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Aston/Veredus Select Growth Fund

 NI
CUSIP00078H48900080Y405
TickerAVSGXAVISX
Share Class Inception12/31/20019/11/2006
Gross Exp Ratio (%)1.391.14
Net Exp Ratio (%)1.31.05
NAV10.2810.39
% Change 0.19 0.19
Benchmark Russell 1000 Growth Index
Morningstar Category Large 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 Select Growth Fund Shares received a Morningstar rating.

Among 1507 Large Growth 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

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 Select Growth Fund employs a momentum-based, multi-cap growth process that selects the stocks of 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.

Note: Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market moves and thus may be more volatile than other stocks.

Fund Stats (as of 6/30/10) NI
Origin Of InformationFactsetFactset
Sales LoadNoneNone
Total Fund Assets89,746,597.3089,746,597.30
Turnover292292
Minimum Investment2,5001,000,000
Alpha (3 yr.)-0.120.12
Beta (3 yr.)1.101.11
R-Squared (3 yr.)0.880.89
Standard Dev (3 yr.)24.3424.39
Sharpe Ratio (3 yr.)-0.08-0.07
Current Wtd Average P/E (trailing)19.9819.98
Current Wtd Average P/B (trailing)1.921.92
Median Mkt Cap ($Mil)9,404.969,404.96
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		27.84%
Consumer Discretionary		21.77%
Financials		17.08%
Industrials		11.39%
Energy		10.48%
Cash Equivalents & Other		5.97%
Materials		5.45%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 7/31/10)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
INTEL CORP INTC 458140100 186,425 $3,840,355.00 4.03%
BORGWARNER INC BWA 99724106 84,425 $3,702,880.50 3.89%
KEYCORP KEY 493267108 424,075 $3,587,674.50 3.77%
WYNN RESORTS LTD WYNN 983134107 38,100 $3,340,608.00 3.51%
CREE INC CREE 225447101 44,400 $3,145,296.00 3.30%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 38141G104 20,750 $3,129,515.00 3.28%
BROADCOM CORP-CL A BRCM 111320107 86,275 $3,108,488.25 3.26%
FEDEX CORP FDX 31428X106 37,625 $3,105,943.75 3.26%
UNION PACIFIC CORP UNP 907818108 40,625 $3,033,468.75 3.18%
CORNING INC GLW 219350105 166,050 $3,008,826.00 3.16%
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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