0000909012-12-000446.txt : 20121114 0000909012-12-000446.hdr.sgml : 20121114 20121114145936 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909012-12-000446 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121114 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: 121203677 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 t306932.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: September 30, 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 November 14, 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 28-13608 Lee Munder Capital Group, LLC 28-10472 SilverCrest Asset Management Group LLC 28-01880 Anchor Capital Advisors LLC FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 156 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 318,989 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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101137107 2776 483576 SH SOLE 1 483576 BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UT LTD PTN 106776107 4134 212765 SH SOLE 1 212765 CBL & ASSOC PPTYS INC COM 124830100 226 10600 SH DEFINED 1 10600 CAMDEN PPTY TR SH BEN INT 133131102 355 5500 SH DEFINED 1 5500 CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC COM 159864107 1812 45761 SH SOLE 1 45761 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 5107 43811 SH SOLE 1 43811 CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V N Y REGISTRY SH 167250109 1103 28946 SH SOLE 1 28946 CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 3679 47879 SH SOLE 1 47879 CINCINNATI FINL CORP COM 172062101 1374 35905 SH SOLE 1 35905 COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC COM 200525103 2244 55636 SH SOLE 1 55636 CGG VERITAS SPONSORED ADR 204386106 1000 30446 SH SOLE 1 30446 CON-WAY INC COM 205944101 1549 56585 SH SOLE 1 56585 CREE INC COM 225447101 1367 53608 SH SOLE 1 53608 CUBESMART COM 229663109 251 19500 SH DEFINED 1 19500 DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC COM 237194105 3569 64012 SH SOLE 1 64012 DENBURY RES INC COM NEW 247916208 656 40603 SH SOLE 1 40603 DEVRY INC DEL COM 251893103 1171 51440 SH SOLE 1 51440 DIGITAL RLTY TR INC COM 253868103 363 5200 SH DEFINED 1 5200 EATON VANCE CORP COM NON VTG 278265103 1319 45530 SH SOLE 1 45530 ESSEX PPTY TR INC COM 297178105 341 2300 SH DEFINED 1 2300 F M C CORP COM NEW 302491303 1220 22000 SH SOLE 1 22000 FEDERAL REALTY INVT TR SH BEN INT NEW 313747206 305 2900 SH DEFINED 1 2900 FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 1988 55828 SH SOLE 1 55828 GANNETT INC COM 364730101 2803 156070 SH SOLE 1 156070 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 3135 47413 SH SOLE 1 47413 GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW COM 370023103 351 18000 SH DEFINED 1 18000 GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 5705 143171 SH SOLE 1 143171 GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 1965 31947 SH SOLE 1 31947 HARRIS CORP DEL COM 413875105 1474 28770 SH SOLE 1 28770 HASBRO INC COM 418056107 4015 105203 SH SOLE 1 105203 HILLENBRAND INC COM 431571108 1451 79759 SH SOLE 1 79759 HOSPIRA INC COM 441060100 2111 64326 SH SOLE 1 64326 INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP COM NEW 457461200 163 19700 SH DEFINED 1 19700 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 5417 239101 SH SOLE 1 239101 INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COM 460690100 2166 194821 SH SOLE 1 194821 IRON MTN INC COM 462846106 3064 89139 SH SOLE 1 89139 ISHARES INC MSCI AUSTRALIA 464286103 1032 43373 SH DEFINED 1 43373 ISHARES INC MSCI S KOREA 464286772 980 16570 SH DEFINED 1 16570 ISHARES TR S&P LTN AM 40 464287390 816 19154 SH DEFINED 1 19154 ISHARES TR BARCLYS 1-3 YR 464287457 6958 82344 SH DEFINED 1 82344 ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE INDEX 464287465 1028 19399 SH DEFINED 1 19399 ISHARES TR RUSSELL