0.80     55.87
  (0.13     7.47        19.40     71,607        1.40     1.40     0.73     0.73     54.34
  (0.04     6.38        (21.25 )%      70,535        1.37     1.37     1.39     1.39     96.24
  (0.34     8.16        (21.72 )%      125,286        1.25     1.25     0.55     0.55     143.40
  (5.10     10.77        28.73     155,739        1.27 %(e)      1.27 %(e)      0.16 %(e)      0.16 %(e)      125.44
               
  (0.05     8.54        27.87     23        10.75     2.52 %(c)      (8.31 )%      (0.08 )%      15.45
  (0.07     6.72        (9.29 )%      15        13.56     2.50 %(c)      (11.29 )%      (0.23 )%      55.87
               
  (0.09     8.48        26.89     140        2.08     1.75 %(c)      0.71     1.04     15.45
  (0.07     6.76        (8.75 )%      122        3.46     1.75 %(c)      (1.12 )%      0.59     55.87
               
               
         10.89        32.48     79,353        1.33     1.33 %(c)      (0.35 )%      (0.35 )%      19.01
         8.22        2.11     61,081        1.34     1.34 %(c)      (0.40 )%      (0.40 )%      44.84
  (0.04     8.05        3.91     77,269        1.37     1.37     (0.58 )%      (0.58 )%      68.32
         7.79        (0.89 )%      119,250        1.38     1.38     (0.09 )%      (0.09 )%      89.87
         7.86        (28.68 )%      178,450        1.24     1.24     (0.41 )%      (0.41 )%      171.22
         11.02        26.38     266,965        1.23     1.23     (0.49 )%      (0.49 )%      78.66
               
         10.72        31.86     101        16.78     2.50 %(c)      (16.07 )%      (1.79 )%      19.01
         8.13        0.99     1        115.00     2.51 %(c)      (113.96 )%      (1.47 )%      44.84
               
         10.84        32.20     219        3.88     1.75 %(c)      (3.04 )%      (0.91 )%      19.01
         8.20        1.86     1        215.56     1.75 %(c)      (214.36 )%      (0.55 )%      44.84
               
               
  (0.10     11.46        28.67     64,110        1.36     1.36 %(c)      0.95     0.95     27.15
  (0.06     9.00        (10.07 )%      59,068        1.33     1.33 %(c)      0.73     0.73     62.97
  (0.10     10.06        13.92     87,856        1.38     1.38     0.54     0.54     70.80
  (0.08     8.93        (7.87 )%      95,028        1.40     1.40     1.50     1.50     134.88
  (2.43     9.81        (23.79 )%      118,522        1.26     1.26     0.60     0.60     111.26
  (1.46     15.39        48.63     131,321        1.33     1.33     0.59     0.59     109.10
               
  (0.06     11.34        27.87     220        4.02     2.50 %(c)      (1.67 )%      (0.15 )%      27.15
  (0.06     8.92        (10.87 )%      120        4.11     2.50 %(c)      (1.91 )%      (0.30 )%      62.97
               
  (0.08     11.42        28.37     666        2.08     1.75 %(c)      0.26     0.59     27.15
  (0.06     8.97        (10.37 )%      487        2.26     1.74 %(c)      (0.07 )%      0.45     62.97

 

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          Income/(loss) from investment operations     Less dividends and  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income/
(loss)(x)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains/(losses)
on investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
 

ICON Utilities Fund

           

Class S

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

  $ 6.29      $ 0.10      $ 0.26      $ 0.36      $ (0.13   $   

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    6.15        0.24        0.31        0.55        (0.41       

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    5.66        0.19        0.44        0.63        (0.14       

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    6.34        0.14        (0.44     (0.30     (0.38       

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    9.20        0.14        (2.03     (1.89     (0.06     (0.91

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    7.66        0.10        2.18        2.28        (0.11     (0.63

Class C

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    6.21        0.08        0.27        0.35        (0.13       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    6.15        0.25        0.22        0.47        (0.41       

Class A

           

Period Ended March 31, 2012

    6.24        0.11        0.24        0.35        (0.15       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    6.15        0.34        0.17        0.51        (0.42       

