UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number | | 811-07883 |
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ICON Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
5299 DTC Blvd. Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Erik L. Jonson 5299 DTC Blvd. Suite 1200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(Name and address of agent for service)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 303-790-1600 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | September 30, 2007 | | |
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Date of reporting period: | | March 31, 2007 | | |
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Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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| | Include a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1). |
2007 Semiannual Report
ICON U.S. Diversified Funds
Investment Update
March 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
ICON Bond Fund
ICON Core Equity Fund
ICON Income Opportunity Fund
ICON Equity Income Fund
ICON Long/Short Fund
Table of Contents
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About This Report (Unaudited) | | | 2 | |
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Message from ICON Funds (Unaudited) | | | 4 | |
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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited) | | | 7 | |
ICON Bond Fund | | | 7 | |
ICON Core Equity Fund | | | 12 | |
ICON Income Opportunity Fund | | | 16 | |
ICON Equity Income Fund | | | 21 | |
ICON Long/Short Fund | | | 26 | |
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Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example (Unaudited) | | | 31 | |
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Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | | 36 | |
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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) | | | 46 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | | 54 | |
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Other Information (Unaudited) | | | 67 | |
About This Report (unaudited)
Historical Returns
All total returns mentioned in this report account for the change in a Fund’s per-share price, the reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, tax return of capital, and adjustments for financial statement purposes. If your account is set up to receive Fund distributions in cash rather than reinvest them, your actual return may differ from these figures. The Funds’ performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Adviser may have reimbursed certain fees or expenses of some of the Funds. If not for these reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Fund results shown, unless otherwise indicated, are at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, results would have been lower.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results represent past performance, and current performance may be higher or lower. Please call 1-800-764-0442 or visit www.iconadvisers.com for performance results current to the most recent month-end.
Portfolio Data
This report reflects ICON’s views, opinions, and portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2007, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.
Opinions and forecasts regarding industries, companies and/or themes, and portfolio composition and holdings, are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security. Each Fund’s holdings as of March 31, 2007 are included in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
While ICON’s quantitative investment methodology does not consider company-specific factors beyond financial data, those factors may impact a stock’s performance, and therefore, Fund performance. The ICON system relies on the integrity of financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.
This Report contains statements regarding industry or sector themes, new market themes, investment outlook, relative strength, value-to-price ratios, and portfolio managers’ expectations, beliefs, goals and the like that are
based on current expectations, recent individual stock performance relative to current market prices, estimates of company values and other information supplied to the market by the companies we follow. Words such as “expects,” “suggests,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “value,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements, which are not statements of historical fact. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to assess. These risks and uncertainties are based on a number of important factors, including, among others: stock price fluctuations; the integrity and accuracy of historical and projected financial and other information supplied by companies to the public; interest rates; future earnings growth rates, and other factors beyond the control of our portfolio managers. Therefore, actual outcome may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward looking statements.
There are risks associated with mutual fund investing, including the risk of loss of principal. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds and is available by visiting www.iconadvisers.com or calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully.
There are risks associated with selling short, including the risk that the Long/Short Fund may have to cover its short position at a higher price than the short price, resulting in a loss. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. Call options involve certain risks, such as limited gains and lack of liquidity of the underlying securities, and are not suitable for all investors. Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market, and currency risks.
Investing in fixed income securities such as bonds involves interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities generally decreases. The Bond Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in high-yield bonds that are below investment grade. High-yield bonds involve a greater risk of default and price volatility than U.S. Government and other higher-quality bonds.
Message From ICON Funds (unaudited)
Dear ICON Shareholder:
The ICON approach is based on the observation and belief that markets experience themes (meaning industry leadership) that typically last one to two years. We use a disciplined approach to look for two traits to identify industries that have the potential to lead the next theme: valuation and relative strength.
We believe industries that are about to lead the market include stocks with prices below our estimate of intrinsic value (indicated by valuation) and also have performed more strongly than the broad market average during the previous six months (indicated by relative strength).
When calculating valuation, we don’t use financial ratios such as price-to-earnings or price-to-book value. Rather, our proprietary valuation equation incorporates historic company earnings, an estimated growth rate for future earnings, the triple-A bond yield, and beta, a measure of risk.
Early in May 2006, when the domestic market appeared to hit a peak, the average value-to-price ratio for the approximately 2,040 domestic stocks in our database was 1.03. Translated, that means that our methodology indicated that stocks were priced about 3% below our estimate of fair value.
Over time, we have found that the best evaluation timeframe for ICON’s value-to-price ratio is about 12 to 13 months into the future. This means that our calculations (all things being equal without any changes in our assumptions), or estimates of company earnings, growth rates, bond yield and beta, indicated that prices would have to advance about 3% during the next year to be considered fairly valued.
Of course, there is always the potential that assumptions will change, including the assumption that growing earnings will increase value and that slowing earnings will decrease value during a normal one-year period. As of March 31, 2007, the Standard & Poor’s Composite 1500 Index, a broad measure of the U.S. stock market, was 10% higher than it was on May 5, 2006, the market low.
Stock prices have since advanced even beyond what our value-to-price ratios would have expected in May-June 2006. Intrinsic value grew, and stock prices have been trying to catch up. In short, it was proper to be invested.
A Volatile Period
While it was prudent to be invested in equities during the last six months, the period was unpleasant. The market experienced a brief, but sharp five-
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week drop from a peak in early May 2006 through mid-June 2006. As sell-offs usually do, this decline scared many investors out of the market, and those on the sidelines have not participated in the subsequent recovery. With valuation as our guide, with our valuations’ best evaluation period being one year forward, and making no attempt to “time” or guess one-month moves, we rode through the volatility.
In early 2006, the ICON Funds were primarily invested in small and mid-sized companies in cyclical, economically sensitive industries as our valuation and relative strength metrics pointed to. Some industries were commodity-based. For example, the ICON Diversified Funds were overweighted in the Industrials and Materials sectors. These stocks got hit the worst during the quick drop in the summer of 2006.
Then suddenly, a new theme appeared for the final five months of 2006. It was a “recession-proof” theme led by mature companies with steady earnings. Most of these companies have revenues that are not dependent upon the ups and downs of the economy. We could only infer from the decline in cyclical stocks and the immediate, subsequent advance in recession-proof stocks that investors were expecting a recession.
As the relative strength component of the recession-proof stocks kicked in, we heavily rotated in August and September 2006 toward that theme. Guided by our system, that rotation took about six weeks. There has not been a recession, and investors have abandoned recession-proof stocks. Year-to-date in 2007, the best-performing sector index is Materials. Investors have shifted their preference back to some cyclical industries.
Emotions Have Driven Sell-Offs
The emotional sell-off of the summer of 2006 is reminiscent of other times the market has experienced quick drops. In August 1998, the market dropped about 15% as investors feared that the recession in Asia would spread to Europe and then the United States. It never happened. The U.S. market snapped back and resumed its upward course.
Similarly, with the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the market sold off but came back once investors realized that the war had no impact on the economy and corporate earnings.
A more recent example is the market’s sharp drop in response to the terrorist attacks in September 2001. Investors immediately sold stocks in a panic, but prices quickly came back as investors realized that, as horrible as the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks were, they had less net effect on the economy than originally anticipated.
Message From ICON Funds 5
Quick, emotion-based sell-offs and rapid, short-lived theme changes do occur but are not the norm in our experience. These scenarios can be difficult for ICON’s quantitative system to handle since it is better suited for one- to two-year themes. Just as in 1990, 1998, and 2001, we stayed true to our system during the past six months, looking for industries with the combination of value and relative strength.
Finding Undervalued Industries
As 2007 has unfolded, attractive industries with those two traits are plentiful in our estimation. Based on our measure of value and relative strength, we expect the market to resume its upward path, and we believe the turbulence of late second quarter and early third quarters of 2006 will be viewed as further examples of irrational, temporary setbacks. At ICON, we utilize a quantitative approach to eliminate emotions and guessing. Over the long run, value grows as corporate earnings grow, and in our experience, prices try to keep up with value. News events interfere with and alter the path that prices take. Investors react to news, sometimes incorrectly, as we saw last summer. That is all part of the territory that goes along with investing in publicly traded equities.
Thank you for the opportunity to guide your investments. We appreciate your commitment to the ICON Funds.
Yours truly,
Craig T. Callahan, DBA
Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of the Adviser
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ICON Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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$ | 220,000 | | | Ace INA Holdings, Inc. | | | 8.88 | % | | | 08/15/29 | | | $ | 290,011 | |
| 516,000 | | | AK Steel Corp. | | | 7.88 | | | | 02/15/09 | | | | 516,000 | |
| 275,000 | | | Allied Waste North America | | | 5.75 | | | | 02/15/11 | | | | 268,125 | |
| 150,000 | | | Allstate Life Global Fund | | | 3.50 | | | | 07/30/07 | | | | 149,115 | |
| 750,000 | | | American General Finance | | | 5.38 | | | | 10/01/12 | | | | 753,348 | |
| 500,000 | | | Autozone, Inc. | | | 5.50 | | | | 11/15/15 | | | | 489,908 | |
| 250,000 | | | Bank One Corp. | | | 4.13 | | | | 09/01/07 | | | | 248,657 | |
| 297,000 | | | Calenergy Co., Inc. | | | 7.63 | | | | 10/15/07 | | | | 300,072 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | CBS Corp. | | | 5.63 | | | | 05/01/07 | | | | 1,000,115 | |
| 250,000 | | | Centex Corp. | | | 4.55 | | | | 11/01/10 | | | | 239,239 | |
| 250,000 | | | Centex Corp. | | | 5.25 | | | | 06/15/15 | | | | 228,129 | |
| 1,127,000 | | | Chartered Semiconductor - YD | | | 5.75 | | | | 08/03/10 | | | | 1,135,439 | |
| 450,000 | | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 6.90 | | | | 05/15/28 | | | | 484,478 | |
| 750,000 | | | Cit Group, Inc. | | | 4.75 | | | | 12/15/10 | | | | 738,447 | |
| 355,000 | | | Cit Group, Inc. | | | 7.75 | | | | 04/02/12 | | | | 398,402 | |
| 500,000 | | | Cit Group, Inc. | | | 5.13 | | | | 09/30/14 | | | | 484,430 | |
| 900,000 | | | Cit Group, Inc. | | | 5.85 | | | | 09/15/16 | | | | 907,917 | |
| 410,000 | | | CNA Financial Corp. | | | 6.60 | | | | 12/15/08 | | | | 418,110 | |
| 1,750,000 | | | Comcast Cable Communications Holdings | | | 8.38 | | | | 03/15/13 | | | | 2,001,244 | |
| 400,000 | | | Comcast Cable Communications Holdings | | | 8.88 | | | | 05/01/17 | | | | 489,047 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Countrywide Financial | | | 4.25 | | | | 12/19/07 | | | | 991,247 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Countrywide Home Loan | | | 4.13 | | | | 09/15/09 | | | | 972,539 | |
| 114,000 | | | Cox Communications, Inc. | | | 7.63 | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | 128,737 | |
| 100,000 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 8.00 | | | | 02/01/09 | | | | 103,711 | |
| 1,250,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler NA Holding | | | 4.75 | | | | 01/15/08 | | | | 1,244,344 | |
| 500,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler NA Holding | | | 8.00 | | | | 06/15/10 | | | | 539,758 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler NA Holding | | | 7.75 | | | | 01/18/11 | | | | 1,082,414 | |
| 250,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler NA Holding | | | 8.50 | | | | 01/18/31 | | | | 312,224 | |
| 2,500,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler NA Holding | | | 6.50 | | | | 11/15/13 | | | | 2,632,920 | |
| 500,000 | | | Deutsche Telekom International Finance - YD | | �� | 8.00 | | | | 06/15/10 | | | | 542,008 | |
| 450,000 | | | Deutsche Telekom International Finance - YD | | | 8.25 | | | | 06/15/30 | | | | 557,396 | |
| 260,000 | | | Dillards, Inc. | | | 9.50 | | | | 09/01/09 | | | | 279,825 | |
| 232,000 | | | Dillards, Inc. | | | 9.13 | | | | 08/01/11 | | | | 253,170 | |
| 750,000 | | | Embratel - YD | | | 11.00 | | | | 12/15/08 | | | | 819,375 | |
| 500,000 | | | Farmers Insurance Capital Notes* | | | 7.20 | | | | 07/15/48 | | | | 515,489 | |
Schedule of Investments 7
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$ | 6,000 | | | First American Financial | | | 7.55 | % | | | 04/01/28 | | | $ | 6,492 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. | | | 4.95 | | | | 01/15/08 | | | | 1,482,039 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. | | | 5.63 | | | | 10/01/08 | | | | 1,469,875 | |
| 500,000 | | | Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 5.50 | | | | 04/01/07 | | | | 499,997 | |
| 500,000 | | | General Electric Corp. | | | 5.45 | | | | 01/15/13 | | | | 506,430 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | GMAC LLC | | | 6.13 | | | | 08/28/07 | | | | 1,499,107 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | GMAC LLC | | | 5.13 | | | | 05/09/08 | | | | 988,326 | |
| 250,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 7.35 | | | | 10/01/09 | | | | 263,356 | |
| 1,250,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 6.88 | | | | 01/15/11 | | | | 1,321,510 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 6.60 | | | | 01/15/12 | | | | 1,055,640 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 5.13 | | | | 01/15/15 | | | | 1,460,580 | |
| 1,028,000 | | | Hilton Hotels Corp. | | | 7.95 | | | | 04/15/07 | | | | 1,028,632 | |
| 138,000 | | | Household Finance Corp. | | | 7.65 | | | | 05/15/07 | | | | 138,328 | |
| 670,000 | | | Household Finance Corp. | | | 5.88 | | | | 02/01/09 | | | | 677,621 | |
| 500,000 | | | Household Finance Corp. | | | 7.00 | | | | 05/15/12 | | | | 536,579 | |
| 700,000 | | | Household Finance Corp. | | | 6.38 | | | | 11/27/12 | | | | 734,644 | |
| 250,000 | | | IBM Corp. | | | 3.80 | | | | 02/01/08 | | | | 247,220 | |
| 950,000 | | | IBM Corp. | | | 8.38 | | | | 11/01/19 | | | | 1,188,586 | |
| 500,000 | | | International Lease Finance Corp. | | | 4.75 | | | | 04/30/07 | | | | 499,747 | |
| 1,109,000 | | | International Lease Finance Corp. | | | 5.63 | | | | 06/01/07 | | | | 1,109,298 | |
| 500,000 | | | International Lease Finance Corp. | | | 6.38 | | | | 03/15/09 | | | | 511,889 | |
| 294,000 | | | International Lease Finance Corp. | | | 4.88 | | | | 09/01/10 | | | | 291,787 | |
| 450,000 | | | John Hancock* | | | 7.38 | | | | 02/15/24 | | | | 516,011 | |
| 50,000 | | | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 6.70 | | | | 11/01/07 | | | | 50,386 | |
| 200,000 | | | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 4.00 | | | | 02/01/08 | | | | 197,809 | |
| 455,000 | | | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 6.75 | | | | 08/15/08 | | | | 462,540 | |
| 500,000 | | | Kraft Foods, Inc. | | | 5.25 | | | | 06/01/07 | | | | 499,710 | |
| 500,000 | | | Kraft Foods, Inc. | | | 6.25 | | | | 06/01/12 | | | | 519,552 | |
| 430,000 | | | Liberty Mutual Insurance* | | | 8.20 | | | | 05/04/07 | | | | 430,597 | |
| 500,000 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 3.88 | | | | 01/15/09 | | | | 489,866 | |
| 250,000 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 4.25 | | | | 05/15/10 | | | | 244,234 | |
| 500,000 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 4.75 | | | | 04/01/14 | | | | 474,894 | |
| 400,000 | | | New Jersey Bell Telephone | | | 7.85 | | | | 11/15/29 | | | | 453,600 | |
| 122,000 | | | NLV Financial Corp.* | | | 6.50 | | | | 03/15/35 | | | | 117,301 | |
| 929,000 | | | Owens Illinois, Inc. | | | 8.10 | | | | 05/15/07 | | | | 929,000 | |
| 500,000 | | | Pemex Project Funding Master Trust | | | 8.50 | | | | 02/15/08 | | | | 511,750 | |
| 300,000 | | | Private Export Funding, Series B | | | 6.49 | | | | 07/15/07 | | | | 300,884 | |
| 500,000 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 4.75 | | | | 06/13/15 | | | | 476,122 | |
| 200,000 | | | Pulte Homes, Inc. | | | 4.88 | | | | 07/15/09 | | | | 197,077 | |
| 250,000 | | | Pulte Homes, Inc. | | | 5.20 | | | | 02/15/15 | | | | 230,982 | |
| 350,000 | | | Royal Caribbean Cruises - YD | | | 6.75 | | | | 03/15/08 | | | | 353,077 | |
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$ | 100,000 | | | Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp. | | | 7.00 | % | | | 06/15/07 | | | $ | 100,097 | |
| 382,000 | | | Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp. | | | 6.25 | | | | 05/01/09 | | | | 384,542 | |
| 213,000 | | | Semco Energy, Inc. | | | 6.40 | | | | 11/25/08 | | | | 208,887 | |
| 500,000 | | | Target Corp. | | | 3.38 | | | | 03/01/08 | | | | 491,433 | |
| 350,000 | | | Telefonica de Argentina - YD | | | 9.13 | | | | 11/07/10 | | | | 376,250 | |
| 500,000 | | | Tennessee Gas Pipeline | | | 7.00 | | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 535,333 | |
| 450,000 | | | Time Warner Cos., Inc. | | | 7.48 | | | | 01/15/08 | | | | 456,348 | |
| 288,000 | | | TRW, Inc. | | | 6.32 | | | | 05/27/08 | | | | 289,564 | |
| 500,000 | | | Tyco International, Ltd. - YD | | | 6.13 | | | | 11/01/08 | | | | 506,732 | |
| 155,000 | | | Union Carbide Corp. | | | 6.70 | | | | 04/01/09 | | | | 157,765 | |
| 410,000 | | | Verizon, Inc. | | | 8.30 | | | | 08/01/31 | | | | 485,855 | |
| 200,000 | | | Wal-Mart Stores | | | 7.55 | | | | 02/15/30 | | | | 240,738 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Washinton Mutual Bank | | | 5.13 | | | | 01/15/15 | | | | 959,336 | |
| 500,000 | | | Wisconsin Power & Light Co. | | | 7.00 | | | | 06/15/07 | | | | 501,432 | |
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Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $53,161,234) | | | 53,182,777 | |
U.S. Government And U.S. Government Agency Bonds (38.0%) | | | | |
| 270,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 3.10 | | | | 07/28/08 | | | | 263,444 | |
| 8,000,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 5.25 | | | | 08/01/12 | | | | 8,091,912 | |
| 6,000,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 5.13 | | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 6,007,824 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 5.00 | | | | 03/09/15 | | | | 1,467,461 | |
| 500,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 5.00 | | | | 04/17/15 | | | | 488,811 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 5.00 | | | | 07/09/18 | | | | 961,606 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 3.25 | | | | 01/15/08 | | | | 1,971,240 | |
| 255,000 | | | Federal Farm Credit Bank | | | 5.90 | | | | 08/04/08 | | | | 258,032 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank | | | 4.00 | | | | 02/12/10 | | | | 978,023 | |
| 405,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank | | | 4.80 | | | | 03/19/13 | | | | 396,996 | |
| 750,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank | | | 5.50 | | | | 02/14/20 | | | | 732,071 | |
| 500,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank | | | 5.50 | | | | 03/03/20 | | | | 488,281 | |
| 500,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.75 | | | | 04/15/08 | | | | 503,593 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.05 | | | | 02/28/13 | | | | 1,477,893 | |
| 370,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.00 | | | | 10/29/13 | | | | 362,879 | |
| 457,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.00 | | | | 09/15/14 | | | | 446,679 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.16 | | | | 02/27/15 | | | | 1,471,461 | |
| 400,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.00 | | | | 12/15/15 | | | | 388,413 | |
| 550,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.00 | | | | 09/09/16 | | | | 532,198 | |
| 975,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 5.25 | | | | 07/27/17 | | | | 949,791 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | US Treasury Note | | | 3.00 | | | | 02/15/08 | | | | 983,477 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | US Treasury Note | | | 3.13 | | | | 09/15/08 | | | | 1,465,958 | |
| 500,000 | | | US Treasury Note | | | 3.38 | | | | 12/15/08 | | | | 489,530 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | US Treasury Strip | | | 5.11 | | | | 05/15/07 | | | | 993,992 | |
| 2,650,000 | | | US Treasury Strip | | | 5.13 | | | | 11/15/07 | | | | 2,569,384 | |
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$ | 973,000 | | | US Treasury Strip | | | 9.88 | % | | | 05/15/08 | | | $ | 922,986 | |
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Total U.S. Government And U.S. Government Agency Bonds (Cost $35,696,979) | | | 35,663,935 | |
Foreign Government Bonds (2.7%) |
| 1,000,000 | | | Federal Republic of Brazil - YD | | | 9.38 | | | | 04/07/08 | | | | 1,040,000 | |
| 750,000 | | | Federal Republic of Brazil - YD | | | 14.50 | | | | 10/15/09 | | | | 916,875 | |
| 500,000 | | | Republic of South Africa - YD | | | 6.50 | | | | 06/02/14 | | | | 532,500 | |
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Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $2,454,633) | | | 2,489,375 | |
Short-Term Investment (1.8%) |
| 1,718,375 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07 # | | | | | | | | | | | 1,718,375 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,718,375) | | | 1,718,375 | |
Total Investments 99.2% (Cost $93,031,221) | | | 93,054,462 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.8% | | | 756,860 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 93,811,322 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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* | | Security was acquired pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 and may be deemed to be restricted for resale. These securities are considered to be illiquid. The aggregate value of these securities at March 31, 2007 was $1,579,398, which represented 1.68% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
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YD | | Yankee Dollar Bond. |
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Credit Quality Diversification
March 31, 2007
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Aaa | | | 24.3% |
Aa2 | | | 15.9% |
Aa3 | | | 7.9% |
A1 | | | 6.0% |
A2 | | | 4.8% |
A3 | | | 6.7% |
Baa1 | | | 7.7% |
Baa2 | | | 5.0% |
Baa3 | | | 5.2% |
Ba1 | | | 4.1% |
Ba2 | | | 3.0% |
Ba3 | | | 0.9% |
B1 | | | 3.4% |
B2 | | | 1.5% |
Caa1 | | | 1.0% |
Percentages are based upon total investments less short-term investments.
Ratings based on Moody’s.
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ICON Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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| 35,500 | | | AAR Corp.(a) | | $ | 978,380 | |
| 22,200 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | | | 1,680,096 | |
| 70,700 | | | Acergy S.A. - ADR(a) | | | 1,505,203 | |
| 20,000 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 1,088,800 | |
| 37,500 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 1,445,625 | |
| 41,500 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 1,952,990 | |
| 34,200 | | | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | | | 1,634,418 | |
| 68,800 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 4,624,736 | |
| 42,100 | | | American Standard Cos., Inc. | | | 2,232,142 | |
| 23,900 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 1,260,725 | |
| 18,800 | | | Anixter International, Inc.(a) | | | 1,239,672 | |
| 20,400 | | | Apple Computer, Inc.(a) | | | 1,895,364 | |
| 25,300 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 955,075 | |
| 107,700 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 4,246,611 | |
| 52,900 | | | Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(a) | | | 3,104,701 | |
| 8,200 | | | AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 1,050,748 | |
| 72,800 | | | Avnet, Inc.(a) | | | 2,630,992 | |
| 84,500 | | | Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A. - ADR | | | 1,506,635 | |
| 58,900 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 3,005,078 | |
| 12,200 | | | Bank of Ireland - ADR | | | 1,055,300 | |
| 24,000 | | | Belden CDT, Inc. | | | 1,286,160 | |
| 24,200 | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | | | 1,946,406 | |
| 82,700 | | | Cablevision Systems Corp. - Class A | | $ | 2,516,561 | |
| 63,300 | | | Cameron International Corp.(a) | | | 3,974,607 | |
| 21,000 | | | Celgene Corp.(a) | | | 1,101,660 | |
| 57,400 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 1,029,756 | |
| 40,700 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 3,010,172 | |
| 3,000 | | | Chicago Mercantile Exchange | | | 1,597,380 | |
| 19,500 | | | China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. - ADR | | | 1,647,360 | |
| 7,000 | | | CIGNA Corp. | | | 998,620 | |
| 117,400 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 2,997,222 | |
| 84,750 | | | Comcast Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 2,199,263 | |
| 25,900 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 1,531,208 | |
| 8,600 | | | Credit Suisse Group - ADR | | | 617,738 | |
| 14,100 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 2,040,552 | |
| 38,400 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 1,479,936 | |
| 10,900 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 1,184,176 | |
| 15,400 | | | Deutsche Bank AG - ADR | | | 2,071,916 | |
| 18,000 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 1,457,100 | |
| 17,500 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(a) | | | 1,019,550 | |
| 18,600 | | | Dominion Resources, Inc. of Virginia | | | 1,651,122 | |
| 28,500 | | | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 1,408,755 | |
| 63,900 | | | eBay, Inc.(a) | | | 2,118,285 | |
| 46,700 | | | ENSCO International, Inc. | | | 2,540,480 | |
| 19,900 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 1,367,329 | |
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| 50,200 | | | Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | $ | 2,582,288 | |
| 34,200 | | | FPL Group, Inc. | | | 2,092,014 | |
| 79,100 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 2,796,976 | |
| 6,900 | | | Google, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 3,161,304 | |
| 61,100 | | | Grant Prideco, Inc.(a) | | | 3,045,224 | |
| 19,900 | | | Harris Corp. | | | 1,013,905 | |
| 22,300 | | | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 638,895 | |
| 76,300 | | | Hercules, Inc.(a) | | | 1,490,902 | |
| 83,000 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 3,331,620 | |
| 59,100 | | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 2,060,817 | |
| 31,600 | | | Humana, Inc.(a) | | | 1,833,432 | |
| 47,400 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 4,467,924 | |
| 48,200 | | | Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | | 2,904,532 | |
| 22,000 | | | Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 2,081,640 | |
| 91,100 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 4,407,418 | |
| 63,200 | | | K-V Pharmaceutical Co.(a) | | | 1,562,936 | |
| 48,200 | | | Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 1,686,036 | |
| 18,200 | | | KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 970,424 | |
| 14,900 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 2,014,480 | |
| 23,900 | | | Media General, Inc. - Class A | | | 912,024 | |
| 17,400 | | | Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.(a) | | | 1,054,092 | |
| 47,200 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,084,824 | |
| 11,800 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 677,202 | |
| 17,100 | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | | 1,396,557 | |
| 30,200 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 1,907,130 | |
| 26,300 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 2,071,388 | |
| 16,100 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A | | | 751,548 | |
| 103,300 | | | Myers Industries, Inc. | | $ | 1,929,644 | |
| 16,500 | | | Nike, Inc. - Class B | | | 1,753,290 | |
| 40,600 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 2,054,360 | |
| 66,700 | | | PetSmart, Inc. | | | 2,198,432 | |
| 45,600 | | | Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.(a) | | | 2,005,944 | |
| 52,800 | | | PSS World Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 1,116,192 | |
| 80,600 | | | Quintana Maritime, Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,109,862 | |
| 18,400 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,271,440 | |
| 13,700 | | | Siemens AG - ADR | | | 1,468,640 | |
| 25,100 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,282,861 | |
| 86,500 | | | Stride Rite Corp. | | | 1,331,235 | |
| 17,300 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 1,147,336 | |
| 64,500 | | | Superior Industries International, Inc. | | | 1,343,535 | |
| 137,091 | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,473,728 | |
| 45,300 | | | Target Corp. | | | 2,684,478 | |
| 18,800 | | | Telefonica S.A. - ADR | | | 1,248,320 | |
| 18,100 | | | Telenor ASA - ADR | | | 962,377 | |
| 108,200 | | | The DIRECTV Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,496,174 | |
| 9,500 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,962,985 | |
| 10,100 | | | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 965,358 | |
| 20,600 | | | The Stanley Works | | | 1,140,416 | |
| 22,600 | | | The Toro Co. | | | 1,158,024 | |
| 46,900 | | | The Walt Disney Co. | | | 1,614,767 | |
| 67,900 | | | Time Warner, Inc. | | | 1,338,988 | |
| 8,800 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR | | | 1,127,808 | |
| 35,200 | | | UBS AG - ADR | | | 2,091,936 | |
| 5,800 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 588,990 | |
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| 60,600 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | $ | 3,209,982 | |
| 57,300 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 1,976,277 | |
| 19,300 | | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 985,651 | |
| 34,100 | | | WellPoint, Inc.(a) | | | 2,765,510 | |
| 124,400 | | | Xerox Corp.(a) | | | 2,101,116 | |
| 7,700 | | | Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 657,657 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $171,345,983) | | | 191,447,450 | |
Short-Term Investments (0.3%) | | | | |
$ | 507,517 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | $ | 507,517 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $507,517) | | | 507,517 | |
Total Investments (Cost $171,853,500) 99.9% | | | 191,954,967 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1% | | | 214,956 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 192,169,923 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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Sector Composition
March 31, 2007
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Financial | | | 18.1% |
Information Technology | | | 15.3% |
Industrials | | | 14.3% |
Healthcare | | | 12.1% |
Energy | | | 11.2% |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.9% |
Telecommunication and Utilities | | | 7.4% |
Leisure and Consumer Staples | | | 6.1% |
Materials | | | 4.2% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 5.2% |
Computer Hardware | | | 5.1% |
Managed Health Care | | | 4.8% |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 4.7% |
Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 3.9% |
Broadcast & Cable TV | | | 3.7% |
Oil & Gas Drilling | | | 3.7% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 3.4% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 3.3% |
Multi-Line Insurance | | | 2.9% |
Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | 2.8% |
Internet Software Services | | | 2.7% |
Diversified Capital Markets | | | 2.5% |
Technology Distributors | | | 2.5% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 2.4% |
Railroads | | | 2.4% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 2.2% |
Communications Equipment | | | 2.1% |
Diversified Banks | | | 2.1% |
Life & Health Insurance | | | 2.0% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 1.8% |
Electric Utilities | | | 1.8% |
Automobile Manufacturers | | | 1.7% |
Metal & Glass Containers | | | 1.7% |
Specialty Stores | | | 1.7% |
Footwear | | | 1.6% |
Diversified Chemicals | | | 1.5% |
Movies & Entertainment | | | 1.5% |
General Merchandise Stores | | | 1.4% |
Marine | | | 1.4% |
Multi-Utilities | | | 1.4% |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 1.3% |
Automotive Retail | | | 1.3% |
Building Products | | | 1.2% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 1.2% |
Health Care Distributors | | | 1.2% |
Office Electronics | | | 1.1% |
Construction Materials | | | 1.0% |
Property & Casualty Insurance | | | 1.0% |
Semiconductor Equipment | | | 1.0% |
Apparel Retail | | | 0.9% |
Health Care Equipment | | | 0.9% |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 0.9% |
Publishing | | | 0.8% |
Semiconductors | | | 0.8% |
Specialized Finance | | | 0.8% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 0.8% |
Biotechnology | | | 0.6% |
Household Appliances | | | 0.6% |
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services | | | 0.3% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Income Opportunity Fund*
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (99.4%) |
| 5,700 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | | $ | 431,376 | |
| 4,200 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 228,648 | |
| 6,600 | | | Allegheny Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 324,324 | |
| 7,400 | | | Allied Irish Banks PLC - ADRx | | | 443,038 | |
| 19,600 | | | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | | | 936,684 | |
| 14,800 | | | American International Group, Inc.x | | | 994,856 | |
| 14,000 | | | American Standard Cos., Inc. | | | 742,280 | |
| 9,200 | | | Anixter International, Inc.(a) | | | 606,648 | |
| 5,600 | | | Apple Computer, Inc.(a) | | | 520,296 | |
| 15,400 | | | AT&T, Inc.x | | | 607,222 | |
| 5,500 | | | AutoZone, Inc.(a)x | | | 704,770 | |
| 20,000 | | | Avnet, Inc.(a) | | | 722,800 | |
| 15,300 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 701,505 | |
| 41,200 | | | Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A. - ADRx | | | 734,596 | |
| 4,900 | | | BT Group PLC - ADRx | | | 294,049 | |
| 12,900 | | | Cameron International Corp.(a) | | | 809,991 | |
| 5,500 | | | Celgene Corp.(a) | | | 288,530 | |
| 7,500 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 554,700 | |
| 5,500 | | | CIGNA Corp. | | | 784,630 | |
| 34,400 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 878,232 | |
| 14,800 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 759,832 | |
| 8,200 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.(a) | | | 723,814 | |
| 20,350 | | | Comcast Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 528,082 | |
| 11,600 | | | Credit Suisse Group - ADRx | | | 833,228 | |
| 3,900 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | $ | 160,641 | |
| 8,800 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 956,032 | |
| 6,500 | | | Deutsche Bank AG - ADR | | | 874,510 | |
| 4,500 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 364,275 | |
| 4,900 | | | Dominion Resources, Inc. of Virginia | | | 434,973 | |
| 7,000 | | | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 346,010 | |
| 7,400 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 330,262 | |
| 4,900 | | | eBay, Inc.(a)x | | | 162,435 | |
| 6,300 | | | EchoStar Communications Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 273,609 | |
| 14,500 | | | ENSCO International, Inc. | | | 788,800 | |
| 8,000 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 549,680 | |
| 10,400 | | | Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 551,824 | |
| 3,200 | | | Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. - ADR | | | 353,248 | |
| 17,600 | | | Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 905,344 | |
| 14,500 | | | FPL Group, Inc. | | | 886,965 | |
| 16,500 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 583,440 | |
| 11,600 | | | GlobalSantaFe Corp. | | | 715,488 | |
| 1,500 | | | Google, Inc. - Class A(a)x | | | 687,240 | |
| 15,400 | | | Grant Prideco, Inc.(a) | | | 767,536 | |
| 16,500 | | | Health Net, Inc.(a)x | | | 887,865 | |
| 2,300 | | | Henkel KGaA - ADR | | | 338,560 | |
| 10,200 | | | Hercules, Inc.(a) | | | 199,308 | |
| 8,300 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 333,162 | |
| 5,600 | | | Humana, Inc.(a) | | | 324,912 | |
| 10,800 | | | International Business Machines Corp.x | | | 1,018,008 | |
| 7,200 | | | Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | | 433,872 | |
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| 7,100 | | | Johnson Controls, Inc.x | | $ | 671,802 | |
| 21,500 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1,040,170 | |
| 11,100 | | | Kohl’s Corp.(a) | | | 850,371 | |
| 9,200 | | | Loews Corp. | | | 417,956 | |
| 6,900 | | | Marathon Oil Corp.x | | | 681,927 | |
| 8,000 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 1,081,600 | |
| 7,000 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 309,190 | |
| 7,700 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 441,903 | |
| 8,700 | | | MetLife, Inc.x | | | 549,405 | |
| 23,200 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 646,584 | |
| 11,300 | | | Morgan Stanleyx | | | 889,988 | |
| 4,400 | | | National Grid PLC - ADRx | | | 346,764 | |
| 9,700 | | | National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(a) | | | 754,563 | |
| 5,200 | | | NII Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 385,736 | |
| 6,700 | | | Nike, Inc. - Class B | | | 711,942 | |
| 18,800 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 951,280 | |
| 3,300 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 244,926 | |
| 11,700 | | | Oshkosh Truck Corp.x | | | 620,100 | |
| 9,000 | | | PetSmart, Inc. | | | 296,640 | |
| 17,800 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 1,124,248 | |
| 15,000 | | | PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia - ADR | | | 647,100 | |
| 10,600 | | | Quanex Corp. | | | 448,910 | |
| 27,200 | | | Schering-Plough Corp.x | | | 693,872 | |
| 11,900 | | | St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a)x | | | 447,559 | |
| 8,500 | | | Staples, Inc. | | | 219,640 | |
| 10,700 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 709,624 | |
| 5,000 | | | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 415,200 | |
| 8,900 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 301,087 | |
| 45,833 | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 492,705 | |
| 15,200 | | | Target Corp.x | | | 900,752 | |
| 26,400 | | | Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. - ADR | | | 881,760 | |
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| 8,900 | | | Telenor ASA - ADR | | $ | 473,213 | |
| 6,200 | | | Texas Industries, Inc. | | | 468,286 | |
| 12,500 | | | The DIRECTV Group, Inc.(a)x | | | 288,375 | |
| 5,800 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,198,454 | |
| 5,700 | | | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 544,806 | |
| 15,900 | | | The Home Depot, Inc.x | | | 584,166 | |
| 6,100 | | | The Stanley Works | | | 337,696 | |
| 14,200 | | | The Walt Disney Co.x | | | 488,906 | |
| 35,300 | | | Time Warner, Inc.x | | | 696,116 | |
| 5,700 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR | | | 730,512 | |
| 12,400 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 519,808 | |
| 8,200 | | | UBS AG - ADR | | | 487,326 | |
| 9,300 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 944,415 | |
| 6,400 | | | United Rentals, Inc.(a) | | | 176,000 | |
| 13,900 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc.x | | | 736,283 | |
| 8,200 | | | Viacom, Inc. - Class B(a) | | | 337,102 | |
| 13,300 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 458,717 | |
| 11,100 | | | Wachovia Corp. | | | 611,055 | |
| 7,300 | | | Watsco, Inc.x | | | 372,811 | |
| 9,800 | | | Weatherford International, Ltd.(a) | | | 441,980 | |
| 4,400 | | | WellPoint, Inc.(a) | | | 356,840 | |
| 15,300 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 526,779 | |
| 3,600 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 305,676 | |
| 28,100 | | | Xerox Corp.(a) | | | 474,609 | |
| 4,400 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 254,144 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $54,387,102) | | | 61,371,509 | |
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$ | 11,139 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | | 11,139 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $11,139) | | | 11,139 | |
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Underlying Securities
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Index/Expiration
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Date/Exercise Price | | Contracts | | Value |
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Put Options Purchased (0.2%) |
S&P 500 Index, | | | | | | | | |
Expiration April 2007, Exercise Price $1,395.00 | | | 175 | | | $ | 148,750 | |
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Total Put Options Purchased (Cost $193,025) | | | 148,750 | |
Total Investments 99.6% (Cost $54,591,266) | | | 61,531,398 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.4% | | | 236,963 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 61,768,361 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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x | | Portion or all of this security is pledged as collateral for call options written. |
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* | | Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund. |
18 Schedule of Investments
Schedule of Written Call Options
