N-CSRS 1 icon-ncsrs_033120.htm CERTIFIED SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
 

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)

Brian D. Harding 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, 2020

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2020

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

March 31, 2020

 

Diversified Funds

 

ICON Equity Income Fund (IOEZX, IOECX, IEQAX)

ICON Flexible Bond Fund (IOBZX, IOBCX, IOBAX)

ICON Fund (ICNZX, ICNCX, ICNAX)

ICON Long/Short Fund (IOLZX, IOLCX, ISTAX)

ICON Opportunities Fund (ICONX) 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund (IOCZX, IOCCX, IOCAX)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Visit 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.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, ICON will no longer send paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and given a website address of where to access the report.

 

If you have already opted to receive e-delivery, this change will not affect you and you do not need to take any action. At any time, shareholders who invest directly in the ICON Funds may generally elect to receive reports or other communications electronically by enrolling at www.iconfunds.com or calling 1-800-764-0442 or, if you are a retirement plan sponsor or invest in the funds through a financial intermediary (such as an investment advisor, broker-dealer, insurance company, or bank), by contacting your representative or your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to continue receiving paper copies of future shareholder reports free of charge. To do so, if you invest directly with ICON, please call 1-800-764-0442. If you are a retirement plan sponsor or invest in the ICON Funds through a financial intermediary, please contact your representative or financial intermediary. Your election to receive reports as a paper copy will apply to all ICON Funds held in your account. Your election can be changed at any time in the future.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

About This Report (Unaudited)

2

 

 

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

3

 

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

6

 

 

ICON Fund

9

 

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

11

 

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

13

 

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

15

 

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

18

 

 

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

25

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

41

 

 

Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

56

 

 

Additional Information (Unaudited)

58

 

 

Privacy Policy (Unaudited)

59

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Diversified Funds

About this Report

 

 

March 31, 2020 (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, 2020, 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 Equity Income Fund and ICON Flexible Bond Fund may invest up to 25% and 35% 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. 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 Equity Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares or

Principal

Amount

 

 

Value

 

Corporate Bonds (6.60%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication Services (0.68%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSC Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 10/15/25(a)

 

$

350,000

 

 

$

377,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (2.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 01/15/22

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

475,000

 

Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 04/01/23(a)

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

659,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,134,419

 

Consumer Staples (1.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Garden & Pet Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 11/15/23

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

571,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy (0.75%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Resources, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 09/15/22

 

 

172,000

 

 

 

106,627

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 05/31/25

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

73,742

 

MPLX LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 05/01/24(a)

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

237,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

417,966

 

Financial (0.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avation Capital SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 05/15/21(a)

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

136,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care (0.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 11/15/22

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

198,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials (0.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 03/15/21

 

 

155,000

 

 

 

156,937

 

TransDigm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 07/15/24

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

95,215

 

USG Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 03/01/25(a)

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

352,652

 

Materials (0.29%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 06/15/23(a)

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

160,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.37%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equinix, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 01/15/26

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

204,074

 

   

Shares or

Principal

Amount

    Value  
Utilities (0.19%)                
Vistra Energy Corp.                
8.13%, 01/30/26(a)   $ 100,000     $ 103,850  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $3,977,791)
            3,656,366  
                 
                 
Common Stocks (84.51%)                
Aerospace & Defense (5.23%)                
Boeing Co.     2,200       328,108  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     4,800       1,626,960  
Raytheon Co.     7,200       944,280  
              2,899,348  
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods (4.03%)        
Tapestry, Inc.     47,200       611,240  
VF Corp.     30,000       1,622,400  
              2,233,640  
Building Products (2.36%)                
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     30,200       1,306,150  
                 
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks (2.37%)        
Cummins, Inc.     9,700       1,312,604  
                 
Consumer Finance (2.58%)                
Navient Corp.     188,400       1,428,072  
                 
Diversified Banks (7.07%)                
Bank of America Corp.     65,500       1,390,565  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     18,000       1,620,540  
US Bancorp     26,300       906,035  
              3,917,140  
Diversified Chemicals (1.19%)                
Eastman Chemical Co.     14,100       656,778  
                 
Electric Utilities (6.83%)                
Avangrid, Inc.     24,400       1,068,232  
Evergy, Inc.     14,500       798,225  
Otter Tail Corp.     43,100       1,916,226  
              3,782,683  
Electrical Components & Equipment (2.51%)        
Eaton Corp. PLC     17,900       1,390,651  
                 
Electronic Manufacturing Services (1.44%)                
TE Connectivity, Ltd.     12,626       795,185  
                 
Integrated Telecommunication Services (1.31%)        
BCE, Inc.     17,800       727,308  
                 
Investment Banking & Brokerage (2.23%)                
Morgan Stanley     36,400       1,237,600  
                 
IT Consulting & Other Services (2.38%)                
Infosys, Ltd., Sponsored ADR     81,200       666,652  

  

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

 

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

  

   

Shares or

Principal

Amount

    Value  

IT Consulting & Other Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

5,900

 

 

$

654,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,321,139

 

Life & Health Insurance (3.69%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

37,400

 

 

 

1,143,318

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

17,300

 

 

 

902,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,045,340

 

Managed Health Care (4.04%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthem, Inc.

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

840,048

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

 

5,600

 

 

 

1,396,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,236,576

 

Multi-Utilities (3.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avista Corp.

 

 

33,300

 

 

 

1,414,917

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

 

 

27,700

 

 

 

427,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,842,882

 

Paper Packaging (6.08%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

 

 

13,000

 

 

 

1,324,310

 

International Paper Co.

 

 

37,200

 

 

 

1,158,036

 

Packaging Corp. of America

 

 

10,200

 

 

 

885,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,368,012

 

Pharmaceuticals (8.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

35,200

 

 

 

1,962,048

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

9,800

 

 

 

1,285,074

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

 

19,100

 

 

 

1,469,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,716,676

 

Railroads (2.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Union Pacific Corp.

 

 

8,100

 

 

 

1,142,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Banks (3.73%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 

 

57,300

 

 

 

850,905

 

KeyCorp

 

 

61,900

 

 

 

641,903

 

Webster Financial Corp.

 

 

24,900

 

 

 

570,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,063,018

 

Restaurants (2.25%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(b)

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

1,248,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialized REITs (1.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

 

 

14,700

 

 

 

753,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems Software (2.93%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

10,300

 

 

 

1,624,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tobacco (3.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

 

25,700

 

 

 

993,819

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

1,094,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,088,219

 

Trucking (1.25%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryder System, Inc.

 

 

26,100

 

 

 

690,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $59,667,569)

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,828,058

 

 

 

Shares or

Principal

Amount

 

 

Value

 

Preferred Stocks (1.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Banks (1.14%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series F 6.95%(c)

 

 

4,000

 

 

$

71,000

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series I 6.75%(c)

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

42,655

 

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%(c)(d)(e)

 

 

100

 

 

 

100,875

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series BB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%(b)(c)

 

 

5,800

 

 

 

145,870

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Series V 6.00%(c)

 

 

11,000

 

 

 

275,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

635,950

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (0.72%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argo Group US, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 09/15/42

 

 

17,717

 

 

 

398,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $1,143,131)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,034,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds (1.22%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust, Inc.

 

 

23,619

 

 

 

197,691

 

First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund

 

 

24,657

 

 

 

216,982

 

Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

42,650

 

Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc.

 

 

6,400

 

 

 

55,552

 

Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust

 

 

15,741

 

 

 

165,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Closed-End Mutual Funds
(Cost $807,691)

 

 

 

 

 

 

677,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.31%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Government Money

               

Market Portfolio,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7-Day Yield 2.40%

 

 

169,950

 

 

 

169,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $169,950)

 

 

 

 

 

 

169,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (94.50%)
(Cost $65,766,132)

 

 

 

 

 

$

52,366,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities (5.50%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,046,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

55,413,249

 


 

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

 

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(a)

Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2020, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $1,775,331, which represented approximately 3.20% of net assets.

(b)

All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

(c)

This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

(d)

These securities are considered, by management, to be illiquid.  The aggregate value of these securities at March 31, 2020 was $100,875, which represent 0.18% of the Fund’s net assets.

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials

 

 

21.22

%

Industrials

 

 

16.42

%

Health Care

 

 

12.91

%

Utilities

 

 

10.34

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

8.33

%

Materials

 

 

7.56

%

Information Technology

 

 

6.75

%

Consumer Staples

 

 

4.79

%

Communication Services

 

 

1.99

%

Real Estate

 

 

1.73

%

Energy

 

 

0.75

%

Government

 

 

0.18

%

 

 

 

92.97

%

 

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

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

8.51

%

Diversified Banks

 

 

8.21

%

Electric Utilities

 

 

6.83

%

Paper Packaging

 

 

6.08

%

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

5.23

%

Managed Health Care

 

 

4.40

%

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

 

 

4.03

%

Tobacco

 

 

3.76

%

Regional Banks

 

 

3.73

%

Life & Health Insurance

 

 

3.69

%

Multi-Utilities

 

 

3.32

%

Systems Software

 

 

2.93

%

Consumer Finance

 

 

2.58

%

Building Products

 

 

2.54

%

Electrical Components & Equipment

 

 

2.51

%

IT Consulting & Other Services

 

 

2.38

%

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks

 

 

2.37

%

Restaurants

 

 

2.25

%

Investment Banking & Brokerage

 

 

2.23

%

Railroads

 

 

2.06

%

Specialized REITs

 

 

1.73

%

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

1.44

%

Integrated Telecommunication Services

 

 

1.31

%

Trucking

 

 

1.25

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

1.19

%

Diversified Chemicals

 

 

1.19

%

Household Products

 

 

1.03

%

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

 

 

4.19

%

 

 

 

92.97

%

 

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


 

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

 

 

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  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Corporate Bonds (68.76%)          
Communication Services (5.06%)          
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC          
6.30%, 12/01/28  $1,500,000   $1,470,000 
CSC Holdings LLC          
10.88%, 10/15/25(a)   2,200,000    2,370,500 
Walt Disney Co.          
7.75%, 02/01/24(a)   3,000,000    3,584,262 
         7,424,762 
Consumer Discretionary (11.44%)          
Century Communities, Inc.          
5.88%, 07/15/25   1,655,000    1,417,954 
Foot Locker, Inc.          
8.50%, 01/15/22   3,750,000    3,562,500 
KB Home          
7.63%, 05/15/23   400,000    402,000 
Mattel, Inc.          
6.75%, 12/31/25(a)   500,000    510,000 
New Home Co., Inc.          
7.25%, 04/01/22   775,000    658,750 
Nexteer Automotive Group, Ltd.          
5.88%, 11/15/21(a)   200,000    200,197 
Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP          
6.50%, 04/01/23(a)   4,650,000    4,717,379 
Silversea Cruise Finance, Ltd.          
7.25%, 02/01/25(a)   6,250,000    5,312,500 
         16,781,280 
Consumer Staples (2.57%)          
Central Garden & Pet Co.          
6.13%, 11/15/23   2,550,000    2,428,620 
Conagra Brands, Inc.          
7.13%, 10/01/26   1,150,000    1,336,902 
         3,765,522 
Energy (13.54%)          
Aker BP ASA          
5.88%, 03/31/25(a)   900,000    796,492 
Continental Resources, Inc.          
5.00%, 09/15/22   5,539,000    3,433,771 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.          
5.38%, 05/31/25   2,000,000    1,474,841 
MPLX LP          
5.25%, 01/15/25(a)   1,000,000    880,206 
6.25%, 10/15/22(a)   4,977,000    4,479,220 
6.38%, 05/01/24(a)   7,894,000    7,502,348 
Tervita Escrow Corp.          
7.63%, 12/01/21(a)   1,850,000    1,295,000 
         19,861,878 
Financial (20.81%)          
Avation Capital SA          
6.50%, 05/15/21(a)   1,050,000    955,500 
BAC Capital Trust XIV, Series G          
3M US L + 0.40%(b)(c)(d)   1,500,000    1,218,750 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Series J          
3M US L + 3.129%, 09/30/49(b)(c)   6,718,000    5,575,940 
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Financial (continued)          
Global Atlantic Fin Co.          
8.63%, 04/15/21(a)  $1,500,000   $1,597,873 
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.          
6.75%, 02/01/24   500,000    482,500 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series I          
3M US L + 3.47%(b)(c)   5,917,000    5,340,093 
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.          
6.38%, 03/01/24   1,700,000    1,700,000 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.          
3M US L + 3.044%, 05/15/55(b)(d)   7,110,000    6,256,800 
Prudential Financial, Inc.          
3M US L + 4.175%, 09/15/42(b)   2,800,000    2,716,000 
QBE Capital Funding III, Ltd.          
3M US L + 7.25%, 05/24/41(a)(b)   1,795,000    1,871,108 
Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC /
Voyager Finance Co.
          
8.50%, 08/15/21(a)   3,000,000    2,819,700 
         30,534,264 
Health Care (1.02%)          
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.          
7.00%, 03/15/24(a)   500,000    512,500 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.          
5.38%, 11/15/22   1,000,000    990,000 
         1,502,500 
Industrials (5.00%)          
Fortress Transportation &
Infrastructure Investors LLC
          
6.50%, 10/01/25(a)   1,415,000    1,036,488 
6.75%, 03/15/22(a)   1,300,000    1,203,241 
Meritor, Inc.          
6.25%, 02/15/24   1,000,000    950,110 
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.          
7.00%, 02/15/22   2,300,000    2,254,000 
7.88%, 03/15/21   309,000    312,862 
TransDigm, Inc.          
6.50%, 07/15/24   600,000    571,290 
USG Corp.          
5.50%, 03/01/25(a)   1,000,000    1,005,000 
         7,332,991 
Information Technology (2.05%)          
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.          
7.13%, 06/15/24(a)   1,352,000    1,395,940 
j2 Cloud Services LLC / j2 Cloud Co.-
Obligor, Inc.
          
6.00%, 07/15/25(a)   500,000    496,245 
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL          
5.50%, 10/01/21(a)   500,000    490,000 
Unisys Corp.          
10.75%, 04/15/22(a)   600,000    628,500 
         3,010,685 

 

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

 

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  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Materials (3.18%)      
Chemours Co.          
6.63%, 05/15/23(d)  $500,000   $425,000 
CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen
Finance Corp.
          
9.25%, 06/15/23(a)   2,500,000    2,004,250 
Standard Industries, Inc.          
5.38%, 11/15/24(a)   1,300,000    1,248,078 
6.00%, 10/15/25(a)   1,000,000    982,800 
         4,660,128 
Real Estate (2.15%)          
Equinix, Inc.          
5.88%, 01/15/26   3,100,000    3,163,147 
           
Utilities (1.94%)          
Vistra Energy Corp.          
8.13%, 01/30/26(a)   1,400,000    1,453,900 
Vistra Operations Co. LLC          
5.50%, 09/01/26(a)   1,350,000    1,390,500 
         2,844,400 
           
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $113,095,187)
        100,881,557 
           
Asset-Backed Securities (1.98%)          
SMB Private Education Loan Trust
Series 2014-A, Class C
          
4.50%, 11/15/25(a)   3,000,000    2,904,994 
           
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $2,898,966)
        2,904,994 
           
Preferred Stocks (15.20%)          
Diversified Banks (7.73%)          
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.,          
Series I 6.75%(c)   179,789    3,202,042 
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 1          
10.00%(c)(e)(f)   3,550    3,581,063 
GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2          
3M US L + 5.785%, 02/15/40(b)   3,555    72,913 
Wells Fargo & Co., Series V 6.00%(c)(d)   71,728    1,796,786 
Wells Fargo & Co., Series Y 5.63%(c)(d)   109,194    2,689,448 
         11,342,252 
Property & Casualty Insurance (2.32%)          
Argo Group US, Inc.          
6.50%, 09/15/42(d)   151,551    3,405,351 
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Wireline Telecommunication Services (5.15%)          
Centaur Funding Corp.          
9.08%, 04/21/20(a)   7,597   $7,559,015 
           
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $24,666,558)
        22,306,618 
           
Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.97%)          
Diversified Banks (0.97%)          
Bank Of America Corp., Series L          
7.25%(c)(d)   324    410,190 
Wells Fargo & Co., Series L 7.50%(c)(c)(d)   800    1,019,216 
         1,429,406 
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost $1,438,815)
        1,429,406 
           
Closed-End Mutual Funds (9.94%)          
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.   12,044    176,445 
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust   3,365    47,211 
Brandywine Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.   71,653    755,223 
Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust, Inc.   657,085    5,499,801 
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust   31,845    423,857 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund   67,524    785,304 
First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund   378,663    3,332,234 
Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund   7,800    66,534 
Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2   24,249    329,367 
Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust   248,151    2,603,104 
Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.   23,631    167,780 
Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc.   23,000    172,040 
Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc.   15,834    218,668 
           
Total Closed-End Mutual Funds
(Cost $17,425,009)
        14,577,568 

 

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

 

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  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Closed-End Mutual Funds (continued)          
Exchange Traded Funds (0.03%)          
SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays Short
Term High Yield Bond ETF(d)
   2,000   $47,120 
           
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $48,050)
        47,120 
           
Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.45%)          
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio,
7-Day Yield 2.40%
   657,850    657,850 
           
Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $657,850)
        657,850 
           
Total Investments (97.33%)
(Cost $160,230,435)
       $142,805,113 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities (2.67%)        3,913,246 
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $146,718,359 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

LIBOR Rates:

3M  US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of March 31, 2020 was 1.45%

 

(a)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2020, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $63,203,736, which represented approximately 43.08% of net assets.

(b)Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of March 31, 2020 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date.

(c)This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

(d)All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

(e)These securities are considered, by management, to be illiquid. The aggregate value of these securities at March 31, 2020 was $3,581,063, which represent 2.44% of the Fund’s net assets.

(f)Non-income producing security.

 

Credit Diversification (March 31, 2020)   
    
Baa2  20.29%
Ba2  11.41%
Ba1  7.20%
Baa3  6.77%
B2  5.81%
B3  4.20%
B1  3.41%
Baa1  3.13%
Ba3  2.76%
NR*  2.66%
A2  2.44%
B  0.65%
Total:  70.73%

 

Percentages are based upon corporate bonds and asset-backed securities investments as a percentage of net assets. Ratings based on the Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. where available, otherwise on Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.

 

* NR - Not Rated


 

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

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares or        
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
Common Stocks (99.20%)            
Aerospace & Defense (8.53%)                
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     6,700     $ 1,206,804  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     4,900       1,482,495  
              2,689,299  
Application Software (4.75%)                
Adobe, Inc.(a)     4,700       1,495,728  
                 
Auto Parts & Equipment (2.10%)                
Magna International, Inc.     20,700       660,744  
                 
Biotechnology (3.31%)                
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     11,609       1,042,372  
                 
Construction Materials (6.56%)                
Eagle Materials, Inc.     6,600       385,572  
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     8,900       1,684,147  
              2,069,719  
Data Processing & Outsourced Services (11.41%)        
Global Payments, Inc.     14,662       2,114,700  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     6,129       1,480,521  
              3,595,221  
Diversified Banks (9.94%)                
Bank of America Corp.     95,788       2,033,579  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     12,200       1,098,366  
              3,131,945  
Footwear (4.12%)                
NIKE, Inc., Class B     15,700       1,299,018  
                 
General Merchandise Stores (6.23%)                
Dollar General Corp.     7,700       1,162,777  
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)     10,900       800,823  
              1,963,600  
Home Improvement Retail (2.67%)                
Home Depot, Inc.     4,500       840,195  
                 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.07%)                
Expedia Group, Inc.     5,987       336,889  
                 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (1.18%)                
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     5,304       372,076  
                 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (1.18%)                
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     15,800       373,196  
                 
Pharmaceuticals (6.12%)                
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     24,400       1,360,056  
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)     5,700       568,518  
              1,928,574  
Railroads (3.70%)                
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.     5,303       1,164,486  

 

 

 

Shares or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Value

 

Regional Banks (6.07%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KeyCorp

 

 

16,700

 

 

$

173,179

 

Signature Bank

 

 

15,800

 

 

 

1,270,160

 

SVB Financial Group(a)

 

 

3,100

 

 

 

468,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,911,687

 

Semiconductors (16.55%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NXP Semiconductors NV

 

 

12,900

 

 

 

1,069,797

 

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

 

 

20,300

 

 

 

1,636,789

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

 

28,100

 

 

 

2,511,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,218,164

 

Specialty Stores (2.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

650,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems Software (1.65%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

3,300

 

 

 

520,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $30,003,858)

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,263,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds (1.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direxion Daily S&P 500® Bull 3X(b)

 

 

12,168

 

 

 

316,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $377,895)

 

 

 

 

 

 

316,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.62%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Government Money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Portfolio,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7-Day Yield 2.40%

 

 

195,104

 

 

 

195,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $195,104)

 

 

 

 

 

 

195,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (100.83%)

(Cost $30,576,857)

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,775,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities Less Other Assets (-0.83%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(261,427

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,514,099

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

 

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

 

 

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Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

 

34.36

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

18.25

%

Financials

 

 

16.01

%

Industrials

 

 

12.23

%

Health Care

 

 

9.43

%

Materials

 

 

6.56

%

Energy

 

 

2.36

%

 

 

 

99.20

%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors

 

 

16.55

%

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

 

 

11.41

%

Diversified Banks

 

 

9.94

%

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

8.53

%

Construction Materials

 

 

6.56

%

General Merchandise Stores

 

 

6.23

%

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

6.12

%

Regional Banks

 

 

6.07

%

Application Software

 

 

4.75

%

Footwear

 

 

4.12

%

Railroads

 

 

3.70

%

Biotechnology

 

 

3.31

%

Home Improvement Retail

 

 

2.67

%

Auto Parts & Equipment

 

 

2.10

%

Specialty Stores

 

 

2.06

%

Systems Software

 

 

1.65

%

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

 

 

1.18

%

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

 

 

1.18

%

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

 

1.07

%

 

 

 

99.20

%

 

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


 

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

 

 

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  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (98.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.81%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

 

 

2,300

 

 

$

414,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application Software (4.53%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

 

 

2,100

 

 

 

668,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment (1.62%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magna International, Inc.

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

239,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcasting (2.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

 

 

17,700

 

 

 

344,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (5.10%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Materials, Inc.

 

 

5,100

 

 

 

297,942

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

 

 

2,400

 

 

 

454,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

752,094

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services (15.52%)

 

 

 

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)

 

 

3,561

 

 

 

305,249

 

Global Payments, Inc.

 

 

4,200

 

 

 

605,766

 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

 

5,700

 

 

 

1,376,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,287,907

 

Diversified Banks (8.72%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

40,200

 

 

 

853,446

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

4,800

 

 

 

432,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,285,590

 

Footwear (4.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

 

 

7,700

 

 

 

637,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Merchandise Stores (9.77%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp.

 

 

5,300

 

 

 

800,353

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

639,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,439,541

 

Insurance Brokers (3.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

 

 

6,800

 

 

 

554,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services (4.28%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

 

 

3,400

 

 

 

631,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (1.16%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Hughes Co.

 

 

16,302

 

 

 

171,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (0.70%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

4,400

 

 

 

103,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services (4.48%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voya Financial, Inc.(b)

 

 

16,300

 

 

 

660,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (3.06%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

8,100

 

 

 

451,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Railroads (9.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSX Corp.

 

 

12,700

 

 

 

727,710

 

 

 

Shares or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Value

 

Railroads (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern

 

 

5,800

 

 

$

737,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,465,354

 

Regional Banks (3.27%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Bank

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

482,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors (5.67%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

 

 

6,300

 

 

 

507,969

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

326,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

834,742

 

Systems Software (5.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

2,100

 

 

 

331,191

 

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

 

 

1,900

 

 

 

544,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

875,693

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.88%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Rentals, Inc.(a)

 

 

2,700

 

 

 

277,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $14,030,336)

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,577,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds (1.05%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direxion Daily S&P 500® Bull 3X(b)

 

 

5,926

 

 

 

154,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $184,041)

 

 

 

 

 

 

154,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Government Money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Portfolio,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7-Day Yield 2.40%

 

 

165,928

 

 

 

165,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $165,928)

 

 

 

 

 

 

165,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (101.04%)
(Cost $14,380,305)

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,897,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities Less Other Assets (-1.03%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(152,611

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,745,017

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

 

35.94

%

Financials

 

 

20.23

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

15.71

%

Industrials

 

 

14.63

%

Materials

 

 

5.10

%

Health Care

 

 

3.06

%

Communication Services

 

 

2.33

%

Energy

 

 

1.86

%

 

 

 

98.86

%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

 

 

15.52

%

Railroads

 

 

9.94

%

General Merchandise Stores

 

 

9.77

%

Diversified Banks

 

 

8.72

%

Systems Software

 

 

5.94

%

Semiconductors

 

 

5.67

%

Construction Materials

 

 

5.10

%

Application Software

 

 

4.53

%

Other Diversified Financial Services

 

 

4.48

%

Footwear

 

 

4.32

%

IT Consulting & Other Services

 

 

4.28

%

Insurance Brokers

 

 

3.76

%

Regional Banks

 

 

3.27

%

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

3.06

%

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

2.81

%

Broadcasting

 

 

2.33

%

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

1.88

%

Auto Parts & Equipment

 

 

1.62

%

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

 

 

1.16

%

Healthcare

 

 

0.70

%

 

 

 

98.86

%

  

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


 

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

 

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
Value  
Common Stocks (99.79%)      
Air Freight & Logistics (4.86%)          
Forward Air Corp.     9,200     $ 465,980  
                 
Airlines (1.90%)                
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)     20,400       182,580  
                 
Application Software (2.48%)                
Ebix, Inc.(b)     15,700       238,326  
                 
Building Products (10.66%)                
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     8,200       651,244  
Patrick Industries, Inc.     13,200       371,712  
              1,022,956  
Casinos & Gaming (3.54%)                
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(a)     12,100       339,647  
                 
Communications Equipment (2.04%)                
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a)     63,300       195,597  
                 
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks (4.35%)  
Alamo Group, Inc.     4,700       417,266  
                 
Diversified Chemicals (2.13%)                
Chemours Co.     23,000       204,010  
                 
Electronic Manufacturing Services (5.34%)          
Methode Electronics, Inc.     19,400       512,742  
                 
Homebuilding (11.13%)                
KB Home     24,800       448,880  
LGI Homes, Inc.(a)     13,700       618,555  
              1,067,435  
Homefurnishing Retail (2.78%)                
Aaron’s, Inc.     11,700       266,526  
                 
Industrial Machinery (5.48%)                
Albany International Corp., Class A     4,200       198,786  
Chart Industries, Inc.(a)     11,300       327,474  
              526,260  
IT Consulting & Other Services (3.95%)                
Perficient, Inc.(a)     14,000       379,260  
                 
Leisure Products (4.64%)                
Brunswick Corp.     12,600       445,662  
                 
Office Services & Supplies (2.22%)                
Herman Miller, Inc.     9,600       213,120  
                 
Regional Banks (2.68%)                
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.     19,427       257,117  

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Semiconductor Equipment (5.95%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

 

 

5,000

 

 

$

570,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors (1.87%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diodes, Inc.(a)

 

 

4,413

 

 

 

179,322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals (3.20%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ferro Corp.(a)

 

 

32,800

 

 

 

307,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Stores (5.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five Below, Inc.(a)

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

492,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (3.72%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)

 

 

16,800

 

 

 

357,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (9.74%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axos Financial, Inc.(a)

 

 

28,600

 

 

 

518,518

 

Essent Group, Ltd.

 

 

15,800

 

 

 

416,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

934,690

 

                 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $14,000,862)

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,576,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds (0.65%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares(b)

 

 

3,800

 

 

 

62,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $141,587)

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.58%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lending Government Money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Portfolio,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7-Day Yield 2.40%

 

 

55,200

 

 

 

55,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $55,200)

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (101.02%)
(Cost $14,197,649)

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,694,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities Less Other Assets (-1.02%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(97,650

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,596,808

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

 

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

 

 

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ICON Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials

 

 

29.47

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

27.22

%

Information Technology

 

 

25.35

%

Financials

 

 

12.42

%

Materials

 

 

5.33

%

 

 

 

99.79

%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding

 

 

11.13

%

Building Products

 

 

10.66

%

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

9.74

%

Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

5.95

%

Industrial Machinery

 

 

5.48

%

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

5.34

%

Specialty Stores

 

 

5.13

%

Air Freight & Logistics

 

 

4.86

%

Leisure Products

 

 

4.64

%

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks

 

 

4.35

%

IT Consulting & Other Services

 

 

3.95

%

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

3.72

%

Casinos & Gaming

 

 

3.54

%

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

3.20

%

Homefurnishing Retail

 

 

2.78

%

Regional Banks

 

 

2.68

%

Application Software

 

 

2.48

%

Office Services & Supplies

 

 

2.22

%

Diversified Chemicals

 

 

2.13

%

Communications Equipment

 

 

2.04

%

Airlines

 

 

1.90

%

Semiconductors

 

 

1.87

%

 

 

 

99.79

%

 

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

 


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

 

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Corporate Bonds (23.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication Services (1.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSC Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 10/15/25(a)

 

$

200,000

 

 

$

215,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (4.07%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 01/15/22

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

142,500

 

Mattel, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 12/31/25(a)

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

102,000

 

Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 04/01/23(a)

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

405,796

 

Silversea Cruise Finance, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 02/01/25(a)

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

212,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

862,796

 

Consumer Staples (2.13%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Garden & Pet Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 11/15/23

 

 

260,000

 

 

 

247,624

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 10/01/26

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

203,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

451,066

 

Energy (5.96%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aker BP ASA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 03/31/25(a)

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

88,499

 

Continental Resources, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 09/15/22

 

 

361,000

 

 

 

223,793

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 05/31/25

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

184,355

 

MPLX LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 10/15/22(a)

 

 

314,000

 

 

 

282,595

 

6.38%, 05/01/24(a)

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

380,155

 

Tervita Escrow Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 12/01/21(a)

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,264,397

 

Financial (5.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avation Capital SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 05/15/21(a)

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

136,500

 

Global Atlantic Fin Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 04/15/21(a)

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

106,525

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M US L + 3.47%(b)(c)

 

 

170,000

 

 

 

153,425

 

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 03/01/24

 

 

234,000

 

 

 

234,000

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M US L + 3.044%, 05/15/55(b)

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

220,000

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M US L + 4.175%, 09/15/42(b)

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

242,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,092,950

 

Health Care (0.95%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 03/15/24(a)

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

102,500

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Health Care (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 11/15/22

 

$

100,000

 

 

$

99,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

201,500

 

Industrials (1.28%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TransDigm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 07/15/24

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

95,215

 

USG Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 03/01/25(a)

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

271,090

 

Materials (1.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 06/15/23(a)

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

160,340

 

Standard Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 11/15/24(a)

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

96,006

 

Teck Resources, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 10/01/35

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

91,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

348,284

 

Real Estate (0.96%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equinix, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 01/15/26

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

204,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $5,521,534)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,911,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (68.26%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (5.40%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

 

2,400

 

 

 

726,120

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

3,200

 

 

 

419,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,145,800

 

Automotive Retail (1.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoZone, Inc.(d)

 

 

412

 

 

 

348,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (1.64%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

 

4,561

 

 

 

347,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products (7.21%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AO Smith Corp.

 

 

13,507

 

 

 

510,700

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

 

 

13,300

 

 

 

575,225

 

Masco Corp.

 

 

12,846

 

 

 

444,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,530,011

 

Construction Materials (1.19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Materials, Inc.

 

 

4,318

 

 

 

252,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services (7.71%)

 

 

 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

 

3,729

 

 

 

900,777

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

 

4,567

 

 

 

735,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,636,612

 

Diversified Banks (2.70%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

6,353

 

 

 

571,961

 


 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Footwear (2.96%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

 

 

7,600

 

 

$

628,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Services (1.88%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cigna Corp.

 

 

2,253

 

 

 

399,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding (1.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DR Horton, Inc.

