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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-07883

ICON Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

5299 DTC Blvd. Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Carrie M. Schoffman 5299 DTC Blvd. Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2015

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2015

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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LOGO

2015 SEMIANNUAL REPORT

ICON DIVERSIFIED FUNDS

INVESTMENT UPDATE

(UNAUDITED)

ICON Bond Fund

ICON Equity Income Fund

ICON Fund

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

ICON Long/Short Fund

ICON Opportunities Fund

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

LOGO

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

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

 

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


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About This Report (Unaudited)

     2   

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

  

ICON Bond Fund

     4   

ICON Equity Income Fund

     9   

ICON Fund

     13   

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

    
16
  

ICON Long/Short Fund

     19   

ICON Opportunities Fund

     23   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

     26   

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     34   

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

     48   

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     54   

Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example (Unaudited)

     75   

Other Information (Unaudited)

     78   

Funds Privacy Information

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ABOUT THIS REPORT (UNAUDITED)

Historical Returns

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

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

Portfolio Data

This Report reflects ICON’s portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2015, 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 Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. Call options involve certain risks, such as limited gains and lack of liquidity in the underlying securities, and are not suitable for all investors.

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 35% and 25% of its assets in high-yield bonds that are below investment grade, respectively. ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in high-yield bonds that are below investment grade. The ICON High Yield Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in high-yield bonds that are below investment grade, under normal circumstances. 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 Fund’s 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 intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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ICON BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    Value  
       
  Corporate Bonds (68.3%)      
  Basic Materials (1.4%)      
$ 1,250,000      Alcoa, Inc.     5.13     10/01/24      $ 1,337,890   
       

 

 

 
  Communications (10.1%)      
  950,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.     7.25     10/30/17        990,375   
  1,977,000      Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp.(a)     5.13     12/15/21        1,974,529   
  3,450,000      Clearwire Communications LLC / Clearwire Finance, Inc.(a)     14.75     12/01/16        4,122,750   
  1,500,000      Goodman Networks, Inc.(b)     12.13     07/01/18        1,395,000   
  900,000      Windstream Corp.     8.13     09/01/18        941,625   
       

 

 

 
          9,424,279   
  Consumer Staples (3.9%)      
  2,798,000      Altria Group, Inc.     9.25     08/06/19        3,590,061   
       

 

 

 
  Consumer, Non-cyclical (13.7%)      
  1,000,000      Brightstar Corp.(a)     7.25     08/01/18        1,067,500   
  350,000      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     6.63     11/01/20        366,625   
  3,000,000      Hospira, Inc.     5.80     08/12/23        3,612,759   
  1,000,000      inVentiv Health, Inc.(a)     9.00     01/15/18        1,050,000   
  3,912,000      Lender Processing Services, Inc. / Black Knight Lending Solutions, Inc.     5.75     04/15/23        4,145,077   
  1,200,000      MDC Holdings, Inc.     5.50     01/15/24        1,170,000   
  1,000,000      Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.(a)     8.38     05/01/19        1,062,500   
  300,000      Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)(b)     6.50     01/15/21        332,625   
       

 

 

 
          12,807,086   
  Energy (2.1%)      
  500,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.(c)     5.75     03/15/23        487,500   
  500,000      Denbury Resources, Inc.     4.63     07/15/23        428,750   
  1,000,000      United Refining Co.     10.50     02/28/18        1,050,000   
       

 

 

 
          1,966,250   
  Financial (29.8%)      
  1,000,000      Deutsche Bank Capital Trust V, VRN(a)(d)     4.90     06/30/15        1,000,000   
  1,300,000      Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.(d)     6.60     05/01/67        1,333,150   
  1,000,000      Fulton Capital Trust I Ltd.(e)     6.29     02/01/36        992,600   
  2,500,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A(d)     7.13     06/15/22        2,934,375   

 

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Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    Value  
       
$ 1,000,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series B(d)     6.25     12/15/22      $ 1,125,000   
  1,030,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., MTN     5.25     08/15/24        1,135,531   
  1,500,000      Highmark, Inc.(a)     4.75     05/15/21        1,575,618   
  1,000,000      Highmark, Inc.(a)     6.13     05/15/41        1,063,186   
  1,500,000      KCG Holdings, Inc.(a)     6.88     03/15/20        1,463,250   
  1,094,000      KeyCorp Capital II     6.88     03/17/29        1,234,645   
  1,000,000      Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.(a)(c)(d)     7.00     03/07/67        1,025,500   
  2,439,000      MBIA, Inc.     6.63     10/01/28        2,481,682   
  1,000,000      PNC Preferred Funding Trust II, FRN(a)(d)     1.49     03/15/17        915,000   
  2,500,000      Prudential Financial, Inc.(d)     8.88     06/15/68        2,946,875   
  2,000,000      Prudential Insurance Co. of America(a)     8.30     07/01/25        2,742,954   
  1,000,000      Regions Financial Corp.     7.75     09/15/24        1,243,949   
  2,800,000      USB Realty Corp., FRN(a)(d)     1.40     01/15/17        2,548,000   
       

 

 

 
          27,761,315   
  Industrials (5.1%)      
  230,000      ADT Corp.(c)     4.13     04/15/19        234,313   
  1,260,000      Ingersoll-Rand Co.     6.39     11/15/27        1,535,073   
  500,000      LSB Industries, Inc.     7.75     08/01/19        521,250   
  1,000,000      Masco Corp.     5.95     03/15/22        1,122,500   
  300,000      PaperWorks Industries, Inc.(a)     9.50     08/15/19        307,500   
  975,000      USG Corp.(a)     5.88     11/01/21        1,035,937   
       

 

 

 
          4,756,573   
  Technology (2.2%)      
  171,000      First Data Corp.     12.63     01/15/21        202,635   
  1,701,000      Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.     10.75     08/01/20        1,849,837   
       

 

 

 
          2,052,472   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(Cost $63,928,280)

  

  

      63,695,926   
  U.S. Treasury Obligations (6.4%)      
  1,995,080      Treasury Inflation Protected Security     0.13     04/15/19        2,032,021   
  1,968,800      Treasury Inflation Protected Security     0.13     07/15/24        1,968,030   
  2,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note     2.00     02/15/25        2,012,656   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(Cost $5,913,158)

  

  

    6,012,707   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Closed-End Mutual Funds (9.0%)   
  86,952      Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   $   1,213,850   
  187,643      Diversified Real Asset Income Fund     3,400,091   
  16,258      Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund     219,646   
  28,289      Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.(c)     405,664   
  29,808      MFS InterMarket Income Trust I     252,772   
  44,079      Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.(c)     744,494   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  50,154      Nuveen Global High Income Fund   $ 856,129   
  43,812      Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund     496,828   
  68,741      Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund     792,584   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Closed-End Mutual
Funds

(Cost $8,386,681)

      8,382,058   
 
Shares or Principal Amount  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    Value  
       
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (7.1%)   
$ 1,461,934      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-NCM2, Class 2CB1, CMO     5.50     08/25/34      $ 1,576,092   
  1,560,203      MASTR Seasoned Securitization Trust, Inc., Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, CMO     6.62     09/25/32        1,707,822   
  1,927,234      Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Inc., Series 2013-10, Class B2, CMO, VRN(a)(e)     3.59     08/25/43        1,807,990   
  1,489,810      Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Inc., Series 2014-4, Class B2, CMO, VRN(a)(e)     3.91     11/25/44        1,482,202   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $6,649,208)
 
  
    6,574,106   

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Preferred Stocks (4.4%)   
  Diversified Banks (2.5%)   
  92,993      RBS Capital Funding Trust V, Series E   $ 2,282,978   
   

 

 

 
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Office REIT’s (1.9%)   
  67,733      Gramercy Property Trust, Inc.,
Series B(c)(e)
  $ 1,788,151   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $3,960,821)
    4,071,129   
 

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
       
  Foreign Corporate Bonds (1.7%)   
  Basic Materials (1.1%)   
$ 1,000,000      Kissner Milling Co. Ltd.(a)     7.25     06/01/19      $ 1,032,500   
       

 

 

 
  Energy (0.6%)   
  962,000      CHC Helicopter S.A.     9.38     06/01/21        577,200   
       

 

 

 
 
 
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(Cost $2,077,013)
 
  
    1,609,700   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.1%)   
  2,004,800      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio, 0.16%   $   2,004,800   
   

 

 

 
 
 
 
Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan
(Cost $2,004,800)
    2,004,800   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Short-Term Investments (4.9%)   
$ 4,562,697      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/01/15   $ 4,562,697   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $4,562,697)
    4,562,697   
 
 
Total Investments 103.9%
(Cost $97,482,658)
    96,913,123   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other
Assets (3.9)%
    (3,643,536
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 93,269,587   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

(a) 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.

 

(b) 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, 2015.

 

(c) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2015.

 

(d) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

 

(e) These securities are considered to be illiquid. The aggregate value of these securities at March 31, 2015 was $6,070,943, which represent 6.5% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

 

FRN Floating Rate Note

 

MTN Medium Term Note

 

VRN Variable Rate Note

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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ICON Bond Fund

Credit Diversification

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Aaa

    6.4%   

A3

    2.9%   

A-

    1.8%

Baa1

    13.9%   

Baa2

    6.2%   

Baa3

    11.7%   

Ba1

    15.3%   

Ba2

    2.8%   

Ba3

    1.7%   

B1

    5.7%   

B2

    3.8%   

B3

    5.0%   

Caa1

    2.8%   

NR

    3.5%   
 

 

 

 
    83.5%   
 

 

 

 

* Reflects S&P Rating of A- since a Moody’s rating is unavailable for MASTR Seasoned Security Trust 2005-1, CMO as of March 31, 2015.

Percentages are based upon U.S. Treasury obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate and foreign corporate bond investments as a percentage of net assets. Ratings based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

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ICON EQUITY INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
   
  Common Stocks (85.9%)   
  Asset Management & Custody Banks (6.4%)   
  39,700      Ares Capital Corp.   $ 681,649   
  18,700      Invesco, Ltd.     742,203   
  25,400      Main Street Capital Corp.(a)     784,860   
  28,700      Triangle Capital Corp.(a)     654,647   
   

 

 

 
      2,863,359   
  Automobile Manufacturers (4.0%)   
  48,200      Ford Motor Co.     777,948   
  20,900      Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., ADR     424,897   
  4,000      Toyota Motor Corp., ADR(a)     559,560   
   

 

 

 
      1,762,405   
  Biotechnology (1.7%)   
  7,700      Gilead Sciences, Inc.     755,601   
   

 

 

 
  Cable & Satellite (1.8%)   
  5,400      Time Warner Cable, Inc.     809,352   
   

 

 

 
  Commodity Chemicals (1.5%)   
  7,800      LyondellBasell Industries, Class A     684,840   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment (2.0%)   
  12,500      QUALCOMM, Inc.     866,750   
   

 

 

 
  Computer & Electronics Retail (1.9%)   
  21,800      GameStop Corp., Class A(a)     827,528   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy
Trucks (1.6%)
  
  
  5,000      Cummins, Inc.     693,200   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks (4.1%)   
  16,300      JPMorgan Chase & Co.     987,454   
  15,500      Wells Fargo & Co.     843,200   
   

 

 

 
      1,830,654   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Diversified Chemicals (1.6%)   
  14,800      Dow Chemical Co.   $ 710,104   
   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities (4.0%)   
  16,200      ALLETE, Inc.     854,712   
  34,000      Great Plains Energy, Inc.     907,120   
   