 

(x) Calculated using the average shares method.  
* The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges.  
Unaudited.  
(a) Annualized for periods less than a year.  
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized for periods less than a year.  
(c) Effective January 1, 2011, the Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including interest expense.  
(d) Amount less than $0.005.  
(e) Ratios include transfer agent earnings credits received. These earnings credits reduced the net expense ratio and increased the net income ratio by 0.01%.  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)

to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Before
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    After
expense
limitation
and transfer
agent
earnings
credit
    Portfolio
turnover
rate(b)
 
               
               
$ (0.13   $ 6.52        5.64   $ 21,531        1.52     1.51 %(c)      2.97     2.96     31.53
  (0.41     6.29        9.16     21,313        1.61     1.51 %(c)      3.75     3.85     114.73
  (0.14     6.15        11.16     32,036        1.67     1.67     3.28     3.28     84.45
  (0.38     5.66        (4.39 )%      22,547        1.70     1.70     2.70     2.70     90.27
  (0.97     6.34        (23.01 )%      30,335        1.35     1.35     1.74     1.74     102.65
  (0.74     9.20        31.60     109,509        1.33     1.33     1.20     1.20     154.99
               
  (0.13     6.43        5.60     3,127        2.51     2.49 %(c)      2.31     2.33     31.53
  (0.41     6.21        7.77     24        122.08     2.50 %(c)      (115.58 )%      4.00     114.73
               
  (0.15     6.44        5.48     6,932        1.68     1.68 %(c)      3.28     3.28     31.53
  (0.42     6.24        8.56     449        185.34     1.75 %(c)      (178.27 )%      5.32     114.73

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

1.  Organization

The ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund, ICON Consumer Staples Fund, ICON Energy Fund, ICON Financial Fund, ICON Healthcare Fund, ICON Industrials Fund, ICON Information Technology Fund, ICON Materials Fund, and ICON Utilities Fund (formerly, ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund) are series funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end investment management company. Each Fund has three classes of shares: Class S, Class C and Class A. All classes have equal rights as to earnings, assets, and voting privileges except that each Class may bear different distribution fees, registration costs, legal costs, mailing and printing costs and shareholder servicing costs and each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. There are currently eight other active Funds within the Trust. Those Funds are covered by separate prospectuses and shareholder reports.

Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par shares. The Funds invest primarily in securities of companies whose principal business activities fall within specific sectors and industries. The investment objective of each Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.

The Funds may have elements of risk, including the risk of loss of principal. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment in a non-diversified sector fund may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified fund. Investments in foreign securities and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar-denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower government supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, may not exist in some foreign countries. In general, there may be less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. There are also risks associated with small-and mid-cap investing, including limited product lines, less liquidity and small market share.

 

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In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involving future claims that may be made against each Fund is unknown. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be minimal.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Investment Valuation

The Funds’ securities and other assets, excluding options on securities indexes, are valued as of the closing price at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) each day the NYSE is open, except that securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) are normally valued by the Funds at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price provided by NASDAQ each business day. Options on securities indexes are valued at the close of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (normally 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

The Funds use pricing services to obtain the market value of securities in their portfolios; if a pricing service is not able to provide a price, or the pricing service’s valuation quote is considered inaccurate or does not reflect the market value of the security, prices may be obtained through market quotations from independent broker/dealers. If market quotations from these sources are not readily available, the Funds’ securities or other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”) or pursuant to procedures approved by the Board.

Lacking any sales that day, a security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes obtained from dealers

 

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making a market for the security. Options are valued at their closing mid-price on the market with the most volume. Mid-price is the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is based upon a matrix valuation system which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. Currency rates as of the close of the NYSE are used to convert foreign security values into U.S. dollars.

The Funds’ securities traded in countries outside of the Western Hemisphere are fair valued daily by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service, unless the Board determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purposes of daily fair valuation are to avoid stale prices and to take into account, among other things, any significant events occurring after the close of foreign markets. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movements and changes in the prices of indexes, securities and exchange rates in other markets to determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). The valuation assigned to fair-value securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 — significant observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk).

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs.