 

 

10,994

 

 

 

373,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (1.40%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

155,624

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

 

 

4,438

 

 

 

142,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

298,394

 

Interactive Media & Services (4.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(d)

 

 

454

 

 

 

527,916

 

Facebook, Inc., Class A(d)

 

 

2,323

 

 

 

387,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

915,392

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.55%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eBay, Inc.

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

541,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Products (1.28%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brunswick Corp.

 

 

7,657

 

 

 

270,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life & Health Insurance (2.95%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

 

12,700

 

 

 

334,263

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

5,600

 

 

 

291,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

626,247

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (5.23%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

 

 

5,812

 

 

 

437,527

 

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(d)

 

 

2,644

 

 

 

219,558

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

 

1,605

 

 

 

455,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,112,263

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (0.57%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

5,146

 

 

 

121,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Packaging (5.52%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

 

 

25,667

 

 

 

313,137

 

International Paper Co.

 

 

11,900

 

 

 

370,447

 

Packaging Corp. of America

 

 

5,600

 

 

 

486,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,169,832

 

Railroads (4.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

439,180

 

Union Pacific Corp.

 

 

3,129

 

 

 

441,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

880,494

 

Regional Banks (4.36%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KeyCorp

 

 

21,031

 

 

 

218,091

 

Signature Bank

 

 

4,102

 

 

 

329,760

 

SVB Financial Group(d)

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

377,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

925,551

 

Restaurants (0.85%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

 

3,300

 

 

 

179,718

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.99%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Lease Corp.

 

 

9,485

 

 

$

209,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $16,603,121)

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,485,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (1.56%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (0.62%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argo Group US, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 09/15/42

 

 

5,900

 

 

 

132,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireline Telecommunication Services (0.94%)

 

 

 

Centaur Funding Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.08%, 04/21/20(a)

 

 

200

 

 

 

199,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $348,908)

 

 

 

 

 

 

331,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds (6.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration Fund, Inc.

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

73,250

 

Brandywine Global Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

 

4,832

 

 

 

50,929

 

Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond Trust, Inc.

 

 

46,372

 

 

 

388,134

 

Eaton Vance California Municipal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Trust

 

 

23,021

 

 

 

306,409

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund

 

 

5,900

 

 

 

68,617

 

First Trust Aberdeen Global

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opportunity Income Fund

 

 

23,882

 

 

 

210,162

 

Nuveen New York Municipal Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund 2

 

 

5,966

 

 

 

81,034

 

Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust

 

 

13,855

 

 

 

145,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Closed-End Mutual Funds
(Cost $1,463,200)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,323,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (99.21%)
(Cost $23,936,763)

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,052,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.79%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,221,253

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

LIBOR Rates:

3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of March 31, 2020 was 1.45%


 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

(a)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers.  As of March 31, 2020, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $2,768,791, which represented approximately 13.05% of net assets.

(b)Floating or variable rate security.  The reference rate is described above.  The rate in effect as of March 31, 2020 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date.

(c)This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

(d)Non-income producing security.

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials

 

 

19.03

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

16.51

%

Financials

 

 

15.78

%

Health Care

 

 

9.70

%

Materials

 

 

8.35

%

Information Technology

 

 

7.71

%

Energy

 

 

6.53

%

Communication Services

 

 

6.27

%

Consumer Staples

 

 

2.13

%

Real Estate

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

 

92.97

%

 

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

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products

 

 

8.04

%

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

 

 

7.71

%

Paper Packaging

 

 

5.52

%

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

5.40

%

Life Sciences Tools & Services

 

 

5.23

%

Life & Health Insurance

 

 

5.13

%

Regional Banks

 

 

4.36

%

Interactive Media & Services

 

 

4.32

%

Railroads

 

 

4.15

%

Diversified Banks

 

 

3.42

%

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

 

 

3.12

%

Footwear

 

 

2.96

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

 

2.92

%

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

 

2.55

%

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

 

 

2.34

%

Health Care Services

 

 

1.88

%

Leisure Products

 

 

1.76

%

Homebuilding

 

 

1.76

%

Biotechnology

 

 

1.64

%

Automotive Retail

 

 

1.64

%

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

 

 

1.40

%

Construction Materials

 

 

1.19

%

Household Products

 

 

1.17

%

Financials

 

 

1.10

%

Communication Services

 

 

1.01

%

Other Industries (each less than 1%)

 

 

11.25

%

 

 

 

92.97

%

 

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

 

Credit Diversification (March 31, 2020)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baa2

 

 

5.88

%

Ba1

 

 

4.40

%

Ba2

 

 

3.52

%

Baa3

 

 

1.89

%

B2

 

 

1.72

%

B1

 

 

1.65

%

B3

 

 

1.46

%

Baa1

 

 

1.14

%

NR*

 

 

0.83

%

B

 

 

0.64

%

Total:

 

 

23.13

%

 

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

 

* NR - Not Rated


 

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

 

 

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ICON Diversified Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

          
   ICON Equity Income  ICON Flexible Bond   
   Fund  Fund  ICON Fund
Assets         
Investments, at cost  $65,766,132   $160,230,435   $30,576,857 
Investments, at value(a)   52,366,423    142,805,113    31,775,526 
Cash and cash equivalents   2,888,365    2,023,884     
Receivables:               
Investments sold   314,448    3,073,566     
Fund shares sold   393,648    711,732    1,751 
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser   18,884    33,897    3,145 
Interest   87,849    1,893,673    35 
Dividends   122,156    14,592    22,504 
Foreign tax reclaims   19,121         
Other assets   19,521    35,112    16,402 
Total assets   56,230,415    150,591,569    31,819,363 
                
Liabilities               
Payables:               
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned   169,950    657,850    195,104 
Distributions due to shareholders   414,853    455,255     
Payable due to custodian           8,971 
Investments purchased   61,203    1,907,934     
Fund shares redeemed   65,769    654,975    35,122 
Advisory fees   38,763    81,175    21,487 
Transfer agent fees   20,939    23,031    15,263 
Fund accounting fees   7,143    15,847    3,096 
Accrued distribution fees   14,029    4,657    6,346 
Trustee fees and expenses   3,179    5,811    1,606 
Administration fees   2,583    6,764    1,432 
Accrued expenses   18,755    59,911    16,837 
Total liabilities   817,166    3,873,210    305,264 
Net Assets - all share classes  $55,413,249   $146,718,359   $31,514,099 
Net Assets - Class S  $34,829,711   $137,024,910   $20,494,545 
Net Assets - Class C  $13,259,889   $4,475,426   $5,266,211 
Net Assets - Class A  $7,323,649   $5,218,023   $5,753,343 
                
Net Assets Consists of               
Paid-in capital  $70,080,456   $168,572,138   $29,522,061 
Total distributable earnings   (14,667,207)   (21,853,779)   1,992,038 
Net Assets  $55,413,249   $146,718,359   $31,514,099 
                
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)               
Class S   2,588,805    16,458,955    1,366,640 
Class C   975,431    535,803    416,799 
Class A   545,659    629,940    412,239 
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)               
Class S  $13.45   $8.33   $15.00 
Class C  $13.59   $8.35   $12.63 
Class A  $13.42   $8.28   $13.96 
Class A maximum offering price (100%/ (100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share  $14.24   $8.70   $14.81 
                
(a) Includes securities on loan of  $1,414,290   $1,087,609   $314,371 

 

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

 

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ICON Diversified Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

          
   ICON Long/Short  ICON Opportunities  ICON Risk-Managed
   Fund  Fund  Balanced Fund
Assets         
Investments, at cost  $14,380,305   $14,197,649   $23,936,763 
Investments, at value(a)   14,897,628    9,694,458    21,052,953 
Cash and cash equivalents   39,921        127,624 
Receivables:               
Investments sold   5,225         
Fund shares sold   138    994    28,578 
Expense reimbursements due from Adviser   7,561        6,968 
Interest   11    2    99,464 
Dividends   9,940    9,007    15,044 
Other assets   12,542    6,008    14,565 
Total assets   14,972,966    9,710,469    21,345,196 
                
Liabilities               
Payables:               
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned   165,928    55,200     
Distributions due to shareholders           44,756 
Payable due to custodian       9,190     
Fund shares redeemed   7,455    17,516    14,160 
Advisory fees   11,424    2,484    14,467 
Transfer agent fees   7,736    4,930    9,100 
Fund accounting fees   2,106    2,468    5,234 
Accrued distribution fees   2,591        12,210 
Trustee fees and expenses   769    617    1,068 
Administration fees   672    470    964 
Accrued expenses   29,268    20,786    21,984 
Total liabilities   227,949    113,661    123,943 
Net Assets - all share classes  $14,745,017   $9,596,808   $21,221,253 
Net Assets - Class S  $9,233,731   $   $6,142,745 
Net Assets - Class C  $1,989,539   $   $12,936,588 
Net Assets - Class A  $3,521,747   $   $2,141,920 
                
Net Assets Consists of               
Paid-in capital  $14,914,409   $14,692,724   $24,532,238 
Total distributable earnings   (169,392)   (5,095,916)   (3,310,985)
Net Assets  $14,745,017   $9,596,808   $21,221,253 
                
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)        1,130,749      
Class S   446,240        477,358 
Class C   112,949        1,101,569 
Class A   177,421        170,626 
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)       $8.49      
Class S  $20.69   $   $12.87 
Class C  $17.61   $   $11.74 
Class A  $19.85   $   $12.55 
Class A maximum offering price (100%/ (100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share  $21.06   $   $13.32 
                
(a) Includes securities on loan of  $1,159,425   $167,632   $ 

 

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

 

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ICON Diversified Funds Statements of Operations

 

  Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

          
   ICON Equity Income  ICON Flexible Bond   
   Fund  Fund  ICON Fund
Investment Income               
Interest  $92,399   $2,611,859   $15 
Dividends   1,239,334    1,336,703    274,235 
Foreign taxes withheld           (4,882)
Income from securities lending, net   10,468    21,691    2,138 
Other income   3,000    75,443     
Total investment income   1,345,201    4,045,696    271,506 
                
Expenses               
Advisory fees   295,966    486,911    160,766 
Administration fees   19,753    40,631    10,729 
Transfer agent fees   64,108    85,331    35,005 
Distribution fees:               
Class C   91,563    21,442    38,891 
Class A   13,271    7,299    9,488 
Registration fees   21,410    24,580    20,081 
Audit and tax service expense   9,263    9,262    8,262 
Fund accounting fees   23,049    46,641    12,000 
Trustee fees and expenses   18,297    35,034    9,742 
Insurance expense   5,336    17,137    3,475 
Custody fees   2,844    8,396    1,809 
Printing fees   8,314    11,308    4,051 
Interest expense   740    94    520 
Legal fees   19,176    68,443    13,831 
Other expenses   12,559    22,123    7,889 
Total expenses before expense reimbursement   605,649    884,632    336,539 
Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement   (88,498)   (168,655)   (10,750)
Net Expenses   517,151    715,977    325,789 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)   828,050    3,329,719    (54,283)
                
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)               
Net realized gain/(loss) on:               
Investments, options and foreign currency translations   (225,005)   (761,376)   905,809 
    (225,005)   (761,376)   905,809 
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on:               
Investments, options and foreign currency   (17,296,990)   (18,237,353)   (9,042,787)
    (17,296,990)   (18,237,353)   (9,042,787)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   (17,521,995)   (18,998,729)   (8,136,978)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $(16,693,945)  $(15,669,010)  $(8,191,261)

 

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

 

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ICON Diversified Funds Statements of Operations

 

  Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

          
   ICON Long/Short  ICON Opportunities  ICON Risk-Managed
   Fund  Fund  Balanced Fund
Investment Income               
Interest  $28   $6   $110,038 
Dividends   113,261    68,603    225,031 
Foreign taxes withheld   (861)       (367)
Income from securities lending, net   1,494    2,424    13 
Other income           3,142 
Total investment income   113,922    71,033    337,857 
                
Expenses               
Advisory fees   85,994    59,631    102,747 
Administration fees   5,064    3,979    6,858 
Transfer agent fees   24,623    17,944    28,290 
Distribution fees:               
Class C   13,845        84,054 
Class A   6,046        3,535 
Registration fees   18,512    8,552    20,230 
Audit and tax service expense   9,013    8,262    10,013 
Fund accounting fees   6,191    5,400    9,888 
Trustee fees and expenses   4,621    3,691    6,228 
Insurance expense   4,603    2,668    3,229 
Custody fees   1,515    1,406    1,974 
Printing fees   2,438    2,208    3,011 
Interest expense   379    233     
Legal fees   18,500    11,150    13,182 
Other expenses   5,256    3,970    5,802 
Total expenses before expense reimbursement   206,600    129,094    299,041 
Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement   (36,034)   (13,077)   (32,645)
Net Expenses   170,566    116,017    266,396 
Net Investment Income/(Loss)   (56,644)   (44,984)   71,461 
                
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)               
Net realized gain/(loss) on:               
Investments, options and foreign currency translations   (574,529)   690,120    (40,675)
    (574,529)   690,120    (40,675)
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on:               
Investments, options and foreign currency   (3,092,697)   (6,363,604)   (5,267,303)
    (3,092,697)   (6,363,604)   (5,267,303)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   (3,667,226)   (5,673,484)   (5,307,978)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $(3,723,870)  $(5,718,468)  $(5,236,517)

 

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

 

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ICON Diversified Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

             
   ICON Equity Income Fund   ICON Flexible Bond Fund 
    Period Ended         Period Ended      
    March 31, 2020   Year Ended    March 31, 2020   Year Ended 
    (Unaudited)   September 30, 2019    (Unaudited)   September 30, 2019 
Operations                    
Net investment income/(loss)  $828,050   $2,061,313   $3,329,719   $5,012,349 
Net realized gain/(loss)   (225,005)   784,773    (761,376)   867,501 
Net realized gain/(loss) on long-term capital gain distributions from other investment companies       1,745         
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)   (17,296,990)   (482,995)   (18,237,353)   1,919,858 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (16,693,945)   2,364,836    (15,669,010)   7,799,708 
                     
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                    
Class S   (1,792,533)   (1,555,574)   (3,629,267)   (5,760,922)
Class C   (570,627)   (368,185)   (100,269)   (154,050)
Class A   (373,643)   (282,374)   (132,937)   (207,550)
Net decrease from dividends and distributions   (2,736,803)   (2,206,133)   (3,862,473)   (6,122,522)
                     
Fund Share Transactions                    
Shares sold                    
Class S   4,346,024    17,828,923    46,066,215    81,218,276 
Class C   323,362    3,726,772    1,033,594    2,266,664 
Class A   278,354    3,328,557    1,490,050    2,504,061 
Reinvested dividends and distributions                    
Class S   1,685,834    1,487,328    3,367,839    5,335,911 
Class C   476,782    343,543    56,986    132,038 
Class A   340,397    247,336    122,338    194,232 
Shares repurchased                    
Class S   (10,919,803)   (18,671,913)   (37,780,362)   (41,792,561)
Class C   (1,154,957)   (3,349,884)   (705,776)   (1,048,934)
Class A   (1,509,695)   (3,451,831)   (1,440,738)   (707,527)
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions   (6,133,702)   1,488,831    12,210,146    48,102,160 
                     
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets   (25,564,450)   1,647,534    (7,321,337)   49,779,346 
                     
Net Assets                    
Beginning of period   80,977,699    79,330,165    154,039,696    104,260,350 
End of period  $55,413,249   $80,977,699   $146,718,359   $154,039,696 
                     
Transactions in Fund Shares                    
Shares sold                    
Class S   249,430    1,023,897    5,000,225    8,777,894 
Class C   16,709    211,997    110,096    243,879 
Class A   16,131    193,061    161,387    271,269 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                    
Class S   93,903    87,302    366,023    575,324 
Class C   24,614    20,165    6,073    14,191 
Class A   18,903    14,587    13,379    21,050 
Shares repurchased                    
Class S   (634,772)   (1,080,145)   (4,252,204)   (4,515,936)
Class C   (71,337)   (189,853)   (78,120)   (112,492)
Class A   (93,643)   (199,576)   (160,324)   (76,734)
Net increase/(decrease)   (380,062)   81,435    1,166,535    5,198,445 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   4,489,957    4,408,522    16,458,163    11,259,718 
Shares outstanding, end of period   4,109,895    4,489,957    17,624,698    16,458,163 

 

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

 

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ICON Diversified Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 

 

             
   ICON Fund  ICON Long/Short Fund
   Period Ended     Period Ended   
   March 31, 2020  Year Ended  March 31, 2020  Year Ended
   (Unaudited)  September 30, 2019  (Unaudited)  September 30, 2019
Operations            
Net investment income/(loss)  $(54,283)  $(72,521)  $(56,644)  $(71,066)
Net realized gain/(loss)   905,809    2,782,540    (574,529)   1,069,156 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)   (9,042,787)   (2,941,213)   (3,092,697)   (2,025,675)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (8,191,261)   (231,194)   (3,723,870)   (1,027,585)
                     
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                    
Class S   (1,376,432)   (340,838)   (458,387)   (171,949)
Class C   (460,842)   (140,023)   (117,821)   (71,048)
Class A   (403,790)   (60,635)   (180,913)   (69,039)
Net decrease from dividends and distributions   (2,241,064)   (541,496)   (757,121)   (312,036)
                     
Fund Share Transactions                    
Shares sold                    
Class S   576,789    1,077,421    888,544    6,025,489 
Class C   90,400    372,023    4,837    147,661 
Class A   703,129    2,886,856    30,525    1,338,348 
Reinvested dividends and distributions                    
Class S   1,349,040    333,895    332,661    158,276 
Class C   445,229    134,838    113,084    68,168 
Class A   395,376    60,060    163,167    61,419 
Shares repurchased                    
Class S   (2,330,631)   (6,071,506)   (1,939,539)   (10,957,390)
Class C   (1,080,284)   (3,720,792)   (379,521)   (2,149,420)
Class A   (800,331)   (1,140,854)   (507,814)   (1,800,039)
Net decrease from fund share transactions   (651,283)   (6,068,059)   (1,294,056)   (7,107,488)
                     
Total net decrease in net assets   (11,083,608)   (6,840,749)   (5,775,047)   (8,447,109)
                     
Net Assets                    
Beginning of period   42,597,707    49,438,456    20,520,064    28,967,173 
End of period  $31,514,099   $42,597,707   $14,745,017   $20,520,064 
                     
Transactions in Fund Shares                    
Shares sold                    
Class S   32,998    57,310    33,110    235,961 
Class C   5,388    22,981    198    7,566 
Class A   37,291    169,233    1,224    55,777 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions                    
Class S   63,785    21,159    11,578    7,355 
Class C   24,915    9,922    4,610    3,651 
Class A   20,070    4,064    5,917    2,960 
Shares repurchased                    
Class S   (116,335)   (330,003)   (74,201)   (453,031)
Class C   (74,178)   (237,635)   (15,801)   (100,419)
Class A   (42,320)   (65,537)   (19,338)   (73,637)
Net decrease   (48,386)   (348,506)   (52,703)   (313,817)
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   2,244,064    2,592,570    789,313    1,103,130 
Shares outstanding, end of period   2,195,678    2,244,064    736,610    789,313 

 

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

 

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ICON Diversified Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 

 

             
   ICON Opportunities Fund  ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund
   Period Ended     Period Ended   
   March 31, 2020  Year Ended  March 31, 2020  Year Ended
   (Unaudited)  September 30, 2019  (Unaudited)  September 30, 2019
Operations            
Net investment income/(loss)  $(44,984)  $(91,942)  $71,461   $158,718 
Net realized gain/(loss)   690,120    (779,754)   (40,675)   (307,365)
Net realized gain/(loss) on long-term capital gain distributions from other investment companies               12,872 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)   (6,363,604)   (887,557)   (5,267,303)   (413,120)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (5,718,468)   (1,759,253)   (5,236,517)   (548,895)
                     
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                    
Dividends and distributions   (17,970)   (3,835,809)          
Class S           (52,584)   (109,704)
Class C           (40,742)   (75,982)
Class A           (15,639)   (37,262)
Net decrease from dividends and distributions   (17,970)   (3,835,809)   (108,965)   (222,948)
                     
Fund Share Transactions                    
Shares sold   474,130    1,522,617           
Class S           873,935    1,415,642 
Class C           346,969    3,838,315 
Class A           69,000    326,959 
Reinvested dividends and distributions   17,737    3,766,343           
Class S           49,669    103,308 
Class C           25,642    73,477 
Class A           13,689    32,895 
Shares repurchased   (1,675,683)   (4,261,245)          
Class S           (872,285)   (4,210,662)
Class C           (1,108,497)   (3,101,074)
Class A           (388,628)   (2,083,696)
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions   (1,183,816)   1,027,715    (990,506)   (3,604,836)
                     
Total net decrease in net assets   (6,920,254)   (4,567,347)   (6,335,988)   (4,376,679)
                     
Net Assets                    
Beginning of period   16,517,062    21,084,409    27,557,241    31,933,920 
End of period  $9,596,808   $16,517,062   $21,221,253   $27,557,241 
                     
Transactions in Fund Shares                    
Shares sold   38,470    112,589           
Class S           51,767    90,648 
Class C           22,697    268,269 
Class A           4,801    22,068 
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions   1,240    340,230           
Class S           3,327    6,794 
Class C           1,633    5,267 
Class A           935    2,215 
Shares repurchased   (130,938)   (311,733)          
Class S           (55,098)   (274,115)
Class C           (74,258)   (221,774)
Class A           (24,522)   (139,322)
Net increase/(decrease)   (91,228)   141,086    (68,718)   (239,950)
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   1,221,977    1,080,891    1,818,271    2,058,221 
Shares outstanding, end of period   1,130,749    1,221,977    1,749,553    1,818,271 

 

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

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

18.00

 

 

$

17.96

 

 

$

17.61

 

 

$

15.62

 

 

$

14.36

 

 

$

14.87

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

0.53

 

 

 

0.61

 

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

0.56

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(4.09

)

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

1.95

 

 

 

1.27

 

 

 

(0.56

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.88

)

 

 

0.59

 

 

 

0.91

 

 

 

2.56

 

 

 

1.87

 

 

 

(0.00

)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.38

)

 

 

(0.53

)

 

 

(0.56

)

 

 

(0.57

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

 

(0.51

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

(0.54

)

 

 

(0.56

)

 

 

(0.57

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.45

 

 

$

18.00

 

 

$

17.96

 

 

$

17.61

 

 

$

15.62

 

 

$

14.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(22.46

)%(c)

 

 

3.45

%

 

 

5.19

%

 

 

16.53

%

 

 

13.30

%

 

 

(0.17

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

34,830

 

 

$

51,853

 

 

$

51,185

 

 

$

57,062

 

 

$

37,868

 

 

$

22,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.27

%(d)

 

 

1.21

%

 

 

1.16

%

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

1.25

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.05

%(d)

 

 

0.99

%

 

 

0.99

%

 

 

1.05

%(f)

 

 

1.20

%

 

 

1.20

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.14

%(d)

 

 

2.66

%

 

 

2.76

%

 

 

3.50

%

 

 

3.91

%

 

 

3.52

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

2.37

%(d)

 

 

2.88

%

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

3.60

%

 

 

3.95

%

 

 

3.57

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

12

%(c)

 

 

117

%

 

 

171

%

 

 

206

%

 

 

145

%

 

 

174

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(c)

Not Annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

(f)

Effective January 26, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.20% to 0.99%.

 

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

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class C

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

18.17

 

 

$

18.13

 

 

$

17.76

 

 

$

15.76

 

 

$

14.45

 

 

$

14.96

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.36

 

 

 

0.45

 

 

 

0.45

 

 

 

0.40

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(4.12

)

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

1.95

 

 

 

1.28

 

 

 

(0.56

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(4.00

)

 

 

0.41

 

 

 

0.74

 

 

 

2.40

 

 

 

1.73

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.35

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.40

)

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

(0.35

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.58

)

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.40

)

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

(0.35

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.59

 

 

$

18.17

 

 

$

18.13

 

 

$

17.76

 

 

$

15.76

 

 

$

14.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

(22.85

)%(c)

 

 

2.38

%

 

 

4.21

%

 

 

15.34

%

 

 

12.15

%

 

 

(1.16

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

13,260

 

 

$

18,273

 

 

$

17,460

 

 

$

15,878

 

 

$

10,532

 

 

$

6,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.27

%(d)

 

 

2.22

%

 

 

2.17

%

 

 

2.20

%

 

 

2.34

%

 

 

2.34

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

2.05

%(d)

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

2.05

%(f)

 

 

2.20

%

 

 

2.20

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.16

%(d)

 

 

1.65

%

 

 

1.81

%

 

 

2.49

%

 

 

2.80

%

 

 

2.40

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.38

%(d)

 

 

1.88

%

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

2.94

%

 

 

2.54

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

12

%(c)

 

 

117

%

 

 

171

%

 

 

206

%

 

 

145

%

 

 

174

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(c)

Not Annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

(f)

Effective January 26, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 2.20% to 1.99%.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

17.96

 

 

$

17.92

 

 

$

17.56

 

 

$

15.58

 

 

$

14.29

 

 

$

14.79

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.46

 

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

0.54

 

 

 

0.56

 

 

 

0.50

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(4.08

)

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

1.96

 

 

 

1.26

 

 

 

(0.53

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.89

)

 

 

0.54

 

 

 

0.87

 

 

 

2.50

 

 

 

1.82

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.48

)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.52

)

 

 

(0.53

)

 

 

(0.47

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.65

)

 

 

(0.50

)

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.52

)

 

 

(0.53

)

 

 

(0.47

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.42

 

 

$

17.96

 

 

$

17.92

 

 

$

17.56

 

 

$

15.58

 

 

$

14.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

(22.56

)%(c)

 

 

3.20

%

 

 

4.98

%

 

 

16.20

%

 

 

12.97

%

 

 

(0.38

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

7,324

 

 

$

10,852

 

 

$

10,685

 

 

$

14,206

 

 

$

16,775

 

 

$

13,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.53

%(d)

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.54

%

 

 

1.52

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.30

%(d)

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

1.31

%(f)

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.45

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.88

%(d)

 

 

2.38

%

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

3.06

%

 

 

3.64

%

 

 

3.14

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

2.11

%(d)

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

2.69

%

 

 

3.20

%

 

 

3.73

%

 

 

3.21

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

12

%(c)

 

 

117

%

 

 

171

%

 

 

206

%

 

 

145

%

 

 

174

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(c)

Not Annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

(f)

Effective January 26, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.45% to 1.24%.

 

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

 

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ICON Flexible Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

  

Class S

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018
(a)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.36

 

 

$

9.26

 

 

$

9.43

 

 

$

9.55

 

 

$

9.20

 

 

$

9.90

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.36

 

 

 

0.36

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

0.41

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.00

)

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

(0.44

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(0.81

)

 

 

0.54

 

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.68

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.44

)

 

 

(0.34

)

 

 

(0.38

)

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.51

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.13

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.44

)

 

 

(0.34

)

 

 

(0.38

)

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.67

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.33

 

 

$

9.36

 

 

$

9.26

 

 

$

9.43

 

 

$

9.55

 

 

$

9.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(8.85

)%(c)

 

 

6.02

%

 

 

1.89

%

 

 

2.82

%

 

 

7.54

%

 

 

(0.28

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

137,025

 

 

$

143,633

 

 

$

97,303

 

 

$

80,467

 

 

$

76,656

 

 

$

73,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.04

%(d)

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

0.91

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

0.85

%(d)

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

0.75

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.94

%(d)

 

 

3.70

%

 

 

3.65

%

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

3.43

%

 

 

4.10

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

4.14

%(d)

 

 

3.91

%

 

 

3.82

%

 

 

3.96

%

 

 

3.61

%

 

 

4.26

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

66

%(c)

 

 

144

%

 

 

153

%

 

 

169

%

 

 

141

%

 

 

153

%

 

(a)

Prior to January 23, 2018, the ICON Flexible Bond Fund was known as the ICON Bond Fund.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

Not Annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class C

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018(a)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.39

 

 

$

9.29

 

 

$

9.48

 

 

$

9.58

 

 

$

9.24

 

 

$

9.94

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

0.29

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.29

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.32

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.01

)

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

(0.43

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(0.86

)

 

 

0.47

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.18

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.28

)

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(0.43

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.13

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.18

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.28

)

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(0.59

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.35

 

 

$

9.39

 

 

$

9.29

 

 

$

9.48

 

 

$

9.58

 

 

$

9.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(9.29

)%(d)

 

 

5.12

%

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

6.59

%

 

 

(1.10

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

4,475

 

 

$

4,675

 

 

$

3,272

 

 

$

3,739

 

 

$

4,590

 

 

$

4,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.10

%(e)

 

 

2.12

%

 

 

2.20

%

 

 

2.13

%

 

 

2.10

%

 

 

2.19

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.70

%(e)

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.60

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.89

%(e)

 

 

2.56

%

 

 

2.36

%

 

 

2.58

%

 

 

2.28

%

 

 

2.76

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

3.29

%(e)

 

 

3.08

%

 

 

2.96

%

 

 

3.11

%

 

 

2.78

%

 

 

3.35

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

66

%(d)

 

 

144

%

 

 

153

%

 

 

169

%

 

 

141

%

 

 

153

%

 

(a)

Prior to January 23, 2018, the ICON Flexible Bond Fund was known as the ICON Bond Fund.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(d)

Not Annualized.  

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

 

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Flexible Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018(a)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.31

 

 

$

9.21

 

 

$

9.39

 

 

$

9.51

 

 

$

9.17

 

 

$

9.86

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.36

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.00

)

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

(0.41

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(0.82

)

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.21

)

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

(0.32

)

 

 

(0.35

)

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.48

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.13

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.21

)

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

(0.32

)

 

 

(0.35

)

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.64

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.28

 

 

$

9.31

 

 

$

9.21

 

 

$

9.39

 

 

$

9.51

 

 

$

9.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(9.01

)%(d)

 

 

5.76

%

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

7.25

%

 

 

(0.44

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

5,218

 

 

$

5,733

 

 

$

3,685

 

 

$

3,859

 

 

$

6,100

 

 

$

7,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.42

%(e)

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.41

%

 

 

1.38

%

 

 

1.36

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.10

%(e)

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.57

%(e)

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

3.13

%

 

 

3.13

%

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

3.50

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

3.89

%(e)

 

 

3.68

%

 

 

3.58

%

 

 

3.54

%

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

3.86

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

66

%(d)

 

 

144

%

 

 

153

%

 

 

169

%

 

 

141

%

 

 

153

%

 

(a)

Prior to January 23, 2018, the ICON Flexible Bond Fund was known as the ICON Bond Fund.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(d)

Not Annualized.  

(e)

 Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

19.80

 

 

$

19.90

 

 

$

18.68

 

 

$

14.08

 

 

$

13.83

 

 

$

14.52

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.00

)(b)

 

 

0.02

(c)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

(0.02

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(3.77

)

 

 

0.10

(d)

 

 

1.24

 

 

 

4.61

 

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

(0.67

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.77

)

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

1.22

 

 

 

4.60

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

(0.69

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(1.03

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(1.03

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

15.00

 

 

$

19.80

 

 

$

19.90

 

 

$

18.68

 

 

$

14.08

 

 

$

13.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(20.55

)%(e)

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

6.53

%

 

 

32.67

%

 

 

1.81

%

 

 

(4.75

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

20,495

 

 

$

27,450

 

 

$

32,583

 

 

$

32,883

 

 

$

28,897

 

 

$

33,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.28

%(f)

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.11

%

 

 

1.10

%

 

 

1.12

%

 

 

1.09

%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

1.28

%(f)

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.11

%

 

 

1.10

%

 

 

1.12

%

 

 

1.09

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.01

)%(f)

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

(0.12

)%

 

 

(0.04

)%

 

 

0.39

%

 

 

(0.11

)%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

(0.01

)%(f)

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

(0.12

)%

 

 

(0.04

)%

 

 

0.39

%

 

 

(0.11

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

10

%(e)

 

 

31

%

 

 

25

%

 

 

15

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

54

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(c)

The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period.

(d)

Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year. 

(e)

 Not Annualized.  

(f)

 Annualized.