 

 

 
      1,761,832   
  Electronic Equipment & Instruments (1.8%)   
  73,800      Daktronics, Inc.     797,778   
   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities (1.7%)   
  12,400      National Fuel Gas Co.     748,092   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care REITs (3.5%)   
  20,800      HCP, Inc., REIT     898,768   
  9,100      Ventas, Inc., REIT     664,482   
   

 

 

 
      1,563,250   
  Home Furnishings (2.1%)   
  20,300      Leggett & Platt, Inc.     935,627   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail (1.9%)   
  7,500      Home Depot, Inc.     852,075   
   

 

 

 
  Housewares & Specialties (2.0%)   
  13,200      Tupperware Brands Corp.     911,064   
   

 

 

 
  Insurance Brokers (2.1%)   
  19,800      Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     925,650   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication
Services (4.2%)
  
  
  20,500      BCE, Inc.     868,380   
  20,400      Verizon Communications, Inc.     992,052   
   

 

 

 
      1,860,432   
  Multi-line Insurance (4.3%)   
  29,600      Horace Mann Educators Corp.     1,012,320   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  22,900      Kemper Corp.   $ 892,184   
   

 

 

 
      1,904,504   
  Multi-Utilities (3.7%)   
  17,600      Black Hills Corp.     887,744   
  21,900      CMS Energy Corp.     764,529   
   

 

 

 
      1,652,273   
  Oil & Gas Drilling (2.3%)   
  15,100      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     1,027,857   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (1.3%)   
  10,800      Bristow Group, Inc.     588,060   
   

 

 

 
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (1.2%)   
  49,200      Encana Corp.     548,580   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats (2.1%)   
  31,900      B&G Foods, Inc.     938,817   
   

 

 

 
  Paper Packaging (3.5%)   
  15,400      Avery Dennison Corp.     814,814   
  9,500      Packaging Corp. of America     742,805   
   

 

 

 
      1,557,619   
  Pharmaceuticals (2.0%)   
  15,100      AbbVie, Inc.     883,954   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks (6.4%)   
  31,300      Fifth Third Bancorp     590,005   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  63,200      First Commonwealth Financial Corp.   $ 568,800   
  32,900      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     827,435   
  23,200      Webster Financial Corp.     859,560   
   

 

 

 
      2,845,800   
  Residential REIT’s (1.3%)   
  7,300      Camden Property Trust, REIT     570,349   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors (1.3%)   
  9,800      Texas Instruments, Inc.     560,413   
   

 

 

 
  Soft Drinks (2.9%)   
  10,700      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     472,940   
  10,200      Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     800,496   
   

 

 

 
      1,273,436   
  Tobacco (1.7%)   
  15,200      Altria Group, Inc.     760,304   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors (2.0%)   
  21,600      Fastenal Co.     894,996   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $36,923,729)

    38,166,555   
 
Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Bonds (5.4%)   
  Basic Materials (1.0%)   
$ 400,000      Alcoa, Inc.     5.13     10/01/24      $ 428,125   
       

 

 

 
  Energy (3.0%)   
  500,000      California Resources Corp.(a)(b)     6.00     11/15/24        438,750   
  500,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a)     5.75     03/15/23        487,500   
  500,000      Denbury Resources, Inc.     4.63     07/15/23        428,750   
       

 

 

 
          1,355,000   
  Financial (1.4%)   
  500,000      Ironshore Holdings US, Inc.(b)     8.50     05/15/20        607,179   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(Cost $2,382,160)

  

  

    2,390,304   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
   
  Preferred Stocks (4.3%)  
  Consumer Finance (1.1%)  
  19,600      Discover Financial Services, Series B(a)   $ 508,032   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks (1.3%)  
  23,117      RBS Capital Funding Trust V, Series E     567,522   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery (1.9%)  
  33,300      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a)     855,144   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

(Cost $1,877,105)

    1,930,698   
  Convertible Preferred Stock (1.9%)   
  Diversified Banks (1.9%)  
  700      Wells Fargo & Co., Series L     856,100   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Convertible Preferred
Stocks

(Cost $828,278)

    856,100   
  Exchange Traded Fund (1.0%)  
  11,300      SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF     443,186   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

(Cost $449,464)

    443,186   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (9.3%)   
  4,121,010      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio, 0.16%   $ 4,121,010   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $4,121,010)

    4,121,010   
  Short-Term Investments (1.6%)   
$ 693,244      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/01/15     693,244   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost $693,244)

    693,244   
 

 

Total Investments 109.4%

(Cost $47,274,990)

    48,601,097   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other
Assets (9.4)%
    (4,181,312
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 44,419,785   
   

 

 

 
 

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, 2015.

 

(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, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Financial

    32.4%   

Consumer Discretionary

    13.7%   

Utilities

    9.4%   

Consumer Staples

    6.7%   

Materials

    6.6%   

Industrials

    5.5%   

Information Technology

    5.1%   

Energy

    4.8%   

Telecommunication

    4.2%   

Health Care

    3.7%   
 

 

 

 
    92.1%   
 

 

 

 

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

ICON Equity Income Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Diversified Banks

    7.3%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    6.4%   

Regional Banks

    6.4%   

Multi-line Insurance

    4.3%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

    4.2%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    4.0%   

Electric Utilities

    4.0%   

Multi-Utilities

    3.7%   

Health Care REITs

    3.5%   

Paper Packaging

    3.5%   

Soft Drinks

    2.9%   

Oil & Gas Drilling

    2.3%   

Home Furnishings

    2.1%   

Insurance Brokers

    2.1%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    2.1%   

Communications Equipment

    2.0%   

Housewares & Specialties

    2.0%   

Pharmaceuticals

    2.0%   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    2.0%   

Computer & Electronics Retail

    1.9%   

Home Improvement Retail

    1.9%   

Industrial Machinery

    1.9%   

Cable & Satellite

    1.8%   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

    1.8%   

Biotechnology

    1.7%   

Gas Utilities

    1.7%   

Tobacco

    1.7%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    1.6%   

Diversified Chemicals

    1.6%   

Commodity Chemicals

    1.5%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    1.3%   

Residential REIT’s

    1.3%   

Semiconductors

    1.3%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    1.2%   

Consumer Finance

    1.1%   
 

 

 

 
    92.1%   
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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ICON FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (100.2%)   
  Airlines (5.4%)   
  32,500      Alaska Air Group, Inc.   $ 2,150,850   
  35,700      Delta Air Lines, Inc.     1,605,072   
   

 

 

 
      3,755,922   
  Asset Management & Custody Banks (2.3%)   
  94,900      Janus Capital Group, Inc.     1,631,331   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment (1.5%)   
  16,900      BorgWarner, Inc.     1,022,112   
   

 

 

 
  Automobile Manufacturers (3.3%)   
  36,000      Thor Industries, Inc.     2,275,560   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology (10.3%)   
  7,200      Biogen Idec, Inc.     3,040,128   
  35,900      Celgene Corp.     4,138,552   
   

 

 

 
      7,178,680   
  Broadcasting (6.7%)   
  41,500      CBS Corp., Class B     2,516,145   
  36,200      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A     1,113,512   
  36,200      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C     1,066,995   
   

 

 

 
      4,696,652   
  Construction Materials (2.2%)   
  11,100      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     1,551,780   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance (3.0%)   
  50,800      Encore Capital Group, Inc.†(a)     2,112,772   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks (3.0%)   
  134,200      Bank of America Corp.     2,065,338   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Components (3.2%)   
  27,300      Rogers Corp.     2,244,333   
   

 

 

 
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Electronic Manufacturing Services (4.4%)   
  64,800      Methode Electronics, Inc.   $ 3,048,192   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Distributors (1.9%)   
  5,900      McKesson Corp.     1,334,580   
   

 

 

 
  Home Furnishings (4.5%)   
  16,800      Mohawk Industries, Inc.     3,120,600   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail (6.2%)   
  38,200      Home Depot, Inc.     4,339,902   
   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (2.4%)   
  18,700      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     1,691,789   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Products (2.9%)   
  14,400      Polaris Industries, Inc.     2,031,840   
   

 

 

 
  Movies & Entertainment (2.6%)   
  26,100      Viacom, Inc., Class B     1,782,630   
   

 

 

 
  Paper Products (3.8%)   
  40,600      Clearwater Paper Corp.     2,651,180   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals (7.7%)   
  13,000      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     2,246,270   
  18,700      Perrigo Co. PLC     3,095,785   
   

 

 

 
      5,342,055   
  Railroads (4.1%)   
  42,800      CSX Corp.     1,417,536   
  13,600      Union Pacific Corp.     1,473,016   
   

 

 

 
      2,890,552   
  Real Estate Services (2.6%)   
  46,500      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A     1,800,015   
   

 

 

 
  Regional Banks (2.6%)   
  13,800      Signature Bank     1,788,204   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Semiconductor Equipment (3.0%)   
  93,400      Applied Materials, Inc.   $ 2,107,104   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors (4.2%)   
  29,500      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     2,899,555   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Chemicals (4.5%)   
  24,800      Ashland, Inc.     3,157,288   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores (1.9%)   
  15,900      Tractor Supply Co.     1,352,454   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $58,128,496)

    69,872,420   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.0%)   
  1,363,939      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio, 0.16%   $ 1,363,939   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $1,363,939)

    1,363,939   
 
 
Total Investments 102.2%
(Cost $59,492,435)
    71,236,359   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other
Assets (2.2)%
    (1,499,773
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 69,736,586   
   

 

 

 
 

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, 2015.

 

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ICON Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Consumer Discretionary

    32.0%   

Health Care

    19.9%   

Information Technology

    14.8%   

Financial

    13.5%   

Industrials

    9.5%   

Materials

    10.5%   
 

 

 

 
    100.2%   
 

 

 

 

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

ICON Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Biotechnology

    10.3%   

Pharmaceuticals

    7.7%   

Broadcasting

    6.7%   

Home Improvement Retail

    6.2%   

Airlines

    5.4%   

Home Furnishings

    4.5%   

Specialty Chemicals

    4.5%   

Electronic Manufacturing Services

    4.4%   

Semiconductors

    4.2%   

Railroads

    4.1%   

Paper Products

    3.8%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    3.3%   

Electronic Components

    3.2%   

Consumer Finance

    3.0%   

Diversified Banks

    3.0%   

Semiconductor Equipment

    3.0%   

Leisure Products

    2.9%   

Movies & Entertainment

    2.6%   

Real Estate Services

    2.6%   

Regional Banks

    2.6%   

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

    2.4%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    2.3%   

Construction Materials

    2.2%   

Health Care Distributors

    1.9%   

Specialty Stores

    1.9%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    1.5%   
 

 

 

 
    100.2%   
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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ICON HIGH YIELD BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    Value  
       
  Corporate Bonds (73.8%)   
  Communications (24.8%)      
$ 50,000      CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.     7.25     10/30/17      $ 52,125   
  25,000      Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp.(a)     6.38     09/15/20        26,344   
  23,000      Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp.(a)     5.13     12/15/21        22,971   
  30,000      Goodman Networks, Inc.     12.13     07/01/18        27,900   
  45,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc.     8.63     07/15/20        48,769   
  25,000      Sprint Communications, Inc.     6.00     11/15/22        23,750   
  50,000      Windstream Corp.     8.13     09/01/18        52,312   
       

