N-CSRS 1 scmicon-ncsrs_063023.htm SEMI-ANNUAL 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 811-05617

 

SCM Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Stephen C. Rogers 

1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 300 

Denver, CO 80202 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 955-9988

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

        (a)

 

  

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

June 30, 2023

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the offering prospectus covering shares of beneficial interest of The SCM Trust which contains information about the management fee and other costs. Investments in shares of The SCM Trust are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

1

Table of Contents

June 30, 2023

   

About Your Fund’s Expenses

2

Top Holdings and Sector Breakdowns

3

Portfolio of Investments

4

Statements of Assets & Liabilities

10

Statements of Operations

11

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

12

Financial Highlights

14

Notes to Financial Statements

18

Additional Information

24

Board of Trustees and Executive Officers

25

Board Approval of Advisory Agreement

26

2

Example

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you have 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 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 of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds 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. The Funds do not charge any sales charges. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional cost, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Beginning
Account Value
December 31,
2022

Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2023

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Net Annual
Expense Ratio

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,123

$9.77

1.86%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,016

$9.27

1.86%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,122

$11.14

2.12%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,015

$10.58

2.12%

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,110

$5.23

1.00%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,020

$5.01

1.00%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,108

$6.48

1.24%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,019

$6.21

1.24%

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,014

$5.24

1.05%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,020

$5.25

1.05%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,012

$6.44

1.29%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,019

$6.46

1.29%

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio listed in the “Net Annual Expense Ratio” column, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited)
June 30, 2023

3

Top Holdings and Sector Breakdowns (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

Security

Market
Value

 

Percentage
of Total
Investment

1

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

$1,358,665

4.9%

2

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

1,349,094

4.9%

3

Itausa SA

1,289,919

4.6%

4

FirstRand Ltd

1,248,333

4.5%

5

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

985,465

3.6%

6

Accton Technology Corp

966,582

3.5%

7

HDFC Bank Ltd

961,512

3.5%

8

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

940,339

3.4%

9

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd

819,818

3.0%

10

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd

777,965

2.8%

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Security

Market
Value

 

Percentage
of Total
Investment

1

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd

$3,387,373

5.9%

2

Mitsubishi Electric Corp

3,371,847

5.8%

3

HDFC Bank Ltd

2,989,294

5.2%

4

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

2,825,186

4.9%

5

Nestle SA

2,744,582

4.7%

6

AIA Group Ltd

2,661,896

4.6%

7

Eni SpA

2,625,065

4.5%

8

BNP Paribas SA

2,352,953

4.1%

9

Macquarie Group Ltd

2,306,907

4.0%

10

CRH PLC

2,064,637

3.6%

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Security

Market
Value

 

Percentage
of Total
Investment

1

United States Treasury Bill

$2,097,062

6.2%

2

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

1,768,017

5.3%

3

United States Treasury Note/Bond

1,753,313

5.2%

4

United Rentals North America Inc

1,496,350

4.5%

5

PetSmart Inc / PetSmart Finance Corp

1,490,349

4.4%

6

Kraft Heinz Foods Co

1,484,596

4.4%

7

Sun Communities Operating LP

1,458,700

4.3%

8

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust

1,403,390

4.2%

9

Air Canada 2020-1 Class C Pass Through Trust

1,340,625

4.0%

10

Energy Ventures Gom LLC / EnVen Finance Corp

1,303,800

3.9%

4

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Shelton Emerging Markets FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)  6/30/23

Shelton Emerging Markets FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited)  6/30/23

Security Description

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (92.25%)

 

Argentina (0.87%)

MercadoLibre Inc*

205

$242,843

 

Brazil (3.06%)

Banco do Brasil SA

66,600

688,462

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

24,100

166,840

Total Brazil

855,302

 

Cayman Islands (3.53%)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd*

95,100

985,465

 

China (19.83%)

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

28,600

181,943

BYD Co Ltd

16,700

532,796

CMOC Group Ltd

945,000

494,447

Fosun International Ltd

635,500

436,317

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd (144A)

24,500

159,769

Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

238,100

748,998

Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co Ltd (144A)

24,000

129,862

Kingsoft Corp Ltd

46,000

181,100

Kuaishou Technology (144A)*

43,000

293,855

NetEase Inc

14,000

272,638

Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd

22,000

199,897

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd

354,383

409,285

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd (144A)

360,500

819,818

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Ltd

78,000

290,658

Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd

261,100

383,186

Total China

5,534,569

 

Hong Kong (5.55%)

ASMPT Ltd

62,800

618,301

GCL Technology Holdings Ltd

667,000

154,067

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd

883,500

777,965

Total Hong Kong

1,550,333

 

India (11.00%)

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd

14,900

940,339

HDFC Bank Ltd

13,795

961,512

Infosys Ltd

48,148

773,738

Wipro Ltd

83,500

394,120

Total India

3,069,709

 

Indonesia (4.29%)

Astra International Tbk PT

496,900

224,299

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

782,175

282,717

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

677,000

510,829

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

2,566,200

180,381

Total Indonesia

1,198,226

 

Mexico (5.04%)

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

304,900

680,168

Regional SAB de CV

100,300

726,610

Total Mexico

1,406,778

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Shelton Emerging Markets FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)  6/30/23

Security Description

Shares

 

Value

Philippines (3.39%)

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc

260,000

$255,722

BDO Unibank Inc

85,700

213,359

Manila Electric Co

42,000

254,384

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co

220,700

222,256

Total Philippines

945,721

 

South Africa (6.31%)

FirstRand Ltd

343,000

1,248,333

Gold Fields Ltd

37,000

514,342

Total South Africa

1,762,675

 

South Korea (15.01%)

Dentium Co Ltd

1,238

136,285

Doosan Bobcat Inc*

5,100

227,283

F&F Co Ltd / New

1,800

163,441

Hanmi Pharm Co Ltd

2,099

491,616

Hyundai Motor Co

1,767

277,022

Kia Corp

6,028

405,018

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

24,612

1,349,092

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd

2,000

349,234

Samsung SDI Co Ltd

1,142

580,030

SK Innovation Co Ltd*

1,757

211,426

Total South Korea

4,190,447

 

Taiwan (12.33%)

Accton Technology Corp

86,300

966,582

MediaTek Inc

28,700

633,684

Sporton International Inc

28,450

231,910

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

73,500

1,358,665

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd

75,000

252,728

Total Taiwan

3,443,569

 

Turkey (2.04%)

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

65,750

430,905

KOC Holding AS

34,700

138,315

Total Turkey

569,220

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $21,629,593)

27,044,778

 

Preferred Stock (4.62%)

 

Brazil (4.62%)

Itausa SA

641,410

1,289,919

 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $971,522)

1,289,919

 

United States Treasury Bills (2.50%)

5.099%, 7/18/23

700,000

698,349

 

Total Investments (Cost $23,299,463) (99.37%)

$27,743,125

Other Net Assets (0.63%)

175,825

Net Assets (100.00%)

$27,918,952

*Non-income producing security.

(144A)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 June 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $1,403,304, which represented approximately 5.03% of net assets.

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Shelton International Select Equity FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)  6/30/23

Shelton International Select Equity FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited)  6/30/23

Security Description

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (95.72%)

 

Australia (6.48%)

Macquarie Group Ltd

19,500

$2,306,907

Qantas Airways Ltd*

238,384

984,402

South32 Ltd

199,084

498,572

Total Australia

3,789,881

 

Britain (6.14%)

Associated British Foods PLC

70,300

1,777,521

BP PLC

125,081

728,076

Halma PLC

17,000

491,587

RS GROUP PLC

61,400

592,767

Total Britain

3,589,951

 

Canada (4.60%)

Element Fleet Management Corp

111,450

1,697,750

IGM Financial Inc

15,900

484,059

Kinross Gold Corp

106,300

507,134

Total Canada

2,688,943

 

China (6.41%)

BYD Co Ltd

13,000

414,751

Genscript Biotech Corp*

168,000

377,334

Kingsoft Corp Ltd

93,000

366,136

Lenovo Group Ltd

1,017,400

1,060,763

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd

132,900

845,463

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc (144A)*

65,000

311,478

Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd

488,000

370,545

Total China

3,746,470

 

France (11.05%)

BNP Paribas SA

37,357

2,352,953

L’Oreal SA

2,740

1,277,012

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

3,000

2,825,186

Total France

6,455,151

 

Germany (3.51%)

DHL Group*

42,096

2,054,729

 

Hong Kong (5.12%)

AIA Group Ltd

263,700

2,661,896

SITC International Holdings Co Ltd

182,200

332,498

Total Hong Kong

2,994,394

 

India (5.11%)

HDFC Bank Ltd

42,888

2,989,294

 

Ireland (3.53%)

CRH PLC

37,466

2,064,637

 

Italy (4.49%)

Eni SpA

182,492

2,625,065

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Shelton International Select Equity FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)  6/30/23

Security Description

Shares

 

Value

Japan (17.99%)

Canon Inc

35,100

$922,039

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

17,100

832,736

Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd

9,000

166,180

Mitsubishi Electric Corp

240,000

3,371,847

Nomura Research Institute Ltd

18,700

513,392

Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

155,500

1,320,829

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd

102,500

3,387,373

Total Japan

10,514,396

 

Singapore (0.88%)

DBS Group Holdings Ltd

22,000

512,600

 

South Africa (2.72%)

Hana Financial Group Inc

381,200

1,181,788

Woolworths Holdings Ltd

107,800

408,657

Total South Africa

1,590,445

 

South Korea (5.82%)

GS Holdings Corp

31,600

879,264

Hanmi Pharm Co Ltd

3,571

836,379

Kia Corp

5,000

335,948

Orion Corp

5,000

455,522

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

16,300

893,476

Total South Korea

3,400,589

 

Sweden (2.38%)

Lifco AB

64,000

1,390,287

 

Switzerland (6.59%)

Nestle SA

22,805

2,744,582

Straumann Holding AG

6,840

1,109,290

Total Switzerland

3,853,872

 

Taiwan (1.57%)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

9,089

917,262

 

Turkey (1.33%)

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

454,915

777,429

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $50,703,627)

55,955,394

 

United States Treasury Bills (3.24%)

5.099%, 7/18/23

1,900,000

1,895,535

 

Total Investments (Cost $52,599,163) (98.96%)

$57,850,930

Other Net Assets (1.04%)

610,118

Net Assets (100.00%)

$58,471,019

*Non-income producing security.

(144A)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 June 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $311,478, which represented approximately 0.53% of net assets.

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Shelton Tactical Credit FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)  6/30/23

Shelton Tactical Credit FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited)  6/30/23

Security Description

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (0.45%)

 

Financial (0.07%)

CBL & Associates LP(a)

1,526,000

$15,260

CBL & Associates LP(a)

1,000,000

10,000

Total Financial

25,260

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (0.38%)

Pyxus Holdings Inc

124,942

126,191

 

Energy (0.00%)

CHC Group LLC*,#,(b)

9,358

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $2,040,643)

151,451

 

Security Description

Par Value

 

Value

Corporate Debt (81.79%)

 

Basic Materials (5.22%)

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, 6.750%, 3/15/2026 (144A)

1,750,000

1,768,017

 

Communications (5.33%)

Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co-Obligor Inc, 5.875%, 8/15/2027 (144A)

1,250,000

1,131,825

Sirius XM Radio Inc, 5.500%, 7/1/2029 (144A)

750,000

674,454

Total Communications

1,806,279

 

Consumer, Cyclical (26.47%)

Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co, 8.750%, 7/15/2025 (144A)

1,250,000

1,268,782

Air Canada 2020-1 Class C Pass Through Trust, 10.500%, 7/15/2026 (144A)

1,250,000

1,340,625

The Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc, 8.000%, 6/15/2021(a)

4,958,932

37,192

Cinemark USA Inc, 5.875%, 3/15/2026 (144A)

750,000

711,563

Guitar Center Inc, 8.500%, 1/15/2026 (144A)

750,000

680,846

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd, 5.750%, 1/20/2026 (144A)

1,000,000

946,394

PetSmart Inc / PetSmart Finance Corp, 7.750%, 2/15/2029 (144A)

1,500,000

1,490,349

Titan International Inc, 7.000%, 4/30/2028

1,000,000

934,945

Victoria’s Secret & Co, 4.625%, 7/15/2029 (144A)

750,000

548,158

WMG Acquisition Corp, 3.000%, 2/15/2031 (144A)

1,250,000

1,011,225

Total Consumer, Cyclical

8,970,079

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (19.29%)

Eli Lilly & Co, 4.875%, 2/27/2053

1,000,000

1,025,699

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co / JBS USA Finance Inc, 5.750%, 4/1/2033 (144A)

1,250,000

1,166,444

Kraft Heinz Foods Co, 4.375%, 6/1/2046

1,750,000

1,484,596

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, 5.340%, 5/19/2063

500,000

505,331

Triton Water Holdings Inc, 6.250%, 4/1/2029 (144A)

1,000,000

858,220

United Rentals North America Inc, 6.000%, 12/15/2029 (144A)

1,500,000

1,496,350

Total Consumer, Non-cyclical

6,536,640

 

Energy (8.34%)

Energy Ventures Gom LLC / EnVen Finance Corp, 11.750%, 4/15/2026 (144A)

1,272,000

1,303,800

Talos Production Inc, 12.000%, 1/15/2026

1,000,000

1,046,500

Transocean Inc, 7.500%, 1/15/2026 (144A)

500,000

475,000

Total Energy

2,825,300

 

Financial (14.02%)

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.850%, 10/29/2041

1,850,000

1,403,390

Iron Mountain Inc, 5.250%, 7/15/2030 (144A)

1,250,000

1,122,515

Sun Communities Operating LP, 5.700%, 1/15/2033

1,500,000

1,458,700

Visa Inc, 2.700%, 4/15/2040

1,000,000

766,892

Total Financial

4,751,497

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Shelton Tactical Credit FundPortfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)  6/30/23

Security Description

Par Value

 

Value

Industrial (3.12%)

Eletson Holdings Inc / Eletson Finance US LLC / Agathonissos Finance LLC, 9.625%, 1/15/2022(b)

548,153

$

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp, 5.250%, 6/1/2029 (144A)

500,000

417,615

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 3.797%, 12/31/2057 (144A)

1,000,000

641,241

Total Industrial

1,058,856

 

Total Corporate Debt (Cost $29,258,955)

27,211,337

 

Municipal Bonds (2.15%)

 

Development (0.40%)

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 7.500%, 7/1/2032 (144A)(a)

250,000

32,500

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 8.000%, 7/1/2039 (144A)(a)

2,050,000

102,500

Total Development

135,000

 

General Obligation (0.04%)

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp, 5.500%, 8/1/2031(a)

400,000

12,000

 

Tobacco Settlement (1.72%)

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 4.306%, 6/1/2049

750,000

583,072

 

Total Municipal Debt (Cost $2,861,379)

1,235,403

 

United States Treasury Bills (7.95%)

5.209%, 8/10/2023

600,000

596,751

5.028%, 7/13/2023

2,100,000

2,097,062

Total United States Treasury Bills (Cost $2,693,813)

2,693,813

 

United States Treasury Bonds (5.17%)

3.875%, 5/15/2043 (Cost $1,753,313)

1,800,000

1,753,313

 

Term Loans (1.66%)

Pyxus Holdings Inc, 3M US LIBOR (floor 1.500%) + 8.000%, 12/31/2027(c)

294,742

272,144

Pyxus Holdings Inc, 3M US LIBOR (floor 1.500%) + 8.000%, 12/31/2027(c)

442,113

291,795

Total Term Loans (Cost $730,009)

563,939

 

Total Investments (Cost $39,341,911) (99.17%)

33,609,256

Other Net Assets (0.83%)

280,634

Net Assets (100.00%)

$33,889,890

 

*Non income security.

#Security is illiquid.

(a)Defaulted security

(b)Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.00% of net assets. The total value of the fair value security is $0.

(c)Variable rate security.

(144A)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 June 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $19,188,423, which represented approximately 56.81% of net assets.

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Statements of Assets & Liabilities
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Shelton
Emerging
Markets
Fund

Shelton
International
Select Equity
Fund

Shelton
Tactical
Credit
Fund

Assets

Investments in securities

Cost of investments

$23,299,463

$52,599,163

$39,341,911

Fair value of investments (Note 1)

27,743,125

57,850,930

33,609,256

Cash

48,258

132,732

310,764

Cash held at broker

85

Interest receivable

610,694

Dividend receivable

194,220

576,644

Receivable from investment advisor

13,270

20,897

Receivable for fund shares sold

12,895

1,935

Prepaid expenses

7,474

6,273

Total assets

$27,993,077

$58,592,744

$34,553,631

 

Liabilities

Payables and other liabilites

Payable for fund shares repurchased

2,924

91,859

Payable to investment advisor

22,859

35,349

33,176

Distributions payable

481

710

494,130

Accrued 12b-1 fees

185

1,287

742

Accrued administration fees

2,155

4,504

2,674

Accrued CCO fees

1,075

24,463

1,834

Accrued custody fees

(430

)

(3,587

)

2,611

Accrued expenses

15,792

16,056

11,639

Accrued fund accounting fees

6,215

12,384

12,597

Accrued printing fees

(1,898

)

(9,540

)

777

Accrued registration fees

5,085

2,190

726

Accrued transfer agent fees

21,400

33,588

9,389

Accrued trustee fees

1,207

1,397

1,587

Total liabilities

74,126

121,725

663,741

 

Net assets

$27,918,951

$58,471,019

$33,889,890

 

Net assets at June 30, 2023 consist of

Paid-in capital

24,217,300

107,169,033

46,446,366

Distributable earnings/(loss)

3,701,651

(48,698,014

)

(12,556,476

)

Total net assets

$27,918,951

$58,471,019

$33,889,890

 

Net assets

Institutional Shares

$26,948,572

$52,001,619

$30,298,929

Investor Shares

$970,379

$6,469,400

$3,590,961

 

Shares outstanding

Institutional Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

1,431,871

2,252,488

3,085,915

Investor Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

52,340

288,965

366,079

 

Net asset value per share

Institutional Shares

$18.54

$23.09

$9.82

Investor Shares

$18.82

$22.39

$9.81

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

11

Statements of Operations
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Shelton
Emerging
Markets
Fund

Shelton
International
Select Equity
Fund

Shelton
Tactical
Credit
Fund

Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023 (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023 (Unaudited)

Investment income

Interest income

$6,319

$8,556

$1,043,947

Dividend income (net of foreign tax witheld: $73,393, $241,042 and $- respectively)

474,675

1,019,429

(8

)

Income from securities lending, net

296

310

Total

$481,290

$1,028,295

$1,043,939

 

Expenses

Management fees (Note 2)

133,191

247,872

206,247

Administration fees (Note 2)

12,532

31,510

16,587

Transfer agent fees

7,596

14,165

10,021

Accounting services

14,469

15,916

8,688

Custodian fees

14,208

20,241

3,919

Legal and audit fees

21,652

14,280

16,478

CCO fees (Note 2)

1,538

1,746

Trustees fees

3,974

2,869

3,884

Insurance

86

1,295

466

Printing

10,803

15,796

11,792

Broker Fees

(3,249

)

Registration and dues

27,330

48,848

16,413

Interest on short positions

3,202

Licensing Fees

881

1,597

12b-1 fees Investor Shares (Note 2)

1,079

8,317

4,451

Total expenses

$249,339

$422,706

$300,645

Less reimbursement from advisor (Note 2)

(84,152

)

(112,199

)

Net expenses

$249,339

$338,554

$188,446

Net investment income

$231,951

$689,741

$855,493

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

Net realized gain/(loss) from security transactions and foreign currency

$1,142,352

$407,272

$(1,363,011

)

Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts

(8,571

)

(8,571

)

(10,161

)

Net realized gain/(loss) from purchased option contracts

21,794

Total Net Realized gain/(loss)

1,133,781

398,701

(1,351,378

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

1,521,331

6,446,842

993,376

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of purchased option contracts

(76,170

)

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

$2,655,112

$6,845,543

$(434,172

)

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

$2,887,063

$7,535,284

$421,321

12

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
June 30, 2023

Shelton Emerging
Markets Fund

Shelton International
Select Equity Fund

Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

Operations

Net investment income/(loss)

$231,951

$234,422

$689,741

$2,519,359

Net realized gain/(loss) from security transactions and foreign currency

1,142,352

430,380

407,272

(14,250,414

)

Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts

(8,571

)

(8,571

)

(8,571

)

(8,571

)

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

1,521,331

(4,270,515

)

6,446,842

(23,798,311

)

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

2,887,063

(3,614,284

)

7,535,284

(35,537,937

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions

Institutional Shares

(337,952

)

(3,728,499

)

Investor Shares

(13,674

)

(486,201

)

Instiutional Return of Capital

Investor Return of Capital

Total Distributions

(351,626

)

(4,214,700

)

 

Capital share transactions

Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

1,305,191

(4,024,900

)

(25,166,618

)

(63,868,978

)

Total increase/(decrease)

4,192,256

(7,990,810

)

(17,631,334

)

(103,621,615

)

 

Net assets

Beginning of year

23,726,697

31,717,507

76,102,353

179,723,968

End of year

$27,918,951

$23,726,697

$58,471,019

$76,102,353

Shelton Tactical
Credit Fund

Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31,
2022

Operations

Net investment income/(loss)

$855,493

$1,039,877

Net realized gain/(loss) from security transactions and foreign currency

(1,363,011

)

