485BPOS 1 mccarthy485b.htm POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT Post Effective Amendment

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ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
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615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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Eric M. Banhazl
Advisors Series Trust
2020 E. Financial Way, Suite 100
Glendora, California 91741
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McCARTHY MULTI-CAP STOCK FUND







Symbol: MGAMX

McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund,
a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”)

The McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund pursues this objective by investing primarily in equity securities. The Fund’s investment advisor is McCarthy Group Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Advisor”). This Prospectus contains information about the Institutional Class shares of the Fund.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this Prospectus is October 27, 2006.





TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Summary of Investment Objective, Strategies and Risks  3
Performance Information  5
Fees and Expenses  6
Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies  7
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund  9
Portfolio Holdings Information  10
Management of the Fund  10
Shareholder Services  11
Pricing of Fund Shares  15
Dividends and Distributions  17
Tax Matters  17
Financial Highlights  18
PRIVACY NOTICE  Inside back cover
 
 

 
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Summary of Investment Objective, Strategies and Risks

What is the Fund’s investment objective?
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

What are the Fund’s primary investment strategies?
The Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of domestic companies of any size, from larger, well-established companies to smaller companies. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in equity securities. The Fund will not borrow for investment purposes. The Advisor believes that the Fund’s objective is best achieved by investing in the equity securities of companies that exhibit the potential for significant long-term appreciation. The Fund may also invest in fixed-income obligations (i.e., U.S. Treasury and agency obligations, corporate debt securities and convertible bonds) rated at least “investment grade” by one of the nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations or are the unrated equivalent. The Advisor generally makes use of fundamental analytical techniques to determine which particular stocks to purchase and sell.
 
The Fund may also invest in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). REITs typically comprise under 5% of portfolio assets, but could comprise a higher percentage if REITs valuations and fundamental prospects were compelling. REIT will not comprise more than 20% of Fund assets.
 
In addition, the Fund uses index options and individual stock options for various portfolio strategies. At any one time, the combined value of options will be less than 5% of portfolio value.
   
What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?
As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. For example, the following risks could affect the value of your investment:
 
Management Risk - If the Advisor’s investment strategies do not produce the expected results, the value of the Fund would decrease.
  Market Risk - Either the stock market as a whole, or the value of an individual company, goes down resulting in a decrease in the value of the Fund.
  Small and Medium-Sized Companies Risk - Investing in securities of small and medium-sized companies involve greater risk than investing in larger, more established companies because they can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than larger, more established companies.
 
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  Fixed-Income Securities Risk - Interest rates may go up resulting in a decrease in the value of the fixed-income securities held by the Fund. Fixed-income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater risk than those with shorter maturities.
  Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Risk - REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties or by defaults by their borrowers or tenants. Furthermore, these entities depend upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of projects. In addition, the performance of a REIT may be affected by changes in the tax laws or by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income.
  Options Risk - Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in value than an investment in the underlying securities.
 
Who may want to invest in the Fund?
The Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
 
 
 Are pursuing a long-term investment horizon.
 
 
 Want to add an investment with growth potential to diversify their investment portfolio.
 
   Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with significant common stock holdings.
 
 
The Fund may not be appropriate for investors who:
 
 
  Need regular income or stability of principal.
 
    Are pursuing a short-term goal.
 
 
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Performance Information

The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart illustrates how the Fund’s total return has varied from year to year. The table illustrates the Fund’s average annual total return over time compared with a broad-based market index. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Calendar Year Total Returns *
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The Fund’s year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2006 was (0.94%).

During the period of time shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s best quarter was the second quarter 2003 up 23.00% and its worst quarter was the second quarter 2002, (16.70%).

Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2005

 
One Year
Since Inception
August 6, 2001
McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund
   
Return Before Taxes
8.04%
4.91%
Return After Taxes on Distributions1
7.20%
4.70%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
   
and on Sale of Fund Shares1, 2
6.35%
4.21%
     
S&P 500 Index3
4.91%
2.64%
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
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The “Return After Taxes on Distributions and on Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than other return figures because when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund shares, a tax deduction is provided that benefits the investor.
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The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index of 500 stocks designed to represent the broad domestic economy. The figures above reflect all dividends reinvested but do not reflect any deductions for fees or expenses.
 

 
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Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Class shares of the Fund. There are two types of expenses involved: shareholder transaction expenses (such as sales loads) and annual fund operating expenses (such as investment advisory fees). The Fund is a no-load mutual fund that has no shareholder transaction expenses.

Shareholder Transaction Expenses
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)
None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

Management Fee *
0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee
0.00%
Other Expenses
0.55%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.30%
Fee Reduction and/or Expense Reimbursement **
(0.15%)
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.15%

 *  Effective April 6, 2006, the Advisor reduced its management fee from 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets to 0.75% on the first $20 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.60% on average daily net assets over $20 million. The management fee has been restated to reflect the current fee.
** The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or pay Fund expenses (excluding interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit Net Annual Operating Expenses for shares of the Fund to 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Cap”). For the Fund’s prior fiscal year, the Advisor limited Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Expense Cap will remain in effect for at least the period shown in the example below and for an indefinite period thereafter, until the Trust’s Board of Trustees determines that the Expense Cap is no longer in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years. Any such reimbursement is subject to the Board of Trustee’s (the “Board”) review and approval. This reimbursement may be requested by the Advisor if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the Expense Cap.
 
 
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Example

This example is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in Institutional Class shares of the Fund to those of investing in other mutual funds. Of course, your actual costs may be higher or lower. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that dividends and distributions are reinvested and that the Fund’s operating expenses (as a percentage of net assets) remain the same. This Example is based on Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses as set forth in the above table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$117
$365
$633
$1,397

Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Of course, there can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. This investment objective may be changed only by approval of the Fund’s shareholders. You will be notified of any changes that are material and, if such changes are made, you should consider whether the Fund remains an appropriate investment for you.

The Advisor believes that the Fund’s investment objective is best achieved by investing primarily in the equity securities of companies that exhibit the potential for significant appreciation over the long-term. The Advisor defines the long-term as a time horizon of at least five years. The Fund emphasizes the purchase of equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants and other equity securities that, in the Advisor’s opinion, offer the possibility of capital growth. Other equity securities may include stock rights, exchange traded funds, tracking stocks and equity securities that have yet to be created. The Fund may invest in companies of any size, from larger, well-established companies to smaller companies. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in equity securities. The Fund will not borrow for investment purposes. Should the Advisor determine that the Fund would benefit from reducing the percentage of assets invested in equity securities from 80% to a lesser amount, the Fund will provide you with at least 60 days’ notice of such change.

The Advisor generally makes use of fundamental analytical techniques to determine the value of a company and then compares the value to the company’s current market price. Companies that are trading at compelling discounts to the Advisor’s assessment of value become candidates for investment by the Fund. The valuation techniques employed by the Advisor include, but are not limited to, discounted cash flow analysis and assessment of a company’s private market value. In evaluating companies for purchase, the Advisor prefers companies that exhibit some or all of the following characteristics:

 Generates high cash flow returns on investment;
 Generates excess cash beyond operating needs;
 Strong franchise or market niche;
 Highly qualified management;
 Management ownership of stock and a shareholder orientation; and
 Consistency in following through on a clearly articulated business plan.

The Advisor will consider the sale of a security from the Fund’s portfolio when the reasons for the original purchase no longer apply. Reasons for a sale include, but are not limited to:

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 A deterioration of a company’s fundamentals or changes in its industry;
 A lack of confidence in a company’s management; and
 A company’s market price rises to a level that does not provide adequate appreciation potential.

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the Advisor will invest in fixed-income securities when, due to market conditions, the Advisor believes fixed-income securities provide a better risk/reward profile than equity securities. Fixed-income securities will primarily consist of obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies. The Advisor makes its purchase decisions by analyzing the credit quality of the debt issuer. From time to time, the Advisor will invest in corporate debt obligations, including convertible bonds. For corporate debt obligations, the Advisor analyzes interest coverage ratios, debt to equity ratios, cash flow characteristics and liquidation value of the bond issuer. These factors are continually reviewed and, if not met consistently, a fixed-income holding will be considered for sale. It is expected that fixed-income securities in the Fund’s portfolio will have an average maturity shorter than ten years.

The fixed-income securities held by the Fund will be rated at least “investment grade” by one or more nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations, such as Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Investment grade is a rating “BBB” or above by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or “Baa” or above by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The Advisor may also purchase fixed-income securities that are unrated but are believed by the Advisor to be comparable to investment grade. However, up to 5% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in fixed-income securities rated “BB” by the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or lower or, if unrated, of comparable quality. Such lower rated securities, often referred to as “junk bonds,” may be considered speculative.

The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and believes it is beneficial for shareholders to have the following general information concerning REITs. REITs will typically comprise under 5% of portfolio assets, but could comprise a higher percentage if REIT valuations and fundamental prospects were compelling. REITs will not comprise more than 20% of Fund assets. REITs are sometimes informally characterized as equity REITs, mortgage REITs and hybrid REITs. An equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership of land and buildings and derives its income primarily from rental income. An equity REIT may also realize capital gains (or losses) by selling real estate properties in its portfolio that have appreciated (depreciated) in value. A mortgage REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real estate, which may secure construction, development or long term loans. A mortgage REIT generally derives its income from interest payments on the credit it has extended. A hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of equity REITs and mortgage REITs, generally by holding both ownership interests and mortgage interests in real estate. Please note that REIT dividends are taxed as ordinary income.

For both hedging purposes and speculative purposes in pursuit of the Fund’s investment objective, the Advisor may purchase and write call and put options on securities and securities indices.

The Advisor’s investment process anticipates a time horizon of five years when purchasing an equity security of a company. While there are no limits on portfolio turnover and the Advisor will sell portfolio holdings whenever the Advisor believes the sales would benefit the Fund, it is not expected that the Fund will have a high rate of portfolio turnover. A high rate of portfolio turnover is 100% or more.

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The Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies by making short-term investments in cash and cash equivalents, such as certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, time deposits, commercial paper, short-term notes, or money market instruments in response to adverse market, economic or political conditions, or when the Fund experiences periods of heavy cash inflows from shareholders purchasing Fund shares. This may result in the Fund not achieving its investment objective and the Fund’s performance may be negatively affected as a result. To the extent that the Fund uses a money market fund for its cash position, there will be some duplication of expenses because the Fund would bear its pro rata portion of such money market fund’s advisory fees and operational expenses.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies with the success or failure of the Advisor’s investment strategies and the Advisor’s research, analysis and security selection decisions. If the Advisor’s investment strategies do not produce the expected results, your investment could be diminished or even lost.

Market Risk. The value of a share of the Fund - its “net asset value” or “NAV” - depends upon the market value of all of the Fund’s investments. The principal risk of investing in the Fund is that the market value of securities held by the Fund will move up and down. These up and down fluctuations, which can occur rapidly and unpredictably, may cause the Fund’s investments to be worth less than the price originally paid, or less than they were worth at an earlier time; this in turn will affect the Fund’s net asset value per share. Market risk may affect a single company, industry, sector of the economy or the market as a whole.

Small and Medium-Sized Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium sized companies may involve greater risk than investing in larger and more established companies because they can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited product lines, or limited market or financial resources and their management may be dependent on a limited number of key individuals. Securities of these companies may have limited market liquidity and their prices may be more volatile.