 

 

 
          254,171   
  Consumer, Non-cyclical (17.5%)      
  18,000      Brightstar Corp.(a)     7.25     08/01/18        19,215   
  50,000      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     6.63     11/01/20        52,375   
  18,000      inVentiv Health, Inc.(a)     9.00     01/15/18        18,900   
  52,000      MDC Holdings, Inc.     5.50     01/15/24        50,700   
  15,000      Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.(a)     8.38     05/01/19        15,937   
  20,000      Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)     6.50     01/15/21        22,175   
       

 

 

 
          179,302   
  Energy (5.3%)      
  15,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.     5.75     03/15/23        14,625   
  25,000      Denbury Resources, Inc.     4.63     07/15/23        21,438   
  18,000      United Refining Co.     10.50     02/28/18        18,900   
       

 

 

 
          54,963   
  Financial (6.3%)      
  15,000      Highmark, Inc.(a)     4.75     05/15/21        15,756   
  50,000      KCG Holdings, Inc.(a)     6.88     03/15/20        48,775   
       

 

 

 
          64,531   
  Industrials (14.7%)   
  35,000      ADT Corp.     4.13     04/15/19        35,656   
  20,000      Case New Holland Industrial, Inc.     7.88     12/01/17        22,156   
  20,000      LSB Industries, Inc.     7.75     08/01/19        20,850   
  15,000      PaperWorks Industries, Inc.(a)     9.50     08/15/19        15,375   
  53,000      USG Corp.(a)     5.88     11/01/21        56,313   
       

 

 

 
    150,350   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    Value  
       
  Technology (5.2%)   
$ 45,000      First Data Corp.     12.63     01/15/21      $ 53,325   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(Cost $761,300)

  

  

    756,642   

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Closed-End Mutual Funds (10.1%)   
  1,287      Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   $ 17,967   
  3,700      Deutsche Global High Income Fund, Inc.     30,895   
  1,503      Diversified Real Asset Income Fund     27,234   
  1,599      Nuveen Global High Income Fund     27,295   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Closed-End Mutual Funds

(Cost $101,616)

    103,391   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Preferred Stock (4.8%)   
  Diversified Banks (4.8%)   
  2,004      RBS Capital Funding Trust V, Series E   $ 49,198   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

(Cost $48,664)

    49,198   
 

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
       
  Foreign Corporate Bonds (5.8%)   
  Communications (1.8%)   
$ 18,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.     7.25     04/01/19      $ 18,657   
       

 

 

 
  Energy (1.5%)   
  26,000      CHC Helicopter S.A.     9.38     06/01/21        15,600   
       

 

 

 
  Materials (2.5%)   
  25,000      Kissner Milling Co. Ltd.(a)     7.25     06/01/19        25,813   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds

(Cost $72,223)

  

  

    60,070   
 

 

Total Investments 94.5%

(Cost $983,803)

        969,301   
  Other Assets Less Liabilities 5.5%         56,184   
       

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%       $ 1,025,485   
       

 

 

 

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

 

(a) 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.

 

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ICON High Yield Bond Fund

Credit Diversification

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Baa3

    1.5%   

Ba1

    10.4%   

Ba2

    3.5%   

Ba3

    2.0%   

B1

    27.7%   

B2

    9.7%   

B3

    18.1%   

Caa1

    6.7%   
 

 

 

 
    79.6%   
 

 

 

 

Percentages are based upon corporate and foreign corporate bond investments as a percentage of net assets. Ratings based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

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ICON LONG/SHORT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
   
  Common Stocks (98.8%)   
  Asset Management & Custody Banks (2.8%)   
  66,600      Janus Capital Group, Inc.   $ 1,144,854   
   

 

 

 
  Automobile Manufacturers (2.8%)   
  18,300      Thor Industries, Inc.(x)     1,156,743   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology (11.9%)   
  3,300      Biogen Idec, Inc.     1,393,392   
  14,600      Celgene Corp.     1,683,088   
  23,600      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†(a)     1,819,796   
   

 

 

 
      4,896,276   
  Broadcasting (5.6%)   
  22,500      CBS Corp., Class B     1,364,175   
  15,600      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A     479,856   
  15,600      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C     459,810   
   

 

 

 
      2,303,841   
  Construction Materials (1.2%)   
  3,500      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     489,300   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance (3.2%)   
  31,600      Encore Capital Group, Inc.†(a)     1,314,244   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced
Services (2.8%)
  
  
  13,300      Mastercard, Inc., Class A(x)     1,148,987   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Banks (2.8%)   
  75,100      Bank of America Corp.     1,155,789   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Components (4.2%)   
  21,200      Rogers Corp.     1,742,852   
   

 

 

 
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Electronic Manufacturing Services (5.5%)   
  48,200      Methode Electronics, Inc.   $ 2,267,328   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Distributors (2.6%)   
  4,800      McKesson Corp.     1,085,760   
   

 

 

 
  Home Furnishings (3.9%)   
  8,700      Mohawk Industries, Inc.     1,616,025   
   

 

 

 
  Home Improvement Retail (4.8%)   
  17,300      Home Depot, Inc.     1,965,453   
   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (2.7%)   
  12,400      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     1,121,828   
   

 

 

 
  Housewares & Specialties (2.8%)   
  21,600      Jarden Corp.     1,142,640   
   

 

 

 
  IT Consulting & Other Services (3.3%)   
  22,200      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A† (x)     1,385,058   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Products (2.6%)   
  7,700      Polaris Industries, Inc.     1,086,470   
   

 

 

 
  Paper Products (3.3%)   
  20,900      Clearwater Paper Corp.     1,364,770   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals (6.8%)   
  6,800      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     1,174,972   
  9,800      Perrigo Co. PLC     1,622,390   
   

 

 

 
      2,797,362   
  Railroads (3.7%)   
  22,000      CSX Corp.     728,640   
  7,700      Norfolk Southern Corp.     792,484   
   

 

 

 
      1,521,124   
   
  Real Estate Services (2.2%)   
  23,500      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A     909,685   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Regional Banks (2.9%)   
  9,300      Signature Bank   $ 1,205,094   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductor Equipment (3.0%)   
  54,900      Applied Materials, Inc.     1,238,544   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors (4.0%)   
  16,900      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     1,661,101   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Chemicals (4.2%)   
  13,600      Ashland, Inc.     1,731,416   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Stores (3.2%)   
  15,400      Tractor Supply Co.     1,309,924   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $32,688,892)

    40,762,468   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (6.0%)   
  2,479,870      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio, 0.16%   $ 2,479,870   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $2,479,870)

    2,479,870   
  Short-Term Investments (0.4%)   
$ 177,539      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/01/15     177,539   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost $177,539)

    177,539   
 

 

Total Investments 105.2%

(Cost $35,346,301)

    43,419,877   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other
Assets (5.2)%
    (2,133,236
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 41,286,641   
   

 

 

 
 

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, 2015.

 

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ICON LONG/SHORT FUND

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares     Short Security   Value  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication
Services ((1.9)%)
  
  
  225,000      Cincinnati Bell, Inc.   $ 794,250   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Total Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds $803,622)
  $ 794,250   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Consumer Discretionary

    28.4%   

Information Technology

    22.8%   

Health Care

    21.3%   

Financial

    13.9%   

Materials

    8.7%   

Industrials

    3.7%   
 

 

 

 
    98.8%   
 

 

 

 

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

ICON Long/Short Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Biotechnology

    11.9%   

Pharmaceuticals

    6.8%   

Broadcasting

    5.6%   

Electronic Manufacturing Services

    5.5%   

Home Improvement Retail

    4.8%   

Electronic Components

    4.2%   

Specialty Chemicals

    4.2%   

Semiconductors

    4.0%   

Home Furnishings

    3.9%   

Railroads

    3.7%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    3.3%   

Paper Products

    3.3%   

Consumer Finance

    3.2%   

Specialty Stores

    3.2%   

Semiconductor Equipment

    3.0%   

Regional Banks

    2.9%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    2.8%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    2.8%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    2.8%   

Diversified Banks

    2.8%   

Housewares & Specialties

    2.8%   

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

    2.7%   

Health Care Distributors

    2.6%   

Leisure Products

    2.6%   

Real Estate Services

    2.2%   

Construction Materials

    1.2%   
 

 

 

 
    98.8%   
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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ICON OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (100.3%)  
  Aerospace & Defense (3.1%)  
  5,449      Curtiss-Wright Corp.   $ 402,899   
   

 

 

 
  Asset Management & Custody Banks (3.1%)   
  23,000      Janus Capital Group, Inc.     395,370   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Parts & Equipment (1.9%)   
  4,800      Dorman Products, Inc.     238,800   
   

 

 

 
  Automobile Manufacturers (4.6%)   
  9,401      Thor Industries, Inc.     594,237   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology (5.9%)   
  9,931      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     765,779   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy
Trucks (3.0%)
  
  
  30,900      Meritor, Inc.     389,649   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance (5.2%)   
  8,873      Encore Capital Group, Inc.     369,028   
  5,453      PRA Group, Inc.     296,207   
   

 

 

 
      665,235   
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced
Services (1.3%)
  
  
  4,400      Total System Services, Inc.     167,860   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Chemicals (2.6%)   
  8,100      LSB Industries, Inc.     334,773   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Components (2.6%)   
  4,160      Rogers Corp.     341,994   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment & Instruments (6.6%)   
  4,894      Coherent, Inc.     317,914   
  16,500      Daktronics, Inc.     178,365   
  4,665      FEI Co.     356,126   
   

 

 

 
      852,405   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Electronic Manufacturing Services (5.3%)   
  14,618      Methode Electronics, Inc.   $ 687,631   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment (2.4%)   
  11,900      Exactech, Inc.     304,997   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Facilities (2.1%)   
  3,800      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     272,080   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Supplies (1.9%)   
  4,600      Align Technology, Inc.     247,411   
   

 

 

 
  Homefurnishing Retail (2.3%)   
  11,900      Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     296,072   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Machinery (1.0%)   
  2,100      Crane Co.     131,061   
   

 

 

 
  Insurance Brokers (2.0%)   
  7,700      Brown & Brown, Inc.     254,947   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Retail (3.0%)   
  19,100      Nutrisystem, Inc.     381,618   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services (2.3%)   
  4,514      j2 Global, Inc.     296,480   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Products (2.4%)   
  6,000      Brunswick Corp.     308,700   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services (4.5%)   
  14,800      Cambrex Corp.     586,524   
   

 

 

 
  Multi-line Insurance (1.5%)   
  5,700      Horace Mann Educators Corp.     194,940   
   

 

 

 
  Packaged Foods & Meats (2.2%)   
  20,100      Landec Corp.     280,395   
   

 

 

 
  Paper Packaging (2.7%)   
  6,600      Avery Dennison Corp.     349,206   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Paper Products (3.8%)   
  7,566      Clearwater Paper Corp.   $ 494,060   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals (2.8%)   
  5,425      Lannett Co., Inc.     367,327   
   

 

 

 
  Real Estate Services (2.9%)   
  5,800      FirstService Corp.     375,376   
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants (4.0%)   
  2,867      Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     519,615   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductor Equipment (3.1%)   
  20,992      Teradyne, Inc.     395,699   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors (2.3%)   
  8,500      Microsemi Corp.     300,900   
   

 

 

 
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Specialty Chemicals (5.9%)   
  5,369      HB Fuller Co.   $ 230,169   
  7,333      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     536,042   
   

 

 

 
      766,211   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $11,594,307)

    12,960,251   
 

 

Total Investments 100.3%

(Cost $11,594,307)

    12,960,251   
 
 
Liabilities Less Other
Assets (0.3)%
    (39,178
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets 100.0%   $ 12,921,073   
   

 

 

 
 

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

 

Non-income producing security.