(610,495

)

Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts

(10,161

)

(31,565

)

Net realized gain/(loss) from purchased option contracts

21,794

1,111,713

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

993,376

(4,681,370

)

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of purchased option contracts

(76,170

)

76,172

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

421,321

(3,095,668

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions

Institutional Shares

(931,093

)

(884,778

)

Investor Shares

(101,051

)

(94,279

)

Instiutional Return of Capital

(70,918

)

Investor Return of Capital

(7,622

)

Total Distributions

(1,032,144

)

(1,057,597

)

 

Capital share transactions

Increase/(Decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

(1,862,897

)

(14,270,859

)

Total increase/(decrease)

(2,473,720

)

(18,424,124

)

 

Net assets

Beginning of year

36,363,610

54,787,734

End of year

$33,889,890

$36,363,610

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
June 30, 2023 (Continued)

Shelton Emerging
Markets Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

332,168

$6,032,280

463,485

$7,831,669

9,260

$171,610

18,540

$327,044

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

19,767

331,291

802

13,256

Shares repurchased

(261,250

)

(4,680,944

)

(655,805

)

(12,055,855

)

(12,234

)

(217,755

)

(28,173

)

(472,305

)

Net increase/(decrease)

70,918

$1,351,336

(172,553

)

$(3,892,895

)

(2,974

)

$(46,145

)

(8,831

)

$(132,005

)

 

Shelton International
Select Equity Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

218,073

$4,893,700

1,443,531

$33,913,204

51,698

$1,141,215

185,792

$4,348,110

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

167,300

3,481,522

21,997

444,552

Shares repurchased

(1,302,759

)

(29,173,738

)

(3,770,689

)

(83,760,269

)

(92,182

)

(2,027,795

)

(995,874

)

(22,296,097

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(1,084,686

)

$(24,280,038

)

(2,159,858

)

$(46,365,543

)

(40,484

)

$(886,580

)

(788,085

)

$(17,503,435

)

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

243,447

$2,430,487

789,979

$8,297,127

17,182

$170,993

50,538

$527,195

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

44,018

435,554

93,390

945,293

10,145

99,877

9,975

100,884

Shares repurchased

(489,053

)

(4,855,416

)

(2,134,275

)

(22,921,868

)

(14,551

)

(144,392

)

(119,349

)

(1,219,490

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(201,588

)

$(1,989,375

)

(1,250,906

)

$(13,679,448

)

12,776

$126,478

(58,836

)

$(591,411

)

14

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund(a)

Institutional Shares(b)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Period Ended
December 31, 2020
(c)

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$16.76

$19.86

$20.09

$15.33

$14.82

$16.22

$15.90

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(d)

0.16

0.17

(e)

(e)

(0.04

)

0.01

0.31

0.31

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

1.62

(3.02

)

0.15

4.84

0.87

(1.24

)

0.04

Total from investment operations

1.78

(2.85

)

0.15

4.80

0.88

(0.93

)

0.35

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.25

)

(0.38

)

(0.04

)

(0.37

)

(0.31

)

(0.03

)

Distributions from capital gains

(0.16

)

Total distributions

(0.25

)

(0.38

)

(0.04

)

(0.37

)

(0.47

)

(0.03

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$18.54

$16.76

$19.86

$20.09

$15.33

$14.82

$16.22

 

Total return

12.29

%(f)

(14.33

)%

0.77

%

31.29

%(f)

5.78

%

(5.60

)%

2.21

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year (000s)

$26,949

$22,812

$30,458

$25,749

$21,354

$41,845

$50,897

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.86

%(g)

1.77

%

1.58

%

1.48

%(g)

1.89

%

1.78

%

1.61

%

After expense reimbursements(h)

1.86

%(g)

1.77

%

1.56

%

1.48

%(g)

1.61

%

1.56

%

1.55

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

1.75

%(g)

4.00

%

(0.04

)%

(0.88

)%(g)

(0.20

)%

1.81

%

1.83

%

After expense reimbursements

1.75

%(g)

4.00

%

0.04

%

(0.88

)%(g)

0.08

%

2.03

%

1.89

%

Portfolio turnover

20

%(f)

49

%

21

%

27

%(f)

58

%

78

%

63

%

 

Investor Shares(i)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Period Ended
December 31, 2020
(c)

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$16.53

$19.64

$19.92

$15.20

$14.73

$16.08

$15.77

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(e)

0.13

0.15

(0.05

)

(0.05

)

(0.01

)

0.14

0.24

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

2.16

(3.01

)

0.15

4.81

0.84

(1.10

)

0.07

Total from investment operations

2.29

(2.86

)

0.10

4.76

0.83

(0.96

)

0.31

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.25

)

(0.38

)

(0.04

)

(0.36

)

(0.23

)

(0.00

)

Distributions from capital gains

(0.16

)

Total distributions

(0.25

)

(0.38

)

(0.04

)

(0.36

)

(0.39

)

(0.00

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$18.82

$16.53

$19.64

$19.92

$15.20

$14.73

$16.08

 

Total return(j)

12.16

%(f)

(14.56

)%

0.52

%

31.29

%(f)

5.48

%

(5.87

)%

1.97

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year (000s)

$970

$914

$1,260

$1,588

$1,432

$1,925

$6,436

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

2.12

%(g)

2.03

%

1.84

%

1.73

%(g)

2.54

%

2.26

%

1.96

%

After expense reimbursements(h)

2.12

%(g)

2.03

%

1.81

%

1.73

%(g)

1.89

%

1.81

%

1.80

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

1.49

%(g)

3.44

%

(0.28

)%

(1.12

)%(g)

(0.74

)%

0.45

%

1.32

%

After expense reimbursements

1.49

%(g)

3.44

%

(0.25

)%

(1.12

)%(g)

(0.08

)%

0.90

%

1.48

%

Portfolio turnover

20

%(f)

49

%

21

%

27

%(f)

58

%

78

%

63

%

 

(a)Formerly named ICON Emerging Markets Fund.

(b)Formerly named ICON Emerging Markets Fund - Class S.

(c)Fund changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31.

(d)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(e)Amount less than $(0.005).

(f)Not annualized.

(g)Annualized.

(h)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020 and thereafter, CCO Fees are not included in the expense limitation. For the year ended September 30, 2020, reorganization costs not included. For all years presented, interest expense, when applicable, is not included in the expense limitation.

(i)Formerly named ICON Emrging Markets Fund - Class A

(j)Total return calculation excludes sales charges.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

15

Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year) (Continued)

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Institutional Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

Year Ended
December 31, 2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$20.81

$27.20

$25.77

$22.02

$18.35

$21.34

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

0.23

0.47

0.16

0.12

0.29

0.19

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

2.05

(5.72

)

1.45

3.84

3.84

(2.97

)

Total from investment operations

2.28

(5.25

)

1.61

3.96

4.13

(2.78

)

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(1.14

)

(0.18

)

(0.21

)

(0.46

)

(0.21

)

Distributions from return of capital

Distributions from capital gains

Total distributions

(1.14

)

(0.18

)

(0.21

)

(0.46

)

(0.21

)

Redemption Fees

Net asset value, end of year

$23.09

$20.81

$27.20

$25.77

$22.02

$18.35

 

Total return(b)

10.96

%

(19.29

)%

6.23

%

18.07

%

22.53

%

(13.17

)%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$52,002

$69,446

$149,505

$127,893

$55,619

$41,424

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.23

%

1.08

%

0.99

%

1.04

%

1.12

%

1.36

%

After expense reimbursements

1.00

%

1.00

%

0.99

%

0.99

%

1.01

%

1.17

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

1.81

%

1.99

%

0.61

%

0.49

%

1.28

%

0.73

%

After expense reimbursements

2.08

%

2.07

%

0.61

%

0.54

%

1.40

%

0.92

%

Portfolio turnover

17

%

44

%

46

%

46

%

49

%

65

%

 

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

Year Ended
December 31, 2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$20.21

$27.04

$25.62

$21.91

$18.29

$21.30

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(a)

0.22

0.47

0.11

0.05

0.24

0.11

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

1.96

(5.73

)

1.42

3.80

3.83

(2.94

)

Total from investment operations

2.18

(5.26

)

1.53

3.85

4.07

(2.83

)

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(1.57

)

(0.11

)

(0.14

)

(0.45

)

(0.18

)

Distributions from return of capital

Distributions from capital gains

Total distributions

(1.57

)

(0.11

)

(0.14

)

(0.45

)

(0.18

)

Redemption Fees

Net asset value, end of year

$22.39

$20.21

$27.04

$25.62

$21.91

$18.29

 

Total return

10.79

%(c)

(19.47

)%

5.97

%

17.64

%

22.25

%

(13.41

)%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$6,469

$6,657

$30,219

$15,863

$5,152

$5,904

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.49

%(d)

1.33

%(e)

1.23

%

1.29

%

1.38

%

1.56

%

After expense reimbursements

1.24

%(d)

1.25

%

1.23

%

1.24

%

1.26

%

1.38

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

1.75

%(d)

1.96

%

0.40

%

0.19

%

1.06

%

0.33

%

After expense reimbursements

2.02

%(d)

2.04

%

0.40

%

0.24

%

1.17

%

0.51

%

Portfolio turnover

17

%(c)

44

%

46

%

46

%

49

%

65

%

 

(a)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(b)Total return calculation excludes sales charges.

(c)Not annualized.

(d)Annualized.

(e)During the period, certain fees were waived and/or reimburesed; or recouped, if any. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements or recoupments had not ocurred, the ratios would have been indicated

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year) (Continued)

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Institutional Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

For the Period November 1, 2019 through
December 31, 2019
(a)

Year Ended
October 31, 2019

Year Ended
October 31, 2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$9.98

$11.07

$10.70

$10.55

$10.53

$10.97

$10.75

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss(b)

0.24

0.28

0.23

0.40

0.04

0.12

0.17

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

(0.10

)

(1.08

)

0.53

0.18

0.02

(0.09

)

0.38

Total from investment operations

0.14

(0.80

)

0.76

0.58

0.06

0.03

0.55

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.30

)

(0.29

)

(0.39

)

(0.43

)

(0.04

)

(0.36

)

(0.29

)

Distributions from capital gains

(0.11

)

(0.04

)

Total distributions

(0.30

)

(0.29

)

(0.39

)

(0.43

)

(0.04

)

(0.47

)

(0.33

)

 

Redemption fees(b)

(c)

 

Net asset value, end of year

$9.82

$9.98

$11.07

$10.70

$10.55

$10.53

$10.97

 

Total return

1.37

%

(7.27

)%

7.09

%

5.89

%

0.60

%(d)

0.37

%

5.20

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year
or period (000s)

$30,299

$32,821

$50,232

$40,473

$69,877

$77,405

$66,195

Ratio of expenses to
average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.67

%(f)

1.86

%(e)

2.13

%(e)

3.45

%(e)

2.54

%(e),(f),(g)

2.25

%(e),(f)

5.18

%(e)

After expense reimbursements

1.05

%(f)

1.72

%(e)

2.04

%(e)

3.35

%(e)

2.43

%(e),(f),(g)

2.14

%(e),(f)

4.95

%(e)

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

Before expense reimbursements

4.23

%(f)

2.54

%

1.97

%

3.83

%

2.34

%(g)

1.00

%

1.38

%

After expense reimbursements

4.88

%(f)

2.68

%

2.06

%

3.93

%

2.45

%(g)

1.11

%

1.61

%

Portfolio turnover

63

%

63

%

118

%

249

%

20

%(e)

116

%

63

%

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year) (Continued)

 

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

For the Period November 1, 2019 through
December 31, 2019
(a)

Year Ended
October 31, 2019

Year Ended October 31, 2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$9.97

$11.05

$10.71

$10.55

$10.54

$10.96

$10.74

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

0.23

0.25

0.21

0.36

0.04

0.08

0.15

Net gain/(loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)

(0.11

)

(1.07

)

0.51

0.21

(0.06

)

0.37

Total from investment operations

0.12

(0.82

)

0.72

0.57

0.04

0.02

0.52

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.28

)

(0.24

)

(0.38

)

(0.41

)

(0.03

)

(0.33

)

(0.26

)

 

(0.02

)

Distributions from capital gains

(0.11

)

(0.04

)

Total distributions

(0.28

)

(0.26

)

(0.38

)

(0.41

)

(0.03

)

(0.44

)

(0.30

)

 

Redemption fees(b)

(c)

 

Net asset value, end of year

$9.81

$9.97

$11.05

$10.71

$10.55

$10.54

$10.96

 

Total return(h)

1.20

%(d)

(7.42

)%

6.75

%

5.77

%

0.43

%(d)

0.22

%

4.93

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$3,591

(d)

$3,523

$4,556

$6,510

$20,478

$20,942

$12,044

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.94

%(e),(f)

2.11

%(g)

2.41

%(e)

3.70

%(e)

2.79

%(e),(f),(g)

3.51

%(e),(f)

5.43

%(e)

After expense reimbursements

1.29

%(e),(f)

1.97

%

2.31

%(e)

3.60

%(e)

2.68

%(e),(f),(g)

3.45

%(e),(f)

5.20

%(e)

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

Before expense reimbursements

3.99

%(e),(f)

2.29

%

1.83

%

3.51

%

1.99

%(f)

0.70

%

1.13

%

After expense reimbursements

4.64

%(e),(f)

2.43

%

1.93

%

3.61

%

2.10

%(f)

0.76

%

1.36

%

Portfolio turnover

63

%(d)

63

%

118

%

249

%

20

%(d)

116

%

63

%

(a)Fiscal year end changed from October 31 to December 31.

(b)Based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(c)Amount less than $0.01 per share.

(d)Not annualized.

(e)If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.01% for the six month period ended June 30, 2023, 0.28% for the year ended December 31, 2022, 0.21% for the year ended December 31, 2021, 1.93% for the year ended December 31, 2020, 1.29% for the period ended December 31, 2019, 1.53% for the year ended October 31, 2019, 3.56% for the year ended October 31, 2018

(f)Annualized.

(g)As restated to reflect the inclusion of interest and fees on borrowings and short sale arrangements previously netted against interest income, which increased the ratios by 0.29% for the two months ended December 31, 2019 and 0.87% for the year ended October 31, 2019. The restatement had no effect on the net asset value, per share data, net investment income ratios and total returns.

(h)Total return calculation exlcuded sales charges.

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SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2023

Note 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SCM Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust formed in July 1988 is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of December 31, 2022, the Trust consists of ten separate series, 3 of which are included in these financial statements. Shelton Capital Management (“Shelton”) serves as Investment Advisor (the “Advisor”) to the funds of the Trust.

The Shelton Emerging Markets Fund (“Emerging Markets Fund”) is an open-end diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is June 26, 2020. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund is the successor fund to the ICON Emerging Markets Fund, a series of ICON Funds, pursuant to a reorganization that occurred after the close of business on June 26, 2020. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the ICON Emerging Markets Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganizations. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the ICON Emerging Markets Fund.

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (“Tactical Credit Fund”) is an open-end, diversified series of the Trust. The inception date is December 12, 2013. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income and capital appreciation. Effective July 1, 2016, Shelton Capital Management became the advisor to the Fund. The Tactical Credit Fund is a successor to a series of the FundVantage Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on March 17, 2017. On June 19, 2019, the shareholders of the Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund (the “Cedar Ridge Fund”) approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the Shelton Tactical Credit Fund. Cedar Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, Shelton Tactical Credit is the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on June 21, 2019.

Shelton International Select Equity Fund (“International Select Fund”, and together with the Emerging Markets Fund, and the Tactical Credit Fund, each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) is an open-end, diversified series of the Trust. The inception date is July 18, 2016. The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Effective July 18, 2016, Shelton became the advisor to the Fund. The International Select Fund is a successor to a series of the FundVantage Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on July 28, 2017.

On June 3, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON International Equity Fund, a series of ICON Funds approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the Shelton International Select Equity Fund. The International Select Fund is the performance and accounting, legal and tax survivor of the reorganization. The reorganization was effective as of the open of business on June 29, 2020. See Note 6 for more information.

The Trust follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

(a) Security Valuation — Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, U.S. Treasury yield curve or relevant benchmark curve, and other market information, which may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available (“Other Market Information”). Equity securities listed on a national or international exchange are valued at the last reported sales price. Futures contracts are valued at the settle price, depending on the exchange the contract trades on, typically as of 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time. Municipal securities are valued by an independent pricing service at a price determined by a matrix pricing method. This technique generally considers such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. U.S. government securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service. U.S. agency securities consisting of mortgage pass-through certificates are valued using dealer quotations provided by an independent pricing service. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued on the amortized cost basis as reflecting fair value.

Securities for which market quotes are not readily available from the Trust’s third-party pricing service are valued at fair value, determined in good faith by the Advisor, the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5. The Board has delegated to the Advisor the responsibility for determining the fair value, subject to the Board oversight and the review of the pricing decisions at its quarterly meetings. For a description of the Advisor, see Note 2.

(b) Federal Income Taxes — No provision is considered necessary for federal income taxes. The Funds intend to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute all their taxable income to shareholders.

(c) Short Sales — Short sales are transactions under which the Tactical Credit Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. When a security is sold short a decrease in the value of the security will be recognized as a gain and an increase in the value of the security will be recognized as a loss, which is potentially limitless. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to dividend or interest that accrue during the period of the loan which is recorded as an expense. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium or an interest fee, which are recorded as interest expense. Cash or securities are segregated for the broker to meet the necessary margin requirements. The Fund is subject to the risk that it may not always be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

(d) Municipal Bonds — Municipal bonds are debt obligations issued by the states, possessions, or territories of the United States (including the District of Columbia) or a political subdivision, public instrumentality, agency, public authority or other governmental unit of such states, possessions, or territories (e.g., counties, cities, towns, villages, districts and authorities). Municipal bonds may be issued as taxable securities, or as federally tax-exempt securities. States, possessions, territories and municipalities may issue municipal bonds to raise funds for various public purposes such as airports, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, water and sewer works, gas, and electric utilities. They may also issue municipal bonds to refund outstanding obligations and to meet general operating expenses. Municipal bonds may be general obligation bonds or revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer’s pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable from revenues derived from particular facilities, from the proceeds of a special excise tax or from other specific revenue sources. They are not usually payable from the general taxing power of a municipality. In addition, certain types of “private activity” bonds may be issued by public authorities to obtain funding for privately operated facilities, such as housing and pollution control facilities, for industrial facilities and for water supply, gas, electricity and waste disposal facilities. Other types of private activity bonds are used to finance the construction, repair or improvement of, or to obtain equipment for, privately operated industrial or commercial facilities. Current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of certain of such issues. In certain cases, the interest on a private activity bond may not be exempt from federal income tax or the alternative minimum tax.

(e) Security Transactions, Investment Income and Distributions to Shareholders — Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for, in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Tax reclaims are recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund Accountant reconciles reclaims on their books to the Custodian’s on a semi-annual basis and provides this reconciliation to the Fund Administrator. The reconciliation provides substantial detail about each of the receivables and this data is reviewed against Shelton’s policy to determine reclaims that should be recorded or written off. Tax reclaims which are deemed de-minimis or uncollectible by the Fund Administrator are not recorded. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method or, where applicable, to the first call date of the securities.

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SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2023

Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investment or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from a Fund’s investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Fund after the end of the calendar year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Fund after the end of the calendar year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date for the Funds. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for PFICs, wash sales, REIT adjustments and post-October capital losses. These “Book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.

(f) Foreign Currency Translation — Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Trust does 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. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the company’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

(g) Concentration — The Shelton Emerging Markets Fund seeks to replicate the performance of its sectors. From time to time this replication may lead a Fund to concentrate in stocks of a particular sector, category or group of companies, which could cause each Fund to underperform the overall stock market.

The Tactical Credit Fund aims to use related credit asset classes on both the long and short side to generate an attractive rate of return with low volatility. Portfolio construction is implemented with a relative value framework and looks across the entire balance sheet of a corporation from senior secured down through subordinated, equity-linked bonds. This hedged approach is designed to generate performance that is less reliant on the direction of the overall market than a typical credit-based fund.

Cash & Cash Equivalents: The Funds consider their investment in a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured interest bearing account to be cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus any accrued interest. The Funds maintain cash balances, which, at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Funds maintain these balances with a high-quality financial institution.

Concentration of Credit Risk: Each Fund places its cash with a banking institution, which is insured by FDIC. The FDIC limit is $250,000. At various times throughout the year, the amount on deposit may exceed the FDIC limit and subject the Funds to a credit risk. The Funds do not believe that such deposits are subject to any unusual risk associated with investment activities.

(h) Use of Estimates in Financial Statements — In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, Shelton Capital Management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of income and expense during the year. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

(i) Share Valuations — The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. A Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to a Fund’s NAV per share.

(j) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Shelton Capital Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2019-2021) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2022 tax returns. The Funds identify its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

(k) Fair Value Measurements — The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds’ securities at June 30, 2023 using fair value hierarchy:

Emerging Markets Fund

Level 1(a),(b)

Level 2(a),(c)

Level 3(a)

Total

Investments in Securities

$

3,312,552

$

24,430,573

$

$

27,743,125

International Select Fund

Level 1(a),(b)

Level 2(a),(c)

Level 3(a)

Total

Investments in Securities

$

11,235,616

$

46,615,314

$

$

57,850,930

Tactical Credit Fund – Assets

Level 1(a),(b)

Level 2(a),(c)

Level 3(a)

Total

Investments in Securities

$

151,451

$

33,457,805

$

$

33,609,256

 

(a)It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between levels on the last day of the fiscal reporting period.

