0000909012-12-000278.txt : 20120515 0000909012-12-000278.hdr.sgml : 20120515 20120515141226 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909012-12-000278 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120515 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120515 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: 12843303 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 t306798.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: March 31, 2012 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 May 15, 2012 -------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- [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 28-11408 Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 28-00288 Montag & Caldwell, LLC 28-10212 TAMRO Capital Partners, LLC 28-11315 Herndon Capital Management, LLC 28-07760 Cardinal Capital Management, L.L.C. 28-04544 Baring International Investment LTD 28-04057 M.D. Sass Investors Services, Inc. 28-13608 Lee Munder Capital Group, LLC 28-10472 SilverCrest Asset Management Group LLC FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 146 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 293,485 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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SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEALTHCARE 81369Y209 431 11464 SH DEFINED 1 11464 SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 1552 21249 SH SOLE 1 21249 SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW COM 828806109 889 6100 SH DEFINED 1 6100 SL GREEN RLTY CORP COM 78440X101 442 5700 SH DEFINED 1 5700 SMUCKER J M CO COM 832696405 2068 25419 SH SOLE 1 25419 SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 2658 59158 SH SOLE 1 59158 SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1595 193616 SH SOLE 1 193616 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 615 3791 SH DEFINED 1 3791 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 2572 18277 SH DEFINED 1 18277 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER1 S&PDCRP 78467Y107 2132 11801 SH DEFINED 1 11801 STAG INDL INC COM 85254J102 212 15200 SH DEFINED 1 15200 STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS I COM 86272T106 197 30000 SH DEFINED 1 30000 SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 3864 129411 SH SOLE 1 129411 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 3336 57253 SH SOLE 1 57253 TELEFONICA BRASIL SA SPONSORED ADR 87936R106 3257 106324 SH SOLE 1 106324 THOMSON REUTERS CORP COM 884903105 2118 73295 SH SOLE 1 73295 TOWER GROUP INC COM 891777104 1252 55833 SH SOLE 1 55833 UDR INC COM 902653104 275 10300 SH DEFINED 1 10300 UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP COM 909205106 2400 65641 SH SOLE 1 65641 UNISYS CORP COM 909214306 1682 85292 SH SOLE 1 85292 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 4289 53134 SH SOLE 1 53134 UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP UNITS 91232N108 800 20382 SH DEFINED 1 20382 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 2447 29507 SH SOLE 1 29507 US BANCORP DEL COM 902973304 1412 44301 SH SOLE 1 44301 VARIAN MED SYS INC COM 92220P105 1552 22502 SH SOLE 1 22502 VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 674 11800 SH DEFINED 1 11800 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 3182 83227 SH SOLE 1 83227 VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW SPONS ADR NEW 92857W209 4192 151515 SH SOLE 1 151515 VORNADO RLTY TR SH BEN INT 929042109 404 4800 SH DEFINED 1 4800 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2391 38818 SH SOLE 1 38818 WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 1869 55818 SH SOLE 1 55818 WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 94106L109 3903 111644 SH SOLE 1 111644 WERNER ENTERPRISES INC COM 950755108 1485 59727 SH SOLE 1 59727 ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP CL A 989207105 1513 36753 SH SOLE 1 36753 TOTAL 293485 NUMBER OF ENTRIES 146