Fixed-Income Securities Risk. The market value of fixed-income securities is sensitive to prevailing interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, the fixed-income security’s market value declines and when interest rates decline, its value rises. Normally, the longer the remaining maturity of a security, the greater the effect of interest rate changes on the market value of the security. In addition, changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal and in the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness affect the market value of fixed-income securities of that issuer.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Risk. Some of the risks of equity, mortgage and hybrid REITs are that their performance depends on how well the REIT manages the properties it owns. An equity REIT holds equity positions in real estate and provides its shareholders with income from the leasing of its properties and capital gains from any sale of properties. Accordingly, equity REITs may be affected by any changes in the value of the underlying property owned. A decline in rental income may occur because of extended vacancies, the failure to collect rents, increased competition from other properties or poor management. A REIT’s performance also depends on the company’s ability to finance property purchases and renovations and manage its cash flows. A mortgage REIT specializes in lending money to developers of properties and passes any interest income earned to its shareholders. Accordingly, mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. In addition, the Fund will generally be subject to risks associated with direct ownership of real estate, such as decreases in real estate value or fluctuations in rental income caused by a variety of factors, including, among other things, increases in interest rates, increases in property taxes and other operating costs, casualty or condemnation losses, possible environmental liabilities and changes in supply and demand for properties.

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Options Risk. Options transactions involve certain risks. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between those markets. A given hedging transaction may not achieve its objectives, resulting in possible losses. Decisions as to whether and when to use options involve the exercise of skill and judgment and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful because of market behavior or unexpected events. Options markets may not be liquid in all circumstances and the Fund may not be able to complete or neutralize an options transaction in the manner desired. Covered call options enhance Fund income by the generation of premiums upon the sale of the options, but may result in the Fund’s losing the benefit of a portion of the appreciation in the underlying equity security to the extent the value increases to an amount in excess of the option exercise price.

Call option premiums received by the Fund will be recognized upon exercise, lapse or other disposition of the option and generally will be treated by the Fund as short-term capital gain or loss. Options on indices may be governed by IRS Code §1256 and are treated partly as a long-term gain or loss (60% of the gain or loss) and partly as a short-term gain or loss (40% of the gain or loss), regardless of the actual length of your holding period.

Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). Currently, disclosure of the Fund’s holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q. The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports are available by contacting the McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 or calling 1-866-811-0228, on the Fund’s website at www.mgamx.com, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

Management of the Fund

Investment Advisor
McCarthy Group Advisors, L.L.C. is the investment advisor to the Fund. The Advisor’s address is 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 250, Omaha, Nebraska, 68124-6019. The Advisor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MGA Holdings, L.L.C., an asset management holding company based in Nebraska, acquired the business of the Fund’s previous investment advisor, McCarthy Group Asset Management, Inc. (“MGAM”), and retained its key investment personnel. MGAM was the advisor to the Fund from inception through July 2004. The Advisor is ultimately responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Advisor also furnishes the Fund with office space and certain administrative services and provides most of the personnel needed to fulfill its obligations under its advisory agreement. For its services, the Fund pays the Advisor a monthly management fee that is calculated at the annual rate of 0.75% on the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $20 million, and 0.60% on the Fund’s average daily net assets over $20 million. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Advisor received advisory fees of 0.67% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, net of waiver.

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A discussion regarding the basis of the Trust’s Board of Trustees’ (the “Board”) approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement is available in the Fund’s Semi-Annual Report to shareholders for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Richard L. Jarvis is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. Mr. Jarvis owns an interest in MGA Holdings, L.L.C. He was the Founder and is Chief Investment Officer of MGAM. He was associated with MGAM since its inception in 1986 where he managed public and private accounts. Mr. Jarvis currently serves on the Board of Directors of McCarthy Group, Inc., an indirect owner of the Advisor. Mr. Jarvis serves as the Chairman of the Advisor and has been portfolio manager for the McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund since its inception.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Fund.

Fund Expenses

The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. However, the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or pay Fund expenses (excluding interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit Net Annual Operating Expenses for shares of the Fund to 1.15% of the Fund’s Expense Cap. For the Fund’s prior fiscal year, the Advisor limited Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Expense Cap will remain in effect for at least the period shown in the example below and for an indefinite period thereafter, until the Board determines that the Expense Cap is no longer in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years. Any such reimbursement is subject to the Board’s review and approval. This reimbursement may be requested by the Advisor if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the Expense Cap.

Shareholder Services

Obtaining Account Information

For additional information regarding your Fund account, please call 1-866-811-0228 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Please note that this service is only for inquiries regarding your Fund account and not for the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

How to Buy Shares

The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $1,000. The minimum subsequent investment in the Fund is $100. The minimum investment requirements may be waived from time to time by the Fund.

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You may purchase shares of the Fund by check or wire. All purchases by check must be in U.S. dollars. Payment should be made by check drawn on a U.S. bank, savings and loan, or credit union, or sent by wire transfer. Checks should be made payable to “McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund.” The Fund will not accept payment in cash, including cashier’s check or money order. Also, to prevent check fraud, the Fund will not accept third party checks, U.S. Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares. If your payment is not received or if you pay with a check that does not clear, your purchase will be canceled. A charge may be imposed if your check does not clear. The Fund is not required to issue share certificates and its shares are not registered for sale outside of the United States. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase in whole or in part.

In compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, please note that the Fund’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) will verify certain information on your account application as part of the Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering Program. As requested on the application, you should provide your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address. Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted. Please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-866-811-0228 if you need additional assistance when completing your application.

By Check
If you are making an initial investment in the Fund, simply complete the account application included with this Prospectus and mail or overnight deliver (such as Fed Ex) it with a check (made payable to “McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund”) to:

McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund
c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2
Omaha, Nebraska 68137

If you are making a subsequent purchase, a stub is attached to the account statement you will receive after each transaction. Detach the stub from the statement and mail it together with a check made payable to “McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund” in the envelope provided with your statement to the address noted above. Your account number should be written on the check.

NOTE: The Fund does not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be its agents.

By Wire

If you are making your first investment in the Fund, before you wire funds, the Transfer Agent must have a completed account application. You can mail or overnight deliver your account application to the Transfer Agent at the above address. Upon receipt of your completed account application, the Transfer Agent will establish an account for you. Once your account is established, you may instruct your bank to send the wire. Your bank must include both the name of the Fund you are purchasing and your name so that monies can be correctly applied. Your bank should transmit immediately available funds by wire to:

Beneficiary Bank: First National Bank of Omaha
ABA #104000016
Account Name: McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund Subscription
A/C #110154736
Shareholder Registration
Shareholder Account Number (if known)

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If you are making a subsequent purchase, your bank should wire funds as indicated above. Before each wire purchase, you should be sure to notify the Transfer Agent. It is essential that your bank include complete information about your account in all wire transactions. If you have questions about how to invest by wire, you may call the Transfer Agent. Your bank may charge you a fee for sending a wire to the Fund.

You may buy and sell shares of the Fund through certain brokers (and their agents) that have made arrangements with the Fund to sell its shares. When you place your order with such a broker or its authorized agent, your order is treated as if you had placed it directly with the Transfer Agent, and you will pay or receive the next price calculated by the Fund. The broker (or agent) holds your shares in an omnibus account in the broker’s (or agent’s) name, and the broker (or agent) maintains your individual ownership records. The Advisor may pay the broker (or its agent) for maintaining these records as well as providing other shareholder services. The broker (or its agent) may charge you a fee for handling your order. The broker (or agent) is responsible for processing your order correctly and promptly, keeping you advised regarding the status of your individual account, confirming your transactions and ensuring that you receive copies of the Fund’s prospectus.

Retirement Plans

The Fund offers an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) plan. You may obtain information about opening an IRA account by calling 1-866-811-0228. If you wish to open a Keogh, Section 403(b) or other retirement plan, please contact your securities dealer.

How to Sell Shares

You may sell (redeem) your Fund shares on any day the Fund and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) are open for business either directly to the Fund or through your investment representative.

You may redeem your shares by simply sending a written request to the Transfer Agent. You should provide your account number and state whether you want all or some of your shares redeemed. The letter should be signed by all of the shareholders whose names appear on the account registration. You should send your redemption request to:

McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund
c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2
Omaha, Nebraska 68137

If you complete the Redemption by Telephone portion of the account application, you may redeem all or some of your shares by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-866-811-0228 before the close of trading on the NYSE. This is normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Redemption proceeds will be processed on the next business day and sent to the address that appears on the Transfer Agent’s records. If you request, redemption proceeds will be wired on the next business day to the bank account you designated on the account application. The minimum amount that may be wired is $1,000. Wire charges, if any, will be deducted from your redemption proceeds. Telephone redemptions cannot be made if you notify the Transfer Agent of a change of address within 30 days before the redemption request. If you have a retirement account, you may not redeem your shares by telephone.

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When you establish telephone privileges, you are authorizing the Fund and the Transfer Agent to act upon the telephone instructions of the person or persons you have designated on your account application. Such persons may request that the shares in your account be either exchanged or redeemed. Redemption proceeds will be transferred to the bank account you have designated on your account application.

Before executing an instruction received by telephone, the Fund and the Transfer Agent will use reasonable procedures to confirm that the telephone instructions are genuine. These procedures may include recording the telephone call and asking the caller for a form of personal identification. If the Fund and the Transfer Agent follow these procedures, they will not be liable for any loss, expense, or cost arising out of any telephone redemption or exchange request that is reasonably believed to be genuine. This includes any fraudulent or unauthorized request.

You may request telephone redemption privileges after your account is opened by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-866-811-0228 for instructions.

You may have difficulties in making a telephone redemption during periods of abnormal market activity. If this occurs, you may mail your redemption request in writing to the address noted above.

Payment of your redemption proceeds will be made promptly, but not later than seven days after the receipt of your written request in proper form. If you made your initial investment by wire, payment of your redemption proceeds for those shares will not be made until one business day after your completed account application is received by the Fund. If you did not purchase your shares with a certified check or wire, the Fund may delay payment of your redemption proceeds for up to 15 days from purchase or until your check has cleared, whichever occurs first.

The Fund may redeem the shares in your account if the value of your account is less than $1,000 as a result of redemptions you have made. This does not apply to retirement plan or Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors Act accounts. You will be notified that the value of your account is less than $1,000 before the Fund makes an involuntary redemption. You will then have 30 days in which to make an additional investment to bring the value of your account to at least $1,000 before the Fund takes any action.

The Fund has the right to pay redemption proceeds to you in whole or in part by a distribution of securities from the Fund’s portfolio. It is not expected that the Fund would do so except in unusual circumstances. If the Fund pays your redemption proceeds by a distribution of securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

Medallion Signature Guarantees

A medallion signature guarantee of each shareholder is required to redeem shares in the following situations:

·  
If you change ownership on your account;
·  
When you want the redemption proceeds sent to a different address than that registered on the account;
·  
If the proceeds are to be made payable to someone other than the account’s owner(s);
·  
Any redemption transmitted by federal wire transfer to a bank other than your bank of record;
·  
If a change of address request has been received by the Transfer Agent within the last 15 days; and
·  
For all redemptions of $100,000 or more from any shareholder account.
 
 
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A medallion signature guarantee assures that a signature is genuine. The medallion signature guarantee protects shareholders from unauthorized account transfers. The following institutions may guarantee signatures: banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, credit unions, broker-dealers, and member firms of national securities exchanges. Call your financial institution to see if they have the ability to guarantee a signature. A medallion signature guarantee cannot be provided by a notary public.

Systematic Withdrawal Program

As another convenience, you may redeem your Fund shares through the Systematic Withdrawal Program. If you elect this method of redemption, the Fund will send you a check in a minimum amount of $100. You may choose to receive a check each month or calendar quarter. Your Fund account must have a value of at least $10,000 in order to participate in this Program. This program may be terminated at any time by the Fund. You may also elect to terminate your participation in this program at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent at:

McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund
c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2
Omaha, Nebraska 68137

A withdrawal under the program involves a redemption of shares and may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. In addition, if the amount withdrawn exceeds the dividends credited to your account, the account ultimately may be depleted.