 

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ICON Opportunities Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Information Technology

    23.5%   

Health Care

    19.6%   

Consumer Discretionary

    18.2%   

Materials

    17.2%   

Financial

    14.7%   

Industrials

    7.1%   
 

 

 

 
    100.3%   
 

 

 

 

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

ICON Opportunities Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

    6.6%   

Biotechnology

    5.9%   

Specialty Chemicals

    5.9%   

Electronic Manufacturing Services

    5.3%   

Consumer Finance

    5.2%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    4.6%   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    4.5%   

Restaurants

    4.0%   

Paper Products

    3.8%   

Aerospace & Defense

    3.1%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    3.1%   

Semiconductor Equipment

    3.1%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    3.0%   

Internet Retail

    3.0%   

Real Estate Services

    2.9%   

Pharmaceuticals

    2.8%   

Paper Packaging

    2.7%   

Diversified Chemicals

    2.6%   

Electronic Components

    2.6%   

Health Care Equipment

    2.4%   

Leisure Products

    2.4%   

Homefurnishing Retail

    2.3%   

Internet Software & Services

    2.3%   

Semiconductors

    2.3%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    2.2%   

Health Care Facilities

    2.1%   

Insurance Brokers

    2.0%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    1.9%   

Health Care Supplies

    1.9%   

Multi-line Insurance

    1.5%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    1.3%   

Industrial Machinery

    1.0%   
 

 

 

 
    100.3%   
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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ICON RISK-MANAGED BALANCED FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
   
  Common Stocks (61.7%)   
  Consumer Discretionary (11.0%)   
  6,300      BorgWarner, Inc.   $ 381,024   
  6,200      CBS Corp., Class B     375,906   
  500      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     325,270   
  2,800      Comcast Corp., Class A     158,116   
  2,200      Delphi Automotive plc     175,428   
  8,000      Gentherm, Inc.     404,080   
  8,000      Gildan Activewear, Inc.     236,160   
  4,000      Home Depot, Inc.x     454,440   
  5,000      Jarden Corp.     264,500   
  3,500      Macy’s, Inc.     227,185   
  3,400      Starbucks Corp.     321,980   
  3,500      Walt Disney Co.     367,115   
   

 

 

 
        3,691,204   
  Consumer Staples (1.2%)   
  1,900      Reynolds American, Inc.x     130,929   
  7,000      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     268,100   
   

 

 

 
      399,029   
  Energy (2.9%)   
  4,000      Bristow Group, Inc.     217,800   
  1,500      EQT Corp.x     124,305   
  2,100      Oceaneering International, Inc.     113,253   
  2,600      Range Resources Corp.x     135,304   
  3,600      Schlumberger, Ltd.     300,384   
  2,000      Whiting Petroleum Corp.     61,800   
   

 

 

 
      952,846   
  Financial (12.9%)   
  7,500      Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     350,625   
  10,000      Bank of America Corp.     153,900   
  14,000      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A     541,940   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  7,900      Discover Financial Servicesx   $ 445,165   
  8,900      Encore Capital Group, Inc.†(a)     370,151   
  7,600      Invesco, Ltd.     301,644   
  3,000      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     511,200   
  4,300      Signature Bankx†     557,194   
  5,000      SVB Financial Group     635,200   
  6,000      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     297,240   
  3,000      Wells Fargo & Co.     163,200   
   

 

 

 
        4,327,459   
  Health Care (8.0%)   
  5,000      AbbVie, Inc.     292,700   
  2,100      Actavis PLC     625,002   
  1,000      Biogen Idec, Inc.     422,240   
  3,200      Gilead Sciences, Inc.     314,016   
  2,000      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     345,580   
  3,000      McKesson Corp.x     678,600   
   

 

 

 
      2,678,138   
  Industrials (6.4%)   
  2,973      Curtiss-Wright Corp.     219,824   
  14,000      Delta Air Lines, Inc.x     629,440   
  1,900      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A     183,236   
  1,100      Precision Castparts Corp.     231,000   
  5,000      Ryder System, Inc.     474,450   
  3,800      Union Pacific Corp.x     411,578   
   

 

 

 
      2,149,528   
  Information Technology (11.8%)   
  4,400      Accenture PLC, Class A     412,236   
  1,800      Alliance Data Systems Corp.     533,250   
  3,900      Apple, Inc.     485,277   
  13,000      Applied Materials, Inc.     293,280   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  1,500      DST Systems, Inc.   $ 166,065   
  6,000      Facebook, Inc., Class Ax†     493,290   
  500      Google, Inc., Class C     274,000   
  5,000      Mastercard, Inc., Class Ax     431,950   
  11,000      Micron Technology, Inc.     298,430   
  3,100      Synaptics, Inc.     252,045   
  4,400      Visa, Inc., Class A     287,804   
   

 

 

 
        3,927,627   
  Materials (5.4%)   
  4,000      Ashland, Inc.     509,240   
  2,000      Clearwater Paper Corp.     130,600   
  3,000      Eagle Materials, Inc.     250,680   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  2,800      LyondellBasell Industries, Class Ax   $ 245,840   
  7,300      Methanex Corp.x     391,061   
  2,500      Monsanto Co.     281,350   
   

 

 

 
      1,808,771   
  Telecommunication (0.6%)   
  4,000      Verizon Communications, Inc.     194,520   
   

 

 

 
  Utilities (1.5%)   
  2,700      Atmos Energy Corp.     149,310   
  6,200      CMS Energy Corp.     216,442   
  2,600      Laclede Group, Inc.     133,172   
   

 

 

 
      498,924   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $18,770,826)

    20,628,046   
 
Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Corporate Bonds (21.2%)   
  Communications (2.7%)   
$ 225,000      Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp.(b)     6.38     09/15/20      $ 237,094   
  400,000      Clearwire Communications LLC / Clearwire Finance, Inc.(b)     14.75     12/01/16        478,000   
  150,000      Goodman Networks, Inc.(c)     12.13     07/01/18        139,500   
  50,000      Windstream Corp.     8.13     09/01/18        52,312   
       

 

 

 
          906,906   
  Consumer Staples (1.2%)   
  328,000      Altria Group, Inc.     9.25     08/06/19        420,851   
       

 

 

 
  Consumer, Non-cyclical (4.2%)   
  150,000      Brightstar Corp.(b)     7.25     08/01/18        160,125   
  100,000      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     6.63     11/01/20        104,750   
  300,000      Hospira, Inc.     5.80     08/12/23        361,276   
  525,000      Lender Processing Services, Inc. / Black Knight Lending Solutions, Inc.     5.75     04/15/23        556,279   
  100,000      MDC Holdings, Inc.     5.50     01/15/24        97,500   
  100,000      Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)(c)     6.50     01/15/21        110,875   
       

 

 

 
          1,390,805   
  Energy (1.0%)   
  100,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a)     5.75     03/15/23        97,500   
  100,000      Denbury Resources, Inc.     4.63     07/15/23        85,750   
  150,000      United Refining Co.     10.50     02/28/18        157,500   
       

 

 

 
          340,750   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Financial (10.5%)   
$ 355,000      AIG Retirement     8.13     04/28/23      $ 468,294   
  378,000      City National Corp.     5.25     09/15/20        433,377   
  100,000      Deutsche Bank Capital Trust V, VRN(b)(d)     4.90     06/30/15        100,000   
  100,000      Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.(d)     6.60     05/01/67        102,550   
  170,000      Highmark, Inc.(b)     4.75     05/15/21        178,570   
  225,000      Highmark, Inc.(b)     6.13     05/15/41        239,217   
  150,000      KCG Holdings, Inc.(b)     6.88     03/15/20        146,325   
  250,000      Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.(b)(d)     7.00     03/07/67        256,375   
  151,000      PNC Preferred Funding Trust II, FRN(b)(d)     1.49     03/15/17        138,165   
  500,000      Prudential Financial, Inc.(d)     8.88     06/15/68        589,375   
  500,000      Prudential Insurance Co. of America(b)     8.30     07/01/25        685,739   
  200,000      USB Realty Corp., FRN(b)(d)     1.40     01/15/17        182,000   
       

 

 

 
            3,519,987   
  Industrials (1.4%)   
  110,000      Ingersoll-Rand Co.     6.39     11/15/27        134,014   
  50,000      LSB Industries, Inc.     7.75     08/01/19        52,125   
  250,000      Masco Corp.     5.95     03/15/22        280,625   
       

 

 

 
          466,764   
  Technology (0.2%)   
  50,000      First Data Corp.     12.63     01/15/21        59,250   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(Cost $7,150,725)

  

  

    7,105,313   
  U.S. Treasury Obligations (7.6%)   
  295,320      Treasury Inflation Protected Security     0.13     07/15/24        295,205   
  199,508      Treasury Inflation Protected Security     0.13     04/15/19        203,202   
  500,000      U.S. Treasury Note     2.13     09/30/21        514,375   
  500,000      U.S. Treasury Note     2.25     11/15/24        514,023   
  500,000      U.S. Treasury Note     1.00     09/15/17        503,438   
  500,000      U.S. Treasury Note     2.00     02/15/25        503,164   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(Cost $2,486,816)

  

  

    2,533,407   
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Closed-End Mutual Funds (3.3%)  
  7,981      Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   $    111,415   
  1,062      BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.     14,730   
  15,233      Deutsche Global High Income Fund, Inc.     127,196   
  17,112      Diversified Real Asset Income Fund        310,069   
  3,617      Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund     48,866   
  2,813      Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.     40,338   
  5,180      LMP Real Estate Income Fund, Inc.     67,444   

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  2,762      MFS InterMarket Income Trust I   $ 23,422   
  3,577      Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.     60,415   
  8,396      Nuveen Global High Income Fund          143,320   
  6,342      Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund     71,918   
  6,467      Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund     74,564   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Total Closed-End Mutual Funds

(Cost $1,112,241)

    1,093,697   

 

Shares or Principal Amount   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (2.1%)   
  472,789      MASTR Seasoned Securitization Trust, Inc., Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, CMO     6.62     09/25/32      $      517,522   
  192,723      Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Inc., Series 2013-10, Class B2, CMO, VRN(b)(e)     3.59     08/25/43        180,799   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

(Cost $706,198)

  

  

    698,321   
  Preferred Stocks (1.2%)   
  Diversified Banks (0.8%)   
  10,505      RBS Capital Funding Trust V, Series E         257,898   
       

 

 

 
  Office REIT’s (0.4%)   
  5,700      Gramercy Property Trust, Inc., Series B(e)         150,480   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

(Cost $397,894)

  

  

    408,378   
  Foreign Corporate Bonds (0.5%)   
  Basic Materials (0.3%)   
  100,000      Kissner Milling Co. Ltd.(b)     7.25     06/01/19        103,250   
       

 

 

 
  Energy (0.2%)   
  100,750      CHC Helicopter S.A.     9.38     06/01/21        60,450   
       

 

 

 
 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds

(Cost $211,297)

  

  

    163,700   

 

Underlying Security/

Expiration Date/

Exercise Price

  Contracts*     Value  
Put Options Purchased (0.2%)   

S+P 500 Index,
April 2015, 2,000.00

    20      $      15,700   

S+P 500 Index,
April 2015, 1,900.00

    15        1,950   

S+P 500 Index,
April 2015, 1,950.00

    10        3,050   

Underlying Security/

Expiration Date/

Exercise Price

  Contracts*     Value  

S+P 500 Index,
June 2015, 1,900.00

    5      $ 9,925   

S+P 500 Index,
May 2015, 2,000.00

    10             22,950   
   

 

 

 

Total Put Options Purchased

(Cost $138,719)

   

  

    53,575   
 

 

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Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
  Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.4%)   
  480,225      State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio, 0.16%   $ 480,225   
   

 

 

 
 
 

 

Total Collateral for Securities
on Loan

(Cost $480,225)

    480,225   
  Short-Term Investments (5.8%)   
$ 1,937,772      State Street Euro Dollar Time Deposit (USD), 0.01%, 04/01/15       1,937,772   
   

 

 

 
Shares or Principal Amount   Value  
Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost $1,937,772)

  $ 1,937,772   
Total Investments 105.0%

(Cost $33,392,713)

    35,102,434   
Liabilities Less Other Assets (5.0)%     (1,672,684
   

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%   $ 33,429,750   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

* All options have 100 shares per contract.

