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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05617

 

SCM Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 300

Denver, CO 80202-1805

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Stephen C. Rogers

1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 300

Denver, CO 80202-1805

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020

 

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 31, 2020

 

Shelton BDC Income Fund

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

 

Beginning on May 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website at www.sheltoncap.com and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

You may, notwithstanding the availability of shareholder reports online, elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Funds, you can call 800-955-9988 to let the Funds know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by enrolling at www.sheltoncap.com.

 

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

 

 

Table of Contents

December 31, 2020

 

   

Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion

2

About Your Fund’s Expenses

13

Top Holdings and Sector Breakdown

14

Portfolio of Investments

16

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

21

Statements of Operations

22

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

23

Statement of Cash Flows

26

Financial Highlights

27

Notes to Financial Statements

35

Liquidity Risk Management Program Disclosure

42

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

43

Additional Information

44

Board of Trustees and Executive Officers

45

 

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Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

Shelton BDC Income Fund (Portfolio Manager: Bill Mock)

 

The Shelton BDC Income Fund (the “Fund”, sym: LOANX/LOAIX) focuses its investments in securities of Business Development Companies (“BDCs”) including common stock, preferred stock, convertible bonds and other debt. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in BDC related securities. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of income with the potential for capital appreciation.

 

For the one-year period ending December 31, 2020, the Fund’s Investor Class returned -9.26% to shareholders, while the Fund’s Institutional Class provided a -9.00% total return to shareholders. The Fund’s benchmark, the Wells Fargo BDC Index (sym: WFBDC), returned -11.18% for the same period. At period-end, 100% of the Fund’s investments were in U.S. domiciled securities. The breakdown of the portfolio was 99.80% listed BDCs, 0.20% Specialty Finance.

 

BDCs started the year on a positive note, with the Fund and benchmark being up 0.56% and 3.11% respectively through February 20. At that time, there was a broad market selloff across credit and equity markets in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the world economy as lockdowns began to spread and supply chain disruptions became prominent. By February 28 the Fund and benchmark were -9.15% and -9.81% year-to-date respectively. The Fund, along with the broader markets appeared to be stabilizing for a few days in early March before resuming one of the largest broad market selloffs in history. Both the Fund and the benchmark hit their lows on March 23, returning -53.01% and -55.91% year-to-date respectively. The portfolio management team’s focus at that point was for the Fund to be invested in strong leadership teams which would not only be able to manage any credit issues within their loan portfolios, but continue to underwrite new loans at higher yields and better terms. The Fund and benchmark both demonstrated strong performance the remainder of the year as broader markets recovered in response to unprecedented levels of fiscal and monetary stimulus, but neither was able to get back to positive year-to-date returns by year end, Institutional Shares returning -9.00% and the benchmark returning -11.18%.

 

Shelton Capital Management remains optimistic about long-term performance of the industry and the Fund. Shelton Capital Management pays particular attention to management teams in selecting BDC investments, targeting those teams that have most successfully managed past credit downturns and demonstrated the ability to generate attractive rates of return through their portfolio of loans/investments throughout business cycles. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on the loan portfolios of the BDCs the Fund invests in, the issues appear to be manageable and we believe there is substantial total return opportunity in the sector. We expect the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve to be supportive of ongoing fiscal and monetary stimulus until the economy is showing strong signs of recovering from the economic impacts of the pandemic, which should be beneficial to the credit of the BDC portfolios.

 

The removal of the current Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) disclosure requirement has been an ongoing topic in the BDC industry for years. The SEC’s current rule, passed in January 2007, requires a fund-of-funds’ prospectus to include the operating expenses of the underlying funds and has had the unintended consequence of making BDCs ineligible for indices such as the Russell 2000. An overturn of the current rule has been sought by BDC industry participants to expand institutional ownership of BDCs upon their inclusion in the major indices. In August 2020, the SEC proposed an amendment that would allow open-ended funds with less than 10% of total assets in acquired funds to eliminate the separate AFFE line item in their filings. If adopted, this limited relief would not apply to the Shelton BDC Income Fund as the BDC holdings are in excess of the 10% limit. The Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act, which directs the SEC to specify that a BDC in not considered an acquired fund for AFFE purposes, was introduced in the US House of Representatives on June 25, 2020 but failed to make it out of the House Committee on Financial Services.

 

We thank you for your investment and the confidence you have placed in the Shelton BDC Income Fund.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.sheltoncap.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception

Shelton BDC Income Fund

-9.00%

5.53%

3.19%

Wells Fargo BDC Index

-11.18%

5.64%

2.81%

 

INVESTOR SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception

Shelton BDC Income Fund

-9.26%

5.53%

3.16%

Wells Fargo BDC Index

-11.18%

5.64%

2.81%

 

 

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Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

SHELTON EMERGING MARKETS FUND (Portfolio Manager: Andrew Manton)

 

The Shelton Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”, EMSQX/EMSLX) is the successor fund to the ICON Emerging Markets Fund (the “Predecessor Emerging Markets Fund”). Since June 2020, when the Predecessor Emerging Markets Fund was reorganized into the Fund, the Portfolio Management team has been investing using rigorous, bottom-up, fundamental stock selection to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for our investors.

 

For the Fund, which is managed by the same Portfolio Management team as the Shelton International Select Equity Fund (SISLX/ SISEX), a separate series of SCM Trust, our investment philosophy is centered around the concept of the competitive corporate life cycle. Our framework seeks to establish a level global playing field from which to assess a company’s ability to create value for shareholders. We recognize that companies evolve over time, and that the risks they face and the opportunities they capitalize on will differ at the various stages of their development. We directly measure this relationship between a company’s competitive opportunities and challenges, its economic performance, and its valuation in the equity market as it travels along the corporate life cycle.

 

Market Overview

 

During the three-month period ending December 31, 2020, emerging-market equities enjoyed one of their best performances in recent memory. After multiple pharmaceutical firms announced their COVID-19 vaccines, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rallied 19.7% as the hopes of a recovery, as well as continued stimulus, overtook fears of a new virus strain. Also a busy quarter for non-virus related news, China saw further deterioration of relations around the world and a new president was elected in the U.S.

 

Start with China. International relations continued to deteriorate for China in the fourth quarter. A Pew Research report showed negative views of China had risen sharply in many countries over the past year. The biggest rise was in Australia, who has criticized China’s handling of the virus and also voiced the need to investigate its origins. In retaliation, China released a dossier of 14 separate grievances against Australia, went on to launch a series of trade sanctions against Australia, and further heightened tensions by threatening Australian warships in the South China Sea.

 

As the Trump administration began to wind down, it implemented several last-minute policies toward China. In November, the State Department issued a report that is meant to be a long-term view for the framework needed to counter and contain Beijing’s effort to replace the U.S. as the world’s superpower. The new administration will now have to decide whether to use this framework or develop their own.

 

In addition to calls to delist Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges that would not adhere to U.S. accounting rules, the Trump administration added the names of several companies on to the restricted lists in Q4, moves that eventually led MSCI and S&P to remove some Chinese companies from some of their indexes. The Biden administration will now have to decide where to pick up on the increasingly contentious relationship with Beijing.

 

In the portfolio management team’s opinion, a lack of stronger global alliances was one of the reasons the world didn’t uniformly denounce the way Beijing quickly brought Hong Kong into its fold in the summer of 2020. The bigger prize for China will be Taiwan, though, and Beijing has been making public and military provocations toward the island all year. China has sent warplanes into Taiwan airspace almost daily since September. By November, the Taiwanese navy had to send twice the number of ships out to meet Chinese vessels that entered Taiwan waters, compared to the prior year. In December, a U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a meaningful gesture that enraged the Chinese. The next day, the PLA sent one of its newest aircraft carriers through the same waters. We continue to believe that the China-Taiwan situation represents the biggest geopolitical risk for the foreseeable future.

 

Back home, the Chinese government upended what was expected to be the biggest IPO ever. Ant Group, which began as a subsidiary to Alibaba, was forced to cancel its share listing just days before trading, because the Communist Party was offended by Ant’s founder publicly criticizing the financial regulatory system in China. Beijing almost immediately took action to pull licenses from Ant while also accusing it of having monopolistic practices. Investors in other Chinese tech companies took notice, many of which saw large declines in their stock prices. This tactic is used by the government when it wants something from the company, which in our opinion is most likely access to Ant’s customer data. The independence of Chinese corporations will likely suffer yet another setback because of this episode.

 

Economically, the country continues to expand at a healthy pace as China seemingly remains “The World’s Factory.” In November, the Caixin PMI hit a 10-year high as exports rose at the fastest pace in 19 months. For the year, the Chinese economy – the only major economy projected to grow in 2020 - is expected to expand by 2%. IPO and secondary listings for Chinese stocks made up approximately 37% of the global total offerings, its highest share since 2009.

 

However, on the credit side, several defaults emerged from state owned enterprises during the fourth quarter, spooking both the market and the government. The People’s Bank of China conducted surprise injections into the banking system in the hopes of calming nerves. In December, however, one of China’s bigger semiconductor companies defaulted on several bonds after taking on massive levels of debt to acquire other companies. Because semiconductors are a part of one of the government’s focus industries, according to the “Made in China 2025” project, many companies and investors expect state bailouts and implicit guarantees in this sector.

 

Outside of China, COVID-19 still determined the destiny of emerging markets in the fourth quarter. In late December, Taiwan reported its first COVID-19 infection since April, while authorities tightened restrictions in South Korea and Hong Kong to stop new viral waves. Perhaps the worst was South Africa, whose new strain pushed daily new cases to the highest levels of 2020 by Christmas time. Economic activity in these economies suffered, not surprisingly.

 

In Brazil, where daily cases have been trending upwards since October, the economy has begun to once again feel a little wobbly. October’s economic activity index grew slower than expected, and the month-on-month momentum that the country saw in this index has dissipated. Even before this, the 7.7% quarter-on-quarter expansion that GDP clocked in the third quarter was lower than the 8.7% estimate. To be fair, retail and vehicle sales are still growing healthily.

 

By contrast, India was a COVID-19 bright spot. Daily cases have declined in a straight line since mid-September, although it is difficult to say why. Some attribute it to more conscious mask-wearing (which the government has actively promoted), some to the weather (the moment the heat and rain of the summer months subside, more Indians go outdoors), while others to the prospects of herd immunity. By late October, monthly activity was already at 94% of pre-COVID-19 levels, industrial production at 96%, and consumer-durables sales at more than 100%, according to J.P. Morgan. Even India’s 7.5% year-on-year contraction in the backwards-looking September quarter GDP had some sanguine elements. It came in ahead of an expected 8.8% contraction, and registered some signs of a manufacturing pick-up.

 

That said, India’s economy was in a funk before COVID-19—induced by a credit crisis, the haphazard rollout of a new tax and other policies—which it

 

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Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

will not easily get out of. Though it had fallen since the summer, the unemployment rate began climbing again in November and December, based on the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy’s proprietary data.

 

Meanwhile, Turkey remains the black sheep of emerging markets—and not only because of COVID-19. In November, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired his central bank governor, as his own son-in-law finance minister resigned. Though the lira held well against the dollar during the quarter, consumer prices galloped 14% in November from under 12% the month before. An official index of economic confidence continues to fall, and national surveys show 25% or so respondents failing to meet basic needs. Turkey may be in for another bout of economic—and, in turn, political—instability

 

In terms of sectors, Information Technology performed the best for the fourth quarter, followed by Materials and Financials, as investors began pricing in a recovery in these cyclical businesses. Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary performed the worst.

 

Performance Review

 

The Fund changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31. In the three months ending December 31, 2020, the Fund returned 31.05% (Institutional class) and 31.05% (Investor class). Both outperformed its benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index by 1,160bps.

 

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund Top Contributors:

 

Largest Contributors

 

Total Return (%)

   

Contribution (%)

 

Samsung Electronics

    49.83       4.25  

Xinyi Solar Holdings

    64.82       3.36  

Samsung SDI

    55.96       2.60  

Mercadolibre

    54.76       2.43  

Regional SAB de CV

    94.40       2.40  

 

We are happy to report that the portfolio outperformed across Latin America and Asia in the quarter. The top country-specific contributors to outperformance were Mexico, Argentina and Hong Kong, with South Korea and India also helping. The portfolio underperformed in Eastern Europe and Turkey.

 

Overall, the portfolio delivered sector-based outperformance across Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology. It also helped that the portfolio owned nothing in Real Estate, which performed poorly. On the flip side, Materials, Utilities, Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Energy—all of which rebounded with vaccine hopes—detracted from the Fund’s performance.

 

The portfolio managers seek to deliver excess returns over time through superior stock selection. The biggest contributor over the course of the quarter was Samsung Electronics, South Korea’s vaunted maker of mobile phones and chips. Samsung has taken market share in recent months from rival phone-maker Huawei, which the Trump administration hobbled. Another tailwind has been rising expectations for more memory chips, Samsung’s other key business.

 

Our second top contributor was Hong Kong-listed Xinyi Solar, the world’s biggest producer of solar glass. Demand for clean technologies, including solar, has expanded in recent years, partly because these technologies have finally becoming cost-competitive with traditional carbon sources. Xinyi is a clear beneficiary. Our next contributor, Samsung SDI, plays into the same trend as a developer of lithium batteries.

 

The fund held no security that detracted from performance. Every one of them delivered a positive return during the quarter.

 

We thank you for your investment in the Fund and for your continued support of our firm.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.sheltoncap.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

22.35%

10.30%

5.01%

4.15%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

18.69%

13.23%

3.99%

6.43%

 

INVESTOR SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

22.06%

10.03%

4.77%

4.35%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

18.69%

13.23%

3.99%

6.62%

 

 

 

 

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Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

Shelton International Select Equities Fund (Portfolio Manager: Andrew Manton)

 

Since 2009, the portfolio management team has been investing using rigorous, bottom-up, fundamental stock selection to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for our investors.

 

For the Shelton International Select Equity Fund (“The Fund”, sym: SISLX/SISEX ) our investment philosophy is centered around the concept of the competitive corporate life cycle. Our framework establishes a level global playing field from which to assess a company’s ability to create value for shareholders. We recognize that companies evolve over time, and that the risks they face and the opportunities they capitalize on will differ at the various stages of their development. We directly measure this relationship between a company’s competitive opportunities and challenges, its economic performance, and its valuation in the equity market as it travels along the corporate life cycle. And, in doing so, we believe we have established a solid framework from which to generate more consistent excess returns for our investors over time.

 

Market Overview

 

For the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2020, COVID-19—and the world’s reaction to it—whipsawed international equities. The benchmark MSCI All Country World Ex-US index collapsed 32% from the start of the year until mid-March, as the virus forced the global economy to lock down. In response, massive monetary and fiscal stimulus not just calmed nerves but stoked outright bullishness, the index climbing 43% between mid-March and October. Finally, once vaccines began to be announced, triumphant investors pushed the index up another 17% in November and December. So the index managed to finish a year, otherwise marked by a once-in-a-century pandemic, up 11.1%.

 

Not surprisingly, the strength of the virus in each region, and that government’s response, set each economy’s tone. Europe experienced two powerful waves in the spring and fall, its leaders seeming powerless except in announcing lockdowns. Euro zone GDP contracted by 3.2% year-on-year in the first quarter, a sharp 14.7% in the second quarter, and another 4.3% in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, economists expect GDP to contract another 2-3%. The U.K. similarly experienced a painful year.

 

In response, the European Union spent close to 11% of GDP in fiscal measures, Germany and Italy injecting close to 40% of their GDP alone, according to International Monetary Fund data. For a while, it even seemed that COVID-19 would bring contentious European finance ministers together as they announced a joint recovery fund, though that measure has stalled of late. At the same time, the European Central Bank expanded its balance sheet by 50% in 2020. Some of these responses no doubt helped, but the big question is whether the euro zone will now grow fast enough to digest the new debt.

 

China fared better growth-wise—at least on the surface. The virus, which originated in Wuhan after all, shut down China in the first quarter, GDP contracting by 6.8% year-on-year. To most watchers, the shutdown appeared draconian enough to stamp out the virus for the next few quarters, GDP growth rebounding to 3.2% and 6.5% the next two quarters.

 

This being China, however, investors can’t assume that all is rosy. Even assuming COVID-19 went away for the remainder of 2020 there, its new strain has reappeared in northern China as of January 2021. More worryingly, China is again growing in a lopsided manner. Retail sales, a proxy for consumption, are growing slower than GDP—meaning, fixed-asset investment and exports likely drove 2020 growth. Beijing’s fiscal stimulus in 2020, worth roughly 6% of GDP, certainly didn’t put money into ordinary consumers’ hands the way the West did. COVID, then, may have exacerbated the imbalances in China’s economy, imbalances that have hurt the global economy for most of the new millennium.

 

As for other emerging markets, Brazil limped through its first wave, then felt at ease during a summer of flat-lining COVID-19 cases, and finally saw them come back with vengeance in the fall. GDP declined by 10.9% in the June quarter, followed by a 3.9% decline in the September one.

 

India was somewhat the opposite—a slow first wave, which nevertheless led to one of the harshest lockdowns in the world outside of China, but which accelerated to a frightening 90,000 daily new cases in mid-September. In the fall, though, cases suddenly declined. India’s GDP shrank by 23.9% year-on-year in the June quarter, the worst in history, and somewhat recovered to a 7.5% shrinkage the next quarter.

 

Trends beyond COVID-19 deserve attention, too. In 2020, China’s relations with the rest of the world hit a modern-era nadir. It traded barbs with the U.S. and Australia, and even physically fought India, while it took no responsibility for allowing COVID to spread across the world. Beijing reneged on its promise to Hong Kongers and took away that city’s autonomy with a new national-security law. And it got even more militarily aggressive towards Taiwan, which now looks like the most geopolitically sensitive area of the world. How the incoming Biden administration in Washington, as well as leaders in other world capitals, deal with China may affect some industries for years to come.

 

In terms of sector performance, Information Technology finished 2020 as the best-performing one, as COVID-19 accelerated every consumer and business’s digital adoption. Consumer Discretionary, which includes many of the e-commerce beneficiaries of lockdowns, was the next best. That was followed by Materials, which rebounded in late 2020 after vaccines came through. Energy was the worst: Oil prices tanked after the virus destroyed demand during the spring and summer, while Saudi Arabia and Russia pumped up supply.

 

Performance Review

 

The Fund returned 18.07% (Institutional class–no load), 17.64% (Investor class–no load) for the year ending December 31, 2020, outperforming the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex US Index, which returned 11.1% during this period.

 

Shelton International Selection Equity Fund Top Contributors and Detractors:

 

Largest Contributors

 

Total Return (%)

   

Contribution (%)

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

    75.75       3.32  

ASML Holding NV

    65.79       3.07  

Techtronic Industries

    77.34       2.20  

Nomura Research Institute

    68.42       1.90  

Daikin Industries

    57.73       1.76  

 

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December 31, 2020

 

Largest Detractors

 

Total Return (%)

   

Contribution (%)

 

Aker BP ASA

    -43.18       -1.54  

Thales SA

    -36.51       -1.45  

CAE Inc.

    -4.87       -1.41  

Bangkok Bank

    -22.09       -1.28  

PT Bank Rakyat

    -2.54       -0.89  

 

We are happy to report the portfolio outperformed across major regions such as Europe and Asia-Pacific in 2020. The top country-specific contributors to outperformance were Denmark, The Netherlands and India, with Taiwan and Hong Kong also helping. The portfolio underperformed in China and South Korea.

 

Overall, the portfolio delivered sector-based outperformance across Healthcare, Information Technology, Financials, Industrials and Consumer Staples. Outperformance in Information Technology and Financials was generated by superior stock selection, and served as the largest positive contributors to returns. It also helped that the portfolio owned nothing in Real Estate, which performed poorly. On the flip side, Communication Services and Energy detracted from the Fund’s performance.

 

As always, the Shelton International Select Equity strategy seeks to deliver its excess returns over time through superior stock selection. The best performer over the course of the year was Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC is the world’s largest foundry for chips, where the likes of Apple to Nvidia send their designs and who actually fabricates the chips. By virtue of its scale, TSMC has amassed so much engineering knowhow that it’s today able to make the smallest chips on the planet, a crown it took from Intel in 2020 when the American firm admitted it was stumbling in its leading-edge manufacturing. TSMC is growing fast as its leading-edge chips fulfill demand for all the major digital innovations of the day: 5G telecom, Artificial Intelligence, high-powered computing, the Internet of Things, and so on.

 

Our second top contributor, ASML, also helps fulfill the same demand. This Dutch firm is the world’s leading provider of semiconductor lithography equipment and is currently the only supplier of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines, which are essential to etch patterns in the leading generation of chips.

 

Another top contributor was Techtronic Industries, the Hong Kong-listed owner of home-improvement brands such as Ryobi and Milwaukee. Techtronic is at the vanguard of the cordless revolution in these home-improvement tools, which is helping it sell a bundle of these tools along with a common battery and thereby increasing stickiness. In the corded era by contrast, consumers would often buy, say, an electric drill from one brand and a saw from another. Home improvement experienced a surge in demand during COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide, and Techtronic was nimble enough to fulfill it.

 

The biggest detractor for the portfolio in 2020 was Aker BP, a Norwegian oil explorer and producer. The fantastic collapse of oil prices in the first quarter—with disruptions on both the demand and supply side— hurt Aker’s stock price, and also raised serious questions about the future of oil prices and, in turn, this company’s potential for creating value. For this reason, Shelton sold out of this position during the year.

 

Another significant detractor was Thales, a French defense and aerospace contractor. With European government debt levels stretched because of the pandemic, the outlook for rising defense budgets in the near term appears ominous. Anyway, this company has struggled to execute on several big projects over the last year and has signaled that governments have been slowing their spending or choosing to buy used products instead of new ones in some key areas. We decided to exit our position and focus on stronger positioned companies.

 

Lastly, Canada’s CAE, which makes flight simulators for commercial pilots, lagged. As COVID-19 grounded planes and clouded the outlook for air travel, it threw CAE’s growth into some doubt. However, we believe air travel will come back sooner than later, especially after the vaccine announcements of late 2020, and we think CAE will still enjoy a dominant position in the simulator industry. We continue to stay invested in this business.

 

We thank you for your investment in the Fund and for your continued support of our firm.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.sheltoncap.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/Benchmark

One
Year

Since
Inception

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

18.07%

12.71%

MSCI ACWI Index (US)

16.86%

9.54%

 

INVESTOR SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/Benchmark

One
Year

Since
Inception

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

17.64%

12.41%

MSCI ACWI Index (US)

16.86%

9.54%

 

 

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Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (Portfolio Mangers: Jeffrey Rosenkranz, David Falk, Guy Benstead and Bill Mock)

 

The Shelton Tactical Credit Fund seeks to achieve capital appreciation and income. The Fund employs a fundamental research process to identify undervalued sectors and individual securities in the U.S. corporate and municipal bond markets.

 

Performance

 

During the reported fiscal year period, December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020, the Fund returned 5.89% for Institutional Shares (DEBIX) and 5.77% for Investor Shares (DEBTX), outperforming the Morningstar Long/Short category return of 5.38% and 3-month LIBOR return of 1.08%, while modestly lagging the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Total Return Index (AGG) return of 7.51%, primarily during the first half of the year. Notably, from its peak in early August, the AGG posted a negative return of -0.37%, while DEBIX generated a positive return of 9.18% during this same period. The Fund had strong positive contributions to return from long positions in corporate bonds, partially offset by short positions in corporate bonds and interest rate hedges. Most of the municipal bonds were positive contributors as well.

 

Corporate Credit Market Recap

 

The year started off with relative calm and modest performance through mid-February, but the story of 2020 was the COVID-19 Pandemic, which caused significant dislocation and volatility, coupled with a drying-up of liquidity in all markets. The Fund was not immune to these forces and suffered a drawdown in March and early April. However, we viewed the crisis as an opportunity; we re-underwrote every position in the portfolio to assess its creditworthiness, liquidity position, management capability and other issuer-specific factors. This process led us to sell some positions, add to other existing positions, and take advantage of numerous new opportunities that arose. The first opportunity arrived in the form of blue-chip investment grade companies coming to market to build liquidity for the unknown. They offered very generous new-issue concessions, and we purchased many long dated Single A and BBB bonds that returned 20-30% over the ensuing months as spreads normalized. High-quality BB’s followed, also offering enticing yields on quality credits whose businesses would not be overly affected by the pandemic. The third wave of issuance came from either businesses that were being severely impacted by COVID but who could credibly make the case would rebound once the pandemic eased (hotels, cruise lines, airlines, restaurants) or others whose business was doing relatively well, but entered the crisis with too much debt or too little liquidity. All of these issuers offered not only high coupon rates, but also strict covenants, strong call protection, and collateral in the form of their mission critical and most valuable assets. This wave of issuance continued throughout the year, and we rode the wave to a very strong recovery performance.

 

Municipal Market Recap

 

It was truly a unique and challenging period for the municipal market in 2020. The year began with strength as municipal yields fell supported by continued solid demand and manageable new issue supply. But the second week of March brought fear and uncertainty regarding COVID-19 and the related economic slowdown. Investors changed their view of municipal bonds as a haven asset akin to Treasury securities to one more closely tied to the potential weaknesses and travails of the corporate credit markets. This change in sentiment was without precedent and extremely rapid. Tax-exempt mutual funds reported outflows of $1.4 billion, ending 61 consecutive reporting periods of positive flows and strongly indicating retail investors’ concerns. At the same time, street dealers and hedge funds found it more difficult to provide liquidity as hedging in the volatile Treasury market became extremely challenging.

 

In response to these market moves the Fed took multiple actions to add further liquidity to the market taking rates to zero, expanding bond purchases and enhancing bank access to the discount window. Eventually, Congress and the Fed also created a Municipal Liquidity Facility to provide for the purchase of certain municipal securities. While ultimately used by only a handful of borrowers, this vehicle provided an important signal of liquidity and stability to the municipal market at the time.

 

Although municipal yields rose significantly, and credit spreads gapped substantially wider as the market initially responded to the onset of the COVID-19, it is noteworthy that the municipal bond market remained wide open over the course of the year --- and both primary market issuance and secondary trading continued. As you can see in the table below, the combination of policy and financial support from Congress and the Fed together with favorable technical supply and demand conditions supported a rally (lower yields) across the municipal yield curve over the balance of the year.

 

Here are the yields for the 5-, 10- and 30-year Municipal Market Data “AAA” maturities at various times over the past year.

 

   

5-year

   

10-year

   

30-year

 

January 2, 2020

    1.10 %     1.44 %     2.07 %

March 4, 2020

    0.67 %     0.96 %     1.56 %

March 23, 2020

    2.33 %     2.58 %     3.17 %

May 13, 2020

    0.77 %     1.07 %     1.90 %

December 31, 2020

    0.17 %     0.64 %     1.39 %

 

New municipal issuance in 2020 totaled a record $474 billion and one of the most significant trends this year was the large issuance of taxable municipal bonds; approximately $145 billion. Despite the pandemic-related large swings in mutual fund flows this year we believe the overall state of demand for municipal bonds is quite sound. Consider these Lipper reported investor flow numbers year-to-date for tax-exempt mutual funds as of the below dates:

 

March 4, 2020

    +26.4 billion

May 13, 2020

    -21.8 billion  

December 31, 2020

    +39.7 billion

 

The recovery of flows in mutual funds is impressive and shows the continued importance of retail investors to the municipal bond market.

 

Economic Observations and the Fed

 

The real economy is struggling to catch up to the financial markets, which are largely pricing in a successful vaccine rollout and end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden administration is likely to find bipartisan support in Congress for multiple rounds of continued stimulus and the Fed will continue to pursue a loose monetary policy until there is clear evidence of inflation above the 2% target. While the prospect of future inflation is expected to steepen

 

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Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

the yield curve, credit spreads should benefit from an improving economy and municipals could be buoyed by the potential of higher income taxes under the Biden administration.