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Underlying Securities
| | | | |
Index/Expiration
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Date/Exercise Price | | Contracts* | | Value |
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S&P 500 Index, | | | | | | | | |
Expiration April 2007, Exercise Price $1,410.00 | | | 435 | | | $ | 1,146,225 | |
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Total Options Written (Premiums received $1,007,879) | | | | | | $ | 1,146,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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* | | All written options have 100 shares per contract. |
Schedule of Investments 19
Sector Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Financial | | | 18.3% |
Information Technology | | | 12.8% |
Healthcare | | | 11.1% |
Industrials | | | 11.0% |
Telecommunication and Utilities | | | 11.0% |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.9% |
Energy | | | 9.5% |
Leisure and Consumer Staples | | | 9.0% |
Materials | | | 5.8% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Managed Health Care | | | 4.9% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 4.7% |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 4.5% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 4.0% |
Diversified Banks | | | 3.8% |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 3.7% |
Diversified Capital Markets | | | 3.5% |
Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | 3.3% |
Multi-Line Insurance | | | 3.2% |
Railroads | | | 3.1% |
Computer Hardware | | | 3.0% |
Construction Materials | | | 3.0% |
Oil & Gas Drilling | | | 3.0% |
Electric Utilities | | | 2.9% |
Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 2.9% |
Movies & Entertainment | | | 2.5% |
Household Products | | | 2.4% |
Technology Distributors | | | 2.2% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 2.1% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 2.0% |
Health Care Equipment | | | 1.9% |
Broadcast & Cable TV | | | 1.8% |
General Merchandise Stores | | | 1.5% |
Communications Equipment | | | 1.4% |
Department Stores | | | 1.4% |
Internet Software Services | | | 1.4% |
Multi-Utilities | | | 1.3% |
Automobile Manufacturers | | | 1.2% |
Building Products | | | 1.2% |
Footwear | | | 1.2% |
IT Consulting & Other Services | | | 1.2% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 1.1% |
Automotive Retail | | | 1.1% |
Metal & Glass Containers | | | 1.1% |
Systems Software | | | 1.1% |
Home Improvement Retail | | | 1.0% |
Household Appliances | | | 1.0% |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services | | | 0.9% |
Diversified Chemicals | | | 0.9% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 0.9% |
Life & Health Insurance | | | 0.9% |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 0.9% |
Office Electronics | | | 0.8% |
Semiconductors | | | 0.8% |
Specialty Stores | | | 0.8% |
Apparel Retail | | | 0.7% |
Publishing | | | 0.7% |
Regional Banks | | | 0.7% |
Restaurants | | | 0.7% |
Steel | | | 0.7% |
Soft Drinks | | | 0.6% |
Biotechnology | | | 0.5% |
Food Distributors | | | 0.5% |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 0.4% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 0.4% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
20 Schedule of Investments
ICON Equity Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (88.5%) |
| 16,800 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | $ | 937,440 | |
| 26,300 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 1,431,772 | |
| 21,700 | | | Aircastle, Ltd. | | | 767,746 | |
| 19,300 | | | Alcan, Inc. - ADR | | | 1,007,460 | |
| 20,900 | | | Allied Irish Banks PLC - ADR | | | 1,251,283 | |
| 11,600 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 1,018,596 | |
| 19,700 | | | Alumina, Ltd. - ADR | | | 463,738 | |
| 25,900 | | | American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | | | 1,147,629 | |
| 18,600 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 906,750 | |
| 19,650 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 668,886 | |
| 20,600 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 1,384,732 | |
| 79,200 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 3,122,856 | |
| 77,100 | | | Banco Santander Central Hispano SA - ADR | | | 1,374,693 | |
| 16,100 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 821,422 | |
| 21,400 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 1,127,138 | |
| 51,100 | | | Biovail Corp. - ADR | | | 1,117,046 | |
| 64,300 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 1,784,968 | |
| 12,300 | | | Cabot Corp. | | | 587,079 | |
| 20,400 | | | Carnival Corp. | | | 955,944 | |
| 20,100 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 1,486,596 | |
| 84,500 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 2,157,285 | |
| 27,200 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 1,396,448 | |
| 34,400 | | | Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | | | 1,205,376 | |
| 17,100 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 1,142,109 | |
| 45,200 | | | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - ADR | | $ | 1,527,308 | |
| 18,300 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | 1,250,805 | |
| 14,500 | | | Constellation Energy Group | | | 1,260,775 | |
| 11,900 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 1,292,816 | |
| 10,500 | | | Deutsche Bank AG - ADR | | | 1,412,670 | |
| 46,800 | | | Diana Shipping, Inc. | | | 824,148 | |
| 17,200 | | | Diebold, Inc. | | | 820,612 | |
| 29,200 | | | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 1,443,356 | |
| 20,800 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 896,272 | |
| 47,000 | | | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 1,392,140 | |
| 48,800 | | | Ferro Corp. | | | 1,054,568 | |
| 45,100 | | | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 1,082,851 | |
| 9,200 | | | Fortune Brands, Inc. | | | 725,144 | |
| 24,900 | | | FPL Group, Inc. | | | 1,523,133 | |
| 37,300 | | | Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. | | | 1,185,394 | |
| 32,000 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 1,131,520 | |
| 17,200 | | | General Maritime Corp. | | | 496,736 | |
| 10,000 | | | GlobalSantaFe Corp. | | | 616,800 | |
| 3,400 | | | Google, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 1,557,744 | |
| 9,000 | | | Greif, Inc. - Class A | | | 999,990 | |
| 37,200 | | | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 1,065,780 | |
| 20,700 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 628,038 | |
| 45,100 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 1,810,314 | |
| 27,100 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 1,248,226 | |
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| 53,300 | | | Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | $ | 1,095,315 | |
| 18,400 | | | Infosys Technologies, Ltd. - ADR | | | 924,600 | |
| 43,700 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 835,981 | |
| 23,100 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2,177,406 | |
| 9,400 | | | iStar Financial, Inc. | | | 440,202 | |
| 40,300 | | | JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 1,057,472 | |
| 12,100 | | | Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 1,144,902 | |
| 34,500 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1,669,110 | |
| 32,600 | | | Kaman Corp., Class A | | | 759,906 | |
| 16,100 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 1,102,689 | |
| 14,400 | | | KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 767,808 | |
| 33,600 | | | Kroger Co. | | | 949,200 | |
| 24,800 | | | LCA-Vision, Inc. | | | 1,021,512 | |
| 26,000 | | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 781,300 | |
| 65,000 | | | Libbey, Inc. | | | 911,300 | |
| 18,500 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 1,254,115 | |
| 22,500 | | | Manor Care, Inc. | | | 1,223,100 | |
| 13,200 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 1,304,556 | |
| 29,100 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,310,955 | |
| 46,400 | | | MCG Capital Corp. | | | 870,464 | |
| 21,000 | | | Media General, Inc. - Class A | | | 801,360 | |
| 16,700 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 737,639 | |
| 12,800 | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | | 1,045,376 | |
| 21,700 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 1,370,355 | |
| 35,100 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 978,237 | |
| 16,000 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 1,260,160 | |
| 28,000 | | | Nash Finch Co. | | | 964,880 | |
| 12,400 | | | Nike, Inc. - Class B | | | 1,317,624 | |
| 6,000 | | | NRG Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 432,240 | |
| 13,700 | | | Paccar, Inc. | | | 1,005,580 | |
| 29,400 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 712,068 | |
| 29,231 | | | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. - ADR | | $ | 1,543,397 | |
| 22,100 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 1,395,836 | |
| 12,000 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 1,083,120 | |
| 120,800 | | | Quintana Maritime, Ltd. | | | 1,663,416 | |
| 18,100 | | | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 662,279 | |
| 28,800 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 1,510,848 | |
| 5,600 | | | Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 292,208 | |
| 25,400 | | | Safeway, Inc. | | | 930,656 | |
| 41,500 | | | Seaspan Corp. | | | 1,111,785 | |
| 36,000 | | | Ship Finance International, Ltd. | | | 987,480 | |
| 18,100 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 925,091 | |
| 208,522 | | | Siliconware Precision Industries Co. - ADR | | | 2,045,601 | |
| 13,100 | | | Smith International, Inc. | | | 629,455 | |
| 23,400 | | | Southern Copper Corp. | | | 1,676,844 | |
| 61,600 | | | Steelcase, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,225,224 | |
| 68,500 | | | Stride Rite Corp. | | | 1,054,215 | |
| 38,900 | | | Superior Industries International, Inc. | | | 810,287 | |
| 34,200 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 1,156,986 | |
| 76,300 | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 820,225 | |
| 24,400 | | | Target Corp. | | | 1,445,944 | |
| 16,400 | | | The Allstate Corp. | | | 984,984 | |
| 24,300 | | | The Bank of New York Co., Inc. | | | 985,365 | |
| 8,200 | | | The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. | | | 1,232,870 | |
| 5,800 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,198,454 | |
| 28,800 | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 1,058,112 | |
| 16,800 | | | The Stanley Works | | | 930,048 | |
| 10,800 | | | Tidewater, Inc. | | | 632,664 | |
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| 14,200 | | | Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd. | | $ | 738,400 | |
| 46,900 | | | Tuesday Morning Corp. | | | 695,996 | |
| 21,000 | | | UBS AG - ADR | | $ | 1,248,030 | |
| 19,600 | | | Vodafone Group PLC - ADR | | | 526,456 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $108,220,074) | | | 121,941,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Interest
| | | Maturity
| | | | |
Shares or Principal Amount | | Rate | | | Date | | | Value | |
| |
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Convertible Preferred Stock (0.7%) |
| 7,000 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 7.00 | % | | | 04/04/21 | | | $ | 990,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Convertible Preferred Stock (Cost $927,374) | | | 990,500 | |
Corporate Bonds (2.1%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 1,000,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler AG | | | 6.50 | % | | | 11/15/13 | | | | 1,053,168 | |
| 1,288,000 | | | Household Finance Corp. | | | 4.75 | % | | | 07/15/13 | | | | 1,244,156 | |
| 575,000 | | | United Rentals NA, Inc. | | | 7.75 | % | | | 11/15/13 | | | | 590,813 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $2,905,257) | | | 2,888,137 | |
U.S. Government And U.S. Government Agency Bonds (5.3%) | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Freddie Mac | | | 5.00 | % | | | 01/16/09 | | | | 1,001,824 | |
| 1,323,000 | | | Freddie Mac | | | 5.16 | % | | | 02/27/15 | | | | 1,297,828 | |
| 258,000 | | | Freddie Mac | | | 5.00 | % | | | 09/29/17 | | | | 248,135 | |
| 750,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Note | | | 4.00 | % | | | 08/31/07 | | | | 746,894 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank | | | 2.75 | % | | | 03/14/08 | | | | 978,638 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank | | | 5.80 | % | | | 09/02/08 | | | | 1,011,699 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 6.63 | % | | | 10/15/07 | | | | 1,007,127 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Fannie Mae | | | 5.25 | % | | | 01/15/09 | | | | 1,005,872 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total U.S. Government And U.S. Government Agency Bonds (Cost $7,321,322) | | | 7,298,017 | |
Convertible Corporate Bonds (1.1%) | | | | |
| 600,000 | | | International Rectifier Corp. | | | 4.25 | % | | | 07/15/07 | | | | 596,250 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | QLT Inc. | | | 3.00 | % | | | 09/15/23 | | | | 950,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds (Cost $1,549,556) | | | 1,546,250 | |
Schedule of Investments 23
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Underlying Security/
| | | | |
Expiration Date/
| | | | |
Exercise Price | | Contracts | | Value |
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Call Options Purchased (0.3%) | | | | |
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. Expiration January 2008, Exercise Price $35.00 | | | 286 | | | $ | 102,960 | |
Citigroup, Inc. Expiration January 2008, Exercise Price $65.00 | | | 154 | | | | 17,325 | |
Comcast Corp.-Class A Expiration January 2008, Exercise Price $26.625 | | | 250 | | | | 88,125 | |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Expiration January 2008 Exercise Price $50.00 | | | 200 | | | $ | 137,000 | |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration January 2008 Exercise Price $65.00 | | | 154 | | | | 132,440 | |
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Total Call Options Purchased (Cost $427,866) | | | | | | | 477,850 | |
Total Investments (98.0%) (Cost $121,351,449) | | | | | | | 135,142,574 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 2.0% | | | | | | | 2,710,091 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 137,852,665 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
24 Schedule of Investments
Sector Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Financial | | | 19.2% |
Industrials | | | 13.5% |
Information Technology | | | 10.9% |
Leisure and Consumer Staples | | | 10.0% |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 8.4% |
Telecommunication and Utilities | | | 7.9% |
Energy | | | 6.4% |
Healthcare | | | 6.3% |
Materials | | | 5.9% |
Percentages are based upon common stock positions as a percentage of net assets.
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Computer Hardware | | | 3.4% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 3.4% |
Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | 3.4% |
Marine | | | 3.4% |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 3.3% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 2.9% |
Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 2.8% |
Life & Health Insurance | | | 2.7% |
Semiconductors | | | 2.7% |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 2.6% |
General Merchandise Stores | | | 2.6% |
Household Products | | | 2.6% |
Multi-Line Insurance | | | 2.3% |
Asset Management & Custody Banks | | | 2.2% |
Diversified Banks | | | 1.9% |
Diversified Capital Markets | | | 1.9% |
Electric Utilities | | | 1.8% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 1.7% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 1.7% |
Footwear | | | 1.7% |
Communications Equipment | | | 1.6% |
Health Care Facilities | | | 1.6% |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation | | | 1.6% |
Diversified Chemicals | | | 1.5% |
Food Distributors | | | 1.5% |
Property & Casualty Insurance | | | 1.5% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 1.4% |
Food Retail | | | 1.4% |
Metal & Glass Containers | | | 1.4% |
Health Care Equipment | | | 1.3% |
Diversified Metals & Mining | | | 1.2% |
Housewares & Specialties | | | 1.2% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | | | 1.2% |
Aluminum | | | 1.1% |
Internet Software Services | | | 1.1% |
Publishing | | | 1.1% |
Water Utilities | | | 1.1% |
Restaurants | | | 1.0% |
Broadcast & Cable TV | | | 0.9% |
Office Services & Supplies | | | 0.9% |
Oil & Gas Drilling | | | 0.9% |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 0.9% |
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services | | | 0.8% |
Home Improvement Retail | | | 0.8% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 0.8% |
Specialty Chemicals | | | 0.8% |
Trucking | | | 0.8% |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines | | | 0.7% |
Household Appliances | | | 0.7% |
IT Consulting & Other Services | | | 0.7% |
Systems Software | | | 0.7% |
Tobacco | | | 0.7% |
Semiconductor Equipment | | | 0.6% |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 0.6% |
Commercial Printing | | | 0.5% |
Mortgage Reits | | | 0.5% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 0.4% |
Percentages are based upon common stock positions as a percentage of net assets.
Schedule of Investments 25
ICON Long/Short Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (96.2%) |
| 100,000 | | | Acergy S.A. - ADR(a) | | $ | 2,129,000 | |
| 40,000 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 2,177,600 | |
| 70,000 | | | Aetna, Inc. | | | 3,065,300 | |
| 20,000 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | | | 762,000 | |
| 25,000 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a) | | | 1,540,500 | |
| 30,000 | | | Allied Irish Banks PLC - ADR | | | 1,796,100 | |
| 65,000 | | | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | | | 3,106,350 | |
| 40,000 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 1,950,000 | |
| 40,000 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 2,688,800 | |
| 20,000 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 1,055,000 | |
| 60,000 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 2,265,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 2,957,250 | |
| 55,000 | | | Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(a) | | | 3,227,950 | |
| 75,000 | | | Avnet, Inc.(a) | | | 2,710,500 | |
| 50,000 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 2,292,500 | |
| 75,000 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. - ADR | | | 1,841,250 | |
| 100,000 | | | Banco Santander Central Hispano SA - ADR | | | 1,783,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,551,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Barrick Gold Corp. - ADR | | | 1,427,500 | |
| 40,000 | | | Belden CDT, Inc. | | | 2,143,600 | |
| 75,000 | | | Belo Corp., Class A | | | 1,400,250 | |
| 15,000 | | | Black & Decker Corp. | | | 1,224,300 | |
| 25,000 | | | Borders Group, Inc. | | $ | 510,500 | |
| 50,000 | | | BT Group PLC - ADR | | | 3,000,500 | |
| 30,000 | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | | | 2,412,900 | |
| 25,000 | | | CIGNA Corp. | | | 3,566,500 | |
| 50,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 2,567,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,012,500 | |
| 35,000 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.(a) | | | 3,089,450 | |
| 25,000 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 1,478,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 1,588,500 | |
| 40,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group - ADR | | | 2,873,200 | |
| 50,000 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 1,100,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Dell, Inc.(a) | | | 1,740,750 | |
| 20,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG - ADR | | | 2,690,800 | |
| 30,000 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 2,428,500 | |
| 50,000 | | | Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 1,912,000 | |
| 25,000 | | | Dominion Resources, Inc. of Virginia | | | 2,219,250 | |
| 50,000 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 2,231,500 | |
| 75,000 | | | eBay, Inc.(a) | | | 2,486,250 | |
| 60,000 | | | Electronic Data Systems Corp. | | | 1,660,800 | |
| 55,000 | | | ENSCO International, Inc. | | | 2,992,000 | |
| 25,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 1,326,500 | |
| 35,000 | | | FMC Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 2,441,600 | |
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| 20,000 | | | Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. - ADR | | $ | 2,207,800 | |
| 50,000 | | | Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 2,572,000 | |
| 40,000 | | | FPL Group, Inc. | | | 2,446,800 | |
| 25,000 | | | Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 1,407,250 | |
| 25,000 | | | Genlyte Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,763,750 | |
| 35,000 | | | Genzyme Corp.(a) | | | 2,100,700 | |
| 60,050 | | | HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,849,540 | |
| 40,000 | | | Helen of Troy, Ltd.(a) | | | 908,400 | |
| 25,000 | | | HSBC Holdings PLC - ADR | | | 2,195,250 | |
| 25,000 | | | Humana, Inc.(a) | | | 1,450,500 | |
| 32,000 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 3,016,320 | |
| 40,000 | | | Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | | 2,410,400 | |
| 75,000 | | | Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.(a) | | | 2,651,250 | |
| 25,000 | | | Joy Global, Inc. | | | 1,072,500 | |
| 50,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2,419,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Koninkljke Ahold N.V. - ADR(a) | | | 587,000 | |
| 55,000 | | | KT Corp. - ADR | | | 1,231,450 | |
| 50,000 | | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,502,500 | |
| 35,000 | | | Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc. | | | 2,452,450 | |
| 75,000 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 2,361,750 | |
| 25,000 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 3,380,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,208,500 | |
| 35,000 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 2,210,250 | |
| 60,000 | | | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | | | 1,222,200 | |
| 35,000 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 2,756,600 | |
| 25,000 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A | | | 1,167,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | | $ | 1,585,500 | |
| 50,000 | | | National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(a) | | | 3,889,500 | |
| 45,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 2,277,000 | |
| 25,000 | | | Oshkosh Truck Corp. | | | 1,325,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Partner Communications Co., Ltd. | | | 1,110,000 | |
| 25,000 | | | PepsiAmericas, Inc. | | | 558,000 | |
| 34,000 | | | PetSmart, Inc. | | | 1,120,640 | |
| 25,000 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 2,256,500 | |
| 60,000 | | | PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia - ADR | | | 2,588,400 | |
| 50,000 | | | Quanex Corp. | | | 2,117,500 | |
| 75,000 | | | Range Resources Corp. | | | 2,505,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 2,580,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Safeway, Inc. | | | 1,832,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,555,500 | |
| 200,030 | | | Siliconware Precision Industries Co. - ADR | | | 1,962,294 | |
| 29,200 | | | SkyWest, Inc. | | | 783,436 | |
| 75,000 | | | SUPERVALU, Inc. | | | 2,930,250 | |
| 175,048 | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,881,765 | |
| 50,000 | | | Target Corp. | | | 2,963,000 | |
| 90,000 | | | Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. - ADR | | | 3,006,000 | |
| 40,000 | | | Terex Corp.(a) | | | 2,870,400 | |
| 75,000 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 2,257,500 | |
| 15,000 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 3,099,450 | |
| 18,000 | | | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 1,720,440 | |
| 65,000 | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 2,388,100 | |
Schedule of Investments 27
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Shares | | Value |
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| 50,000 | | | The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. | | $ | 1,594,500 | |
| 29,000 | | | The Stanley Works | | | 1,605,440 | |
| 50,000 | | | Toll Brothers, Inc.(a) | | | 1,369,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | Travelzoo, Inc.(a) | | | 1,838,500 | |
| 55,000 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 2,305,600 | |
| 40,000 | | | UBS AG - ADR | | | 2,377,200 | |
| 25,000 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 2,538,750 | |
| 50,000 | | | United Rentals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,375,000 | |
| 60,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 3,178,200 | |
| 35,000 | | | Wachovia Corp. | | | 1,926,750 | |
| 60,000 | | | Weatherford International, Ltd.(a) | | | 2,706,000 | |
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Shares or Principal Amount | | Value | |
| |
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| 60,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | $ | 2,065,800 | |
| 100,000 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 2,469,000 | |
| 150,000 | | | Xerox Corp.(a) | | | 2,533,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $208,435,083) | | | 229,021,325 | |
|
Short-Term Investments (3.2%) |
$ | 7,528,158 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | | 7,528,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $7,528,158) | | | 7,528,158 | |
Total Investments 99.4% (Cost $215,963,241) | | | 236,549,483 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.6% | | | 1,467,736 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 238,017,219 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
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# | | BBH Time Deposits are considered short-term obligations and are payable on demand. Interest rates change periodically on specified dates. The rates listed are as of March 31, 2007. |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
All shares held may be pledged as collateral for investment securities sold short.
28 Schedule of Investments
ICON Long/Short Fund
Schedule of Short Securities
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Shares | | Short Security | | Value |
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| 30,000 | | | Amb Property Corporation | | $ | 1,763,700 | |
| 35,000 | | | Archstone-Smith Trust | | | 1,899,800 | |
| 15,000 | | | Avalonbay Communities Inc. | | | 1,950,000 | |
| 40,000 | | | Corporate Office Properties | | | 1,827,200 | |
| 35,000 | | | Equity Residential | | | 1,688,050 | |
| 50,000 | | | Luby’s Cafeteria, Inc.(a) | | | 488,500 | |
| 5,000 | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 685,900 | |
| 15,000 | | | Techne Corp.(a) | | | 856,500 | |
| 15,000 | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 1,790,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short Securities (Proceeds $12,920,521) | | $ | 12,949,750 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
Schedule of Investments 29
Sector Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Financial | | | 20.0% |
Information Technology | | | 12.7% |
Telecommunication and Utilities | | | 11.0% |
Industrials | | | 10.5% |
Healthcare | | | 9.7% |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 9.5% |
Energy | | | 9.4% |
Leisure and Consumer Staples | | | 7.5% |
Materials | | | 5.9% |
Percentages are based upon long positions as a percentage of net assets.
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Diversified Banks | | | 5.4% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 5.3% |
Managed Health Care | | | 4.6% |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 4.6% |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 3.7% |
Oil & Gas Drilling | | | 3.6% |
Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | 3.5% |
Diversified Capital Markets | | | 3.3% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 3.2% |
Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 3.2% |
Railroads | | | 3.0% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 2.6% |
Multi-Line Insurance | | | 2.6% |
Semiconductors | | | 2.6% |
Construction Materials | | | 2.4% |
Food Retail | | | 2.3% |
Soft Drinks | | | 2.3% |
Apparel Retail | | | 2.2% |
General Merchandise Stores | | | 2.1% |
Technology Distributors | | | 2.1% |
Computer Hardware | | | 2.0% |
Home Improvement Retail | | | 2.0% |
Metal & Glass Containers | | | 2.0% |
Multi-Utilities | | | 2.0% |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services | | | 1.9% |
Electric Utilities | | | 1.9% |
Life & Health Insurance | | | 1.9% |
Internet Software Services | | | 1.8% |
Publishing | | | 1.8% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 1.7% |
Household Appliances | | | 1.6% |
IT Consulting & Other Services | | | 1.3% |
Distillers & Vintners | | | 1.2% |
Office Electronics | | | 1.1% |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | 1.1% |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 1.1% |
Home Building | | | 1.0% |
Biotechnology | | | 0.9% |
Steel | | | 0.9% |
Airlines | | | 0.7% |
Specialty Stores | | | 0.7% |
Gold | | | 0.6% |
Health Care Distributors | | | 0.4% |
Percentages are based upon long positions as a percentage of net assets.
30 Schedule of Investments
Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
Example
As a shareholder of a Fund you may pay two types of fees: transaction fees and fund-related fees. Certain funds charge transactions fees, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees. Funds also incur various ongoing expenses, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses, which are indirectly paid by shareholders.
This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the various ICON Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the six-month period (10/1/06 - 3/31/07).
Actual Expenses
The first set of lines in the table for each Fund provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Example includes, but is not limited to, management fees, 12b-1 fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the Example does not include client specific fees, such as the $10 fee charged to IRA accounts, or the $15 fee charged for wire redemptions. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for each Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second set of lines in the table for each Fund provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your
ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees that may be charged by other funds. Therefore, this information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| | Beginning
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses Paid
| | | Annualized
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| | Account Value
| | | Account Value
| | | During Period
| | | Expense Ratio
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| | 10/1/06 | | | 3/31/07 | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07* | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07 | |
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ICON Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,026.10 | | | $ | 5.05 | | | | 1.00% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.01 | | | | 5.04 | | | | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual period return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.90 | | | | 8.07 | | | | 1.60% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.02 | | | | 8.05 | | | | | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual period return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,027.20 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 0.75% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.26 | | | | 3.78 | | | | | |
ICON Core Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,061.90 | | | | 6.37 | | | | 1.24% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.83 | | | | 6.23 | | | | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,057.80 | | | | 10.47 | | | | 2.04% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.83 | | | | 10.25 | | | | | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,063.20 | | | | 5.14 | | | | 1.00% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.01 | | | | 5.04 | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,056.00 | | | | 8.31 | | | | 1.62% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.00 | | | | 8.15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses Paid
| | | Annualized
| |
| | Account Value
| | | Account Value
| | | During Period
| | | Expense Ratio
| |
| | 10/1/06 | | | 3/31/07 | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07* | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07 | |
| |
|
ICON Income Opportunity Fund+ |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,051.80 | | | $ | 7.78 | | | | 1.52% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.42 | | | | 7.65 | | | | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,047.20 | | | | 11.59 | | | | 2.27% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,013.68 | | | | 11.40 | | | | | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,052.60 | | | | 6.91 | | | | 1.35% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.27 | | | | 6.79 | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,052.00 | | | | 8.13 | | | | 1.59% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.00 | | | | 8.00 | | | | | |
ICON Equity Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,068.70 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 1.22% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.92 | | | | 6.14 | | | | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,063.30 | | | | 11.37 | | | | 2.21% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,013.98 | | | | 11.10 | | | | | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,068.60 | | | | 6.24 | | | | 1.21% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.97 | | | | 6.09 | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,067.00 | | | | 7.47 | | | | 1.45% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.00 | | | | 7.29 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses Paid
| | | Annualized
| |
| | Account Value
| | | Account Value
| | | During Period
| | | Expense Ratio
| |
| | 10/1/06 | | | 3/31/07 | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07* | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07 | |
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ICON Long/Short Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,075.30 | | | $ | 6.67 | | | | 1.29% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.57 | | | | 6.49 | | | | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,070.40 | | | | 11.41 | | | | 2.21% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,013.98 | | | | 11.10 | | | | | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,076.70 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 1.03% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.86 | | | | 5.19 | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual period return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,075.00 | | | | 7.45 | | | | 1.44% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.00 | | | | 7.24 | | | | | |
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* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s six month expense ratio annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
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| Total returns exclude sales charges. If sales charges were included (maximum 5.75%), returns would be lower. |
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+ | Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Bond
| | | ICON Core
| |
| | Fund | | | Equity Fund | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at cost | | $ | 93,031,221 | | | $ | 171,853,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value | | | 93,054,462 | | | | 191,954,967 | |
Cash | | | - | | | | 11,666 | |
Deposits for short sales | | | - | | | | - | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 538,856 | | | | 188,416 | |
Investments sold | | | - | | | | 5,034,888 | |
Interest | | | 1,255,627 | | | | 130 | |
Dividends | | | - | | | | 98,479 | |
Expense reimbursements by Adviser | | | 9,197 | | | | - | |
Other assets | | | 29,400 | | | | 33,116 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | | | 94,887,542 | | | | 197,321,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received of $1,007,879) | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stocks sold short, at value (proceeds of $12,920,521) | | | - | | | | - | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian bank | | | - | | | | - | |
Interest | | | - | | | | 18 | |
Investments bought | | | 489,844 | | | | 4,681,774 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 129,668 | | | | 173,515 | |
Distributions due to shareholders | | | 354,988 | | | | - | |
Advisory fees | | | 47,824 | | | | 122,810 | |
Accrued distribution fees | | | 20,505 | | | | 101,439 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 5,340 | | | | 6,385 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 13,779 | | | | 42,549 | |
Administration fees | | | 3,770 | | | | 7,781 | |
Trustee fees | | | 4,149 | | | | 8,521 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 6,353 | | | | 6,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 1,076,220 | | | | 5,151,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - all share classes | | $ | 93,811,322 | | | $ | 192,169,923 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class I | | $ | 92,674,701 | | | $ | 94,534,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class C | | $ | 1,134,066 | | | $ | 95,231,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class Z | | $ | 2,555 | | | $ | 1,186,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class A | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,216,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 95,288,625 | | | $ | 166,309,148 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | | (14,631 | ) | | | (173,642 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments | | | (1,485,913 | ) | | | 5,932,950 | |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation on investments, written options and securities sold short | | | 23,241 | | | | 20,101,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 93,811,322 | | | $ | 192,169,923 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| |
* | Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund. |
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| | ICON Income
| | | ICON Equity
| | | ICON Long/
| |
| | Opportunity Fund* | | | Income Fund | | | Short Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 54,591,266 | | | $ | 121,351,449 | | | $ | 215,963,241 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 61,531,398 | | | | 135,142,574 | | | | 236,549,483 | |
| | | 455,321 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | - | | | | - | | | | 12,117,740 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 2,658,579 | | | | 948,195 | | | | 970,807 | |
| | | 3,026,431 | | | | 2,678,343 | | | | 2,447,399 | |
| | | 2 | | | | 128,294 | | | | 1,936 | |
| | | 38,184 | | | | 283,739 | | | | 211,210 | |
| | | 1,615 | | | | 803 | | | | - | |
| | | 29,147 | | | | 29,880 | | | | 44,283 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 67,740,677 | | | | 139,211,828 | | | | 252,342,858 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1,146,225 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | - | | | | - | | | | 12,949,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | - | | | | 172,326 | | | | - | |
| | | 740 | | | | 83 | | | | - | |
| | | 2,057,526 | | | | - | | | | 870,217 | |
| | | 106,221 | | | | 164,908 | | | | 206,644 | |
| | | 2,590,933 | | | | 857,089 | | | | - | |
| | | 40,404 | | | | 87,965 | | | | 167,991 | |
| | | 14,721 | | | | 32,422 | | | | 70,873 | |
| | | 1,321 | | | | 5,445 | | | | 7,326 | |
| | | 11,181 | | | | 17,888 | | | | 25,961 | |
| | | 2,496 | | | | 5,567 | | | | 9,208 | |
| | | 500 | | | | 6,103 | | | | 10,294 | |
| | | 48 | | | | 9,367 | | | | 7,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 5,972,316 | | | | 1,359,163 | | | | 14,325,639 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 61,768,361 | | | $ | 137,852,665 | | | $ | 238,017,219 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 59,264,956 | | | $ | 132,771,081 | | | $ | 195,326,975 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,439,361 | | | $ | 4,869,473 | | | $ | 35,919,067 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 23,253 | | | $ | 37,028 | | | $ | 3,609,679 | |
| | | | �� | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 40,791 | | | $ | 175,083 | | | $ | 3,161,498 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 56,674,723 | | | $ | 119,427,398 | | | $ | 216,199,592 | |
| | | (61,239 | ) | | | (139,931 | ) | | | (180,138 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (1,646,909 | ) | | | 4,774,073 | | | | 1,440,752 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 6,801,786 | | | | 13,791,125 | | | | 20,557,013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 61,768,361 | | | $ | 137,852,665 | | | $ | 238,017,219 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Bond
| | | ICON Core
| |
| | Fund | | | Equity Fund | |
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 9,240,798 | | | | 6,280,612 | |
Class C | | | 112,810 | | | | 6,681,057 | |
Class Z | | | 255 | | | | 78,688 | |
Class A | | | - | | | | 82,031 | |
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 15.05 | |
Class C | | $ | 10.05 | | | $ | 14.25 | |
Class Z | | $ | 10.02 | | | $ | 15.08 | |
Class A | | $ | - | | | $ | 14.83 | |
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share | | $ | - | | | $ | 15.73 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| |
* | Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Income
| | | ICON Equity
| | | ICON Long/
| |
| | Opportunity Fund* | | | Income Fund | | | Short Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 4,460,994 | | | | 8,797,725 | | | | 10,853,235 | |
| | | 190,486 | | | | 325,081 | | | | 2,064,454 | |
| | | 1,729 | | | | 2,456 | | | | 199,459 | |
| | | 3,077 | | | | 11,639 | | | | 176,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 13.29 | | | $ | 15.09 | | | $ | 18.00 | |
| | $ | 12.81 | | | $ | 14.98 | | | $ | 17.40 | |
| | $ | 13.45 | | | $ | 15.08 | | | $ | 18.10 | |
| | $ | 13.26 | | | $ | 15.04 | | | $ | 17.95 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 14.07 | | | $ | 15.96 | | | $ | 19.05 | |
Statements of Operations
For the period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | ICON
| |
| | ICON
| | | Core Equity
| |
| | Bond Fund | | | Fund | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 2,538,493 | | | $ | 37,732 | |
Dividends | | | - | | | | 1,444,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 2,538,493 | | | | 1,481,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 278,943 | | | | 764,928 | |
Distribution fees: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 114,868 | | | | 129,517 | |
Class C | | | 4,601 | | | | 492,051 | |
Class A | | | - | | | | 775 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 13,070 | | | | 25,550 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 38,695 | | | | 117,395 | |
Administration fees | | | 21,462 | | | | 47,083 | |
Registration fees: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 9,902 | | | | 6,955 | |
Class C | | | 6,109 | | | | 7,126 | |
Class A | | | - | | | | 2 | |
Insurance expense | | | 2,663 | | | | 5,948 | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 3,142 | | | | 6,431 | |
Interest expense | | | 97 | | | | 2,994 | |
Other expenses | | | 28,366 | | | | 53,881 | |
Dividends on short positions | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses before expense (reimbursement)/recoupment and transfer agent earnings credit | | | 521,918 | | | | 1,660,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transfer agent earnings credit | | | (2,316 | ) | | | (5,067 | ) |
Expense (reimbursement)/recoupment by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement | | | (51,358 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 468,244 | | | | 1,655,569 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | 2,070,249 | | | | (173,642 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions | | | (31,526 | ) | | | 7,277,664 | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from written option transactions | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from securities sold short | | | - | | | | - | |
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | 354,648 | | | | 5,161,407 | |
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on written options and securities sold short | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on Investments | | | 323,122 | | | | 12,439,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 2,393,371 | | | $ | 12,265,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
* Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund.
