Investment Strategy
The Aston/River Road Small-Mid Cap Fund employs a bottom-up, absolute-value driven fundamental approach in selecting from small- and mid-cap stocks.
Objective
The Fund seeks to provide long-term 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-sized 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.
Note: Small- and mid-cap stocks are considered riskier than large-cap stocks due to greater potential volatility and less liquidity.
| Fund Overview |
| Inception Date |
3/29/2007 |
| Ticker |
ARSMX |
| Cusip |
00080Y801 |
| Load |
None |
| Fund Statistics (as of
6/30/2008) |
| Expense Ratio |
1.51% |
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| Sector Breakdown (as of
7/31/2008) |
| Consumer Discretionary |
16.98% |
| Energy |
16.92% |
| Industrials |
14.99% |
| Consumer Staples |
11.90% |
| Financials |
8.50% |
| Materials |
7.97% |
| Information Technology |
7.34% |
| Cash Equivalents & Other |
6.52% |
| Health Care |
4.99% |
| Ultilities |
3.88% |
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.