 

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

 

Non-income producing security.

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2015.

 

(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, 2015.

 

(d) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

 

(e) These securities are considered to be illiquid. The aggregate value of these securities at March 31, 2015 was $331,279, which represent 1.0% of the Fund’s Net Assets.

 

FRN Floating Rate Note

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

VRN Variable Rate Note

 

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SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

Underlying Security/

Expiration Date/

Exercise Price

  Contracts*     Value  

S+P 500 Index,
June 2015, 2,175.00

    5      $ 3,975   

S+P 500 Index,
May 2015, 2,150.00

    5        2,450   
   

 

 

 

Total Options Written

(Premiums received $11,526)

  

  

  $ 6,425   

    

 

 

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

 

* All options have 100 shares per contract.

 

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ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

Sector Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Financial

    14.1%   

Information Technology

    11.8%   

Consumer Discretionary

    11.0%   

Health Care

    8.0%   

Industrials

    6.4%   

Materials

    5.4%   

Energy

    2.9%   

Utilities

    1.5%   

Consumer Staples

    1.2%   

Telecommunication

    0.6%   
 

 

 

 
    62.9%   
 

 

 

 

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

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

Industry Composition

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    4.3%   

Pharmaceuticals

    3.8%   

Regional Banks

    3.6%   

Real Estate Services

    3.1%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    2.8%   

Consumer Finance

    2.4%   

Internet Software & Services

    2.3%   

Biotechnology

    2.2%   

Health Care Distributors

    2.0%   

Restaurants

    2.0%   

Airlines

    1.9%   

Commodity Chemicals

    1.9%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    1.9%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    1.8%   

Diversified Banks

    1.8%   

Railroads

    1.7%   

Semiconductors

    1.7%   

Specialty Chemicals

    1.5%   

Aerospace & Defense

    1.4%   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    1.4%   

Trucking

    1.4%   

Home Improvement Retail

    1.3%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    1.2%   

Broadcasting

    1.1%   

Movies & Entertainment

    1.1%   

Insurance Brokers

    1.0%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    1.0%   

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

    9.3%   
 

 

 

 
    62.9%   
 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Credit Diversification

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Aaa

    7.6%   

A3

    3.4%   

A-

    1.6%

Baa1

    3.1%   

Baa2

    2.5%   

Baa3

    4.1%   

Ba1

    3.6%   

Ba2

    0.8%   

Ba3

    0.5%   

B1

    1.1%   

B2

    0.8%   

B3

    1.4%   

Caa1

    0.4%   

NR

    0.5%   
 

 

 

 
    31.4%   
 

 

 

 

* Reflects S&P Rating of A- since a Moody’s rating is unavailable for MASTR Seasoned Security Trust 2005-1, CMO as of March 31, 2015.

Percentages are based upon U.S. Treasury obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate and foreign corporate bond investments as a percentage of net assets. Ratings based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Bond Fund
    ICON
Equity Income
Fund
    ICON Fund     ICON
High Yield Bond
Fund
 

Assets

       

Investments, at cost

  $ 97,482,658      $ 47,274,990      $ 59,492,435      $ 983,803   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value

    96,913,123        48,601,097        71,236,359        969,301   

Foreign currency, at value(a)

    -        2        -        -   

Cash

    56,982        2,859        119,203        21,178   

Receivables:

       

Fund shares sold

    254,996        118,023        41,901        -   

Investments sold

    1,355,317        1,488,906        -        32,383   

Interest

    1,181,990        47,978        -        -   

Dividends

    32,935        106,135        26,279        15,776   

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

    39,064        2,452        1,323        18,962   

Foreign tax reclaims

    -        3,056        476        -   

Other assets

    27,378        27,430        23,196        1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    99,861,785        50,397,938        71,448,737        1,057,601   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payables:

       

Due to custodian bank

    -               114,361        11,334   

Expense recoupment due to adviser

    -        6,085        -        -   

Investments purchased

    4,159,280        1,675,938        -        -   

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    2,004,800        4,121,010        1,363,939        -   

Fund shares redeemed

    280,990        73,946        135,719        9,691   

Distributions due to shareholders

    49,154        34,085        -        1,675   

Advisory fees

    47,350        28,590        45,101        576   

Accrued distribution fees

    4,569        8,841        16,984        -   

Fund accounting fees

    3,098        1,482        2,276        34   

Transfer agent fees

    15,193        5,421        10,007        1,003   

Administration fees

    3,946        1,906        3,007        44   

Trustee fees

    3,283        1,047        2,374        10   

Accrued expenses

    20,535        19,802        18,383        7,749   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    6,592,198        5,978,153        1,712,151        32,116   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - all share classes

  $ 93,269,587      $ 44,419,785      $ 69,736,586      $ 1,025,485   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class S

  $ 81,029,392      $ 23,588,854      $ 43,479,190      $ -   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class C

  $ 3,964,338      $ 6,931,639      $ 17,605,497      $ -   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class A

  $ 8,275,857      $ 13,899,292      $ 8,651,899      $ -   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     ICON
Bond Fund
    ICON
Equity Income
Fund
    ICON Fund     ICON
High Yield Bond
Fund
 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 95,286,786      $ 63,575,646      $ 79,630,154      $ 1,078,655   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    (26,085     17,375        (368,572     (15,012

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss)

    (1,421,579     (20,499,361     (21,268,920     (23,656

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (569,535     1,326,125        11,743,924        (14,502
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 93,269,587      $ 44,419,785      $ 69,736,586      $ 1,025,485   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

    -        -        -        108,172   

Class S

    8,541,765        1,502,754        2,660,949        -   

Class C

    416,175        438,967        1,197,061        -   

Class A

    875,478        890,025        556,731        -   

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 9.48   

Class S

  $ 9.49      $ 15.70      $ 16.34      $ -   

Class C

  $ 9.53      $ 15.79      $ 14.71      $ -   

Class A

  $ 9.45      $ 15.62      $ 15.54      $ -   

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

  $ 9.92      $ 16.57      $ 16.49      $ -   

†  Includes securities on loan of

  $ 1,900,895      $ 4,004,564      $ 1,326,929      $ -   

(a)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $ -      $ 2      $ -      $ -   

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

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)

MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Long/Short
Fund
    ICON
Opportunities
Fund
    ICON
Risk-Managed
Balanced Fund
 

Assets

     

Investments, at cost

  $ 35,346,301      $ 11,594,307      $ 33,392,713   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at value

    43,419,877        12,960,251        35,102,434   

Deposits for Short Sales

    1,124,840        -        -   

Cash

    -        16        1,225   

Cash due from prime broker

    -        -        6,896   

Receivables:

     

Fund shares sold

    106,222        269        12,119   

Investments sold

    -        -        75,560   

Interest

    -        -        125,502   

Dividends

    6,180        1,641        14,044   

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

    6,585        3,218        13,564   

Other assets

    18,990        8,322        20,920   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    44,682,694        12,973,717        35,372,264   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Options written, at value (premiums received $11,526)

    -        -        6,425   

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $803,622)

    794,250        -        -   

Payables:

     

Due to custodian bank

    -        1,000        -   

Due to prime broker

    8,489        -        -   

Expense recoupment due to adviser

    418        2,362        -   

Investments purchased

    -        -        1,310,269   

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    2,479,870        -        480,225   

Fund shares redeemed

    31,127        25,481        57,362   

Distributions due to shareholders

    -        -        1,713   

Advisory fees

    29,676        8,134        21,162   

Accrued distribution fees

    8,596        -        11,153   

Fund accounting fees

    1,325        409        1,099   

Transfer agent fees

    19,180        2,267        19,657   

Administration fees

    1,745        542        1,411   

Trustee fees

    1,284        416        1,292   

Accrued expenses

    20,093        12,033        30,746   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    3,396,053        52,644        1,942,514   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - all share classes

  $ 41,286,641      $ 12,921,073      $ 33,429,750   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class S

  $ 23,083,437      $ -      $ 12,706,587   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class C

  $ 7,503,062      $ -      $ 10,761,256   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets - Class A

  $ 10,700,142      $ -      $ 9,961,907   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     ICON
Long/Short
Fund
    ICON
Opportunities
Fund
    ICON
Risk-Managed
Balanced Fund
 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 91,624,928      $ 12,108,356      $ 45,240,677   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    (374,147     (47,432     24,714   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss)

    (58,047,088     (505,795     (13,550,463

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    8,082,948        1,365,944        1,714,822   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 41,286,641      $ 12,921,073      $ 33,429,750   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

    -        891,920        -   

Class S

    1,097,128        -        860,974   

Class C

    394,424        -        792,525   

Class A

    521,464        -        691,494   

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

  $ -      $ 14.49      $ -   

Class S

  $ 21.04      $ -      $ 14.76   

Class C

  $ 19.02      $ -      $ 13.58   

Class A

  $ 20.52      $ -      $ 14.41   

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

  $ 21.77      $ -      $ 15.29   

† Includes securities on loan of

  $ 2,441,525      $ -      $ 467,651   

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

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

     ICON
Bond Fund
    ICON
Equity Income
Fund
    ICON Fund  

Investment Income

     

Interest

  $ 1,822,982      $ 27,878      $ 4,560   

Dividends

    635,702        895,144        302,124   

Income from securities lending, net

    12,001        41,051        6,059   

Foreign taxes withheld

           (11,274       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    2,470,685        952,799        312,743   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

     

Advisory fees

    282,939        158,114        259,623   

Distribution fees:

     

Class C

    14,227        31,324        87,000   

Class A

    7,372        17,992        10,464   

Fund accounting fees

    9,431        4,216        6,923   

Transfer agent fees

    39,950        23,913        42,230   

Administration fees

    23,578        10,541        17,308   

Custody fees

    4,452        2,014        1,239   

Registration fees:

                    

Class S

    6,558        2,355        4,710   

Class C

    5,995        5,639        6,756   

Class A

    4,036        7,102        5,675   

Insurance expense

    5,385        1,305        2,168   

Trustee fees and expenses

    5,671        2,087        4,165   

Organizational Expenses

                    