(b)All publicly traded common stocks and purchased options held by the Funds are classified as level 1 securities, except as otherwise noted on the Portfolio of Investments for Tactical Credit Fund. For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

(c)All corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and term loans held in the Funds are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of fixed income securities by type, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

Level 3 Securities

Tactical
Credit Fund

Beginning Balance

$0

Net Purchases

Net Sales

Total Realized Gain/(Loss)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Distributions

Transfers into Level 3

Transfers out of Level 3

Ending Balance

$0

Fair Value
as of
6/30/2023

Unobservable Input

Valuation
Techniques

Input Values

Impact to
valuation from an increase to input

Tactical Credit Fund

CHC Group LLC

$

Estimated future cash flows

Market assessment

$0

Increase

Eletson Holdings Inc / Eletson Finance
US LLC / Agathonissos Finance LLC

$

Estimated future cash flows

Market assessment

$0

Increase

CHC Group LLC - The security trades infrequently on pink sheets and no active bids or offers are observed. The equity was substantially diluted by a recent recapitalization transaction.

Eletson Holdings Inc / Eletson Finance US LLC / Agathonissos Finance LLC - Substantially all cash distributions have been received for this bond in liquidation.  Pricing vendors have ceased providing valuations, however, it is still held at the Custodian and registered at DTC in the event that there may be further immaterial distributions before the security is eventually canceled.

(l) Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — The Tactical Credit Fund has adopted enhanced disclosure regarding derivative and hedging activity intended to improve financial reporting of derivative instruments by enabling investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets & Liabilities as of June 30, 2023:

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments

Tactical
Credit Fund

Asset Derivatives

Purchased Options

$—

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2023:

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments

Tactical
Credit Fund

Amount of Realized Gain/(Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

Interest Rate Futures

$

Purchased Interest Rate Options

Total

$

 

Amount of Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation Recognized on Derivatives

Purchased Interest Rate Options

$(23,438)

Written Interest Rate Options

Total

$(23,438)

SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2023

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The previously disclosed derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2023, and their effect on the Statements of Operations for the year December, 31, 2022 through June 30, 2023, serve as indicators of the volume of financial derivative activity for the Funds. The following table indicates the average volume for the year:

Average Month End Notional Value

Purchased Options

$7,211,250

(m) LIBOR Transition Risk — The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021. On November 30, 2020 the administrator of LIBOR announced its intention to delay the phase out of the majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023. The remainder of LIBOR publications ended at the end of 2021. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

Note 2 – INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Shelton provides each Fund with management and administrative services pursuant to investment management and administration servicing agreements.

In accordance with the terms of the applicable management agreement, the Advisor receives compensation at the following annual rates:

Fund

Net Assets

Emerging Markets Fund

1.00%

International Select Fund

0.74%

Tactical Credit Fund

1.17%

The Advisor contractually agreed to reduce total operating expense to certain Funds of the Trust. This additional contractual reimbursement (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, certain compliance costs, interest and broker expenses relating to investment strategies, taxes, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation or merger and reorganization expenses, for example) is effective until the dates listed below, unless renewed, and is subject to recoupment within three fiscal years following reimbursement. Recoupment is limited to the extent the reimbursement does not exceed any applicable expense limit and the effect of the reimbursement is measured after all ordinary operating expenses are calculated; any such reimbursement is subject to the Board of Trustees’ review and approval. Reimbursements from the Advisor to affected Funds are disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The contractual expense limits for the period ended June 30, 2023 are as follows:

Contractual Expense Limitation

Fund

Institutional
Shares

Investor
Shares

Expiration

International Select Fund

0.98%

1.23%

5/1/24

Tactical Credit Fund

0.98%

1.23%

5/1/24

At December 31, 2022, the remaining cumulative unreimbursed amount paid and/or waived by the Advisor on behalf of the Funds that may be reimbursed was $305,398. The Advisor may recapture a portion of the above amount no later than the dates as stated below.

Fund

Expires 9/30/23

Expires 12/31/23

Expires 12/31/24

Expires 12/31/25

Total

Emerging Markets Fund

$634

$

$

$

$634

International Select Fund

44,901

95,263

140,164

Tactical Credit Fund

62,140

47,163

55,297

164,600

Total

$634

$107,041

$47,163

$150,560

$305,398

A Fund must pay its current ordinary operating expenses before the Advisor is entitled to any reimbursement of fees and/or expenses. Any such reimbursement is contingent upon the Board of Trustees review and approval prior to the time the reimbursement is initiated.

As compensation for administrative duties not covered by the management agreement, Shelton receives an administration fee. The administration fee is based on assets held, in aggregate, by the SCM Trust and other funds within the same “family” of investment companies managed and administered by Shelton. The fee rates are 0.10% on the first $500 million, 0.08% on the next $500 million, and 0.06% on combined assets over $1 billion. Administration fees are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also partners of Shelton. Steve Rogers has served as a trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust since 1998, and President of the Trust since 1999. Mr. Rogers is also Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser. Gregory T. Pusch has served as the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the Trust since March 2017. Mr. Pusch is also employed by Shelton, the Advisor and Administrator to the Trust. The Trust is responsible for the portion of his salary allocated to his duties as the CCO of the Trust during his employment, and Shelton is reimbursed by the Trust for this portion of his salary. The level of reimbursement is reviewed and determined by the Board of Trustees at least annually.

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), as amended July 29, 2017, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, whereby the Investor Shares of each Fund pays RFS Partners, the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Shelton, for expenses that relate to the promotion and distribution of shares. Under the Plan, the Investor Shares of the Funds will pay the Distributor a fee at an annual rate of 0.25%, payable monthly, of the daily net assets attributable to such Fund’s Investor Shares.

For the year ended June 30, 2023 the following were paid:

Fund

Investor Class 12b-1 Fees

Emerging Markets Fund

$1,079

International Select Fund

8,317

Tactical Credit Fund

4,451

Management fees, Administration fees, Expense reimbursement from the manager, CCO fees and Trustees fees incurred during the year are included in the Statements of Operations.

SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2023

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Note 3 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term instruments for the year ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:

Fund

Purchases

Sales

Emerging Markets Fund

$6,699,892

$5,322,799

International Select Fund

11,077,572

38,493,833

Tactical Credit Fund

17,951,590

23,529,016

Note 4 – TAX CHARACTER

Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. The reclassifications on December 31, 2022 were as follows:

Increase/
(Decrease)
Paid-In Capital

Increase/
(Decrease)
Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)

Emerging Markets Fund

$(41,344)

$41,344

International Select Fund

(159,440)

159,440

The reclassification of net assets consists primarily of taxable over-distributions and Net Operating Losses.

Tax Basis of Distributable Earnings: For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned, gross appreciation, gross depreciation, and net unrealized appreciation of investments on December 31, 2022 were as follows:

Tax Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation

Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Emerging Markets Fund

$21,534,139

$3,726,703

$(1,182,364)

$2,544,339

International Select Fund

80,819,925

7,227,929

(10,947,528)

(3,719,599)

Tactical Credit Fund

42,474,448

302,298

(6,935,750)

(6,633,452)

Tax Basis of Distributable Earnings: The tax character of distributable earnings at December 31, 2022 was as follows:

Distributions
Payable

Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

Undistributed
Capital Gains
(Losses)

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Other
Accumulated
Gains/Losses

Total
Distributable
Earnings

Emerging Markets Fund

$

$

$

$

$2,544,339

$(1,772,465

)

$771,874

International Select Fund

(3,719,599

)

(52,673,142

)

(56,392,741

)

Tactical Credit Fund

(6,633,452

)

(5,575,897

)

(12,209,349

)

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the realization of unrealized gains/(losses) on future contracts for tax purposes, wash sales, straddle deferrals, Passive Foreign Investment Companies, and certain other investments.

Capital Losses: Capital loss carry forwards, as of December 31, 2022, available to offset future capital gains, if any, are as follows:

Emerging
Markets

International
Select

Tactical
Credit*

Long Term with no Limitation with no Limit

$

1,650,197

$

38,792,949

$

2,896,415

Short Term with no Limitation with no Limit

116,639

11,592,609

1,432,180

Long Term Subject to Annual Limitation

Short Term Subject to Annual Limitation

1,089,378

Total

$

1,766,836

$

50,385,558

$

5,417,973

Capital Loss Carry Forwards Utilized During the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022

$

170,252.00

$

$

 

*Subject to annual limitation of $561,798 under §382 of the Code through December 31, 2023, and $527,580 for the year ending December 31, 2024.

Distributions to Shareholders: Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by each Fund.

SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2023

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The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

Fund

Year

Ordinary Income

Nontaxable
Distribution/ Return
of Capital

Long-Term
Capital
Gains
(a)

Exempt-
Interest
Dividends

Total
Distributions

Emerging Markets Fund

December 31, 2022

$351,626

$

$

$

$351,626

 

December 31, 2021

595,238

595,238

 

International Select Fund

December 31, 2022

4,214,693

4,214,693

 

December 31, 2021

1,082,019

1,082,019

 

Tactical Credit Fund

December 31, 2022

642,982

78,540(b)

336,073

1,057,595

 

December 31, 2021

1,765,078

1,765,078

 

(a)The Funds did not designate any Long-Term Capital Gain dividends pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended December 31, 2022.

(b)It is possible that the Fund may not issue a Section 19 Notice in situations where the Fund’s financial statements prepared later in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or the final tax character of those distributions might later report that the sources of those distributions included capital gains and/or a return of capital.

Note 5 – SECURITIES LENDINGS

The Funds have entered into an agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Lending Agent”), dated January 19, 2020 (the “Securities Lending Agreement”), to provide securities lending services to the Funds. Under this program, the Funds may lend securities in their portfolios to approved brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized in an amount equal to at least (i) 105% of then current market value of any loaned foreign securities, or (ii) 102% of the then current market value of any other loaned securities at the outset of the loan and at least 100%, at all times thereafter. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. Cash collateral received by the Funds for securities loaned is invested by the Lending Agent in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, (“Mount Vernon”). Mount Vernon seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity; and to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00.The Funds continue to benefit from interest or dividends on the securities loaned and may also earn a return from the collateral. Such investments are subject to risk of payment delays, declines in the value of collateral provided, default on the part of the issuer or counterparty, and the risk that the investment may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Funds could also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities. The Funds are not subject to a master netting arrangement.

Amounts earned from security lending is disclosed in each Fund’s Statement of Operations as a securities lending credit.

Note 6 – BORROWINGS

In connection with the short sale arrangement of Shelton Tactical Credit Fund, the Fund may borrow in excess of the short sale proceeds. At June 30, 2023, the total amount outstanding in excess of the short sale proceeds was $0. Amounts borrowed under this arrangement bear interest at an interest rate based on the bank’s margin rate. For the year ended June 30, 2023, the weighted average interest rate of this arrangement was 0.00%, the average amount outstanding was $0 and the maximum outstanding balance was $0. The total amount of interest charged under the arrangement was $0.00 and is included in the balance of Interest and fees on borrowings and short sale arrangement in the Statement of Operations.

Note 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued and fund management has noted no additional events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2023

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Additional Information

Fund Holdings

The Fund holdings shown in this report are as of June 30, 2023. Holdings are subject to change at any time, so holdings shown in the report may not reflect current Fund holdings. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information filed in the Form N-PORT also may be obtained by calling (800) 955-9988.

Proxy Voting Policy

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) containing a description of the policies and procedures that the Shelton Funds uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, along with each Fund’s proxy voting record relating to portfolio securities held during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2023 is available upon request, at no charge, at the phone number above, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

About this Report

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Shelton Funds. It is authorized for distribution only if preceded or accompanied by a current Shelton Funds prospectus. Additional copies of the prospectus may be obtained by calling (800) 955-9988 or can be downloaded from the Fund’s website at www.sheltoncap.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest, as it explains the risks, fees and expenses of investing in the Fund.

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Board of Trustees and Executive Officers (Unaudited)

Overall responsibility for management of the Funds rests with the Board of Trustees. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. The following are the Trustees and Executive Officers of the Funds:

Name

Address

Year of Birth

Position Held with the Trust

Length of Time Served

Stephen C. Rogers

1875 Lawrence Street,

Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Chairman of the Board,
Trustee,

President

Since August 1999,

Since August 1999,

Since August 1999

Kevin T. Kogler

1875 Lawrence Street,

Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Trustee

Since May 2006

Marco L. Quazzo

1875 Lawrence Street,

Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1962

Trustee

Since August 2014

Stephen H. Sutro

1875 Lawrence Street,

Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1969

Trustee

Since May 2006

William P. Mock

1875 Lawrence Street,

Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Treasurer

Since February 2010

Gregory T. Pusch

1875 Lawrence Street,

Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary

Since March 2017

Each Trustee oversees the Trust’s nine Funds. The principal occupations of the Trustees and Executive Officers of the Funds during the past five years and public directorships held by the Trustees are set forth below:

Stephen C. Rogers*

Chief Executive Officer, Shelton Capital Management, 1999 to present.

Kevin T. Kogler

President & Founder of MicroBiz, LLC, 2012 to present.

Marco L. Quazzo

Principal, Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, March 2015-Present.

Stephen H. Sutro

Managing Partner, Duane Morris, LLP (law firm) 2014 to present; Partner, Duane Morris LLP (law firm), 2003 to present.

William P. Mock

Portfolio Manager, Shelton Capital Management, 2010 to present.

Gregory T. Pusch

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Shelton Capital Management, 2017 to present.

Additional information about the Trustees may be found in the SAI, which is available without charge by calling (800) 955-9988.

 

*Trustee deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mr. Rogers is an interested person because he is the CEO of Shelton Capital Management, the Trust’s Advisor and Administrator.

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Board Approval of Advisory Agreement

The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that the full board of the SCM Trust (the “Board”) and a majority of the Independent Trustees annually approve the continuation of:

The Investment Advisory Agreement dated October 11, 2016, between SCM Trust, on behalf of the Shelton International Select Equity Fund (the “International Select Equity Fund”) and the Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (the “Tactical Credit Fund”) (each a “Fund” and together with the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund, the “Funds”), and Shelton Capital Management (“Shelton Capital” or “SCM”); and

The Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 6, 2020, between SCM Trust, on behalf of the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund (the “Emerging Markets Fund”), and Shelton Capital Management (collectively, the “SCM Advisory Agreements”).

At a meeting held on March 9-10, 2023, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, considered and approved the continuation of the SCM Advisory Agreements for the maximum period permitted under the 1940 Act.

Prior to the Meeting, the Independent Trustees requested information from Shelton Capital and third-party sources. This information, together with other information provided by Shelton Capital, and the information provided to the Independent Trustees throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations, as summarized below. In addition to the information identified above, other material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s subsequent approval are described below.

Information Received

Materials Received. During the course of each year, the Independent Trustees receive a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided to the Emerging Markets Fund, the International Select Equity Fund, and the Tactical Credit Fund by Shelton Capital, including reports on each Fund’s investment results; portfolio composition; third party fund rankings; investment strategy; portfolio trading practices; shareholder services; and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by Shelton Capital to the Funds. In addition, the Board requests and reviews supplementary information that includes materials regarding each Fund’s investment results, advisory fee and expense comparisons, the costs of operating the Funds and financial and profitability information regarding Shelton Capital, descriptions of various functions such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and information about the personnel providing investment management services to each Fund.

Review Process. The Board received assistance and advice regarding legal and industry standards from independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and fund counsel. The Board discussed the renewal of the SCM Advisory Agreements with respect to the Emerging Markets Fund, International Select Equity Fund, and Tactical Credit Fund, as applicable, with Shelton Capital representatives, and in a private session with independent legal counsel at which representatives of Shelton Capital were not present. In deciding to approve the renewal of the SCM Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees considered the total mix of information requested by and made available to them and did not identify any single issue or particular information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor. This summary describes the most important, but not all, of the factors considered by the Board.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

Shelton Capital, its personnel and its resources. The Board considered the depth and quality of Shelton Capital’s investment management process; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; operating performance and the overall financial strength and stability of its organization. The Board also considered that Shelton Capital made available to its investment professionals a variety of resources relating to investment management, compliance, trading, performance and portfolio accounting. The Board further considered Shelton Capital’s continuing need to attract and retain qualified personnel and, noting Shelton Capital’s additions over recent years, determined that Shelton Capital was adequately managing matters related to the Funds.

Other Services. The Board considered, in connection with the performance of its investment management services to the Funds: Shelton Capital’s policies, procedures and systems to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and Shelton Capital’s commitment to these programs; each of their efforts to keep the Trustees informed; and Shelton Capital’s attention to matters that may involve conflicts of interest with the Funds. As a point of comparison, the Board also considered the nature, extent, quality and cost of certain non-investment related administrative services provided by Shelton Capital to the Funds under the administration servicing agreements.

The board concluded that Shelton Capital had the quality and depth of personnel and investment methods necessary to performing its duties under the SCM Advisory Agreements, and that the nature, extent and overall quality of such services provided by Shelton Capital are satisfactory and reliable.

Investment Performance

The Board considered each Fund’s investment results in comparison to its stated investment objectives. The Trustees also reviewed performance rankings for each Fund as provided by an independent third-party service provider. Among the factors considered in this regard, were the following for the periods ended December 31, 2022:

For the Emerging Markets Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund relative to its peer category was in the highest performing quartile over the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods.

For the Shelton International Select Equity Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund relative to its peer category was in the second highest performing quartile over the 5-year period, the second lowest performing quartile over the 3-year period, and in the lowest performing quartile over the 1-year period.

For the Shelton Tactical Credit Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund relative to its peer category was in the highest performing quartile over the 3-year and 5-year periods, and in the second lowest performing quartile over the 1-year period.

The Board ultimately concluded that Shelton Capital’s performance records in managing the applicable Fund was satisfactory, and in some cases excellent, supporting the determination that Shelton Capital’s continued management under the applicable SCM Advisory Agreement would be consistent with the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

Management Fees and Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios

The Board reviewed the management fees and total operating expenses of each Fund and compared such amounts with the management fees and total operating expenses of other funds in the industry that are found within the same style category as defined by a third-party independent service provider. The Board considered the asset size, advisory fees and total fees and expenses of each Fund in comparison to the asset size, advisory fees and other fees and expenses of other funds in each Fund’s relevant category. The Trustees considered both the gross advisory fee rates, as well as the effective advisory rates charged by Shelton Capital after taking into consideration the expense limitation arrangements on certain Funds.

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Board Approval of Advisory Agreement (Continued)

The Board noted that the maximum management fee charged by the Shelton International Select Equity Fund was lower than the Fund’s peer category median, the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund’s maximum management fee was equal to its peer category median, and the Shelton Tactical Credit Fund’s maximum management fee was higher than the Fund’s peer category median.

The Board also observed that except for the Institutional Classes of the Shelton International Select Equity Fund and Shelton Emerging Markets Fund, each Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, after taking into account the expense limitations and waivers applicable to certain Funds, were higher than the relevant Fund’s peer category median.

Comparable Accounts

The Board noted certain information provided by Shelton Capital regarding fees charged to other clients utilizing a strategy similar to that employed by certain Funds. The Board determined that, bearing in mind the limitations of comparing different types of managed accounts and the different levels of service typically associated with such accounts, the fee structures applicable to Shelton Capital’s other clients employing a comparable strategy to each applicable Fund was not indicative of any unreasonableness with respect to the advisory fee payable by such Fund.

Cost Structure, Level of Profits, Economies of Scale and Ancillary Benefits

The Board reviewed information regarding Shelton Capital’s costs of providing services to the Funds. The Board also reviewed the resulting level of profits to SCM, including the cost allocation methodologies used to calculate such profits. The Independent Trustees received financial and other information from Shelton Capital.

The Board noted its intention to continue to monitor assets under management, and the resulting impact on Shelton Capital’s profitability, in order to ensure that Shelton Capital has sufficient resources to continue to provide the services that shareholders in the Funds require. The Trustees also noted that currently, Shelton Capital has contractually agreed to limit its advisory fees on certain Funds so that those Funds do not exceed their respective specified operating expense limitations, and may extend those limits in the future.

The Board also considered that Shelton Capital does not receive material indirect benefits from managing the applicable Funds, noting the soft dollars benefits accrued to Shelton Capital.

Based on the foregoing, together with the other information provided to it at the Meeting and throughout the year, the Board concluded that each Fund’s cost structure and level of profits for Shelton Capital, were reasonable and that economies of scale and ancillary benefits, to the extent present with respect to a Fund, were not material.

Conclusions

The Board indicated that the information presented and the discussion of the information were adequate for making a determination regarding the renewal of the SCM Advisory Agreements with respect to the Emerging Markets Fund, International Select Equity Fund, and Tactical Credit Fund, as applicable. During the review process, the Board noted certain instances where clarification or follow-up was appropriate and others where the Board determined that further clarification or follow-up was not necessary. In those instances where clarification or follow-up was requested, the Board determined that in each case either information responsive to its requests had been provided, or where any request was outstanding in whole or in part, given the totality of the information provided with respect to the SCM Advisory Agreements, the Board had received sufficient information to renew and approve the SCM Advisory Agreements with respect to the Emerging Markets Fund, International Select Equity Fund, and Tactical Credit Fund, as applicable.

