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)
Carrie M. Schoffman 5299 DTC Blvd. Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 303-790-1600
Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2014
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2014
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
2014 SEMIANNUAL REPORT
ICON DIVERSIFIED FUNDS
INVESTMENT UPDATE
(UNAUDITED)
ICON Bond Fund
ICON Equity Income Fund
ICON Fund
ICON Long/Short Fund
ICON Opportunities Fund
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund (formerly, ICON Risk-Managed Equity Fund)
1-800-764-0442 | www.iconfunds.com
SAR-DIV-14 B95218
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Historical Returns
All total returns mentioned in this Report account for the change in a Funds 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 investors 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 ICONs portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2014, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.
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 Funds 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.
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 and ICON Equity Income Fund may invest up
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to 25% of its assets in high-yield bonds that are below investment grade. ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund may invest up to 10% 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.
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 ICON system relies on the integrity of the financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.
Investments in other mutual fund companies may entail certain risks. For example, the Funds performance depends on the underlying funds in which it invests, and it is subject to the risks of the underlying funds. Additionally, an investment by the Fund or underlying fund in exchange-traded funds generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund.
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 intermediarys website for more information.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
Shares or Principal Amount | Interest Rate |
Maturity Date |
Value | |||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds (50.6%) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,500,000 | AIG Life Holdings, Inc. | 6.63 | % | 02/15/29 | $ | 2,988,332 | |||||||||
2,798,000 | Altria Group, Inc. | 9.25 | % | 08/06/19 | 3,692,081 | |||||||||||
3,000,000 | Black Hills Corp. | 5.88 | % | 07/15/20 | 3,436,527 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT | 7.25 | % | 04/15/19 | 1,050,000 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Comcast Cable Holdings LLC | 10.13 | % | 04/15/22 | 1,390,106 | |||||||||||
2,500,000 | EPR Properties REIT | 5.25 | % | 07/15/23 | 2,540,485 | |||||||||||
1,300,000 | Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.(a) | 6.60 | % | 05/01/67 | 1,319,500 | |||||||||||
1,750,000 | Five Corners Funding Trust(b) | 4.42 | % | 11/15/23 | 1,793,325 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Fulton Capital Trust I Ltd. | 6.29 | % | 02/01/36 | 940,000 | |||||||||||
2,500,000 | General Electric Capital Corp. / LJ VP Holdings LLC(b) | 3.80 | % | 06/18/19 | 2,647,492 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Gibson Brands, Inc.(b) | 8.88 | % | 08/01/18 | 1,065,000 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Goodman Networks, Inc.(c) | 12.13 | % | 07/01/18 | 1,065,000 | |||||||||||
450,000 | Hospira, Inc. | 6.05 | % | 03/30/17 | 498,119 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | iGATE Corp.(d) | 9.00 | % | 05/01/16 | 1,050,000 | |||||||||||
800,000 | Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.(b) | 6.88 | % | 04/15/22 | 806,000 | |||||||||||
1,500,000 | Kiowa Power Partners LLC(b) | 5.74 | % | 03/30/21 | 1,594,909 | |||||||||||
3,500,000 | Lender Processing Services, Inc. / Black Knight Lending Solutions, Inc. | 5.75 | % | 04/15/23 | 3,731,875 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Macys Retail Holdings, Inc. | 6.65 | % | 07/15/24 | 1,195,006 | |||||||||||
300,000 | MeadWestvaco Corp.(d) | 7.38 | % | 09/01/19 | 358,777 | |||||||||||
950,000 | Morgan Stanley(c) | 3.50 | % | 10/15/20 | 950,083 | |||||||||||
1,500,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc.(a) | 8.88 | % | 06/15/38 | 1,837,500 | |||||||||||
300,000 | Prudential Holdings LLC, Series FSA(b) | 7.25 | % | 12/18/23 | 367,799 | |||||||||||
1,250,000 | Regency Energy Partners L.P. / Regency Energy Finance Corp. | 5.50 | % | 04/15/23 | 1,259,375 | |||||||||||
1,500,000 | SESI LLC | 7.13 | % | 12/15/21 | 1,672,500 | |||||||||||
2,045,000 | Steelcase, Inc. | 6.38 | % | 02/15/21 | 2,315,472 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | United Refining Co. | 10.50 | % | 02/28/18 | 1,110,000 | |||||||||||
1,500,000 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3.88 | % | 10/15/20 | 1,586,325 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Valley National Bancorp | 5.13 | % | 09/27/23 | 1,034,968 | |||||||||||
850,000 | Valmont Industries, Inc. | 6.63 | % | 04/20/20 | 987,015 | |||||||||||
2,000,000 | Williams Cos., Inc., Series A | 7.50 | % | 01/15/31 | 2,200,922 | |||||||||||
518,000 | Williams Cos., Inc. | 7.75 | % | 06/15/31 | 581,155 | |||||||||||
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Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $48,607,741) |
49,065,648 |
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Shares or Principal Amount | Interest Rate |
Maturity Date |
Value | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations (22.0%) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 4,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 1.88 | % | 08/31/17 | $ | 4,101,248 | |||||||||
5,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 2.75 | % | 11/15/23 | 5,524,920 | |||||||||||
2,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.25 | % | 02/28/15 | 2,002,032 | |||||||||||
2,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.38 | % | 02/15/16 | 2,499,903 | |||||||||||
5,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 1.13 | % | 12/31/19 | 5,240,466 | |||||||||||
2,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.13 | % | 12/31/14 | 2,000,468 | |||||||||||
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Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $21,384,131) |
21,369,037 | ||||||||||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds (7.6%) | ||||||||||||||||
2,000,000 | Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 4.65 | % | 11/15/23 | 2,019,318 | |||||||||||
2,000,000 | Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc.(b) | 6.50 | % | 10/01/17 | 2,085,000 | |||||||||||
3,000,000 | Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.(b)(d) | 8.63 | % | 11/01/18 | 3,247,500 | |||||||||||
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Total Foreign Corporate Bonds (Cost $7,396,038) |
7,351,818 | ||||||||||||||
Closed-End Mutual Funds (9.8%) | ||||||||||||||||
349,548 | American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. II(d) | 2,904,744 | ||||||||||||||
384,311 | American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. III(d) | 2,732,451 | ||||||||||||||
169,139 | BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. | 2,376,403 | ||||||||||||||
6,916 | Helios Strategic Income Fund, Inc.(d) | 46,891 | ||||||||||||||
82,221 | Western Asset Inflation Management Fund, Inc. | 1,468,467 | ||||||||||||||
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Total Closed-End Mutual Funds (Cost $9,303,316) |
9,528,956 | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks (7.0%) | ||||||||||||||||
89,550 | American Homes 4 Rent REIT, Series B(e) | 2,193,975 | ||||||||||||||
186,766 | Gramercy Property Trust, Inc. REIT, Series A(d) | 4,648,606 | ||||||||||||||
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Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $7,547,137) |
6,842,581 | ||||||||||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan (3.8%) | ||||||||||||||||
3,712,175 | State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio, 0.16% | 3,712,175 | ||||||||||||||
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Total Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $3,712,175) |
3,712,175 | ||||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments (0.6%) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 589,158 | State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/01/14 |
589,158 | |||||||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $589,158) |
589,158 | ||||||||||||||
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Total Investments 101.4% (Cost $98,539,696) |
98,459,373 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities Less Other Assets (1.4)% | (1,404,692 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Net Assets 100.0% | $ | 97,054,681 | ||||||||||||||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 5 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
(a) | Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2014. |
(b) | 144A - Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid. |
(c) | Step Bond - the coupon is at a fixed rate and resets at a specific date and rate. The rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2014. |
(d) | All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2014. |
(e) | Preferred Stock - the coupon is at a fixed rate and resets at a specific date and rate. The rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2014. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
ICON Bond Fund
Credit Diversification
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 7 |
Shares or Principal Amount |
Interest Rate |
Maturity Date |
Value | |||||||||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds (1.2%) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 250,000 | Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | 8.63 | % | 11/01/18 | $ | 270,625 | |||||||||
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Total Foreign Corporate Bonds (Cost $264,898) |
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270,625 | |||||||||||||
Corporate Bond (0.7%) | ||||||||||||||||
150,000 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | 6.88 | % | 10/01/20 | 164,625 | |||||||||||
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Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $162,957) |
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164,625 |
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, 2014. |
(b) | 144A - Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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ICON Equity Income Fund
Sector Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Utilities |
22.7% | |||
Financial |
19.7% | |||
Consumer Staples |
15.2% | |||
Information Technology |
7.2% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
6.8% | |||
Industrials |
5.8% | |||
Materials |
5.4% | |||
Energy |
4.9% | |||
Health Care |
1.0% | |||
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88.7% | ||||
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Percentages are based upon common, preferred and convertible preferred stocks as a percentage of net assets.
ICON Equity Income Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 9 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
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, 2014. |
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ICON Fund
Sector Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Consumer Discretionary |
31.7% | |||
Energy |
16.6% | |||
Industrials |
15.1% | |||
Information Technology |
11.8% | |||
Financial |
10.7% | |||
Health Care |
5.8% | |||
Materials |
2.7% | |||
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94.4% | ||||
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Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.
ICON Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 11 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
12 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
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, 2014. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 13 |
ICON LONG/SHORT FUND
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| Non-income producing security. |
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ICON Long/Short Fund
Sector Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Consumer Discretionary |
22.1% | |||
Information Technology |
10.8% | |||
Health Care |
9.6% | |||
Industrials |
7.6% | |||
Energy |
7.0% | |||
Financial |
5.2% | |||
Utilities |
2.2% | |||
Materials |
1.8% | |||
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66.3% | ||||
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Percentages are based upon common stock as a percentage of net assets.
ICON Long/Short Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 15 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| Non-income producing security. |
16 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ICON Opportunities Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 17 |
ICON RISK-MANAGED BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
18 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
Shares or Principal Amount |
Interest Rate |
Maturity Date |
Value | |||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds (20.8%) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | AIG Life Holdings, Inc. | 6.63 | % | 02/15/29 | $ | 1,195,333 | |||||||||
828,000 | Altria Group, Inc. | 9.25 | % | 08/06/19 | 1,092,582 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Black Hills Corp. | 5.88 | % | 07/15/20 | 1,145,509 | |||||||||||
500,000 | CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT | 7.25 | % | 04/15/19 | 525,000 | |||||||||||
757,000 | EPR Properties REIT | 5.25 | % | 07/15/23 | 769,259 | |||||||||||
500,000 | Five Corners Funding Trust(b) | 4.42 | % | 11/15/23 | 512,378 | |||||||||||
500,000 | Fulton Capital Trust I Ltd. | 6.29 | % | 02/01/36 | 470,000 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | General Electric Capital Corp./LJ VP Holdings LLC(b) | 3.80 | % | 06/18/19 | 1,058,997 | |||||||||||
500,000 | Gibson Brands, Inc.(b) | 8.88 | % | 08/01/18 | 532,500 | |||||||||||
500,000 | iGATE Corp. | 9.00 | % | 05/01/16 | 525,000 | |||||||||||
250,000 | Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.(b) | 6.88 | % | 04/15/22 | 251,875 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Kiowa Power Partners LLC(b) | 5.74 | % | 03/30/21 | 1,063,273 | |||||||||||
2,000,000 | Lender Processing Services, Inc./Black Knight Lending Solutions, Inc. | 5.75 | % | 04/15/23 | 2,132,500 | |||||||||||
275,000 | Macys Retail Holdings, Inc. | 6.65 | % | 07/15/24 | 328,627 | |||||||||||
200,000 | Ohio Casualty Corp. | 7.30 | % | 06/15/14 | 202,473 | |||||||||||
550,000 | Ohio National Financial Services, Inc.(b) | 6.38 | % | 04/30/20 | 637,098 | |||||||||||
500,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc.(c) | 8.88 | % | 06/15/38 | 612,500 | |||||||||||
500,000 | Regency Energy Partners L.P./Regency Energy Finance Corp. | 5.50 | % | 04/15/23 | 503,750 | |||||||||||
635,000 | SESI LLC | 7.13 | % | 12/15/21 | 708,025 | |||||||||||
500,000 | Steelcase, Inc. | 6.38 | % | 02/15/21 | 566,130 | |||||||||||
500,000 | United Refining Co. | 10.50 | % | 02/28/18 | 555,000 | |||||||||||
669,000 | Williams Cos., Inc. | 8.75 | % | 03/15/32 | 806,495 | |||||||||||
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Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $16,080,577) |
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16,194,304 | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations (10.2%) | ||||||||||||||||
2,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 2.75 | % | 11/15/23 | 2,009,062 | |||||||||||
500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | % | 05/31/20 | 478,906 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.50 | % | 06/15/16 | 999,375 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.25 | % | 07/31/15 | 1,000,898 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 1.38 | % | 07/31/18 | 994,062 | |||||||||||
500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.38 | % | 08/31/15 | 501,231 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 1.25 | % | 01/31/19 | 979,688 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.63 | % | 08/31/17 | 983,047 | |||||||||||
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Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $7,963,833) |
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7,946,269 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 19 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Interest Rate |
Maturity Date |
Value | |||||||||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds (4.0%) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 4.65 | % | 11/15/23 | $ | 1,009,659 | |||||||||
1,000,000 | Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc.(b) | 6.50 | % | 10/01/17 | 1,042,500 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | 8.63 | % | 11/01/18 | 1,082,500 | |||||||||||
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Total Foreign Corporate Bonds (Cost $3,166,535) |
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3,134,659 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
* | All options have 100 shares per contract. |
| Non-income producing security. |
x | All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written. |
(a) | All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2014. |
(b) | 144A - Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid. |
(c) | Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2014. |
(d) | Preferred Stock - the coupon is at a fixed rate and resets at a specific date and rate. The rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2014. |
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
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ICON RISK-MANAGED BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
* | All options have 100 shares per contract. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 21 |
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund
Sector Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Utilities |
8.3% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
7.6% | |||
Information Technology |
6.9% | |||
Financial |
6.7% | |||
Industrials |
6.6% | |||
Consumer Staples |
6.4% | |||
Materials |
6.2% | |||
Energy |
4.8% | |||
Health Care |
2.1% | |||
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55.6% | ||||
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Percentages are based upon common stocks as a percentage of net assets.
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
22 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund
Credit Diversification
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Aaa |
10.2% | |||
A1 |
1.4% | |||
Baa1 |
5.9% | |||
Baa2 |
3.8% | |||
Baa3 |
6.4% | |||
Ba2 |
0.9% | |||
Ba3 |
0.7% | |||
B1 |
2.3% | |||
B2 |
3.4% | |||
|
|
|||
35.0% | ||||
|
|
Percentages are based upon U.S. Treasury obligations, corporate and foreign corporate bond investments as a percentage of net assets. Ratings based on Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 23 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Bond Fund |
ICON Equity Income Fund |
ICON Fund | ||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Investments, at cost |
$ | 98,539,696 | $ | 23,200,945 | $ | 27,173,401 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Investments, at value |
98,459,373 | 24,166,859 | 39,110,125 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at value(a) |
| 3 | | |||||||||
Cash |
| 3,441 | | |||||||||
Receivables: |
||||||||||||
Fund shares sold |
75,818 | 102,912 | 127,670 | |||||||||
Investments sold |
2,726,350 | | | |||||||||
Interest |
1,030,152 | 14,141 | | |||||||||
Dividends |
92,303 | 112,684 | 30,418 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser |
31,648 | 11,469 | 1,018 | |||||||||
Foreign tax reclaims |
| 4,566 | 477 | |||||||||
Other assets |
18,456 | 13,453 | 15,513 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total Assets |
102,434,100 | 24,429,528 | 39,285,221 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||
Payables: |
||||||||||||
Expense recoupment due to adviser |
| | 1,051 | |||||||||
Investments purchased |
1,425,135 | | | |||||||||
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
3,712,175 | 1,847,032 | 1,883,538 | |||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
113,226 | 44,430 | 24,933 | |||||||||
Distributions due to shareholders |
15,851 | 33,415 | | |||||||||
Advisory fees |
49,643 | 14,145 | 23,860 | |||||||||
Accrued distribution fees |
2,390 | 6,704 | 17,834 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
4,325 | 997 | 1,635 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
15,205 | 8,997 | 14,204 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
4,125 | 941 | 1,586 | |||||||||
Trustee fees |
3,012 | 782 | 1,294 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
34,332 | 23,872 | 22,421 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total Liabilities |
5,379,419 | 1,981,315 | 1,992,356 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - all share classes |
$ | 97,054,681 | $ | 22,448,213 | $ | 37,292,865 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - Class S |
$ | 91,214,915 | $ | 5,335,508 | $ | 9,491,294 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - Class C |
$ | 2,199,139 | $ | 4,861,081 | $ | 18,417,676 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - Class A |
$ | 3,640,627 | $ | 12,251,624 | $ | 9,383,895 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Bond Fund |
ICON Equity Income Fund |
ICON Fund | ||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of |
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 95,038,727 | $ | 44,411,014 | $ | 54,355,157 | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
434,153 | 37,499 | (94,094 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) |
1,662,124 | (22,966,278 | ) | (28,904,922 | ) | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(80,323 | ) | 965,978 | 11,936,724 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 97,054,681 | $ | 22,448,213 | $ | 37,292,865 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) |
||||||||||||
Class S |
9,214,572 | 365,659 | 638,288 | |||||||||
Class C |
221,323 | 331,213 | 1,359,602 | |||||||||
Class A |
367,945 | 844,097 | 660,537 | |||||||||
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) |
||||||||||||
Class S |
$ | 9.90 | $ | 14.59 | $ | 14.87 | ||||||
Class C |
$ | 9.94 | $ | 14.68 | $ | 13.55 | ||||||
Class A |
$ | 9.89 | $ | 14.51 | $ | 14.21 | ||||||
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share |
$ | 10.38 | $ | 15.40 | $ | 15.08 | ||||||
Includes securities on loan of |
$ | 3,528,649 | $ | 1,820,920 | $ | 1,899,431 | ||||||
(a) Foreign currency, at cost |
$ | | $ | 3 | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 25 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Long/Short Fund |
ICON Opportunities Fund |
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Investments, at cost |
$ | 31,735,201 | $ | 1,232,924 | $ | 77,686,660 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Investments, at value |
36,464,786 | 1,329,954 | 80,524,139 | |||||||||
Deposits for Short Sales |
3,203,864 | - | - | |||||||||
Cash |
- | - | 1,649 | |||||||||
Cash due from prime broker |
145,992 | - | 122,772 | |||||||||
Receivables: |
||||||||||||
Fund shares sold |
394,378 | - | 219,592 | |||||||||
Investments sold |
- | - | 548,710 | |||||||||
Interest |
3 | - | 350,309 | |||||||||
Dividends |
15,673 | 266 | 119,353 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser |
5,308 | 5,431 | 3,868 | |||||||||
Other assets |
13,552 | 1,089 | 18,017 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total Assets |
40,243,556 | 1,336,740 | 81,908,409 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||
Options written, at value (premiums received $221,379) |
- | - | 123,300 | |||||||||
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $2,953,461) |
2,886,882 | - | - | |||||||||
Payables: |
||||||||||||
Expense recoupment due to adviser |
1,317 | - | 23,015 | |||||||||
Investments purchased |
- | - | 2,074,337 | |||||||||
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
1,001,575 | - | 1,688,672 | |||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
15,297 | - | 96,696 | |||||||||
Distributions due to shareholders |
- | - | 21,379 | |||||||||
Advisory fees |
25,336 | 842 | 49,583 | |||||||||
Accrued distribution fees |
8,613 | - | 8,117 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
1,309 | 47 | 2,837 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
8,069 | 268 | 4,727 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
1,486 | 55 | 3,297 | |||||||||
Trustee fees |
686 | 13 | 1,343 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
21,388 | 12,331 | 24,192 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total Liabilities |
3,971,958 | 13,556 | 4,121,495 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - all share classes |
$ | 36,271,598 | $ | 1,323,184 | $ | 77,786,914 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - Class S |
$ | 15,611,511 | $ | - | $ | 62,854,015 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - Class C |
$ | 6,985,105 | $ | - | $ | 7,919,404 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets - Class A |
$ | 13,674,982 | $ | - | $ | 7,013,495 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Long/Short Fund |
ICON Opportunities Fund |
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
||||||||||
Net Assets Consist of |
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 90,624,713 | $ | 1,212,522 | $ | 92,130,602 | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
(160,217 | ) | (4,030 | ) | (9,331 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) |
(58,989,123 | ) | 17,662 | (17,269,995 | ) | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
4,796,225 | 97,030 | 2,935,638 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 36,271,598 | $ | 1,323,184 | $ | 77,786,914 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) |
| 97,666 | | |||||||||
Class S |
829,029 | | 4,569,296 | |||||||||
Class C |
405,958 | | 623,404 | |||||||||
Class A |
742,215 | | 520,703 | |||||||||
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) |
$ | | $ | 13.55 | $ | | ||||||
Class S |
$ | 18.83 | $ | | $ | 13.76 | ||||||
Class C |
$ | 17.21 | $ | | $ | 12.70 | ||||||
Class A |
$ | 18.42 | $ | | $ | 13.47 | ||||||
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share |
$ | 19.54 | $ | | $ | 14.29 | ||||||
Includes securities on loan of |
$ | 1,014,281 | $ | | $ | 1,643,861 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 27 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Bond Fund |
ICON Equity Income Fund |
ICON Fund | ||||||||||
Investment Income |
||||||||||||
Interest |
$ | 1,668,233 | $ | 31,328 | $ | 1,117 | ||||||
Dividends |
1,204,624 | 513,829 | 247,865 | |||||||||
Income from securities lending, net |
7,864 | 4,242 | 6,450 | |||||||||
Foreign taxes withheld |
| (4,432 | ) | | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total Investment Income |
2,880,721 | 544,967 | 255,432 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Expenses |
||||||||||||
Advisory fees |
294,920 | 87,082 | 137,636 | |||||||||
Distribution fees: |
||||||||||||
Class C |
10,897 | 26,288 | 93,935 | |||||||||
Class A |
6,968 | 16,012 | 12,206 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
10,111 | 2,392 | 3,778 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
38,167 | 23,200 | 35,864 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
24,519 | 5,792 | 9,154 | |||||||||
Custody fees |
5,247 | 1,986 | 938 | |||||||||
Registration fees: |
| | | |||||||||
Class S |
4,453 | 1,562 | 3,099 | |||||||||
Class C |
5,210 | 5,532 | 6,527 | |||||||||
Class A |
2,593 | 6,951 | 6,049 | |||||||||
Insurance expense |
5,136 | 1,251 | 2,349 | |||||||||
Trustee fees and expenses |
5,557 | 1,396 | 2,099 | |||||||||
Audit and tax service expense |
14,679 | 15,951 | 12,410 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
144 | | | |||||||||
Recoupment of previously reimbursed expenses |
| | 376 | |||||||||
Dividends on Short positions |
| | | |||||||||
Prime broker expense |
| | | |||||||||
Other expenses |
23,965 | 10,020 | 13,328 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total expenses before expense reimbursement |
452,566 | 205,415 | 339,748 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement |
