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ASTON/River Road Small Cap Value Fund

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CUSIP 00078H12500080Y504
Ticker ARSVXARSIX
Share Class Inception 6/28/200512/13/2006
Gross Exp Ratio (%) 1.521.27
Net Exp Ratio (%) 1.371.12
NAV12.6912.73
NAV Change 0.78 0.78
Dividend Frequency Annual
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 584 Small Blend funds derived from a weighted average of the Fund’s 3-, 5- and 10-year risk-adjusted returns as of 4/30/12.

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 & CEO 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.

J. Justin  Akin
J. Justin Akin

J. Justin Akin

J. Justin  Akin

Mr. Akin serves as Portfolio Manager for River Road’s Small Cap Value and Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolios. Prior to joining River Road, Mr. Akin worked with the firm’s founders at Commonwealth SMC as Equity Research Analyst for the Small Cap Value and Dividend All-Cap Value Portfolios.

Mr. Akin graduated from Centre College with a B.S. in Economics. Mr. Akin is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Louisville.

Publishing

Holdings as of: 4/30/12

Company Ticker CUSIP Number of Shares Market Value % of Net Assets ↓
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GP WTM G9618E107 22,640  $11,840,720.00 3.95%
CASH EQUIVALENTS & OTHER  $11,448,307.67 3.82%
HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS I HTSI 414585109 301,389  $11,443,740.33 3.82%
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO-A MSG 55826P100 306,720  $11,032,718.40 3.68%
BIG LOTS INC BIG 89302103 296,520  $10,864,492.80 3.63%
GEO GROUP INC/THE GEO 36159R103 493,960  $10,229,911.60 3.42%
NEUSTAR INC-CLASS A NSR 64126X201 267,070  $9,707,994.50 3.24%
DST SYSTEMS INC DST 233326107 171,210  $9,584,335.80 3.20%
ICU MEDICAL INC ICUI 44930G107 152,280  $7,993,177.20 2.67%
RENT-A-CENTER INC RCII 76009N100 228,865  $7,829,471.65 2.61%
UNIFIRST CORP/MA UNF 904708104 116,503  $7,078,722.28 2.36%
STERIS CORP STE 859152100 210,590  $6,614,631.90 2.21%
MAC-GRAY CORP TUC 554153106 429,521  $6,399,862.90 2.13%
ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC ASNA 04351G101 312,338  $6,396,682.24 2.13%
INGRAM MICRO INC-CL A IM 457153104 326,303  $6,349,856.38 2.12%
ALTERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD ALTE G0229R108 241,751  $5,785,101.43 1.93%
BOB EVANS FARMS BOBE 96761101 150,040  $5,737,529.60 1.91%
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY CBRL 22410J106 97,349  $5,599,514.48 1.87%
EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP EPM 30049A107 538,313  $4,758,686.92 1.59%
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET-CLASS A VLGEA 927107409 171,796  $4,741,569.60 1.58%
BRINK'S CO/THE BCO 109696104 179,560  $4,560,824.00 1.52%
FIRST CITIZENS BCSHS -CL A FCNCA 31946M103 24,065  $4,170,464.50 1.39%
STEPAN CO SCL 858586100 45,296  $4,115,594.56 1.37%
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG-A DWA 26153C103 220,970  $3,979,669.70 1.33%
J & J SNACK FOODS CORP JJSF 466032109 68,844  $3,859,394.64 1.29%
G & K SERVICES INC -CL A GKSR 361268105 116,035  $3,812,910.10 1.27%
STANDARD PARKING CORP STAN 853790103 190,519  $3,631,292.14 1.21%
CONVERGYS CORP CVG 212485106 251,340  $3,360,415.80 1.12%
ABM INDUSTRIES INC ABM 957100 138,420  $3,222,417.60 1.07%
ENSIGN GROUP INC/THE ENSG 29358P101 120,603  $3,221,306.13 1.07%
ELECTRO RENT CORP ELRC 285218103 196,559  $3,062,389.22 1.02%
AVISTA CORP AVA 05379B107 115,210  $3,046,152.40 1.01%
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES DCOM 253922108 218,212  $3,024,418.32 1.01%
MILLER ENERGY RESOURCES INC MILL 600527105 537,508  $2,918,668.44 0.97%
INSPERITY INC NSP 45778Q107 105,059  $2,864,958.93 0.95%
FRED'S INC-CLASS A FRED 356108100 199,288  $2,853,804.16 0.95%