Observable inputs are those based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds, and unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available. The input levels are

 

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not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, non-U.S. equity securities actively traded in foreign markets generally are reflected in Level 2 despite the availability of closing prices, because the Funds evaluate and determine whether those closing prices reflect fair value at the close of the NYSE or require adjustment, as described above. The following table summarizes the Funds’ investments, based on the inputs used to determine their values on March 31, 2012:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Total  
     

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund*

     

Assets

     

Common Stocks

  $ 58,749,652      $ -      $ 58,749,652   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        1,356,600        1,356,600   

Short-Term Investments

    -        744,478        744,478   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 58,749,652      $ 2,101,078      $ 60,850,730   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 18,830,973      $ -      $ 18,830,973   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        355,300        355,300   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 18,830,973      $ 355,300      $ 19,186,273   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Energy Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 629,131,440      $ -      $ 629,131,440   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        9,286,013        9,286,013   

Short-Term Investments

    -        11,278,139        11,278,139   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 629,131,440      $ 20,564,152      $ 649,695,592   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Financial Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 56,402,751      $ -      $ 56,402,751   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 56,402,751      $ -      $ 56,402,751   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Healthcare Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 93,922,958      $ -      $ 93,922,958   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        2,323,365        2,323,365   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 93,922,958      $ 2,323,365      $ 96,246,323   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Level 1     Level 2     Total  
     

ICON Industrials Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 45,204,020      $ -      $ 45,204,020   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        291,263        291,263   

Short-Term Investments

    -        18,633        18,633   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 45,204,020      $ 309,896      $ 45,513,916   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Information Technology Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 78,220,488      $ -      $ 78,220,488   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        1,070,769        1,070,769   

Short-Term Investments

    -        24,539        24,539   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 78,220,488      $ 1,095,308      $ 79,315,796   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Materials Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 64,388,103      $ -      $ 64,388,103   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        809,484        809,484   

Short-Term Investments

    -        574,859        574,859   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 64,388,103      $ 1,384,343      $ 65,772,446   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund*

     

Assets

  

Common Stocks

  $ 31,726,398      $ -      $ 31,726,398   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 31,726,398      $ -      $ 31,726,398   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Schedule of Investments and the Sector/Industry Classification tables for additional security details.

There were no Level 3 securities held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2012.

For the period ended March 31, 2012, there was no significant security transfer activity between Level 1 and Level 2.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) - Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and is to be applied prospectively. The Funds are currently assessing the impact of this guidance on its financial statements.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated daily into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency exchange rates established at the time of each trade.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates and changes in market prices of securities held.

Securities Lending

Under procedures adopted by the Board, the Funds may lend securities to non-affiliated qualified parties. The Funds seek to earn additional income through securities lending. There is the risk of delay in recovering a loaned security. The Funds do not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan; however, the Funds may attempt to call back the loan and vote the proxy.

All loans will be continuously secured by collateral which consists of cash. The cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio and is disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. The lending fees received and the Funds’ portion of the interest income earned on cash collateral are included on the Statement of Operations, if applicable.

As of March 31, 2012, the following Funds had securities with the following values on loan:

 

Fund   Value of
Loaned Securities
    Value of
Collateral
 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ 1,335,320      $ 1,356,600   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    353,733        355,300   

ICON Energy Fund

    9,150,422        9,286,013   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    2,277,024        2,323,365   

ICON Industrials Fund

    285,330        291,263   

 

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Fund   Value of
Loaned Securities
    Value of
Collateral
 

ICON Information Technology Fund

  $ 1,055,871      $ 1,070,769   

ICON Materials Fund

    794,125        809,484   

The value of the collateral above could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2012. It may also include collateral received from the pre-funding of loans.

Income Taxes

The Funds intend to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, the Funds will generally not be subject to federal and state income taxes or federal excise taxes to the extent that they intend to make sufficient distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains.

Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Funds distribute income and net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryforward. The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits, including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax periods and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds file U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Funds’ U.S. tax returns filed for the past four years, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

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Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.

Investment Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

Allocation of Expenses

Each class of a Fund’s shares bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf and, in addition, each class bears a portion of general expenses, based upon relative net assets of each class. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a specific Fund in the Trust are apportioned between all Funds in the Trust based upon relative net assets. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets.