(65,907 | ) | (23,784 | ) | (4,884 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Expenses |
386,659 | 181,631 | 334,864 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Investment Income/(Loss) |
2,494,062 | 363,336 | (79,432 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) |
||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on: |
||||||||||||
Investments |
1,663,043 | 1,084,773 | 1,702,253 | |||||||||
Foreign currency |
| (189 | ) | | ||||||||
Written options |
| | | |||||||||
Securities sold short |
| | | |||||||||
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on: |
||||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency |
(684,565 | ) | 202,327 | 464,729 | ||||||||
Written options |
| | | |||||||||
Securities sold short |
| | | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) |
978,478 | 1,286,911 | 2,166,982 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations |
$ | 3,472,540 | $ | 1,650,247 | $ | 2,087,550 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
28 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON |
ICON Opportunities Fund |
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
||||||||
$ | 322 | $ | 16 | $ | 505,074 | |||||
149,194 | 3,304 | 660,214 | ||||||||
8,863 | | 4,297 | ||||||||
(1,556 | ) | (9 | ) | (3,194 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
156,823 | 3,311 | 1,166,391 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
115,225 | 3,660 | 265,994 | ||||||||
32,409 | | 34,366 | ||||||||
13,992 | | 9,193 | ||||||||
2,774 | 99 | 7,260 | ||||||||
24,087 | 719 | 31,204 | ||||||||
6,762 | 243 | 17,691 | ||||||||
727 | 432 | 5,276 | ||||||||
| 206 | | ||||||||
1,649 | | 5,777 | ||||||||
5,669 | | 6,468 | ||||||||
6,827 | | 7,390 | ||||||||
1,250 | 20 | 911 | ||||||||
1,232 | 30 | 3,424 | ||||||||
14,753 | 10,754 | 17,796 | ||||||||
238 | 21 | 812 | ||||||||
|
1,317 |
|
| 45,979 | ||||||
7,151 | | | ||||||||
7,626 | | | ||||||||
9,773 | 2,636 | 17,972 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
253,461 |
|
18,820 | 477,513 | ||||||
|
(18,177 |
) |
(11,479 | ) | (7,550 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
235,284 | 7,341 | 469,963 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
(78,461 | ) | (4,030 | ) | 696,428 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
753,108 | 17,662 | 238,864 | ||||||||
| | (370 | ) | |||||||
| | (431,664 | ) | |||||||
(109,334 | ) | | | |||||||
882,804 | 22,069 | 1,822,273 | ||||||||
| | 25,207 | ||||||||
177,420 | | | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
1,703,998 | 39,731 | 1,654,310 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ |
1,625,537 |
|
$ | 35,701 | $ | 2,350,738 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 29 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
ICON Bond Fund | ICON Equity Income Fund | |||||||||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||
Operations |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | 2,494,062 | $ | 2,021,727 | $ | 363,336 | $ | 732,722 | ||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) |
1,663,043 | 1,808,686 | 1,084,584 | 3,820,735 | ||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(684,565 | ) | (4,582,127 | ) | 202,327 | (1,112,159 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
3,472,540 | (751,714 | ) | 1,650,247 | 3,441,298 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(1,909,188 | ) | (1,805,047 | ) | (83,766 | ) | (178,301 | ) | ||||||||
Class C |
(42,216 | ) | (52,646 | ) | (55,114 | ) | (149,518 | ) | ||||||||
Class A |
(108,505 | ) | (164,226 | ) | (189,932 | ) | (432,403 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gains |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(1,221,844 | ) | (2,116,924 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Class C |
(33,641 | ) | (105,020 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Class A |
(84,193 | ) | (208,330 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net decrease from dividends and distributions |
(3,399,587 | ) | (4,452,193 | ) | (328,812 | ) | (760,222 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Fund Share Transactions |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
11,274,069 | 31,999,432 | 1,005,940 | 3,798,256 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
63,973 | 632,592 | 739,103 | 927,685 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
408,883 | 4,177,547 | 784,110 | 2,858,550 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
3,083,819 | 3,841,503 | 68,404 | 149,125 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
70,214 | 138,412 | 34,740 | 89,166 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
113,322 | 295,490 | 151,945 | 345,076 | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(11,537,958 | ) | (24,400,107 | ) | (1,148,622 | ) | (6,510,218 | ) | ||||||||
Class C |
(946,722 | ) | (1,313,187 | ) | (1,637,867 | ) | (1,400,893 | ) | ||||||||
Class A |
(3,660,722 | ) | (4,723,102 | ) | (2,208,191 | ) | (2,627,276 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions |
(1,131,122 | ) | 10,648,580 | (2,210,438 | ) | (2,370,529 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
(1,058,169 | ) | 5,444,673 | (889,003 | ) | 310,547 | ||||||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
98,112,850 | 92,668,177 | 23,337,216 | 23,026,669 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
End of period |
$ | 97,054,681 | $ | 98,112,850 | $ | 22,448,213 | $ | 23,337,216 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Fund | ICON Long/Short Fund | |||||||||||||
Period ended |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||
$ | (79,432 | ) | $ | (14,644 | ) | $ | (78,461 | ) | $ | (71,602 | ) | |||
1,702,253 | 10,379,428 | 643,774 | 3,297,252 | |||||||||||
|
464,729 |
|
(2,025,607 | ) | 1,060,224 | 393,306 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
2,087,550 |
|
8,339,177 | 1,625,537 | 3,618,956 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
- | (125,155 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||
- | (44,656 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
- |
|
(169,811 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
3,219,834 | 1,504,207 | 11,764,933 | 2,493,788 | |||||||||||
329,980 | 1,236,829 | 1,126,724 | 327,531 | |||||||||||
458,038 | 764,166 | 6,201,534 | 2,592,668 | |||||||||||
- | 120,377 | - | - | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||
- | 44,027 | - | - | |||||||||||
(1,179,514 | ) | (19,499,579 | ) | (1,395,995 | ) | (1,876,720 | ) | |||||||
(1,799,920 | ) | (4,565,141 | ) | (695,540 | ) | (1,225,560 | ) | |||||||
(1,657,073 | ) | (5,671,280 | ) | (2,051,000 | ) | (11,397,248 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
(628,655 |
) |
(26,066,394 | ) | 14,950,656 | (9,085,541 | ) | |||||||
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|
|
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|
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1,458,895 |
|
(17,897,028 | ) | 16,576,193 | (5,466,585 | ) | |||||||
35,833,970 | 53,730,998 | 19,695,405 | 25,161,990 | |||||||||||
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|
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$ | 37,292,865 | $ | 35,833,970 | $ | 36,271,598 | $ | 19,695,405 | |||||||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 31 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
ICON Bond Fund | ICON Equity Income Fund | |||||||||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
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Transactions in Fund Shares |
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Shares sold |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
1,138,679 | 3,191,749 | 70,405 | 289,905 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
6,417 | 61,887 | 51,612 | 70,831 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
41,387 | 410,034 | 55,128 | 223,575 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
313,744 | 377,817 | 4,695 | 11,531 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
7,121 | 13,538 | 2,370 | 6,865 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
11,527 | 28,997 | 10,486 | 26,724 | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(1,168,406 | ) | (2,382,798 | ) | (80,179 | ) | (515,509 | ) | ||||||||
Class C |
(95,206 | ) | (129,966 | ) | (113,610 | ) | (107,050 | ) | ||||||||
Class A |
(371,476 | ) | (467,338 | ) | (153,809 | ) | (205,513 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(116,213 | ) | 1,103,920 | (152,902 | ) | (198,641 | ) | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
9,920,053 | 8,816,133 | 1,693,870 | 1,892,511 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Shares outstanding, end of period |
9,803,840 | 9,920,053 | 1,540,968 | 1,693,870 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
$ | 434,153 | $ | - | $ | 37,499 | $ | 2,975 | ||||||||
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|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
32 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Fund | ICON Long/Short Fund | |||||||||||||
Period ended |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
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221,214 | 121,654 | 631,615 | 155,240 | |||||||||||
25,004 | 109,668 | 66,260 | 21,806 | |||||||||||
33,108 | 64,470 | 339,869 | 167,924 | |||||||||||
- | 10,835 | - | - | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||
- | 4,134 | - | - | |||||||||||
(81,922 | ) | (1,656,644 | ) | (75,757 | ) | (120,447 | ) | |||||||
(135,762 | ) | (402,626 | ) | (40,756 | ) | (85,591 | ) | |||||||
(119,263 | ) | (464,696 | ) | (112,267 | ) | (749,427 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
(57,621 | ) | (2,213,205 | ) | 808,964 | (610,495 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
2,716,048 |
|
4,929,253 | 1,168,238 | 1,778,733 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
2,658,427 |
|
2,716,048 | 1,977,202 | 1,168,238 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
$ |
(94,094 |
) |
$ | (14,662 | ) | $ | (160,217 | ) | $ | (81,756 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 33 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
ICON Opportunities Fund | ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund | |||||||||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||
Operations |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (4,030 | ) | $ | (234 | ) | $ | 696,428 | $ | 295,869 | ||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) |
17,662 | 21,034 | (193,170 | ) | 2,597,727 | |||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
22,069 | 74,961 | 1,847,480 | (1,535,643 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
35,701 | 95,761 | 2,350,738 | 1,357,953 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | (599,873 | ) | (204,302 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | (43,397 | ) | (22,634 | ) | ||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | (62,489 | ) | (62,534 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains |
(20,853 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net decrease from dividends and distributions |
(20,853 | ) | - | (705,759 | ) | (289,470 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Fund Share Transactions |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
1,226,639 | 261,714 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | 22,680,020 | 39,722,666 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | 2,482,727 | 3,869,861 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | 1,577,571 | 4,944,567 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
20,653 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | 578,574 | 197,831 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | 39,704 | 20,831 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | 51,518 | 50,930 | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
(380,911 | ) | (15,520 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | (5,037,640 | ) | (3,787,847 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | (436,179 | ) | (660,084 | ) | ||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | (2,630,891 | ) | (1,569,911 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions |
866,381 | 246,194 | 19,305,404 | 42,788,844 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
881,229 | 341,955 | 20,950,383 | 43,857,327 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
441,955 | 100,000 | 56,836,531 | 12,979,204 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
End of period |
$ | 1,323,184 | $ | 441,955 | $ | 77,786,914 | $ | 56,836,531 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Opportunities Fund | ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund | |||||||||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||
Transactions in Fund Shares |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
90,214 | 25,233 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | 1,660,124 | 2,970,024 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | 197,479 | 315,370 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | 117,931 | 382,141 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
1,537 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | 42,200 | 15,160 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | 3,135 | 1,753 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | 3,838 | 4,052 | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
(28,019 | ) | (1,299 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | (368,832 | ) | (292,509 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | (34,709 | ) | (56,142 | ) | ||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | (197,046 | ) | (125,458 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
63,732 | 23,934 | 1,424,120 | 3,214,391 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
33,934 | 10,000 | 4,289,283 | 1,074,892 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period |
97,666 | 33,934 | 5,713,403 | 4,289,283 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (4,030 | ) | $ | - | $ | (9,331 | ) | $ | - | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 35 |
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 |
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ICON Bond Fund |
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Class S** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 9.89 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.35 | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.51 | 0.24 | (0.32 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.11 | 0.38 | 0.59 | 0.97 | (0.40 | ) | (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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
9.93 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.31 | (0.17 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.55 | 0.15 | (0.32 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.15 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.88 | (0.31 | ) | (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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Class A*** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
9.89 | 0.24 | 0.10 | 0.34 | (0.21 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.51 | 0.21 | (0.32 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.11 | 0.36 | 0.58 | 0.94 | (0.37 | ) | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
10.81 | 0.46 | (0.46 | ) | | (0.48 | ) | (0.22 | ) | |||||||||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
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Class S** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.80 | 0.25 | 0.77 | 1.02 | (0.23 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.18 | 0.47 | 1.65 | 2.12 | (0.50 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.21 | 0.43 | 2.03 | 2.46 | (0.49 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.88 | 0.18 | 0.78 | 0.96 | (0.16 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.25 | 0.35 | 1.65 | 2.00 | (0.37 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.16 | 0.29 | 2.06 | 2.35 | (0.26 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Class A*** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.73 | 0.23 | 0.77 | 1.00 | (0.22 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.12 | 0.45 | 1.63 | 2.08 | (0.47 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.15 | 0.39 | 2.03 | 2.42 | (0.45 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | |
36 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits(c) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | (0.34 | ) | $ | 9.90 | 3.61 | % | $ | 91,215 | 0.85 | % | 0.75 | % | 5.01 | % | 5.11 | % | 104.45 | % | ||||||||||||||||
(0.54 | ) | 9.89 | (0.84 | )% | 88,313 | 0.89 | % | 0.75 | % | 2.19 | % | 2.33 | % | 96.56 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.57 | ) | 10.51 | 9.93 | % | 81,381 | 0.88 | % | 0.75 | % | 3.46 | % | 3.59 | % | 51.28 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.30 | ) | 9.94 | 3.18 | % | 2,199 | 2.32 | % | 1.60 | % | 3.43 | % | 4.15 | % | 104.45 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.45 | ) | 9.93 | (1.66 | )% | 3,008 | 2.06 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.48 | % | 96.56 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.48 | ) | 10.55 | 8.98 | % | 3,772 | 2.28 | % | 1.60 | % | 2.35 | % | 3.03 | % | 51.28 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.34 | ) | 9.89 | 3.49 | % | 3,641 | 1.43 | % | 1.00 | % | 4.52 | % | 4.95 | % | 104.45 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.51 | ) | 9.89 | (1.08 | )% | 6,792 | 1.34 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.71 | % | 2.06 | % | 96.56 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.54 | ) | 10.51 | 9.66 | % | 7,515 | 1.31 | % | 1.00 | % | 3.13 | % | 3.44 | % | 51.28 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.70 | ) | 10.11 | (0.02 | )% | 249 | 5.83 | % | 1.01 | % | (0.38 | )% | 4.44 | % | 32.13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.23 | ) | 14.59 | 7.42 | % | 5,336 | 1.45 | % | 1.20 | % | 3.27 | % | 3.52 | % | 59.08 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.50 | ) | 13.80 | 17.76 | % | 5,116 | 1.53 | % | 1.21 | % | 3.28 | % | 3.60 | % | 162.82 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.49 | ) | 12.18 | 24.43 | % | 7,123 | 1.47 | % | 1.21 | % | 3.31 | % | 3.57 | % | 122.39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | 14.68 | 6.90 | % | 4,861 | 2.46 | % | 2.20 | % | 2.21 | % | 2.48 | % | 59.08 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.37 | ) | 13.88 | 16.58 | % | 5,423 | 2.42 | % | 2.21 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.70 | % | 162.82 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.26 | ) | 12.25 | 23.31 | % | 5,146 | 2.62 | % | 2.20 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.51 | % | 122.39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.22 | ) | 14.51 | 7.25 | % | 12,252 | 1.61 | % | 1.45 | % | 3.08 | % | 3.24 | % | 59.08 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.47 | ) | 13.73 | 17.49 | % | 12,798 | 1.68 | % | 1.46 | % | 3.24 | % | 3.45 | % | 162.82 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.45 | ) | 12.12 | 24.10 | % | 10,758 | 1.69 | % | 1.45 | % | 3.11 | % | 3.35 | % | 122.39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 37 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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 |
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ICON Fund |
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Class S** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 14.00 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.87 | $ | | $ | | ||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.34 | 0.07 | 2.66 | 2.73 | (0.07 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.82 | 0.07 | 2.45 | 2.52 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
12.82 | (0.06 | ) | 0.79 | 0.73 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.42 | (0.07 | ) | 2.47 | 2.40 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.17 | (0.04 | ) | 2.29 | 2.25 | | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||
Class A*** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.39 | (0.01 | ) | 0.83 | 0.82 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.85 | 0.02 | 2.56 | 2.58 | (0.04 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.46 | 0.03 | 2.36 | 2.39 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund(d) |
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Class S** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
17.48 | (0.02 | ) | 1.37 | 1.35 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
14.56 | 0.01 | 2.91 | 2.92 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
11.61 | 0.02 | 2.93 | 2.95 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
16.05 | (0.11 | ) | 1.27 | 1.16 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
13.52 | (0.14 | ) | 2.67 | 2.53 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.89 | (0.11 | ) | 2.74 | 2.63 | | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Class A*** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
17.13 | (0.05 | ) | 1.34 | 1.29 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
14.31 | (0.02 | ) | 2.84 | 2.82 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
11.44 | (0.02 | ) | 2.89 | 2.87 | | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | |
38 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits(c) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | | $ | 14.87 | 6.21 | % | $ | 9,491 | 1.23 | % | 1.23 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.16 | % | 15.40 | % | |||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 14.00 | 24.27 | % | 6,986 | 1.23 | % | 1.23 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.59 | % | 32.68 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11.34 | 28.57 | % | 22,952 | 1.18 | % | 1.18 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 23.73 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.55 | 5.69 | % | 18,418 | 2.26 | % | 2.25 | % | (0.87 | )% | (0.86 | )% | 15.40 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.82 | 23.03 | % | 18,848 | 2.32 | % | 2.26 | % | (0.64 | )% | (0.58 | )% | 32.68 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.42 | 27.54 | % | 18,378 | 2.35 | % | 2.28 | % | (0.48 | )% | (0.41 | )% | 23.73 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.21 | 6.12 | % | 9,384 | 1.58 | % | 1.50 | % | (0.19 | )% | (0.11 | )% | 15.40 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.04 | ) | 13.39 | 23.90 | % | 10,000 | 1.58 | % | 1.51 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.19 | % | 32.68 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10.85 | 28.25 | % | 12,401 | 1.54 | % | 1.54 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.27 | % | 23.73 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.83 | 7.66 | % | 15,612 | 1.39 | % | 1.36 | % | (0.20 | )% | (0.17 | )% | 22.08 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.48 | 20.05 | % | 4,774 | 1.53 | % | 1.32 | % | (0.14 | )% | 0.07 | % | 32.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.56 | 25.41 | % | 3,471 | 2.18 | % | 1.35 | % | (0.70 | )% | 0.13 | % | 54.26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17.21 | 7.09 | % | 6,985 | 2.62 | % | 2.41 | % | (1.48 | )% | (1.27 | )% | 22.08 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.05 | 18.71 | % | 6,108 | 2.62 | % | 2.37 | % | (1.21 | )% | (0.96 | )% | 32.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.52 | 24.15 | % | 6,004 | 2.95 | % | 2.41 | % | (1.44 | )% | (0.90 | )% | 54.26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18.42 | 7.47 | % | 13,675 | 1.84 | % | 1.66 | % | (0.70 | )% | (0.52 | )% | 22.08 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.13 | 19.71 | % | 8,813 | 1.91 | % | 1.61 | % | (0.45 | )% | (0.16 | )% | 32.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.31 | 25.09 | % | 15,687 | 2.09 | % | 1.65 | % | (0.58 | )% | (0.14 | )% | 54.26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 39 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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 |
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ICON Opportunities Fund |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 13.02 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.80 | $ | | $ | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.00 | (0.01 | ) | 3.03 | 3.02 | | | |||||||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
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Class S** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.40 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.49 | (0.13 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.32 | 0.24 | 1.04 | 1.28 | (0.20 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.88 | 0.15 | 1.44 | 1.59 | (0.15 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
12.39 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.38 | (0.07 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.41 | 0.09 | 0.98 | 1.07 | (0.09 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.09 | 0.02 | 1.34 | 1.36 | (0.04 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Class A*** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.12 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.46 | (0.11 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.06 | 0.18 | 1.05 | 1.23 | (0.17 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.66 | 0.11 | 1.41 | 1.52 | (0.12 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | |
(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 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 Funds 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 Funds operating expenses, not including dividends on short positions, are contractually limited to 1.25% for Class S, 2.30% for Class C and 1.55% for Class A. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the dividends on short positions. |
40 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits(c) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | (0.27 | ) | $ | 13.55 | 6.19 | % | $ | 1,323 | 3.85 | % | 1.50 | % | (3.18 | )% | (0.83 | )% | 22.29 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 13.02 | 30.20 | % | 442 | 12.47 | % | 1.52 | % | (11.02 | )% | (0.07 | )% | 52.22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.13 | ) | 13.76 | 3.68 | % | 62,854 | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.09 | % | 57.74 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.20 | ) | 13.40 | 10.51 | % | 43,350 | 1.43 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.87 | % | 98.30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | 12.32 | 14.65 | % | 6,692 | 1.80 | % | 1.24 | % | 0.69 | % | 1.25 | % | 71.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 12.70 | 3.10 | % | 7,919 | 2.27 | % | 2.20 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.10 | % | 57.74 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | 12.39 | 9.45 | % | 5,667 | 2.72 | % | 2.22 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.72 | % | 98.30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.04 | ) | 11.41 | 13.47 | % | 2,243 | 3.25 | % | 2.23 | % | (0.79 | )% | 0.23 | % | 71.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.11 | ) | 13.47 | 3.54 | % | 7,013 | 1.59 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.62 | % | 1.76 | % | 57.74 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.17 | ) | 13.12 | 10.28 | % | 7,819 | 2.12 | % | 1.47 | % | 0.81 | % | 1.46 | % | 98.30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.12 | ) | 12.06 | 14.28 | % | 4,045 | 2.16 | % | 1.48 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.96 | % | 71.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 41 |
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
The ICON Bond Fund (Bond Fund), ICON Equity Income Fund (Equity Income Fund), ICON Fund (ICON Fund), ICON Long/Short Fund (Long/Short Fund), ICON Opportunities Fund (Opportunities Fund) and ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund (Risk-Managed Balanced Fund) (formerly, ICON 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, with the exception of the Opportunities Fund, offers three classes of shares: Class S, Class C and Class A. The Opportunities Fund is a single-class fund. 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 Opportunities Fund is to provide capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Long/Short Fund is capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund is modest capital appreciation and income.
