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ASTON/Lake Partners LASSO Alternatives Fund

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CUSIP00080Y68600080Y728
TickerALSNXALSOX
Share Class Inception3/3/20104/1/2009
Gross Exp Ratio (%)3.823.57
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.451.2
NAV12.2012.21
NAV Change 0.41 0.41
Benchmark HFRX Equity Hedge Index
Morningstar Category Long-Short

Portfolio Managers

Frederick C.  Lake
Frederick C. Lake

Frederick C. Lake

Frederick C.  Lake

Mr. Lake is the Co-Chairman and Treasurer of Lake Partners, which he co-founded in 1989. He has more than 25 years of experience in the investment industry, and oversees the firm's research on mutual funds—especially those that utilize long/short strategies. In 2003, he was invited to speak at the SEC's Hedge Fund Roundtable, commenting on the convergence of mutual funds and hedge funds. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, The Financial Times, Investors Business Daily, Business Week, Fortune and Bloomberg, among other publications. Mr. Lake began his investment career with Prudential Securities after earning a Bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard University in 1980.

Ronald A.  Lake
Ronald A. Lake

Ronald A. Lake

Ronald A.  Lake

Mr. Lake is the Co-Chairman and President of Lake Partners, which he co-founded in 1989. He has more than 27 years of investment experience, and is responsible for asset allocation, investment strategy, and overseeing multi-manager programs that integrate both traditional and alternative investments. He is also the editor-in-chief of Evaluating and Implementing Hedge Fund Strategies, which is in its third edition. Prior to the formation of Lake Partners, Mr. Lake was with the investment consulting firms of Rogers, Casey & Barksdale and Tremont Partners, where he was involved with manager and investment research in non-traditional areas. Mr. Lake received a Bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1976 and a Master's degree in public policy from Harvard in 1978.

Publishing

Holdings as of: 12/31/11

Company Ticker CUSIP Number of Shares Market Value % of Net Assets ↓
ROBECO-BP L/S-IS BPLSX. 749255261 2,237,215  $42,596,585.54 19.74%
WEITZ-PART 3 OPP WPOPX. 94904P708 2,291,283  $27,472,484.76 12.73%
FPA-CRESCENT FD FPACX. 30254T759 1,018,035  $27,262,984.44 12.63%
CASH EQUIVALENTS & OTHER 31,210,397  $21,980,216.47 10.18%
METRO WEST-H/Y-I MWHIX. 592905848 2,216,509  $21,766,125.55 10.09%
TEMPLETON-T R-AD TTRZX. 880208855 887,026  $10,874,945.96 5.04%
MERGER FUND MERFX. 589509108 696,405  $10,856,964.05 5.03%
DUNHAM-MON DIS-N DNMDX. 265458620 302,749  $10,808,153.29 5.01%
JOHN H2-ST INC-I JIPIX. 47804A130 992,330  $10,389,696.13 4.81%
ALTEGRIS-MNG F-I MFTIX. 66537V336 746,429  $7,307,544.03 3.38%
ASG-MGD FUTUR-Y ASFYX. 63872T729 684,691  $7,079,713.43 3.28%
ROYCE-GL SEL-INV RSFTX. 780905410 377,343  $5,803,540.55 2.69%
DRIEHAUS-SEL CRE DRSLX. 262028848 577,844  $5,529,976.48 2.56%
DRIEHAUS-ACT INC LCMAX. 262028855 550,642  $5,511,934.73 2.55%
ROYCE-SELECT-INV RYSFX. 780905766 8,534  $144,489.78 0.06%
EATON VAN-G MA-I EIGMX. 277923728 11,721  $115,101.15 0.05%
ARBITRAGE-ARB-I ARBNX. 03875R205 8,085  $105,925.34 0.04%
TURNER-MED SC-IS TMSEX. 900297565 9,990  $103,501.42 0.04%
 $215,709,883.10100%
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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