0000909012-11-000447.txt : 20110812 0000909012-11-000447.hdr.sgml : 20110812 20110812152719 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909012-11-000447 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110812 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110812 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110812 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Aston Asset Management, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001386714 IRS NUMBER: 204747475 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-12347 FILM NUMBER: 111031122 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 NORTH LASALLE STREET STREET 2: 25TH FLOOR CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-268-1400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 NORTH LASALLE STREET STREET 2: 25TH FLOOR CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Aston Asset Management LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070116 13F-HR 1 t306463.txt ASTON UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Aston Asset Management, LP Address: 120 North LaSalle Street, 25th Floor Chicago, IL 60602 Form 13F File Number: 28-12347 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Marc Peirce Title: Assistant Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 312-268-1400 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Marc Peirce Chicago, IL AUGUST 12, 2011 -------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report. [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 28-04171 Todd-Veredus Asset Management,LLC 28-11487 River Road Asset Management, LLC 28-14514 Fairpointe Capital LLC 28-04968 MFS Institutional Advisors, LLC 28-00288 Montag & Caldwell, LLC 28-10212 TAMRO Capital Partners, LLC 28-11315 Herndon Capital Management, LLC 28-07760 Cardinal Capital Management, LLC 28-04544 Baring Asset Management Limited 28-04057 MD Sass Investor Services, Inc. 28-14089 Crosswind Investments, LLC FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 215 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 327395 List of Other Included Managers: -------------------------------- Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. 13F File Number Name -------- --------------- ---------- 1 28-04975 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
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COM 189054109 3468 51428 SH SOLE 1 51428 COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC COM 200525103 1726 40136 SH SOLE 1 40136 COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS SPONSORED ADR 204429104 2427 41281 SH SOLE 1 41281 COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS SH BEN INT 20451Q104 1354 82086 SH SOLE 1 82086 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 2745 36512 SH SOLE 1 36512 CON-WAY INC COM 205944101 1490 38395 SH SOLE 1 38395 CRACKER BARREL OLD CTRY STOR COM 22410J106 938 19015 SH SOLE 1 19015 CULLEN FROST BANKERS INC COM 229899109 2027 35648 SH SOLE 1 35648 DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC COM 237194105 1900 38176 SH SOLE 1 38176 DENBURY RES INC COM NEW 247916208 653 32657 SH SOLE 1 32657 DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR 25243Q205 1744 21297 SH SOLE 1 21297 DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC COM 253868103 1115 18050 SH DEFINED 1 18050 DOUGLAS EMMETT INC COM 25960P109 1292 64977 SH DEFINED 1 64977 DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM 26441C105 3124 165918 SH SOLE 1 165918 EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC COM 277276101 639 15043 SH DEFINED 1 15043 EATON VANCE CORP COM NON VTG 278265103 1412 46694 SH SOLE 1 46694 ENTERGY CORP NEW COM 29364G103 1738 25460 SH SOLE 1 25460 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL SH BEN INT 29476L107 2407 40122 SH DEFINED 1 40122 ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC COM 297178105 1503 11106 SH DEFINED 1 11106 F M C CORP COM 302491303 1180 13690 SH SOLE 1 13690 FACTSET RESH SYS INC COM 303075105 668 6532 SH SOLE 1 6532 FEDERAL REALTY INVT TR SH BEN INT NEW 313747206 2009 23584 SH DEFINED 1 23584 FEDERATED INVS INC PA CL B 314211103 2767 116063 SH SOLE 1 116063 FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC COM 33582V108 1594 120759 SH SOLE 1 120759 FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 30249U101 1525 34044 SH SOLE 1 34044 FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 1685 42827 SH SOLE 1 42827 GANNETT INC COM 364730101 1652 115066 SH SOLE 1 115066 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 1751 23344 SH SOLE 1 23344 GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 3878 104199 SH SOLE 1 104199 GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 3838 69973 SH SOLE 1 69973 GLIMCHER REALTY TR SH BEN INT 379302102 734 77306 SH DEFINED 1 77306 GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURE SPON 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466313103 1115 55190 SH SOLE 1 55190 