Based on their review, including but not limited to their consideration of each of the factors referred to above, the Board concluded that each SCM Advisory Agreement, taking into account the separate administration fees, is and would be fair and reasonable to each applicable Fund and its shareholders, that each Fund’s shareholders received or should receive reasonable value in return for the advisory fees and other amounts paid to Shelton Capital by the Funds, and that the renewal of the SCM Advisory Agreements with respect to the Emerging Markets Fund, International Select Equity Fund, and Tactical Credit Fund, as applicable, was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

June 30, 2023

ICON Consumer Select Fund
ICON Equity Fund
ICON Equity Income Fund
ICON Flexible Bond Fund
ICON Health and Information Technology Fund
ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund
ICON Utilities and Income Fund

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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)
June 30, 2023

Example

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you have 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 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 of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds 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. The Funds do not charge any sales charges. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional cost, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Beginning Account Value
December 31, 2022

Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2023

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Net Annual Expense Ratio

ICON Consumer Select Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,107

$6.85

1.31%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,018

$6.56

1.31%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,105

$8.10

1.55%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,017

$7.77

1.55%

ICON Equity Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,062

$5.46

1.07%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,020

$5.35

1.07%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,061

$6.70

1.31%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,018

$6.56

1.31%

ICON Equity Income Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,015

$5.34

1.07%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,020

$5.35

1.07%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,014

$6.55

1.31%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,018

$6.56

1.31%

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,048

$3.89

0.77%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,021

$3.84

0.77%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,047

$5.12

1.01%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,020

$5.05

1.01%

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio listed in the “Net Annual Expense Ratio” column, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Beginning Account Value
December 31, 2022

Ending Account Value
June 30, 2023

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Net Annual Expense Ratio

ICON Health & Information Technology Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,055

$6.37

1.25%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,019

$6.26

1.25%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,053

$7.70

1.51%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,017

$7.57

1.51%

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$930

$6.18

1.29%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,018

$6.46

1.29%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$1,074

$7.88

1.53%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,017

$7.66

1.53%

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

Institutional Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$930

$6.27

1.31%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,018

$6.56

1.31%

Investor Shares

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000

$930

$7.43

1.55%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$1,000

$1,017

$7.77

1.55%

About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)
June 30, 2023 (Continued)

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio listed in the “Net Annual Expense Ratio” column, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Top Holdings and Sector Breakdowns (unaudited)June 30, 2023

ICON Consumer Select Fund

Security

 

Market Value

 

Percentage of Total Investment

1

First American Government Obligations Fund

$6,677,831

13.5%

2

PulteGroup Inc

3,348,008

6.7%

3

Deckers Outdoor Corp

3,060,428

6.2%

4

LPL Financial Holdings Inc

2,848,333

5.7%

5

Skechers USA Inc

2,817,310

5.7%

6

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

2,162,920

4.4%

7

Mastercard Inc

2,045,160

4.1%

8

NIKE Inc

2,030,808

4.1%

9

Brunswick Corp

1,949,400

3.9%

10

Visa Inc

1,852,344

3.7%

ICON Equity Fund

Security

 

Market Value

 

Percentage of Total Investment

1

First American Government Obligations Fund

$10,589,679

18.0%

2

Extreme Networks Inc

5,365,753

9.1%

3

Alamo Group Inc

3,586,245

6.1%

4

Mastercard Inc

3,315,126

5.6%

5

LPL Financial Holdings Inc

3,044,020

5.2%

6

Chart Industries Inc

2,876,220

4.9%

7

NIKE Inc

2,505,399

4.3%

8

Performance Food Group Co

2,379,480

4.0%

9

Baker Hughes Co

2,313,852

3.9%

10

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc

2,264,222

3.8%

ICON Equity Income Fund

Security

 

Market Value

 

Percentage of Total Investment

1

Vector Group Ltd

$3,116,673

5.3%

2

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

3,031,230

5.1%

3

New York Community Bancorp Inc

2,640,276

4.5%

4

GSK PLC

2,309,472

3.9%

5

Manulife Financial Corp

2,227,598

3.8%

6

Amgen Inc

2,131,392

3.6%

7

Lockheed Martin Corp

2,025,672

3.4%

8

Nexstar Media Group Inc

1,965,290

3.3%

9

ING Groep NV

1,941,027

3.3%

10

OceanFirst Financial Corp

1,843,160

3.1%

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

Security

 

Market Value

 

Percentage of Total Investment

1

Argo Group US Inc

$10,599,120

5.7%

2

Templeton Global Income Fund

8,701,684

4.7%

3

Bank of America Corp

7,363,791

3.9%

4

Fifth Third Bancorp

6,176,164

3.3%

5

Prudential Financial Inc

6,176,063

3.3%

6

Equity Commonwealth

5,467,096

2.9%

7

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp

4,750,455

2.5%

8

American Airlines 2017-1 Class B Pass Through Trust

4,490,610

2.4%

9

United Airlines 2018-1 Class A Pass Through Trust

4,410,505

2.4%

10

Citigroup Inc

4,273,536

2.3%

5

Top Holdings and Sector Breakdowns (Continued) (unaudited)June 30, 2023

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

Security

 

Market Value

 

Percentage of Total Investment

1

First American Government Obligations Fund

$13,043,273

14.3%

2

Arista Networks Inc

4,472,856

4.9%

3

UnitedHealth Group Inc

4,469,952

4.9%

4

Molina Healthcare Inc

4,458,352

4.9%

5

TD SYNNEX Corp

4,455,600

4.9%

6

Elevance Health Inc

4,309,613

4.7%

7

Fortinet Inc

4,157,450

4.5%

8

Humana Inc

3,890,031

4.3%

9

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

3,481,740

3.8%

10

LiveRamp Holdings Inc

3,264,408

3.6%

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

Security

 

Market Value

 

Percentage of Total Investment

1

First American Government Obligations Fund

$24,486,482

22.2%

2

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

6,307,650

5.7%

3

YPF SA

5,211,500

4.7%

4

Ecopetrol SA

5,125,000

4.7%

5

DMC Global Inc

4,262,400

3.9%

6

Southwestern Energy Co

3,846,400

3.5%

7

Enterprise Products Partners LP

3,689,000

3.4%

8

AAR Corp

3,234,560

2.9%

9

ChampionX Corp

2,948,800

2.7%

10

Saia Inc

2,910,485

2.6%

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

Security

 

Market Value

 

Percentage of Total Investment

1

First American Government Obligations Fund

$4,570,080

14.9%

2

New Jersey Resources Corp

2,657,360

8.7%

3

Ameren Corp

1,992,748

6.5%

4

NextEra Energy Inc

1,914,360

6.3%

5

Evergy Inc

1,822,704

6.0%

6

Xcel Energy Inc

1,703,458

5.6%

7

American Electric Power Co Inc

1,667,160

5.4%

8

NiSource Inc

1,593,165

5.2%

9

Black Hills Corp

1,482,396

4.8%

10

ONE Gas Inc

1,444,028

4.7%

6

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

ICON Consumer Select FundPortfolio of Investments6/30/23

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (86.62%)

 

Communications (3.52%)

eBay Inc

19,700

$880,393

The Walt Disney Co*

9,700

866,016

Total Communications

1,746,409

 

Consumer, Cyclical (37.72%)

Brunswick Corp

22,500

1,949,400

Dana Inc

54,400

924,800

Deckers Outdoor Corp*

5,800

3,060,428

Gentex Corp

58,500

1,711,710

Lear Corp

10,300

1,478,565

NIKE Inc

18,400

2,030,809

PulteGroup Inc

43,100

3,348,009

Skechers USA Inc*

53,500

2,817,310

Visteon Corp*

9,600

1,378,656

Total Consumer, Cyclical

18,699,686

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (9.11%)

Darling Ingredients Inc*

28,100

1,792,499

Global Payments Inc

7,900

778,308

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc

8,500

977,075

Performance Food Group Co*

16,100

969,864

Total Consumer, Non-cyclical

4,517,746

 

Financial (36.27%)

American Express Co

5,500

958,100

Arch Capital Group Ltd*

20,500

1,534,425

Assurant Inc

10,300

1,294,916

Bank of America Corp

34,300

984,067

Equitable Holdings Inc

39,200

1,064,672

Everest Group Ltd*

3,200

1,093,952

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc

12,900

929,058

LPL Financial Holdings Inc

13,100

2,848,333

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

11,500

2,162,920

Mastercard Inc

5,200

2,045,160

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd

6,500

1,212,380

Visa Inc

7,800

1,852,344

Total Financial

17,980,327

 

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $34,920,713)

42,944,167

 

Investment Companies (13.47%)

 

Shares

 

Value

Money Market Funds (13.47%)

First American Government Obligations Fund (Subsidized 7-Day Yield, 5.01%)

6,677,831

6,677,831

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,677,831)

6,677,831

 

Total Investments (Cost $41,598,545) (100.09%)

$49,621,999

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.09%)

(45,253

)

Net Assets (100.00%)

$49,576,746

*Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ICON Equity FundPortfolio of Investments6/30/23

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (80.87%)

 

Basic Materials (1.18%)

The Chemours Co

18,800

$693,532

 

Communications (9.14%)

Extreme Networks Inc*

205,979

5,365,751

 

Consumer, Cyclical (6.98%)

Magna International Inc

28,200

1,591,608

NIKE Inc

22,700

2,505,399

Total Consumer, Cyclical

4,097,007

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (13.60%)

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA#

18,800

1,066,336

The Boston Beer Co Inc*

3,600

1,110,384

Euronet Worldwide Inc*

13,350

1,566,890

Global Payments Inc

18,862

1,858,284

Performance Food Group Co*

39,500

2,379,480

Total Consumer, Non-cyclical

7,981,374

 

Energy (3.94%)

Baker Hughes Co

73,200

2,313,852

 

Financial (16.97%)

Bank of America Corp

32,488

932,081

JPMorgan Chase & Co

10,200

1,483,488

LPL Financial Holdings Inc

14,000

3,044,020

Mastercard Inc

8,429

3,315,126

Truist Financial Corp

39,100

1,186,685

Total Financial

9,961,400

 

Industrial (23.48%)

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc

19,900

2,264,222

Alamo Group Inc

19,500

3,586,245

Armstrong World Industries Inc

21,600

1,586,736

Chart Industries Inc*

18,000

2,876,220

CSX Corp

36,200

1,234,420

Trinity Industries Inc

86,800

2,231,628

Total Industrial

13,779,471

 

Technology (5.58%)

Adobe Inc*

3,100

1,515,869

EPAM Systems Inc*

7,830

1,759,793

Total Technology

3,275,662

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $32,275,182)

47,468,051

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

ICON Equity FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)6/30/23

Investment Companies (19.44%)

 

Shares

 

Value

Exchange-Traded Funds (1.40%)

Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x Shares#

13,400

$132,258

ProShares Short QQQ#

65,100

688,107

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

820,365

 

Money Market Funds (18.04%)

First American Government Obligations Fund (Subsidized 7-Day Yield, 5.01%)

10,589,679

10,589,679

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $11,965,535)

11,410,044

 

Collateral Received For Securities on Loan (3.16%)

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $1,859,575)

1,859,575

1,859,575

 

Total Investments (Cost $46,100,292) (103.47%)

$60,737,668

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-3.47%)

(2,037,763

)

Net Assets (100.00%)

$58,699,905

*Non-income producing security.

#Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at June 30, 2023 in the amount of $1,820,078.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ICON Equity Income FundPortfolio of Investments6/30/23

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (59.97%)

 

Basic Materials (1.61%)

Kaiser Aluminum Corp

13,100

$938,484

 

Communications (3.38%)

Nexstar Media Group Inc

11,800

1,965,290

 

Consumer, Cyclical (6.61%)

Hooker Furnishings Corp

49,200

918,072

Leggett & Platt Inc

42,600

1,261,812

Whirlpool Corp

11,200

1,666,448

Total Consumer, Cyclical

3,846,332

 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (20.88%)

Amgen Inc

9,600

2,131,392

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

47,400

3,031,230

GSK PLC

64,800

2,309,472

Ingredion Inc

14,700

1,557,465

Vector Group Ltd

243,300

3,116,668

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

12,146,232

 

Financial (19.00%)

Huntington Bancshares Inc

142,600

1,537,228

ING Groep NV

144,100

1,941,027

Manulife Financial Corp

117,800

2,227,598

New York Community Bancorp Inc

234,900

2,640,276

OceanFirst Financial Corp

118,000

1,843,160

Webster Financial Corp

22,800

860,700

Total Financial

11,049,989

 

Industrial (5.64%)

Lockheed Martin Corp

4,400

2,025,672

Trinity Industries Inc

48,800

1,254,648

Total Industrial

3,280,320

 

Utilities (2.85%)

Evergy Inc

28,400

1,659,128

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $35,291,009)

34,885,775

Preferred Stock (9.23%)

 

Shares

 

Value

Financial (7.53%)

Annaly Capital Management Inc, 10.531%

28,060

$712,724

Argo Group US Inc, 6.500%

56,160

1,263,600

Bank of America Corp, 7.250%

613

718,326

Equity Commonwealth, 6.500%

50,280

1,277,112

Raymond James Financial Inc, 6.375%

16,010

400,732

Total Financial

4,372,494

 

Government (1.70%)

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.750% (144A)(a) 

10,000

990,000

 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $5,461,532)

5,362,494

10

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

ICON Equity Income FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)6/30/23

Corporate Debt (20.23%)

 

Par Value

 

Value

Communications (3.45%)

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp, 6.625%, 8/1/2026

$250,000

$233,750

Sprint LLC, 7.125%, 6/15/2024

1,000,000

1,008,928

Uber Technologies Inc, 8.000%, 11/1/2026 (144A)

750,000

764,341

Total Communications

2,007,019

 

Consumer, Cyclical (8.39%)

American Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 5.250%, 1/15/2024

231,486

227,999

American Airlines 2017-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 4.950%, 2/15/2025

470,250

449,061

American Airlines 2017-2 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.700%, 10/15/2025

247,234

232,247

American Airlines 2019-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.850%, 2/15/2028

178,645

151,924

American Airlines 2021-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.950%, 7/11/2030

477,500

415,495

British Airways 2021-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 2.900%, 3/15/2035 (144A)

443,008

364,885

Century Communities Inc, 6.750%, 6/1/2027

250,000

250,372

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, 9.500%, 5/31/2025

500,000

511,293

MGM Resorts International, 6.750%, 5/1/2025

750,000

751,820

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd, 6.500%, 6/20/2027 (144A)

400,000

400,940

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, 11.500%, 6/1/2025 (144A)

718,000

761,798

United Airlines 2019-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.550%, 8/25/2031

404,811

359,986

Total Consumer, Cyclical

4,877,820

 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (1.57%)

Albertsons Cos Inc / Safeway Inc / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.625%, 1/15/2027 (144A)

250,000

236,850

Conagra Brands Inc, 7.125%, 10/1/2026

175,000

181,139

Williams Scotsman International Inc, 6.125%, 6/15/2025 (144A)

500,000

496,290

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

914,279

 

Energy (0.17%)

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp, 7.500%, 2/1/2026 (144A)

100,000

98,493

 

Financial (5.32%)

Bank of America Corp, 8.631%(a),(b) 

500,000

499,986

Citigroup Inc, 8.787%(a),(b) 

500,000

496,000

Credit Acceptance Corp, 6.625%, 3/15/2026

220,000

211,426

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.750%, 12/1/2025 (144A)

250,000

244,129

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co, 7.842%, 12/15/2024 (144A)(b) 

1,000,000

998,999

Prudential Financial Inc, 5.200%, 3/15/2044(b),#

500,000

494,085

Wells Fargo & Co, 5.900%(a),(b) 

150,000

147,938

Total Financial

3,092,563

 

Industrial (1.33%)

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 6.500%, 10/1/2025 (144A)

250,000

246,289

MasTec Inc, 6.625%, 8/15/2029 (144A)

250,000

225,316

WESCO Distribution Inc, 7.125%, 6/15/2025 (144A)

300,000

303,139

Total Industrial

774,744

 

Total Corporate Debt (Cost $11,747,440)

11,764,918

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ICON Equity Income FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)6/30/23

Investment Companies (12.21%)

 

Par Value

 

Value

Mutual Funds (12.21%)

abrdn Income Credit Strategies

$94,883

$649,000

Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund

80,011

874,520

Carlyle Credit Income Fund

137,645

1,368,880

Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund

86,671

643,099

RiverNorth Capital and Income

47,550

733,221

Templeton Global Income Fund

390,480

1,616,587

Total Mutual Funds

5,885,307

 

Money Market Funds (2.09%)

First American Government Obligations Fund (Subsidized 7-Day Yield, 5.01%)

1,215,201

1,215,201

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $7,197,387)

7,100,508

 

Collateral Received For Securities on Loan (0.94%)

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $548,103)

548,103

548,103

 

Total Investments (Cost $60,245,470) (102.58%)

$59,661,793

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-2.58%)

-1,503,389

Net Assets (100.00%)

$58,158,404

(144A) 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 June 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $6,131,469, which represented approximately 10.54% of net assets.

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

(b)Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of June 30, 2023 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date.

#Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at June 30, 2023 in the amount of $539,821.

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

ICON Flexible Bond FundPortfolio of Investments6/30/23

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (0.26%)

 

Communication (0.04%)

AT&T Inc

5,000

$79,750

 

Financial (0.22%)

Goldman Sachs BDC Inc#

30,983

429,424

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $499,501)

509,174

Corporate Debt (75.10%)

 

Par Value

 

Value

Communications (6.83%)

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co LLC, 6.300%, 12/1/2028

$4,315,000

3,574,244

DISH Network Corp, 11.750%, 11/15/2027 (144A)

1,000,000

974,545

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp, 5.250%, 8/1/2026

3,000,000

2,799,922

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp, 6.625%, 8/1/2026

1,250,000

1,168,750

Uber Technologies Inc, 8.000%, 11/1/2026 (144A)

1,500,000

1,528,682

The Walt Disney Co, 7.750%, 2/1/2024#

3,000,000

3,024,744

Total Communications

13,070,887

 

Consumer, Cyclical (24.52%)

Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co, 8.750%, 7/15/2025 (144A)#

1,000,000

1,015,026

Air Canada 2015-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.125%, 12/15/2027 (144A)

832,049

728,297

American Airlines 2015-2 Class B Pass Through Trust, 4.400%, 9/22/2023

914,776

908,115

American Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 5.250%, 1/15/2024

694,457

683,997

American Airlines 2017-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 4.950%, 2/15/2025

4,702,500

4,490,610

American Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.000%, 7/15/2025

289,241

260,854

American Airlines 2017-2 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.700%, 10/15/2025

988,938

928,987

American Airlines 2015-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.000%, 9/22/2027

1,336,809

1,199,816

American Airlines 2019-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.850%, 2/15/2028

1,965,091

1,671,166

American Airlines Inc, 7.250%, 2/15/2028 (144A)

1,000,000

994,111

American Airlines 2016-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 3.650%, 6/15/2028

327,590

281,176

American Airlines 2021-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.950%, 7/11/2030

2,387,500

2,077,476

American Airlines 2019-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 3.500%, 2/15/2032

1,172,200

953,951

Beazer Homes USA Inc, 6.750%, 3/15/2025#

2,000,000

1,985,000

British Airways 2021-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 2.900%, 3/15/2035 (144A)

2,386,899

1,965,973

Century Communities Inc, 6.750%, 6/1/2027

1,750,000

1,752,606

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, 9.500%, 5/31/2025

1,500,000

1,533,878

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.750%, 9/15/2026 (144A)

1,000,000

922,590

JetBlue 2019-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 8.000%, 11/15/2027

3,330,159

3,304,528

JetBlue 2020-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 7.750%, 11/15/2028

2,192,329

2,197,314

MGM Resorts International, 6.750%, 5/1/2025

2,500,000

2,506,068

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd, 6.500%, 6/20/2027 (144A)

2,400,000

2,405,638

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc, 8.750%, 5/1/2025 (144A)#

355,000

359,438

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd, 8.000%, 9/20/2025 (144A)

1,500,000

1,511,319

United Airlines 2018-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 4.600%, 3/1/2026

1,013,955

950,735

United Airlines 2018-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 3.700%, 3/1/2030

5,098,151

4,410,505

United Airlines 2019-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.550%, 8/25/2031#

3,004,160

2,671,509

US Airways 2011-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 7.125%, 10/22/2023

2,334,162

2,328,010

Total Consumer, Cyclical

46,998,693

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (4.58%)

Albertsons Cos Inc / Safeway Inc / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.625%, 1/15/2027 (144A)

1,250,000

1,184,249

Conagra Brands Inc, 7.125%, 10/1/2026

1,150,000

1,190,342

McKesson Corp, 7.650%, 3/1/2027

2,000,000

2,131,954

Varex Imaging Corp, 7.875%, 10/15/2027 (144A)

4,300,000

4,265,642

Total Consumer, Non-cyclical

8,772,187

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ICON Flexible Bond FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)6/30/23

Corporate Debt (75.10%)

 

Par Value

 

Value

Energy (5.34%)

Andeavor LLC, 5.125%, 12/15/2026

$4,000,000

$3,872,803

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 7.500%, 6/1/2027 (144A)

1,000,000

1,009,632

Hess Corp, 7.300%, 8/15/2031

1,500,000

1,644,211

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp, 7.500%, 2/1/2026 (144A)

1,495,000

1,472,467

Northern Oil and Gas Inc, 8.125%, 3/1/2028 (144A)

