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ASTON/Cardinal Mid Cap Value Fund

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CUSIP00080Y827
TickerACDMX
Share Class Inception11/2/2007
Gross Exp Ratio (%)7.66
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.4
NAV9.94
NAV Change 1.43
Benchmark Russell Midcap Value Index
Morningstar Category Mid-Cap Blend

Overall Morningstar Rating

ASTON/Cardinal Mid Cap Value Fund  Shares received a Morningstar rating.

Among 378 Mid-Cap Blend funds derived from a weighted average of the Fund’s 3-, 5- and 10-year risk-adjusted returns as of 12/31/11.

Portfolio Managers

Amy K.  Minella
Amy K. Minella

Amy K. Minella

Amy K.  Minella

Ms. Minella is the Managing Partner of Cardinal Capital and has more than 25 years of investment experience. Prior to founding Cardinal in 1995, she was a managing director of Deltec Asset Management where she formed both the high-yield bond management group in 1985 and the value equity group in 1992. Ms. Minella received a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MBA from Stanford University.

Eugene Fox, III
Eugene Fox, III

Eugene Fox, III

Eugene Fox, III

Mr. Fox is a managing director of Cardinal Capital and has more than 20 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Cardinal in 1995, he served as a managing director of Deltec Asset Management and as an investment analyst for value equity firm Kennedy & Co. From 1984 to 1991, he was the director of pension investment and manager of corporate finance at FMC Corporation. Mr. Fox received a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Robert B.  Kirkpatrick, CFA
Robert B. Kirkpatrick, CFA

Robert B. Kirkpatrick, CFA

Robert B.  Kirkpatrick, CFA

Mr. Kirkpatrick is a managing director at Cardinal Capital and has more than 20 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Cardinal, he was a co-founder of Breeco Management L.P., a value-oriented equity investment firm. Previously, he held senior investment positions at Unifund S.A., a global private investment company, Bigler Investment Management, and CIGNA Corporation. Mr. Kirkpatrick received his BA in economics from Williams College.

Rachel D. Matthews
Rachel D. Matthews

Rachel D. Matthews

Rachel D. Matthews

Rachel Matthews is a portfolio manager and research analyst and is responsible for investment research and portfolio management. Ms. Matthews has been in the investment industry since 1989. Prior to joining Cardinal in 2001, she was a high yield bond trader at Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. from 1996 to 1999. She traded US government securities at HSBC Securities from 1994 to 1996. Previously, she was a private placement credit analyst at the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. Rachel holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from New York University.

Publishing

Holdings as of: 12/31/11

Company Ticker CUSIP Number of Shares Market Value % of Net Assets ↓
CASH EQUIVALENTS & OTHER 151,335  $91,062.99 5.28%
SILGAN HOLDINGS INC SLGN 827048109 1,870  $72,256.80 4.19%
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP IACI 44919P508 1,620  $69,012.00 4.00%
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC TDY 879360105 1,206  $66,149.10 3.84%
JM SMUCKER CO/THE SJM 832696405 810  $63,317.70 3.67%
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC SWK 854502101 935  $63,206.00 3.66%
SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP SIX 83001A102 1,500  $61,860.00 3.59%
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS AAWW 49164205 1,410  $54,186.30 3.14%
WESTERN UNION CO WU 959802109 2,940  $53,684.40 3.11%
FMC CORP FMC 302491303 610  $52,484.40 3.04%
NELNET INC-CL A NNI 64031N108 2,020  $49,429.40 2.86%
J2 GLOBAL INC JCOM 48123V102 1,700  $47,838.00 2.77%
FISERV INC FISV 337738108 760  $44,642.40 2.59%
CONCHO RESOURCES INC CXO 20605P101 440  $41,250.00 2.39%
CONVERGYS CORP CVG 212485106 3,050  $38,948.50 2.26%
VIRGIN MEDIA INC VMED 92769L101 1,814  $38,783.32 2.25%
INTUIT INC INTU 461202103 730  $38,390.70 2.22%
CAPITALSOURCE INC CSE 14055X102 5,540  $37,118.00 2.15%
EQUIFAX INC EFX 294429105 951  $36,841.74 2.13%
CASH AMERICA INTL INC CSH 14754D100 785  $36,604.55 2.12%
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP CHK 165167107 1,620  $36,109.80 2.09%
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN 37940X102 760  $36,008.80 2.09%
KAR AUCTION SERVICES INC KAR 48238T109 2,640  $35,640.00 2.06%
RR DONNELLEY & SONS CO RRD 257867101 2,396  $34,574.28 2.00%
TELEFLEX INC TFX 879369106 560  $34,322.40 1.99%
HATTERAS FINANCIAL CORP HTS 41902R103 1,300  $34,281.00 1.99%
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS AEO 2.55E+109 2,241  $34,264.89 1.98%
VALUECLICK INC VCLK 92046N102 2,100  $34,209.00 1.98%
WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP INT 981475106 800  $33,584.00 1.94%
HENRY SCHEIN INC HSIC 806407102 521  $33,568.03 1.94%
INTERDIGITAL INC IDCC 45867G101 700  $30,499.00 1.77%
T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC TROW 74144T108 500  $28,475.00 1.65%
CYS INVESTMENTS INC CYS 12673A108 2,100  $27,594.00 1.60%
ARES CAPITAL CORP ARCC 04010L103 1,780  $27,501.00 1.59%
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIO BR 11133T103 1,170  $26,383.50 1.53%
WINDSTREAM CORP WIN 97381W104 2,083  $24,454.42 1.41%
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC STWD 85571B105 1,210  $22,397.10 1.30%
ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TR EPR 29380T105 510  $22,292.10 1.29%
GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INCOME GOV 38376A103 910  $20,520.50 1.19%
ATMEL CORP ATML 49513104 2,500  $20,250.00 1.17%
AMETEK INC AME 31100100 475  $19,997.50 1.16%
WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC WSH G96666105 438  $16,994.40 0.98%
HARRIS CORP HRS 413875105 310  $11,172.40 0.64%
ALBEMARLE CORP ALB 12653101 200  $10,302.00 0.59%
HUNT (JB) TRANSPRT SVCS INC JBHT 445658107 220  $9,915.40 0.57%
 $1,722,376.82100%
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of mutual funds will vary with market conditions, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As the fund is actively managed, the securities as presented may not represent the current or future composition of the portfolio.

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