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Aston/Veredus Aggressive Growth Fund

 NI
CUSIP00078H25700078H240
TickerVERDXAVEIX
Share Class Inception6/30/199810/5/2001
Gross Exp Ratio (%)1.831.58
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.491.24
NAV10.2810.63
% Change 1.98 2.11
Benchmark Russell 2000 Growth Index
Morningstar Category Small Growth
Regarding the Net Expense Ratio: The Adviser contractually waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses through February 28, 2011.

Overall Morningstar Rating™

Aston/Veredus Aggressive Growth Fund Shares received a Morningstar rating.

Among 663 Small Growth funds derived from a weighted average of the Fund’s 3-, 5- and 10-year risk-adjusted returns as of 7/31/10.

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Portfolio Managers

B. Anthony Weber
B. Anthony Weber

B. Anthony Weber

B. Anthony Weber

Mr. Weber is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Todd-Veredus. He is responsible for the day-today management of the Fund. Previously, he was President and Senior Portfolio Manager at SMC Capital, Inc. from 1993 to 1998, and has more than 25 years of investment management experience. Mr. Weber received a BA from Centre College of Kentucky.

Charles F. Mercer, Jr., CFA
Charles F. Mercer, Jr., CFA

Charles F. Mercer, Jr., CFA

Charles F. Mercer, Jr., CFA

Mr. Mercer is Senior Portfolio Manager and a founding Partner of Veredus. Charles was the director of research from 1998 to 2003. Prior to Veredus, he was a research analyst at SMC Capital, Inc. and a trader at Suntrust Bank. Mr. Mercer has a BA from Vanderbilt University.

Michael E. Johnson, CFA
Michael E. Johnson, CFA

Michael E. Johnson, CFA

Michael E. Johnson, CFA

Mr. Johnson, Senior Portfolio Manager, joined the firm in 2000 as a research analyst and most recently was the director of research. Prior employment includes portfolio manager at Stock Yards Bank and Trust and experience at Charles Schwab. He received a BS in Finance from Ball State University.

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

Investment Strategy

The Aston/Veredus Aggressive Growth Fund employs a momentum-based, multi-cap growth process that selects the stocks of small-cap companies it believes are able to deliver sustainable and sequential positive earnings surprises relative to consensus earnings estimates.

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Objective

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

Main Risks

All investments contain risks and investors should consider the risks associated with investing in the Fund. Investments made in small and mid-size capitalization companies are subject to a higher degree of market risk because they tend to be more volatile and less liquid when compared to larger more established companies. Growth investing may be more volatile than other stocks because they are generally more sensitive to investor perceptions and market moves.

Note: Small-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 Assets49,003,677.6649,003,677.66
Turnover199199
Minimum Investment2,5001,000,000
Alpha (3 yr.)-2.76-3.00
Beta (3 yr.)1.111.11
R-Squared (3 yr.)0.900.90
Standard Dev (3 yr.)30.7930.80
Sharpe Ratio (3 yr.)-0.07-0.08
Current Wtd Average P/E (trailing)2424
Current Wtd Average P/B (trailing)1.991.99
Median Mkt Cap ($Mil)665.11665.11
Turnover is based on a rolling 12-month average. Alpha measures the difference between a fund’s actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk. Beta is a measure of risk which shows a fund’s volatiliy relative to an index. R-Squared is the percentage of a fund’s movement that can be explained by movements in its benchmark index.Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure used to determine reward per unit of risk.

Sector Breakdown (as of 7/31/10)
Information Technology		37.33%
Industrials		20.29%
Consumer Discretionary		18.28%
Financials		10.19%
Health Care		4.77%
Cash Equivalents & Other		4.30%
Energy		3.56%
Materials		1.28%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 7/31/10)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
PACER INTERNATIONAL INC PACR 69373H106 183,900 $1,515,336.00 3.05%
SONIC SOLUTIONS SNIC 835460106 183,250 $1,442,177.50 2.90%
GENTEX CORP GNTX 371901109 70,075 $1,350,345.25 2.71%
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS AAWW 49164205 21,525 $1,258,782.00 2.53%
TENNECO INC TEN 880349105 43,925 $1,212,330.00 2.44%
CAVIUM NETWORKS INC CAVM 14965A101 45,050 $1,208,691.50 2.43%
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC VECO 922417100 27,600 $1,195,080.00 2.40%
LTX-CREDENCE CORP LTXC 502403108 421,250 $1,179,500.00 2.37%
RUBICON TECHNOLOGY INC RBCN 78112T107 37,050 $1,120,762.50 2.25%
TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL TPX 88023U101 36,400 $1,116,388.00 2.24%
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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