(g)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class C

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

16.91

 

 

$

17.21

 

 

$

16.34

 

 

$

12.46

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

$

13.15

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.18

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(3.16

)

 

 

0.07

(b)

 

 

1.09

 

 

 

4.05

 

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

(0.59

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.25

)

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

0.87

 

 

 

3.88

 

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(1.03

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(1.03

)

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.63

 

 

$

16.91

 

 

$

17.21

 

 

$

16.34

 

 

$

12.46

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(21.00

)%(d)

 

 

(0.16

)%

 

 

5.32

%

 

 

31.14

%

 

 

0.65

%

 

 

(5.86

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

5,266

 

 

$

7,792

 

 

$

11,452

 

 

$

12,663

 

 

$

11,520

 

 

$

13,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.47

%(e)

 

 

2.40

%

 

 

2.27

%

 

 

2.31

%

 

 

2.41

%

 

 

2.27

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

2.32

%(e)

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.26

%

 

 

2.25

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(1.21

)%(e)

 

 

(1.09

)%

 

 

(1.28

)%

 

 

(1.25

)%

 

 

(0.90

)%

 

 

(1.29

)%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

(1.06

)%(e)

 

 

(0.94

)%

 

 

(1.26

)%

 

 

(1.19

)%

 

 

(0.75

)%

 

 

(1.27

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

10

%(d)

 

 

31

%

 

 

25

%

 

 

15

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

54

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year. 

(c)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(d)

Not Annualized.  

(e)

 Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A  Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   Year Ended
September 30, 2019
   Year Ended
September 30, 2018
   Year Ended
September 30, 2017
   Year Ended
September 30, 2016
   Year Ended
September 30, 2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.52   $18.67   $17.60   $13.31   $13.13   $13.84 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.10)   (0.07)   0.00(b)   (0.08)
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (3.50)   0.10(c)   1.17    4.36    0.18    (0.63)
Total from investment operations   (3.53)   0.07    1.07    4.29    0.18    (0.71)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Distributions from net realized gains   (1.03)   (0.22)                
Total dividends and distributions   (1.03)   (0.22)                
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $13.96   $18.52   $18.67   $17.60   $13.31   $13.13 
                               
Total Return(d)   (20.68)%(e)   0.67%   6.08%   32.23%   1.37%   (5.13)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $5,753   $7,356   $5,404   $5,156   $5,490   $6,994 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.71%(f)   1.72%   1.63%   1.66%   1.67%   1.55%
After expense limitation(g)   1.58%(f)   1.50%   1.50%   1.50%   1.51%   1.50%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   (0.44)%(f)   (0.40)%   (0.64)%   (0.60)%   (0.16)%   (0.57)%
After expense limitation(g)   (0.31)%(f)   (0.18)%   (0.51)%   (0.44)%   0.00%(h)   (0.52)%
Portfolio turnover rate   10%(e)   31%   25%   15%   31%   54%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)Amount less than $0.005.

(c)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year.
(d)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(e)Not Annualized.

(f)Annualized.

(g)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.
(h) Less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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

 

 

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  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S  Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   Year Ended
September 30, 2019
   Year Ended
September 30, 2018
   Year Ended
September 30, 2017
   Year Ended
September 30, 2016
   Year Ended
September 30, 2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $26.83   $27.11   $25.13   $18.70   $18.39   $18.41 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.05)   (0.02)   (0.06)   (0.04)   0.04    (0.09)
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (5.09)   0.09(b)   2.04    6.47    0.27    0.07 
Total from investment operations   (5.14)   0.07    1.98    6.43    0.31    (0.02)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Distributions from net realized gains   (1.00)   (0.35)                
Total dividends and distributions   (1.00)   (0.35)                
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $20.69   $26.83   $27.11   $25.13   $18.70   $18.39 
                               
Total Return   (20.20)%(c)   0.56%   7.88%   34.39%   1.69%   (0.11)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $9,234   $12,764   $18,580   $11,259   $7,114   $17,196 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.73%(d)   1.53%   1.38%   1.50%   1.63%   1.37%
After expense limitation(e)   1.47%(d)   1.25%   1.25%   1.25%   1.28%   1.28%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   (0.60)%(d)   (0.36)%   (0.33)%   (0.43)%   (0.11)%   (0.52)%
After expense limitation(e)   (0.34)%(d)   (0.08)%   (0.20)%   (0.18)%   0.24%   (0.43)%
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(c)   31%   36%   24%   20%   74%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year.
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Annualized.

(e)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

 

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Class C  Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   Year Ended
September 30, 2019
   Year Ended
September 30, 2018
   Year Ended
September 30, 2017
   Year Ended
September 30, 2016
   Year Ended
September 30, 2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $23.09   $23.63   $22.13   $16.65   $16.54   $16.74 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.16)   (0.25)   (0.30)   (0.25)   (0.13)   (0.27)
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (4.32)   0.06(b)   1.80    5.73    0.24    0.07 
Total from investment operations   (4.48)   (0.19)   1.50    5.48    0.11    (0.20)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Distributions from net realized gains   (1.00)   (0.35)                
Total dividends and distributions   (1.00)   (0.35)                
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.61   $23.09   $23.63   $22.13   $16.65   $16.54 
                               
Total Return(c)   (20.62)%(d)   (0.47)%   6.78%   32.91%   0.67%   (1.19)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $1,990   $2,862   $5,036   $4,671   $4,211   $6,300 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   3.12%(e)   2.84%   2.60%   2.75%   2.76%   2.53%
After expense limitation(f)   2.52%(e)   2.30%   2.30%   2.30%   2.33%   2.33%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   (2.00)%(e)   (1.67)%   (1.57)%   (1.69)%   (1.21)%   (1.68)%
After expense limitation(f)   (1.40)%(e)   (1.13)%   (1.27)%   (1.24)%   (0.78)%   (1.48)%
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(d)   31%   36%   24%   20%   74%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year.

(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.

(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

 

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ICON Long/Short Fund Financial Highlights

 

  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A  Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   Year Ended
September 30, 2019
   Year Ended
September 30, 2018
   Year Ended
September 30, 2017
   Year Ended
September 30, 2016
   Year Ended
September 30, 2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $25.81   $26.16   $24.33   $18.16   $17.91   $17.99 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.09)   (0.09)   (0.14)   (0.11)   (0.01)   (0.15)
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (4.87)   0.09(b)   1.97    6.28    0.26    0.07 
Total from investment operations   (4.96)   (0.00)(c)   1.83    6.17    0.25    (0.08)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Distributions from net realized gains   (1.00)   (0.35)                
Total dividends and distributions   (1.00)   (0.35)                
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $19.85   $25.81   $26.16   $24.33   $18.16   $17.91 
                               
Total Return(d)   (20.30)%(e)   0.31%   7.52%   33.98%   1.40%   (0.44)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $3,522   $4,894   $5,351   $7,003   $5,316   $9,186 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   2.25%(f)   2.08%   1.83%   1.93%   1.95%   1.73%
After expense limitation(g)   1.77%(f)   1.55%   1.55%   1.55%   1.58%   1.58%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   (1.12)%(f)   (0.92)%   (0.80)%   (0.87)%   (0.40)%   (0.89)%
After expense limitation(g)   (0.65)%(f)   (0.39)%   (0.52)%   (0.49)%   (0.03)%   (0.74)%
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(e)   31%   36%   24%   20%   74%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year.

(c)Amount less than $(0.005).

(d)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(e)Not Annualized.

(f)Annualized.

(g)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

 

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ICON Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights
 
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

   Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   

Year Ended

September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period  $13.52   $19.51   $18.88   $14.74   $13.32   $13.04 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.04)   (0.07)   (0.15)   (0.13)   (0.03)   (0.09)
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (4.97)   (2.22)   1.07    4.48    1.46    0.58 
Total from investment operations   (5.01)   (2.29)   0.92    4.35    1.43    0.49 
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.02)   (3.70)   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.01)   (0.21)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.02)   (3.70)   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.01)   (0.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.49   $13.52   $19.51   $18.88   $14.74   $13.32 
                               
Total Return   (37.14)%(b)   (7.53)%   4.88%   29.75%   10.76%   3.75%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $9,597   $16,517   $21,084   $19,369   $16,059   $11,047 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.46%(c)   1.45%   1.35%   1.47%   1.53%   1.58%
After expense limitation(d)   1.46%(c)   1.30%   1.30%   1.45%(e)   1.51%   1.50%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   (0.57)%(c)   (0.69)%   (0.80)%   (0.80)%   (0.27)%   (0.72)%
After expense limitation(d)   (0.57)%(c)   (0.54)%   (0.75)%   (0.78)%   (0.25)%   (0.65)%
Portfolio turnover rate   16%(b)   41%   87%   26%   95%   76%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Not Annualized.
(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.
(e)Effective June 30, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.50% to 1.30%.

 

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

 

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ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund Financial Highlights
 
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S  Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   

Year Ended

September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period  $16.08   $16.32   $15.74   $14.46   $14.02   $13.98 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   0.09    0.18    0.16    0.21    0.19    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (3.19)   (0.21)   0.57    1.30    0.42    0.01 
Total from investment operations   (3.10)   (0.03)   0.73    1.51    0.61    0.19 
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.11)   (0.21)   (0.15)   (0.23)   (0.17)   (0.15)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11)   (0.21)   (0.15)   (0.23)   (0.17)   (0.15)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $12.87   $16.08   $16.32   $15.74   $14.46   $14.02 
                               
Total Return   (19.37)%(b)   (0.14)%   4.64%   10.53%   4.39%   1.35%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $6,143   $7,678   $10,676   $15,272   $20,087   $26,677 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.63%(c)   1.51%   1.38%   1.36%   1.27%   1.34%
After expense limitation(d)   1.31%(c)   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   0.84%(c)   0.84%   0.82%   1.26%   1.27%   1.09%
After expense limitation(d)   1.16%(c)   1.15%   1.00%   1.42%   1.34%   1.23%
Portfolio turnover rate   16%(b)   66%   87%   83%   109%   119%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Not Annualized.
(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 
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Class C   Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   

Year Ended

September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period  $14.68   $14.92   $14.42   $13.27   $12.89   $12.90 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   0.01    0.02    (0.00)(b)   0.06    0.04    0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (2.91)   (0.19)   0.52    1.19    0.39    0.01 
Total from investment operations   (2.90)   (0.17)   0.52    1.25    0.43    0.04 
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.04)   (0.07)   (0.02)   (0.10)   (0.05)   (0.05)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.04)   (0.07)   (0.02)   (0.10)   (0.05)   (0.05)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $11.74   $14.68   $14.92   $14.42   $13.27   $12.89 
                               
Total Return(c)   (19.82)%(d)   (1.13)%   3.61%   9.44%   3.35%   0.31%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $12,937   $16,907   $16,409   $16,583   $15,151   $13,061 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   2.46%(e)   2.37%   2.28%   2.30%   2.29%   2.38%
After expense limitation(f)   2.31%(e)   2.20%   2.20%   2.20%   2.20%   2.20%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   0.01%(e)   0.00%(g)   (0.08)%   0.35%   0.24%   0.06%
After expense limitation(f)   0.16%(e)   0.17%   0.00%(g)   0.45%   0.33%   0.24%
Portfolio turnover rate   16%(d)   66%   87%   83%   109%   119%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Amount less than $(0.005).
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.
(g)Less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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

 

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ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund Financial Highlights
 
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A   Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)   

Year Ended

September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period  $15.69   $15.93   $15.36   $14.11   $13.68   $13.69 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   0.07    0.13    0.12    0.17    0.15    0.14 
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (3.12)   (0.20)   0.55    1.27    0.42    0.00(b)
Total from investment operations   (3.05)   (0.07)   0.67    1.44    0.57    0.14 
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.09)   (0.17)   (0.10)   (0.19)   (0.14)   (0.15)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (0.17)   (0.10)   (0.19)   (0.14)   (0.15)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $12.55   $15.69   $15.93   $15.36   $14.11   $13.68 
                               
Total Return(c)   (19.52)%(d)   (0.41)%   4.40%   10.29%   4.18%   1.00%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $2,142   $2,972   $4,849   $7,084   $9,095   $8,446 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   2.08%(e)   1.87%   1.64%   1.64%   1.60%   1.70%
After expense limitation(f)   1.56%(e)   1.45%   1.45%   1.45%   1.45%   1.45%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   0.39%(e)   0.47%   0.56%   0.98%   0.93%   0.71%
After expense limitation(f)   0.91%(e)   0.89%   0.75%   1.17%   1.08%   0.96%
Portfolio turnover rate   16%(d)   66%   87%   83%   109%   119%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Less than $0.005.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION 

 

 

The ICON Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”), ICON Flexible Bond Fund (“Flexible Bond Fund”), ICON Fund (“ICON Fund”), ICON Long/Short Fund (“Long/ Short Fund”), ICON Opportunities Fund (“Opportunities Fund”) and ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund (“Risk-Managed Balanced Fund”) are a series of funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end investment management company. Each Fund, with the exception of the Opportunities Fund, offers three classes of shares: Class S, Class C and Class A. The Opportunities Fund is a single-class fund. All classes have equal rights as to earnings, assets and voting privileges except that each Class may bear different distribution fees, registration costs, legal costs, mailing and printing costs and shareholder servicing costs and each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. There are currently 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 Equity Income Fund is modest capital appreciation and income. The investment objective of the Flexible Bond Fund is to maximize total return. The investment objective of the ICON Fund is capital appreciation with a secondary objective of capital preservation to provide long-term growth. The investment objective of the Opportunities Fund is to provide capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Long/Short Fund is to provide 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. There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives and may underperform funds with similar investment 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 securities such as bonds involves interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities generally decreases.

 

The Funds may invest in other investment companies. As with other investments, investments in other investment companies, including closed-end funds (which include business development companies (BDCs)), unit investment trusts, open-end investment companies, and exchange traded funds, are subject to many of the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, including market risk and, for non-index strategies, selection risk. In addition, if a Fund acquires shares of investment companies, shareholders bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (including management and advisory fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the investment companies (including management and advisory fees). If a Fund acquires shares of one or more underlying funds, shareholders bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (excluding management and advisory fees attributable to those assets of the Fund invested in the underlying funds) and, indirectly, the expenses of the underlying funds (including management and advisory fees). Further, the closed-end fund market is inefficient. Many closed-end funds (CEFs including many in which the Funds invest, are small or microcap securities. There is little independent research published on CEFs and limited availability of data makes research difficult and time consuming. CEFs may trade unpredictably. The underlying assets may be unknown and their value not readily determinable. The Funds often purchase CEFs believing they are trading at a discount to NAV, and an ongoing corporate action will cause the discount to narrow or disappear. With little independent analysis of the CEFs’ individual assets, the Fund essentially makes a value based arbitrage strategy. The Fund will look to events like pending or proposed tender offers, liquidations, take-over plays etc. If the event is not preceded by an official announcement — and is, instead, “pending” or “anticipated” — this strategy can be very risky. If the event is announced, there is still the possibility that it will not happen. In sum, investing in CEFs in general, and CEF arbitrage plays in particular carry unique and arguably heightened risks.

 

The Equity Income Fund, Flexible Bond Fund and Risk-Managed Balanced Fund may invest in medium-and lower-quality debt securities. 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. Reduced liquidity may adversely affect the market price of, and ability of a Fund to value and sell particular securities at certain times, thereby making it difficult to make specific valuation determinations.

 

The Equity Income Fund, Flexible Bond Fund and Risk-Managed Balanced Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities, which are interests in pools of mortgage loans made to residential home buyers, including mortgage loans made by savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others. Pools of mortgage loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental and government-related organizations. The Equity Income Fund, Flexible Bond Fund and Risk-Managed Balanced Fund also may invest in debt securities that are secured with collateral consisting of mortgage related securities (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations or “CMO’s”), and in other types of mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities. CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage bonds and divided into classes. CMOs are typically structured into multiple classes, often referred to as “tranches,” with each class bearing a different stated maturity and entitled to a different schedule for payments of principal and interest, including prepayments. CMOs may be less liquid and may exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage-related or asset-backed securities. Many of the risks of investing

  

 

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ICON Diversified Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

in mortgage-related securities secured by commercial mortgage loans reflect the effects of local and other economic conditions on real estate markets, the ability of tenants to make lease payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain tenants. These securities may be less liquid and may exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities. Other asset-backed securities are created from many types of assets, including auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans, and student loans. The ICON Fund and Long/Short Fund also may invest in such securities for temporary defensive purposes.

 

The Long/Short Fund may engage 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 may invest in call options; selling/writing call options involves certain risks, such as limiting 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 a significant weighting in the Financials Sector, the ICON Fund has a significant weighting in the Information Technology Sector, the Long/Short Fund has a significant weighting in the Information Technology Sector, and the Opportunities Fund has significant weightings in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Information Technology Sectors which may cause the Funds’ performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect those sectors.

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involving future claims that may be made against each Fund is unknown. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be 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 financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which 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. Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

 

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 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. If the NYSE closes unexpectedly and there is active trading on other exchanges, the securities will be valued at the Valuation Time based off of those exchanges. Options on securities indexes are valued at the close of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (normally 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

 

The Funds use pricing services to obtain the fair 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 fair 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’ Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

  

Lacking any sales that day, a security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes obtained from dealers making a market for the security. Exchange traded options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a

 

 

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view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. 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 fair value. Currency rates as of the close of the NYSE are used to convert foreign security values into U.S. dollars.

 

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are typically issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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, including money market funds, that are not traded on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) 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 Funds’ Valuation Committee determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purpose of daily fair valuation is 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 NAV. The valuation assigned to fair-value securities for purposes of calculating each 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.

 

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, 2020:

  

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

 

 

$

3,656,366

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,656,366

 

Common Stocks

 

 

46,828,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,828,058

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

1,034,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,034,051

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds

 

 

677,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

677,998

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan

 

 

 

 

 

169,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

169,950

 

Total

 

$

48,540,107

 

 

$

3,826,316

 

 

$

 

 

$

52,366,423

 

 

 

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ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

 

 

$

100,881,557

 

 

$

 

 

$

100,881,557

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,904,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,904,994

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

22,306,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,306,618

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

 

1,429,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,429,406

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds

 

 

14,577,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,577,568

 

Exchange Traded Funds

 

 

47,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,120

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan

 

 

 

 

 

657,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

657,850

 

Total

 

$

38,360,712

 

 

$

104,444,401

 

 

$

 

 

$

142,805,113

 

 

ICON Fund  

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

31,263,446

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

31,263,446

 

Exchange Traded Funds

 

 

316,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

316,976

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan

 

 

 

 

 

195,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

195,104

 

Total

 

$

31,580,422

 

 

$

195,104

 

 

$

 

 

$

31,775,526

 

  

ICON Long/Short Fund                 

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

14,577,327

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,577,327

 

Exchange Traded Funds

 

 

154,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

154,373

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan

 

 

 

 

 

165,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

165,928

 

Total

 

$

14,731,700

 

 

$

165,928

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,897,628

 

 

ICON Opportunities Fund        

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

9,576,368

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,576,368

 

Exchange Traded Funds

 

 

62,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,890

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan

 

 

 

 

 

55,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,200

 

Total

 

$

9,639,258

 

 

$

55,200

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,694,458

 

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund         

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

 

 

$

4,911,657

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,911,657

 

Common Stocks

 

 

14,485,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,485,849

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

331,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

331,573

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds

 

 

1,323,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,323,874

 

Total

 

$

16,141,296

 

 

$

4,911,657

 

 

$

 

 

$

21,052,953

 

 

*

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

  

There were no Level 3 securities held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2020.  

 

 

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Fund Share Valuation

 

Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at the NAV. NAV per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the total value of each Fund’s investments and other assets, less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Idle cash may be swept into an overnight demand deposit account and is classified as cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2020 was limited to purchased 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. A Fund may use derivatives to hedge risks inherent in its portfolio, to enhance the potential return of its portfolio, to diversify its portfolio, as a substitute for taking a position in an underlying asset, to reduce transaction costs associated with managing a portfolio, or to implement an investment strategy through investments that may be more tax-efficient than a direct equity investment.

 

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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current fair 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 fair 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 limiting 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 fair 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 fair value of the index. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund engaged in purchased put option transactions. There were no open option contracts as of March 31, 2020.

 

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

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

Risk Exposure

 

Statements of Operations Location

 

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income

 

 

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

 

Equity Contracts

   (Purchased Options)

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on Investments, options and foreign currency translations/ Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on Investments, options and foreign currency

 

 

$

(34,732

)

 

$

33,619

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

(34,732

)

 

$

33,619

 

 

The average purchased option contracts during the six months ended March 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund  

 

Derivative Type

Unit of Measurement

Average Contracts+

Days Held

Purchased Options

Contracts

13

159

 

+     The average is calculated based on the actual number of days with outstanding derivatives.

 

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 prime broker. The collateral required is determined daily by reference to the fair 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 and for the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Long/Short Fund did not engage in short selling.

 

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. Collateral is received in exchange for securities on loan in the amount of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned or at least 105% of the value of non-U.S. securities loaned, marked to market daily. 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 assets that generally exceed the value of the securities on loan. Collateral may consist of cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The fair 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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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending positions and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of March 31, 2020:

 

 

 

Market Value
of Securities
on Loan

 

 

Market Value
of Cash Collateral
Received

 

 

Market Value
of Non-Cash
Collateral
Received

 

 

Total Collateral
Received

 

 

Net Collateral
Due To/(From)
Counterparty

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

$

1,414,290

 

 

$

169,950

 

 

$

1,173,750

 

 

$

1,343,700

 

 

$

(70,590

)

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

1,087,609

 

 

 

657,850

 

 

 

439,740

 

 

 

1,097,590

 

 

 

9,981

 

ICON Fund

 

 

314,371

 

 

 

195,104

 

 

 

142,800

 

 

 

337,904

 

 

 

23,533

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

1,159,425

 

 

 

165,928

 

 

 

1,055,600

 

 

 

1,221,528

 

 

 

62,103

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

167,632

 

 

 

55,200

 

 

 

124,200

 

 

 

179,400

 

 

 

11,768

 

 

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 cash collateral received from lending in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio which is disclosed on the Schedules of Investments. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. The State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio is a Government Money Market Portfolio designed to provide continuous daily liquidity. Non-Cash collateral received consists of securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities with remaining maturities ranging from overnight to 30 years. Non-cash collateral is not disclosed on the Funds’ Schedules of Investments or their Statements of Assets and Liabilities as the Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. The net securities lending income earned by the Funds for the six months ended March 31, 2020, is included in the Statements of Operations.

 

The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2020. It may also include collateral received from the pre-funding of security loans.

 

Security loans consist of equity and corporate fixed income securities and generally do not have a stated maturity date. The Funds may recall a loaned security at any time.

 

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. As of and during the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. The Funds recognize the interest and penalties, if any, related to the unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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 Flexible Bond Fund distributes net investment income, if any, to shareholders monthly. The Equity Income Fund and the Risk-Managed Balanced Fund intend to distribute net investment income, if any, to shareholders quarterly. The other Funds distribute income, if any, annually. The Funds distribute net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryforwards. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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 and is included in capital gains tax in the Statements of Operations.

 

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 based on the effective yield. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are recorded as components of interest income on the Statements of Operations.

 

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.

 

Withholding Tax

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

Other

 

The Funds hold certain investments which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations. It is possible for these dividends to exceed the underlying investments’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively.

 

The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific country or region.

 

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 or number of shareholder accounts. 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 or number of shareholder accounts. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets. 

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Below are additional class level expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2020 that are included on the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund

 

Printing Fees*

 

 

Transfer Agent Fees*

 

 

Registration Fees

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

$

2,621

 

 

$

39,491

 

 

$

8,969

 

Class C

 

 

797

 

 

 

10,387

 

 

 

6,459

 

Class A

 

 

334

 

 

 

4,946

 

 

 

5,982

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

3,211

 

 

 

73,072

 

 

 

14,962

 

Class C

 

 

243

 

 

 

2,312

 

 

 

5,730

 

Class A

 

 

144

 

 

 

3,171

 

 

 

3,888

 

ICON Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

1,165

 

 

 

15,296

 

 

 

7,923

 

Class C

 

 

336

 

 

 

8,077

 

 

 

6,198

 

Class A

 

 

236

 

 

 

7,169

 

 

 

5,960

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

671

 

 

 

10,667

 

 

 

6,357

 

Class C

 

 

228

 

 

 

3,112

 

 

 

5,968

 

Class A

 

 

292

 

 

 

6,692

 

 

 

6,187

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

605

 

 

 

9,228

 

 

 

6,169

 

Class C

 

 

568

 

 

 

11,462

 

 

 

8,116

 

Class A

 

 

138

 

 

 

2,580

 

 

 

5,945

 

 

* 

Printing fees and Transfer agent out of pocket fees are a Fund level expense.

 

3. 

FEES, OTHER SERVICES 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 investments. 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 Flexible 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, acquired fund fees and expenses 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 Equity Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

0.99

%

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

1.24

%

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.00

%

ICON Fund

 

 

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

1.50

%

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

2.30

%

 

 

1.55

%

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

1.30

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

 

 

 

1.20

%

 

 

2.20

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

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

 

 

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ICON Diversified Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2020, the following amounts were available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund

 

Expires
2020

 

 

Expires
2021

 

 

Expires
2022

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

$

75,289

 

 

$

146,948

 

 

$

178,285

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

81,060

 

 

 

184,480

 

 

 

168,655

 

ICON Fund

 

 

7,937

 

 

 

9,658

 

 

 

10,750

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

28,866

 

 

 

54,396

 

 

 

80,910

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

3,408

 

 

 

46,120

 

 

 

122,802

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

21,553

 

 

 

45,213

 

 

 

68,338

 

 

Accounting, Custody and Transfer Agent Fees

 

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) serves as the fund accounting agent for the Trust. For its services, the Trust pays ALPS a fee, that is calculated daily and paid monthly, which is the greater of an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust or a contractual minimum annual fee.

 

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.

 

ALPS is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays an annual fee plus annual base fee per Fund, per account fees and out-of-pocket expenses.

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2020, each Fund’s payment for administrative services to ICON Advisers is included on the Statements of Operations. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON Advisers will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON Advisers in the performance of its duties. 

ICON Advisers has a sub-administration agreement, with ALPS, under which ALPS assists ICON Advisers with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON Advisers pays ALPS a fee, that is calculated daily and paid monthly, which is the greater of an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust or a contractual minimum annual fee.

 

Distribution Fees

 

ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI” or “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICON Management and Research and affiliate of ICON Advisers, Inc., serves the Trust as Distributor. The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate or reimburse the Distributor for the sale and distribution of shares and for other shareholder services. The Flexible Bond Fund Class C shareholders pay an annual distribution fee of 0.85% of average daily net assets and Class A shareholders pay an annual distribution fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The shareholders of the other Funds pay an annual distribution fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class C shares and an annual distribution fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets for Class A shares. There is no annual distribution fee for Class S shares or the ICON Opportunities Fund. The total amount paid by each Fund under the 12b-1 Plan is shown on the Statements of Operations.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Class A Shares are subject to an initial sales charge and the public offering price of Class A shares equals net asset value plus the applicable sales charge, which is a maximum of 5.75% (4.75% for Class A shares of the ICON Flexible Bond Fund). For the six months ended March 31, 2020, IDI collected sales charges on purchases of Class A Shares, the majority of which were paid out as concessions to financial intermediaries, as follows:

 

Fund

 

Sales Charges Collected
(Unaudited)

 

ICON Equity Income Fund Class A

 

$

1,248

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund Class A

 

 

8,439

 

ICON Fund Class A

 

 

2,227

 

ICON Long/Short Fund Class A

 

 

23

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund Class A

 

 

415

 

 

In addition, IDI receives a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the purchase price on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year following the date of purchase. A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge may also apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares made within one year following the purchase of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, IDI collected the following contingent deferred sales charges:

 

Fund

 

Contingent Deferred Sales
Charges Collected (Unaudited)

 

ICON Equity Income Fund Class C

 

$

235

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund Class C

 

 

972

 

ICON Fund Class C

 

 

94

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund Class C

 

 

330

 

 

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 pays a portion of the CCO’s salary and the remaining portion, along with other employee related expenses, is paid by ICON Advisers. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.

 

The Funds may reimburse ICON Advisers for legal work performed for the Funds by its attorneys outside of the advisory and administration contracts. The Board reviews and approves such reimbursements. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the total related amounts accrued by the Funds under this arrangement was $0.

 

The Funds did not engage in cross trades with each other, during the six months ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Generally, cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds or investment portfolios to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser or sub-adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds and its affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most current calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements set forth by Rule 17a-7 and the Funds’ procedures. The procedures require that the transactions be a purchase or sale for no consideration other than cash payment against prompt delivery of a security for which market quotations are readily available, and be consistent with the investment policies of each Fund.

 

4. 

BORROWINGS

 

 

The Trust has entered into an uncommitted, unsecured, revolving Line of Credit agreement/arrangement with State Street to provide temporary funding for redemption requests. The maximum borrowing limit is $30 million. Interest on domestic borrowings is charged at a rate quoted and determined by State Street. The Line of Credit agreement/arrangement expired on March 16, 2020.

 

 

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ICON Diversified Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the average outstanding loan by Fund was as follows:

 

Fund

 

Maximum Borrowing
(10/01/19 - 03/31/20)

 

 

Average Borrowing
(10/01/19 - 03/31/20)^

 

 

Average Interest Rates
(10/01/19 - 03/31/20)^

 

ICON Equity Income Fund*

 

$

1,288,382

 

 

$

431,507

 

 

 

2.88%

ICON Flexible Bond Fund*

 

 

406,749

 

 

 

406,749

 

 

 

2.86%

 

ICON Fund*

 

 

262,525

 

 

 

79,552

 

 

 

2.95%

ICON Long/Short Fund*

 

 

226,544

 

 

 

66,961

 

 

 

3.01%

ICON Opportunities Fund*

 

 

136,285

 

 

 

35,673

 

 

 

2.95%

 

*

There were no outstanding borrowings under this agreement/arrangement as of March 31, 2020.

^

The average is calculated based on the actual number of days with outstanding borrowings.

 

5. 

PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, 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

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

$

9,468,632

 

 

$

19,998,763

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

116,782,937

 

 

 

104,149,441

 

ICON Fund

 

 

4,018,151

 

 

 

6,504,552

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

1,285,355

 

 

 

3,404,733

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

2,408,344

 

 

 

3,645,558

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

4,205,141

 

 

 

4,897,993

 

 

6. 

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

 

 

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between 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.

 

Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.

 

The capital losses with no expiration were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Short-Term

 

 

Long-Term

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

$

775,746

 

 

$

1,668,701

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

 

 

 

17,398

 

 

During the year ended September 30, 2019, the ICON Flexible Bond Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $549,954.

 

The following Funds elect to defer to the period ending September 30, 2020, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019:

 

Fund

 

Capital Losses Recognized

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

$

217,260

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

1,151,785

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

340,806

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The following Funds elect to defer to the period ending September 30, 2020, late year ordinary losses:

 

Fund

 

Ordinary Losses Recognized

 

ICON Fund

 

$

58,149

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

55,541

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

68,106

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2019, the following reclassifications were made, which had no impact on results of operations or net assets.

 

Fund

 

Paid-in Capital

 

 

Total Distributable
Earnings

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

$

5,383

 

 

$

(5,383

)

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

(39

)

 

 

39

 

ICON Fund

 

 

(179,724

)

 

 

179,724

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

(169,498

)

 

 

169,498

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

(129,703

)

 

 

129,703

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

6,942

 

 

 

(6,942

)

 

For ICON Fund, Long/Short Fund and Opportunities Fund included in the amounts for reclassified were a net operating loss offset to paid in capital of $179,724, $169,498 and $109,709.