Redemption “In-Kind”
The Fund reserves the right to pay redemption proceeds to you in whole or in part by a distribution of securities from the Fund’s portfolio (a “redemption in-kind”). It is not expected that the Fund would do so except during unusual market conditions. If the Fund pays your redemption proceeds by a distribution of securities, you could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash and will bear any market risks associated with such securities until they are converted into cash.

Pricing of Fund Shares

The price of the Fund’s shares is based on the Fund’s net asset value. This is calculated by dividing the Fund’s assets, minus its liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The Fund’s assets are the market value of securities held in its portfolio, plus any cash and other assets. The Fund’s liabilities are fees and expenses owed by the Fund. The number of Fund shares outstanding is the amount of shares that have been issued to shareholders. The price you will pay to buy Fund shares or the amount you will receive when you sell your Fund shares is based on the net asset value next calculated after your order is received by the Transfer Agent with complete information and meeting all the requirements discussed in the “How to Buy Shares” section of the Prospectus.

The net asset value of the Fund’s shares is determined as of the close of the regular daily trading session on the NYSE. This is normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Fund shares will not be priced on days that the NYSE is closed for trading (including certain U.S. holidays).

Tools to Combat Frequent Transactions

The Fund discourages excessive, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices that may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm the Fund’s performances. The Fund’s Board has developed and approved a market timing policy which take steps to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in the Fund. These steps include monitoring trading activity and using fair value pricing. Although these efforts (which are described in more detail below) are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, these tools cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity may occur. Further, while the Fund makes efforts to identify and restrict frequent trading, the Fund receives purchase and sale orders through financial intermediaries and cannot always know or detect frequent trading that may be facilitated by the use of intermediaries or the use of group or omnibus accounts by those intermediaries. The Fund seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its abilities in a manner that the Fund believes is consistent with shareholder interests.

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Monitoring Trading Practices
The Fund monitors selected trades in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, the Fund believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it may, in its discretion, ask the shareholder to stop such activities or refuse to process purchases in the shareholder’s accounts. In making such judgments, the Fund seeks to act in a manner that they believe is consistent with the best interests of shareholders. Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions the Fund handles, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. In addition, the Fund’s abilities to monitor trades that are placed by individual shareholders within group, or omnibus, accounts maintained by financial intermediaries is severely limited because the Fund does not have access to the underlying shareholder account information.

Fair Value Pricing
The Fund employs fair value pricing selectively to ensure greater accuracy in its daily NAV and to prevent dilution by frequent traders or market timers who seek to take advantage of temporary market anomalies. The Board has developed procedures which utilize fair value pricing when reliable market quotations are not readily available or the Fund’s pricing service does not provide a valuation (or provides a valuation that in the judgment of the Advisor to the Fund does not represent the security's fair value), or when, in the judgment of the Adviser, events have rendered the market value unreliable. Valuing securities at fair value involves reliance on judgment. Fair value determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board and are reviewed by the Board. There can be no assurance that the Fund will obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share. Fair value pricing may be applied to non-U.S. securities. Other types of securities that the Fund may hold for which fair value pricing might be required include, but are not limited to: (a) investments which are not frequently traded and/or the market price of which the Advisor believes may be stale; (b) illiquid securities, including “restricted” securities and private placements for which there is no public market; (c) securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (d) securities whose trading has been halted or suspended; and (e) fixed income securities that have gone into default and for which there is not a current market value quotation.

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Dividends and Distributions

The Fund will make distributions of dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually, typically in December. The Fund may make an additional payment of dividends or distributions if it deems it desirable at another time during any year.

All distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares unless you choose one of the following options: (1) receive dividends in cash, while reinvesting capital gain distributions in additional Fund shares; or (2) receive all distributions in cash. If you wish to change your distribution option, write to the Transfer Agent in advance of the payment date for the distribution.

Tax Matters

The Fund intends to make distributions of dividends and capital gains. In general, Fund distributions are taxable to you (unless your investment is through a qualified retirement plan), as either ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gain. Dividends are taxable to you as ordinary income or qualified dividend income. Fund distributions of short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income. Fund distributions of long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital no matter how long as you owned your shares. A portion of the income dividends paid to you by a Fund may be qualified dividends eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates. You will be taxed in the same manner whether you receive your dividends and capital gain distributions in cash or reinvest them in additional Fund shares. Please note that REIT dividends are generally taxed as ordinary income. REITs may distribute capital gains.

Each year, you will receive a statement that shows the tax status of distributions you received the previous year. Distributions declared in December but paid in January are taxable as if they were paid in December.

If you sell or exchange your Fund shares, it is considered a taxable event for you. Depending on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you exchange or sell, you may have a gain or a loss on the transaction. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transaction.

By law, the Fund must withhold a percentage of your taxable distributions and redemption proceeds if you do not provide your correct social security or taxpayer identification number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or if the IRS instructs the Fund to do so.

Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, always consult your tax professional about federal, state, local or foreign tax consequences of an investment in the Fund.


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Financial Highlights
The financial highlights table below is based on the financial history of the Fund and is intended to help you understand the financial performance of the Institutional Class of shares of the Fund for its last five fiscal periods ended June 30. Certain information reflects the financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The fiscal year end information below has been audited by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, Tait, Weller and Baker LLP whose report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Fund’s Annual Report dated June 30, 2006, which is available free of charge upon request.

McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund
For a Fund share outstanding throughout the period
Year Ended
June 30, 2006
Year Ended
June 30, 2005
Year Ended June 30, 2004
Year Ended June 30, 2003
Period Ended June 30, 2002*
           
Net asset value, beginning of period
$11.46
$10.54
$8.77
$8.13
$10.00
           
Income from investment operations:
         
Net investment income/(loss)
(0.01)
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.03)
0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and option contracts written
0.73
0.95
1.83
0.67
(1.85)
           
Total from investment operations
0.72
0.92
1.77
0.64
(1.83)
           
Less distributions to shareholders:
         
From net investment income
--
--
--
--
(0.03)
From net realized gains on investments
(0.64)
--
--
--
(0.01)
           
Total distributions
(0.64)
--
--
--
(0.04)
           
Net asset value, end of period
$11.54
$11.46
$10.54
$8.77
$8.13
           
Total return
6.18%
8.73%
20.18%
7.87%
(18.40)%1
           
Supplemental data and ratios:
         
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$39.6
$35.0
$31.2
$26.1
$26.3
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets:
         
Before expense reimbursement
1.43%
1.47%
1.51%
1.58%
1.85%2
After expense reimbursement
1.22%3
1.25%
1.25%
1.25%
1.25%2
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
         
Before expense reimbursement
(0.26%)
(0.53)%
(0.84)%
(0.70)%
(0.41)%2
After expense reimbursement
(0.05%)3
(0.31)%
(0.58)%
(0.37)%
0.19%2
Portfolio turnover rate
75%
61%
51%
58%
46%1
*  Commenced operations on August 6, 2001.
1 Not annualized.
2  Annualized.
3 Effective April 6, 2006, the Advisor contractually agreed to lower the net annual operating expense limit to 1.15%
 
 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

The Fund collects non-public information about you from the following sources:

·  
Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
·  
Information you give us orally; and
·  
Information about your transactions with us or others.

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated parties and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your non-public information with the same high degree of confidentiality.

If you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.


















THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE PROSPECTUS

 
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McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund
a series of Advisors Series Trust

For investors who want more information about the Fund, the following documents are available free upon request:

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports: Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders (collectively, the “Shareholder Reports”). The Annual Report includes a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affect the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI): The SAI provides more detailed information about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.

You can obtain free copies of the Shareholder Reports and the SAI on the Fund’s website at www.mgamx.com and by contacting the Fund at the address or telephone number below. Also, you can request other information and discuss your questions about the Fund by contacting the Fund at:

McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund
c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2
Omaha, Nebraska 68137
Telephone: 1-866-811-0228
www.mgamx.com

You can review and copy information including the Shareholder Reports and the SAI at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling (202) 551-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available:

·  
Free of charge from the Commission’s EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet web site at http://www.sec.gov, or
·  
For a fee, by writing to the Public Reference Room of the Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102, or
·  
For a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: .


(The Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act
file number is 811-07959.)
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
October 27, 2006
McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund,
a series of Advisors Series Trust
1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 250
Omaha, Nebraska 68124-6019
1-866-811-0228

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus and it should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus dated October 27, 2006, as may be revised, of the McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”) Institutional Class shares of the Fund. McCarthy Group Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Advisor”) is the advisor to the Fund. A copy of the Fund’s Prospectus is available by calling the number listed above.
 
The Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and the period ended December 31, 2005 contained in the Fund’s Annual Report dated June 30, 2006 and Semi-Annual Report dated December 31, 2005, respectively, are incorporated by reference into this SAI. A copy of the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports may be obtained without charge by calling or writing the Fund as shown above.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Trust  2
Investment Objective and Policies  2
Investment Restrictions  14
Distributions and Tax Information  16
Trustees and Executive Officers  18
Interested Trustee of the Trust  19
The Fund’s Investment Advisor  24
Portfolio Manager  25
The Fund’s Service Providers  26
The Fund’s Distributor  27
Execution of Portfolio Transactions  28
Portfolio Turnover  29
Proxy Voting Policy  30
Additional Purchase and Redemption Information  31
Anti-Money Laundering Program  33
Portfolio Holdings Information  34
Determination of Share Price  36
Performance Information  37
General Information  38
Financial Statements  40
Appendix A  41
Appendix B  44
 
 



THE TRUST

The Trust is an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware on October 3, 1996. The Trust currently consists of numerous series of shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share. This SAI relates only to the Fund and not to any other series of the Trust.

The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as a management investment company. Such a registration does not involve supervision of the management or policies of the Fund. The Prospectus of the Fund and this SAI omit certain of the information contained in the Registration Statement filed with the SEC. Copies of such information may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the prescribed fee.

On June 7, 2002, the Fund commenced operations when a series of Trust for Investment Managers (the “Predecessor Fund”), reorganized into the Fund, a newly formed series of the Trust. In September 2004, the Fund changed its name from the McCarthy Fund to the McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

The Fund has the investment objective of seeking long-term growth of capital. The Fund is diversified (see fundamental investment restriction No. 7 under “Investment Restrictions”). Under applicable federal laws, the diversification of a mutual fund’s holdings is measured at the time the fund purchases a security. However, if a fund purchases a security and holds it for a period of time, the security may become a larger percentage of the fund’s total assets due to movements in the financial markets. If the market affects several securities held by a fund, the fund may have a greater percentage of its assets invested in securities of fewer issuers. Then a fund is subject to the risk that its performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few securities despite the fund qualifying as a diversified fund under applicable federal laws.

The following information supplements the discussion of the Fund’s investment objective and policies as set forth in its Prospectus. There can be no guarantee that the Fund’s objective will be attained.

Whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of the Fund’s assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Fund’s acquisition or sale of such security or other asset. Accordingly, except with respect to borrowing and illiquid securities, any subsequent change in values, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered in determining whether an investment complies with the Fund’s investment policies and limitations. In addition, if a bankruptcy or other extraordinary event occurs concerning a particular investment by the Fund, the Fund may receive stock, real estate or other investments that the Fund would not, or could not buy. If this happens the Fund would sell such investments as soon as practicable while trying to maximize the return to its shareholders.

B-2

Equity Securities.  The Fund may invest in following types of investments, each of which is subject to certain risks, as discussed below.

Common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities and warrants are examples of equity securities in which the Fund may invest.

All investments in equity securities are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles and the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may fluctuate substantially from day to day. Owning an equity security can also subject the Fund to the risk that the issuer may discontinue paying dividends.