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. Securities of small companies generally involve greater risks than investments in larger companies. Small company securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than equity securities of larger companies. 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, Equity Income Fund and the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund may invest in medium-and lower-quality debt securities.
42 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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 Long/Short Funds loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. The Risk-Managed Balanced Fund invests in call options; selling/writing 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 significant weights in the Consumer Discretionary sector which may cause the Funds performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect this sector.
The Opportunities Fund may have a significant concentration of risk as one Shareholder who is a related party to the Fund, owns 10.5% percent of the net assets of the Fund. Such concentration of Shareholders interests could have a material effect on the Fund in the event this Shareholder requests to redeem substantial amounts of capital at the same time.
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Funds 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 remote.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 43 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 at the closing price as of 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 services valuation is considered inaccurate or does not in the Funds judgment 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 using 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
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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.
Securities of investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. Investments in shares of funds that are not traded on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share of such fund. Securities in the underlying funds, including restricted securities are valued in accordance with the valuation policy of such fund.
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 Funds NAV may differ from the securitys most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
investments at that level. For example, non-U.S. equity securities actively traded in foreign markets may be 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, 2014:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||||
ICON Bond Fund* |
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Assets |
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Corporate Bonds |
$ | - | $ | 49,065,648 | $ | 49,065,648 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
- | 21,369,037 | 21,369,037 | |||||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds |
- | 7,351,818 | 7,351,818 | |||||||||
Closed-End Mutual Funds |
9,528,956 | - | 9,528,956 | |||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
6,842,581 | - | 6,842,581 | |||||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 3,712,175 | 3,712,175 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 589,158 | 589,158 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 16,371,537 | $ | 82,087,836 | $ | 98,459,373 | ||||||
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ICON Equity Income Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 17,598,933 | $ | - | $ | 17,598,933 | ||||||
Preferred Stocks |
1,391,845 | - | 1,391,845 | |||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks |
915,100 | - | 915,100 | |||||||||
Closed-End Mutual Fund |
438,749 | - | 438,749 | |||||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds |
- | 270,625 | 270,625 | |||||||||
Corporate Bond |
- | 164,625 | 164,625 | |||||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 1,847,032 | 1,847,032 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 1,539,950 | 1,539,950 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 20,344,627 | $ | 3,822,232 | $ | 24,166,859 | ||||||
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ICON Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 35,213,440 | $ | - | $ | 35,213,440 | ||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 1,883,538 | 1,883,538 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 2,013,147 | 2,013,147 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 35,213,440 | $ | 3,896,685 | $ | 39,110,125 | ||||||
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 24,075,176 | $ | - | $ | 24,075,176 | ||||||
Mutual Fund |
281,500 | - | 281,500 | |||||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 1,001,575 | 1,001,575 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 11,106,535 | 11,106,535 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 24,356,676 | $ | 12,108,110 | $ | 36,464,786 | ||||||
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Liabilities |
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Securities Sold Short |
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Common Stock |
$ | (2,886,882 | ) | $ | - | $ | (2,886,882 | ) | ||||
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|
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|
|
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Total |
$ | (2,886,882 | ) | $ | - | $ | (2,886,882 | ) | ||||
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ICON Opportunities Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 922,950 | $ | - | $ | 922,950 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 407,004 | 407,004 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 922,950 | $ | 407,004 | $ | 1,329,954 | ||||||
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|
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ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 41,254,974 | $ | - | $ | 41,254,974 | ||||||
Corporate Bonds |
- | 16,194,304 | 16,194,304 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
- | 7,946,269 | 7,946,269 | |||||||||
Closed-End Mutual Funds |
4,116,968 | - | 4,116,968 | |||||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds |
- | 3,134,659 | 3,134,659 | |||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
2,004,390 | - | 2,004,390 | |||||||||
Put Options Purchased |
70,200 | - | 70,200 | |||||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 1,688,672 | 1,688,672 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 4,113,703 | 4,113,703 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 47,446,532 | $ | 33,077,607 | $ | 80,524,139 | ||||||
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|
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Liabilities |
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Written Call Options |
$ | (123,300 | ) | $ | - | $ | (123,300 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | (123,300 | ) | $ | - | $ | (123,300 | ) | ||||
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* | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments and the Sector/Industry Classification and Credit Diversification tables for additional security details. |
No Level 3 securities were held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2014.
For the period ended March 31, 2014, there was no transfer activity between Level 1 and Level 2. The end of period timing recognition is used for transfers between levels of the Funds assets and liabilities.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 47 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
Fund Share Valuation
Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at net asset value. Net asset value per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for trading by dividing the total value of the Funds investments and other assets, less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.
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, 2014 was limited to purchased and written options.
The Risk-Managed Balanced Funds 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.
Option contracts involve market risk and liquidity risk 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.
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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 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 Funds 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 purchase or 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.
As of March 31, 2014, the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund engaged in written call and purchased put options transactions. All open option contracts are included on each Funds Schedule of Investments.
The Risk-Managed Balanced Funds written options are collateralized by cash and/or securities held in a segregated account at the Funds custodian. The securities pledged as collateral are included on the Schedule of Investments. Such collateral is restricted from the Funds 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.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 49 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
The number of options contracts written and the premiums received by the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund during the period ended March 31, 2014, were as follows:
Risk-Managed Balanced Fund | ||||||||
Number of Contracts |
Premiums Received |
|||||||
Options outstanding, beginning of period |
75 | $ | 175,547 | |||||
Options written during period |
615 | 1,264,899 | ||||||
Options closed during period |
(550 | ) | (1,219,067 | ) | ||||
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Options outstanding, end of period |
140 | $ | 221,379 | |||||
|
|
|
|
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, 2014
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 |
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Equity risk |
||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
Investments, at value | $ | 70,200 | |||||||||
Written option contracts |
||||||||||||
Equity risk |
||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
Options written, at value | $ | 123,300 |
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 Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions | $ | (820,346 | ) | ||
Written option contracts |
||||||
Equity risk |
||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
Net realized gain/(loss) from written option transactions | $ | (431,664 | ) |
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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 Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | $ | (26,303 | ) | ||
Written option contracts |
||||||
Equity risk |
||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on written options | $ | 25,207 |
For the period ended March 31, 2014, the Funds quarterly holdings of options contracts were as follows:
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
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Quarter Ended | Number of Purchased Options Contracts Outstanding |
Number of Written Options Contracts Outstanding |
||||||
December 31, 2013 |
184 | 120 | ||||||
March 31, 2014 |
120 | 140 |
The Funds value derivatives at fair value, as described above, and recognize changes in fair value currently in the results of operations. Accordingly, the 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 in managements opinion.
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 Funds prime broker and in a segregated account at the Funds custodian. The collateral required is
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 51 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 Funds prime broker. As of March 31, 2014, 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 certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income. The Funds retain certain benefits of owning the securities, including receipt of dividends or interest generated by the security, but give up other rights including the right to vote proxies. The Funds retain the ability to recall the loans at any time and could do so in order to vote proxies or to sell the loaned securities. Each loan is collateralized by cash that generally exceeds the value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined daily at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day.
Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Funds. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent.
52 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
The following table presents financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements as of March 31, 2014.
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Gross Asset Amounts Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) |
Financial Instrument |
Collateral Received(b) |
Net Amount (not less than 0) |
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ICON Bond Fund |
$ | 3,528,649 | - | $ | (3,528,649 | ) | $ | 0 | ||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
1,820,920 | - | (1,820,920 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||
ICON Fund |
1,899,431 | - | (1,899,431 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
1,014,281 | - | (1,014,281 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
1,643,861 | - | (1,643,861 | ) | 0 |
(a) | Represents market value of loaned securities at period end. |
(b) | The actual collateral received is greater than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization. |
The Funds have elected to invest the cash collateral in the State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio which is disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. The net securities lending income earned by the Funds for the period ended March 31, 2014, is included in the Statement of Operations.
For the period ended March 31, 2014, the following Funds had securities with the following values on loan:
Fund | Loaned Securities |
Collateral | ||||||
ICON Bond Fund |
$ | 3,528,649 | $ | 3,712,175 | ||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
1,820,920 | 1,847,032 | ||||||
ICON Fund |
1,899,431 | 1,883,538 | ||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
1,014,281 | 1,001,575 | ||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
1,643,861 | 1,688,672 |
The value of the collateral above could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2014. It may also include collateral received from the pre-funding of security loans.
Income Taxes, Dividends, and Distributions
The Funds intend to continue 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
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 53 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 Balanced 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.
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 three 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 capital gains tax which is accrued by the Funds based on the unrealized appreciation, if any, on affected securities. Any accrual would reduce a Funds 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 securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Certain dividends
54 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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 fixed income securities purchased are accreted or amortized to income 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 Funds 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 |
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ICON Bond Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 2,883 | $ | 8,135 | $ | 26,988 | ||||||
Class C |
82 | 536 | 3,375 | |||||||||
Class A |
180 | 1,130 | 7,804 | |||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
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Class S |
176 | 1,625 | 7,136 | |||||||||
Class C |
179 | 875 | 4,620 | |||||||||
Class A |
437 | 2,051 | 11,444 | |||||||||
ICON Fund |
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Class S |
251 | 2,518 | 5,863 | |||||||||
Class C |
592 | 2,946 | 19,255 | |||||||||
Class A |
309 | 1,781 | 10,746 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 55 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
Fund | Legal Expense |
Printing and Postage Expense |
Transfer Agent Expense |
|||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
||||||||||||
Class S |
$ | 230 | $ | 928 | $ | 5,399 | ||||||
Class C |
173 | 1,154 | 6,767 | |||||||||
Class A |
290 | 3,045 | 11,921 | |||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
||||||||||||
Class S |
1,699 | 5,993 | 19,931 | |||||||||
Class C |
206 | 814 | 4,430 | |||||||||
Class A |
216 | 1,258 | 6,843 |
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% of average daily net assets of the Equity Income Fund, ICON Fund, Opportunities Fund and Risk-Managed Balanced 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 | Fund | Class S | Class C | Class A | ||||||||||||
ICON Bond Fund |
- | 0.75% | 1.60% | 1.00% | ||||||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
- | 1.20% | 2.20% | 1.45% | ||||||||||||
ICON Fund |
- | 1.25% | 2.25% | 1.50% | ||||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
- | 1.25% | 2.30% | 1.55% | ||||||||||||
ICON Opportunities Fund |
1.50% | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
- | 1.20% | 2.20% | 1.45% |
The Funds expense limitations, excluding the Bond Fund Class A, all classes of the ICON Fund and the Opportunities Fund will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2021. Limitations for the Bond Fund Class A, all classes of the ICON Fund and the Opportunities Fund will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2015. 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
56 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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, 2014 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:
Fund | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
ICON Bond Fund |
$ | 7,434 | $ | 132,550 | $ | 148,484 | $ | 65,907 | ||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
6,954 | 58,289 | 52,885 | 23,784 | ||||||||||||
ICON Fund |
- | 4,827 | 19,298 | 4,884 | ||||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
11,097 | 70,576 | 56,161 | 18,177 | ||||||||||||
ICON Opportunities Fund |
- | - | 36,360 | 11,479 | ||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
5,836 | 49,968 | 51,293 | 7,550 |
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 net assets of the Trust.
State Street is the custodian of the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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, 2014, each Funds payment for administrative services to ICON Advisers is included on the Statement of
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 57 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 under 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 net 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 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. There is no annual distribution and service fee for Class S 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 Trust paid $120,000 of the CCOs salary and the remaining portion is paid by ICON Advisers. For the period ended March 31, 2014, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.
The Fund may reimburse ICON Advisers for legal work performed for the Fund by its attorneys outside of the advisory and administration contracts. The Board of Trustees reviews and approves such reimbursements. For the
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period ended March 31, 2014, 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 a Line of Credit agreement/arrangement 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 a rate quoted and determined by State Street. The Risk-Managed Balanced and Long/Short Funds may also have borrowings with the prime broker as a result of brokerage requirements. Interest on domestic borrowing with the prime broker is charged at the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%.
For the period ended March 31, 2014 the average outstanding loan by Fund was as follows:
Fund | Average Borrowing (10/1/13-3/31/14) |
Average Interest Rates (10/1/13-3/31/14) |
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ICON Bond Fund |
$ | 21,389 | 1.30 | % | ||||
ICON Long/Short Fund* |
18,068 | 0.99 | ||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund* |
73,864 | 0.99 |
* | Fund had outstanding borrowings under these agreements/arrangements as of March 31, 2014. |
5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities
For the period ended March 31, 2014, 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 |
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ICON Bond Fund |
$ | 83,968,142 | $ | 87,961,080 | $ | 16,362,578 | $ | 11,080,000 | ||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
12,765,715 | 16,085,061 | - | - | ||||||||||||
ICON Fund |
5,684,255 | 5,233,001 | - | - | ||||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
9,990,626 | 4,581,422 | - | - | ||||||||||||
ICON Opportunities Fund |
668,975 | 147,728 | - | - | ||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
52,340,052 | 39,647,058 | 4,489,023 | 499,531 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 deferrals of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, and net investment losses.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act) 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 funds pre-enactment capital losses will expire unused.
For the year ended September 30, 2013 the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards:
Fund | Amounts | Expires | ||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
$ | 4,956,525 | 2017 | |||||
19,089,764 | 2018 | |||||||
ICON Fund |
10,507,549 | 2017 | ||||||
19,833,424 | 2018 | |||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
40,303,357 | 2017 | ||||||
19,325,857 | 2018 | |||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
2,850,243 | 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, 2013 the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:
Fund | Amount | |||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
$ | 3,363,245 | ||
ICON Fund |
10,346,842 | |||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
2,879,691 | |||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
2,452,435 |
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The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, were as follows:
Distributions Paid from | ||||||||||||
Fund | Ordinary Income |
Net Long- Term Gains |
Total Distributions Paid |
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ICON Bond Fund |
$ | 2,021,727 | $ | 2,430,466 | $ | 4,452,193 | ||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
760,222 | - | 760,222 | |||||||||
ICON Fund |
169,811 | - | 169,811 | |||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
289,470 | - | 289,470 |
As of September 30, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Net Long- Term-Gains |
Late Year Loss Deferral** |
Capital Loss Carryover |
Accumulated Other Losses |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)* |
Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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ICON Bond Fund |
$ | - | $ | 1,339,433 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 603,568 | $ | 1,943,001 | ||||||||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
- | - | - | (24,046,289 | ) | - | 762,053 | (23,284,236 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
ICON Fund |
- | - | (280,846 | ) | (30,340,973 | ) | - | 11,471,995 | (19,149,824 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
- | - | (81,756 | ) | (59,629,214 | ) | - | 3,732,318 | (55,978,652 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
ICON Opportunities |
20,853 | - | - | - | - | 74,961 | 95,814 | |||||||||||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
- | - | - | (17,062,839 | ) | - | 1,074,172 | (15,988,667 | ) |
* | Differences between the book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
** | The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. |
As of March 31, 2014, cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and the amounts of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:
Fund | Cost | Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized (Depreciation) |
Net Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
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ICON Bond Fund |
$ | 98,539,696 | $ | 919,885 | $ | (1,000,208 | ) | $ | (80,323 | ) | ||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
23,200,945 | 1,294,208 | (328,294 | ) | 965,914 | |||||||||||
ICON Fund |
27,173,401 | 12,424,063 | (487,339 | ) | 11,936,724 | |||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
31,735,201 | 4,893,584 | (163,999 | ) | 4,729,585 | |||||||||||
ICON Opportunities Fund |
1,232,924 | 109,157 | (12,127 | ) | 97,030 | |||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
77,686,660 | 3,529,859 | (692,380 | ) | 2,837,479 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
7. Accounting Pronouncement
In June 2013, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-08 Financial Services Investment Companies (Topic 946) Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (ASU 2013-08) which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. ASU 2013-08 sets forth a methodology for determining whether an entity should be characterized as an investment company and prescribes fair value accounting for an investment companys non-controlling ownership interest in another investment company. FASB has determined that a fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 automatically meets ASU 2013-08s criteria for an investment company. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2013-08 to the Fund, management expects that the impact of the Funds adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.
8. Subsequent Events
Effective May 5, 2014, the ICON Bond Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in high-yield bonds that are below investment grade.
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SIX MONTH HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE
MARCH 31, 2014 (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 (10/1/13 3/31/14).
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 Funds actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds 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 10/1/13 |
Ending Account Value 3/31/14 |
Expense Paid During Period 10/1/13 - 3/31/14* |
Annualized Expense Ratio 10/1/13 - 3/31/14 |
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Actual Expenses |
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ICON Bond Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,036.10 | $ | 3.81 | 0.75% | |||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,031.80 | 8.10 | 1.60% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,034.90 | 5.07 | 1.00% | ||||||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,074.20 | 6.21 | 1.20% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,069.00 | 11.35 | 2.20% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,072.50 | 7.49 | 1.45% | ||||||||||||
ICON Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,062.10 | 6.32 | 1.23% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,056.90 | 11.54 | 2.25% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,061.20 | 7.71 | 1.50% | ||||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,076.60 | 7.04 | 1.36% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,070.90 | 12.44 | 2.41% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,074.70 | 8.59 | 1.66% | ||||||||||||
ICON Opportunities Fund |
1,000 | 1,061.90 | 7.71 | 1.50% | ||||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,036.80 | 6.09 | 1.20% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,031.00 | 11.14 | 2.20% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,035.40 | 7.36 | 1.45% | ||||||||||||
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
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ICON Bond Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,021.19 | 3.78 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,016.95 | 8.05 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,019.95 | 5.04 | |||||||||||||
ICON Equity Income Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,018.95 | 6.04 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,013.96 | 11.05 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,017.70 | 7.29 | |||||||||||||
ICON Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,018.80 | 6.19 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,013.71 | 11.30 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,017.45 | 7.54 |
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Beginning Account Value 10/1/13 |
Ending Account Value 3/31/14 |
Expense Paid During Period 10/1/13 - 3/31/14* |
Annualized Expense Ratio 10/1/13 - 3/31/14 | |||||||||||
ICON Long/Short Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,018.15 | $ | 6.84 | ||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.91 | 12.09 | |||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,016.65 | 8.35 | |||||||||||
ICON Opportunities Fund |
1,000 | 1,017.45 | 7.54 | |||||||||||
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,018.95 | 6.04 | |||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,013.96 | 11.05 | |||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,017.70 | 7.29 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds six month expense ratio annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 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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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 Funds 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 Commissions 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 Funds portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or on the Commissions website at www.sec.gov.
Cost Basis Information
Effective January 1, 2012, federal law requires mutual fund companies to maintain and report a shareholders 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.