| | | | | | | | | | |
ICON
| | | | | | | |
Income
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
| |
Opportunity
| | | Equity Income
| | | Long/Short
| |
Fund* | | | Fund | | | Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 15,678 | | | $ | 224,073 | | | $ | 210,350 | |
| 461,752 | | | | 2,161,614 | | | | 1,562,265 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 477,430 | | | | 2,385,687 | | | | 1,772,615 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 237,654 | | | | 532,073 | | | | 947,307 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 75,878 | | | | 171,139 | | | | 231,982 | |
| 13,204 | | | | 24,307 | | | | 158,983 | |
| 26 | | | | 108 | | | | 2,570 | |
| 9,490 | | | | 18,218 | | | | 27,866 | |
| 31,194 | | | | 52,997 | | | | 69,985 | |
| 14,628 | | | | 32,751 | | | | 51,451 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 7,095 | | | | 7,931 | | | | 11,549 | |
| 5,098 | | | | 5,227 | | | | 6,620 | |
| 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 22 | |
| 1,833 | | | | 3,947 | | | | 5,640 | |
| 1,992 | | | | 4,354 | | | | 6,847 | |
| 23,099 | | | | 6,296 | | | | - | |
| 29,341 | | | | 38,565 | | | | 54,426 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 6,200 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 450,535 | | | | 897,915 | | | | 1,581,448 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (1,573 | ) | | | (3,525 | ) | | | (5,551 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 43,521 | | | | (6,498 | ) | | | 7,478 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 492,483 | | | | 887,892 | | | | 1,583,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (15,053 | ) | | | 1,497,795 | | | | 189,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,029,954 | | | | 5,503,856 | | | | 2,820,579 | |
| (689,822 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,345,381 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,122,576 | | | | 2,460,287 | | | | 14,374,449 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (244,679 | ) | | | - | | | | (399,776 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,218,029 | | | | 7,964,143 | | | | 15,449,871 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 3,202,976 | | | $ | 9,461,938 | | | $ | 15,639,111 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Bond Fund | | | ICON Core Equity Fund | |
| | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | $ | 2,070,249 | | | $ | 3,646,185 | | | $ | (173,642 | ) | | $ | (958,391 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions, written options and securities sold short | | | (31,526 | ) | | | (1,371,071 | ) | | | 7,277,664 | | | | 17,009,597 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investment transactions, written options and securities sold short | | | 354,648 | | | | 143,765 | | | | 5,161,407 | | | | (10,215,314 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 2,393,371 | | | | 2,418,879 | | | | 12,265,429 | | | | 5,835,892 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | (2,101,025 | ) | | | (3,568,886 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | (21,454 | ) | | | (35,016 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | (86 | ) | | | (163 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | - | | | | (67,629 | ) | | | (7,580,908 | ) | | | (3,632,925 | ) |
Class C | | | - | | | | (720 | ) | | | (7,230,668 | ) | | | (3,157,999 | ) |
Class Z | | | - | | | | (5 | ) | | | (94,989 | ) | | | (44,621 | ) |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | (36,638 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease from dividends and distributions | | | (2,122,565 | ) | | | (3,672,419 | ) | | | (14,943,203 | ) | | | (6,835,545 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund Share Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 15,066,469 | | | | 64,855,369 | | | | 14,051,456 | | | | 48,438,116 | |
Class C | | | 400,292 | | | | 680,279 | | | | 5,153,957 | | | | 30,392,845 | |
Class Z | | | 796 | | | | 3,382 | | | | 106,279 | | | | 144,544 | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,105,823 | | | | 126,818 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 2,045,164 | | | | 3,549,356 | | | | 6,749,960 | | | | 3,340,799 | |
Class C | | | 20,035 | | | | 32,459 | | | | 6,925,661 | | | | 3,039,446 | |
Class Z | | | 85 | | | | 169 | | | | 92,041 | | | | 44,621 | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 32,501 | | | | - | |
Shares repurchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | (15,030,747 | ) | | | (59,254,239 | ) | | | (30,232,509 | ) | | | (40,446,108 | ) |
Class C | | | (255,352 | ) | | | (720,554 | ) | | | (11,056,020 | ) | | | (14,874,966 | ) |
Class Z | | | (1,949 | ) | | | (5,070 | ) | | | (283,598 | ) | | | (69,837 | ) |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | (24,619 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions | | | 2,244,793 | | | | 9,141,151 | | | | (7,379,068 | ) | | | 30,136,278 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | 2,515,599 | | | | 7,887,611 | | | | (10,056,842 | ) | | | 29,136,625 | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 91,295,723 | | | | 83,408,112 | | | | 202,226,765 | | | | 173,090,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 93,811,322 | | | $ | 91,295,723 | | | $ | 192,169,923 | | | $ | 202,226,765 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| |
* | Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ICON Income Opportunity Fund* | | | ICON Equity Income Fund | | | ICON Long/Short Fund | |
Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | (15,053 | ) | | $ | (52,034 | ) | | $ | 1,497,795 | | | $ | 2,594,897 | | | $ | 189,240 | | | $ | 44,891 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,340,132 | | | | 4,370,730 | | | | 5,503,856 | | | | 6,652,579 | | | | 1,475,198 | | | | 8,168,092 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,877,897 | | | | (4,231,738 | ) | | | 2,460,287 | | | | (4,514,597 | ) | | | 13,974,673 | | | | (5,119,897 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,202,976 | | | | 86,958 | | | | 9,461,938 | | | | 4,732,879 | | | | 15,639,111 | | | | 3,093,086 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (46,145 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,831,192 | ) | | | (3,020,514 | ) | | | (394,093 | ) | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (45,131 | ) | | | (62,488 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (420 | ) | | | (546 | ) | | | (13,175 | ) | | | - | |
| (41 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,578 | ) | | | (137 | ) | | | (7,001 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (5,179,553 | ) | | | (466,120 | ) | | | (5,844,508 | ) | | | (8,604,004 | ) | | | (4,519,604 | ) | | | - | |
| (227,377 | ) | | | (32,162 | ) | | | (206,407 | ) | | | (280,066 | ) | | | (791,906 | ) | | | - | |
| (1,206 | ) | | | (31 | ) | | | (971 | ) | | | (1,603 | ) | | | (82,900 | ) | | | - | |
| (2,376 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,660 | ) | | | - | | | | (47,236 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (5,456,698 | ) | | | (498,313 | ) | | | (7,932,867 | ) | | | (11,969,358 | ) | | | (5,855,915 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7,153,518 | | | | 21,879,443 | | | | 12,575,094 | | | | 35,024,898 | | | | 60,096,731 | | | | 155,386,607 | |
| 106,647 | | | | 471,669 | | | | 441,183 | | | | 1,641,563 | | | | 9,713,182 | | | | 15,396,350 | |
| 17,972 | | | | 84,618 | | | | 17,454 | | | | 5,128 | | | | 77,537 | | | | 3,298,177 | |
| 25,023 | | | | 15,074 | | | | 155,596 | | | | 18,735 | | | | 2,398,030 | | | | 828,559 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,087,394 | | | | 459,746 | | | | 7,237,219 | | | | 10,796,225 | | | | 4,670,355 | | | | - | |
| 206,245 | | | | 27,565 | | | | 233,106 | | | | 293,967 | | | | 745,754 | | | | - | |
| 1,206 | | | | 31 | | | | 1,390 | | | | 2,148 | | | | 96,075 | | | | - | |
| 2,415 | | | | - | | | | 4,236 | | | | 137 | | | | 43,032 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (11,144,404 | ) | | | (15,996,624 | ) | | | (22,363,202 | ) | | | (34,657,379 | ) | | | (46,201,820 | ) | | | (42,414,938 | ) |
| (617,023 | ) | | | (1,268,384 | ) | | | (604,111 | ) | | | (817,109 | ) | | | (2,612,429 | ) | | | (3,333,058 | ) |
| (11 | ) | | | (80,654 | ) | | | (6,050 | ) | | | (4,693 | ) | | | (28,507 | ) | | | (54,803 | ) |
| (84 | ) | | | (27 | ) | | | (37 | ) | | | (29 | ) | | | (177,007 | ) | | | (10,006 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 838,898 | | | | 5,592,457 | | | | (2,308,122 | ) | | | 12,303,591 | | | | 28,820,933 | | | | 129,096,888 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1,414,824 | ) | | | 5,181,102 | | | | (779,051 | ) | | | 5,067,112 | | | | 38,604,129 | | | | 132,189,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63,183,185 | | | | 58,002,083 | | | | 138,631,716 | | | | 133,564,604 | | | | 199,413,090 | | | | 67,223,116 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 61,768,361 | | | $ | 63,183,185 | | | $ | 137,852,665 | | | $ | 138,631,716 | | | $ | 238,017,219 | | | $ | 199,413,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Bond Fund | | | ICON Core Equity Fund | |
| | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 1,503,274 | | | | 6,497,960 | | | | 904,871 | | | | 3,111,904 | |
Class C | | | 39,763 | | | | 68,321 | | | | 351,974 | | | | 2,023,988 | |
Class Z | | | 79 | | | | 338 | | | | 6,833 | | | | 9,247 | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 72,962 | | | | 8,503 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 204,025 | | | | 355,905 | | | | 447,313 | | | | 223,460 | |
Class C | | | 1,992 | | | | 3,232 | | | | 483,636 | | | | 211,758 | |
Class Z | | | 9 | | | | 17 | | | | 6,091 | | | | 2,991 | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,184 | | | | - | |
Shares repurchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | (1,500,288 | ) | | | (5,932,254 | ) | | | (1,970,004 | ) | | | (2,631,913 | ) |
Class C | | | (25,504 | ) | | | (72,047 | ) | | | (755,311 | ) | | | (993,097 | ) |
Class Z | | | (195 | ) | | | (505 | ) | | | (19,026 | ) | | | (4,524 | ) |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,618 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) | | | 223,155 | | | | 920,967 | | | | (470,095 | ) | | | 1,962,317 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding beginning of period | | | 9,130,708 | | | | 8,209,741 | | | | 13,592,483 | | | | 11,630,166 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding end of period | | | 9,353,863 | | | | 9,130,708 | | | | 13,122,388 | | | | 13,592,483 | |
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Purchase and Sales of Investment Securities (excluding short-term securities and written options) |
Purchase of securities (including short sale transactions) | | $ | 16,640,668 | | | $ | 44,043,104 | | | $ | 122,666,811 | | | $ | 309,597,013 | |
Proceeds from sales of securities (including short sale transactions) | | | 9,228,894 | | | | 31,016,317 | | | | 142,421,737 | | | | 287,820,163 | |
Purchases of long-term U.S. government securities | | | 3,896,158 | | | | 14,805,946 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Proceeds from sales of long-term U.S. government securities | | | 1,109,756 | | | | 11,229,676 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | $ | (14,631 | ) | | $ | 37,685 | | | $ | (173,642 | ) | | $ | - | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
* Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund.
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ICON Income Opportunity Fund* | | | ICON Equity Income Fund | | | ICON Long/Short Fund | |
Period ended
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| 512,844 | | | | 1,585,494 | | | | 823,709 | | | | 2,306,970 | | | | 3,394,926 | | | | 8,952,416 | |
| 7,849 | | | | 35,165 | | | | 29,157 | | | | 108,682 | | | | 566,873 | | | | 916,226 | |
| 1,265 | | | | 5,982 | | | | 1,131 | | | | 338 | | | | 4,329 | | | | 185,742 | |
| 1,811 | | | | 1,094 | | | | 10,104 | | | | 1,249 | | | | 135,899 | | | | 48,384 | |
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| 375,847 | | | | 33,630 | | | | 477,318 | | | | 729,216 | | | | 266,877 | | | | - | |
| 15,769 | | | | 2,068 | | | | 15,506 | | | | 20,038 | | | | 43,971 | | | | - | |
| 89 | | | | 2 | | | | 92 | | | | 145 | | | | 5,462 | | | | - | |
| 180 | | | | - | | | | 281 | | | | 9 | | | | 2,463 | | | | - | |
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| (798,039 | ) | | | (1,164,572 | ) | | | (1,460,717 | ) | | | (2,290,509 | ) | | | (2,614,908 | ) | | | (2,470,963 | ) |
| (45,442 | ) | | | (94,159 | ) | | | (39,723 | ) | | | (54,361 | ) | | | (151,993 | ) | | | (201,278 | ) |
| (1 | ) | | | (5,853 | ) | | | (399 | ) | | | (304 | ) | | | (1,611 | ) | | | (3,184 | ) |
| (6 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (10,024 | ) | | | (582 | ) |
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| 72,166 | | | | 398,849 | | | | (143,543 | ) | | | 821,471 | | | | 1,642,264 | | | | 7,426,761 | |
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| 4,584,120 | | | | 4,185,271 | | | | 9,280,444 | | | | 8,458,973 | | | | 11,651,024 | | | | 4,224,263 | |
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| 4,656,286 | | | | 4,584,120 | | | | 9,136,901 | | | | 9,280,444 | | | | 13,293,288 | | | | 11,651,024 | |
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$ | 36,098,873 | | | $ | 101,463,973 | | | $ | 78,410,880 | | | $ | 216,358,850 | | | $ | 117,047,801 | | | $ | 213,729,009 | |
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| 44,451,460 | | | | 100,165,236 | | | | 96,236,353 | | | | 210,597,210 | | | | 81,633,534 | | | | 105,361,679 | |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 3,997,210 | | | | 3,470,308 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,539,570 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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$ | (61,239 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (139,931 | ) | | $ | 240,595 | | | $ | (180,138 | ) | | $ | 44,891 | |
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Financial Highlights
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ICON Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 10.16 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 10.52 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 10.41 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.55 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | - | |
September 30, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.80 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | - | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 10.02 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 10.18 | | | | 0.36 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 10.54 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 10.42 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | - | |
October 21, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 9.79 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | - | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 10.15 | | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 10.51 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
May 6, 2004 (inception) to September 30, 2004 | | | 10.26 | | | | 0.46 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | - | |
ICON Core Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 15.22 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.94 | | | | - | | | | (1.11 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.14 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.65 | | | | - | | | | (0.57 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 12.78 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.36 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 11.12 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 1.73 | | | | 1.66 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 9.50 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.62 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 10.04 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.27 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 14.52 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.84 | | | | - | | | | (1.11 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 14.58 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.51 | | | | - | | | | (0.57 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 12.41 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.17 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 10.88 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.53 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 9.36 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 1.63 | | | | 1.52 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 9.98 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.27 | ) |
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(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
* | The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges. |
(a) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized. |
(e) | The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 2. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense. |
+ | The Fund has changed its originally stated inception date of October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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$ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | 10.03 | | | | 2.61 | % | | $ | 92,675 | | | | $92,159 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.00 | %(e) | | | 4.37 | % | | | 4.46 | % | | | 12.26 | % |
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| (0.43 | ) | | | 10.00 | | | | 2.72 | % | | | 90,324 | | | | 85,162 | | | | 1.11% | | | | 1.01 | %(e) | | | 4.14 | % | | | 4.24 | % | | | 66.82 | % |
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| (0.47 | ) | | | 10.16 | | | | 1.05 | % | | | 82,415 | | | | 71,253 | | | | 1.18% | | | | 1.10 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 3.80 | % | | | 76.28 | % |
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| (0.44 | ) | | | 10.52 | | | | 5.41 | % | | | 61,502 | | | | 46,295 | | | | 1.29% | | | | 1.30 | % | | | 4.28 | % | | | 4.27 | % | | | 37.98 | % |
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| (0.39 | ) | | | 10.41 | | | | 8.19 | % | | | 39,338 | | | | 33,787 | | | | 1.45% | | | | 1.30 | % | | | 4.01 | % | | | 4.16 | % | | | 41.65 | % |
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| (0.20 | ) | | | 10.05 | | | | 2.29 | % | | | 1,134 | | | | 1,086 | | | | 3.53% | | | | 1.60 | %(e) | | | 1.93 | % | | | 3.86 | % | | | 12.26 | % |
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| (0.37 | ) | | | 10.02 | | | | 2.09 | % | | | 968 | | | | 982 | | | | 3.08% | | | | 1.61 | %(e) | | | 2.17 | % | | | 3.64 | % | | | 66.82 | % |
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| (0.41 | ) | | | 10.18 | | | | 0.47 | % | | | 988 | | | | 926 | | | | 3.42% | | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 3.19 | % | | | 76.28 | % |
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| (0.38 | ) | | | 10.54 | | | | 4.83 | % | | | 371 | | | | 317 | | | | 6.84% | | | | 1.90 | % | | | 3.63 | % | | | 8.57 | % | | | 37.98 | % |
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| (0.34 | ) | | | 10.42 | | | | 9.98 | % | | | 260 | | | | 199 | | | | 2.05% | | | | 1.90 | % | | | 3.48 | % | | | 3.63 | % | | | 41.65 | % |
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| (0.24 | ) | | | 10.02 | | | | 2.72 | % | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 43.00% | | | | 0.75 | %(e) | | | (37.54 | )% | | | 4.71 | % | | | 12.26 | % |
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| (0.45 | ) | | | 10.00 | | | | 3.06 | % | | | 4 | | | | 4 | | | | 25.40% | | | | 0.76 | %(e) | | | (20.18 | )% | | | 4.47 | % | | | 66.82 | % |
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| (0.50 | ) | | | 10.15 | | | | 1.30 | % | | | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | 74.28% | | | | 0.84 | % | | | (69.41 | )% | | | 4.03 | % | | | 76.28 | % |
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| (0.19 | ) | | | 10.51 | | | | 4.33 | % | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0.86% | | | | 0.86 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | 37.98 | % |
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| (1.11 | ) | | | 15.05 | | | | 6.19 | % | | | 94,535 | | | | 103,841 | | | | 1.24% | | | | 1.24 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 61.21 | % |
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| (0.57 | ) | | | 15.22 | | | | 4.35 | % | | | 104,966 | | | | 105,521 | | | | 1.23% | | | | 1.23 | % | | | (0.13 | )% | | | (0.13) | % | | | 148.67 | % |
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| - | | | | 15.14 | | | | 18.47 | % | | | 93,780 | | | | 69,660 | | | | 1.27% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.33 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 136.82 | % |
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| - | | | | 12.78 | | | | 14.93 | % | | | 47,273 | | | | 43,044 | | | | 1.33% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.59 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 116.26 | % |
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| - | | | | 11.12 | | | | 17.05 | % | | | 37,603 | | | | 34,007 | | | | 1.39% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.37 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 188.07 | % |
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| (0.27 | ) | | | 9.50 | | | | (3.23 | )% | | | 42,232 | | | | 37,577 | | | | 1.36% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.58 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 107.82 | % |
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| (1.11 | ) | | | 14.25 | | | | 5.78 | % | | | 95,231 | | | | 98,677 | | | | 2.04% | | | | 2.04 | % | | | (0.59 | )% | | | (0.59) | % | | | 61.21 | % |
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| (0.57 | ) | | | 14.52 | | | | 3.54 | % | | | 95,842 | | | | 90,644 | | | | 2.03% | | | | 2.02 | % | | | (0.91 | )% | | | (0.91) | % | | | 148.67 | % |
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| - | | | | 14.58 | | | | 17.49 | % | | | 78,145 | | | | 66,561 | | | | 2.04% | | | | N/A | | | | (1.10 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 136.82 | % |
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| - | | | | 12.41 | | | | 14.06 | % | | | 53,101 | | | | 45,114 | | | | 2.08% | | | | N/A | | | | (1.34 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 116.26 | % |
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| - | | | | 10.88 | | | | 16.24 | % | | | 35,428 | | | | 30,459 | | | | 2.14% | | | | N/A | | | | (1.12 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 188.07 | % |
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| (0.27 | ) | | | 9.36 | | | | (4.07 | )% | | | 27,744 | | | | 19,849 | | | | 2.11% | | | | N/A | | | | (1.33 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 107.82 | % |
Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | | | | Income from investment operations | | | Less dividends | |
| | Net asset
| | | Net
| | | Net realized
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| | | Distributions
| |
| | value,
| | | investment
| | | and unrealized
| | | Total from
| | | from net
| | | from net
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| | beginning
| | | income/
| | | gains/(losses)
| | | investment
| | | investment
| | | realized
| |
| | of period | | | (loss)(x) | | | on investments | | | operations | | | income | | | gains | |
|
ICON Core Equity Fund continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | $ | 15.23 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 0.92 | | | $ | 0.96 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1.11 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.12 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.68 | | | | - | | | | (0.57 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 12.79 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.33 | | | | - | | | | - | |
May 6, 2004 (inception) to September 30, 2004 | | | 12.07 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.72 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 15.09 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.85 | | | | - | | | | (1.11 | ) |
May 31, 2006 (inception) to September 30, 2006 | | | 15.80 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
ICON Income Opportunity Fund# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 13.80 | | | | - | (c) | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (1.21 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 13.88 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.04 | | | | - | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.25 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.20 | | | | - | | | | (0.57 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 12.40 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.29 | | | | - | | | | (0.44 | ) |
September 30, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.40 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 13.39 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.63 | | | | - | | | | (1.21 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 13.56 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.06 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.07 | | | | - | | | | (0.57 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 12.32 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.18 | | | | - | | | | (0.44 | ) |
November 21, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 10.75 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 1.74 | | | | 1.57 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 13.94 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.72 | | | | - | | | | (1.21 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 13.94 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.12 | | | | - | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.29 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.22 | | | | - | | | | (0.57 | ) |
May 6, 2004 (inception) to September 30, 2004 | | | 12.86 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.43 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 13.80 | | | | - | (c) | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.21 | ) |
May 31, 2006 (inception) to September 30, 2006 | | | 13.73 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.07 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
* | The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges. |
(a) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized. |
(c) | Amount less than $0.005. |
(e) | The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 2. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense. |
+ | The Fund has changed its originally stated inception date of October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002. |
# | Formerly the ICON Covered Call Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of expenses to
| | | Ratio of net investment
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | average net assets(a) | | | income to avg net assets(a) | | | | |
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| | | After
| | | Before
| | | After
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expense
| | | expense
| | | expense
| | | expense
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | limitation/
| | | limitation/
| | | limitation/
| | | limitation/
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Average
| | | recoupment
| | | recoupment
| | | recoupment
| | | recoupment
| | | | |
and distributions | | | | | | Net assets,
| | | net assets
| | | and transfer
| | | and transfer
| | | and transfer
| | | and transfer
| | | | |
Total
| | | Net asset
| | | | | | end of
| | | for the
| | | agent
| | | agent
| | | agent
| | | agent
| | | Portfolio
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dividends and
| | | value, end
| | | Total
| | | period (in
| | | period (in
| | | earnings
| | | earnings
| | | earnings
| | | earnings
| | | turnover
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distributions | | | of period | | | return* | | | thousands) | | | thousands) | | | credit | | | credit | | | credit | | | credit | | | rate(b) | |
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| $(1.11 | ) | | $ | 15.08 | | | | 6.32 | % | | $ | 1,187 | | | | $1,346 | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 61.21 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.57 | ) | | | 15.23 | | | | 4.57 | % | | | 1,291 | | | | 1,281 | | | | 0.99% | | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 148.67 | % |
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| - | | | | 15.12 | | | | 18.22 | % | | | 1,165 | | | | 229 | | | | 1.76% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.94 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 136.82 | % |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 12.79 | | | | 5.97 | % | | | 36 | | | | 32 | | | | 1.12% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.28 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 116.26 | % |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1.11 | ) | | | 14.83 | | | | 5.64 | % | | | 1,217 | | | | 622 | | | | 1.63% | | | | 1.62 | % | | | (0.35 | )% | | | (0.34) | % | | | 61.21 | % |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 15.09 | | | | (4.49 | )% | | | 128 | | | | 40 | | | | 7.44% | | | | 7.43 | % | | | (5.45 | )% | | | (5.44) | % | | | 148.67 | % |
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| (1.22 | ) | | | 13.29 | | | | 5.18 | % | | | 59,265 | | | | 60,850 | | | | 1.36% | | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | 0.14 | % | | | (0.02) | % | | | 55.83 | % |
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| (0.12 | ) | | | 13.80 | | | | 0.30 | % | | | 60,321 | | | | 56,848 | | | | 1.47% | | | | 1.47 | %(e) | | | (0.04 | )% | | | (0.04) | % | | | 159.55 | % |
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| (0.57 | ) | | | 13.88 | | | | 9.21 | % | | | 54,347 | | | | 49,938 | | | | 1.54% | | | | 1.45 | % | | | (0.57 | )% | | | (0.48) | % | | | 159.35 | % |
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| (0.44 | ) | | | 13.25 | | | | 10.53 | % | | | 42,962 | | | | 30,305 | | | | 1.60% | | | | 1.45 | % | | | (0.67 | )% | | | (0.52) | % | | | 167.57 | % |
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| - | | | | 12.40 | | | | 24.00 | % | | | 20,981 | | | | 14,544 | | | | 2.07% | | | | 1.45 | % | | | (1.27 | )% | | | (0.65) | % | | | 184.24 | % |
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| (1.21 | ) | | | 12.81 | | | | 4.72 | % | | | 2,439 | | | | 2,645 | | | | 2.83% | | | | 2.27 | %(e) | | | (1.32 | )% | | | (0.76) | % | | | 55.83 | % |
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| (0.12 | ) | | | 13.39 | | | | (0.36 | )% | | | 2,842 | | | | 3,254 | | | | 2.61% | | | | 2.23 | %(e) | | | (1.23 | )% | | | (0.85) | % | | | 159.55 | % |
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| (0.57 | ) | | | 13.56 | | | | 8.31 | % | | | 3,652 | | | | 2,914 | | | | 2.80% | | | | 2.20 | % | | | (1.80 | )% | | | (1.20) | % | | | 159.35 | % |
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| (0.44 | ) | | | 13.06 | | | | 9.69 | % | | | 1,964 | | | | 838 | | | | 3.89% | | | | 2.20 | % | | | (2.93 | )% | | | (1.23) | % | | | 167.57 | % |
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| - | | | | 12.32 | | | | 14.60 | % | | | 148 | | | | 50 | | | | 2.83% | | | | 2.20 | % | | | (2.13 | )% | | | (1.50) | % | | | 184.24 | % |
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| (1.21 | ) | | | 13.45 | | | | 5.26 | % | | | 23 | | | | 11 | | | | 13.76% | | | | 1.35 | %(e) | | | (12.16 | )% | | | 0.25 | % | | | 55.83 | % |
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| (0.12 | ) | | | 13.94 | | | | 0.88 | % | | | 5 | | | | 32 | | | | 3.52% | | | | 1.22 | %(e) | | | (2.14 | )% | | | 0.15 | % | | | 159.55 | % |
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| (0.57 | ) | | | 13.94 | | | | 9.42 | % | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 53.94% | | | | 1.20 | % | | | (52.97 | )% | | | (0.23) | % | | | 159.35 | % |
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| - | | | | 13.29 | | | | 3.34 | % | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1.12% | | | | 1.12 | % | | | (0.11 | )% | | | (0.11) | % | | | 167.57 | % |
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| (1.25 | ) | | | 13.26 | | | | 5.16 | % | | | 41 | | | | 21 | | | | 10.42% | | | | 1.59 | %(e) | | | (8.88 | )% | | | (0.05) | % | | | 55.83 | % |
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| - | | | | 13.80 | | | | 0.51 | % | | | 15 | | | | 5 | | | | 42.18% | | | | 1.47 | %(e) | | | (40.01 | )% | | | 0.69 | % | | | 159.55 | % |
Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | | | | Income from investment operations | | | Less dividends | |
| | Net asset
| | | Net
| | | Net realized
| | | | | | Dividends
| | | Distributions
| |
| | value,
| | | investment
| | | and unrealized
| | | Total from
| | | from net
| | | from net
| |
| | beginning
| | | income/
| | | gains/(losses)
| | | investment
| | | investment
| | | realized
| |
| | of period | | | (loss)(x) | | | on investments | | | operations | | | income | | | gains | |
|
ICON Equity Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | $ | 14.94 | | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.86 | | | | $1.02 | | | | $(0.20 | ) | | | $(0.67 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.79 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 14.33 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.81 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 12.22 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 2.40 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | - | |
September 30, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 2.45 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | - | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 14.85 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.71 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 14.27 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.67 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 12.21 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.26 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | - | |
November 8, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 10.63 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.75 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | - | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 14.94 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 1.02 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.79 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 14.33 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
May 10, 2004 (inception) to September 30, 2004 | | | 13.43 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | - | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 14.92 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) |
May 31, 2006 (inception) to September 30, 2006 | | | 15.04 | | | | 0.08 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | - | |
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(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
* | The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges. |
(a) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized. |
(c) | The limitation on expenses for Class Z shares occurred when the Advisor reimbursed the Fund for excise and income taxes incurred during the period (Note 5). These expenses were extraordinary expenses not subject to the contractual expense limitation discussed in Note 2. |
(e) | The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 2. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense. |
+ | The Fund has changed its originally stated inception date of October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of expenses to
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | average net assets(a) | | | income to avg net assets(a) | | | | |
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| | | expense
| | | expense
| | | expense
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| | | limitation/
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| | | recoupment
| | | recoupment
| | | recoupment
| | | recoupment
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and distributions | | | | | | Net assets,
| | | net assets
| | | and transfer
| | | and transfer
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Total
| | | Net asset
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| | | agent
| | | agent
| | | agent
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| | | Portfolio
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dividends and
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| | | period (in
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| | | earnings
| | | earnings
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| | | earnings
| | | turnover
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distributions | | | of period | | | return* | | | thousands) | | | thousands) | | | credit | | | credit | | | credit | | | credit | | | rate(b) | |
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| $(0.87 | ) | | $ | 15.09 | | | | 6.87 | % | | $ | 132,771 | | | | $137,282 | | | | 1.22% | | | | 1.22 | %(e) | | | 2.14 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 59.09 | % |
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| (1.44 | ) | | | 14.94 | | | | 4.02 | % | | | 133,835 | | | | 130,261 | | | | 1.23% | | | | 1.23 | %(e) | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 162.84 | % |
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| (0.35 | ) | | | 15.79 | | | | 12.71 | % | | | 129,681 | | | | 131,412 | | | | 1.27% | | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 143.82 | % |
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| (0.29 | ) | | | 14.33 | | | | 19.69 | % | | | 117,552 | | | | 88,318 | | | | 1.35% | | | | 1.37 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 2.23 | % | | | 51.84 | % |
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| (0.23 | ) | | | 12.22 | | | | 24.72 | % | | | 42,474 | | | | 25,288 | | | | 1.72% | | | | 1.45 | % | | | 2.23 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 35.17 | % |
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| (0.81 | ) | | | 14.98 | | | | 6.33 | % | | | 4,869 | | | | 4,874 | | | | 2.42% | | | | 2.21 | %(e) | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 59.09 | % |
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| (1.30 | ) | | | 14.85 | | | | 3.03 | % | | | 4,753 | | | | 4,346 | | | | 2.29% | | | | 2.20 | %(e) | | | 0.91 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 162.84 | % |
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| (0.23 | ) | | | 15.71 | | | | 11.71 | % | | | 3,861 | | | | 3,026 | | | | 2.53% | | | | 2.20 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 143.82 | % |
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| (0.20 | ) | | | 14.27 | | | | 18.56 | % | | | 1,885 | | | | 1,053 | | | | 3.47% | | | | 2.20 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 51.84 | % |
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| (0.17 | ) | | | 12.21 | | | | 16.63 | % | | | 581 | | | | 348 | | | | 2.48% | | | | 2.20 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 35.17 | % |
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| (0.88 | ) | | | 15.08 | | | | 6.86 | % | | | 37 | | | | 28 | | | | 6.34% | | | | 1.21 | %(e) | | | (2.75 | )% | | | 2.38 | % | | | 59.09 | % |
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| (1.44 | ) | | | 14.94 | | | | 4.04 | % | | | 24 | | | | 23 | | | | 4.36% | | | | 1.20 | %(e) | | | (1.20 | )% | | | 1.96 | % | | | 162.84 | % |
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| (0.37 | ) | | | 15.79 | | | | 12.89 | % | | | 23 | | | | 20 | | | | 9.37% | | | | 1.20 | % | | | (6.31 | )% | | | 1.86 | % | | | 143.82 | % |
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| (0.19 | ) | | | 14.33 | | | | 8.12 | % | | | 14 | | | | 12 | | | | 1.11% | | | | 0.97 | %(c) | | | 2.62 | % | | | 2.76 | % | | | 51.84 | % |
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| (0.87 | ) | | | 15.04 | | | | 6.67 | % | | | 175 | | | | 87 | | | | 3.36% | | | | 1.45 | %(e) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 59.09 | % |
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| (0.19 | ) | | | 14.92 | | | | 0.46 | % | | | 19 | | | | 6 | | | | 38.36% | | | | 1.44 | %(e) | | | (35.18 | )% | | | 1.74 | % | | | 162.84 | % |
Financial Highlights (continued)
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Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | $ | 17.19 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 1.25 | | | $ | 1.28 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.43 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.99 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.20 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.92 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.57 | | | | - | | | | (0.50 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 12.00 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 2.16 | | | | 2.08 | | | | - | | | | (0.16 | ) |
September 30, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 2.07 | | | | 2.00 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 16.67 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.16 | | | | - | | | | (0.43 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.63 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.04 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.73 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.40 | | | | - | | | | (0.50 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 11.92 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 2.15 | | | | 1.97 | | | | - | | | | (0.16 | ) |
October 17, 2002 (inception) to September 30, 2003 | | | 10.61 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.31 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 17.29 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 16.05 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.24 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.94 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 2.66 | | | | 2.61 | | | | - | | | | (0.50 | ) |
May 6, 2004 (inception) to September 30, 2004 | | | 13.99 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 17.18 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.26 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
May 31, 2006 (inception) to September 30, 2006 | | | 17.52 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
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(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
* | The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges. |
(a) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized. |
(d) | The Fund’s operating expenses, not including dividends on short positions, are contractually limited to 2.30% for Class C, 1.55% for Class I, 1.30% for Class Z and 1.55% for Class A. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the dividends on short positions. |
(e) | The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 2. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense. |
+ | The Fund has changed its originally stated inception date of October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| $(0.47 | ) | | $ | 18.00 | | | | 7.53 | % | | $ | 195,327 | | | | $186,244 | | | | 1.30% | | | | 1.29 | %(e) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 38.81 | % |
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| - | | | | 17.19 | | | | 7.50 | % | | | 168,522 | | | | 101,365 | | | | 1.34% | | | | 1.45 | %(e) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 94.62 | % |
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| (0.50 | ) | | | 15.99 | | | | 18.69 | % | | | 53,158 | | | | 47,211 | | | | 1.58% | | | | 1.58 | % | | | (0.53 | )% | | | (0.53) | % | | | 112.06 | % |
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| (0.16 | ) | | | 13.92 | | | | 17.42 | % | | | 24,480 | | | | 14,374 | | | | 2.15% | | | | 1.74 | % | | | (1.03 | )% | | | (0.62) | % | | | 148.32 | % |
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| - | | | | 12.00 | | | | 20.00 | % | | | 9,726 | | | | 6,997 | | | | 3.09% | | | | 1.55 | % | | | (2.20 | )% | | | (0.66) | % | | | 162.25 | % |
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| (0.43 | ) | | | 17.40 | | | | 7.04 | % | | | 35,919 | | | | 31,935 | | | | 2.18% | | | | 2.21 | %(e) | | | (0.60 | )% | | | (0.63) | % | | | 38.81 | % |
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| - | | | | 16.67 | | | | 6.65 | % | | | 26,763 | | | | 18,567 | | | | 2.20% | | | | 2.30 | %(e) | | | (0.69 | )% | | | (0.78) | % | | | 94.62 | % |
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| (0.50 | ) | | | 15.63 | | | | 17.68 | % | | | 13,925 | | | | 8,860 | | | | 2.37% | | | | 2.32 | % | | | (1.35 | )% | | | (1.31) | % | | | 112.06 | % |
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| (0.16 | ) | | | 13.73 | | | | 16.61 | % | | | 3,716 | | | | 1,417 | | | | 3.70% | | | | 2.49 | % | | | (2.57 | )% | | | (1.35) | % | | | 148.32 | % |
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| - | | | | 11.92 | | | | 12.35 | % | | | 269 | | | | 186 | | | | 3.84% | | | | 2.30 | % | | | (2.99 | )% | | | (1.45) | % | | | 162.25 | % |
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| (0.50 | ) | | | 18.10 | | | | 7.67 | % | | | 3,610 | | | | 3,480 | | | | 1.04% | | | | 1.03 | %(e) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 38.81 | % |
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| - | | | | 17.29 | | | | 7.73 | % | | | 3,306 | | | | 1,810 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.17 | %(e) | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 94.62 | % |
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| (0.50 | ) | | | 16.05 | | | | 18.96 | % | | | 140 | | | | 89 | | | | 3.07% | | | | 1.33 | % | | | (2.07 | )% | | | (0.33) | % | | | 112.06 | % |
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| - | | | | 13.94 | | | | (0.36 | )% | | | 32 | | | | 29 | | | | 1.98% | | | | 1.76 | % | | | (0.50 | )% | | | (0.28) | % | | | 148.32 | % |
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| (0.49 | ) | | | 17.95 | | | | 7.45 | % | | | 3,161 | | | | 2,062 | | | | 1.38% | | | | 1.44 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 38.81 | % |
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| - | | | | 17.18 | | | | (1.94 | )% | | | 821 | | | | 196 | | | | 2.51% | | | | 1.54 | %(e) | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 0.96 | % | | | 94.62 | % |
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
The ICON Bond Fund (“Bond Fund”), ICON Core Equity Fund (“Core Equity Fund”) ICON Income Opportunity Fund (“Income Opportunity Fund”, formerly, the ICON Covered Call Fund), ICON Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”), and ICON Long/Short Fund (“Long/Short Fund”) are series funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end investment management company. Each Fund offers four classes of shares, Class I, Class C, Class Z and Class A with the exception of Bond Fund, which offers three classes of shares, Class I, Class C and Class Z. All classes have equal rights as to earnings, assets and voting privileges except that each Class may bear different distribution fees, registration costs and shareholder servicing costs and each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. There are currently 12 other active funds within the Trust. Those funds are covered by separate prospectuses and shareholder reports.
Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par shares. The investment objective of the Bond Fund is maximum total return. The investment objective of the Core Equity Fund is long-term capital appreciation with a secondary objective of capital preservation. The investment objective of the Income Opportunity Fund is modest capital appreciation and to maximize realized gains. The investment objective of the Equity Income Fund is modest capital appreciation and income. The investment objective of the Long/Short Fund is capital appreciation.
The Funds may have elements of risk, including the risk of loss of principal. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investing in fixed income securities such as bonds involves interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities generally decreases. Additionally, the Bond Fund may invest in medium- and lower-quality debt securities. High-yield bonds involve a greater risk of default and price volatility than U.S. government and other high-quality bonds. The Income Opportunity Fund invests in call options; call options involve certain risks, such as limited gains and lack of liquidity of the underlying securities, and are not suitable for all investors. The Long/Short Fund invests short in securities; there are risks associated with selling short, including the risk
54 Notes to Financial Statements
that the Long/Short Fund may have to cover its short position at a higher price than the short sale, resulting in a loss. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited as a loss occurs when the value of a security sold short increases. There are also risks associated with small and mid-cap investing, including limited product lines, less liquidity and small market share. Investments in foreign securities and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar-denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower government supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and tend to be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign countries. In general, there is less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers.
In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involves future claims that may be made against each Fund. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be minimal.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Investment Valuation
The Funds’ securities and other assets, excluding options on securities indexes, are valued as of the closing price at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open, except that securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) are normally valued by the Funds at the
Notes to Financial Statements 55
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
NASDAQ Official Closing Price provided by NASDAQ each business day. Options on securities indexes are generally valued at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time each day the NYSE is open. The Funds use pricing services to obtain the market value of securities in their portfolios; if a pricing service is not able to provide a price, or the pricing service’s valuation quote is considered inaccurate or does not reflect the market value of the security, prices may be obtained through market quotations from independent broker/dealers. If market quotations from these sources are not readily available, the Funds’ securities or other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”) or pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The valuation assigned to fair-valued securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
Lacking any sales that day, the security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes obtained from dealers making a market for the security. Options are valued at their closing mid-price on the principal market where the option is traded. Mid-price is the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is a matrix system which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. Currency rates as of the close of the NYSE are used to convert foreign security values into U.S. dollars.
The Funds’ securities traded in countries outside of the Western Hemisphere are fair valued daily by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service, unless the Board determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purposes of daily fair valuation are to avoid stale prices and to take into account, among other things, any significant events occurring after the close of foreign markets. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movements and changes in the prices of indexes, securities and exchange rates in other markets to determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its net asset value. The valuation assigned to fair-value securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
56 Notes to Financial Statements
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Management has recently begun to evaluate the application of the Statement to the Funds, and is not in a position at this time to evaluate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Funds’ financial statements.
Repurchase Agreements
Repurchase agreements, if held by the Funds, are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities and such collateral is in the possession of the Funds’ custodian. The collateral is evaluated daily to ensure its market value exceeds the current market value of the repurchase agreements including accrued interest. In the event of default on the obligation to purchase, the Funds have the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral or proceeds may be subject to legal proceedings. No repurchase agreements were purchased or sold by the Funds during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange daily. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency exchange rates established at the time of each trade.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates and changes in market prices of securities held.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
The Funds may enter into short-term forward foreign currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates pending the settlement of transactions in foreign securities. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between contracting parties to exchange an amount of currency at some future time at an agreed upon rate.
These contracts are marked-to-market daily and the related appreciation or depreciation of the contract is presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount recorded at the time of the transaction and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. Any realized gain or loss incurred by the Funds due to foreign currency translation is included in the Statements of Operations. The Funds did not enter into any forward foreign currency contracts during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Futures Contracts
The Funds may invest in financial futures contracts for the purpose of hedging their existing securities or securities they intend to purchase against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing markets. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts and the underlying hedged assets. The Funds held no financial futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2007.
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Options Transactions
The Income Opportunity Fund writes (sells) call options as part of its normal investment activities. Each Fund may write (sell) put and call options on individual securities and on securities indexes.
When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. Such liability is subject to off balance sheet risks to the extent of any future increases in market value of the written options. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option on an individual security is exercised, a gain or loss if realized for the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written call option on a securities index is exercised, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally received, the exercise price and the market value of the index. If a written put option on an individual security is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. As a writer of an option, a Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the individual security or securities index underlying the written option.
Each Fund may also purchase put and call options. When a Fund purchases a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If the fund exercises a call on an individual security, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the fund exercises a put option on an individual security, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such a sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. If the fund exercises a put option on a security index, a gain or loss is realized as determined by the premium originally paid, the exercise price and the market value of the index. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.
