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Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund

 NI
CUSIP00078H13300080Y876
TickerARDEXARIDX
Share Class Inception6/28/20056/28/2007
Gross Exp Ratio (%)1.220.97
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.210.96
NAV9.679.66
% Change 0.31 0.31
Benchmark Russell 3000 Value Index
Morningstar Category Mid-Cap Value
Regarding Net Expense Ratio: The Adviser contractually waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses through February 28, 2011 at the rates represented by the Net Exp. Ratio above.

Dividend Frequency: Monthly

Overall Morningstar Rating™

Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Shares received a Morningstar rating.

Among 345 Mid-Cap Value funds derived from a weighted average of the Fund’s 3-, 5- and 10-year risk-adjusted returns as of 8/31/10.

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Portfolio Managers

James C. Shircliff, CFA
James C. Shircliff, CFA

James C. Shircliff, CFA

James C. Shircliff, CFA

Mr. Shircliff is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of River Road. Prior to founding River Road, he served as a Portfolio Manager and Director of Research for SMC Capital Inc., an affiliate of Commonwealth Trust Company (Commonwealth SMC) from 1998 to 2005. He has also served as a Special Situations Analyst and Fund Manager for Oppenheimer Management Company and as a Partner and Director of Research for Southeastern Asset Management. Mr. Shircliff has more than 30 years of investment management experience. He received his BS from the University of Louisville.

Henry W. Sanders, III, CFA
Henry W. Sanders, III, CFA

Henry W. Sanders, III, CFA

Henry W. Sanders, III, CFA

Mr. Sanders is Executive Vice President of River Road. Prior to co-founding River Road, he was a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Commonwealth Trust Company (Commonwealth SMC) from 2002 to 2005. Before that, he served as President for Bridges Capital Management and Vice President for PRIMCO Capital Management. Mr. Sanders received his BS from Bellarmine University and his MBA from Boston College.

Thomas S. Forsha, CFA
Thomas S. Forsha, CFA

Thomas S. Forsha, CFA

Thomas S. Forsha, CFA

Mr. Forsha is a Vice President of River Road. Previously, he served as an Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager at ABN AMRO from 1998 to 2005, where he was responsible for management of the North America equity allocation of the firm's Global High Income Equity Fund. He received his BS in Finance from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and his MBA from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 2006.

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

Investment Strategy

The Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund invests in a diversified, multi-cap portfolio of income producing equity securities with yields that management believes will exceed the Russell 3000 Value Index.

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Objective

The Fund seeks to provide high current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation.

Note: Mid-cap stocks are considered riskier than large-cap stocks due to greater potential volatility and less liquidity.

Fund Stats (as of 6/30/10) NI
Origin Of InformationFactsetFactset
Sales LoadNoneNone
Total Fund Assets211,892,642.38211,892,642.38
Turnover4242
Minimum Investment2,5001,000,000
Alpha (3 yr.)1.802.04
Beta (3 yr.)0.710.71
R-Squared (3 yr.)0.950.95
Standard Dev (3 yr.)16.3316.34
Sharpe Ratio (3 yr.)-0.13-0.13
Current Wtd Average P/E (trailing)14.214.2
Current Wtd Average P/B (trailing)1.991.99
Median Mkt Cap ($Mil)8,4068,406
Turnover is based on a rolling 12-month average.

Sector Breakdown (as of 7/31/10)
Consumer Staples		22.27%
Financials		16.61%
Industrials		12.79%
Consumer Discretionary		12.19%
Energy		11.97%
Utilities		6.26%
Information Technology		5.77%
Health Care		4.71%
Materials		2.85%
Telecommunication Services		2.66%
Cash Equivalents & Other		1.93%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 7/31/10)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM 94106L109 213,000 $7,231,350.00 3.13%
MCCORMICK & CO-NON VTG SHRS MKC 579780206 138,225 $5,436,389.25 2.35%
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP KMB 494368103 80,950 $5,190,514.00 2.25%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING ADP 53015103 125,275 $5,170,099.25 2.24%
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CL B UPS 911312106 77,800 $5,057,000.00 2.19%
SYSCO CORP SYY 871829107 163,075 $5,050,432.75 2.19%
CLOROX COMPANY CLX 189054109 76,050 $4,934,124.00 2.14%
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS ARLP 01877R108 88,200 $4,606,686.00 1.99%
PEPSICO INC PEP 713448108 69,950 $4,540,454.50 1.97%
GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 370334104 130,025 $4,446,855.00 1.93%
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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