 

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Ordinary Income

 

 

Long-Term Capital
Gains

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

$

2,166,210

 

 

$

39,923

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

6,122,522

 

 

 

 

ICON Fund

 

 

 

 

 

541,496

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

 

 

 

312,036

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

19,994

 

 

 

3,815,815

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

222,948

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

 

 

Accumulated Capital
Gains/(Losses)

 

 

Other Cumulative
Effect of Timing
Differences

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

 

 

Total Accumulated
Earnings/(Deficit)

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

$

573,127

 

 

$

918,409

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,272,005

 

 

$

4,763,541

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

140,015

 

 

 

(2,661,707

)

 

 

 

 

 

199,396

 

 

 

(2,322,296

)

ICON Fund

 

 

 

 

 

2,241,060

 

 

 

(58,149

)

 

 

10,241,452

 

 

 

12,424,363

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

 

 

 

757,120

 

 

 

(55,541

)

 

 

3,610,020

 

 

 

4,311,599

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

(1,151,785

)

 

 

(68,106

)

 

 

1,860,413

 

 

 

640,522

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

11,623

 

 

 

(358,204

)

 

 

 

 

 

2,381,078

 

 

 

2,034,497

 

 

*

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

 

 

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ICON Diversified Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2020, cost on investments for federal income tax purposes and the amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Gross Appreciation
(excess of value over
tax cost)

 

 

Gross Depreciation
(excess of tax cost
over value)

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

 

 

Cost of Investments
for Income Tax
Purposes

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

$

850,181

 

 

$

(14,358,716

)

 

$

(13,508,535

)

 

$

65,874,958

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

154,412

 

 

 

(17,722,207

)

 

 

(17,567,795

)

 

 

160,372,908

 

ICON Fund

 

 

6,184,268

 

 

 

(4,985,599

)

 

 

1,198,669

 

 

 

30,576,859

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

2,398,184

 

 

 

(1,880,859

)

 

 

517,325

 

 

 

14,380,304

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

553,312

 

 

 

(5,058,946

)

 

 

(4,505,634

)

 

 

14,200,092

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

1,801,408

 

 

 

(4,687,391

)

 

 

(2,885,983

)

 

 

23,938,936

 

 

* 

This balance includes appreciation/(depreciation) of foreign currency.

 

7. 

PENDING TRANSACTION

 

On October 23, 2019, ICON Advisers, Inc., the investment adviser to ICON Funds, a Massachusetts business trust and open-end investment company (“ICON”), and CCM Partners, LP d/b/a Shelton Capital Management, the investment adviser of SCM Trust, a Massachusetts business trust and open-end investment company (“SCM Trust”), entered into a Transaction Agreement whereby they each agreed to recommend to the Board of Trustees of ICON and SCM Trust, respectively, that the separate funds of ICON be reorganized with and into certain SCM Trust funds.

 

In connection with the Transaction Agreement, on February 7, 2020 the Board of Trustees of ICON Funds unanimously approved Agreements and Plans of Reorganization (the “Agreements”) in respect of the proposed Fund reorganizations listed below (each, a “Reorganization”). The Board of Trustees of SCM Trust approved the Agreements on February 6, 2020. Each Agreement provides for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of each Fund (except the ICON International Equity Fund) to a corresponding, newly formed fund and of the ICON International Equity Fund into the already existing Shelton International Select Equity Fund series of the SCM Trust (each such acquiring fund, an “Acquiring Fund,” and collectively the “Acquiring Funds”) in the SCM Trust in exchange for shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund of equal value to the value of the shares of the respective Fund as of the close of business on the closing date. The proposed Reorganizations will result in the consolidation of 16 ICON Funds into eight new Acquiring Funds as shown in the table below.

 

Current Acquired Funds of ICON Funds

Corresponding Acquiring Funds of SCM Trust

ICON Fund

ICON Equity Fund

ICON Long/Short Fund

ICON Equity Fund

ICON Opportunities Fund

ICON Equity Fund

 

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

ICON Equity Income Fund

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

ICON Consumer Select Fund

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

ICON Consumer Select Fund

ICON Financial Fund

ICON Consumer Select Fund

 

 

ICON Energy Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

ICON Industrials Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

ICON Healthcare Fund

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

 

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

ICON Emerging Markets Fund

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

If the Reorganizations are approved by the shareholders of each Fund, the Acquiring Funds (other than the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund and Shelton International Select Equity Fund) will be advised by Shelton Capital Management and sub-advised by ICON Advisers, Inc. The Shelton Emerging Markets Fund will be advised by Shelton Capital Management with no sub-adviser. The Shelton International Select Equity Fund will continue to be advised by Shelton Capital Management with no sub-adviser.

 

Each Reorganization is subject to the approval of shareholders of each Fund. Shareholders of record of each fund as of the close of business on March 23, 2020, the record date for the Special Meeting, will be entitled to vote on the Reorganization and will receive a combined prospectus and proxy statement describing the Reorganization, the shareholder meeting, and a discussion of the factors the ICON Funds Board of Trustees considered in approving the Agreement. The Special Meeting scheduled to take place on May 20, 2020 was adjourned in order to provide shareholders who had not yet cast their proxy vote additional time to do so. Each Reorganization is expected to be a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

If shareholders approve the Agreement and certain other closing conditions are satisfied or waived, each Reorganization is expected to close on June 26, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter. This is subject to change.

 

In conjunction with the Agreement, Class C shares of the Funds are now closed to new or additional purchases.

 

8. 

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

During the first quarter of 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a public health emergency. COVID-19 has led to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets in general. COVID-19 may adversely impact the Funds’ ability to achieve their investment objectives. Because of the uncertainties on valuation, the global economy and business operations, values reflected in these financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sales of those investments.

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, commonly referred to as the “CARES Act,” was signed into law on March 27, 2020 by President Trump. The Adviser participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and received a loan of $611,000. This loan is forgivable if the proceeds are used to cover payroll costs, rent, and utility costs over the 8 week period after the loan is made. The Adviser is not currently experiencing conditions that are reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to its clients, including the ICON Funds. The Adviser is assessing the components of the Act, and the impacts to the Funds should be immaterial.

 

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

March 31, 2020 (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 (10/01/19 – 03/31/20).

 

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), 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
October 1, 2019

 

 

Ending Account
Value
March 31, 2020

 

 

Expense
Ratio(a)

 

 

Expenses Paid
During period
October 1, 2019 -
March 31, 2020(b)

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

775.40

 

 

 

1.05

%

 

$

4.66

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,019.75

 

 

 

1.05

%

 

$

5.30

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

771.50

 

 

 

2.05

%

 

$

9.08

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,014.75

 

 

 

2.05

%

 

$

10.33

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

774.40

 

 

 

1.30

%

 

$

5.77

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,018.50

 

 

 

1.30

%

 

$

6.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

911.50

 

 

 

0.85

%

 

$

4.06

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,020.75

 

 

 

0.85

%

 

$

4.29

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

907.10

 

 

 

1.70

%

 

$

8.11

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,016.50

 

 

 

1.70

%

 

$

8.57

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

909.90

 

 

 

1.10

%

 

$

5.25

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,019.50

 

 

 

1.10

%

 

$

5.55

 

  

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Beginning Account
Value
October 1, 2019

 

 

Ending Account
Value
March 31, 2020

 

 

Expense
Ratio(a)

 

 

Expenses Paid
During period
October 1, 2019 -
March 31, 2020(b)

 

ICON Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

794.50

 

 

 

1.28

%

 

$

5.74

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,018.60

 

 

 

1.28

%

 

$

6.46

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

790.00

 

 

 

2.32

%

 

$

10.38

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,013.40

 

 

 

2.32

%

 

$

11.68

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

793.20

 

 

 

1.58

%

 

$

7.08

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,017.10

 

 

 

1.58

%

 

$

7.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Long/Short Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

798.00

 

 

 

1.47

%

 

$

6.61

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,017.65

 

 

 

1.47

%

 

$

7.41

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

793.80

 

 

 

2.52

%

 

$

11.30

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,012.40

 

 

 

2.52

%

 

$

12.68

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

797.00

 

 

 

1.77

%

 

$

7.95

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,016.15

 

 

 

1.77

%

 

$

8.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

628.60

 

 

 

1.46

%

 

$

5.94

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,017.70

 

 

 

1.46

%

 

$

7.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

806.30

 

 

 

1.31

%

 

$

5.92

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,018.45

 

 

 

1.31

%

 

$

6.61

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

801.80

 

 

 

2.31

%

 

$

10.41

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,013.45

 

 

 

2.31

%

 

$

11.63

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

804.80

 

 

 

1.56

%

 

$

7.04

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,017.20

 

 

 

1.56

%

 

$

7.87

 

 

(a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been annualized based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year 183/366 (to reflect the 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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ICON Diversified Funds

Additional Information

March 31, 2020 (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.

 

For More Information

 

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

 

ICON Distributors, Inc., Distributor.

 

 

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Privacy Policy

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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:

 

 

 

●       Social Security number and account balances

 

●       income and transaction history

 

●       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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ICON Diversified Funds

Privacy Policy

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

●    open an account or enter into an investment advisory contract

●    provide account information or give us your contact information

●    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

 

●    sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

●    affiliates from using your information to market to you

●    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.

 

●    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.

 

●    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.

 

●    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 E-Mail

info@iconadvisers.com

By Mail

ICON Funds | P.O. Box 1920 | Denver, CO 80201

In Person

ICON Funds | 5299 DTC Boulevard, Suite 1200

 

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

On the Internet

www.iconfunds.com

 

 

 

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

International Funds

 

ICON Emerging Markets Fund (ICARX, IPCAX)

ICON International Equity Fund (ICNEX, IIQCX, IIQAX)

 

 

 

  

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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.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, ICON will no longer send paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and given a website address of where to access the report.

 

If you have already opted to receive e-delivery, this change will not affect you and you do not need to take any action. At any time, shareholders who invest directly in the ICON Funds may generally elect to receive reports or other communications electronically by enrolling at www.iconfunds.com or calling 1-800-764-0442 or, if you are a retirement plan sponsor or invest in the funds through a financial intermediary (such as an investment advisor, broker-dealer, insurance company, or bank), by contacting your representative or your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to continue receiving paper copies of future shareholder reports free of charge. To do so, if you invest directly with ICON, please call 1-800-764-0442. If you are a retirement plan sponsor or invest in the ICON Funds through a financial intermediary, please contact your representative or financial intermediary. Your election to receive reports as a paper copy will apply to all ICON Funds held in your account. Your election can be changed at any time in the future.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

About This Report (Unaudited)

2

 

 

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Emerging Markets Fund

3

 

 

ICON International Equity Fund

5

 

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

7

 

 

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

10

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

15

 

 

Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

24

 

 

Additional Information (Unaudited)

25

 

 

Privacy Policy (Unaudited)

26

 

 

 

 

ICON International Funds

About This Report

 

 

March 31, 2020 (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, 2020, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.

 

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

 

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

 

Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market, and currency risks. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign countries. In general, there may be less governmental supervision of foreign 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.

 

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 Emerging Markets Fund Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

       
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Common Stocks (75.57%)          
Communications Equipment (5.68%)          
Accton Technology Corp.   240,000   $1,284,142 
           
Diversified Banks (26.34%)          
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   3,364,000    1,343,127 
Bank of China, Ltd., Class H   3,462,000    1,317,858 
Bank of Georgia Group PLC   40,000    454,028 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   1,750,000    1,422,482 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China,
Ltd., Class H
   1,052,000    717,652 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC, Sponsored
ADR
   35,000    329,000 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS(a)   300,000    367,931 
         5,952,078 
Education Services (2.11%)          
New Oriental Education & Technology
Group, Inc., Sponsored, ADR(a)
   4,400    476,256 
           
Gas Utilities (2.91%)          
Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.   1,138,000    657,661 
           
Integrated Telecommunication Services (0.00%)(b)          
Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT   1,100    45 
           
Interactive Media & Services (1.98%)          
Autohome, Inc., ADR(a)   6,300    447,426 
           
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (4.53%)          
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., Sponsored
ADR(a)
   3,000    583,440 
MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)   900    439,722 
         1,023,162 
Multi-line Insurance (5.01%)          
Sul America SA   172,725    1,131,201 
           
Packaged Foods & Meats (2.57%)          
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT   930,000    580,070 
           
Paper Packaging (0.81%)          
DS Smith PLC   54,000    183,028 
           
Real Estate Development (1.25%)          
LSR Group PJSC, GDR   200,000    282,800 
           
Real Estate Operating Companies (5.24%)          
BR Malls Participacoes SA   312,000    593,245 
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers
SA
   98,000    592,025 
         1,185,270 
Regional Banks (2.60%)          
Regional SAB de CV   223,800    588,687 
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Restaurants (2.05%)      
Luckin Coffee, Inc., ADR(a)   17,000   $462,230 
           
Semiconductor Equipment (2.39%)          
Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.   975,000    540,929 
           
Semiconductors (4.54%)          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
   114,000    1,026,264 
           
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.84%)          
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   16,500    641,545 
           
Water Utilities (2.72%)          
TTW PCL   1,599,400    615,026 
           
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $21,064,056)
        17,077,820 
           
Total Investments (75.57%)
(Cost $21,064,056)
       $17,077,820 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities (24.43%)        5,520,789 
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $22,598,609 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Less than 0.005%.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt


 

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

 

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ICON Emerging Markets Fund Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

    
Country Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
China   32.35%
Brazil   10.25%
Taiwan   10.22%
Hong Kong   2.91%
South Korea   2.84%
Thailand   2.72%
Russia   2.71%
Mexico   2.60%
Indonesia   2.57%
Georgia   2.01%
Argentina   1.95%
Turkey   1.63%
United Kingdom   0.81%
    75.57%

 

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

    
Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Financials   33.95%
Information Technology   15.45%
Consumer Discretionary   8.69%
Real Estate   6.49%
Utilities   5.63%
Consumer Staples   2.57%
Communication Services   1.98%
Materials   0.81%
    75.57%

 

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

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Diversified Banks   26.34%
Communications Equipment   5.68%
Real Estate Operating Companies   5.24%
Multi-line Insurance   5.01%
Semiconductors   4.54%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   4.53%
Gas Utilities   2.91%
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   2.84%
Water Utilities   2.72%
Regional Banks   2.60%
Food-Misc/Diversified   2.57%
Energy-Alternate Sources   2.39%
Education Services   2.11%
Restaurants   2.05%
Interactive Media & Services   1.98%
Real Estate Development   1.25%
Other Industries (each less than 1%)   0.81%
    75.57%

 

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


 

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

 

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ICON International Equity Fund Schedule of Investments

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

       
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Common Stocks (82.26%)      
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods (1.76%)          
Adidas AG   1,700   $377,447 
           
Application Software (0.98%)          
Open Text Corp.   6,000    209,806 
           
Auto Parts & Equipment (1.44%)          
Valeo SA   19,000    309,240 
           
Construction Materials (3.15%)          
CRH PLC   25,000    676,074 
           
Diversified Banks (7.92%)          
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   2,000,000    366,810 
BNP Paribas SA   7,600    221,884 
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.   49,000    639,359 
DNB ASA   7,700    85,785 
KBC Group NV   8,500    385,689 
         1,699,527 
Electric Utilities (7.36%)          
CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.   74,000    391,748 
Enel SpA   101,600    700,822 
Iberdrola SA   22,306    218,175 
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.   24,000    267,142 
         1,577,887 
Gas Utilities (1.62%)          
Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.   314,000    181,464 
Rubis SCA   4,000    164,941 
         346,405 
Health Care Services (1.40%)          
Cigna Corp.   1,700    301,206 
           
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (1.83%)          
Aboitiz Power Corp.   290,000    148,696 
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.   12,200    244,509 
         393,205 
Integrated Oil & Gas (2.42%)          
TOTAL SA   13,800    519,968 
           
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.36%)          
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., Sponsored
ADR(a)
   1,500    291,720 
           
Life & Health Insurance (5.73%)          
AIA Group, Ltd.   73,000    653,689 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China,
Ltd., Class H
   59,000    576,209 
         1,229,898 
Managed Health Care (2.34%)          
Anthem, Inc.   1,000    227,040 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,100    274,318 
         501,358 
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Multi-Utilities (5.19%)      
E.ON SE   34,000   $348,761 
Engie SA   17,000    174,088 
National Grid PLC   31,800    371,559 
Veolia Environnement SA   10,500    221,769 
         1,116,177 
Other Diversified Financial Services (0.05%)          
M&G PLC(a)   8,200    11,406 
           
Packaged Foods & Meats (3.70%)          
Nestle SA, Sponsored ADR   7,700    793,023 
           
Paper Packaging (1.14%)          
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC   8,700    245,741 
           
Personal Products (8.92%)          
Beiersdorf AG   6,000    604,145 
L’Oreal SA   2,600    672,909 
Unilever NV   13,000    634,270 
         1,911,324 
Pharmaceuticals (8.35%)          
GlaxoSmithKline PLC   9,400    176,383 
Merck & Co., Inc.   7,100    546,274 
Roche Holding AG   3,000    965,226 
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   3,400    103,524 
         1,791,407 
Real Estate Development (1.61%)          
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   14,000    345,903 
           
Real Estate Operating Companies (5.47%)          
BR Malls Participacoes SA   300,000    570,428 
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers
SA
   100,000    604,107 
         1,174,535 
Semiconductor Equipment (3.17%)          
ASML Holding NV   2,600    680,264 
           
Specialized Finance (3.20%)          
Element Fleet Management Corp.   108,000    687,615 
           
Specialty Chemicals (2.15%)          
Givaudan SA   150    461,546 
           
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $20,082,390)
        17,652,682 
           
Total Investments (82.26%)
(Cost $20,082,390)
       $17,652,682 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities (17.74%)        3,808,129 
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $21,460,811 

 

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

 

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ICON International Equity Fund Schedule of Investments
  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

    
Country Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
France   10.64%
Switzerland   10.35%
United States   6.29%
Germany   6.20%
Hong Kong   5.73%
United Kingdom   5.56%
Brazil   5.47%
Japan   4.47%
Ireland   4.29%
Canada   4.18%
China   4.04%
Italy   3.27%
Netherlands   3.17%
Singapore   2.98%
Belgium   1.80%
Indonesia   1.71%
Spain   1.02%
Philippines   0.69%
Norway   0.40%
    82.26%

 

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

    
Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Financials   16.90%
Utilities   16.00%
Consumer Staples   12.62%
Health Care   12.09%
Real Estate   7.08%
Materials   6.44%
Consumer Discretionary   4.56%
Information Technology   4.15%
Energy   2.42%
    82.26%

 

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

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Personal Products   8.92%
Pharmaceuticals   8.35%
Diversified Banks   7.92%
Electric Utilities   7.36%
Life & Health Insurance   5.73%
Real Estate Operating Companies   5.47%
Multi-Utilities   5.19%
Packaged Foods & Meats   3.70%
Specialized Finance   3.20%
Semiconductor Equipment   3.17%
Construction Materials   3.15%
Integrated Oil & Gas   2.42%
Managed Health Care   2.34%
Specialty Chemicals   2.15%
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders   1.83%
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods   1.76%
Gas Utilities   1.62%
Diversified Real Estate Activities   1.61%
Auto Parts & Equipment   1.44%
Health Care Services   1.40%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   1.36%
Paper Packaging   1.14%
Other Industries (each less than 1%)   1.03%
    82.26%

 

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


 

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

 

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ICON International Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

   March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Emerging
Markets Fund

 

 

ICON International
Equity Fund

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at cost

 

$

21,064,056

 

 

$

20,082,390

 

Investments, at value(a)

 

 

17,077,820

 

 

 

17,652,682

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

664,395

 

 

 

762,134

 

Foreign currency, at value (Cost $925,228 and $625,399, respectively)

 

 

936,174

 

 

 

621,929

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments sold

 

 

7,710,350

 

 

 

2,676,333

 

Fund shares sold

 

 

22,690

 

 

 

1,080

 

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

 

 

13,025

 

 

 

8,619

 

Interest

 

 

347

 

 

 

233

 

Dividends

 

 

67,248

 

 

 

57,993

 

Foreign tax reclaims

 

 

 

 

 

36,632

 

Other assets

 

 

16,094

 

 

 

18,945

 

Total assets

 

 

26,508,143

 

 

 

21,836,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments purchased

 

 

3,760,249

 

 

 

261,172

 

Fund shares redeemed

 

 

18,709

 

 

 

24,690

 

Advisory fees

 

 

22,446

 

 

 

20,003

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

38,256

 

 

 

10,876

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

16,329

 

 

 

23,477

 

Accrued distribution fees

 

 

340

 

 

 

734

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

1,971

 

 

 

1,233

 

Administration fees

 

 

1,122

 

 

 

1,000

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

50,112

 

 

 

32,584

 

Total liabilities

 

 

3,909,534

 

 

 

375,769

 

Net Assets - all share classes

 

$

22,598,609

 

 

$

21,460,811

 

Net Assets - Class S

 

$

21,201,651

 

 

$

19,698,579

 

Net Assets - Class C

 

$

 

 

$

467,836

 

Net Assets - Class A

 

$

1,396,958

 

 

$

1,294,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

30,317,695

 

 

$

42,677,580

 

Total distributable earnings

 

 

(7,719,086

)

 

 

(21,216,769

)

Net Assets

 

$

22,598,609

 

 

$

21,460,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

1,798,694

 

 

 

2,358,948

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

65,039

 

Class A

 

 

119,296

 

 

 

158,728

 

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

$

11.79

 

 

$

8.35

 

Class C

 

$

 

 

$

7.19

 

Class A

 

$

11.71

 

 

$

8.15

 

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

 

$

12.42

 

 

$

8.65

 

  

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

 

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ICON International Funds

Statements of Operations

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Emerging
Markets Fund

 

 

ICON International
Equity Fund

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

$

125,930

 

 

$

258,668

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

(8,946

)

 

 

(21,688

)

Income from securities lending, net

 

 

3,595

 

 

 

939

 

Total investment income

 

 

120,579

 

 

 

237,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

188,829

 

 

 

150,087

 

Administration fees

 

 

9,453

 

 

 

7,513

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

66,806

 

 

 

25,924

 

Distribution fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

3,391

 

Class A

 

 

2,576

 

 

 

2,232

 

Registration fees

 

 

17,465

 

 

 

19,730

 

Audit and tax service expense

 

 

11,566

 

 

 

11,602

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

21,136

 

 

 

25,807

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

9,550

 

 

 

6,982

 

Insurance expense

 

 

6,308

 

 

 

3,820

 

Custody fees

 

 

16,212

 

 

 

7,497

 

Printing fees

 

 

8,499

 

 

 

4,000

 

Interest expense

 

 

4,301

 

 

 

510

 

Legal fees

 

 

23,648

 

 

 

15,299

 

Other expenses

 

 

12,133

 

 

 

11,226

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

 

 

398,482

 

 

 

295,620

 

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

 

 

(73,464

)

 

 

(39,768

)

Net Expenses

 

 

325,018

 

 

 

255,852

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

 

 

(204,439

)

 

 

(17,933

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency translations

 

 

(978,049

)

 

 

(7,795,602

)

 

 

 

(978,049

)

 

 

(7,795,602

)

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency

 

 

(3,886,301

)

 

 

1,198,744

 

Capital gains tax

 

 

33,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,853,154

)

 

 

1,198,744

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

 

 

(4,831,203

)

 

 

(6,596,858

)

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

 

$

(5,035,642

)

 

$

(6,614,791

)

 

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

 

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ICON International Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    ICON Emerging Markets Fund     ICON International Equity Fund  

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(204,439

)

 

$

1,007,407

 

 

$

(17,933

)

 

$

573,393

 

Net realized gain/(loss)

 

 

(978,049

)

 

 

(2,531,415

)

 

 

(7,795,602

)

 

 

(3,733,506

)

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

 

(3,853,154

)

 

 

(1,803,262

)

 

 

1,198,744

 

 

 

(2,082,598

)

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

 

 

(5,035,642

)

 

 

(3,327,270

)

 

 

(6,614,791

)

 

 

(5,242,711

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(802,091

)

 

 

(1,423,899

)

 

 

(485,330

)

 

 

(484,584

)

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,927

)

 

 

(22,016

)

Class A

 

 

(49,976

)

 

 

(158,692

)

 

 

(31,021

)

 

 

(18,087

)

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

 

 

(852,067

)

 

 

(1,582,591

)

 

 

(528,278

)

 

 

(524,687

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

3,055,126

 

 

 

17,253,254

 

 

 

272,881

 

 

 

1,426,654

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,717

 

 

 

117,325

 

Class A

 

 

203,272

 

 

 

2,780,869

 

 

 

49,666

 

 

 

704,985

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

772,818

 

 

 

1,374,068

 

 

 

479,681

 

 

 

477,537

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,604

 

 

 

21,671

 

Class A

 

 

44,734

 

 

 

142,269

 

 

 

28,251

 

 

 

15,393

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(18,982,386

)

 

 

(23,122,177

)

 

 

(2,516,557

)

 

 

(8,672,586

)

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(97,811

)

 

 

(1,113,346

)

Class A

 

 

(377,238

)

 

 

(7,081,250

)

 

 

(174,162

)

 

 

(159,807

)

Net decrease from fund share transactions

 

 

(15,283,674

)

 

 

(8,652,967

)

 

 

(1,942,730

)

 

 

(7,182,174

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net decrease in net assets

 

 

(21,171,383

)

 

 

(13,562,828

)

 

 

(9,085,799

)

 

 

(12,949,572

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

43,769,992

 

 

 

57,332,820

 

 

 

30,546,610

 

 

 

43,496,182

 

End of period

 

$

22,598,609

 

 

$

43,769,992

 

 

$

21,460,811

 

 

$

30,546,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions in Fund Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

207,421

 

 

 

1,126,509

 

 

 

24,731

 

 

 

124,926

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

367

 

 

 

12,032

 

Class A

 

 

13,149

 

 

 

179,903

 

 

 

4,561

 

 

 

63,850

 

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

47,764

 

 

 

97,521

 

 

 

40,411

 

 

 

44,881

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,132

 

 

 

2,333

 

Class A

 

 

2,782

 

 

 

10,133

 

 

 

2,435

 

 

 

1,479

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(1,280,682

)

 

 

(1,537,333

)

 

 

(230,739

)

 

 

(754,791

)

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,142

)

 

 

(112,180

)

Class A

 

 

(27,300

)

 

 

(459,642

)

 

 

(15,345

)

 

 

(14,333

)

Net decrease

 

 

(1,036,866

)

 

 

(582,909

)

 

 

(182,589

)

 

 

(631,803

)

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

2,954,856

 

 

 

3,537,765

 

 

 

2,765,304

 

 

 

3,397,107

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

1,917,990

 

 

 

2,954,856

 

 

 

2,582,715

 

 

 

2,765,304

 

  

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

 

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ICON Emerging Markets Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.82

 

 

$

16.22

 

 

$

15.90

 

 

$

14.28

 

 

$

12.95

 

 

$

13.72

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

(0.00

)(b)

 

 

(0.03

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(2.58

)

 

 

(1.24

)

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

1.55

 

 

 

1.33

 

 

 

(0.74

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(2.66

)

 

 

(0.93

)

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

1.62

 

 

 

1.33

 

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

(0.47

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.79

 

 

$

14.82

 

 

$

16.22

 

 

$

15.90

 

 

$

14.28

 

 

$

12.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(18.65

)%(c)

 

 

(5.60

)%

 

 

2.21

%

 

 

11.34

%

 

 

10.27

%

 

 

(5.61

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

21,202

 

 

$

41,845

 

 

$

50,897

 

 

$

51,833

 

 

$

45,786

 

 

$

16,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.08

%(d)

 

 

1.78

%

 

 

1.61

%

 

 

1.72

%

 

 

1.85

%

 

 

2.44

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.71

%(d)

 

 

1.56

%

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

1.55

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(1.44

)%(d)

 

 

1.81

%

 

 

1.83

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

(0.32

)%

 

 

(1.08

)%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

(1.07

)%(d)

 

 

2.03

%

 

 

1.89

%

 

 

0.46

%

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

(0.19

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

17

%(c)

 

 

78

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

169

%

 

 

156

%

 

 

76

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(c)

Not Annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.73

 

 

$

16.08

 

 

$

15.77

 

 

$

14.20

 

 

$

12.91

 

 

$

13.71

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.07

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(2.56

)

 

 

(1.10

)

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

1.51

 

 

 

1.30

 

 

 

(0.73

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(2.66

)

 

 

(0.96

)

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

1.57

 

 

 

1.29

 

 

 

(0.80

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.23

)

 

 

(0.00

)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.39

)

 

 

(0.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.71

 

 

$

14.73

 

 

$

16.08

 

 

$

15.77

 

 

$

14.20

 

 

$

12.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

 

(18.74

)%(e)

 

 

(5.87

)%

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

11.06

%

 

 

9.99

%

 

 

(5.84

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

1,397

 

 

$

1,925

 

 

$

6,436

 

 

$

12,887

 

 

$

9,072

 

 

$

725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.80

%(f)

 

 

2.26

%

 

 

1.96

%

 

 

2.12

%

 

 

2.16

%

 

 

4.75

%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

1.99

%(f)

 

 

1.81

%

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.80

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(2.16

)%(f)

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

1.32

%

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

(0.43

)%

 

 

(3.44

)%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

(1.35

)%(f)

 

 

0.90

%

 

 

1.48

%

 

 

0.40

%

 

 

(0.07

)%

 

 

(0.49

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

17

%(e)

 

 

78

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

169

%

 

 

156

%

 

 

76

%

 

(a)

Class C shares were merged into Class A on January 10, 2017. The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(d)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(e)

Not Annualized.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON International Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

 

  For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.10

 

 

$

12.89

 

 

$

13.17

 

 

$

11.94

 

 

$

11.37

 

 

$

11.75

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.00

)(b)

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.00

(c)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(2.55

)

 

 

(1.81

)

 

 

(0.48

)

 

 

1.19

 

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

(0.37

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(2.55

)

 

 

(1.62

)

 

 

(0.28

)

 

 

1.23

 

 

 

0.57

 

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.35

 

 

$

11.10

 

 

$

12.89

 

 

$

13.17

 

 

$

11.94

 

 

$

11.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(23.51

)%(d)

 

 

(12.55

)%

 

 

(2.13

)%

 

 

10.30

%

 

 

5.01

%

 

 

(3.15

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

19,699

 

 

$

28,025

 

 

$

40,096

 

 

$

45,144

 

 

$

50,005

 

 

$

67,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.81

%(e)

 

 

1.64

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.57

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.41

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.67

%(e)

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.41

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.22

)%(e)

 

 

1.58

%

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

0.31

%

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.00

%(g)

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

(0.08

)%(e)

 

 

1.67

%

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

0.33

%

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.00

%(g)

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

34

%(d)

 

 

40

%

 

 

92

%

 

 

209

%

 

 

198

%

 

 

204

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(c)

Amount less than $0.005.