 

Corporate Credit Market Outlook

 

Credit spreads across Investment Grade and High Yield corporate bonds enter 2021 relatively tight by historical standards. Duration in the investment grade bond market is at historically high levels, and coupled with a rise in interest rates already this year, the potential for further increases leads us to a cautious outlook for IG bonds. We expect that rising rates and volatility will create more attractive entry points throughout the course of the year. In high yield, there are still opportunities to be found, particularly in credits that will benefit from a reopening of the economy as the pandemic eases, or who will benefit from continued economic recovery. If President Biden and Janet Yellen are successful in their efforts to ‘Go Big’ on further stimulus, particularly on infrastructure, then cyclical names would likely outperform. Energy credits underperformed in 1h 20, as WTI prices went negative in late April. We increased the Fund’s allocation to energy to take advantage of this unprecedented dislocation. As oil prices recovered in 2H, particularly in Q4, so too did several of our positions, aided by catalysts that we had identified and anticipated. We exited or trimmed several of these positions and as of December 31, 2020, are back to more of a market-weight/slightly underweight allocation to energy related credits. We expect the significant pace of new issuance to continue unabated in 2021, as companies lock in historically low interest rates, refinance debt, and increase their pace of M&A. This could provide opportunity to actively participate and trade-around these new issues. Furthermore, we continue to identify process-driven investments and other special situations, whose outcome is tied more to progress achieving milestones and less about valuation, as a means to add uncorrelated returns to the portfolio.

 

Municipal Market Outlook

 

We anticipate that 2021 total new issue municipal supply will likely exceed $500 billion – with some forecasters expecting $550 billion. We believe we can expect issuers to continue to employ taxable structures for both new money and refunding issues in 2021 and taxable issuance could reach $175- $200 billion or 35% of total new municipal issuance. The greater potential for higher tax rates with a Biden administration and Democratic control of the House and Senate suggests a continuation of solid retail demand for municipal bonds as a tax-advantaged fixed income investment product.

 

The incoming Biden administration views the most recent $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill as only a “down payment” on what they believe is needed --- so borrowing for stimulus to support economic recovery and the resultant increase in interest rates across the fixed income markets is likely coming. However, we anticipate a relatively “controlled” rise in municipal interest rates as continued favorable technical supply/demand conditions should provide good support for the overall market. In addition, note that while high-grade municipal yields are now lower than the pre-COVID-19 levels experienced in early March, BBB spreads are still wider than pre-COVID-19. This means there is more opportunity for credit spread tightening in lower-investment grade and high yield municipal bonds, particularly longer-dated maturities. Tightening of credit spreads that comes with economic recovery along with favorable technical factors should be supportive of municipal bond valuations.

 

With respect to credit, in the municipal bond market it is a mistake to paint all issuers with the same brush. Some municipal borrowers are better positioned to weather the present economic challenges and the longer-lasting societal behavior changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic better than others. Therefore, credit analysis will continue to be critical in identifying opportunities and making informed investment decisions.

 

Thank you very much for your investment in the Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.sheltoncap.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

5.89%

3.95%

4.21%

Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index

7.51%

4.43%

4.03%

 

INVESTOR SHARES

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

5.77%

3.70%

3.97%

Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index

7.51%

4.43%

4.03%

 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you have paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional cost, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
December 31,
2020

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Net Annual
Expense Ratio

Shelton BDC Income Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,216

$ 7.05

1.26%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,019

$ 6.43

1.26%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,214

$ 8.44

1.51%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,017

$ 7.69

1.51%

         

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,449

$ 9.14

1.48%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,018

$ 7.53

1.48%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,446

$ 10.67

1.73%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,016

$ 8.79

1.73%

         

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,243

$ 5.60

0.99%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,020

$ 5.04

0.99%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,242

$ 7.01

1.24%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,019

$ 6.31

1.24%

         

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,119

$ 17.89

3.35%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,008

$ 16.96

3.35%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,118

$ 19.22

3.60%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,007

$ 18.21

3.60%

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio listed in the “Net Annual Expense Ratio” column, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Top Holdings and Sector Breakdown (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

Shelton BDC Income Fund

Security

 

Market Value
(in U.S.
Dollars)

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

1

Ares Capital Corp

    $605,692       15.1%

2

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc

    398,400       9.9%

3

Owl Rock Capital Corp

    333,908       8.3%

4

FS KKR Capital Corp II

    326,360       8.1%

5

Saratoga Investment Corp, 6.250%

    253,000       6.3%

6

Main Street Capital Corp

    248,402       6.2%

7

Hercules Capital Inc

    241,535       6.0%

8

Barings BDC Inc

    235,520       5.9%

9

Golub Capital BDC Inc

    194,425       4.8%

10

Solar Capital Ltd

    187,865       4.7%

 

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

Security

 

Market Value
(in U.S.
Dollars)

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

1

United States Treasury Bill, 0.354%, 1/14/21

    $2,299,971       8.0%

2

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

    2,002,200       7.0%

3

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

    1,617,444       5.7%

4

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd

    1,486,792       5.2%

5

MercadoLibre Inc

    1,169,304       4.1%

6

HDFC Bank Ltd

    1,083,539       3.8%

7

Samsung SDI Co Ltd

    1,076,220       3.8%

8

Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

    1,074,349       3.8%

9

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,068,330       3.7%

10

Accton Technology Corp

    1,059,821       3.7%

 

 

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Top Holdings and Sector Breakdown (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Security

 

Market Value
(in U.S.
Dollars)

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

1

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

  $ 7,447,432       5.2%  

2

Element Fleet Management Corp

    6,239,533       4.4%  

3

CRH PLC

    6,222,300       4.4%  

4

ASML Holding NV

    5,889,219       4.1%  

5

ITOCHU Corp

    5,853,645       4.1%  

6

Valeo SA

    5,209,867       3.6%  

7

L’Oreal SA

    5,153,168       3.6%  

8

Nestle SA

    4,721,306       3.3%  

9

Intertek Group PLC

    4,706,287       3.3%  

10

AIA Group Ltd

    4,703,534       3.3%  

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund — Long Positions

Security

 

Market Value
(in U.S.
Dollars)

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

 

1

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 8.000%, 07/01/2039

  $ 3,282,500       6.3%  

2

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance Inc / CSL Capital LLC, 8.250%, 10/15/2023

    2,669,875       5.1%  

3

New York City Water & Sewer System, 0.110%, 06/15/2049

    2,500,000       4.8%  

4

Iron Mountain Inc, 4.875%, 09/15/2029

    2,426,500       4.7%  

5

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, 5.250%, 08/15/2048

    2,374,520       4.6%  

6

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 7.500%, 12/01/2040

    2,264,378       4.3%  

7

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, 9.875%, 10/17/2025

    2,205,469       4.2%  

8

Los Angeles Department of Water, 0.070%, 07/01/2035

    2,000,000       3.8%  

9

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, 5.000%, 07/01/2044

    1,976,818       3.8%  

10

NCL Corp Ltd, 12.250%, 05/15/2024

    1,920,000       3.7%  

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund — Short Positions

Security

 

Market Value
(in U.S.
Dollars)

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

 

1

Navient Corp 5.875% 10/25/2024

  $ (2,443,750 )     -4.7%  

2

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp 5.500% 3/1/2025

    (1,670,000 )     -3.2%  

3

INEOS Group Holdings SA 5.625% 8/1/2024

    (1,368,563 )     -2.6%  

4

Pacific Gas and Electric Co 4.950% 7/1/2050

    (1,043,607 )     -2.0%  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   

 

 

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Shelton BDC Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (92.90%)

               
                 

Financial (92.90%)

               

Diversified Financial Services (0.20%)

               

Newstar Financial Inc CVR(a)

    100,410     $ 8,033  
                 

Investment Company (92.70%)

               

Apollo Investment Corp

    5,076       53,933  

Ares Capital Corp

    35,861       605,691  

Barings BDC Inc

    25,600       235,520  

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp

    8,600       96,664  

Capital Southwest Corp

    5,500       97,625  

FS KKR Capital Corp II

    19,900       326,360  

Goldman Sachs BDC Inc

    7,780       148,754  

Golub Capital BDC Inc

    13,750       194,425  

Hercules Capital Inc

    16,750       241,535  

Main Street Capital Corp

    7,700       248,402  

Medley Management Inc

    1,863       14,885  

New Mountain Finance Corp

    14,500       164,720  

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp

    19,000       105,830  

Oaktree Strategic Income Corp

    13,513       104,726  

Owl Rock Capital Corp

    26,375       333,908  

Saratoga Investment Corp

    6,100       127,185  

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc

    19,200       398,400  

Solar Capital Ltd

    10,729       187,865  

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp

    4,728     61,653  
              3,748,081  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $4,008,000)

            3,756,114  
                 

Prefered Stock (6.26%)

               
                 

Saratoga Investment Corp, 6.250%

    10,000       253,000  
                 

Total Prefered Stock (Cost $247,500)

            253,000  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $4,255,500)(b) (99.16%)

          $ 4,009,114  

Other Net Assets (0.84%)

            34,015  

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 4,043,129  

 

(a)

Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.20% of net assets. The total value of the fair value security is $8,033.

 

(b)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $4,262,697

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 123,056  

Unrealized depreciation

    (376,639 )

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (253,583 )

 

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (95.84%)

               
                 

Argentina (4.28%)

               

MercadoLibre Inc*

    698     $ 1,169,304  
                 

Brazil (6.68%)

               

Arco Platform Ltd*

    14,100       500,409  

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

    35,000       527,877  

Sul America SA

    93,422       797,670  

Total Brazil

            1,825,956  
                 

China (21.20%)

               

Autohome Inc

    6,300       627,606  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd

    200,000       814,117  

Haier Smart Home Co Ltd*

    296,400       1,074,350  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc*

    5,766       1,035,321  

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd

    62,200       756,950  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd

    567,000       1,486,792  

Total China

            5,795,136  
                 

India (7.21%)

               

HDFC Bank Ltd*

    14,995       1,083,539  

Infosys Ltd

    52,383       887,892  

Total India

            1,971,431  
                 

Indonesia (11.41%)

               

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT

    7,000,000       855,564  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    3,215,800       956,068  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    930,000       634,051  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    9,866,900     674,567  

Total Indonesia

            3,120,250  
                 

Mexico (6.26%)

               

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

    546,000       932,065  

Regional SAB de CV*

    168,500       779,353  

Total Mexico

            1,711,418  
                 

South Korea (13.20%)

               

Dentium Co Ltd*

    14,000       530,504  

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

    26,812       2,002,201  

Samsung SDI Co Ltd*

    1,857       1,076,220  

Total South Korea

            3,608,925  
                 

Taiwan (20.68%)

               

Accton Technology Corp

    94,000       1,059,821  

Chailease Holding Co Ltd

    114,000       681,614  

eMemory Technology Inc

    25,000       530,702  

MediaTek Inc

    35,800       954,689  

Sporton International Inc

    26,000       248,588  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

    85,500       1,617,444  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp

    14,000       559,406  

Total Taiwan

            5,652,264  
                 

Thailand (4.92%)

               

Bangkok Bank PCL

    209,000       830,650  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL

    575,000       513,371  

Total Thailand

            1,344,021  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $18,108,137)

            26,198,705  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

United States Treasury Bills (8.41%)

               

0.354%, 1/14/21 (Cost $2,300,038)

  $ 2,300,000     $ 2,299,971  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $20,408,175)(a) (104.25%)

          $ 28,498,676  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-4.25%)

            (1,161,499 )

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 27,337,177  

 

*Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $20,967,110.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 7,763,057  

Unrealized depreciation

    (231,491 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 7,531,566  

 

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (92.47%)

               
                 

Belgium (2.81%)

               

KBC Group NV*

    57,698     $ 4,043,763  
                 

Canada (9.17%)

               

CAE Inc

    92,317       2,555,746  

Constellation Software Inc

    3,251       4,217,930  

Element Fleet Management Corp

    594,108       6,239,533  

Topicus.com Inc*,(a)

    4,976       171,856  

Total Canada

            13,185,065  
                 

China (6.00%)

               

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd

    566,000       2,299,374  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc*

    13,880       2,491,789  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc (ADR)*

    650       120,777  

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd

    302,700       3,708,674  

Total China

            8,620,614  
                 

Denmark (0.56%)

               

Ambu A/S

    18,717       809,783  
                 

Finland (1.82%)

               

Nokia Oyj*

    668,805       2,615,028  
                 

France (9.35%)

               

BNP Paribas SA*

    58,483       3,084,461  

L’Oreal SA

    13,551       5,153,168  

Valeo SA

    131,908       5,209,867  

Total France

            13,447,496  
                 

Germany (4.66%)

               

adidas AG*

    8,718       3,177,674  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    13,509       3,527,277  

Total Germany

            6,704,951  
                 

Great Britain (6.10%)

               

Intertek Group PLC

    60,958       4,706,287  

Unilever PLC

    67,334       4,064,280  

Total Great Britain

            8,770,567  
                 

Hong Kong (6.51%)

               

AIA Group Ltd

    383,900       4,703,534  

Techtronic Industries Co Ltd

    325,900       4,648,599  

Total Hong Kong

            9,352,133  
                 

India (2.14%)

               

HDFC Bank Ltd*

    42,557       3,075,169  

Indonesia (3.17%)

               

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero

    15,351,450     4,556,267  
                 

Ireland (6.44%)

               

CRH PLC

    149,484       6,222,300  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (Dublin)

    65,235       3,036,289  

Total Ireland

            9,258,589  
                 

Japan (11.42%)

               

Daikin Industries Ltd

    20,000       4,439,924  

ITOCHU Corp

    203,900       5,853,645  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd

    107,900       3,861,596  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

    139,100       2,256,695  

Total Japan

            16,411,860  
                 

Netherlands (4.10%)

               

ASML Holding NV

    12,075       5,889,219  
                 

Singapore (3.19%)

               

DBS Group Holdings Ltd

    242,000       4,584,936  
                 

Switzerland (7.84%)

               

Givaudan SA

    817       3,447,491  

Nestle SA

    40,079       4,721,306  

Straumann Holding AG

    2,644       3,085,340  

Total Switzerland

            11,254,137  
                 

Taiwan (5.18%)

               

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

    68,300       7,447,432  
                 

Thailand (2.01%)

               

Bangkok Bank PCL

    731,000       2,903,505  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $104,936,072)

            132,930,514  
                 

 

 

Par Value

   

 

 

United States Treasury Bills (7.03%)

               

0.354%, 1/14/21 (Cost $10,099,760)

  $ 10,100,000       10,099,874  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $115,035,832)(b) (99.50%)

          $ 143,030,388  

Other Net Assets (0.50%)

            725,783  

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 143,756,171  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.12% of net assets. The total value of the fair value security is $171,856.

 

(b)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $117,263,603

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shelton International Select Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 26,717,099  

Unrealized depreciation

    (950,314 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 25,766,785  

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description/
Long Positions

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (1.00%)

               
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (0.01%)

               

Copper Earnout Trust*,(a)

    891     $ 5,346  
                 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (0.98%)

               

Pyxus International Inc*

    98,441       462,673  
                 

Energy (0.01%)

               

CHC Group LLC*,(b)

    131,977       2,376  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $2,287,582)

            470,395  
                 

 

 

Par Value

   

 

 

Corporate Debt (59.09%)

               
                 

Basic Materials (7.12%)

               

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, 9.875%, 10/17/2025 (144A)(c)

  $ 1,875,000       2,205,469  

Ferroglobe PLC / Globe Specialty Metals Inc, 9.375%, 03/01/2022 (144A)(c)

    1,500,000       1,140,000  

Total Basic Materials

            3,345,469  
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (19.39%)

               

PetSmart Inc, 7.125%, 03/15/2023 (144A)(c)

    1,600,000       1,600,000  

Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc/The, 8.000%, 06/15/2021(c),(d)

    5,000,000       100,000  

Carnival Corp, 10.500%, 02/01/2026 (144A)(c)

    925,000       1,077,625  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd, 6.500%, 06/20/2027 (144A)(c)

    1,125,000       1,209,375  

NCL Corp Ltd, 12.250%, 05/15/2024 (144A)(c)

    1,600,000       1,920,000  

Nordstrom Inc, 8.750%, 05/15/2025 (144A)(c)

    1,200,000       1,344,062  

JC Penney Corp Inc, 5.875%, 07/01/2023 (144A)(d)

    1,400,000       98,000  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd, 8.000%, 09/20/2025 (144A)(c)

    900,000       1,008,000  

Station Casinos LLC, 4.500%, 02/15/2028 (144A)(c)

    750,000       755,625  

Total Consumer, Cyclical

            9,112,687  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (3.38%)

               

Herc Holdings Inc, 5.500%, 07/15/2027 (144A)(c)

    1,500,000       1,590,000  
                 

Energy (8.34%)

               

Energy Ventures Gom LLC / EnVen Finance Corp, 11.000%, 02/15/2023 (144A)(c)

  1,500,000     1,410,000  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, 7.125%(c),(e),(f)

    800,000       760,000  

Talos Production Inc, 12.000%, 01/15/2026 (144A)

    750,000       729,728  

Transocean Inc, 7.500%, 01/15/2026 (144A)(c)

    2,200,000       1,012,000  

Total Energy

            3,911,728  

Financial (14.00%)

               

CBL & Associates LP, 5.250%, 12/01/2023(d)

    520,000       205,400  

CBL & Associates LP, 4.600%, 10/15/2024(d)

    1,704,000       673,080  

CBL & Associates LP, 5.950%, 12/15/2026(d)

    1,526,000       602,770  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance Inc / CSL Capital LLC, 8.250%, 10/15/2023(c)

    2,650,000       2,669,875  

Iron Mountain Inc, 4.875%, 09/15/2029 (144A)(c)

    2,300,000       2,426,500  

Total Financial

            6,577,625  
                 

Industrial (4.20%)

               

Eletson Holdings Inc / Eletson Finance US LLC / Agathonissos Finance LLC, 9.625%, 01/15/2022(c)

    548,153       187,057  

Scorpio Tankers Inc, 3.000%, 05/15/2022(c)

    1,875,000       1,784,917  

Total Industrial

            1,971,974  
                 

Utilities (2.66%)

               

Pacific Gas and Electric Co, 4.950%, 07/01/2050(c)

    1,050,000       1,251,194  
                 

Total Corporate Debt (Cost $28,439,127)

            27,760,677  
                 

Municipal Bonds (63.00%)

               
                 

Development (15.05%)

               

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 8.000%, 07/01/2039 (144A)(d)

    5,050,000       3,282,500  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 7.500%, 12/01/2040 (144A)(c)

    2,250,000       2,264,378  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 7.500%, 07/01/2032 (144A)

    250,000       226,643  

New York Transportation Development Corp, 5.000%, 10/01/2035(c)

    750,000       922,815  

Port Beaumont Navigation District, 6.000%, 01/01/2025 (144A)(c)

    375,000       374,411  

Total Development

            7,070,747  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description/
Long Positions

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

General Obligation (6.93%)

               

State of California, 0.050%, 05/01/2034(f)

  $ 1,000,000     $ 1,000,000  

City of New York NY, 0.080%, 12/01/2047(f)

    1,000,000       1,000,000  

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp, 5.500%, 08/01/2031(c)

    400,000       4,000  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue, 5.000%, 07/01/2058(c)

    1,125,000       1,253,700  

Total General Obligation

            3,257,700  
                 

Housing (2.46%)

               

California Municipal Finance Authority, 5.000%, 05/15/2051(c)

    1,000,000       1,157,290  
                 

Medical (19.32%)

               

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, 4.000%, 08/15/2050(c)

    900,000       1,077,759  

County of Cuyahoga OH, 5.500%, 02/15/2052(c)

    1,300,000       1,543,542  

County of Cuyahoga OH, 5.500%, 02/15/2057(c)

    760,000       897,674  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, 5.000%, 07/01/2044(c)

    1,765,000       1,976,818  

New York State Dormitory Authority, 5.000%, 08/01/2035(c)

    1,000,000       1,200,309  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, 5.250%, 08/15/2048(c)

    2,000,000       2,374,519  

Total Medical

            9,070,621  
                 

Multifamily Housing (3.25%)

               

California Community Housing Agency, 5.000%, 08/01/2049 (144A)(c)

    1,000,000       1,136,400  

California Community Housing Agency, 5.000%, 02/01/2050 (144A)(c)

    350,000       391,013  

Total Multifamily Housing

            1,527,413  
                 

Tobacco Settlement (5.19%)

               

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, 5.000%, 06/01/2055(c)

    1,125,000       1,272,701  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp, 5.000%, 06/01/2046(c)

    1,000,000       1,167,300  

Total Tobacco Settlement

            2,440,001  
                 

Transportation (1.22%)

               

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp, 7.000%, 12/31/2038(c)

    500,000       574,995  
                 

Water (9.58%)

               

Los Angeles Department of Water, 0.070%, 07/01/2035(f)

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

New York City Water & Sewer System, 0.110%, 06/15/2049(f)

    2,500,000       2,500,000  

Total Water

            4,500,000  
                 

Total Municipal Debt (Cost $30,759,621)

            29,598,767  

Term Loans (1.53%)

               

Pyxus International Loan, 3M US LIBOR (floor 1.500%) + 9.500%, 2/24/25(f)

  722,750     678,033  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co, LLC Escrow, 11.500%, 11/22/49 (144A)(c),(d)

    1,000,000       1,500  

JC Penney, Penney Borrower LLC, 3M US LIBOR (floor 1.500%) + 9.500%, 12/07/2026(f)

    46,328       39,379  
                 

Total Term Loans (Cost $748,943)

            718,912  
                 

 

 

Contracts

   

 

 

Purchased Options - Puts (0.12%)

               
                 

Counterparty/Reference Asset

               

Cantor Fitzgerald:

               

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

               

Notional amount $12,450,000, premiums paid $163,554, exercise price $83.00, expires 1/15/21*

    1,500       12,000  

Wells Fargo:

               

10-Year US Treasury Note Futures

               

Notional amount $2,062,500, premiums paid $100,782, exercise price $137.50, expires 1/22/21*

    150       42,188  
                 

Total Purchased Options - Puts (Premiums paid $264,336)

            54,188  
                 

Total Long Positions (Cost $62,499,609)(g) (124.74%)

            58,602,939  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-24.74%)

            (11,620,205 )

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 46,982,734  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description/
Short Positions

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

Short Corporate Debt (-13.88%)

               
                 

Basic Materials (-2.91%)

               

INEOS Group Holdings SA, 5.625%, 08/01/2024 (144A)

  $ (1,350,000 )   $ (1,368,563 )
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (-3.55%)

               

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp, 5.500%, 03/01/2025 (144A)

    (1,600,000 )     (1,670,000 )
                 

Financial (-5.20%)

               

Navient Corp, 5.875%, 10/25/2024

    (2,300,000 )     (2,443,750 )
                 

Utilities (-2.22%)

               

Pacific Gas and Electric Co, 3.500%, 08/01/2050

    (1,050,000 )     (1,043,607 )
                 

Total Short Corporate Debt (Proceeds $6,310,427)

          $ (6,525,920 )

 

3M US LIBOR - 3 Month LIBOR as of December 31, 2020 was 0.238%

 

(144A) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2020, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $24,164,666, which represented approximately 51.43% of net assets.

 

*

Non income security.

 

(a)

Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.01% of net assets. The total value of the fair value security is $5,346.

 

(b)

Security is illiquid.

 

(c)

All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral.

 

(d)

Defaulted security.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Floating or variable rate security.

 

(g)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $56,407,740.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,294,860  

Unrealized depreciation

    (7,625,581 )

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (4,330,721 )

 

Written Options - Puts

 

Contracts

   

Value

 

Counterparty/Reference Asset

               

Cantor Fitzgerald:

               

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

               

Notional amount $11,700,000, premiums received $64,445, exercise price $78.00, expires 1/15/21*

    (1,500 )   $ (1,500 )

Wells Fargo:

               

10-Year US Treasury Note Futures

               

Notional amount $2,032,500, premiums received $28,125, exercise price $83.00, expires 1/22/21*

    (150 )     (2,344 )

Total Written Options - Puts (Premiums received $92,570)

            (3,844 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020

 

   

Shelton
BDC Income
Fund

   

Shelton
Emerging
Markets Fund

   

Shelton
International
Select Equity
Fund

   

Shelton
Tactical Credit
Fund

 

Assets

                               

Investments in securities

                               

Cost of investments

  $ 4,255,500     $ 20,408,175     $ 115,035,832     $ 62,235,273  

Cost of purchased options

                      264,336  

Market value of investments (Note 1)

    4,009,114       28,498,676       143,030,388       58,548,751  

Market value of purchased options (Note 1)

                      54,188  

Cash

    46,752             467,828        

Securities Sold Receivable

          31,714             2,093,906  

Interest receivable

                      813,587  

Dividend receivable

    39,303       15,836       48,145        

Reclaim receivable

          1,669       276,147        

Receivable from investment advisor

    233                    

Receivable for fund shares sold

    13,179       3,859       418,581       47,596  

Prepaid expenses

          24,121       46,431       3,983  

Total assets

  $ 4,108,581     $ 28,575,875     $ 144,287,520     $ 61,562,011  
                                 

Liabilities

                               

Payables and other liabilities

                               

Short positions, at value (proceeds $6,310,427)

                      6,525,919  

Written options, at value (proceeds $92,570)

                      3,844  

Due to broker

          541,880              

Borrowings

                      4,962,373  

Interest payable

                      105,347  

Payable for fund shares repurchased

    6,570       33,127       328,402       158,039  

Payable to investment advisor

    3,086       22,031       95,378       49,649  

Distributions payable

    41,706       926       13,214       5,247  

Payable for securities purchased

          578,946             2,730,000  

Accrued 12b-1 fees

    820       327       3,207       1,378  

Accrued administration fees

    741       2,779       7,775       2,114  

Accrued audit fees

    6,983       19,489       30,324       23,579  

Accrued CCO fees

    318       873       24,873       1,437  

Accrued custody fees

    15       3,879       8,118       287  

Accrued expenses

    52       7,347       54       513  

Accrued fund Accounting fees

    2,713       5,793       9,356       5,878  

Accrued printing fees

    106       4,719       148       201  

Accrued registration fees

    518       2,149             506  

Accrued transfer agent fees

    990       13,963       9,204       2,237  

Accrued trustee fees

    834       470       1,296       729  

Total liabilities

    65,452       1,238,698       531,349       14,579,277  
                                 

Net assets

  $ 4,043,129     $ 27,337,177     $ 143,756,171     $ 46,982,734  
                                 

Net assets at December 31, 2020 consist of

                               

Paid-in capital

    8,944,857       22,232,316       168,548,426       56,582,735  

Distributable earnings/(loss)

    (4,901,728 )     5,104,861       (24,792,255 )     (9,600,001 )

Total net assets

  $ 4,043,129     $ 27,337,177     $ 143,756,171     $ 46,982,734  
                                 

Net assets

                               

Institutional Shares

  $ 248,547     $ 25,748,719     $ 127,892,880     $ 40,473,023  

Investor Shares

  $ 3,794,582     $ 1,588,458     $ 15,863,291     $ 6,509,711  
                                 

Shares outstanding

                               

Institutional Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

    34,055       1,281,361       4,962,691       3,782,492  

Investor Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

    515,564       79,741       619,082       608,037  
                                 

Net asset value per share

                               

Direct or Institutional Shares

  $ 7.30     $ 20.09     $ 25.77     $ 10.70  

Investor Shares

  $ 7.36     $ 19.92     $ 25.62     $ 10.71  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

   

Shelton BDC
Income Fund

   

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

   

Shelton
International
Select Equity
Fund

   

Shelton Tactical
Credit Fund

 
   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

 

Investment income

                                       

Interest income

  $     $ 249     $ 541     $ 40,345     $ 4,325,217  

Dividend income (net of foreign tax witheld: $-, $5,964, $56,830, $91,271 and $- respectively)

    481,622       51,464       539,112       1,228,637       26  

Income from securities lending, net

                3,616              

Total

  $ 481,622     $ 51,713     $ 543,269     $ 1,268,982     $ 4,325,243  
                                         

Expenses

                                       

Interest on short positions

  $     $     $     $     $ 672,318  

Interest and fees on borrowings and short sale arrangement

                            481,108  

Management fees (Note 2)

    38,676       61,914       304,623       613,550       699,051  

Administration fees (Note 2)