Short Sales
The Long/Short Fund may engage in short sales (selling securities it does not own) as part of its normal investment activities. These short sales are
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
collateralized by cash equivalents or securities held with the Fund’s prime broker and in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian. The collateral required is determined daily by reference to the market value of the short positions. Such collateral for the Fund is held by the prime broker. Dividends received on short sales are treated as an expense on the Statement of Operations. Liabilities for securities sold short are reported at market value in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such liabilities are subject to off-balance sheet risk to the extent of any future increases in market value of the securities sold short. The ultimate liability for securities sold short may exceed the liabilities recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Liabilities for securities sold short are closed out by purchasing the applicable securities for delivery to the Fund’s prime broker.
Securities Lending
The Funds may lend their portfolio securities. The advantage of lending portfolio securities is that the Fund continues to have the benefits (and risks) of ownership of the loaned securities, while at the same time receiving compensation from the borrower of the securities. The primary risk in lending portfolio securities is that a borrower may fail to return a portfolio security. The Funds did not enter into any lending of portfolio securities during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Income Taxes
The Funds intend to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, the Funds will generally not be subject to federal and state income taxes, or federal excise taxes to the extent that they intend to make sufficient distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains.
Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Bond Fund distributes net investment income, if any, to shareholders monthly. The Income Opportunity Fund and the Equity Income Fund distribute net investment income, if any, to shareholders quarterly. Other Funds distribute income, if any, annually. The Funds distribute net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryovers. The ICON Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits,
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including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax return to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required no later than the last business day of the first financial statement reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management has recently begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Funds and is not in a position at this time to evaluate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Funds’ financial statements.
Investment Income
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.
Investment Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Allocation of Income and Expenses
Each class of a Fund’s shares bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf and, in addition, each class bears a portion of general expenses, based upon relative net assets of each class. Expenses which cannot be
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directly attributed to a specific Fund in the Trust are apportioned between all Funds in the Trust based upon relative net assets. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets.
2. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fees
ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds and is responsible for managing the Funds’ portfolios of securities. ICON receives a monthly management fee that is computed daily at an annual rate of 0.60% of average daily nets assets of the Bond Fund, 0.75% of average daily net assets of the Core Equity, Income Opportunity and Equity Income Funds, and 0.85% of average daily net assets of the Long/Short Fund.
ICON has contractually agreed to limit its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain of the Funds’ operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that the Funds’ operating expenses do not exceed the following amounts:
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ICON Bond Fund | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.60% | | | | 0.75% | | | | N/A | |
ICON Income Opportunity Fund | | | 1.45% | | | | 2.20% | | | | 1.20% | | | | 1.45 | % |
ICON Equity Income Fund | | | 1.45% | | | | 2.20% | | | | 1.20% | | | | 1.45 | % |
ICON Long/Short Fund | | | 1.55% | | | | 2.30% | | | | 1.30% | | | | 1.55 | % |
The Funds’ expense limitation will continue in effect until at least January 31, 2016.
To the extent ICON reimburses or absorbs fees and expenses, it may seek payment of such amounts for up to three years after the expenses were reimbursed or absorbed. A Fund will make no such payment, however, if the total Fund operating expenses exceed the expense limits in effect at the time the expenses were reimbursed or at the time these payments are proposed.
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As of March 31, 2007 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON based upon their potential expiration dates:
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| | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | |
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ICON Bond Fund | | $ | 7,852 | | | $ | 90,804 | | | $ | 102,282 | | | $ | 51,358 | |
ICON Income Opportunity Fund | | | 7,066 | | | | 61,718 | | | | 42,816 | | | | 8,816 | |
ICON Equity Income Fund | | | 6,437 | | | | 11,555 | | | | 6,067 | | | | 6,498 | |
ICON Long/Short Fund | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Transfer Agent, Custody and Accounting Fees
BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“BISYS”) is the Fund Accounting Agent for the Funds. For its services, the Trust pays BISYS 0.03% on the first $1.75 billion of net assets, 0.0175% on net assets over $1.75 billion and up to $5 billion, and 0.01% on net assets in excess of $5 billion.
Brown Brothers Harriman (“BBH”) is the custodian of the Trust’s investments. For domestic custody services, the Trust pays BBH 0.0065% on the first $50 million of average net assets and 0.0050% on domestic assets above $50 million, plus certain transaction charges. For foreign custody services, the Trust pays BBH 0.03% on foreign assets plus certain transaction charges.
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays an account fee of $13.25 per open account, $7.00 per networked account, $1.80 per closed account, plus certain other transaction and cusip charges.
Transfer agent earnings credits are credits received for interest which is a result from overnight balances used by the transfer agent, BFDS, for clearing shareholder transactions. During the period ended March 31, 2007, the Funds received transfer agent earnings credits which are included on the Statement of Operations.
Administrative Services
The Trust has entered into an administrative services agreement with ICON pursuant to which ICON oversees the administration of the Trust’s business and affairs. As of January 31, 2006, this agreement provides for an annual fee of 0.05% on the Funds’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.045% on the next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.040% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets and 0.030% on average daily net assets over $5 billion. Prior to that date, this agreement provided for an annual fee to ICON of 0.05% on the Funds’ first $1.5 billion of average daily
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net assets and 0.045% on average daily net assets in excess of $1.5 billion. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON in the performance of its duties.
ICON has entered into a sub-administration agreement with BISYS pursuant to which BISYS assists ICON with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON pays BISYS at an annual rate of 0.025% on the first $1.75 billion of Trust assets and 0.015% on assets above $1.75 billion.
Distribution Fees
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate the Funds’ distributor, ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) (an affiliate of the adviser) for the sale and distribution of shares. Under the 12b-1 Plan, Bond Fund Class C shareholders pay an annual 12b-1 and service fee of 0.85% of average daily net assets and Class I shareholders pay an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The shareholders of the other Funds pay an annual 12b-1 and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets for Class C shares and an annual 12b-1 and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets for Class I shares and Class A shares. The total amount paid under the 12b-1 plans by the Funds is shown in the Statement of Operations.
Related Parties
Certain Officers and Directors of ICON are also Officers and Trustees of the Funds; however, such Officers and Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, “CCO”) receive no compensation from the Funds. The CCO’s salary is paid 90% by the Funds and 10% by the Adviser. For the period ended March 31, 2007, the total related amounts paid by the Trust under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.
Some of the 12b-1 amounts received by IDI, discussed in the Distribution Fees section above, have been used to offset various shareholder servicing costs incurred by ICON. For the period ended March 31, 2007, this amount was $85,030.
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3. Line of Credit
The Funds have entered into Lines of Credit agreements with BBH. The maximum borrowing is limited to the lesser of $50 million or 25% of the net asset value in the Fund subject to a maximum borrowing limit by the Trust of $150 million. The ICON Income Opportunity Fund is limited to the lesser of $50 million or 10% of net asset value. Interest is charged at LIBOR plus 2.00%, which was 7.32% at March 31, 2007. The average interest rate charged for the period ended March 31, 2007 was 6.57%.
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ICON Bond Fund | | $ | 56,961 | |
ICON Core Equity Fund** | | | 674,536 | |
ICON Income Opportunity Fund** | | | 782,445 | |
ICON Equity Income Fund** | | | 480,453 | |
ICON Long/Short Fund | | | - | |
**Fund had outstanding borrowings as of March 31, 2007.
4. Options Contracts Written
The number of option contracts written and the premiums received by the ICON Income Opportunity Fund during the period ended March 31, 2007, were as follows:
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Options outstanding, beginning of period | | | 13,216 | | | $ | 2,108,685 | |
Options written during period | | | 17,630 | | | | 9,547,945 | |
Options expired during period | | | (1,745 | ) | | | (215,172 | ) |
Options closed during period | | | (28,666 | ) | | | (10,433,579 | ) |
Options exercised during period | | | - | | | | - | |
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Options outstanding, end of period | | | 435 | | | $ | 1,007,879 | |
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5. Federal Income Tax
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due to differing treatments for items such as net short-term gains, deferrals of wash losses, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses, and capital loss carryforwards.
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During the year ended September 30, 2006, the following capital loss carryforwards were used:
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ICON Income Opportunity Fund | | $ | 621,989 | |
ICON Long/Short Fund | | | 387,875 | |
Net capital losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the year ended September 30, 2006, the fund deferred to October 1, 2006 post October capital losses:
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ICON Bond Fund | | $ | 1,454,387 | |
As of March 31, 2007, book cost for financial reporting purposes is substantially the same for federal income tax purposes and differs from fair value by net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities as follows:
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Fund | | Cost | | | Appreciation | | | (Depreciation) | | | (Depreciation) | |
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ICON Bond Fund | | $ | 93,031,221 | | | $ | 544,754 | | | $ | (521,513 | ) | | $ | 23,241 | |
ICON Core Equity Fund | | | 171,926,747 | | | | 21,096,738 | | | | (1,068,518 | ) | | | 20,028,220 | |
ICON Income Opportunity Fund | | | 54,709,291 | | | | 7,488,769 | | | | (666,662 | ) | | | 6,822,107 | |
ICON Equity Income Fund | | | 121,485,296 | | | | 15,025,545 | | | | (1,368,267 | ) | | | 13,657,278 | |
ICON Long/Short Fund | | | 215,997,689 | | | | 24,877,636 | | | | (4,325,842 | ) | | | 20,551,794 | |
6. Segregated Account and Short Sale Collateral
As of March 31, 2007 the ICON Long/Short Fund had securities or cash deposits with the counterparty to the short sales in the amount of $12,117,740 as collateral for the short sales.
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Other Information (unaudited)
Portfolio Holdings
A list of each ICON Fund’s Top 10 holdings is available at www.iconadvisers.com on or about 15 days following each month-end. Each ICON Fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The ICON Funds’ Forms N-Q are available at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Proxy Voting
A summarized description of the policies and procedures the ICON Funds use to vote proxies is available free of charge at www.iconadvisers.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442.
Information about how the ICON Funds voted proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconadvisers.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
For More Information
This report is for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and share classes of each ICON Fund, by visiting www.iconadvisers.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
ICON Distributors, Inc., Distributor.
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2007 Semiannual Report
ICON International Funds
Investment Update
March 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund
ICON Europe Fund
ICON International Equity Fund
Table of Contents
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About This Report (Unaudited) | | | 2 | |
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Message from ICON Funds (Unaudited) | | | 4 | |
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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited) | | | 7 | |
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | | | 7 | |
ICON Europe Fund | | | 12 | |
ICON International Equity Fund | | | 17 | |
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Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example (Unaudited) | | | 23 | |
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Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | | 26 | |
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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) | | | 32 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | | 34 | |
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Other Information (Unaudited) | | | 46 | |
About This Report (unaudited)
Historical Returns
All total returns mentioned in this report account for the change in a Fund’s per-share price and the reinvestment of any dividends, capital gain distributions, tax return of capital, and for financial statement purposes. If your account is set up to receive Fund distributions in cash rather than to reinvest them, your actual return may differ from these figures. The Funds’ performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The Adviser may have reimbursed certain fees or expenses of some of the Funds. If not for these reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Fund results shown, unless otherwise indicated, are at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, results would have been lower.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results represent past performance, and current performance may be higher or lower. Please call 1-800-764-0442 or visit www.iconadvisers.com for performance results current to the most recent month-end.
Portfolio Data
This report reflects ICON’s views, opinions and portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2007, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security or the Funds.
Opinions and forecasts regarding industries, companies and/or themes, and portfolio composition and holdings, are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security. Each Fund’s holdings as of March 31, 2007 are included in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
While ICON’s quantitative investment methodology primarily considers company-specific factors beyond financial data, various company factors may impact a stock’s performance, and therefore, Fund performance. Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market, and currency risks. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and tend to be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign
countries. In general, there is less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. The ICON system relies on the integrity of financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.
This Report contains statements regarding industry or sector themes, new market themes, investment outlook, relative strength, value-to-price ratios, and portfolio managers’ expectations, beliefs, goals and the like that are based on current expectations, recent individual stock performance relative to current market prices, estimates of company values and other information supplied to the market by the companies we follow. Words such as “expects,” “suggests,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “value,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements, which are not statements of historical fact. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to assess. These risks and uncertainties are based on a number of important factors, including, among others: stock price fluctuations; the integrity and accuracy of historical and projected financial and other information supplied by companies to the public; interest rates; future earnings growth rates, and other factors beyond the control of our portfolio managers. Therefore, actual outcome may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward looking statements.
There are risks associated with mutual fund investing, including the loss of principal. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment in a region fund may involve greater risk and volatility than a diversified fund. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds and is available by visiting www.iconadvisers.com or calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully.
Message From ICON Funds (unaudited)
Dear ICON Shareholder:
The ICON approach is based on our observation and belief that markets experience themes (meaning industry leadership) that typically last one to two years. As globalization continues in the worldwide economy, geographic borders are no longer as important as they once were. While we do consider country fundamentals, industry themes have become more prevalent across the globe.
We use a disciplined approach to look for two traits to identify industries that have the potential to lead the next market theme: valuation and relative strength. We believe industries that are about to lead the market include stocks with prices below our estimate of intrinsic value (indicated by valuation) and also have performed more strongly than the broad market average during the previous six months (indicated by relative strength).
When calculating valuation, we don’t use financial ratios such as price-to-earnings or price-to-book value. Rather, our proprietary valuation equation incorporates historic company earnings, an estimated growth rate for future earnings, the triple-A bond yield, and beta, a measure of risk.
The Market Setting
While the past six months were a period of strong returns for international stocks relative to the U.S. market, these higher returns came with higher risk, as is generally the case for international investing.
The first three months of 2007 were marked by a global market downturn that began in late February, following an announcement by the Chinese government that it was forming a high-level task force to clamp down on illegal securities trading. Volatility was quick to spread after this announcement. The Chinese market responded by falling nearly 9% in a single day on February 27, 2007, its largest decline in a decade. Those losses reverberated in Japan, where sell-offs led to a brief halt in trading, and European shares also plunged.
Early in May 2006, when the international market appeared to hit a peak, the average value-to-price ratio for the approximately 1,850 international stocks in our database was 1.14. Translated, that means that our methodology indicated that stocks were priced about 14% below our estimate of fair value.
Over time, we have found that the best evaluation timeframe for ICON’s value-to-price ratio is about 12 to 13 months into the future. This means that our calculations (all things being equal without any changes in our
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assumptions), or estimates of company earnings, growth rates, bond yield and beta, indicated that prices would have to advance about 14% during the next year to be considered fairly valued.
Of course, there is always the potential that assumptions will change, including the assumption that growing earnings will increase value and that slowing earnings will decrease value during a normal one-year period. As of March 31, 2007, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex U.S., a broad measure of international stock market performance, was 10% higher than it was on June 13, 2006, the market low.
Since the market low, international stock prices have since advanced in line with, but not as much as, our value-to-price ratios would have expected in May-June 2006. Intrinsic value grew, and stock prices overseas have been trying to catch up. Still we believe it was proper to be invested. And, with U.S. stocks now representing less than half of the world’s equities based on the MSCI All Country World Index on a market capitalization-weighted basis (43.5% as of March 31, 2007), we continue to pursue opportunities in overseas markets.
With valuation as our guide, with our valuations’ best evaluation period being one year forward, and making no attempt to “time” or guess one-month moves, we rode through the volatility.
Sector Leadership and Fund Positioning
Throughout most international markets, sector leadership during the past six months reverted back to the former leaders of the past three-year period, according to our estimation. Based on the International Equity Fund, the Materials and Industrials sectors led the way, but also happened to be the market segments that were hit hardest during the sharp downturns in the period (the February 26-March 5, 2007 period in particular).
Defensive sectors held up better amidst sell-offs, with the Funds’ positions in the Health Care and Consumer Staples sectors not declining as much. We also saw a flight to safety during the period’s downturns on a country basis as well. Emerging markets including China, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore suffered more in the late February downturn than developed markets. However, we were rewarded in the end by staying invested through the volatility.
After a strong 2006, our metrics indicated declining valuations in European companies during the six-month period. As we saw less value, we gradually moved the ICON International Equity Fund toward a heavier weighing in Asia. Prices have risen in Europe significantly but so have interest rates, which have had an inverse effect on value. As of March 31, 2007, we measured a
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value-to-price ratio of 1.24 for the Asia-Pacific region vs. 1.12 in the European region, indicating better opportunities in Asia.
Finding Undervalued Industries
As 2007 has unfolded, our methodology has pinpointed many attractive industries with those two traits. At ICON, we utilize a quantitative approach to eliminate emotions and guessing. Over the long run, value grows as corporate earnings grow, and in our experience, prices, in general, try to keep up with value.
News events interfere with and alter the path that international stock prices take. Investors react to news, sometimes incorrectly, as we saw in February and March. That is all part of the territory that goes along with investing in internationally traded equities.
Thank you for the opportunity to guide your investments. We appreciate your commitment to the ICON International Funds.
Yours truly,
Craig T. Callahan, DBA
Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of the Adviser
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (99.3%) |
| 43,600 | | | Aeon Mall Co., Ltd. | | $ | 1,274,286 | |
| 599,600 | | | AMMB Holdings Bhd. | | | 654,649 | |
| 894,000 | | | Angang Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 1,546,119 | |
| 26,000 | | | Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 364,888 | |
| 15,000 | | | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 644,844 | |
| 1,225,005 | | | Beauty China Holdings, Ltd. | | | 883,866 | |
| 431,000 | | | BEC World Public Co., Ltd. | | | 268,807 | |
| 40,000 | | | Brother Industries, Ltd. | | | 540,182 | |
| 809,000 | | | Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd. | | | 2,326,965 | |
| 56,050 | | | Canon, Inc. | | | 3,010,074 | |
| 31,000 | | | Catcher Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 242,569 | |
| 47 | | | Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 533,737 | |
| 95,000 | | | Chiba Bank, Ltd. | | | 835,092 | |
| 422,000 | | | China Infrastructure Machinery Holdings, Ltd. | | | 825,880 | |
| 238,000 | | | China Mobile, Ltd. | | | 2,141,020 | |
| 1,528,000 | | | China Oilfield Services, Ltd. | | | 1,224,159 | |
| 2,508,000 | | | China Oriental Group Co., Ltd. | | | 829,009 | |
| 1,336,000 | | | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. | | | 1,127,836 | |
| 3,404,000 | | | China Power International Development, Ltd. | | $ | 1,645,968 | |
| 880,000 | | | China Steel Corp. | | | 990,917 | |
| 192,222 | | | Chong Hing Bank, Ltd. | | | 507,090 | |
| 35,000 | | | Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 1,202,950 | |
| 636,000 | | | CNOOC, Ltd. | | | 556,708 | |
| 57,400 | | | DAH Sing Financial Group | | | 499,465 | |
| 53,000 | | | Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 1,622,339 | |
| 165,000 | | | DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 2,323,093 | |
| 278,000 | | | Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 897,707 | |
| 14,000 | | | Denso Corp. | | | 518,334 | |
| 33,000 | | | Diamond City Co., Ltd. | | | 745,462 | |
| 99 | | | East Japan Railway Co. | | | 770,143 | |
| 209,900 | | | Electricity Generating Public Co., Ltd. | | | 588,202 | |
| 53,000 | | | Esprit Holdings, Ltd. | | | 621,117 | |
| 620,000 | | | Ezra Holdings Pte., Ltd. | | | 2,208,346 | |
| 2,742,000 | | | Fountain Set Holdings, Ltd. | | | 951,969 | |
| 18,100 | | | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.* | | | 740,469 | |
| 878,000 | | | Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 1,288,857 | |
| 15,000 | | | GS Engineering & Construction Corp. | | | 1,339,206 | |
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| 406,000 | | | Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. | | $ | 900,910 | |
| 29,100 | | | Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 1,019,165 | |
| 38,100 | | | Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. | | | 630,781 | |
| 532,000 | | | Harbin Power Equipment Co., Ltd. - Class H | | | 599,501 | |
| 425,000 | | | Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. | | | 1,243,951 | |
| 18,000 | | | Hokkaido Electric Power Co. | | | 477,647 | |
| 370,349 | | | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 2,475,101 | |
| 62,800 | | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 2,188,679 | |
| 400,100 | | | Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd. | | | 664,989 | |
| 1,640,000 | | | Hongguo International Holdings, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,378,986 | |
| 286,000 | | | Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd. | | | 715,251 | |
| 13,000 | | | Hoya Corp. | | | 429,561 | |
| 12,400 | | | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 2,468,083 | |
| 18,200 | | | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. | | | 3,343,880 | |
| 196,000 | | | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia), Ltd. | | | 428,342 | |
| 35,880 | | | Industrial Bank of Korea | | | 716,342 | |
| 181,000 | | | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 749,631 | |
| 99,000 | | | Itochu Enex Co., Ltd. | | $ | 749,516 | |
| 38,000 | | | Japan Steel Works, Ltd. | | | 455,268 | |
| 1,180,000 | | | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | | | 1,416,928 | |
| 337,650 | | | Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd. | | | 2,498,386 | |
| 163,000 | | | Joyo Bank, Ltd. | | | 1,014,487 | |
| 24,000 | | | JS Group Corp. | | | 519,147 | |
| 49,000 | | | Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 1,410,032 | |
| 168,000 | | | Keppel Corp., Ltd. | | | 2,102,572 | |
| 210,000 | | | Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd. | | | 881,917 | |
| 384,800 | | | KNM Group Bhd. | | | 1,258,734 | |
| 5,400 | | | Kookmin Bank | | | 485,753 | |
| 689,600 | | | KS Energy Services, Ltd. | | | 1,329,900 | |
| 39,000 | | | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 419,798 | |
| 16,900 | | | Kyocera Corp. | | | 1,588,000 | |
| 538,000 | | | Li Ning Co., Ltd. | | | 1,061,372 | |
| 446,000 | | | Mah Sing Group Bhd. | | | 642,363 | |
| 950,000 | | | Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. | | | 805,347 | |
| 97,000 | | | Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 847,218 | |
| 56,000 | | | MediaTek, Inc. | | | 640,980 | |
| 12,800 | | | Megastudy Co., Ltd. | | | 2,245,601 | |
| 62,000 | | | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 526,982 | |
| 75,400 | | | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 1,740,912 | |
| 190,000 | | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,225,409 | |
| 148,000 | | | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 700,203 | |
| 109 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,228,281 | |
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| 112,450 | | | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | $ | 2,116,645 | |
| 82 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 526,831 | |
| 404,000 | | | Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | | | 755,598 | |
| 39,000 | | | NGK Insulators, Ltd. | | | 800,186 | |
| 7,000 | | | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 2,031,477 | |
| 259 | | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 1,368,373 | |
| 69,000 | | | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 552,206 | |
| 63,000 | | | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,306,368 | |
| 2,302,000 | | | Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd. | | | 1,974,263 | |
| 110,000 | | | Petronas Dagangan Bhd. | | | 195,747 | |
| 11,000 | | | Point, Inc. | | | 697,819 | |
| 979,000 | | | PT Aneka Tambang Tbk | | | 1,263,887 | |
| 1,234,000 | | | Raffles Education Corp., Ltd. | | | 1,862,445 | |
| 357,000 | | | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 782,973 | |
| 27,400 | | | Renesola, Ltd.(a) | | | 279,337 | |
| 33,000 | | | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | 740,674 | |
| 263,000 | | | Sembcorp Marine, Ltd. | | | 607,442 | |
| 1,260,000 | | | Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Ltd. | | | 1,889,541 | |
| 53,000 | | | Sharp Corp. | | | 1,019,347 | |
| 4,500 | | | Shimamura Co., Ltd. | | | 493,363 | |
| 11,000 | | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 669,391 | |
| 187,000 | | | SIA Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 578,514 | |
| 395,000 | | | Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. | | $ | 766,440 | |
| 4,456,000 | | | Sichuan Expressway Co., Ltd. | | | 1,003,245 | |
| 885,000 | | | Siliconware Precision Industries Co. | | | 1,674,476 | |
| 64,000 | | | Singapore Airlines, Ltd. | | | 698,556 | |
| 200,000 | | | Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | | | 431,978 | |
| 2,800 | | | SMC Corp. | | | 374,475 | |
| 33,100 | | | Sony Corp. | | | 1,673,140 | |
| 367,000 | | | SP Setia Bhd. | | | 817,639 | |
| 45,000 | | | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 339,168 | |
| 112,000 | | | Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. | | | 578,011 | |
| 97 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 878,338 | |
| 21,800 | | | Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 564,271 | |
| 376,000 | | | Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 1,655,748 | |
| 24,500 | | | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 1,604,511 | |
| 132,300 | | | Telekom Malaysia Bhd. | | | 382,811 | |
| 236,800 | | | Tenaga Nasional Bhd. | | | 781,284 | |
| 109,557 | | | The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. | | | 814,561 | |
| 37,600 | | | Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. | | | 888,981 | |
| 67,000 | | | Tokyo Electric Power Co. | | | 2,287,500 | |
| 166,000 | | | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 922,798 | |
| 127,000 | | | Tokyu Land Corp. | | | 1,443,251 | |
| 43,000 | | | Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 309,552 | |
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| 69,000 | | | Toshiba Corp. | | $ | 459,524 | |
| 84,000 | | | Tosoh Corp. | | | 432,737 | |
| 95,300 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 6,104,136 | |
| 102,000 | | | Transmile Group Bhd. | | | 385,610 | |
| 192,000 | | | Tripod Technology Corp. | | | 786,995 | |
| 199,000 | | | United Overseas Bank, Ltd. | | | 2,752,133 | |
| 2,052,000 | | | Victory City International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 853,963 | |
| 1,093,000 | | | WCT Engineering Bhd. | | | 1,860,080 | |
| 290,000 | | | Weiqiao Textile Co., Ltd. | | | 419,121 | |
| 104 | | | West Japan Railway Co. | | | 479,453 | |
| 188,000 | | | Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 636,468 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $126,764,273) | | | 146,091,611 | |
|
Short-Term Investments (0.5%) |
$ | 745,483 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - U.S. Dollar, 4.69%, 04/02/07#* | | | 745,483 | |
| 4,429 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Australian Dollar, 5.17%, 04/02/07#* | | | 4,429 | |
$ | 5,047 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Hong Kong Dollar, 3.28%, 04/02/07#* | | $ | 5,047 | |
| 33 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Japanese Yen, 0.01%, 04/02/07#* | | | 33 | |
| 349 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - New Zealand Dollar, 6.25%, 04/02/07#* | | | 349 | |
| 697 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Singapore Dollar, 1.75%, 04/02/07#* | | | 697 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $756,038) | | | 756,038 | |
Total Investments (Cost $127,520,311) 99.8% | | | 146,847,649 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.2% | | | 242,243 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 147,089,892 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
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# | | BBH Time Deposits are considered short-term obligations and are payable on demand. Interest rates change periodically on specified dates. The rates listed are as of March 31, 2007. |
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* | | All securities were fair valued (Note 1) as of March 31, 2007 unless noted with a *. Total value of securities fair valued was $145,351,142. |
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Country Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Japan | | | 42.9% |
Singapore | | | 11.8% |
Hong Kong | | | 9.9% |
China | | | 9.1% |
South Korea | | | 8.3% |
Taiwan | | | 8.0% |
Malaysia | | | 7.3% |
Thailand | | | 1.1% |
Indonesia | | | 0.9% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Sector Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Industrials | | | 23.5% |
Financial | | | 17.9% |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 17.1% |
Information Technology | | | 11.6% |
Telecommunication and Utilities | | | 9.2% |
Materials | | | 8.4% |
Leisure and Consumer Staples | | | 4.6% |
Energy | | | 4.4% |
Healthcare | | | 2.6% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Diversified Banks | | | 9.6% |
Automobile Manufacturers | | | 6.9% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 6.9% |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 4.4% |
Electric Utilities | | | 4.2% |
Marine | | | 3.3% |
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers | | | 3.1% |
Office Electronics | | | 2.9% |
Education Services | | | 2.8% |
Steel | | | 2.7% |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 2.6% |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 2.6% |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 2.6% |
Industrial Machinery | | | 2.4% |
Leisure Products | | | 2.4% |
Diversified Metals & Mining | | | 2.3% |
Construction & Engineering | | | 2.2% |
Semiconductors | | | 2.2% |
Consumer Electronics | | | 1.9% |
Regional Banks | | | 1.8% |
Electronic Manufacturing Services | | | 1.7% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | | | 1.5% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 1.5% |
Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | 1.5% |
Textiles | | | 1.5% |
Footwear | | | 1.4% |
Home Entertainment Software | | | 1.4% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 1.4% |
Personal Products | | | 1.4% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 1.4% |
Apparel Retail | | | 1.3% |
Commodity Chemicals | | | 1.3% |
Railroads | | | 1.2% |
Construction Materials | | | 1.1% |
Airport Services | | | 0.9% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 0.9% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 0.8% |
Highway and Railtracks | | | 0.7% |
Building Products | | | 0.6% |
Diversified Chemicals | | | 0.6% |
Gas Utilities | | | 0.6% |
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing | | | 0.6% |
Airlines | | | 0.5% |
Photographic Products | | | 0.5% |
Heavy Electrical Equipment | | | 0.4% |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | 0.4% |
Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 0.4% |
Specialty Chemicals | | | 0.4% |
Tire & Rubber | | | 0.4% |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 0.3% |
Computer Hardware | | | 0.3% |
Broadcast & Cable TV | | | 0.2% |
Computer Storage & Peripherals | | | 0.2% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 0.2% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Europe Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (98.5%) |
| 126,600 | | | Abb, Ltd. | | $ | 2,178,974 | |
| 20,200 | | | ABN ARMO Holding N.V. | | | 870,288 | |
| 79,100 | | | Acergy S.A.(a) | | | 1,674,801 | |
| 32,900 | | | Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. | | | 2,009,374 | |
| 25,000 | | | Adidas AG | | | 1,361,732 | |
| 2,545 | | | Afg Arbonia-Forster Holding AG | | | 1,299,493 | |
| 18,500 | | | Allied Irish Banks PLC | | | 548,365 | |
| 68,123 | | | Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC | | | 1,457,356 | |
| 8,900 | | | Baloise Holding AG | | | 929,591 | |
| 49,300 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. | | | 1,210,445 | |
| 112,500 | | | Banco Comercial Portugues S.A. | | | 408,243 | |
| 25,200 | | | Banco Espirito Santo S.A. | | | 481,584 | |
| 17,700 | | | Banco Popular Espanol S.A. | | | 366,117 | |
| 106,600 | | | Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. | | | 1,902,825 | |
| 56,000 | | | Bank of Ireland | | | 1,201,166 | |
| 158,500 | | | Barclays PLC | | | 2,247,219 | |
| 64,300 | | | Barratt Developments PLC | | | 1,396,284 | |
| 12,200 | | | Bayer AG | | | 780,225 | |
| 180,400 | | | Beazley Group PLC | | | 562,571 | |
| 29,000 | | | Bellway PLC | | | 908,414 | |
| 59,300 | | | Beter Bed Holding N.V.(a) | | | 2,020,541 | |
| 29,800 | | | BG Group PLC | | | 429,817 | |
| 106,200 | | | BHP Billiton PLC | | | 2,359,349 | |
| 26,600 | | | Biesse S.p.A. | | | 786,136 | |
| 11,600 | | | BNP Paribas | | | 1,213,170 | |
| 62,100 | | | Brembo S.p.A. | | $ | 839,098 | |
| 238,700 | | | BT Group PLC | | | 1,428,422 | |
| 21,500 | | | Buzzi Unicem S.p.A | | | 655,001 | |
| 33,000 | | | Celesio AG | | | 2,072,375 | |
| 31,400 | | | Centrotec Sustainable AG(a) | | | 1,291,944 | |
| 267,000 | | | Chaucer Holdings PLC | | | 495,699 | |
| 17,200 | | | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 1,688,544 | |
| 88,200 | | | Corporacion Mapfre S.A. | | | 454,016 | |
| 50,700 | | | Credit Suisse Group | | | 3,650,878 | |
| 6,300 | | | Delhaize Group | | | 581,288 | |
| 9,440 | | | Dem Allianz AG | | | 1,934,761 | |
| 14,600 | | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 1,964,163 | |
| 44,950 | | | Deutsche Post AG | | | 1,355,635 | |
| 33,000 | | | Dexia SA | | | 985,999 | |
| 43,400 | | | Electroloux AB, Series B(a) | | | 1,101,737 | |
| 10,200 | | | Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG | | | 794,381 | |
| 6,900 | | | EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. | | | 441,360 | |
| 21,065 | | | ForeningsSparbanken AB | | | 738,598 | |
| 17,900 | | | Fortis | | | 818,516 | |
| 10,500 | | | Fugro N.V. | | | 533,149 | |
| 700 | | �� | Geberit AG | | | 1,082,851 | |
| 2,100 | | | Georg Fischer AG(a) | | | 1,519,833 | |
| 28,100 | | | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 775,557 | |
| 6,200 | | | Grontmij N.V.(a) | | | 917,489 | |
| 4,900 | | | Groupe Danone | | | 801,619 | |
| 82,700 | | | HBOS PLC | | | 1,709,560 | |
| 30,800 | | | Heineken N.V. | | | 1,610,217 | |
| 3,270 | | | Helvetia Holding AG | | | 1,404,972 | |
| 19,700 | | | Holcim, Ltd. | | | 1,982,720 | |
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| 13,600 | | | InBev N.V. | | $ | 986,716 | |
| 14,200 | | | ING Groep N.V. | | | 600,693 | |
| 4,600 | | | KBC Groep N.V. | | | 572,778 | |
| 136,300 | | | Koninklijke Ahold N.V.(a) | | | 1,600,209 | |
| 98,420 | | | Koninklijke KPN N.V. | | | 1,533,379 | |
| 9,200 | | | Kudelski SA | | | 325,723 | |
| 11,200 | | | Kuehne & Nagel International AG(a) | | | 920,432 | |
| 13,800 | | | Lafarge S.A. | | | 2,168,015 | |
| 36,900 | | | Logitech International S.A.(a) | | | 1,029,183 | |
| 20,400 | | | Metro AG | | | 1,446,391 | |
| 196,700 | | | Michael Page International PLC | | | 2,075,434 | |
| 43,600 | | | National Bank of Greece S.A. | | | 2,306,227 | |
| 9,420 | | | Nestle S.A. | | | 3,671,830 | |
| 13,120 | | | Next PLC | | | 581,022 | |
| 8,900 | | | NKT Holding A/S | | | 710,662 | |
| 88,000 | | | Nokia Oyj | | | 2,027,480 | |
| 24,400 | | | Nokian Renkaat Oyj | | | 670,187 | |
| 46,000 | | | Novartis AG | | | 2,570,581 | |
| 28,500 | | | Nutreco Holding N.V. | | | 2,138,326 | |
| 14,900 | | | OPG Groep N.V. | | | 1,868,938 | |
| 37,000 | | | Option NV(a) | | | 680,844 | |
| 15,800 | | | Outokumpu Oyj | | | 543,788 | |
| 7,500 | | | Panalpina Weltrransport Holding AG | | | 1,258,373 | |
| 13,700 | | | Phonak Holding AG | | | 1,052,138 | |
| 44,575 | | | Piraeus Bank S.A. | | | 1,545,156 | |
| 8,300 | | | Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG | | | 1,176,953 | |
| 7,600 | | | Ramirent Oyj | | | 609,957 | |
| 1,670 | | | Rieter Holding AG | | | 834,190 | |
| 16,330 | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 2,901,636 | |
| 65,500 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC | | | 2,563,918 | |
| 32,200 | | | SBM Offshore N.V. | | | 1,160,922 | |
| 8,800 | | | Schindler Holding AG | | | 537,014 | |
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| 17,700 | | | Schneider Electric SA | | $ | 2,255,831 | |
| 56,500 | | | Sidenor S.A. | | | 1,097,307 | |
| 26,100 | | | Siemens AG | | | 2,794,651 | |
| 1,275 | | | Sika AG(a) | | | 2,177,590 | |
| 36,300 | | | Smit International N.V. | | | 2,328,941 | |
| 12,100 | | | Software AG | | | 1,039,862 | |
| 5,100 | | | Solvay S.A. | | | 786,325 | |
| 27,700 | | | Stada Arzneimittel AG | | | 1,677,792 | |
| 22,000 | | | Swiss Re | | | 2,013,623 | |
| 123,800 | | | Telefonica S.A. | | | 2,741,218 | |
| 18,000 | | | Telekom Austria AG | | | 452,243 | |
| 35,000 | | | Temenos Group AG(a) | | | 677,302 | |
| 229,100 | | | Tesco PLC | | | 2,004,760 | |
| 4,600 | | | The Swatch Group AG | | | 1,219,023 | |
| 10,200 | | | Titan Cement Co. | | | 549,217 | |
| 35,300 | | | TNT N.V. | | | 1,622,424 | |
| 36,800 | | | Total S.A. | | | 2,570,596 | |
| 9,300 | | | Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd. * | | | 483,600 | |
| 30,620 | | | UBS AG(a) | | | 1,826,456 | |
| 49,300 | | | Unilever N.V. | | | 1,439,709 | |
| 17,295 | | | Vacon Oyj | | | 647,788 | |
| 28,200 | | | Vivendi Universal | | | 1,149,197 | |
| 32,300 | | | Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 968,907 | |
| 47,650 | | | Xstrata PLC | | | 2,446,910 | |
| 33,700 | | | Yell Group PLC | | | 397,641 | |
| 35,700 | | | Zumtobel AG(a) | | | 1,210,350 | |
| 4,700 | | | Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 1,359,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $132,159,755) | | | 150,842,338 | |
|
Short-Term Investments (0.8%) |
$ | 551,800 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - British Pound, 4.39%, 04/02/07#* | | | 551,800 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | Value |
|
|
$ | 232 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Danish Krone, 3.05%, 04/02/07#* | | $ | 232 | |
| 5,734 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Euro, 2.86%, 04/02/07#* | | | 5,734 | |
| 328 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Norwegian Kroner, 2.97%, 04/02/07#* | | | 328 | |
| 734 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Swedish Krona, 2.37%, 04/02/07#* | | | 734 | |
$ | 214 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Swiss Frank, 1.12%, 04/02/07#* | | $ | 214 | |
| 617,018 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - U.S. Dollar, 4.69%, 04/02/07#* | | | 617,018 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,176,060) | | | 1,176,060 | |
Total Investments (Cost $133,335,815) 99.3% | | | 152,018,398 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.7% | | | 1,005,018 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 153,023,416 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
|
# | | BBH Time Deposits are considered short-term obligations and are payable on demand. Interest rates change periodically on specified dates. The rates listed are as of March 31, 2007. |
|
* | | All securities were fair valued (Note 1) as of March 31, 2007 unless noted with a *. Total value of securities fair valued was $150,358,738. |
14 Schedule of Investments
Country Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Switzerland | | | 25.0% |
United Kingdom | | | 14.6% |
Netherlands | | | 13.9% |
Germany | | | 11.6% |
France | | | 7.7% |
Spain | | | 5.7% |
Belgium | | | 3.8% |
Greece | | | 3.6% |
Finland | | | 2.9% |
Austria | | | 2.4% |
Ireland | | | 2.1% |
Italy | | | 1.5% |
Sweden | | | 1.2% |
Luxembourg | | | 1.1% |
Portugal | | | 0.6% |
Denmark | | | 0.5% |
Bermuda | | | 0.3% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Sector Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Financial | | | 27.4% |
Industrials | | | 18.6% |
Leisure and Consumer Staples | | | 12.3% |
Materials | | | 10.9% |
Healthcare | | | 8.4% |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 7.9% |
Energy | | | 4.8% |
Information Technology | | | 4.1% |
Telecommunication and Utilities | | | 4.1% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Diversified Banks | | | 16.0% |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 5.2% |
Diversified Capital Markets | | | 4.9% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 4.2% |
Multi-Line Insurance | | | 3.9% |
Packaged Foods & Meats | | | 3.8% |
Construction Materials | | | 3.5% |
Diversified Metals & Mining | | | 3.1% |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 2.8% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 2.7% |
Food Retail | | | 2.7% |
Health Care Distributors | | | 2.6% |
Industrial Machinery | | | 2.3% |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 2.2% |
Marine | | | 2.1% |
Communications Equipment | | | 2.0% |
Construction & Engineering | | | 1.9% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 1.9% |
Building Products | | | 1.8% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 1.8% |
Apparel Accessories & Luxury Goods | | | 1.7% |
Brewers | | | 1.7% |
Household Appliances | | | 1.6% |
Home Building | | | 1.5% |
Agriculture Products | | | 1.4% |
Heavy Electrical Equipment | | | 1.4% |
Reinsurance | | | 1.4% |
Specialty Chemicals | | | 1.4% |
Commodity Chemicals | | | 1.3% |
Human Resource & Employment Services | | | 1.3% |