Below are the class level expenses that are included on the Statement of Operations:

 

Fund   Legal
Expense
    Printing
And Postage
Expense
    Transfer
Agent
Expense
 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

     

Class S

  $ 2,603      $ 10,974      $ 24,677   

Class C

    3        143        691   

Class A

    487        330        1,675   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

     

Class S

    1,801        4,958        14,368   

Class C

    11        142        786   

Class A

    124        245        1,104   

 

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Fund   Legal
Expense
    Printing
And Postage
Expense
    Transfer
Agent
Expense
 

ICON Energy Fund

     

Class S

  $ 49,112      $ 49,911      $ 250,029   

Class C

    489        368        4,413   

Class A

    659        3,430        5,624   

ICON Financial Fund

     

Class S

    3,292        6,667        21,148   

Class C

    1        139        694   

Class A

    28        232        726   

ICON Healthcare Fund

     

Class S

    6,105        10,380        50,568   

Class C

    2        139        837   

Class A

    11        228        773   

ICON Industrials Fund

     

Class S

    4,577        7,573        30,511   

Class C

    2        140        710   

Class A

    58        236        895   

ICON Information Technology Fund

     

Class S

    5,476        9,985        37,362   

Class C

    1        182        765   

Class A

    6        268        698   

ICON Materials Fund

     

Class S

    5,778        12,448        38,258   

Class C

    16        162        951   

Class A

    53        346        1,216   

ICON Utilities Fund

     

Class S

    1,807        5,620        15,453   

Class C

    147        150        824   

Class A

    298        244        1,159   

3.  Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees

ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON Advisers”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds and is responsible for managing the Funds’ portfolios of securities. ICON Advisers receives a monthly management fee that is computed daily at an annual rate of 1.00% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.95% on the next $250 million, 0.925% on the next $750 million, 0.90% on the next $3.5 billion, and 0.875% on average daily net assets over $5 billion.

 

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Effective January 1, 2011, ICON Advisers has contractually agreed to limit its Funds’ expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, dividends on short sales and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that the Funds’ operating expenses do not exceed the following amounts:

 

Fund   Class S     Class C     Class A  

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

    1.74%        2.74%        1.99%   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

ICON Energy Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

ICON Financial Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

ICON Industrials Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

ICON Information Technology Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

ICON Materials Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

ICON Utilities Fund

    1.50%        2.50%        1.75%   

The Funds’ expense limitations will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2013. To the extent ICON Advisers reimburses or absorbs fees and expenses, it may seek payment of such amounts for up to three years after the expenses were reimbursed or absorbed. A Fund will make no such payment, however, if the total Fund operating expenses exceed the expense limits in effect at the time the expenses were reimbursed or at the time these payments are proposed.

As of March 31, 2012 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund   2014     2015  

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ 1,471      $ 703   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    19,391        6,253   

ICON Energy Fund

    -        -   

ICON Financial Fund

    2,386        1,365   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    3,414        2,516   

ICON Industrials Fund

    2,124        1,898   

ICON Information Technology Fund

    2,606        1,765   

ICON Materials Fund

    3,934        2,407   

ICON Utilities Fund

    18,982        848   

Accounting, Custody and Transfer Agent Fees

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as the fund accounting agent for the funds. For its services, the Trust pays State Street a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily assets of the Trust.

 

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State Street is the custodian of the Trust’s investments. For its services, the Trust pays State Street asset-based fees that vary according to the number of positions and transactions, plus out-of-pocket expenses.

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays a per account fee, plus certain other transaction cusip charges and out-of-pocket expenses. BFDS may pay each Fund transfer agent earnings credits. Transfer agent earnings credits are credits received for interest which results from overnight balances used by BFDS for clearing shareholder transactions.

Administrative Services

The Trust has entered into an administrative services agreement with ICON Advisers pursuant to which ICON Advisers oversees the administration of the Trust’s business and affairs. This agreement provides for an annual fee of 0.05% on the Trusts’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.045% on the next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.040% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets and 0.030% on average daily net assets over $5 billion. For the period ended March 31, 2012, each Funds’ payment for administrative services to ICON Advisers is included on the Statement of Operations. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON Advisers will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON Advisers in the performance of its duties.

