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ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund

 NIR
CUSIP00078H29900078H28100078H414
TickerMCGFXMCGIXMCRGX
Share Class Inception11/2/19946/28/199612/31/2002
Gross Exp Ratio (%)1.090.841.34
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.080.831.33
30 Day Yield (11/30/11) 0.67 0.91 0.43
NAV23.9124.0123.68
NAV Change 1.06 1.05 1.07
Benchmark Russell 1000 Growth Index
Morningstar Category Large Growth

Overall Morningstar Rating

ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund  Shares received a Morningstar rating.

Among 1478 Large Growth funds derived from a weighted average of the Fund’s 3-, 5- and 10-year risk-adjusted returns as of 12/31/11.

Portfolio Manager

Ronald Canakaris, CFA, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer

Ronald Canakaris, CFA, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Canakaris is Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer of Montag & Caldwell. He joined the firm in 1972 and was responsible for the development of the firm's current investment process during the 1970s. He has a BS and BA from the University of Florida.

Publishing

Holdings as of: 12/31/11

Company Ticker CUSIP Number of Shares Market Value % of Net Assets ↓
CASH EQUIVALENTS & OTHER 252,895,663  $174,277,573.00 5.19%
COCA-COLA CO/THE KO 191216100 2,331,900  $163,163,043.00 4.86%
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE PG 742718109 2,425,400  $161,798,434.00 4.82%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 2824100 2,842,800  $159,850,644.00 4.76%
GOOGLE INC-CL A GOOG 38259P508 245,680  $158,684,712.00 4.72%
KRAFT FOODS INC-CLASS A KFT 50075N104 4,009,700  $149,802,392.00 4.46%
MCDONALD'S CORP MCD 580135101 1,408,400  $141,304,772.00 4.21%
APPLE INC AAPL 37833100 336,370  $136,229,850.00 4.06%
STRYKER CORP SYK 863667101 2,733,500  $135,882,285.00 4.05%
PEPSICO INC PEP 713448108 1,988,000  $131,903,800.00 3.93%
ALLERGAN INC AGN 18490102 1,498,700  $131,495,938.00 3.91%
QUALCOMM INC QCOM 747525103 2,400,000  $131,280,000.00 3.91%
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO CL 194162103 1,123,200  $103,772,448.00 3.09%
TJX COMPANIES INC TJX 872540109 1,590,000  $102,634,500.00 3.05%
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP OXY 674599105 1,053,600  $98,722,320.00 2.94%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES V 92826C839 972,300  $98,717,619.00 2.94%
NIKE INC -CL B NKE 654106103 945,500  $91,117,835.00 2.71%
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CL B UPS 911312106 1,220,000  $89,291,800.00 2.66%
BED BATH & BEYOND INC BBBY 75896100 1,461,900  $84,746,343.00 2.52%
MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC MHS 58405U102 1,513,400  $84,599,060.00 2.52%
ACCENTURE PLC-CL A ACN G1151C101 1,541,300  $82,043,399.00 2.44%
MONSANTO CO MON 61166W101 1,164,500  $81,596,515.00 2.43%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COST 22160K105 933,900  $77,812,548.00 2.31%
OMNICOM GROUP OMC 681919106 1,585,100  $70,663,758.00 2.10%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC CSCO 17275R102 3,501,300  $63,303,504.00 1.88%
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP CAM 13342B105 1,160,000  $57,060,400.00 1.70%
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE 369604103 3,055,000  $54,715,050.00 1.63%
SCHLUMBERGER LTD SLB 806857108 800,000  $54,648,000.00 1.62%
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP ABC 3.07E+108 1,408,500  $52,382,115.00 1.56%
HALLIBURTON CO HAL 406216101 1,450,000  $50,039,500.00 1.49%
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EMR 291011104 1,019,400  $47,493,846.00 1.41%
ORACLE CORP ORCL 68389X105 1,800,000  $46,170,000.00 1.37%
FLUOR CORP FLR 343412102 880,000  $44,220,000.00 1.31%
UNILEVER N V -NY SHARES UN 904784709 1,272,100  $43,722,077.00 1.30%
 $3,355,146,080.00100%
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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