    4,150       6,144       17,464       79,100       57,880  

Interest Expense

                4,210              

Transfer agent fees

    6,693       1,661       85,269       26,834       12,662  

Accounting services

    19,220       4,426       23,056       37,716       44,687  

Custodian fees

    451       1,825       25,052       26,245       16,125  

Legal and audit fees

    6,828       2,087       22,747       28,814       22,331  

CCO fees (Note 2)

    551       521       684       8,795       7,864  

Trustees fees

    5,173       856       9,363       5,261       5,068  

Insurance

    158       662       5,354       3,724       2,179  

Printing

    15,027       5,784       15,019       24,571       19,642  

Reorganization

                17,696              

Registration and dues

    16,072       6,287       32,295       11,579       11,207  

12b-1 fees Investor Shares (Note 2)

    10,177       950       4,379       21,894       30,692  

Other expenses

                17,554              

Total expenses

  $ 123,176     $ 93,117     $ 584,765     $ 888,083     $ 2,082,814  

Less reimbursement from manager (Note 2)

    (58,825 )           (91,558 )     (44,901 )     (62,140 )

Net expenses

  $ 64,351     $ 93,117     $ 493,207     $ 843,182     $ 2,020,674  

Net investment income

  $ 417,271     $ (41,404 )   $ 50,062     $ 425,800     $ 2,304,569  
                                         

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

                                       

Net realized gain/(loss) from security transactions

  $ (683,527 )   $ 3,489,313     $ (3,886,642 )   $ 38,555     $ 786,483  

Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts

                            (1,876,622 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from purchased option contracts

                            (1,086,795 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from written options contracts

                            385,413  

Total Net Realized gain/(loss)

    (683,527 )     3,489,313       (3,886,642 )     38,555       (1,791,521 )
                                         

Change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) of investments

    (598,529 )     3,281,869       4,945,157       19,176,951       (1,465,185 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) of futures

                            (401,601 )

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

                            (210,148 )

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

                            88,726  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

  $ (1,282,056 )   $ 6,771,182     $ 1,058,515     $ 19,215,506     $ (3,779,729 )

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

  $ (864,785 )   $ 6,729,778     $ 1,108,577     $ 19,641,306     $ (1,475,160 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Shelton BDC
Income Fund

   

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

 
   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

Operations

                                       

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 417,271     $ 545,542     $ (41,404 )   $ 50,062     $ 1,007,407  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    (683,527 )     (376,713 )     3,489,313       (3,886,642 )     (2,531,415 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    (598,529 )     1,787,290       3,281,869       4,945,157       (1,803,262 )

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

    (864,785 )     1,956,119       6,729,778       1,108,577       (3,327,270 )
                                         

Distributions to shareholders

                                       

Distributions

                                       

Institutional Shares

    (21,443 )     (41,710 )     (47,123 )     (802,092 )     (1,423,899 )

Investor Shares

    (396,171 )     (503,832 )     (2,929 )     (49,976 )     (158,692 )

Distributions from return of capital

                                       

Institutional shares

          (4,837 )                  

Investor shares

          (58,425 )                  

Total Distributions

    (417,614 )     (608,804 )     (50,052 )     (852,068 )     (1,582,591 )
                                         

Capital share transactions

                                       

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

    (1,057,698 )     (4,567,479 )     (2,092,602 )     (21,276,448 )     (8,652,967 )

Total increase/(decrease)

    (2,340,097 )     (3,220,164 )     4,587,124       (21,019,939 )     (13,562,828 )
                                         

Net assets

                                       

Beginning of year

    6,383,226       9,603,390       22,750,053       43,769,992       57,332,820  

End of year

  $ 4,043,129     $ 6,383,226     $ 27,337,177     $ 22,750,053     $ 43,769,992  

 

 

   

Shelton International
Select Equity Fund

 
   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

 

Operations

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 425,800     $ 827,005  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    38,555       2,568,377  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    19,176,951       7,543,988  

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

    19,641,306       10,939,370  
                 

Distributions to shareholders

               

Distributions

               

Institutional Shares

    (810,174 )     (1,148,286 )

Investor Shares

    (75,408 )     (105,591 )

Distributions from return of capital

               

Institutional shares

           

Investor shares

           

Total Distributions

    (885,582 )     (1,253,877 )
                 

Capital share transactions

               

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

    64,229,063       3,757,813  

Total increase/(decrease)

    82,984,787       13,443,306  
                 

Net assets

               

Beginning of year

    60,771,384       47,328,078  

End of year

  $ 143,756,171     $ 60,771,384  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

   

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

 
   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
October 31,
2019

 

Operations

                       

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 2,304,569     $ 385,874     $ 870,458  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    786,483       747,280       799,792  

Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts

    (1,876,622 )     (106,533 )     (328 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from options contracts

    (1,086,795 )     N/A       N/A  

Net realized gain/(loss) from written options contracts

    385,413       N/A       N/A  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    (1,465,185 )     (1,148,141 )     (1,577,174 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of futures

    (401,601 )     615,273       (213,672 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of options

    (210,148 )     N/A       N/A  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of written options

    88,726       N/A       N/A  

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

    (1,475,160 )     493,753       (120,924 )
                         

Distributions to shareholders

                       

Distributions

                       

Institutional Shares

    (1,860,085 )     (292,295 )     (2,878,902 )

Investor Shares

    (443,874 )     (67,511 )     (454,044 )

Total Distributions

    (2,303,959 )     (359,806 )     (3,332,946 )
                         

Capital share transactions

                       

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

    (39,592,702 )     (8,126,075 )     23,561,055  

Total increase/(decrease)

    (43,371,821 )     (7,992,128 )     20,107,185  
                         

Net assets

                       

Beginning of year

    90,354,555       98,346,683       78,239,498  

End of year

  $ 46,982,734     $ 90,354,555     $ 98,346,683  

 

Shelton BDC Income Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    36,291     $ 252,509       24,691     $ 216,227  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    874       5,237       851       7,406  

Shares repurchased

    (37,260 )     (265,506 )     (142,820 )     (1,232,327 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (95 )   $ (7,760 )     (117,278 )   $ (1,008,694 )

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    23,280     $ 160,788       88,209     $ 776,549  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    33,743       209,253       32,944       289,603  

Shares repurchased

    (210,958 )     (1,419,979 )     (527,895 )     (4,624,937 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (153,935 )   $ (1,049,938 )     (406,742 )   $ (3,558,785 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

Shelton Emerging Market Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    55,023     $ 972,867       361,269     $ 5,104,041       1,126,509     $ 17,253,254  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    2,309       46,398       47,764       772,818       97,521       1,374,068  

Shares repurchased

    (166,946 )     (2,859,468 )     (1,842,250 )     (26,676,989 )     (1,537,333 )     (23,122,177 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (109,614 )   $ (1,840,203 )     (1,433,217 )   $ (20,800,130 )     (313,303 )   $ (4,494,855 )

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    1,032     $ 18,262       14,115     $ 217,500       179,903     $ 2,780,869  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    137       2,728       2,782       44,734       10,133       142,269  

Shares repurchased

    (15,622 )     (273,389 )     (53,368 )     (738,552 )     (459,642 )     (7,081,250 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (14,453 )   $ (252,399 )     (36,471 )   $ (476,318 )     (269,606 )   $ (4,158,112 )

 

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    2,852,650     $ 61,496,737       990,258     $ 20,692,034  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    33,046       794,614       51,054       1,116,971  

Shares gained with reorganization (Note 7)

    1,027,306       21,305,921       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (1,475,934 )     (27,928,354 )     (773,407 )     (16,222,839 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    2,437,068     $ 55,668,918       267,905     $ 5,586,166  

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    411,822     $ 9,231,323       83,348     $ 1,720,494  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    2,976       71,947       4,449       96,860  

Shares gained with reorganization (Note 7)

    94,062       1,938,316       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (124,979 )     (2,681,441 )     (175,455 )     (3,645,707 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    383,881     $ 8,560,145       (87,658 )   $ (1,828,353 )

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Period Ended
December 31, 2019

   

Year Ended
October 31, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    772,060     $ 7,819,310       387,398     $ 4,077,277       2,106,451     $ 22,539,110  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    188,740       1,841,491       27,137       286,297       269,855       2,862,678  

Shares gained with reorganization (Note 7)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,323,638       14,151,144  

Shares repurchased

    (3,803,066 )     (36,872,793 )     (1,138,124 )     (11,990,560 )     (2,386,026 )     (25,533,586 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (2,842,266 )   $ (27,211,992 )     (723,589 )   $ (7,626,986 )     1,313,918     $ 14,019,346  

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Period Ended
December 31, 2019

   

Year Ended
October 31, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    268,050     $ 2,797,120       44,923     $ 473,013       788,699     $ 8,416,077  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    44,314       427,078       5,985       63,139       42,617       451,523  

Shares gained with reorganization (Note 7)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       904,245       9,662,403  

Shares repurchased

    (1,644,597 )     (15,604,908 )     (98,301 )     (1,035,241 )     (846,542 )     (8,988,294 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (1,332,233 )   $ (12,380,710 )     (47,393 )   $ (499,089 )     889,019     $ 9,541,709  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Cash:

       

Cash flows provided by/(used for) operating activities:

       

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (1,475,160 )

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Purchases of long-term portfolio investments

    (209,977,894 )

Sales of long-term portfolio investments

    248,457,429  

Proceeds from securities sold short

    17,711,212  

Cover short securities

    (25,936,802 )

Settlement and effect of futures and options

    (3,227,753 )

Decrease/(Increase) in dividends and interest receivable

    770,734  

Decrease/(Increase) in due from advisor

    17,316  

Decrease/(Increase) in prepaid expenses

    (2,087 )

Decrease in payable to investment advisor

    (47,915 )

Decrease in interest payable

    (134,704 )

Increase/(Decrease) in accrued expenses

    (45,608 )

Net amortization on investments

    152,071  

Net increase in borrowings

    4,962,373  

Net realized loss on investments

    1,791,521  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    1,988,208  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    35,002,941  

Cash flows provided by/(used for) financing activities:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

    10,646,318  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (54,507,883 )

Dividends paid to shareholders, net of reinvestments

    (40,512 )

Net cash used for financing activities

    (43,902,077 )
         

Net decrease in cash

    (8,899,136 )
         

Cash and cash equivalents:

       

Beginning cash balance

    3,667  

Beginning cash held at broker

    8,895,469  

Total beginning cash and cash equvialents

    8,899,136  
         

Ending cash balance

     

Ending cash held at broker

     

Total ending cash and cash equivalents

  $  
         

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

       

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of dividend distributions

  $ 2,268,598  

Cash financing activities not included herein consist of interest paid

    121,974  
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

Shelton BDC Income Fund

 

Institutional Shares

   

Formerly
AR Capital
BDC Income
Fund

 
   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2016
(a)(b)

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2016
(c)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 8.96     $ 7.75     $ 8.92     $ 9.11     $ 8.40     $ 9.65  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(d)

    0.65       0.52       0.71       0.59       0.44       0.80  

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

    (1.61 )     1.41       (1.10 )     (0.22 )     0.72       (1.36 )

Total from investment operations

    (0.96 )     1.93       (0.39 )     0.37       1.16       (0.56 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.70 )     (0.65 )     (0.78 )     (0.56 )     (0.45 )     (0.69 )

Distributions from return of capital

          (0.07 )                        

Total distributions

    (0.70 )     (0.72 )     (0.78 )     (0.56 )     (0.45 )     (0.69 )

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 7.30     $ 8.96     $ 7.75     $ 8.92     $ 9.11     $ 8.40  
                                                 

Total return

    (9.00 )%     25.32 %     (4.80 )%     3.94 %     14.07 %(e)     (5.76 )%(f)
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 249     $ 306     $ 1,173     $ 1,610     $ 420     $ 443  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(g)

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    2.62 %     1.95 %     1.78 %     1.78 %     2.53 %(h)     2.47 %

After expense reimbursements

    1.26 %(i)     1.27 %(i)     1.26 %(i)     1.25 %     1.24 %(h)     1.25 %

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

                                            9.30 %

Before expense reimbursements

    8.11 %     5.35 %     7.56 %     5.82 %     5.26 %(h)        

After expense reimbursements

    9.47 %     6.04 %     8.08 %     6.34 %     6.55 %(h)        

Portfolio turnover

    28 %     37 %     30 %     118 %     38 %(e)     166 %

 

 

(a)

For the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

(b)

Following the acquisition on November 4, 2016, advisor class and class A were renamed Institutional and Investor Class.

(c)

Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.

(d)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(e)

Not annualized

(f)

Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads/redemption fees. If the Adviser did not reimburse/waive a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total return would have been lower. Returns are not annualized

(g)

Does not include expenses of investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(h)

Annualized

(i)

CCO Fees are not included in the expense limitation.

(j)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include the net income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
(Continued)

 

Shelton BDC Income Fund

 

Investor Shares

   

Formerly
AR Capital
BDC Income
Fund

 
   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2016
(a)(b)

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2016
(c)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.08     $ 7.83     $ 9.01     $ 9.21     $ 8.51     $ 9.66  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(d)

    0.68       0.60       0.68       0.54       0.44       0.70  

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

    (1.68 )     1.34       (1.11 )     (0.19 )     0.71       (1.17 )

Total from investment operations

    (1.00 )     1.94       (0.43 )     0.35       1.15       (0.47 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.72 )     (0.62 )     (0.75 )     (0.55 )     (0.45 )     (0.68 )

Distributions from return of capital

          (0.07 )                        

Total distributions

    (0.72 )     (0.69 )     (0.75 )     (0.55 )     (0.45 )     (0.68 )

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 7.36     $ 9.08     $ 7.83     $ 9.01     $ 9.21     $ 8.51  
                                                 

Total return

    (9.26 )%     25.31 %     (5.13 )%     3.73 %     13.74 %(e)     (4.83 )%(f)
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 3,795     $ 6,077     $ 8,430     $ 13,486     $ 13,614     $ 12,853  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(g)

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    2.87 %     2.25 %     2.03 %     2.04 %     2.82 %(h)     2.66 %

After expense reimbursements

    1.51 %(i)     1.52 %(i)     1.51 %(i)     1.50 %     1.50 %(h)     1.45 %

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

                                            7.89 %

Before expense reimbursements

    8.36 %     6.10 %     7.13 %     5.21 %     5.16 %(h)        

After expense reimbursements

    9.72 %     6.83 %     7.65 %     5.73 %     6.48 %(h)        

Portfolio turnover

    28 %     37 %     30 %     118 %     38 %(e)     166 %

 

 

(a)

For the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

(b)

Following the acquisition on November 4, 2016, advisor class and class A were renamed Institutional and Investor Class.

(c)

Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.

(d)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(e)

Not annualized

(f)

Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads/redemption fees. If the Adviser did not reimburse/waive a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total return would have been lower. Returns are not annualized

(g)

Does not include expenses of investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(h)

Annualized

(i)

CCO Fees are not included in the expense limitation.

(j)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include the net income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund(a)
Institutional Shares(b)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020(c)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019
(d)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018
(d)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017
(d)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016
(d)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.33     $ 14.82     $ 16.22     $ 15.90     $ 14.28     $ 12.95  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(e)

    (0.04 )     0.01       0.31       0.31       0.07       (0.00 )(f)

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

    4.84       0.87       (1.24 )     0.04       1.55       1.33  

Total from investment operations

    4.80       0.88       (0.93 )     0.35       1.62       1.33  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04 )     (0.37 )     (0.31 )     (0.03 )            

Distributions from capital gains

                (0.16 )                  

Total distributions

    (0.04 )     (0.37 )     (0.47 )     (0.03 )            

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 20.09     $ 15.33     $ 14.82     $ 16.22     $ 15.90     $ 14.28  
                                                 

Total return

    31.29 %(g)     5.78 %     (5.60 )%     2.21 %     11.34 %     10.27 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

Net assets, end of year (000s)

  $ 25,749     $ 21,354     $ 41,845     $ 50,897     $ 51,833     $ 45,786  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.48 %(h)     1.89 %     1.78 %     1.61 %     1.72 %     1.85 %

After expense reimbursements(i)

    1.48 %(h)     1.61 %     1.56 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (0.88 )%(h)     (0.20 )%     1.81 %     1.83 %     0.29 %     (0.32 )%

After expense reimbursements

    (0.88 )%(h)     0.08 %     2.03 %     1.89 %     0.46 %     (0.32 )%

Portfolio turnover

    27 %(g)     58 %     78 %     63 %     169 %     156 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly named ICON Emerging Markets Fund.

(b)

Formerly named ICON Emerging Markets Fund - Class S.

(c)

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

(d)

Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.

(e)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(f)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(g)

Not annualized.

(h)

Annualized.

(i)

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund(a)
Investor Shares
(j)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020(c)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019
(d)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018
(d)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017
(d)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016
(d)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.20     $ 14.73     $ 16.08     $ 15.77     $ 14.20     $ 12.91  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(e)

    (0.05 )     (0.01 )     0.14       0.24       0.06       (0.01 )

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

    4.81       0.84       (1.10 )     0.07       1.51       1.30  

Total from investment operations

    4.76       0.83       (0.96 )     0.31       1.57       1.29  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04 )     (0.36 )     (0.23 )     (0.00 )(f)            

Distributions from capital gains

                (0.16 )                  

Total distributions

    (0.04 )     (0.36 )     (0.39 )     (0.00 )            

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 19.92     $ 15.20     $ 14.73     $ 16.08     $ 15.77     $ 14.20  
                                                 

Total return(k)

    31.29 %(g)     5.48 %     (5.87 )%     1.97 %     11.06 %     9.99 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

Net assets, end of year (000s)

  $ 1,588     $ 1,432     $ 1,925     $ 6,436     $ 12,887     $ 9,072  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.73 %(h)     2.54 %     2.26 %     1.96 %     2.12 %     2.16 %

After expense reimbursements(i)

    1.73 %(h)     1.89 %     1.81 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (1.12 )%(h)     (0.74 )%     0.45 %     1.32 %     0.08 %     (0.43 )%

After expense reimbursements

    (1.12 )%(h)     (0.08 )%     0.90 %     1.48 %     0.40 %     (0.07 )%

Portfolio turnover

    27 %(g)     58 %     78 %     63 %     169 %     156 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly named ICON Emerging Markets Fund.

(b)

Formerly named ICON Emerging Markets Fund - Class S.

(c)

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

(d)

Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.

(e)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(f)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(g)

Not annualized.

(h)

Annualized.

(i)

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

(j)

Formerly named ICON Emerging Markets Fund - Class A.

(k)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
(Continued)

 

Shelton International
Select Equity Fund
Institutional Shares(a)

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2017(b)

   

Year Ended
April 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
April 30,
2016
(c)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 22.02     $ 18.35     $ 21.34     $ 18.03     $ 15.90     $ 21.20  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(d)

    0.12       0.29       0.19       0.10       0.22       0.25  

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

    3.84       3.84       (2.97 )     3.61       2.13       (5.01 )

Total from investment operations

    3.96       4.13       (2.78 )     3.71       2.35       (4.76 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.21 )     (0.46 )     (0.21 )     (0.39 )     (0.22 )     (0.54 )

Distributions from return of capital

                      (0.01 )            

Distributions from capital gains

                                   

Total distributions

    (0.21 )     (0.46 )     (0.21 )     (0.40 )     (0.22 )     (0.54 )

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 25.77     $ 22.02     $ 18.35     $ 21.34     $ 18.03     $ 15.90  
                                                 

Total return

    18.07 %     22.53 %     (13.17 )%     20.74 %     14.89 %(e)     (22.36 )%(e)
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 127,893     $ 55,619     $ 41,424     $ 42,824     $ 38,737     $ 44,133  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.04 %     1.12 %     1.36 %     1.32 %     1.76 %(f)     1.28 %(f)

After expense reimbursements

    0.99 %     1.01 %     1.17 %     0.99 %     0.99 %     1.23 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    0.49 %     1.28 %     0.73 %     0.41 %                

After expense reimbursements

    0.54 %     1.40 %     0.92 %     0.74 %     1.32 %     1.36 %

Portfolio turnover

    46 %     49 %     65 %     24 %     41 %     40 %

 

 

(a)

As of July 28, 2017 Class A shares and I shares were renamed to Investor shares and Institutional shares, respectively.

(b)

For the eight month period ended December 31, 2017.

(c)

Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.

(d)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(e)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes
reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. For Investor Shares (Formerly Class A Shares), total investment return does not reflect the impact of the
maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. If reflected, the return would be lower.

(f)

During the period, certain fees were waived and/or reimbursed; or recouped, if any. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Shelton International
Select Equity Fund

Investor Shares(a)

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2017(b)

   

Year Ended
April 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
April 30,
2016
(c)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 21.91     $ 18.29     $ 21.30     $ 18.02     $ 15.88     $ 21.16  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(d)

    0.05       0.24       0.11       0.08       0.17       0.19  

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

    3.80       3.83       (2.94 )     3.60       2.13       (4.97 )

Total from investment operations

    3.85       4.07       (2.83 )     3.68       2.30       (4.78 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.14 )     (0.45 )     (0.18 )     (0.39 )     (0.16 )     (0.50 )

Distributions from return of capital

                      (0.01 )            

Distributions from capital gains

                                   

Total distributions

    (0.14 )     (0.45 )     (0.18 )     (0.40 )     (0.16 )     (0.50 )

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 25.62     $ 21.91     $ 18.29     $ 21.30     $ 18.02     $ 15.88  
                                                 

Total return

    17.64 %     22.25 %     (13.41 )%     20.53 %     14.55 %(e)     (22.51 )%(e)
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 15,863     $ 5,152     $ 5,904     $ 3,785     $ 4,488     $ 8,488  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.29 %     1.38 %     1.56 %     1.59 %     2.02 %(f)     1.53 %(f)

After expense reimbursements

    1.24 %     1.26 %     1.38 %     1.24 %     1.24 %     1.48 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    0.19 %     1.06 %     0.33 %     0.23 %                

After expense reimbursements

    0.24 %     1.17 %     0.51 %     0.58 %     1.06 %     1.11 %

Portfolio turnover

    46 %     49 %     65 %     24 %     41 %     40 %

 

 

(a)

As of July 28, 2017 Class A shares and I shares were renamed to Investor shares and Institutional shares, respectively.

(b)

For the eight month period ended December 31, 2017.

(c)

Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.

(d)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(e)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes
reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. For Investor Shares (Formerly Class A Shares), total investment return does not reflect the impact of the
maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. If reflected, the return would be lower.

(f)

During the period, certain fees were waived and/or reimbursed; or recouped, if any. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Institutional Shares

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

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

   

Year Ended
October 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
October 31,
2018

   

For the
Period
December 1,
2016
through
October 31,
2017
(b)

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2016

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 10.55     $ 10.53     $ 10.97     $ 10.75     $ 10.68     $ 10.48     $ 10.93  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                                       

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    0.40       0.04       0.12       0.17       0.22       0.25       0.26  

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

    0.18       0.02       (0.09 )     0.38       0.27       0.21       (0.45 )

Total from investment operations

    0.58       0.06       0.03       0.55       0.49       0.46       (0.19 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                                       

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.43 )     (0.04 )     (0.36 )     (0.29 )     (0.28 )     (0.26 )     (0.26 )

Distributions from capital gains

                (0.11 )     (0.04 )     (0.14 )            

Total distributions

    (0.43 )     (0.04 )     (0.47 )     (0.33 )     (0.42 )     (0.26 )     (0.26 )

Redemption fees(c)

                      (d)      (d)      (d)      (d) 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.70     $ 10.55     $ 10.53     $ 10.97     $ 10.75     $ 10.68     $ 10.48  
                                                         

Total return

    5.89 %     0.60 %(e)     0.37 %     5.20 %     4.63 %(e)     4.41 %     (1.80 )%
                                                         

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                                       

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

  $ 40,473     $ 69,877     $ 77,405     $ 66,195     $ 67,084     $ 57,555     $ 44,465  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                                       

Before expense reimbursements

    3.45 %(f)     2.83 %(f),(g),(h)     3.12 %(h)     5.18 %(h)     4.35 %(g),(h)     4.26 %(h)     3.83 %(h)

After expense reimbursements

    3.35 %(f)     2.72 %(f),(g),(h)     3.01 %(h)     4.95 %(h)     4.15 %(g),(h)     3.93 %(h)     3.47 %(h)

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

                                                       

Before expense reimbursements

    3.83 %     2.34 %(g)     1.00 %     1.38 %     2.03 %(g)     2.02 %     2.11 %

After expense reimbursements

    3.93 %     2.45 %(g)     1.11 %     1.61 %     2.23 %(g)     2.35 %     2.47 %

Portfolio turnover

    249 %     20 %(e)     116 %     63 %     69 %(e)     70 %     64 %

 

 

(a)

Fiscal year end changed from October 31 to December 31.

(b)

Fiscal year end changed from November 30 to October 31.

(c)

Based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(d)

Amount less than $0.01 per share.

(e)

Not annualized.

(f)

If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 1.93% for the year ended December 31, 2020, 1.29% for the period ended December 31, 2019, 1.53% for the year ended October 31, 2019, 3.56% for the year ended October 31, 2018, 2.76% for the period December 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017, and by 2.54%, 2.08%, and 1.44% for the periods ended November 30, respectively.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

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

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

Investor Shares

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

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

   

Year Ended
October 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
October 31,
2018

   

For the
Period
December 1,
2016
through
October 31,
2017
(b)

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2016

   

Year Ended
November 30,
2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 10.55     $ 10.54     $ 10.96     $ 10.74     $ 10.68     $ 10.48     $ 10.93  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                                       

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    0.36       0.04       0.08       0.15       0.20       0.23       0.24  

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

    0.21             (0.06 )     0.37       0.25       0.21       (0.46 )

Total from investment operations

    0.57       0.04       0.02       0.52       0.45       0.44       (0.22 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                                       

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.41 )     (0.03 )     (0.33 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.24 )     (0.23 )

Distributions from capital gains

                (0.11 )     (0.04 )     (0.14 )            

Total distributions

    (0.41 )     (0.03 )     (0.44 )     (0.30 )     (0.39 )     (0.24 )     (0.23 )

Redemption fees(c)

                      (d)      (d)      (d)      (d) 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.71     $ 10.55     $ 10.54     $ 10.96     $ 10.74     $ 10.68     $ 10.48  
                                                         

Total return

    5.77 %     0.43 %(e)     0.22 %     4.93 %     4.28 %(e)     4.17 %     (2.04 )%
                                                         

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                                       

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

  $ 6,510     $ 20,478     $ 20,942     $ 12,044     $ 22,964     $ 18,206     $ 5,627  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                                       

Before expense reimbursements

    3.70 %(f)     3.08 %(f),(g),(h)     3.51 %(h)     5.43 %(h)     4.60 %(g),(h)     4.51 %(h)     4.08 %(h)

After expense reimbursements

    3.60 %(f)     2.97 %(f),(g),(h)     3.45 %(h)     5.20 %(h)     4.40 %(g),(h)     4.18 %(h)     3.72 %(h)

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

                                                       

Before expense reimbursements

    3.51 %     1.99 %(g)     0.70 %     1.13 %     1.78 %(g)     1.77 %     1.86 %

After expense reimbursements

    3.61 %     2.10 %(g)     0.76 %     1.36 %     1.98 %(g)     2.10 %     2.22 %

Portfolio turnover

    249 %     20 %(e)     116 %     63 %     69 %(e)     70 %     64 %

 

 

(a)

Fiscal year end changed from October 31 to December 31.

(b)

Fiscal year end changed from November 30 to October 31.

(c)

Based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(d)

Amount less than $0.01 per share.

(e)

Not annualized.

(f)

If interest expense and dividends on securities sold short had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 1.93% for the year ended December 31, 2020, 1.29% for the period ended December 31, 2019, 1.53% for the year ended October 31, 2019, 3.56% for the year ended October 31, 2018, 2.76% for the period December 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017, and by 2.54%, 2.08%, and 1.44% for the periods ended November 30, respectively.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

 

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

SCM Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust formed in July 1988 is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of December 31, 2020 the Trust consists of eleven separate series, four of which are included in these financial statements.

 

Shelton BDC Income Fund (“BDC Income Fund”) is an open-end, non-diversified series of the Trust. The inception date is April 22, 2014, and the commencement date of operations is May 2, 2014. The investment objective is to provide a high level of income with the potential for capital appreciation. Effective July 1, 2016, Shelton Capital Management, a California limited partnership (“Shelton” or the “Advisor”) became the advisor to the Fund.