ICON Advisers has a sub-administration agreement with State Street to which State Street assists ICON Advisers with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON Advisers pays State Street a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily assets of the Trust.

Distribution Fees

The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate the Funds’ distributor, ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) (an affiliate of the adviser) for the sale and distribution of shares. Under the 12b-1 Plan, Class A shareholders pay an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Class C shareholders pay an annual

 

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distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. The total amount paid under the 12b-1 plans, if any, by the Funds is shown on the Statement of Operations.

Other Related Parties

Certain Officers and Directors of ICON Advisers are also Officers and Trustees of the Funds; however, such Officers and Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, “CCO”) receive no compensation from the Funds. The CCO’s salary is paid 86% by the Trust and 14% by ICON Advisers. For the period ended March 31, 2012, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.

4.  Borrowings

The Trust has entered into Lines of Credit agreements with State Street to provide temporary funding for redemption requests. The maximum borrowing is limited to $150 million. Interest on domestic borrowings is charged at the higher of the Federal Funds Rate effective on that day and the Overnight LIBOR Rate effective on that day plus 1.25%. The average interest rate charged for the period ended March 31, 2012 was 1.39%.

 

Fund   Average Borrowing
(10/1/11-3/31/12)
 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ 183,892   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund*

    326,897   

ICON Energy Fund

    128,105   

ICON Financial Fund*

    45,030   

ICON Healthcare Fund*

    355,947   

ICON Industrials Fund

    548,127   

ICON Information Technology Fund

    101,777   

ICON Materials Fund

    114,653   

ICON Utilities Fund*

    177,538   

 

* Fund had outstanding borrowings under these agreements as of March 31, 2012.

 

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5.  Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

For the period ended March 31, 2012, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) was as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases of
Securities
    Proceeds
from Sales of
Securities
 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ 42,117,167      $ 27,178,337   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    13,747,241        18,385,427   

ICON Energy Fund

    265,675,875        295,125,889   

ICON Financial Fund

    25,239,101        13,592,741   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    26,377,550        21,563,350   

ICON Industrials Fund

    7,733,236        26,096,429   

ICON Information Technology Fund

    13,187,616        15,456,054   

ICON Materials Fund

    17,731,813        28,555,250   

ICON Utilities Fund

    19,340,462        9,112,793   

6.  Federal Income Tax

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due to differing treatments for items such as net short-term gains, deferrals of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses, and capital loss carryforwards.

The tax components of capital shown in the following tables include losses the Funds may be able to offset against gains recognized in future years. The accumulated losses noted represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2011 and post-October losses that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future taxable income distributions.

For the year ended September 30, 2011 the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amounts     Expires  

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ 11,308,112        2017   
    8,355,189        2018   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    1,764,198        2017   
    1,888,341        2018   

ICON Energy Fund

    240,766        2018   

 

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Fund   Amounts     Expires  

ICON Financial Fund

  $ 58,696,031        2017   
    43,715,782        2018   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    4,557,995        2018   

ICON Industrials Fund

    11,618,296        2017   
    28,045,106        2018   

ICON Information Technology Fund

    21,080        2016   
    22,796,772        2017   
    6,573,259        2018   

ICON Materials Fund

    12,782,639        2017   
    7,349,690        2018   

ICON Utilities Fund

    6,027,677        2017   
    3,844,832        2018   

Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be limited if there are substantial shareholder redemptions or contributions. During the year ended September 30, 2011 the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amount  

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ 3,855,294   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    5,999,632   

ICON Energy Fund

    66,984,362   

ICON Financial Fund

    4,644,695   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    16,982,763   

ICON Industrials Fund

    4,771,025   

ICON Information Technology Fund

    10,930,880   

ICON Materials Fund

    13,969,617   

ICON Utilities Fund

    2,166,913   

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Fund   Distributions
Paid from
Ordinary Income
    Total
Distributions
Paid
 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