To the extent the Fund invests in the equity securities of small and medium-sized companies, it will be exposed to the risks of smaller sized companies. Small and medium-sized companies may have narrower markets for their goods and/or services and may have more limited managerial and financial resources than larger, more established companies. Furthermore, such companies may have limited product lines, or services, markets, or financial resources or may be dependent on a small management group. In addition, because these stocks may not be well-known to the investing public, do not have significant institutional ownership and are typically followed by fewer security analysts, there will normally be less publicly available information concerning these securities compared to what is available for the securities of larger companies. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether based on fundamental analysis, can decrease the value and liquidity of securities held by the Fund. As a result, their performance can be more volatile and they face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of the Fund’s portfolio.

Common Stock. A common stock represents a proportionate share of the ownership of a company and its value is based on the success of the company’s business, any income paid to stockholders, the value of its assets, and general market conditions. In addition to the general risks set forth above, investments in common stocks are subject to the risk that in the event a company in which the Fund invests is liquidated, the holders of preferred stock and creditors of that company will be paid in full before any payments are made to the Fund as a holder of common stock. It is possible that all assets of that company will be exhausted before any payments are made to the Fund.

Preferred Stock. Preferred stocks are equity securities that often pay dividends at a specific rate and have a preference over common stocks in dividend payments and liquidation of assets. A preferred stock is a blend of the characteristics of a bond and common stock. It can offer the higher yield of a bond and has priority over common stock in equity ownership, but does not have the seniority of a bond. Unlike common stock, a preferred stock’s participation in the issuer’s growth may be limited. Preferred stock has preference over common stock in the receipt of dividends and in any residual assets after payment to creditors should the issuer be dissolved. Although the dividend is set at a fixed annual rate, it is subject to the risk that the divided can be changed or omitted by the issuer.

B-3

Convertible Securities and Warrants. Convertible securities are securities (such as debt securities or preferred stock) that may be converted into or exchanged for a specified amount of common stock of the same or different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula. Convertible securities include corporate bonds, notes and preferred stock that can be converted into, or exchanged for, a prescribed amount of common stock of the same or different issue within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula. A convertible security entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt or dividends paid on preferred stock until the convertible stock matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. While no securities investment is without some risk, investments in convertible securities generally entail less risk than the issuer’s common stock. However, the extent to which such risk is reduced depends in large measure upon the degree to which the convertible security sells above its value as a fixed income security. In addition to the general risk associated with equity securities discussed above, the market value of convertible securities is also affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit quality of the issuer and any call provisions. While convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than nonconvertible debt securities of similar quality, they do enable the investor to benefit from increases in the market price of the underlying common stock.

A warrant gives the holder a right to purchase at any time during a specified period a predetermined number of shares of common stock at a fixed price. Unlike convertible debt securities or preferred stock, warrants do not pay a fixed dividend. In addition to the general risks associated with equity securities discussed above, investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire investment therein).

Investment Companies. The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies in pursuit of its investment objective. This may include investment in money market mutual funds in connection with the Fund’s management of daily cash positions. Investments in the securities of other registered investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly will bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Borrowing. The Fund is authorized to borrow money from time to time for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes or for clearance of transactions in amounts not to exceed at any time 33-1/3% of the value of its total assets at the time of such borrowings. The Fund will not borrow for investment purposes. The use of borrowing by the Fund involves special risk considerations that may not be associated with other funds having similar objectives and policies. Since substantially all of the Fund’s assets fluctuate in value, while the interest obligation resulting from a borrowing will be fixed by the terms of the Fund’s agreement with its lender, the net asset value per share of the Fund will tend to increase more when its portfolio securities increase in value and to decrease more when its portfolio assets decrease in value than would otherwise be the case if the Fund did not borrow funds. In addition, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the return earned on borrowed funds. Under adverse market conditions, the Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales.

B-4

Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price may be higher than the purchase price, the difference being income to the Fund, or the purchase and repurchase prices may be the same, with interest at a stated rate due to the Fund together with the repurchase price on repurchase. In either case, the income to the Fund is unrelated to the interest rate on the U.S. Government security itself. Such repurchase agreements will be made only with banks with assets of $500 million or more that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or with U.S. Government securities dealers recognized by the Federal Reserve Board and registered as broker-dealers with the SEC or exempt from such registration. The Fund will generally enter into repurchase agreements of short durations, from overnight to one week, although the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. The Fund may not enter into a repurchase agreement with more than seven days to maturity if, as a result, more than 15% of the value of its net assets would be invested in illiquid securities including such repurchase agreements.

For purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan from the Fund to the seller of the U.S. Government security subject to the repurchase agreement. It is not clear whether a court would consider the U.S. Government security acquired by the Fund subject to a repurchase agreement as being owned by the Fund or as being collateral for a loan by the Fund to the seller. In the event of the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the seller of the U.S. Government security before its repurchase under a repurchase agreement, the Fund may encounter delays and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Delays may involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the U.S. Government security. If a court characterizes the transaction as a loan and the Fund has not perfected a security interest in the U.S. Government security, the Fund may be required to return the security to the seller’s estate and be treated as an unsecured creditor of the seller. As an unsecured creditor, the Fund would be at the risk of losing some or all of the principal and income involved in the transaction. As with any unsecured debt instrument purchased for the Fund, the Advisor seeks to minimize the risk of loss through repurchase agreements by analyzing the creditworthiness of the other party, in this case the seller of the U.S. Government security.

Apart from the risk of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, there is also the risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the security. However, the Fund will always receive as collateral for any repurchase agreement to which it is a party securities acceptable to it, the market value of which is equal to at least 100% of the amount invested by the Fund plus accrued interest, and the Fund will make payment against such securities only upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer to the account of its Custodian. If the market value of the U.S. Government security subject to the repurchase agreement becomes less than the repurchase price (including interest), the Fund will direct the seller of the U.S. Government security to deliver additional securities so that the market value of all securities subject to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the repurchase price. It is possible that the Fund will be unsuccessful in seeking to impose on the seller a contractual obligation to deliver additional securities.

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Real Estate Investment Trusts. The Fund may invest in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). REITs are companies that develop, own or finance real estate. Most specialize in commercial property like apartments, offices, malls, clinics and warehouses. Some specialize in a city or region. Some REITs finance real estate transactions by making loans or buying mortgages.
 
Risks Relating to REITs.REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties or by defaults by their borrowers or tenants. Furthermore, these entities depend upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of projects. In certain cases, the organizational documents of a REIT may grant the REIT’s sponsors the right to exercise control over the operations of the REIT even though the sponsor owns only a minority share; or a conflict of interest (for example, the desire to postpone certain taxable events) could influence a sponsor to not act in the best interests of the REIT’s shareholders. The organizational documents of many REITs also contain various anti-takeover provisions that could have the effect of delaying or preventing a transaction or change in control of the REIT that might involve a premium price for the REIT’s shares or otherwise may not be in the best interests of the REIT’s shareholders. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders, and certain REITs have self-liquidation provisions by which mortgages held may be paid in full and distributions of capital returns may be made at any time. In addition, the performance of a REIT or a real estate operating company may be affected by changes in the tax laws or by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income.

Illiquid Securities. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets in securities that at the time of purchase have legal or contractual restrictions on resale or are otherwise illiquid. Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven business days at approximately the value at which they are being carried on a fund’s books. The Advisor will monitor the amount of illiquid securities in the Fund’s portfolio, under the supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), to ensure compliance with the Fund’s investment restrictions.

Historically, illiquid securities have included securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), securities which are otherwise not readily marketable and repurchase agreements having a maturity of longer than seven days. Securities which have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placement or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Mutual funds do not typically hold a significant amount of these restricted or other illiquid securities because of the potential for delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. Limitations on resale may have an adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and the Fund might be unable to sell restricted or other illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty satisfying redemption requests within seven days. The Fund might also have to register such restricted securities in order to sell them, resulting in additional expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering of securities.

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In recent years, however, a large institutional market has developed for certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, including repurchase agreements, commercial paper, foreign securities, municipal securities and corporate bonds and notes. Institutional investors depend on an efficient institutional market in which the unregistered security can be readily resold or on an issuer’s ability to honor a demand for repayment. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain institutions may not reflect the actual liquidity of such investments. If such securities are subject to purchase by institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, the Board may determine that such securities are not illiquid securities despite their legal or contractual restrictions on resale. In all other cases, however, securities subject to restrictions on resale will be deemed illiquid.

Foreign Securities. Although not part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers (“foreign securities”), provided that they are publicly traded in the United States, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).

American Depositary Receipts. ADRs are depositary receipts for foreign securities denominated in U.S. dollars and traded on U.S. securities markets. These are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign-based issuer held in trust by a bank or similar financial institution. Designed for use in U.S. securities markets, ADRs are alternatives to the purchase of the underlying securities in their national market and currencies. ADRs may be purchased through “sponsored” or “unsponsored” facilities. A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the underlying security and a depositary, whereas a depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by the issuer of the depositary security. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of such facilities and the depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through voting rights to the holders of such receipts of the deposited securities.

Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities. Investments in foreign securities involve certain inherent risks, including the following:

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Political and Economic Factors. Individual foreign economies of certain countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and diversification and balance of payments position. The internal politics of some foreign countries may not be as stable as those of the United States. Governments in some foreign countries also continue to participate to a significant degree, through ownership interest or regulation, in their respective economies. Action by these governments could include restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, expropriation of goods or imposition of taxes, and could have a significant effect on market prices of securities and payment of interest. The economies of many foreign countries are heavily dependent upon international trade and are affected by the trade policies and economic conditions of their trading partners. If these trading partners enacted protectionist trade legislation, it could have a significant adverse effect upon the securities markets of such countries.

Currency Fluctuations. The Fund will invest only in securities denominated in U.S. dollars. For this reason, the value of the Fund’s assets may not be subject to risks associated with variations in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar to the same extent as might otherwise be the case. Changes in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar may, however, affect the value of the assets and/or income of foreign companies whose U.S. dollar denominated securities are held by the Fund. Such companies may also be affected significantly by currency restrictions and exchange control regulations enacted from time to time.

Legal and Regulatory Matters. Certain foreign countries may have less supervision of securities markets, brokers and issuers of securities, and less financial information available to issuers, than is available in the United States.

Taxes. The interest and dividends payable on some of the Fund’s foreign portfolio securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, thus reducing the net amount of income available for distribution to Fund shareholders.

Options on Securities
Call Options. The Fund may write (sell) covered call options to a limited extent, up to 20%, on its portfolio securities (“covered options”) in an attempt to enhance gain.

When the Fund writes a covered call option, it gives the purchaser of the option the right, upon exercise of the option, to buy the underlying security at the price specified in the option (the “exercise price”) at any time during the option period, generally ranging up to nine months. If the option expires unexercised, the Fund will realize income to the extent of the amount received for the option (the “premium”). If the call option is exercised, a decision over which the Fund has no control, the Fund must sell the underlying security to the option holder at the exercise price. By writing a covered option, the Fund forgoes, in exchange for the premium less the commission (“net premium”) the opportunity to profit during the option period from an increase in the market value of the underlying security above the exercise price.

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The Fund may terminate its obligation as writer of a call option by purchasing an option with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option previously written. This transaction is called a “closing purchase transaction.”

Closing sale transactions enable the Fund immediately to realize gains or minimize losses on its option positions. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on an options exchange will exist for any particular option, or at any particular time, and for some options no secondary market may exist. If the Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to options it has written, it will not be able to terminate its obligations or minimize its losses under such options prior to their expiration. If the Fund is unable to effect a closing sale transaction with respect to options that it has purchased, it would have to exercise the option in order to realize any profit.

The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the options markets close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant price and rate movements may take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options markets. The purchase of options is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.

Put Options. The Fund also may write and purchase put options (“puts”). The Fund may purchase covered “put” options with respect to securities which are otherwise eligible for purchase by the Fund, not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total net assets. The Fund will engage in trading of such derivative securities for hedging and speculative purposes.