Audit and tax service expense

    15,247        16,272        12,817   

Interest expense

    100        49        2,864   

Recoupment of previously reimbursed expenses

           12,848        767   

Prime broker expense

                    

Other expenses

    25,116        11,649        19,439   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

    450,057        307,420        484,148   

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

    (74,684     (5,073     (2,531
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    375,373        302,347        481,617   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

    2,095,312        650,452        (168,874
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

     

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

     

Investments

    (1,125,383     1,641,781        (259,821

Foreign currency

           (1,367       

Written options

                    

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on:

     

Investments and foreign currency

    (250,645     796,933        8,429,128   

Written options

                    

Securities sold short

                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

    (1,376,028     2,437,347        8,169,307   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $ 719,284      $ 3,087,799      $ 8,000,433   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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ICON
High Yield Bond
Fund

    ICON
Long/Short
Fund
     ICON
Opportunities
Fund
    ICON
Risk-Managed
Balanced Fund
 
      
$ 23,730      $ 457       $ 1      $ 185,064   
  4,121        136,130         45,359        185,199   
         5,043                1,031   
                 (250     (355

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  27,851        141,630         45,110        370,939   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
  2,944        162,369         46,129        113,573   
      
         35,912                50,463   
         13,618                9,733   
  91        3,821         1,230        3,029   
  1,779        37,761         7,406        32,338   
  226        9,551         3,075        7,571   
  944        919         700        4,410   
                 7,704          
         2,389                5,403   
         6,008                6,661   
         7,588                6,421   
         1,720         80        3,842   
  29        2,199         754        1,926   
  22,297                         
  6,669        15,123         11,055        18,274   
         1,515         284        80   
         418         10,472          
         4,049                40   
  5,269        13,556         6,871        17,817   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  40,248        318,516         95,760        281,581   
  (36,624     (20,125      (3,218     (39,548

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  3,624        298,391         92,542        242,033   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  24,227        (156,761      (47,432     128,906   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
      
  (23,656     (1,256,686      (482,919     130,460   
                          
                        1,118   
      
  (14,502     6,239,960         2,028,241        1,337,418   
                        (16,631
         2,112                  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (38,158     4,985,386         1,545,322        1,452,365   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (13,931   $ 4,828,625       $ 1,497,890      $ 1,581,271   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     ICON Bond Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 2,095,312      $ 4,205,519   

Net realized gain/(loss)

    (1,125,383     2,391,782   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (250,645     (923,132
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    719,284        5,674,169   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class S

    (1,940,921     (3,980,600

Class C

    (60,913     (91,693

Class A

    (119,563     (207,239

Net realized gains

   

Class S

    (2,404,305     (1,221,845

Class C

    (87,562     (33,641

Class A

    (121,178     (84,193
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

    (4,734,442     (5,619,211
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    14,182,357        25,808,977   

Class C

    1,322,814        1,037,215   

Class A

    4,606,305        2,174,465   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    3,912,696        5,037,958   

Class C

    113,802        110,073   

Class A

    178,573        193,306   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (21,060,000     (31,574,518

Class C

    (214,788     (1,273,625

Class A

    (588,921     (4,849,752
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    2,452,838        (3,335,901
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    (1,562,320     (3,280,943

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    94,831,907        98,112,850   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 93,269,587      $ 94,831,907   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund     ICON Fund     ICON High Yield Bond Fund  
Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
   

Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2014
    Period ended
March 31,
2015*  (unaudited)
 
       
$ 650,452      $ 755,368      $ (168,874   $ (225,339   $ 24,227   
  1,640,414        1,899,218        (259,821     9,583,650        (23,656
  796,933        (234,459     8,429,128        (8,157,199     (14,502

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  3,087,799        2,420,127        8,000,433        1,201,112        (13,931

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
          (39,239
  (359,829     (212,507     -        -        -   
  (70,444     (119,845     -        -        -   
  (205,360     (399,464     -        -        -   
      -        -        -   
  -        -        -        -        -   
  -        -        -        -        -   
  -        -         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (635,633     (731,816     -        -        (39,239

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
          1,083,850   
  17,109,992        4,320,227        1,491,653        39,338,371        -   
  1,351,142        1,565,617        238,574        701,776        -   
  1,319,390        4,270,619        431,109        714,468        -   
          35,694   
  336,259        176,730        -        -        -   
  47,220        77,814        -        -        -   
  188,432        329,999        -        -        -   
          (140,889
  (3,211,642     (1,950,944     (4,714,230     (5,050,068     -   
  (269,779     (1,969,692     (1,608,295     (3,026,141     -   
  (2,253,260     (4,496,032     (805,316     (3,010,830     -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  14,617,754        2,324,338        (4,966,505     29,667,576        978,655   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  17,069,920        4,012,649        3,033,928        30,868,688        925,485   
       
  27,349,865        23,337,216        66,702,658        35,833,970        100,000   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 44,419,785      $ 27,349,865      $ 69,736,586      $ 66,702,658      $ 1,025,485   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Bond Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    1,464,422        2,592,865   

Class C

    136,630        103,517   

Class A

    484,209        218,528   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

    411,595        509,394   

Class C

    11,940        11,098   

Class A

    18,858        19,561   

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (2,193,981     (3,173,085

Class C

    (22,151     (127,850

Class A

    (61,409     (490,776
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    250,113        (336,748
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    9,583,305        9,920,053   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    9,833,418        9,583,305   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ (26,085   $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2014.

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

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund     ICON Fund     ICON High Yield Bond Fund  
Period ended
March 31,
2015  (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
    Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
    Period ended
March 31,
2015* (unaudited)
 
       
          108,969   
  1,147,163        290,158        97,320        2,703,725        -   
  86,922        106,051        16,865        52,934        -   
  85,339        287,965        28,601        51,369        -   
          3,757   
  21,507        11,918        -        -        -   
  3,002        5,226        -        -        -   
  12,118        22,426        -        -        -   
          (14,554
  (205,380     (133,350     (299,736     (339,356     -   
  (17,415     (135,659     (116,257     (226,841     -   
  (143,666     (306,449     (55,233     (214,698     -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  989,590        148,286        (328,440     2,027,133        98,172   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,842,156        1,693,870        4,743,181        2,716,048        10,000   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,831,746        1,842,156        4,414,741        4,743,181        108,172   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 17,375      $ 2,556      $ (368,572   $ (199,698   $ 24,227   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Long/Short Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
 

Operations

   

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (156,761   $ (216,208

Net realized gain/(loss)

    (1,256,686     2,801,025   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    6,242,072        (1,895,125
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    4,828,625        689,692   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

   

Net investment income

   

Class S

             

Class C

             

Class A

             

Net realized gains

   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

   

Shares sold

   

Class S

    8,986,759        20,303,844   

Class C

    485,125        1,899,217   

Class A

    535,792        8,514,859   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

   

Class S

             

Class C

             

Class A

             

Shares repurchased

   

Class S

    (4,836,495     (8,631,931

Class C

    (824,479     (1,322,859

Class A

    (2,445,465     (6,591,448
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

    1,901,237        14,171,682   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    6,729,862        14,861,374   

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    34,556,779        19,695,405   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 41,286,641      $ 34,556,779   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ICON Opportunities Fund      ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund  
Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
    

Period ended

March 31,

2015 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2014
 
      
$ (47,432   $ (20,738    $ 128,906      $ 1,070,093   
  (482,919     185,354         131,578        3,386,300   
  2,028,241        (737,258      1,320,787        (694,123

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,497,890        (572,642      1,581,271        3,762,270   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
      
                 (52,867     (870,218
                 (19,204     (73,148
                
  (187,492     (20,853      (40,378     (106,307

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (187,492     (20,853      (112,449     (1,049,673

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
  529,056        13,145,752        
                 3,672,505        26,547,394   
                 1,636,398        4,329,625   
                 4,506,290        2,947,462   
  182,711        20,653        
                 43,948        828,672   
                 16,755        65,822   
                 32,230        84,606   
  (1,233,787     (882,170     
                 (11,616,810     (52,784,217
                 (886,698     (874,718
                 (1,997,927     (4,139,537

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (522,020     12,284,235         (4,593,309     (22,994,891

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  788,378        11,690,740         (3,124,487     (20,282,294
      
  12,132,695        441,955         36,554,237        56,836,531   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 12,921,073      $ 12,132,695       $ 33,429,750      $ 36,554,237   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

     ICON Long/Short Fund  
     Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
 

Transactions in Fund Shares

   

Shares sold

    -        -   

Class S

    451,026        1,088,517   

Class C

    26,167        111,610   

Class A

    27,387        467,016   

Reinvested dividends and distributions

    -        -   

Class S

    -        -   

Class C

    -        -   

Class A

    -        -   

Shares repurchased

    -        -   

Class S

    (248,041     (467,545

Class C

    (45,947     (77,860

Class A

    (126,433     (361,119
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

    84,159        760,619   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,928,857        1,168,238   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,013,016        1,928,857   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)

  $ (374,147   $ (217,386
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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ICON Opportunities Fund      ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund  

Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)

    Year ended
September 30,
2014
     Period ended
March 31,
2015 (unaudited)
    Year ended
September 30,
2014
 
      
  38,240        960,435         -        -   
  -        -         256,812        1,936,186   
  -        -         123,567        340,349   
  -        -         320,097        217,425   
  13,494        1,537         -        -   
  -        -         3,042        59,893   
  -        -         1,264        5,143   
  -        -         2,292        6,237   
  (90,367     (65,353      -        -   
  -        -         (834,308     (3,796,455
  -        -         (66,475     (68,822
  -        -         (143,424     (307,113

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (38,633     896,619         (337,133     (1,607,157

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  930,553        33,934         2,682,126        4,289,283   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  891,920        930,553         2,344,993        2,682,126   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (47,432   $ -       $ 24,714      $ 8,257   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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

ICON Bond Fund

           

Class S**

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

  $ 9.90      $ 0.22      $ (0.15   $ 0.07      $ (0.22   $ (0.26

Year ended September 30, 2014

    9.89        0.43 (g)      0.15        0.58        (0.44     (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

Class C

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    9.94        0.17        (0.14     0.03        (0.18     (0.26

Year ended September 30, 2014

    9.93        0.34 (g)      0.15        0.49        (0.35     (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

Class A***

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    9.86        0.19        (0.13     0.06        (0.21     (0.26

Year ended September 30, 2014

    9.89        0.43 (g)      0.12        0.55        (0.45     (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

           

Class S**

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    14.87        0.26        0.82        1.08        (0.25     -   

Year ended September 30, 2014

    13.80        0.52        1.04        1.56        (0.49     -   

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     -   

Class C

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    14.96        0.18        0.82        1.00        (0.17     -   

Year ended September 30, 2014

    13.88        0.36        1.06        1.42        (0.34     -   

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     -   

Class A***

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    14.79        0.23        0.82        1.05        (0.22     -   

Year ended September 30, 2014

    13.73        0.47        1.04        1.51        (0.45     -   

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     -   

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation/
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)
 
               
               
$ (0.48   $ 9.49        0.80   $ 81,030        0.88     0.75     4.38     4.51     71.96
  (0.57     9.90        6.01     87,675        0.86     0.75     4.22     4.33 %(g)      175.95
  (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
               
  (0.44     9.53        0.38     3,964        2.19     1.60     3.00     3.59     71.96
  (0.48     9.94        5.10     2,879        2.27     1.60     2.75     3.42 %(g)      175.95
  (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
               