OTHER INFORMATION | 67 |
ICON FUNDS PRIVACY INFORMATION
FACTS | WHAT DOES ICON DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? | |
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. | |
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
n Social Security number and account balances
n income and transaction history
n checking account information and wire transfer instructions
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. | |
How? | All financial companies need to share customers personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers personal information; the reasons ICON chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does ICON share? | Can you limit this sharing? | ||
For our everyday business purposes such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
Yes | No | ||
For our marketing purposes to offer our products and services to you |
No | We dont share | ||
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We dont share | ||
For our affiliates everyday business purposes information about your transactions and experiences |
No | We dont share | ||
For our affiliates everyday business purposes information about your creditworthiness |
No | We dont share | ||
For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We dont share |
Questions? | Call 1-800-764-0442 for the ICON Funds and 1-800-828-4881 for ICON Advisers, Inc. and ICON Distributors, Inc. |
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Who we are | ||
Who is providing this notice? | ICON Funds, ICON Advisers, Inc., and ICON Distributors, Inc. (collectively ICON) | |
What we do | ||
How does ICON protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
Contracts with our service providers require them to restrict access to your non-public personal information, and to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards against unintended disclosure. | |
How does ICON collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you
n open an account or enter into an investment advisory contract
n provide account information or give us your contact information
n make a wire transfer
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. | |
Why cant I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only
n sharing for affiliates everyday business purposes information about your creditworthiness
n affiliates from using your information to market to you
n sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. | |
Definitions | ||
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n Our affiliates include financial companies such as ICON Funds, ICON Advisers, Inc., and ICON Distributors, Inc. | |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n Nonaffiliates we share with can include financial companies such as custodians, transfer agents, registered representatives, financial advisers and nonfinancial companies such as fulfillment, proxy voting, and class action service providers | |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
n ICON doesnt jointly market |
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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 |
2014 SEMIANNUAL REPORT
ICON INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
INVESTMENT UPDATE
(UNAUDITED)
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund (ICON Emerging Markets Fund, effective May 5, 2014)
ICON Europe Fund
ICON International Equity Fund
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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 ICONs 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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Historical Returns
All total returns mentioned in this Report account for the change in a Funds 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 investors 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 ICONs portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2014, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.
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.
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
2 | ABOUT THIS REPORT |
stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. The ICON system relies on the integrity of the financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.
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ABOUT THIS REPORT | 3 |
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
4 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
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, 2014 was 91.7% of net assets. |
*** | This security is considered a Level 3 security. See Note 2 for further details. |
(a) | This security is considered to be illiquid. The value of this security at March 31, 2014 was $0, which represents 0.0% of the Funds Net Assets. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 5 |
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
6 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 7 |
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, 2014 was 96.8% of net assets. |
** | This security is considered a Level 1 security. See Note 2 for further details. |
(a) | All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2014. |
8 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 9 |
ICON Europe Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
10 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ICON INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 11 |
12 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
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, 2014 was 83.7% 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) | This security is considered to be illiquid. The value of this security at March 31, 2014 was $0, which represents 0.0% of the Funds Net Assets. |
(b) | All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2014. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 13 |
14 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ICON International Equity Fund
Industry Composition
March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 15 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
ICON Europe Fund |
ICON International Equity Fund |
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Assets |
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Investments, at cost |
$ | 16,953,586 | $ | 35,737,948 | $ | 58,932,129 | ||||||
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Investments, at value |
18,052,786 | 39,276,606 | 60,522,804 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at value(a) |
4,285 | 77,578 | - | |||||||||
Receivables: |
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Fund shares sold |
160 | 14,461 | 32,758 | |||||||||
Investments sold |
329,988 | 1,891,400 | 1,657,036 | |||||||||
Dividends |
112,355 | 38,901 | 126,383 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser |
20,323 | 17,007 | 7,189 | |||||||||
Foreign tax reclaims |
3,801 | 40,583 | 40,678 | |||||||||
Other assets |
19,040 | 21,523 | 21,661 | |||||||||
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Total Assets |
18,542,738 | 41,378,059 | 62,408,509 | |||||||||
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Liabilities |
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Payables: |
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Due to custodian bank |
- | - | 208,743 | |||||||||
Investments purchased |
- | 2,196,697 | 3,450,501 | |||||||||
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
- | 383,003 | 2,873,864 | |||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
8,124 | 42,303 | 84,545 | |||||||||
Advisory fees |
17,659 | 32,662 | 45,465 | |||||||||
Accrued distribution fees |
719 | 354 | 5,674 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
1,142 | 1,637 | 1,739 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
11,976 | 7,861 | 15,821 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
880 | 1,629 | 2,267 | |||||||||
Trustee fees |
1,196 | 1,102 | 1,880 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
35,794 | 30,957 | 36,904 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities |
77,490 | 2,698,205 | 6,727,403 | |||||||||
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Net Assets - all share classes |
$ | 18,465,248 | $ | 38,679,854 | $ | 55,681,106 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class S |
$ | 17,294,052 | $ | 37,514,319 | $ | 45,167,503 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class C |
$ | 734,210 | $ | 111,657 | $ | 5,447,146 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class A |
$ | 436,986 | $ | 1,053,878 | $ | 5,066,457 | ||||||
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
ICON Europe Fund |
ICON International Equity Fund |
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Net Assets Consist of |
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Paid-in capital |
$ | 26,447,378 | $ | 82,688,310 | $ | 140,685,880 | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
(58,404 | ) | (115,142 | ) | (150,713 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) |
(9,021,875 | ) | (47,427,439 | ) | (86,444,626 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
1,098,149 | 3,534,125 | 1,590,565 | |||||||||
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Net Assets |
$ | 18,465,248 | $ | 38,679,854 | $ | 55,681,106 | ||||||
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) |
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Class S |
1,281,372 | 2,329,807 | 3,576,576 | |||||||||
Class C |
56,361 | 7,081 | 470,172 | |||||||||
Class A |
32,372 | 65,416 | 403,877 | |||||||||
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) |
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Class S |
$ | 13.50 | $ | 16.10 | $ | 12.63 | ||||||
Class C |
$ | 13.03 | $ | 15.77 | $ | 11.59 | ||||||
Class A |
$ | 13.50 | $ | 16.11 | $ | 12.54 | ||||||
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share |
$ | 14.32 | $ | 17.09 | $ | 13.31 | ||||||
Includes securities on loan of |
$ | - | $ | 368,475 | $ | 2,741,347 | ||||||
(a) Foreign currency, at cost |
$ | 4,306 | $ | 81,874 | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 17 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
ICON Europe Fund |
ICON International Equity Fund |
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Investment Income |
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Interest |
$ | 123 | $ | 124 | $ | 281 | ||||||
Dividends |
220,388 | 168,431 | 288,585 | |||||||||
Income from securities lending, net |
3,666 | 4,788 | 14,229 | |||||||||
Foreign taxes withheld |
(24,127 | ) | (15,896 | ) | (30,417 | ) | ||||||
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Total Investment Income |
200,050 | 157,447 | 272,678 | |||||||||
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Expenses |
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Advisory fees |
136,158 | 179,958 | 264,264 | |||||||||
Distribution fees: |
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Class C |
3,854 | 628 | 28,274 | |||||||||
Class A |
802 | 636 | 6,391 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
2,817 | 3,699 | 5,443 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
25,004 | 19,430 | 36,071 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
6,793 | 8,977 | 13,183 | |||||||||
Custody fees |
10,058 | 7,282 | 15,314 | |||||||||
Registration fees: |
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Class S |
8,053 | 8,562 | 5,278 | |||||||||
Class C |
5,429 | 5,217 | 5,294 | |||||||||
Class A |
4,647 | 4,583 | 5,498 | |||||||||
Insurance expense |
2,147 | 1,777 | 3,488 | |||||||||
Trustee fees and expenses |
1,871 | 1,987 | 3,100 | |||||||||
Audit and tax service expense |
17,517 | 16,873 | 17,517 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
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Other expenses |
29,472 | 23,119 | 31,447 | |||||||||
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Total expenses before expense reimbursement |
254,649 | 282,729 | 440,562 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement |
(11,625 | ) | (9,807 | ) | (16,163 | ) | ||||||
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Net Expenses |
243,024 | 272,922 | 424,399 | |||||||||
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Net Investment Income/(Loss) |
(42,974 | ) | (115,475 | ) | (151,721 | ) | ||||||
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) |
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Net realized gain/(loss) on: |
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Investments |
1,118,402 | 2,882,910 | 4,714,778 | |||||||||
Foreign currency |
(17,915 | ) | (36,664 | ) | (69,820 | ) | ||||||
Net realized capital gains tax |
(52,013 | ) | - | (35,013 | ) | |||||||
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on: |
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Investments and foreign currency |
(1,138,591 | ) | 369,911 | (913,831 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized capital gains tax |
53,802 | - | 36,253 | |||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) |
(36,315 | ) | 3,216,157 | 3,732,367 | ||||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations |
$ | (79,289 | ) | $ | 3,100,682 | $ | 3,580,646 | |||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
18 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | ||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
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Operations |
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Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (42,974 | ) | $ | 166,249 | |||
Net realized gain/(loss) |
1,118,402 | 1,463,941 | ||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency |
(17,915 | ) | (71,832 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains tax |
(52,013 | ) | (7,727 | ) | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(1,084,789 | ) | 2,743,851 | |||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(79,289 | ) | 4,294,482 | |||||
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Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
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Net investment income |
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Class S |
(59,305 | ) | (268,567 | ) | ||||
Class C |
- | (1,055 | ) | |||||
Class A |
(1,490 | ) | (1,610 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease from dividends and distributions |
(60,795 | ) | (271,232 | ) | ||||
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Fund Share Transactions |
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Shares sold |
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Class S |
5,360,199 | 7,722,364 | ||||||
Class C |
13,489 | 382,870 | ||||||
Class A |
53,850 | 657,009 | ||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
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Class S |
56,463 | 261,722 | ||||||
Class C |
- | 983 | ||||||
Class A |
1,270 | 1,367 | ||||||
Shares repurchased |
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Class S |
(17,035,213 | ) | (20,783,912 | ) | ||||
Class C |
(111,687 | ) | (514,739 | ) | ||||
Class A |
(405,870 | ) | (605,518 | ) | ||||
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Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions |
(12,067,499 | ) | (12,877,854 | ) | ||||
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Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
(12,207,583 | ) | (8,854,604 | ) | ||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of period |
30,672,831 | 39,527,435 | ||||||
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End of period |
$ | 18,465,248 | $ | 30,672,831 | ||||
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20 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Europe Fund | ||||||
Period ended |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
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$ | (115,475 | ) | $ | 283,190 | ||
2,882,910 | 3,720,650 | |||||
(36,664 | ) | (171,711 | ) | |||
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369,911 |
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1,380,021 | |||
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3,100,682 |
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5,212,150 | |||
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(162,412 | ) | (334,776 | ) | |||
- | (453 | ) | ||||
(655 | ) | (1,730 | ) | |||
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(163,067 | ) | (336,959 | ) | |||
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4,720,474 | 11,536,691 | |||||
120,602 | 37,719 | |||||
898,623 | 97,066 | |||||
159,435 | 330,615 | |||||
- | 359 | |||||
623 | 1,696 | |||||
(3,608,098 | ) | (11,523,558 | ) | |||
(91,794 | ) | (38,499 | ) | |||
(25,951 | ) | (58,262 | ) | |||
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2,173,914 |
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383,827 | |||
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5,111,529 | 5,259,018 | |||||
33,568,325 | 28,309,307 | |||||
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$ | 38,679,854 | $ | 33,568,325 | |||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 21 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | ||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
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Transactions in Fund Shares |
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Shares sold |
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Class S |
386,700 | 591,915 | ||||||
Class C |
1,052 | 31,082 | ||||||
Class A |
3,936 | 47,998 | ||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
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Class S |
4,198 | 20,871 | ||||||
Class C |
- | 81 | ||||||
Class A |
94 | 109 | ||||||
Shares repurchased |
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Class S |
(1,259,786 | ) | (1,573,311 | ) | ||||
Class C |
(8,359 | ) | (40,887 | ) | ||||
Class A |
(30,026 | ) | (46,439 | ) | ||||
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(902,191 | ) | (968,581 | ) | ||||
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Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
2,272,296 | 3,240,877 | ||||||
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Shares outstanding, end of period |
1,370,105 | 2,272,296 | ||||||
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Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (58,404 | ) | $ | 45,365 | |||
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22 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Europe Fund | ||||||
Period ended |
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
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299,686 | 845,385 | |||||
7,768 | 2,884 | |||||
56,030 | 7,146 | |||||
10,306 | 25,142 | |||||
- | 27 | |||||
40 | 129 | |||||
(231,888 | ) | (837,167 | ) | |||
(6,019 | ) | (2,824 | ) | |||
(1,660 | ) | (4,235 | ) | |||
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134,263 | 36,487 | |||||
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2,268,041 | 2,231,554 | |||||
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2,402,304 | 2,268,041 | |||||
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$ |
(115,142 |
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$ | 163,400 | ||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 23 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
ICON International Equity Fund | ||||||||
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
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Operations |
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Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (151,721 | ) | $ | 308,378 | |||
Net realized gain/(loss) |
4,714,778 | 2,688,672 | ||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency |
(69,820 | ) | (330,659 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains tax |
(35,013 | ) | (62,403 | ) | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(877,578 | ) | 1,946,719 | |||||
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Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
3,580,646 | 4,550,707 | ||||||
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Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
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Net investment income |
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Class S |
- | (9,742 | ) | |||||
Class A |
- | (252 | ) | |||||
Return of Capital |
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Class S |
- | (223,901 | ) | |||||
Class A |
- | (5,798 | ) | |||||
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Net decrease from dividends and distributions |
- | (239,693 | ) | |||||
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Fund Share Transactions |
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Shares sold |
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Class S |
6,186,504 | 9,502,457 | ||||||
Class C |
80,029 | 98,284 | ||||||
Class A |
180,197 | 474,307 | ||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
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Class S |
- | 228,381 | ||||||
Class A |
- | 5,066 | ||||||
Shares repurchased |
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Class S |
(6,017,637 | ) | (27,357,099 | ) | ||||
Class C |
(639,399 | ) | (1,585,047 | ) | ||||
Class A |
(493,710 | ) | (2,106,904 | ) | ||||
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Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions |
(704,016 | ) | (20,740,555 | ) | ||||
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Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
2,876,630 | (16,429,541 | ) | |||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of period |
52,804,476 | 69,234,017 | ||||||
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End of period |
$ | 55,681,106 | $ | 52,804,476 | ||||
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24 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON International Equity Fund | ||||||||
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
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Transactions in Fund Shares |
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Shares sold |
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Class S |
495,172 | 846,277 | ||||||
Class C |
7,016 | 9,335 | ||||||
Class A |
14,521 | 41,741 | ||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
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Class S |
- | 20,247 | ||||||
Class A |
- | 450 | ||||||
Shares repurchased |
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Class S |
(484,364 | ) | (2,383,691 | ) | ||||
Class C |
(56,203 | ) | (150,212 | ) | ||||
Class A |
(39,841 | ) | (186,779 | ) | ||||
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(63,699 | ) | (1,802,632 | ) | ||||
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Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
4,514,324 | 6,316,956 | ||||||
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Shares outstanding, end of period |
4,450,625 | 4,514,324 | ||||||
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Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (150,713 | ) | $ | 1,008 | |||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 25 |
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 |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 13.51 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | - | ||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.21 | 0.06 | 1.33 | 1.39 | (0.09 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.12 | 0.11 | 2.02 | 2.13 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.06 | (0.06 | ) | 0.03 | (0.03 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.84 | (0.05 | ) | 1.28 | 1.23 | (0.01 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
9.88 | 0.01 | 1.95 | 1.96 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.51 | (0.02 | ) | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.03 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.17 | 0.04 | 1.33 | 1.37 | (0.03 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.10 | 0.09 | 2.00 | 2.09 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
14.80 | (0.05 | ) | 1.42 | 1.37 | (0.07 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.69 | 0.13 | 2.14 | 2.27 | (0.16 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.27 | 0.19 | 2.41 | 2.60 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
14.50 | (0.12 | ) | 1.39 | 1.27 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.47 | | (d) | 2.10 | 2.10 | (0.07 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.07 | 0.07 | 2.38 | 2.45 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
14.81 | (0.04 | ) | 1.39 | 1.35 | (0.05 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
12.71 | 0.09 | 2.16 | 2.25 | (0.15 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
10.28 | 0.15 | 2.42 | 2.57 | (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 | ) | - |
26 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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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 credits |
After expense limitation/ and transfer agent earnings credits |
Before expense limitation/ and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 13.50 | 0.08 | % | $ | 17,294 | 1.76 | % | 1.76 | % | (0.30 | )% | (0.30 | )% | 35.98 | % | ||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | 13.51 | 11.44 | % | 29,053 | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 59.98 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.04 | ) | 12.21 | 21.16 | % | 37,969 | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.96 | % | 71.84 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 13.03 | (0.31 | )% | 734 | 4.18 | % | 2.55 | %(c) | (2.50 | )% | (0.88 | )% | 35.98 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.01 | ) | 13.06 | 10.44 | % | 832 | 3.76 | % | 2.56 | %(c) | (1.63 | )% | (0.43 | )% | 59.98 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.84 | 19.84 | % | 869 | 3.91 | % | 2.55 | %(c) | (1.28 | )% | 0.08 | % | 71.84 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.03 | ) | 13.50 | 0.05 | % | 437 | 3.47 | % | 1.80 | %(c) | (2.03 | )% | (0.35 | )% | 35.98 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.03 | ) | 13.51 | 11.29 | % | 789 | 2.97 | % | 1.81 | %(c) | (0.82 | )% | 0.34 | % | 59.98 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | 12.17 | 20.73 | % | 690 | 2.88 | % | 1.80 | %(c) | (0.31 | )% | 0.77 | % | 71.84 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 16.10 | 9.30 | % | 37,514 | 1.51 | % | 1.51 | % | (0.64 | )% | (0.64 | )% | 58.80 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | 14.80 | 18.02 | % | 33,328 | 1.58 | % | 1.58 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.93 | % | 138.15 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | 12.69 | 25.69 | % | 28,143 | 1.56 | % | 1.56 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.61 | % | 89.78 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 15.77 | 8.76 | % | 112 | 11.17 | % | 2.55 | %(c) | (10.19 | )% | (1.57 | )% | 58.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 14.50 | 16.89 | % | 77 | 12.20 | % | 2.55 | %(c) | (9.67 | )% | (0.02 | )% | 138.15 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.05 | ) | 12.47 | 24.46 | % | 65 | 21.20 | % | 2.55 | %(c) | (18.00 | )% | 0.65 | % | 89.78 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.05 | ) | 16.11 | 9.16 | % | 1,054 | 3.53 | % | 1.80 | %(c) | (2.30 | )% | (0.57 | )% | 58.80 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | 14.81 | 17.82 | % | 163 | 7.00 | % | 1.80 | %(c) | (4.52 | )% | 0.68 | % | 138.15 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | 12.71 | 25.26 | % | 101 | 13.30 | % | 1.80 | %(c) | (10.23 | )% | 1.27 | % | 89.78 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 27 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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 Return of Capital |
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ICON International Equity Fund |
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Class S** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 11.81 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.85 | $ | 0.82 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.05 | 0.07 | 0.74 | 0.81 | - | (d) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
9.22 | 0.16 | 1.78 | 1.94 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
10.89 | (0.09 | ) | 0.79 | 0.70 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.26 | (0.04 | ) | 0.67 | 0.63 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.56 | (0.02 | ) | 1.72 | 1.70 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Class A*** |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
11.75 | (0.05 | ) | 0.84 | 0.79 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.99 | 0.04 | 0.73 | 0.77 | - | (d) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
9.16 | 0.11 | 1.77 | 1.88 | (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 | ) | - |
(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 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 Funds 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) | Amount less than $0.005. |
(e) | The ratio of expenses to average net assets after the contractual expense limitation and voluntary expense waiver and transfer agent earnings credit is 1.25%, 2.52% and 1.76% for Class S, C and A respectively. |
(f) | The ratio of net investment income/loss to average net assets after the contractual expense limitation and voluntary expense waiver and transfer agent earnings credit is 1.25%, (0.01%) and 0.74% for Class S, C, and A, respectively. |
28 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ and transfer agent earnings credits(c) |
Before expense limitation/ and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | - | $ | 12.63 | 6.86 | % | $ | 45,168 | 1.46 | % | 1.46 | % | (0.42 | )% | (0.42 | )% | 87.69 | % | |||||||||||||||||
(0.05 | ) | 11.81 | 7.33 | % | 42,105 | 1.45 | % | 1.45 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 137.83 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.11 | ) | 11.05 | 21.19 | % | 56,152 | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.47 | % | 121.82 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.59 | 6.34 | % | 5,447 | 2.80 | % | 2.55 | % | (1.79 | )% | (1.54 | )% | 87.69 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 10.89 | 6.14 | % | 5,657 | 2.77 | % | 2.56 | % | (0.63 | )% | (0.42 | )% | 137.83 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 10.26 | 19.86 | % | 6,773 | 2.72 | % | 2.55 | % | (0.41 | )% | (0.24 | )% | 121.82 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 12.54 | 6.72 | % | 5,066 | 2.16 | % | 1.80 | % | (1.14 | )% | (0.78 | )% | 87.69 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.01 | ) | 11.75 | 7.03 | % | 5,043 | 2.19 | % | 1.81 | % | (0.06 | )% | 0.32 | % | 137.83 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.05 | ) | 10.99 | 20.61 | % | 6,309 | 2.01 | % | 1.80 | % | 0.85 | % | 1.06 | % | 121.82 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 29 |
MARCH 31, 2014 (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 offers 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 fifteen 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, 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.
30 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
The Asia-Pacific Region Fund has a significant weighting in Japan and the Europe Fund has a significant weighting in France and Germany which may cause the Funds performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect that country.
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Funds 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 remote.
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 at the closing price as of 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 services valuation is considered inaccurate or does not in the Funds judgment 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
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 31 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 using 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.
Securities of investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. Investments in shares of funds that are not traded on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share of such fund. Securities in the underlying funds, including restricted securities are valued in accordance with the valuation policy of such fund.