(d)

Not Annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

(g)

Less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class C

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.61

 

 

$

11.28

 

 

$

11.64

 

 

$

10.66

 

 

$

10.27

 

 

$

10.72

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.12

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(2.20

)

 

 

(1.59

)

 

 

(0.40

)

 

 

1.05

 

 

 

0.48

 

 

 

(0.33

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(2.25

)

 

 

(1.53

)

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

0.98

 

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.19

 

 

$

9.61

 

 

$

11.28

 

 

$

11.64

 

 

$

10.66

 

 

$

10.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

(23.91

)%(c)

 

 

(13.52

)%

 

 

(3.09

)%

 

 

9.19

%

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

(4.20

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

468

 

 

$

708

 

 

$

1,934

 

 

$

2,484

 

 

$

2,941

 

 

$

3,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

5.30

%(d)

 

 

4.09

%

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

3.35

%

 

 

3.13

%

 

 

2.96

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

2.67

%(d)

 

 

2.56

%

 

 

2.55

%

 

 

2.55

%

 

 

2.55

%

 

 

2.55

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(3.72

)%(d)

 

 

(0.91

)%

 

 

(0.42

)%

 

 

(1.48

)%

 

 

(1.40

)%

 

 

(1.56

)%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

(1.09

)%(d)

 

 

0.62

%

 

 

0.32

%

 

 

(0.68

)%

 

 

(0.82

)%

 

 

(1.15

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

34

%(c)

 

 

40

%

 

 

92

%

 

 

209

%

 

 

198

%

 

 

204

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(c)

Not Annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON International Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A

 

Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.85

 

 

$

12.63

 

 

$

12.94

 

 

$

11.76

 

 

$

11.24

 

 

$

11.65

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

(0.04

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(2.49

)

 

 

(1.79

)

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

1.17

 

 

 

0.47

 

 

 

(0.37

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(2.51

)

 

 

(1.62

)

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

1.18

 

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

(0.41

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.15

 

 

$

10.85

 

 

$

12.63

 

 

$

12.94

 

 

$

11.76

 

 

$

11.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

(23.64

)%(c)

 

 

(12.79

)%

 

 

(2.40

)%

 

 

10.03

%

 

 

4.63

%

 

 

(3.52

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

1,294

 

 

$

1,813

 

 

$

1,466

 

 

$

2,276

 

 

$

2,829

 

 

$

3,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.20

%(d)

 

 

3.15

%

 

 

2.59

%

 

 

2.67

%

 

 

2.43

%

 

 

2.25

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.92

%(d)

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.80

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(1.61

)%(d)

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

(0.80

)%

 

 

(0.19

)%

 

 

(0.77

)%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

(0.33

)%(d)

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.07

%

 

 

0.07

%

 

 

0.44

%

 

 

(0.32

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

34

%(c)

 

 

40

%

 

 

92

%

 

 

209

%

 

 

198

%

 

 

204

%

 

(a)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(c)

Not Annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

 

The ICON Emerging Markets Fund (“Emerging Markets Fund”) and ICON International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”) are series funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end investment management company. Each Fund offers two classes of shares: Class S and Class A. The International Equity Fund also offers Class C shares. All classes have equal rights as to earnings, assets and voting privileges except that each Class may bear different distribution fees, registration costs, legal costs, mailing and printing costs and shareholder servicing costs and each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. There are currently fifteen other active Funds within the Trust. Those Funds are covered by separate prospectuses and shareholder reports.

 

Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par shares. The Funds primarily invest in foreign securities; the Emerging Markets Fund primarily invests in securities of issuers whose principal activities are in emerging markets, or are economically tied to an emerging market country. The International Equity Fund primarily invests in foreign equity securities. Foreign equity securities refer to securities of issuers, wherever organized, whose securities are listed or traded principally on a recognized stock exchange or over-the-counter market outside the United States. The investment objective of each Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.

 

The Funds, like all investments in securities, have elements of risk, including risk of loss of principal. There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives and may underperform funds with similar investment objectives. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries involves greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investments in foreign securities and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar-denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of 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. Securities of emerging or developing market companies may be less liquid and more volatile than securities in countries with more mature markets. There are also risks associated with small-and mid-cap investing, including limited product lines, less liquidity, and small market share.

 

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 financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which 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. Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

 

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 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. If the NYSE closes unexpectedly and there is active trading on other exchanges, the securities will be valued at the Valuation Time based off of those exchanges. Options on securities indexes are valued at the close of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (normally 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

 

The Funds use pricing services to obtain the fair 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 fair 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’ Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

 

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  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Lacking any sales that day, a security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes obtained from dealers making a market for the security. Exchange traded options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. 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 fair 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, including money market funds, that are not traded on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) 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 Funds’ Valuation Committee determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purposes of daily fair valuation is 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 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.

 

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, 2020:

 

ICON Emerging Markets Fund 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices
   Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs
   Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Total 
Common Stocks                    
Diversified Banks  $696,931   $5,255,147   $   $5,952,078 
Other   6,718,076    4,407,666        11,125,742 
Total  $7,415,007   $9,662,813   $   $17,077,820 

 

ICON International Equity Fund

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices
   Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs
   Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Total 
Common Stocks                    
Personal Products  $634,270   $1,277,054   $   $1,911,324 
Pharmaceuticals   546,274    1,245,133        1,791,407 
Other   4,639,527    9,310,424        13,949,951 
Total  $5,820,071   $11,832,611   $   $17,652,682 

 

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

 

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

There were no Level 3 securities held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2020.

 

Fund Share Valuation

 

Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at NAV. NAV per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the total value of the Fund’s investments and other assets, less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Idle cash may be swept into an overnight demand deposit account and is classified as cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

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

 

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

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Funds may enter into short-term forward foreign currency contracts. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between contracting parties to exchange an amount of currency at some future time at an agreed upon rate. The Funds may use forward foreign currency contracts to manage foreign currency exposure with respect to transactional hedging, positional hedging, cross hedging and proxy hedging.

 

These contracts involve market risk and do not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of portfolio securities or prevent losses if the prices of those securities decline. The Funds could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably. Additionally, the Funds could be exposed to counterparty risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts.

 

These contracts are marked-to-market daily. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount recorded at the time of the transaction and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. Any realized gain or loss incurred by the Funds due to foreign currency translation is included on the Statements of Operations. At March 31, 2020 and for the six months then ended, the Emerging Markets Fund and International Equity Fund had no outstanding forward foreign currency contracts.

 

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. As of and during the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. The Funds recognize the interest and penalties, if any, related to the unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Funds distribute income and net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

The Funds file U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Funds’ U.S. tax returns filed for the past three years, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Funds are not 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 and is included in capital gains tax in the Statements of Operations.

 

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 based on effective yield.

 

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.

 

Withholding Tax

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

Other

 

The Funds hold certain investments which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations. It is possible for these dividends to exceed the underlying investments’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively.

 

The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific country or region.

 

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 or number of shareholder accounts. 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 or number of shareholder accounts. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets.

 

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Below are additional class level expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2020 that are included on the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund  Printing Fees*   Transfer Agent Fees*     Registration Fees 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund               
Class S  $4,139   $55,407   $11,676 
Class A   260    2,618    5,789 
ICON International Equity Fund               
Class S   981    13,820    8,755 
Class C   108    3,419    5,470 
Class A   170    6,021    5,505 

 

*       Printing fees and Transfer agent out of pocket fees are a Fund level expense.

 

3. FEES, OTHER SERVICES 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 investments. ICON Advisers receives a monthly management fee that is computed daily at an annual rate of 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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

 

Fund  Class S   Class C   Class A 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund   1.55%       1.80% 
ICON International Equity Fund   1.55%   2.55%   1.80% 

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2020, the following amounts were available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund  Expires
2020
   Expires
2021
   Expires
2022
 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund  $48,941(a)  $46,120   $122,802 
ICON International Equity Fund   18,217    34,771    68,987 

 

(a)Emerging Markets Fund Class C shares merged into Class A shares on January 10, 2017. The Class C amount is not available for recoupment.

 

Accounting, Custody and Transfer Agent Fees

 

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) serves as the fund accounting agent for the Trust. For its services, the Trust pays ALPS a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly, which is greater of an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust or a contractual minimum annual fee.

 

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.

 

ALPS is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays an annual fee plus annual base fee per Fund, per account fees and out-of-pocket expenses.

 

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

  

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 six months ended March 31, 2020, each Fund’s payment for administrative services to ICON Advisers is included on the Statements of Operations. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON Advisers will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON Advisers in the performance of its duties.

 

ICON Advisers has a sub-administration agreement, with ALPS, under which ALPS assists ICON Advisers with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON Advisers pays ALPS a fee, that is calculated daily and paid monthly, which is the greater of an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust or a contractual minimum annual fee.

 

Distribution Fees

 

ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI” or “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICON Management and Research and affiliate of ICON Advisers, Inc., serves the Trust as Distributor. The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate or reimburse the Distributor for the sale and distribution of shares and for other shareholder services. The shareholders of the ICON International Equity Fund Class C pay an annual distribution fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. The shareholders of the Funds Class A shares pay an annual distribution fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. There is no annual distribution fee for Class S shares. The total amount paid by each Fund under the 12b-1 Plan is shown on the Statements of Operations.

 

Class A Shares are subject to an initial sales charge and the public offering price of Class A shares equals net asset value plus the applicable sales charge, which is a maximum of 5.75%. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, IDI collected sales charges on purchases of Class A Shares, the majority of which were paid out as concessions to financial intermediaries, as follows:

 

Fund  Sales Charges Collected (Unaudited) 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund Class A  $307 
ICON International Equity Fund Class A   33 

 

In addition, IDI receives a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the purchase price on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year following the date of purchase. A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge may also apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares made within one year following the purchase of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, IDI did not collect any contingent deferred sales charge.

 

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 pays a portion of the CCO’s salary and the remaining portion, along with other employee related expenses, is paid by ICON Advisers. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.

 

The Funds may reimburse ICON Advisers for legal work performed for the Funds by its attorneys outside of the advisory and administration contracts. The Board reviews and approves such reimbursements. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the total related amounts accrued and paid by the Funds under this arrangement was $0.

 

The Funds did not engage in cross trades with each other, during the six months ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Generally, cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds and its affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most current calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements set forth by Rule 17a-7 and the Funds’ procedures. The procedures require that the transactions be a purchase or sale for no consideration other than cash payment against prompt delivery of a security for which market quotations are readily available, and be consistent with the investment policies of each Fund.

 

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

4. BORROWINGS

 

 

The Trust has entered into an uncommitted, unsecured, revolving Line of Credit agreement/arrangement with State Street to provide temporary funding for redemption requests. The maximum borrowing limit is $30 million. Interest on domestic borrowings is charged at a rate quoted and determined by State Street. The Line of Credit agreement/arrangement expired on March 16, 2020.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the average outstanding loan by Fund was as follows:

 

Fund  Maximum Borrowing
(10/01/19 – 03/31/20)
   Average Borrowing
(10/01/19 – 03/31/20)^
   Average Interest Rates
(10/01/19 – 03/31/20)^
 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund*  $2,858,805   $749,212   2.99%
ICON International Equity Fund*   644,262    244,735   3.04%

 

*There were no outstanding borrowings under this agreement/arrangement as of March 31, 2020.

^The average is calculated based on the actual number of days with outstanding borrowings.

 

5. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) was as follows:

 

Fund  Purchases of
Securities
   Proceeds from Sales
of Securities
 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund  $5,932,247   $27,819,784 
ICON International Equity Fund   9,653,468    15,793,400 

 

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAX

 

 

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between 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.

 

Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.

 

For International Equity Fund, the short-term and long-term capital losses with no expiration were $3,305,017 and $7,651,699, respectively.

 

The Emerging Markets Fund elects to defer to the period ending September 30, 2020, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 in the amount of $2,545,406.

 

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund  Ordinary Income   Long-Term Capital
Gains
 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund  $1,506,869   $75,722 
ICON International Equity Fund   524,687     

 

As of September 30, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund  Undistributed
Ordinary Income
   Accumulated Capital
Gains/(Losses)
   Other Cumulative
Effect of Timing
Differences
   Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
   Total Accumulated
Earnings/(Deficit)
 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund  $852,007   $(2,545,406)  $   $(137,978)  $(1,831,377)
ICON International Equity Fund   517,656    (10,956,716)       (3,634,640)   (14,073,700)

 

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2020, cost on investments for federal income tax purposes and the amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:

 

Fund  Gross Appreciation
(excess of value
over tax cost)
   Gross Depreciation
(excess of tax cost
over value)
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*
   Cost of Investments
for Income Tax
Purposes
 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund  $666,550   $(4,816,001)  $(4,149,451)  $21,227,271 
ICON International Equity Fund   549,727    (2,979,435)   (2,429,708)   20,082,390 

 

*        This balance includes appreciation/(depreciation) of foreign currency.

 

7. PENDING TRANSACTION

 

 

On October 23, 2019, ICON Advisers, Inc., the investment adviser to ICON Funds, a Massachusetts business trust and open-end investment company (“ICON”), and CCM Partners, LP d/b/a Shelton Capital Management, the investment adviser of SCM Trust, a Massachusetts business trust and open-end investment company (“SCM Trust”), entered into a Transaction Agreement whereby they each agreed to recommend to the Board of Trustees of ICON and SCM Trust, respectively, that the separate funds of ICON be reorganized with and into certain SCM Trust funds.

 

In connection with the Transaction Agreement, on February 7, 2020 the Board of Trustees of ICON Funds unanimously approved Agreements and Plans of Reorganization (the “Agreements”) in respect of the proposed Fund reorganizations listed below (each, a “Reorganization”). The Board of Trustees of SCM Trust approved the Agreements on February 6, 2020. Each Agreement provides for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of each Fund (except the ICON International Equity Fund) to a corresponding, newly formed fund and of the ICON International Equity Fund into the already existing Shelton International Select Equity Fund series of the SCM Trust (each such acquiring fund, an “Acquiring Fund,” and collectively the “Acquiring Funds”) in the SCM Trust in exchange for shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund of equal value to the value of the shares of the respective Fund as of the close of business on the closing date. The proposed Reorganizations will result in the consolidation of 16 ICON Funds into eight new Acquiring Funds as shown in the table below.

 

Current Acquired Funds of ICON Funds Corresponding Acquiring Funds of SCM Trust
ICON Fund ICON Equity Fund
ICON Long/Short Fund ICON Equity Fund
ICON Opportunities Fund ICON Equity Fund
   
ICON Equity Income Fund ICON Equity Income Fund
ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund ICON Equity Income Fund
   
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund ICON Consumer Select Fund
ICON Consumer Staples Fund ICON Consumer Select Fund
ICON Financial Fund ICON Consumer Select Fund
   
ICON Energy Fund ICON Natural Resources Fund
ICON Industrials Fund ICON Natural Resources Fund
ICON Natural Resources Fund ICON Natural Resources Fund
   
ICON Information Technology Fund ICON Health and Information Technology Fund
ICON Healthcare Fund ICON Health and Information Technology Fund
   
ICON Utilities Fund ICON Utilities and IncomeFund
   
ICON Flexible Bond Fund ICON Flexible Bond Fund
   
ICON Emerging Markets Fund Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

 

If the Reorganizations are approved by the shareholders of each Fund, the Acquiring Funds (other than the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund and Shelton International Select Equity Fund) will be advised by Shelton Capital Management and sub-advised by ICON Advisers, Inc. The Shelton Emerging Markets Fund will be advised by Shelton Capital Management with no sub-adviser. The Shelton International Select Equity Fund will continue to be advised by Shelton Capital Management with no sub-adviser.

 

 

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ICON International Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

  

Each Reorganization is subject to the approval of shareholders of each Fund. Shareholders of record of each Fund as of the close of business on March 23, 2020, the record date for the Special Meeting, will be entitled to vote on the Reorganization and will receive a combined prospectus and proxy statement describing the Reorganization, the shareholder meeting, and a discussion of the factors the ICON Funds Board of Trustees considered in approving the Agreement. The Special Meeting scheduled to take place on May 20, 2020 was adjourned in order to provide shareholders who had not yet cast their proxy vote additional time to do so. Each Reorganization is expected to be a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

If shareholders approve the Agreement and certain other closing conditions are satisfied or waived, each Reorganization is expected to close on June 26, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter. This is subject to change.

 

In conjunction with the Agreement, Class C shares of the Funds are now closed to new or additional purchases.

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

During the first quarter of 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a public health emergency. COVID-19 has led to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets in general. COVID-19 may adversely impact the Funds’ ability to achieve their investment objectives. Because of the uncertainties on valuation, the global economy and business operations, values reflected in these financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sales of those investments.

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, commonly referred to as the “CARES Act,” was signed into law on March 27, 2020 by President Trump. The Adviser participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and received a loan of $611,000. This loan is forgivable if the proceeds are used to cover payroll costs, rent, and utility costs over the 8 week period after the loan is made. The Adviser is not currently experiencing conditions that are reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to its clients, including the ICON Funds. The Adviser is assessing the components of the Act, and the impacts to the Funds should be immaterial.

 

 

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ICON International Funds Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

  March 31, 2020 (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 (10/01/19 – 03/31/20).

 

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), 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
October 1, 2019
   Ending Account
Value
March 31, 2020
   Expense
Ratio(a)
   Expenses Paid
During period
October 1, 2019 -
March 31, 2020(b)
 
ICON Emerging Markets Fund                    
Class S                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $813.50    1.71%   $7.75 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,016.45    1.71%   $8.62 
Class A                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $812.60    1.99%   $9.02 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,015.05    1.99%   $10.02 
                     
ICON International Equity Fund                    
Class S                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $764.90    1.67%   $7.37 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,016.65    1.67%   $8.42 
Class C                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $760.90    2.67%   $11.75 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,011.65    2.67%   $13.43 
Class A                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $763.60    1.92%   $8.47 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  $1,000.00   $1,015.40    1.92%   $9.67 

 

(a)The Fund’s expense ratios have been annualized based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year 183/366 (to reflect the 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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ICON International Funds Additional Information

 

  March 31, 2020 (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.

 

For More Information

 

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

 

ICON Distributors, Inc., Distributor.

 

 

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ICON International Funds Privacy Policy

 

  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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:
   
    ●    Social Security number and account balances
    ●    income and transaction history
    ●    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

 

●      open an account or enter into an investment advisory contract

●      provide account information or give us your contact information

●      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

 

●      sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

●      affiliates from using your information to market to you

●      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.

 

●      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.

 

●      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.

 

      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 E-Mail info@iconadvisers.com
By Mail ICON Funds | P.O. Box 1920 | Denver, CO 80201
In Person ICON Funds | 5299 DTC Boulevard, Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
On the Internet www.iconfunds.com

 

 

 

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

March 31, 2020

 

 

Sector Funds

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund (ICCCX, ICCAX)

ICON Consumer Staples Fund (ICLEX, ICRAX)

ICON Energy Fund (ICENX, ICEEX, ICEAX)

ICON Financial Fund (ICFSX, ICFAX)

ICON Healthcare Fund (ICHCX, ICHAX)

ICON Industrials Fund (ICTRX, ICIAX)

ICON Information Technology Fund (ICTEX, ICTTX)

ICON Natural Resources Fund (ICBMX, ICBCX, ICBAX)

ICON Utilities Fund (ICTUX, ICTVX)

 

 

 

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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.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, ICON will no longer send paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and given a website address of where to access the report.

 

If you have already opted to receive e-delivery, this change will not affect you and you do not need to take any action. At any time, shareholders who invest directly in the ICON Funds may generally elect to receive reports or other communications electronically by enrolling at www.iconfunds.com or calling 1-800-764-0442 or, if you are a retirement plan sponsor or invest in the funds through a financial intermediary (such as an investment advisor, broker-dealer, insurance company, or bank), by contacting your representative or your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to continue receiving paper copies of future shareholder reports free of charge. To do so, if you invest directly with ICON, please call 1-800-764-0442. If you are a retirement plan sponsor or invest in the ICON Funds through a financial intermediary, please contact your representative or financial intermediary. Your election to receive reports as a paper copy will apply to all ICON Funds held in your account. Your election can be changed at any time in the future.

 

1-800-764-0442  ●  www.iconfunds.com

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS  
   
   
About This Report (Unaudited) 2
   
Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)  
   
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund 3
   
ICON Consumer Staples Fund 4
   
ICON Energy Fund 6
   
ICON Financial Fund 7
   
ICON Healthcare Fund 8
   
ICON Industrials Fund 9
   
ICON Information Technology Fund 10
   
ICON Natural Resources Fund 11
   
ICON Utilities Fund 13
   
Financial Statements (Unaudited) 14
   
Financial Highlights (Unaudited) 25
   
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) 45
   
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) 58
   
Additional Information (Unaudited) 61
   
Privacy Policy (Unaudited) 62

 

 

 

ICON Sector Funds About This Report
  March 31, 2020 (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, 2020, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

 

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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund Schedule of Investments
  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

       
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Common Stocks (100.22%)          
Apparel Retail (4.46%)          
TJX Cos., Inc.   13,202   $631,187 
           
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods (11.47%)          
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)   5,400    1,023,570 
VF Corp.   11,100    600,288 
         1,623,858 
Auto Parts & Equipment (4.45%)          
Dorman Products, Inc.(a)   6,500    359,255 
Gentherm, Inc.(a)   8,600    270,040 
         629,295 
Automotive Retail (3.62%)          
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)   1,700    511,785 
           
Cable & Satellite (4.64%)          
Comcast Corp., Class A   19,100    656,658 
           
Data Processing & Outsourced Services (7.67%)      
Global Payments, Inc.   3,000    432,690 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   2,700    652,212 
         1,084,902 
Distributors (2.20%)          
LKQ Corp.(a)   15,200    311,752 
           
Footwear (7.37%)          
NIKE, Inc., Class B   12,600    1,042,524 
           
General Merchandise Stores (6.08%)          
Dollar General Corp.   5,700    860,757 
           
Home Furnishings (3.34%)          
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)   6,200    472,688 
           
Home Improvement Retail (5.53%)          
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   9,100    783,055 
           
Homebuilding (8.39%)          
Cavco Industries, Inc.(a)   2,300    333,362 
LGI Homes, Inc.(a)   14,100    636,615 
M/I Homes, Inc.(a)   13,200    218,196 
         1,188,173 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (5.15%)          
Carnival Corp.   14,412    189,806 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.   9,700    539,126 
         728,932 
Interactive Media & Services (4.93%)          
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)   600    697,686 
           
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (16.45%)      
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)   1,194    2,327,966 
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Specialty Stores (4.47%)          
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)   3,600   $632,520 
           
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $16,859,404)
        14,183,738 
           
Total Investments (100.22%)
(Cost $16,859,404)
       $14,183,738 
           
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-0.22%)        (31,068)
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $14,152,670 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

    
Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Consumer Discretionary   82.98%
Communication Services   9.57%
Information Technology   7.67%
    100.22%

 

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

    
Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   16.45%
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods   11.47%
Homebuilding   8.39%
Data Processing & Outsourced Services   7.67%
Footwear   7.37%
General Merchandise Stores   6.08%
Home Improvement Retail   5.53%
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines   5.15%
Interactive Media & Services   4.93%
Cable & Satellite   4.64%
Specialty Stores   4.47%
Apparel Retail   4.46%
Auto Parts & Equipment   4.45%
Automotive Retail   3.62%
Home Furnishings   3.34%
Distributors   2.20%
    100.22%

 

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


 

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

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ICON Consumer Staples Fund Schedule of Investments
  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

       
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Common Stocks (98.00%)          
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods (2.19%)      
VF Corp.   2,200   $118,976 
           
Brewers (6.59%)          
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV,
Sponsored ADR(a)
   2,700    119,124 
The Boston Beer Co. Inc, Class A(a)(b)   650    238,914 
         358,038 
Distillers & Vintners (4.74%)          
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   600    86,016 
Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR   1,350    171,612 
         257,628 
Food Distributors (3.53%)          
Sysco Corp.   4,200    191,646 
           
Food Retail (3.89%)          
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.   800    105,992 
Kroger Co.   3,500    105,420 
         211,412 
General Merchandise Stores (3.35%)          
Dollar General Corp.   500    75,505 
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)   1,450    106,531 
         182,036 
Household Products (7.78%)          
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   1,500    191,805 
Procter & Gamble Co.   2,100    231,000 
         422,805 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (6.95%)          
Amazon.com, Inc.(b)   129    251,514 
eBay, Inc.   4,200    126,252 
         377,766 
Packaged Foods & Meats (35.72%)          
Calavo Growers, Inc.   2,400    138,456 
Conagra Brands, Inc.   6,500    190,710 
Flowers Foods, Inc.   5,300    108,756 
General Mills, Inc.   4,000    211,080 
Hershey Co.   1,100    145,750 
Hormel Foods Corp.   3,400    158,576 
J.M. Smucker Co.   1,400    155,400 
Kellogg Co.   2,400    143,976 
Nestle SA, Sponsored ADR   2,000    205,980 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)   7,200    130,464 
Post Holdings, Inc.(b)   2,500    207,425 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A   2,500    144,675 
         1,941,248 
Personal Products (9.48%)          
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A   1,000    159,340 
Medifast, Inc.(a)   2,700    168,750 
Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR(a)   3,700    187,109 
         515,199 
Soft Drinks (9.71%)          
Coca-Cola Co.   5,000    221,250 
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC   3,900    146,367 
   Shares or   
   Principal   
   Amount  Value
Soft Drinks (continued)          
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.(a)   6,600   $160,182 
         527,799 
Tobacco (4.07%)          
Altria Group, Inc.   2,900    112,143 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,500    109,440 
         221,583 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $6,151,874)
        5,326,136 
           
Collateral for Securities on Loan (4.83%)      
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio,
7-Day Yield 2.40%
   262,654    262,654 
           
Total Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $262,654)
        262,654 
           
Total Investments (102.83%)
(Cost $6,414,528)
       $5,588,790 
           
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-2.83%)        (154,562)
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $5,434,228 

 

(a)All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.
(b)Non-income producing security.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

    
Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Consumer Staples   85.51%
Consumer Discretionary   12.49%
    98.00%

 

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


 

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

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ICON Consumer Staples Fund Schedule of Investments
  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

    
Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Packaged Foods & Meats   35.72%
Soft Drinks   9.71%
Personal Products   9.48%
Household Products   7.78%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   6.95%
Brewers   6.59%
Distillers & Vintners   4.74%
Tobacco   4.07%
Food Retail   3.89%
Food Distributors   3.53%
General Merchandise Stores   3.35%
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods   2.19%
    98.00%

 

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


 

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

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ICON Energy Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (98.74%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Chemicals (3.47%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabot Corp.

 

 

56,300

 

 

$

1,470,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery (3.63%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chart Industries, Inc.(a)

 

 

53,100

 

 

 

1,538,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas (36.01%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

 

100,673

 

 

 

7,294,766

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

210,024

 

 

 

7,974,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,269,377

 

Marine (2.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kirby Corp.(a)

 

 

24,500

 

 

 

1,065,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (3.62%)

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Hughes Co.

 

 

82,123

 

 

 

862,291

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

 

 

50,100

 

 

 

675,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,538,140

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (14.10%)

 

 

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b)

 

 

709,200

 

 

 

388,571

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

 

 

44,000

 

 

 

740,520

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

 

 

42,961

 

 

 

1,125,578

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

37,300

 

 

 

1,339,816

 

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A

 

 

96,100

 

 

 

550,653

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

 

 

26,100

 

 

 

1,830,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,976,053

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (15.47%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

68,000

 

 

 

1,606,160

 

Phillips 66

 

 

55,200

 

 

 

2,961,480

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

 

43,900

 

 

 

1,991,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,558,944

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation (12.49%)

 

 

 

 

 

ONEOK, Inc.

 

 

56,300

 

 

 

1,227,903

 

Teekay LNG Partners LP

 

 

187,000

 

 

 

1,830,730

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

 

 

158,200

 

 

 

2,238,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,297,163

 

Specialty Chemicals (4.30%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WR Grace & Co.

 

 

51,200

 

 

 

1,822,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel (3.14%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carpenter Technology Corp.

 

 

68,300

 

 

 

1,331,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $88,629,351)

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,868,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (98.74%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $88,629,351)

 

 

 

 

 

$

41,868,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities (1.26%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

535,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

42,403,854

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

81.69%

Materials

 

 

10.91%

Industrials

 

 

6.14%

 

 

 

98.74%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas

 

 

36.01%

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

 

 

15.47%

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

 

 

14.10%

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

 

 

12.49%

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

4.30%

Industrial Machinery

 

 

3.63%

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

 

 

3.62%

Commodity Chemicals

 

 

3.47%

Steel

 

 

3.14%

Marine

 

 

2.51%

 

 

 

98.74%

 

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


 

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

 

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ICON Financial Fund

Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (98.27%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (11.55%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 

 

36,400

 

 

$

525,252

 

American Express Co.

 

 

10,700

 

 

 

916,027

 

Discover Financial Services

 

 

16,298

 

 

 

581,350

 

Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)(b)

 

 

34,100

 

 

 

797,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,819,887

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services (17.84%)

 

 

 

 

 

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)

 

 

4,700

 

 

 

402,884

 

Global Payments, Inc.

 

 

9,400

 

 

 

1,355,762

 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

 

 

4,800

 

 

 

1,159,488

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

 

 

8,900

 

 

 

1,433,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,352,102

 

Diversified Banks (37.15%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

81,100

 

 

 

1,721,753

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

44,100

 

 

 

1,857,492

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

41,200

 

 

 

3,709,236

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

 

36,300

 

 

 

1,250,535

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

18,300

 

 

 

525,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,064,226

 

Insurance Brokers (4.11%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

 

11,600

 

 

 

1,002,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage (6.85%)

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

 

4,400

 

 

 

680,196

 

Morgan Stanley

 

 

29,100

 

 

 

989,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,669,596

 

Life & Health Insurance (4.39%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Athene Holding, Ltd., Class A(a)

 

 

9,000

 

 

 

223,380

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

 

19,500

 

 

 

513,240

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

6,400

 

 

 

333,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,070,316

 

Multi-line Insurance (3.71%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assurant, Inc.

 

 

8,700

 

 

 

905,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Diversified Financial Services (6.08%)

 

 

 

 

 

Voya Financial, Inc.(b)

 

 

36,600

 

 

 

1,484,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance (1.82%)

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(a)

 

 

15,600

 

 

 

443,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Banks (0.47%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KeyCorp

 

 

11,000

 

 

 

114,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (4.30%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axos Financial, Inc.(a)

 

 

35,600

 

 

 

645,428

 

Essent Group, Ltd.

 

 

15,300

 

 

 

403,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,048,430

 

                 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $28,614,904)

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,975,252

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Total Investments (98.27%)

 

 

 

 

(Cost $28,614,904)

 

$

23,975,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities (1.73%)

 

 

422,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

$

24,398,197

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Financials

 

 

80.43%

Information Technology

 

 

17.84%

 

 

 

98.27%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Diversified Banks

 

 

37.15%

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

 

 

17.84%

Consumer Finance

 

 

11.55%

Investment Banking & Brokerage

 

 

6.85%

Other Diversified Financial Services

 

 

6.08%

Life & Health Insurance

 

 

4.39%

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

4.30%

Insurance Brokers

 

 

4.11%

Multi-line Insurance

 

 

3.71%

Property & Casualty Insurance

 

 

1.82%

Regional Banks

 

 

0.47%

 

 

 

98.27%

 

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


 

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

 

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ICON Healthcare Fund

Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (99.18%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (9.33%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

 

28,700

 

 

$

2,186,653

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

 

 

12,281

 

 

 

1,102,711

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

1,464,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,754,234

 

Health Care Distributors (6.65%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp., Class A

 

 

7,300

 

 

 

646,050

 

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

 

 

19,200

 

 

 

969,984

 

McKesson Corp.

 

 

13,100

 

 

 

1,771,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,387,940

 

Health Care Equipment (5.59%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

1,183,650

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

697,894

 

Teleflex, Inc.

 

 

3,300

 

 

 

966,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,847,982

 

Health Care Services (5.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cigna Corp.

 

 

16,278

 

 

 

2,884,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (13.96%)

 

 

 

 

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

 

10,538

 

 

 

1,136,629

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

 

 

24,800

 

 

 

1,866,944

 

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)

 

 

15,100

 

 

 

1,253,904

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

 

10,082

 

 

 

2,859,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,116,732

 

Managed Health Care (21.73%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthem, Inc.

 

 

9,100

 

 

 

2,066,064

 

Centene Corp.(a)

 

 

18,877

 

 

 

1,121,482

 

HealthEquity, Inc.(a)

 

 

18,400

 

 

 

930,856

 

Humana, Inc.

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

1,884,120

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

 

20,300

 

 

 

5,062,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,064,936

 

Pharmaceuticals (36.26%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allergan PLC

 

 

12,200

 

 

 

2,160,620

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

61,393

 

 

 

3,422,046

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

 

31,600

 

 

 

4,383,552

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

 

 

14,362

 

 

 

1,432,466

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

 

50,888

 

 

 

3,915,323

 

Mylan NV(a)

 

 

19,500

 

 

 

290,745

 

Zoetis, Inc.