Specialty Stores | | | 1.3% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 1.1% |
Steel | | | 1.1% |
Systems Software | | | 1.1% |
Hypermarkets & Super Centers | | | 0.9% |
Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 0.9% |
Publishing | | | 0.9% |
Movies & Entertainment | | | 0.8% |
Computer Storage & Peripherals | | | 0.7% |
Health Care Equipment | | | 0.7% |
Schedule of Investments 15
Industry Composition (continued)
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Property & Casualty Insurance | | | 0.7% |
Diversified Chemicals | | | 0.5% |
Department Stores | | | 0.4% |
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services | | | 0.4% |
Tire & Rubber | | | 0.4% |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation | | | 0.3% |
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers | | | 0.2% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
16 Schedule of Investments
ICON International Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | Value |
|
|
Common Stocks (98.3%) |
| 72,000 | | | Abb, Ltd. | | $ | 1,239,227 | |
| 77,200 | | | Acergy S.A.(a) | | | 1,634,572 | |
| 19,900 | | | Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. | | | 1,215,396 | |
| 23,200 | | | Aeon Mall Co., Ltd. | | | 678,060 | |
| 2,280 | | | Afg Arbonia-Forster Holding AG | | | 1,164,182 | |
| 29,600 | | | Alcan, Inc.* | | | 1,543,344 | |
| 742,000 | | | Angang New Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 1,283,244 | |
| 52,151 | | | Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC | | | 1,115,667 | |
| 172,100 | | | Axtel, S.A. de C.V.(a)* | | | 684,626 | |
| 15,300 | | | Baloise Holding AG | | | 1,598,060 | |
| 32,900 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. | | | 807,782 | |
| 87,800 | | | Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. | | | 1,567,242 | |
| 17,600 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia* | | | 811,076 | |
| 92,221 | | | Barclays PLC | | | 1,307,513 | |
| 1,180,995 | | | Beauty China Holdings, Ltd. | | | 852,112 | |
| 15,600 | | | Bellway PLC | | | 488,664 | |
| 159,800 | | | BT Group PLC | | | 956,271 | |
| 591,200 | | | Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd. | | | 1,700,497 | |
| 8,600 | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce* | | | 746,521 | |
| 38,300 | | | Canadian National Railway Co.* | | | 1,689,686 | |
| 30,600 | | | Canon, Inc. | | | 1,643,323 | |
| 30,200 | | | Celesio AG | | $ | 1,896,537 | |
| 746,000 | | | China Infrastructure Machinery Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,459,968 | |
| 137,000 | | | China Mobile, Ltd. | | | 1,232,436 | |
| 1,652,000 | | | China Oilfield Services, Ltd. | | | 1,323,502 | |
| 2,588,000 | | | China Oriental Group Co., Ltd. | | | 855,453 | |
| 810,000 | | | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. | | | 683,793 | |
| 1,626,000 | | | China Power International Development, Ltd. | | | 786,235 | |
| 166,778 | | | Chong Hing Bank, Ltd. | | | 439,968 | |
| 15,200 | | | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 1,492,201 | |
| 39,800 | | | Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - Class A* | | | 1,244,656 | |
| 76,900 | | | Corporacion Mapfre S.A. | | | 395,848 | |
| 42,187 | | | Credit Suisse Group | | | 3,037,862 | |
| 53,000 | | | DAH Sing Financial Group | | | 461,178 | |
| 182,000 | | | Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 587,707 | |
| 10,978 | | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 1,476,889 | |
| 34,900 | | | Deutsche Post AG | | | 1,052,540 | |
| 27,300 | | | Dexia SA | | | 815,690 | |
| 5,170 | | | EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. | | | 330,700 | |
| 637,000 | | | Ezra Holdings Pte., Ltd. | | | 2,268,897 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | Value |
|
|
| 26,800 | | | First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.* | | $ | 1,785,583 | |
| 15,053 | | | ForeningsSparbanken AB | | | 527,800 | |
| 3,008,000 | | | Fountain Set Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,044,319 | |
| 10,400 | | | Fugro N.V. | | | 528,071 | |
| 1,790 | | | Georg Fischer AG(a) | | | 1,295,477 | |
| 5,500 | | | Grontmij N.V.(a) | | | 813,902 | |
| 58,300 | | | HBOS PLC | | | 1,205,167 | |
| 386,000 | | | Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. | | | 1,129,800 | |
| 16,900 | | | Holcim, Ltd. | | | 1,700,912 | |
| 238,000 | | | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 1,590,592 | |
| 14,900 | | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 519,288 | |
| 444,200 | | | Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd. | | | 738,285 | |
| 1,570,000 | | | Hongguo International Holdings, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,320,127 | |
| 332,000 | | | Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd. | | | 830,291 | |
| 21,600 | | | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. | | | 3,968,561 | |
| 52,000 | | | Inmet Mining Corp.* | | | 2,860,856 | |
| 193,000 | | | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 799,330 | |
| 257,340 | | | Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd. | | | 1,904,146 | |
| 100,000 | | | Joyo Bank, Ltd. | | | 622,385 | |
| 134,000 | | | Keppel Corp., Ltd. | | | 1,677,051 | |
| 136,000 | | | Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd. | | | 571,146 | |
| 116,200 | | | Koninklijke Ahold N.V.(a) | | | 1,364,228 | |
| 104,400 | | | Koninklijke KPN N.V. | | $ | 1,626,548 | |
| 44,000 | | | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 473,619 | |
| 9,350 | | | Lafarge S.A. | | | 1,468,909 | |
| 770,000 | | | Li Ning Co., Ltd. | | | 1,519,065 | |
| 445,000 | | | Mah Sing Group Bhd. | | | 640,923 | |
| 44,900 | | | Manulife Financial Corp.* | | | 1,544,386 | |
| 13,100 | | | Megastudy Co., Ltd. | | | 2,298,232 | |
| 50,000 | | | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 424,986 | |
| 65,000 | | | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 1,500,787 | |
| 193,000 | | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,244,758 | |
| 54 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 608,506 | |
| 90,300 | | | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 1,699,716 | |
| 42,900 | | | National Bank of Greece S.A. | | | 2,269,201 | |
| 7,820 | | | Nestle S.A. | | | 3,048,165 | |
| 13,450 | | | Next PLC | | | 595,636 | |
| 47,000 | | | NGK Insulators, Ltd. | | | 964,327 | |
| 6,900 | | | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 2,002,456 | |
| 147 | | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 776,644 | |
| 45,800 | | | Nokia Oyj | | | 1,055,211 | |
| 58,200 | | | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,206,835 | |
| 25,600 | | | Novartis AG | | | 1,430,584 | |
| 24,000 | | | Nutreco Holding N.V. | | | 1,800,696 | |
| 11,400 | | | OPG Groep N.V. | | | 1,429,926 | |
| 2,450,000 | | | Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd. | | | 2,101,193 | |
| 13,000 | | | Phonak Holding AG | | | 998,379 | |
| 1,217,000 | | | PT Aneka Tambang Tbk | | | 1,571,144 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | Value |
|
|
| 1,297,000 | | | Raffles Education Corp., Ltd. | | $ | 1,957,529 | |
| 7,040 | | | Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG | | | 998,283 | |
| 314,000 | | | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 688,665 | |
| 13,359 | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 2,373,727 | |
| 62,400 | | | Rona, Inc.* | | | 1,277,519 | |
| 19,300 | | | Royal Bank of Canada* | | | 961,489 | |
| 42,500 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC | | | 1,663,611 | |
| 19,600 | | | SBM Offshore N.V. | | | 706,648 | |
| 12,930 | | | Schneider Electric SA | | | 1,647,903 | |
| 4,100 | | | Shimamura Co., Ltd. | | | 449,508 | |
| 348,900 | | | Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. | | | 676,990 | |
| 4,348,000 | | | Sichuan Expressway Co., Ltd. | | | 978,930 | |
| 18,500 | | | Siemens AG | | | 1,980,883 | |
| 618,000 | | | Siliconware Precision Industries Co. | | | 1,169,295 | |
| 27,800 | | | Smit International N.V. | | | 1,783,597 | |
| 20,200 | | | Sony Corp. | | | 1,021,070 | |
| 365,000 | | | SP Setia Bhd. | | | 813,183 | |
| 29,900 | | | Stantec, Inc.* | | | 822,496 | |
| 20,700 | | | Swiss Re | | | 1,894,636 | |
| 173,000 | | | Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 761,820 | |
| 12,600 | | | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 825,177 | |
| 102,000 | | | Telefonica S.A. | | | 2,258,516 | |
| 174,000 | | | Telekom Malaysia Bhd. | | | 503,471 | |
Shares or Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
|
| 189,200 | | | Tesco PLC | | $ | 1,655,612 | |
| 4,680 | | | The Swatch Group AG | | | 1,240,223 | |
| 33,240 | | | TNT N.V. | | | 1,527,744 | |
| 51,200 | | | Tokyo Electric Power Co. | | | 1,748,060 | |
| 100,000 | | | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 555,902 | |
| 115,000 | | | Tokyu Land Corp. | | | 1,306,881 | |
| 21,250 | | | Total S.A. | | | 1,484,379 | |
| 48,900 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 3,132,133 | |
| 115,000 | | | Transmile Group Bhd. | | | 434,756 | |
| 229,000 | | | Tripod Technology Corp. | | | 938,655 | |
| 8,200 | | | Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.* | | | 426,400 | |
| 21,874 | | | UBS AG(a) | | | 1,304,765 | |
| 122,000 | | | United Overseas Bank, Ltd. | | | 1,687,237 | |
| 21,730 | | | Vacon Oyj | | | 813,901 | |
| 2,252,000 | | | Victory City International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 937,196 | |
| 1,026,400 | | | WCT Engineering Bhd. | | | 1,746,739 | |
| 4,570 | | | Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 1,321,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $142,445,470) | | | 162,144,717 | |
|
Preferred Stock (0.4%) |
| 64,600,000 | | | Brasil Telecom Participacoes S.A.* | | | 580,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stock (Cost $555,893) | | | 580,343 | |
|
Short-Term Investments (1.4%) |
$ | 2,370,687 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - U.S. Dollar, 4.69%, 04/02/07#* | | | 2,370,687 | |
Schedule of Investments 19
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | Value |
|
|
$ | 1,171 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Australian Dollar, 5.17%, 04/02/07#* | | $ | 1,171 | |
| 3,005 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - British Pound, 4.39%, 04/02/07#* | | | 3,005 | |
| 395 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Canadian Dollar, 3.20%, 04/02/07#* | | | 395 | |
| 179 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Danish Krone, 3.05%, 04/02/07#* | | | 179 | |
| 5,711 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Euro, 2.86%, 04/02/07#* | | | 5,711 | |
$ | 1,903 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Hong Kong Dollar, 3.28%, 04/02/07#* | | $ | 1,903 | |
| 152 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Norwegian Kroner, 2.97%, 04/02/07#* | | | 152 | |
| 155 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Singapore Dollar, 1.75%, 04/02/07#* | | | 155 | |
| 254 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit - Swedish Krona, 2.37%, 04/02/07#* | | | 254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,383,612) | | | 2,383,612 | |
Total Investments 100.1% (Cost $145,384,975) | | | 165,108,672 | |
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.1)% | | | (131,409 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 164,977,263 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
|
# | | BBH Time Deposits are considered short-term obligations and are payable on demand. Interest rates change periodically on specified dates. The rates listed are as of March 31, 2007. |
|
* | | All securities were fair valued (Note 1) as of March 31, 2007 unless noted with a *. Total value of securities fair valued was $145,746,079. |
20 Schedule of Investments
Country Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Japan | | | 15.1% |
Switzerland | | | 14.3% |
Canada | | | 8.5% |
Netherlands | | | 7.0% |
Hong Kong | | | 6.7% |
Singapore | | | 5.9% |
United Kingdom | | | 4.8% |
Taiwan | | | 4.2% |
China | | | 4.0% |
Malaysia | | | 4.0% |
Germany | | | 3.9% |
South Korea | | | 3.8% |
Spain | | | 3.8% |
France | | | 3.7% |
Greece | | | 1.4% |
Brazil | | | 1.1% |
Finland | | | 1.1% |
Indonesia | | | 1.0% |
Luxembourg | | | 1.0% |
Belgium | | | 0.7% |
Ireland | | | 0.7% |
Austria | | | 0.6% |
Mexico | | | 0.4% |
Thailand | | | 0.4% |
Bermuda | | | 0.3% |
Sweden | | | 0.3% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Sector Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Financial | | | 24.1% |
Industrials | | | 23.2% |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.6% |
Materials | | | 9.7% |
Leisure and Consumer Staples | | | 8.1% |
Telecommunication and Utilities | | | 7.1% |
Information Technology | | | 6.4% |
Healthcare | | | 5.4% |
Energy | | | 4.1% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Diversified Banks | | | 12.9% |
Diversified Metals & Mining | | | 4.7% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 4.5% |
Marine | | | 3.6% |
Diversified Capital Markets | | | 3.5% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 3.3% |
Construction & Engineering | | | 2.8% |
Education Services | | | 2.6% |
Industrial Machinery | | | 2.6% |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 2.6% |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 2.6% |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 2.5% |
Construction Materials | | | 2.4% |
Automobile Manufacturers | | | 2.2% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 2.2% |
Leisure Products | | | 2.1% |
Health Care Distributors | | | 2.0% |
Multi-Line Insurance | | | 2.0% |
Packaged Foods & Meats | | | 1.9% |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 1.8% |
Food Retail | | | 1.8% |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 1.8% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 1.5% |
Schedule of Investments 21
Industry Composition (continued)
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers | | | 1.3% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 1.3% |
Steel | | | 1.3% |
Home Entertainment Software | | | 1.2% |
Personal Products | | | 1.2% |
Reinsurance | | | 1.2% |
Textiles | | | 1.2% |
Agriculture Products | | | 1.1% |
Electric Utilities | | | 1.1% |
Semiconductors | | | 1.1% |
Electronic Manufacturing Services | | | 1.0% |
Office Electronics | | | 1.0% |
Railroads | | | 1.0% |
Aluminum | | | 0.9% |
Building Products | | | 0.9% |
Life & Health Insurance | | | 0.9% |
Apparel Accessories & Luxury Goods | | | 0.8% |
Communications Equipment | | | 0.8% |
Footwear | | | 0.8% |
Heavy Electrical Equipment | | | 0.8% |
Home Improvement Retail | | | 0.8% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 0.8% |
Household Appliances | | | 0.7% |
Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | 0.7% |
Consumer Electronics | | | 0.6% |
Health Care Equipment | | | 0.6% |
Highway and Railtracks | | | 0.6% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | | | 0.5% |
Department Stores | | | 0.4% |
Regional Banks | | | 0.4% |
Apparel Retail | | | 0.3% |
Commodity Chemicals | | | 0.3% |
Diversified Chemicals | | | 0.3% |
Gas Utilities | | | 0.3% |
Home Building | | | 0.3% |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | 0.3% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
22 Schedule of Investments
Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
Example
As a shareholder of a Fund you may pay two types of fees: transaction fees and fund-related fees. Certain funds charge transactions fees, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees. Funds also incur various ongoing expenses, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses, which are indirectly paid by shareholders.
This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the various ICON Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the six-month period (10/1/06 - 3/31/07).
Actual Expenses
The first line in the table for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Example includes, but is not limited to, management fees, 12b-1 fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the Example does not include client specific fees, such as the $10 fee charged to IRA accounts, or the $15 fee charged for wire redemptions. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for each Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line in the table for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your
ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees that may be charged by other funds. Therefore, this information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example
March 31, 2007 (unaudited) (continued)
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| | Beginning
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses Paid
| | | Annualized
| |
| | Account Value
| | | Account Value
| | | During Period
| | | Expense Ratio
| |
| | 10/1/06 | | | 3/31/07 | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07* | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07 | |
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|
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,142.30 | | | $ | 7.85 | | | | 1.47% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.67 | | | | 7.39 | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,140.10 | | | | 10.51 | | | | 1.97% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.18 | | | | 9.90 | | | | | |
ICON Europe Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,178.80 | | | | 7.33 | | | | 1.35% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.27 | | | | 6.79 | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,176.30 | | | | 10.04 | | | | 1.85% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.78 | | | | 9.30 | | | | | |
ICON International Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,159.80 | | | | 8.45 | | | | 1.57% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.17 | | | | 7.90 | | | | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,154.00 | | | | 13.69 | | | | 2.55% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,012.28 | | | | 12.79 | | | | | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,161.60 | | | | 6.90 | | | | 1.28% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.62 | | | | 6.44 | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,160.00 | | | | 8.67 | | | | 1.61% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.00 | | | | 8.10 | | | | | |
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* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s six month expense ratio annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
Total returns exclude applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included (maximum 5.75%), returns would be lower.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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| | ICON
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
| |
| | Asia-Pacific
| | | Europe
| | | International
| |
| | Region Fund | | | Fund | | | Equity Fund | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at cost | | $ | 127,520,311 | | | $ | 133,335,815 | | | $ | 145,384,975 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value | | | 146,847,649 | | | | 152,018,398 | | | | 165,108,672 | |
Cash | | | - | | | | - | | | | 644,433 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 332,773 | | | | 305,789 | | | | 347,776 | |
Investments sold | | | 3,727,247 | | | | 2,574,473 | | | | 2,669,401 | |
Interest | | | 465 | | | | 2,758 | | | | 2,289 | |
Dividends | | | 627,870 | | | | 271,842 | | | | 425,486 | |
Expense reimbursements by Adviser | | | 73 | | | | 20 | | | | - | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | - | | | | 100,697 | | | | 55,630 | |
Other assets | | | 48,406 | | | | 37,521 | | | | 47,868 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | | | 151,584,483 | | | | 155,311,498 | | | | 169,301,555 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian bank | | | 234,524 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Interest | | | 2,318 | | | | 31,485 | | | | 622 | |
Investments bought | | | 3,539,906 | | | | 1,519,162 | | | | 3,891,126 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 537,943 | | | | 568,024 | | | | 195,621 | |
Advisory fees | | | 121,571 | | | | 127,932 | | | | 136,096 | |
Accrued distribution fees | | | 29 | | | | 98 | | | | 39,258 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 21,668 | | | | 13,088 | | | | 23,052 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 23,193 | | | | 13,890 | | | | 18,389 | |
Administration fees | | | 5,781 | | | | 5,942 | | | | 6,291 | |
Trustee fees | | | 6,335 | | | | 6,636 | | | | 7,034 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 1,323 | | | | 1,825 | | | | 6,803 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 4,494,591 | | | | 2,288,082 | | | | 4,324,292 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - all share classes | | $ | 147,089,892 | | | $ | 153,023,416 | | | $ | 164,977,263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class S# | | $ | 146,948,876 | | | $ | 152,548,518 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class I | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 110,671,917 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class C | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 19,412,554 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class Z | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 31,222,930 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets - Class A | | $ | 141,016 | | | $ | 474,898 | | | $ | 3,669,862 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 123,417,638 | | | $ | 120,448,585 | | | $ | 133,996,881 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | | (668,631 | ) | | | (121,163 | ) | | | (264,127 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency translations | | | 5,018,442 | | | | 14,001,316 | | | | 11,515,459 | |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency | | | 19,322,443 | | | | 18,694,678 | | | | 19,729,050 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 147,089,892 | | | $ | 153,023,416 | | | $ | 164,977,263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | 9,777,660 | | | | 6,982,844 | | | | - | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 6,654,402 | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,221,801 | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,857,356 | |
Class A | | | 9,408 | | | | 21,798 | | | | 218,743 | |
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | $ | 15.03 | | | $ | 21.85 | | | $ | - | |
Class I | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 16.63 | |
Class C | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 15.89 | |
Class Z | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 16.81 | |
Class A | | $ | 14.99 | | | $ | 21.79 | | | $ | 16.78 | |
Class A maximum offering price (100%/(100%-maximum sales charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share | | $ | 15.90 | | | $ | 23.12 | | | $ | 17.80 | |
| |
# | Class S was formerly the only class in the Fund. Multi-class operations commenced May 31, 2006. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statements of Operations
For the period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ICON
| | | | | | | |
| | Asia-Pacific
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
| |
| | Region
| | | Europe
| | | International
| |
| | Fund | | | Fund | | | Equity Fund | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 11,864 | | | $ | 109,860 | | | $ | 48,012 | |
Dividends | | | 1,012,285 | | | | 828,732 | | | | 918,523 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (83,679 | ) | | | (58,595 | ) | | | (60,641 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 940,470 | | | | 879,997 | | | | 905,894 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 687,911 | | | | 741,589 | | | | 718,460 | |
Distribution fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 116,922 | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | | | | 85,500 | |
Class A | | | 113 | | | | 361 | | | | 3,477 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 30,615 | | | | 33,260 | | | | 33,086 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 63,116 | | | | 43,067 | | | | 53,736 | |
Custody fees | | | 43,384 | | | | 53,321 | | | | 53,671 | |
Administration fees | | | 31,759 | | | | 34,238 | | | | 33,170 | |
Registration fees | | | 22,725 | | | | 13,913 | | | | 17,158 | |
Insurance expense | | | 4,423 | | | | 2,956 | | | | 3,416 | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 5,619 | | | | 6,298 | | | | 6,307 | |
Interest expense | | | 85,242 | | | | 31,620 | | | | 4,362 | |
Other expenses | | | 40,929 | | | | 44,870 | | | | 43,748 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses before expense (reimbursement)/recoupment and transfer agent earnings credit | | | 1,015,836 | | | | 1,005,493 | | | | 1,173,013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Transfer agent earnings credit | | | (3,383 | ) | | | (3,834 | ) | | | (3,593 | ) |
Expense (reimbursement)/recoupment by Adviser due to expense limitation agreement | | | (783 | ) | | | (491 | ) | | | 601 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 1,011,670 | | | | 1,001,168 | | | | 1,170,021 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | (71,200 | ) | | | (121,171 | ) | | | (264,127 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions | | | 11,888,112 | | | | 14,459,607 | | | | 11,639,411 | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency translations | | | 72,073 | | | | (306,743 | ) | | | (107,973 | ) |
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 6,440,401 | | | | 8,443,448 | | | | 9,551,468 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 18,400,586 | | | | 22,596,312 | | | | 21,082,906 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 18,329,386 | | | $ | 22,475,141 | | | $ | 20,818,779 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | |
| | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | March 31, 2007
| | | September 30,
| |
| | (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | $ | (71,200 | ) | | $ | 155,747 | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments transactions | | | 11,888,112 | | | | 1,094,030 | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from foreign currency translations | | | 72,073 | | | | (569,787 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 6,440,401 | | | | 6,454,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 18,329,386 | | | | 7,134,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | (327,103 | ) | | | (85,846 | ) |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | (214 | ) | | | - | |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | - | | | | - | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net decrease from dividends and distributions | | | (327,317 | ) | | | (85,846 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | 32,843,660 | | | | 221,387,084 | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | 106,684 | | | | 24,469 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | 303,437 | | | | 80,516 | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | 174 | | | | - | |
Shares repurchased | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | (51,634,799 | ) | | | (129,793,185 | ) |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | (61 | ) | | | (26 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions | | | (18,380,905 | ) | | | 91,698,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | (378,836 | ) | | | 98,747,826 | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 147,468,728 | | | | 48,720,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 147,089,892 | | | $ | 147,468,728 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ICON Europe Fund | | | ICON International Equity Fund | |
Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31, 2007
| | | September 30,
| |
2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | (121,171 | ) | | $ | 688,766 | | | $ | (264,127 | ) | | $ | 405,330 | |
| 14,459,607 | | | | 2,724,355 | | | | 11,639,411 | | | | 6,781,431 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (306,743 | ) | | | (286,266 | ) | | | (107,973 | ) | | | (454,070 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8,443,448 | | | | 6,903,602 | | | | 9,551,468 | | | | 4,534,281 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22,475,141 | | | | 10,030,457 | | | | 20,818,779 | | | | 11,266,972 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (366,098 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (10,385 | ) | | | (24,881 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (50,351 | ) |
| (553 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1,940,765 | ) | | | (1,340,887 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (3,723,882 | ) | | | (1,143,374 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (724,596 | ) | | | (134,889 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,230,878 | ) | | | (934,778 | ) |
| (3,610 | ) | | | - | | | | (117,472 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2,311,026 | ) | | | (1,340,887 | ) | | | (5,807,213 | ) | | | (2,288,273 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 74,447,122 | | | | 117,006,017 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 29,336,161 | | | | 68,838,279 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 4,767,791 | | | | 12,648,559 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 795,118 | | | | 13,277,909 | |
| 408,308 | | | | 29,478 | | | | 3,256,150 | | | | 88,208 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,085,318 | | | | 1,336,067 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 3,619,722 | | | | 1,133,191 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 666,173 | | | | 130,198 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1,228,139 | | | | 983,433 | |
| 4,163 | | | | - | | | | 116,347 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (49,523,715 | ) | | | (44,864,637 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (8,529,036 | ) | | | (13,588,831 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,588,681 | ) | | | (915,055 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (2,370,136 | ) | | | (5,302,946 | ) |
| (1,105 | ) | | | (36 | ) | | | (68,355 | ) | | | (29 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27,420,091 | | | | 73,506,889 | | | | 31,229,393 | | | | 77,292,916 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47,584,206 | | | | 82,196,459 | | | | 46,240,959 | | | | 86,271,615 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105,439,210 | | | | 23,242,751 | | | | 118,736,304 | | | | 32,464,689 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 153,023,416 | | | $ | 105,439,210 | | | $ | 164,977,263 | | | $ | 118,736,304 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | |
| | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares | | | | | | | | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | 2,291,441 | | | | 17,006,822 | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | 7,556 | | | | 1,846 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | 21,264 | | | | 6,233 | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | 12 | | | | - | |
Shares repurchased | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | (3,714,056 | ) | | | (10,164,560 | ) |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | (4 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) | | | (1,393,787 | ) | | | 6,850,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding beginning of period | | | 11,180,855 | | | | 4,330,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding end of period | | | 9,787,068 | | | | 11,180,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Purchase and Sales of Investment Securities | | | | | | | | |
(excluding short-term securities) | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of securities | | $ | 96,161,190 | | | $ | 291,355,445 | |
Proceeds from sales of securities | | | 111,815,840 | | | | 202,024,877 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | $ | (668,631 | ) | | $ | (270,114 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
# | Class S was formerly the only class in the Fund. Multi-class operations commenced May 31, 2006. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ICON Europe Fund | | | ICON International Equity Fund | |
Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
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March 31,
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2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
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| 3,658,583 | | | | 6,577,613 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1,841,642 | | | | 4,778,664 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 313,658 | | | | 892,329 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 49,310 | | | | 987,753 | |
| 20,077 | | | | 1,577 | | | | 209,797 | | | | 5,877 | |
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| 100,015 | | | | 91,261 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 228,951 | | | | 84,133 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 43,972 | | | | 9,984 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 76,903 | | | | 72,522 | |
| 200 | | | | - | | | | 7,295 | | | | - | |
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| (2,378,178 | ) | | | (2,549,057 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (534,208 | ) | | | (935,489 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (103,455 | ) | | | (64,198 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (146,555 | ) | | | (372,280 | ) |
| (54 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (4,224 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
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| 1,400,643 | | | | 4,121,392 | | | | 1,983,086 | | | | 5,459,293 | |
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| 5,603,999 | | | | 1,482,607 | | | | 7,969,216 | | | | 2,509,923 | |
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| 7,004,642 | | | | 5,603,999 | | | | 9,952,302 | | | | 7,969,216 | |
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$ | 116,719,203 | | | $ | 133,003,344 | | | $ | 133,459,730 | | | $ | 168,974,479 | |
| 93,335,212 | | | | 60,122,066 | | | | 105,663,393 | | | | 98,308,045 | |
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$ | (121,163 | ) | | $ | 366,659 | | | $ | (264,127 | ) | | $ | 10,385 | |
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Financial Highlights
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| | | | | Income from investment operations | | | Less dividends | |
| | Net asset
| | | Net
| | | Net realized
| | | Total
| | | Dividends
| | | Distributions
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| | value,
| | | investment
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| | | from net
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| | beginning
| | | income/
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| | | investment
| | | investment
| | | realized
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| | of period | | | (loss)(x) | | | on investments | | | operations | | | income | | | gains | |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | $ | 13.19 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 1.88 | | | $ | 1.87 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2006 | | | 11.25 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 1.95 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2005 | | | 8.17 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 3.08 | | | | 3.11 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2004 | | | 7.62 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2003 | | | 5.68 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 1.94 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2002 | | | 6.81 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 13.18 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.85 | | | | 1.84 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | |
May 31, 2006 (inception) to September 30, 2006 | | | 13.54 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
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ICON Europe Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class S# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 18.82 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 3.37 | | | | 3.35 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2006 | | | 15.68 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 3.80 | | | | 4.00 | | | | - | | | | (0.86 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2005 | | | 12.03 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 3.65 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2004 | | | 9.84 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 2.23 | | | | 2.19 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2003 | | | 7.40 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 2.46 | | | | 2.44 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2002 | | | 8.13 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 18.79 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 3.36 | | | | 3.31 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
May 31, 2006 (inception) to September 30, 2006 | | | 18.40 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.39 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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ICON International Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 14.94 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.35 | | | | - | (d) | | | (0.66 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2006 | | | 12.91 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 2.66 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2005 | | | 10.59 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 3.25 | | | | 3.29 | | | | - | | | | (0.97 | ) |
February 6, 2004 (inception) to September 30, 2004 | | | 10.96 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 14.36 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 2.29 | | | | 2.19 | | | | - | | | | (0.66 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2006 | | | 12.53 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | 2.45 | | | | - | | | | (0.62 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2005 | | | 10.55 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 3.09 | | | | 2.95 | | | | - | | | | (0.97 | ) |
February 19, 2004 (inception) to September 30, 2004 | | | 11.29 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 15.07 | | | | - | (d) | | | 2.40 | | | | 2.40 | | | | - | | | | (0.66 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2006 | | | 13.00 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 2.63 | | | | 2.72 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2005 | | | 10.60 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 3.31 | | | | 3.37 | | | | - | | | | (0.97 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2004 | | | 8.41 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 2.25 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | - | |
Year ended September 30, 2003 | | | 5.96 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 2.51 | | | | - | | | | (0.06 | ) |
Year ended September 30, 2002 | | | 7.24 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (1.21 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | - | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) | | | 15.06 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 2.40 | | | | 2.38 | | | | - | | | | (0.66 | ) |
May 31, 2006 (inception) to September 30, 2006 | | | 15.17 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
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(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
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* | The total return calculation is for the period indicated and excludes any sales charges. |
# | Class S was formerly the only class in the Fund. Multi-class operations commenced May 31, 2006. |
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(a) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level and is not annualized. |
(c) | The Fund’s operating expenses, not including interest expense, are contractually limited to the amounts discussed in Note 2. The ratios in these financial highlights reflect the limitation, including the interest expense. |
(d) | Amount less than $0.005. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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$ | - | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 15.03 | | | | 14.23 | % | | $ | 146,949 | | | $ | 137,870 | | | | 1.48% | | | | 1.47 | % | | | (0.11 | )% | | | (0.10 | )% | | | 69.12% | |
| - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 13.19 | | | | 17.36 | % | | | 147,444 | | | | 130,654 | | | | 1.44% | | | | 1.44 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 159.51% | |
| - | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 11.25 | | | | 38.12 | % | | | 48,721 | | | | 15,225 | | | | 1.93% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.30 | % | | | N/A | | | | 185.84% | |
| - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 8.17 | | | | 7.51 | % | | | 17,047 | | | | 14,976 | | | | 1.91% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.20 | % | | | N/A | | | | 58.62% | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 7.62 | | | | 34.15 | % | | | 6,084 | | | | 6,683 | | | | 1.98% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.68 | % | | | N/A | | | | 81.44% | |
| (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 5.68 | | | | (16.29 | )% | | | 6,927 | | | | 12,142 | | | | 1.66% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.23 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 14.43% | |
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| - | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 14.99 | | | | 14.01 | % | | | 141 | | | | 91 | | | | 3.71% | | | | 1.97 | %(c) | | | (1.91 | )% | | | (0.17 | )% | | | 69.12% | |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 13.18 | | | | (2.66 | )% | | | 24 | | | | 9 | | | | 25.78% | | | | 1.81 | %(c) | | | (23.09 | )% | | | 0.88 | % | | | 159.51% | |
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| - | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 21.85 | | | | 17.88 | % | | | 152,549 | | | | 148,701 | | | | 1.35% | | | | 1.35 | % | | | (0.16 | )% | | | (0.16 | )% | | | 64.23% | |
| - | | | | (0.86 | ) | | | 18.82 | | | | 27.09 | % | | | 105,409 | | | | 61,054 | | | | 1.51% | | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 100.62% | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 15.68 | | | | 30.34 | % | | | 23,243 | | | | 16,665 | | | | 1.85% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.51 | % | | | N/A | | | | 153.55% | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 12.03 | | | | 22.26 | % | | | 7,826 | | | | 7,230 | | | | 2.24% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.38 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 78.57% | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 9.84 | | | | 32.97 | % | | | 9,262 | | | | 6,774 | | | | 1.87% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.29 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 101.37% | |
| - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 7.40 | | | | (8.76 | )% | | | 4,619 | | | | 5,706 | | | | 2.14% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.42 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 12.26% | |
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| - | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 21.79 | | | | 17.63 | % | | | 475 | | | | 290 | | | | 2.20% | | | | 1.85 | %(c) | | | (0.84 | )% | | | (0.49 | )% | | | 64.23% | |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 18.79 | | | | 2.12 | % | | | 30 | | | | 7 | | | | 33.40% | | | | 1.84 | %(c) | | | (31.86 | )% | | | (0.30 | )% | | | 100.62% | |
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| - | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 16.63 | | | | 15.98 | % | | | 110,672 | | | | 93,986 | | | | 1.57% | | | | 1.57 | %(c) | | | (0.30 | )% | | | (0.30 | )% | | | 74.71% | |
| - | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 14.94 | | | | 21.20 | % | | | 76,454 | | | | 47,266 | | | | 1.71% | | | | 1.71 | %(c) | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 129.31% | |
| - | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | 12.91 | | | | 32.90 | % | | | 15,376 | | | | 7,921 | | | | 2.02% | | | | 1.97 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 139.23% | |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 10.59 | | | | (3.38 | )% | | | 3,211 | | | | 1,960 | | | | 2.32% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.44 | % | | | N/A | | | | 117.74% | |
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| - | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 15.89 | | | | 15.40 | % | | | 19,413 | | | | 17,178 | | | | 2.56% | | | | 2.55 | %(c) | | | (1.30 | )% | | | (1.29 | )% | | | 74.71% | |
| - | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 14.36 | | | | 20.09 | % | | | 13,899 | | | | 7,550 | | | | 2.76% | | | | 2.54 | %(c) | | | (0.39 | )% | | | (0.18 | )% | | | 129.31% | |
| - | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | 12.53 | | | | 29.56 | % | | | 1,622 | | | | 643 | | | | 4.52% | | | | 3.51 | % | | | (2.23 | )% | | | (1.22 | )% | | | 139.23% | |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 10.55 | | | | (6.55 | )% | | | 183 | | | | 162 | | | | 3.06% | | | | N/A | | | | (0.16 | )% | | | N/A | | | | 117.74% | |
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| - | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 16.81 | | | | 16.16 | % | | | 31,223 | | | | 30,390 | | | | 1.28% | | | | 1.28 | %(c) | | | (0.06 | )% | | | (0.06 | )% | | | 74.71% | |
| - | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 15.07 | | | | 21.54 | % | | | 28,295 | | | | 23,485 | | | | 1.41% | | | | 1.40 | %(c) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 129.31% | |
| - | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | 13.00 | | | | 33.57 | % | | | 15,466 | | | | 12,184 | | | | 1.68% | | | | 1.68 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 139.23% | |
| - | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 10.60 | | | | 26.79 | % | | | 9,303 | | | | 10,063 | | | | 1.98% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.03 | % | | | N/A | | | | 117.74% | |
| - | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 8.41 | | | | 42.60 | % | | | 10,587 | | | | 8,571 | | | | 2.00% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.88 | % | | | N/A | | | | 98.91% | |
| (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 5.96 | | | | (16.94 | )% | | | 8,222 | | | | 13,347 | | | | 1.72% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.48 | % | | | N/A | | | | 91.99% | |
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| - | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 16.78 | | | | 16.04 | % | | | 3,670 | | | | 2,791 | | | | 1.56% | | | | 1.61 | %(c) | | | (0.25 | )% | | | (0.30 | )% | | | 74.71% | |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 15.06 | | | | (0.73 | )% | | | 88 | | | | 13 | | | | 19.13% | | | | 1.79 | %(c) | | | (16.62 | )% | | | 0.72 | % | | | 129.31% | |
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
The ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund (“Asia-Pacific Region Fund”), ICON Europe Fund (“Europe Fund”) and ICON International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”) are series funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end investment management company. The Asia-Pacific Region Fund and the Europe Fund offer two classes of shares, Class S and Class A. The International Equity Fund offers four classes of shares, Class I, Class C, Class Z and Class A. All classes have equal rights as to earnings, assets and voting privileges except that each Class may bear different distribution fees, registration costs and shareholder servicing costs and each Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. There are 14 other active funds within the Trust. Those Funds are covered by separate prospectuses and shareholder reports.
Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par shares. The Funds primarily invest in foreign securities; the Asia-Pacific Region Fund and Europe Fund primarily invest in companies whose principal business activities fall within specific regions. The investment objective of each Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
The Funds may have elements of risk, including the loss of principal. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investments in foreign securities and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar-denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower government supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and tend to be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign countries. In general, there is less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. There are also risks associated with small- and mid-cap
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investing, including limited product lines, less liquidity, and small market share.