1,250,000

1,225,000

PDC Energy Inc, 5.750%, 5/15/2026

1,000,000

995,997

Total Energy

10,220,110

 

Financial (21.96%)

Bank of America Corp, 8.631%(a),(b) 

7,364,000

7,363,790

Citigroup Inc, 8.787%(a),(b),#

4,308,000

4,273,536

Credit Acceptance Corp, 6.625%, 3/15/2026#

2,600,000

2,498,669

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Inc, 5.500%, 5/1/2025 (144A)

1,000,000

972,198

Fifth Third Bancorp, 8.571%(a),(b),#

500,000

448,798

Fifth Third Bancorp, 8.667%(a),(b),#

6,718,000

6,176,164

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co, 6.125%, 3/9/2028

2,000,000

1,961,652

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.750%, 12/1/2025 (144A)

1,250,000

1,220,645

Hunt Cos Inc, 5.250%, 4/15/2029 (144A)

1,000,000

794,031

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co, 7.842%, 12/15/2024 (144A)(b) 

3,000,000

2,996,998

OneMain Finance Corp, 6.125%, 3/15/2024

1,000,000

996,627

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc, 8.536%(a),(b),#

2,350,000

2,329,138

Prudential Financial Inc, 5.200%, 3/15/2044(b) 

6,250,000

6,176,063

Truist Financial Corp, 8.654%(a),(b) 

2,400,000

2,352,096

Wells Fargo & Co, 5.900%(a),(b) 

1,500,000

1,479,375

Total Financial

42,039,781

 

Industrial (5.95%)

Cascades Inc/Cascades USA Inc, 5.375%, 1/15/2028 (144A)

2,000,000

1,869,249

Danaos Corp, 8.500%, 3/1/2028 (144A)

1,500,000

1,503,750

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 6.500%, 10/1/2025 (144A)

1,646,000

1,621,563

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 9.750%, 8/1/2027 (144A)

1,500,000

1,549,069

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.500%, 5/1/2028 (144A)

2,000,000

1,830,049

MasTec Inc, 6.625%, 8/15/2029 (144A)

1,250,000

1,126,582

Vontier Corp, 2.950%, 4/1/2031

1,500,000

1,190,520

WESCO Distribution Inc, 7.125%, 6/15/2025 (144A)

688,000

695,199

Total Industrial

11,385,981

 

Technology (4.17%)

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp, 6.100%, 7/15/2027

4,612,000

4,750,455

Dell Inc, 7.100%, 4/15/2028#

3,000,000

3,226,740

Total Technology

7,977,195

 

Utilities (1.75%)

Calpine Corp, 5.250%, 6/1/2026 (144A)

703,000

678,976

Vistra Operations Co LLC, 5.000%, 7/31/2027 (144A)

1,460,000

1,366,574

Vistra Operations Co LLC, 5.500%, 9/1/2026 (144A)

1,350,000

1,299,163

Total Utilities

3,344,713

 

Total Corporate Debt (Cost $148,843,824)

143,809,547

 

Asset Backed Securities (1.33%)

 

 

 

 

SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A, 4.500%, 9/15/2045 (144A)

3,000,000

2,538,086

 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $2,906,169)

2,538,086

14

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

ICON Flexible Bond FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)6/30/23

Preferred Stock (9.91%)

 

 

 

 

Argo Group US Inc, 6.500%

$471,072

$10,599,120

Bank of America Corp, 7.250%

305

357,405

Equity Commonwealth, 6.500%

215,240

5,467,096

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, 8.977%

9,000

229,590

Raymond James Financial Inc, 6.375%

92,686

2,319,940

 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $19,358,149)

18,973,151

 

Investment Companies (10.83%)

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds (9.64%)

abrdn Income Credit Strategies

240,951

1,648,105

Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund

25,257

276,059

Carlyle Credit Income Fund

192,052

1,909,957

Highland Opportunities and Income Fund

142,671

1,288,319

Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund

40,000

296,800

Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure Inc

346,431

2,459,660

RiverNorth Capital and Income

120,811

1,862,906

Templeton Global Income Fund

2,101,856

8,701,684

Total Mutual Funds

18,443,490

 

Money Market Funds (1.19%)

First American Government Obligations Fund (Subsidized 7-Day Yield, 5.01%)

2,284,968

2,284,968

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $21,366,522)

20,728,458

 

Collateral Received For Securities on Loan (3.95%)

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $7,554,886)

7,554,886

7,554,886

 

Total Investments (Cost $200,529,050) (101.38%)

$194,113,301

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.38%)

-2,638,255

Net Assets (100.00%)

$191,475,046

#Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at June 30, 2023 in the amount of $7,354,514

(144A) 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 June 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $40,871,786, which represented approximately 21.35% of net assets.

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

(b)Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of June 30, 2023 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

15

ICON Health and Information Technology FundPortfolio of Investments6/30/23

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (85.79%)

 

Communications (16.76%)

Alphabet Inc*

22,300

$2,697,631

Arista Networks Inc*

27,600

4,472,856

CDW Corp

11,800

2,165,300

Cisco Systems Inc

53,900

2,788,786

GoDaddy Inc*

17,600

1,322,288

Meta Platforms Inc*

6,500

1,865,370

Total Communications

15,312,231

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (42.21%)

AstraZeneca PLC

30,000

2,147,100

The Cigna Group

10,100

2,834,060

Elevance Health Inc

9,700

4,309,613

Encompass Health Corp

29,100

1,970,361

HCA Healthcare Inc

8,000

2,427,840

Humana Inc

8,700

3,890,031

Incyte Corp*

23,500

1,462,875

IQVIA Holdings Inc*

9,238

2,076,425

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

7,200

892,584

LiveRamp Holdings Inc*

114,300

3,264,408

Merck & Co Inc

16,100

1,857,779

Molina Healthcare Inc*

14,800

4,458,352

Select Medical Holdings Corp

78,800

2,510,568

UnitedHealth Group Inc

9,300

4,469,952

Total Consumer, Non-cyclical

38,571,948

 

Energy (2.39%)

SolarEdge Technologies Inc*

8,100

2,179,305

 

Industrial (7.50%)

TD SYNNEX Corp

47,400

4,455,600

Universal Display Corp

16,600

2,392,558

Total Industrial

6,848,158

 

Technology (16.93%)

Autodesk Inc*

14,500

2,966,845

Fortinet Inc*

55,000

4,157,450

Globant SA*

11,900

2,138,668

Salesforce Inc*

12,900

2,725,254

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

34,500

3,481,740

Total Technology

15,469,957

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $72,976,050)

78,381,599

16

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

ICON Health and Information Technology FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)6/30/23

Investment Companies (14.28%)

 

Shares

 

Value

Money Market (14.28%)

First American Government Obligations Fund (Subsidized 7-Day Yield, 5.01%)

13,043,273

$13,043,273

 

Total Funds (Cost $13,043,273)

13,043,273

 

Total Investments (Cost $86,019,323) (100.07%)

$91,424,872

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.07%)

(63,712

)

Net Assets (100.00%)

$91,361,160

*Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure FundPortfolio of Investments6/30/23

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (77.78%)

 

Basic Materials (5.48%)

Kaiser Aluminum Corp

15,000

$1,074,600

Livent Corp*

80,000

2,194,400

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

20,000

1,452,400

Trinseo PLC

103,000

1,305,010

Total Basic Materials

6,026,410

 

Energy (39.10%)

ChampionX Corp

95,000

2,948,800

DMC Global Inc*

240,000

4,262,400

Ecopetrol SA#

500,000

5,125,000

Enterprise Products Partners LP

140,000

3,689,000

Golar LNG Ltd

130,000

2,622,100

Imperial Oil Ltd

25,000

1,279,000

Nabors Industries Ltd*

15,500

1,441,965

NuStar Energy LP

69,000

1,182,660

Southwestern Energy Co*

640,000

3,846,400

Suncor Energy Inc

84,000

2,462,880

TechnipFMC PLC*

160,000

2,659,200

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

1,605,000

6,307,650

YPF SA*

350,000

5,211,500

Total Energy

43,038,555

 

Industrial (32.31%)

AAR Corp*

56,000

3,234,560

Alamo Group Inc

9,000

1,655,190

Armstrong World Industries Inc

22,000

1,616,120

Canadian National Railway Co

20,000

2,421,400

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd#

14,000

1,130,780

Cemex SAB de CV*

300,000

2,124,000

CSX Corp

33,000

1,125,300

Dycom Industries Inc*

11,000

1,250,150

The Greenbrier Cos Inc

50,000

2,155,000

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc

10,000

1,810,300

Loma Negra Cia Industrial Argentina SA

200,000

1,360,000

Masco Corp

35,000

2,008,300

MasTec Inc*

24,000

2,831,280

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc

4,500

1,663,875

Oshkosh Corp

13,000

1,125,670

Saia Inc*

8,500

2,910,485

Union Pacific Corp

11,500

2,353,130

Woodward Inc

15,000

1,783,650

ZTO Express Cayman Inc

40,000

1,003,200

Total Industrial

35,562,390

 

Utilities (0.89%)

National Fuel Gas Co

19,000

975,840

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $77,074,947)

85,603,195

18

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)6/30/23

Investment Companies (22.25%)

 

Shares

 

Value

Money Market Funds (22.25%)

First American Government Obligations Fund (Subsidized 7-Day Yield, 5.01%)

24,486,482

$24,486,482

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $24,486,482)

24,486,482

 

Collateral Reveived For Securities on Loan (2.59%)

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $2,853,023)

2,853,023

2,853,023

 

Total Investments (Cost $101,561,429) (102.62%)

$112,942,700

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-2.62%)

(2,888,212

)

Net Assets (100.00%)

$110,054,488

*Non-income producing security.

#Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at June 30, 2023 in the amount of $2,769,353.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ICON Utilities and Income FundPortfolio of Investments6/30/23

Security Description

 

Shares

 

Value

Common Stock (85.22%)

 

Utilities (85.22%)

ALLETE Inc

20,700

$1,199,979

Ameren Corp

24,400

1,992,748

American Electric Power Co Inc

19,800

1,667,160

Atmos Energy Corp

12,000

1,396,080

Avangrid Inc

32,100

1,209,528

Black Hills Corp

24,600

1,482,396

Consolidated Edison Inc

11,100

1,003,440

Duke Energy Corp

5,400

484,596

Evergy Inc

31,200

1,822,704

Eversource Energy

18,000

1,276,560

National Fuel Gas Co

25,500

1,309,680

New Jersey Resources Corp

56,300

2,657,359

NextEra Energy Inc

25,800

1,914,360

NiSource Inc

58,251

1,593,165

ONE Gas Inc

18,800

1,444,028

Spire Inc

19,900

1,262,456

UGI Corp

22,995

620,175

Xcel Energy Inc

27,400

1,703,458

Total Utilities

26,039,873

 

Total Common Stock (Cost $25,784,940)

26,039,873

Money Market Funds (14.96%)

 

Par Value

 

Value

First American Government Obligations Fund (Subsidized 7-Day Yield, 5.01%)

4,570,080

4,570,080

Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,570,080)

4,570,080

 

Total Investments (Cost $30,355,019)(a) (100.18%)

$30,609,952

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.18%)

-54,756

Net Assets (100.00%)

$30,555,196

20

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Statements of Assets & Liabilities
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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Icon Health & Information Technology Fund

Icon Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

Icon Utilities and Income Fund

Assets

Investments in securities

Cost of investments

$41,598,545

$46,100,292

$60,245,469

$200,529,051

$86,019,323

$104,414,452

$30,355,019

Fair value of investments (Note 1)*

49,621,999

60,737,668

59,661,793

194,113,301

91,424,872

112,942,700

30,609,952

Cash

8,945

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

Interest receivable

19,542

33,506

160,865

2,050,760

47,283

84,395

19,586

Dividend receivable

18,635

7,718

107,865

178,519

36,170

104,444

85,903

Receivable from investment advisor

17,842

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,900

3,353

8,526

102,100

2,500

19,297

9,262

Receivable for investment securities sold

4,016,591

Securities Lending income receivable

821

924

24,017

3,697

Reclaim receivable

5,894

22,773

2,337

Prepaid expenses

28,774

31,182

18,750

35,672

31,312

60,050

9,263

Total assets

$49,691,850

$60,820,142

$59,981,496

$200,538,802

$91,542,137

$113,225,865

$30,733,966

 

Liabilities

Cash due to broker

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Collateral for securities loaned

1,859,575

548,103

7,554,886

2,853,023

Payable to investment advisor

39,409

34,769

36,413

92,636

74,380

87,545

25,764

Payable for investments purchased

Payable for fund shares purchased

101

97,298

14,568

9,724

2,528

80,700

52,138

Payable for securities purchased

944,432

Distributions payable

32,895

337,811

36,924

Dividend payable

486

4,000

Accrued 12b-1 fees

399

3,087

3,605

2,101

319

1,101

942

Accrued administration fees

3,716

4,371

4,578

14,557

7,013

8,254

2,429

Accrued audit fees

2,875

13,810

19,377

32,662

14,311

18,747

7,436

Accrued CCO fees

1,474

4,750

7,688

7,436

3,081

4,731

1,654

Accrued custody fees

345

3,759

Accrued fund accounting fees

2,259

16,880

22,769

11,528

5,566

7,500

7,859

Accrued printing fees

Accrued registration fees

Accrued state registration fees

44,265

46,251

65,414

3,922

37,956

24,235

23,150

Accrued transfer agent fees

17,172

30,197

47,383

38,185

28,334

72,438

14,312

Accrued trustee fees

363

2,829

5,118

2,558

1,162

1,598

1,522

Accrued expenses

3,071

6,075

10,936

11,318

6,327

7,505

4,640

Other payables

Total liabilities

115,104

2,120,237

823,092

9,063,756

180,977

3,171,377

178,770

 

Net assets

$49,576,746

$58,699,905

$59,158,404

$191,475,046

$91,361,160

$110,054,488

$30,555,196

 

Net assets at June 30, 2023 consist of

Paid-in capital

$41,349,951

$43,588,270

$60,366,296

$209,771,899

$70,486,561

$305,362,769

$30,683,327

Distributable earnings/(loss)

8,226,795

15,111,635

(1,207,892

)

(18,296,853

)

20,874,599

(195,308,281

)

(128,131

)

Total net assets

$49,576,746

$58,699,905

$59,158,404

$191,475,046

$91,361,160

$110,054,488

$30,555,196

 

Net assets

Institutional Shares

$47,581,580

$43,107,738

$41,731,520

$181,142,199

$89,803,328

$104,506,568

$26,141,196

Investor Shares

$1,995,166

$15,592,167

$17,426,884

$10,332,847

$1,557,832

$5,547,920

$4,414,000

 

Shares outstanding

Institutional Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

4,675,057

1,564,716

2,630,228

21,441,505

5,808,378

6,043,386

2,906,801

Investor Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

198,344

603,341

1,116,660

1,245,714

109,617

325,831

504,067

 

Net asset value per share

Institutional Shares

$10.06

$27.55

$15.69

$8.45

$15.46

$17.29

$8.99

Investor Shares

$10.18

$25.84

$15.61

$8.38

$14.21

$17.03

$8.76

*Securities are on loan in the amount of -, 1,820,078, 539,821, 7,354,514, -, 2,769,353, and - respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Operations
June 30, 2023

 

Icon Consumer Select Fund

Icon Equity Fund

Icon Equity Income Fund

Icon Flexible Bond Fund

Icon Health & Information Technology Fund

Icon Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

Icon Utilities and Income Fund

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Investment income

Interest income

$157,810

$215,021

$400,665

$4,037,318

$361,181

$537,280

$99,321

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withheld: $-, $9,021, $23,076, $-, $7,003, $809, $1,017 respectively)

199,487

287,438

1,385,867

2,272,569

306,811

1,287,513

533,635

Income from securities lending, net

39

4,682

9,833

187,333

1,914

19,963

Total

357,336

507,141

1,796,365

6,497,220

669,906

1,844,756

632,956

 

Expenses

Management fees (Note 2)

236,279

212,639

230,026

528,837

456,886

543,088

166,570

Administration fees (Note 2)

22,232

26,675

28,856

82,945

42,990

51,098

15,673

Transfer agent fees

1,333

16,473

13,238

44,575

15,912

15,014

7,020

Accounting services

13,062

17,740

18,835

25,968

13,992

16,967

14,012

Custodian fees

2,312

4,108

5,687

10,944

3,780

5,292

4,298

Legal and audit fees

12,509

15,287

16,444

27,135

15,101

18,352

17,999

CCO fees (Note 2)

2,594

3,660

4,090

12,403

4,951

5,958

1,691

Trustees fees

3,196

3,671

2,496

1,731

2,352

2,443

3,587

Insurance

700

1,082

1,316

2,639

1,416

1,692

547

Printing

11,838

10,635

13,623

14,869

8,404

15,340

12,105

Registration and dues

4,172

9,040

11,868

19,963

9,776

22,922

5,027

Investor Class 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

2,452

19,049

24,166

12,586

2,137

7,323

6,241

Total expenses

312,679

340,059

370,645

784,595

577,697

705,489

254,770

Less reimbursement from manager (Note 2)

(22,138

)

(97,802

)

(29,950

)

Net expenses

312,679

340,059

348,507

686,793

577,697

705,489

224,820

Net investment income/(loss)

44,657

167,082

1,447,858

5,810,427

92,209

1,139,267

408,136

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

Net realized gain/(loss) from security transactions and foreign currency

545,066

532,358

358,535

(2,755,433

)

8,541,868

2,240,459

(120,641

)

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

4,223,704

2,753,854

(926,628

)

4,889,344

(3,801,456

)

4,468,642

(2,684,022

)

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
on investments

4,768,770

3,286,212

(568,093

)

2,133,911

4,740,412

6,709,101

(2,804,663

)

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

$4,813,427

$3,453,294

$879,765

$7,944,338

$4,832,621

$7,848,368

$(2,396,527

)

22

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

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Select Fund

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Icon Flexible Bond Fund

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Operations

Net investment
income/(loss)

$44,657

$(70,714

)

$167,082

$98,512

$1,447,858

$2,267,677

$5,810,427

$6,339,476

Net realized gain/(loss) from security transactions and foreign currency

545,066

8,504,745

532,358

10,270,013

358,535

4,647,516

(2,755,433

)

1,594,848

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

4,223,704

(15,342,378

)

2,753,854

(25,112,296

)

(926,628

)

(18,070,124

)

4,889,344

(1,974,679

)

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

4,813,427

(6,908,347

)

3,453,294

(14,743,771

)

879,765

(11,154,931

)

7,944,338

5,959,645

 

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions

Institutional Shares(a) 

(6,774,478

)

(6,791,065

)

(1,003,472

)

(5,175,172

)

(6,283,066

)

(6,531,778

)

Investor Shares(b) 

(304,524

)

(2,707,920

)

(433,045

)

(2,982,043

)

(369,073

)

(451,025

)

Institutional Return
of Capital

(156,275

)

Investor Return
of Capital

(7,632

)

 

Capital share transactions

Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

(1,220,868

)

(3,261,688

)

(2,973,242

)

467,458

(3,467,591

)

(1,034,235

)

32,813,621

25,500,802

Total increase/(decrease)

3,592,559

(17,249,037

)

480,052

(23,775,298

)

(4,024,343

)

(20,346,381

)

34,105,820

9,958,172

 

Net assets

Beginning of year

45,984,187

63,233,224

58,219,853

81,995,151

63,182,747

83,529,128

157,369,226

147,411,054

End of year

$49,576,746

$45,984,187

$58,699,905

$58,219,853

$59,158,404

$63,182,747

$191,475,046

$157,369,226

(a)Formerly Class S Shares

(b)Formerly Class A Shares

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

23

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Continued)

Icon Health & Information Technology Fund

Icon Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

Icon Utilities and
Income Fund

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Operations

Net investment
income/(loss)

$92,209

$(319,200

)

$1,139,267

$1,176,452

$408,136

$782,294

Net realized gain/(loss) from security transactions and foreign currency

8,541,868

7,329,456

2,240,459

22,776,387

(120,641

)

2,138,960

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

(3,801,456

)

(32,308,755

)

4,468,642

(23,536,547

)

(2,684,022

)

(3,774,843

)

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

4,832,621

(25,298,499

)

7,848,368

416,292

(2,396,527

)

(853,589

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions

Institutional Shares(a) 

(14,850,546

)

(11,129,793

)

(352,896

)

(2,682,642

)

Investor Shares(b) 

(332,428

)

(627,155

)

(75,585

)

(475,152

)

Institutional Return of Capital

Investor Return of Capital

 

Capital share transactions

Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital
share transactions

(6,046,353

)

3,914,940

(11,440,289

)

(4,365,359

)

(2,293,739

)

(6,674,776

)

Total increase/(decrease)

(1,213,732

)

(36,566,533

)

(3,591,921

)

(15,706,015

)

(5,118,747

)

(10,686,159

)

 

Net assets

Beginning of year

92,574,892

129,141,425

113,646,409

129,352,424

35,673,943

46,360,102

End of year

$91,361,160

$92,574,892

$110,054,488

$113,646,409

$30,555,196

$35,673,943

(a)Formerly Class S Shares

(b)Formerly Class A Shares

24

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Continued)

Icon Consumer Select Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

198,563

$1,931,474

229,921

$2,488,186

156

$1,494

1,874

$19,535

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

703,545

6,648,499

31,176

291,498

Shares repurchased

(308,272

)

