Aston Funds

Aston/Veredus Aggressive Growth Fund - I Class (AVEIX)

Fund Profile Fact Sheet PDF

Performance

Inception Date: 10/4/2001
Total (Gross) Ratio: 1.20%
Total Net Ratio: 1.20%
Benchmark: Russell 2000 Growth Index
Morningstar Category: Small Growth

Fund Performance (as of 6/30/2008)
	Fund	Benchmark	Morningstar Category
Current Quarter	6.33	4.47	3.19
Return Total YTD	-12.86	-8.93	-11.63
Return 1 Year	-17.06	-10.83	-13.94
Return 3 Year	0.45	6.08	4.10
Return 5 Year	7.00	10.37	9.24
Return Since Inception	0.62	8.36	7.31

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.

Russell 2000 Growth Index. An unmanaged and measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Small company stocks may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than the securities of more established companies because they tend to be more volatile and less liquid.

Overall Morningstar Rating™ (Based on Risk Adjusted Returns as of 6/30/2008)
	Morningstar Category	Overall	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Aston/Veredus Aggressive Growth Funds	Small Growth
Total Number of Funds in Morningstar Asset Class		705	705	571	273

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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 its three- and five-year Morningstar Rating metrics.

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