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ASTON/Lake Partners LASSO Alternatives Fund

 NI
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.


  • Fund Class N Shares (ALSNX)
  • Fund Class I Shares (ALSOX)
  • HFRX Equity Hedge Index
  • Category: Multialternative
Average Annual Total Returns
  Monthly returns (%) Period ended 12/31/11   Annualized Returns (%)
 
  Month3 MonthsYTD 1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrSince Incept.Incept. Date
Fund Class N Shares (ALSNX)0.744.16-1.90 -1.90N/AN/AN/A2.953/3/2010
Fund Class I Shares (ALSOX)0.804.21-1.60 -1.60N/AN/AN/A7.844/1/2009
HFRX Equity Hedge Index-0.85-0.85-19.08 -19.08N/AN/AN/A-0.634/1/2009
Category: Multialternative0.021.31-2.79 -2.795.22-0.91-0.657.763/31/2009
Calendar year-end returns
  2011201020092008200720062005200420032002
Fund Class N Shares (ALSNX)-1.90N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Fund Class I Shares (ALSOX)-1.608.79N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HFRX Equity Hedge Index-19.088.93N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Certain expenses were subsidized. If these subsidies were not in effect, the returns would have been lower. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through February 28, 2012. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

For periods less than one-year, total returns are reported; for periods more than one-year, average annual total returns are reported.

The HFRX Equity Index is an unmanaged index designed to measure daily performance representative of long-short equity hedge funds. Source: Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR). Indices are adjusted for the reinvestment of capital gains and income dividends. Individuals cannot invest in an index.

Morningstar Rating™ (based on risk-adjusted returns) and Morningstar Rankings™ (based on total returns)
Multialternative Category as of 12/31/2011
  Overall 1 yr   3 yr   5 yr   10 yr
  Rating Rank   Rating Rank   Rating Rank   Rating Rank
Fund Class N Shares (ALSNX)N/A38 N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
Fund Class I Shares (ALSOX)N/A35 N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
Total # funds in category N/A 175   N/A   N/A   N/A
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