(2,978,385

)

(1,185,906

)

(12,458,015

)

(18,305

)

(175,451

)

(24,054

)

(251,391

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(109,709

)

$(1,046,911

)

(252,440

)

$(3,321,330

)

(18,149

)

$(173,957

)

8,996

$59,642

 

Icon Equity Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

36,238

$947,663

77,945

$2,585,320

1,385

$34,284

2,480

$76,073

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

239,338

6,514,795

102,551

2,618,120

Shares repurchased

(93,665

)

(2,431,745

)

(285,900

)

(8,815,489

)

(61,773

)

(1,523,444

)

(82,814

)

(2,511,361

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(57,427

)

$(1,484,082

)

31,383

$284,626

(60,388

)

$(1,489,160

)

22,217

$182,832

 

Icon Equity Income Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

253,022

$4,063,834

580,061

$10,489,496

4,252

$68,183

11,481

$210,093

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

32,792

982,552

300,649

5,045,320

25,125

391,090

162,825

2,733,226

Shares repurchased

(296,828

)

(4,733,562

)

(433,704

)

(7,973,203

)

(267,728

)

(4,239,688

)

(652,065

)

(11,539,167

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(11,014

)

$312,824

447,006

$7,561,613

(238,351

)

$(3,780,415

)

(477,759

)

$(8,595,848

)

 

Icon Flexible Bond Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

4,805,698

$40,908,237

7,106,449

$61,047,381

1,019,826

$8,697,664

54,572

$468,038

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

663,574

5,629,855

746,345

6,390,532

40,818

235,075

41,073

350,151

Shares repurchased

(1,980,592

)

(16,838,762

)

(4,710,547

)

(40,824,294

)

(691,678

)

(5,818,448

)

(224,420

)

(1,931,006

)

Net increase/(decrease)

3,488,680

$29,699,330

3,142,247

$26,613,619

368,966

$3,114,291

(128,775

)

$(1,112,817

)

 

Icon Health & Information Technology Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

75,212

$1,128,944

124,775

$2,249,712

1,516

$20,716

1,067

$26,702

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

958,782

14,439,258

22,385

310,263

Shares repurchased

(455,655

)

(6,812,582

)

(715,372

)

(12,397,589

)

(27,749

)

(383,431

)

(41,973

)

(713,406

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(380,443

)

$(5,683,638

)

368,185

$4,291,381

(26,233

)

$(362,715

)

(18,521

)

$(376,441

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

25

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Continued)

Icon Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

176,409

$2,861,762

565,245

$9,834,986

9,366

$150,006

71,835

$1,243,113

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

640,978

10,805,550

34,954

580,353

Shares repurchased

(817,544

)

(13,364,922

)

(1,423,587

)

(24,836,733

)

(68,260

)

(1,087,135

)

(115,216

)

(1,992,628

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(641,135

)

$(10,503,160

)

(217,364

)

$(4,196,197

)

(58,894

)

$(937,129

)

(8,427

)

$(169,162

)

 

Icon Utilities and Income Fund

Institutional Shares

Investor Shares

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares

Value

Shares sold

143,368

$1,357,980

1,017,068

$10,803,948

16,012

$150,517

94,619

$989,586

Shares issued in reinvestment
of distributions

35,815

332,673

251,831

2,539,044

3,420

30,777

23,815

234,528

Shares repurchased

(358,795

)

(3,382,646

)

(1,905,785

)

(19,909,599

)

(86,019

)

(783,040

)

(129,185

)

(1,332,283

)

Net increase/(decrease)

(179,612

)

$(1,691,993

)

(636,886

)

$(6,566,607

)

(66,587

)

$(601,746

)

(10,751

)

$(108,169

)

26

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period

Icon Consumer Select Fund(a) 

Institutional Shares(b) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$9.20

$12.06

$10.90

$9.46

$10.75

$10.97

$9.95

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.01

(0.01

)

(0.06

)

(0.01

)

0.03

0.08

0.05

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

0.85

(1.22

)

2.54

1.45

(1.09

)

(0.23

)

0.99

Total from investment operations

0.86

(1.23

)

2.48

1.44

(1.06

)

(0.15

)

1.04

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.08

)

(0.07

)

(0.02

)

Distributions from capital gains

(1.63

)

(1.32

)

(0.15

)

Total distributions

(1.63

)

(1.32

)

(0.23

)

(0.07

)

(0.02

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$10.06

$9.20

$12.06

$10.90

$9.46

$10.75

$10.97

 

Total return

10.65

%(d) 

(10.56

)%

22.80

%

15.22

%(d) 

(10.29

)%

(1.26

)%

10.48

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$47,582

$44,014

$60,747

$53,198

$48,832

$34,578

$43,500

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.31

%(e) 

1.33

%

1.32

%

1.32

%(e) 

1.56

%

1.54

%

1.44

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.31

%(e) 

1.33

%

1.32

%

1.32

%(e) 

1.52

%

1.50

%

1.44

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

0.20

%(e) 

(0.13

)%

(0.48

)%

(0.48

)%(e) 

0.28

%

0.77

%

0.41

%

After expense reimbursements

0.20

%(e) 

(0.13

)%

(0.48

)%

(0.48

)%(e) 

0.33

%

0.81

%

0.41

%

Portfolio turnover

9

%(d) 

40

%

40

%

14

%(d) 

82

%

28

%

44

%

 

Investor Shares(g) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30, 2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$9.10

$11.98

$10.87

$9.44

$10.74

$10.98

$9.99

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

(0.04

)

(0.09

)

(0.02

)

0.06

0.01

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

1.08

(1.21

)

2.52

1.45

(1.08

)

(0.24

)

0.99

Total from investment operations

1.08

(1.25

)

2.43

1.43

(1.08

)

(0.18

)

1.00

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.07

)

(0.06

)

(0.01

)

Distributions from capital gains

(1.63

)

(1.32

)

(0.15

)

Total distributions

(1.63

)

(1.32

)

(0.22

)

(0.06

)

(0.01

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$10.18

$9.10

$11.98

$10.87

$9.44

$10.74

$10.98

 

Total return(h) 

10.55

%(d) 

(10.81

)%

22.40

%

15.15

%(d) 

(10.46

)%

(1.51

)%

10.04

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$1,995

$1,971

$2,486

$2,376

$2,484

$1,487

$1,512

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.55

%(e) 

1.57

%

1.58

%

1.57

%(e) 

2.17

%

2.24

%

1.98

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.55

%(e) 

1.57

%

1.58

%

1.57

%(e) 

1.80

%

1.75

%

1.75

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

(0.04

)%(e) 

(0.36

)%

(0.73

)%

(0.68

)%(e) 

(0.41

)%

0.06

%

(0.13

)%

After expense reimbursements

(0.04

)%(e) 

(0.36

)%

(0.73

)%

(0.68

)%(e) 

(0.05

)%

0.55

%

0.10

%

Portfolio turnover

9

%(d) 

40

%

40

%

14

%(d) 

82

%

28

%

44

%

 

(a)Formerly Named ICON Financials Fund.

(b)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Financials Fund - Class S.

(c)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)Not annualized.

(e)Annualized.

(f)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020, CCO Fees and reorganization costs are not included in the expense limitation. For all years presented, interest expense, when applicable, is not included in the expense limitation.

(g)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Financials Fund - Class A

(h)The total return calculation excludes and sales charge.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

27

Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period (Continued)

Icon Equity Fund(a) 

Institutional Shares(b) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$25.93

$37.28

$33.57

$28.07

$26.83

$27.11

$25.13

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.09

0.07

(0.07

)

(0.02

)

(0.03

)

(0.02

)

(0.06

)

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

1.53

(6.67

)

9.04

5.52

2.27

0.09

2.04

Total from investment operations

1.62

(6.60

)

8.97

5.50

2.24

0.07

1.98

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.06

)

Distributions from capital gains

(4.75

)

(5.26

)

(1.00

)

(0.35

)

Total distributions

(4.75

)

(5.26

)

(1.00

)

(0.35

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$27.55

$25.93

$37.28

$33.57

$28.07

$26.83

$27.11

 

Total return

6.25

%(f) 

(18.11

)%

26.73

%

19.59

%(f) 

8.27

%

0.56

%

7.88

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$43,108

$42,057

$59,306

$49,362

$45,176

$12,764

$18,580

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.13

%(d) 

1.12

%

1.04

%

1.10

%(d) 

1.35

%

1.53

%

1.38

%

After expense reimbursements(e)

1.13

%(d) 

1.12

%

1.04

%

1.10

%(d) 

1.22

%

1.25

%

1.25

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

0.67

%(d) 

0.22

%

(0.17

)%

(0.28

)%(d) 

(0.23

)%

(0.36

)%

(0.33

)%

After expense reimbursements

0.67

%(d) 

0.22

%

(0.17

)%

(0.28

)%(d) 

(0.10

)%

(0.08

)%

(0.20

)%

Portfolio turnover

0

%(f) 

17

%

24

%

14

%(f) 

65

%

31

%

36

%

 

Investor Shares(g) 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$24.35

$35.37

$32.14

$26.89

$25.81

$26.16

$24.33

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.05

(0.01

)

(0.16

)

(0.04

)

(0.09

)

(0.09

)

(0.14

)

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

1.44

(6.26

)

8.65

5.29

2.17

0.09

1.97

Total from investment operations

1.49

(6.27

)

8.49

5.25

2.08

1.83

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions from capital gains

(4.75

)

(5.26

)

(1.00

)

(0.35

)

Total distributions

(4.75

)

(5.26

)

(1.00

)

(0.35

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$25.84

$24.35

$35.37

$32.14

$26.89

$25.81

$26.16

 

Total return(h) 

6.12

%(f) 

(18.34

)%

26.42

%

19.52

%(f) 

7.97

%

0.31

%

7.52

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$15,592

$16,162

$22,689

$20,910

$19,080

$4,894

$5,351

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.39

%(d) 

1.37

%

1.29

%

1.35

%(d) 

1.67

%

2.08

%

1.83

%

After expense reimbursements(e) 

1.39

%(d) 

1.37

%

1.29

%

1.35

%(d) 

1.46

%

1.55

%

1.55

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

0.40

%(d) 

(0.03

)%

(0.43

)%

(0.52

)%(d) 

(0.54

)%

(0.92

)%

(0.80

)%

After expense reimbursements

0.40

%(d) 

(0.03

)%

(0.43

)%

(0.52

)%(d) 

(0.34

)%

(0.39

)%

(0.52

)%

Portfolio turnover

0

%(f) 

17

%

24

%

14

%(f) 

65

%

31

%

36

%

 

(a)Formerly named ICON Long/Short Fund.

(b)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Long/Short Fund - Class S.

(c)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)Annualized.

(e)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020, CCO Fees and reorganization costs are not included in the expense limitation. For all years presented, interest expense, when applicable, is not included in the expense limitation.

(f)Not annualized.

(g)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Long/Short Fund - Class A.

(h)The total return calculation excludes and sales charge.

28

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period (Continued)

Icon Equity Income Fund

Institutional Shares(a) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$15.83

$20.75

$18.89

$16.44

$18.00

$17.96

$17.61

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(b) 

0.38

0.60

0.42

0.12

0.43

0.50

0.53

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

(0.14

)

(3.36

)

4.12

2.72

(1.12

)

0.09

0.38

Total from investment operations

0.24

(2.76

)

4.54

2.84

(0.69

)

0.59

0.91

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.38

)

(0.58

)

(0.43

)

(0.39

)

(0.58

)

(0.53

)

(0.56

)

Distributions from capital gains

(1.58

)

(2.25

)

(0.29

)

(0.02

)

Total distributions

(0.38

)

(2.16

)

(2.68

)

(0.39

)

(0.87

)

(0.55

)

(0.56

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$15.69

$15.83

$20.75

$18.89

$16.44

$18.00

$17.96

 

Total return

1.54

%(c) 

(13.63

)%

24.14

%

17.25

%(c) 

(4.03

)%

3.45

%

5.19

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$41,732

$41,821

$45,535

$44,345

$42,624

$51,853

$51,185

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.13

%(d) 

1.15

%

1.04

%

1.06

%(d) 

1.30

%

1.21

%

1.16

%

After expense reimbursements(e) 

1.07

%(d) 

1.00

%

1.00

%

1.00

%(d) 

1.05

%

0.99

%

0.99

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

4.74

%(d) 

3.11

%

1.87

%

2.66

%(d) 

2.28

%

2.66

%

2.76

%

After expense reimbursements

4.82

%(d) 

3.26

%

1.91

%

2.72

%(d) 

2.53

%

2.88

%

2.93

%

Portfolio turnover

18

%(c) 

78

%

25

%

7

%(c) 

78

%

117

%

171

%

 

Investor Shares(f) 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$15.77

$20.73

$18.87

$16.42

$17.96

$17.92

$17.56

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(b) 

0.36

0.54

0.36

0.11

0.38

0.46

0.49

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

(0.15

)

(3.34

)

4.12

2.72

(1.12

)

0.08

0.38

Total from investment operations

0.21

(2.80

)

4.48

2.83

(0.74

)

0.54

0.87

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.37

)

(0.58

)

(0.37

)

(0.38

)

(0.51

)

(0.48

)

(0.51

)

Distributions from capital gains

(1.58

)

(2.25

)

(0.29

)

(0.02

)

Total distributions

(0.37

)

(2.16

)

(2.62

)

(0.38

)

(0.80

)

(0.50

)

(0.51

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$15.61

$15.77

$20.73

$18.87

$16.42

$17.96

$17.92

 

Total return(g) 

1.36

%(c) 

(13.81

)%

23.84

%

17.21

%(c) 

(4.33

)%

3.20

%

4.98

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$17,427

$21,362

$37,994

$37,752

$37,563

$10,852

$10,685

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.37

%(d) 

1.42

%

1.29

%

1.31

%(d) 

1.50

%

1.50

%

1.45

%

After expense reimbursements(e)

1.31

%(d) 

1.26

%

1.25

%

1.25

%(d) 

1.29

%

1.24

%

1.24

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

4.46

%(d) 

2.74

%

1.62

%

2.41

%(d) 

2.07

%

2.38

%

2.48

%

After expense reimbursements

4.52

%(d) 

2.90

%

1.66

%

2.46

%(d) 

2.29

%

2.64

%

2.69

%

Portfolio turnover

18

%(c) 

78

%

25

%

7

%(c) 

78

%

117

%

171

%

 

(a)Formerly named ICON Equity Income Fund - Class S.

(b)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(c)Not annualized.

(d)Annualized.

(e)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020, excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, cetain compliance costs, interest and broker expenses relating to investment strategies, taxes, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation or merger and reorganization expenses, for example.

(f)Formerly named ICON Equity Income Fund - Class A

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

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period (Continued)

Icon Flexible Bond Fund

Institutional Shares(a) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018
(b) 

Net asset value, beginning of year

$8.36

$9.32

$9.39

$9.07

$9.36

$9.26

$9.43

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.28

0.45

0.42

0.10

0.40

0.36

0.36

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

0.12

(0.97

)

(0.03

)

0.31

(0.28

)

0.18

(0.19

)

Total from investment operations

0.40

(0.52

)

0.39

0.41

0.12

0.54

0.17

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.31

)

(0.44

)

(0.46

)

(0.09

)

(0.41

)

(0.44

)

(0.34

)

Distributions from return of capital(d) 

Distributions from capital gains

Total distributions

(0.31

)

(0.44

)

(0.46

)

(0.09

)

(0.41

)

(0.44

)

(0.34

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$8.45

$8.36

$9.32

$9.39

$9.07

$9.36

$9.26

 

Total return

4.84

%(e) 

(5.63

)%

4.17

%

4.52

%(e) 

1.32

%

6.02

%

1.89

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$181,142

$150,090

$138,093

$131,094

$141,158

$143,633

$97,303

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

0.87

%(f) 

0.84

%

0.85

%

0.86

%(f) 

1.01

%

0.96

%

0.92

%

After expense reimbursements(g) 

0.77

%(f) 

0.76

%

0.77

%

0.76

%(f) 

0.80

%

0.75

%

0.75

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

6.49

%(f) 

5.10

%

4.32

%

4.38

%(f) 

4.20

%

3.70

%

3.65

%

After expense reimbursements

6.59

%(f) 

5.18

%

4.40

%

4.48

%(f) 

4.41

%

3.91

%

3.82

%

Portfolio turnover

66

%(e) 

157

%

262

%

29

%(e) 

133

%

144

%

153

%

 

Investor Shares(h) 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018
(b) 

Net asset value, beginning of year

$8.30

$9.27

$9.33

$9.02

$9.31

$9.21

$9.39

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(a) 

0.27

0.42

0.39

0.10

0.38

0.34

0.33

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

0.12

(0.97

)

(0.01

)

0.29

(0.28

)

0.18

(0.19

)

Total from investment operations

0.39

(0.55

)

0.38

0.39

0.10

0.52

0.14

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.31

)

(0.42

)

(0.44

)

(0.08

)

(0.39

)

(0.42

)

(0.32

)

Distributions from return of capital(d) 

Distributions from capital gains

Total distributions

(0.31

)

(0.42

)

(0.44

)

(0.08

)

(0.39

)

(0.42

)

(0.32

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$8.38

$8.30

$9.27

$9.33

$9.02

$9.31

$9.21

 

Total return(i) 

4.70

%(e) 

(5.96

)%

4.06

%

4.36

%(e) 

1.12

%

5.76

%

1.55

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$10,333

$7,279

$9,318

$10,667

$10,661

$5,733

$3,685

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.13

%(f) 

1.10

%

1.10

%

1.11

%(f) 

1.32

%

1.39

%

1.45

%

After expense reimbursements(g) 

1.01

%(f) 

1.01

%

1.02

%

1.01

%(f) 

1.05

%

1.00

%

1.00

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

6.29

%(f) 

4.77

%

4.07

%

4.13

%(f) 

3.90

%

3.29

%

3.13

%

After expense reimbursements

6.39

%(f) 

4.86

%

4.15

%

4.23

%(f) 

4.17

%

3.68

%

3.58

%

Portfolio turnover

66

%(e) 

157

%

262

%

29

%(e) 

133

%

144

%

153

%

 

(a)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

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

(c)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)Less than .01 per share.

(e)Not annualized.

(f)Annualized.

(g)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020, excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, cetain compliance costs, interest and broker expenses relating to investment strategies, taxes, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation or merger and reorganization expenses, for example.

(h)Formerly named ICON Flexible Bond Fund - Class A.

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

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period (Continued)

Icon Health & Information Technology Fund(a) 

Institutional Shares(b) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$14.66

$21.65

$21.45

$18.75

$15.46

$17.19

$19.14

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.01

(0.05

)

(0.14

)

(0.03

)

(0.09

)

(0.04

)

(0.10

)

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

0.79

(4.18

)

3.94

3.47

4.10

0.35

2.09

Total from investment operations

0.80

(4.23

)

3.80

3.44

4.01

0.31

1.99

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.08

)

Distributions from capital gains

(2.76

)

(3.60

)

(0.74

)

(0.72

)

(2.04

)

(3.86

)

Total distributions

(2.76

)

(3.60

)

(0.74

)

(0.72

)

(2.04

)

(3.94

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$15.46

$14.66

$21.65

$21.45

$18.75

$15.46

$17.19

 

Total return

5.46

%(d) 

(19.87

)%(d) 

17.71

%(d) 

18.59

%

26.59

%

5.12

%

11.82

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$89,803

$90,742

$126,017

$125,057

$109,619

$54,263

$61,474

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.25

%(e) 

1.26

%(e) 

1.25

%(e) 

1.29

%(d) 

1.46

%

1.49

%

1.41

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.25

%(e) 

1.26

%(e) 

1.25

%(e) 

1.29

%(d) 

1.46

%

1.49

%

1.41

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

0.20

%(e) 

(0.30

)%(e) 

(0.60

)%(e) 

(0.53

)%(d) 

(0.54

)%

(0.25

)%

(0.60

)%

After expense reimbursements

0.20

%(e) 

(0.30

)%(e) 

(0.60

)%(e) 

(0.53

)%(d) 

(0.54

)%

(0.25

)%

(0.60

)%

Portfolio turnover

44

%(d) 

39

%(d) 

33

%(d) 

13

%(f) 

67

%

92

%

98

%

 

Investor Shares(g) 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$13.49

$20.24

$20.31

$17.80

$14.74

$16.55

$18.55

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

(0.09

)

(0.19

)

(0.04

)

(0.13

)

(0.07

)

(0.16

)

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

0.72

(3.90

)

3.72

3.29

3.91

0.30

2.02

Total from investment operations

0.72

(3.99

)

3.53

3.25

3.78

0.23

1.86

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.00

)(h) 

Distributions from capital gains

(2.76

)

(3.60

)

(0.74

)

(0.72

)

(2.04

)

(3.86

)

Total distributions

(2.76

)

(3.60

)

(0.74

)

(0.72

)

(2.04

)

(3.86

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$14.21

$13.49

$20.24

$20.31

$17.80

$14.74

$16.55

 

Total return(i) 

5.34

%(d) 

(20.07

)%

17.37

%

18.52

%(d) 

26.31

%

4.79

%

11.43

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$1,558

$1,833

$3,125

$3,199

$2,948

$1,463

$2,101

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.51

%(e) 

1.52

%

1.50

%

1.52

%(e) 

2.13

%

2.30

%

2.00

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.51

%(e) 

1.52

%

1.50

%

1.52

%(e) 

1.76

%

1.75

%

1.75

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

(0.06

)%(e) 

(0.57

)%

(0.84

)%

(0.76

)%(e) 

(1.21

)%

(1.05

)%

(1.20

)%

After expense reimbursements

(0.06

)%(e) 

(0.57

)%

(0.84

)%

(0.76

)%(e) 

(0.83

)%

(0.50

)%

(0.95

)%

Portfolio turnover

44

%(d) 

39

%

33

%

13

%(d) 

67

%

92

%

98

%

 

(a)Formerly named ICON Information Technology Fund.