In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involves future claims that may be made against each Fund. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be minimal.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Investment Valuation
The Funds’ securities and other assets are valued at the closing price at the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open, except that (a) securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) are normally valued by the Funds at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price provided by NASDAQ each business day; and (b) foreign securities in the Funds traded in countries outside of the Western Hemisphere are fair valued daily based on procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”) to avoid stale prices and to take into account, among other things, any significant events occurring after the close of a foreign market in those regions. The Funds use pricing services to obtain the market value of securities in their portfolios; if a pricing service is not able to provide a price, or the pricing service’s valuation quote is considered inaccurate or does not reflect the market value of the security, prices may be obtained through market quotations from independent broker/dealers. If market quotations from these sources are not readily available, the Funds’ securities or other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ Board or pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The valuation assigned to fair-valued securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from the security’s most recent
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
Lacking any sales that day, the security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes from dealers making a market for the security. Options are valued at their closing mid-price on the principal market where the option is traded. Mid-price is the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is a matrix system which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. Currency rates as of the close of the NYSE are used to convert foreign security values into U.S. dollars.
The Funds’ securities traded in countries outside of the Western Hemisphere are fair valued daily by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service, unless the Board determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movements and changes in the prices of indexes and securities and exchange rates in other markets to determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its net asset value. The valuation assigned to fair-valued securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Management has recently begun to evaluate the application of the Statement to the Funds, and is not in a position at this
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time to evaluate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Funds’ financial statements.
Repurchase Agreements
Repurchase agreements, if held by the Funds, are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities and such collateral is in the possession of the Funds’ custodian. The collateral is evaluated daily to ensure its market value exceeds the current market value of the repurchase agreements including accrued interest. In the event of default on the obligation to repurchase, the Funds have the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral or proceeds may be subject to legal proceedings. No repurchase agreements were purchased or sold by the Funds during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange daily. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency exchange rates established at the time of each trade.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates and changes in market prices of securities held.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
The Funds may enter into short-term forward foreign currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates pending the settlement of transactions in foreign securities. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between contracting parties to exchange an amount of currency at some future time at an agreed upon rate.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
These contracts are marked-to-market daily and the related appreciation or depreciation of the contract is presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount recorded at the time of the transaction and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. Any realized gain or loss incurred by the Funds due to foreign currency translation is included in the Statements of Operations. The Funds did not enter into any forward foreign currency contracts during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Futures Contracts
The Funds may invest in financial futures contracts for the purpose of hedging their existing securities or securities they intend to purchase against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing markets. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts and the underlying hedged assets. The Funds held no financial futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Options Transactions
Each Fund may write call and put options on any security in which it may invest. When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. As a writer of an option, the Fund has no control over whether the underlying securities are subsequently
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sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
Each Fund may also purchase put and call options on any security in which it may invest. When a Fund purchases a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If the Fund exercises a call, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the Fund exercises a put option, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. The Funds did not enter into any option transactions during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Securities Lending
The Funds may lend their portfolio securities. The advantage of lending portfolio securities is that the Fund continues to have the benefits (and risks) of ownership of the loaned securities, while at the same time receiving compensation from the borrower of the securities. The primary risk in lending portfolio securities is that a borrower may fail to return a portfolio security. The Funds did not enter into any lending of portfolio securities during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Income Taxes
The Funds intend to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, the Funds will generally not be subject to federal and state income taxes, or federal excise taxes to the extent that they intend to make sufficient distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains.
Dividends received by shareholders of the Funds which are derived from foreign source income and foreign taxes paid by the Funds are to be treated, to the extent allowable under the Code, as if received and paid by the shareholders of the Funds. Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Funds distribute net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryovers. The ICON Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits, including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax return to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required no later than the last business day of the first financial statement reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management has recently begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Funds, and is not in a position at this time to evaluate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Funds’ financial statements.
Investment Income
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.
Investment Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, security
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transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Allocation of Income and Expenses
Each class of a Fund’s shares bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf and, in addition, each class bears a portion of general expenses, based upon relative net assets of each class. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a specific Fund in the Trust are apportioned between all Funds based upon relative net assets. In calculating the net asset value of the shares in the various classes of the Funds, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class-specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets.
2. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fees
ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds and is responsible for managing the Funds’ portfolios of securities. ICON receives a monthly management fee that is computed daily at an annual rate of 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
ICON has contractually agreed to limit its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain of the Funds’ operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that the Funds’ operating expenses do not exceed the following amounts:
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| | Class S | | | Class I | | | Class C | | | Class Z | | | Class A | |
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | | | - | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1.80% | |
ICON Europe Fund | | | - | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1.80% | |
ICON International Equity Fund | | | N/A | | | | 1.80% | | | | 2.55% | | | | 1.55% | | | | 1.80% | |
The expense limitations will continue in effect until at least January 29, 2016. To the extent ICON reimburses or absorbs fees and expenses, it may seek payment of such amounts for up to three years after the expenses were reimbursed or absorbed. A Fund will make no such payment, however, if the total Fund operating expenses exceed the expense limits in effect at the time the expenses were reimbursed or at the time these payments are proposed.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2007 the following amounts were still available for recoupment by ICON based upon their potential expiration dates:
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | | $ | - | | | $ | 722 | | | $ | 783 | |
ICON Europe Fund | | | - | | | | 709 | | | | 491 | |
ICON International Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 13,863 | | | | 8,718 | |
Transfer Agent, Custody and Accounting Fees
BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“BISYS”) is the Fund Accounting Agent for the Funds. For its services, the Trust pays BISYS 0.03% on the first $1.75 billion of net assets, 0.0175% on net assets over $1.75 billion and up to $5 billion, and 0.01% on net assets in excess of $5 billion.
Brown Brothers Harriman (“BBH”) is the custodian of the Trust’s investments. For domestic custody services, the Trust pays BBH 0.0065% on the first $50 million of average net assets and 0.0050% on domestic assets above $50 million, plus certain transaction charges. For foreign custody services, the Trust pays BBH 0.03% on foreign assets plus certain transaction charges.
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays an account fee of $13.25 per open account, $7.00 per networked account, $1.80 per closed account, plus certain other transaction and cusip charges.
Transfer agent earnings credits are credits received for interest which is a result from overnight balances used by the transfer agent, BFDS, for clearing shareholder transactions. During the period ended March 31, 2007, the Funds received transfer agent earnings credits which are included on the Statement of Operations.
Administrative Services
The Trust has entered into an administrative services agreement with ICON pursuant to which ICON oversees the administration of the Trust’s business and affairs. As of January 31, 2006, this agreement provides for an annual fee of 0.05% on the Funds’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.045% on the next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.040% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets and 0.030% on average daily net assets over $5 billion. Prior to that date, this agreement provided for an annual fee to ICON of 0.05% on the Funds’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets and 0.045% on average daily net assets in excess of $1.5 billion.
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The administrative services agreement provides that ICON will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON in the performance of its duties.
ICON has entered into a sub-administration agreement with BISYS pursuant to which BISYS assists ICON with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON pays BISYS at an annual rate of 0.025% on the first $1.75 billion of Trust assets and 0.015% on assets above $1.75 billion.
Distribution Fees
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”) under which the Funds are authorized to compensate the Funds’ distributor, ICON Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) (an affiliate of the adviser) for the sale and distribution of shares. Under the 12b-1 Plan, Class I and Class A shareholders of the International Equity Fund and Class A shareholders of the Asia-Pacific Region Fund and Europe Fund pay an annual 12b-1 and service fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Class C shareholders of the International Equity Fund pay an annual 12b-1 and service fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets.
Related Parties
Certain Officers and Directors of ICON are also Officers and Trustees of the Funds; however, such Officers and Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, “CCO”) receive no compensation from the Funds. The CCO’s salary is paid 90% by the Funds and 10% by the Adviser. For the period ended March 31, 2007, the total related amounts paid by the Trust under this agreement are included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.
Some of the 12b-1 amounts received by IDI, discussed in the Distribution Fees section above, have been used to offset various Shareholder servicing costs incurred by ICON. For the period ended March 31, 2007, the amount was $13,504.
3. Line of Credit
The Funds have entered into Lines of Credit agreements with BBH. The maximum borrowing is limited to the lesser of $50 million or 25% of the net
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
asset value in the Fund subject to a maximum borrowing limit by the Trust of $150 million. Interest is charged at LIBOR plus 2.00% which was 7.32% at March 31, 2007. The average interest rate charged for the period ended March 31, 2007 was 6.57%.
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund** | | $ | 2,729,737 | |
ICON Europe Fund** | | | 5,658,558 | |
ICON International Equity Fund** | | | 493,932 | |
**Fund had outstanding borrowings as of March 31, 2007.
4. Federal Income Tax
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due to differing treatments for items such as net short-term gains, deferrals of wash losses, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses, and capital loss carryforwards.
The tax components of capital shown in the following tables represent losses or deductions the Funds may be able to offset against income and gains recognized in future years and post October loss deferrals. The accumulated losses noted in the following tables represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2006 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future taxable income distributions.
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | | $ | 1,351,390 | | | | September 30, 2007 | |
| | | 3,254,268 | | | | September 30, 2009 | |
| | | 1,330,946 | | | | September 30, 2010 | |
| | | 952,529 | | | | September 30, 2011 | |
During the year ended September 30, 2006 the ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $898,474. For the year ended September 30, 2006, the ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund will elect to defer post October currency losses of $569,787.
The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Funds and the total cost of securities for federal tax purposes as of March 31, 2007, are noted as follows. Unrealized appreciation
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/(depreciation) in the table below exclude appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency transactions.
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ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund | | $ | 127,600,565 | | | $ | 21,072,458 | | | $ | (1,825,374 | ) | | $ | 19,247,084 | |
ICON Europe Fund | | | 133,471,208 | | | | 19,574,239 | | | | (1,027,049 | ) | | | 18,547,190 | |
ICON International Equity Fund | | | 145,408,856 | | | | 20,888,210 | | | | (1,188,394 | ) | | | 19,699,816 | |
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Other Information (unaudited)
Portfolio Holdings
A list of each ICON Fund’s Top 10 holdings is available at www.iconadvisers.com on or about 15 days following each month end. Each ICON Fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The ICON Funds’ Forms N-Q are available at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Proxy Voting
A summarized description of the policies and procedures the ICON Funds use to vote proxies is available free of charge at www.iconadvisers.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442.
Information about how the ICON Funds voted proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconadvisers.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
For More Information
This report is for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and share classes of each ICON Fund, by visiting www.iconadvisers.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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2007 Semiannual Report
ICON Sector Funds
Investment Update
March 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund
ICON Energy Fund
ICON Financial Fund
ICON Healthcare Fund
ICON Industrials Fund
ICON Information Technology Fund
ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund
ICON Materials Fund
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund
Table of Contents
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About this Report (Unaudited) | | | 2 | |
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Message from ICON Funds (Unaudited) | | | 4 | |
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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited) | | | 7 | |
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund | | | 7 | |
ICON Energy Fund | | | 10 | |
ICON Financial Fund | | | 13 | |
ICON Healthcare Fund | | | 16 | |
ICON Industrials Fund | | | 19 | |
ICON Information Technology Fund | | | 23 | |
ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund | | | 26 | |
ICON Materials Fund | | | 29 | |
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund | | | 32 | |
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Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example (Unaudited) | | | 36 | |
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Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | | 38 | |
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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) | | | 48 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | | 54 | |
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Other Information (Unaudited) | | | 65 | |
About This Report (unaudited)
Historical Returns
All total returns mentioned in this report account for the change in a Fund’s per-share price and the reinvestment of any dividends, capital gain distributions, and tax return of capital. If your account is set up to receive Fund distributions in cash rather than to reinvest them, your actual return may differ from these figures. The Funds’ performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Fund results shown, unless otherwise indicated, are at net asset value.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results represent past performance, and current performance may be higher or lower. Please call 1-800-764-0442 or visit www.iconadvisers.com for performance results current to the most recent month-end.
Portfolio Data
This report reflects ICON’s views, opinions, and portfolio holdings as of March 31, 2007, the end of the reporting period. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any sector, industry, security, or the Funds.
Opinions and forecasts regarding industries, companies and/or themes, and portfolio composition and holdings, are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security. Each Fund’s holdings as of March 31, 2007 are included in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
While ICON’s quantitative investment methodology primarily considers financial data, various company factors may impact a stock’s performance, and therefore, Fund performance. The ICON system relies on the integrity of financial statements released to the market as part of our analysis.
This Report contains statements regarding industry or sector themes, new market themes, investment outlook, relative strength, value-to-price ratios, and portfolio managers’ expectations, beliefs, goals and the like that are based on current expectations, recent individual stock performance relative to current market prices, estimates of company values and other information supplied to the market by the companies we follow. Words such as “expects,” “suggests,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “value,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended
to identify forward looking statements, which are not statements of historical fact. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to assess. These risks and uncertainties are based on a number of important factors, including, among others: stock price fluctuations; the integrity and accuracy of historical and projected financial and other information supplied by companies to the public; interest rates; future earnings growth rates, and other factors beyond the control of our portfolio managers. Therefore, actual outcome may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward looking statements.
There are risks associated with mutual fund investing, including the loss of principal. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment. Investments in foreign securities may entail unique risks, including political, market and currency risks. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds and is available by visiting www.iconadvisers.com or calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully.
Message from ICON Funds (unaudited)
Dear ICON Shareholder:
The ICON approach is based on the observation and belief that markets experience themes (meaning industry leadership) that typically last one to two years. We use a disciplined approach to look for two traits to identify industries that have the potential to lead the next theme: valuation and relative strength.
We believe industries that are about to lead the market include stocks with prices below our estimate of intrinsic value (indicated by valuation) and also have performed more strongly than the broad market average during the previous six months (indicated by relative strength).
When calculating valuation, we don’t use financial ratios such as price-to-earnings or price-to-book value. Rather, our proprietary valuation equation incorporates historic company earnings, an estimated growth rate for future earnings, the triple-A bond yield, and beta, a measure of risk.
Early in May 2006, when the domestic market appeared to hit a peak, the average value-to-price ratio for the approximately 2,040 domestic stocks in our database was 1.03. Translated, that means that our methodology indicated that stocks were priced about 3% below our estimate of fair value.
Over time, we have found that the best evaluation timeframe for ICON’s value-to-price ratio is about 12 to 13 months into the future. This means that our calculations (all things being equal without any changes in our assumptions), or estimates of company earnings, growth rates, bond yield and beta, indicated that prices would have to advance about 3% during the next year to be considered fairly valued.
Of course, there is always the potential that assumptions will change, including the assumption that growing earnings will increase value and that slowing earnings will decrease value during a normal one-year period. As of March 31, 2007, the Standard & Poor’s Composite 1500 Index, a broad measure of the U.S. stock market, was 10% higher than it was on May 5, 2006, the market low.
Stock prices have since advanced even beyond what our value-to-price ratios would have expected in May-June 2006. Intrinsic value grew, and stock prices have been trying to catch up. In short, it was proper to be invested.
A Volatile Period
While it was prudent to be invested in equities during the last six months, the period was unpleasant. The market experienced a brief, but sharp
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five-week drop from a peak in early May 2006 through mid-June 2006. As sell-offs usually do, this decline scared many investors out of the market, and those on the sidelines have not participated in the subsequent recovery. With valuation as our guide, with our valuations’ best evaluation period being one year forward, and making no attempt to “time” or guess one-month moves, we rode through the volatility.
In early 2006, the ICON Funds were primarily invested in small and mid-sized companies in cyclical, economically sensitive industries as our valuation and relative strength metrics pointed to. Some industries were commodity-based. For example, the ICON Diversified Funds were overweighted in the Industrials and Materials sectors. These stocks got hit the worst during the quick drop in the summer of 2006.
Then suddenly, a new theme appeared for the final five months of 2006. It was a “recession-proof” theme led by mature companies with steady earnings. Most of these companies have revenues that are not dependent upon the ups and downs of the economy. We could only infer from the decline in cyclical stocks and the immediate, subsequent advance in recession-proof stocks that investors were expecting a recession.
As the relative strength component of the recession-proof stocks kicked in, we heavily rotated in August and September 2006 toward that theme. Guided by our system, that rotation took about six weeks.
There has not been a recession, and investors have abandoned recession-proof stocks. Year-to-date in 2007, the best-performing sector index is Materials. Investors have shifted their preference back to some cyclical industries.
Emotions Have Driven Sell-Offs
The emotional sell-off of the summer of 2006 is reminiscent of other times the market has experienced quick drops. In August 1998, the market dropped about 15% as investors feared that the recession in Asia would spread to Europe and then the United States. It never happened. The U.S. market snapped back and resumed its upward course.
Similarly, with the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the market sold off but came back once investors realized that the war had no impact on the economy and corporate earnings.
A more recent example is the market’s sharp drop in response to the terrorist attacks in September 2001. Investors immediately sold stocks in a panic, but prices quickly came back as investors realized that, as horrible as the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks were, they had less net effect on the economy than originally anticipated.
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Quick, emotion-based sell-offs and rapid, short-lived theme changes do occur but are not the norm in our experience. These scenarios can be difficult for ICON’s quantitative system to handle since it is better suited for one- to two-year themes. Just as in 1990, 1998, and 2001, we stayed true to our system during the past six months, looking for industries with the combination of value and relative strength.
Finding Undervalued Industries
As 2007 has unfolded, attractive industries with those two traits are plentiful in our estimation. Based on our measure of value and relative strength, we expect the market to resume its upward path, and we believe the turbulence of late second quarter and early third quarters of 2006 will be viewed as further examples of irrational, temporary setbacks.
At ICON, we utilize a quantitative approach to eliminate emotions and guessing. Over the long run, value grows as corporate earnings grow, and in our experience, prices try to keep up with value. News events interfere with and alter the path that prices take. Investors react to news, sometimes incorrectly, as we saw last summer. That is all part of the territory that goes along with investing in publicly traded equities.
Thank you for the opportunity to guide your investments. We appreciate your commitment to the ICON Funds.
Yours truly,
Craig T. Callahan, DBA
Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of the Adviser
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (99.9%) |
| 43,100 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | | $ | 3,261,808 | |
| 76,300 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 2,941,365 | |
| 40,300 | | | AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 5,164,042 | |
| 63,700 | | | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a) | | | 2,558,829 | |
| 51,500 | | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 2,509,080 | |
| 137,000 | | | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | | | 3,551,040 | |
| 39,900 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 3,009,258 | |
| 57,100 | | | Chico’s FAS, Inc.(a) | | | 1,394,953 | |
| 21,900 | | | Coach, Inc.(a) | | | 1,096,095 | |
| 301,500 | | | Comcast Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 7,823,925 | |
| 39,100 | | | Crocs, Inc.(a) | | | 1,847,475 | |
| 22,400 | | | DaimlerChrysler AG - ADR | | | 1,832,544 | |
| 8,800 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(a) | | | 512,688 | |
| 41,500 | | | Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 1,586,960 | |
| 78,400 | | | Drew Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 2,248,512 | |
| 46,100 | | | eBay, Inc.(a) | | | 1,528,215 | |
| 28,900 | | | EchoStar Communications Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 1,255,127 | |
| 27,100 | | | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 802,702 | |
| 13,600 | | | Federated Department Stores, Inc. | | | 612,680 | |
| 8,600 | | | Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. - ADR | | | 949,354 | |
| 29,000 | | | GameStop Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 944,530 | |
| 50,400 | | | Gildan Activewear, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 2,966,040 | |
| 87,600 | | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - ADR | | $ | 3,054,612 | |
| 52,300 | | | J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | | | 4,296,968 | |
| 66,000 | | | Jarden Corp.(a) | | | 2,527,800 | |
| 58,400 | | | Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 5,525,808 | |
| 77,100 | | | Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.(a) | | | 2,725,485 | |
| 76,300 | | | Kohl’s Corp.(a) | | | 5,845,343 | |
| 18,800 | | | Liz Claiborne, Inc. | | | 805,580 | |
| 213,800 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 6,732,562 | |
| 28,200 | | | Men’s Wearhouse | | | 1,326,810 | |
| 57,100 | | | Monaco Coach Corp. | | | 909,603 | |
| 74,900 | | | Nike, Inc. - Class B | | | 7,958,874 | |
| 79,400 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 2,628,140 | |
| 98,600 | | | PetSmart, Inc. | | | 3,249,856 | |
| 32,400 | | | RadioShack Corp. | | | 875,772 | |
| 109,600 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 3,770,240 | |
| 41,900 | | | Stage Stores, Inc. | | | 976,689 | |
| 128,850 | | | Staples, Inc. | | | 3,329,484 | |
| 19,900 | | | Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. | | | 642,173 | |
| 198,200 | | | Stride Rite Corp. | | | 3,050,298 | |
| 129,800 | | | Superior Industries International, Inc. | | | 2,703,734 | |
| 157,800 | | | Target Corp. | | | 9,351,228 | |
| 70,200 | | | Tenneco, Inc.(a) | | | 1,787,292 | |
| 110,600 | | | The DIRECTV Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,551,542 | |
| 268,000 | | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 9,846,320 | |
| 28,400 | | | The Stanley Works | | | 1,572,224 | |
| 62,600 | | | The Walt Disney Co. | | | 2,155,318 | |
| 194,000 | | | Time Warner, Inc. | | | 3,825,680 | |
| 91,600 | | | TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 2,469,536 | |
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| 36,500 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR | | $ | 4,677,840 | |
| 140,400 | | | Tuesday Morning Corp. | | | 2,083,536 | |
| 45,400 | | | Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 1,203,554 | |
| 63,000 | | | Viacom, Inc. - Class B(a) | | | 2,589,930 | |
| 13,800 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 1,171,758 | |
| 47,500 | | | Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | $ | 1,597,425 | |
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Total Investments (Cost $147,022,115) 99.9% | | | 160,216,236 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1% | | | 114,767 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 160,331,003 | |
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Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Apparel Retail | | | 10.8% |
Home Improvement Retail | | | 10.4% |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 9.5% |
General Merchandise Stores | | | 8.6% |
Footwear | | | 8.0% |
Automobile Manufacturers | | | 7.5% |
Broadcast & Cable TV | | | 7.2% |
Department Stores | | | 6.8% |
Automotive Retail | | | 6.7% |
Specialty Stores | | | 6.6% |
Movies & Entertainment | | | 5.3% |
Apparel Accessories & Luxury Goods | | | 3.0% |
Computer & Electronics Retail | | | 2.7% |
Household Appliances | | | 1.7% |
Home Furnishing Retail | | | 1.6% |
Housewares & Specialties | | | 1.6% |
Internet Software Services | | | 0.9% |
Soft Drinks | | | 0.6% |
Leisure Products | | | 0.4% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Energy Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (98.9%) |
| 250,000 | | | Acergy S.A. - ADR(a) | | $ | 5,322,500 | |
| 150,000 | | | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 6,447,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | Apache Corp. | | | 7,070,000 | |
| 375,000 | | | Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(a) | | | 22,008,750 | |
| 375,000 | | | Cameron International Corp.(a) | | | 23,546,250 | |
| 400,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 12,352,000 | |
| 300,000 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 22,188,000 | |
| 250,000 | | | China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. - ADR | | | 21,120,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | CNOOC, Ltd. - ADR | | | 8,763,000 | |
| 200,000 | | | Comstock Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 5,476,000 | |
| 150,000 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | 10,252,500 | |
| 250,000 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 20,237,500 | |
| 175,000 | | | Dril-Quip, Inc.(a) | | | 7,574,000 | |
| 300,000 | | | El Paso Corp. | | | 4,341,000 | |
| 300,000 | | | ENSCO International, Inc. | | | 16,320,000 | |
| 175,000 | | | FMC Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 12,208,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | General Maritime Corp. | | | 2,888,000 | |
| 125,000 | | | GlobalSantaFe Corp. | | | 7,710,000 | |
| 550,000 | | | Grant Prideco, Inc.(a) | | | 27,412,000 | |
| 400,000 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 12,136,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Knightsbridge Tankers, Ltd. | | $ | 2,092,500 | |
| 175,000 | | | Lufkin Industries, Inc. | | | 9,831,500 | |
| 275,050 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 27,183,191 | |
| 525,000 | | | Nabors Industries, Ltd.(a) | | | 15,576,750 | |
| 375,000 | | | National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(a) | | | 29,171,250 | |
| 375,000 | | | Newpark Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 2,643,750 | |
| 150,000 | | | Noble Corp. | | | 11,802,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Nordic American Tanker Shipping, Ltd. | | | 2,718,750 | |
| 350,000 | | | Oil States International, Inc.(a) | | | 11,231,500 | |
| 550,000 | | | Parker Drilling Co.(a) | | | 5,164,500 | |
| 175,000 | | | PetroChina Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 20,490,750 | |
| 175,000 | | | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - ADR | | | 17,414,250 | |
| 400,000 | | | Pride International, Inc.(a) | | | 12,040,000 | |
| 575,000 | | | Range Resources Corp. | | | 19,205,000 | |
| 350,000 | | | Rowan Cos., Inc. | | | 11,364,500 | |
| 125,000 | | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A - ADR | | | 8,287,500 | |
| 25,000 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. | | | 1,727,500 | |
| 100,000 | | | Ship Finance International, Ltd. | | | 2,743,000 | |
| 650,000 | | | Superior Energy Services, Inc.(a) | | | 22,405,500 | |
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| 475,000 | | | The Williams Companies, Inc. | | $ | 13,518,500 | |
| 275,000 | | | Tidewater, Inc. | | | 16,109,500 | |
| 275,000 | | | Transocean, Inc.(a) | | | 22,467,500 | |
| 100,000 | | | Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd. | | | 5,200,000 | |
| 200,000 | | | Ultra Petroleum Corp.(a) | | | 10,626,000 | |
| 225,000 | | | Unit Corp.(a) | | | 11,382,750 | |
| 50,000 | | | W&T Offshore, Inc. | | | 1,446,500 | |
| 225,000 | | | W-H Energy Services, Inc.(a) | | | 10,516,500 | |
| 399,998 | | | Weatherford International, Ltd.(a) | | | 18,039,910 | |
| 400,033 | | | XTO Energy, Inc. | | | 21,925,809 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $386,470,382) | | | 619,699,160 | |
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$ | 7,020,917 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | $ | 7,020,917 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $7,020,917) | | | 7,020,917 | |
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Total Investments 100.0% (Cost $393,491,299) | | | 626,720,077 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0% | | | 22,839 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 626,742,916 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 31.6% |
Oil & Gas Drilling | | | 26.8% |
Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 20.3% |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | 14.9% |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation | | | 5.3% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Financial Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (97.5%) |
| 38,800 | | | A.G. Edwards, Inc. | | $ | 2,684,184 | |
| 130,200 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 6,127,212 | |
| 33,800 | | | Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,919,982 | |
| 126,200 | | | American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | | | 5,591,922 | |
| 63,300 | | | American Express Co. | | | 3,570,120 | |
| 204,900 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 13,773,378 | |
| 84,200 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 4,811,188 | |
| 114,500 | | | Aon Corp. | | | 4,346,420 | |
| 210,200 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. - ADR | | | 5,160,410 | |
| 358,300 | | | Banco Santander Central Hispano SA - ADR | | | 6,388,489 | |
| 142,400 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 7,265,248 | |
| 61,800 | | | Bank of Ireland - ADR | | | 5,345,700 | |
| 71,900 | | | BNP Paribas - ADR | | | 3,753,180 | |
| 76,300 | | | Cash America International, Inc. | | | 3,128,300 | |
| 116,900 | | | CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 3,995,642 | |
| 19,300 | | | Chicago Mercantile Exchange | | | 10,276,478 | |
| 168,700 | | | CIT Group, Inc. | | | 8,927,604 | |
| 156,500 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 8,034,710 | |
| 71,700 | | | Credicorp Ltd. | | | 3,493,941 | |
| 173,600 | | | Credit Suisse Group - ADR | | | 12,469,688 | |
| 86,600 | | | Deutsche Bank AG - ADR | | | 11,651,164 | |
| 94,900 | | | EZCORP, Inc.(a) | | | 1,397,877 | |
| 254,100 | | | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | $ | 6,100,941 | |
| 69,000 | | | Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 8,337,270 | |
| 99,100 | | | Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,462,554 | |
| 114,100 | | | Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 2,344,755 | |
| 87,900 | | | ICICI Bank, Ltd. - ADR | | | 3,230,325 | |
| 89,600 | | | ING Group N.V. - ADR | | | 3,792,768 | |
| 23,900 | | | iStar Financial, Inc. | | | 1,119,237 | |
| 362,900 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 17,557,102 | |
| 98,300 | | | Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc. | | | 6,887,881 | |
| 77,500 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 5,253,725 | |
| 138,100 | | | Loews Corp. | | | 6,273,883 | |
| 7,100 | | | Markel Corp.(a) | | | 3,442,293 | |
| 94,200 | | | Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | | | 10,007,808 | |
| 190,700 | | | MCG Capital Corp. | | | 3,577,532 | |
| 85,200 | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | | 6,958,284 | |
| 147,400 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 9,308,310 | |
| 189,100 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 14,893,516 | |
| 167,400 | | | National Financial Partners Corp. | | | 7,852,734 | |
| 151,600 | | | Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.(a) | | | 6,668,884 | |
| 63,525 | | | Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc.(a) | | | 2,836,391 | |
| 84,400 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 7,617,944 | |
| 23,700 | | | Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 1,236,666 | |
| 117,900 | | | StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,797,143 | |
| 43,200 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 2,797,200 | |
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| 87,400 | | | The Allstate Corp. | | $ | 5,249,244 | |
| 38,100 | | | The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. | | | 5,728,335 | |
| 237,300 | | | The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 4,340,217 | |
| 88,300 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 18,245,429 | |
| 91,100 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 4,716,247 | |
| 121,200 | | | UBS AG - ADR | | $ | 7,202,916 | |
| 146,100 | | | US Bancorp | | | 5,109,117 | |
| 89,500 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3,081,485 | |
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Total Investments (Cost $298,354,544) 97.5% | | | 336,140,973 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 2.5% | | | 8,509,244 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 344,650,217 | |
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Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | 17.3% |
Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 10.6% |
Diversified Banks | | | 10.3% |
Life & Health Insurance | | | 9.9% |
Diversified Capital Markets | | | 9.1% |
Property & Casualty Insurance | | | 8.4% |
Multi-Line Insurance | | | 7.5% |
Asset Management & Custody Banks | | | 7.3% |
Specialized Finance | | | 6.4% |
Insurance Brokers | | | 3.5% |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services | | | 2.9% |
Consumer Finance | | | 2.4% |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 1.2% |
Mortgage Reits | | | 0.7% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Healthcare Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (96.2%) |
| 100,000 | | | Aetna, Inc. | | $ | 4,379,000 | |
| 133,334 | | | Amedisys, Inc.(a) | | | 4,324,022 | |
| 450,000 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 23,737,500 | |
| 200,000 | | | Amgen, Inc.(a) | | | 11,176,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a) | | | 2,262,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | AstraZeneca PLC - ADR | | | 5,365,000 | |
| 250,000 | | | Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 11,587,500 | |
| 100,000 | | | Biogen Idec, Inc.(a) | | | 4,438,000 | |
| 200,000 | | | Biovail Corp. - ADR | | | 4,372,000 | |
| 150,000 | | | Cambrex Corp. | | | 3,690,000 | |
| 400,000 | | | Celgene Corp.(a) | | | 20,984,000 | |
| 125,000 | | | CIGNA Corp. | | | 17,832,500 | |
| 150,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 5,287,500 | |
| 125,000 | | | Coventry Health Care, Inc.(a) | | | 7,006,250 | |
| 125,000 | | | DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 6,665,000 | |
| 250,000 | | | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. - ADR | | | 4,115,000 | |
| 350,000 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 18,798,500 | |
| 325,000 | | | Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 16,718,000 | |
| 60,000 | | | Genentech, Inc.(a) | | | 4,927,200 | |
| 175,000 | | | Genzyme Corp.(a) | | | 10,503,500 | |
| 150,000 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 11,475,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | | | 5,518,000 | |
| 200,000 | | | Humana, Inc.(a) | | $ | 11,604,000 | |
| 200,000 | | | Immucor, Inc.(a) | | | 5,886,000 | |
| 425,000 | | | Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | | 25,610,500 | |
| 325,000 | | | K-V Pharmaceutical Co.(a) | | | 8,037,250 | |
| 475,000 | | | King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 9,343,250 | |
| 175,000 | | | LifeCell Corp.(a) | | | 4,369,750 | |
| 100,000 | | | Lincare Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,665,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | Manor Care, Inc. | | | 5,436,000 | |
| 75,000 | | | Matthews International Corp. - Class A | | | 3,052,500 | |
| 150,000 | | | McKesson HBOC, Inc. | | | 8,781,000 | |
| 125,000 | | | MedcoHealth Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 9,066,250 | |
| 75,000 | | | Medtronic, Inc. | | | 3,679,500 | |
| 425,000 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 18,772,250 | |
| 775,000 | | | Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | | | 16,383,500 | |
| 50,000 | | | Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 1,836,500 | |
| 550,000 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 13,893,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | Possis Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 1,301,000 | |
| 300,000 | | | PSS World Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 6,342,000 | |
| 150,000 | | | Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 6,046,500 | |
| 100,000 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 4,987,000 | |
| 180,000 | | | ResMed, Inc.(a) | | | 9,066,600 | |
| 200,000 | | | Respironics, Inc.(a) | | | 8,398,000 | |
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| 150,000 | | | Schering-Plough Corp. | | $ | 3,826,500 | |
| 150,000 | | | Sciele Pharma, Inc.(a) | | | 3,552,000 | |
| 125,000 | | | St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 4,701,250 | |
| 275,000 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 18,238,000 | |
| 104,500 | | | Syneron Medical, Ltd. | | | 2,826,725 | |
| 150,000 | | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR | | | 5,614,500 | |
| 325,000 | | | Thermo Electron Corp.(a) | | | 15,193,750 | |
| 250,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 13,242,500 | |
| 100,000 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B | | | 5,726,000 | |
| 125,000 | | | WellPoint, Inc.(a) | | $ | 10,137,500 | |
| 200,000 | | | Wyeth | | | 10,006,000 | |
| 200,000 | | | Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 17,082,000 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $426,676,383) | | | 500,865,547 | |
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$ | 20,148,656 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | | 20,148,656 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $20,148,656) | | | 20,148,656 | |
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Total Investments 100.1% (Cost $446,825,039) | | | 521,014,203 | |
Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.1)% | | | (313,793 | ) |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 520,700,410 | |
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Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Pharmaceuticals | | | 33.9% |
Biotechnology | | | 13.0% |
Health Care Equipment | | | 12.5% |
Managed Health Care | | | 12.3% |
Health Care Distributors | | | 8.9% |
Health Care Services | | | 5.9% |
Health Care Facilities | | | 4.3% |
Life Science Tools & Services | | | 3.6% |
Health Care Supplies | | | 1.2% |
Specialized Consumer Services | | | 0.6% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Industrials Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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| 3,000 | | | AAON, Inc. | | $ | 78,390 | |
| 35,000 | | | AAR Corp.(a) | | | 964,600 | |
| 82,500 | | | ABB, Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,417,350 | |
| 7,600 | | | Actuant Corp. - Class A | | | 385,776 | |
| 29,500 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 1,605,980 | |
| 15,000 | | | Aircastle, Ltd. | | | 530,700 | |
| 7,500 | | | Albany International Corp. - Class A | | | 269,550 | |
| 5,000 | | | Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | | | 252,200 | |
| 12,000 | | | Allied Waste Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 151,080 | |
| 25,000 | | | American Commercial Lines, Inc.(a) | | | 786,250 | |
| 12,500 | | | American Standard Cos., Inc. | | | 662,750 | |
| 15,000 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 518,100 | |
| 5,200 | | | AMR Corp.(a) | | | 158,340 | |
| 5,000 | | | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 100,200 | |
| 11,000 | | | Astec Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 442,750 | |
| 35,000 | | | Baldor Electric Co. | | | 1,320,900 | |
| 20,000 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 917,000 | |
| 12,800 | | | Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 294,528 | |
| 22,500 | | | Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 518,625 | |
| 29,500 | | | Belden CDT, Inc. | | | 1,580,905 | |
| 25,000 | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | | | 2,010,750 | |
| 11,100 | | | Canadian National Railway Co. - ADR | | $ | 489,954 | |
| 18,500 | | | Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,044,325 | |
| 42,500 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 2,848,775 | |
| 18,700 | | | CDI Corp. | | | 540,804 | |
| 20,000 | | | Ceradyne, Inc.(a) | | | 1,094,800 | |
| 7,500 | | | Cintas Corp. | | | 270,750 | |
| 5,000 | | | Clean Harbors, Inc.(a) | | | 226,100 | |
| 6,000 | | | Consolidated Graphics, Inc.(a) | | | 444,300 | |
| 5,000 | | | Copart, Inc.(a) | | | 140,050 | |
| 2,500 | | | Corrections Corp. of America(a) | | | 132,025 | |
| 10,000 | | | CRA International, Inc.(a) | | | 521,800 | |
| 31,500 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 1,261,575 | |
| 5,000 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 723,600 | |
| 27,500 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 1,059,850 | |
| 10,100 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 721,645 | |
| 10,000 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 1,086,400 | |
| 10,000 | | | Diana Shipping, Inc. | | | 176,100 | |
| 7,700 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 375,837 | |
| 5,000 | | | DRS Technologies, Inc. | | | 260,850 | |
| 30,000 | | | DryShips, Inc. | | | 675,900 | |
| 19,000 | | | Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | | | 1,732,800 | |
| 7,600 | | | Eaton Corp. | | | 635,056 | |
| 20,000 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 861,800 | |
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| 10,200 | | | EnPro Industries, Inc.(a) | | $ | 367,710 | |
| 10,000 | | | Euroseas, Ltd. | | | 99,900 | |
| 50,000 | | | Excel Maritime Carriers, Ltd.(a) | | | 861,500 | |
| 9,000 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 966,870 | |
| 21,600 | | | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 1,004,400 | |
| 15,000 | | | FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | | | 503,850 | |
| 7,400 | | | GATX Corp. | | | 353,720 | |
| 29,000 | | | Gehl Co.(a) | | | 736,020 | |
| 18,000 | | | Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. | | | 572,040 | |
| 7,200 | | | General Cable Corp.(a) | | | 384,696 | |
| 23,800 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 1,818,320 | |