 

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

 

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (“Tactical Credit Fund”) is an open-end, diversified series of the Trust. The inception date is December 16, 2014. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income and capital appreciation. Effective July 1, 2016, Shelton became the advisor to the Fund. The Tactical Credit Fund is a successor to a series of the FundVantage Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on March 17, 2017. Prior to March 17, 2017, the Successor Fund had no investment operations. As a result of the reorganization, holders of Class A Shares and Class C Shares of the former Tactical Credit Fund received Investor Shares of the successor Tactical Credit Fund and holders of Advisor Class Shares of the former Tactical Credit Fund received Institutional Shares of the successor Tactical Credit Fund. On June 19, 2019, the shareholders of the Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund (the “Cedar Ridge Fund”) approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the Shelton Tactical Credit Fund. Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, Shelton Tactical Credit is the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on June 21, 2019. See Note 7 for more information.

 

Shelton International Select Equity Fund (“International Select Fund”, and together with the BDC Income Fund, the Emerging Markets Fund, and the Tactical Credit Fund, each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) is an open-end, diversified series of the Trust. The inception date is July 31, 2009. The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Effective July 18, 2016, Shelton became the advisor to the Fund. The International Select Fund is a successor to a series of the FundVantage Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, pursuant to a reorganization that took place after the close of business on July 28, 2017. Prior to July 28, 2017, the Successor Fund had no investment operations. As a result of the reorganization, holders of Class A Shares of the former International Select Fund received Investor Shares of the successor International Select Equity Fund and holders of Class I Shares of the former International Select Equity Fund received Institutional Shares of the successor International Select Equity Fund.

 

On June 3, 2020 the shareholders of the ICON International Equity Fund, a series of ICON Funds approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the Shelton International Select Equity Fund. The International Select Fund is the performance and accounting, legal and tax survivor of the reorganization. The reorganization was effective as of the open of business on June 29, 2020. See Note 7 for more information.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

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

 

(e)     Security Transactions, Investment Income and Distributions to Shareholders — Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for, in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method or, where applicable, to the first call date of the securities. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date for the Funds. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for PFICs, wash sales, REIT adjustments and post-October capital losses.

 

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

 

These “Book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.

 

(f)     Foreign Currency Translation — Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Trust does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

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

 

(g)     Concentration — The BDC Income Fund invests substantially all (and under normal market conditions, at least 80%) of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks and other equity securities of business development companies (“BDCs”) that are traded on one or more nationally recognized securities exchanges. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest consist of common stocks, securities convertible into common stocks; and preferred stocks. In addition, although the Fund typically invests in equity securities, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities of BDCs and other issuers of any maturity, duration or credit rating.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

(j)     Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Shelton Capital has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2017-2019) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2020 tax returns. The Funds identify its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Trust’s securities at December 31, 2020 using fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1(a)

   

Level 2(a)

   

Level 3(a)

           

Level 2(a)

   

Level 2(a)

 

Fund

 

Investments in
Securities
(b)

   

Investments in
Securities
(c)

   

Investments
in Securities

   

Total
Investments

   

Purchased
Options

   

Written
Options

 

BDC Income Fund

  $ 4,001,081     $     $ 8,033     $ 4,009,114     $     $  

Emerging Markets Fund

  $ 26,198,705     $ 2,299,971     $     $ 28,498,676     $     $  

International Select Fund

  $ 132,758,658     $ 10,099,874     $ 171,856     $ 143,030,388     $     $  

Tactical Credit Fund - Assets

  $ 465,049     $ 58,078,356     $ 5,346     $ 58,548,751     $ 54,188     $  

Tactical Credit Fund - Liabilities

  $     $ 6,525,920     $     $ 6,525,920     $     $ 3,844  

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

(c)

All fixed income securities held in the Funds are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of fixed income securities by type, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Level 3 Securities

 

BDC Income
Fund

   

International
Select Fund

   

Tactical
Credit Fund

 

Beginning Balance

  $ 70,287     $     $ 27,912  

Net Purchases

          166,396        

Net Sales

                 

Total Realized Gain/(Loss)

                 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

    (62,254 )     5,460       5,346  

Accrued Interest

                 

Transfers into Level 3

                 

Transfers out of Level 3

                (27,912 )

Ending Balance

  $ 8,033     $ 171,856     $ 5,346  

 

   

Fair Value as
of 12/31/2020

 

Valuation Techniques

Unobservable Input

 

Input Values

 

Impact to
valuation from
an increase
to input

BDC Income Fund

                     

Newstar Financial Inc CVR

  $ 8,033  

Estimated recovery proceeds

Expected remaining distributions

    $0.08  

Increase

International Select Fund

                     

Topicus.com Inc

  $ 171,856  

Filing prospectus, and financial analysis of corporate action

Market assessment

    44 CAD  

Increase

Tactical Credit Fund

                     

Copper Earnout Trust

  $ 5,346  

Offering documents, secondary offers

Market assessment

    $6.00  

Increase

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

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

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets & Liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments

 

Tactical
Credit Fund

 

Asset Derivatives

       

Purchased Options

  $ 54,188  
         

Liability Derivatives

       

Written Options

  $ 3,844  

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 

Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments

 

Tactical
Credit Fund

 

Amount of Realized Gain/(Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

       

Interest Rate Futures

  $ (1,876,622 )

Purchased Interest Rate Options

    (184,188 )

Written Interest Rate Options

    55,470  

Purchased Equity Options

    (902,607 )

Written Equity Options

    329,943  

Total

  $ (2,578,004 )
         

Amount of Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation Recognized on Derivatives

       

Interest Rate Futures

  $ (401,601 )

Purchased Interest Rate Options

    (58,594 )

Written Interest Rate Options

    25,781  

Purchased Equity Options

    (151,554 )

Written Equity Options

    62,945  

Total

  $ (523,023 )

 

The previously disclosed derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2020, and their effect on the Statement of Operations for the year January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, serve as indicators of the volume of financial derivative activity for the company. The following table indicates the average volume for the year:

 

 

 

Average Month
End Notional
Value

 

Written Future Contracts

  $ (7,288,495 )

Purchased Options

    170,438  

Written Options

    (43,917 )

 

(m)     LIBOR Transition Risk — The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021, and it is expected that LIBOR Will cease to be published after that time. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds Is uncertain.

 

(n)     COVID-19 Risks — A recent outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in December 2019 and has now been detected internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to less established health care systems. Health crises caused by the recent coronavirus outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The impact of the outbreak may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.

 

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SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

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

 

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

 

Fund

 

Net
Assets

 

BDC Income Fund

    0.90 %

Emerging Markets Fund

    1.00 %

International Select Fund

    0.74 %

Tactical Credit Fund

    1.17 %

 

The Advisor contractually agreed to reduce total operating expense to certain Funds of the Trust. This additional contractual reimbursement (excluding certain compliance costs, extraordinary expenses such as litigation or merger and reorganization expenses, for example and with respect to the BDC Income Fund, acquired fund fees and expenses) is effective until the dates listed below, unless renewed, and is subject to recoupment within three fiscal years following reimbursement. Recoupment is limited to the extent the reimbursement does not exceed any applicable expense limit and the effect of the reimbursement is measured after all ordinary operating expenses are calculated; any such reimbursement is subject to the Board of Trustees’ review and approval. Reimbursements from the Advisor to affected Funds, and the contractual expense limits, for the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

   

Contractual Expense Limitation

 

Fund

 

Institutional
Shares

   

Investor
Shares

   

Expiration

 

BDC Income Fund

    1.25%       1.50%       5/1/21  

Emerging Markets Fund

    1.55%       1.80%       5/1/21  

International Select Fund

    0.99%       1.24%       5/1/21  

Tactical Credit Fund

    1.39%       1.64%       5/1/21  

 

At December 31, 2020, the remaining cumulative unreimbursed amount paid and/or waived by the Advisor on behalf of the Funds that may be reimbursed was $703,469. The Advisor may recapture a portion of the above amount no later than the dates as stated below.

 

Fund

 

Expires
10/31/21

   

Expires
12/31/21

   

Expires
10/31/22

   

Expires
12/31/22

   

Expires
9/30/23

   

Expires
12/31/23

   

Total

 

BDC Income Fund

  $     $ 48,779 *   $     $ 58,429     $     $ 58,825     $ 166,033  

Emerging Markets Fund

                            634             634  

International Select Fund

          91,289             66,303             44,901       202,493  

Tactical Credit Fund

    168,854             82,500       20,815             62,140       334,309  

Total

  $ 168,854     $ 140,068     $ 82,500     $ 145,547     $ 634     $ 165,866     $ 703,469  

 

*

The financial information presented reflects the expense reimbursement by Shelton Capital Management in effect from May 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

 

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

 

As compensation for administrative duties not covered by the management agreement, Shelton receives an administration fee, which was revised on January 1, 2011. The administration fee is based on assets held, in aggregate, by the SCM Trust and other funds within the same “family” of investment companies managed and administered by Shelton. The fee rates are 0.10% on the first $500 million, 0.08% on the next $500 million, and 0.06% on combined assets over $1 billion. Administration fees are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.

 

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

 

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

 

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SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020 the following were paid:

 

Fund

 

Investor Class
12b-1 Fees

 

BDC Income Fund

  $ 10,177  

Emerging Markets Fund*

    950  

International Select Fund

    21,894  

Tactical Credit Fund

    30,692  

 

*

Period from October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

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

 

NOTE 3 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term instruments for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Purchases

   

Sales

 

BDC Income Fund

  $ 1,159,414     $ 2,192,750  

Emerging Markets Fund

    6,520,782       8,387,043  

International Select Fund

    89,468,842       37,833,000  

Tactical Credit Fund

    209,976,692       248,457,429  

 

NOTE 4 - TAX CHARACTER

 

Tax Basis of Distributable Earnings: The tax character of distributable earnings at December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

   

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain

   

Capital
Loss Carry
Forwards

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

   

Post October
and Other
Losses

   

Total
Distributable
Earnings

 

BDC Income Fund

  $ 41,363     $     $ (4,647,801 )   $ (295,290 )   $     $ (4,901,728 )

Emerging Markets Fund

    593,515             (3,020,220 )     7,531,566             5,104,861  

International Select Fund

    742,014             (51,221,761 )     25,687,492             (24,792,255 )

Tactical Credit Fund

    707,997             (5,977,277 )     (4,330,721 )           (9,600,001 )

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to wash sales and PFICs.

 

Capital Losses: Capital loss carry forwards, as of December 31, 2020, available to offset future capital gains, if any, are as follows:

 

Expiring

 

BDC Income
Fund

   

Emerging
Markets Fund

   

International
Select Fund*

   

Tactical Credit
Fund**

 

Long Term with No Expiration

  $ (2,038,826 )   $ (3,020,220 )   $ (46,167,307 )   $ (3,536,329 )

Short Term with No Expiration

    (2,608,975 )           (5,054,454 )     (2,440,948 )

Long Term with Expiration

                       

Short Term with Expiration

                       

Total

  $ (4,647,801 )   $ (3,020,220 )   $ (51,221,761 )   $ (5,977,277 )

 

 

*

Subject to annual limitation under §382 of The Code of $214,635 in 2021 and 2022, and $27,391 in 2023.

**

Subject to annual limitation of $561,798 under §382 of The Code through 2023 with $527,580 available in 2024.

 

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

 

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SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

  

Fund

Year or
Period Ended

 

Return of
Capital

   

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains
(a)

   

Exempt-Interest
Dividends

   

Total
Distributions

 

BDC Income Fund

December 31, 2019

  $ 63,262     $ 545,542     $     $     $ 608,804  
 

December 31, 2020

          417,614                   417,614  

Emerging Markets Fund

September 30, 2019

          1,506,869       75,722             1,582,591  
 

September 30, 2020

          852,068                   852,068  
 

December 31, 2020

          50,052                   50,052  

International Select Fund

December 31, 2019

          1,253,877                   1,253,877  
 

December 31, 2020

          885,582                   885,582  

Tactical Credit Fund

October 31, 2019(b)

          161,752       647,005       2,260,001       3,068,758  
 

December 31, 2019(b)

          375,685             707,607       1,083,292  
 

December 31, 2020

          2,303,959                   2,303,959  

 

 

(a)

The Funds designate Long-Term Capital Gain dividends pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

(b)

The tax distributions for the period ended December 31, 2019 differ from book distributions by $723,486 of which $264,188 was included in the book distribution for the year ended October 31, 2019 and $459,292 of income earned by Shelton Tactical Credit Fund prior to the merger date but not included in the book distributions as the Cedar Ridge Fund was the accounting survivor (see note 7) of the merger.

 

The tax distributions for October 31, 2019 differ from the book distributions by $264,188 as that amount was included in the tax distributions post-merger for the period ending December 31, 2019.

 

A final tax returned for the Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund was filed for the period ended June 21, 2019 the date of the merger (see note 6).

 

NOTE 5 - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820: Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 eliminates the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will require the need to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and the changes in unrealized gains and losses for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will also require that information is provided about the measurement uncertainty of Level 3 fair value measurements as of the reporting date. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and allows for early adoption of either the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify the requirements. Management has elected to adopt early the provisions that eliminate the disclosure requirements. Management is still currently evaluating the impact of applying the rest of the guidance.

 

NOTE 6 – BORROWINGS

 

In connection with the short sale arrangement of Shelton Tactical Credit Fund, the Fund may borrow in excess of the short sale proceeds. At December 31, 2020, the total amount outstanding in excess of the short sale proceeds was $4,962,373. Amounts borrowed under this arrangement bear interest at an interest rate based on the bank’s margin rate. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the weighted average interest rate of this arrangement was 1.82%, the average amount outstanding was $6,962,367 and the maximum outstanding balance was $25,170,000. The total amount of interest charged under the arrangement was $121,974 and is included in the balance of Interest and fees on borrowings and short sale arrangement in the Statement of Operations.

 

NOTE 7 - REORGANIZATION

 

On June 19, 2019, the shareholders of the Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the Shelton Tactical Credit Fund. Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, Shelton Tactical Credit is the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on June 21, 2019. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

Shelton Tactical
Credit Fund Pre-
Reorganization
Net Assets

New Shares issued to
Shareholders of Shelton
Tactical Credit Fund

Cedar Ridge
Unconstrained Credit
Fund Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status
of Transfer

$23,813,547

2,227,883

$76,412,507

$100,226,054(a)

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes undistributed net investment income, accumulated realized gains and unrealized depreciation in the amounts of $-, $- and $760,216 respectively.

 

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SCM Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

As of close of business on June 21, 2019, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

   

Post Merger Class

 

Shelton Tactical Credit –
Institutional Class

    10.17       0.9514       1,323,638       $14,151,144       10.69       Shelton Tactical Credit –
Institutional Class
 

Shelton Tactical Credit –
Investor Class

    10.15       0.9499       904,245       $9,662,403       10.69       Shelton Tactical Credit –
Investor Class
 

Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund –
Institutional Class

    10.69       1.0000       6,189,879       $66,176,655       10.69       Shelton Tactical Credit –
Institutional Class
 

Cedar Ridge Unconstrained Credit Fund –
Investor Class

    10.69       1.0000       957,909       $10,235,852       10.69       Shelton Tactical Credit –
Investor Class
 

 

On May 23, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON International Equity Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the Shelton International Select Equity Fund. Shelton International Select Equity Fund is the survivor of the reorganization. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on June 26, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON International
Equity Fund
Pre-Reorganization
Net Assets

New Shares issued
to Shareholders of
ICON International
Equity Fund

Shelton International
Select Equity Fund
Net Assets

Combined
Net Assets

Tax Status
of Transfer

$23,244,237(a)

1,121,368

$62,750,633

$85,994,870

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes undistributed net investment income, accumulated realized losses and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $528,663, $(9,724,470) and $2,157,152, respectively, from the merged fund.

 

As of close of business on June 26, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

   

Post Merger Class

 

ICON International Equity Fund –
Class S

    $9.40       0.4532       1,027,306       $21,305,921       $20.74       Shelton International Select Equity Fund – Institutional Class  

ICON International Equity Fund –
Class A

    $9.18       0.4454       69,706       $1,435,990       $20.61       Shelton International Select Equity Fund – Investor Class  

ICON International Equity Fund –
Class C

    $8.08       0.3920       24,356       $502,326       $20.61       Shelton International Select Equity Fund – Investor Class  

 

NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

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

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program Disclosure

 

The SCM Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), as consistent with Rule 22e-4 to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk for each series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Program is overseen by the Liquidity Committee (the “Committee”), which is comprised of investment, operations and legal and compliance professionals from Shelton Capital Management. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has approved the designation of the Committee to oversee the Program.

 

The Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and re-classification of the Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.

 

At a meeting of the Board held on November 6, 2020, the Committee provided a report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness the Program, including any material changes to the Program for the period from the inception of the Trust’s program in December 2018 through December 2020 (“Reporting Period”). The Report concluded that the Trust’s Program was reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period. The Report further concluded that each Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate given each Fund’s status as an open-end fund.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in each Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Trust’s investment portfolios, is found in the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
SCM Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Shelton BDC Income Fund, Shelton Emerging Markets Fund, Shelton International Select Equity Fund, and Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of SCM Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2020, and the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, the statement of cash flows and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2020, the results of their operations and cash flows, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Individual Funds
Constituting
SCM Trust


Statement of
Operations


Statement of
Cash Flows


Statements of
Changes in Net Assets



Financial Highlights

Shelton BDC Income Fund

For the year ended December 31, 2020

NA

For each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020

For each of the four years in the period ended December 31, 2020, the period April 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

Shelton Emerging Markets Fund

For the period ended December 31, 2020 and for the year end September 30, 2020

NA

For the period ended December 31, 2020 and the year ended September 30, 2020

For the period ended December 31, 2020 and for the year ended September 30, 2020.

Shelton International Select Equity Fund

For the year ended December 31, 2020

NA

For each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020

For each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 and for the year ended April 30, 2017.

Shelton Tactical Credit Fund

For the year ended December 31, 2020

For the year ended December 31, 2020

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the period ended December 31, 2019 and the year ended October 31, 2019

For year ended December 31, 2020, the period November 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2019, the period December 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017, and each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2016.

 

With respect to the Shelton BDC Income Fund, the financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2016 were audited by other auditors, and in their opinion dated May 31, 2016, they expressed an unqualified opinion on said financial statements. With respect to the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund, the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended September 30, 2019 of the Predecessor Fund were audited by other auditors, and in their opinion dated November 25, 2019, they expressed an unqualified opinion on said financial statements and financial highlights. With respect to the Shelton International Select Equity Fund, the financial highlights for the period ended April 30, 2016 were audited by other auditors, and in their report dated June 28, 2016, they expressed an unqualified opinion on said financial statements.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2011.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Continued)

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
SCM Trust
Page Two

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or through other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were unable to be obtained. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 1, 2021

 

Additional Information

 

Fund Holdings

 

The Fund holdings shown in this report are as of December 31, 2020. Holdings are subject to change at any time, so holdings shown in the report may not reflect current Fund holdings. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information filed in the form N-PORT also may be obtained by calling (800) 955-9988.

 

Proxy Voting Policy

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) containing a description of the policies and procedures that the SCM Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, along with the Fund’s proxy voting record relating to portfolio securities held during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2020 is available upon request, at no charge, at the phone number above, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

About this Report

 

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

 

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SCM Trust

Board of Trustees and Executive Officers

December 31, 2020

 

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

Name

Address

Year of Birth

Position Held with the Trust

Length of
Time Served

Stephen C. Rogers

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Chairman of the Board,
Trustee,
President

Since August 1999
Since August 1999
Since August 1999

Kevin T. Kogler

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Trustee

Since May 2006

Marco L. Quazzo

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1962

Trustee

Since August 2014

Stephen H. Sutro

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1969

Trustee

Since May 2006

William P. Mock

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Treasurer

Since February 2010

Gregory T. Pusch

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary

Since March 2017

 

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

 

Stephen C. Rogers*

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

Kevin T. Kogler

President & Founder of MicroBiz, LLC, 2012 to present; Principal, Robertson Piper Software Group, 2006 to 2012; Senior Vice President, Investment Banking, Friedman, Billings Ramsey, 2003 to 2006.

Marco L. Quazzo

Principal, Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, March 2015-Present; Partner, Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP (law firm), 2008 to March 2015.

Stephen H. Sutro

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

William P. Mock

Portfolio Manager, Shelton Capital Management, 2010 to present.

Gregory T. Pusch

Principal Occupations Past five years: Global Head of Risk & Compliance, Matthews Asia 2015-2016; Head of Legal & Regulatory Compliance / CCO, HarbourVest Partners 2012-2015.

 

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

 

 

*

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

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 31, 2020

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

ICON Equity Fund
ICON Equity Income Fund

ICON Flexible Bond Fund
ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund
ICON Utilities and Income Fund

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed on whether the information in this prospectus is adequate or accurate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The Funds are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by any financial institution or government entity such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Some funds or classes in this Prospectus may not be available in your state. Please check with your advisor to determine those funds and share classes available for sale in your state. The information contained in this Prospectus relates to all classes of shares of the Funds unless otherwise noted.

 

Beginning on May 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website at www.sheltoncap.com for the Shelton Emerging Markets Fund and www.iconfunds.com for each other Fund listed above and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

You may, notwithstanding the availability of shareholder reports online, elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Funds, you can call (800) 764-0442 to let the Funds know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by enrolling at (800) 764-0442.

 

 

Table of Contents

December 31, 2020

 

   

Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion

1

About Your Fund’s Expenses

10

Top Holdings and Sector Breakdown

12

Portfolio of Investments

14

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

21

Statements of Operations

23

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

27

Financial Highlights

35

Notes to Financial Statements

42

Liquidity Risk Management Program Disclosure

52

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

53

Additional Information

54

Board of Trustees and Executive Officers

54

 

Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

The ICON funds underwent several changes in 2020. During the summer, the funds converted to the SCM trust and some of the funds were merged to streamline a 17 fund family to 7 funds. One other change is that the ICON Funds fiscal year end switched from September 30 to December 31. As a result, although this report technically covers only the period from October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, we thought it might be helpful just for this year to provide in certain instances a more comprehensive perspective about marketplace changes during the past calendar year and their impact on the affected funds.

 

Equity Market Review, Craig Callahan, DBA, Founder and CEO of ICON Advisers, Inc.:

 

During the calendar year, stocks, on average, have been priced below ICON Advisers, Inc.’s (“ICON”), estimate of intrinsic value. Accordingly, prices moved higher from December 2019 through February 2020. Then in 23 trading days, the market crashed as investors realized we would have to shut down the economy to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 (“COVID”). Off of the market low on March 23, 2020, the S&P 1500 Index gained 71.8% through December 31, 2020. We believe the rebound is the beginning of a new bull market that could last at least two to three more years.

 

Sector performance during the rebound in our view is very sensible based on ICON valuation readings. Economically sensitive, cyclical sectors like Materials, Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology and Industrials were leading through December 30, 2020 while defensive, while so called recession proof sectors like Utilities, Consumer Staples and Health Care were lagging. We believe this theme is sustainable.

 

Fixed Income Market Review, Jerry Paul, CFA, Senior Vice President of Fixed Income at ICON Advisers, Inc.:

 

Over the 12 month period ended December 31, 2020, the fixed income market was dominated by COVID concerns and Federal Reserve actions. In response to actions taken by the Federal Reserve to overcome the dramatic negative economic impact of the actions taken to stem the spread of COVID interest rates fell to levels not previously seen in the United States.

 

Subsequent to the July 10 reorganization and through December 31, 2020, the ICON Flexible Bond Fund’s performance continued to recover as credit spreads continued to improve. Also helping performance during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, was the price recovery in several securities which had previously been negatively impacted by the crisis.

 

The US Treasury 10 year yield ranged from a high of 1.94% a year ago to a recent low of 0.50% over the 12 month period ending December 31, 2020 As September 30, 2020, it was trading in the area of 0.75%-0.85%. During the fourth quarter Interest rates have edged upward from 0.61% to 0.91% on the US Treasury 10 year and credit yield spreads have narrowed back to levels prior to COVID. Future government stimulus is expected and has begun to create concern regarding future inflation risks. The Federal Reserve has strongly indicated the intention to keep interest rates lower longer and to accept a higher level of inflation than had previously been indicated. In addition, several members, including Chairman Powell, have expressed the view that additional fiscal response is required to assure economic progress.

 

The volatility of investment grade and high yield corporate bonds was dramatic surrounding the initial COVID actions to slow the pandemic. Yield spreads (the yield in excess of comparable US Treasuries) rose dramatically driving down the value of credit oriented fixed income assets. Liquidity virtually dried up in these assets for a brief time until the Federal Reserve announced asset purchase plans which for the first time included buying investment grade and high yield corporate bonds. This quickly stabilized these markets and subsequently caused the yield spreads to decline back to near normal.

 

ICON Fund Review (as of December 31, 2020):

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund - At the time of the reorganization of three series of ICON Funds into the ICON Consumer Select Fund on June 26, 2020, this fund was repositioned to be overweight Consumer Discretionary, underweight Financials and void Consumer Staples through December 31, 2020. This rebalancing was guided by ICON’s sector and industry valuations, which favored several industries that were showing strong relative strength and momentum off the March 23rd market low. The fund established overweight positions in the homebuilding industry as well as specialty stores and internet retail. The fund sold out of its hotel resorts & cruise lines holdings early in the year, and continued through the rest of the year avoiding exposure

 

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Historical Performance and Manager’s Discussion (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

to some of the sector’s more COVID-19-sensitive industries such as restaurants, leisure facilities, and apparel retail.

 

In the Financial sector, the fund positioned itself in the large-cap diversified banks and consumer finance. As stock prices moved up towards ICON’s estimate of fair value, short-term interest rates remained low and steady but longer-term rates increased, creating opportunities within the banking industry. In addition, the fund held a few stocks from the Information Technology sector that are related to consumer spending. These data processing companies, which are primarily large credit card providers, displayed strong momentum throughout a year of pandemic driven quarantine, where online spending and credit card debt increased across the country.

 

ICON Health & Information Technology Fund - Since the reorganization of two series of ICON Funds into the fund on July 10, 2020, this fund is overweight Information Technology and underweight Healthcare through December 31, 2020. As of December 31, the fund is approximately 78% invested in Info Tech and 11% in Health Care, with the remainder of the portfolio in technology-related stocks in Communications Services and Industrials. Coming out of the market lows in March, ICON’s valuation system favored Information Technology over Health Care and the fund was positioned with a strong tilt towards tech to reflect those valuations.

 

Within the Technology sector, the fund’s largest positions were in the data processing and outsourced services industry. These data processing companies, which are primarily large credit card providers, displayed strong momentum throughout a year of pandemic driven quarantine, where online spending and credit card debt increased across the country. Other areas of concentration within the Technology area were in the application software and systems software industries.

 

The Health Care portion of the fund was primarily focused in life sciences, biotechnology, and managed health care stocks. Performance within the more technology-based industries proved to be more beneficial to the fund, with the managed care providers and insurers struggling to participate fully in the recovery.

 

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure - Since the reorganization of three series of ICON Funds into the fund on July 10, 2020, this fund was overweight Materials and Industrials and underweight in the Energy sector through September 30, 2020. In the 4th quarter, Energy holdings were increased. During the final quarter, the fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&P 1500, by approximately 5% from Oct. 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. From October 1 through December 31, 2020 fund holdings in the Energy sector returned 23.9%, fund holdings in the Industrials sector returned 22.44% and fund holdings in the Materials sector returned 13.18%. The three biggest contributors to performance during the fourth quarter were holdings in the paper packaging, specialty chemicals, and industrial machinery industries respectively. The three biggest detractors were gold, silver, and electrical components & equipment industries. Based on ICON’s valuation methodology, the fund can rotate among companies and industries in the Energy, Materials, and Industrial sectors. As of December 31, 2020 our valuations suggest a continued increase in the Energy sector and a decrease in the Materials sector.

