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ASTON/River Road Small Cap Value Fund

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CUSIP00078H12500080Y504
TickerARSVXARSIX
Share Class Inception6/28/200512/13/2006
Gross Exp Ratio (%)1.41.15
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.391.14
NAV13.4313.46
NAV Change 1.90 1.89
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 580 Small Blend 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

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.

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.

Publishing

Holdings as of: 12/31/11

Company Ticker CUSIP Number of Shares Market Value % of Net Assets ↓
RUDDICK CORP RDK 781258108 351,369  $14,982,374.16 4.48%
BIG LOTS INC BIG 89302103 383,430  $14,478,316.80 4.33%
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GP WTM G9618E107 27,080  $12,279,696.80 3.68%
NEUSTAR INC-CLASS A NSR 64126X201 323,360  $11,049,211.20 3.31%
CASH EQUIVALENTS & OTHER 5,265,867  $10,680,910.98 3.20%
RENT-A-CENTER INC RCII 76009N100 286,475  $10,599,575.00 3.17%
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO-A MSG 55826P100 358,900  $10,278,896.00 3.08%
BRINK'S CO/THE BCO 109696104 357,636  $9,613,255.68 2.88%
GEO GROUP INC/THE GEO 36159R103 518,210  $8,680,017.50 2.60%
ICU MEDICAL INC ICUI 44930G107 179,160  $8,062,200.00 2.41%
DST SYSTEMS INC DST 233326107 174,940  $7,963,268.80 2.38%
UNIFIRST CORP/MA UNF 904708104 134,833  $7,650,424.42 2.29%
ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC ASNA 04351G101 251,539  $7,475,739.08 2.24%
STERIS CORP STE 859152100 242,470  $7,230,455.40 2.16%
INGRAM MICRO INC-CL A IM 457153104 385,713  $7,016,119.47 2.10%
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY CBRL 22410J106 136,129  $6,862,262.89 2.05%
ALTERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD ALTE G0229R108 284,561  $6,724,176.43 2.01%
MAC-GRAY CORP TUC 554153106 465,562  $6,420,099.98 1.92%
BOB EVANS FARMS BOBE 96761101 176,090  $5,906,058.60 1.76%
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET-CLASS A VLGEA 927107409 191,526  $5,448,914.70 1.63%
STEPAN CO SCL 858586100 67,130  $5,381,140.80 1.61%
PEP BOYS-MANNY MOE & JACK PBY 713278109 480,870  $5,289,570.00 1.58%
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC CLD 18911Q102 264,290  $5,106,082.80 1.53%
EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP EPM 30049A107 622,233  $5,008,975.65 1.50%
APTARGROUP INC ATR 38336103 95,573  $4,986,043.41 1.49%
FIRST CITIZENS BCSHS -CL A FCNCA 31946M103 28,375  $4,965,341.25 1.48%
G & K SERVICES INC -CL A GKSR 361268105 160,969  $4,685,807.59 1.40%
J & J SNACK FOODS CORP JJSF 466032109 86,479  $4,607,601.12 1.38%
STANDARD PARKING CORP STAN 853790103 224,629  $4,014,120.23 1.20%
ELECTRO RENT CORP ELRC 285218103 231,889  $3,976,896.35 1.19%
AVISTA CORP AVA 05379B107 147,780  $3,805,335.00 1.14%
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP-A MANT 564563104 117,740  $3,678,197.60 1.10%
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC TTI 88162F105 371,789  $3,472,509.26 1.04%
ENSIGN GROUP INC/THE ENSG 29358P101 141,533  $3,467,558.50 1.03%
INSPERITY INC NSP 45778Q107 136,489  $3,459,996.15 1.03%
FRED'S INC-CLASS A FRED 356108100 234,268  $3,415,627.44 1.02%
ABM INDUSTRIES INC ABM 957100 165,380  $3,410,135.60 1.02%
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES DCOM 253922108 258,562  $3,257,881.20 0.97%
INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO SAB SP AD IBA 456463108 162,530  $3,099,447.10 0.92%
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK INC ATNI 49079205 79,270  $3,095,493.50 0.92%
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO ALGT 01748X102 55,770  $2,974,771.80 0.89%
AIRCASTLE LTD AYR G0129K104 233,240  $2,966,812.80 0.88%
ASCENT CAPITAL GROUP INC-A ASCMA 43632108 57,509  $2,916,856.48 0.87%
CONVERGYS CORP CVG 212485106 220,980  $2,821,914.60 0.84%
NAVIGATORS GROUP INC NAVG 638904102 55,947  $2,667,552.96 0.79%
DOLAN CO/THE DM 25659P402 293,860  $2,503,687.20 0.75%
WMS INDUSTRIES INC WMS 929297109 121,650  $2,496,258.00 0.74%
CUBIC CORP CUB 229669106 55,906  $2,436,942.54 0.73%
SWS GROUP INC SWS 78503N107 353,920  $2,431,430.40 0.72%
CSG SYSTEMS INTL INC CSGS 126349109 163,700  $2,408,027.00 0.72%
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP CSWC 140501107 28,121  $2,293,267.55 0.68%
CHEMED CORP CHE 16359R103 43,225  $2,213,552.25 0.66%
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG-A DWA 26153C103 130,410  $2,164,153.95 0.64%
MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC MCRI 609027107 202,949  $2,068,050.31 0.61%
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS INC HRC 431475102 60,240  $2,029,485.60 0.60%
COTT CORPORATION BCB 22163N106 311,430  $1,949,551.80 0.58%
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS-CL A OPY 683797104 116,529  $1,876,116.90 0.56%
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC HTH 432748101 203,110  $1,716,279.50 0.51%
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP TMP 890110109 44,398  $1,709,766.98 0.51%
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP TAXI 583928106 148,419  $1,689,008.22 0.50%
HARBINGER GROUP INC HRG 41146A106 419,124  $1,680,687.24 0.50%
MILLER ENERGY RESOURCES INC MILL 600527105 597,038  $1,665,736.02 0.49%
ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL ITRN M6158M104 117,950  $1,612,376.50 0.48%
TRUE RELIGION APPAREL INC TRLG 89784N104 46,320  $1,601,745.60 0.48%
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL KFY 500643200 93,120  $1,588,627.20 0.47%
TOWER GROUP INC TWGP 891777104 76,735  $1,547,744.95 0.46%
OWENS & MINOR INC OMI 690732102 53,890  $1,497,603.10 0.44%
REX ENERGY CORP REXX 761565100 98,580  $1,455,040.80 0.43%
ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORP END 29259G200 161,513  $1,403,547.97 0.42%
J2 GLOBAL INC JCOM 48123V102 48,930  $1,376,890.20 0.41%
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA IN MPAA 620071100 182,765  $1,370,737.50 0.41%
DAKTRONICS INC DAKT 234264109 140,360  $1,343,245.20 0.40%
COMPUTER SERVICES INC CSVI 20539A105 39,811  $1,134,613.50 0.34%
UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP CO UNS 909205106 28,860  $1,065,511.20 0.31%
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC FRS 358748101 53,702  $1,048,263.04 0.31%
FIRSTSERVICE CORP FSRV 33761N109 37,650  $997,348.50 0.29%
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP NHC 635906100 23,766  $995,795.40 0.29%
SENECA FOODS CORP - CL A SENEA 817070501 38,379  $990,945.78 0.29%
GYRODYNE CO OF AMERICA INC GYRO 403820103 9,424  $957,761.12 0.28%
HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP INC HGR 41043F208 23,440  $438,093.60 0.13%
 $333,691,535.70100%
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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