 

 

24,388

 

 

 

2,870,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,474,976

 

                 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $45,925,881)

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,530,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (99.18%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $45,925,881)

 

 

 

 

 

$

50,530,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.82%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

420,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

50,951,152

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Health Care

 

 

99.18%

 

 

 

99.18%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

36.26%

Managed Health Care

 

 

21.73%

Life Sciences Tools & Services

 

 

13.96%

Biotechnology

 

 

9.33%

Health Care Distributors

 

 

6.65%

Health Care Services

 

 

5.66%

Health Care Equipment

 

 

5.59%

 

 

 

99.18%

 

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


 

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

 

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ICON Industrials Fund

Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Common Stocks (98.89%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (26.94%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

880

 

 

$

131,243

 

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

267,989

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

 

1,850

 

 

 

627,057

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

665,610

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

3,250

 

 

 

426,238

 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

143,580

 

Textron, Inc.

 

 

6,400

 

 

 

170,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,432,405

 

Air Freight & Logistics (3.21%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

 

 

3,100

 

 

 

289,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products (20.08%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AO Smith Corp.

 

 

9,700

 

 

 

366,757

 

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

317,680

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

 

 

7,100

 

 

 

307,075

 

Masco Corp.

 

 

12,700

 

 

 

439,039

 

PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)

 

 

31,300

 

 

 

262,607

 

Trane Technologies PLC

 

 

1,450

 

 

 

119,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,812,914

 

Construction & Engineering (8.32%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.

 

 

4,100

 

 

 

251,412

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

 

 

3,400

 

 

 

269,518

 

MasTec, Inc.(a)

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

229,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

750,040

 

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks (5.93%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

163,050

 

Cummins, Inc.

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

372,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

535,180

 

Diversified Support Services (2.66%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KAR Auction Services, Inc.(b)

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

240,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment (8.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMETEK, Inc.

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

201,656

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

 

 

4,500

 

 

 

349,605

 

Hubbell, Inc.

 

 

1,900

 

 

 

218,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

769,267

 

Industrial Machinery (1.14%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

 

4,100

 

 

 

71,709

 

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a)

 

 

1,279

 

 

 

31,719

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

103,428

 

Railroads (15.31%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

548,975

 

CSX Corp.

 

 

3,350

 

 

 

191,955

 

Kansas City Southern

 

 

2,600

 

 

 

330,668

 

Union Pacific Corp.

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

310,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,381,886

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (6.79%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Lease Corp.

 

 

12,906

 

 

 

285,739

 

Herc Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

 

3,900

 

 

 

79,794

 

 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

 

 

Value

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

United Rentals, Inc.(a)

 

 

2,400

 

 

$

246,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

612,493

 

                 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $10,529,033)

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,927,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (98.89%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $10,529,033)

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,927,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities (1.11%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,027,286

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Industrials

 

 

98.89%

 

 

 

98.89%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

26.94%

Building Products

 

 

20.08%

Railroads

 

 

15.31%

Electrical Components & Equipment

 

 

8.51%

Construction & Engineering

 

 

8.32%

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

6.79%

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks

 

 

5.93%

Air Freight & Logistics

 

 

3.21%

Diversified Support Services

 

 

2.66%

Industrial Machinery

 

 

1.14%

 

 

 

98.89%

 

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


 

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

 

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ICON Information Technology Fund Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

  

Shares or 

Principal 

Amount 

   Value 
Common Stocks (100.29%)          
Aerospace & Defense (4.55%)          
Lockheed Martin Corp.   4,100   $1,389,695 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   2,300    695,865 
         2,085,560 
Application Software (5.69%)          
Adobe, Inc.(a)   8,200    2,609,568 
           
Data Processing & Outsourced Services (25.36%) 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.   7,800    262,470 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   12,700    1,735,836 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)   13,700    1,174,364 
Genpact, Ltd.   22,200    648,240 
Global Payments, Inc.   18,193    2,623,976 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   9,500    2,294,820 
Visa, Inc., Class A   17,880    2,880,826 
         11,620,532 
Electrical Components & Equipment (3.87%) 
Eaton Corp. PLC   11,300    877,897 
Hubbell, Inc.   7,800    894,972 
         1,772,869 
Electronic Components (3.81%)          
II-VI, Inc.(a)(b)   61,200    1,744,200 
           
Electronic Manufacturing Services (6.13%) 
Jabil, Inc.   30,000    737,400 
Methode Electronics, Inc.   56,900    1,503,867 
TE Connectivity, Ltd.   9,000    566,820 
         2,808,087 
Interactive Media & Services (2.28%)          
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)   900    1,046,529 
           
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (4.25%) 
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)   1,000    1,949,720 
           
IT Consulting & Other Services (13.50%) 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   33,500    2,299,440 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   8,100    376,407 
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)   11,100    2,060,826 
Perficient, Inc.(a)   53,500    1,449,315 
         6,185,988 
Semiconductors (7.49%)          
NXP Semiconductors NV   19,087    1,582,885 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   20,710    1,851,060 
         3,433,945 
Systems Software (13.04%)          
Microsoft Corp.   37,900    5,977,209 
  

Shares or 

Principal 

Amount 

   Value 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (10.32%) 
Apple, Inc.   18,600   $4,729,794 
           
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $41,170,439)
        45,964,001 
           
Total Investments (100.29%)
(Cost $41,170,439)
       $45,964,001 
           
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-0.29%)        (131,970)
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $45,832,031 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)All or a portion of the security was on loan as of March 31, 2020.

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)    
     
Information Technology  85.34%
Industrials  8.42%
Consumer Discretionary  4.25%
Communication Services  2.28%
   100.29%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)    
     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services  25.36%
IT Consulting & Other Services  13.50%
Systems Software  13.04%
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  10.32%
Semiconductors  7.49%
Electronic Manufacturing Services  6.13%
Application Software  5.69%
Aerospace & Defense  4.55%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail  4.25%
Electrical Components & Equipment  3.87%
Electronic Components  3.81%
Interactive Media & Services  2.28%
   100.29%

 

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



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

 

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ICON Natural Resources Fund Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

  

Shares or 

Principal 

Amount 

   Value 
Common Stocks (99.78%)          
Aerospace & Defense (11.31%)          
Lockheed Martin Corp.   3,900   $1,321,905 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   4,900    1,482,495 
Raytheon Co.   8,400    1,101,660 
         3,906,060 
Building Products (15.01%)          
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.   21,800    1,731,356 
Masco Corp.   57,800    1,998,146 
Trane Technologies PLC   17,600    1,453,584 
         5,183,086 
Construction & Engineering (6.65%)          
EMCOR Group, Inc.   12,700    778,764 
MasTec, Inc.(a)   46,395    1,518,509 
         2,297,273 
Construction Materials (10.27%)          
Eagle Materials, Inc.   26,100    1,524,762 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   10,700    2,024,761 
         3,549,523 
Diversified Chemicals (7.02%)          
Chemours Co.   132,300    1,173,501 
Huntsman Corp.   86,700    1,251,081 
         2,424,582 
Electric Utilities (2.49%)          
NRG Energy, Inc.   31,500    858,690 
           
Forest Products (2.34%)          
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.   47,000    807,460 
           
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (2.65%)
AES Corp.   67,300    915,280 
           
Industrial Machinery (1.11%)          
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a)   15,530    385,144 
           
Paper Packaging (18.81%)          
Avery Dennison Corp.   21,800    2,220,766 
DS Smith PLC   123,000    416,898 
International Paper Co.   44,000    1,369,720 
Packaging Corp. of America   16,600    1,441,378 
Sealed Air Corp.   42,300    1,045,233 
         6,493,995 
Railroads (7.35%)          
CSX Corp.   10,600    607,380 
Union Pacific Corp.   13,700    1,932,248 
         2,539,628 
Specialty Chemicals (14.77%)          
Celanese Corp.   4,700    344,933 
RPM International, Inc.   28,200    1,677,900 
Sherwin-Williams Co.   4,200    1,929,984 
  

Shares or 

Principal 

Amount 

   Value 
Specialty Chemicals (continued)          
WR Grace & Co.   32,200   $1,146,320 
         5,099,137 
           
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $44,928,081)
        34,459,858 
           
Total Investments (99.78%)
(Cost $44,928,081)
       $34,459,858 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.22%)        75,151 
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $34,535,009 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

Country Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
United States   94.36%
Ireland   4.21%
United Kingdom   1.21%
    99.78%

 

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

 

Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Materials   53.21%
Industrials   41.43%
Utilities   5.14%
    99.78%

 

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

 



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

 

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ICON Natural Resources Fund Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited)     
      
Paper Packaging   18.81%
Building Products   15.01%
Specialty Chemicals   14.77%
Aerospace & Defense   11.31%
Construction Materials   10.27%
Railroads   7.35%
Diversified Chemicals   7.02%
Construction & Engineering   6.65%
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders   2.65%
Electric Utilities   2.49%
Forest Products   2.34%
Industrial Machinery   1.11%
    99.78%

 

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



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

 

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ICON Utilities Fund Schedule of Investments

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

  

Shares or 

Principal 

Amount 

   Value 
Common Stocks (100.10%)          
Electric Utilities (38.58%)          
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   18,900   $1,511,622 
Duke Energy Corp.   25,800    2,086,704 
Evergy, Inc.   35,500    1,954,275 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   12,000    2,887,440 
OGE Energy Corp.   45,600    1,401,288 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   20,500    1,553,695 
PPL Corp.   61,300    1,512,884 
Xcel Energy, Inc.   36,500    2,200,950 
         15,108,858 
Electrical Components & Equipment (9.82%)          
Eaton Corp. PLC   22,000    1,709,180 
Emerson Electric Co.   16,700    795,755 
Hubbell, Inc.   11,700    1,342,458 
         3,847,393 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (2.80%)
AES Corp.   80,700    1,097,520 
           
Integrated Telecommunication Services (1.25%)
BCE, Inc.   12,000    490,320 
           
Multi-Utilities (38.99%)          
Ameren Corp.   25,900    1,886,297 
Black Hills Corp.   15,600    998,868 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   80,300    1,240,635 
Dominion Energy, Inc.   38,700    2,793,753 
DTE Energy Co.   17,300    1,642,981 
MDU Resources Group, Inc.   85,000    1,827,500 
NiSource, Inc.   56,700    1,415,799 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   33,600    1,508,976 
Sempra Energy   17,400    1,966,026 
         15,280,835 
Railroads (0.94%)          
Union Pacific Corp.   2,600    366,704 
           
Water Utilities (4.21%)          
American Water Works Co., Inc.   6,900    824,964 
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.   50,105    821,722 
         1,646,686 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (3.51%)
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.(a)   16,400    1,375,960 
          
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $41,611,570)
        39,214,276 
           
Total Investments (100.10%)
(Cost $41,611,570)
       $39,214,276 
           
Liabilities Less Other Assets (-0.10%)        (38,168)
           
Net Assets (100.00%)       $39,176,108 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
Sector Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited) 
      
Utilities   84.58%
Industrials   10.76%
Communication Services   4.76%
    100.10%

 

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

 

Industry Composition (March 31, 2020) (Unaudited) 
      
Multi-Utilities   38.99%
Electric Utilities   38.58%
Electrical Components & Equipment   9.82%
Water Utilities   4.21%
Wireless Telecommunication Services   3.51%
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders   2.80%
Integrated Telecommunication Services   1.25%
Railroads   0.94%
    100.10%

 

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



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

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Consumer
Discretionary Fund

 

 

ICON Consumer
Staples Fund

 

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at cost

 

$

16,859,404

 

 

$

6,414,528

 

 

$

88,629,351

 

Investments, at value(a)

 

 

14,183,738

 

 

 

5,588,790

 

 

 

41,868,656

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

303,872

 

 

 

380,614

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund shares sold

 

 

7,306

 

 

 

8,914

 

 

 

237,658

 

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

 

 

401

 

 

 

7,673

 

 

 

32,455

 

Interest

 

 

2

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

234

 

Dividends

 

 

13,797

 

 

 

12,557

 

 

 

39,405

 

Foreign tax reclaims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,046

 

Other assets

 

 

13,194

 

 

 

13,023

 

 

 

23,057

 

Total assets

 

 

14,218,438

 

 

 

5,934,889

 

 

 

42,630,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

 

 

 

 

 

262,654

 

 

 

 

Payable due to custodian

 

 

10,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments purchased

 

 

 

 

 

210,088

 

 

 

 

Fund shares redeemed

 

 

198

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,994

 

Advisory fees

 

 

13,092

 

 

 

3,917

 

 

 

41,398

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

10,342

 

 

 

6,854

 

 

 

90,948

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

2,619

 

 

 

1,805

 

 

 

4,098

 

Accrued distribution fees

 

 

103

 

 

 

220

 

 

 

1,596

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

770

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

4,024

 

Administration fees

 

 

654

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

2,071

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

27,292

 

 

 

14,830

 

 

 

30,142

 

Total liabilities

 

 

65,768

 

 

 

500,661

 

 

 

226,271

 

Net Assets - all share classes

 

$

14,152,670

 

 

$

5,434,228

 

 

$

42,403,854

 

Net Assets - Class S

 

$

13,704,384

 

 

$

4,446,089

 

 

$

39,880,619

 

Net Assets - Class C

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,337,131

 

Net Assets - Class A

 

$

448,286

 

 

$

988,139

 

 

$

1,186,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

19,247,678

 

 

$

7,100,952

 

 

$

293,005,452

 

Total distributable earnings

 

 

(5,095,008

)

 

 

(1,666,724

)

 

 

(250,601,598

)

Net Assets

 

$

14,152,670

 

 

$

5,434,228

 

 

$

42,403,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

1,382,392

 

 

 

839,914

 

 

 

8,665,458

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

311,055

 

Class A

 

 

47,734

 

 

 

187,791

 

 

 

260,596

 

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

$

9.91

 

 

$

5.29

 

 

$

4.60

 

Class C

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

4.30

 

Class A

 

$

9.39

 

 

$

5.26

 

 

$

4.55

 

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

 

$

9.96

 

 

$

5.58

 

 

$

4.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan of

 

$

 

 

$

770,255

 

 

$

388,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

ICON Healthcare
Fund

 

 

ICON Industrials
Fund

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at cost

 

$

28,614,904

 

 

$

45,925,881

 

 

$

10,529,033

 

Investments, at value(a)

 

 

23,975,252

 

 

 

50,530,936

 

 

 

8,927,215

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

481,966

 

 

 

452,373

 

 

 

82,074

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund shares sold

 

 

33,773

 

 

 

5,540

 

 

 

27,503

 

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

 

 

4,775

 

 

 

5,029

 

 

 

5,577

 

Interest

 

 

41

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

11

 

Dividends

 

 

15,246

 

 

 

43,032

 

 

 

9,407

 

Foreign tax reclaims

 

 

 

 

 

3,493

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

14,976

 

 

 

16,841

 

 

 

13,298

 

Total assets

 

 

24,526,029

 

 

 

51,057,311

 

 

 

9,065,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund shares redeemed

 

 

57,105

 

 

 

1,365

 

 

 

2,230

 

Advisory fees

 

 

23,436

 

 

 

44,045

 

 

 

8,351

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

14,201

 

 

 

27,604

 

 

 

7,173

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

3,104

 

 

 

4,527

 

 

 

1,909

 

Accrued distribution fees

 

 

213

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

111

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

1,363

 

 

 

2,386

 

 

 

428

 

Administration fees

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

2,201

 

 

 

417

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

27,239

 

 

 

23,734

 

 

 

17,180

 

Total liabilities

 

 

127,832

 

 

 

106,159

 

 

 

37,799

 

Net Assets - all share classes

 

$

24,398,197

 

 

$

50,951,152

 

 

$

9,027,286

 

Net Assets - Class S

 

$

23,514,546

 

 

$

49,582,413

 

 

$

8,550,670

 

Net Assets - Class A

 

$

883,651

 

 

$

1,368,739

 

 

$

476,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

28,758,203

 

 

$

49,616,138

 

 

$

11,057,556

 

Total distributable earnings

 

 

(4,360,006

)

 

 

1,335,014

 

 

 

(2,030,270

)

Net Assets

 

$

24,398,197

 

 

$

50,951,152

 

 

$

9,027,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

3,163,088

 

 

 

3,253,445

 

 

 

740,016

 

Class A

 

 

119,007

 

 

 

94,678

 

 

 

41,999

 

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

$

7.43

 

 

$

15.24

 

 

$

11.55

 

Class A

 

$

7.43

 

 

$

14.46

 

 

$

11.35

 

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

 

$

7.88

 

 

$

15.34

 

 

$

12.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan of

 

$

1,996,152

 

 

$

 

 

$

108,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Information
Technology Fund

 

 

ICON Natural
Resources Fund

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at cost

 

$

41,170,439

 

 

$

44,928,081

 

 

$

41,611,570

 

Investments, at value(a)

 

 

45,964,001

 

 

 

34,459,858

 

 

 

39,214,276

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

106,880

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund shares sold

 

 

7,034

 

 

 

37,463

 

 

 

239,062

 

Expense reimbursements due from Adviser

 

 

738

 

 

 

11,574

 

 

 

14,532

 

Interest

 

 

7

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

36

 

Dividends

 

 

17,641

 

 

 

13,114

 

 

 

104,764

 

Foreign tax reclaims

 

 

 

 

 

13,650

 

 

 

1,936

 

Other assets

 

 

17,284

 

 

 

19,446

 

 

 

17,559

 

Total assets

 

 

46,006,705

 

 

 

34,662,017

 

 

 

39,592,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions due to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

224,001

 

Payable due to custodian

 

 

49,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,252

 

Fund shares redeemed

 

 

28,775

 

 

 

16,605

 

 

 

35,607

 

Advisory fees

 

 

40,841

 

 

 

32,833

 

 

 

36,467

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

18,100

 

 

 

40,981

 

 

 

16,826

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

4,454

 

 

 

7,030

 

 

 

4,045

 

Accrued distribution fees

 

 

262

 

 

 

820

 

 

 

1,038

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

2,221

 

 

 

2,055

 

 

 

1,742

 

Administration fees

 

 

2,042

 

 

 

1,641

 

 

 

1,820

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

28,139

 

 

 

25,043

 

 

 

28,259

 

Total liabilities

 

 

174,674

 

 

 

127,008

 

 

 

416,057

 

Net Assets - all share classes

 

$

45,832,031

 

 

$

34,535,009

 

 

$

39,176,108

 

Net Assets - Class S

 

$

44,655,965

 

 

$

32,921,605

 

 

$

34,484,138

 

Net Assets - Class C

 

$

 

 

$

576,072

 

 

$

 

Net Assets - Class A

 

$

1,176,066

 

 

$

1,037,332

 

 

$

4,691,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

38,377,076

 

 

$

54,244,585

 

 

$

41,803,032

 

Total distributable earnings

 

 

7,454,955

 

 

 

(19,709,576

)

 

 

(2,626,924

)

Net Assets

 

$

45,832,031

 

 

$

34,535,009

 

 

$

39,176,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

3,302,213

 

 

 

3,755,935

 

 

 

4,217,715

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

69,976

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

91,512

 

 

 

119,668

 

 

 

584,963

 

Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

$

13.52

 

 

$

8.77

 

 

$

8.18

 

Class C

 

$

 

 

$

8.23

 

 

$

 

Class A

 

$

12.85

 

 

$

8.67

 

 

$

8.02

 

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

 

$

13.63

 

 

$

9.20

 

 

$

8.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan of

 

$

1,744,200

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Operations

 

 Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Consumer
Discretionary Fund

 

 

ICON Consumer
Staples Fund

 

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

$

92,281

 

 

$

75,593

 

 

$

1,487,900

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

 

 

 

(768

)

 

 

 

Income from securities lending, net

 

 

75

 

 

 

764

 

 

 

1,384

 

Total investment income

 

 

92,356

 

 

 

75,589

 

 

 

1,489,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

98,382

 

 

 

29,473

 

 

 

427,096

 

Administration fees

 

 

4,925

 

 

 

1,475

 

 

 

21,380

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

25,575

 

 

 

22,817

 

 

 

204,569

 

Distribution fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,382

 

Class A

 

 

769

 

 

 

1,556

 

 

 

3,317

 

Registration fees

 

 

11,609

 

 

 

11,978

 

 

 

17,571

 

Audit and tax service expense

 

 

8,262

 

 

 

8,262

 

 

 

10,239

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

6,271

 

 

 

2,673

 

 

 

22,705

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

7,145

 

 

 

2,011

 

 

 

22,113

 

Insurance expense

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

729

 

 

 

6,080

 

Custody fees

 

 

1,722

 

 

 

1,127

 

 

 

2,692

 

Printing fees

 

 

3,657

 

 

 

1,466

 

 

 

18,732

 

Interest expense

 

 

63

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

1,405

 

Legal fees

 

 

16,200

 

 

 

4,348

 

 

 

22,524

 

Other expenses

 

 

4,782

 

 

 

3,014

 

 

 

14,602

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

 

 

190,592

 

 

 

90,960

 

 

 

808,407

 

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

 

 

(2,733

)

 

 

(40,899

)

 

 

(127,147

)

Net Expenses

 

 

187,859

 

 

 

50,061

 

 

 

681,260

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

 

 

(95,503

)

 

 

25,528

 

 

 

808,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, options and foreign currency translations

 

 

(119,295

)

 

 

(267,448

)

 

 

(8,162,720

)

 

 

 

(119,295

)

 

 

(267,448

)

 

 

(8,162,720

)

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, options and foreign currency

 

 

(4,169,996

)

 

 

(921,825

)

 

 

(36,594,248

)

 

 

 

(4,169,996

)

 

 

(921,825

)

 

 

(36,594,248

)

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

 

 

(4,289,291

)

 

 

(1,189,273

)

 

 

(44,756,968

)

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

 

$

(4,384,794

)

 

$

(1,163,745

)

 

$

(43,948,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Operations

 

 Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

ICON Healthcare
Fund

 

 

ICON Industrials
Fund

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

$

383,511

 

 

$

367,659

 

 

$

98,664

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(459

)

Income from securities lending, net

 

 

661

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

329

 

Total investment income

 

 

384,172

 

 

 

367,772

 

 

 

98,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

189,505

 

 

 

300,310

 

 

 

66,725

 

Administration fees

 

 

9,485

 

 

 

15,032

 

 

 

3,340

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

36,682

 

 

 

73,660

 

 

 

20,931

 

Distribution fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

1,672

 

 

 

2,132

 

 

 

823

 

Registration fees

 

 

13,295

 

 

 

13,793

 

 

 

12,525

 

Audit and tax service expense

 

 

8,262

 

 

 

8,262

 

 

 

8,262

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

10,879

 

 

 

16,712

 

 

 

4,480

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

11,293

 

 

 

14,968

 

 

 

3,013

 

Insurance expense

 

 

2,240

 

 

 

3,776

 

 

 

741

 

Custody fees

 

 

1,700

 

 

 

1,976

 

 

 

1,521

 

Printing fees

 

 

5,214

 

 

 

8,813

 

 

 

3,093

 

Interest expense

 

 

1,609

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

317

 

Legal fees

 

 

20,827

 

 

 

19,622

 

 

 

7,935

 

Recoupment of previously waived expenses

 

 

1,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

6,845

 

 

 

9,651

 

 

 

3,967

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

 

 

321,329

 

 

 

489,093

 

 

 

137,673

 

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

 

 

(10,086

)

 

 

(13,987

)

 

 

(28,596

)

Net Expenses

 

 

311,243

 

 

 

475,106

 

 

 

109,077

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

 

 

72,929

 

 

 

(107,334

)

 

 

(10,543

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency translations

 

 

758,587

 

 

 

(2,653,024

)

 

 

154,187

 

 

 

 

758,587

 

 

 

(2,653,024

)

 

 

154,187

 

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency

 

 

(11,155,165

)

 

 

2,372,665

 

 

 

(3,492,505

)

 

 

 

(11,155,165

)

 

 

2,372,665

 

 

 

(3,492,505

)

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

 

 

(10,396,578

)

 

 

(280,359

)

 

 

(3,338,318

)

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

 

$

(10,323,649

)

 

$

(387,693

)

 

$

(3,348,861

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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 Period Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

ICON Information
Technology Fund

 

 

ICON Natural
Resources Fund

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

$

294,693

 

 

$

544,814

 

 

$

786,170

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

(1,681

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,938

)

Income from securities lending, net

 

 

554

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

206

 

Total investment income

 

 

293,566

 

 

 

545,088

 

 

 

782,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

286,360

 

 

 

275,610

 

 

 

253,759

 

Administration fees

 

 

14,333

 

 

 

13,797

 

 

 

12,702

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

52,267

 

 

 

85,656

 

 

 

52,113

 

Distribution fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

4,514

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

1,874

 

 

 

3,119

 

 

 

7,099

 

Registration fees

 

 

14,741

 

 

 

17,948

 

 

 

14,381

 

Audit and tax service expense

 

 

8,262

 

 

 

8,262

 

 

 

8,262

 

Fund accounting fees

 

 

16,061

 

 

 

18,056

 

 

 

14,295

 

Trustee fees and expenses

 

 

15,290

 

 

 

13,982

 

 

 

13,442

 

Insurance expense

 

 

3,513

 

 

 

3,397

 

 

 

3,016

 

Custody fees

 

 

2,116

 

 

 

1,458

 

 

 

2,049

 

Printing fees

 

 

6,973

 

 

 

10,323

 

 

 

5,541

 

Interest expense

 

 

953

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

 

989

 

Legal fees

 

 

23,725

 

 

 

18,004

 

 

 

21,712

 

Other expenses

 

 

9,166

 

 

 

9,753

 

 

 

8,248

 

Total expenses before expense reimbursement

 

 

455,634

 

 

 

485,872

 

 

 

417,608

 

Expense reimbursement by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement

 

 

(4,501

)

 

 

(43,554

)

 

 

(75,433

)

Net Expenses

 

 

451,133

 

 

 

442,318

 

 

 

342,175

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

 

 

(157,567

)

 

 

102,770

 

 

 

440,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency translations

 

 

3,007,472

 

 

 

(3,947,124

)

 

 

(13,315

)

 

 

 

3,007,472

 

 

 

(3,947,124

)

 

 

(13,315

)

Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency

 

 

(6,792,591

)

 

 

(10,777,004

)

 

 

(8,985,396

)

 

 

 

(6,792,591

)

 

 

(10,777,004

)

 

 

(8,985,396

)

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

 

 

(3,785,119

)

 

 

(14,724,128

)

 

 

(8,998,711

)

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

 

$

(3,942,686

)

 

$

(14,621,358

)

 

$

(8,558,448

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(95,503

)

 

$

(101,874

)

 

$

25,528

 

 

$

68,776

 

Net realized gain/(loss)

 

 

(119,295

)

 

 

(1,732,286

)

 

 

(267,448

)

 

 

5,200

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

 

(4,169,996

)

 

 

1,143,109

 

 

 

(921,825

)

 

 

123,534

 

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

 

 

(4,384,794

)

 

 

(691,051

)

 

 

(1,163,745

)

 

 

197,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(73,303

)

 

 

(84,696

)

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,384

)

 

 

(17,641

)

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(93,687

)

 

 

(102,337

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

403,876

 

 

 

3,342,892

 

 

 

1,733,348

 

 

 

11,093,056

 

Class A

 

 

48,981

 

 

 

217,420

 

 

 

118,812

 

 

 

4,123,833

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,569

 

 

 

82,330

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,752

 

 

 

15,874

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(1,852,269

)

 

 

(6,044,347

)

 

 

(6,358,976

)

 

 

(6,459,945

)

Class A

 

 

(147,753

)

 

 

(989,740

)

 

 

(202,812

)

 

 

(4,652,196

)

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

 

 

(1,547,165

)

 

 

(3,473,775

)

 

 

(4,619,307

)

 

 

4,202,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

 

 

(5,931,959

)

 

 

(4,164,826

)

 

 

(5,876,739

)

 

 

4,298,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

20,084,629

 

 

 

24,249,455

 

 

 

11,310,967

 

 

 

7,012,842

 

End of period

 

$

14,152,670

 

 

$

20,084,629

 

 

$

5,434,228

 

 

$

11,310,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions in Fund Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

33,348

 

 

 

271,725

 

 

 

327,234

 

 

 

1,673,883

 

Class A

 

 

3,899

 

 

 

18,007

 

 

 

18,044

 

 

 

661,136

 

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,698

 

 

 

13,344

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,816

 

 

 

2,581

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(140,096

)

 

 

(466,767

)

 

 

(970,502

)

 

 

(1,006,735

)

Class A

 

 

(11,479

)

 

 

(78,993

)

 

 

(32,166

)

 

 

(727,531

)

Net increase/(decrease)

 

 

(114,328

)

 

 

(256,028

)

 

 

(643,876

)

 

 

616,678

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

1,544,454

 

 

 

1,800,482

 

 

 

1,671,581

 

 

 

1,054,903

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

1,430,126

 

 

 

1,544,454

 

 

 

1,027,705

 

 

 

1,671,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  

 

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

808,024

 

 

$

1,211,806

 

 

$

72,929

 

 

$

299,328

 

Net realized gain/(loss)

 

 

(8,162,720

)

 

 

(21,238,302

)

 

 

758,587

 

 

 

37,433

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

 

(36,594,248

)

 

 

(27,840,873

)

 

 

(11,155,165

)

 

 

(1,312,468

)

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

 

 

(43,948,944

)

 

 

(47,867,369

)

 

 

(10,323,649

)

 

 

(975,707

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(278,757

)

 

 

(35,230

)

 

 

(781,560

)

 

 

(236,071

)

Class C

 

 

(2,285

)

 

 

(376

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(7,533

)

 

 

(1,147

)

 

 

(25,869

)

 

 

(8,439

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

(465,071

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

(4,960

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

(15,148

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

 

 

(288,575

)

 

 

(521,932

)

 

 

(807,429

)

 

 

(244,510

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

4,256,022

 

 

 

8,993,666

 

 

 

7,409,168

 

 

 

4,334,883

 

Class C

 

 

13,008

 

 

 

681,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

210,832

 

 

 

968,596

 

 

 

130,711

 

 

 

343,890

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

270,341

 

 

 

484,438

 

 

 

760,428

 

 

 

230,086

 

Class C

 

 

1,974

 

 

 

4,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

5,968

 

 

 

11,327

 

 

 

25,451

 

 

 

7,617

 

Shares repurchased, net of redemption fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(17,649,333

)

 

 

(39,238,599

)

 

 

(8,510,383

)

 

 

(12,300,293

)

Class C

 

 

(530,617

)

 

 

(999,281

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(978,715

)

 

 

(2,470,141

)

 

 

(351,200

)

 

 

(342,882

)

Net decrease from fund share transactions

 

 

(14,400,520

)

 

 

(31,563,876

)

 

 

(535,825

)

 

 

(7,726,699

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net decrease in net assets

 

 

(58,638,039

)

 

 

(79,953,177

)

 

 

(11,666,903

)

 

 

(8,946,916

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

101,041,893

 

 

 

180,995,070

 

 

 

36,065,100

 

 

 

45,012,016

 

End of period

 

$

42,403,854

 

 

$

101,041,893

 

 

$

24,398,197

 

 

$

36,065,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions in Fund Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

642,670

 

 

 

883,317

 

 

 

648,818

 

 

 

429,351

 

Class C

 

 

1,536

 

 

 

74,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

29,756

 

 

 

96,780

 

 

 

11,963

 

 

 

33,708

 

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

28,308

 

 

 

51,923

 

 

 

64,552

 

 

 

26,477

 

Class C

 

 

221

 

 

 

526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

632

 

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

2,161

 

 

 

876

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(2,190,944

)

 

 

(3,855,520

)

 

 

(766,461

)

 

 

(1,205,530

)

Class C

 

 

(65,321

)

 

 

(105,178

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(116,794

)

 

 

(249,157

)

 

 

(33,499

)

 

 

(33,917

)

Net decrease

 

 

(1,669,936

)

 

 

(3,101,390

)

 

 

(72,466

)

 

 

(749,035

)

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

10,907,045

 

 

 

14,008,435

 

 

 

3,354,561

 

 

 

4,103,596

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

9,237,109

 

 

 

10,907,045

 

 

 

3,282,095

 

 

 

3,354,561

 


 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(107,334

)

 

$

(320,968

)

