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Aston/River Road Small Cap Value Fund

 NI
CUSIP00078H12500080Y504
TickerARSVXARSIX
Share Class Inception6/28/200512/13/2006
Gross Exp Ratio (%)1.421.17
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.41.15
NAV10.8210.84
% Change 0.46 0.56
Benchmark Russell 2000 Value Index
Morningstar Category Small Value

Overall Morningstar Rating™

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

Among 309 Small 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.

R. Andrew Beck
R. Andrew Beck

R. Andrew Beck

R. Andrew Beck

Mr. Beck is President of River Road. Prior to co-founding River Road, he was a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for SMC Capital, Inc. (Commonwealth SMC) from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Beck received his BS from the University of Louisville and his MBA from Babson College.

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.

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

Investment Strategy

The Aston/River Road Small Cap Value Fund employs a bottom-up, absolute-value driven fundamental approach in selecting small-cap stocks.

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Objective

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Note: Small-cap stocks are generally riskier than large-cap stocks due to the greater volatility and less liquidity.

Fund Stats (as of 6/30/10) NI
Origin Of InformationFactsetFactset
Sales LoadNoneNone
Total Fund Assets452,440,188.98452,440,188.98
Turnover5959
Minimum Investment2,5001,000,000
Alpha (3 yr.)-2.76-2.52
Beta (3 yr.)0.710.71
R-Squared (3 yr.)0.900.90
Standard Dev (3 yr.)20.3320.32
Sharpe Ratio (3 yr.)-0.13-0.13
Current Wtd Average P/E (trailing)1313
Current Wtd Average P/B (trailing)1.371.37
Median Mkt Cap ($Mil)625625
Turnover is based on a rolling 12-month average.

Sector Breakdown (as of 7/31/10)
Consumer Discretionary		24.40%
Financials		17.72%
Industrials		12.82%
Consumer Staples		12.79%
Health Care		9.70%
Materials		6.94%
Information Technology		6.78%
Utilities		3.80%
Energy		3.04%
Cash Equivalents & Other		1.27%
Telecommunication Services		0.74%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 7/31/10)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
APTARGROUP INC ATR 38336103 524,486 $22,589,612.02 4.78%
RUDDICK CORP RDK 781258108 586,781 $20,801,386.45 4.40%
GEO GROUP INC/THE GEO 36159R103 559,870 $12,081,994.60 2.55%
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY CBRL 22410J106 203,716 $9,978,009.68 2.11%
RENT-A-CENTER INC RCII 76009N100 449,185 $9,877,578.15 2.09%
UMB FINANCIAL CORP UMBF 902788108 237,450 $8,932,869.00 1.89%
FIRST CITIZENS BCSHS -CL A FCNCA 31946M103 44,660 $8,441,186.60 1.78%
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET-CLASS A VLGEA 927107409 304,247 $8,318,112.98 1.76%
DST SYSTEMS INC DST 233326107 200,150 $8,222,162.00 1.74%
ICU MEDICAL INC ICUI 44930G107 218,164 $8,117,882.44 1.72%
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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