Aston Funds

Aston/McDonnell Municipal Bond Fund - N Class (CHTMX)

Fund Profile Fact Sheet PDF

Performance

Inception Date: 12/13/1993 Total (Gross) Ratio: 1.39% Total Net Ratio: 0.85% Benchmark: Lehman 3-15 Yr Blended Municipal Index Peer Group: Muni National Interm

Fund Performance (as of 6/30/2008)
	Fund	Benchmark	Lipper Index
Current Quarter	-0.18	-0.06	8.00
Return Total YTD	0.48	0.72	4.00
Return 1 Year	4.47	4.87	2.88
Return 3 Year	2.67	3.22	2.21
Return 5 Year	2.51	3.34	2.46
Return 10 Year	4.12	4.83	3.91
Return Since Inception	4.14	--	--

*Certain expenses were subsidized. If these subsidies were not in effect, the yield would have been 2.25%.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares upon redemption may be worth more or less than their original cost. Certain expenses were subsidized. If these subsidies were not in effect, the returns would have been lower. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through February 28, 2008. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end on our website, please click here.

Lehman Brothers 3-15 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the returns of tax-exempt municipal bonds with maturities between 3 and 15 years.

A portion of income may be subject to some state and/or local taxes, and for certain investors, it may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax.

Overall Morningstar Rating™ (Based on Risk Adjusted Returns as of 6/30/2008)
	Morningstar Category	Overall	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Aston/McDonnell Municipal Bond Funds	Muni National Interm
Total Number of Funds in Morningstar Asset Class		231	231	213	133

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For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees , placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with a fund's applicable three, five, and ten-year Morningstar Rating metrics.

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