 

ICON Utilities and Income Fund - The fund’s largest industry positions as of December 31, 2020 are electric utilities and multi-utilities. This comes after an overall reduction of these two industries during the second half of the year, as the market recovered from the COVID-related market drop. In response to the market recovery favoring more economically sensitive industries, the fund repositioned into Utilities-related industries from the Communications Services and Industrials sector. These included companies that make products used by Utilities, as well as dividend yielding stocks in the broadcasting industry. In addition, the fund expanded its holdings into Independent power producers and renewable energy, both of which contributed positively to overall sector outperformance. The fund was notably underweight in gas utilities throughout the year, an industry that significantly underperformed in the latter half of the year.

 

ICON Equity Fund - Based on ICON’s valuation methodology, the fund had a very favorable sector tilt the second half of 2020 which contributed to outperformance over that period. On June 30, 2020, the largest sector weights, in order, were Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Industrials. Their relative weightings remained about the same during the following six months although Financials and Industrials traded places. During the entire second half of 2020, the fund did not own stocks from the following sectors; Real Estate, Utilities, Consumer Staples or Communication Services. In addition, Health Care was only 3.85% of the fund June 30, 2020 but was reduced to zero during the second half of 2020. Also based on ICON’s valuation readings, the fund held minimal cash in an attempt to maximize equity exposure.

 

ICON Equity Income Fund - The Dow Jones Dividend Index, as a proxy for dividend paying stocks, dropped more than the broad market during the crash of the first quarter and was then more sluggish than the market during the first few months of the rebound. The fund attempted to combat those headwinds with a thematic sector tilt, yet still emphasizing yield. The two largest sector positions during the last two quarters of the year were Financials and Consumer Discretionary. Holdings in diversified, regional, and investment banks provided both dividend income and price appreciation, as the banking industry performed strongly during the market rebound during the latter part of the year. To take advantage of the identified sector leadership of the market recovery, the fund repositioned itself in during the recovery by reducing utilities holdings and increasing dividend-paying stocks in the Information Technology sector. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the fund benefitted from dividend-paying stocks surging and a tightening of credit spreads in the fixed income market. Throughout the year, the fund maintained a 90/10 ratio of equities-to-fixed income.

 

Flexible Bond Fund - The fund was adversely impacted by the COVID pandemic. Initially the Fund’s credit risk-oriented portfolio experienced downward price pressure resulting from the yield spread widening. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the fund continued to experience recovery from the earlier impact of COVID in the first quarter. In our opinion, a challenge going forward will be maintaining the fund’s yield as yields on investment grade and high yield bonds have declined as yield spreads have declined.

 

We believe, our event driven, value oriented strategy continues to be successful with an abundance of the closed end fund arbitrage available and many yield to call opportunities. The liquidation of Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund and announcement of a tender offer on Voya Prime Rate Trust were positives for the fund during the 4th quarter of 2020. During the COVID induced crisis, we increased the portfolio’s call protection, primarily with non-callable investment grade preferred stocks. This performed well during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as yield spreads contracted leading to price appreciation. Wells Fargo 7.5% preferred and Bank America 7.25% were big contributors to fund performance in this regard.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.iconfunds.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Consumer Select Fund

-7.47%

7.36%

6.88%

4.42%

S&P 1500 Financial Sector Index

-1.91%

10.95%

10.75%

5.63%

 

INVESTOR SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Consumer Select Fund

-7.72%

7.05%

6.55%

7.36%

S&P 1500 Financial Sector Index

-1.91%

10.95%

10.75%

11.64%

 

 

*

Performance prior to July 10, 2020 is that of the predecessor fund, the ICON Financials Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the
recent reorganization. For more details, see Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.iconfunds.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Equity Fund

16.00%

13.43%

10.87%

6.65%

S&P 1500 Sector Index

17.86%

14.94%

13.65%

9.87%

 

INVESTOR SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Equity Fund

15.69%

13.11%

10.54%

5.43%

S&P 1500 Sector Index

17.86%

14.94%

13.65%

9.94%

 

 

*

Performance prior to July 10, 2020 is that of the predecessor fund, the ICON Long/Short Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the
recent reorganization. For more details, see Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.iconfunds.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Equity Income Fund

3.15%

9.81%

8.98%

7.20%

S&P 1500 Sector Index

17.86%

14.94%

13.65%

10.05%

 

INVESTOR SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Equity Income Fund

2.89%

9.54%

8.71%

6.26%

S&P 1500 Sector Index

17.86%

14.94%

13.65%

9.94%

 

 

*

Performance prior to July 10, 2020 is that of the predecessor fund, the ICON Equity Income Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the
recent reorganization. For more details, see Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.iconfunds.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

4.60%

4.75%

3.98%

4.46%

Bloomberg Barclays US Universal Index ex-MBS

8.66%

5.42%

4.54%

N/A**

 

INVESTOR SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

4.30%

4.47%

3.71%

3.50%

Bloomberg Barclays US Universal Index ex-MBS

8.66%

5.42%

4.54%

4.27%

 

 

*

Performance prior to July 10, 2020 is that of the predecessor fund, the ICON Flexible Bond Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the
recent reorganization. For more details, see Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

**

Index did not exist at fund inception.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.iconfunds.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Health and Information Technology

33.95%

20.65%

16.55%

10.92%

S&P 1500 Technology Sector Index

43.09%

27.36%

20.20%

11.39%

 

INVESTOR SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Health and Information Technology

33.61%

20.29%

16.15%

16.80%

S&P 1500 Technology Sector Index

43.09%

27.36%

20.20%

20.89%

 

 

*

Performance prior to July 10, 2020 is that of the predecessor fund, the ICON Information Technology Fund, which was the accounting and performance
survivor of the recent reorganization. For more details, see Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.iconfunds.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

5.53%

9.00%

5.29%

4.89%

S&P 1500 Sector Index

17.86%

14.94%

13.65%

8.85%

 

INVESTOR SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

5.21%

8.72%

4.97%

6.38%

S&P 1500 Sector Index

17.86%

14.94%

13.65%

14.48%

 

 

*

Performance prior to July 10, 2020 is that of the predecessor fund, the ICON Natural Resources Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor
of the recent organization. For more details, see Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

 

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Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For more recent performance information, visit our website at www.iconfunds.com. Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

2.05%

11.38%

10.16%

8.47%

S&P 1500 Utilities Sector Index

-0.90%

11.32%

11.27%

8.54%

 

INVESTOR SHARES*

 

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended 12/31/20

 

Fund/
Benchmark

One
Year

Five Year
(Annualized)

Ten Year
(Annualized)

Since
Inception
(Annualized)

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

1.73%

11.09%

9.82%

9.93%

S&P 1500 Utilities Sector Index

-0.90%

11.32%

11.27%

11.20%

 

 

*

Performance prior to July 10, 2020 is that of the predecessor fund, the ICON Utilities Fund, which was the accounting and performance survivor of the recent
reorganizations. For more details see Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you have paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional cost, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2020

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Net Annual
Expense Ratio

ICON Consumer Select Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,244

$ 7.47

1.32%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,018

$ 6.71

1.32%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,244

$ 8.88

1.57%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,017

$ 7.98

1.57%

         

ICON Equity Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,320

$ 6.43

1.10%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,019

$ 5.60

1.10%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,319

$ 7.89

1.35%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,018

$ 6.87

1.35%

         

ICON Equity Income Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,277

$ 5.74

1.00%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,020

$ 5.09

1.00%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,275

$ 7.17

1.25%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,019

$ 6.36

1.25%

         

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,075

$ 3.97

0.76%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,021

$ 3.87

0.76%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,072

$ 5.27

1.01%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,020

$ 5.14

1.01%

         

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio listed in the “Net Annual Expense Ratio” column, multiplied by the average account value over the
period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

10

 

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2020

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Net Annual
Expense Ratio

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,279

$ 7.41

1.29%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,018

$ 6.56

1.29%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,277

$ 8.84

1.54%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,017

$ 7.83

1.54%

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,175

$ 7.40

1.35%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,018

$ 6.87

1.35%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,294

$ 9.25

1.60%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,017

$ 8.13

1.60%

         

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

       

Institutional Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,175

$ 6.74

1.23%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,019

$ 6.26

1.23%

Investor Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

$ 1,000

$ 1,173

$ 8.11

1.48%

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses

$ 1,000

$ 1,017

$ 7.53

1.48%

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio listed in the “Net Annual Expense Ratio” column, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Top Holdings and Sector Breakdown (Unaudited)

December 31, 2020

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

Security

 

Market
Value

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

1

NIKE Inc

    $2,928,429       5.3%

2

Five Below Inc

    2,694,692       4.8%

3

Mastercard Inc

    2,677,050       4.8%

4

Global Payments Inc

    2,671,208       4.8%

5

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc

    2,589,606       4.7%

6

Amazon.com Inc

    2,452,468       4.4%

7

Green Brick Partners Inc

    2,433,944       4.4%

8

Ulta Beauty Inc

    2,325,996       4.2%

9

Ally Financial Inc

    2,218,052       4.0%

10

Lululemon Athletica Inc

    2,192,589       3.9%

 

ICON Equity Fund

Security

 

Market
Value

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

1

Skyworks Solutions Inc

    $5,038,313       7.2%

2

EPAM Systems Inc

    4,264,365       6.1%

3

Mastercard Inc

    4,150,855       5.9%

4

Global Payments Inc

    4,063,252       5.8%

5

Ebix Inc

    4,024,820       5.7%

6

NIKE Inc

    3,805,543       5.4%

7

Chart Industries Inc

    3,133,214       4.5%

8

Adobe Inc

    2,700,648       3.8%

9

NXP Semiconductors NV

    2,051,229       2.9%

10

Magna International Inc

    1,996,560       2.8%

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

Security

 

Market
Value

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

1

QUALCOMM Inc

    $4,874,880       5.9%

2

Lincoln National Corp

    3,561,948       4.3%

3

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

    3,231,763       3.9%

4

ViacomCBS Inc

    3,133,566       3.8%

5

Rent-A-Center Inc

    3,101,490       3.8%

6

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    3,094,536       3.8%

7

Cummins Inc

    2,975,010       3.6%

8

MDC Holdings Inc

    2,779,920       3.4%

9

Genuine Parts Co

    2,601,137       3.2%

10

VF Corp

    2,562,300       3.1%

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

Security

 

Market
Value

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

1

Argo Group US Inc, 6.500%

    $9,454,652       6.8%

2

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 6.821%, 8/10/2022

    8,534,219       6.2%

3

Principal Financial Group Inc, 3M US LIBOR + 3.044%, 5/15/2055

    6,825,599       4.9%

4

Fifth Third Bancorp, 3M US LIBOR + 3.129%

    6,415,689       4.6%

5

JPMorgan Chase & Co, 3M US LIBOR + 3.470%

    6,403,874       4.6%

6

PacifiCorp, 8.069%, 9/9/2022

    4,099,648       3.0%

7

Foot Locker Inc, 8.500%, 1/15/2022

    3,989,063       2.9%

8

Wells Fargo & Co, 7.500%

    3,632,335       2.6%

9

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

    3,602,476       2.6%

10

Aker BP ASA, 5.875%, 3/31/2025

    3,497,228       2.5%

 

 

12

 

 

Top Holdings and Sector Breakdown (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

Security

 

Market
Value

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

1

Apple Inc

    $8,558,505       6.7%

2

Microsoft Corp

    8,073,846       6.3%

3

Global Payments Inc

    6,504,176       5.1%

4

II-VI Inc

    6,069,204       4.8%

5

UnitedHealth Group Inc

    5,575,812       4.4%

6

EPAM Systems Inc

    5,518,590       4.3%

7

Euronet Worldwide Inc

    5,477,976       4.3%

8

Extreme Networks Inc

    5,415,933       4.2%

9

Ebix Inc

    5,410,725       4.2%

10

Autodesk Inc

    5,343,450       4.2%

 

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

Security

 

Market
Value

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

1

Avery Dennison Corp

    $6,979,950       6.4%

3

Packaging Corp of America

    6,068,040       5.5%

4

International Paper Co

    5,469,200       5.0%

5

Exxon Mobil Corp

    4,699,080       4.3%

6

Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares

    4,534,600       4.1%

7

Masco Corp

    4,119,750       3.8%

8

MasTec Inc

    3,640,471       3.3%

9

Union Pacific Corp

    3,456,452       3.2%

10

QEP Resources Inc

    3,210,860       2.9%

11

Trane Technologies PLC

    3,193,520       2.9%

 

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

Security

 

Market
Value

   

Percentage
of Total
Investment

 

1

Xcel Energy Inc

    $2,386,785       7.9%

2

MDU Resources Group Inc

    2,238,900       7.4%

3

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC

    2,202,840       7.2%

4

Duke Energy Corp

    2,096,724       6.9%

5

Sempra Energy

    2,038,560       6.7%

6

Ameren Corp

    1,951,500       6.4%

7

ViacomCBS Inc

    1,818,288       6.0%

8

American Electric Power Co Inc

    1,515,514       5.0%

9

Evergy Inc

    1,498,770       4.9%

10

OGE Energy Corp

    1,414,584       4.7%

 

 

13

 

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (100.12%)

               

 

               

Communications (10.33%)

               

Alphabet Inc*

    900     $ 1,576,692  

Amazon.com Inc*

    753       2,452,468  

Comcast Corp

    11,900       623,560  

eBay Inc

    21,700       1,090,425  

Total Communications

            5,743,145  
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (43.10%)

               

Brunswick Corp

    22,500       1,715,400  

Dorman Products Inc*

    15,600       1,354,392  

Five Below Inc*

    15,400       2,694,692  

Green Brick Partners Inc*

    106,008       2,433,944  

LGI Homes Inc*

    10,200       1,079,670  

LKQ Corp*

    50,700       1,786,668  

Lululemon Athletica Inc*

    6,300       2,192,589  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc*

    42,300       2,589,606  

NIKE Inc

    20,700       2,928,429  

PulteGroup Inc

    46,900       2,022,328  

Ulta Beauty Inc*

    8,100       2,325,996  

VF Corp

    9,700       828,477  

Total Consumer, Cyclical

            23,952,191  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (4.81%)

               

Global Payments Inc

    12,400       2,671,208  
                 

Financial (41.89%)

               

Ally Financial Inc

    62,200       2,218,052  

American Express Co

    16,100       1,946,651  

Assurant Inc

    8,700     1,185,114  

Athene Holding Ltd*

    39,000       1,682,460  

Bank of America Corp

    70,800       2,145,948  

Equitable Holdings Inc

    64,200       1,642,878  

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc

    8,100       2,136,051  

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    16,000       2,033,120  

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

    4,700       549,900  

Mastercard Inc

    7,500       2,677,050  

Morgan Stanley

    15,300       1,048,509  

Visa Inc

    8,500       1,859,205  

Voya Financial Inc

    36,600       2,152,446  

Total Financial

            23,277,384  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $41,024,638)

            55,643,928  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $41,024,638)(a) (100.12%)

            55,643,928  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.12%)

            (69,138 )

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 55,574,790  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $41,026,329.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,701,653  

Unrealized depreciation

    (84,054 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,617,599  

 

ICON Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (97.03%)

               
                 

Basic Materials (0.81%)

               

The Chemours Co

    23,000     $ 570,170  
                 

Communications (3.70%)

               

Extreme Networks Inc*

    261,700       1,803,113  

Perficient Inc*

    16,700       795,755  

Total Communications

            2,598,868  
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (22.75%)

               

Brunswick Corp

    25,000       1,906,000  

Five Below Inc*

    9,900       1,732,302  

The Home Depot Inc

    3,800       1,009,356  

KB Home

    24,800       831,296  

LGI Homes Inc*

    13,700       1,450,145  

Magna International Inc

    28,200       1,996,560  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc*

    31,100       1,903,942  

NIKE Inc

    26,900       3,805,543  

Ulta Beauty Inc*

    4,700       1,349,652  

Total Consumer, Cyclical

            15,984,796  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (9.43%)

               

Euronet Worldwide Inc*

    13,350       1,934,682  

Global Payments Inc

    18,862       4,063,252  

United Rentals Inc*

    2,700     626,157  

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

            6,624,091  
                 

Energy (3.84%)

               

Baker Hughes Co

    69,300       1,444,905  

Diamondback Energy Inc

    25,900       1,253,560  

Total Energy

            2,698,465  
                 

Financial (14.37%)

               

Athene Holding Ltd*

    29,700       1,281,258  

Bank of America Corp

    47,488       1,439,361  

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    11,300       1,435,891  

Mastercard Inc

    11,629       4,150,855  

Voya Financial Inc

    30,500       1,793,705  

Total Financial

            10,101,070  
                 

Industrial (13.34%)

               

Alamo Group Inc

    10,000       1,379,500  

Armstrong World Industries Inc

    18,000       1,339,020  

CSX Corp

    12,700       1,152,525  

Chart Industries Inc*

    26,600       3,133,214  

Kansas City Southern

    5,300       1,081,889  

L3Harris Technologies Inc

    6,800       1,285,336  

Total Industrial

            9,371,484  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ICON Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Technology (28.79%)

               

Adobe Inc*

    5,400     $ 2,700,648  

Ebix Inc

    106,000       4,024,820  

EPAM Systems Inc*

    11,900       4,264,365  

Microsoft Corp

    6,400       1,423,488  

Qorvo Inc*

    4,400       731,588  

Skyworks Solutions Inc

    32,956       5,038,313  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    12,900       2,051,229  

Total Technology

            20,234,451  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $41,269,269)

            68,183,395  
                 

Funds (3.16%)

               
                 

Exchange-Traded Funds (3.05%)

               

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares#

    12,600       835,632  

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X#

    18,094       1,307,292  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

            2,142,924  
                 

Money Market Funds (0.11%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund

    77,483       77,483  
                 

Total Funds (Cost $1,261,151)

            2,220,407  

Collateral received for securities on loan (2.76%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $1,941,425)

    1,941,425     $ 1,941,425  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $44,471,845)(a) (102.95%)

            72,345,227  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-2.95%)

            (2,073,586 )

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 70,271,641  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at December 31, 2020.

 

(a)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $44,495,016.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 27,954,067  

Unrealized depreciation

    (103,856 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 27,850,211  

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (94.80%)

               
                 

Basic Materials (7.15%)

               

Eastman Chemical Co

    21,100     $ 2,115,908  

International Paper Co

    49,100       2,441,252  

Neenah Inc

    24,000       1,327,680  

Total Basic Materials

            5,884,840  
                 

Communications (7.86%)

               

Juniper Networks Inc

    104,700       2,356,797  

Nexstar Media Group Inc

    8,800       960,872  

ViacomCBS Inc

    84,100       3,133,566  

Total Consumer, Cyclical

            6,451,235  
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (18.61%)

               

Cummins Inc

    13,100       2,975,010  

Genuine Parts Co

    25,900       2,601,137  

Leggett & Platt Inc

    45,400       2,011,220  

MDC Holdings Inc

    57,200       2,779,920  

VF Corp

    30,000       2,562,300  

Whirlpool Corp

    13,000       2,346,370  

Total Consumer, Cyclical

            15,275,957  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (17.26%)

               

AbbVie Inc

    22,561       2,417,411  

Altria Group Inc

    25,700       1,053,700  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

    52,100       3,231,763  

Conagra Brands Inc

    31,900       1,156,694  

Philip Morris International Inc

    15,000       1,241,850  

Rent-A-Center Inc

    81,000       3,101,490  

UnitedHealth Group Inc

    5,600       1,963,808  

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

            14,166,716  

Financial (20.23%)

               

Bank of America Corp

    65,500     1,985,305  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    49,500       1,364,715  

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    24,353       3,094,536  

Lincoln National Corp

    70,800       3,561,948  

Morgan Stanley

    36,400       2,494,492  

Prudential Financial Inc

    31,500       2,459,205  

US Bancorp

    12,800       596,352  

Webster Financial Corp

    24,900       1,049,535  

Total Financial

            16,606,088  
                 

Industrial (10.00%)

               

Hubbell Inc

    16,200       2,539,998  

Lockheed Martin Corp

    6,800       2,413,864  

Packaging Corp of America

    12,700       1,751,457  

Union Pacific Corp

    7,229       1,505,222  

Total Industrial

            8,210,541  
                 

Technology (10.47%)

               

International Business Machines Corp

    5,900       742,692  

NetApp Inc

    11,500       761,760  

QUALCOMM Inc

    32,000       4,874,880  

Texas Instruments Inc

    13,500       2,215,755  

Total Technology

            8,595,087  
                 

Utilities (3.22%)

               

Evergy Inc

    14,500       804,895  

Otter Tail Corp

    43,100       1,836,491  

Total Utilities

            2,641,386  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $65,401,098)

            77,831,850  
                 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ICON Equity Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Preferred Stock (0.63%)

               
                 

Financial (0.63%)

               

Annaly Capital Management Inc, 6.950%

    4,000     $ 101,000  

Argo Group US Inc, 6.500%#

    16,207       413,603  

Total Financial

            514,603  
                 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $508,793)

            514,603  
                 

 

 

Par Value

   

 

 

Corporate Debt (3.42%)

               
                 

Basic Materials (0.23%)

               

CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp, 9.250%, 6/15/2023 (144A)

  $ 200,000       200,208  
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (0.85%)

               

Foot Locker Inc, 8.500%, 1/15/2022

    650,000       691,437  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (0.40%)

               

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

    175,000       224,350  

Bausch Health Cos Inc, 7.000%, 3/15/2024 (144A)

    100,000       102,875  

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

            327,225  
                 

Energy (0.13%)

               

Aker BP ASA, 5.875%, 3/31/2025 (144A)

    100,000       103,591  
                 

Financial (1.22%)

               

Avation Capital SA, 6.500%, 5/15/2021 (144A)

    300,000       219,000  

Global Atlantic Finance Co, 8.625%, 4/15/2021 (144A)

    100,000       101,682  

JPMorgan Chase & Co, 3M US LIBOR + 3.470%(a),(b)

    170,000       169,652  

Principal Financial Group Inc, 3M US LIBOR + 3.044%, 5/15/2055(b)

    250,000       240,000  

Prudential Financial Inc, 5.875%, 9/15/2042

    250,000       268,286  

Total Financial

            998,620  
                 

Industrial (0.59%)

               

TransDigm Inc, 6.500%, 7/15/2024

    200,000       203,544  

USG Corp, 5.500%, 3/1/2025 (144A)

    275,000       281,531  

Total Industrial

            485,075  
                 

Total Corporate Debt (Cost $2,841,295)

            2,806,156  
             

Security Description

 

Shares

   

 

Funds (1.37%)

               
                 

Mutual Funds (1.28%)

               

First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund

    34,839     367,551  

Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2

    26,391       391,379  

Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust

    19,979       290,695  

Total Mutual Funds

            1,049,625  
                 

Money Market Funds (0.09%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund

    63,374       63,374  

Total Funds (Cost $1,124,764)

            1,112,999  
                 

Collateral received for securities on loan (0.26%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $215,250)

    215,250       215,250  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $70,091,200)(c) (100.47%)

            82,480,858  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.47%)

            (383,505 )

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 82,097,353  

 

#

Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at December 31, 2020.

 

(144A) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2020, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $1,008,887, which represented approximately 1.23% of net assets.

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $70,270,545.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,023,580  

Unrealized depreciation

    (1,813,267 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 12,210,313  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ICON Flexible Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (0.30%)

               
                 

Communications (0.30%)

               

AT&T Inc (Cost $427,582)

    15,000     $ 431,400  
                 

Corporate Debt (70.45%)

               
                 

Basic Materials (1.77%)

               

CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp, 9.250%, 6/15/2023 (144A)

    2,500,000       2,502,600  
                 

Communications (5.60%)

               

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

    1,500,000       1,597,500  

Expedia Group Inc, 7.000%, 5/1/2025 (144A)

    2,500,000       2,755,529  

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

    3,000,000       3,602,476  

Total Communications

            7,955,505  
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (14.71%)

               

Century Communities Inc, 5.875%, 7/15/2025

    1,655,000       1,721,200  

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc, 13.000%, 6/1/2024 (144A)

    500,000       584,999  

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 6.821%, 8/10/2022

    8,331,265       8,534,219  

Foot Locker Inc, 8.500%, 1/15/2022

    3,750,000       3,989,063  

Meritor Inc, 6.250%, 2/15/2024

    471,000       480,665  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd, 5.875%, 11/15/2021 (144A)

    200,000       200,231  

UAL 2007-1 Pass Through Trust, 6.636%, 7/2/2022

    1,773,977       1,809,776  

United Airlines 2013-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 5.375%, 8/15/2021

    1,012,146       1,019,992  

United Airlines 2014-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 4.750%, 4/11/2022

    2,502,144       2,511,912  

Total Consumer, Cyclical

            20,852,057  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (6.52%)

               

Bausch Health Cos Inc, 7.000%, 3/15/2024 (144A)

    500,000       514,375  

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

    1,150,000       1,474,300  

Cooke Omega Investments Inc / Alpha VesselCo Holdings Inc, 8.500%, 12/15/2022 (144A)

    3,000,000       3,082,500  

The Nielsen Co Luxembourg SARL, 5.500%, 10/1/2021

    120,000       120,300  

Simmons Foods Inc, 7.750%, 1/15/2024

    1,000,000       1,041,250  

Spectrum Brands Inc, 5.750%, 7/15/2025

    1,500,000       1,548,900  

WW International Inc, 8.625%, 12/1/2025 (144A)

    1,400,000       1,457,400  

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

            9,239,025  
                 

Energy (7.25%)

               

Aker BP ASA, 5.875%, 3/31/2025 (144A)

    3,376,000       3,497,228  

Diamondback Energy Inc, 5.375%, 5/31/2025

    1,350,000       1,405,372  

MPLX LP, 5.250%, 1/15/2025

    1,000,000       1,026,250  

Marathon Petroleum Corp, 3.625%, 9/15/2024

    2,000,000       2,182,578  

Noble Energy Inc, 3.250%, 10/15/2029

    1,000,000       1,148,846  

Occidental Petroleum Corp, 7.150%, 5/15/2028

    1,000,000       1,013,750  

Total Energy

            10,274,024  

Financial (24.64%)

               

Avation Capital SA, 6.500%, 5/15/2021 (144A)

    1,050,000     766,500  

BAC Capital Trust XIV, 4.000%, 3M US LIBOR (floor 4.000%) + 0.400%(a),(b)

    1,500,000       1,490,625  

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

    1,500,000       1,597,500  

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

    1,000,000       1,167,000  

Fifth Third Bancorp, 3M US LIBOR + 3.129%#,(a),(b)

    6,718,000       6,415,689  

Global Atlantic Fin Co, 8.625%, 4/15/2021 (144A)

    1,500,000       1,525,235  

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc, 5.250%, 6/1/2025

    2,000,000       2,250,160  

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp, 6.750%, 2/1/2024

    500,000       508,490  

JPMorgan Chase & Co, 3M US LIBOR + 3.470%(a),(b)

    6,417,000       6,403,874  

Principal Financial Group Inc, 3M US LIBOR + 3.044%, 5/15/2055(b)

    7,110,000       6,825,599  

Prudential Financial Inc, 5.875%, 9/15/2042

    2,800,000       3,004,800  

QBE Capital Funding III Ltd, 7.250%, 5/24/2041 (144A)#

    1,795,000       1,831,798  

Tyco International Finance SA, 3.900%, 2/14/2026

    1,100,000       1,144,653  

Total Financial

            34,931,923  
                 

Industrial (3.99%)

               

Fluor Corp, 3.500%, 12/15/2024

    2,000,000       1,975,240  

TransDigm Inc, 6.500%, 7/15/2024

    600,000       610,630  

USG Corp, 5.500%, 3/1/2025 (144A)

    3,000,000       3,071,250  

Total Industrial

            5,657,120  
                 

Technology (1.00%)

               

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp, 7.125%, 6/15/2024 (144A)

    1,352,000       1,402,193  
                 

Utilities (4.97%)

               

PacifiCorp, 8.069%, 9/9/2022

    3,685,000       4,099,648  

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

    1,350,000       1,406,970  

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

    1,460,000       1,547,600  

Total Utilities

            7,054,218  
                 

Total Corporate Debt (Cost $98,550,869)

            99,868,667  
                 

Asset Backed Securities (1.97%)

               

SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A, 4.500%, 9/15/2045 (144A) (Cost $2,900,532)

    3,000,000       2,787,835  
                 

Preferred Stock (13.95%)

               

Annaly Capital Management Inc, 6.950%

    5,941       150,010  

Argo Group US Inc, 6.500%

    370,480       9,454,652  

Bank of America Corp, 7.250%

    1,947       2,956,675  

Capital One Financial Corp, 5.000%

    3,040       80,834  

Equity Commonwealth, 6.500%

    73,051       2,182,764  

JPMorgan Chase & Co, 5.750%

    5,723       160,816  

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc, 6.125%

    24,792       663,930  

US Bancorp, 3.750%#

    19,690       496,779  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ICON Flexible Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Wells Fargo & Co, 7.500%

    2,393     $ 3,632,335  

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $18,545,137)

            19,778,795  
                 

Funds (10.90%)

               
                 

Mutual Funds (9.54%)

               

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

    163,761       1,041,520  

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust#

    171,188       2,252,834  

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund

    162,402       2,525,351  

First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund

    170,157       1,795,156  

Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund

    700       7,518  

Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2

    39,255       582,152  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund

    14,000       122,360  

Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust

    166,920       2,428,686  

Voya Prime Rate Trust

    616,893       2,757,512  

Total Mutual Funds

            13,513,089  
                 

Money Market Funds (1.36%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund

    1,921,597       1,921,597  

Total Funds (Cost $15,339,586)

            15,434,686  
                 

Collateral received for securities on loan (2.00%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $2,834,947)

    2,834,947     $ 2,834,947  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $138,598,653)(c) (99.56%)

            141,136,328  

Other Net Assets (0.44%)

            624,236  

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 141,760,564  

 

#

Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at December 31, 2020.