If the Fund purchases a put option, the Fund acquires the right to sell the underlying security at a specified price at any time during the term of the option (for “American-style” options) or on the option expiration date (for “European-style” options). Purchasing put options may be used as a portfolio investment strategy when the Advisor perceives significant short-term risk but substantial long-term appreciation for the underlying security. The put option acts as an insurance policy, as it protects against significant downward price movement while it allows full participation in any upward movement. If the Fund is holding a security which the Advisor feels has strong fundamentals, but for some reason may be weak in the near term, the Fund may purchase a put option on such security, thereby giving the Fund the right to sell such security at a certain strike price throughout the term of the option. Consequently, the Fund will exercise the put only if the price of such security falls below the strike price of the put. The difference between the put’s strike price and the market price of the underlying security on the date the Fund exercises the put, less transaction costs, will be the amount by which the Fund will be able to hedge against a decline in the underlying security. If during the period of the option the market price for the underlying security remains at or above the put’s strike price, the put will expire worthless, representing a loss of the price the Fund paid for the put, plus transaction costs. If the price of the underlying security increases, the profit the Fund realizes on the sale of the security will be reduced by the premium paid for the put option less any amount for which the put may be sold.

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When the Fund writes a put, they receive a premium and give the purchaser of the put the right to sell the underlying security to the Fund at the exercise price at any time during the option period. If the Fund writes a put option it assumes an obligation to purchase specified securities from the option holder at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date. The Fund may terminate its position in an exchange-traded put option before exercise by buying an option identical to the one they have written. Similarly, the Fund may cancel an over-the-counter option by entering into an offsetting transaction with the counter-party to the option.

Options on Securities Indices. The Fund may write (sell) covered call options on securities indices in an attempt to increase gain. A securities index option written by the Fund would obligate it, upon exercise of the options, to pay a cash settlement, rather than to deliver actual securities, to the option holder. Although the Fund will not ordinarily own all of the securities comprising the stock indices on which it writes call options, such options will usually be written on those indices which correspond most closely to the composition of the Fund’s portfolio. As with the writing of covered call options on securities, the Fund will realize a gain in the amount of the premium received upon writing an option if the value of the underlying index increases above the exercise price and the option is exercised, the Fund will be required to pay a cash settlement that may exceed the amount of the premium received by the Fund. The Fund may purchase call options in order to terminate its obligations under call options it has written.

The Fund may purchase and/or write (sell) call and put options on securities indices for the purpose of hedging against the risk of unfavorable price movements adversely affecting the value of the Fund’s securities or securities the Fund intends to buy. Securities index options will not be purchased or sold for speculative purposes. Unlike an option on securities, which gives the holder the right to purchase or sell specified securities at a specified price, an option on a securities index gives the holder the right, upon the exercise of the option, to receive a cash “exercise settlement amount” equal to (i) the difference between the exercise price of the option and the value of the underlying securities index on the exercise date multiplied by (ii) a fixed “index multiplier.”

A securities index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the securities included in the index. For example, some securities index options are based on a broad market index such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 or the Value Line Composite Index, or a narrower market index such as the Standard & Poor’s 100. Indices may also be based on industry or market segments.

The Fund may purchase put options in order to hedge against an anticipated decline in stock market prices that might adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. If the Fund purchases a put option on a stock index, the amount of payment it receives on exercising the option depends on the extent of any decline in the level of the stock index below the exercise price. Such payments would tend to offset a decline in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. If, however, the level of the stock index increases and remains above the exercise price while the put option is outstanding, the Fund will not be able to profitably exercise the option and will lose the amount of the premium and any transaction costs. Such loss may be partially offset by an increase in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Fund may write put options on stock indices in order to close out positions in stock index put options which it has purchased.

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The Fund may purchase call options on stock indices in order to participate in an anticipated increase in stock market prices or to lock in a favorable price on securities that it intends to buy in the future. If the Fund purchases a call option on a stock index, the amount of the payment it receives upon exercising the option depends on the extent of any increase in the level of the stock index above the exercise price. Such payments would in effect allow the Fund to benefit from stock market appreciation even though it may not have had sufficient cash to purchase the underlying stocks. Such payments may also offset increases in the price of stocks that the Fund intends to purchase. If, however, the level of the stock index declines and remains below the exercise price while the call option is outstanding, the Fund will not be able to exercise the option profitably and will lose the amount of the premium and transaction costs. Such loss may be partially offset by a reduction in the price the Fund pays to buy additional securities for its portfolio. The Fund may write call options on stock indices in order to close out positions in stock index call options that it has purchased.

The effectiveness of hedging through the purchase of options on securities indices will depend upon the extent to which price movements in the portion of the securities portfolio being hedged correlate with price movements in the selected stock index. Perfect correlation is not possible because the securities held or to be acquired by the Fund will not exactly match the composition of the stock indices on which the options are available. In addition, the purchase of stock index options involves the risk that the premium and transaction costs paid by the Fund in purchasing an option will be lost as a result of unanticipated movements in prices of the securities comprising the stock index on which the option is based.

The use of hedging strategies, such as writing (selling) and purchasing options on indices involves complex rules that will determine for federal income tax purposes the amount, character and timing of recognition of the gains and losses a Fund realizes in connection therewith. Options on indices may be governed by IRS Code §1256 and are treated partly as a long-term gain or loss (60% of the gain or loss) and partly as a short-term gain or loss (40% of the gain or loss), regardless of the actual length of your holding period.

Corporate Debt Securities. The Fund may invest more than 10% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated at least “investment grade” by one or more recognized statistical ratings organizations, such as Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). However, up to 5% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in debt securities rated below investment grade. Bonds rated below BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody’s, commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” typically carry higher coupon rates than investment grade bonds, but also are described as speculative by both S&P and Moody’s and may be subject to greater market price fluctuations, less liquidity and greater risk of income or principal including greater possibility of default and bankruptcy of the issuer of such securities than more highly rated bonds. Lower-rated bonds also are more likely to be sensitive to adverse economic or company developments and more subject to price fluctuations in response to changes in interest rates. The market for lower-rated debt issues generally is thinner and less active than that for higher quality securities, which may limit the Fund’s ability to sell such securities at fair value in response to changes in the economy or financial markets. During periods of economic downturn or rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers of lower-rated securities may experience financial stress which could adversely affect their ability to make payments of interest and principal and increase the possibility of default.

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Ratings of debt securities represent the rating agencies’ opinions regarding their quality, are not a guarantee of quality and may be reduced after the Fund has acquired the security. If a security’s rating is reduced while it is held by the Fund, the Advisor will consider whether the Fund should continue to hold the security but is not required to dispose of it. Credit ratings attempt to evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments and do not evaluate the risks of fluctuations in market value. Also, rating agencies may fail to make timely changes in credit ratings in response to subsequent events, so that an issuer’s current financial conditions may be better or worse than the rating indicates. The ratings for corporate debt securities are described in Appendix A.

Mortgage-Related Securities. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities. These securities include mortgage pass-through securities, which represent interests in pools of mortgages in which payments of both interest and principal on the securities are generally made monthly, in effect “passing through” monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on the residential mortgage loans which underlie the securities (net of fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities). Early repayment of principal on mortgage pass-through securities (arising from prepayments of principal due to the sale of underlying property, refinancing, or foreclosure, net of fees and costs which may be incurred) may expose a Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a security subject to repayment has been purchased at a premium, in the event of prepayment the value of the premium would be lost.

Payment of principal and interest on some mortgage pass-through securities (but not the market value of the securities themselves) may be guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (in the case of securities guaranteed by GNMA), or by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (in the case of securities guaranteed by FNMA or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), which are supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations). Mortgage pass-through securities created by non-governmental issuers (such as commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers) may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance, and letters of credit, which may be issued by governmental entities, private insurers or the mortgage poolers.

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Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) are hybrid instruments with characteristics of both mortgage-backed bonds and mortgage pass-through securities. Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal on a CMO are paid, in most cases, semi-annually. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA. CMOs are structured into multiple classes, with each class bearing a different stated maturity. Monthly payments of principal, including prepayments, are first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes receive principal only after the first class has been retired. Other mortgage-related securities include those that directly or indirectly represent a participation in or are secured by and payable from mortgage loans on real property, such as CMO residuals or stripped mortgage-backed securities, and may be structured in classes with rights to receive varying proportions of principal and interest. Certain of these government interest-only and principal-only fixed mortgage-backed securities may be considered liquid under guidelines to be established by the Board, if, under such procedures, they can be disposed of promptly in the ordinary course of business at a value reasonably close to that used in the calculation of net asset value per share. Any interest-only and principal-only securities not determined to be liquid under these guidelines will be subject to the Fund’s limitations on illiquid securities as set forth under “Illiquid Securities,” above.

Short Sales. The Fund is authorized to make short sales of securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a security, which it does not own, in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. To complete the sale, the Fund must borrow the security (generally from the broker through which the short sale is made) in order to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement. The Fund is said to have a “short position” in the securities sold until it delivers them to the broker. The period during which the Fund has a short position can range from as little as one day to more than a year. Until the security is replaced, the proceeds of the short sale are retained by the broker, and the Fund is required to pay to the broker a negotiated portion of any dividends or interest which accrue during the period of the loan. To meet current margin requirements, the Fund is also required to deposit with the broker additional cash or securities so that the total deposit with the broker is maintained daily at 150% of the current market value of the securities sold short (100% of the current market value if a security is held in the account that is convertible or exchangeable into the security sold short within 90 days without restriction other than the payment of money).

Short sales by the Fund create opportunities to increase the Fund’s return but, at the same time, involve specific risk considerations and may be considered a speculative technique. Since the Fund in effect profits from a decline in the price of the securities sold short without the need to invest the full purchase price of the securities on the date of the short sale, the Fund’s net asset value per share will tend to increase more when the securities it has sold short decrease in value, and to decrease more when the securities it has sold short increase in value, than would otherwise be the case if it had not engaged in such short sales. The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by the amount of any premium, dividends or interest the Fund may be required to pay in connection with the short sale. Furthermore, under adverse market conditions the Fund might have difficulty purchasing securities to meet its short sale delivery obligations, and might have to sell portfolio securities to raise the capital necessary to meet its short sale obligations at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales.

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Short-Term and Temporary Investments. The Fund may invest in any of the following securities and instruments:

Certificates of Deposit, Bankers’ Acceptances and Time Deposits. The Fund may acquire certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued against funds deposited in a commercial bank for a definite period of time and earning a specified return. Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, normally drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning in effect that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. Certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances acquired by the Fund will be dollar-denominated obligations of domestic banks, savings and loan associations or financial institutions which, at the time of purchase, have capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100 million (including assets of both domestic and foreign branches), based on latest published reports, or less than $100 million if the principal amount of such bank obligations are fully insured by the U.S. Government.

In addition to purchasing certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances, to the extent permitted under its investment objective and policies stated above and in its prospectus, the Fund may make interest-bearing time or other interest-bearing deposits in commercial or savings banks. Time deposits are nonnegotiable deposits maintained at a banking institution for a specified period of time at a specified interest rate.

Commercial Paper and Short-Term Notes. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in commercial paper and short-term notes. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations. Issues of commercial paper and short-term notes will normally have maturities of less than nine months and fixed rates of return, although such instruments may have maturities of up to one year.

Commercial paper and short-term notes will consist of issues rated at the time of purchase “A-2” or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, “Prime-1” or “Prime-2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, will be determined by the Advisor to be of comparable quality. These rating symbols are described in the Appendix.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The following policies and investment restrictions have been adopted by the Fund and (unless otherwise noted) are fundamental and cannot be changed without the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities as defined in the 1940 Act. The Fund may not:

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1. 
Make loans to others, except (a) through the purchase of debt securities in accordance with its investment objectives and policies; and (b) to the extent the entry into a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan.
 
