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ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Mid Cap Growth Fund

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CUSIP 00080Y819
Ticker AMCMX
Share Class Inception 11/2/2007
Gross Exp Ratio (%) 3.08
Net Exp Ratio (%) 1.25
NAV9.95
NAV Change 0.90
Dividend Frequency Annual
Benchmark Russell Midcap Growth Index
Morningstar Category Mid-Cap Growth

Overall Morningstar Rating™

ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Mid Cap Growth Fund Shares received a Morningstar rating.

Among 658 Mid-Cap Growth funds derived from a weighted average of the Fund’s 3-, 5- and 10-year risk-adjusted returns as of 4/30/12.

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Portfolio Managers

M. Scott Thompson, CFA
M. Scott Thompson, CFA

M. Scott Thompson, CFA

M. Scott Thompson, CFA

Mr. Thompson is a Vice President and Co-Director of Research with Montag & Caldwell. He joined the firm in 1992 upon graduating from the University of the South with a BA in Economics. He has an MBA from Emory University.

Andrew Jung, CFA
Andrew Jung, CFA

Andrew Jung, CFA

Andrew Jung, CFA

Mr. Jung is a Vice President with Montag & Caldwell, which he joined as a research analyst in 2001. Previously, he was an analyst at Strong Capital Management, following the financial services sector for several large cap growth funds, and at the Robinson-Humphrey Company in Atlanta, where he researched banks and thrifts. He has a BA from Marquette University and an MBA from Emory University.

Investment Style

The ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Mid Cap Growth Fund invests in high-quality mid-cap growth companies that are growing near-term earnings faster than the market and trading at a discount to their intrinsic value.

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Objective

The Fund seeks to provide longterm capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income, by investing primarily in common stocks and convertible securities.

Risk Considerations

Small- and mid-cap stocks are considered riskier than large-cap stocks due to greater potential volatility and less liquidity.

Fund Stats (as of 3/31/12) N Shares
Origin Of Information Factset
Sales Load None
Total Net Assets (5/18/12)$6,141,756.22
Turnover 30%
Minimum Investment 2,500
Alpha (3 yr.) 2.64
Beta (3 yr.) 0.87
R-Squared (3 yr.) 0.95
Standard Dev (3 yr.) 17.76
Sharpe Ratio (3 yr.) 0.42
Current Wtd Average P/E (trailing) 25.16
Current Wtd Average P/B (trailing) 5.27
Median Mkt Cap ($Mil) 7,747
Average Wtd Coupon N/A
Effective Maturity N/A
Sector Breakdown (as of 4/30/12)
Consumer Discretionary		21.56%
Industrials		21.10%
Information Technology		20.04%
Health Care		12.41%
Energy		7.27%
Consumer Staples		5.90%
Financials		4.75%
Cash Equivalents & Other		3.49%
Materials		3.49%
Top Ten Holdings (as of 4/30/12)
CompanyTickerCUSIPNumber of SharesMarket Value% of Net Assets
ECOLAB INC ECL 278865100 3,680 $234,379.20 3.48%
O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC ORLY 67103H107 1,780 $187,718.80 2.79%
OMNICOM GROUP OMC 681919106 3,580 $183,689.80 2.73%
F5 NETWORKS INC FFIV 315616102 1,360 $182,144.80 2.71%
ROBERT HALF INTL INC RHI 770323103 5,790 $172,542.00 2.56%
LKQ CORP LKQX 501889208 5,130 $171,598.50 2.55%
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC JNPR 48203R104 7,870 $168,654.10 2.50%
MSCI INC-A MSCI 55354G100 4,430 $162,093.70 2.41%
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC ICE 45865V100 1,180 $156,987.20 2.33%
ANSYS INC ANSS 03662Q105 2,340 $156,943.80 2.33%
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.

As the fund is actively managed, the securities as presented may not represent the current or future composition of the portfolio.

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