 

$

(10,543

)

 

$

51,482

 

Net realized gain/(loss)

 

 

(2,653,024

)

 

 

35,809

 

 

 

154,187

 

 

 

(577,245

)

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

 

2,372,665

 

 

 

(12,317,222

)

 

 

(3,492,505

)

 

 

748,502

 

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

 

 

(387,693

)

 

 

(12,602,381

)

 

 

(3,348,861

)

 

 

222,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

(4,850,318

)

 

 

(42,007

)

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

(171,738

)

 

 

(1,654

)

 

 

 

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(5,022,056

)

 

 

(43,661

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

976,794

 

 

 

7,285,222

 

 

 

2,616,497

 

 

 

2,983,468

 

Class A

 

 

46,368

 

 

 

157,606

 

 

 

34,843

 

 

 

1,590,693

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

4,678,462

 

 

 

41,601

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

153,187

 

 

 

1,538

 

 

 

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(6,285,235

)

 

 

(18,614,974

)

 

 

(2,419,563

)

 

 

(3,436,664

)

Class A

 

 

(413,938

)

 

 

(809,216

)

 

 

(37,117

)

 

 

(1,948,245

)

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

 

 

(5,676,011

)

 

 

(7,149,713

)

 

 

237,799

 

 

 

(810,748

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net decrease in net assets

 

 

(6,063,704

)

 

 

(24,774,150

)

 

 

(3,154,723

)

 

 

(588,009

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

57,014,856

 

 

 

81,789,006

 

 

 

12,182,009

 

 

 

12,770,018

 

End of period

 

$

50,951,152

 

 

$

57,014,856

 

 

$

9,027,286

 

 

$

12,182,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions in Fund Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

58,639

 

 

 

401,962

 

 

 

164,729

 

 

 

216,530

 

Class A

 

 

2,736

 

 

 

9,765

 

 

 

2,397

 

 

 

104,331

 

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

298,181

 

 

 

2,514

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

10,260

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(370,382

)

 

 

(1,117,915

)

 

 

(154,187

)

 

 

(238,692

)

Class A

 

 

(25,652

)

 

 

(50,966

)

 

 

(2,802

)

 

 

(137,727

)

Net increase/(decrease)

 

 

(334,659

)

 

 

(448,713

)

 

 

12,746

 

 

 

(55,558

)

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

3,682,782

 

 

 

4,131,495

 

 

 

769,269

 

 

 

824,827

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

3,348,123

 

 

 

3,682,782

 

 

 

782,015

 

 

 

769,269

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

(157,567

)

 

$

(142,931

)

 

$

102,770

 

 

$

928,192

 

Net realized gain/(loss)

 

 

3,007,472

 

 

 

2,451,694

 

 

 

(3,947,124

)

 

 

(5,401,806

)

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

 

(6,792,591

)

 

 

(70,871

)

 

 

(10,777,004

)

 

 

(2,827,298

)

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

 

 

(3,942,686

)

 

 

2,237,892

 

 

 

(14,621,358

)

 

 

(7,300,912

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(2,400,424

)

 

 

(7,045,061

)

 

 

(860,865

)

 

 

(10,265,181

)

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,111

)

 

 

(184,114

)

Class A

 

 

(68,657

)

 

 

(238,720

)

 

 

(42,308

)

 

 

(489,958

)

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

 

 

(2,469,081

)

 

 

(7,283,781

)

 

 

(917,284

)

 

 

(10,939,253

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

2,957,224

 

 

 

2,706,351

 

 

 

5,287,707

 

 

 

13,570,652

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,590

 

 

 

531,929

 

Class A

 

 

142,304

 

 

 

285,579

 

 

 

67,788

 

 

 

639,333

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

2,326,868

 

 

 

6,871,071

 

 

 

836,659

 

 

 

9,920,274

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,490

 

 

 

167,425

 

Class A

 

 

64,770

 

 

 

207,711

 

 

 

39,945

 

 

 

452,538

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(8,647,474

)

 

 

(11,955,339

)

 

 

(13,844,769

)

 

 

(28,012,211

)

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(140,648

)

 

 

(669,089

)

Class A

 

 

(325,826

)

 

 

(918,104

)

 

 

(1,245,609

)

 

 

(1,680,312

)

Net decrease from fund share transactions

 

 

(3,482,134

)

 

 

(2,802,731

)

 

 

(8,929,847

)

 

 

(5,079,461

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net decrease in net assets

 

 

(9,893,901

)

 

 

(7,848,620

)

 

 

(24,468,489

)

 

 

(23,319,626

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

55,725,932

 

 

 

63,574,552

 

 

 

59,003,498

 

 

 

82,323,124

 

End of period

 

$

45,832,031

 

 

$

55,725,932

 

 

$

34,535,009

 

 

$

59,003,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions in Fund Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

180,031

 

 

 

187,406

 

 

 

436,433

 

 

 

1,082,418

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,544

 

 

 

45,808

 

Class A

 

 

9,481

 

 

 

19,663

 

 

 

5,806

 

 

 

47,089

 

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

142,055

 

 

 

567,857

 

 

 

64,260

 

 

 

915,154

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

 

16,255

 

Class A

 

 

4,157

 

 

 

17,953

 

 

 

3,101

 

 

 

42,097

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(530,413

)

 

 

(820,983

)

 

 

(1,175,140

)

 

 

(2,241,524

)

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,563

)

 

 

(59,755

)

Class A

 

 

(21,386

)

 

 

(65,328

)

 

 

(110,321

)

 

 

(128,484

)

Net decrease

 

 

(216,075

)

 

 

(93,432

)

 

 

(783,780

)

 

 

(280,942

)

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

3,609,800

 

 

 

3,703,232

 

 

 

4,729,359

 

 

 

5,010,301

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

3,393,725

 

 

 

3,609,800

 

 

 

3,945,579

 

 

 

4,729,359

 

 

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

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

440,263

 

 

$

1,164,574

 

Net realized gain/(loss)

 

 

(13,315

)

 

 

1,720,446

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

 

(8,985,396

)

 

 

4,843,813

 

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

 

 

(8,558,448

)

 

 

7,728,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(1,901,727

)

 

 

(1,256,680

)

Class A

 

 

(237,095

)

 

 

(184,092

)

Net decrease from dividends and distributions

 

 

(2,138,822

)

 

 

(1,440,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

7,313,274

 

 

 

26,190,608

 

Class A

 

 

316,783

 

 

 

1,997,184

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

1,836,622

 

 

 

1,217,775

 

Class A

 

 

113,099

 

 

 

79,606

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(11,169,531

)

 

 

(17,698,891

)

Class A

 

 

(594,703

)

 

 

(2,439,744

)

Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions

 

 

(2,184,456

)

 

 

9,346,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets

 

 

(12,881,726

)

 

 

15,634,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

52,057,834

 

 

 

36,423,235

 

End of period

 

$

39,176,108

 

 

$

52,057,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions in Fund Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

734,056

 

 

 

2,789,173

 

Class A

 

 

32,611

 

 

 

218,778

 

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

188,819

 

 

 

131,427

 

Class A

 

 

11,842

 

 

 

8,767

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

(1,191,825

)

 

 

(1,923,279

)

Class A

 

 

(60,662

)

 

 

(263,469

)

Net increase/(decrease)

 

 

(285,159

)

 

 

961,397

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

5,087,837

 

 

 

4,126,440

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

 

 

4,802,678

 

 

 

5,087,837

 


 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.03

 

 

$

13.51

 

 

$

13.97

 

 

$

13.55

 

 

$

14.27

 

 

$

15.55

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.07

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(3.06

)

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

0.65

 

 

 

1.03

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.12

)

 

 

(0.48

)

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

1.19

 

 

 

0.62

 

 

 

0.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.50

)

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

(1.34

)

 

 

(2.24

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.50

)

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

(1.34

)

 

 

(2.24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.91

 

 

$

13.03

 

 

$

13.51

 

 

$

13.97

 

 

$

13.55

 

 

$

14.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(23.94

)%(b)

 

 

(3.55

)%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

8.93

%

 

 

4.49

%

 

 

5.80

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

13,704

 

 

$

19,401

 

 

$

22,755

 

 

$

24,566

 

 

$

37,263

 

 

$

44,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.90

%(c)

 

 

1.71

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

1.42

%

 

 

1.43

%

After expense limitation(d)

 

 

1.90

%(c)

 

 

1.71

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

1.42

%

 

 

1.43

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.96

)%(c)

 

 

(0.47

)%

 

 

(0.44

)%

 

 

(0.43

)%

 

 

(0.22

)%

 

 

(0.44

)%

After expense limitation(d)

 

 

(0.96

)%(c)

 

 

(0.47

)%

 

 

(0.44

)%

 

 

(0.43

)%

 

 

(0.22

)%

 

 

(0.44

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

14

%(b)

 

 

163

%

 

 

137

%

 

 

152

%

 

 

158

%

 

 

201

%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Not Annualized.
(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.35

 

 

$

12.85

 

 

$

13.36

 

 

$

13.06

 

 

$

13.88

 

 

$

15.24

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

(0.14

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(2.88

)

 

 

(0.41

)

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

1.20

 

 

 

0.62

 

 

 

1.02

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(2.96

)

 

 

(0.50

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

1.07

 

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

0.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.50

)

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

(1.34

)

 

 

(2.24

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.50

)

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

(1.34

)

 

 

(2.24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.39

 

 

$

12.35

 

 

$

12.85

 

 

$

13.36

 

 

$

13.06

 

 

$

13.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(23.97

)%(d)

 

 

(3.89

)%

 

 

(0.24

)%

 

 

8.32

%

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

5.34

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

448

 

 

$

683

 

 

$

1,495

 

 

$

1,474

 

 

$

2,368

 

 

$

2,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.07

%(e)

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

2.28

%

 

 

2.22

%

 

 

2.13

%

 

 

1.91

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

2.18

%(e)

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

1.91

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(2.13

)%(e)

 

 

(1.72

)%

 

 

(1.14

)%

 

 

(1.20

)%

 

 

(0.92

)%

 

 

(0.97

)%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

(1.24

)%(e)

 

 

(0.73

)%

 

 

(0.85

)%

 

 

(0.97

)%

 

 

(0.78

)%

 

 

(0.97

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

14

%(d)

 

 

163

%

 

 

137

%

 

 

152

%

 

 

158

%

 

 

201

%

 

(a)Class C shares were merged into Class A on September 25, 2015.  The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.77

 

 

$

6.66

 

 

$

7.43

 

 

$

7.98

 

 

$

9.20

 

 

$

11.55

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.04

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.40

)

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.41

 

 

 

0.96

 

 

 

0.98

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(1.37

)

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.43

 

 

 

0.98

 

 

 

1.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.00

)(b)

 

 

(0.22

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.83

)

 

 

(0.96

)

 

 

(2.20

)

 

 

(3.15

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.84

)

 

 

(0.98

)

 

 

(2.20

)

 

 

(3.37

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.29

 

 

$

6.77

 

 

$

6.66

 

 

$

7.43

 

 

$

7.98

 

 

$

9.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(20.57

)%(c)

 

 

3.12

%

 

 

0.50

%

 

 

6.15

%

 

 

12.09

%

 

 

8.66

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

4,446

 

 

$

9,970

 

 

$

5,275

 

 

$

24,069

 

 

$

31,799

 

 

$

8,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.09

%(d)

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.17

%

 

 

1.70

%

 

 

1.74

%

 

 

1.87

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.68

%(d)

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.51

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.51

%

 

 

1.51

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.44

)%(d)

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.00

%(f)

 

 

(0.01

)%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

0.97

%(d)

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

0.94

%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.35

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

30

%(c)

 

 

192

%

 

 

58

%

 

 

118

%

 

 

125

%

 

 

16

%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Amount less than $(0.005).
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Annualized.
(e)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.
(f)Less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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

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ICON Consumer Staples Fund

Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.74

 

 

$

6.61

 

 

$

7.40

 

 

$

7.96

 

 

$

9.19

 

 

$

11.58

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.00

)(c)

 

 

0.02

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.39

)

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

0.97

 

 

 

0.97

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(1.37

)

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.41

 

 

 

0.97

 

 

 

0.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.00

)(c)

 

 

(0.23

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.83

)

 

 

(0.96

)

 

 

(2.20

)

 

 

(3.15

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.84

)

 

 

(0.97

)

 

 

(2.20

)

 

 

(3.38

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.26

 

 

$

6.74

 

 

$

6.61

 

 

$

7.40

 

 

$

7.96

 

 

$

9.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

 

(20.71

)%(e)

 

 

3.04

%

 

 

0.17

%

 

 

5.91

%

 

 

11.93

%

 

 

8.32

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

988

 

 

$

1,341

 

 

$

1,738

 

 

$

3,473

 

 

$

8,409

 

 

$

3,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.29

%(f)

 

 

2.77

%

 

 

2.29

%

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

2.12

%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

1.89

%(f)

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.77

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

1.76

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.86

)%(f)

 

 

(0.36

)%

 

 

0.31

%

 

 

(0.30

)%

 

 

(0.23

)%

 

 

(0.15

)%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

0.54

%(f)

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

0.83

%

 

 

(0.08

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

0.21

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

30

%(e)

 

 

192

%

 

 

58

%

 

 

118

%

 

 

125

%

 

 

16

%

 

(a)Class C shares were merged into Class A on September 25, 2015.  The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)Amount less than $(0.005).
(d)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(e)Not Annualized.
(f)Annualized.
(g)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

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ICON Energy Fund Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S  Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   Year Ended
September 30,
2018
   Year Ended
September 30,
2017
   Year Ended
September 30,
2016
   Year Ended
September 30,
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.29   $12.95   $12.53   $12.66   $11.17   $22.30 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   0.08    0.10    0.04    0.06    0.24    0.11 
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (4.74)   (3.72)   0.58    (0.11)   1.36    (7.42)
Total from investment operations   (4.66)   (3.62)   0.62    (0.05)   1.60    (7.31)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.03)   (0.00)(b)   (0.20)   (0.08)   (0.11)   (0.09)
Distributions from net realized gains                       (3.73)
Return of capital       (0.04)                
Total dividends and distributions   (0.03)   (0.04)   (0.20)   (0.08)   (0.11)   (3.82)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $4.60   $9.29   $12.95   $12.53   $12.66   $11.17 
                               
Total Return   (50.33)%(c)   (27.95)%   4.99%   (0.44)%   14.55%   (36.37)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $39,881   $94,594   $169,661   $222,707   $327,497   $320,486 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.86%(d)   1.63%   1.50%   1.41%   1.44%   1.42%
After expense limitation(e)   1.57%(d)   1.50%   1.50%   1.41%   1.44%   1.42%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.65%(d)   0.87%   0.28%   0.46%   2.04%   0.74%
After expense limitation(e)   1.94%(d)   1.00%   0.28%   0.46%   2.04%   0.74%
Portfolio turnover rate   21%(c)   69%   69%   74%   99%   154%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)Amount less than $(0.005).

(c)Not Annualized.

(d)Annualized.
(e)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Energy Fund Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class C  Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   Year Ended
September 30,
2018
   Year Ended
September 30,
2017
   Year Ended
September 30,
2016
   Year Ended
September 30,
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $8.70   $12.21   $11.92   $12.14   $10.77   $21.74 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   0.04    0.00(b)(c)   (0.08)   (0.07)   0.11    (0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (4.43)   (3.50)   0.54    (0.11)   1.31    (7.20)
Total from investment operations   (4.39)   (3.50)   0.46    (0.18)   1.42    (7.24)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.01)   (0.00)(d)   (0.17)   (0.04)   (0.05)    
Distributions from net realized gains                       (3.73)
Return of capital       (0.01)                
Total dividends and distributions   (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.17)   (0.04)   (0.05)   (3.73)
                               
Redemption fees           0.00(b)            
Net asset value, end of period  $4.30   $8.70   $12.21   $11.92   $12.14   $10.77 
                               
Total Return(e)   (50.54)%(f)   (28.64)%   3.87%   (1.46)%   13.31%   (36.99)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $1,337   $3,259   $4,941   $7,333   $10,124   $9,972 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   2.97%(g)   2.74%   2.55%   2.47%   2.49%   2.43%
After expense limitation(h)   2.57%(g)   2.50%   2.50%   2.47%   2.49%   2.43%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   0.52%(g)   (0.22)%   (0.76)%   (0.61)%   0.99%   (0.26)%
After expense limitation(h)   0.92%(g)   0.02%   (0.71)%   (0.61)%   0.99%   (0.26)%
Portfolio turnover rate   21%(f)   69%   69%   74%   99%   154%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)Amount less than $0.005.

(c)The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period.
(d)Amount less than $(0.005).
(e)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(f)Not Annualized.
(g)Annualized.
(h)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A  Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   Year Ended
September 30,
2018
   Year Ended
September 30,
2017
   Year Ended
September 30,
2016
   Year Ended
September 30,
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.19   $12.83   $12.44   $12.60   $11.11   $22.20 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   0.07    0.07    0.01    0.02    0.21    0.07 
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (4.69)   (3.68)   0.57    (0.11)   1.35    (7.39)
Total from investment operations   (4.62)   (3.61)   0.58    (0.09)   1.56    (7.32)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.02)   (0.00)(b)   (0.19)   (0.07)   (0.07)   (0.04)
Distributions from net realized gains                       (3.73)
Return of capital       (0.03)                
Total dividends and distributions   (0.02)   (0.03)   (0.19)   (0.07)   (0.07)   (3.77)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $4.55   $9.19   $12.83   $12.44   $12.60   $11.11 
                               
Total Return(c)   (50.37)%(d)   (28.11)%   4.71%   (0.76)%   14.19%   (36.55)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $1,186   $3,189   $6,394   $9,312   $14,648   $14,588 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   2.24%(e)   1.97%   1.75%   1.72%   1.73%   1.66%
After expense limitation(f)   1.81%(e)   1.75%   1.75%   1.72%   1.73%   1.66%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.20%(e)   0.51%   0.06%   0.15%   1.77%   0.50%
After expense limitation(f)   1.63%(e)   0.73%   0.06%   0.15%   1.77%   0.50%
Portfolio turnover rate   21%(d)   69%   69%   74%   99%   154%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Amount less than $(0.005).
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S  Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   Year Ended
September 30,
2018
   Year Ended
September 30,
2017
   Year Ended
September 30,
2016
   Year Ended
September 30,
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.75   $10.97   $9.95   $7.67   $7.74   $7.83 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   0.02    0.08    0.05    0.03    0.08    0.04 
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (3.11)   (0.23)   0.99    2.34    (0.15)   (0.08)
Total from investment operations   (3.09)   (0.15)   1.04    2.37    (0.07)   (0.04)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.08)   (0.07)   (0.02)   (0.09)       (0.05)
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.15)                    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.23)   (0.07)   (0.02)   (0.09)       (0.05)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $7.43   $10.75   $10.97   $9.95   $7.67   $7.74 
                               
Total Return   (29.54)%(b)   (1.26)%   10.48%   30.96%   (0.90)%   (0.55)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $23,515   $34,578   $43,500   $39,072   $43,354   $49,106 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.66%(c)   1.54%   1.44%   1.40%   1.40%   1.49%
After expense limitation(d)   1.63%(c)   1.50%   1.44%   1.40%   1.40%   1.49%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   0.37%(c)   0.77%   0.41%   0.28%   1.00%   0.52%
After expense limitation(d)   0.40%(c)   0.81%   0.41%   0.28%   1.00%   0.52%
Portfolio turnover rate   26%(b)   28%   44%   68%   49%   51%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.

(b)Not Annualized.

(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)  Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   Year Ended
September 30,
2018
   Year Ended
September 30,
2017
   Year Ended
September 30,
2016
   Year Ended
September 30,
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.74   $10.98   $9.99   $7.71   $7.82   $7.89 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(b)   0.01    0.06    0.01    (0.01)   0.05    0.02 
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (3.10)   (0.24)   0.99    2.37    (0.16)   (0.07)
Total from investment operations   (3.09)   (0.18)   1.00    2.36    (0.11)   (0.05)
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Dividends from net investment income   (0.07)   (0.06)   (0.01)   (0.08)       (0.02)
Distributions from net realized gains   (0.15)                    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.22)   (0.06)   (0.01)   (0.08)       (0.02)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $7.43   $10.74   $10.98   $9.99   $7.71   $7.82 
                               
Total Return(c)   (29.52)%(d)   (1.51)%   10.04%   30.68%   (1.41)%   (0.69)%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $884   $1,487   $1,512   $2,119   $2,542   $1,974 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   2.43%(e)   2.24%   1.98%   2.05%   2.12%   2.19%
After expense limitation(f)   1.89%(e)   1.75%   1.75%   1.75%   1.75%   1.75%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   (0.39)%(e)   0.06%   (0.13)%   (0.37)%   0.26%   (0.15)%
After expense limitation(f)   0.15%(e)   0.55%   0.10%   (0.07)%   0.63%   0.29%
Portfolio turnover rate   26%(d)   28%   44%   68%   49%   51%

 

(a)Class C shares were merged into Class A on September 25, 2015. The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Healthcare Fund Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S  Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   Year Ended
September 30,
2018
   Year Ended
September 30,
2017
   Year Ended
September 30,
2016
   Year Ended
September 30,
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $15.51   $19.83   $16.97   $15.40   $17.83   $22.42 
Income/(loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.03)   (0.08)   (0.10)   (0.05)   (0.04)   (0.09)
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments   (0.24)   (3.05)   3.38    1.86    1.54    1.02 
Total from investment operations   (0.27)   (3.13)   3.28    1.81    1.50    0.93 
                               
Less dividends and distributions:                              
Distributions from net realized gains       (1.19)   (0.42)   (0.24)   (3.93)   (5.52)
Total dividends and distributions       (1.19)   (0.42)   (0.24)   (3.93)   (5.52)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.24   $15.51   $19.83   $16.97   $15.40   $17.83 
                               
Total Return   (1.74)%(b)   (15.83)%   19.84%   11.94%   9.44%   2.55%
                               
Ratios and Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $49,582   $55,283   $78,975   $83,234   $76,218   $95,109 
                               
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   1.61%(c)   1.51%   1.45%   1.41%   1.44%   1.36%
After expense limitation(d)   1.57%(c)   1.50%   1.45%   1.41%   1.44%   1.36%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets                              
Before expense limitation   (0.39)%(c)   (0.47)%   (0.60)%   (0.33)%   (0.26)%   (0.45)%
After expense limitation(d)   (0.35)%(c)   (0.46)%   (0.60)%   (0.33)%   (0.26)%   (0.45)%
Portfolio turnover rate   19%(b)   26%   63%   174%   107%   141%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Not Annualized.
(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Healthcare Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.73

 

 

$

18.95

 

 

$

16.29

 

 

$

14.84

 

 

$

17.37

 

 

$

22.01

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.14

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

(2.92

)

 

 

3.23

 

 

 

1.79

 

 

 

1.49

 

 

 

1.02

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(3.03

)

 

 

3.08

 

 

 

1.69

 

 

 

1.40

 

 

 

0.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

(1.19

)

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

(3.93

)

 

 

(5.52

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(1.19

)

 

 

(0.42

)

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

(3.93

)

 

 

(5.52

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

14.46

 

 

$

14.73

 

 

$

18.95

 

 

$

16.29

 

 

$

14.84

 

 

$

17.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(1.83

)%(d)

 

 

(16.05

)%

 

 

19.43

%

 

 

11.58

%

 

 

9.03

%

 

 

2.33

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

1,369

 

 

$

1,732

 

 

$

2,814

 

 

$

3,989

 

 

$

4,921

 

 

$

15,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.26

%(e)

 

 

2.06

%

 

 

1.86

%

 

 

1.86

%

 

 

1.79

%

 

 

1.62

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.82

%(e)

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.62

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(1.03

)%(e)

 

 

(1.02

)%

 

 

(1.01

)%

 

 

(0.78

)%

 

 

(0.63

)%

 

 

(0.69

)%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

(0.59

)%(e)

 

 

(0.71

)%

 

 

(0.90

)%

 

 

(0.67

)%

 

 

(0.59

)%

 

 

(0.69

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

19

%(d)

 

 

26

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

174

%

 

 

107

%

 

 

141

%

 

(a)Class C shares were merged into Class A on September 25, 2015.  The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Industrials Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

15.85

 

 

$

15.50

 

 

$

14.97

 

 

$

12.26

 

 

$

10.94

 

 

$

11.67

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

0.00

(b)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.01

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(4.24

)

 

 

0.29

 

 

 

0.53

 

 

 

2.75

 

 

 

1.34

 

 

 

(0.73

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(4.25

)

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

0.53

 

 

 

2.71

 

 

 

1.32

 

 

 

(0.72

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.55

 

 

$

15.85

 

 

$

15.50

 

 

$

14.97

 

 

$

12.26

 

 

$

10.94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(26.91

)%(c)

 

 

2.26

%

 

 

3.54

%

 

 

22.10

%

 

 

12.07

%

 

 

(6.15

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

8,551

 

 

$

11,523

 

 

$

11,614

 

 

$

15,482

 

 

$

23,957

 

 

$

14,251

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.01

%(d)

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

1.69

%

 

 

1.73

%

 

 

1.53

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.63

%(d)

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.51

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.50

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.53

)%(d)

 

 

(0.07

)%

 

 

(0.29

)%

 

 

(0.50

)%

 

 

(0.37

)%

 

 

0.07

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

(0.15

)%(d)

 

 

0.40

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

(0.32

)%

 

 

(0.14

)%

 

 

0.10

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

15

%(c)

 

 

78

%

 

 

87

%

 

 

75

%

 

 

87

%

 

 

23

%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Amount less than $0.005.
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Annualized.
(e)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Industrials Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

15.58

 

 

$

15.27

 

 

$

14.79

 

 

$

12.14

 

 

$

10.86

 

 

$

11.58

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(0.02

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(4.16

)

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.52

 

 

 

2.72

 

 

 

1.32

 

 

 

(0.70

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(4.19

)

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.48

 

 

 

2.65

 

 

 

1.28

 

 

 

(0.72

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.35

 

 

$

15.58

 

 

$

15.27

 

 

$

14.79

 

 

$

12.14

 

 

$

10.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(26.97

)%(d)

 

 

2.03

%

 

 

3.25

%

 

 

21.83

%

 

 

11.79

%

 

 

(6.22

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

477

 

 

$

659

 

 

$

1,156

 

 

$

2,406

 

 

$

998

 

 

$

596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.11

%(e)

 

 

2.38

%

 

 

2.32

%

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

2.96

%

 

 

2.67

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.89

%(e)

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(1.62

)%(e)

 

 

(0.08

)%

 

 

(0.85

)%

 

 

(0.79

)%

 

 

(1.59

)%

 

 

(1.11

)%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

(0.40

)%(e)

 

 

0.55

%

 

 

(0.28

)%

 

 

(0.50

)%

 

 

(0.38

)%

 

 

(0.19

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

15

%(d)

 

 

78

%

 

 

87

%

 

 

75

%

 

 

87

%

 

 

23

%

 

(a)Class C shares were merged into Class A on September 25, 2015.  The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Information Technology Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

15.46

 

 

$

17.19

 

 

$

19.14

 

 

$

17.96

 

 

$

14.95

 

 

$

13.55

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.09

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.18

)

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

2.09

 

 

 

4.53

 

 

 

3.08

 

 

 

1.49

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(1.22

)

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

1.99

 

 

 

4.43

 

 

 

3.01

 

 

 

1.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(0.72

)

 

 

(2.04

)

 

 

(3.86

)

 

 

(3.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.72

)

 

 

(2.04

)

 

 

(3.94

)

 

 

(3.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.52

 

 

$

15.46

 

 

$

17.19

 

 

$

19.14

 

 

$

17.96

 

 

$

14.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(8.72

)%(b)

 

 

5.12

%

 

 

11.82

%

 

 

29.46

%

 

 

20.13

%

 

 

10.33

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

44,656

 

 

$

54,263

 

 

$

61,474

 

 

$

71,249

 

 

$

48,953

 

 

$

45,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.57

%(c)

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.41

%

 

 

1.42

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.44

%

After expense limitation(d)

 

 

1.57

%(c)

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.41

%

 

 

1.42

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.44

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.54

)%(c)

 

 

(0.25

)%

 

 

(0.60

)%

 

 

(0.58

)%

 

 

(0.46

)%

 

 

(0.62

)%

After expense limitation(d)

 

 

(0.54

)%(c)

 

 

(0.25

)%

 

 

(0.60

)%

 

 

(0.58

)%

 

 

(0.46

)%

 

 

(0.62

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

17

%(b)

 

 

92

%

 

 

98

%

 

 

116

%

 

 

94

%

 

 

43

%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Not Annualized.
(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.74

 

 

$

16.55

 

 

$

18.55

 

 

$

17.55

 

 

$

14.65

 

 

$

13.32

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.14

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.11

)

 

 

0.30

 

 

 

2.02

 

 

 

4.40

 

 

 

3.01

 

 

 

1.47

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(1.17

)

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

1.86

 

 

 

4.25

 

 

 

2.90

 

 

 

1.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.00

)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(0.72

)

 

 

(2.04

)

 

 

(3.86

)

 

 

(3.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.72

)

 

 

(2.04

)

 

 

(3.86

)

 

 

(3.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.85

 

 

$

14.74

 

 

$

16.55

 

 

$

18.55

 

 

$

17.55

 

 

$

14.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

 

(8.81

)%(e)

 

 

4.79

%

 

 

11.43

%

 

 

29.08

%

 

 

19.80

%

 

 

9.99

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

1,176

 

 

$

1,463

 

 

$

2,101

 

 

$

2,836

 

 

$

2,631

 

 

$

3,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.45

%(f)

 

 

2.30

%

 

 

2.00

%

 

 

2.01

%

 

 

2.17

%

 

 

1.90

%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

1.85

%(f)

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(1.42

)%(f)

 

 

(1.05

)%

 

 

(1.20

)%

 

 

(1.16

)%

 

 

(1.12

)%

 

 

(1.07

)%

After expense limitation(g)

 

 

(0.82

)%(f)

 

 

(0.50

)%

 

 

(0.95

)%

 

 

(0.90

)%

 

 

(0.70

)%

 

 

(0.92

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

17

%(e)

 

 

92

%

 

 

98

%

 

 

116

%

 

 

94

%

 

 

43

%

 

(a)Class C shares were merged into Class A on September 25, 2015.  The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)Amount less than $(0.005).
(d)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(e)Not Annualized.
(f)Annualized.
(g)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Natural Resources Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016 (a)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.49

 

 

$

16.45

 

 

$

15.32

 

 

$

12.82

 

 

$

11.86

 

 

$

15.09

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.04

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(3.54

)

 

 

(1.80

)

 

 

1.01

 

 

 

2.56

 

 

 

1.80

 

 

 

(3.23

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.52

)

 

 

(1.61

)

 

 

1.32

 

 

 

2.57

 

 

 

1.90

 

 

 

(3.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

(0.04

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

(2.02

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.88

)

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(2.35

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.94

)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.77

 

 

$

12.49

 

 

$

16.45

 

 

$

15.32

 

 

$

12.82

 

 

$

11.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(28.69

)%(c)

 

 

(7.63

)%

 

 

8.68

%

 

 

20.13

%

 

 

17.24

%

 

 

(21.22

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

32,922

 

 

$

55,353

 

 

$

76,916

 

 

$

69,444

 

 

$

65,787

 

 

$

60,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.72

%(d)

 

 

1.70

%

 

 

1.58

%

 

 

1.52

%

 

 

1.59

%

 

 

1.42

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

1.58

%(d)

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.42

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

0.26

%(d)

 

 

1.33

%

 

 

1.86

%

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.70

%

 

 

0.27

%

After expense limitation(e)

 

 

0.40

%(d)

 

 

1.53

%

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

0.79

%

 

 

0.27

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

16

%(c)

 

 

111

%

 

 

117

%

 

 

68

%

 

 

81

%

 

 

48

%

 

(a)Prior to January 22, 2016, the ICON Natural Resources Fund was known as the ICON Materials Fund.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Annualized.
(e)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class C

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016 (a)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.78

 

 

$

15.57

 

 

$

14.65

 

 

$

12.36

 

 

$

11.51

 

 

$

14.77

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.11

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(3.35

)

 

 

(1.71

)

 

 

0.97

 

 

 

2.47

 

 

 

1.76

 

 

 

(3.15

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.38

)

 

 

(1.64

)

 

 

1.11

 

 

 

2.34

 

 

 

1.73

 

 

 

(3.26

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

(2.02

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.88

)

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

(2.15

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.88

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.23

 

 

$

11.78

 

 

$

15.57

 

 

$

14.65

 

 

$

12.36

 

 

$

11.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(29.14

)%(d)

 

 

(8.57

)%

 

 

7.63

%

 

 

18.97

%

 

 

16.11

%

 

 

(22.07

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

576

 

 

$

917

 

 

$

1,177

 

 

$

1,756

 

 

$

1,435

 

 

$

834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

3.27

%(e)

 

 

3.19

%

 

 

2.79

%

 

 

2.85

%

 

 

3.01

%

 

 

2.94

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

2.58

%(e)

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.51

%

 

 

2.50

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(1.29

)%(e)

 

 

(0.13

)%

 

 

0.64

%

 

 

(1.27

)%

 

 

(0.73

)%

 

 

(1.22

)%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

(0.60

)%(e)

 

 

0.56

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

(0.92

)%

 

 

(0.23

)%

 

 

(0.78

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

16

%(d)

 

 

111

%

 

 

117

%

 

 

68

%

 

 

81

%

 

 

48

%

 

(a)Prior to January 22, 2016, the ICON Natural Resources Fund was known as the ICON Materials Fund.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Natural Resources Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016 (a)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.36

 

 

$

16.25

 

 

$

15.17

 

 

$

12.73

 

 

$

11.75

 

 

$

14.96

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.16

 

 

 

0.29

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(3.50

)

 

 

(1.78

)

 

 

0.98

 

 

 

2.54

 

 

 

1.81

 

 

 

(3.20

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

(3.49

)

 

 

(1.62

)

 

 

1.27

 

 

 

2.51

 

 

 

1.87

 

 

 

(3.21

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

(2.02

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.88

)

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.20

)

 

 

(2.27

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.89

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.67

 

 

$

12.36

 

 

$

16.25

 

 

$

15.17

 

 

$

12.73

 

 

$

11.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(28.79

)%(d)

 

 

(7.92

)%

 

 

8.43

%

 

 

19.81

%

 

 

17.05

%

 

 

(21.46

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

1,037

 

 

$

2,733

 

 

$

4,231

 

 

$

5,629

 

 

$

4,451

 

 

$

3,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

2.29

%(e)

 

 

2.19

%

 

 

1.86

%

 

 

1.91

%

 

 

2.02

%

 

 

1.76

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.80

%(e)

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

(0.31

)%(e)

 

 

0.85

%

 

 

1.71

%

 

 

(0.35

)%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

(0.06

)%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

0.18

%(e)

 

 

1.29

%

 

 

1.82

%

 

 

(0.19

)%

 

 

0.51

%

 

 

(0.05

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

16

%(d)

 

 

111

%

 

 

117

%

 

 

68

%

 

 

81

%

 

 

48

%

 

(a)Prior to January 22, 2016, the ICON Natural Resources Fund was known as the ICON Materials Fund.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.