  (0.47     9.45        0.66     8,276        1.38     1.00     3.62     4.00     71.96
  (0.58     9.86        5.77     4,278        1.44     1.00     3.84     4.28 %(g)      175.95
  (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
               
               
  (0.25     15.70        7.26     23,589        1.20     1.20     3.40     3.40     108.56
  (0.49     14.87        11.36     8,022        1.38     1.20     3.36     3.54     147.56
  (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
               
  (0.17     15.79        6.69     6,932        2.31     2.20     2.20     2.31     108.56
  (0.34     14.96        10.26     5,481        2.45     2.20     2.21     2.46     147.56
  (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
               
  (0.22     15.62        7.14     13,899        1.47     1.45     2.93     2.95     108.56
  (0.45     14.79        11.07     13,847        1.59     1.45     3.08     3.22     147.56
  (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

 

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

ICON Fund

           

Class S**

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

  $ 14.52      $ (0.01   $ 1.83      $ 1.82      $      $   

Year ended September 30, 2014

    14.00        (e)      0.52        0.52                 

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       

Class C

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    13.15        (0.10     1.66        1.56                 

Year ended September 30, 2014

    12.82        (0.14     0.47        0.33                 

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       

Class A***

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    13.84        (0.04     1.74        1.70                 

Year ended September 30, 2014

    13.39        (0.05     0.50        0.45                 

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       

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    10.00        0.26        (0.43     (0.17     (0.35       

ICON Long/Short Fund(d)

           

Class S**

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    18.41        (0.05     2.68        2.63                 

Year ended September 30, 2014

    17.48        (0.06     0.99        0.93                 

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       

Class C

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    16.74        (0.14     2.42        2.28                 

Year ended September 30, 2014

    16.05        (0.24     0.93        0.69                 

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       

Class A***

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    17.99        (0.08     2.61        2.53                 

Year ended September 30, 2014

    17.13        (0.12     0.98        0.86                 

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       

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses
to average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation/
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)
 
               
               
$      $ 16.34        12.53   $ 43,479        1.02     1.02     (0.12 )%      (0.12 )%      20.53
         14.52        3.71     41,577        1.10     1.10     0.02     0.02     64.51
  (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
               
         14.71        11.86     17,606        2.27     2.26     (1.37 )%      (1.36 )%      20.53
         13.15        2.57     17,050        2.26     2.25     (1.09 )%      (1.08 )%      64.51
         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
               
         15.54        12.28     8,652        1.55     1.51     (0.64 )%      (0.60 )%      20.53
         13.84        3.36     8,076        1.56     1.50     (0.38 )%      (0.32 )%      64.51
  (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
               
  (0.35     9.48        (1.63 )%      1,025        8.89     0.80     (2.74 )%      5.35     57.97
               
               
         21.04        14.29     23,084        1.31     1.28     (0.56 )%      (0.53 )%      32.24
         18.41        5.32     16,465        1.45     1.32     (0.47 )%      (0.34 )%      64.81
         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
               
         19.02        13.62     7,503        2.49     2.33     (1.76 )%      (1.60 )%      32.24
         16.74        4.30     6,932        2.57     2.38     (1.58 )%      (1.39 )%      64.81
         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
               
         20.52        14.06     10,700        1.79     1.58     (1.05 )%      (0.84 )%      32.24
         17.99        5.02     11,160        1.81     1.63     (0.82 )%      (0.64 )%      64.81
         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

 

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

ICON Opportunities Fund

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

  $ 13.04      $ (0.05   $ 1.71      $ 1.66      $      $ (0.21

Year ended September 30, 2014

    13.02        (0.12     0.41 (f)      0.29               (0.27

Year ended September 30, 2013

    10.00        (0.01     3.03        3.02                 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

           

Class S**

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    13.98        0.09        0.76        0.85        (0.07       

Year ended September 30, 2014

    13.40        0.24        0.56        0.80        (0.22       

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       

Class C

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    12.90        0.02        0.69        0.71        (0.03       

Year ended September 30, 2014

    12.39        0.09        0.54        0.63        (0.12       

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                 

Class A***

           

Period ended March 31, 2015

    13.69        0.07        0.73        0.80        (0.08       

Year ended September 30, 2014

    13.12        0.20        0.57        0.77        (0.20       

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       

 

(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 Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense.  
(d) The Fund’s operating expenses, not including dividends on short positions, are contractually limited to 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.  
(e) Amount less than $0.005.  
(f) The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to timing of shareholder activity during the period.  
(g) Investment income per share of Class S, Class C and Class A reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $0.07, $0.06 and $0.08 per share of each class respectively. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 3.59% for Class S, 2.84% for Class C and 3.55% for Class A.  

 

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distributions                       Ratio of expenses to
average net assets(a)
    Ratio of net investment
income/(loss)
to average net assets(a)
       
Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return*
    Net assets,
end of
period (in
thousands)
    Before
expense
limitation/
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)
 
               
$ (0.21   $ 14.49        12.86   $ 12,921        1.55     1.50     (0.82 )%      (0.77 )%      36.16
  (0.27     13.04        2.19     12,133        2.44     1.50     (1.81 )%      (0.87 )%      45.99
         13.02        30.20     442        12.47     1.52     (11.02 )%      (0.07 )%      52.22
               
               
  (0.07     14.76        6.06     12,707        1.56     1.20     0.89     1.25     60.40
  (0.22     13.98        6.02     20,071        1.22     1.20     1.72     1.74     137.48
  (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
               
  (0.03     13.58        5.47     10,761        2.36     2.20     0.11     0.27     60.40
  (0.12     12.90        5.06     9,469        2.33     2.20     0.61     0.74     137.48
  (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
               
  (0.08     14.41        5.88     9,962        1.69     1.45     0.74     0.98     60.40
  (0.20     13.69        5.88     7,014        1.65     1.45     1.29     1.49     137.48
  (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

 

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1.   Organization

The ICON Bond Fund (“Bond Fund”), ICON Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”), ICON Fund (“ICON Fund”), ICON High Yield Bond Fund (“High Yield Bond Fund”), ICON Long/Short Fund (“Long/Short Fund”), ICON Opportunities Fund (“Opportunities Fund”) and ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund (“Risk-Managed Balanced 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 and the High Yield Bond Fund, offers three classes of shares: Class S, Class C and Class A. The Opportunities Fund and the High Yield Bond Fund are single-class funds. 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 eleven 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 High Yield Bond Fund is to seek current income and growth of capital. 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, like all investments in securities, have elements of risk, including risk of loss of principal. For a complete explanation of the risks, please carefully study the prospectuses. There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives and may underperform funds with similar objectives. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries involves 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

 

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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. The High Yield Bond Fund primarily invests in high-yield bonds. High-yield bonds, also known as “junk bonds” are speculative investments and involve a greater risk of default and price volatility than U.S. government and other high-quality bonds. Junk bonds are also less liquid (more difficult to sell) than equities and higher credit bonds. These illiquid securities are harder to sell; or value, especially in changing markets, such as now with rising interest rates. 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 Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. The Risk-Managed 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 less 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 Equity Income Fund has significant weights in the Financial sector, and the ICON Fund and Long/Short Fund have significant weights in the Consumer Discretionary sector which may cause the Fund’s performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect this sector.

The High Yield Bond Fund may have a significant amount of risk as two Shareholders who are related parties to the Fund, own 9.30% and 16.05% of the net assets of the Fund, respectively. Such concentration of interest

 

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could have a material effect on the Fund in the event either or both Shareholders request to redeem a substantial amount of capital.

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

 

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making a market for the security. Options are valued at their closing mid-price on the market with the most volume. Mid-price is the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued 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 Fund’s NAV may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

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.

 

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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, 2015:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

ICON Bond Fund*

       

Assets

       

Corporate Bonds

  $ -      $ 63,695,926      $ -      $ 63,695,926   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    -        6,012,707        -        6,012,707   

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    8,382,058        -        -        8,382,058   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    -        6,574,106        -        6,574,106   

Preferred Stocks

    4,071,129        -        -        4,071,129   

Foreign Corporate Bonds

    -        1,609,700        -        1,609,700   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        2,004,800        -        2,004,800   

Short-Term Investments

    -        4,562,697        -        4,562,697   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,453,187      $ 84,459,936      $ -      $ 96,913,123   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Equity Income Fund*

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 38,166,555      $ -      $ -      $ 38,166,555   

Corporate Bonds

    -        2,390,304        -        2,390,304   

Preferred Stocks

    1,930,698        -        -        1,930,698   

Convertible Preferred Stock

    856,100        -        -        856,100   

Exchange Traded Fund

    443,186        -        -        443,186   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        4,121,010        -        4,121,010   

Short-Term Investments

    -        693,244        -        693,244   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 41,396,539      $ 7,204,558      $ -      $ 48,601,097   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Fund*

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 69,872,420      $ -      $ -      $ 69,872,420   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        1,363,939        -        1,363,939   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 69,872,420      $ 1,363,939      $ -      $ 71,236,359   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

ICON High Yield Bond Fund*

       

Assets

       

Corporate Bonds

  $ -      $ 756,642      $ -      $ 756,642   

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    103,391        -        -        103,391   

Preferred Stock

    49,198        -        -        49,198   

Foreign Corporate Bonds

    -        60,070        -        60,070   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 152,589      $ 816,712      $ -      $ 969,301   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Long/Short Fund*

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 40,762,468      $ -      $ -      $ 40,762,468   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        2,479,870        -        2,479,870   

Short-Term Investments

    -        177,539        -        177,539   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 40,762,468      $ 2,657,409      $ -      $ 43,419,877   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Securities Sold Short

       

Common Stock

  $ (794,250   $ -      $ -      $ (794,250
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (794,250   $ -      $ -      $ (794,250
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Opportunities Fund*

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 12,960,251      $ -      $ -      $ 12,960,251   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 12,960,251      $ -      $ -      $ 12,960,251   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund*

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 20,628,046      $ -      $ -      $ 20,628,046   

Corporate Bonds

    -        7,105,313        -        7,105,313   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    -        2,533,407        -        2,533,407   

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    1,093,697        -        -        1,093,697   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    -        698,321        -        698,321   

Preferred Stocks

    408,378        -        -        408,378   

Foreign Corporate Bonds

    -        163,700        -        163,700   

Put Options Purchased

    53,575        -        -        53,575   

Collateral for Securities on Loan

    -        480,225        -        480,225   

Short-Term Investments

    -        1,937,772        -        1,937,772   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 22,183,696      $ 12,918,738      $ -      $ 35,102,434   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Written Call Options

  $ (6,425   $ -      $ -      $ (6,425
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (6,425   $ -      $ -      $ (6,425
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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No Level 3 securities were held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2015.

For the period ended March 31, 2015, 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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, 2015 was limited to purchased and written options.

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

 

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Option contracts involve market risk 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.