| 200,000 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 7,072,000 | |
| 11,500 | | | Genlyte Group, Inc.(a) | | | 811,325 | |
| 18,000 | | | Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 480,600 | |
| 66,000 | | | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 1,890,900 | |
| 10,000 | | | HEICO Corp. | | | 364,900 | |
| 11,600 | | | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 388,484 | |
| 20,000 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 921,200 | |
| 22,000 | | | Hub Group, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 637,780 | |
| 14,000 | | | Hubbell, Inc. - Class B | | | 675,360 | |
| 11,500 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 585,120 | |
| 15,000 | | | II-VI, Inc.(a) | | | 507,750 | |
| 10,000 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 516,000 | |
| 25,300 | | | Ingersoll Rand Co., Ltd. - Class A | | | 1,097,261 | |
| 10,000 | | | JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 262,400 | |
| 12,500 | | | Joy Global, Inc. | | $ | 536,250 | |
| 12,000 | | | Kansas City Southern(a) | | | 426,960 | |
| 10,100 | | | Kaydon Corp. | | | 429,856 | |
| 18,700 | | | Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A | | | 602,140 | |
| 5,100 | | | Kennametal, Inc. | | | 344,811 | |
| 37,500 | | | Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 1,311,750 | |
| 10,000 | | | Knight Transportation, Inc. | | | 178,200 | |
| 10,500 | | | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 918,435 | |
| 4,000 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 142,800 | |
| 17,700 | | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,054,212 | |
| 27,500 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 2,668,050 | |
| 18,700 | | | Manpower, Inc. | | | 1,379,499 | |
| 25,000 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 685,000 | |
| 5,100 | | | Middleby Corp.(a) | | | 672,384 | |
| 22,500 | | | Moog, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 937,125 | |
| 7,400 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A | | | 345,432 | |
| 2,500 | | | NCI Building Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 119,350 | |
| 25,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 1,265,000 | |
| 17,500 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,298,850 | |
| 10,000 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(a) | | | 288,100 | |
| 27,500 | | | Pacer International, Inc. | | | 740,850 | |
| 15,200 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 1,311,912 | |
| 5,000 | | | Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 520,250 | |
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| 50,000 | | | Quintana Maritime, Ltd. | | $ | 688,500 | |
| 20,000 | | | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 731,800 | |
| 34,300 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 1,799,378 | |
| 25,000 | | | Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 1,159,500 | |
| 30,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc. | | | 834,600 | |
| 4,100 | | | Ryder System, Inc. | | | 202,294 | |
| 25,000 | | | Seaspan Corp. | | | 669,750 | |
| 12,500 | | | Siemens AG - ADR | | | 1,340,000 | |
| 6,000 | | | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 185,040 | |
| 14,400 | | | Steelcase, Inc. - Class A | | | 286,416 | |
| 15,000 | | | Tata Motors, Ltd. - ADR | | | 243,150 | |
| 10,000 | | | Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 374,400 | |
| 15,000 | | | Terex Corp.(a) | | | 1,076,400 | |
| 7,500 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 673,500 | |
| 40,000 | | | The Boeing Co. | | | 3,556,400 | |
| 12,500 | | | The Toro Co. | | | 640,500 | |
| 10,000 | | | Thomas & Betts Corp.(a) | | | 488,200 | |
| 20,000 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 838,400 | |
| 15,000 | | | Ultrapetrol (Bahamas), Ltd. | | | 251,700 | |
| 20,600 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 2,091,930 | |
| 14,900 | | | United Rentals, Inc.(a) | | | 409,750 | |
| 20,000 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | $ | 1,300,000 | |
| 25,000 | | | UTi Worldwide, Inc. | | | 614,500 | |
| 11,900 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 919,156 | |
| 20,000 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 689,800 | |
| 5,250 | | | Waste Connections, Inc.(a) | | | 157,185 | |
| 19,500 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 670,995 | |
| 14,900 | | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 760,943 | |
| 4,400 | | | WESCO International, Inc.(a) | | | 276,232 | |
| 10,000 | | | Woodward Governor Co. | | | 411,700 | |
| 10,000 | | | YRC Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 402,200 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $89,603,525) | | | 99,093,461 | |
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$ | 1,915,657 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | | 1,915,657 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,915,657) | | | 1,915,657 | |
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Total Investments (Cost $91,519,182) 100.0% | | | 101,009,118 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0% | | | 48,074 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 101,057,192 | |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Aerospace & Defense | | | 19.6% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 11.3% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 10.3% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 9.0% |
Industrial Machinery | | | 9.0% |
Railroads | | | 8.5% |
Marine | | | 6.3% |
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services | | | 5.1% |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 3.5% |
Human Resource & Employment Services | | | 3.0% |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | 2.9% |
Environmental & Facilities Services | | | 2.0% |
Building Products | | | 1.9% |
Heavy Electrical Equipment | | | 1.4% |
Trucking | | | 1.3% |
Commercial Printing | | | 1.2% |
Metal & Glass Containers | | | 0.9% |
Office Services & Supplies | | | 0.7% |
Airlines | | | 0.2% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Information Technology Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (100.2%) |
| 17,800 | | | Accenture, Ltd. - Class A | | $ | 686,012 | |
| 39,400 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a) | | | 2,427,828 | |
| 145,700 | | | Altera Corp.(a) | | | 2,912,543 | |
| 55,500 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 1,914,195 | |
| 55,400 | | | Anixter International, Inc.(a) | | | 3,653,076 | |
| 102,200 | | | Apple Computer, Inc.(a) | | | 9,495,402 | |
| 179,300 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 3,284,776 | |
| 87,100 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 3,288,025 | |
| 63,900 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 2,519,577 | |
| 54,300 | | | AutoDesk, Inc.(a) | | | 2,041,680 | |
| 154,300 | | | Avnet, Inc.(a) | | | 5,576,402 | |
| 13,700 | | | Brother Industries, Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,846,075 | |
| 787,100 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 20,094,663 | |
| 55,700 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.(a) | | | 4,916,639 | |
| 448,700 | | | Dell, Inc.(a) | | | 10,414,327 | |
| 76,400 | | | Diebold, Inc. | | | 3,645,044 | |
| 298,400 | | | eBay, Inc.(a) | | | 9,891,960 | |
| 61,800 | | | Electronic Data Systems Corp. | | | 1,710,624 | |
| 56,300 | | | Fair Issac Corp. | | | 2,177,684 | |
| 40,200 | | | Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 2,133,012 | |
| 40,800 | | | Google, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 18,692,928 | |
| 76,100 | | | Harris Corp. | | | 3,877,295 | |
| 328,300 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 13,177,962 | |
| 172,800 | | | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - GDR | | $ | 2,335,151 | |
| 43,400 | | | Infocrossing, Inc.(a) | | | 645,358 | |
| 479,900 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 9,180,487 | |
| 197,700 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 18,635,202 | |
| 84,600 | | | Intevac, Inc.(a) | | | 2,230,902 | |
| 74,700 | | | KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 3,983,004 | |
| 42,500 | | | Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | | | 4,515,200 | |
| 56,400 | | | Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.(a) | | | 3,416,712 | |
| 22,600 | | | MICROS Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 1,220,174 | |
| 542,100 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 15,108,327 | |
| 104,600 | | | Nokia Corp. - ADR | | | 2,397,432 | |
| 167,500 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 1,494,100 | |
| 80,400 | | | Open Text Corp.(a) | | | 1,765,584 | |
| 113,400 | | | Oracle Corp.(a) | | | 2,055,942 | |
| 66,600 | | | QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 2,841,156 | |
| 21,100 | | | SAP AG - ADR | | | 942,115 | |
| 334,257 | | | Siliconware Precision Industries Co. - ADR | | | 3,279,061 | |
| 43,200 | | | Standard Microsystems Corp.(a) | | | 1,319,328 | |
| 323,462 | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 3,477,217 | |
| 27,500 | | | Tessera Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 1,092,850 | |
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| 168,300 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | $ | 5,065,830 | |
| 86,600 | | | The9, Ltd. - ADR(a) | | | 2,921,884 | |
| 299,800 | | | Xerox Corp.(a) | | | 5,063,622 | |
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Total Investments 100.2% (Cost $193,519,993) | | | 225,364,367 | |
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Liabilities Less Other Assets (0.2)% | | | (547,556 | ) |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 224,816,811 | |
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Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Computer Hardware | | | 24.6% |
Internet Software Services | | | 13.5% |
Communications Equipment | | | 13.0% |
Semiconductors | | | 12.8% |
Systems Software | | | 8.1% |
Semiconductor Equipment | | | 6.2% |
Technology Distributors | | | 5.6% |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services | | | 5.1% |
Office Electronics | | | 3.1% |
IT Consulting & Other Services | | | 2.5% |
Application Software | | | 2.3% |
Home Entertainment Software | | | 1.3% |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 1.1% |
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers | | | 1.0% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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| 77,300 | | | Alberto-Culver Co. | | $ | 1,768,624 | |
| 22,900 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 2,010,849 | |
| 44,500 | | | Archer Daniels Midland Co. | | | 1,633,150 | |
| 46,700 | | | Brinker International, Inc. | | | 1,527,090 | |
| 17,200 | | | Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,095,640 | |
| 34,100 | | | Bunge, Ltd. | | | 2,803,702 | |
| 80,400 | | | Cablevision Systems Corp. | | | 2,446,572 | |
| 37,100 | | | Carnival Corp. | | | 1,738,506 | |
| 30,400 | | | CBRL Group, Inc. | | | 1,407,520 | |
| 27,600 | | | Central European Distribution Corp.(a) | | | 803,436 | |
| 50,700 | | | Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | | | 1,776,528 | |
| 138,800 | | | Comcast Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 3,601,860 | |
| 37,600 | | | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 936,616 | |
| 15,500 | | | CVS Corp. | | | 529,170 | |
| 25,500 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 1,050,345 | |
| 25,800 | | | Dean Foods Co.(a) | | | 1,205,892 | |
| 55,300 | | | EchoStar Communications Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 2,401,679 | |
| 7,100 | | | Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 605,843 | |
| 10,100 | | | Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. - ADR | | | 1,114,939 | |
| 104,830 | | | Global Sources, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,466,572 | |
| 1,400 | | | Google, Inc. - Class A(a) | | | 641,424 | |
| 33,800 | | | Grupo Televisa S.A. - ADR | | | 1,007,240 | |
| 42,600 | | | Hansen Natural Corp.(a) | | | 1,613,688 | |
| 20,200 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | $ | 810,828 | |
| 29,100 | | | Hilton Hotels Corp. | | | 1,046,436 | |
| 13,900 | | | International Speedway Corp. - Class A | | | 718,630 | |
| 57,300 | | | JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(a) | | | 1,369,470 | |
| 22,000 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 1,506,780 | |
| 107,300 | | | Koninkljke Ahold N.V. - ADR(a) | | | 1,259,702 | |
| 42,000 | | | Kroger Co. | | | 1,186,500 | |
| 74,800 | | | Lee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 2,247,740 | |
| 28,600 | | | Mattel, Inc. | | | 788,502 | |
| 48,900 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 2,202,945 | |
| 28,100 | | | Media General, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,072,296 | |
| 199,300 | | | Mediacom Communications Corp.(a) | | | 1,622,302 | |
| 46,500 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 2,668,635 | |
| 56,300 | | | Nash Finch Co. | | | 1,940,098 | |
| 13,500 | | | Nestle S.A. - ADR | | | 1,311,525 | |
| 141,800 | | | News Corp. - Class A | | | 3,278,416 | |
| 23,300 | | | Polaris Industries, Inc. | | | 1,117,934 | |
| 48,700 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 3,075,892 | |
| 28,900 | | | Rare Hospitality International, Inc.(a) | | | 869,601 | |
| 25,000 | | | RC2 Corp.(a) | | | 1,009,750 | |
| 97,300 | | | Rentrak Corp.(a) | | | 1,520,799 | |
| 21,300 | | | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | | | 898,008 | |
| 35,700 | | | Safeway, Inc. | | | 1,308,048 | |
| 51,300 | | | Scholastic Corp.(a) | | | 1,595,430 | |
| 29,900 | | | Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. | | | 964,873 | |
| 19,500 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 659,685 | |
| 105,300 | | | The DIRECTV Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,429,271 | |
| 104,000 | | | The Walt Disney Co. | | | 3,580,720 | |
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| 156,600 | | | Time Warner, Inc. | | $ | 3,088,152 | |
| 16,000 | | | USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 749,920 | |
| 46,800 | | | Viacom, Inc. - Class B(a) | | | 1,923,948 | |
| 23,600 | | | Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC - ADR | | | 1,884,696 | |
| 16,300 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 941,488 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $77,919,933) | | | 87,835,905 | |
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$ | 137,050 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | $ | 137,050 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $137,050) | | | 137,050 | |
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Total Investments (Cost $78,056,983) 97.9% | | | 87,972,955 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 2.1% | | | 1,875,527 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 89,848,482 | |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Broadcast & Cable TV | | | 17.0% |
Movies & Entertainment | | | 14.9% |
Restaurants | | | 10.3% |
Publishing | | | 10.1% |
Packaged Foods & Meats | | | 5.9% |
Household Products | | | 5.8% |
Leisure Products | | | 5.8% |
Agriculture Products | | | 4.9% |
Food Retail | | | 4.2% |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines | | | 4.1% |
Food Distributors | | | 3.8% |
Soft Drinks | | | 3.0% |
Personal Products | | | 2.8% |
Tobacco | | | 2.2% |
Computer Hardware | | | 0.9% |
Leisure Facilities | | | 0.8% |
Internet Software Services | | | 0.7% |
Drug Retail | | | 0.6% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
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ICON Materials Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Common Stocks (96.9%) |
| 78,100 | | | Air Products & Chemical, Inc. | | $ | 5,770,809 | |
| 103,000 | | | Albemarle Corp. | | | 4,258,020 | |
| 70,100 | | | Alcan, Inc. - ADR | | | 3,659,220 | |
| 153,100 | | | Alcoa, Inc. | | | 5,190,090 | |
| 22,300 | | | Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,379,187 | |
| 10,900 | | | American Standard Cos., Inc. | | | 577,918 | |
| 45,000 | | | Arcelor Mittal - Class A | | | 2,380,050 | |
| 76,000 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 3,484,600 | |
| 15,200 | | | Barrick Gold Corp. - ADR | | | 433,960 | |
| 68,900 | | | Bemis Co., Inc. | | | 2,300,571 | |
| 25,000 | | | BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR | | | 1,211,250 | |
| 7,400 | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | | | 595,182 | |
| 14,800 | | | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 1,787,248 | |
| 18,800 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 1,260,164 | |
| 40,400 | | | Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - ADR | | | 1,494,396 | |
| 45,900 | | | Crown Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,122,714 | |
| 19,500 | | | Cytec Industries, Inc. | | | 1,096,680 | |
| 25,000 | | | Dow Chemical Co. | | | 1,146,500 | |
| 14,700 | | | Dril-Quip, Inc.(a) | | | 636,216 | |
| 245,000 | | | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 12,110,350 | |
| 26,900 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 1,200,547 | |
| 66,200 | | | Ferro Corp. | | | 1,430,582 | |
| 25,000 | | | FMC Corp. | | | 1,885,750 | |
| 47,500 | | | Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc. - Class B | | $ | 3,144,025 | |
| 20,000 | | | Greif, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,222,200 | |
| 254,900 | | | Hercules, Inc.(a) | | | 4,980,746 | |
| 23,700 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 1,119,114 | |
| 23,400 | | | Joy Global, Inc. | | | 1,003,860 | |
| 15,500 | | | Lafarge S.A. - ADR | | | 608,995 | |
| 94,600 | | | Lubrizol Corp. | | | 4,874,738 | |
| 31,800 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 4,299,360 | |
| 33,900 | | | Monsanto Co. | | | 1,863,144 | |
| 217,600 | | | Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 4,064,768 | |
| 8,000 | | | National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(a) | | | 622,320 | |
| 19,700 | | | Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 827,203 | |
| 44,800 | | | NN, Inc. | | | 559,552 | |
| 18,200 | | | Northwest Pipe Co.(a) | | | 724,906 | |
| 4,100 | | | PotashCorp of Saskatchewan, Inc. | | | 655,713 | |
| 53,900 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 3,789,709 | |
| 109,900 | | | Praxair, Inc. | | | 6,919,304 | |
| 15,800 | | | Quanex Corp. | | | 669,130 | |
| 27,400 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 1,326,160 | |
| 10,400 | | | Rexam PLC - ADR | | | 565,240 | |
| 219,400 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 5,068,140 | |
| 23,900 | | | RTI International Metals, Inc.(a) | | | 2,175,139 | |
| 57,200 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 1,807,520 | |
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| 26,600 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 1,359,526 | |
| 25,000 | | | Southern Copper Corp. | | | 1,791,500 | |
| 33,200 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 1,434,240 | |
| 26,700 | | | Syngenta AG - ADR | | | 1,015,935 | |
| 9,800 | | | Terex Corp.(a) | | | 703,248 | |
| 12,000 | | | Texas Industries, Inc. | | | 906,360 | |
| 10,700 | | | The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | | | 471,121 | |
| 12,300 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 1,249,065 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $101,771,535) | | | 120,233,985 | |
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Short-Term Investments (2.6%) |
$ | 3,192,903 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | $ | 3,192,903 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,192,903) | | | 3,192,903 | |
Total Investments 99.5% (Cost $104,964,438) | | | 123,426,888 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.5% | | | 617,393 | |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 124,044,281 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
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# | | BBH Time Deposits are considered short-term obligations and are payable on demand. Interest rates change periodically on specified dates. The rates listed are as of March 31, 2007. |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
30 Schedule of Investments
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
| | | |
Diversified Chemicals | | | 19.4% |
Specialty Chemicals | | | 14.4% |
Metal & Glass Containers | | | 10.3% |
Steel | | | 10.3% |
Industrial Gases | | | 10.2% |
Aluminum | | | 7.1% |
Diversified Metals & Mining | | | 6.7% |
Construction Materials | | | 5.6% |
Paper Packaging | | | 3.3% |
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals | | | 3.2% |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks | | | 2.4% |
Railroads | | | 1.5% |
Gold | | | 1.0% |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 1.0% |
Building Products | | | 0.5% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Schedule of Investments 31
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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Shares | | Value |
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|
Common Stocks (97.3%) |
| 10,000 | | | ADC Telecommunications, Inc.(a) | | $ | 167,400 | |
| 8,400 | | | AGL Resources, Inc. | | | 358,848 | |
| 25,000 | | | Allegheny Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 1,228,500 | |
| 4,000 | | | Allete, Inc. | | | 186,480 | |
| 50,806 | | | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | | | 2,428,019 | |
| 42,500 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 2,071,875 | |
| 7,500 | | | American States Water Co. | | | 276,525 | |
| 12,500 | | | Apple Computer, Inc.(a) | | | 1,161,375 | |
| 550,000 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 21,686,500 | |
| 18,200 | | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 569,296 | |
| 10,075 | | | BCE, Inc. - ADR | | | 284,921 | |
| 32,000 | | | Belden CDT, Inc. | | | 1,714,880 | |
| 57,400 | | | BT Group PLC - ADR | | | 3,444,574 | |
| 7,500 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 134,550 | |
| 42,500 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 1,085,025 | |
| 43,250 | | | Comcast Corp. - Class A(a) | | | 1,122,338 | |
| 4,000 | | | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - ADR | | | 135,160 | |
| 2,500 | | | Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - ADR | | | 121,625 | |
| 17,000 | | | Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | | $ | 868,020 | |
| 40,000 | | | Constellation Energy Group | | | 3,478,000 | |
| 2,000 | | | CPFL Energia S.A. - ADR | | | 84,600 | |
| 40,000 | | | Dominion Resources, Inc. of Virginia | | | 3,550,800 | |
| 34,500 | | | Edison International | | | 1,694,985 | |
| 12,500 | | | El Paso Electric Co.(a) | | | 329,375 | |
| 10,000 | | | Embarq Corp. | | | 563,500 | |
| 32,000 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 1,378,880 | |
| 37,500 | | | Enersis S.A. - ADR | | | 610,875 | |
| 22,000 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | 2,308,240 | |
| 13,800 | | | Equitable Resources, Inc. | | | 666,816 | |
| 80,000 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 5,496,800 | |
| 35,300 | | | First Energy Corp. | | | 2,338,272 | |
| 45,200 | | | FPL Group, Inc. | | | 2,764,884 | |
| 21,800 | | | France Telecom S.A. - ADR | | | 575,520 | |
| 33,000 | | | General Cable Corp.(a) | | | 1,763,190 | |
| 25,000 | | | Hubbell, Inc. - Class B | | | 1,206,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | II-VI, Inc.(a) | | | 1,692,500 | |
| 2,500 | | | Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | | | 138,775 | |
| 6,000 | | | International Power PLC - ADR | | | 471,060 | |
| 55,000 | | | Koninklijke (Royal) KPN N.V. - ADR | | | 859,650 | |
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| 5,000 | | | Korea Electric Power Corp. - ADR | | $ | 100,000 | |
| 24,500 | | | KT Corp. - ADR | | | 548,555 | |
| 5,000 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 485,100 | |
| 23,000 | | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 661,020 | |
| 11,300 | | | National Grid PLC - ADR | | | 890,553 | |
| 14,500 | | | Northeast Utilities | | | 475,165 | |
| 73,500 | | | NRG Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 5,294,940 | |
| 15,000 | | | NSTAR | | | 526,800 | |
| 12,000 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 465,600 | |
| 21,400 | | | Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 897,944 | |
| 81,700 | | | Partner Communications Co., Ltd. | | | 1,209,160 | |
| 15,000 | | | Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | 435,300 | |
| 15,000 | | | PG&E Corp. | | | 724,050 | |
| 22,800 | | | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. - ADR | | | 1,203,840 | |
| 25,000 | | | PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 807,500 | |
| 45,500 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 1,860,950 | |
| 11,000 | | | PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia - ADR | | | 474,540 | |
| 7,500 | | | Puget Energy, Inc. | | | 192,600 | |
| 33,000 | | | Questar Corp. | | | 2,943,930 | |
| 135,000 | | | Qwest Communications International, Inc.(a) | | | 1,213,650 | |
| 30,000 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 1,830,300 | |
| 5,500 | | | Siemens AG - ADR | | | 589,600 | |
| 23,700 | | | Sierra Pacific Resources(a) | | $ | 411,906 | |
| 3,200 | | | South Jersey Industries, Inc. | | | 121,760 | |
| 82,200 | | | Southern Co. | | | 3,012,630 | |
| 15,200 | | | Southern Union Co. | | | 461,928 | |
| 11,000 | | | Southwest Gas Corp. | | | 427,570 | |
| 19,700 | | | Telecom Italia S.p.A. - ADR | | | 564,602 | |
| 5,000 | | | Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A. - ADR | | | 128,050 | |
| 44,966 | | | Telefonica S.A. - ADR | | | 2,985,742 | |
| 37,100 | | | Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. - ADR | | | 1,239,140 | |
| 33,900 | | | Telekom Austria AG - ADR | | | 1,709,916 | |
| 48,400 | | | Telenor ASA - ADR | | | 2,573,428 | |
| 10,000 | | | Telus Corp. | | | 500,000 | |
| 50,000 | | | The AES Corp.(a) | | | 1,076,000 | |
| 28,000 | | | Thomas & Betts Corp.(a) | | | 1,366,960 | |
| 15,200 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 405,992 | |
| 7,500 | | | UniSource Energy Corp. | | | 281,625 | |
| 80,000 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 3,033,600 | |
| 50,000 | | | Vodafone Group PLC - ADR | | | 1,343,000 | |
| 2,500 | | | Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 121,300 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $98,349,010) | | | 116,614,879 | |
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Schedule of Investments 33
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Principal Amount | | Value |
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Short-Term Investments (4.6%) |
$ | 5,462,912 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman Time Deposit, 4.69%, 04/02/07# | | $ | 5,462,912 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,462,912) | | | 5,462,912 | |
Total Investments 101.9% (Cost $103,811,922) | | | 122,077,791 | |
Liabilities Less Other Assets (1.9)% | | | (2,252,808 | ) |
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Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 119,824,983 | |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
|
# | | BBH Time Deposits are considered short-term obligations and are payable on demand. Interest rates change periodically on specified dates. The rates listed are as of March 31, 2007. |
|
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
34 Schedule of Investments
Industry Composition
March 31, 2007
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Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | 35.5% |
Electric Utilities | | | 21.9% |
Multi-Utilities | | | 9.6% |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | | | 8.5% |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 7.6% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 5.1% |
Gas Utilities | | | 5.0% |
Communications Equipment | | | 1.0% |
Computer Hardware | | | 1.0% |
Broadcast & Cable TV | | | 0.9% |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 0.5% |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 0.4% |
Water Utilities | | | 0.3% |
Percentages are based upon net assets.
Schedule of Investments 35
Six Month Hypothetical Expense Example
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
As a shareholder of a Fund you may pay two types of fees: transaction fees and fund-related fees. Certain funds charge transactions fees, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees. Funds also incur various ongoing expenses, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses, which are indirectly paid by shareholders.
This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the various ICON Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the six-month period (10/1/06 - 3/31/07).
Actual Expenses
The first line in the table for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Example includes, but is not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the Example does not include client specific fees, such as the $10 fee charged to IRA accounts, or the $15 fee charged for wire redemptions. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for each Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line in the table for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees that may be charged by other funds. Therefore, this information is useful in comparing ongoing costs
only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| | Beginning
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| | Account
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| | | Expenses Paid
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| | Value
| | | Value
| | | During Period
| | | Expense Ratio
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| | 10/1/06 | | | 3/31/07 | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07* | | | 10/1/06-3/31/07 | |
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,072.70 | | | $ | 6.56 | | | | 1.27% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.67 | | | | 6.39 | | | | | |
ICON Energy Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,156.80 | | | | 6.51 | | | | 1.21% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.97 | | | | 6.09 | | | | | |
ICON Financial Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,038.40 | | | | 6.05 | | | | 1.19% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.07 | | | | 5.99 | | | | | |
ICON Healthcare Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,032.90 | | | | 6.23 | | | | 1.23% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.87 | | | | 6.19 | | | | | |
ICON Industrials Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,100.90 | | | | 7.02 | | | | 1.34% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.32 | | | | 6.74 | | | | | |
ICON Information Technology Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,055.00 | | | | 6.40 | | | | 1.25% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.77 | | | | 6.29 | | | | | |
ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,084.30 | | | | 6.96 | | | | 1.34% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.32 | | | | 6.74 | | | | | |
ICON Materials Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,216.90 | | | | 7.79 | | | | 1.41% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.97 | | | | 7.09 | | | | | |
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,194.40 | | | | 7.33 | | | | 1.34% | |
Hypothetical Example (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.32 | | | | 6.74 | | | | | |
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* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s six month expense ratio annualized, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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| | ICON
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| | Consumer
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
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| | Discretionary
| | | Energy
| | | Financial
| | | Healthcare
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| | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at cost | | $ | 147,022,115 | | | $ | 393,491,299 | | | $ | 298,354,544 | | | $ | 446,825,039 | |
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Investments, at value | | | 160,216,236 | | | | 626,720,077 | | | | 336,140,973 | | | | 521,014,203 | |
Cash | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 70,610 | | | | 1,156,157 | | | | 150,507 | | | | 553,682 | |
Investments sold | | | 9,327,728 | | | | 1,436,438 | | | | 9,176,524 | | | | - | |
Interest | | | 92,461 | | | | 1,806 | | | | 366,487 | | | | 5,182 | |
Dividends | | | - | | | | 346,388 | | | | - | | | | 302,625 | |
Other assets | | | 40,015 | | | | 79,833 | | | | 48,414 | | | | 70,466 | |
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Total Assets | | | 169,747,050 | | | | 629,740,699 | | | | 345,882,905 | | | | 521,946,158 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Due to custodian bank | | | 67,252 | | | | - | | | | 349,815 | | | | - | |
Interest | | | 4,266 | | | | - | | | | 1,154 | | | | - | |
Investments bought | | | 8,909,013 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 253,988 | | | | 2,304,947 | | | | 483,014 | | | | 644,387 | |
Advisory fees | | | 137,700 | | | | 511,158 | | | | 295,970 | | | | 442,823 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 5,180 | | | | 14,581 | | | | 8,820 | | | | 12,783 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 24,734 | | | | 103,324 | | | | 36,490 | | | | 83,240 | |
Administration fees | | | 6,484 | | | | 24,959 | | | | 13,939 | | | | 21,364 | |
Trustee fees | | | 7,162 | | | | 26,877 | | | | 15,392 | | | | 23,080 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 268 | | | | 11,937 | | | | 28,094 | | | | 18,071 | |
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Total Liabilities | | | 9,416,047 | | | | 2,997,783 | | | | 1,232,688 | | | | 1,245,748 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 160,331,003 | | | $ | 626,742,916 | | | $ | 344,650,217 | | | $ | 520,700,410 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 145,398,292 | | | $ | 353,600,221 | | | $ | 293,891,219 | | | $ | 420,792,605 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | | (124,804 | ) | | | 2,023,527 | | | | 262,566 | | | | (1,112,327 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments | | | 1,863,394 | | | | 37,890,390 | | | | 12,710,003 | | | | 26,830,968 | |
Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 13,194,121 | | | | 233,228,778 | | | | 37,786,429 | | | | 74,189,164 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 160,331,003 | | | $ | 626,742,916 | | | $ | 344,650,217 | | | $ | 520,700,410 | |
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Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) | | | 12,346,970 | | | | 18,771,214 | | | | 24,100,325 | | | | 30,553,285 | |
Net asset value (offering and redemption price per share) | | $ | 12.99 | | | $ | 33.39 | | | $ | 14.30 | | | $ | 17.04 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | ICON
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ICON
| | | Information
| | | ICON Leisure
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
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Industrials
| | | Technology
| | | and Consumer
| | | Materials
| | | Telecommunication
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Fund | | | Fund | | | Staples Fund | | | Fund | | | & Utilities Fund | |
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$ | 91,519,182 | | | $ | 193,519,993 | | | $ | 78,056,983 | | | $ | 104,964,438 | | | $ | 103,811,922 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 101,009,118 | | | | 225,364,367 | | | | 87,972,955 | | | | 123,426,888 | | | | 122,077,791 | |
| 8,217 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,403 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25,288 | | | | 111,309 | | | | 28,579 | | | | 288,987 | | | | 130,420 | |
| 526,965 | | | | 2,025,066 | | | | 1,989,970 | | | | 3,384,044 | | | | - | |
| 1,860 | | | | 26,264 | | | | 36 | | | | 822 | | | | 1,406 | |
| 94,851 | | | | - | | | | 72,353 | | | | 100,818 | | | | 156,021 | |
| 31,922 | | | | 41,467 | | | | 26,202 | | | | 38,308 | | | | 31,478 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 101,698,221 | | | | 227,568,473 | | | | 90,090,095 | | | | 127,239,867 | | | | 122,401,519 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 2,198,994 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 6,998 | | | | 2,220 | | | | 215 | | | | - | |
| 352,130 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,789,182 | | | | 2,295,031 | |
| 157,103 | | | | 282,130 | | | | 124,943 | | | | 241,382 | | | | 136,059 | |
| 86,801 | | | | 192,782 | | | | 76,771 | | | | 102,572 | | | | 96,868 | |
| 4,686 | | | | 6,351 | | | | 3,543 | | | | 4,068 | | | | 4,216 | |
| 31,200 | | | | 28,327 | | | | 21,029 | | | | 46,231 | | | | 22,092 | |
| 4,276 | | | | 9,258 | | | | 3,586 | | | | 4,896 | | | | 4,553 | |
| 4,516 | | | | 10,027 | | | | 3,992 | | | | 5,343 | | | | 5,053 | |
| 317 | | | | 16,795 | | | | 5,529 | | | | 1,697 | | | | 12,664 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 641,029 | | | | 2,751,662 | | | | 241,613 | | | | 3,195,586 | | | | 2,576,536 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 101,057,192 | | | $ | 224,816,811 | | | $ | 89,848,482 | | | $ | 124,044,281 | | | $ | 119,824,983 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 87,689,399 | | | $ | 236,179,914 | | | $ | 77,738,342 | | | $ | 93,190,972 | | | $ | 90,935,513 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55,015 | | | | (715,574 | ) | | | 255,090 | | | | 291,055 | | | | 467,544 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,822,842 | | | | (42,491,903 | ) | | | 1,939,078 | | | | 12,099,804 | | | | 10,156,057 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9,489,936 | | | | 31,844,374 | | | | 9,915,972 | | | | 18,462,450 | | | | 18,265,869 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 101,057,192 | | | $ | 224,816,811 | | | $ | 89,848,482 | | | $ | 124,044,281 | | | $ | 119,824,983 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10,971,769 | | | | 24,425,841 | | | | 9,018,987 | | | | 9,843,116 | | | | 14,348,340 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 9.21 | | | $ | 9.20 | | | $ | 9.96 | | | $ | 12.60 | | | $ | 8.35 | |
Statements of Operations
For the period ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
�� | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ICON
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
| | | ICON
| |
| | Discretionary
| | | Energy
| | | Financial
| | | Healthcare
| |
| | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | |
Investment Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 44,883 | | | $ | 165,765 | | | $ | 52,945 | | | $ | 254,884 | |
Dividends | | | 773,146 | | | | 6,178,763 | | | | 3,440,800 | | | | 2,085,348 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 818,029 | | | | 6,344,528 | | | | 3,493,745 | | | | 2,340,232 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 738,124 | | | | 3,398,291 | | | | 1,922,438 | | | | 2,803,397 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 18,422 | | | | 82,108 | | | | 46,431 | | | | 67,595 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 68,097 | | | | 268,314 | | | | 109,513 | | | | 230,578 | |
Administration fees | | | 34,078 | | | | 159,101 | | | | 88,748 | | | | 130,172 | |
Registration fees | | | 16,511 | | | | 27,498 | | | | 18,123 | | | | 25,068 | |
Insurance expense | | | 4,136 | | | | 27,977 | | | | 9,905 | | | | 17,535 | |
Trustee fees and expenses | | | 4,537 | | | | 19,742 | | | | 12,699 | | | | 18,953 | |
Interest expense | | | 30,640 | | | | 60,427 | | | | 15,001 | | | | 52,623 | |
Other expenses | | | 32,035 | | | | 127,198 | | | | 75,920 | | | | 120,452 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses before transfer agent earnings credit | | | 946,580 | | | | 4,170,656 | | | | 2,298,778 | | | | 3,466,373 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Transfer agent earnings credit | | | (3,747 | ) | | | (17,314 | ) | | | (9,570 | ) | | | (13,814 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 942,833 | | | | 4,153,342 | | | | 2,289,208 | | | | 3,452,559 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | (124,804 | ) | | | 2,191,186 | | | | 1,204,537 | | | | (1,112,327 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions | | | 4,674,572 | | | | 41,305,694 | | | | 14,649,271 | | | | 26,830,969 | |
Change in unrealized net appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 3,218,329 | | | | 49,643,601 | | | | 81,857 | | | | (9,727,651 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on Investments | | | 7,892,901 | | | | 90,949,295 | | | | 14,731,128 | | | | 17,103,318 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 7,768,097 | | | $ | 93,140,481 | | | $ | 15,935,665 | | | $ | 15,990,991 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | ICON
| | | | | | | | | ICON
| |
ICON
| | | Information
| | | ICON Leisure
| | | ICON
| | | Telecommunication
| |
Industrials
| | | Technology
| | | and Consumer
| | | Materials
| | | & Utilities
| |
Fund | | | Fund | | | Staples Fund | | | Fund | | | Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 38,413 | | | $ | 24,557 | | | $ | 31,901 | | | $ | 21,892 | | | $ | 37,021 | |
| 614,514 | | | | 839,311 | | | | 1,093,267 | | | | 1,318,948 | | | | 1,461,002 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,632 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 652,927 | | | | 863,868 | | | | 1,125,168 | | | | 1,339,208 | | | | 1,498,023 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 436,494 | | | | 1,265,776 | | | | 485,207 | | | | 584,652 | | | | 583,365 | |
| 11,732 | | | | 30,987 | | | | 12,856 | | | | 14,937 | | | | 15,356 | |
| 68,834 | | | | 90,571 | | | | 72,310 | | | | 108,947 | | | | 68,175 | |
| 20,152 | | | | 58,433 | | | | 22,399 | | | | 26,991 | | | | 26,932 | |
| 12,356 | | | | 16,762 | | | | 11,702 | | | | 15,430 | | | | 13,567 | |
| 4,288 | | | | 5,862 | | | | 1,822 | | | | 5,077 | | | | 2,410 | |
| 3,317 | | | | 9,014 | | | | 4,516 | | | | 4,992 | | | | 5,398 | |
| 1,370 | | | | 49,750 | | | | 7,306 | | | | 25,693 | | | | 24,386 | |
| 28,281 | | | | 58,635 | | | | 34,775 | | | | 38,773 | | | | 44,771 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 586,824 | | | | 1,585,790 | | | | 652,893 | | | | 825,492 | | | | 784,360 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2,171 | ) | | | (6,348 | ) | | | (2,442 | ) | | | (2,899 | ) | | | (2,851 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 584,653 | | | | 1,579,442 | | | | 650,451 | | | | 822,593 | | | | 781,509 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68,274 | | | | (715,574 | ) | | | 474,717 | | | | 516,615 | | | | 716,514 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6,582,861 | | | | 9,513,775 | | | | 2,268,058 | | | | 12,099,977 | | | | 11,549,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 545,672 | | | | 4,842,896 | | | | 5,370,689 | | | | 9,659,322 | | | | 8,809,394 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7,128,533 | | | | 14,356,671 | | | | 7,638,747 | | | | 21,759,299 | | | | 20,358,644 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 7,196,807 | | | $ | 13,641,097 | | | $ | 8,113,464 | | | $ | 22,275,914 | | | $ | 21,075,158 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund | |
| | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | $ | (124,804 | ) | | $ | (711,624 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions | | | 4,674,572 | | | | (1,974,252 | ) |
Net realized gain from foreign currency translations | | | - | | | | - | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | 3,218,329 | | | | (2,215,040 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,768,097 | | | | (4,900,916 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gains | | | - | | | | (15,842,362 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net decrease from dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | (15,842,362 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 84,482,621 | | | | 169,800,249 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 15,740,469 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (42,711,786 | ) | | | (223,427,131 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions | | | 41,770,835 | | | | (37,886,413 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | 49,538,932 | | | | (58,629,691 | ) |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 110,792,071 | | | | 169,421,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 160,331,003 | | | $ | 110,792,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transactions in Fund Shares | | | | | | | | |
Share Sold | | | 6,463,949 | | | | 13,890,840 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 1,362,806 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (3,266,550 | ) | | | (18,549,943 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) | | | 3,197,399 | | | | (3,296,297 | ) |
Shares outstanding beginning of period | | | 9,149,571 | | | | 12,445,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding end of period | | | 12,346,970 | | | | 9,149,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Purchase and Sales of Investment Securities (excluding short-term securities) | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of securities | | $ | 119,145,366 | | | $ | 269,340,097 | |
Proceeds from sales of securities | | | 78,307,342 | | | | 323,712,014 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | $ | (124,804 | ) | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | ICON Energy Fund | | | ICON Financial Fund | |
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 2,191,186 | | | $ | (1,539,702 | ) | | $ | 1,204,537 | | | $ | 2,917,573 | |
| | | | | 41,305,694 | | | | 97,201,478 | | | | 14,649,271 | | | | 19,921,934 | |
| | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 49,643,601 | | | | (135,974,290 | ) | | | 81,857 | | | | 14,885,101 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 93,140,481 | | | | (40,312,514 | ) | | | 15,935,665 | | | | 37,724,608 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | - | | | | (2,256,525 | ) | | | (3,859,545 | ) | | | (1,744,311 | ) |
| | | | | (71,884,906 | ) | | | (23,251,426 | ) | | | (15,342,221 | ) | | | (16,113,682 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (71,884,906 | ) | | | (25,507,951 | ) | | | (19,201,766 | ) | | | (17,857,993 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 75,169,202 | | | | 381,970,561 | | | | 60,310,100 | | | | 225,592,853 | |
| | | | | 66,740,457 | | | | 24,368,155 | | | | 18,814,482 | | | | 17,760,399 | |
| | | | | (324,788,562 | ) | | | (561,109,848 | ) | | | (99,822,056 | ) | | | (105,489,351 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (182,878,903 | ) | | | (154,771,132 | ) | | | (20,697,474 | ) | | | 137,863,901 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (161,623,328 | ) | | | (220,591,597 | ) | | | (23,963,575 | ) | | | 157,730,516 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 788,366,244 | | | | 1,008,957,841 | | | | 368,613,792 | | | | 210,883,276 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 626,742,916 | | | $ | 788,366,244 | | | $ | 344,650,217 | | | $ | 368,613,792 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2,370,200 | | | | 11,049,736 | | | | 4,022,129 | | | | 16,117,798 | |
| | | | | 2,077,847 | | | | 760,300 | | | | 1,267,822 | | | | 1,353,679 | |
| | | | | (10,409,594 | ) | | | (16,964,736 | ) | | | (6,670,277 | ) | | | (7,698,732 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (5,961,547 | ) | | | (5,154,700 | ) | | | (1,380,326 | ) | | | 9,772,745 | |
| | | | | 24,732,761 | | | | 29,887,461 | | | | 25,480,651 | | | | 15,707,906 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 18,771,214 | | | | 24,732,761 | | | | 24,100,325 | | | | 25,480,651 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 1,706,550 | | | $ | 213,408,134 | | | $ | 164,279,235 | | | $ | 526,674,690 | |
| | | | | 207,956,239 | | | | 408,025,665 | | | | 210,909,872 | | | | 404,037,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 2,023,527 | | | $ | (167,659 | ) | | $ | 262,566 | | | $ | 2,917,574 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Healthcare Fund | |
| | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | $ | (1,112,327 | ) | | $ | (3,659,319 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions | | | 26,830,969 | | | | 58,118,854 | |
Net realized gain from foreign currency translations | | | - | | | | - | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | (9,727,651 | ) | | | (45,909,243 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 15,990,991 | | | | 8,550,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gains | | | (43,433,266 | ) | | | (10,591,515 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net decrease from dividends and distributions | | | (43,433,266 | ) | | | (10,591,515 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 120,515,489 | | | | 403,323,627 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 39,813,766 | | | | 9,893,314 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (258,388,619 | ) | | | (447,733,008 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions | | | (98,059,364 | ) | | | (34,516,067 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | (125,501,639 | ) | | | (36,557,290 | ) |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 646,202,049 | | | | 682,759,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 520,700,410 | | | $ | 646,202,049 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transactions in Fund Shares | | | | | | | | |
Share Sold | | | 6,873,634 | | | | 22,417,731 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 2,401,313 | | | | 557,019 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (14,724,154 | ) | | | (25,034,402 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) | | | (5,449,207 | ) | | | (2,059,652 | ) |
Shares outstanding beginning of period | | | 36,002,492 | | | | 38,062,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding end of period | | | 30,553,285 | | | | 36,002,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Purchase and Sales of Investment Securities (excluding short-term securities) | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of securities | | $ | 54,158,573 | | | $ | 394,109,360 | |
Proceeds from sales of securities | | | 193,721,310 | | | | 446,505,389 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | $ | (1,112,327 | ) | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ICON Industrials Fund | | | ICON Information Technology Fund | |
Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 68,274 | | | $ | (654,991 | ) | | $ | (715,574 | ) | | $ | (1,595,172 | ) |
| 6,582,861 | | | | 52,064,019 | | | | 9,513,775 | | | | 2,580,097 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 545,672 | | | | (34,755,918 | ) | | | 4,842,896 | | | | (5,472,197 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7,196,807 | | | | 16,653,110 | | | | 13,641,097 | | | | (4,487,272 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (29,288 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (30,562,108 | ) | | | (6,835,273 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (30,591,396 | ) | | | (6,835,273 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35,685,592 | | | | 70,147,062 | | | | 46,544,791 | | | | 175,022,474 | |
| 30,151,213 | | | | 6,801,064 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (47,399,674 | ) | | | (197,386,921 | ) | | | (77,357,531 | ) | | | (148,620,178 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18,437,131 | | | | (120,438,795 | ) | | | (30,812,740 | ) | | | 26,402,296 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (4,957,458 | ) | | | (110,620,958 | ) | | | (17,171,643 | ) | | | 21,915,024 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 106,014,650 | | | | 216,635,608 | | | | 241,988,454 | | | | 220,073,430 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 101,057,192 | | | $ | 106,014,650 | | | $ | 224,816,811 | | | $ | 241,988,454 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,491,208 | | | | 5,011,944 | | | | 4,919,264 | | | | 20,144,351 | |