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 Funds NAV may differ from the securitys most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
32 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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 may be 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, 2014:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
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Japan |
$ | - | $ | 6,356,913 | $ | - | $ | 6,356,913 | ||||||||
Australia |
- | 3,257,560 | - | 3,257,560 | ||||||||||||
South Korea |
- | 2,099,153 | - | 2,099,153 | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong |
- | 1,851,737 | 0 | ** | 1,851,737 | |||||||||||
Other Countries |
- | 3,358,860 | - | 3,358,860 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 1,128,563 | - | 1,128,563 | ||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | - | $ | 18,052,786 | $ | 0 | $ | 18,052,786 | ||||||||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 33 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
ICON Europe Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
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France |
$ | 550,346 | $ | 9,664,742 | $ | - | $ | 10,215,088 | ||||||||
Germany |
- | 10,071,532 | - | 10,071,532 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom |
- | 4,136,201 | - | 4,136,201 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland |
- | 3,267,097 | - | 3,267,097 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands |
- | 2,322,741 | - | 2,322,741 | ||||||||||||
Other Countries |
87,611 | 6,768,727 | - | 6,856,338 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
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Germany |
- | 1,193,905 | - | 1,193,905 | ||||||||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 383,003 | - | 383,003 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 830,701 | - | 830,701 | ||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | 637,957 | $ | 38,638,649 | $ | - | $ | 39,276,606 | ||||||||
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ICON International Equity Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
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Japan |
$ | - | $ | 11,495,802 | $ | - | $ | 11,495,802 | ||||||||
Germany |
- | 8,043,732 | - | 8,043,732 | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong |
- | 573,153 | 0 | ** | 573,153 | |||||||||||
France |
346,010 | 7,641,246 | - | 7,987,256 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom |
- | 2,814,697 | - | 2,814,697 | ||||||||||||
Other Countries |
2,230,800 | 15,320,977 | - | 17,551,777 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
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Germany |
- | 727,669 | - | 727,669 | ||||||||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 2,873,864 | - | 2,873,864 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 8,454,854 | - | 8,454,854 | ||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | 2,576,810 | $ | 57,945,994 | $ | 0 | $ | 60,522,804 | ||||||||
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* | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments and the Sector/Industry Classification and Country Composition tables for additional security details. |
** | Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings, Ltd. is illiquid and valued with a zero market value for the year ended March 31, 2014. |
There were no significant Level 3 securities held in any of the Funds at September 30, 2013.
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For the period ended March 31, 2014, there was no transfer activity between Level 1 and Level 2. The end of period timing recognition is used for the transfers between levels of the Funds assets and liabilities.
The end of year timing recognition is used for the transfers between levels of the Funds assets and liabilities.
A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Period ended March 31, 2014 for the Asia-Pacific Region Fund and the International Equity Fund, is as follows:
Common Stocks Hong Kong |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
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Beginning balance 9/30/13 |
$ | 0 | * | |
Purchases |
- | |||
Sales |
- | |||
Accrued discounts/(premiums) |
- | |||
Total realized gains/(losses) |
- | |||
Total change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
- | |||
Transfers in to Level 3 |
- | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 |
- | |||
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Ending balance 3/31/14 |
$ | 0 | * | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments held at 3/31/14 |
$ | - | ||
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ICON International Equity Fund |
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Beginning balance 9/30/13 |
$ | 0 | * | |
Purchases |
- | |||
Sales |
- | |||
Accrued discounts/(premiums) |
- | |||
Total realized gains/(losses) |
- | |||
Total change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
- | |||
Transfers in to Level 3 |
- | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 |
- | |||
Ending balance 3/31/14 |
$ | 0 | * | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments held at 3/31/14 |
$ | - | ||
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* | Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings, Ltd. is illiquid and valued with a zero market value for the year ended March 31, 2014. |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 35 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
Fund Share Valuation
Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at net asset value. Net asset value per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for trading by dividing the total value of the Funds investments and other assets, less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.
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.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
The Funds may enter into short-term forward foreign currency contracts. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between contracting parties to exchange an amount of currency at some future time at an agreed upon rate. The Funds use forward foreign currency contracts to manage foreign currency exposure with respect to transactional hedging, positional hedging, cross hedging and proxy hedging.
These contracts involve market risk and do not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of portfolio securities or prevent losses if the prices of those securities decline. The Funds could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably. Additionally, the Funds could be exposed to counterparty risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts.
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These contracts are marked-to-market daily. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount recorded at the time of the transaction and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. Any realized gain or loss incurred by the Funds due to foreign currency translation is included on the Statement of Operations. At March 31, 2014, the Asia-Pacific Region Fund, Europe Fund and International Equity Fund had no outstanding forward foreign currency contracts.
Securities Lending
Under procedures adopted by the Board, the Funds may lend securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income. The Funds retain certain benefits of owning the securities, including receipt of dividends or interest generated by the security, but give up other rights including the right to vote proxies. The Funds retain the ability to recall the loans at any time and could do so in order to vote proxies or to sell the loaned securities. Each loan is collateralized by cash that generally exceeds the value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined daily at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day.
Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Funds. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent.
The following table presents financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements as of March 31, 2014.
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Gross Asset Amounts Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) |
Financial Instrument |
Collateral Received(b) |
Net Amount (not less than 0) |
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ICON Europe Fund |
$ | 368,475 | - | $ | (368,475 | ) | $ | 0 | ||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
2,741,347 | - | (2,741,347 | ) | 0 |
(a) | Represents market value of loaned securities at period end. |
(b) | The actual collateral received is greater than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization. |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 37 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
The Funds have elected to invest the cash collateral in the State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio which is disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. The net securities lending income earned by the Funds for the period ended March 31, 2014, is included in the Statement of Operations.
For the period ended March 31, 2014, the following Funds had securities with the following values on loan:
Fund | Loaned Securities | Collateral | ||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
$ | 368,475 | $ | 383,003 | ||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
2,741,347 | 2,873,864 |
Income Taxes, Dividends, and Distributions
The Funds intend to continue 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 three years, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Funds are not
38 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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 capital gains tax which is accrued by the Funds based on the unrealized appreciation, if any, on affected securities. Any accrual would reduce a Funds 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 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 fixed income securities purchased are accreted or amortized to income 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 Funds 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.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 39 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
Below are the class level expenses that are included on the Statement of Operations:
Fund | Legal Expense |
Printing and Postage Expense |
Transfer Agent Expense |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 980 | $ | 7,363 | $ | 23,371 | ||||||
Class C |
29 | 235 | 897 | |||||||||
Class A |
24 | 301 | 736 | |||||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
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Class S |
1,113 | 7,236 | 18,934 | |||||||||
Class C |
4 | 127 | 222 | |||||||||
Class A |
15 | 152 | 274 | |||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
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Class S |
1,355 | 7,310 | 20,105 | |||||||||
Class C |
182 | 1,375 | 7,505 | |||||||||
Class A |
164 | 1,556 | 8,461 |
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 Funds 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
40 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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, 2014 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:
Fund | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
$ | 16,625 | $ | 22,319 | $ | 18,421 | $ | 11,625 | ||||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
14,653 | 23,519 | 15,332 | 9,807 | ||||||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
8,665 | 25,950 | 33,867 | 16,163 |
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 net assets of the Trust.
State Street is the custodian of the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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, 2014, 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
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 41 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 under 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 net 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 and for other shareholder services. 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. There is no annual distribution and service fee for Class S shares. The total amount paid under the 12b-1 plans by the Funds, if any, 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 Trust paid $120,000 of the CCOs salary and the remaining portion is paid by ICON Advisers. For the period ended March 31, 2014, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.
The Fund may reimburse ICON Advisers for legal work performed for the Fund by its attorneys outside of the advisory and administration contracts. The Board of Trustees reviews and approves such reimbursements. For the period ended March 31, 2014, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.
42 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
4. Borrowings
The Trust has entered into a Line of Credit agreement/arrangement 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 a rate quoted and determined by State Street. The average interest rate charged for the period ended March 31, 2014 was 1.30%.
For the period ended March 31, 2014 the average outstanding loan by Fund was as follows:
Fund* | Average Borrowing (10/1/13-3/31/14) |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
$ | 4,817 | ||
ICON Europe Fund |
275 |
* | There were no outstanding loans at March 31, 2014. |
5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities
For the period ended March 31, 2014, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) was as follows:
Fund | Purchases of Securities |
Proceeds from Sales of Securities |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
$ | 8,696,791 | $ | 20,198,045 | ||||
ICON Europe Fund |
22,627,121 | 20,044,059 | ||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
41,876,505 | 45,105,018 |
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 deferrals of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, and net investment losses.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act) 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 funds pre-enactment capital losses will expire unused.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 43 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
For the year ended September 30, 2013 the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards:
Fund | Amounts | Expires | ||||||
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
$ | 9,482,596 | 2017 | |||||
619,899 | Unlimited | |||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
23,659,246 | 2017 | ||||||
26,614,409 | 2018 | |||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
53,195,839 | 2017 | ||||||
27,012,993 | 2018 | |||||||
10,856,071 | Unlimited |
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, 2013 the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:
Fund | Amount | |||
ICON Europe Fund |
$ | 1,387,041 |
The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, were as follows:
Fund | Distributions Paid from Ordinary Income |
Distributions Paid from Return of Capital |
Total Distributions Paid |
|||||||||
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
$ | 271,232 | $ | - | $ | 271,232 | ||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
336,959 | - | 336,959 | |||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
9,994 | 229,699 | 239,693 |
As of September 30, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Late Year Loss Deferral** |
Capital Loss Carryover |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)* |
Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
|||||||||||||||
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
$ | 60,794 | $ | - | $ | (10,102,495 | ) | $ | 2,199,655 | $ | (7,842,046 | ) | ||||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
163,067 | - | (50,273,655 | ) | 3,164,517 | (46,946,071 | ) | |||||||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
- | - | (91,064,903 | ) | 2,479,483 | (88,585,420 | ) |
* | Differences between the book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
** | The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. |
44 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
As of March 31, 2014, 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 |
$ | 16,953,586 | $ | 2,488,534 | $ | (1,389,334 | ) | $ | 1,099,200 | |||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
35,737,948 | 4,047,458 | (508,800 | ) | 3,538,658 | |||||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
58,932,129 | 4,599,118 | (3,008,443 | ) | 1,590,675 |
7. Accounting Pronouncement
In June 2013, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-08 Financial Services Investment Companies (Topic 946) Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (ASU 2013-08) which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. ASU 2013-08 sets forth a methodology for determining whether an entity should be characterized as an investment company and prescribes fair value accounting for an investment companys non-controlling ownership interest in another investment company. FASB has determined that a fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 automatically meets ASU 2013-08s criteria for an investment company. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2013-08 to the Fund, management expects that the impact of the Funds adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.
8. Subsequent Events
Effective May 5, 2014, the ICON Europe Fund closed to new investors.
Also effective May 5, 2014, the ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund changed its name to the ICON Emerging Markets Fund and changed its principal investment strategy from investing in the Asia-Pacific region to investing in emerging markets. Under normal market conditions, the ICON Emerging Markets Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of issuers whose principal activities are in an emerging market, or are economically tied to an emerging market country. In addition, effective May 5, 2014, ICON Advisers has contractually agreed to limit the total expenses of the Class S shares of the ICON Emerging Markets Fund (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and extraordinary expenses) to an annual rate of 1.55% until January 31, 2016.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 45 |
SIX MONTH HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE
MARCH 31, 2014 (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 (10/1/13 3/31/14).
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 Funds actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds 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),
46 | EXPENSE EXAMPLE |
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 10/1/13 |
Ending Account Value 3/31/14 |
Expense Paid During Period 10/1/13 - 3/31/14* |
Annualized Expense Ratio 10/1/13 - 3/31/14* |
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Actual Expenses |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000.80 | $ | 8.78 | 1.76% | |||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 996.90 | 12.70 | 2.55% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,000.50 | 8.98 | 1.80% | ||||||||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,093.00 | 7.88 | 1.51% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,087.60 | 13.27 | 2.55% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,091.60 | 9.39 | 1.80% | ||||||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,068.60 | 7.53 | 1.46% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,063.40 | 13.12 | 2.55% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,067.20 | 9.28 | 1.80% | ||||||||||||
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,016.16 | 8.85 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.22 | 12.79 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,015.96 | 9.05 | |||||||||||||
ICON Europe Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,017.40 | 7.59 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.22 | 12.79 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,015.96 | 9.05 | |||||||||||||
ICON International Equity Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,017.65 | 7.34 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.22 | 12.79 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,015.96 | 9.05 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds six month expense ratio annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 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.
EXPENSE EXAMPLE | 47 |
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 Funds 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 Commissions 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 Funds portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or on the Commissions website at www.sec.gov.
Cost Basis Information
Effective January 1, 2012, federal law requires mutual fund companies to maintain and report a shareholders 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.
48 | OTHER INFORMATION |
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.
OTHER INFORMATION | 49 |
ICON FUNDS PRIVACY INFORMATION
FACTS | WHAT DOES ICON DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? | |
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. | |
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
n Social Security number and account balances
n income and transaction history
n checking account information and wire transfer instructions
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. | |
How? | All financial companies need to share customers personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers personal information; the reasons ICON chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does ICON share? | Can you limit this sharing? | ||
For our everyday business purposes such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
Yes | No | ||
For our marketing purposes to offer our products and services to you |
No | We dont share | ||
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We dont share | ||
For our affiliates everyday business purposes information about your transactions and experiences |
No | We dont share | ||
For our affiliates everyday business purposes information about your creditworthiness |
No | We dont share | ||
For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We dont share |
Questions? | Call 1-800-764-0442 for the ICON Funds and 1-800-828-4881 for ICON Advisers, Inc. and ICON Distributors, Inc. |
50 | FUNDS PRIVACY INFORMATION |
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Who we are | ||
Who is providing this notice? | ICON Funds, ICON Advisers, Inc., and ICON Distributors, Inc. (collectively ICON) | |
What we do | ||
How does ICON protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
Contracts with our service providers require them to restrict access to your non-public personal information, and to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards against unintended disclosure. | |
How does ICON collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you
n open an account or enter into an investment advisory contract
n provide account information or give us your contact information
n make a wire transfer
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. | |
Why cant I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only
n sharing for affiliates everyday business purposes information about your creditworthiness
n affiliates from using your information to market to you
n sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. | |
Definitions | ||
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n Our affiliates include financial companies such as ICON Funds, ICON Advisers, Inc., and ICON Distributors, Inc. | |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n Nonaffiliates we share with can include financial companies such as custodians, transfer agents, registered representatives, financial advisers and nonfinancial companies such as fulfillment, proxy voting, and class action service providers | |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
n ICON doesnt jointly market |
FUNDS PRIVACY INFORMATION | 51 |
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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 |
2014 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
1-800-764-0442 | www.iconfunds.com
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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 ICONs 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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Historical Returns
All total returns mentioned in this Report account for the change in a Funds 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 investors 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 ICONs portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2014, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.
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 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 ICON system relies on the integrity of the financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.
2 | ABOUT THIS REPORT |
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 intermediarys website for more information.
ABOUT THIS REPORT | 3 |
ICON CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY FUND
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
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, 2014. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
4 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 5 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| Non-income producing security. |
6 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 7 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
8 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
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, 2014. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 9 |
10 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
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, 2014. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 11 |
12 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| Non-income producing security. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 13 |
14 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| Non-income producing security. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 15 |
16 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ICON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| Non-income producing security. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 17 |
18 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| Non-income producing security. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 19 |
20 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
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, 2014. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 21 |
22 | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
ICON Energy Fund |
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Assets |
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Investments, at cost |
$ | 37,980,234 | $ | 36,161,793 | $ | 646,311,100 | ||||||
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Investments, at value |
41,421,767 | 39,793,375 | 744,699,797 | |||||||||
Receivables: |
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Fund shares sold |
95,973 | 43,316 | 752,965 | |||||||||
Investments sold |
230,801 | - | - | |||||||||
Dividends |
17,375 | 130,219 | 280,399 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser |
1,467 | 2,320 | - | |||||||||
Foreign tax reclaims |
- | - | 29,517 | |||||||||
Other assets |
17,827 | 13,438 | 88,025 | |||||||||
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Total Assets |
41,785,210 | 39,982,668 | 745,850,703 | |||||||||
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Liabilities |
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Payables: |
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Investments purchased |
1,876,070 | 194,170 | - | |||||||||
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
2,078,550 | - | 13,051,011 | |||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
87,086 | 36,252 | 923,248 | |||||||||
Advisory fees |
31,787 | 33,329 | 602,715 | |||||||||
Accrued distribution fees |
1,044 | 1,924 | 20,577 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
1,841 | 1,720 | 30,876 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
20,095 | 12,814 | 234,128 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
1,585 | 1,661 | 30,518 | |||||||||
Trustee fees |
1,826 | 1,323 | 22,988 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
21,552 | 18,420 | 83,896 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities |
4,121,436 | 301,613 | 14,999,957 | |||||||||
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Net Assets - all share classes |
$ | 37,663,774 | $ | 39,681,055 | $ | 730,850,746 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class S |
$ | 34,523,646 | $ | 35,484,247 | $ | 683,986,541 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class C |
$ | 562,726 | $ | 1,633,525 | $ | 17,422,245 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class A |
$ | 2,577,402 | $ | 2,563,283 | $ | 29,441,960 | ||||||
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
ICON Energy Fund |
