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Aston/New Century Absolute Return ETF Fund

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CUSIP00080Y744
TickerANENX
Share Class Inception3/4/2008
Gross Exp Ratio (%)2.64
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.5
NAV9.08
% Change 1.00
Benchmarks Russell 3000 Index
MSCI All Country World Index 60% / Barclays Aggregate Bond Index 40%
Morningstar Category World Allocation
Regarding Net Expense Ratio: The Adviser contractually waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses through February 28, 2011. The Fund’s net expenses including acquired fund fees and expenses is 1.91%.

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Portfolio Manager

Jim Porter

Jim Porter

Mr. Porter co-founded New Century in 2005 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He also founded its predecessor and parent company, New Century Investment Research and Management, Inc. in 1993, to which he returned in 2004. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Porter served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PC Quote and Hyper Feed Technologies. Before that, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of First Options of Chicago, Inc. Mr. Porter received a BS in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Arkansas and an MS in Astronomy from the University of Iowa.

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

Investment Strategy

The Aston/New Century Absolute Return ETF Fund uses a quantitative process based on patterns of price behavior and trading volume to select ETFs across a wide variety of sectors and asset classes in constructing a diversified portfolio.

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Objective

The Fund seeks to provide positive total return.

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 Assets15,777,938.18
Turnover336
Minimum Investment2,500
Sector Breakdown (as of 7/31/10)
Domestic Equity		63.60%
International Equity		27.07%
Domestic Fixed Income		4.98%
Real Estate		2.26%
Cash Equivalents & Other		2.10%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 7/31/10)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
RYDEX S&P MIDCAP 400 PUR GRO RFG 78355W601 8,490 $521,880.30 3.15%
RYDEX S&P 500 PURE GRTH ETF RPG 78355W403 15,090 $521,329.32 3.15%
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH IWO 464287648 7,290 $516,132.00 3.11%
ISHARES S&P MIDCAP 400/GRWTH IJK 464287606 6,270 $514,892.40 3.11%
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 VALUE IWN 464287630 8,350 $507,346.00 3.06%
ISHARES MSCI ACWI EX US INDX ACWX 464288240 12,990 $506,999.70 3.06%
INDUSTRIAL SELECT SECT SPDR XLI 81369Y704 13,380 $405,280.20 2.45%
RYDEX S&P EQUAL WEIGHT ETF RSP 78355W106 9,810 $398,089.80 2.40%
ISHARES MSCI CHILE INVESTABL ECH 464286640 6,040 $378,406.00 2.28%
ISHARES COHEN & STEERS RLTY ICF 464287564 6,180 $374,260.80 2.26%
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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