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ASTON/Neptune International Fund

 NI
CUSIP00080Y73600080Y850
TickerANINXANIIX
Share Class Inception6/17/20088/6/2007
Gross Exp Ratio (%)8.598.34
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.271.02
NAV8.168.16
NAV Change 1.37 1.24
Benchmark MSCI EAFE & Emerging Markets Index
Morningstar Category Foreign Large Growth

Overall Morningstar Rating™

ASTON/Neptune International Fund Shares received a Morningstar rating.

Among 213 Foreign 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.

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Portfolio Manager

Robin Geffen

Robin Geffen

Mr. Geffen is the founder and Managing Director of Neptune Investment Management. Prior to launching Neptune in May 2002, Mr. Geffen was the Chief Investment Officer, and more recently, Global ClO –Pensions at Orbitex Investments Limited, managing a number of funds. Previously, he spent seven years at Scottish Equitable, where he set up its pooled fund business, and was a Senior Investment Manager at York Trust plc. Mr. Geffen is a graduate of Keble College, Oxford, and began his investment career in 1979.

Investment Strategy

The ASTON/Neptune International Fund employs a disciplined, team-based process that combines top-down sector analysis and bottom-up stock selection. The Fund has a large/mid-cap bias, no fixed style, and may invest in the securities of issuers of any country outside the United States.

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Objective

The Fund seeks to provide total long-term capital appreciation.

Risk Considerations

Investing in foreign markets involves the risk of social and political instability, market illiquidity, and currency volatility. Holdings in emerging markets entail the further risk of unstable legal systems, increased volatility, and even less liquidity.

Fund Stats (as of 12/31/11) N SharesI Shares
Origin Of Information Performance teamPerformance team
Sales Load NoneNone
Total Net Assets (2/3/12)$372,923.22$1,428,340.23
Turnover 22%22%
Minimum Investment 2,5001,000,000
Alpha (3 yr.) 3.243.48
Beta (3 yr.) 0.910.91
R-Squared (3 yr.) 0.900.90
Standard Dev (3 yr.) 22.1022.07
Sharpe Ratio (3 yr.) 0.190.19
Current Wtd Average P/E (trailing) 13.4313.43
Current Wtd Average P/B (trailing) 3.093.09
Median Mkt Cap ($Mil) 37,50537,505
Average Wtd Coupon N/AN/A
Effective Maturity N/AN/A
Sector Breakdown (as of 12/30/2011)
Consumer Staples		17.91%
Materials		16.25%
Energy		15.95%
Information Technology		12.34%
Industrials		11.05%
Financials		8.72%
Cash Equivalents & Other		5.53%
Consumer Discretionary		5.06%
Health Care		4.22%
Telecommunication Services		3.00%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 12/30/2011)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
BAIDU INC - SPON ADR BIDU 056752108 1,000 $116,470.00 7.14%
UNILEVER PLC ULVR B10RZP7 2,000 $67,433.95 4.13%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC RR/ B63H849 5,000 $57,466.70 3.52%
DIAGEO PLC DGE 0237400 2,500 $54,793.00 3.36%
POLYUS GOLD INTL PLZLY 73180Y203 17,140 $50,563.00 3.10%
PETROCHINA CO LTD-H 857 6226576 40,000 $49,803.00 3.05%
CHINA MOBILE LTD 941 6073556 5,000 $48,863.08 2.99%
AKZO NOBEL AKZA 5458314 1,000 $48,353.07 2.96%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC BATS 0287580 1,000 $47,766.05 2.93%
KOMATSU LTD 6301 6496584 2,000 $46,745.48 2.86%
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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