ASTON/Fairpointe Mid Cap I
Aston Funds120 N. LaSalle Street, 25th FloorChicago IL 60602
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Phone: 800-992-8151
| Category: | Mid-Cap Blend | | Fund Family: | Aston | | Net Assets: | 3.50B | | Year-to-Date Return: | 9.34% | | Yield: | 1.03% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | Jul 5, 2004 |
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Marie L. Lorden
Lead Manager since Feb 28, 2009 | | | Ms. Marie L. Lorden, Partner and Portfolio Manager of Fairpointe Capital LLC. Ms. Lorden co-founded Fairpointe May 1, 2011 and is responsible for research and portfolio management of the firms' mutual funds and institutional client accounts. Most recently (2003-2011), she served as Portfolio Manager/Analyst at Optimum Investment Advisors. Her prior experience includes eight years specializing in equity product analysis with Zurich Insurance Group, Driehaus Capital Management, and The Burridge Group. Ms. Lorden received her BS from Elmhurst College and her MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. |
| Min Initial Investment: | 1,000,000 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | N/A | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | N/A | | Min Subsequent Investment: | 50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | N/A | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | N/A |
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| The investment seeks long-term total return through capital appreciation.
Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in mid-cap stocks of companies with an improving revenue and earnings growth outlook. It defines a mid-cap company as one having a market capitalization of between $1 and $12 billion at the time of acquisition. The portfolio managers select approximately 40 - 50 stocks based on bottom-up fundamental analysis. The fund may invest in small-cap stocks, convertible securities, and foreign securities (directly and through depositary receipts). |
| Last Dividend
(Dec 27, 2012)
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| 0.39 | | Last Cap Gain
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| 0.00 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
(May 19, 2013)
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| 28.06% | | Average for Category: | 60.34% |
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| Expense | ABMIX | Category Avg |
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| Annual Report Expense Ratio (net): | 0.86% | 1.28% | | Prospectus Net Expense Ratio: | 0.86% | N/A | | Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio: | 0.86% | N/A | | Max 12b1 Fee: | N/A | N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | N/A | 5.26% | | Max Deferred Sales Load:
| N/A | 2.15% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: | 274 | 606 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: | 477 | 1,004 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: | 1,061 | 2,110 |
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