 

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

 

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ICON Utilities Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class S

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.25

 

 

$

8.85

 

 

$

9.29

 

 

$

9.49

 

 

$

8.03

 

 

$

7.90

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.30

 

 

 

0.28

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.73

)

 

 

1.45

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.59

 

 

 

1.43

 

 

 

0.11

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(1.64

)

 

 

1.71

 

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

0.86

 

 

 

1.73

 

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(0.26

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.48

)

 

 

(0.79

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.43

)

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.79

)

 

 

(1.06

)

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.18

 

 

$

10.25

 

 

$

8.85

 

 

$

9.29

 

 

$

9.49

 

 

$

8.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

(16.68

)%(b)

 

 

19.76

%

 

 

4.17

%

 

 

9.88

%

 

 

21.74

%

 

 

4.93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

34,484

 

 

$

46,006

 

 

$

30,883

 

 

$

35,816

 

 

$

43,864

 

 

$

19,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.62

%(c)

 

 

1.57

%

 

 

1.60

%

 

 

1.54

%

 

 

1.59

%

 

 

1.70

%

After expense limitation(d)

 

 

1.32

%(c)

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.44

%(e)

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.50

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.47

%(c)

 

 

2.38

%

 

 

2.82

%

 

 

2.83

%

 

 

3.15

%

 

 

3.12

%

After expense limitation(d)

 

 

1.77

%(c)

 

 

2.73

%

 

 

3.20

%

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

3.24

%

 

 

3.32

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

7

%(b)

 

 

144

%

 

 

156

%

 

 

160

%

 

 

168

%

 

 

243

%

 

(a)Calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Not Annualized.
(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.
(e)Effective July 1, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.50% to 1.22%.

 

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

 

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ICON Utilities Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods Presented

 

Class A(a)

 

Period Ended
March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

 

Year Ended
September 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.07

 

 

$

8.70

 

 

$

9.14

 

 

$

9.35

 

 

$

7.92

 

 

$

7.81

 

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.26

 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

 

 

(1.71

)

 

 

1.43

 

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

0.59

 

 

 

1.40

 

 

 

0.11

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

(1.64

)

 

 

1.66

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

1.68

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

(0.26

)

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.48

)

 

 

(0.79

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.41

)

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

(1.04

)

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.02

 

 

$

10.07

 

 

$

8.70

 

 

$

9.14

 

 

$

9.35

 

 

$

7.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

(16.89

)%(d)

 

 

19.47

%

 

 

3.97

%

 

 

9.63

%

 

 

21.29

%

 

 

4.63

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

 

$

4,692

 

 

$

6,052

 

 

$

5,540

 

 

$

8,293

 

 

$

15,868

 

 

$

5,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.87

%(e)

 

 

1.77

%

 

 

1.73

%

 

 

1.84

%

 

 

1.79

%

 

 

1.89

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.58

%(e)

 

 

1.47

%

 

 

1.47

%

 

 

1.69

%(g)

 

 

1.75

%

 

 

1.75

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before expense limitation

 

 

1.21

%(e)

 

 

2.20

%

 

 

2.62

%

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

3.04

%

After expense limitation(f)

 

 

1.50

%(e)

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

2.88

%

 

 

2.63

%

 

 

3.14

%

 

 

3.18

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

7

%(d)

 

 

144

%

 

 

156

%

 

 

160

%

 

 

168

%

 

 

243

%

 

(a)Class C shares were merged into Class A on September 25, 2015.  The amounts presented represent the results of the Class A shares for the periods prior to the merger and the results of the combined share class for the period subsequent to the merger.
(b)Calculated using the average shares method.
(c)The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.
(d)Not Annualized.
(e)Annualized.
(f)The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, dividends on short positions, or extraordinary expenses, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 3.  The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense, dividends on short positions, and extraordinary expenses, when applicable.
(g)Effective July 1, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.75% to 1.47%.

 

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

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

1.   ORGANIZATION

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Consumer Staples Fund has a significant weighting in the Packaged Foods & Meats industry, the Energy Fund has a significant weighting in the Integrated Oil & Gas industry, the Financial Fund has a significant weighting in the Diversified Banks Industry, the Healthcare Fund has a significant weighting in the Pharmaceuticals industry, the Industrials Fund has a significant weighting in the Aerospace & Defense industry, the Information Technology Fund has a significant weighting in the Data Processing & Outsourced Services industry, and the Utilities Fund has a significant weighting in the Multi-Utilities and Electric Utilities industries which may cause the Funds’ performance to be susceptible to the economic, business and/or other developments that may affect those industries.

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each 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 financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which 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. Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

 

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 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. If the NYSE closes unexpectedly and there is active trading on other exchanges, the securities will be valued at the Valuation Time based off of those exchanges. Options on securities indexes are valued at the close of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (normally 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The Funds use pricing services to obtain the fair 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 fair 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’ Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

Lacking any sales that day, a security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes obtained from dealers making a market for the security. Exchange traded options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. 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 fair 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, including money market funds, that are not traded on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) 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 Funds’ Valuation Committee determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purposes of daily fair valuation is 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 subse quent 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 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.

 

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, 2020:

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

14,183,738

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,183,738

 

Total

 

$

14,183,738

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,183,738

 

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

5,326,136

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,326,136

 

Collateral for Securities on Loan

 

 

 

 

 

262,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,654

 

Total

 

$

5,326,136

 

 

$

262,654

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,588,790

 

 

 

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ICON Energy Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

41,868,656

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

41,868,656

 

Total

 

$

41,868,656

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

41,868,656

 

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

23,975,252

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

23,975,252

 

Total

 

$

23,975,252

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

23,975,252

 

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

50,530,936

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

50,530,936

 

Total

 

$

50,530,936

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

50,530,936

 

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

8,927,215

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,927,215

 

Total

 

$

8,927,215

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,927,215

 

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

45,964,001

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

45,964,001

 

Total

 

$

45,964,001

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

45,964,001

 

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Packaging

 

$

6,077,097

 

 

$

416,898

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,493,995

 

Other

 

 

27,965,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,965,863

 

Total

 

$

34,042,960

 

 

$

416,898

 

 

$

 

 

$

34,459,858

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1 - Quoted
and Unadjusted
Prices

 

 

Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs

 

 

Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

39,214,276

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

39,214,276

 

Total

 

$

39,214,276

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

39,214,276

 

 

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

 

There were no Level 3 securities held in any of the Funds at March 31, 2020.

 

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Share Valuation

 

Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at NAV. NAV per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NAV is computed by dividing the total value of the Fund’s investments and other assets, less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Idle cash may be swept into an overnight demand deposit account and is classified as cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept overnight are available on the next business day.

 

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 may purchase and/or write (sell) call and put options on any security in which they may invest. The Funds utilize options to hedge against changes in market conditions or to provide market exposure while trying to reduce transaction costs.

 

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

 

When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current fair 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 fair 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 limiting 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 fair 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 fair value of the index. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.

 

The Funds did not write or purchase options during the six months period ended March 31, 2020.

 

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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. Collateral is received in exchange for securities on loan in the amount of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned or at least 105% of the value of non -U.S. securities loaned, marked to market daily. 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 assets that generally exceed the value of the securities on loan. Collateral may consist of cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The fair 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.

 

The following is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending positions and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of March 31, 2020:

 

 

 

Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 

 

 

Market Value of
Cash Collateral
Received

 

 

Market Value of
Non-Cash Collateral
Received

 

 

Total Collateral
Received

 

 

Excess
Collateral

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

$

770,255

 

 

$

262,654

 

 

$

527,063

 

 

$

789,717

 

 

$

19,462

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

388,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

709,200

 

 

 

709,200

 

 

 

320,629

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

1,996,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,157,750

 

 

 

2,157,750

 

 

 

161,598

 

ICON Industries Fund

 

 

108,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,975

 

 

 

112,975

 

 

 

4,519

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

1,744,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,820,700

 

 

 

1,820,700

 

 

 

76,500

 

 

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 cash collateral received from lending in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio which is disclosed on the Schedules of Investments. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. The State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio is a Government Money Market Portfolio designed to provide continuous daily liquidity. Non-Cash collateral received consists of securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities with remaining maturities ranging from overnight to 30 years. Non-cash collateral is not disclosed on the Funds’ Schedules of Investments or their Statements of Assets and Liabilities as the Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate these securities. The net securities lending income earned by the Funds for the six months ended March 31, 2020, is included in the Statements of Operations.

 

The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before March 31, 2020. It may also include collateral received from the pre-funding of security loans.

 

Security loans consist of equity securities and generally do not have a stated maturity date. The Funds may recall a loaned security at any time.

 

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. As of and during the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. The Funds recognize the interest and penalties, if any, related to the unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Funds distribute income and net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

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.

 

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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 and is included in capital gains tax in the Statements of Operations.

 

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 based on the effective yield.

 

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.

 

Withholding Tax

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

Other

 

The Funds hold certain investments which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations. It is possible for these dividends to exceed the underlying investments’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively.

 

The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in specific country or region.

 

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 or number of shareholder accounts. 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 or number of shareholder accounts. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets.

 

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Below are additional class level expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2020 that are included on the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund

 

Printing Fees*

 

 

Transfer Agent Fees*

 

 

Registration Fees

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

$

1,978

 

 

$

22,375

 

 

$

8,886

 

Class A

 

 

44

 

 

 

1,109

 

 

 

2,723

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

772

 

 

 

17,812

 

 

 

8,315

 

Class A

 

 

119

 

 

 

3,322

 

 

 

3,663

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

10,727

 

 

 

168,158

 

 

 

9,501

 

Class C

 

 

295

 

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

4,130

 

Class A

 

 

282

 

 

 

3,821

 

 

 

3,940

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

31,659

 

 

 

10,359

 

Class A

 

 

80

 

 

 

2,045

 

 

 

2,936

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

4,249

 

 

 

60,594

 

 

 

10,569

 

Class A

 

 

139

 

 

 

2,251

 

 

 

3,224

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

1,832

 

 

 

17,851

 

 

 

9,191

 

Class A

 

 

63

 

 

 

835

 

 

 

3,334

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

43,558

 

 

 

10,473

 

Class A

 

 

120

 

 

 

1,862

 

 

 

4,268

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

5,699

 

 

 

69,620

 

 

 

10,719

 

Class C

 

 

53

 

 

 

818

 

 

 

3,124

 

Class A

 

 

249

 

 

 

4,266

 

 

 

4,105

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

44,531

 

 

 

10,240

 

Class A

 

 

90

 

 

 

2,731

 

 

 

4,141

 

 

*     Printing fees and Transfer agent out of pocket fees are a Fund level expense.

 

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

3.   FEES, OTHER SERVICES 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 investments. ICON Advisers receives a monthly management fee that is computed daily at an annual rate of 1.00% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.95% on the next $250 million, 0.925% on the next $750 million, 0.90% on the next $3.5 billion, and 0.875% on average daily net assets over $5 billion.

 

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

 

Fund

 

Class S

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class A

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

 

1.74

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.99

%

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.75

%

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

1.75

%

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.75

%

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.75

%

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.75

%

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.75

%

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

1.75

%

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.47

%

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2020, the following amounts were available for recoupment by ICON Advisers based upon their potential expiration dates:

 

Fund

 

Expires
2020

 

 

Expires
2021

 

 

Expires
2022

 

 

Expires
2023

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

1,281

 

 

$

3,577

 

 

$

6,302

 

 

$

2,733

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

34,774

 

 

 

69,700

 

 

 

68,895

 

 

 

40,899

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

 

 

 

3,104

 

 

 

176,080

 

 

 

127,148

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

2,828

 

 

 

5,239

 

 

 

20,420

 

 

 

10,086

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

941

 

 

 

3,569

 

 

 

12,644

 

 

 

13,987

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

33,658

 

 

 

50,110

 

 

 

60,704

 

 

 

28,596

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

3,577

 

 

 

5,978

 

 

 

8,958

 

 

 

4,501

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

14,903

 

 

 

69,036

 

 

 

137,022

 

 

 

43,554

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

39,562

 

 

 

130,032

 

 

 

148,743

 

 

 

75,433

 

 

Accounting, Custody and Transfer Agent Fees

 

ALPS Fund Services (“ALPS”) serves as the fund accounting agent for the Trust. For its services, the Trust pays ALPS a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly, which is the greater of an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust or a contractual minimum annual fee.

 

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.

 

ALPS is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays an annual fee plus annual base fee per Fund, per account fees and out-of-pocket expenses.

 

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

net assets over $5 billion. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, each Fund’s payment for administrative services to ICON Advisers is included on the Statements of Operations. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON Advisers will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON Advisers in the performance of its duties.

 

ICON Advisers has a sub-administration agreement, with ALPS, under which ALPS assists ICON Advisers with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON Advisers pays ALPS a fee, that is calculated daily and paid monthly, which is the greater of an annual rate based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust or a contractual minimum annual fee.

 

Distribution Fees

 

ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI” or “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICON Management and Research and affiliate of ICON Advisers, Inc., serves the Trust as Distributor. The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate or reimburse the Distributor for the sale and distribution of shares and for other shareholder services. The shareholders of the Funds pay an annual distribution fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class C shares and an annual distribution fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets for Class A shares. There is no annual distribution fee for Class S shares. The total amount paid by each Fund under the 12b-1 Plan is shown on the Statements of Operations.

 

Class A Shares are subject to an initial sales charge and the public offering price of Class A shares equals net asset value plus the applicable sales charge, which is a maximum of 5.75%. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, IDI collected sales charges on purchases of Class A Shares, the majority of which were paid out as concessions to financial intermediaries, as follows:

 

Fund

 

Sales Charges Collected (Unaudited)

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund Class A

 

$

326

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund Class A

 

 

711

 

ICON Energy Fund Class A

 

 

695

 

ICON Financial Fund Class A

 

 

514

 

ICON Healthcare Fund Class A

 

 

354

 

ICON Industrials Fund Class A

 

 

269

 

ICON Information Technology Fund Class A

 

 

430

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund Class A

 

 

87

 

ICON Utilities Fund Class A

 

 

580

 

 

In addition, IDI receives a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the purchase price on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year following the date of purchase. A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge may also apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares made within one year following the purchase of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, IDI collected the following contingent deferred sales charges:

 

Fund

 

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Collected (Unaudited)

 

ICON Energy Fund Class C

 

$

170

 

 

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 pays a portion of the CCO’s salary and the remaining portion, along with other employee related expenses, is paid by ICON Advisers. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the total related amounts paid by the Funds under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.

 

The Funds may reimburse ICON Advisers for legal work performed for the Funds by its attorneys outside of the advisory and administration contracts. The Board reviews and approves such reimbursements. For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the total related amounts accrued and paid by the Funds under this arrangement was $0.

 

The Funds did not engage in cross trades with each other, during the six months ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Generally, cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser. The Board previously adopted procedures that apply to transactions between the Funds and its affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most current calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements set forth

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

by Rule 17a-7 and the Funds’ procedures. The procedures require that the transactions be a purchase or sale for no consideration other than cash payment against prompt delivery of a security for which market quotations are readily available, and be consistent with the investment policies of each Fund.

 

4.   BORROWINGS

 

 

The Trust has entered into an uncommitted, unsecured, revolving Line of Credit agreement/arrangement with State Street to provide temporary funding for redemption requests. The maximum borrowing limit is $30 million. Interest on domestic borrowings is charged at a rate quoted and determined by State Street. The Line of Credit agreement/arrangement expired on March 16, 2020.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the average outstanding loan by Fund was as follows:

 

Fund

 

Maximum Borrowing
(10/01/19 - 03/31/20)

 

 

Average Borrowing
(10/01/19 - 03/31/20)^

 

 

Average Interest Rates
(10/01/19 - 03/31/20)^

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund*

 

$

80,223

 

 

$

62,805

 

 

 

2.98

%

ICON Consumer Staples Fund*

 

 

65,772

 

 

 

46,044

 

 

 

2.81

%

ICON Energy Fund*

 

 

772,359

 

 

 

244,762

 

 

 

2.99

%

ICON Financial Fund*

 

 

4,343,303

 

 

 

738,886

 

 

 

2.88

%

ICON Healthcare Fund*

 

 

265,589

 

 

 

121,035

 

 

 

2.82

%

ICON Industrials Fund*

 

 

413,451

 

 

 

270,345

 

 

 

2.82

%

ICON Information Technology Fund*

 

 

1,840,663

 

 

 

324,672

 

 

 

2.90

%

ICON Natural Resources Fund*

 

 

2,069,506

 

 

 

392,536

 

 

 

2.85

%

ICON Utilities Fund*

 

 

1,920,299

 

 

 

355,797

 

 

 

2.85

%

 

*     There were no outstanding borrowings under this agreement/arrangement as of March 31, 2020.

^     The average is calculated based on the actual number of days with outstanding borrowings.

 

5.         PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) was as follows:

 

Fund

 

Purchases of
Securities

 

 

Proceeds from Sales
of Securities

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

2,603,775

 

 

$

4,139,662

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

1,902,920

 

 

 

6,545,052

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

17,104,210

 

 

 

31,877,641

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

9,406,487

 

 

 

11,114,065

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

10,975,006

 

 

 

17,088,965

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

2,036,700

 

 

 

1,886,225

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

9,328,997

 

 

 

15,246,674

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

8,410,442

 

 

 

17,853,563

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

3,269,539

 

 

 

6,831,702

 

 

6.   FEDERAL INCOME TAX

 

 

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between 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.

 

Under current law, capital losses  maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration.

 

 

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The capital losses with no expiration were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Short-Term

 

 

Long-Term

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

43,895

 

 

$

220,648

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

 

 

 

475,915

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

78,475,365

 

 

 

95,358,320

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

99,314

 

 

 

109,675

 

 

The following Funds elect to defer to the period ending September 30, 2020, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019:

 

Fund

 

Capital Losses
Recognized

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

1,839,002

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

21,782,634

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

322,313

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

572,088

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

5,134,405

 

 

The following Funds elect to defer to the period ending September 30, 2020, late year ordinary losses:

 

Fund

 

Ordinary Losses
Recognized

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

99,309

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

187,370

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

107,440

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2019, the following reclassifications were made, which had no impact on results of operations or net assets.

 

Fund

 

Paid-in Capital

 

 

Total Distributable
Earnings

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

(2,565

)

 

$

2,565

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

(98,834

)

 

 

98,834

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

2,670

 

 

 

(2,670

)

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

(35,491

)

 

 

35,491

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

5,080

 

 

 

(5,080

)

 

For Consumer Discretionary Fund and Information Technology Fund included in the amounts reclassified were a net operating loss offset to paid in capital of $2,565 and $35,491, respectively.

 

The tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Ordinary Income

 

 

Long-Term Capital
Gains

 

 

Return of
Capital

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

$

102,337

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

36,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

485,179

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

244,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

1,645,473

 

 

 

3,376,583

 

 

 

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

5,119,639

 

 

 

2,164,142

 

 

 

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

5,186,377

 

 

 

5,752,876

 

 

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

1,276,398

 

 

 

164,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

 

 

Accumulated Capital
Gains/(Losses)

 

 

Other Cumulative
Effect of Timing
Differences

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)*

 

 

Total Accumulated
Earnings/(Deficit)

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

 

 

$

(2,103,545

)

 

$

(99,309

)

 

$

1,492,640

 

 

$

(710,214

)

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

68,775

 

 

 

(475,915

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,152

)

 

 

(409,292

)

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

 

 

 

(195,616,319

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,747,760

)

 

 

(206,364,079

)

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

218,126

 

 

 

224,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,328,354

 

 

 

6,771,072

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

 

 

 

(322,313

)

 

 

(187,370

)

 

 

2,232,390

 

 

 

1,722,707

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

43,655

 

 

 

(572,088

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,890,685

 

 

 

1,362,252

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

 

 

 

2,388,009

 

 

 

(107,440

)

 

 

11,586,153

 

 

 

13,866,722

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

864,664

 

 

 

(5,343,394

)

 

 

 

 

 

307,796

 

 

 

(4,170,934

)

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

1,135,342

 

 

 

566,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,368,423

 

 

 

8,070,346

 

 

*  

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

 

As of March 31, 2020, cost on investments for federal income tax purposes and the amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Gross Appreciation
(excess of value over
tax cost)

 

 

Gross Depreciation
(excess of tax cost
over value)

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

 

 

Cost of Investments
for Income Tax
Purposes

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

$

997,441

 

 

$

(3,674,797

)

 

$

(2,677,356

)

 

$

16,861,094

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

99,281

 

 

 

(957,335

)

 

 

(858,054

)

 

 

6,446,844

 

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

8,960

 

 

 

(51,878,482

)

 

 

(51,869,522

)

 

 

93,738,178

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

1,778,579

 

 

 

(6,605,390

)

 

 

(4,826,811

)

 

 

28,802,063

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

8,395,300

 

 

 

(3,790,245

)

 

 

4,605,055

 

 

 

45,925,881

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

627,753

 

 

 

(2,229,571

)

 

 

(1,601,818

)

 

 

10,529,033

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

10,321,491

 

 

 

(5,527,929

)

 

 

4,793,562

 

 

 

41,170,439

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

312,510

 

 

 

(10,780,733

)

 

 

(10,468,223

)

 

 

44,928,081

 

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

2,175,672

 

 

 

(4,664,930

)

 

 

(2,489,258

)

 

 

41,703,534

 

 

*     This balance includes appreciation/(depreciation) of foreign currency.

 

7.   PENDING TRANSACTION

 

 

On October 23, 2019, ICON Advisers, Inc., the investment adviser to ICON Funds, a Massachusetts business trust and open-end investment company (“ICON”), and CCM Partners, LP d/b/a Shelton Capital Management, the investment adviser of SCM Trust, a Massachusetts business trust and open-end investment company (“SCM Trust”), entered into a Transaction Agreement whereby they each agreed to recommend to the Board of Trustees of ICON and SCM Trust, respectively, that the separate funds of ICON be reorganized with and into certain SCM Trust funds.

 

In connection with the Transaction Agreement, on February 7, 2020 the Board of Trustees of ICON Funds unanimously approved Agreements and Plans of Reorganization (the “Agreements”) in respect of the proposed Fund reorganizations listed below (each, a “Reorganization”). The Board of Trustees of SCM Trust approved the Agreements on February 6, 2020. Each Agreement provides for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of each Fund (except the ICON International Equity Fund) to a corresponding, newly formed fund and of the ICON International Equity Fund into the already existing Shelton International Select Equity Fund series of the SCM Trust (each such acquiring fund, an “Acquiring Fund,” and collectively the “Acquiring Funds”) in the SCM Trust in exchange for shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund of equal value to the value of the shares of the respective Fund as of the close of business on the closing date. The proposed Reorganizations will result in the consolidation of 16 ICON Funds into eight new Acquiring Funds as shown in the table below.

 

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Current Acquired Funds of ICON Funds

Corresponding Acquiring Funds of SCM Trust

ICON Fund

ICON Equity Fund

ICON Long/Short Fund

ICON Equity Fund

ICON Opportunities Fund

ICON Equity Fund

 

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

ICON Equity Income Fund

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

 

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

ICON Consumer Select Fund

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

ICON Consumer Select Fund

ICON Financial Fund

ICON Consumer Select Fund

 

 

ICON Energy Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

ICON Industrials Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

ICON Healthcare Fund

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

 

 

ICON Utilities Fund

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

 

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

 

ICON Emerging Markets Fund

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

 

If the Reorganizations are approved by the shareholders of each Fund, the Acquiring Funds (other than the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund and Shelton International Select Equity Fund) will be advised by Shelton Capital Management an sub-advised by ICON Advisers, Inc. The Shelton Emerging Markets Fund will be advised by Shelton Capital Management with no sub-adviser. The Shelton International Select Equity Fund will continue to be advised by Shelton Capital Management with no sub-adviser.

 

Each Reorganization is subject to the approval of shareholders of each Fund. Shareholders of record of each Fund as of the close of business on March 23, 2020, the record date for the Special Meeting, will be entitled to vote on the Reorganization and will receive a combined prospectus and proxy statement describing the Reorganization, the shareholder meeting, and a discussion of the factors the ICON Funds Board of Trustees considered in approving the Agreement. The Special Meeting scheduled to take place on May 20, 2020 was adjourned in order to provide shareholders who had not yet cast their proxy vote additional time to do so. Each Reorganization is expected to be a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

If shareholders approve the Agreement and certain other closing conditions are satisfied or waived, each Reorganization is expected to close on June 26, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter. This is subject to change.

 

In conjunction with the Agreement, Class C shares of the Funds are now closed to new or additional purchases.

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

During the first quarter of 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a public health emergency. COVID-19 has led to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets in general. COVID-19 may adversely impact the Funds’ ability to achieve their investment objectives. Because of the uncertainties on valuation, the global economy and business operations, values reflected in these financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sales of those investments.

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, commonly referred to as the “CARES Act,” was signed into law on March 27, 2020 by President Trump. The Adviser participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and received a loan of $611,000. This loan is forgivable if the proceeds are used to cover payroll costs, rent, and utility costs over the 8 week period after the loan is made. The Adviser is not currently experiencing conditions that are reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to its clients, including the ICON Funds. The Adviser is assessing the components of the Act, and the impacts to the Funds should be immaterial.

 

 

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ICON Sector Funds

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

 

March 31, 2020 (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-months period (10/01/19 – 03/31/20).

 

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), 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
October 1, 2019

Ending Account
Value
March 31, 2020

Expense Ratio(a) Expenses Paid
During period
October 1, 2019 -
March 31, 2020(b)

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   760.60

1.90%

$  8.36

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.50

1.90%

$  9.57

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   760.30

2.18%

$  9.59

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,014.10

2.18%

$10.98

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Consumer Staples Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   794.30

1.68%

$7.54

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,016.60

1.68%

$8.47

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   792.90

1.89%

$8.52

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.50

1.89%

$9.57

 

 

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March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Beginning Account
Value
October 1, 2019

Ending Account
Value
March 31, 2020

Expense Ratio(a)

Expenses Paid
During period
October 1, 2019 -
March 31, 2020(b)

ICON Energy Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   496.70

1.57%

$5.84

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.20

1.57%

$7.87

Class C

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   494.60

2.57%

$9.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,012.15

2.57%

$12.93

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   496.30

1.81%

$6.77

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.95

1.81%

$9.12

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Financial Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   704.60

1.63%

$6.99

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,016.80

1.63%

$8.27

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   704.80

1.89%

$8.06

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.55

1.89%

$9.52

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Healthcare Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   982.60

1.57%

$7.83

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.10

1.57%

$7.97

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   981.70

1.82%

$9.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.90

1.82%

$9.17

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Industrials Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   730.90

1.63%

$7.05

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,016.85

1.63%

$8.22

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   730.30

1.89%

$8.13

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.60

1.89%

$9.47

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Information Technology Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   912.80

1.57%

$7.51

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.15

1.57%

$7.92

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   911.90

1.85%

$8.84

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.75

1.85%

$9.32

 

 

 

 

 

ICON Natural Resources Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   713.10

1.58%

$6.77

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.10

1.58%

$7.97

Class C

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   708.60

2.58%

$11.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,012.10

2.58%

$12.98

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   712.10

1.80%

$7.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.95

1.80%

$9.12

 

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Beginning Account
Value
October 1, 2019

Ending Account
Value
March 31, 2020

Expense Ratio(a)

Expenses Paid
During period
October 1, 2019 -
March 31, 2020(b)

ICON Utilities Fund

 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   833.20

1.32%

$6.05

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,018.40

1.32%

$6.66

Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$   831.10

1.58%

$7.23

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.10

1.58%

$7.97

 

(a) 

The Fund’s expense ratios have been annualized based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b) 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year 183/366 (to reflect the 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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Additional Information

 

March 31, 2020 (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.

 

For More Information

 

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

 

ICON Distributors, Inc., Distributor.

 

 

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Privacy Policy

 

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

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:

 

●     Social Security number and account balances

●     income and transaction history

●     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

 

●     open an account or enter into an investment advisory contract

●     provide account information or give us your contact information

●     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

 

●     sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

●     affiliates from using your information to market to you

●     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.

 

●     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.

 

●     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.

 

●     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 E-Mail

info@iconadvisers.com

By Mail

ICON Funds | P.O. Box 1920 | Denver, CO 80201

In Person

ICON Funds | 5299 DTC Boulevard, Suite 1200

 

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

On the Internet

www.iconfunds.com

 

 

 

 
 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) The schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included in Item 1.

 

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

 

 

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Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable – only for annual reports.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)

  

ICON Funds

 

By (Signature and Title)*

  

/s/ Craig T. Callahan

   Craig T. Callahan, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date    May 27, 2020                        

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 (Principal Executive Officer)

Date    May 27, 2020                        

 

By (Signature and Title)*

  

/s/ Brian D. Harding

  

Brian D. Harding, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date    May 27, 2020                        

 

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