 

(144A) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2020, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $30,101,243, which represented approximately 21.23% of net assets.

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $138,623,521.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,607,095  

Unrealized depreciation

    (1,094,288 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 2,512,807  

 

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (99.54%)

               
                 

Basic Materials (2.90%)

               

Rogers Corp*

    24,000     $ 3,726,960  
                 

Communications (11.86%)

               

Alphabet Inc*

    1,500       2,627,820  

Amazon.com Inc*

    1,000       3,256,930  

Extreme Networks Inc*

    786,057       5,415,933  

Perficient Inc*

    81,900       3,902,535  

Total Communications

            15,203,218  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (24.30%)

               

AbbVie Inc

    35,965       3,853,650  

Anthem Inc

    9,100       2,921,919  

Automatic Data Processing Inc

    12,700       2,237,740  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp

    31,000       2,702,580  

Euronet Worldwide Inc*

    37,800       5,477,976  

Global Payments Inc

    30,193       6,504,176  

IQVIA Holdings Inc*

    10,538       1,888,093  

UnitedHealth Group Inc

    15,900       5,575,812  

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

            31,161,946  
                 

Energy (1.88%)

               

Thermon Group Holdings Inc*

    153,600       2,400,768  
                 

Financial (7.14%)

               

Mastercard Inc

    14,900     5,318,406  

Visa Inc

    17,580       3,845,273  

Total Financial

            9,163,679  
                 

Industrial (11.27%)

               

EnerSys

    29,300       2,433,658  

II-VI Inc*

    79,900       6,069,204  

Jabil Inc

    52,400       2,228,572  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*

    49,900       2,631,726  

TE Connectivity Ltd

    9,000       1,089,630  

Total Industrial

            14,452,790  
                 

Technology (40.19%)

               

Adobe Inc*

    9,900       4,951,188  

Apple Inc

    64,500       8,558,505  

Autodesk Inc*

    17,500       5,343,450  

Ebix Inc

    142,500       5,410,725  

EPAM Systems Inc*

    15,400       5,518,590  

Genpact Ltd

    14,900       616,264  

Microsoft Corp

    36,300       8,073,846  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    27,687       4,402,510  

Qorvo Inc*

    21,900       3,641,313  

Skyworks Solutions Inc

    33,010       5,046,569  

Total Technology

            51,562,960  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $79,479,302)

            127,672,321  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Total Investments (Cost $79,479,302)(a) (99.54%)

          $ 127,672,321  

Other Net Assets (0.46%)

            584,245  

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 128,256,566  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $79,479,302.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 48,400,272  

Unrealized depreciation

    (207,253 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 48,193,019  

 

 

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (93.44%)

               

 

               

Basic Materials (15.90%)

               

Celanese Corp

    13,000     $ 1,689,220  

The Chemours Co

    106,000       2,627,740  

Huntsman Corp

    86,700       2,179,638  

International Paper Co

    110,000       5,469,200  

Quaker Chemical Corp

    6,500       1,647,035  

RPM International Inc

    18,000       1,634,040  

The Sherwin-Williams Co

    3,000       2,204,730  

Total Basic Materials

            17,451,603  
                 

Consumer, Cyclical (5.07%)

               

Cummins Inc

    2,750       624,525  

Fastenal Co

    47,000       2,295,010  

WW Grainger Inc

    6,500       2,654,210  

Total Consumer, Cyclical

            5,573,745  
                 

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (7.09%)

               

Avery Dennison Corp

    45,000       6,979,950  

Herc Holdings Inc*

    3,900       258,999  

United Rentals Inc*

    2,400       556,584  

Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical

            7,795,533  
                 

Energy (19.47%)

               

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC

    70,000       2,658,600  

Baker Hughes Co

    100,000       2,085,000  

Diamondback Energy Inc

    53,000       2,565,200  

Exxon Mobil Corp

    114,000       4,699,080  

ONEOK Inc

    30,000       1,151,400  

Phillips 66

    16,000       1,119,040  

QEP Resources Inc

    1,343,456       3,210,860  

TechnipFMC PLC

    256,000       2,406,400  

The Williams Cos Inc

    75,000       1,503,750  

Total Energy

            21,399,330  
                 

Financial (0.52%)

               

Air Lease Corp

    12,906       573,285  
                 

Industrial (44.36%)

               

Altra Industrial Motion Corp

    4,100       227,263  

Armstrong World Industries Inc

    30,000       2,231,700  

Chart Industries Inc*

    53,100       6,254,649  

CSX Corp

    9,750       884,813  

Eagle Materials Inc

    26,100       2,645,235  

EMCOR Group Inc

    18,300       1,673,718  

EnerSys

    13,000       1,079,780  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

    3,400       370,464  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp

    47,000       1,746,990  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc

    10,700       3,038,479  

Masco Corp

    75,000     4,119,750  

MasTec Inc*

    53,395       3,640,471  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc

    11,500       2,244,569  

Packaging Corp of America

    44,000       6,068,040  

Saia Inc*

    16,500       2,983,200  

Sealed Air Corp

    32,000       1,465,280  

Trane Technologies PLC

    22,000       3,193,520  

Union Pacific Corp

    16,600       3,456,452  

United Parcel Service Inc

    8,500       1,431,400  

Total Industrial

            48,755,773  
                 

Utilities (1.03%)

               

NRG Energy Inc

    30,000       1,126,500  

Total Utilities

            1,126,500  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $79,798,083)

            102,675,769  
                 

Funds (6.31%)

               
                 

Exchange-Traded Funds (6.04%)

               

Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares#

    55,000       2,099,350  

Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares#

    316,000       4,534,600  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds

            6,633,950  
                 

Money Market Funds (0.27%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund

    284,382       284,382  
                 

Total Funds (Cost $7,686,620)

            6,918,332  
                 

Collateral received for securities on loan (1.60%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X (Cost $1,760,990)

    1,760,990       1,760,990  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $89,245,693)(a) (101.34%)

            111,355,091  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.34%)

            (1,456,090 )

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 109,899,001  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at December 31, 2020.

 

(a)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $89,294,967.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 23,447,245  

Unrealized depreciation

    (1,387,121 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 22,060,124  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ICON Utilities and Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2020

 

Security Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Common Stock (99.92%)

               

 

               

Communications (5.99%)

               

ViacomCBS Inc

    48,800     $ 1,818,288  
                 

Energy (7.26%)

               

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC

    58,000       2,202,840  
                 

Industrial (20.06%)

               

Crane Co

    15,000       1,164,900  

Hubbell Inc

    8,900       1,395,431  

MDU Resources Group Inc

    85,000       2,238,900  

Union Pacific Corp

    6,200       1,290,964  

Total Industrial

            6,090,195  
                 

Utilities (66.61%)

               

The AES Corp

    30,200       709,700  

Ameren Corp

    25,000       1,951,500  

American Electric Power Co Inc

    18,200       1,515,514  

Black Hills Corp

    15,600       958,620  

DTE Energy Co

    7,900       959,139  

Duke Energy Corp

    22,900       2,096,724  

Evergy Inc

    27,000       1,498,770  

New Jersey Resources Corp

    22,700       806,985  

NextEra Energy Inc

    11,600       894,940  

NiSource Inc

    43,800       1,004,772  

OGE Energy Corp

    44,400       1,414,584  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp

    7,200       575,640  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc

    24,100       1,405,030  

Sempra Energy

    16,000       2,038,560  

Xcel Energy Inc

    35,800       2,386,785  

Total Utilities

            20,217,263  
                 

Total Common Stock (Cost $27,084,551)

            30,328,586  
                 

Security Description

 

Par Value

   

 

Money Market Funds (0.20%)

               

First American Government Obligations Fund (Cost $60,800)

  $ 60,800     60,800  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $27,145,350)(a) (100.12%)

            30,389,386  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.12%)

            (34,229 )

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 30,355,157  

 

(a)

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $27,240,687.

 

At December 31, 2020, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,247,404  

Unrealized depreciation

    (1,098,705 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,148,699  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020

 

   

ICON
Consumer
Select
Fund

   

ICON
Equity
Fund

   

ICON
Equity Income
Fund

   

ICON
Flexible Bond
Fund

 

Assets

                               

Investments in securities

                               

Cost of investments

  $ 41,024,638     $ 44,471,845     $ 70,091,200     $ 138,598,653  

Market value of investments (Note 1)

    55,643,928       72,345,227 (a)      82,480,858 (b)      141,136,328 (c) 

Cash

          2,220       1,618       1,179  

Interest receivable

    5       4       55,161       1,429,504  

Dividends and Reclaims Receivable

    6,795       7,572       216,865       131,392  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    2,028       3,062       10,410       75,812  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    121,330                   4,789,016  

Securities Lending income receivable

          2,192       310       400  

Prepaid expenses

    22,152       28,282       29,205       27,970  

Total assets

  $ 55,796,238     $ 72,388,559     $ 82,794,427     $ 147,591,601  
                                 

Liabilities

                               

Cash due to broker

    44,875                    

Collateral for securities loaned

          1,941,425       215,250       2,834,947  

Payable to investment advisor

    46,757       43,642       45,091       55,798  

Payable for investments purchased

                      2,459,783  

Payable for fund shares purchased

    53,963       50,655       244,902       341,926  

Distributions payable

                87,118       35,138  

Accrued 12b-1 fees

    499       4,334       8,035       2,265  

Accrued administration fees

    5,726       7,292       8,541       15,199  

Accrued CCO fees

    1,505       1,957       2,340       3,811  

Accrued custody fees

    1,146       321       482       1,875  

Accrued fund accounting fees

    4,863       6,018       6,200       9,852  

Accrued printing fees

    1,511       6,358       1,493       6,547  

Accrued state registration fees

    9,611       8,749       859        

Accrued transfer agent fees

    14,718       8,140       19,965       6,894  

Accrued trustee fees

    1,138       1,346       3,367       4,132  

Accrued expenses

    35,136       36,681       53,431       52,870  

Total liabilities

    221,448       2,116,918       697,074       5,831,037  
                                 

Net assets

  $ 55,574,790     $ 70,271,641     $ 82,097,353     $ 141,760,564  
                                 

Net assets at December 31, 2020 consist of

                               

Paid-in capital

    43,863,591       42,088,065       72,125,963       145,403,149  

Distributable earnings/(loss)

    11,711,199       28,183,576       9,971,390       (3,642,585 )

Total net assets

  $ 55,574,790     $ 70,271,641     $ 82,097,353     $ 141,760,564  
                                 

Net assets

                               

Institutional Shares

  $ 53,198,389     $ 49,361,709     $ 44,345,267     $ 131,093,716  

Investor Shares

  $ 2,376,401     $ 20,909,932     $ 37,752,086     $ 10,666,848  
                                 

Shares outstanding

                               

Institutional Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

    4,879,554       1,470,275       2,347,637       13,964,979  

Investor Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

    218,679       650,512       2,000,581       1,142,816  
                                 

Net asset value per share

                               

Institutional Shares

  $ 10.90     $ 33.57     $ 18.89     $ 9.39  

Investor Shares

  $ 10.87     $ 32.14     $ 18.87     $ 9.33  

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $1,916,683.

(b)

Includes securities on loan of $209,264.

(c)

Includes securities on loan of $2,775,071.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020
(Continued)

 

   

ICON Health
and Information
Technology
Fund

   

ICON Natural
Resources and
Infrastructure
Fund

   

ICON Utilities
and Income
Fund

 

Assets

                       

Investments in securities

                       

Cost of investments

  $ 79,479,302     $ 89,245,693     $ 27,145,350  

Market value of investments (Note 1)

    127,672,321       111,355,091 (a)      30,389,386  

Cash

          11,660        

Interest receivable

    18       39       2  

Dividends and Reclaims Receivable

    24,129       113,497       79,944  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    106       20,593       12,627  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    2,128,914       633,426        

Securities Lending income receivable

          665        

Prepaid expenses

    20,227       37,707       12,447  

Total assets

  $ 129,845,715     $ 112,172,678     $ 30,494,406  
                         

Liabilities

                       

Cash due to broker

    130,017              

Collateral for securities loaned

          1,760,990        

Payable to investment advisor

    105,913       94,263       18,258  

Payable for investments purchased

    1,199,328              

Payable for fund shares purchased

    47,395       246,632       45,325  

Distributions payable

          10,949       19,353  

Accrued 12b-1 fees

    662       1,200       1,051  

Accrued administration fees

    12,878       11,574       3,187  

Accrued CCO fees

    2,948       3,601       1,044  

Accrued custody fees

    834       1,678        

Accrued fund accounting fees

    9,799       9,111       5,077  

Accrued printing fees

    12,958       21,159       3,654  

Accrued state registration fees

    2,510             5,704  

Accrued transfer agent fees

    18,189       61,126       8,678  

Accrued trustee fees

    2,572       2,480       929  

Accrued expenses

    43,146       48,914       26,989  

Total liabilities

    1,589,149       2,273,677       139,249  
                         

Net assets

  $ 128,256,566     $ 109,899,001     $ 30,355,157  
                         

Net assets at December 31, 2020 consist of

                       

Paid-in capital

    74,634,554       333,773,580       27,225,811  

Distributable earnings/(loss)

    53,622,012       (223,874,579 )     3,129,346  

Total net assets

  $ 128,256,566     $ 109,899,001     $ 30,355,157  
                         

Net assets

                       

Institutional Shares

  $ 125,057,240     $ 104,241,098     $ 25,429,774  

Investor Shares

  $ 3,199,326     $ 5,657,903     $ 4,925,383  
                         

Shares outstanding

                       

Institutional Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

    5,830,050       7,577,627       2,661,392  

Investor Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)

    157,558       416,798       525,050  
                         

Net asset value per share

                       

Institutional Shares

  $ 21.45     $ 13.76     $ 9.56  

Investor Shares

  $ 20.31     $ 13.57     $ 9.38  

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan of $1,677,897.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

   

ICON Consumer Select Fund

   

ICON Equity Fund

 
   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

 

Investment income

                               

Interest income

  $ 25     $ 148     $ 12     $ 37  

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withheld $—, $—, $2,418 and $4,856, respectively)

    115,679       682,935       133,473       322,972  

Income from securities lending, net

          905       2,918       2,094  

Total

    115,704       683,988       136,403       325,103  
                                 

Expenses

                               

Management fees (Note 2)

  $ 135,266     $ 370,177     $ 124,442     $ 230,893  

Administration fees (Note 2)

    13,201       23,048       16,380       19,742  

Interest Expense

          1,555             379  

Transfer agent fees

    1,707       59,985       7,351       47,551  

Accounting services

    7,859       22,381       8,730       16,579  

Custodian fees

    433       3,910       846       4,240  

Legal and audit fees

    2,436       20,659       4,118       20,424  

CCO fees (Note 2)

    1,108       1,291       1,412       1,687  

Trustees fees

    647       8,568       622       4,699  

Insurance

    1,189       4,757       1,608       3,188  

Printing

    7,458       11,220       8,616       5,147  

Registration and dues

    8,303       28,228       8,777       36,796  

Extraordinary expense

          19,316             10,735  

Misc. fees and expense

          9,862             7,565  

Investor Class 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

    1,336       3,820       12,139       20,090  

Class C 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

                      20,095  

Total expenses

  $ 180,943     $ 588,777     $ 195,041     $ 449,810  

Less reimbursement from manager (Note 2)

          (22,691 )           (54,753 )

Net expenses

  $ 180,943     $ 566,086     $ 195,041     $ 395,057  

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (65,239 )   $ 117,902     $ (58,638 )   $ (69,954 )
                                 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

                               

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

  $ 2,597,061     $ (1,302,968 )   $ 3,788,641     $ (2,102,548 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    5,085,250       (1,298,319 )     8,112,047       7,898,128  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

  $ 7,682,311     $ (2,601,287 )   $ 11,900,688     $ 5,795,580  

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

  $ 7,617,072     $ (2,483,385 )   $ 11,842,050     $ 5,725,626  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations
(Continued)

 

   

ICON Equity Income Fund

   

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 
   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

 

Investment income

                               

Interest income

  $ 33,967     $ 159,862     $ 1,160,900     $ 5,107,140  

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withheld $1,994, $—, $— and $—, respectively)

    725,822       2,283,992       777,385       3,089,617  

Other Income

          3,000             75,443  

Income from securities lending, net

    328       10,901       414       29,991  

Total

    760,117       2,457,755       1,938,699       8,302,191  
                                 

Expenses

                               

Management fees (Note 2)

  $ 153,911     $ 514,182     $ 222,576     $ 954,414  

Administration fees (Note 2)

    19,959       41,498       36,247       95,238  

Interest Expense

          725             62  

Transfer agent fees

    4,008       110,034       12,143       168,187  

Accounting services

    11,195       41,993       10,323       90,548  

Custodian fees

    1,165       5,783       1,400       18,414  

Legal and audit fees

    5,965       28,970       15,054       47,162  

CCO fees (Note 2)

    1,741       1,527       3,046       3,984  

Trustees fees

    58       18,324             38,660  

Insurance

    1,522       9,932       3,329       19,267  

Printing

    9,538       18,156       7,785       26,821  

Registration and dues

    7,486       41,814       7,434       48,213  

Extraordinary expense

          39,069             83,211  

Misc. fees and expense

          17,416             33,395  

Investor Class 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

    23,427       31,821       6,636       17,194  

Class C 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

          130,238             32,284  

Total expenses

  $ 239,975     $ 1,051,482     $ 325,973     $ 1,677,054  

Less reimbursement from manager (Note 2)

    (11,132 )     (167,804 )     (38,363 )     (346,806 )

Net expenses

  $ 228,843     $ 883,678     $ 287,610     $ 1,330,248  

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 531,274     $ 1,574,077     $ 1,651,089     $ 6,971,943  
                                 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

                               

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

  $ 1,810,926     $ (2,803,532 )   $ (531,135 )   $ (2,700,973 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    10,547,305       (3,055,329 )     5,317,281       (3,591,635 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

  $ 12,358,231     $ (5,858,861 )   $ 4,786,146     $ (6,292,608 )

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

  $ 12,889,505     $ (4,284,784 )   $ 6,437,235     $ 679,335  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

24

 

 

Statements of Operations
(Continued)

 

   

ICON Health and Information
Technology Fund

   

ICON Natural Resources and
Infrastructure Fund

 
   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

 

Investment income

                               

Interest income

  $ 61     $ 112     $ 94     $ 112  

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withheld $1,557, $2,024, $— and $5,465, respectively)

    227,934       630,137       503,481       1,326,596  

Other Income

                      83  

Income from securities lending, net

          1,138       679       260  

Total

    227,995       631,387       504,254       1,327,051  
                                 

Expenses

                               

Management fees (Note 2)

  $ 300,349     $ 684,511     $ 274,461     $ 614,201  

Administration fees (Note 2)

    29,289       44,386       26,790       39,842  

Interest Expense

          888             1,581  

Transfer agent fees

    11,710       94,242       18,676       136,486  

Accounting services

    8,744       36,217       8,738       33,033  

Custodian fees

    989       5,435       738       4,214  

Legal and audit fees

    10,218       28,644       8,073       26,718  

CCO fees (Note 2)

    2,489       2,921       2,200       2,688  

Trustees fees

    275       13,611       287       12,705  

Insurance

    2,786       7,883       2,453       7,447  

Printing

    12,954       18,027       21,042       26,585  

Registration and dues

    8,562       30,483       7,311       35,480  

Extraordinary expense

          30,220             27,630  

Misc. fees and expense

          13,682             13,459  

Investor Class 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

    1,756       4,653       3,301       6,767  

Class C 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

                      6,098  

Total expenses

  $ 390,121     $ 1,015,803     $ 374,070     $ 994,934  

Less reimbursement from manager (Note 2)

          (6,324 )           (70,498 )

Net expenses

  $ 390,121     $ 1,009,479     $ 374,070     $ 924,436  

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (162,126 )   $ (378,092 )   $ 130,184     $ 402,615  
                                 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

                               

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

  $ 7,008,704     $ 4,942,975     $ 3,178,678     $ (34,405,685 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    13,587,755       12,027,242       13,794,734       38,453,067  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

  $ 20,596,459     $ 16,970,217     $ 16,973,412     $ 4,047,382  

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

  $ 20,434,333     $ 16,592,125     $ 17,103,596     $ 4,449,997  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

25

 

 

Statements of Operations
(Continued)

 

   

ICON Utilities and
Income Fund

 
   

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

 

Investment income

               

Interest income

  $ 20     $ 101  

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withheld $— and $4,392, respectively)

    257,216       1,405,840  

Income from securities lending, net

          208  

Total

    257,236       1,406,149  
                 

Expenses

               

Management fees (Note 2)

  $ 77,244     $ 433,121  

Administration fees (Note 2)

    7,543       24,958  

Interest Expense

          617  

Transfer agent fees

    3,588       91,757  

Accounting services

    4,773       27,198  

Custodian fees

    512       3,812  

Legal and audit fees

    3,973       21,901  

CCO fees (Note 2)

    610       819  

Trustees fees

    681       12,010  

Insurance

    726       5,480  

Printing

    5,455       11,229  

Registration and dues

    8,065       30,375  

Extraordinary expense

          24,839  

Misc. fees and expense

          12,246  

Investor Class 12b-1 fees (Note 2)

    2,920       13,488  

Total expenses

  $ 116,090     $ 713,850  

Less reimbursement from manager (Note 2)

    (18,050 )     (146,591 )

Net expenses

  $ 98,040     $ 567,259  

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 159,196     $ 838,890  
                 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

               

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

  $ 289,880     $ 861,306  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

    2,825,367       (6,169,332 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

  $ 3,115,247     $ (5,308,026 )

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

  $ 3,274,443     $ (4,469,136 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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   ICON Consumer Select Fund 
   Period Ended
December 31,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 
Operations               
Net investment income/(loss)  $(65,239)  $117,902   $299,328 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency   2,597,061    (1,302,968)   37,433 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments   5,085,250    (1,298,319)   (1,312,468)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   7,617,072    (2,483,385)   (975,707)
                
Distributions to shareholders               
Distributions               

Institutional Shares(a)

       (781,560)   (236,071)

Investor Shares(b)

       (25,869)   (8,439)
                
Capital share transactions               
Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (3,358,027)   18,541,459    (7,726,699)
Total increase/(decrease)   4,259,045    15,250,645    (8,946,916)
                
Net assets               
Beginning of year   51,315,745    36,065,100    45,012,016 
End of year  $55,574,790   $51,315,745   $36,065,100 

 

   ICON Equity Fund 
   Period Ended
December 31,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 
Operations               
Net investment income/(loss)  $(58,638)  $(69,954)  $(71,066)
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency   3,788,641    (2,102,548)   1,069,156 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments   8,112,047    7,898,128    (2,025,675)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   11,842,050    5,725,626    (1,027,585)
                
Distributions to shareholders               
Distributions               

Institutional Shares(a)

       (458,387)   (171,949)

Investor Shares(b)

       (180,913)   (69,039)
Class C Shares       (117,821)   (71,048)
                
Capital share transactions               
Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (5,826,385)   38,767,407    (7,107,488)
Total increase/(decrease)   6,015,665    43,735,912    (8,447,109)
                
Net assets               
Beginning of year   64,255,976    20,520,064    28,967,173 
End of year  $70,271,641   $64,255,976   $20,520,064 

 

(a)

Formerly Class S Shares.

(b)

Formerly Class A Shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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(Continued)

 

   ICON Equity Income Fund 
   Period Ended
December 31,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 
Operations               
Net investment income/(loss)  $531,274   $1,574,077   $2,061,313 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency   1,810,926    (2,803,532)   784,773 
Net realized gain/(loss) on long-term capital gain distributions from other investment companies           1,745 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments   10,547,305    (3,055,329)   (482,995)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   12,889,505    (4,284,784)   2,364,836 
                
Distributions to shareholders               
Distributions               

Institutional Shares(a)

   (889,831)   (2,270,542)   (1,555,574)

Investor Shares(b)

   (738,335)   (549,194)   (282,374)
Class C Shares       (630,549)   (368,185)
                
Capital share transactions               
Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (9,350,283)   6,943,667    1,488,831 
Total increase/(decrease)   1,911,056    (791,402)   1,647,534 
                
Net assets               
Beginning of year   80,186,297    80,977,699    79,330,165 
End of year  $82,097,353   $80,186,297   $80,977,699 

 

   ICON Flexible Bond Fund 
   Period Ended
December 31,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 
Operations               
Net investment income/(loss)  $1,651,089   $6,971,943   $5,012,349 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency   (531,135)   (2,700,973)   867,501 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments   5,317,281    (3,591,635)   1,919,858 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   6,437,235    679,335    7,799,708 
                
Distributions to shareholders               
Distributions               

Institutional Shares(a)

   (1,283,045)   (6,627,115)   (5,760,922)

Investor Shares(b)

   (93,736)   (287,378)   (207,550)
Class C Shares       (148,073)   (154,050)
                
Capital share transactions               
Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (15,118,631)   4,162,276    48,102,160 
Total increase/(decrease)   (10,058,177)   (2,220,955)   49,779,346 
                
Net assets               
Beginning of year   151,818,741    154,039,696    104,260,350 
End of year  $141,760,564   $151,818,741   $154,039,696 

 

(a)

Formerly Class S Shares.

(b)

Formerly Class A Shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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(Continued)

 

   ICON Health and Information Technology Fund 
   Period Ended
December 31,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 
Operations               
Net investment income/(loss)  $(162,126)  $(378,092)  $(142,931)
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency   7,008,704    4,942,975    2,451,694 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments   13,587,755    12,027,242    (70,871)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   20,434,333    16,592,125    2,237,892 
                
Distributions to shareholders               
Distributions               

Institutional Shares(a)

   (4,213,865)   (2,400,424)   (7,045,061)

Investor Shares(b)

   (115,253)   (68,657)   (238,720)
                
Capital share transactions               
Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (415,225)   42,717,600    (2,802,731)
Total increase/(decrease)   15,689,990    56,840,644    (7,848,620)
                
Net assets               
Beginning of year   112,566,576    55,725,932    63,574,552 
End of year  $128,256,566   $112,566,576   $55,725,932 

 

   ICON Natural Resources and
Infrastructure Fund
 
   Period Ended
December 31,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 
Operations               
Net investment income/(loss)  $130,184   $402,615   $928,192 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency   3,178,678    (34,405,685)   (5,401,806)
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments   13,794,734    38,453,067    (2,827,298)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   17,103,596    4,449,997    (7,300,912)
                
Distributions to shareholders               
Distributions               

Institutional Shares(a)

   (331,545)   (860,865)   (10,265,181)

Investor Shares(b)

   (18,251)   (42,308)   (489,958)
Class C Shares       (14,111)   (184,114)
                
Capital share transactions               
Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (10,641,282)   41,250,272    (5,079,461)
Total increase/(decrease)   6,112,518    44,782,985    (23,319,626)
                
Net assets               
Beginning of year   103,786,483    59,003,498    82,323,124 
End of year  $109,899,001   $103,786,483   $59,003,498 

 

(a)

Formerly Class S Shares.