(b)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Information Technology Fund - Class S.

(c)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)Not annualized.

(e)Annualized.

(f)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020, excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, cetain compliance costs, interest and broker expenses relating to investment strategies, taxes, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation or merger and reorganization expenses, for example.

(g)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Information Technology Fund - Class A.

(h)Amount less than $(0.005).

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

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period (Continued)

Icon Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund(a) 

Institutional Shares(b) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$16.09

$17.74

$13.76

$11.78

$12.49

$16.45

$15.32

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.17

0.17

0.20

0.02

0.08

0.19

0.31

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

1.03

(0.04

)

4.01

2.00

(0.59

)

(1.80

)

1.01

Total from investment operations

1.20

0.13

4.21

2.02

(0.51

)

(1.61

)

1.32

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.19

)

(0.23

)

(0.04

)

(0.20

)

(0.33

)

Distributions from capital gains

(1.59

)

(2.02

)

(0.19

)

Total distributions

(1.78

)

(0.23

)

(0.04

)

(0.20

)

(2.02

)

(0.19

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$17.29

$16.09

$17.74

$13.76

$11.78

$12.49

$16.45

 

Total return

7.46

%(d) 

0.38

%

30.62

%

17.18

%(d) 

(4.21

)%

(7.63

)%

8.68

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$104,507

$107,544

$122,465

$104,241

$98,786

$55,353

$76,916

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.29

%(e) 

1.31

%

1.28

%

1.35

%(e) 

1.58

%

1.70

%

1.58

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.29

%(e) 

1.31

%

1.28

%

1.35

%(e) 

1.48

%

1.50

%

1.50

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

2.12

%(e) 

0.98

%

1.20

%

0.55

%(e) 

0.58

%

1.33

%

1.86

%

After expense reimbursements

2.12

%(e) 

0.98

%

1.20

%

0.55

%(e) 

0.68

%

1.53

%

1.94

%

Portfolio turnover

88

%(d) 

149

%

94

%

22

%(d) 

133

%

111

%

117

%

 

Investor Shares(g) 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$15.86

$17.52

$13.57

$11.64

$12.36

$16.25

$15.17

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.15

0.13

0.17

0.01

0.05

0.16

0.29

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

1.02

(0.05

)

3.96

1.97

(0.57

)

(1.78

)

0.98

Total from investment operations

1.17

0.08

4.13

1.98

(0.52

)

(1.62

)

1.27

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.15

)

(0.18

)

(0.04

)

(0.20

)

(1.62

)

Distributions from capital gains

(1.59

)

(2.02

)

(0.19

)

Total distributions

(1.74

)

(0.18

)

(0.04

)

(0.20

)

(2.27

)

(0.19

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$17.03

$15.86

$17.52

$13.57

$11.64

$12.36

$16.25

 

Total return(h) 

7.38

%(d) 

0.09

%

30.41

%

16.96

%(d) 

(4.40

)%

(7.92

)%

8.43

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$5,548

$6,102

$6,888

$5,658

$5,001

$2,733

$4,231

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.53

%(e) 

1.56

%

1.52

%

1.60

%(e) 

2.10

%

2.19

%

1.86

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.53

%(e) 

1.56

%

1.52

%

1.60

%(e) 

1.75

%

1.75

%

1.75

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

1.88

%(e) 

0.73

%

1.00

%

0.30

%(e) 

0.05

%

0.85

%

1.71

%

After expense reimbursements

1.88

%(e) 

0.73

%

1.00

%

0.30

%(e) 

0.40

%

1.29

%

1.82

%

Portfolio turnover

88

%(d) 

149

%

94

%

22

%(d) 

133

%

111

%

117

%

 

(a)Formerly named ICON Natural Resources Fund.

(b)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Natural Resources Fund - Class S.

(c)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)Not annulaized.

(e)Annualized.

(f)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020, CCO Fees and reorganization costs are not included in the expense limitation. For all years presented, interest expense, when applicable, is not included in the expense limitation.

(g)Information prior to the reorganization date of July 10, 2020 is that of the accounting and performance survior, ICON Natural Resources Fund - Class A.

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

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period (Continued)

Icon Utilities and Income Fund(a) 

Institutional Shares(b) 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$9.79

$10.80

$9.56

$8.99

$10.25

$8.85

$9.29

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.12

0.20

0.22

0.05

0.18

0.26

0.28

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

(0.80

)

(0.32

)

1.82

0.97

(0.91

)

1.45

0.07

Total from investment operations

(0.68

)

(0.12

)

2.04

1.02

(0.73

)

1.71

0.35

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.12

)

(0.20

)

(0.21

)

(0.05

)

(0.20

)

(0.26

)

(0.31

)

Distributions from capital gains

(0.69

)

(0.59

)

(0.40

)

(0.33

)

(0.05

)

(0.48

)

Total distributions

(0.12

)

(0.89

)

(0.80

)

(0.45

)

(0.53

)

(0.31

)

(0.79

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$8.99

$9.79

$10.80

$9.56

$8.99

$10.25

$8.85

 

Total return

(6.98

)%

(1.15

)%

21.51

%

11.42

%(d) 

(7.35

)%

19.76

%

4.17

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year or period (000s)

$26,141

$30,209

$40,208

$25,430

$25,038

$46,006

$30,883

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.49

%(e) 

1.41

%

1.39

%

1.48

%(e) 

1.63

%

1.57

%

1.60

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.31

%(e) 

1.23

%

1.23

%

1.24

%(e) 

1.28

%

1.22

%

1.22

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

2.32

%(e) 

1.72

%

1.89

%

1.87

%(e) 

1.62

%

2.38

%

2.82

%

After expense reimbursements

2.48

%(e) 

1.89

%

2.06

%

2.11

%(e) 

1.96

%

2.73

%

3.20

%

Portfolio turnover

10

%(d) 

28

%

33

%

3

%(d) 

24

%

144

%

156

%

 

Investor Shares(g) 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Period Ended December 31, 2020

Year Ended September 30, 2020

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

Net asset value, beginning of year

$9.58

$10.58

$9.38

$8.83

$10.07

$8.70

$9.14

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

Net investment income/(loss)(c) 

0.10

0.18

0.19

0.04

0.16

0.23

0.25

Net gain/(loss) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)

(0.77

)

(0.31

)

1.79

0.96

(0.91

)

1.43

0.08

Total from investment operations

(0.67

)

(0.13

)

1.98

1.00

(0.75

)

1.66

0.33

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends from net investment income

(0.15

)

(0.18

)

(0.19

)

(0.05

)

(0.16

)

(0.24

)

(0.29

)

Distributions from capital gains

(0.69

)

(0.59

)

(0.40

)

(0.33

)

(0.05

)

(0.48

)

Total distributions

(0.15

)

(0.87

)

(0.78

)

(0.45

)

(0.49

)

(0.29

)

(0.77

)

Net asset value, end of year or period

$8.76

$9.58

$10.58

$9.38

$8.83

$10.07

$8.70

 

Total return(h) 

(7.05

)%(d) 

(1.34

)%

21.24

%

11.33

%(d) 

(7.69

)%

19.47

%

3.97

%

 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of year (000s)

$4,414

$5,464

$6,152

$4,925

$4,797

$6,052

$5,540

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

Before expense reimbursements

1.73

%(e) 

1.65

%

1.65

%

1.72

%(e) 

1.83

%

1.77

%

1.73

%

After expense reimbursements(f) 

1.55

%(e) 

1.48

%

1.48

%

1.48

%(e) 

1.53

%

1.47

%

1.47

%

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

Before expense reimbursements

2.06

%(e) 

1.53

%

1.63

%

1.65

%(e) 

1.45

%

2.20

%

2.62

%

After expense reimbursements

2.24

%(e) 

1.70

%

1.80

%

1.89

%(e) 

1.75

%

2.50

%

2.88

%

Portfolio turnover

10

%(d) 

28

%

33

%

3

%(d) 

24

%

144

%

156

%

 

(a)Formerly named ICON Utilities Fund.

(b)Formerly named ICON Utilities Fund - Class S.

(c)Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)Not annualized.

(e)Annualized.

(f)Effective for the year ended September 30, 2020, CCO Fees and reorganization costs are not included in the expense limitation. For all years presented, interest expense, when applicable, is not included in the expense limitation.

(g)Formerly named ICON Utilities Fund - Class A.

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

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ICON Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2023

Note 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SCM Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust formed in July 1988 is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust consists of ten separate series, seven of which are included in these financial statements. Shelton Capital Management (“Shelton”) serves as Investment Advisor (the “Advisor”) to the funds of the Trust. On August 13, 2020, the fiscal year end of the ICON Equity Fund, the ICON Equity Income Fund, the ICON Consumer Select Fund, the ICON Flexible Bond Fund, ICON Health and Information Technology Fund, The ICON Natural Resources Fund, and the ICON Utilities and Income Fund was changed from September 30 to December 31, effective June 30, 2020.

ICON Consumer Select Fund is an open-end non-diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is July 01, 1997. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund is the successor fund to three series of ICON Funds, the ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund, the ICON Financial Fund, and the ICON Consumer Staples Fund. The ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund and the ICON Financial Fund were reorganized into the Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on July 10, 2020. The ICON Consumer Staples Fund was reorganized into the Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on July 31, 2020. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the ICON Financial Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganizations. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the ICON Financial Fund.

ICON Equity Fund is an open-end diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is October 17, 2002. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation, with a secondary objective of capital preservation to provide long-term growth. The Fund is the successor fund to three series of ICON Funds, the ICON Fund, the ICON Long/Short Fund, and the ICON Opportunities Fund, pursuant to a reorganization that that took place after the close of business on July 10, 2020. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the ICON Long/Short Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganizations. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the ICON Long/Short Fund. The ICON Fund and the ICON Long/Short Fund each also had Class C shares, each of which were reorganized into the Investor Class of the ICON Equity Fund.

ICON Equity Income Fund is an open-end diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is November 8, 2002. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek modest capital appreciation and income. The Fund is the successor fund to two series of ICON Funds, the ICON Equity Income Fund (the “Predecessor Equity Income Fund”) and the ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund, pursuant to reorganizations that that took place after the close of business on July 10, 2020 and September 25, 2020, respectively. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the Predecessor Equity Income Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganizations. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the Predecessor Equity Income Fund. The Predecessor Equity Income Fund and the ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund each also had Class C shares, each of which were reorganized into the Investor Class of the ICON Equity Income Fund.

ICON Flexible Bond Fund is an open-end diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is October 21, 2002. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek maximum total return. The Fund is the successor fund to the ICON Flexible Bond Fund, a series of ICON Funds (the “Predecessor Flexible Bond Fund”), pursuant to a reorganization that that took place after the close of business on July 10, 2020. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the Predecessor Flexible Bond Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganization. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the Predecessor Flexible Bond Fund. The Predecessor Flexible Bond Fund also had Class C shares, each of which were reorganized into the Investor Class of the ICON Flexible Bond Fund.

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund is an open-end non-diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is February 19, 1997. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund is the successor fund to two series of ICON Funds, the ICON Information Technology Fund and the ICON Healthcare Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on July 10, 2020. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the ICON Information Technology Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganizations. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the ICON Information Technology Fund.

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund is an open-end non-diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is May 5, 1997. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund is the successor fund to three series of ICON Funds, the ICON Energy Fund, the ICON Natural Resources Fund, and the ICON Industrials Fund, pursuant to a reorganization that that took place after the close of business on July 10, 2020. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the ICON Natural Resources Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganizations. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the ICON Natural Resources Fund. The ICON Energy Fund and the ICON Natural Resources Fund each also had Class C shares, each of which were reorganized into the Investor Class of the ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund.

ICON Utilities and Income Fund is an open-end non-diversified series of the Trust. The inception date of the Fund is July 9, 1997. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund is the successor fund to the ICON Utilities Fund, a series of ICON Funds, pursuant to a reorganization that occurred after the close of business on July 10, 2020. All historic performance and financial information presented is that of the ICON Utilities Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganizations. Historic information presented for the Institutional Class and Investor Classes shares is based on that of the Class S and Class A shares, respectively, of the ICON Utilities Fund.

The Trust follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

(a) Security Valuation — Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, U.S. Treasury yield curve or relevant benchmark curve, and other market information, which may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available (“Other Market Information”). Equity securities listed on a national or international exchange are valued at the last reported sales price. Investments in mutual funds are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Asset-backed securities (ABS) are valued by an independent pricing service using market-based measurements that are processed through a rules-based pricing application and represent the good faith determination as to what the holder may receive in an orderly transaction for an institutional round lot position (typically 1MM or greater current value USD or local currency equivalent). Futures contracts are valued at the settle price, depending on the exchange the contract trades on, typically as of 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time. Municipal securities are valued by an independent pricing service at a price determined by a matrix pricing method. This technique generally considers such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. U.S. government securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service. U.S. agency securities consisting of mortgage pass-through certificates are valued using dealer quotations provided by an independent pricing service. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued on the amortized cost basis as reflecting fair value.

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Securities for which market quotes are not readily available from the Trust’s third-party pricing service are valued at fair value, determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee of the Advisor, the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5. The Board has delegated to the Pricing Committee of the Advisor the responsibility for determining the fair value, subject to the Board oversight and the review of the pricing decisions at its quarterly meetings. For a description of the Advisor, see Note 2.

(b) Federal Income Taxes — No provision is considered necessary for federal income taxes. The Funds intend to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute all their taxable income to shareholders.

(c) Short Sales — Short sales are transactions under which a Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. When a security is sold short a decrease in the value of the security will be recognized as a gain and an increase in the value of the security will be recognized as a loss, which is potentially limitless. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to dividend or interest that accrue during the period of the loan which is recorded as an expense. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium or an interest fee, which are recorded as interest expense. Cash or securities are segregated for the broker to meet the necessary margin requirements. The Fund is subject to the risk that it may not always be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

(d) Municipal Bonds — Municipal bonds are debt obligations issued by the states, possessions, or territories of the United States (including the District of Columbia) or a political subdivision, public instrumentality, agency, public authority or other governmental unit of such states, possessions, or territories (e.g., counties, cities, towns, villages, districts and authorities). Municipal bonds may be issued as taxable securities, or as federally tax-exempt securities. States, possessions, territories and municipalities may issue municipal bonds to raise funds for various public purposes such as airports, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, water and sewer works, gas, and electric utilities. They may also issue municipal bonds to refund outstanding obligations and to meet general operating expenses. Municipal bonds may be general obligation bonds or revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer’s pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable from revenues derived from particular facilities, from the proceeds of a special excise tax or from other specific revenue sources. They are not usually payable from the general taxing power of a municipality. In addition, certain types of “private activity” bonds may be issued by public authorities to obtain funding for privately operated facilities, such as housing and pollution control facilities, for industrial facilities and for water supply, gas, electricity and waste disposal facilities. Other types of private activity bonds are used to finance the construction, repair or improvement of, or to obtain equipment for, privately operated industrial or commercial facilities. Current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of certain of such issues. In certain cases, the interest on a private activity bond may not be exempt from federal income tax or the alternative minimum tax.

(e) Security Transactions, Investment Income and Distributions to Shareholders — Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for, in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method or, where applicable, to the first call date of the securities.

Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investment or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from a Fund’s investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are reported to the Fund after the end of the calendar year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Fund after the end of the calendar year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT and MLP distribution information available.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date for the Funds. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for PFICs, wash sales, REIT adjustments and post-October capital losses. These “Book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.

(f) Foreign Currency Translation — Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Trust does 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. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

(g) Concentration — Cash & Cash Equivalents: The Funds consider their investment in a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured interest bearing account to be cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus any accrued interest. The Funds maintain cash balances, which, at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Funds maintain these balances with a high-quality financial institution.

The ICON Consumer Select Fund, ICON Equity Income Fund, ICON Health and Information Technology Fund, ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund, and ICON Utilities and Income Fund seek to replicate the performance of their respective sectors. From time to time this replication may lead a Fund to concentrate in stocks of a particular sector, category or group of companies, which could cause such Fund to underperform the overall stock market. Refer to each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for instances where these concentration might exist as of December 31, 2022. The ICON Consumer Select Fund had 27.74% invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund. (https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=356134).

Concentration of Credit Risk: Each Fund places its cash with a banking institution, which is insured by FDIC. The FDIC limit is $250,000. At various times throughout the year, the amount on deposit may exceed the FDIC limit and subject the Funds to a credit risk. The Funds do not believe that such deposits are subject to any unusual risk associated with investment activities.

(h) Use of Estimates in Financial Statements — In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, Shelton Capital Management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of income and expense during the year. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

(i) Share Valuations — The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. A

ICON Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

June 30, 2023

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Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to a Fund’s NAV per share.

(j) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Shelton Capital Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2019-2021) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2022 tax returns. The Funds identify its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

(k) Fair Value Measurements — The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds’ securities at June 30, 2023 using fair value hierarchy:

ICON Consumer Select Fund

Level 1(a),(b) 

Level 2(a),(c) 

Level 3(a) 

Total

Investments in Securities

$49,621,998

$

$

$49,621,998

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

(d) 

Total

$49,621,998

$

$

$49,621,998

ICON Equity Fund

Level 1(a),(b) 

Level 2(a),(c) 

Level 3(a) 

Total

Investments in Securities

$58,878,095

$

$

$58,878,095

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

(d) 

1,859,575

Total

$58,878,095

$

$

$60,737,670

ICON Equity Income Fund

Level 1(a),(b) 

Level 2(a),(c) 

Level 3(a) 

Total

Investments in Securities

$46,358,777

$12,754,918

$

$59,113,695

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

(d) 

548,103

Total

$46,358,777

$12,754,918

$

59,661,798

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

Level 1(a),(b) 

Level 2(a),(c) 

Level 3(a) 

Total

Investments in Securities

$42,319,446

$144,238,970

$

$186,558,416

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

(d) 

7,554,886

Total

$42,319,446

$144,238,969

$

$194,113,302

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

Level 1(a),(b) 

Level 2(a),(c) 

Level 3(a) 

Total

Investments in Securities

$91,424,872

$

$

$91,424,872

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

(d) 

Total

$91,424,872

$

$

$91,242,872

ICON Natural Resource and Infrastructure Fund

Level 1(a),(b) 

Level 2(a),(c) 

Level 3(a) 

Total

Investments in Securities

$110,089,677

$

$

$110,089,677

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

(d) 

2,853,023

Total

$110,089,677

$

$

$112,942,700

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

Level 1(a),(b) 

Level 2(a),(c) 

Level 3(a) 

Total

Investments in Securities

$30,609,953

$

$

$30,609,953

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

(d) 

Total

$30,609,953

$

$

$30,609,953

 

(a)It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between levels on the last day of the fiscal reporting period. There were no transfers in or out of Level 2, and Level 3 during the year.

(b)All publicly traded common stocks, preferred stocks, and investments in investment companies held in the Funds are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of equity securities by major industry classification, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

(c)All corporate debt and asset-backed securities held in the Funds are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of fixed income securities by type, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

(d)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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(l) Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — The Fund has adopted enhanced disclosure regarding derivative and hedging activity intended to improve financial reporting of derivative instruments by enabling investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.

(m) LIBOR Transition Risk — The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021. On November 30, 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced its intention to delay the phase out of the majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023. The remainder of LIBOR publications ended at the end of 2021. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

Note 2 – INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Shelton provides each Fund with management and administrative services pursuant to investment management and administration servicing agreements.

In accordance with the terms of the management agreement, the Advisor receives compensation at the following annual rates:

Fund

% of Net Assets

ICON Consumer Select Fund

1.00

%

ICON Equity Fund

0.75

%

ICON Equity Income Fund

0.75

%

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

0.60

%

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

1.00

%

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

1.00

%

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

1.00

%

The Advisor contractually agreed to reduce total operating expense to certain Funds of the Trust. This additional contractual reimbursement (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, certain compliance costs, interest and broker expenses relating to investment strategies, taxes, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation or merger and reorganization expenses, for example) is effective until the dates listed below, unless renewed, and is subject to recoupment within three fiscal years following reimbursement. Recoupment is limited to the extent the reimbursement does not exceed any applicable expense limit and the effect of the reimbursement is measured after all ordinary operating expenses are calculated; any such reimbursement is subject to the Board of Trustees’ review and approval. Reimbursements from the Advisor to affected Funds are disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The contractual expense limits for the period ended June 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

Expense Limitation

Fund

Institutional
Shares

Investor
Shares

Expiration

ICON Equity Income Fund*

0.99%

1.24%

5/1/23

ICON Utilities and Income Fund*

1.22%

1.47%

5/1/23

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

0.75%

1.00%

5/1/24

 

*ICON Equity Income Fund and ICON Utilities and Income Fund expense limitations were not renewed during the period.