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Net Assets Consist of |
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Paid-in capital |
$ | 29,712,498 | $ | 35,182,975 | $ | 603,272,508 | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
(273,476 | ) | 93,277 | 1,473,949 | ||||||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) |
4,783,219 | 773,221 | 27,715,573 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
3,441,533 | 3,631,582 | 98,388,716 | |||||||||
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Net Assets |
$ | 37,663,774 | $ | 39,681,055 | $ | 730,850,746 | ||||||
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) |
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Class S |
2,182,917 | 3,226,937 | 29,875,769 | |||||||||
Class C |
36,938 | 151,372 | 776,297 | |||||||||
Class A |
166,019 | 232,322 | 1,290,493 | |||||||||
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) |
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Class S |
$ | 15.82 | $ | 11.00 | $ | 22.89 | ||||||
Class C |
$ | 15.23 | $ | 10.79 | $ | 22.44 | ||||||
Class A |
$ | 15.52 | $ | 11.03 | $ | 22.81 | ||||||
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share |
$ | 16.47 | $ | 11.70 | $ | 24.20 | ||||||
Includes securities on loan of |
$ | 2,041,130 | $ | - | $ | 12,806,393 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 25 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Financial Fund |
ICON Healthcare Fund |
ICON Industrials Fund |
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Assets |
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Investments, at cost |
$ | 12,368,300 | $ | 108,455,514 | $ | 26,088,216 | ||||||
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Investments, at value |
13,230,561 | 118,077,935 | 36,033,172 | |||||||||
Receivables: |
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Fund shares sold |
3,200 | 58,029 | 8,410 | |||||||||
Investments sold |
214,456 | - | - | |||||||||
Dividends |
5,251 | 33,947 | 44,111 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser |
18,294 | 2,169 | 2,704 | |||||||||
Foreign tax reclaims |
336 | 5,884 | - | |||||||||
Other assets |
14,964 | 28,447 | 12,008 | |||||||||
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Total Assets |
13,487,062 | 118,206,411 | 36,100,405 | |||||||||
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Liabilities |
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Payables: |
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Investments purchased |
- | 1,138,560 | - | |||||||||
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
1,197,650 | - | - | |||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
250 | 116,639 | 49,340 | |||||||||
Advisory fees |
10,341 | 100,116 | 32,730 | |||||||||
Accrued distribution fees |
270 | 783 | 231 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
888 | 5,148 | 1,676 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
24,664 | 45,138 | 10,099 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
515 | 4,992 | 1,632 | |||||||||
Trustee fees |
1,069 | 3,396 | 1,262 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
24,452 | 29,949 | 20,609 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities |
1,260,099 | 1,444,721 | 117,579 | |||||||||
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Net Assets - all share classes |
$ | 12,226,963 | $ | 116,761,690 | $ | 35,982,826 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class S |
$ | 11,079,273 | $ | 114,396,918 | $ | 35,543,428 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class C |
$ | 71,290 | $ | 408,994 | $ | 235,788 | ||||||
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Net Assets - Class A |
$ | 1,076,400 | $ | 1,955,778 | $ | 203,610 | ||||||
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ICON Financial Fund |
ICON Healthcare Fund |
ICON Industrials Fund |
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Net Assets Consist of |
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Paid-in capital |
$ | 100,475,706 | $ | 89,898,338 | $ | 53,697,593 | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
(1,350 | ) | (288,850 | ) | 12,468 | |||||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) |
(89,109,654 | ) | 17,529,781 | (27,672,188 | ) | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
862,261 | 9,622,421 | 9,944,956 | |||||||||
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Net Assets |
$ | 12,226,963 | $ | 116,761,690 | $ | 35,982,829 | ||||||
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) |
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Class S |
1,422,366 | 5,723,645 | 3,004,385 | |||||||||
Class C |
9,191 | 21,356 | 20,330 | |||||||||
Class A |
136,921 | 99,461 | 17,309 | |||||||||
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) |
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Class S |
$ | 7.79 | $ | 19.99 | $ | 11.83 | ||||||
Class C |
$ | 7.76 | $ | 19.15 | $ | 11.60 | ||||||
Class A |
$ | 7.86 | $ | 19.66 | $ | 11.76 | ||||||
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share |
$ | 8.34 | $ | 20.86 | $ | 12.48 | ||||||
Includes securities on loan of |
$ | 1,022,175 | $ | - | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 27 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Information Technology Fund |
ICON Materials Fund |
ICON Utilities Fund |
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Assets |
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Investments, at cost |
$ | 53,863,437 | $ | 68,026,201 | $ | 35,535,504 | ||||||
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Investments, at value |
69,843,394 | 88,671,857 | 37,984,899 | |||||||||
Cash |
- | 7,739 | - | |||||||||
Receivables: |
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Fund shares sold |
25,505 | 66,142 | 19,656 | |||||||||
Dividends |
7,732 | 105,303 | 169,816 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser |
2,444 | 2,139 | 445 | |||||||||
Foreign tax reclaims |
- | - | 4,916 | |||||||||
Other assets |
16,887 | 19,031 | 14,950 | |||||||||
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Total Assets |
69,895,962 | 88,872,211 | 38,194,682 | |||||||||
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Payables: |
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Expense recoupment due to adviser |
46 | 2,739 | 1,360 | |||||||||
Investments purchased |
1,354,247 | - | - | |||||||||
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
- | - | 2,722,850 | |||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
87,539 | 52,997 | 38,601 | |||||||||
Distributions due to shareholders |
- | - | 15,606 | |||||||||
Advisory fees |
59,688 | 74,932 | 29,659 | |||||||||
Accrued distribution fees |
353 | 1,655 | 2,698 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
3,129 | 3,495 | 1,548 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
26,477 | 21,250 | 15,368 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
2,976 | 3,736 | 1,479 | |||||||||
Trustee fees |
2,515 | 2,135 | 1,128 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
24,709 | 18,696 | 16,549 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total Liabilities |
1,561,679 | 181,635 | 2,846,846 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Net Assets - all share classes |
$ | 68,334,283 | $ | 88,690,576 | $ | 35,347,836 | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Net Assets - Class S |
$ | 67,750,559 | $ | 82,137,199 | $ | 30,603,247 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Assets - Class C |
$ | 358,979 | $ | 533,120 | $ | 2,691,336 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Assets - Class A |
$ | 224,745 | $ | 6,020,257 | $ | 2,053,253 | ||||||
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|
|
|
28 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Information Technology Fund |
ICON Materials Fund |
ICON Utilities Fund |
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Net Assets Consist of |
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 67,412,251 | $ | 82,164,155 | $ | 36,953,866 | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
(501,846 | ) | 83,050 | 6,547 | ||||||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) |
(14,556,079 | ) | (14,202,285 | ) | (4,062,080 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
15,979,957 | 20,645,656 | 2,449,503 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Net Assets |
$ | 68,334,283 | $ | 88,690,576 | $ | 35,347,836 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) |
||||||||||||
Class S |
5,399,459 | 5,543,333 | 3,884,578 | |||||||||
Class C |
29,737 | 36,541 | 346,387 | |||||||||
Class A |
18,184 | 409,145 | 263,646 | |||||||||
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) |
||||||||||||
Class S |
$ | 12.55 | $ | 14.82 | $ | 7.88 | ||||||
Class C |
$ | 12.07 | $ | 14.59 | $ | 7.77 | ||||||
Class A |
$ | 12.36 | $ | 14.71 | $ | 7.79 | ||||||
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share |
$ | 13.11 | $ | 15.61 | $ | 8.27 | ||||||
Includes securities on loan of |
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,696,772 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 29 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED)
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
ICON Energy Fund |
||||||||||
Investment Income |
||||||||||||
Interest |
$ | 300 | $ | 32 | $ | 1,657 | ||||||
Dividends |
163,724 | 483,335 | 6,883,323 | |||||||||
Income from securities lending, net |
2,090 | - | 41,949 | |||||||||
Foreign taxes withheld |
- | - | (81,632 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total Investment Income |
166,114 | 483,367 | 6,845,297 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Expenses |
||||||||||||
Advisory fees |
188,999 | 195,935 | 3,566,643 | |||||||||
Distribution fees: |
||||||||||||
Class C |
2,587 | 8,829 | 80,294 | |||||||||
Class A |
3,453 | 3,306 | 35,338 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees |
3,913 | 4,034 | 74,559 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
41,073 | 34,232 | 563,079 | |||||||||
Administration fees |
9,428 | 9,774 | 180,733 | |||||||||
Custody fees |
1,938 | 1,127 | 10,142 | |||||||||
Registration fees: |
||||||||||||
Class S |
8,316 | 7,661 | 19,596 | |||||||||
Class C |
2,831 | 2,605 | 8,995 | |||||||||
Class A |
1,492 | 1,077 | 2,921 | |||||||||
Insurance expense |
3,633 | 2,414 | 36,079 | |||||||||
Trustee fees and expenses |
2,584 | 2,280 | 42,140 | |||||||||
Audit and tax service expense |
12,410 | 12,480 | 12,410 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
586 | 2 | - | |||||||||
Recoupment of previously reimbursed expenses |
- | - | - | |||||||||
Other expenses |
13,669 | 12,763 | 124,774 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total expenses before expense reimbursement |
296,912 | 298,519 | 4,757,703 | |||||||||
Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement |
(2,101 | ) | (3,060 | ) | - | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Expenses |
294,811 | 295,459 | 4,757,703 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Investment Income/(Loss) |
(128,697 | ) | 187,908 | 2,087,594 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) |
||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on: |
||||||||||||
Investments |
5,516,801 | 1,285,053 | 37,993,951 | |||||||||
Foreign currency |
- | - | - | |||||||||
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on: |
||||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency |
(1,899,871 | ) | 1,470,422 | (8,309,087 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) |
3,616,930 | 2,755,475 | 29,684,864 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations |
$ | 3,488,233 | $ | 2,943,383 | $ | 31,772,458 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
30 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON |
ICON Healthcare Fund |
ICON Industrials Fund |
ICON Information Technology Fund |
ICON Materials Fund |
ICON Utilities Fund |
|||||||||||||||||
$ | 185 | $ | 1,303 | $ | 195 | $ | 373 | $ | 2,404 | $ | 18 | |||||||||||
93,790 | 479,902 | 277,997 | 296,838 | 621,115 | 683,156 | |||||||||||||||||
2,005 | 22,017 | - | - | 592 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | (5,490 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
95,980 | 503,222 | 278,192 | 297,211 | 624,111 | 679,684 | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
64,151 | 579,448 | 188,024 | 364,538 | 398,683 | 172,008 | |||||||||||||||||
375 | 1,661 | 826 | 1,704 | 1,759 | 13,648 | |||||||||||||||||
1,264 | 5,263 | 1,328 | 1,894 | 4,610 | 2,821 | |||||||||||||||||
1,337 | 11,892 | 3,872 | 7,512 | 8,182 | 3,541 | |||||||||||||||||
32,321 | 101,929 | 24,954 | 62,386 | 60,508 | 33,974 | |||||||||||||||||
3,200 | 28,903 | 9,379 | 18,185 | 19,887 | 8,581 | |||||||||||||||||
3,509 | 2,693 | 895 | 1,710 | 1,296 | 1,220 | |||||||||||||||||
7,546 | 9,391 | 7,369 | 8,412 | 7,471 | 7,084 | |||||||||||||||||
1,680 | 3,639 | 2,401 | 3,011 | 3,691 | 2,477 | |||||||||||||||||
1,678 | 1,672 | 647 | 1,121 | 1,211 | 2,029 | |||||||||||||||||
2,432 | 6,296 | 1,977 | 4,358 | 2,702 | 1,868 | |||||||||||||||||
1,001 | 5,931 | 2,219 | 4,423 | 4,240 | 2,012 | |||||||||||||||||
12,410 | 12,410 | 12,410 | 12,410 | 12,445 | 12,515 | |||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | 438 | - | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
|
- |
|
- | 1,101 | 1,019 | 3,767 | 1,395 | |||||||||||||||
10,022 | 24,544 | 12,192 | 18,879 | 14,158 | 11,376 | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
142,926 | 795,672 | 269,594 | 512,000 | 544,610 | 276,576 | |||||||||||||||||
(45,597 | ) | (3,600 | ) | (3,871 | ) | (3,577 | ) | (3,549 | ) | (2,067 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
97,329 | 792,072 | 265,723 | 508,423 | 541,061 | 274,509 | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
(1,349 | ) | (288,850 | ) | 12,469 | (211,212 | ) | 83,050 | 405,175 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
1,017,119 | 22,213,475 | 3,069,848 | 10,053,811 | 1,126,442 | 539,145 | |||||||||||||||||
- | - | (3 | ) | - | - | (550 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(165,625 | ) | (4,539,909 | ) | 1,318,271 | (2,879,848 | ) | 6,746,309 | 2,484,850 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
851,494 | 17,673,566 | 4,388,116 | 7,173,963 | 7,872,751 | 3,023,445 | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ |
850,145 |
|
$ | 17,384,716 | $ | 4,400,585 | $ | 6,962,751 | $ | 7,955,801 | $ | 3,428,620 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 31 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
|||||||||||||||
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||
Operations |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (128,697 | ) | $ | (144,778 | ) | $ | 187,908 | $ | 747,097 | ||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) |
5,516,801 | 17,367,080 | 1,285,053 | 5,151,989 | ||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(1,899,871 | ) | (5,298,877 | ) | 1,470,422 | (1,187,254 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
3,488,233 | 11,923,425 | 2,943,383 | 4,711,832 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
- | (107,081 | ) | (90,346 | ) | (705,385 | ) | |||||||||
Class C |
- | - | - | (14,925 | ) | |||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | (4,612 | ) | (34,332 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gains |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
- | - | (3,012,548 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | (170,527 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | (227,301 | ) | - | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net decrease from dividends and distributions |
- | (107,081 | ) | (3,505,334 | ) | (754,642 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Fund Share Transactions |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
8,965,417 | 43,652,744 | 2,396,626 | 21,836,090 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
83,359 | 401,289 | 255,634 | 813,655 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
560,847 | 4,395,182 | 158,596 | 3,932,331 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
- | 105,010 | 3,053,902 | 692,727 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | 44,192 | 4,317 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | 194,753 | 29,553 | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(17,515,588 | ) | (73,391,087 | ) | (3,300,131 | ) | (30,093,447 | ) | ||||||||
Class C |
(33,740 | ) | (36,831 | ) | (354,907 | ) | (124,117 | ) | ||||||||
Class A |
(2,939,820 | ) | (1,812,004 | ) | (500,795 | ) | (2,752,989 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions |
(10,879,525 | ) | (26,685,697 | ) | 1,947,870 | (5,661,880 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
(7,391,292 | ) | (14,869,353 | ) | 1,385,919 | (1,704,690 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
45,055,066 | 59,924,419 | 38,295,136 | 39,999,826 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
End of period |
$ | 37,663,774 | $ | 45,055,066 | $ | 39,681,055 | $ | 38,295,136 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Energy Fund |
ICON Financial Fund |
ICON Healthcare Fund |
||||||||||||||||||||
Period Ended |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,087,594 | $ | 5,159,129 | $ | (1,349 | ) | $ | 281,353 | $ | (288,850 | ) | $ | 130,524 | |||||||||
37,993,951 | 51,204,122 | 1,017,119 | 12,374,185 | 22,213,475 | 26,892,462 | |||||||||||||||||
|
(8,309,087 |
) |
51,972,292 | (165,625 | ) | (2,638,068 | ) | (4,539,909 | ) | 68,512 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
31,772,458 |
|
108,335,543 | 850,145 | 10,017,470 | 17,384,716 | 27,091,498 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
(1,893,617 | ) | (7,939,013 | ) | (278,278 | ) | (212,181 | ) | (127,305 | ) | (960,315 | ) | |||||||||||
- | (40,680 | ) | - | (2,641 | ) | - | (830 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(21,999 | ) | (198,437 | ) | - | (87,060 | ) | (3,215 | ) | (4,814 | ) | ||||||||||||
(19,835,437 | ) | - | - | - | (28,562,134 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
(474,214 | ) | - | - | - | (77,969 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
(826,812 | ) | - | - | - | (1,764,297 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
(23,052,079 |
) |
(8,178,130 | ) | (278,278 | ) | (301,882 | ) | (30,534,920 | ) | (965,959 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
96,583,682 | 198,302,565 | 1,794,739 | 29,654,752 | 42,889,174 | 43,127,373 | |||||||||||||||||
3,489,948 | 6,783,056 | 63,439 | 243,546 | 180,716 | 146,690 | |||||||||||||||||
6,026,237 | 17,708,600 | 143,638 | 819,285 | 8,681,572 | 11,232,441 | |||||||||||||||||
20,337,410 | 7,493,213 | 264,617 | 206,388 | 26,680,676 | 908,195 | |||||||||||||||||
353,635 | 32,808 | - | 2,641 | 56,771 | 494 | |||||||||||||||||
691,659 | 156,316 | - | 71,977 | 1,607,097 | 3,781 | |||||||||||||||||
(100,732,420 | ) | (208,619,981 | ) | (3,329,441 | ) | (54,045,138 | ) | (35,303,470 | ) | (77,710,064 | ) | |||||||||||
(1,257,875 | ) | (1,988,902 | ) | (301,046 | ) | (4,217 | ) | (55,561 | ) | (28,984 | ) | |||||||||||
(3,802,826 | ) | (10,731,767 | ) | (66,428 | ) | (10,555,135 | ) | (11,002,799 | ) | (9,058,937 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
21,689,450 |
|
9,135,908 | (1,430,482 | ) | (33,605,901 | ) | 33,734,176 | (31,379,011 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
30,409,829 |
|
109,293,321 | (858,615 | ) | (23,890,313 | ) | 20,583,972 | (5,253,472 | ) | ||||||||||||
700,440,917 | 591,147,596 | 13,085,578 | 36,975,891 | 96,177,718 | 101,431,190 | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
$ | 730,850,746 | $ | 700,440,917 | $ | 12,226,963 | $ | 13,085,578 | $ | 116,761,690 | $ | 96,177,718 | |||||||||||
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|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 33 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
|||||||||||||||
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||
Transactions in Fund Shares |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
581,868 | 3,395,262 | 218,842 | 2,043,041 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
5,481 | 30,502 | 23,142 | 76,170 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
37,247 | 332,826 | 13,733 | 342,500 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
- | 9,147 | 282,148 | 64,320 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
- | - | 4,161 | 403 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | - | 17,945 | 2,678 | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(1,150,320 | ) | (5,587,832 | ) | (297,487 | ) | (2,766,875 | ) | ||||||||
Class C |
(2,215 | ) | (2,785 | ) | (33,619 | ) | (11,686 | ) | ||||||||
Class A |
(200,949 | ) | (135,510 | ) | (43,726 | ) | (247,161 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) |
(728,888 | ) | (1,958,390 | ) | 185,139 | (496,610 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
3,114,762 | 5,073,152 | 3,425,492 | 3,922,102 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period |
2,385,874 | 3,114,762 | 3,610,631 | 3,425,492 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (273,476 | ) | $ | (144,779 | ) | $ | 93,277 | $ | 327 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
34 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Energy Fund |
ICON Financial Fund |
ICON Healthcare Fund |
||||||||||||||||||||
Period Ended |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||||||
4,219,825 | 9,319,960 | 231,980 | 4,375,423 | 1,941,642 | 2,183,690 | |||||||||||||||||
156,324 | 319,293 | 8,177 | 40,854 | 9,001 | 7,542 | |||||||||||||||||
264,398 | 838,402 | 18,584 | 124,095 | 370,136 | 584,040 | |||||||||||||||||
893,167 | 401,996 | 34,681 | 34,227 | 1,412,423 | 51,749 | |||||||||||||||||
15,794 | 1,776 | - | 450 | 3,126 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
30,456 | 8,404 | - | 12,036 | 86,356 | 217 | |||||||||||||||||
(4,435,605 | ) | (10,092,638 | ) | (432,116 | ) | (7,408,147 | ) | (1,787,114 | ) | (3,826,521 | ) | |||||||||||
(57,152 | ) | (97,341 | ) | (40,140 | ) | (582 | ) | (2,783 | ) | (1,548 | ) | |||||||||||
(167,616 | ) | (511,867 | ) | (8,599 | ) | (1,557,301 | ) | (528,021 | ) | (435,642 | ) | |||||||||||
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919,591 | 187,985 | (187,433 | ) | (4,378,945 | ) | 1,504,766 | (1,436,444 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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31,022,968 |
|
30,834,983 | 1,755,911 | 6,134,856 | 4,339,696 | 5,776,140 | |||||||||||||||
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|
31,942,559 |
|
31,022,968 | 1,568,478 | 1,755,911 | 5,844,462 | 4,339,696 | |||||||||||||||
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$ |
1,473,949 |
|
$ | 1,301,971 | $ | (1,350 | ) | $ | 278,277 | $ | (288,850 | ) | $ | 130,520 | ||||||||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 35 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
ICON Industrials Fund |
ICON Information Technology Fund |
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Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||
Operations |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | 12,469 | $ | 205,307 | $ | (211,212 | ) | $ | (170,402 | ) | ||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) |
3,069,845 | 5,370,830 | 10,053,811 | 5,389,992 | ||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
1,318,271 | 3,471,242 | (2,879,848 | ) | (1,444,372 | ) | ||||||||||
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|
|
|
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Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
4,400,585 | 9,047,379 | 6,962,751 | 3,775,218 | ||||||||||||
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Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
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Net investment income |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(197,919 | ) | (420,405 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Class C |
(974 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Class A |
- | (217 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Net realized gains |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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Net decrease from dividends and distributions |
(198,893 | ) | (420,622 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
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|
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Fund Share Transactions |
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Shares sold |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
5,817,642 | 7,173,504 | 2,988,734 | 17,162,900 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
136,629 | 74,596 | 52,744 | 181,126 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
27,794 | 4,283,513 | 26,003 | 2,303,876 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
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Class S |
194,267 | 414,890 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class C |
803 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | 175 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(8,913,086 | ) | (21,215,368 | ) | (15,826,083 | ) | (30,428,290 | ) | ||||||||
Class C |
(4,578 | ) | (6,000 | ) | (37,858 | ) | (177,556 | ) | ||||||||
Class A |
(4,296,923 | ) | (328,907 | ) | (2,328,233 | ) | (1,345,123 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions |
(7,037,452 | ) | (9,603,597 | ) | (15,124,693 | ) | (12,303,067 | ) | ||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets |
(2,835,760 | ) | (976,840 | ) | (8,161,942 | ) | (8,527,849 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
38,818,586 | 39,795,426 | 76,496,225 | 85,024,074 | ||||||||||||
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|
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End of period |
$ | 35,982,826 | $ | 38,818,586 | $ | 68,334,283 | $ | 76,496,225 | ||||||||
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36 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Materials Fund |
ICON Utilities Fund |
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Period Ended |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||
$ | 83,050 | $ | 347,887 | $ | 405,175 | $ | 868,173 | |||||||
1,126,442 | 3,216,292 | 538,595 | 4,937,104 | |||||||||||
|
6,746,309 |
|
7,021,570 | 2,484,850 | (2,498,233 | ) | ||||||||
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
7,955,801 |
|
10,585,749 | 3,428,620 | 3,307,044 | |||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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(335,560 | ) | (562,814 | ) | (360,197 | ) | (720,511 | ) | |||||||
- | (522 | ) | (18,486 | ) | (63,357 | ) | ||||||||
(12,325 | ) | (6,559 | ) | (23,346 | ) | (86,104 | ) | |||||||
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|
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|
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|
(347,885 |
) |
(569,895 | ) | (402,029 | ) | (869,972 | ) | ||||||
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|
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|
|||||||
23,311,552 | 38,528,676 | 2,288,414 | 34,316,231 | |||||||||||
289,479 | 39,207 | 66,268 | 94,411 | |||||||||||
3,985,294 | 3,429,905 | 299,858 | 817,380 | |||||||||||
301,996 | 518,793 | 344,704 | 654,271 | |||||||||||
- | 473 | 5,127 | 19,963 | |||||||||||
11,008 | 5,232 | 17,892 | 46,543 | |||||||||||
(14,517,764 | ) | (24,745,973 | ) | (3,745,335 | ) | (31,490,277 | ) | |||||||
(9,530 | ) | (51,875 | ) | (449,290 | ) | (715,484 | ) | |||||||
(172,360 | ) | (2,218,510 | ) | (859,465 | ) | (5,719,639 | ) | |||||||
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
13,199,675 |
|
15,505,928 | (2,031,827 | ) | (1,976,601 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
20,807,591 |
|
25,521,782 | 994,764 | 460,471 | |||||||||
67,882,985 | 42,361,203 | 34,353,072 | 33,892,601 | |||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ | 88,690,576 | $ | 67,882,985 | $ | 35,347,836 | $ | 34,353,072 | |||||||
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|
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|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 37 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
ICON Industrials Fund |
ICON Information Technology Fund |
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Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||||
Transactions in Fund Shares |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
508,262 | 770,135 | 243,274 | 1,627,939 | ||||||||||||
Class C |
12,322 | 7,472 | 4,491 | 17,981 | ||||||||||||
Class A |
2,520 | 426,449 | 2,148 | 204,149 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
17,330 | 49,628 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class C |
73 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Class A |
- | 21 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Shares repurchased |
||||||||||||||||
Class S |
(779,244 | ) | (2,361,282 | ) | (1,299,667 | ) | (2,944,037 | ) | ||||||||
Class C |
(416 | ) | (570 | ) | (3,212 | ) | (17,570 | ) | ||||||||
Class A |
(398,848 | ) | (32,904 | ) | (190,059 | ) | (129,555 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(638,001 | ) | (1,141,051 | ) | (1,243,025 | ) | (1,241,093 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
3,680,025 | 4,821,076 | 6,690,405 | 7,931,498 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Shares outstanding, end of period |
