Aston/Optimum Mid Cap N 120 N. Lasalle Street, 25th Floor Chicago IL 60602 Map
Phone: 800-992-8151
| Category: | Mid-Cap Blend | | Fund Family: | Aston | | Net Assets: | 842.52M | | Year-to-Date Return: | 44.50% | | Yield: | 0.60% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 19-Sep-94 |
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Thyra Zerhusen
Lead Manager since
31-May-99 | | | Zerhusen is a managing director and portfolio manager with Optimum Investment Advisors. Previously, she was senior vice president at Talon Asset Management. Prior to that, Zerhusen spent more than six years as a senior vice president and principal with Burridge Group, where she was responsible for a tax-sensitive midcap product. Her background also includes 11 years as a senior investment analyst at Sears Investment Management Company and six years at Harris Trust & Savings Bank in Chicago. |
| Min Initial Investment: | $2,500 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | $500 | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | $2,500 | | Min Subsequent Investment: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | $50 |
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| The investment seeks long-term total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in mid-cap stocks of companies with an improving revenue and earnings growth outlook. The portfolio manager selects approximately 40 stocks based on bottom-up fundamental analysis, and takes a long-term approach with a focus on maximizing after-tax returns. It may invest in foreign securities. |
| Last Dividend
(29-Dec-08):
| 0.14 | | Last Cap Gain
(29-Dec-08):
| 0.29 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION | | Average for Category:
| 90.71% |
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| Expense | CHTTX | Category Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | 1.16%
| 1.36% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 0.25%
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | %
| 5.26% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | %
| 2.31% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 368 | $623 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 638 | $964 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 1,409 | $1,949 |
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