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Aston Dynamic Allocation Fund

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CUSIP00080Y769
TickerASENX
Share Class Inception1/10/2008
Gross Exp Ratio (%)1.99
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.3
NAV8.84
% Change 0.11
Benchmark MSCI World Ex-US Index- 35%, Russell 3000 Index- 35%, Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index - 30%
Morningstar Category Conservative Allocation
Regarding the Net Expense Ratio: The Advisor contractually waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses through February 28, 2011. The Fund’s net expense ratio including acquired fund fees and expenses is 1.60%.

Dividend Frequency: Quarterly

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Portfolio Managers

Bryce James
Bryce James

Bryce James

Bryce James

Mr. James co-founded Smart Portfolios, LLC in 2002 and serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer. He has more than 26 years of investment experience, most recently as a partner and founder of Shield Investment Advisors, a fixed-income fund of hedge funds. Prior to Shield, he was a Senior Vice President with Morgan Stanley. He received a BS in Accounting, Finance and Marketing from Central Washington University.

Shawn Bird
Shawn Bird

Shawn Bird

Shawn Bird

Mr. Bird co-founded Smart Portfolios, LLC and serves as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Bird has more than 14 years of advanced technology experience and oversees the Fund’s asset allocation model. He is the founder of Exam Solutions, Inc. and online learning solutions company founded in 1999 and has been a contracted Technology Manager to Microsoft since 1996. He received a BS in Physics from the University of Iowa and an MBA and PhD in Business from Texas Tech University.

John Rosenthal
John Rosenthal

John Rosenthal

John Rosenthal

Mr. Rosenthal joined Smart Portfolios in August 2007 as Senior Portfolio Manager, and provides the day-to-day management of the Fund. From 2004 to 2006, he was the Director of Risk Management for Boeing Capital Corporation and a Principal of Boeing Capital Securities, Inc. From 1999 to 2004, he was the Treasurer of Boeing Capital Corporation. He received a BS in Mathematics from Creighton University and an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago.

  1. Overview
  2. Holdings
  3. Performance
  4. Quarterly Commentary

Investment Style

The Aston Dynamic Allocation Fund uses a proprietary mathematical process to select ETFs across a wide variety of asset classes--including equities, fixed-income, international, and commodities. The goal is to create an optimal portfolio designed to produce returns in excess of its blended market benchmark with an equal or lesser amount of risk.

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Objective

The Fund seeks to provide longterm capital appreciation.

Note: The Fund invests in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are securities of other investment companies. An ETF seeks to track the performance of an index by holding all or a sampling of the securities from that index. An ETF may not be able to replicate an index exactly since returns may be reduced by transaction costs, expenses, and other factors.

Fund Stats (as of 6/30/10) N
Sales LoadNone
Total Fund Assets49,994,050.38
Turnover444
Minimum Investment2,500
Sector Breakdown (as of 7/31/10)
International Equity		30.95%
Domestic Fixed Income		29.06%
Domestic Equity		26.56%
Real Estate		6.98%
Commodities		4.57%
Cash Equivalents & Other		1.88%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 7/31/10)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
ISHARES BARCLAYS 1-3 YEAR TR SHY 464287457 145,835 $12,283,682.05 23.47%
ISHARES MSCI CANADA EWC 464286509 118,233 $3,152,091.78 6.02%
ISHARES FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 FXI 464287184 69,877 $2,885,920.10 5.51%
ISHARES RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE IWS 464287473 72,638 $2,832,882.00 5.41%
IPATH MSCI INDIA INDEX ETN INP 06739F291 39,681 $2,603,073.60 4.97%
ISHARES RUSSELL MIDCAP GRWTH IWP 464287481 55,257 $2,574,423.63 4.92%
SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TRUS MDY 78467Y107 18,579 $2,562,973.05 4.90%
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH IWO 464287648 36,029 $2,550,853.20 4.87%
ISHARES SILVER TRUST SLV 46428Q109 135,941 $2,389,842.78 4.57%
MARKET VECTORS RUSSIA ETF RSX 57060U506 73,784 $2,328,623.04 4.45%
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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