3,042,024 | 3,680,025 | 5,447,380 | 6,690,405 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) |
$ | 12,468 | $ | 198,892 | $ | (501,846 | ) | $ | (290,634 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
38 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ICON Materials Fund |
ICON Utilities Fund |
|||||||||||||
Period Ended |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Period Ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||||||
1,637,777 | 3,213,924 | 306,322 | 4,739,990 | |||||||||||
20,778 | 3,256 | 8,728 | 13,503 | |||||||||||
279,368 | 268,253 | 40,043 | 111,218 | |||||||||||
21,282 | 47,903 | 45,275 | 91,047 | |||||||||||
- | 44 | 684 | 2,846 | |||||||||||
780 | 484 | 2,377 | 6,655 | |||||||||||
(1,015,113 | ) | (2,106,268 | ) | (500,445 | ) | (4,252,491 | ) | |||||||
(687 | ) | (4,677 | ) | (61,097 | ) | (103,007 | ) | |||||||
(11,987 | ) | (176,505 | ) | (115,419 | ) | (838,700 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
932,198 | 1,246,414 | (273,532 | ) | (228,939 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
5,056,821 |
|
3,810,407 | 4,768,143 | 4,997,082 | |||||||||
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
5,989,019 |
|
5,056,821 | 4,494,611 | 4,768,143 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ |
83,050 |
|
$ | 347,882 | $ | 6,547 | $ | 3,401 | ||||||
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 39 |
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 |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 14.50 | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | 1.37 | $ | 1.32 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.82 | (0.03 | ) | 2.73 | 2.70 | (0.02 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.79 | 0.03 | 3.00 | 3.03 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
14.05 | (0.13 | ) | 1.31 | 1.18 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.57 | (0.24 | ) | 2.72 | 2.48 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.72 | (0.12 | ) | 2.97 | 2.85 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
7.92 | (0.12 | ) | 0.92 | 0.80 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Class A |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 |
14.25 | (0.07 | ) | 1.34 | 1.27 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.65 | (0.09 | ) | 2.69 | 2.60 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.75 | (0.02 | ) | 2.92 | 2.90 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
7.92 | (0.06 | ) | 0.89 | 0.83 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
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Class S |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period ended March 31, 2014 |
11.18 | 0.06 | 0.81 | 0.87 | (0.03 | ) | (1.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.20 | 0.21 | 0.98 | 1.19 | (0.21 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.61 | 0.14 | 1.69 | 1.83 | (0.24 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
11.02 | - | (d) | 0.79 | 0.79 | - | (1.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.06 | 0.08 | 0.99 | 1.07 | (0.11 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.53 | 0.05 | 1.66 | 1.71 | (0.18 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
8.08 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.54 | (0.09 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
11.23 | 0.04 | 0.80 | 0.84 | (0.02 | ) | (1.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.24 | 0.14 | 1.03 | 1.17 | (0.18 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.68 | 0.11 | 1.68 | 1.79 | (0.23 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
8.08 | 0.11 | 0.58 | 0.69 | (0.09 | ) | - |
40 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net
investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | - | $ | 15.82 | 9.10 | % | $ | 34,524 | 1.52 | % | 1.52 | %(c) | (0.65 | )% | (0.65 | )% | 92.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | 14.50 | 22.91 | % | 39,883 | 1.38 | % | 1.38 | %(c) | (0.21 | )% | (0.21 | )% | 87.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.82 | 34.47 | % | 58,314 | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | %(c) | 0.26 | % | 0.26 | % | 91.24 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 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 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 15.23 | 8.40 | % | 563 | 3.56 | % | 2.74 | %(c) | (2.60 | )% | (1.78 | )% | 92.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 14.05 | 21.43 | % | 473 | 3.68 | % | 2.75 | %(c) | (2.74 | )% | (1.81 | )% | 87.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.57 | 32.68 | % | 69 | 6.01 | % | 2.75 | %(c) | (4.42 | )% | (1.16 | )% | 91.24 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 8.72 | 10.10 | % | 32 | 13.14 | % | 2.75 | %(c) | (11.73 | )% | (1.34 | )% | 107.57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 15.52 | 8.91 | % | 2,577 | 1.81 | % | 1.81 | %(c) | (0.89 | )% | (0.89 | )% | 92.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 14.25 | 22.42 | % | 4,699 | 1.78 | % | 1.78 | %(c) | (0.66 | )% | (0.66 | )% | 87.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.65 | 33.03 | % | 1,542 | 1.78 | % | 1.78 | %(c) | (0.20 | )% | (0.20 | )% | 91.24 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 8.75 | 10.48 | % | 11 | 18.49 | % | 1.98 | %(c) | (17.17 | )% | (0.66 | )% | 107.57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1.05 | ) | 11.00 | 7.92 | % | 35,484 | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | %(c) | 1.03 | % | 1.03 | % | 23.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.21 | ) | 11.18 | 11.75 | % | 33,813 | 1.51 | % | 1.51 | %(c) | 1.92 | % | 1.92 | % | 90.51 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.24 | ) | 10.20 | 21.50 | % | 37,567 | 1.55 | % | 1.51 | %(c) | 1.40 | % | 1.44 | % | 81.81 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(1.02 | ) | 10.79 | 7.30 | % | 1,634 | 2.68 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (0.23 | )% | (0.05 | )% | 23.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.11 | ) | 11.02 | 10.69 | % | 1,738 | 2.61 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | 0.61 | % | 0.72 | % | 90.51 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | 10.06 | 20.26 | % | 934 | 3.33 | % | 2.51 | %(c) | (0.35 | )% | 0.47 | % | 81.81 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | 8.53 | 6.65 | % | 55 | 7.00 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (4.09 | )% | 0.41 | % | 109.56 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(1.04 | ) | 11.03 | 7.62 | % | 2,563 | 1.86 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | 0.58 | % | 0.69 | % | 23.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | 11.23 | 11.52 | % | 2,744 | 1.84 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | 1.20 | % | 1.29 | % | 90.51 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.23 | ) | 10.24 | 20.94 | % | 1,499 | 2.05 | % | 1.77 | %(c) | 0.82 | % | 1.10 | % | 81.81 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | 8.68 | 8.52 | % | 24 | 7.60 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (4.60 | )% | 1.25 | % | 109.56 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 41 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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 |
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ICON Energy Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 22.59 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.96 | $ | 1.03 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
19.18 | 0.18 | 3.51 | 3.69 | (0.28 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
16.64 | 0.16 | 2.93 | 3.09 | (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 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
22.21 | (0.05 | ) | 0.95 | 0.90 | - | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
18.87 | (0.05 | ) | 3.48 | 3.43 | (0.09 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
16.47 | (0.04 | ) | 2.88 | 2.84 | (0.04 | ) | (0.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
16.69 | (0.10 | ) | 0.09 | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
22.50 | 0.04 | 0.96 | 1.00 | (0.02 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
19.12 | 0.11 | 3.51 | 3.62 | (0.24 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
16.59 | 0.11 | 2.91 | 3.02 | (0.09 | ) | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
16.69 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.11 | (0.21 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
7.47 | - | (d) | 0.50 | 0.50 | (0.18 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
6.04 | 0.04 | 1.44 | 1.48 | (0.05 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
4.69 | 0.04 | 1.34 | 1.38 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
7.20 | (0.03 | ) | 0.59 | 0.56 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
5.91 | (0.03 | ) | 1.39 | 1.36 | (0.07 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
4.64 | (0.02 | ) | 1.31 | 1.29 | (0.02 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
5.55 | (0.02 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.02 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
7.37 | (0.01 | ) | 0.50 | 0.49 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
5.99 | 0.06 | 1.38 | 1.44 | (0.06 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
4.68 | 0.01 | 1.33 | 1.34 | (0.03 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
5.55 | 0.01 | (0.86 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.02 | ) | - |
42 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | (0.73 | ) | $ | 22.89 | 4.61 | % | $ | 683,987 | 1.28 | % | 1.28 | %(c) | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 37.96 | % | ||||||||||||||||
(0.28 | ) | 22.59 | 19.55 | % | 659,581 | 1.29 | % | 1.29 | %(c) | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 88.16 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.55 | ) | 19.18 | 18.87 | % | 567,054 | 1.23 | % | 1.23 | %(c) | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 74.41 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.67 | ) | 22.44 | 4.08 | % | 17,422 | 2.37 | % | 2.37 | %(c) | (0.47 | )% | (0.47 | )% | 37.96 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | 22.21 | 18.30 | % | 14,691 | 2.35 | % | 2.35 | %(c) | (0.25 | )% | (0.25 | )% | 88.16 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.44 | ) | 18.87 | 17.50 | % | 8,257 | 2.36 | % | 2.36 | %(c) | (0.20 | )% | (0.20 | )% | 74.41 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.21 | ) | 16.47 | (0.23 | )% | 4,718 | 2.47 | % | 2.47 | %(c) | (0.47 | )% | (0.47 | )% | 88.31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.69 | ) | 22.81 | 4.46 | % | 29,442 | 1.54 | % | 1.54 | %(c) | 0.36 | % | 0.36 | % | 37.96 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.24 | ) | 22.50 | 19.21 | % | 26,170 | 1.61 | % | 1.61 | %(c) | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 88.16 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.49 | ) | 19.12 | 18.47 | % | 15,836 | 1.55 | % | 1.55 | %(c) | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 74.41 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.21 | ) | 16.59 | 0.49 | % | 6,005 | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | %(c) | 0.38 | % | 0.38 | % | 88.31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | 7.79 | 6.73 | % | 11,079 | 2.16 | % | 1.50 | %(c) | (0.66 | )% | - | %(e) | 36.67 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.05 | ) | 7.47 | 24.68 | % | 11,853 | 1.47 | % | 1.47 | %(c) | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 95.21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.03 | ) | 6.04 | 29.54 | % | 27,696 | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | %(c) | 0.70 | % | 0.70 | % | 95.47 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 7.76 | 7.93 | % | 71 | 7.70 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (5.95 | )% | (0.75 | )% | 36.67 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 7.20 | 23.18 | % | 296 | 3.19 | % | 2.51 | %(c) | (1.07 | )% | (0.40 | )% | 95.21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | 5.91 | 27.79 | % | 3 | 23.96 | % | 2.51 | %(c) | (21.84 | )% | (0.39 | )% | 95.47 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | 4.64 | (16.08 | )% | 9 | 35.28 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (33.22 | )% | (0.44 | )% | 100.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 7.86 | 6.79 | % | 1,076 | 2.74 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (1.23 | )% | (0.24 | )% | 36.67 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 7.37 | 24.20 | % | 936 | 1.88 | % | 1.76 | %(c) | 0.82 | % | 0.94 | % | 95.21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.03 | ) | 5.99 | 28.83 | % | 9,278 | 1.80 | % | 1.77 | %(c) | 0.09 | % | 0.12 | % | 95.47 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.02 | ) | 4.68 | (15.36 | )% | 24 | 7.37 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (5.50 | )% | 0.12 | % | 100.23 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 43 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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 |
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ICON Healthcare Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 22.17 | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | 3.69 | $ | 3.64 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (5.79 | ) | |||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
17.56 | 0.03 | 4.75 | 4.78 | (0.17 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
13.56 | 0.17 | 3.97 | 4.14 | (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 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
21.55 | (0.16 | ) | 3.55 | 3.39 | - | (5.79 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
17.21 | (0.21 | ) | 4.67 | 4.46 | (0.12 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
13.43 | (0.01 | ) | 3.91 | 3.90 | (0.12 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
12.78 | (0.01 | ) | 0.73 | 0.72 | (0.07 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
21.92 | (0.07 | ) | 3.61 | 3.54 | (0.01 | ) | (5.79 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
17.42 | (0.03 | ) | 4.69 | 4.66 | (0.16 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
13.53 | 0.11 | 3.94 | 4.05 | (0.16 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
12.78 | 0.12 | 0.70 | 0.82 | (0.07 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
10.56 | - | (d) | 1.33 | 1.33 | (0.06 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
8.26 | 0.06 | 2.35 | 2.41 | (0.11 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
6.80 | 0.07 | 1.48 | 1.55 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
10.41 | (0.06 | ) | 1.31 | 1.25 | (0.06 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
8.12 | (0.06 | ) | 2.35 | 2.29 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
6.72 | (0.01 | ) | 1.46 | 1.45 | (0.05 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
7.47 | (0.02 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.07 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
10.45 | (0.02 | ) | 1.33 | 1.31 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
8.10 | - | (d) | 2.36 | 2.36 | (0.01 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
6.76 | 0.08 | 1.35 | 1.43 | (0.09 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
7.47 | 0.05 | (0.69 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.07 | ) | - |
44 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | (5.82 | ) | $ | 19.99 | 17.94 | % | $ | 114,397 | 1.36 | % | 1.36 | %(c) | (0.49 | )% | (0.49 | )% | 81.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||
(0.17 | ) | 22.17 | 27.48 | % | 92,171 | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | %(c) | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % | 111.86 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | 17.56 | 30.76 | % | 100,938 | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | %(c) | 1.08 | % | 1.08 | % | 47.59 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(5.79 | ) | 19.15 | 17.20 | % | 409 | 4.67 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (3.80 | )% | (1.63 | )% | 81.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.12 | ) | 21.55 | 26.11 | % | 259 | 4.42 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (2.98 | )% | (1.06 | )% | 111.86 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.12 | ) | 17.21 | 29.24 | % | 103 | 11.81 | % | 2.51 | %(c) | (9.38 | )% | (0.08 | )% | 47.59 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 13.43 | 5.64 | % | 22 | 31.38 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (28.98 | )% | (0.10 | )% | 83.63 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(5.80 | ) | 19.66 | 17.65 | % | 1,956 | 1.56 | % | 1.56 | %(c) | (0.62 | )% | (0.62 | )% | 81.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | 21.92 | 26.95 | % | 3,748 | 1.69 | % | 1.69 | %(c) | (0.15 | )% | (0.15 | )% | 111.86 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.16 | ) | 17.42 | 30.19 | % | 390 | 2.89 | % | 1.76 | %(c) | (0.46 | )% | 0.67 | % | 47.59 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 13.53 | 6.42 | % | 126 | 7.15 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (4.58 | )% | 0.82 | % | 83.63 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 11.83 | 12.66 | % | 35,543 | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | %(c) | 0.08 | % | 0.08 | % | 10.52 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.11 | ) | 10.56 | 29.52 | % | 34,409 | 1.46 | % | 1.46 | %(c) | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 45.66 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | 8.26 | 22.99 | % | 39,621 | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | %(c) | 0.91 | % | 0.91 | % | 33.73 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 11.60 | 12.08 | % | 236 | 5.40 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (3.94 | )% | (1.04 | )% | 10.52 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 10.41 | 28.20 | % | 87 | 9.86 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (8.02 | )% | (0.66 | )% | 45.66 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.05 | ) | 8.12 | 21.58 | % | 12 | 13.40 | % | 2.51 | %(c) | (11.07 | )% | (0.18 | )% | 33.73 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 6.72 | (9.29 | )% | 15 | 13.56 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (11.29 | )% | (0.23 | )% | 55.87 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.76 | 12.54 | % | 204 | 2.03 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (0.57 | )% | (0.29 | )% | 10.52 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.01 | ) | 10.45 | 29.20 | % | 4,322 | 2.09 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (0.32 | )% | 0.02 | % | 45.66 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.09 | ) | 8.10 | 21.21 | % | 163 | 2.50 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | 0.18 | % | 0.93 | % | 33.73 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | ) | 6.76 | (8.75 | )% | 122 | 3.46 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (1.12 | )% | 0.59 | % | 55.87 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 45 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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 |
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ICON Information Technology Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 11.44 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 1.14 | $ | 1.11 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.72 | (0.02 | ) | 0.74 | 0.72 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.22 | (0.02 | ) | 2.52 | 2.50 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
11.07 | (0.10 | ) | 1.10 | 1.00 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.49 | (0.14 | ) | 0.72 | 0.58 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.13 | (0.13 | ) | 2.49 | 2.36 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
8.05 | (0.13 | ) | 0.21 | 0.08 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
11.30 | (0.05 | ) | 1.11 | 1.06 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.65 | (0.05 | ) | 0.70 | 0.65 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.20 | (0.06 | ) | 2.51 | 2.45 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
8.05 | (0.05 | ) | 0.20 | 0.15 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.43 | 0.02 | 1.43 | 1.45 | (0.06 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.12 | 0.09 | 2.40 | 2.49 | (0.18 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
9.00 | 0.11 | 2.11 | 2.22 | (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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.24 | (0.06 | ) | 1.41 | 1.35 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
10.94 | (0.04 | ) | 2.38 | 2.34 | (0.04 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.92 | - | (d) | 2.08 | 2.08 | (0.06 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
10.06 | (0.03 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (0.06 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
13.36 | (0.01 | ) | 1.42 | 1.41 | (0.06 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
11.07 | 0.05 | 2.38 | 2.43 | (0.14 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
8.97 | 0.08 | 2.10 | 2.18 | (0.08 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
10.06 | 0.05 | (1.08 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.06 | ) | - |
46 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | - | $ | 12.55 | 9.70 | % | $ | 67,751 | 1.38 | % | 1.38 | %(c) | (0.57 | )% | (0.57 | )% | 29.53 | % | |||||||||||||||||
- | 11.44 | 6.72 | % | 73,851 | 1.38 | % | 1.38 | %(c) | (0.22 | )% | (0.22 | )% | 51.71 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 10.72 | 30.41 | % | 83,330 | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | %(c) | (0.20 | )% | (0.20 | )% | 35.22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 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 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 12.07 | 9.03 | % | 359 | 4.24 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (3.46 | )% | (1.72 | )% | 29.53 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.07 | 5.53 | % | 315 | 3.31 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (2.16 | )% | (1.36 | )% | 51.71 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 10.49 | 29.03 | % | 294 | 4.46 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (3.22 | )% | (1.26 | )% | 35.22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 8.13 | 0.99 | % | 1 | 115.00 | % | 2.51 | %(c) | (113.96 | )% | (1.47 | )% | 44.84 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 12.36 | 9.38 | % | 225 | 1.83 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (0.98 | )% | (0.90 | )% | 29.53 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 11.30 | 6.10 | % | 2,330 | 2.23 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (0.94 | )% | (0.45 | )% | 51.71 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 10.65 | 29.88 | % | 1,400 | 2.87 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (1.71 | )% | (0.59 | )% | 35.22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | 8.20 | 1.86 | % | 1 | 215.56 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (214.36 | )% | (0.55 | )% | 44.84 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 14.82 | 10.84 | % | 82,137 | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | %(c) | 0.23 | % | 0.23 | % | 7.18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.18 | ) | 13.43 | 22.73 | % | 65,782 | 1.45 | % | 1.45 | %(c) | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | 55.66 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.10 | ) | 11.12 | 24.85 | % | 41,627 | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | %(c) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 40.89 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
- | 14.59 | 10.20 | % | 533 | 4.52 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (2.90 | )% | (0.88 | )% | 7.18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
(0.04 | ) | 13.24 | 21.43 | % | 218 | 4.12 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (1.95 | )% | (0.33 | )% | 55.66 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 10.94 | 23.36 | % | 195 | 4.29 | % | 2.51 | %(c) | (1.82 | )% | (0.04 | )% | 40.89 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 8.92 | (10.87 | )% | 120 | 4.11 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (1.91 | )% | (0.30 | )% | 62.97 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 14.71 | 10.60 | % | 6,020 | 1.75 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (0.15 | )% | (0.15 | )% | 7.18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.14 | ) | 13.36 | 22.24 | % | 1,883 | 2.02 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | 0.17 | % | 0.44 | % | 55.66 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.08 | ) | 11.07 | 24.44 | % | 539 | 2.12 | % | 1.76 | %(c) | 0.34 | % | 0.70 | % | 40.89 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 8.97 | (10.37 | )% | 487 | 2.26 | % | 1.74 | %(c) | (0.07 | )% | 0.45 | % | 62.97 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 47 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
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 |
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ICON Utilities Fund |
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Class S |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
$ | 7.22 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.75 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | - | |||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
6.81 | 0.20 | 0.43 | 0.63 | (0.22 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
6.29 | 0.20 | 0.55 | 0.75 | (0.23 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
7.12 | 0.05 | 0.65 | 0.70 | (0.05 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
6.72 | 0.13 | 0.42 | 0.55 | (0.15 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
6.21 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.71 | (0.20 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2011 |
6.15 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.47 | (0.41 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Period ended March 31, 2014 |
7.14 | 0.08 | 0.65 | 0.73 | (0.08 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2013 |
6.73 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.60 | (0.19 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Year ended September 30, 2012 |
6.24 | 0.20 | 0.53 | 0.73 | (0.24 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
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) | The Funds 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) | Amount less than $0.005. |
(e) | Percentage less than 0.005%. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
48 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
distributions | Ratio of expenses to average net assets(a) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(a) |
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Total dividends and distributions |
Net asset value, end of period |
Total return* |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Before expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
After expense limitation/ recoupment and transfer agent earnings credits |
Portfolio turnover rate(b) |
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$ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 7.88 | 10.47 | % | $ | 30,603 | 1.51 | % | 1.50 | %(c) | 2.45 | % | 2.46 | % | 21.79 | % | ||||||||||||||||
(0.22 | ) | 7.22 | 9.25 | % | 29,117 | 1.62 | % | 1.51 | %(c) | 2.71 | % | 2.81 | % | 121.14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.23 | ) | 6.81 | 12.01 | % | 23,524 | 1.53 | % | 1.51 | %(c) | 3.00 | % | 3.02 | % | 50.92 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(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 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.05 | ) | 7.77 | 9.89 | % | 2,691 | 2.51 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | 1.44 | % | 1.45 | % | 21.79 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.15 | ) | 7.12 | 8.16 | % | 2,834 | 2.47 | % | 2.47 | %(c) | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 121.14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.20 | ) | 6.72 | 11.53 | % | 3,256 | 2.47 | % | 2.47 | %(c) | 2.17 | % | 2.17 | % | 50.92 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.41 | ) | 6.21 | 7.77 | % | 24 | 122.08 | % | 2.50 | %(c) | (115.58 | )% | 4.00 | % | 114.73 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.08 | ) | 7.79 | 10.28 | % | 2,053 | 1.81 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | 2.07 | % | 2.13 | % | 21.79 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.19 | ) | 7.14 | 8.96 | % | 2,402 | 1.74 | % | 1.74 | %(c) | 2.55 | % | 2.55 | % | 121.14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.24 | ) | 6.73 | 11.81 | % | 7,113 | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | %(c) | 3.03 | % | 3.03 | % | 50.92 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
(0.42 | ) | 6.24 | 8.56 | % | 449 | 185.34 | % | 1.75 | %(c) | (178.27 | )% | 5.32 | % | 114.73 | % |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 49 |
MARCH 31, 2014 (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 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 non-diversified investment management company. Each Fund offers 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 nine 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.
