ICON Materials S (ICBMX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of ICON Materials S (ICBMX) Fund

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Fund Manager - Zach Jonson

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 10.4 years
Fund Family: ICON Funds
Fund Category: Natural Resources
Fund Performance: May 30, 2016
Fundmojo Fund Grade: *Master* (Score: 0.85)     (What does this score mean?)
Jonson is an assistant portfolio manager and a member of ICONs Investment Committee. He joined ICON in 2003 as a Reconciliation and Performance Specialist. He became a research analyst in 2006 and was promoted to assistant portfolio manager in 2007. Jonson holds an NASD Series 7 registration. Prior to joining ICON, Jonson was employed by the University of Colorado as an administrative assistant in the office of student employment.  Get more insights on Zach Jonson

 

ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

ICON Materials S Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. ICON Materials S Fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in equities of companies in the Materials sector. It may invest in common and preferred stocks of companies of any market capitalization. ICON Materials S Fund is non-diversified.

 

 What we like about ICON Materials S (ICBMX) Fund

Data for ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) as of May 30, 2016

• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) management has been with ICON Materials S Fund for 10.4 years
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) has good short-term performance (1-year return -12.05% vs -16.02% Natural Resources category median performance)
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 3.61% vs -7.51% Natural Resources category median performance)
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 3.17% vs -7.88% Natural Resources category median performance)
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• Asset base in ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) has been consistently increasing at a reasonable pace in the last 2 months. It shows investor confidence and market support
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 48.11% vs Natural Resources average of 73.81%. It is good that ICON Materials S management does not trade extensively for its return.
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 17.44, lower than category average of 19.38
• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

 What we are cautious about ICON Materials S (ICBMX) Fund

Data for ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) as of May 30, 2016

• ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) has a higher expense ratio of 1.42% than its Natural Resources average of 1.40%
• As a Natural Resources focused fund, ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) is less diversified and has inherited sector risks associated with the fund

See ICON Materials S Fund (ICBMX) performance details as of May 30, 2016

 

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Compare with other top Natural Resources category mutual funds

Aadditional top Natural Resources mutual funds for your consideration

Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
ICON Materials S	11.35	-12.05	3.61	3.17
Dreyfus Natural Resources A (DNLAX)	8.25	-17.37	-3.83	-3.00	Compare
Fidelity Select Chemicals Portfolio (FSCHX)	7.92	-1.88	8.36	9.76	Compare
T. Rowe Price Real Assets (PRAFX)	12.60	-5.09	0.14	-2.42	Compare

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Compare with Natural Resources category ETFs

Some Natural Resources ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX ETF (FXZ)	0	0	0
Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)	0	0	0
SPDR S&P International Matls Sect ETF (IRV)	0	0	0
Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)	0	0	0
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (PSCM)	0	0	0

 

ICON Materials S (ICBMX) Fund Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
05/2016	$74.65M
03/2016	$69.17M
02/2016	$62.68M

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ICON Materials S (ICBMX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
04/2016	15.16%	84.84%	0%	0%
01/2016	2.35%	97.66%	0%	0%
12/2015	1.07%	98.93%	0%	0%

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Top 10 Holdings in ICON Materials S (ICBMX) Fund

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Apr 29, 2016 Eagle Materials Inc Common Stoc [6.67%] International Paper Company Com [5.44%] Huntsman Corporation Common Sto [5.21%] iShares North American Natural Resources [4.91%] Dow Chemical Company (The) Comm [4.79%] Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF [4.47%] Monsanto Company Common Stock [3.51%] Graphic Packaging Holding Compa [3.43%] BP PLC [3.03%] PBF Energy Inc. Class A Common [3.03%]

Jan 30, 2016 Eagle Materials Inc Common Stoc [8.25%] Ashland Inc. (NEW) Common Stock [6.75%] Monsanto Company Common Stock [6.5%] International Paper Company Com [5.39%] iShares North American Natural Resources [4.97%] Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF [4.83%] Dow Chemical Company (The) Comm [4.78%] Graphic Packaging Holding Compa [3.67%] Huntsman Corporation Common Sto [3.58%] Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. [3.12%]

Dec 30, 2015 Eagle Materials Inc Common Stoc [8.58%] Ashland Inc. (NEW) Common Stock [6.75%] Monsanto Company Common Stock [6.52%] International Paper Company Com [5.47%] Dow Chemical Company (The) Comm [5.41%] iShares North American Natural Resources [4.81%] Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF [4.62%] Huntsman Corporation Common Sto [4.34%] Graphic Packaging Holding Compa [3.23%] Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. [3.13%]

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