2 (a) Borrow money, except as stated in the Prospectus and this SAI. Any such borrowing will be made only if thereafter there is an asset coverage of at least 300% of all borrowings; or (b) mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any of its assets except in connection with any such borrowings.

3.  
Purchase securities on margin, participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any securities trading account, or underwrite securities. (Does not preclude the Fund from obtaining such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of its portfolio securities).

4.  
Purchase or sell real estate, commodities or commodity contracts. (As a matter of operating policy, the Board may authorize the Fund in the future to engage in certain activities regarding futures contracts for bona fide hedging purposes; any such authorization will be accompanied by appropriate notification to shareholders).

5.  
Invest 25% or more of the market value of its assets in the securities of companies engaged in any one industry. (Does not apply to investment in the securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.)

6.  
Issue senior securities, as defined in the 1940 Act, except that this restriction shall not be deemed to prohibit the Fund from (a) making any permitted borrowings, mortgages or pledges, or (b) entering into options, futures, forward or repurchase transactions.

7.  
With respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of a single issuer or hold more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer. (Does not apply to investment in the securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.)

The Fund observes the following policies, which are not deemed fundamental and which may be changed without shareholder vote. The Fund may not:

1.  
Invest in any issuer for purposes of exercising control or management.

2.  
Invest in securities of other investment companies except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

3.  
Invest, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets in securities with legal or contractual restrictions on resale, securities which are not readily marketable and repurchase agreements with more than seven days to maturity.

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With respect to fundamental investment restriction No. 2(a) above, the Fund will not purchase portfolio securities while outstanding borrowings exceed 5% of its assets.
 
Except with respect to borrowing and illiquid securities, if a percentage restriction described in the Prospectus or in this SAI is adhered to at the time of investment, a subsequent increase or decrease in a percentage resulting from a change in the values of assets will not constitute a violation of that restriction.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX INFORMATION

Distributions. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net profits from the sale of securities are generally made annually, typically in December. Also, the Fund expects to distribute any undistributed net investment income on or about December 31 of each year. Any net capital gains realized through the period ended October 31 of each year will also be distributed on or about December 31 of each year.

Each distribution by the Fund is accompanied by a brief explanation of the form and character of the distribution. In January of each year the Fund will issue to each shareholder a statement of the federal income tax status of all distributions.

Tax Information. Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), provided that it complies with all applicable requirements regarding the source of its income, diversification of its assets and timing of distributions. It is the Fund’s policy to distribute to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains for each fiscal year in a manner that complies with the distribution requirements of the Code, so that the Fund will not be subject to any federal income tax or excise taxes based on net income. To avoid the excise tax, the Fund must also distribute (or be deemed to have distributed) by December 31 of each calendar year (i) at least 98% of its ordinary income for such year, (ii) at least 98% of the excess of its realized capital gains over its realized capital losses for the one-year period ending on October 31 during such year and (iii) any amounts from the prior calendar year that were not distributed and on which the Fund paid no federal excise tax.

The Fund’s ordinary income generally consists of interest and dividend income, less expenses. Net realized capital gains for a fiscal period are computed by taking into account any capital loss carry-forward of the Fund.

Distributions of net investment income and net short-term capital gains are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income or qualified dividend income. Qualifying distributions paid out of the Fund’s investment company taxable income may be taxable to noncorporate shareholders at long-term capital gain rates, which are significantly lower than the highest rate that applies to ordinary income. In the case of corporate shareholders, a portion of the distributions may qualify for the intercorporate dividends-received deduction to the extent the Fund designates the amount distributed as a qualifying dividend. This designated amount cannot, however, exceed the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund for its taxable year. The deduction, if any, may be reduced or eliminated if Fund shares held by a corporate investor are treated as debt-financed or are held for fewer than 46 days.

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Any long-term capital gain distributions are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time they have held their shares. Capital gains distributions are not eligible for the dividends-received deduction referred to in the previous paragraph. Distributions of any ordinary income and net realized capital gains will be taxable as described above, whether received in shares or in cash. Shareholders who choose to receive distributions in the form of additional shares will have a cost basis for federal income tax purposes in each share so received equal to the net asset value of a share on the reinvestment date. Distributions are generally taxable when received. However, distributions declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record on a date in such a month and paid the following January are taxable as if received on December 31. Distributions are includable in alternative minimum taxable income in computing a shareholder’s liability for the alternative minimum tax.

Under the Code, the Fund will be required to report to the Internal Revenue Service all distributions of ordinary income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares, except in the case of exempt shareholders, which includes most corporations. Pursuant to the backup withholding provisions of the Code, distributions of any taxable income and capital gains and proceeds from the redemption of Fund shares may be subject to withholding of federal income tax in the case of non-exempt shareholders who fail to furnish the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their status under the federal income tax law. If the backup withholding provisions are applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be withheld. Corporate and other exempt shareholders should provide the Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers or certify their exempt status in order to avoid possible erroneous application of backup withholding. The Fund reserves the right to refuse to open an account for any person failing to certify the person’s taxpayer identification number.

The Fund will not be subject to corporate income tax in the State of Delaware as long as it qualifies as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes. Distributions and the transactions referred to in the preceding paragraphs may be subject to state and local income taxes, and the tax treatment thereof may differ from the federal income tax treatment.

The foregoing discussion of U.S. federal income tax law relates solely to the application of that law to U.S. citizens or residents and U.S. domestic corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates. Each shareholder who is not a U.S. person should consider the U.S. and foreign tax consequences of ownership of shares of the Fund, including the possibility that such a shareholder may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30 percent (or at a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on amounts constituting ordinary income.

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In addition, the foregoing discussion of tax law is based on existing provisions of the Code, existing and proposed regulations thereunder, and current administrative rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to change. Any such changes could affect the validity of this discussion. The discussion also represents only a general summary of tax law and practice currently applicable to the Fund and certain shareholders therein, and, as such, is subject to change. In particular, the consequences of an investment in shares of the Fund under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdictions are not discussed herein. Each prospective investor should consult his or her own tax advisor to determine the application of the tax law and practice in his or her own particular circumstances.

TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The overall management of the business and affairs of the Trust is vested with its Board. The Board approves all significant agreements between the Trust and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the agreements with the Advisor, Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent. The day-to-day operations of the Trust are delegated to its officers, subject to the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, and policies and to general supervision by the Board.

The current Trustees and officers of the Trust, their birth dates and positions with the Trust, term of office with the Trust and length of time served, their business addresses and principal occupations during the past five years and other directorships held are set forth in the table below. Unless noted otherwise, each person has held the position listed for a minimum of five years.

           
 
 
Name, Address
and Age
 
 
Position Held with
The Trust
 
Term of Office and Length of Time Served
 
 
Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years
 
Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by Trustee***
 
 
Other Directorships Held
Independent Trustees
Walter E. Auch*
(born 1921)
615 E Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Trustee
Indefinite term since February 1997.
Management Consultant, formerly, Chairman, CEO of Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and former President of Paine Webber.
1
Director, Nicholas-Applegate Funds, Citigroup Funds, Pimco Advisors LLP, Senele Group and UBS Capital Management.
 
 
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Name, Address
and Age
 
Position Held with
The Trust
 
Term of Office and Length of Time Served
 
Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years
 
Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by Trustee***
 
Other Directorships Held
Donald E. O’Connor*
(born 1936)
615 E Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Trustee
Indefinite term since February 1997.
Financial Consultant, formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (until January 1997).
 
1
Director, The Forward Funds.
George T. Wofford III*
(born 1939)
615 E. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Trustee
Indefinite term since February 1997.
Senior Vice President, Information Services, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
1
None.
James Clayburn LaForce*
(born 1928)
615 E. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Trustee
Indefinite term since May 2002.
Dean Emeritus, John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.
1
Director, The Payden & Rygel Investment Group, The Metzler/Payden Investment Group, BlackRock Funds, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Cancervax.
 
George J. Rebhan*
(born 1934)
615 E. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Trustee
Indefinite term since May 2002.
Retired; formerly President, Hotchkis and Wiley Funds (mutual funds) from 1985 to 1993.
1
Trustee, E*TRADE Funds.
 
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Interested Trustee of the Trust
         
 
 
Name, Address
and Age
 
Position Held with
The Trust
 
Term of Office and Length of Time Served
 
Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years
Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by Trustee***
 
 
Other Directorships Held
Eric M. Banhazl**
(born 1957)
615 E. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Trustee  
Indefinite term since February 1997.
Retired; formerly Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since July 2001; formerly, Executive Vice President, Investment Company Administration, LLC; (“ICA”) (mutual fund administrator and the Fund’s former administrator).
1
 
 
None.
 
 
Officers of the Trust
 
Eric M. Banhazl
(see above)
President (Interested Trustee - see above.)
Indefinite term since February 1997.
See Above.
N/A
See Above.
Robert M. Slotky
(born 1947)
2020 E. Financial Way
Glendora, CA 91741
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
Indefinite term since September 2004
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since July 2001, formerly Senior Vice President, ICA (May 1997 - July 2001).
 
N/A
N/A
Douglas G. Hess
(born 1967)
615 East Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Treasurer
Indefinite term since June 2003.
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since March 1997.
N/A
N/A
Rodney A. DeWalt
(born 1967)
615 East Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Secretary,
Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Indefinite term since December 2003.
Senior Counsel, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC since January 2003. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans from 2000 to 2003, Attorney Private Practice 1997 to 2000.
N/A
N/A
* Denotes a Trustee of the Trust who is not an “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act.
**  Denotes a Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act. Mr. Banhazl is an interested person of the Trust by virtue of his position as President of the Trust.
*** The Trust is comprised of numerous series managed by unaffiliated investment advisors. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund. The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment advisor with any other series.
   
 
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Compensation

The Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”) receive an annual trustee fee of $32,000 per year with no additional fee for special meetings. The Trust has no pension or retirement plan. No other entity affiliated with the Trust pays any compensation to the Trustees.

 
Name of Person/Position
 
Aggregate Compensation From the Fund1
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement
Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex2 Paid to Trustees
 
Walter E. Auch, Trustee
 
$1,469
 
None
 
None
 
$1,469
 
Donald E. O’Connor, Trustee
 
$1,543
 
None
 
None
 
$1,543
 
George T. Wofford III, Trustee
 
$1,405
 
None
 
None
 
$1,405
 
James Clayburn LaForce, Trustee
 
$1,400
 
None
 
None
 
$1,400
 
George J. Rebhan, Trustee
 
$1,512
 
None
 
None
 
$1,512
1  Represents payments made during the Fund’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
2 There are currently numerous different portfolios comprising the Trust. The term “Fund Complex” refers solely to the Fund and the Fund is not related to any other series of the Trust. For the Fund’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, trustees’ fees and expenses in the amount of $162,539 were allocated to the Trust.
 
Board Committees

The Trust has four standing committees: The Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee (“QLCC”) and the Valuation Committee. The Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees. It does not include any interested Trustees. The Audit Committee typically meets once per year with respect to the various series of the Trust. The function of the Audit Committee, with respect to each series of the Trust, is to review the scope and results of the audit and any matters bearing on the audit or a Fund’s financial statements and to ensure the integrity of the Fund’s pricing and financial reporting. The Audit Committee met one time in the last fiscal year with respect to the Fund.

The Nominating Committee is responsible for seeking and reviewing candidates for consideration as nominees for Trustees as is considered necessary from time to time and meets only as necessary. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Nominating Committee did not meet with respect to the Fund. The Independent Trustees comprise the Nominating Committee.

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The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations for consideration by the Nominating Committee should be sent to the President of the Trust in writing together with the appropriate biographical information concerning each such proposed Nominee, and such recommendation must comply with the notice provisions set forth in the Trust’s By-Laws. In general, to comply with such procedures, such nominations, together with all required biographical information, must be delivered to and received by the President of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 60 days prior to the shareholder meeting at which any such nominee would be voted on.

