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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 (%)1.150.9
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.140.89
30 Day Yield (11/30/11) 2.64 2.89
NAV11.3311.32
NAV Change 0.98 0.89
Benchmark Russell 3000 Value Index
Morningstar Category Mid-Cap Value

Overall Morningstar Rating

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

Among 354 Mid-Cap Value funds derived from a weighted average of the Fund’s 3-, 5- and 10-year risk-adjusted returns as of 12/31/11.

Portfolio Managers

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.

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.


  • Fund Class N Shares (ARDEX)
  • Fund Class I Shares (ARIDX)
  • Russell 3000 Value Index
  • Category: Mid-Cap Value
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 (ARDEX)1.7411.385.05 5.0514.761.63N/A5.496/28/2005
Fund Class I Shares (ARIDX)1.7611.455.20 5.2015.01N/AN/A0.516/28/2007
Russell 3000 Value Index1.9813.33-0.10 -0.1011.62-2.584.081.876/30/2005
Category: Mid-Cap Value0.3412.83-3.96 -3.9616.57-0.205.913.286/30/2005
Calendar year-end returns
  2011201020092008200720062005200420032002
Fund Class N Shares (ARDEX)5.0518.5921.33-28.650.5525.51N/AN/AN/AN/A
Fund Class I Shares (ARIDX)5.2019.0121.50-28.41N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Russell 3000 Value Index-0.1016.2319.76-36.25-1.0122.34N/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.

Russell 3000 Value Index. Measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Morningstar Mid-Cap Value Category figures allow for a direct comparison of a fund’s performance within its Morningstar Category.

Morningstar Rating™ (based on risk-adjusted returns) and Morningstar Rankings™ (based on total returns)
Mid-Cap Value 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 (ARDEX)5 Stars4 4 Stars78 5 Stars21 N/AN/A
Fund Class I Shares (ARIDX)4 Stars4 4 Stars76 N/AN/A N/AN/A
Total # funds in category 354 422   354   307   N/A
For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars,the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.© Morningstar, Inc.

The highest or most favorable Morningstar percentile rank is 1 and the lowest percentile rank is 100. The top-performing fund in a category will always receive a rank of 1. Various rating agencies categorize funds differently. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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