  $ 315,201      $ 315,201   

ICON Energy Fund

    6,516,740        6,516,740   

ICON Financial Fund

    214,079        214,079   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    368,446        368,446   

ICON Industrials Fund

    478,554        478,554   

ICON Materials Fund

    478,186        478,186   

ICON Utilities Fund

    1,194,876        1,194,876   

 

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As of September 30, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Distributions
Payable*
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)**
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)
 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ -      $ -      $ (19,663,301   $ (1,325,877   $ (20,989,178

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    279,768        -        (3,652,539     24,723        (3,348,048

ICON Energy Fund

    4,365,200        -        (240,766     (68,694,805     (64,570,371

ICON Financial Fund

    210,720        -        (102,411,813     (6,579,165     (108,780,258

ICON Healthcare Fund

    663,354        -        (4,557,995     (5,266,551     (9,161,192

ICON Industrials Fund

    535,609        -        (39,663,402     (2,036,675     (41,164,468

ICON Information Technology Fund

    -        -        (29,391,111     1,880,511        (27,510,600

ICON Materials Fund

    651,006        -        (20,132,329     (4,559,976     (24,041,299

ICON Utilities Fund

    523,437        (374,998     (9,872,509     610,476        (9,113,594

 

* Differences between the financial statement distribution payable and the tax basis distribution payable are a result of accrual based accounting and cash based accounting used for federal tax reporting purposes.
** Differences between the book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2012, cost on investments for federal income tax purposes and the amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:

 

Fund   Cost    

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

   

Net
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

  $ 51,587,584      $ 9,542,164      $ (279,018   $ 9,263,146   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

    17,592,763        1,626,742        (33,232     1,593,510   

ICON Energy Fund

    608,025,260        59,080,606        (17,410,274     41,670,332   

ICON Financial Fund

    50,150,258        6,607,649        (355,156     6,252,493   

ICON Healthcare Fund

    87,196,024        9,879,668        (829,369     9,050,299   

ICON Industrials Fund

    37,339,681        8,527,815        (353,580     8,174,235   

ICON Information Technology Fund

    60,522,566        22,375,587        (3,582,357     18,793,230   

ICON Materials Fund

    55,090,493        13,047,752        (2,365,799     10,681,953   

ICON Utilities Fund

    30,712,612        1,441,043        (427,257     1,013,786   

 

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The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to a number of tax rules impacting the Funds. Under the Act, future capital losses generated by a fund may be carried over indefinitely, but these losses must be used prior to the utilization of any pre-enactment capital losses. Since pre-enactment capital losses may only be carried forward for eight years, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of each fund’s pre-enactment capital losses will expire unused.

7.  Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events and determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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SIX MONTH HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE

MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

Example

As a shareholder of a Fund you may pay two types of fees: transaction fees and fund-related fees. Certain funds charge transaction fees, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees. Funds also incur various ongoing expenses, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses, which are indirectly paid by shareholders.

This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the various ICON Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the six-month period (10/1/11 – 3/31/12).

Actual Expenses

The first line in the table for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Example includes, but is not limited to, management fees, 12b-1 fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the Example does not include client specific fees, such as the $15 fee charged to IRA accounts, or the $15 fee charged for wire redemptions. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for each Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads),

 

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redemption fees, or exchange fees that may be charged by other funds. Therefore, this information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
10/1/11
    Ending
Account
Value
3/31/12
    Expenses Paid
During Period
10/1/11 - 3/31/12*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
10/1/11 - 3/31/12
 

Actual Expenses

       

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

       

Class S

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,283.30      $ 8.07        1.41%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,275.20        15.61        2.74%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,282.30        8.88        1.56%   

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,148.00        8.17        1.52%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,141.80        13.60        2.54%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,146.90        9.55        1.78%   

ICON Energy Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,177.60        6.66        1.22%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,170.60        12.75        2.35%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,174.70        8.82        1.62%   

ICON Financial Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,338.30        7.97        1.36%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,332.00        14.58        2.50%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,333.50        10.22        1.75%   

ICON Healthcare Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,207.10        7.44        1.35%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,199.30        13.77        2.50%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,204.00        9.69        1.76%   

ICON Industrials Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,285.00        7.98        1.40%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,278.70        14.35        2.52%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,268.90        9.95        1.75%   