At December 31, 2022, the remaining cumulative unreimbursed amount paid and/or waived by the Advisor on behalf of the Funds that may be reimbursed was $670,010. The Advisor may recapture a portion of the above amount no later than the dates as stated below.

Fund

Expires
9/30/2023

Expires
12/31/2023

Expires
12/31/2024

Expires
12/31/2025

Total

ICON Equity Income Fund

$17,775

$11,132

$33,805

$112,874

$175,586

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

45,652

38,363

115,484

123,960

323,459

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

14,724

18,050

64,960

73,231

170,965

Total

$78,151

$67,545

$214,249

$310,065

$670,010

A Fund must pay its current ordinary operating expenses before the Advisor is entitled to any reimbursement of fees and/or expenses. Any such reimbursement is contingent upon the Board of Trustees review and approval prior to the time the reimbursement is initiated.

As compensation for administrative duties not covered by the management agreement, Shelton receives an administration fee. The administration fee is based on assets held, in aggregate, by the SCM Trust and other funds within the same “family” of investment companies managed and administered by Shelton. The fee rates are 0.10% on the first $500 million, 0.08% on the next $500 million, and 0.06% on combined assets over $1 billion. Administration fees are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also partners of Shelton. Steve Rogers has served as a trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust since 1998, and President of the Trust since 1999. Mr. Rogers is also Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser. Gregory T. Pusch has served as the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the Trust since March 2017. Mr. Pusch is also employed by Shelton, the Advisor and Administrator to the Trust. The Trust is responsible for the portion of his salary allocated to his duties as the CCO of the Trust during his employment, and Shelton is reimbursed by the Trust for this portion of his salary. The level of reimbursement is reviewed and determined by the Board of Trustees at least annually.

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), as amended July 29, 2017, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, whereby the Investor Shares of each Fund pays RFS Partners, the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, for expenses that relate to the promotion and distribution of shares. Under the Plan, the Investor Shares of the Funds will pay the Distributor a fee at an annual rate of 0.25%, payable monthly, of the daily net assets attributable to such Fund’s Investor Shares.

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For the year ended June 30, 2023 the following were incurred:

Fund

Investor Class
12b-1 Fees

ICON Consumer Select Fund

$2,452

ICON Equity Fund

$19,049

ICON Equity Income Fund

$24,166

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

$12,586

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

$2,137

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

$7,323

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

$6,241

Management fees, administration fees, expense reimbursement from the Advisor, CCO fees and Trustees fees incurred during the period are included in the Statements of Operations.

Note 3 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term instruments for the year ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:

Fund

Purchases

Sales

ICON Consumer Select Fund

$7,159,886

$3,575,968

ICON Equity Fund

2,426,349

ICON Equity Income Fund

9,303,079

14,169,840

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

94,937,515

80,216,371

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

35,173,278

34,296,451

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

74,796,366

90,727,992

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

2,754,163

2,877,845

Note 4 – TAX CHARACTER

Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. The reclassification on December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

Increase/
(Decrease)
Paid-In Capital

Increase/
(Decrease)
Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

$(312,186

)

$312,186

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

14,722

(14,722

)

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

(319,200

)

319,200

The reclassification of net assets consists primarily of return of capital distributions, net operating losses, non-deductible excise tax paid and prior year tax return adjustments impacting distributable earnings.

Tax Basis of Distributable Earnings: For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned, gross appreciation, gross depreciation, and net unrealized appreciation of investments on December 31, 2022 were as follows:

Tax Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation

Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

ICON Consumer Select Fund

$43,591,926

$5,145,202

$(1,347,142

)

$3,798,060

ICON Equity Fund

47,434,607

13,129,165

(1,268,814

)

11,860,351

ICON Equity Income Fund

64,180,575

3,782,482

(3,406,843

)

375,639

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

173,580,003

(12,592

)

(11,594,622

)

(11,607,214

)

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

83,797,091

15,586,483

(6,379,478

)

9,207,005

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

112,998,771

7,311,326

(3,409,317

)

3,902,009

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

33,431,834

3,686,140

(704,703

)

2,981,437

Tax Basis of Distributable Earnings: The tax character of distributable earnings at December 31, 2022 was as follows:

Distributions
Payable

Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

Undistributed
Capital Gains
(Losses)

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Other
Accumulated
Gains/Losses

Total
Distributable
Earnings

ICON Consumer Select Fund

$74,122

$

$

$2,609,459

$3,798,060

$(3,068,274

)

$3,413,367

ICON Equity Fund

735,594

11,860,351

(948,004

)

11,647,941

ICON Equity Income Fund

375,639

(1,026,640

)

(651,001

)

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

(11,607,214

)

(8,291,496

)

(19,898,710

)

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

9,207,005

6,520,596

15,727,601

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

3,902,009

(207,359,391

)

(203,457,382

)

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

2,981,437

(325,799

)

2,655,638

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The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to return of capital from corporations, partnership investment, and investment in trust preferred securities.

Capital Losses: Capital loss carry forwards, as of December 31, 2022, available to offset future capital gains, if any, are as follows:

ICON Consumer
Select Fund*

ICON Equity
Fund**

ICON Flexible
Bond Fund

ICON Health
& Information
Technology
Fund

ICON Natural
Resources &
Infrastructure
Fund***

Long Term with no Limitation with no Limit

$

$

$3,808,386

$

$

Short Term with no Limitation with no Limit

3,329,731

203,390

Long Term Subject to Annual Limitation

853,970

119,026,499

Short Term Subject to Annual Limitation

2,214,304

948,004

88,332,892

Total

$3,068,274

$948,004

$7,138,117

$203,390

$207,359,391

Capital Loss Carry Forwards Utilized During the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022

$270,264

$133,945

$

$601,938

$12,793,365

 

*Subject to annual limitation of $270,264 under §382 of The Code through December 31, 2032, $252,613 for the year ending December 31, 2033 and $113,021 for the year ending December 31, 2024.

**Subject to annual limitation of $133,945 under §382 of The Code through December 31, 2029, and $10,389 for the year ending December 31, 2030.

***Subject to annual limitation of $678,984 under §382 of The Code through December 31, 2026, $644,536 through December 31, 2027 and $194,965 for the year ending December 31, 2038.

Distributions to Shareholders: Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by each Fund. The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

Fund

Year

Ordinary
Income

Nontaxable
Distribution/ Return
of Capital

Long-Term
Capital
Gains
(a) 

Exempt-
Interest
Dividends

Total
Distributions

ICON Consumer Select Fund

December 31, 2022

78,909

7,000,093

7,079,002

 

December 31, 2021

2,442,189

3,843,155

6,285,344

ICON Equity Fund

December 31, 2022

98,512

9,400,473

9,498,985

 

December 31, 2021

3,472,936

10,400

6,889,587

10,372,923

ICON Equity Income Fund

December 31, 2022

2,157,338

5,999,877

8,157,215

 

December 31, 2021

7,641,522

2,110,965

9,752,487

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

December 31, 2022

7,234,449

163,907(b) 

7,398,356

 

December 31, 2021

6,856,649

126,154

6,982,803

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

December 31, 2022

2,957,771

12,225,203

15,182,974

 

December 31, 2021

2,926,353

15,640,079

18,566,432

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

December 31, 2022

6,628,318

5,128,630

11,756,948

 

December 31, 2021

1,662,864

1,662,864

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

December 31, 2022

711,198

2,446,596

3,157,794

 

December 31, 2021

3,154,584

55,960

3,210,544

 

(a)The Funds designate any Long-Term Capital Gain dividends pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended December 31, 2022.

(b)It is possible that the Fund may not issue a Section 19 Notice in situations where the Fund’s financial statements prepared later in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or the final tax character of those distributions might later report that the sources of those distributions included capital gains and/or a return of capital.

Note 5 – SECURITIES LENDINGS

The Funds have entered into an agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Lending Agent”), dated September 29, 2020 (the “Securities Lending Agreement”), to provide securities lending services to the Funds. Under this program, the Funds may lend securities in their portfolios to approved brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals). The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized in an amount equal to at least (i) 105% of then current market value of any loaned foreign securities, or (ii) 102% of the then current market value of any other loaned securities at the outset of the loan and at least 100%, at all times thereafter. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. Cash collateral received by the Funds for securities loaned is invested by the Lending Agent in the First American Government Obligations Fund – Class X. The Funds continue to benefit from interest or dividends on the securities loaned and may also earn a return from the collateral. Such investments are subject to risk of payment delays, declines in the value of collateral provided, default on the part of the issuer or counterparty, and the risk that the investment may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Funds could also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities. The Funds are not subject to a master netting arrangement.

Amounts earned from security lending is disclosed in each Fund’s Statement of Operations as a securities lending credit.

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As of June 30, 2023, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral were as follows:

Fund

Value of
Securities
on Loan

Fund
Collateral
Received
*

ICON Consumer Select Fund:

$

$

ICON Equity Fund:

$1,820,078

$1,859,575

ICON Equity Income Fund:

$539,821

$548,103

ICON Flexible Bond Fund:

$7,354,514

$7,554,886

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund:

$

$

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure:

$2,769,353

$2,853,023

 

*The cash collateral received was invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund – Class X as shown on Portfolios of Investments.

Note 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

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Additional Information

Fund Holdings

The Fund holdings shown in this report are as of June 30, 2023. Holdings are subject to change at any time, so holdings shown in the report may not reflect current Fund holdings. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information filed in the Form N-PORT also may be obtained by calling (800) 955-9988.

Proxy Voting Policy

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) containing a description of the policies and procedures that the Shelton Funds uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, along with each Fund’s proxy voting record relating to portfolio securities held during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2023 is available upon request, at no charge, at the phone number above, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

About this Report

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Shelton Funds. It is authorized for distribution only if preceded or accompanied by a current Shelton Funds prospectus. Additional copies of the prospectus may be obtained by calling (800) 955-9988 or can be downloaded from the Fund’s website at www.sheltoncap.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest, as it explains the risks, fees and expenses of investing in the Fund.

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ICON FundsBoard of Trustees and Executive OfficersJune 30, 2023

Board of Trustees and Executive Officers (Unaudited)

Overall responsibility for management of the Funds rests with the Board of Trustees. The Trustees serve during the lifetime of the Trust and until its termination, or until death, resignation, retirement or removal. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Fund to actively supervise its day-to-day operations. The officers have been elected for an annual term. The following are the Trustees and Executive Officers of the Funds:

Name

Address

Year of Birth

Position Held with The Trust

Length of Time Served

Stephen C. Rogers

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Chairman of the Board, Trustee, President

Since August 1999,
Since August 1999,
Since August 1999

Kevin T. Kogler

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Trustee

Since May 2006

Marco L. Quazzo

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1962

Trustee

Since August 2014

Stephen H. Sutro

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1969

Trustee

Since May 2006

William P. Mock

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Treasurer

Since February 2010

Gregory T. Pusch

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO, 80202

1966

Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary

Since March 2017

Each Trustee oversees the Trust’s nine Funds. The principal occupations of the Trustees and Executive Officers of the Funds during the past five years and public directorships held by the Trustees are set forth below:

Stephen C. Rogers*

Chief Executive Officer, Shelton Capital Management, 1999 to present.

Kevin T. Kogler

President & Founder of MicroBiz, LLC, 2012 to present.

Marco L. Quazzo

Principal, Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, March 2015-Present.

Stephen H. Sutro

Managing Partner, Duane Morris, LLP (law firm) 2014 to present; Partner, Duane Morris LLP (law firm), 2003 to present.

William P. Mock

Portfolio Manager, Shelton Capital Management, 2010 to present.

Gregory T. Pusch

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Shelton Capital Management, 2017 to present.

Additional information about the Trustees may be found in the SAI, which is available without charge by calling (800) 955-9988.

 

*Trustee deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mr. Rogers is an interested person because he is the CEO of Shelton Capital Management, the Trust’s Advisor and Administrator.

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Board Approval of Advisory Agreement

The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that the full board of the SCM Trust (the “Board”) and a majority of the Independent Trustees annually approve the continuation of:

Investment Advisory Agreement between SCM Trust, Shelton Capital, and ICON, dated February 6, 2020 (the “ICON Advisory Agreement”); and

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SCM Trust, Shelton Capital, and ICON, dated February 6, 2020 (the “ICON Sub-Advisory Agreement”) (collectively, the “ICON Advisory Agreements”).

At a meeting held on March 9-10, 2023, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, considered and approved the continuation of the ICON Advisory Agreements for the maximum period permitted under the 1940 Act.

Prior to the Meeting, the Independent Trustees requested information from Shelton Capital, ICON, and third-party sources. This information, together with other information provided by Shelton Capital and ICON, and the information provided to the Independent Trustees throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations, as summarized below. In addition to the information identified above, other material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s subsequent approval are described below.

Information Received

Materials Received. During the course of each year, the Independent Trustees receive a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by Shelton Capital and ICON to the series of SCM Trust for which ICON serves as the investment sub-adviser (collectively, the “ICON Funds”), including reports on each ICON Fund’s investment results; portfolio composition; third party fund rankings; investment strategy; portfolio trading practices; shareholder services; and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by Shelton Capital and ICON to the ICON Funds. In addition, the Board requests and reviews supplementary information that includes materials regarding each ICON Fund’s investment results, advisory fee and expense comparisons, the costs of operating the Funds and financial and profitability information regarding Shelton Capital and ICON, descriptions of various functions such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and information about the personnel providing investment management services to each ICON Fund.

Review Process. The Board received assistance and advice regarding legal and industry standards from independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and fund counsel. The Board discussed the renewal of the ICON Advisory Agreement and the ICON Sub-Advisory Agreement (collectively, the “ICON Advisory Agreements”) with Shelton Capital and ICON representatives, and in a private session with independent legal counsel at which representatives of SCM and ICON were not present. In deciding to approve the renewal of the ICON Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees considered the total mix of information requested by and made available to them and did not identify any single issue or particular information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor. This summary describes the most important, but not all, of the factors considered by the Board.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

Shelton Capital, its personnel and its resources. The Board considered the depth and quality of Shelton Capital’s investment management process; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; operating performance and the overall financial strength and stability of its organization. The Board also considered that Shelton Capital made available to its investment professionals a variety of resources relating to investment management, compliance, trading, performance and portfolio accounting. The Board further considered Shelton Capital’s continuing need to attract and retain qualified personnel and determined that Shelton Capital was adequately managing matters related to the Funds.

ICON, its personnel and its resources. The Board considered the depth and quality of ICON’s investment management process; the experience, capability and integrity of its management and other personnel; operating performance and the overall financial strength and stability of its organization. The Board also considered the operations and compliance environment at ICON. The Board determined that ICON was adequately managing matters related to the ICON Funds.

Other Services. The Board considered, in connection with the performance of its investment management services to the Funds: Shelton Capital’s and ICON’s policies, procedures and systems to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and each of their commitment to these programs; each of their efforts to keep the Trustees informed; and each of their attention to matters that may involve conflicts of interest with the Funds. As a point of comparison, the Board also considered the nature, extent, quality and cost of certain non-investment related administrative services provided by Shelton Capital to the Funds under the administration servicing agreements.

The Board concluded that Shelton Capital and ICON had the quality and depth of personnel and investment methods necessary to performing its duties under the applicable ICON Advisory Agreements, and that the nature, extent and overall quality of such services provided by Shelton Capital and ICON, respectively, were satisfactory and reliable.

Investment Performance

The Board considered each Fund’s investment results in comparison to its stated investment objectives. The Trustees also reviewed performance rankings for each Fund as provided by an independent third-party service provider. Among the factors considered in this regard, were the following for the Institutional Class of each ICON Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2022:

For the Consumer Select Fund, it was noted that the Fund was in the second highest performing quartile relative to its peer category over the 1-year period, the second lowest performing quartile over the 5-year period, and the lowest performing quartile over the 3-year and 10-year periods.

For the ICON Equity Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund was in the highest performing quartile relative to its peer category over the 1-year period, in the second highest performing quartile over the 3-year period, and in the lowest performing quartile over the 5-year and 10-year periods.

For the ICON Equity Income Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund was in the highest performing quartile relative to its peer category over the 1-year period, in the second highest performing quartile over the 5-year and 10-year periods, and in the second lowest performing quartile over the 3-year period.

For the ICON Health and Information Technology Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund relative to its peer category was in the highest performing quartile over the 1-year period, and in the second highest performing quartile for the 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods.

For the ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund relative to its peer category was in the second highest performing quartile over the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods.

For the ICON Utilities and Income Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund relative to its peer category was in the highest performing quartile over the 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods, and in the second lowest performing quartile over the 1-year period.

For the ICON Flexible Bond Fund, it was noted that the performance of the Fund relative to its peer category was in the highest performing quartile over the 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year periods and in the second highest performing quartile over the 10-year period.

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Board Approval of Advisory Agreement (Continued)

The Board received an explanation of the reasons underlying the performance of the lower performing Funds and Shelton Capital articulated a strategy for improving performance of these Funds. The Board ultimately concluded that Shelton Capital’s and ICON’s performance records in managing the applicable Fund was satisfactory, supporting the determination that Shelton Capital’s and ICON’s continued management under the applicable ICON Advisory Agreement would be consistent with the best interests of each ICON Fund and its shareholders.

Management Fees and Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios

The Board reviewed the management fees and total operating expenses of each Fund and compared such amounts with the management fees and total operating expenses of other funds in the industry that are found within the same style category as defined by a third-party independent service provider. The Board considered the asset size, advisory fees and total fees and expenses of each Fund in comparison to the asset size, advisory fees and other fees and expenses of other funds in each Fund’s relevant category. The Trustees considered both the gross advisory fee rates, as well as the effective advisory rates charged by Shelton Capital after taking into consideration the expense limitation arrangements on certain Funds.

The Board noted that the maximum management fee charged to each ICON Fund was higher than the ICON Funds’ respective peer category medians.

The Board also observed that except for the Institutional Classes of the ICON Equity Income Fund, ICON Equity Fund, and ICON Flexible Bond Fund, each ICON Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, after taking into account the expense limitations and waivers applicable to certain Funds, were higher than the category median for other comparable funds.

Comparable Accounts

The Board noted certain information provided by Shelton Capital and ICON regarding fees charged to other clients utilizing a strategy similar to that employed by an ICON Fund. The Board determined that, bearing in mind the limitations of comparing different types of managed accounts and the different levels of service typically associated with such accounts, the fee structures applicable to Shelton Capital’s and ICON’s other clients employing a comparable strategy to each applicable ICON Fund was not indicative of any unreasonableness with respect to the advisory fee payable by such ICON Fund.

Cost Structure, Level of Profits, Economies of Scale and Ancillary Benefits

The Board reviewed information regarding Shelton Capital’s and ICON’s costs of providing services to the ICON Funds. The Board also reviewed the resulting level of profits to Shelton Capital and ICON, respectively, including the cost allocation methodologies used to calculate such profits. The Independent Trustees received financial and other information from Shelton Capital and ICON.

The Board noted its intention to continue to monitor assets under management, and the resulting impact on Shelton Capital’s and ICON’s profitability, in order to ensure that each has sufficient resources to continue to provide the services that shareholders in the ICON Funds require. The Trustees also noted that currently, Shelton Capital has contractually agreed to limit its advisory fees on certain ICON Funds so that those Funds do not exceed their respective specified operating expense limitations and may extent those limits in the future.

The Board also considered whether Shelton Capital and ICON receive any material indirect benefits from managing the ICON Funds, noting the soft dollars benefits accrued to ICON.

Based on the foregoing, together with the other information provided to it at the Meeting and throughout the year, the Board concluded that each ICON Fund’s cost structure and level of profits for Shelton Capital and ICON, respectively, were reasonable and that economies of scale and ancillary benefits, to the extent present with respect to an ICON Fund, were not material.

Conclusions

The Board indicated that the information presented and the discussion of the information were adequate for making a determination regarding the renewal of each ICON Advisory Agreement. During the review process, the Board noted certain instances where clarification or follow-up was appropriate and others where the Board determined that further clarification or follow-up was not necessary. In those instances where clarification or follow-up was requested, the Board determined that in each case either information responsive to its requests had been provided, or where any request was outstanding in whole or in part, given the totality of the information provided with respect to each ICON Advisory Agreement, the Board had received sufficient information to renew and approve the applicable ICON Advisory Agreement.

Based on their review, including but not limited to their consideration of each of the factors referred to above, the Board concluded that each ICON Advisory Agreement, taking into account the separate administration fees, is and would be fair and reasonable to each ICON Fund and its shareholders, that each ICON Fund’s shareholders received or should receive reasonable value in return for the advisory fees and other amounts paid to Shelton Capital and ICON by the ICON Funds, as applicable, and that the renewal of the each ICON Advisory Agreement and was in the best interests of each ICON Fund and its shareholders.

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

 

  

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

  (a) Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

  (b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's board of trustees since the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(G) of Schedule 14A or this Item.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is 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 for semi-annual report.

 

  (a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“SOX”), are filed as Exhibit 13(a)(2) to this Form N-CSR.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, Section 906 of SOX, Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code are furnished as Exhibit 13(b) to this Form N-CSR.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

SCM Trust

 

By  /s/ Stephen C. Rogers  
  Stephen C. Rogers, President  
     
  Date: September 7, 2023  
     
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  /s/ Stephen C. Rogers  
  Stephen C. Rogers, President  
     
  Date: September 7, 2023  
     
By /s/ William P. Mock  
  William P. Mock, Treasurer  
     
  Date: September 7, 2023