50 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
The ICON Energy Fund has a significant weighting in the Integrated Oil & Gas industry, and the ICON Utilities Fund has a significant weighting in the Electric Utilities industry and the Multi-Utilities industry which may cause the Funds performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect those industries.
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Funds 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 remote.
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 at the closing price as of 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 services valuation is considered inaccurate or does not in the Funds judgment reflect the market value of the security, prices may be obtained through market quotations from independent broker/dealers. If market
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 51 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 using 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.
Securities of investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. Investments in shares of funds that are not traded on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share of such fund. Securities in the underlying funds, including restricted securities are valued in accordance with the valuation policy of such fund.
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 Funds NAV may differ from the securitys most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
52 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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 1quoted 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 may be 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, 2014:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||||
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund* |
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Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 31,977,811 | $ | - | $ | 31,977,811 | ||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 2,078,550 | 2,078,550 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 7,365,406 | 7,365,406 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 31,977,811 | $ | 9,443,956 | $ | 41,421,767 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ICON Consumer Staples Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 39,258,820 | $ | - | $ | 39,258,820 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 534,555 | 534,555 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | 39,258,820 | $ | 534,555 | $ | 39,793,375 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ICON Energy Fund* |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
$ | 711,530,389 | $ | - | $ | 711,530,389 | ||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 13,051,011 | 13,051,011 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 20,118,397 | 20,118,397 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | 711,530,389 | $ | 33,169,408 | $ | 744,699,797 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 53 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund* |
||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 8,765,094 | $ | - | $ | 8,765,094 | ||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 1,197,650 | 1,197,650 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 3,267,817 | 3,267,817 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | 8,765,094 | $ | 4,465,467 | $ | 13,230,561 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ICON Healthcare Fund* |
||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 80,360,552 | $ | - | $ | 80,360,552 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 37,717,383 | 37,717,383 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | 80,360,552 | $ | 37,717,383 | $ | 118,077,935 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ICON Industrials Fund* |
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Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 33,729,936 | $ | - | $ | 33,729,936 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 2,303,236 | 2,303,236 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | 33,729,936 | $ | 2,303,236 | $ | 36,033,172 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ICON Information Technology Fund* |
||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 62,548,883 | $ | - | $ | 62,548,883 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 7,294,511 | 7,294,511 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 62,548,883 | $ | 7,294,511 | $ | 69,843,394 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ICON Materials Fund* |
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Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 76,739,560 | $ | - | $ | 76,739,560 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 11,932,297 | 11,932,297 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 76,739,560 | $ | 11,932,297 | $ | 88,671,857 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ICON Utilities Fund* |
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Assets |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 34,660,654 | $ | - | $ | 34,660,654 | ||||||
Collateral for Securities on Loan |
- | 2,722,850 | 2,722,850 | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
- | 601,395 | 601,395 | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 34,660,654 | $ | 3,324,245 | $ | 37,984,899 | ||||||
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* | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments and the Sector/Industry Classification tables for additional security details. |
No Level 3 securities were held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2014.
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For the period ended March 31, 2014, there was no transfer activity between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3. The end of period timing recognition is used for transfers between levels of the Funds assets and liabilities.
Fund Share Valuation
Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at net asset value. Net asset value per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for trading by dividing the total value of the Funds investments and other assets, less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.
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 certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income. The Funds retain certain benefits of owning the securities, including receipt of dividends or interest generated by the security, but give up other rights including the right to vote proxies. The Funds retain the ability to recall the loans at any time and could do so in order to vote proxies or to sell the loaned securities. Each loan is collateralized by cash that generally exceeds the value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined daily at the
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day.
Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Funds. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent.
The following table presents financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements as of March 31, 2014.
Securities Lending Offsetting Table
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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Fund | Gross Asset Amounts Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) |
Financial Instrument |
Collateral Received(b) |
Net Amount (not less than 0) |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 2,041,130 | - | $ | (2,041,130 | ) | $ | 0 | ||||||||
ICON Energy Fund |
12,806,393 | - | (12,806,393 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
1,022,175 | - | (1,022,175 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
2,696,772 | - | (2,696,772 | ) | 0 |
(a) | Represents market value of loaned securities at period end. |
(b) | The actual collateral received is greater than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization. |
The Funds have elected to invest the cash collateral in the State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio which is disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. The net securities lending income earned by the Funds for the period ended March 31, 2014, is included in the Statement of Operations.
For the period ended March 31, 2014, the following Funds had securities with the following values on loan:
Fund | Loaned Securities | Collateral | ||||||
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 2,041,130 | $ | 2,078,550 | ||||
ICON Energy Fund |
12,806,393 | 13,051,011 | ||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
1,022,175 | 1,197,650 | ||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
2,696,772 | 2,722,850 |
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The value of the collateral above could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2014. It may also include collateral received from the pre-funding of security loans.
Income Taxes, Dividends, and Distributions
The Funds intend to continue 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 three 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 capital gains tax which is accrued by the Funds based on the unrealized appreciation, if any, on affected securities. Any accrual would reduce a Funds NAV. The tax is paid when the gain is realized.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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 fixed income securities purchased are accreted or amortized to income 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 Funds 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 |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 1,254 | $ | 6,152 | $ | 37,711 | ||||||
Class C |
18 | 133 | 483 | |||||||||
Class A |
97 | 366 | 2,879 | |||||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
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Class S |
1,128 | 5,905 | 28,658 | |||||||||
Class C |
58 | 243 | 1,463 | |||||||||
Class A |
86 | 280 | 4,111 |
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Fund | Legal Expense |
Printing and Postage Expense |
Transfer Agent Expense |
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ICON Energy Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 22,650 | $ | 45,840 | $ | 531,260 | ||||||
Class C |
533 | 988 | 11,103 | |||||||||
Class A |
940 | 1,972 | 20,716 | |||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
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Class S |
551 | 4,952 | 29,563 | |||||||||
Class C |
4 | 115 | 172 | |||||||||
Class A |
45 | 1,060 | 2,586 | |||||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
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Class S |
3,177 | 11,403 | 99,676 | |||||||||
Class C |
9 | 126 | 430 | |||||||||
Class A |
126 | 297 | 1,823 | |||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
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Class S |
1,218 | 5,464 | 23,722 | |||||||||
Class C |
6 | 110 | 132 | |||||||||
Class A |
38 | 222 | 1,100 | |||||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
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Class S |
2,421 | 8,240 | 61,228 | |||||||||
Class C |
12 | 132 | 391 | |||||||||
Class A |
53 | 352 | 767 | |||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
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Class S |
2,380 | 5,876 | 58,976 | |||||||||
Class C |
11 | 128 | 343 | |||||||||
Class A |
113 | 238 | 1,189 | |||||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
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Class S |
973 | 4,695 | 31,104 | |||||||||
Class C |
91 | 362 | 1,329 | |||||||||
Class A |
75 | 468 | 1,541 |
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.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 59 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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, 2015. 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, 2014 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:
Fund | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 765 | $ | 1,981 | $ | 1,881 | $ | 2,101 | ||||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
1,309 | 6,526 | 3,344 | 3,060 | ||||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
981 | 2,094 | 8,359 | 45,597 | ||||||||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
1,525 | 3,689 | 3,191 | 3,600 | ||||||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
869 | 2,990 | 4,711 | 3,871 | ||||||||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
1,068 | 4,024 | 5,822 | 3,577 | ||||||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
1,276 | 3,598 | 5,169 | 3,549 | ||||||||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
1,320 | 5,758 | 25,930 | 2,067 |
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 net assets of the Trust.
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State Street is the custodian of the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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, 2014, 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 under 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 net 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
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 61 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. There is no annual distribution and service fee for Class S shares. 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 Trust paid $120,000 of the CCOs salary and the remaining portion is paid by ICON Advisers. For the period ended March 31, 2014, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.
The Fund may reimburse ICON Advisers for legal work performed for the Fund by its attorneys outside of the advisory and administration contracts. The Board of Trustees reviews and approves such reimbursements. For the period ended March 31, 2014, 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 a Line of Credit agreement/arrangement 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 a rate quoted and determined by State Street. The average interest rate charged for the Period ended March 31, 2014 was 1.30%.
For the period ended March 31, 2014 the average outstanding loan by Fund was as follows:
Fund* | Average Borrowing (10/1/13-3/31/14) |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 85,676 | ||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
437 | |||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
64,015 | |||
ICON Utilities Fund |
4,113 |
* | There were no outstanding loans as of March 31, 2014. |
62 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities
For the period ended March 31, 2014, 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 |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 29,655,134 | $ | 38,244,546 | ||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
8,987,786 | 10,362,319 | ||||||
ICON Energy Fund |
276,547,626 | 263,523,001 | ||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
3,369,317 | 5,631,362 | ||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
72,242,833 | 101,268,791 | ||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
3,561,396 | 9,652,383 | ||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
19,303,356 | 32,421,557 | ||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
13,817,204 | 4,958,128 | ||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
7,464,048 | 9,904,657 |
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 deferrals of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, and net investment losses.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act) 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 funds pre-enactment capital losses will expire unused.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 63 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
For the year ended September 30, 2013 the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards:
Fund | Amounts | Expires | ||||||
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 724,922 | 2017 | |||||
ICON Financial Fund |
46,411,353 | 2017 | ||||||
43,715,782 | 2018 | |||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
2,696,930 | 2016 | ||||||
28,045,106 | 2017 | |||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
17,922,126 | 2017 | ||||||
6,573,259 | 2018 | |||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
7,882,389 | 2017 | ||||||
7,349,690 | 2018 | |||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
755,843 | 2017 | ||||||
3,844,832 | 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, 2013 the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:
Fund | Amount | |||
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 16,583,749 | ||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
2,185,922 | |||
ICON Financial Fund |
11,320,296 | |||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
862,678 | |||
ICON Industrials Fund |
4,479,569 | |||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
3,971,552 | |||
ICON Materials Fund |
2,674,405 | |||
ICON Utilities Fund |
4,903,430 |
The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, were as follows:
Distributions Paid from | ||||||||||||
Fund | Ordinary Income |
Net Long- Term Gains |
Total Distributions Paid |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 107,081 | $ | - | $ | 107,081 | ||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
754,642 | - | 754,642 | |||||||||
ICON Energy Fund |
8,178,130 | - | 8,178,130 | |||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
301,882 | - | 301,882 | |||||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
965,959 | - | 965,959 | |||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
420,622 | - | 420,622 | |||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
569,895 | - | 569,895 | |||||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
869,972 | - | 869,972 |
64 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
As of September 30, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Capital Gains |
Late Year Loss Deferral** |
Capital Loss Carryover |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)* |
Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | - | $ | - | $ | (144,779 | ) | $ | (724,922 | ) | $ | 5,332,744 | $ | 4,463,043 | ||||||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
93,743 | 2,814,535 | - | - | 2,151,753 | 5,060,031 | ||||||||||||||||||
ICON Energy Fund |
1,301,971 | 11,645,709 | - | - | 105,910,179 | 118,857,859 | ||||||||||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
278,277 | - | - | (90,127,135 | ) | 1,028,248 | (88,820,610 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
5,937,539 | 20,004,875 | - | - | 14,071,142 | 40,013,556 | ||||||||||||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
198,892 | - | - | (30,742,036 | ) | 8,626,685 | (21,916,459 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
- | - | (333,536 | ) | (24,495,385 | ) | 18,788,202 | (6,040,719 | ) | |||||||||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
347,882 | - | - | (15,232,079 | ) | 13,802,699 | (1,081,498 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
3,401 | - | - | (4,600,675 | ) | (35,347 | ) | (4,632,621 | ) |
* | Differences between the book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
** | The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 65 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
As of March 31, 2014, 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) |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
$ | 37,980,234 | $ | 3,760,820 | $ | (319,287 | ) | $ | 3,441,533 | |||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
36,161,793 | 4,122,298 | (490,716 | ) | 3,631,582 | |||||||||||
ICON Energy Fund |
646,311,100 | 109,118,391 | (10,729,694 | ) | 98,388,697 | |||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
12,368,300 | 981,867 | (119,606 | ) | 862,261 | |||||||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
108,455,514 | 10,613,439 | (991,018 | ) | 9,622,421 | |||||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
26,088,216 | 10,029,762 | (84,806 | ) | 9,944,956 | |||||||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
53,863,437 | 17,115,873 | (1,135,916 | ) | 15,979,957 | |||||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
68,026,201 | 21,139,571 | (493,915 | ) | 20,645,656 | |||||||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
35,535,504 | 2,660,386 | (210,991 | ) | 2,449,395 |
7. Accounting Pronouncement
In June 2013, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-08 Financial Services Investment Companies (Topic 946) Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (ASU 2013-08) which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. ASU 2013-08 sets forth a methodology for determining whether an entity should be characterized as an investment company and prescribes fair value accounting for an investment companys non-controlling ownership interest in another investment company. FASB has determined that a fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 automatically meets ASU 2013-08s criteria for an investment company. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2013-08 to the Fund, management expects that the impact of the Funds adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.
8. 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.
66 | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
SIX MONTH HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE
MARCH 31, 2014 (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 (10/1/13 3/31/14).
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 Funds actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds 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
EXPENSE EXAMPLE | 67 |
only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), 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 10/1/13 |
Ending Account Value 3/31/14 |
Expense Paid During Period 10/1/13-3/31/14* |
Annualized Expense Ratio 10/1/13-3/31/14* |
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Actual Expenses |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,091.00 | $ | 7.92 | 1.52% | |||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,084.00 | 14.24 | 2.74% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,089.10 | 9.43 | 1.81% | ||||||||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,079.20 | 7.46 | 1.44% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,073.00 | 12.92 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,076.20 | 9.06 | 1.75% | ||||||||||||
ICON Energy Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,046.10 | 6.53 | 1.28% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,040.80 | 12.06 | 2.37% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,044.60 | 7.85 | 1.54% | ||||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,067.30 | 7.73 | 1.50% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,079.30 | 12.96 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,067.90 | 9.02 | 1.75% | ||||||||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,179.40 | 7.39 | 1.36% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,172.00 | 13.54 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,176.50 | 8.47 | 1.56% | ||||||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,126.60 | 7.42 | 1.40% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,120.80 | 13.22 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,125.40 | 9.27 | 1.75% | ||||||||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,097.00 | 7.21 | 1.38% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,090.30 | 13.03 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,093.80 | 9.14 | 1.75% | ||||||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,108.40 | 7.04 | 1.34% | ||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,102.00 | 13.10 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,106.00 | 9.19 | 1.75% |
68 | EXPENSE EXAMPLE |
Beginning Account Value 10/1/13 |
Ending Account Value 3/31/14 |
Expense Paid During Period 10/1/13-3/31/14* |
Annualized Expense Ratio 10/1/13-3/31/14* |
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ICON Utilities Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,104.70 | $ | 7.87 | 1.50% | |||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,098.90 | 13.08 | 2.50% | ||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,102.80 | 9.17 | 1.75% | ||||||||||||
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,017.35 | 7.64 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,011.27 | 13.74 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,015.91 | 9.10 | |||||||||||||
ICON Consumer Staples Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,017.75 | 7.24 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.47 | 12.54 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,016.21 | 8.80 | |||||||||||||
ICON Energy Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,018.55 | 6.44 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,013.11 | 11.89 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,017.25 | 7.75 | |||||||||||||
ICON Financial Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,017.45 | 7.54 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.47 | 12.54 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,016.21 | 8.80 | |||||||||||||
ICON Healthcare Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,018.15 | 6.84 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.47 | 12.54 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,017.15 | 7.85 | |||||||||||||
ICON Industrials Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,017.95 | 7.04 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.47 | 12.54 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,016.21 | 8.80 | |||||||||||||
ICON Information Technology Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,018.05 | 6.94 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.47 | 12.54 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,016.21 | 8.80 | |||||||||||||
ICON Materials Fund |
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Class S |
1,000 | 1,018.25 | 6.74 | |||||||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.47 | 12.54 | |||||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,016.21 | 8.80 |
EXPENSE EXAMPLE | 69 |
Beginning Account Value 10/1/13 |
Ending Account Value 3/31/14 |
Expense Paid During Period 10/1/13-3/31/14* |
Annualized Expense Ratio 10/1/13-3/31/14* | |||||||||||
ICON Utilities Fund |
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Class S |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,017.45 | $ | 7.54 | ||||||||
Class C |
1,000 | 1,012.47 | 12.54 | |||||||||||
Class A |
1,000 | 1,016.21 | 8.80 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds six month expense ratio annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 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.
70 | EXPENSE EXAMPLE |
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 Funds 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 Commissions 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 Funds portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconfunds.com or on the Commissions website at www.sec.gov.
Cost Basis Information
Effective January 1, 2012, federal law requires mutual fund companies to maintain and report a shareholders 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.
OTHER INFORMATION | 71 |
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.
72 | OTHER INFORMATION |
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ICON FUNDS PRIVACY INFORMATION
FACTS | WHAT DOES ICON DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? | |
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. | |
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
n Social Security number and account balances
n income and transaction history
n checking account information and wire transfer instructions
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. | |
How? | All financial companies need to share customers personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers personal information; the reasons ICON chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does ICON share? | Can you limit this sharing? | ||
For our everyday business purposes such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus |
Yes | No | ||
For our marketing purposes to offer our products and services to you |
No | We dont share | ||
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We dont share | ||
For our affiliates everyday business purposes information about your transactions and experiences |
No | We dont share | ||
For our affiliates everyday business purposes information about your creditworthiness |
No | We dont share | ||
For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We dont share |
Questions? | Call 1-800-764-0442 for the ICON Funds and 1-800-828-4881 for ICON Advisers, Inc. and ICON Distributors, Inc. |
FUNDS PRIVACY INFORMATION | 73 |
Page 2 |
Who we are | ||
Who is providing this notice? | ICON Funds, ICON Advisers, Inc., and ICON Distributors, Inc. (collectively ICON) | |
What we do | ||
How does ICON protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
Contracts with our service providers require them to restrict access to your non-public personal information, and to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards against unintended disclosure. | |
How does ICON collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you
n open an account or enter into an investment advisory contract
n provide account information or give us your contact information
n make a wire transfer
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. | |
Why cant I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only
n sharing for affiliates everyday business purposes information about your creditworthiness
n affiliates from using your information to market to you
n sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. | |
Definitions | ||
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n Our affiliates include financial companies such as ICON Funds, ICON Advisers, Inc., and ICON Distributors, Inc. | |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n Nonaffiliates we share with can include financial companies such as custodians, transfer agents, registered representatives, financial advisers and nonfinancial companies such as fulfillment, proxy voting, and class action service providers | |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
n ICON doesnt jointly market |
74 | FUNDS PRIVACY INFORMATION |
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For more information about the ICON Funds, contact us:
By Telephone | 1-800-764-0442 | |
By Mail | ICON Funds | |
In Person | ICON Funds | |
On the Internet | www.iconfunds.com | |
By E-Mail | info@iconadvisers.com |
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.
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 registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrants 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 Commissions rules and forms.
(b) There were no changes in the registrants 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 registrants 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.
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 29, 2014
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 29, 2014
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ Carrie M. Schoffman | |
Carrie M. Schoffman, Vice President, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
Date May 29, 2014
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Craig T. Callahan, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of ICON Funds (the registrant); |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
May 29, 2014 |
/s/ Craig T. Callahan | |
Date |
Craig T. Callahan President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Carrie M. Schoffman, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of ICON Funds (the registrant); |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
May 29, 2014 |
/s/ Carrie M. Schoffman | |
Date |
Carrie M. Schoffman Vice President, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2014 of ICON Funds (the Registrant).
I, Craig T. Callahan, the Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify that, to the best of my knowledge:
1. | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and |
2. | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
May 29, 2014
Date
/s/ Craig T. Callahan
Craig T. Callahan
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2014 of ICON Funds (the Registrant).
I, Carrie M. Schoffman, the Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant, certify that, to the best of my knowledge:
1. | the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and |
2. | the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
May 29, 2014
Date
/s/ Carrie M. Schoffman
Carrie M. Schoffman
Vice President, Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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