The Audit Committee also serves as the QLCC for the Trust for the purpose of compliance with Rules 205.2(k) and 205.3(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations, regarding alternative reporting procedures for attorneys retained or employed by an issuer who appear and practice before the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the issuer (the “issuer attorneys”). An issuer attorney who becomes aware of evidence of a material violation by the Trust, or by any officer, director, employee, or agent of the Trust, may report evidence of such material violation to the QLCC as an alternative to the reporting requirements of Rule 205.3(b) (which requires reporting to the chief legal officer and potentially “up the ladder” to other entities). During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the QLCC did not meet with respect to the Fund.

The Trust’s Board has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee that is comprised of at least one representative from the Administrator’s staff who is knowledgeable about the Fund and at least one Trustee. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities held by any series of the Trust for which current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. Such securities are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee and the actions of the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board. The Valuation Committee meets as needed. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 the Valuation Committee did not meet with respect to the Fund.

Fund Shares Beneficially Owned by Trustees

As of December 31, 2005, no Trustee, including the Independent Trustees, beneficially owned shares of the Fund.
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Name of Trustee
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
(None, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000, Over $100,000)
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies
Walter E. Auch, Trustee
None
None
Eric M. Banhazl, Trustee
None
None
Donald E. O’Connor, Trustee
None
None
George T. Wofford III, Trustee
None
None
James Clayburn LaForce, Trustee
None
None
George J. Rebhan, Trustee
None
None

Trustee Interest in Investment Advisor, Distributor or Affiliates

During the two most recent calendar years, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families, owned securities beneficially or of record in the Advisor, the Distributor or an affiliate of the Advisor or Distributor. Accordingly, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families, have direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $60,000, in the Advisor, the Distributor or any of their affiliates. In addition, during the two most recently completed calendar years, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families have conducted any transactions (or series of transactions) in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000 and to which the Advisor, the Distributor or any affiliate of thereof was a party.

Control Persons, Principal Shareholders, and Management Ownership 

A principal shareholder is any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. A control person is one who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledges the existence of control. As of October10, 2006, the following shareholders were considered to be either a control person or principal shareholder of the Fund:
 

       
Name and Address
Shares
% Ownership
Type of Ownership
The Hawks Foundation
1044 N. 115th St. Ste. 400
Omaha, NE 68154
 
248,110
7.19%
Record
Pearson Family Limited Partnership
1624 SO 155 St.
Omaha, NE 68144
 
187,950
5.45%
Record
Charles Schwab & Co.
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
584,898
16.96%
Record
 

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As of October 11, 2006, the Trustees and Officers of the Trust as a group did not own more than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISOR

As stated in the Prospectus, investment advisory services are provided to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust and McCarthy Group Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Advisor”), which has its principal place of business at 1125 S. 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68124. The Advisor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MGA Holdings, LLC, an asset management holding company based in Nebraska, which acquired the advisory business of the Fund’s previous investment advisor, McCarthy Group Asset Management, Inc. (“MGAM”), and retained its key investment personnel. MGAM managed the Fund from its inception through July 1, 2004. Subject to such policies as the Board may determine, the Advisor is responsible for investment decisions for the Fund. As compensation, the Fund pays the Advisor a monthly advisory fee (accrued daily) based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund at the annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $20 million and 0.60% on the Fund’s average daily net assets over $20 million. For the period indicated below, the Fund paid the following fees to MGAM:
 
 
Advisory Fees
Paid during fiscal year ended June 2004
Fees Accrued
$283,435
Fees Waived
$76,037
Net Advisory Fee Paid
$207,398
 
For the periods indicated below, the Fund paid the following fees to the Advisor:

 
Advisory Fees
Paid during fiscal years ended June 30,
 
2006*
2005
Fees Accrued
$337,558
$319,125
Fees Waived
$79,327
$74,413
Net Advisory Fee Paid
$258,231
$244,712
 
* Effective April 6, 2006, the Advisor reduced its advisory fee from 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets to the current fee schedule described above.

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Expense Limitation Provision

The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. However, the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or pay Fund expenses (excluding interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit Net Annual Operating Expenses for shares of the Fund to 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Cap”). For the Fund’s prior fiscal year, the Advisor limited Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Expense Cap will remain in effect for at least the period shown in the example below and for an indefinite period thereafter, until the Board determines that the Expense Cap is no longer in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years. Any such reimbursement is subject to the Board’s review and approval. This reimbursement may be requested by the Advisor if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the Expense Cap.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER 

Mr. Richard Jarvis is the portfolio manager responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The following table shows the number of other accounts managed by Mr. Jarvis and the total assets in the accounts managed within various categories as of June 30, 2006.

       
 
Type of Accounts
Number of
Accounts
Total
Assets
Number of
Accounts with Advisory Fee based on performance
Total
Assets
Registered Investment Companies
1
$44.1 MM
0
0
Other Pooled Investments
2
$56.5 MM
0
0
Other Accounts
42
$144.6 MM
0
0

Material Conflict of Interest. The portfolio manager who has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to other accounts may be presented with potential or actual conflicts of interest.

The management of other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of the Fund and/or other accounts. In approving the Advisory Agreement, the Board was satisfied that the portfolio manager would be able to devote sufficient attention to the management of the Fund, and that the Adviser seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of the portfolio manager.

With respect to securities transactions for the Fund, the Advisor determines which broker to use to execute each transaction, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. For buy or sell transactions considered simultaneously for the Fund and other accounts, orders are placed at the same time. Client account transactions are never allocated, combined or bunched with Fund transactions and different brokerage firms are used for the client and Fund transactions. The Fund and client accounts are not invested in thinly traded or illiquid securities; therefore there would not be a conflict in fulfilling investment opportunities.

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Compensation. The portfolio manager receives an annual salary in cash from the Advisor. In setting the base salary, the Advisor’s intention is to be competitive in light of the portfolio manager’s experience and responsibilities. His compensation may also include bonus payments which are quantitatively determined, based typically on the amount of fund assets under management and a distribution of profits due to his ownership interest in the Advisor. The portfolio manager does not have a deferred compensation plan. The portfolio manager participates in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees, such as a defined contribution plan.

Securities Owned in the Fund by Portfolio Manager. As of June 30, 2006, the portfolio manager owned the following securities in the Fund:

     
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
(None, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000, $100,001 - $500,000, $500,001 to $1,000,000, Over $1,000,000)
Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in all Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Portfolio Manager in Family of Investment Companies
Richard Jarvis
Over $1,000,000
Over $1,000,000

THE FUND’S SERVICE PROVIDERS

Pursuant to an Administration Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202 (the “Administrator”), acts as administrator for the Fund. The Administrator provides certain administrative services to the Fund, including, among other responsibilities, coordinating the negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and billing of, the Fund’s independent contractors and agents; preparation for signature by an officer of the Trust of all documents required to be filed for compliance by the Trust and the Fund with applicable laws and regulations excluding those of the securities laws of various states; arranging for the computation of performance data, including net asset value and yield; responding to shareholder inquiries; and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Fund, and providing, at its own expense, office facilities, equipment and personnel necessary to carry out its duties. In this capacity, the Administrator does not have any responsibility or authority for the management of the Fund, the determination of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of Fund shares. For the periods indicated below, the Fund paid the following fees to its Administrator:
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Administrator Fees
Paid during fiscal years ended June 30,
2006
2005
2004
$53,382
$50,388
$44,753

U.S. Bank, National Association, 1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund. Under the Custodian Agreement, U.S. Bank, National Association holds the Fund’s portfolio securities in safekeeping and keeps all necessary records and documents relating to its duties.

Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 4020 S. 147th Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska, 68137, serves as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Fund pursuant to a Transfer Agency Service Agreement. The services to be provided under the Transfer Agency Service Agreement include, among other things, processing purchase and redemption transactions, establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts and records, and disbursing dividends declared by the Fund.

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, 1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, is the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund and audits the Fund’s financial statements. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 55 Second Street, 24th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, is legal counsel to the Fund.

THE FUND’S DISTRIBUTOR

The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Quasar Distributors, LLC, 615 E. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202 (the “Distributor”), pursuant to which the Distributor acts as the Fund’s distributor in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares, provides certain administration services and promotes and arranges for the sale of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor, Administrator and Custodian are affiliated companies. The Distribution Agreement will continue in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and, in either case, by a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Distribution Agreement was re-approved by the Board at a meeting held December 15, 2005. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on behalf of the Fund on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by a majority vote of the Fund’s shareholders or by vote of a majority of the Board of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees or by the Distributor on 60 days’ written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act). The Distribution Agreement also provides that neither the Distributor nor its personnel shall be liable for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services under the Distribution Agreement, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations or duties.

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EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor determines which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Fund and which broker-dealers are eligible to execute the Fund’s portfolio transactions. Purchases and sales of securities in the over-the-counter market will generally be executed directly with a “market maker” unless, in the opinion of the Advisor, a better price and execution can otherwise be obtained by using a broker for the transaction.

Purchases of portfolio securities for the Fund also may be made directly from issuers or from underwriters. Where possible, purchase and sale transactions will be effected through dealers (including banks) that specialize in the types of securities which the Fund will be holding, unless better executions are available elsewhere. Dealers and underwriters usually act as principal for their own accounts. Purchases from underwriters will include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and purchases from dealers will include the spread between the bid and the asked price. If the execution and price offered by more than one dealer or underwriter are comparable, the order may be allocated to a dealer or underwriter that has provided research or other services as discussed below.

In placing portfolio transactions, the Advisor will seek best execution. The full range and quality of services available will be considered in making these determinations, such as the size of the order, the difficulty of execution, the operational facilities of the firm involved, the firm’s risk in positioning a block of securities, and other factors. The Advisor considers such information, which is in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by it under its Agreement with the Fund, to be useful in varying degrees, but of indeterminable value. Portfolio transactions may be placed with broker-dealers who sell shares of the Fund subject to rules adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and the SEC.

While it is the Fund’s general policy to seek best execution in selecting a broker-dealer to execute portfolio transactions for the Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, when it is determined that one or more broker-dealers can deliver best execution, weight is also given to the ability of a broker-dealer to furnish brokerage and research services to the Fund or to the Advisor, even if the specific services are not directly useful to the Fund and may be useful to the Advisor in advising other clients. In negotiating commissions with a broker or evaluating the spread to be paid to a dealer, the Fund may therefore pay a higher commission or spread than would be the case if no weight were given to the furnishing of these supplemental services, provided that the amount of such commission or spread has been determined in good faith by the Advisor to be reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such broker-dealer. The Board will review quarterly the Advisor’s performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund. Such review is conducted for the purpose of determining if the markups and commissions, if any, paid by the Fund are reasonable in relation to the benefits received by the Fund taking into account the competitive practices of the industry.

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Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of other client accounts or mutual funds (“Funds”) managed or advised by the Advisor. Nevertheless, it is possible that at times identical securities will be acceptable for both the Fund and one or more of such client accounts or Funds. In such event, the position of the Fund and such client account(s) or Funds in the same issuer may vary and the length of time that each may choose to hold its investment in the same issuer may likewise vary. However, to the extent any of these client accounts or Funds seeks to acquire the same security as the Fund at the same time, the Fund may not be able to acquire as large a portion of such security as it desires, or it may have to pay a higher price or obtain a lower yield for such security. Similarly, the Fund may not be able to obtain as high a price for, or as large an execution of, an order to sell any particular security at the same time. If one or more of such client accounts or Funds simultaneously purchases or sells the same security that the Fund is purchasing or selling, each day’s transactions in such security will be allocated between the Fund and all such client accounts or Funds in a manner deemed equitable by the Advisor, taking into account the respective sizes of the accounts and the amount being purchased or sold. It is recognized that in some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security insofar as the Fund is concerned. In other cases, however, it is believed that the ability of the Fund to participate in volume transactions may produce better executions for the Fund.