MCP VL 464287473 1014 20806 SH DEFINED 1 20806 ISHARES TR RUSSELL MCP VL 464287481 2027 32622 SH DEFINED 1 32622 ISHARES TR RUSL 2000 VALU 464287630 1003 13567 SH DEFINED 1 13567 ISHARES TR RUSL 2000 GROW 464287648 1966 20563 SH DEFINED 1 20563 ISHARES TR DJ US UTILS 464287697 964 10773 SH DEFINED 1 10773 ISHARES TR DJ US TELECOMM 464287713 1055 41334 SH DEFINED 1 41334 ITRON INC COM 465741106 2343 54316 SH SOLE 1 54316 JABIL CIRCUIT INC COM 466313103 1134 60595 SH SOLE 1 60595 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 3429 49765 SH SOLE 1 49765 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 5341 61744 SH SOLE 1 61744 KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 4002 78135 SH SOLE 1 78135 LASALLE HOTEL PPTYS COM SH BEN INT 517942108 270 10100 SH DEFINED 1 10100 LEAR CORP COM NEW 521865204 1107 29291 SH SOLE 1 29291 LEXMARK INTL NEW CL A 529771107 2050 92124 SH SOLE 1 92124 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 4151 44450 SH SOLE 1 44450 MATTEL INC COM 577081102 1196 33724 SH SOLE 1 33724 MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 1967 36024 SH SOLE 1 36024 MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 4013 93061 SH SOLE 1 93061 MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP COM 587200106 157 10161 SH SOLE 1 10161 MEREDITH CORP COM 589433101 1204 34405 SH SOLE 1 34405 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 3215 108039 SH SOLE 1 108039 MOLEX INC COM 608554101 2129 80354 SH SOLE 1 80354 NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC COM 635309107 430 26244 SH SOLE 1 26244 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO N J COM 636180101 2484 45817 SH SOLE 1 45817 NEW YORK TIMES CO CL A 650111107 2764 283173 SH SOLE 1 283173 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 4719 74156 SH SOLE 1 74156 NORTHERN TR CORP COM 665859104 1643 35160 SH SOLE 1 35160 NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 2826 73171 SH SOLE 1 73171 OWENS & MINOR INC NEW COM 690732102 2847 95266 SH SOLE 1 95266 PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM 693475105 3189 50532 SH SOLE 1 50532 PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 2237 67193 SH SOLE 1 67193 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 4565 64510 SH SOLE 1 64510 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 4137 166468 SH SOLE 1 166468 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 3051 43992 SH SOLE 1 43992 RAYONIER INC COM 754907103 348 7100 SH DEFINED 1 7100 RAYTHEON CO COM NEW 755111507 2968 51918 SH SOLE 1 51918 REGAL ENTMT GROUP CL A 758766109 2268 161186 SH SOLE 1 161186 REPUBLIC SVCS INC COM 760759100 2968 106979 SH SOLE 1 106979 SCHOLASTIC CORP COM 807066105 1092 34368 SH SOLE 1 34368 SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 1667 23164 SH SOLE 1 23164 SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW COM 828806109 1139 7500 SH DEFINED 1 7500 SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 2019 230198 SH SOLE 1 230198 STAPLES INC COM 855030102 1437 123621 SH SOLE 1 123621 SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 4899 156677 SH SOLE 1 156677 THOMSON REUTERS CORP COM 884903105 4178 144777 SH SOLE 1 144777 TOWER GROUP INC COM 891777104 219 11300 SH SOLE 1 11300 UDR INC COM 902653104 293 11800 SH DEFINED 1 11800 US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 1672 48481 SH SOLE 1 48481 UNS ENERGY CORP COM 903119105 3202 76490 SH SOLE 1 76490 UNISYS CORP COM NEW 909214306 1945 93420 SH SOLE 1 93420 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 4598 64242 SH SOLE 1 64242 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 2528 32289 SH SOLE 1 32289 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 3132 42440 SH SOLE 1 42440 WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 4159 114123 SH SOLE 1 114123 WERNER