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 2924 43952 SH SOLE 1 43952 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 3674 54636 SH SOLE 1 54636 LEXMARK INTL NEW CL A 529771107 1573 53766 SH SOLE 1 53766 LINCARE HLDGS INC COM 532791100 798 27260 SH SOLE 1 27260 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 1907 23553 SH SOLE 1 23553 MANPOWERGROUP INC COM 56418H100 1009 18802 SH SOLE 1 18802 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR RUSSIA ETF 57060U506 976 25343 SH DEFINED 1 25343 MATTEL INC COM 577081102 1271 46250 SH SOLE 1 46250 MCCORMICK & CO INC COM NON VTG 579780206 1916 38645 SH SOLE 1 38645 MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 2500 29652 SH SOLE 1 29652 MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 1917 45751 SH SOLE 1 45751 MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP COM 587200106 519 40521 SH SOLE 1 40521 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1686 64834 SH SOLE 1 64834 MOLEX INC COM 608554101 1549 59659 SH SOLE 1 59659 MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B 60871R209 1436 32097 SH SOLE 1 32097 NATIONWIDE HEALTH PPTYS INC COM 638620104 1231 29730 SH 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74347R297 2592 75100 SH DEFINED 1 75100 PROSHARES TR PSHS ULTSHRT QQQ 74347X237 7442 147600 SH DEFINED 1 147600 PUBLIC STORAGE COM 74460D109 2930 25702 SH DEFINED 1 25702 RAYTHEON CO COM NEW 755111507 2296 46058 SH SOLE 1 46058 REGAL ENTMT GROUP CL A 758766109 1765 142908 SH SOLE 1 142908 REGENCY CTRS CORP COM 758849103 1264 28748 SH DEFINED 1 28748 SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC COM 78573L106 1664 99602 SH SOLE 1 99602 SAFETY INS GROUP INC COM 78648T100 1786 42489 SH SOLE 1 42489 SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 2848 148970 SH SOLE 1 148970 SCHOLASTIC CORP COM 807066105 693 26063 SH SOLE 1 26063 SEADRILL LIMITED SHS G7945E105 2798 79316 SH SOLE 1 79316 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 788 21159 SH DEFINED 1 21159 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-UTILS 81369Y886 754 22519 SH DEFINED 1 22519 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS 81369Y100 1495 37955 SH DEFINED 1 37955 SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL L SHS G81075106 1976 109649 SH SOLE 1 109649 SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 1669 22743 SH SOLE 1 22743 SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW COM 828806109 5022 43209 SH DEFINED 1 43209 SL GREEN RLTY CORP COM 78440X101 968 11684 SH DEFINED 1 11684 SMUCKER J M CO COM NEW 832696405 1880 24588 SH SOLE 1 24588 SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 2241 55489 SH SOLE 1 55489 SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1553 136010 SH SOLE 1 136010 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 2425 16613 SH DEFINED 1 16613 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER1 S&PDCRP 78467Y107 2950 16629 SH DEFINED 1 16629 SPDR SERIES TRUST BRCLYS 1-3MT ETF 78464A680 7698 167855 SH DEFINED 1 167855 SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COM 847560109 2847 103883 SH SOLE 1 103883 SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 3950 125630 SH SOLE 1 125630 TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CTRS I COM 875465106 779 29090 SH DEFINED 1 29090 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 1346 28686 SH SOLE 1 28686 TAUBMAN CTRS INC COM 876664103 1886 31859 SH DEFINED 1 31859 TELECOMUNICACOES DE SAO PAUL SPON ADR PFD 87929A102 3069 103326 SH SOLE 1 103326 TOWER GROUP INC COM 891777104 1314 55144 SH SOLE 1 55144 UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP COM 909205106 2367 63417 SH SOLE 1 63417 UNISYS CORP COM NEW 909214306 1477 57463 SH SOLE 1 57463 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 3747 51372 SH SOLE 1 51372 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 2539 28686 SH SOLE 1 28686 URS CORP NEW COM 903236107 839 18759 SH SOLE 1 18759 US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 1104 43071 SH SOLE 1 43071 VANGUARD INDEX FDS REIT ETF 922908553 2933 48801 SH DEFINED 1 48801 VARIAN MED SYS INC COM 92220P105 1086 15509 SH SOLE 1 15509 VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 2046 38811 SH DEFINED 1 38811 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 2506 67317 SH SOLE 1 67317 VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW SPONS ADR NEW 92857W209 3493 130722 SH SOLE 1 130722 VORNADO REALTY TRUST SH BEN INT 929042109 1382 14833 SH DEFINED 1 14833 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2005 37738 SH SOLE 1 37738 WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 94106L109 4038 108355 SH SOLE 1 108355 WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS SH BEN INT 948741103 767 30497 SH DEFINED 1 30497 WERNER ENTERPRISES INC COM 950755108 1347 53668 SH SOLE 1 53668 ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP CL A 989207105 1324 31403 SH SOLE 1 31403 TOTAL 327395 NUMBER OF ENTRIES 157