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

Each Fund may also purchase put and call options. When a Fund purchases a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing 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, 2015, the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund engaged in written call and purchased put options transactions. All open option contracts are included on each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

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

The number of options contracts written and the premiums received by the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund during the period ended March 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

    Risk-Managed Balanced Fund  
     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding, beginning of period

    20      $ 57,732   

Options written during period

    125        210,367   

Options closed during period

    (135     (256,573
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding, end of period

    10      $ 11,526   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

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

Purchased option contracts

       

Equity risk

       

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

  Investments, at value   $ 53,575       

Written option contracts

       

Equity risk

       

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

      Options written, at value   $ 6,425   

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments

  Location of Gain/(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in Operations
  Amount  

Purchased option contracts

   

Equity risk

   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

  Net realized gain/(loss) from Investment transactions   $ 9,101   

Written option contracts

   

Equity risk

   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

  Net realized gain/(loss) from written option transactions   $ 1,118   

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   $ (97,342

Written option contracts

   

Equity risk

   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

  Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on written options   $ (16,631

For the period ended March 31, 2015, the Fund’s quarterly holdings of options contracts were as follows:

 

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

June 30, 2014

    250        50   

September 30, 2014

    30        20   

December 31, 2014

    30        25   

March 31, 2015

    60        10   

 

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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 management’s 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 Fund’s prime broker and in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian. The collateral required is determined daily by reference to the market value of the short positions. Such collateral for the Fund is restricted from use. The cash collateral that is restricted from use is included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Deposits for short sales.” The securities pledged as collateral that are restricted from use are included on the Schedule of Investments. Dividends received on short sales are treated as an expense on the Statement of Operations. Liabilities for securities sold short are closed out by purchasing the applicable securities for delivery to the Fund’s prime broker. As of March 31, 2015, 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.

 

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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 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, 2015, is included in the Statement of Operations.

For the period ended March 31, 2015, the following Funds had securities with the following values on loan:

 

Fund   Loaned Securities     Collateral  

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 1,900,895      $ 2,004,800   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    4,004,564        4,121,010   

ICON Fund

    1,326,929        1,363,939   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    2,441,525        2,479,870   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    467,651        480,225   

The value of the collateral above could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2015. 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 Bond Fund distributes net investment income, if any, to shareholders monthly. The Equity Income Fund, High Yield Bond Fund and the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund intend to distribute net investment income, if any, to shareholders quarterly. The other Funds

 

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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 Fund’s NAV. The tax is paid when the gain is realized.

Investment Income

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

 

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Allocation of Expenses

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

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

 

Fund   Legal
Expense
    Printing
and Postage
Expense
    Transfer
Agent
Expense
 

ICON Bond Fund

     

Class S

  $ 3,770      $ 6,912      $ 31,183   

Class C

    151        386        3,043   

Class A

    272        833        5,724   

ICON Equity Income Fund

     

Class S

    785        1,402        9,108   

Class C

    229        689        4,569   

Class A

    517        1,846        10,236   

ICON Fund

     

Class S

    1,921        3,257        13,674   

Class C

    769        2,693        19,898   

Class A

    371        1,380        8,658   

ICON Long/Short Fund

     

Class S

    857        2,323        16,603   

Class C

    305        1,065        7,095   

Class A

    462        2,423        14,063   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

     

Class S

    594        6,980        18,328   

Class C

    486        1,012        7,232   

Class A

    370        1,115        6,778   

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.

 

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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, 0.65% of average daily net assets of the High Yield 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 High Yield Bond Fund

    0.80%        -           -           -      

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, the Opportunities Fund and the High Yield Bond Fund will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2016. 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, 2015 the following amounts were available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund   2015     2016     2017     2018  

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 95,572      $ 148,484      $ 136,560      $ 74,684   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    33,175        52,885        42,058        5,073   

ICON Fund

    3,005        18,393        6,978        2,531   

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

    -        -        -        36,624   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    47,798        56,161        50,612        20,125   

ICON Opportunities Fund

    -        23,491        22,580        3,218   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    33,177        40,835        33,132        39,548   

 

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Accounting, Custody and Transfer Agent Fees

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

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

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

Administrative Services

The Trust has entered into an administrative services agreement with ICON Advisers pursuant to which ICON Advisers oversees the administration of the Trust’s business and affairs. This agreement provides for an annual fee of 0.05% on the Trust’s 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, 2015, each Fund’s 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.

 

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Distribution Fees

The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate the Funds’ distributor, ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) (an affiliate of the adviser) for the sale and distribution of shares and for other shareholder services. Under the 12b-1 Plan, Bond Fund Class C shareholders pay an annual distribution and service fee of 0.85% of average daily net assets and Class A shareholders pay an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The shareholders of the other Funds pay an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class C shares and an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets for Class A shares. 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 95% of the CCO’s salary and the remaining portion is paid by ICON Advisers. For the period ended March 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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. Effective March 21, 2015, the maximum borrowing limit was changed from $150 million to $75 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%.

 

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For the period ended March 31, 2015, the average outstanding loan by Fund was as follows:

 

Fund   Average Borrowing
(10/1/14-3/31/15)
    Average Interest Rates
(10/1/14-3/31/15)
 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 14,656        1.37

ICON Equity Income Fund

    7,059        1.37   

ICON Fund*

    411,970        1.37   

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

    127        1.37   

ICON Long/Short Fund*

    112,153        1.07   

ICONOpportunities Fund

    41,120        1.37   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund*

    6,087        0.70   

 

* Fund had outstanding borrowings under these agreements/arrangements as of March 31, 2015.

5.    Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

For the period ended March 31, 2015, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding securities sold short, short-term securities and written options contracts) was as follows:

 

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

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 63,439,650      $ 52,217,394      $ 5,966,510      $ 11,519,141   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    59,010,861        43,481,083        -        -   

ICON Fund

    14,349,995        18,920,212        -        -   

ICON High Yield Fund

    1,502,968        509,066        -        -   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    12,676,006        11,907,543        -        -   

ICON Opportunities Fund

    4,497,726        5,062,214        -        -   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    15,615,079        20,229,933        2,740,993        1,232,246   

6.  Federal Income Tax

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between U.S. GAAP and federal income tax purposes that are permanent in nature are reclassified within the capital accounts. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the NAVs of the Funds. These differences are due to differing

 

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treatments for items such as deferrals of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, and net investment losses.

For the year ended September 30, 2014, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amounts     Expires  

ICON Equity Income Fund

  $ 3,040,715        2017   
    19,089,764        2018   

ICON Fund

    1,175,675        2017   
    19,833,424        2018   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    37,506,125        2017   
    19,325,857        2018   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    13,551,114        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, 2014, the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:

 

Fund   Amount  

ICON Equity Income Fund

  $ 1,930,719   

ICON Fund

    9,331,874   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    2,797,232   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    3,516,915   

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 fund’s pre-enactment capital losses will expire unused.

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, were as follows:

 

    Distributions Paid from    

Total

Distributions

Paid

 
Fund  

Ordinary

Income

   

Net Long-

Term Gains

   

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 4,279,532      $ 1,339,679      $ 5,619,211   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    731,816        -        731,816   

ICON Opportunity Fund

    20,853        -        20,853   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    1,049,673        -        1,049,673   

 

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As of September 30, 2014, 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)

 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 1,362,114      $ 972,907      $ -      $ -      $ (337,062   $ 1,997,959   

ICON Equity Income Fund

    -        -        -        (22,130,479     522,452        (21,608,027

ICON Fund

    -        -        (199,698     (21,009,099     3,314,796        (17,894,001

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

    -        -        -        -        -        -   

ICON Long/Short Fund

    -        -        (217,386     (56,831,982     1,882,456        (55,166,912

ICON Opportunities

    104,033        60,583        -        -        (662,297     (497,681

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    8,257        -        -        (13,551,114     263,108        (13,279,749

 

* 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, 2015, cost on investments for federal income tax purposes and the amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:

 

Fund   Cost    

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

   

Net

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

ICON Bond Fund

  $ 97,482,658      $ 1,104,787      $ (1,674,322   $ (569,535

ICON Equity Income Fund

    47,274,990        2,207,326        (881,219     1,326,107   

ICON Fund

    59,492,435        12,981,237        (1,237,313     11,743,924   

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

    983,803        6,760        (21,262     (14,502

ICON Long/Short Fund

    35,346,301        8,617,933        (544,357     8,073,576   

ICON Opportunities Fund

    11,594,307        1,614,335        (248,391     1,365,944   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

    33,392,713        2,742,622        (1,032,901     1,709,721   

7.   Accounting Pronouncement

In June 2013, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-08, Financial Services – Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (“ASU 2013-08”). This

 

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update sets forth a new approach for determining whether a public or private company is an investment company and sets certain measurement and disclosure requirements for an investment company. FASB has determined that a fund registered under the 1940 Act automatically meets ASU 2013-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. Management does not expect this guidance to have an impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

8.   Subsequent Events

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

 

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SIX MONTH HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE

MARCH 31, 2015 (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 (10/01/14 – 3/31/15).

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

 

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

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
10/1/14
    Ending
Account
Value
3/31/15
    Expense Paid
During Period
10/1/14 -  3/31/15*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
10/1/14 -  3/31/15*
 

Actual Expenses

       

ICON Bond Fund

       

Class S

  $ 1,000      $ 1,008.00      $ 3.75        0.75%   

Class C

    1,000        1,003.80        7.99        1.60%   

Class A

    1,000        1,006.60        5.00        1.00%   

ICON Equity Income Fund

       

Class S

    1,000        1,072.60        6.20        1.20%   

Class C

    1,000        1,066.90        11.34        2.20%   

Class A

    1,000        1,071.40        7.49        1.45%   

ICON Fund

       

Class S

    1,000        1,125.30        5.40        1.02%   

Class C

    1,000        1,118.60        11.94        2.26%   

Class A

    1,000        1,122.80        7.99        1.51%   

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

    1,000        983.70        3.96        0.80%   

ICON Long/Short Fund

       

Class S

    1,000        1,142.90        6.84        1.28%   

Class C

    1,000        1,136.20        12.41        2.33%   

Class A

    1,000        1,140.60        8.43        1.58%   

ICON Opportunities Fund

    1,000        1,128.60        7.96        1.50%   

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

       

Class S

    1,000        1,060.60        6.16        1.20%   

Class C

    1,000        1,054.70        11.27        2.20%   

Class A

    1,000        1,058.80        7.44        1.45%   

Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)

       

ICON Bond Fund

       

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

       

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     

 

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     Beginning
Account
Value
10/1/14
    Ending
Account
Value
3/31/15
    Expense Paid
During Period
10/1/14 -  3/31/15*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
10/1/14 - 3/31/15*

ICON Fund

       

Class S

  $ 1,000      $ 1,019.85      $ 5.14     

Class C

    1,000        1,013.66        11.35     

Class A

    1,000        1,017.40        7.59     

ICON High Yield Bond Fund

    1,000        1020.94        4.03     

ICON Long/Short Fund

       

Class S

    1,000        1,018.55        6.44     

Class C

    1,000        1,013.31        11.70     

Class A

    1,000        1,017.05        7.95     

ICON Opportunities Fund

    1,000        1,017.45        7.54     

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

       

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 Fund’s 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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OTHER INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Portfolio Holdings

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

Proxy Voting

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

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

Cost Basis Information

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

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

 

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For More Information

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

 

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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 don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies   No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your transactions and experiences

  No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your creditworthiness

  No   We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you   No   We don’t 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 can’t 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 doesn’t 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

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

  

ICON Funds

 

By (Signature and Title)*

  

/s/ Craig T. Callahan

   Craig T. Callahan, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date    June 17, 2015                        

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    June 17, 2015                        

 

By (Signature and Title)*

  

/s/ Carrie M. Schoffman

  

Carrie M. Schoffman, Vice President, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date    June 17, 2015                        

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.