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Lipper Rankings

Class A Ranking as of 07/31/2010


	YTD	1 year	3 year	5 year	10 year


Aberdeen Asia Bond Institutional Fund	Lipper Category: International Income Fund

quartile	2	1	3	N/A	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	27/99	13/94	41/63	N/A	N/A


Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund	Lipper Category: China Region Funds

quartile	1	1	3	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	2/85	7/75	32/58	8/39	N/A


Aberdeen Core Income Fund	Lipper Category: General US Government

quartile	3	2	3	2	2
rank / # of funds in category	95/144	58/139	72/130	54/114	23/78


Aberdeen Emerging Markets Fund	Lipper Category: Emerging Market Funds

quartile	1	1	2	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	16/403	25/382	90/257	32/186	N/A


Aberdeen Emerging Markets Institutional Fund	Lipper Category: Emerging Markets

quartile	1	1	1	N/A	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	17/403	27/382	1/257	N/A	N/A


Aberdeen Equity Long-Short Fund	Lipper Category: Long/Short Equity Funds

quartile	2	3	1	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	37/137	89/123	10/53	7/30	N/A


Aberdeen Global Equity Fund	Lipper Category: Global Large-Cap Core

quartile	3	2	3	2	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	68/113	46/112	72/99	28/83	N/A


Aberdeen Global Financial Services Fund	Lipper Category: Global Financial Services Funds

quartile	2	1	1	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	14/40	10/39	8/32	7/30	N/A


Aberdeen Global Fixed Income Fund	Lipper Category: Global Income Funds

quartile	3	3	2	3	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	121/182	107/173	35/112	49/96	N/A


Aberdeen Global Small Cap Fund	Lipper Category: Global Small-/Mid-Cap Funds

quartile	1	1	4	4	4
rank / # of funds in category	3/68	3/67	41/53	39/46	24/26


Aberdeen International Equity Fund	Lipper Category: Internation Large-Cap Core

quartile	1	1	1	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	24/402	8/391	36/313	4/254	N/A


Aberdeen International Equity Institutional Fund	Lipper Category: International Multi-Cap Core

quartile	4	4	3	2	4
rank / # of funds in category	271/277	228/274	123/216	60/119	51/59


Aberdeen Natural Resources Fund	Lipper Category: Global Natural Resources Funds

quartile	3	3	3	1	N/a
rank / # of funds in category	69/130	68/126	48/89	10/54	N/A


Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Defensive	Lipper Category: Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Consv Funds

quartile	4	4	1	N/A	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	432/467	390/454	87/381	N/A	N/A


Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Growth	Lipper Category: Multi-Cap Core Funds

quartile	2	3	1	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	368/878	496/863	157/739	92/602	N/A


Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Moderate	Lipper Category: Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds

quartile	3	3	1	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	321/512	308/502	70/453	23/373	N/A


Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Moderate Growth	Lipper Category: Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Growth Funds

quartile	3	3	2	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	375/586	296/578	131/507	29/416	N/A


Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Specialty	Lipper Category: Multi-Cap Core

quartile	3	3	1	1	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	555/878	616/836	169/739	72/602	N/A


Aberdeen Small Cap Fund	Lipper Category: Small-Cap Core Funds

quartile	2	1	4	3	2
rank / # of funds in category	326/782	78/766	609/667	286/549	118/283


Aberdeen Tax-Free Income Fund	Lipper Category: General Municipal Debt Funds
Subadvised by Credit Suisse Asset Management

quartile	4	4	2	2	2
rank / # of funds in category	197/256	211/248	60/209	81/195	61/155


Aberdeen U.S. Equity Fund	Lipper Category: Large-Cap Core

quartile	4	4	1	3	2
rank / # of funds in category	864/979	921/956	143/809	366/685	199/411


Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) Equity Institutional Fund	Lipper Category: Pacific Ex Japan

quartile	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
rank / # of funds in category	16/52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS.

Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. is an industry Research firm whose rankings are based on total return performance and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. Each fund is ranked within a universe of funds similar in investment objective as determined by Lipper.

Rating shown above is for Class A and subject to change monthly. Other share classes may have different performance characteristics.

Investors should consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Please call 866-667-9231 to request a prospectus that contains this and other information about the fund, or download a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investing in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Aberdeen Funds are distributed by Aberdeen Fund Distributors LLC, Mellon Bank Center, 1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Member FINRA and SIPC. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.