Investment Strategy
The Aston/Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund invests primarily in a combination of equity, fixed-income, and short-term securities, with typically 50% to 70% of assets devoted to stocks and at least 25% to fixed-income to provide a stable flow of income.
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term total return.
Note: The Fund is subject to stock and bond risk, and its value can decline through either market volatility or a rise in interest rates.
| Fund Overview |
| Inception Date |
12/31/1998 |
| Ticker |
MOBIX |
| Cusip |
00078H265 |
| Load |
None |
| Fund Statistics (as of
12/31/2009) |
|
|
$15,523,958.76 |
| Expense Ratio |
1.50% |
| Turnover |
35% |
| Minimum Investment |
$1,000,000 |
| Weighted Average P/E |
19.86 |
| Weighted Average P/B |
4.43 |
| Median Market Capitalization (in millions) |
$51,553.00 |
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|
| Sector Breakdown (as of
1/31/2010) |
| Corporate Bonds |
23.21% |
| Information Technology |
16.18% |
| Consumer Staples |
13.05% |
| Health Care |
10.63% |
| U.s. Government Obligations |
8.89% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
7.28% |
| Energy |
6.11% |
| Financials |
4.07% |
| Industrials |
3.98% |
| Cash Equivalents & Other |
3.23% |
| U.s. Government Agency Obligations |
2.33% |
| Materials |
1.03% |
*Total Net Assets include N and I Classes
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.
Expense Ratio. A fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of its assets and disclosed in a prospectus.
Turnover. The number of shares traded for a period as a percentage of the total shares in a portfolio or of an exchange.
Alpha. Measures the difference between a fund’s actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk.
Beta. The measure of risk which shows a fund’s volatility relative to an index.
R-Squared. The percentage of a fund’s movement that can be explained by movements in its benchmark index.
Standard Deviation. A statistical measure of the historical volatility of a mutual fund or portfolio, usually computed using 36 monthly returns. More generally, a measure of the extent to which numbers are spread around their average.
Sharpe Ratio. A risk-adjusted measure used to determine reward per unit of risk.