(b)

Formerly Class A Shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

   ICON Utilities and Income Fund 
   Period Ended
December 31,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 
Operations               
Net investment income/(loss)  $159,196   $838,890   $1,164,574 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency   289,880    861,306    1,720,446 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments   2,825,367    (6,169,332)   4,843,813 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   3,274,443    (4,469,136)   7,728,833 
                
Distributions to shareholders               
Distributions               

Institutional Shares(a)

   (1,172,561)   (2,221,845)   (1,256,680)

Investor Shares(b)

   (231,070)   (280,239)   (184,092)
                
Capital share transactions               
Increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (1,350,769)   (15,251,500)   9,346,538 
Total increase/(decrease)   520,043    (22,222,720)   15,634,599 
                
Net assets               
Beginning of year   29,835,114    52,057,834    36,423,235 
End of year  $30,355,157   $29,835,114   $52,057,834 

 

(a)

Formerly Class S Shares.

(b)

Formerly Class A Shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    108,075     $ 1,066,160       729,367     $ 8,113,245       429,351     $ 4,334,883  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                64,552       760,428       26,477       230,086  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       2,619,242       23,056,150       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (389,629 )     (3,970,275 )     (1,468,232 )     (14,471,065 )     (1,205,530 )     (12,300,293 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (281,554 )   $ (2,904,115 )     1,944,929     $ 17,458,758       (749,702 )   $ (7,735,324 )

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    753     $ 7,514       17,235     $ 179,656       33,708     $ 343,890  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                2,161       25,451       876       7,617  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       188,420       1,683,467       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (45,329 )     (461,426 )     (82,945 )     (805,903 )     (33,917 )     (342,882 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (44,576 )   $ (453,912 )     124,871     $ 1,082,671       667     $ 8,625  

 

ICON Equity Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    26,026     $ 794,360       88,061     $ 2,281,246       235,961     $ 6,025,489  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                11,579       332,661       7,355       158,276  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       1,405,548       35,818,141       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (165,388 )     (4,895,575 )     (371,304 )     (9,451,813 )     (453,031 )     (10,957,390 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (139,362 )   $ (4,101,215 )     1,133,884     $ 28,980,235       (209,715 )   $ (4,773,625 )

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    1,031     $ 30,792       4,011     $ 100,130       55,777     $ 1,338,348  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                5,916       163,167       2,960       61,419  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       537,772       13,134,931       N/A       N/A  

Transfers in from Class C reorganization

    N/A       N/A       94,965       2,319,492       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (60,116 )     (1,755,962 )     (122,685 )     (3,236,280 )     (73,637 )     (1,800,039 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (59,085 )   $ (1,725,170 )     519,979     $ 12,481,440       (14,900 )   $ (400,272 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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(Continued)

 

ICON Equity Fund (Continued)

 

Class C

 
   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    198     $ 4,837       7,566     $ 147,661  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    4,610       113,084       3,651       68,168  

Transfers out for Class C reorganization

    (107,242 )     (2,319,492 )     N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (21,508 )     (492,697 )     (100,419 )     (2,149,420 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (123,942 )   $ (2,694,268 )     (89,202 )   $ (1,933,591 )

 

ICON Equity Income Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    41,300     $ 737,880       404,960     $ 6,749,354       1,023,897     $ 17,828,923  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    45,775       863,960       122,717       2,140,586       87,302       1,487,328  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       445,319       7,274,057       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (332,548 )     (5,876,172 )     (1,260,129 )     (20,414,175 )     (1,080,145 )     (18,671,913 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (245,473 )   $ (4,274,332 )     (287,133 )   $ (4,250,178 )     31,054     $ 644,338  

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    5,205     $ 93,505       33,726     $ 552,171       193,061     $ 3,328,557  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    36,055       680,562       29,133       504,628       14,587       247,336  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       977,450       15,916,988       N/A       N/A  

Transfers in from Class C reorganization

    N/A       N/A       905,454       13,688,996       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (327,885 )     (5,850,018 )     (262,824 )     (4,220,319 )     (199,576 )     (3,451,831 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (286,625 )   $ (5,075,951 )     1,682,939     $ 26,442,464       8,072     $ 124,062  

 

   

Class C

 
   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    16,805     $ 324,838       211,997     $ 3,726,772  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    28,330       533,744       20,165       343,543  

Transfers out for Class C reorganization

    (894,086 )     (13,688,996 )     N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (156,494 )     (2,418,204 )     (189,853 )     (3,349,884 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (1,005,445 )   $ (15,248,618 )     42,309     $ 720,431  

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    818,558     $ 7,556,077       6,840,816     $ 62,398,427       8,777,894     $ 81,218,276  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    130,346       1,205,834       677,781       6,157,571       575,324       5,335,911  

Shares repurchased

    (2,546,434 )     (23,521,463 )     (7,301,000 )     (65,053,730 )     (4,515,936 )     (41,792,561 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (1,597,530 )   $ (14,759,552 )     217,597     $ 3,502,268       4,837,282     $ 44,761,626  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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(Continued)

 

ICON Flexible Bond Fund (Continued)

 

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    9,959     $ 90,597       288,798     $ 2,621,924       271,269     $ 2,504,061  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    9,161       84,276       29,009       262,179       21,050       194,232  

Transfers in from Class C reorganization

    N/A       N/A       499,394       4,442,281       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (58,381 )     (533,952 )     (250,623 )     (2,250,280 )     (76,734 )     (707,527 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (39,261 )   $ (359,079 )     566,578     $ 5,076,104       215,585     $ 1,990,766  

 

   

Class C

 
   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    110,222     $ 1,034,719       243,879     $ 2,266,664  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    6,711       62,681       14,191       132,038  

Transfers out for Class C reorganization

    (495,326 )     (4,442,281 )     N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (119,361 )     (1,071,215 )     (112,492 )     (1,048,934 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (497,754 )   $ (4,416,096 )     145,578     $ 1,349,768  

 

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    42,075     $ 844,603       240,217     $ 3,996,694       187,406     $ 2,706,351  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    203,806       4,114,834       142,055       2,326,868       567,857       6,871,071  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       3,034,144       53,595,126       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (261,414 )     (5,225,619 )     (1,081,373 )     (18,313,702 )     (820,983 )     (11,955,339 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (15,533 )   $ (266,182 )     2,335,043     $ 41,604,986       (65,720 )   $ (2,377,917 )

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    1,882     $ 36,527       14,429     $ 223,822       19,663     $ 285,579  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    5,598       107,042       4,157       64,770       17,953       207,711  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       93,171       1,563,188       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (15,566 )     (292,612 )     (45,376 )     (739,166 )     (65,328 )     (918,104 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (8,086 )   $ (149,043 )     66,381     $ 1,112,614       (27,712 )   $ (424,814 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Continued)

 

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    82,823     $ 1,086,966       704,577     $ 8,087,116       1,082,418     $ 13,570,652  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    23,415       322,186       64,260       836,659       915,154       9,920,274  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       5,604,395       58,579,943       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (912,197 )     (11,892,173 )     (2,420,027 )     (27,529,677 )     (2,241,524 )     (28,012,211 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (805,959 )   $ (10,483,021 )     3,953,205     $ 39,974,041       (243,952 )   $ (4,521,285 )

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    16,838     $ 226,485       53,665     $ 142,860       47,089     $ 639,333  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,228       16,662       3,101       39,945       42,097       452,538  

Shares issued in connection with reorganization

    N/A       N/A       344,815       3,561,866       N/A       N/A  

Transfers in from Class C reorganization

    N/A       N/A       40,930       422,797       N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (31,072 )     (401,408 )     (192,860 )     (2,140,173 )     (128,484 )     (1,680,312 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (13,006 )   $ (158,261 )     249,651     $ 2,027,295       (39,298 )   $ (588,441 )

 

   

Class C

 
   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    4,544     $ 55,590       45,808     $ 531,929  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,100       13,490       16,255       167,425  

Transfers out for Class C reorganization

    (43,184 )     (422,797 )     N/A       N/A  

Shares repurchased

    (40,355 )     (397,347 )     (59,755 )     (669,089 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (77,895 )   $ (751,064 )     2,308     $ 30,265  

 

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

 

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    66,471     $ 648,534       873,929     $ 8,530,658       2,789,173     $ 26,190,608  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    118,890       1,121,867       223,698       2,143,258       131,427       1,217,775  

Shares repurchased

    (308,856 )     (2,945,579 )     (2,799,408 )     (25,388,551 )     (1,923,279 )     (17,698,891 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (123,495 )   $ (1,175,178 )     (1,701,781 )   $ (14,714,635 )     997,321     $ 9,709,492  

 

   

Investor Shares

 
   

Period Ended
December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2020

   

Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 
   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

   

Shares

   

Value

 

Shares sold

    11,724     $ 108,522       43,120     $ 402,945       218,778     $ 1,997,184  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    12,162       112,536       14,170       133,179       8,767       79,606  

Shares repurchased

    (41,842 )     (396,649 )     (115,456 )     (1,072,989 )     (263,469 )     (2,439,744 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (17,956 )   $ (175,591 )     (58,166 )   $ (536,865 )     (35,924 )   $ (362,954 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period

 

Icon Consumer Select Fund(a)

                               

Institutional Shares(b)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.46     $ 10.75     $ 10.97     $ 9.95     $ 7.67     $ 7.74  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    (0.01 )     0.03       0.08       0.05       0.03       0.08  

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

    1.45       (1.09 )     (0.23 )     0.99       2.34       (0.15 )

Total from investment operations

    1.44       (1.06 )     (0.15 )     1.04       2.37       (0.07 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

          (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.02 )     (0.09 )      

Distributions from capital gains

          (0.15 )                        

Total distributions

          (0.23 )     (0.07 )     (0.02 )     (0.09 )      

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 10.90     $ 9.46     $ 10.75     $ 10.97     $ 9.95     $ 7.67  
                                                 

Total return

    15.22 %(d)     (10.29 )%     (1.26 )%     10.48 %     30.96 %     (0.90 )%
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 53,198     $ 48,832     $ 34,578     $ 43,500     $ 39,072     $ 43,354  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.32 %(e)     1.56 %     1.54 %     1.44 %     1.40 %     1.40 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.32 %(e)     1.52 %     1.50 %     1.44 %     1.40 %     1.40 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (0.48 )%(e)     0.28 %     0.77 %     0.41 %     0.28 %     1.00 %

After expense reimbursements

    (0.48 )%(e)     0.33 %     0.81 %     0.41 %     0.28 %     1.00 %

Portfolio turnover

    14 %(d)     82 %     28 %     44 %     68 %     49 %

 

Icon Consumer Select Fund

                               

Investor Shares(g)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.44     $ 10.74     $ 10.98     $ 9.99     $ 7.71     $ 7.82  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    (0.02 )           0.06       0.01       (0.01 )     0.05  

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

    1.45       (1.08 )     (0.24 )     0.99       2.37       (0.16 )

Total from investment operations

    1.43       (1.08 )     (0.18 )     1.00       2.36       (0.11 )

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

          (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     (0.08 )      

Distributions from capital gains

          (0.15 )                        

Total distributions

          (0.22 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     (0.08 )      

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 10.87     $ 9.44     $ 10.74     $ 10.98     $ 9.99     $ 7.71  
                                                 

Total return(h)

    15.15 %(d)     (10.46 )%     (1.51 )%     10.04 %     30.68 %     (1.41 )%
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 2,376     $ 2,484     $ 1,487     $ 1,512     $ 2,119     $ 2,542  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.57 %(e)     2.17 %     2.24 %     1.98 %     2.05 %     2.12 %

After expense reimbursements (f)

    1.57 %(e)     1.80 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (0.68 )%(e)     (0.41 )%     0.06 %     (0.13 )%     (0.37 )%     0.26 %

After expense reimbursements

    (0.68 )%(e)     (0.05 )%     0.55 %     0.10 %     (0.07 )%     0.63 %

Portfolio turnover

    14 %(d)     82 %     28 %     44 %     68 %     49 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly Named ICON Financials Fund.

(b)

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

(c)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charge.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Icon Equity Fund(a)

                               

Institutional Shares(b)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 28.07     $ 26.83     $ 27.11     $ 25.13     $ 18.70     $ 18.39  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.04 )     0.04  

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

    5.52       2.27       0.09       2.04       6.47       0.27  

Total from investment operations

    5.50       2.24       0.07       1.98       6.43       0.31  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Distributions from capital gains

          (1.00 )     (0.35 )                  

Total distributions

          (1.00 )     (0.35 )                  

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 33.57     $ 28.07     $ 26.83     $ 27.11     $ 25.13     $ 18.70  
                                                 

Total return

    19.59 %(d)     8.27 %     0.56 %     7.88 %     34.39 %     1.69 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 49,362     $ 45,176     $ 12,764     $ 18,580     $ 11,259     $ 7,114  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.10 %(e)     1.35 %     1.53 %     1.38 %     1.50 %     1.63 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.10 %(e)     1.22 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.28 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (0.28 )%(e)     (0.23 )%     (0.36 )%     (0.33 )%     (0.43 )%     (0.11 )%

After expense reimbursements

    (0.28 )%(e)     (0.10 )%     (0.08 )%     (0.20 )%     (0.18 )%     0.24 %

Portfolio turnover

    14 %(d)     65 %     31 %     36 %     24 %     20 %

 

Icon Equity Fund(a)

                               

Investor Shares(g)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 26.89     $ 25.81     $ 26.16     $ 24.33     $ 18.16     $ 17.91  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )

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

    5.29       2.17       0.09       1.97       6.28       0.26  

Total from investment operations

    5.25       2.08             1.83       6.17       0.25  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Distributions from capital gains

          (1.00 )     (0.35 )                  

Total distributions

          (1.00 )     (0.35 )                  

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 32.14     $ 26.89     $ 25.81     $ 26.16     $ 24.33     $ 18.16  
                                                 

Total return(h)

    19.52 %(d)     7.97 %     0.31 %     7.52 %     33.98 %     1.40 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 20,910     $ 19,080     $ 4,894     $ 5,351     $ 7,003     $ 5,316  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.35 %(e)     1.67 %     2.08 %     1.83 %     1.93 %     1.95 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.35 %(e)     1.46 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.58 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (0.52 )%(e)     (0.54 )%     (0.92 )%     (0.80 )%     (0.87 )%     (0.40 )%

After expense reimbursements

    (0.52 )%(e)     (0.34 )%     (0.39 )%     (0.52 )%     (0.49 )%     (0.03 )%

Portfolio turnover

    14 %(d)     65 %     31 %     36 %     24 %     20 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly named ICON Long/Short Fund.

(b)

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

(c)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charge.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Icon Equity Income Fund

                                               

Institutional Shares(a)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.44     $ 18.00     $ 17.96     $ 17.61     $ 15.62     $ 14.36  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

    0.12       0.43       0.50       0.53       0.61       0.60  

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

    2.72       (1.12 )     0.09       0.38       1.95       1.27  

Total from investment operations

    2.84       (0.69 )     0.59       0.91       2.56       1.87  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.39 )     (0.58 )     (0.53 )     (0.56 )     (0.57 )     (0.61 )

Distributions from capital gains

          (0.29 )     (0.02 )                  

Total distributions

    (0.39 )     (0.87 )     (0.55 )     (0.56 )     (0.57 )     (0.61 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 18.89     $ 16.44     $ 18.00     $ 17.96     $ 17.61     $ 15.62  
                                                 

Total return

    17.25 %(c)     (4.03 )%     3.45 %     5.19 %     16.53 %     13.30 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 44,345     $ 42,624     $ 51,853     $ 51,185     $ 57,062     $ 37,868  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.06 %(d)     1.30 %     1.21 %     1.16 %     1.15 %     1.24 %

After expense reimbursements(e)

    1.00 %(d)     1.05 %     0.99 %     0.99 %     1.05 %(f)     1.20 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    2.66 %(d)     2.28 %     2.66 %     2.76 %     3.50 %     3.91 %

After expense reimbursements

    2.72 %(d)     2.53 %     2.88 %     2.93 %     3.60 %     3.95 %

Portfolio turnover

    7 %(c)     78 %     117 %     171 %     206 %     145 %

 

Icon Equity Income Fund

                                               

Investor Shares(g)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.42     $ 17.96     $ 17.92     $ 17.56     $ 15.58     $ 14.29  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(b)

    0.11       0.38       0.46       0.49       0.54       0.56  

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

    2.72       (1.12 )     0.08       0.38       1.96       1.26  

Total from investment operations

    2.83       (0.74 )     0.54       0.87       2.50       1.82  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.38 )     (0.51 )     (0.48 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.53 )

Distributions from capital gains

          (0.29 )     (0.02 )                  

Total distributions

    (0.38 )     (0.80 )     (0.50 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.53 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 18.87     $ 16.42     $ 17.96     $ 17.92     $ 17.56     $ 15.58  
                                                 

Total return(h)

    17.21 %(c)     (4.33 )%     3.20 %     4.98 %     16.20 %     12.97 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 37,752     $ 37,563     $ 10,852     $ 10,685     $ 14,206     $ 16,775  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.31 %(d)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.45 %     1.45 %     1.54 %

After expense reimbursements(e)

    1.25 %(d)     1.29 %     1.24 %     1.24 %     1.31 %(i)     1.45 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    2.41 %(d)     2.07 %     2.38 %     2.48 %     3.06 %     3.64 %

After expense reimbursements

    2.46 %(d)     2.29 %     2.64 %     2.69 %     3.20 %     3.73 %

Portfolio turnover

    7 %(c)     78 %     117 %     171 %     206 %     145 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly named ICON Equity Income Fund - Class S.

(b)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

Formerly named ICON Equity Income Fund - Class A

(h)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(i)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

 

Icon Flexible Bond Fund

                               

Institutional Shares(a)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018
(b)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.07     $ 9.36     $ 9.26     $ 9.43     $ 9.55     $ 9.20  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    0.10       0.40       0.36       0.36       0.37       0.34  

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

    0.31       (0.28 )     0.18       (0.19 )     (0.11 )     0.34  

Total from investment operations

    0.41       0.12       0.54       0.17       0.26       0.68  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.09 )     (0.41 )     (0.44 )     (0.34 )     (0.38 )     (0.33 )

Distributions from capital gains

                                   

Total distributions

    (0.09 )     (0.41 )     (0.44 )     (0.34 )     (0.38 )     (0.33 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 9.39     $ 9.07     $ 9.36     $ 9.26     $ 9.43     $ 9.55  
                                                 

Total return

    4.52 %(d)     1.32 %     6.02 %     1.89 %     2.82 %     7.54 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 131,094     $ 141,158     $ 143,633     $ 97,303     $ 80,467     $ 76,656  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    0.86 %(e)     1.01 %     0.96 %     0.92 %     0.91 %     0.93 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    0.76 %(e)     0.80 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    4.38 %(e)     4.20 %     3.70 %     3.65 %     3.80 %     3.43 %

After expense reimbursements

    4.48 %(e)     4.41 %     3.91 %     3.82 %     3.96 %     3.61 %

Portfolio turnover

    29 %(d)     133 %     144 %     153 %     169 %     141 %

 

Icon Flexible Bond Fund

                               

Investor Shares(g)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018
(b)

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.02     $ 9.31     $ 9.21     $ 9.39     $ 9.51     $ 9.17  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    0.10       0.38       0.34       0.33       0.33       0.31  

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

    0.29       (0.28 )     0.18       (0.19 )     (0.10 )     0.34  

Total from investment operations

    0.39       0.10       0.52       0.14       0.23       0.65  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.39 )     (0.42 )     (0.32 )     (0.35 )     (0.31 )

Distributions from capital gains

                                   

Total distributions

    (0.08 )     (0.39 )     (0.42 )     (0.32 )     (0.35 )     (0.31 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 9.33     $ 9.02     $ 9.31     $ 9.21     $ 9.39     $ 9.51  
                                                 

Total return(h)

    4.36 %(d)     1.12 %     5.76 %     1.55 %     2.48 %     7.25 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 10,667     $ 10,661     $ 5,733     $ 3,685     $ 3,859     $ 6,100  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.11 %(e)     1.32 %     1.39 %     1.45 %     1.41 %     1.38 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.01 %(e)     1.05 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    4.13 %(e)     3.90 %     3.29 %     3.13 %     3.13 %     2.98 %

After expense reimbursements

    4.23 %(e)     4.17 %     3.68 %     3.58 %     3.54 %     3.36 %

Portfolio turnover

    29 %(d)     133 %     144 %     153 %     169 %     141 %

 

 

(a)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(b)

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

(c)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

Formerly named ICON Flexible Bond Fund - Class A.

(h)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

 

Icon Health & Information Technology Fund(a)

                               

Institutional Shares(b)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 18.75     $ 15.46     $ 17.19     $ 19.14     $ 17.96     $ 14.95  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    (0.03 )     (0.09 )     (0.04 )     (0.10 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )

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

    3.47       4.10       0.35       2.09       4.53       3.08  

Total from investment operations

    3.44       4.01       0.31       1.99       4.43       3.01  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

                      (0.08 )            

Distributions from capital gains

    (0.74 )     (0.72 )     (2.04 )     (3.86 )     (3.25 )      

Total distributions

    (0.74 )     (0.72 )     (2.04 )     (3.94 )     (3.25 )      

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 21.45     $ 18.75     $ 15.46     $ 17.19     $ 19.14     $ 17.96  
                                                 

Total return

    18.59 %(d)     26.59 %     5.12 %     11.82 %     29.46 %     20.13 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 125,057     $ 109,619     $ 54,263     $ 61,474     $ 71,249     $ 48,953  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.29 %(e)     1.46 %     1.49 %     1.41 %     1.42 %     1.49 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.29 %(e)     1.46 %     1.49 %     1.41 %     1.42 %     1.49 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (0.53 )%(e)     (0.54 )%     (0.25 )%     (0.60 )%     (0.58 )%     (0.46 )%

After expense reimbursements

    (0.53 )%(e)     (0.54 )%     (0.25 )%     (0.60 )%     (0.58 )%     (0.46 )%

Portfolio turnover

    13 %(d)     67 %     92 %     98 %     116 %     94 %

 

Icon Health & Information Technology Fund(a)

                               

Investor Shares(g)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 17.80     $ 14.74     $ 16.55     $ 18.55     $ 17.55     $ 14.65  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    (0.04 )     (0.13 )     (0.07 )     (0.16 )     (0.15 )     (0.11 )

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

    3.29       3.91       0.30       2.02       4.40       3.01  

Total from investment operations

    3.25       3.78       0.23       1.86       4.25       2.90  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

                      (0.00 )(h)            

Distributions from capital gains

    (0.74 )     (0.72 )     (2.04 )     (3.86 )     (3.25 )      

Total distributions

    (0.74 )     (0.72 )     (2.04 )     (3.86 )     (3.25 )      

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 20.31     $ 17.80     $ 14.74     $ 16.55     $ 18.55     $ 17.55  
                                                 

Total return(i)

    18.52 %(d)     26.31 %     4.79 %     11.43 %     29.08 %     19.80 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 3,199     $ 2,948     $ 1,463     $ 2,101     $ 2,836     $ 2,631  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.54 %(e)     2.13 %     2.30 %     2.00 %     2.01 %     2.17 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.54 %(e)     1.76 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    (0.76 )%(e)     (1.21 )%     (1.05 )%     (1.20 )%     (1.16 )%     (1.12 )%

After expense reimbursements

    (0.76 )%(e)     (0.83 )%     (0.50 )%     (0.95 )%     (0.90 )%     (0.70 )%

Portfolio turnover

    13 %(d)     67 %     92 %     98 %     116 %     94 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly named ICON Information Technology Fund.

(b)

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

(c)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

Amount less than $(0.005).

(i)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Icon Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund(a)

                               

Institutional Shares(b)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016
(c)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 11.78     $ 12.49     $ 16.45     $ 15.32     $ 12.82     $ 11.86  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(d)

    0.02       0.08       0.19       0.31       0.01       0.10  

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

    2.00       (0.59 )     (1.80 )     1.01       2.56       1.80  

Total from investment operations

    2.02       (0.51 )     (1.61 )     1.32       2.57       1.90  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04 )     (0.20 )     (0.33 )           (0.07 )     (0.06 )

Distributions from capital gains

                (2.02 )     (0.19 )           (0.88 )

Total distributions

    (0.04 )     (0.20 )     (2.35 )     (0.19 )     (0.07 )     (0.94 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 13.76     $ 11.78     $ 12.49     $ 16.45     $ 15.32     $ 12.82  
                                                 

Total return

    17.18 %(e)     (4.21 )%     (7.63 )%     8.68 %     20.13 %     17.24 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 104,241     $ 98,786     $ 55,353     $ 76,916     $ 69,444     $ 65,787  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.35 %(f)     1.58 %     1.70 %     1.58 %     1.52 %     1.59 %

After expense reimbursements(g)

    1.35 %(f)     1.48 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    0.55 %(f)     0.58 %     1.33 %     1.86 %     0.06 %     0.70 %

After expense reimbursements

    0.55 %(f)     0.68 %     1.53 %     1.94 %     0.08 %     0.79 %

Portfolio turnover

    22 %(e)     133 %     111 %     117 %     68 %     81 %

 

Icon Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund(a)

                               

Investor Shares(h)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016
(b)

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 11.64     $ 12.36     $ 16.25     $ 15.17     $ 12.73     $ 11.75  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(d)

    0.01       0.05       0.16       0.29       (0.03 )     0.06  

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

    1.96       (0.57 )     (1.78 )     0.98       2.54       1.81  

Total from investment operations

    1.97       (0.52 )     (1.62 )     1.27       2.51       1.87  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04 )     (0.20 )     (0.25 )           (0.07 )     (0.01 )

Distributions from capital gains

                (2.02 )     (0.19 )           (0.88 )

Total distributions

    (0.04 )     (0.20 )     (2.27 )     (0.19 )     (0.07 )     (0.89 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 13.57     $ 11.64     $ 12.36     $ 16.25     $ 15.17     $ 12.73  
                                                 

Total return(i)

    16.96 %(e)     (4.40 )%     (7.92 )%     8.43 %     19.81 %     17.05 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 5,658     $ 5,001     $ 2,733     $ 4,231     $ 5,629     $ 4,451  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.60 %(f)     2.10 %     2.19 %     1.86 %     1.91 %     2.02 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.60 %(f)     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    0.30 %(f)     0.05 %     0.85 %     1.71 %     (0.35 )%     0.24 %

After expense reimbursements

    0.30 %(f)     0.40 %     1.29 %     1.82 %     (0.19 )%     0.51 %

Portfolio turnover

    22 %(e)     133 %     111 %     117 %     68 %     81 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly named ICON Natural Resources Fund.

(b)

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

(c)

Prior to January 22, 2016, the ICON Natural Resources Fund was known as the ICON Materials Fund.

