Astor Long/Short ETF A
Astor Asset Management450 Wireless BoulevardHauppauge, NY 11788
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Phone: 877-738-0333
| Category: | Conservative Allocation | | Fund Family: | Astor | | Net Assets: | 34.05M | | Year-to-Date Return: | 3.00% | | Yield: | 0.19% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | Nov 29, 2011 |
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John F. Eckstein
Lead Manager since Feb 24, 2011 | | | Eckstein joined Astor as Director of Research in 2011. He serves on the firmâs investment committee and is responsible for international global macro strategies, investment strategies based on a systematic analysis of the worldwide macroeconomic environment. In 1995, Mr. Eckstein founded Cornerstone Quantitative Investment Group, a global macro hedge fund with peak assets of $600 million. At Cornerstone, Mr. Eckstein was responsible for all aspects of the firmâs operations including fixed income, currency, commodity and equity portfolios. Prior to Cornerstone, Mr. Eckstein was a researcher for Luck Trading Company, a commodity trading adviser. Mr. Eckstein is a co-author of Commodity Investing: Maximizing Returns through Fundamental Analysis (John Wiley & Sons, 2008) and is a frequent speaker at industry events. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Brown University and is a candidate for a Master in Public Administration in International Economic Policy at Columbia University. |
| Min Initial Investment: | 5,000 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | 5,000 | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | 5,000 | | Min Subsequent Investment: | 100 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | 100 | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | 100 |
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| The investment seeks total return through a combination of capital appreciation and income.
The fund invests at least 80% of its assets measured at the time of purchase in ETFs. It invests predominantly in exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), in addition to index-based mutual funds ("underlying funds") that each invest primarily in (1) equity securities, (2) fixed-income securities, (3) alternative/specialty securities or (4) cash equivalents. The fund invests its assets across multiple asset classes by investing in ETFs and underlying funds that each invest primarily in securities of large capitalization domestic issuers. |
| Last Dividend
(Apr 28, 2013)
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| 0.01 | | Last Cap Gain
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| 0.00 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
(May 15, 2013)
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| 188.00% | | Average for Category: | 96.51% |
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| Expense | ASTLX | Category Avg |
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| Annual Report Expense Ratio (net): | 1.50% | 0.91% | | Prospectus Net Expense Ratio: | 1.85% | N/A | | Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio: | 2.61% | N/A | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 0.25% | N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | 4.75% | 4.95% | | Max Deferred Sales Load:
| N/A | 2.47% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: | 1,179 | 594 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: | 1,730 | 927 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: | 3,226 | 1,857 |
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0.34%