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- April 19, 2012 1st Quarter 2012 Commentary - ASTON/TAMRO Small Cap Fund
Forget About Spring, It Feels Like Summer
Stocks sizzled in the first three months of 2012, delivering the best first quarter return since 1998 .. Read full article. Moderately better than anticipated economic results combined with additional monetary stimulus in both the United States and Europe fueled a major rally in equity markets .. Read full article.
U.S. equities rose almost without interruption during the first quarter, resulting in a gain of more than 12% for the broad market S&P 500 Index. Despite a lingering sense of distrust .. Read full article.
- April 16, 2012 1st Quarter 2012 Commentary - ASTON/Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund
Rebound Continued
Global equity markets continued to rebound from last year’s third quarter lows driven by stronger U.S. economic data and a break from bad news out of Europe. .. Read full article. Best First Quarter for Stocks Since 1998
Despite the continued overhang of European sovereign debt, slowing emerging economies, and political uncertainty in the U.S., the first three months of 2012 was the best first quarter for stocks since 1998.. Read full article.Global equity markets began 2012 on a positive note as a degree of stabilization in the eurozone and continued strong economic news from the U.S. buoyed stocks, as did the lack of a ‘hard landing’ in China. This meant that many markets, both developed and emerging, saw double-digit returns during the first quarter of the new year. .. Read full article.
The Fund lagged the broader equity market (as represented by the S&P 500 Index) amid a strong double-digit rally during the first quarter of 2012. The rally is a continuation of the upward swing in stocks from the fourth quarter of last year which began after a summer of severe volatility and losses in 2011. The portfolio’s focus on higher-yielding stocks such as utilities and large healthcare companies that cushioned some of the blow from last summer have acted as a drag on returns during the market surge. .. Read full article.
The Fund got off to a solid start to the year in January only to see .. Read full article.
The Fund substantially outperformed its Russell 1000 Value benchmark during a first quarter that saw most broad equity indices deliver double-digit returns. .. Read full article.
Stocks Extend Rally
Stocks delivered one of the best first quarter performances on record in 2012, extending the rally that began in October 2011 and lifting most major indexes to new 12-month highs. .. Read full article.Stocks Extend Rally
Stocks delivered one of the best first quarter performances on record in 2012, extending the rally that began in October 2011 and lifting most major indexes to new 12-month highs. .. Read full article.Stocks Extend Rally
Stocks delivered one of the best first quarter performances on record in 2012, extending the rally that began in October 2011 and lifting most major indexes to new 12-month highs. .. Read full article.Stocks Extend Rally
Stocks delivered one of the best first quarter performances on record in 2012, extending the rally that began in October 2011 and lifting most major indexes to new 12-month highs. .. Read full article.It would be an understatement to say the market got off to a good start in 2012. Indeed, it was the strongest first quarter in more than a decade, with major market indices moving to new recovery highs. .. Read full article.
The Fund outperformed its Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index benchmark during the fourth quarter of 2011. Holdings in investment-grade credit outperformed the market, while the government portion of the Fund performed in-line with the index. Both of these sectors continue to be underweight allocations in the portfolio relative to the benchmark. The Fund’s overweight allocation to Emerging Market fixed-income added to returns as well... Read full article.
- January 26, 2012 4th Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON/TCH Fixed Income Fund
European Uncertainty
Uncertainty surrounding the health of European governments and financial institutions caused substantial volatility and weighed heavily on global financial markets in 2011. The month of December was no exception as investors continued to digest headlines, notably Standard & Poor’s (S&P) placing the long-term sovereign credit ratings of 15 countries within the European Monetary Union (EMU) on CreditWatch due to systematic stresses in the Eurozone... Read full article. - January 20, 2012 4th Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON Dynamic Allocation Fund
Heightened concerns over the fiscal condition of much of Europe continued during the final calendar quarter of 2011. Thus, volatility within capital markets continued as well, as investors painted with a very broad and emotional brush. The major surprise was the sudden spike to the upside during the first two weeks of October. The S&P 500 Index rose nearly 14% during the month. Remarkably, half that gain occurring in the first five trading days. .. Read full article.
- January 19, 2012 4th Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON/Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund
Great Quarter, Tough Year
The Fund rebounded strongly during the fourth quarter in posting double-digit gains and outperforming its S&P MidCap 400 Index benchmark by more than four percentage points. The end-of-year surge somewhat eased a tough 2011 overall that saw the Fund underperform the benchmark by a wide margin... Read full article. - January 19, 2012 4th Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON/TAMRO Diversified Equity Fund
U.S. Stocks—Time For a Close Up
Uncertainty about growth in the global economy made 2011 a year of volatility in the stock market. All year, headlines questioned whether there would be a double-dip recession in the U.S. The fourth quarter saw the upside to that query as markets rallied globally. Small-cap stocks (Russell 2000 Index) led during that period, though large-cap stocks represented by the Fund’s Russell 1000 Index benchmark led for the year. .. Read full article. - January 19, 2012 4th Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON/TAMRO Small Cap Fund
Year in Review
Uncertainty about growth in the global economy made 2011 a year of volatility in the stock market. All year, headlines questioned whether there would be a double-dip recession in the U.S. The fourth quarter saw the upside to that query as markets rallied globally. Small-cap stocks in the Fund’s Russell 2000 Index benchmark led during that period, though large-caps (Russell 1000 Index) led for the year. .. Read full article. - January 17, 2012 4th Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
After dropping double-digits during the third quarter, U.S. equity markets recovered nicely during the final quarter of the year, with both the broad-market S&P 500 Index and the Fund’s Russell 1000 Growth Index benchmark rallying more than 10%. .. Read full article.
- January 17, 2012 4th Quarter 2011 Commentary - ASTON/Cornerstone Large Cap Value Fund
Full of Sound and Fury
The stock market in 2011 will best be remembered as a market “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” A year that began with promise retreated mid-year before rebounding sharply during the fourth quarter, with the late surge helping to secure modest returns for the calendar year. .. Read full article.
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