TRUE RELIGION APPAREL INC TRLG 89784N104 104,640  $2,842,022.40 0.95%
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS INC HRC 431475102 87,430  $2,837,103.50 0.94%
INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO SAB SP AD IBA 456463108 134,640  $2,780,316.00 0.92%
AIRCASTLE LTD AYR G0129K104 227,560  $2,764,854.00 0.92%
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC TTI 88162F105 303,749  $2,645,653.79 0.88%
APTARGROUP INC ATR 38336103 48,333  $2,634,631.83 0.88%
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP-A MANT 564563104 83,750  $2,631,425.00 0.87%
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL KFY 500643200 161,710  $2,611,616.50 0.87%
ASCENT CAPITAL GROUP INC-A ASCMA 43632108 49,091  $2,528,186.50 0.84%
CHEMED CORP CHE 16359R103 41,875  $2,526,737.50 0.84%
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP CSWC 140501107 25,984  $2,487,188.48 0.83%
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD NAT G65773106 159,040  $2,309,260.80 0.77%
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK INC ATNI 49079205 67,530  $2,300,071.80 0.76%
NAVIGATORS GROUP INC NAVG 638904102 47,637  $2,262,757.50 0.75%
CUBIC CORP CUB 229669106 47,676  $2,204,061.48 0.73%
VAALCO ENERGY INC EGY 91851C201 221,555  $2,009,503.85 0.67%
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO ALGT 01748X102 33,890  $1,991,376.40 0.66%
DOLAN CO/THE DM 25659P402 248,410  $1,989,764.10 0.66%
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL SCI 817565104 157,112  $1,819,356.96 0.60%
HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP INC HGR 41043F208 76,100  $1,792,155.00 0.59%
WMS INDUSTRIES INC WMS 929297109 73,000  $1,789,230.00 0.59%
OWENS & MINOR INC OMI 690732102 58,980  $1,724,575.20 0.57%
ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORP END 29259G200 137,583  $1,717,035.84 0.57%
SWS GROUP INC SWS 78503N107 301,600  $1,701,024.00 0.56%
MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC MCRI 609027107 169,629  $1,642,008.72 0.54%
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP JBT 477839104 98,020  $1,567,339.80 0.52%
ICONIX BRAND GROUP INC ICON 451055107 101,140  $1,551,487.60 0.51%
CSG SYSTEMS INTL INC CSGS 126349109 101,930  $1,467,792.00 0.49%
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP TAXI 583928106 133,579  $1,460,018.47 0.48%
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA IN MPAA 620071100 192,690  $1,456,736.40 0.48%
DAKTRONICS INC DAKT 234264109 178,700  $1,454,618.00 0.48%
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS-CL A OPY 683797104 83,709  $1,428,075.54 0.47%
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP TMP 890110109 37,668  $1,425,733.80 0.47%
TOWER GROUP INC TWGP 891777104 65,715  $1,418,129.70 0.47%
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC HTH 432748101 172,650  $1,369,114.50 0.45%
ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL ITRN M6158M104 100,060  $1,344,806.40 0.44%
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC CLD 18911Q102 83,530  $1,285,526.70 0.42%
COMPUTER SERVICES INC CSVI 20539A105 32,461  $1,087,443.50 0.36%
J2 GLOBAL INC JCOM 48123V102 41,710  $1,077,369.30 0.36%
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC FRS 358748101 37,302  $990,741.12 0.33%
REX ENERGY CORP REXX 761565100 90,630  $952,521.30 0.31%
UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP CO UNS 909205106 24,580  $894,712.00 0.29%
FIRSTSERVICE CORP FSRV 33761N109 28,620  $782,470.80 0.26%
HARBINGER GROUP INC HRG 41146A106 137,035  $707,100.60 0.23%
BGC PARTNERS INC-CL A BGCP 05541T101 95,210  $663,613.70 0.22%
SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC - A SMA 83172R108 218,950  $553,943.50 0.18%
RESOLUTE ENERGY CORP REN 76116A108 44,190  $468,855.90 0.15%
 $299,091,776.10100%
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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