ENTERPRISES INC COM 950755108 1709 79810 SH SOLE 1 79810 ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP CL A 989207105 1594 42505 SH SOLE 1 42505 AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00971T101 2349 61384 SH SOLE 1 61384 AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM 03027X100 678 9500 SH DEFINED 1 9500 APARTMENT INVT & MGMT CO CL A 03748R101 359 13800 SH DEFINED 1 13800 AVISTA CORP COM 05379B107 2664 103513 SH SOLE 1 103513 BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC COM 09063H107 373 19900 SH DEFINED 1 19900 BLACKROCK INC COM 09247X101 4163 23346 SH SOLE 1 23346 CME GROUP INC COM 12572Q105 3151 55006 SH SOLE 1 55006 CA INC COM 12673P105 2927 113600 SH SOLE 1 113600 COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS SH BEN INT 20451Q104 249 16874 SH SOLE 1 16874 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 2803 49013 SH SOLE 1 49013 CORPORATE OFFICE PPTYS TR SH BEN INT 22002T108 244 10200 SH DEFINED 1 10200 DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP INC COM 26138E109 3042 67796 SH SOLE 1 67796 DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY INC COM 26613Q106 285 11300 SH DEFINED 1 11300 ENTERGY CORP NEW COM 29364G103 1997 28817 SH SOLE 1 28817 FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 30249U101 1770 38235 SH SOLE 1 38235 J2 GLOBAL INC COM 48123V102 1544 47042 SH SOLE 1 47042 KIMCO RLTY CORP COM 49446R109 399 19700 SH DEFINED 1 19700 MANPOWERGROUP INC COM 56418H100 1321 35910 SH SOLE 1 35910 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR RUSSIA ETF 57060U506 1242 43126 SH DEFINED 1 43126 MEDICAL PPTYS TRUST INC COM 58463J304 317 30300 SH DEFINED 1 30300 MID-AMER APT CMNTYS INC COM 59522J103 255 3900 SH DEFINED 1 3900 MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B 60871R209 5090 112981 SH SOLE 1 41085 NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 67020Y100 1732 69572 SH SOLE 1 69572 NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 1274 95532 SH SOLE 1 95532 SL GREEN RLTY CORP COM 78440X101 599 7475 SH DEFINED 1 7475 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 2138 12430 SH DEFINED 1 12430 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER1 S&PDCRP 78467Y107 1008 5601 SH DEFINED 1 5601 SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC COM 78573L106 305 15220 SH DEFINED 1 15220 SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC COM 78573L106 593 29642 SH SOLE 1 29642 SAFETY INS GROUP INC COM 78648T100 406 8857 SH SOLE 1 8857 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEALTHCARE 81369Y209 1993 49695 SH DEFINED 1 49695 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 1017 65178 SH DEFINED 1 65178 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 948 25945 SH DEFINED 1 25945 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-UTILS 81369Y886 973 26738 SH DEFINED 1 26738 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 4532 71397 SH SOLE 1 71397 TELEFONICA BRASIL SA SPONSORED ADR 87936R106 2523 116048 SH SOLE 1 116048 3M CO COM 88579Y101 1995 21586 SH SOLE 1 21586 TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS COM UNIT L P 89376V100 207 5452 SH SOLE 1 5452 VARIAN MED SYS INC COM 92220P105 1927 31945 SH SOLE 1 31945 VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 716 11500 SH DEFINED 1 11500 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 4619 101355 SH SOLE 1 101355 VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW SPONS ADR NEW 92857W209 5180 181765 SH SOLE 1 181765 WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 94106L109 3095 96481 SH SOLE 1 96481 BUNGE LIMITED COM G16962105 558 8322 SH SOLE 1 8322 ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP LT CL A G67742109 149 11057 SH SOLE 1 11057 PARTNERRE LTD COM G6852T105 3670 49402 SH SOLE 1 49402 TOTAL 318989 NUMBER OF ENTERIES 156