ICON Information Technology Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,324.80        7.75        1.33%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,318.60        14.50        2.50%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,322.00        10.17        1.75%   

ICON Materials Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,286.70        7.76        1.36%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,278.70        14.26        2.50%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,283.70        10.01        1.75%   

 

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     Beginning
Account
Value
10/1/11
    Ending
Account
Value
3/31/12
    Expenses Paid
During Period
10/1/11 - 3/31/12*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
10/1/11 - 3/31/12
 

ICON Utilities Fund

       

Class S

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,056.40      $ 7.76        1.51%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,056.00        12.82        2.49%   

Class A

    1,000.00        1,054.80        8.63        1.68%   

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

       

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,017.93        7.13     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,011.28        13.80     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,017.22        7.85     

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,017.40        7.67     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.30        12.78     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.11        8.97     

ICON Energy Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,018.88        6.18     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,013.25        11.83     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.89        8.18     

ICON Financial Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,018.19        6.88     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.50        12.58     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.24        8.83     

ICON Healthcare Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,018.26        6.81     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.48        12.60     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.21        8.86     

ICON Industrials Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,018.02        7.04     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.40        12.68     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.23        8.84     

ICON Information Technology Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,018.34        6.73     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.50        12.58     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.24        8.83     

ICON Materials Fund

       

Class S

    1,000.00        1,018.21        6.85     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.49        12.59     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.24        8.83     

 

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     Beginning
Account
Value
10/1/11
    Ending
Account
Value
3/31/12
    Expenses Paid
During Period
10/1/11 - 3/31/12*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
10/1/11 - 3/31/12

ICON Utilities Fund

       

Class S

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.46      $ 7.61     

Class C

    1,000.00        1,012.53        12.55     

Class A

    1,000.00        1,016.60        8.47     

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's six month expense ratio and annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 to reflect the one-half year period.

Total returns exclude applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included (maximum 5.75%), returns would be lower.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Portfolio Holdings

Information related to the 10 largest portfolio holdings of each Fund is made available at www.iconfunds.com within approximately 10 business days after month-end. Additionally, a complete list of each Fund’s holdings is made available approximately 30 days after month-end. Each ICON Fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on Form N-Q. The ICON Funds’ Forms N-Q are available at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

A summarized description of the policies and procedures the ICON Funds use to vote proxies is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442.

Information about how the ICON Funds voted proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Cost Basis Information

Effective January 1, 2012, federal law requires mutual fund companies to maintain and report a shareholder’s cost basis by tax lot, gain/loss information and holding period of covered shares to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1099. Covered shares are mutual fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012. A fund is not required to maintain and report information for shares not deemed as covered.

The new law requires each fund to elect a default tax identification methodology in order to perform the required reporting. As a result, the Trust has chosen Average Cost as its default tax identification methodology. This is the method each Fund will use. However, at the time of purchase or upon the sale of covered shares, shareholders may choose a different tax identification method. Furthermore, if you purchase shares through a financial intermediary, please contact the intermediary to find out what default tax identification method they will use. We recommend that you consult your tax adviser to determine which tax identification methodology best suits your individual tax situation.

 

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For More Information

This report is for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and share classes of each ICON Fund, by visiting www.iconfunds.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

ICON Distributors, Inc., Distributor.

 

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For more information about the ICON Funds, contact us:

By Telephone    1-800-764-0442
By Mail    ICON Funds
P.O. Box 55452
Boston, MA 02205-8165
In Person    ICON Funds
5299 DTC Boulevard, 12th Floor
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
On the Internet    www.iconfunds.com
By E-Mail    info@iconadvisers.com

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) The schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included in Item 1.

 

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


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Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable – only for annual reports.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

  

ICON Funds

 

By (Signature and Title)*

  

/s/ Craig T. Callahan

   Craig T. Callahan, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date    May 30, 2012                        

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

  

/s/ Craig T. Callahan

   Craig T. Callahan, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date    May 30, 2012                        

 

By (Signature and Title)*

  

/s/ Erik L. Jonson

  

Erik L. Jonson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date    May 30, 2012                        

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.