ICON Advisers, Inc. (“ICON”) is a registered investment adviser established in 1991 and was founded in 1986 by a predecessor entity of Dr. Callahan. ICON’s disciplined, quantitative investment system utilizes sector and industry rotation to invest in U.S. and foreign securities of any market capitalization. ICON offers its disciplined, quantitative investment system across a wide range of portfolio solutions, including mutual fund allocation portfolios, diversified and sector mutual funds, as well as diversified and concentrated separate accounts.
ICON has prepared and presented this report in compliance with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). GIPS® has not been involved with or reviewed ICON’s claim of compliance. ICON has been verified from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006 by an independent verifier. In addition, ICON AdvisersSM has been verified for the periods from January 1, 1995 through December 31, 2006 by the independent verifier. The periods prior to January 1, 1995 have not been verified. A copy of the independent verifier’s report is available upon request. To receive a complete list and description of ICON’s composites and/or a presentation that adheres to the GIPS® standards, please call 1-800-828-4881 or visit www.iconadvisers.com. Additional information regarding ICON’s policies for calculating and reporting returns is available upon request. Returns are calculated in U.S. dollars. The Portfolios do not utilize leverage or derivatives, although ICON may invest in mutual funds that utilize these tactics. The Frontier Conservative Portfolio seeks total return through investments in select U.S. industry-focused sector mutual funds including funds that invest in real estate, gold and mining securities; and international, bond, and diversified mutual funds. The use of more aggressive asset categories and sectors is constrained to a conservative level. The Summit Portfolio does not utilize leverage or derivatives. Summit Portfolio assets as of 9/30/08 were $16.0 million, which represented approximately 0.5% of ICON’s total assets under management. Non-fee paying accounts comprised 7.3% of the Summit Composite.
The performance results displayed represent the composite performance for all discretionary client
accounts in a Portfolio. The performance results reflect the deduction of
management fees, brokerage commissions, and expenses and the reinvestment of
dividends and other distributions made to client accounts. Please refer to Part
II of ICON’s Form ADV for ICON’s current management fee structure. The
performance results for Summit Portfolio include returns for certain time periods that were restated
in January, 2005. Please contact ICON for additional information. For periods prior to 2000, performance represents performance of all discretionary accounts invested before the beginning of a quarter. Beginning with the first quarter of 2000, performance represents performance of all discretionary accounts invested before the beginning of a month.
The unmanaged Standard & Poor’s Composite 1500 (S&P1500) Index is a broad-based capitalization-weighted index comprising 1,500 stocks of Large-cap, Mid-cap, and Small-cap U.S. companies. Total returns for the unmanaged index include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions but do not reflect deductions for commissions, management fees, and expenses. The Portfolio’s composition may differ significantly from the index. Individuals cannot invest directly in an index.
Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P.