(d)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(e)

Not annulaized.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

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

(h)

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

(i)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

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

 

Icon Utilities and Income Fund(a)

                                               

Institutional Shares(b)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 8.99     $ 10.25     $ 8.85     $ 9.29     $ 9.49     $ 8.03  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    0.05       0.18       0.26       0.28       0.27       0.30  

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

    0.97       (0.91 )     1.45       0.07       0.59       1.43  

Total from investment operations

    1.02       (0.73 )     1.71       0.35       0.86       1.73  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.05 )     (0.20 )     (0.26 )     (0.31 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )

Distributions from capital gains

    (0.40 )     (0.33 )     (0.05 )     (0.48 )     (0.79 )      

Total distributions

    (0.45 )     (0.53 )     (0.31 )     (0.79 )     (1.06 )     (0.27 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 9.56     $ 8.99     $ 10.25     $ 8.85     $ 9.29     $ 9.49  
                                                 

Total return

    11.42 %(d)     (7.35 )%     19.76 %     4.17 %     9.88 %     21.74 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

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

  $ 25,430     $ 25,038     $ 46,006     $ 30,883     $ 35,816     $ 43,864  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.47 %(e)     1.63 %     1.57 %     1.60 %     1.54 %     1.59 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.23 %(e)     1.28 %     1.22 %     1.22 %     1.44 %(g)     1.50 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.87 %(e)     1.62 %     2.38 %     2.82 %     2.83 %     3.15 %

After expense reimbursements

    2.11 %(e)     1.96 %     2.73 %     3.20 %     2.93 %     3.24 %

Portfolio turnover

    3 %(d)     24 %     144 %     156 %     160 %     168 %

 

Icon Utilities and Income Fund(a)

                               

Investor Shares(h)

 

Period Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2018

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2017

   

Year Ended
September 30,
2016

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 8.83     $ 10.07     $ 8.70     $ 9.14     $ 9.35     $ 7.92  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

                                               

Net investment income/(loss)(c)

    0.04       0.16       0.23       0.25       0.24       0.28  

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

    0.96       (0.91 )     1.43       0.08       0.59       1.40  

Total from investment operations

    1.00       (0.75 )     1.66       0.33       0.83       1.68  

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.05 )     (0.16 )     (0.24 )     (0.29 )     (0.25 )     (0.25 )

Distributions from capital gains

    (0.40 )     (0.33 )     (0.05 )     (0.48 )     (0.79 )      

Total distributions

    (0.45 )     (0.49 )     (0.29 )     (0.77 )     (1.04 )     (0.25 )

Net asset value, end of year or period

  $ 9.38     $ 8.83     $ 10.07     $ 8.70     $ 9.14     $ 9.35  
                                                 

Total return(i)

    11.33 %(d)     (7.69 )%     19.47 %     3.97 %     9.63 %     21.29 %
                                                 

RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                               

Net assets, end of year (000s)

  $ 4,925     $ 4,797     $ 6,052     $ 5,540     $ 8,293     $ 15,868  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.72 %(e)     1.83 %     1.77 %     1.73 %     1.84 %     1.79 %

After expense reimbursements(f)

    1.48 %(e)     1.53 %     1.47 %     1.47 %     1.69 %(j)     1.75 %

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

                                               

Before expense reimbursements

    1.65 %(e)     1.45 %     2.20 %     2.62 %     2.48 %     3.10 %

After expense reimbursements

    1.89 %(e)     1.75 %     2.50 %     2.88 %     2.63 %     3.14 %

Portfolio turnover

    3 %(d)     24 %     144 %     156 %     160 %     168 %

 

 

(a)

Formerly named ICON Utilities Fund.

(b)

Formerly named ICON Utilities Fund - Class S.

(c)

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

Effective July 1, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.50% to 1.22%.

(h)

Formerly named ICON Utilities Fund - Class A.

(i)

The total return calculation excludes any sales charges.

(j)

Effective July 1, 2017, the annual expense limitation rate changed from 1.75% to 1.47%

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ICON Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2020

 

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(a)    Security Valuation — Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, U.S. Treasury yield curve or relevant benchmark curve, and other market information, which may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available (“Other Market Information”). Equity securities listed on a national or international exchange are valued at the last reported sales price. Futures contracts are valued at the settle price, depending on the exchange the contract trades on, typically as of 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time. Municipal securities are valued by an independent pricing service at a price determined by a matrix pricing method. This technique generally considers such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. U.S. government securities for which

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service. U.S. agency securities consisting of mortgage pass-through certificates are valued using dealer quotations provided by an independent pricing service. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued on the amortized cost basis as reflecting fair value.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e)     Security Transactions, Investment Income and Distributions to Shareholders — Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for, in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method or, where applicable, to the first call date of the securities. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date for the Funds. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for PFICs, wash sales, REIT adjustments and post-October capital losses.

 

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

 

These “Book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.

 

(f)     Foreign Currency Translation — Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Trust does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

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

 

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

 

(j)     Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Shelton Capital has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2017-2019) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2020 tax returns. The Funds identify its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Trust’s securities at December 31, 2020 using fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1(a)

   

Level 2(a)

   

Level 3(a)

         

Fund

 

Investments in
Securities
(b)

   

Investments in
Securities
(c)

   

Investments
in Securities

   

Total
Assets

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

  $ 55,643,928     $     $     $ 55,643,928  

ICON Equity Fund

    72,345,227                   72,345,227  

ICON Equity Income Fund

    79,674,702       2,806,156             82,480,858  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

    38,479,826       102,656,502             141,136,328  

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

    127,672,321                   127,672,321  

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

    111,355,091                   111,355,091  

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

    30,389,386                   30,389,386  

 

 

(a)

It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between levels on the last day of the fiscal reporting period. There were no transfers in or out of Level 2, and Level 3 as of FYE

(b)

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

(c)

All fixed income securities held in the Funds are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of fixed income securities by type, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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

 

(m)    LIBOR Transition Risk — The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021, and it is expected that LIBOR Will cease to be published after that time. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds Is uncertain.

 

(n)    COVID-19 Risks — A recent outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in December 2019 and has now been detected internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

emerging market countries may be greater due to less established health care systems. Health crises caused by the recent coronavirus outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The impact of the outbreak may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.

 

NOTE 2 – INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

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

 

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

 

Fund

 

% of Net Assets

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

    1.00 %

ICON Equity Fund

    0.75 %

ICON Equity Income Fund

    0.75 %

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

    0.60 %

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

    1.00 %

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

    1.00 %

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

    1.00 %

 

The Advisor contractually agreed to reduce total operating expense to certain Funds of the Trust. This additional contractual reimbursement (excluding certain compliance costs, extraordinary expenses such as litigation or merger and reorganization expenses, for example) is effective until the dates listed below, unless renewed, and is subject to recoupment within three fiscal years following reimbursement. Recoupment is limited to the extent the reimbursement does not exceed any applicable expense limit and the effect of the reimbursement is measured after all ordinary operating expenses are calculated; any such reimbursement is subject to the Board of Trustees’ review and approval. Reimbursements from the Advisor to affected Funds, and the expense limits, for the period ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

   

Expense Limitation

 

Fund

 

Institutional
Shares

   

Investor
Shares

   

Expiration

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

    1.50 %     1.75 %     5/20/21  

ICON Equity Fund

    1.25 %     1.50 %     5/20/21  

ICON Equity Income Fund

    0.99 %     1.24 %     1/31/22  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

    0.75 %     1.00 %     1/31/22  

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

    1.50 %     1.75 %     5/20/21  

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

    1.50 %     1.75 %     5/20/21  

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

    1.22 %     1.47 %     1/31/22  

 

At December 31, 2020, the remaining cumulative unreimbursed amount paid and/or waived by the Advisor on behalf of the Funds that may be reimbursed was $145,696. The Advisor may recapture a portion of the above amount no later than the dates as stated below.

 

Fund

 

Expires
9/30/2023

   

Expires
12/31/23

   

Total

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

  $     $     $  

ICON Equity Fund

                 

ICON Equity Income Fund

    17,775       11,132       28,907  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

    45,652       38,363       84,015  

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

                 

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

                 

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

    14,724       18,050       32,774  

Total

  $ 78,151     $ 67,545     $ 145,696  

 

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

 

As compensation for administrative duties not covered by the management agreement, Shelton receives an administration fee, which was revised on January 1, 2011. The administration fee is based on assets held, in aggregate, by the SCM Trust and other funds within the same “family” of investment companies managed and administered by Shelton. The fee rates are 0.10% on the first $500 million, 0.08% on the next $500 million, and 0.06% on combined assets over $1 billion. Administration fees are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.

 

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

 

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

 

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ICON Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

For the period ended December 31, 2020 the following were paid:

 

Fund

 

Investor Class
12b-1 Fees*

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

  $ 1,336  

ICON Equity Fund

  $ 12,139  

ICON Equity Income Fund

  $ 23,427  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

  $ 6,636  

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

  $ 1,756  

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

  $ 3,301  

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

  $ 2,920  

 

 

*

For the period October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

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

 

NOTE 3 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term instruments for the period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Purchases

   

Sales

   

Purchases
(Excluding U.S.
Government
Obligations)

   

Sales
(Excluding U.S.
Government
Obligations)

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

  $ 7,568,689     $ 10,928,507     $ 7,568,689     $ 10,928,507  

ICON Equity Fund

    8,801,682       14,164,825       8,801,682       14,164,825  

ICON Equity Income Fund

    5,844,872       14,644,279       5,844,872       14,644,279  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

    29,262,992       39,256,803       19,123,555       27,010,679  

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

    15,646,423       20,118,491       15,646,423       20,118,491  

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

    23,551,379       34,116,353       23,551,379       34,116,353  

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

    798,265       3,331,792       798,265       3,331,792  

 

NOTE 4 – TAX CHARACTER

 

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

 

 

 

Increase/
(Decrease)
Paid-In Capital

   

Increase/
(Decrease)
Accumulated
Gain/(Loss)

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

  $ (65,239 )   $ 65,239  

ICON Equity Income Fund

    (724,700 )     724,700  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

    (2,487 )     2,487  

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

    (230,504 )     230,504  

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

    (159,408 )     159,408  

 

Tax Basis of Distributable Earnings: The tax character of distributable earnings at December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

   

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain

   

Capital
Loss Carry
Forwards

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

   

Post October
and Other
Losses

   

Total
Distributable
Earnings

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

  $     $ 702,402     $ (3,608,802 )   $ 14,617,599     $     $ 11,711,199  

ICON Equity Fund

    1,233,662       315,597       (1,215,894 )     27,850,211             28,183,576  

ICON Equity Income Fund

                (2,238,923 )     12,210,313             9,971,390  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

    638,340             (5,568,488 )     1,783,964       (496,401 )     (3,642,585 )

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

          6,836,259       (1,407,266 )     48,193,019             53,622,012  

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

    138,408             (246,051,024 )     22,038,037             (223,874,579 )

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

                      3,129,346             3,129,346  

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to wash sales and PFICs.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

Capital Losses: Capital loss carry forwards, as of December 31, 2020, available to offset future capital gains, if any, are as follows:

 

Expiring

 

ICON Consumer
Select Fund*

   

ICON
Equity Fund**

   

ICON Equity
Income Fund

   

ICON Flexible
Bond Fund

 

Long Term with No Expiration

  $     $     $ (2,238,923 )   $ (3,036,843 )

Short Term with No Expiration

                      (2,531,645 )

Long Term with Expiration

    (1,008,940 )                  

Short Term with Expiration

    (2,599,862 )     (1,215,894 )            

Total

  $ (3,608,802 )   $ (1,215,894 )   $ (2,238,923 )   $ (5,568,488 )

 

Expiring

 

ICON Health
and Information
Technology
Fund***

   

ICON Natural
Resources &
Infrastructure
Fund****

 

Long Term with No Expiration

  $     $ (27,912,820 )

Short Term with No Expiration

          (9,420,845 )

Long Term with Expiration

          (119,775,913 )

Short Term with Expiration

    (1,407,471 )     (88,941,446 )

Total

  $ (1,407,471 )   $ (246,051,024 )

 

 

*

Subject to an annual limitation of $270,264 under §382 of the Code through year 14, year 15 limit is $252,613 and year 16 limit is $113,021.

**

Subject to an annual limitation of $133,945 under §382 of the Code through 2030, year 12 limit is $10,389.

***

Subject to an annual limitation of $601,938 under §382 of the Code, $151,721 for year 2, $601,398 for year 3 and 4, and $203,390 for year 5.

****

Subject to an annual limitation of $678,984 under §382 of the Code through through year 8, year 9 limit is $644,536 and an annual limitation if $577,350 thereafter.

 

Distributions to Shareholders: Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by each Fund. The tax character of distributions paid during the period and years ended December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

Fund

Year or Period
Ended

 

Return of
Capital

   

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains
(a)

   

Exempt-Interest
Dividends

   

Total
Distributions

 

ICON Consumer Select Fund

September 30, 2019

  $     $ 244,510     $     $     $ 244,510  
 

September 30, 2020

          336,028       471,401             807,429  
 

December 31, 2020

                             

ICON Equity Fund

September 30, 2019

                312,036             312,036  
 

September 30, 2020

                757,121             757,121  
 

December 31, 2020

                               

ICON Equity Income Fund

September 30, 2019

          2,166,210       39,923             2,206,133  
 

September 30, 2020

          2,533,730       916,555             3,450,285  
 

December 31, 2020

          1,628,166                     1,628,166  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund

September 30, 2019

          6,122,522                   6,122,522  
 

September 30, 2020

          7,062,566                   7,062,566  
 

December 31, 2020

          1,376,881                   1,376,881  

ICON Health and Information Technology Fund

September 30, 2019

          5,119,639       2,164,142             7,283,781  
 

September 30, 2020

                2,469,081             2,469,081  
 

December 31, 2020

                4,329,118             4,329,118  

ICON Natural Resources & Infrastructure Fund

September 30, 2019

          5,186,377       5,752,876             10,939,253  
 

September 30, 2020

          917,284                   917,284  
 

December 31, 2020

          349,796                   349,796  

ICON Utilities and Income Fund

September 30, 2019

          1,276,398       164,374             1,440,772  
 

September 30, 2020

          1,935,482       566,602             2,502,084  
 

December 31, 2020

          541,608       862,023             1,403,631  

 

 

(a)

The Funds designate Long-Term Capital Gain dividends pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended September 30, 2020.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

NOTE 5 – OFFSETTING OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

The following tables present gross amounts of recognized assets and/or liabilities and the net amounts after deducting collateral that has been received by counterparties in connection with securities lending:

 

Fund

Counterparty

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets

   

Offsetting Asset
or Liability

   

Collateral Pledged

   

Net Amount

 

ICON Equity Fund:

US Bank, NA

  $ 1,916,683     $     $ (1,916,683 )   $  

ICON Equity Income Fund:

US Bank, NA

  $ 209,264     $     $ (209,264 )   $  

ICON Flexible Bond Fund:

US Bank, NA

  $ 2,775,071     $     $ (2,775,071 )   $  

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund:

US Bank, NA

  $ 1,677,897     $     $ (1,677,897 )   $  

 

Amounts relate to master netting agreements and collateral agreements which have been determined by the company to be legally enforceable in the event of default but where certain other criteria are not met in accordance with applicable offsetting accounting guidance. The collateral amounts may exceed the related net amounts of financial assets and liabilities presented in the statement of assets and liabilities. Where this is the case, the total amount reported is limited to the net amounts of financial assets and liabilities with that counterparty.

 

NOTE 6 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820: Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 eliminates the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will require the need to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and the changes in unrealized gains and losses for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will also require that information is provided about the measurement uncertainty of Level 3 fair value measurements as of the reporting date. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and allows for early adoption of either the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify the requirements. Management has elected to adopt early the provisions that eliminate the disclosure requirements. Management is still currently evaluating the impact of applying the rest of the guidance.

 

NOTE 7 – REORGANIZATIONS

 

On June 3, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Consumer Select Fund. ICON Consumer Select Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 10, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Consumer
Discretionary Fund
Pre-Reorganization
Net Assets

New Shares issued
to Shareholders of
ICON Consumer
Discretionary Fund

Consumer Select
Fund Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$18,792,740(a)

2,150,511

$25,279,178

$44,071,918

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes accumulated realized losses and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $(2,884,684) and $3,674,286, respectively, from the merged fund.

 

As of close of business on July 10, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund– A Class

  $ 13.13       1.5057       60,322     $ 526,159     $ 8.72  

ICON Consumer Select Fund – Investor Class

ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund– S Class

  $ 13.88       1.5880       2,090,189     $ 18,266,581     $ 8.74  

ICON Consumer Select Fund – Institutional Class

 

On June 16, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Equity Fund. The ICON Equity Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 10, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Fund Pre-
Reorganization Net Assets

New Shares issued
to Shareholders
of ICON Fund

ICON Equity Fund
Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$36,394,016(a)

1,450,487

$14,773,317

$63,726,389(b)

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes appreciation in the amount of $8,350,876 from the merged fund.

(b)

Combined net assets include the reorganization net assets of the ICON Fund and ICON Opportunities Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

As of close of business on July 10, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Fund– A Class

  $ 16.76       0.6860       282,617     $ 6,902,840     $ 24.42  

ICON Equity Fund – Investor Class

ICON Fund– C Class

  $ 15.10       0.6184       255,155     $ 6,232,091     $ 24.42  

ICON Equity Fund – Investor Class

ICON Fund– S Class

  $ 18.05       0.7084       912,715     $ 23,259,085     $ 25.48  

ICON Equity Fund – Institutional Class

 

On June 3, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Opportunities Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Equity Fund. The ICON Equity Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 10, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Opportunities
Fund Pre-Reorganization
Net Assets

New Shares issued to
Shareholders of ICON
Opportunities Fund

ICON Equity Fund
Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$12,559,056(a)

492,833

$14,773,317

$63,726,389(b)

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes accumulated realized losses and unrealized depreciation in the amounts of $(1,285,585) and $(97,689), respectively, from the merged fund.

(b)

Combined net assets include the reorganization net assets of the ICON Fund and ICON Opportunities Fund.

 

As of close of business on July 10, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Opportunities Fund– S Class

  $ 11.67       0.4580       492,833     $ 12,559,056     $ 25.48  

ICON Equity Fund – Institutional Class

 

On July 10, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Energy Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund. The ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 10, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Energy Fund Pre-
Reorganization Net Assets

New Shares issued
to Shareholders of
ICON Energy Fund

ICON Natural Resources
and Infrastructure
Fund Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$52,836,082(a)

5,058,302

$38,697,651

$100,389,461(b)

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes accumulated realized losses and unrealized depreciation in the amounts of $(208,827,696) and $(30,537,973), respectively, from the merged fund.

(b)

Combined net assets include the reorganization net assets of the ICON Energy Fund and ICON Industrials Fund.

 

As of close of business on July 10, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Energy Fund– A Class

  $ 5.72       0.5543       147,022     $ 1,518,698     $ 10.33  

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund – Investor Class

ICON Energy Fund– C Class

  $ 5.42       0.5245       144,933     $ 1,497,135     $ 10.33  

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund – Investor Class

ICON Energy Fund– S Class

  $ 5.78       0.5534       4,766,347     $ 49,820,249     $ 10.45  

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund – Institutional Class

 

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ICON Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

On June 3, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Industrials Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund. The ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 10, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Industrials Fund Pre-
Reorganization Net Assets

New Shares issued to
Shareholders of ICON
Industrials Fund

ICON Natural Resources
and Infrastructure
Fund Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$9,305,728(a)

890,908

$38,697,651

$100,389,461(b)

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes accumulated realized losses and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $(728,016) and $103,405, respectively, from the merged fund.

(b)

Combined net assets include the reorganization net assets of the ICON Energy Fund and ICON Industrials Fund.

 

As of close of business on July 10, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Industrials Fund– A Class

  $ 13.29       1.2869       52,860     $ 546,034     $ 10.33  

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund – Investor Class

ICON Industrials Fund– S Class

  $ 13.54       1.2958       838,048     $ 8,759,694     $ 10.45  

ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund – Institutional Class

 

On July 10, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Healthcare Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Healthcare and Information Technology Fund. ICON Healthcare and Information Technology Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 10, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Healthcare Fund Pre-
Reorganization Net Assets

New Shares issued to
Shareholders of ICON
Healthcare Fund

ICON Healthcare and
Information Technology
Fund Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$55,158,314(a)

3,127,315

$55,902,415

$111,060,729

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes accumulated realized losses and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $(1,709,471) and $11,006,000, respectively, from the merged fund.

 

As of close of business on July 10, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Healthcare Fund – A Class

  $ 16.62       0.9910       93,171     $ 1,563,188     $ 16.78  

ICON Healthcare and Information Technology Fund – Investor Class

ICON Healthcare Fund – S Class

  $ 17.54       0.9930       3,034,144     $ 53,595,126     $ 17.66  

ICON Healthcare and Information Technology Fund – Institutional Class

 

On July 24, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Consumer Staples Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Consumer Select Fund. ICON Consumer Select Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 31, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Consumer Staples
Fund Pre-Reorganization
Net Assets

New Shares issued to
Shareholders of ICON
Consumer Staples Fund

Consumer Select
Fund Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$5,946,877(a)

657,151

$45,061,186

$51,008,063

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes accumulated realized losses and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $(886,480) and $642,576, respectively, from the merged fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2020

 

As of close of business on July 31, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Consumer Staples Fund– A Class

  $ 6.69       0.7405       128,098     $ 1,157,308     $ 9.03  

ICON Consumer Select Fund – Investor Class

ICON Consumer Staples Fund– S Class

  $ 6.74       0.7440       529,053     $ 4,789,569     $ 9.05  

ICON Consumer Select Fund – Institutional Class

 

On August 20th, 2020, the shareholders of the ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund approved the agreement and plan of reorganization providing for the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities into the ICON Equity Income Fund. The ICON Equity Income Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the reorganization, as well as the legal and tax survivor. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on September 25, 2020. The following table illustrates the specifics of the Fund’s reorganization:

 

ICON Risk-Managed
Balanced Fund Pre-
Reorganization Net Assets

New Shares issued
to Shareholders of
ICON Risk-Managed
Balanced Fund

ICON Equity Income
Fund Net Assets

Combined Net Assets

Tax Status of Transfer

$23,191,045(a)

1,422,769

$56,406,450

$79,597,495

Non-taxable

 

 

(a)

Includes accumulated realized losses and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $(43,667) and $1,000,554, respectively, from the merged fund.

 

As of close of business on September 25, 2020, the classes were converted at the following rates:

 

Pre-Merger Class

 

Pre-Merger
NAV

   

Rate

   

Shares

   

Dollars

   

Post-Merger
NAV

 

Post Merger Class

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund – A Class

  $ 15.03       0.9230       152,538     $ 2,483,964     $ 16.28  

ICON Equity Income Fund – Investor Class

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund – C Class

  $ 14.00       0.8599       824,912     $ 13,433,024     $ 16.28  

ICON Equity Income Fund – Investor Class

ICON Risk-Managed Balanced Fund – S Class

  $ 15.43       0.9449       445,319     $ 7,274,057     $ 16.33  

ICON Equity Income Fund – Institutional Class

 

Assuming the reorganizations had been completed on October 1, 2019, the beginning of the reporting period for each of the reorganizations, the pro forma results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, would be as follows:

 

 

 

ICON Consumer
Select Fund

   

ICON Equity Fund

   

ICON Health
and Information
Technology Fund

   

ICON Natural
Resources and
Infrastructure
Fund

 

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 16,351     $ (181,960 )   $ (516,488 )   $ 1,704,171  

Net realized gain/loss on investments

    (2,394,731 )     (1,462,864 )     3,555,717       (47,358,723 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    1,428,108       4,049,456       20,800,850       16,294,264  

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

  $ (950,272 )   $ 2,404,632     $ 23,840,079     $ (29,360,288 )

 

NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

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

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program Disclosure

December 31, 2020

 

The SCM Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), as consistent with Rule 22e-4 to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk for each series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Program is overseen by the Liquidity Committee (the “Committee”), which is comprised of investment, operations and legal and compliance professionals from Shelton Capital Management. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has approved the designation of the Committee to oversee the Program.

 

The Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and re-classification of the Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.

 

At a meeting of the Board held on November 6, 2020, the Committee provided a report (the “Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness the Program, including any material changes to the Program for the period from the inception of the Trust’s program in December 2018 through December 2020 (“Reporting Period”). The Report concluded that the Trust’s Program was reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period. The Report further concluded that each Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate given each Fund’s status as an open-end fund.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in each Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Trust’s investment portfolios, is found in the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
of SCM Trust

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the ICON Consumer Select Fund, ICON Equity Fund, ICON Equity Income Fund, ICON Flexible Bond Fund, ICON Health and Information Technology Fund, ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund and ICON Utilities and Income Fund (the successor funds to the Funds formerly known as ICON Financial Fund, ICON Long/Short Fund, ICON Equity Income Fund, ICON Flexible Bond Fund, ICON Information Technology Fund, ICON Natural Resources Fund and ICON Utilities Fund, respectively, the “Predecessor Funds”) (the “Funds”), each a series of SCM Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period ended December 31, 2020 and for the year end September 30, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for the periods then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended September 30, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended September 30, 2019 of the Predecessor Funds were audited by other auditors, and in their opinion dated November 25, 2019, they expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2011.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or through other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were unable to be obtained. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 1, 2021

 

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Additional Information

December 31, 2020

 

Fund Holdings

 

The Fund holdings shown in this report are as of December 31, 2020. Holdings are subject to change at any time, so holdings shown in the report may not reflect current Fund holdings. The Funds’ Form N-PORT filings, when available, will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information filed in the Form N-PORT, when available, also may be obtained by calling (800) 955-9988.

 

Proxy Voting Policy

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) containing a description of the policies and procedures that the SCM Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, is available upon request, at no charge, at the phone number above, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Because the Funds are newly organized, the Funds did not vote any proxies prior to June 30, 2020 and have not filed a proxy voting record. When available, the Funds’ proxy voting records relating to portfolio securities held during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2021 will be available upon request, at no charge, at the phone number above, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Board of Trustees and Executive Officers

 

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

Name

Address

Year of Birth

Position Held with the Trust

Length of
Time Served

Stephen C. Rogers

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Chairman of the Board,
Trustee,
President

Since August 1999
Since August 1999
Since August 1999

Kevin T. Kogler

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Trustee

Since May 2006

Marco L. Quazzo

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1962

Trustee

Since August 2014

Stephen H. Sutro

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1969

Trustee

Since May 2006

William P. Mock

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Treasurer

Since February 2010

Gregory T. Pusch

1875 Lawrence Street,
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

1966

Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary

Since March 2017

 

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

 

Stephen C. Rogers*

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

Kevin T. Kogler

President & Founder of MicroBiz, LLC, 2012 to present; Principal, Robertson Piper Software Group, 2006 to 2012; Senior Vice President, Investment Banking, Friedman, Billings Ramsey, 2003 to 2006.

Marco L. Quazzo

Principal, Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, March 2015-Present; Partner, Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP (law firm), 2008 to March 2015.

Stephen H. Sutro

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

William P. Mock

Portfolio Manager, Shelton Capital Management, 2010 to present.

Gregory T. Pusch

Principal Occupations Past five years: Global Head of Risk & Compliance, Matthews Asia 2015-2016; Head of Legal & Regulatory Compliance / CCO, HarbourVest Partners 2012-2015.

 

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

 

 

*

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

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.
(c) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
(f) A copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer. A copy of the code of ethics is available upon request, at no charge, at 1(800) 955-9988.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

(a)(1) As of the end of the Reporting Period, Registrant does not have a named audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.
(a)(2) Not applicable
(a)(3) Since April 2011, no single independent trustee meets the criteria of "audit committee financial expert". The Board has determined that the collective skills of the audit committee members are sufficient to satisfy the requirements.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

(a)-(d)

 

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 for professional services rendered for the audit of the annual financial statements or services provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for each of the fiscal years.

  

      12/31/19     12/31/20  
  Audit Fees   $ 52,500     $ 62,125  
  Audit-Related Fees     0       0  
  Tax Fees *     12,000       19,000  
  All Other Fees     0       0  
  Total   $ 64,500     $ 81,125  

 

* Tax Fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered to the registrant by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and tax advice regarding tax qualification.

 

(e)(1) In accordance with the Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee shall pre-approve the engagement of the auditor, including the fees to be paid to the auditor, to provide any audit or non-audit services to the registrant and any non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides on-going services to the registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Chairman of the Audit Committee may pre-approve certain services to be provided by the auditor to the registrant. All such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to the Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee meeting.

 

 

 

(e) (2) All of the services provided to the Registrant described in paragraphs (b)-(d) of Item 4 were pre-approved by the audit committee.
(f) N/A
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 are $12,000 and $19,000, respectively.
(h) N/A

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

(a) Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal half-year (the Registrant's second fiscal half- year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting

 

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-ENDED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“SOX”).
(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, Section 906 of SOX, Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

SCM Trust

 

By /s/ Stephen C. Rogers  
  Stephen C. Rogers, Chairman  
  Date: March 8, 2021  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By /s/ Stephen C. Rogers  
  Stephen C. Rogers, Chairman  
  Date: March 8, 2021  
     
By /s/ William P. Mock  
  William P. Mock, Treasurer  
  Date: March 8, 2021