| 3,426,275 | | | | 543,216 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (3,964,865 | ) | | | (14,600,539 | ) | | | (8,246,009 | ) | | | (17,698,365 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,952,618 | | | | (9,045,379 | ) | | | (3,326,745 | ) | | | 2,445,986 | |
| 8,019,151 | | | | 17,064,530 | | | | 27,752,586 | | | | 25,306,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10,971,769 | | | | 8,019,151 | | | | 24,425,841 | | | | 27,752,586 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 72,981,252 | | | $ | 188,989,372 | | | $ | 88,763,871 | | | $ | 432,267,414 | |
| 81,204,674 | | | | 319,518,181 | | | | 120,143,517 | | | | 406,207,512 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 55,015 | | | $ | 16,029 | | | $ | (715,574 | ) | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund | |
| | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
| | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | $ | 474,717 | | | $ | (351,244 | ) |
Net realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions | | | 2,268,058 | | | | (110,039 | ) |
Net realized gain from foreign currency translations | | | - | | | | 2,784 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | 5,370,689 | | | | 452,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 8,113,464 | | | | (5,735 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (219,627 | ) | | | - | |
Net realized gains | | | (38,584 | ) | | | (9,538,955 | ) |
Return of Capital | | | - | | | | (34,857 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net decrease from dividends and distributions | | | (258,211 | ) | | | (9,573,812 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund Share Transactions | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 37,075,597 | | | | 42,533,627 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 238,048 | | | | 8,013,754 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (23,456,456 | ) | | | (20,242,047 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) from fund share transactions | | | 13,857,189 | | | | 30,305,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | 21,712,442 | | | | 20,725,787 | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 68,136,040 | | | | 47,410,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 89,848,482 | | | $ | 68,136,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transactions in Fund Shares | | | | | | | | |
Share Sold | | | 3,986,190 | | | | 4,626,945 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 23,949 | | | | 900,421 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (2,388,747 | ) | | | (2,093,062 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) | | | 1,621,392 | | | | 3,434,304 | |
Shares outstanding beginning of period | | | 7,397,595 | | | | 3,963,291 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding end of period | | | 9,018,987 | | | | 7,397,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Purchase and Sales of Investment Securities (excluding short-term securities) | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of securities | | $ | 76,953,214 | | | $ | 129,436,793 | |
Proceeds from sales of securities | | | 65,035,539 | | | | 109,381,086 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss) | | $ | 255,090 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ICON Materials Fund | | | ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund | |
Period ended
| | | Year ended
| | | Period ended
| | | Year ended
| |
March 31,
| | | September 30,
| | | March 31,
| | | September 30,
| |
2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | | | 2007 (unaudited) | | | 2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 516,615 | | | $ | 1,129,408 | | | $ | 716,514 | | | $ | 1,318,975 | |
| 12,099,977 | | | | 20,331,914 | | | | 11,549,250 | | | | 13,921,397 | |
| - | | | | (22,334 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9,659,322 | | | | (8,247,321 | ) | | | 8,809,394 | | | | (12,032,876 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22,275,914 | | | | 13,191,667 | | | | 21,075,158 | | | | 3,207,496 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1,332,635 | ) | | | (236,508 | ) | | | (1,406,911 | ) | | | (1,880,275 | ) |
| (11,756,758 | ) | | | (9,051,351 | ) | | | (8,089,030 | ) | | | (9,640,653 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (13,089,393 | ) | | | (9,287,859 | ) | | | (9,495,941 | ) | | | (11,520,928 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32,629,390 | | | | 150,400,169 | | | | 33,740,551 | | | | 74,670,691 | |
| 12,497,890 | | | | 8,769,250 | | | | 9,342,455 | | | | 11,345,862 | |
| (65,366,859 | ) | | | (127,545,242 | ) | | | (54,599,262 | ) | | | (78,591,644 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (20,239,579 | ) | | | 31,624,177 | | | | (11,516,256 | ) | | | 7,424,909 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (11,053,058 | ) | | | 35,527,985 | | | | 62,961 | | | | (888,523 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 135,097,339 | | | | 99,569,354 | | | | 119,762,022 | | | | 120,650,545 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 124,044,281 | | | $ | 135,097,339 | | | $ | 119,824,983 | | | $ | 119,762,022 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,651,186 | | | | 12,578,419 | | | | 4,279,788 | | | | 10,006,996 | |
| 1,084,886 | | | | 825,717 | | | | 1,207,036 | | | | 1,644,205 | |
| (5,470,746 | ) | | | (10,637,952 | ) | | | (6,782,907 | ) | | | (10,581,608 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1,734,674 | ) | | | 2,766,184 | | | | (1,296,083 | ) | | | 1,069,593 | |
| 11,577,790 | | | | 8,811,606 | | | | 15,644,423 | | | | 14,574,830 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9,843,116 | | | | 11,577,790 | | | | 14,348,340 | | | | 15,644,423 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 50,159,801 | | | $ | 286,596,817 | | | $ | 99,280,432 | | | $ | 166,415,855 | |
| 87,489,402 | | | | 262,570,119 | | | | 121,926,729 | | | | 169,449,797 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 291,055 | | | $ | 1,107,175 | | | $ | 467,544 | | | $ | 1,157,941 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income from investment operations | | | Less dividends | |
| | Net asset
| | | Net
| | | Net realized
| | | | | | Dividends
| | | Distributions
| |
| | value,
| | | investment
| | | and unrealized
| | | Total from
| | | from net
| | | from net
| |
| | beginning
| | | income/
| | | gains/(losses)
| | | investment
| | | investment
| | | realized
| |
| | of period | | | (loss)(x) | | | on investments | | | operations | | | income | | | gains | |
|
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | $ | 12.11 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 0.89 | | | $ | 0.88 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 13.61 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.73 | | | | - | | | | (2.23 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 12.70 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.91 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 11.79 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.91 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 10.12 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.67 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 8.96 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.16 | | | | - | | | | - | |
ICON Energy Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | | 31.88 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 4.87 | | | | - | | | | (3.36 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 33.76 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 21.81 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 11.85 | | | | 11.95 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 13.70 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 8.15 | | | | 8.11 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 11.84 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 1.90 | | | | 1.86 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 11.29 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | |
ICON Financial Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | | 14.47 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 13.43 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 1.99 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.36 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.12 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 10.78 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 2.64 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 8.84 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 12.04 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | - | | | | (2.11 | ) |
| |
(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
(a) | Amount less than $0.005. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
* | Total return calculation is for the period indicated. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Average
| | | | | | Ratio of net
| | | | |
and distributions | | | | | | Net assets,
| | | net assets
| | | Ratio of
| | | investment
| | | | |
Total
| | | Net asset
| | | | | | end of
| | | for the
| | | expenses
| | | income/(loss)
| | | Portfolio
| |
dividends and
| | | value, end
| | | Total
| | | period (in
| | | period (in
| | | to average
| | | to average
| | | turnover
| |
distributions | | | of period | | | return* | | | thousands) | | | thousands) | | | net assets(b) | | | net assets(b) | | | rate | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
$ | - | | | $ | 12.99 | | | | 7.27 | % | | $ | 160,331 | | | $ | 148,303 | | | | 1.27 | % | | | (0.17 | )% | | | 53.61 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2.23 | ) | | | 12.11 | | | | 6.20 | % | | | 110,792 | | | | 156,240 | | | | 1.32 | % | | | (0.46 | )% | | | 173.83 | % |
|
| - | | | | 13.61 | | | | 7.17 | % | | | 169,422 | | | | 167,635 | | | | 1.25 | % | | | (0.57 | )% | | | 157.94 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 12.70 | | | | 7.72 | % | | | 151,922 | | | | 178,011 | | | | 1.31 | % | | | (0.38 | )% | | | 120.63 | % |
|
| - | | | | 11.79 | | | | 16.50 | % | | | 150,065 | | | | 118,834 | | | | 1.40 | % | | | (0.79 | )% | | | 174.51 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 10.12 | | | | 12.95 | % | | | 121,640 | | | | 184,174 | | | | 1.29 | % | | | (0.49 | )% | | | 128.06 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (3.36 | ) | | | 33.39 | | | | 15.68 | % | | | 626,743 | | | | 690,339 | | | | 1.21 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
|
| (0.93 | ) | | | 31.88 | | | | (2.81 | )% | | | 788,366 | | | | 947,108 | | | | 1.17 | % | | | (0.16 | )% | | | 22.86 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 33.76 | | | | 54.79 | % | | | 1,008,958 | | | | 602,922 | | | | 1.21 | % | | | 0.37 | % | | | 27.51 | % |
|
| - | | | | 21.81 | | | | 59.20 | % | | | 287,614 | | | | 127,920 | | | | 1.35 | % | | | (0.20 | )% | | | 13.42 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 13.70 | | | | 15.71 | % | | | 55,629 | | | | 74,883 | | | | 1.40 | % | | | (0.29 | )% | | | 42.53 | % |
|
| (0.02 | ) | | | 11.84 | | | | 5.03 | % | | | 104,220 | | | | 71,434 | | | | 1.35 | % | | | (0.61 | )% | | | 26.30 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.75 | ) | | | 14.30 | | | | 3.84 | % | | | 344,650 | | | | 385,416 | | | | 1.19 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 43.85 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.95 | ) | | | 14.47 | | | | 15.53 | % | | | 368,614 | | | | 264,297 | | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 153.47 | % |
|
| (1.05 | ) | | | 13.43 | | | | 8.29 | % | | | 210,883 | | | | 188,864 | | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 170.75 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.06 | ) | | | 13.36 | | | | 24.53 | % | | | 188,393 | | | | 162,121 | | | | 1.32 | % | | | 0.34 | % | | | 114.50 | % |
|
| (0.03 | ) | | | 10.78 | | | | 22.35 | % | | | 139,261 | | | | 131,042 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 142.77 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2.11 | ) | | | 8.84 | | | | (11.88 | )% | | | 110,116 | | | | 60,904 | | | | 1.36 | % | | | (0.06 | )% | | | 69.58 | % |
Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income from investment operations | | | Less dividends | |
| | Net asset
| | | Net
| | | Net realized
| | | | | | Dividends
| | | Distributions
| |
| | value,
| | | investment
| | | and unrealized
| | | Total from
| | | from net
| | | from net
| |
| | beginning
| | | income/
| | | gains/(losses)
| | | investment
| | | investment
| | | realized
| |
| | of period | | | (loss)(x) | | | on investments | | | operations | | | income | | | gains | |
|
ICON Healthcare Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | $ | 17.95 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 0.58 | | | $ | 0.55 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1.46 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 17.94 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.28 | | | | - | | | | (0.27 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 13.70 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 4.42 | | | | 4.28 | | | | - | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 12.28 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.42 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 10.35 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 2.02 | | | | 1.93 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 11.57 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.56 | ) |
ICON Industrials Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | | 13.22 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 1.09 | | | | - | (a) | | | (5.10 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 12.70 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.93 | | | | - | | | | (0.41 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 10.52 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.18 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 8.80 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.72 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 7.96 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.84 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 8.55 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
ICON Information Technology Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | | 8.72 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.48 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 8.70 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.02 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 7.90 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.80 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 8.27 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 5.98 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.29 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 7.80 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.72 | ) | | | (1.82 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
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(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
(a) | Amount less than $0.005. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
* | Total return calculation is for the period indicated. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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and distributions | | | | | | | | | Net assets,
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| | | income/(loss)
| | | Portfolio
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Return
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| | | value, end
| | | Total
| | | period (in
| | | period (in
| | | to average
| | | to average
| | | turnover
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of capital | | | distributions | | | of period | | | return* | | | thousands) | | | thousands) | | | net assets(b) | | | net assets(b) | | | rate | |
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$ | - | | | $ | (1.46 | ) | | $ | 17.04 | | | | 3.29 | % | | $ | 520,700 | | | $ | 564,809 | | | | 1.23 | % | | | (0.39 | )% | | | 9.80 | % |
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| - | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 17.95 | | | | 1.56 | % | | | 646,202 | | | | 667,967 | | | | 1.19 | % | | | (0.55 | )% | | | 61.37 | % |
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| - | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 17.94 | | | | 31.39 | % | | | 682,759 | | | | 463,813 | | | | 1.22 | % | | | (0.82 | )% | | | 47.88 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 13.70 | | | | 11.56 | % | | | 285,670 | | | | 244,742 | | | | 1.29 | % | | | (1.04 | )% | | | 52.72 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 12.28 | | | | 18.65 | % | | | 141,259 | | | | 120,068 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | (0.84 | )% | | | 85.52 | % |
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| (0.05 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 10.35 | | | | (5.63 | )% | | | 93,031 | | | | 44,042 | | | | 1.39 | % | | | (1.05 | )% | | | 104.90 | % |
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| - | | | | (5.10 | ) | | | 9.21 | | | | 10.09 | % | | | 101,057 | | | | 87,511 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 82.08 | % |
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| - | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 13.22 | | | | 7.49 | % | | | 106,015 | | | | 216,819 | | | | 1.24 | % | | | (0.30 | )% | | | 89.38 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 12.70 | | | | 20.72 | % | | | 216,636 | | | | 196,295 | | | | 1.24 | % | | | (0.34 | )% | | | 67.25 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 10.52 | | | | 19.55 | % | | | 209,693 | | | | 179,657 | | | | 1.29 | % | | | (0.47 | )% | | | 45.77 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 8.80 | | | | 10.55 | % | | | 132,554 | | | | 70,382 | | | | 1.43 | % | | | (0.64 | )% | | | 90.49 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 7.96 | | | | (6.90 | )% | | | 63,919 | | | | 107,335 | | | | 1.30 | % | | | (0.24 | )% | | | 99.22 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 9.20 | | | | 5.50 | % | | | 224,817 | | | | 253,756 | | | | 1.25 | % | | | (0.57 | )% | | | 35.45 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 8.72 | | | | 0.23 | % | | | 241,988 | | | | 263,546 | | | | 1.25 | % | | | (0.61 | )% | | | 155.39 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 8.70 | | | | 10.13 | % | | | 220,073 | | | | 264,222 | | | | 1.29 | % | | | (0.91 | )% | | | 152.16 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 7.90 | | | | (4.47 | )% | | | 244,252 | | | | 282,062 | | | | 1.31 | % | | | (0.91 | )% | | | 189.67 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 8.27 | | | | 38.29 | % | | | 307,972 | | | | 190,287 | | | | 1.35 | % | | | (1.16 | )% | | | 155.39 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 5.98 | | | | (23.33 | )% | | | 75,623 | | | | 189,972 | | | | 1.31 | % | | | (1.09 | )% | | | 190.09 | % |
Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | | | | Income from investment operations | | | Less dividends | |
| | Net asset
| | | Net
| | | Net realized
| | | | | | Dividends
| | | Distributions
| |
| | value,
| | | investment
| | | and unrealized
| | | Total from
| | | from net
| | | from net
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| | beginning
| | | income/
| | | gains/(losses)
| | | investment
| | | investment
| | | realized
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| | of period | | | (loss)(x) | | | on investments | | | operations | | | income | | | gains | |
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ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | $ | 9.21 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 0.72 | | | $ | 0.77 | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | - | (a) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 11.96 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | - | | | | (2.67 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 14.51 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.88 | | | | - | | | | (3.43 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 12.42 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 2.13 | | | | 2.09 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 11.20 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.22 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 9.42 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 1.85 | | | | 1.78 | | | | - | | | | - | |
ICON Materials Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | | 11.67 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.39 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 11.30 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.18 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 9.05 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 2.23 | | | | 2.26 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 6.20 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 2.88 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 5.68 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.53 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 5.70 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | |
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period Ended March 31, 2007(unaudited) | | | 7.66 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 1.43 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 | | | 8.28 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) |
Year Ended September 30, 2005 | | | 6.61 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.75 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2004 | | | 5.69 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2003 | | | 4.78 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | - | |
Year Ended September 30, 2002 | | | 6.19 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (1.45 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | - | |
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(x) | Calculated using the average share method. |
(a) | Amount less than $0.005. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than a year. |
* | Total return calculation is for the period indicated. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average
| | | | | | Ratio of net
| | | | |
and distributions | | | | | | | | | Net assets,
| | | net assets
| | | Ratio of
| | | investment
| | | | |
| | | Total
| | | Net asset
| | | | | | end of
| | | for the
| | | expenses
| | | income/(loss)
| | | Portfolio
| |
Return
| | | dividends and
| | | value, end
| | | Total
| | | period (in
| | | period (in
| | | to average
| | | to average
| | | turnover
| |
of capital | | | distributions | | | of period | | | return* | | | thousands) | | | thousands) | | | net assets(b) | | | net assets(b) | | | rate | |
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$ | - | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | 9.96 | | | | 8.43 | % | | $ | 89,848 | | | $ | 97,427 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 70.25 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | (a) | | | (2.67 | ) | | | 9.21 | | | | 0.11 | % | | | 68,136 | | | | 50,507 | | | | 1.54 | % | | | (0.70 | )% | | | 215.75 | % |
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| - | | | | (3.43 | ) | | | 11.96 | | | | 5.01 | % | | | 47,410 | | | | 99,988 | | | | 1.30 | % | | | (0.45 | )% | | | 271.72 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 14.51 | | | | 16.83 | % | | | 83,022 | | | | 104,515 | | | | 1.33 | % | | | (0.31 | )% | | | 148.43 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 12.42 | | | | 10.89 | % | | | 82,347 | | | | 80,928 | | | | 1.38 | % | | | (0.51 | )% | | | 139.54 | % |
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| - | | | | - | | | | 11.20 | | | | 18.90 | % | | | 88,341 | | | | 86,202 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | (0.55 | )% | | | 90.43 | % |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (1.46 | ) | | | 12.60 | | | | 21.69 | % | | | 124,044 | | | | 117,190 | | | | 1.41 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 42.16 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 11.67 | | | | 11.17 | % | | | 135,097 | | | | 153,244 | | | | 1.30 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 176.89 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 11.30 | | | | 25.04 | % | | | 99,569 | | | | 101,971 | | | | 1.31 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 128.01 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 9.05 | | | | 46.61 | % | | | 139,838 | | | | 68,497 | | | | 1.37 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 59.48 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 6.20 | | | | 9.36 | % | | | 30,376 | | | | 40,156 | | | | 1.47 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 130.01 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 5.68 | | | | 0.06 | % | | | 59,020 | | | | 45,917 | | | | 1.36 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 74.55 | % |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 8.35 | | | | 19.44 | % | | | 119,825 | | | | 116,994 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 86.38 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 7.66 | | | | 7.56 | % | | | 119,762 | | | | 77,327 | | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 209.50 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 8.28 | | | | 26.70 | % | | | 120,651 | | | | 101,129 | | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 112.91 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 6.61 | | | | 17.57 | % | | | 61,325 | | | | 54,232 | | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 108.81 | % |
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| - | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 5.69 | | | | 20.36 | % | | | 42,509 | | | | 53,219 | | | | 1.41 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 158.24 | % |
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| - | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 4.78 | | | | (22.05 | )% | | | 66,366 | | | | 20,196 | | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 137.81 | % |
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
The ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund (“Consumer Discretionary Fund”), ICON Energy Fund (“Energy Fund”), ICON Financial Fund (“Financial Fund”), ICON Healthcare Fund (“Healthcare Fund”), ICON Industrials Fund (“Industrials Fund”), ICON Information Technology Fund (“Information Technology Fund”), ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund (“Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund”), ICON Materials Fund (“Materials Fund”), and ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund (“Telecommunication & Utilities Fund”) are series funds (individually a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are part of the ICON Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. There are eight other active Funds within the Trust. Those Funds are covered by separate prospectuses and shareholder reports.
The Funds invest primarily in securities of companies whose principal business activities fall within specific industries and sectors. Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par shares. The investment objective of each of Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
The Funds may have elements of risk, including the loss of principal. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment in a non-diversified sector fund may involve greater risk and volatility than a diversified fund. Investments in foreign securities and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar-denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower government supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability. Financial statements of foreign companies are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial standards than U.S. companies and tend to be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Many corporate governance standards, which help ensure the integrity of public information in the United States, do not exist in foreign countries. In general, there is less governmental supervision of foreign stock exchanges and securities brokers and issuers. There are also risks associated with small- and mid-cap investing, including limited product lines, less liquidity and small market share.
In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential
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exposure involves future claims that may be made against each Fund. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be minimal.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Investment Valuation
The Funds’ securities and other assets are valued at the closing price at the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4 p.m. Eastern time) each day the NYSE is open, except that securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) are normally valued by the Funds at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price provided by NASDAQ each business day. The Funds use pricing services to obtain the market value of securities in their portfolios; if a pricing service is not able to provide a price, or the pricing service’s valuation quote is considered inaccurate or does not reflect the market value of the security, prices may be obtained through market quotations from independent broker/dealers. If market quotations from these sources are not readily available, the Funds’ securities or other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”) or pursuant to procedures approved by the Board.
Lacking any sales that day, the security is valued at the current closing bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) or based on quotes from dealers making a market for the security. Options are valued at their closing mid-price on the principal market where the option is traded. Mid-price is the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is a matrix system which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market
Notes to Financial Statements 55
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
value. Currency rates as of the close of the NYSE are used to convert foreign security values into U.S. dollars.
The Funds’ securities traded in countries outside of the Western Hemisphere are fair valued daily by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service, unless the Board determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The purposes of daily fair valuation are to avoid stale prices and to take into account, among other things, any significant events occurring after the close of foreign markets. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movements and changes in the prices of indexes and securities and exchange rates in other markets to determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its net asset value. The valuation assigned to fair-valued securities for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Management has recently begun to evaluate the application of the Statement to the Funds, and is not in a position at this time to evaluate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Funds’ financial statements.
Repurchase Agreements
Repurchase agreements, if held by the Funds, are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities and such collateral is in the possession of the Funds’ custodian. The collateral is evaluated daily to ensure its market value exceeds the current market value of the repurchase agreements including accrued interest. In the event of default on the obligation to repurchase, the Funds have the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the
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other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral or proceeds may be subject to legal proceedings. No repurchase agreements were purchased or sold by the Funds during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange daily. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency exchange rates established at the time of each trade.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, resulting from changes in the exchange rates and changes in market prices of securities held.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
The Funds may enter into short-term forward foreign currency contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates pending the settlement of transactions in foreign securities. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between contracting parties to exchange an amount of currency at some future time at an agreed upon rate.
These contracts are marked-to-market daily and the related appreciation or depreciation of the contract is presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount recorded at the time of the transaction and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. Any realized gain or loss incurred by the Funds due to foreign currency translation is included in the Statements of Operations. The Funds did not enter into any forward foreign currency contracts during the period ended March 31, 2007.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Futures Contracts
The Funds may invest in financial futures contracts for the purpose of hedging their existing securities or securities they intend to purchase against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing markets. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts and the underlying hedged assets. The Funds held no financial futures contracts during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Options Transactions
Each Fund may write call and put options on any security in which it may invest. When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. As a writer of an option, the Fund has no control over whether the underlying securities are subsequently sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether the underlying securities are subsequently sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
Each Fund may also purchase put and call options on any security in which it may invest. When a Fund purchases a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and
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Liabilities as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If the Fund exercises a call, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the Fund exercises a put option, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. The Funds did not enter into any option transactions during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Securities Lending
The Funds may lend their portfolio securities. The advantage of lending portfolio securities is that the Fund continues to have the benefits (and risks) of ownership of the loaned securities, while at the same time receiving compensation from the borrower of the securities. The primary risk in lending portfolio securities is that a borrower may fail to return a portfolio security. The Funds did not enter into any lending of portfolio securities during the period ended March 31, 2007.
Income Taxes
The Funds intend to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, the Funds will generally not be subject to federal and state income taxes, or federal excise taxes to the extent that they intend to make sufficient distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains.
Dividends received by shareholders of the Funds which are derived from foreign source income and foreign taxes paid by the Funds are to be treated, to the extent allowable under the Code, as if received and paid by the shareholders of the Funds. Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend/distribution date. The Funds distribute net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, if not offset by capital loss carryovers. The ICON Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits, including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Income distributions and capital
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax return to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required no later than the last business day of the first financial statement reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. Management has recently begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Funds, and is not in a position at this time to evaluate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Funds’ financial statements.
Investment Income
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities.
Investment Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Allocation of Income and Expenses
Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a specific Fund in the Trust are apportioned between all Funds in the Trust based upon relative net assets.
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2. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fees
ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds and is responsible for managing the Funds’ portfolios of securities. Effective January 31, 2006, the Funds are obligated to pay ICON management fees computed daily at an annual rate of 1.00% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.95% on the next $250 million, 0.925% on the next $750 million, 0.90% on the next $3.5 billion, and 0.875% on average daily net assets over $5 billion. Prior to that date, ICON received a monthly management fee that was computed daily at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Funds’ average daily net assets.
Transfer Agent, Custody and Accounting Fees
BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“BISYS”) is the Fund Accounting Agent for the Funds. For its services, the Trust pays BISYS 0.03% on the first $1.75 billion of average net assets, 0.0175% on the average net assets over $1.75 billion and up to $5 billion, and 0.01% on average net assets in excess of $5 billion.
Brown Brothers Harriman (“BBH”) is the custodian of the Trust’s investments. For domestic custody services, the Trust pays BBH 0.0065% on the first $50 million of average net assets and 0.0050% on domestic assets above $50 million, plus certain transaction charges. For foreign custody services, the Trust pays BBH 0.03% on foreign assets plus certain transaction charges.
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) is the Trust’s transfer agent. For these services, the Trust pays an account fee of $13.25 per open account, $7.00 per networked account, $1.80 per closed account, plus certain other transaction and cusip charges.
Transfer agent earnings credits are credits received for interest which is a result from overnight balances used by the transfer agent, BFDS, for clearing shareholder transactions. During the period ended March 31, 2007, the Funds received transfer agent earnings credits which are included on the Statement of Operations.
Administrative Services
The Trust has entered into an administrative services agreement with ICON pursuant to which ICON oversees the administration of the Trust’s business
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
and affairs. As of January 31, 2006, this agreement provides for an annual fee of 0.05% on the Funds’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.045% on the next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets, 0.040% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets and 0.030% on average daily net assets over $5 billion. Prior to that date, this agreement provided for an annual fee to ICON of 0.05% on the Funds’ first $1.5 billion of average daily net assets and 0.045% on average daily net assets in excess of $1.5 billion. The administrative services agreement provides that ICON will not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with matters to which the administrative services agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by ICON in the performance of its duties.
ICON has entered into a sub-administration agreement with BISYS pursuant to which BISYS assists ICON with the administration and business affairs of the Trust. For its services, ICON pays BISYS at an annual rate of 0.025% on the first $1.75 billion of Trust assets and 0.015% on assets above $1.75 billion.
Related Parties
Certain Officers and Directors of ICON are also Officers and Trustees of the Funds; however, such Officers and Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, “CCO”) receive no compensation from the Funds. The CCO’s salary is paid 90% by the Funds and 10% by the Adviser. For the period ended March 31, 2007, the total related amounts paid by the Trust under this arrangement are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.
3. Line of Credit
The Funds have entered into Lines of Credit agreements with BBH. The maximum borrowing is limited to the lesser of $50 million or 25% of the net asset value in the Fund subject to a maximum borrowing limit by the Trust of $150 million. Interest is charged at LIBOR plus 2.00%, which was 7.32% at
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March 31, 2007. The average interest rate charged for the period ended March 31, 2007 was 6.57%.
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund** | | $ | 1,064,009 | |
ICON Energy Fund | | | 11,102,599 | |
ICON Financial Fund** | | | 1,591,021 | |
ICON Healthcare Fund | | | 5,934,929 | |
ICON Industrials Fund | | | 3,384,578 | |
ICON Information Technology Fund** | | | 2,066,908 | |
ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund** | | | 724,967 | |
ICON Materials Fund** | | | 2,209,848 | |
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund | | | 4,392,418 | |
**Fund had outstanding borrowings as of March 31, 2007.
4. Federal Income Tax
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due to differing treatments for items such as net short-term gains, deferrals of wash losses, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses, and capital loss carryovers.
The tax components of capital shown in the following tables represent losses or deductions the Funds may be able to offset against income and gains recognized in future years and post October loss deferrals. The accumulated losses noted in the following tables represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2006 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future taxable income distributions. The ICON Information Technology Fund has a capital loss carryforward of $51,670,054, which expires in 2011. The ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund has a capital loss carryforward of $92,773, which expires in 2014. Net capital losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the year ended September 30, 2006, the ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund and ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund deferred $2,665,204 and $134,547, respectively.
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As of March 31, 2007, book cost for financial reporting purposes is substantially the same for federal income tax purposes and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities as follows:
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ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund | | $ | 147,168,089 | | | $ | 15,802,337 | | | $ | (2,754,190 | ) | | $ | 13,048,147 | |
ICON Energy Fund | | | 393,665,720 | | | | 239,083,351 | | | | (6,028,994 | ) | | | 233,054,357 | |
ICON Financial Fund | | | 298,510,426 | | | | 40,944,920 | | | | (3,314,373 | ) | | | 37,630,547 | |
ICON Healthcare Fund | | | 446,825,040 | | | | 89,280,445 | | | | (15,091,282 | ) | | | 74,189,163 | |
ICON Industrials Fund | | | 91,503,153 | | | | 11,537,777 | | | | (2,031,812 | ) | | | 9,505,965 | |
ICON Information Technology Fund | | | 193,867,011 | | | | 33,820,186 | | | | (2,322,830 | ) | | | 31,497,356 | |
ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund | | | 78,120,056 | | | | 11,126,407 | | | | (1,273,508 | ) | | | 9,852,899 | |
ICON Materials Fund | | | 105,090,781 | | | | 18,847,030 | | | | (510,923 | ) | | | 18,336,107 | |
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund | | | 103,889,615 | | | | 18,580,014 | | | | (391,838 | ) | | | 18,188,176 | |
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Other Information (unaudited)
Portfolio Holdings
A list of each ICON Fund’s Top 10 holdings is available at www.iconadvisers.com on or about 15 days following each month end. Each ICON Fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The ICON Funds’ Forms N-Q are available at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Proxy Voting
A summarized description of the policies and procedures the ICON Funds use to vote proxies is available free of charge at www.iconadvisers.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442.
Information about how the ICON Funds voted proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available free of charge at www.iconadvisers.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
For More Information
This report is for the general information of the Funds’ shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and share classes of each ICON Fund, by visiting www.iconadvisers.com or by calling 1-800-764-0442. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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In Person | | ICON Funds 5299 DTC Boulevard, 12th Floor Greenwood Village, CO 80111 |
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On the Internet | | www.iconadvisers.com |
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By E-Mail | | info@iconadvisers.com |
1-800-764-0442
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
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| | Disclose whether, as of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. If the registrant has not adopted such a code of ethics, explain why it has not done so. |
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| | The registrant must briefly describe the nature of any amendment, during the period covered by the report, to a provision of its code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item. The registrant must file a copy of any such amendment as an exhibit pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), unless the registrant has elected to satisfy paragraph (f) of this Item by posting its code of ethics on its website pursuant to paragraph (f)(2) of this Item, or by undertaking to provide its code of ethics to any person without charge, upon request, pursuant to paragraph (f)(3) of this Item. |
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| | If the registrant has, during the period covered by the report, granted a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more items set forth in paragraph (b) of this Item, the registrant must briefly describe the nature of the waiver, the name of the person to whom the waiver was granted, and the date of the waiver. |
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Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
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| | (ii) Does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. |
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| | (2) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this Item, it must disclose the name of the audit committee financial expert and whether that person is “independent.” In order to be considered “independent” for purposes of this Item, a member of an audit committee may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee: |
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| | (ii) Be an “interested person” of the investment company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)). |
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| | (3) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this Item, it must explain why it does not have an audit committee financial expert. |
Not applicable — only for annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Disclose, under the caption Audit Fees, the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
(b) Disclose, under the caption Audit-Related Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.
(c) Disclose, under the caption Tax Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.
(d) Disclose, under the caption All Other Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.
(e) (1) Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(2) Disclose the percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) If greater than 50 percent, disclose the percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.
(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.
(h) Disclose whether the registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of nonaudit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Not applicable — only for annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
| (a) | | If the registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.10A-3), state whether or not the registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). If the registrant has such a committee, however designated, identify each committee member. If the entire board of directors is acting as the registrant’s audit committee as specified in Section 3(a)(58)(B) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(B)), so state. |
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| (b) | | If applicable, provide the disclosure required by Rule 10A-3(d) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.10A-3(d)) regarding an exemption from the listing standards for all audit committees. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
File Schedule I — Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period as set forth in § 210.12-12 of Regulation S-X, unless the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
A closed-end management investment company that is filing an annual report on this Form N-CSR must, unless it invests exclusively in non-voting securities, describe the policies and procedures that it uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, including the procedures that the company uses when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of its shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the company’s investment adviser; principal underwriter; or any affiliated person (as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(3)) and the rules thereunder) of the company, its investment adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other. Include any policies and procedures of the company’s investment adviser, or any other third party, that the company uses, or that are used on the company’s behalf, to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
If the registrant is a closed-end management investment company that is filing an annual report on this Form N-CSR, provide the information specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Item with respect to portfolio managers.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
If the registrant is a closed-end management investment company, provide the information specified in paragraph (b) of this Item with respect to any purchase made by or on behalf of the registrant or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10b-18(a)(3)), of shares or other units of any class of the registrant’s equity securities that is registered by the registrant pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 781).
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Describe any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(G) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101), or this Item.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclose the conclusions of the registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, regarding the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) Disclose any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.
(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit. Not applicable - - Only effective for annual reports.
(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2). Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.
(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by rule 30a-2(b) under the Act as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant incorporates it by reference. Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Craig T. Callahan |
| | Craig T. Callahan, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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.
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Craig T. Callahan |
| | Craig T. Callahan, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Erik L. Jonson |
| | Erik L. Jonson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.