The Fund does not effect securities transactions through brokers in accordance with any formula.

For the periods indicated below, the Fund paid the following in brokerage commissions:

 
Aggregate Brokerage Commissions
Paid during fiscal years ended June 30,
2006
2005
2004
$86,378
$47,938
$52,997

The table below indicates the portion of the Fund’s aggregate brokerage for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 (from the first table above) that was directed to brokers who, in addition to providing trade execution, also supplied the Fund with research services.

 
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
Dollar Value of Securities Traded
Related Soft Dollar Brokerage Commissions
$49,968,432
$79,041

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Although the Fund generally will not invest for short-term trading purposes, portfolio securities may be sold without regard to the length of time they have been held when, in the opinion of the Advisor, investment considerations warrant such action. Portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing (1) the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by (2) the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities owned during the fiscal year. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, with the exception of securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less, were sold and either repurchased or replaced within one year. A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or more) generally leads to transaction costs and may result in a greater number of taxable transactions. See “Execution of Portfolio Transactions.”

 
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Portfolio Turnover
During fiscal years ended June 30,
2006
2005
75%
61%
 
PROXY VOTING POLICY

The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Policies”) on behalf of the Trust which delegates the responsibility for voting proxies to the Advisor, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Policies require that the Advisor vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Policies also require the Advisor to present to the Board, at least annually, the Advisor’s Proxy Policies and a record of each proxy voted by the Advisor on behalf of a Fund, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Advisor as involving a conflict of interest.

The Advisor has adopted a Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Advisor’s Proxy Policies”) which underscores the Advisor’s concern that all proxies voting decisions be made in the best interest of the Fund and that the Advisor will act in a prudent and diligent manner intended to enhance the economic value of the assets of the Fund. This policy is intended to serve as a guideline and to further the economic value of each mutual fund held by the Fund. There will be regular review of this policy. Many proxy proposals will be voted in accordance with the Advisor’s established guidelines. The Advisor recognizes that some proposals require special consideration and may dictate that the Advisor makes an exception to its guidelines. Pursuant to the Advisor’s Proxy Policies, the Advisor’s Compliance Officer has been appointed to analyze proxies and generally manage the proxy voting process. The Compliance Officer will determine how to vote proxies for issues not specifically covered by the proxy voting guidelines.

Certain of the Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines are summarized below:

·  
Routine proposals are generally those which do not change the structure, bylaws or operations of the issuer. Given the routine nature of such proposals, proxies will generally be voted in a manner recommended by management. Such issues include uncontested approval of auditors and election of directors;
 
·  
Non-routine proposals, including those affecting corporate governance, compensation and other events will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Such issues include poison pills, cumulative voting and staggered boards; and
 
·  
Shareholder proposals, including those affecting social responsibility issues, corporate governance and other corporate events will also generally be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
 
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Where a proxy proposal raises a conflict of interest between the Advisor’s interest and the Fund’s interest, the Advisor will resolve the conflict by:

1.  
Disclosing such conflict of interest to the Board and obtaining consent before voting the proxy.

2.  
Delegating the responsibility for voting the particular proxy to the Board.
 
The Trust is required to annually file Form N-PX, which lists the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12-month period ending June 30th. The Fund’s proxy voting record is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-866-811-0228 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION

The information provided below supplements the information contained in the Fund’s Prospectus regarding the purchase and redemption of Fund shares.

How to Buy Shares. The public offering price of Fund shares is the net asset value. The Fund receives the net asset value. Shares are purchased at the public offering price next determined after the Transfer Agent receives your order in proper form. In most cases, in order to receive that day’s public offering price, the Transfer Agent must receive your order in proper form before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time.

The NYSE annually announces the days on which it will not be open for trading. The most recent announcement indicates that it will not be open on the following days: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. However, the NYSE may close on days not included in that announcement.

The Trust reserves the right in its sole discretion (i) to suspend the continued offering of the Fund’s shares, (ii) to reject purchase orders in whole or in part when in the judgment of the Advisor or the Distributor such rejection is in the best interest of the Fund, and (iii) to reduce or waive the minimum for initial and subsequent investments for certain fiduciary accounts or under circumstances where certain economies can be achieved in sales of the Fund’s shares.

How to Sell Shares. You can sell your Fund shares any day the NYSE is open for regular trading. The Fund may require documentation for the sale of shares by a corporation, partnership, agent or fiduciary, or a surviving joint owner. Contact the Transfer Agent for details.

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Medallion Signature Guarantees. To protect the Fund and its shareholders, a medallion signature guarantee is required for all written redemption requests over $100,000. Signature(s) on the redemption request must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution.” These include banks, broker-dealers, credit unions and savings institutions. A broker-dealer guaranteeing signatures must be a member of a clearing corporation or maintain net capital of at least $100,000. Credit unions must be authorized to issue medallion signature guarantees. Medallion signature guarantees will be accepted from any eligible guarantor institution that participates in a medallion signature guarantee program. A notary public cannot provide a medallion signature guarantee. Certain other transactions also require a medallion signature guarantee.

Delivery of Redemption Proceeds. Payments to shareholders for shares of the Fund redeemed directly from the Fund will be made as promptly as possible but no later than seven days after receipt by the Fund’s Transfer Agent of the written request in proper form, with the appropriate documentation as stated in the Prospectus, except that the Fund may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment during any period when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or the NYSE is closed for other than weekends and holidays; (b) an emergency exists as determined by the SEC making disposal of portfolio securities or valuation of net assets of the Fund not reasonably practicable; or (c) for such other period as the SEC may permit for the protection of the Fund’s shareholders. Under unusual circumstances, the Fund may suspend redemptions, or postpone payment for more than seven days, but only as authorized by SEC rules.

The value of shares on redemption or repurchase may be more or less than the investor’s cost, depending upon the market value of the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time of redemption or repurchase.

Telephone Redemptions. Shareholders must have selected telephone transaction privileges on the Account Application when opening a Fund account. Upon receipt of any instructions or inquiries by telephone from a shareholder or, if held in a joint account, from either party, or from any person claiming to be the shareholder, the Fund or its agent is authorized, without notifying the shareholder or joint account parties, to carry out the instructions or to respond to the inquiries, consistent with the service options chosen by the shareholder or joint shareholders in his or their latest Account Application or other written request for services, including purchasing or redeeming shares of the Fund and depositing and withdrawing monies from the bank account specified in the Bank Account Registration section of the shareholder’s latest Account Application or as otherwise properly specified to the Fund in writing.

The Transfer Agent will employ these and other reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine; if it fails to employ reasonable procedures, the Fund and the Transfer Agent may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. If these procedures are followed, an investor agrees, however, that to the extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Fund nor its agents will be liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of any redemption request, including any fraudulent or unauthorized request. For information, consult the Transfer Agent.

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During periods of unusual market changes and shareholder activity, you may experience delays in contacting the Transfer Agent by telephone. In this event, you may wish to submit a written redemption request, as described in the Prospectus. The Telephone Redemption Privilege may be modified or terminated without notice.

Redemptions-in-Kind. The Trust has filed an election under SEC Rule 18f-1 committing to pay in cash all redemptions by a shareholder of record up to amounts specified by the rule (in excess of the lesser of (i) $250,000 or (ii) 1% of the Fund’s assets). The Fund has reserved the right to pay the redemption price of its shares in excess of the amounts specified by the rule, either totally or partially, by a distribution in kind of portfolio securities (instead of cash). The securities so distributed would be valued at the same amount as that assigned to them in calculating the net asset value for the shares being sold. If a shareholder receives a distribution in kind, the shareholder could incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash and will bear any market risks associated with such securities until they are converted into cash.

Automatic Investment Plan. As discussed in the Prospectus, the Fund provides an Automatic Investment Plan for the convenience of investors who wish to purchase shares of the Fund on a regular basis. All recordkeeping and custodial costs of the Automatic Investment Plan are paid by the Fund. The market value of the Fund’s shares is subject to fluctuation, so before undertaking any plan for systematic investment, the investor should keep in mind that this plan does not assure a profit nor protect against depreciation in declining markets.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM

The Trust has established an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program (the “Program”) as required by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA PATRIOT Act”). In order to ensure compliance with this law, the Trust’s Program provides for the development of internal practices, procedures and controls, designation of anti-money laundering compliance officers, an ongoing training program and an independent audit function to determine the effectiveness of the Program.

Procedures to implement the Program include, but are not limited to, determining that the Fund’s distributor and transfer agent have established proper anti-money laundering procedures, reporting suspicious and/or fraudulent activity, checking shareholder names against designated government lists, including Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), and a complete and thorough review of all new opening account applications. The Trust will not transact business with any person or entity whose identity cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
 
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The Advisor and the Fund maintain portfolio holdings disclosure policies (the “Policies”) that govern the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Fund. These portfolio holdings disclosure policies have been approved by the Board. Disclosure of the Fund’s complete holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q. These reports are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings as of each calendar quarter-end is available upon request approximately five to ten business days after the calendar quarter end by calling 1-866-811-0228.

Pursuant to the Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policies, information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is not distributed to any person unless:

§  
The disclosure is required pursuant to a regulatory request, court order or is legally required in the context of other legal proceedings;
 
§  
The disclosure is made to a mutual fund rating and/or ranking organization, or person performing similar functions, who is subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on any non-public information;
 
§  
The disclosure is made to internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Fund, including, but not limited to USBFS and the Board, attorneys, auditors or accountants;
 
 §  
The disclosure is made: (a) in connection with a quarterly, semi-annual or annual report that is available to the public; or (b) relates to information that is otherwise available to the public; or
 
§  
The disclosure is made with the prior written approval of either the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee.

Certain of the persons listed above receive information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings on an ongoing basis. The Fund believes that these third parties have legitimate objectives in requesting such portfolio holdings information and operate in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders. These persons are:

§  
A mutual fund rating and/or ranking organization, or person performing similar functions, who is subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on any non-public information;
 
§  
Rating and/or ranking organizations, specifically: Lipper; Morningstar; Standard & Poor’s; Bloomberg; Vickers-Stock Research Corporation; Wilshire & Associates, Inc.; Thomson Financial; Citigate Financial Intelligence; and Interactive Data Corporation, all of which currently receive such information between the fifth and tenth business day of the month following the end of a calendar quarter; or
 
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§  
Internal parties involved in the investment process, administration, operation or custody of the Fund, specifically: USBFS; the Board; and the Trust’s attorneys and accountants (currently Tait, Weller & Baker LLP), all of which typically receive such information after it is generated.

Any disclosures to additional parties not described above are made with the approval of either the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee, pursuant to the Fund’s Policies.

The Board exercises continuing oversight of the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings by (1) overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Policies, Codes of Ethics and other relevant policies of the Fund and its service providers by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, (2) by considering reports and recommendations by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer concerning any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act), and (3) by considering whether to approve any amendment to these Policies. The Board reserves the right to amend the Policies at any time without prior notice in their sole discretion.

Neither the Advisor nor the Fund may receive compensation in connection with the disclosure of information about Fund portfolio securities. In the event of a conflict between the interests of the Fund and the interests of the Advisor or an affiliated person of the Advisor, the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the Advisor, in consultation with the Trust’s CCO, shall make a determination in the best interests of the Fund, and shall report such determination to the Advisor’s Board of Directors and to the Board at the end of the quarter in which such determination was made. Any employee of the Advisor who suspects a breach of this obligation must report the matter immediately to the CCO or to his or her supervisor.

In addition, material non-public holdings information may be provided without lag as part of the normal investment activities of the Fund to each of the following entities which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the Fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed: Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant, Custodian, Transfer Agent, auditors, counsel to the Fund or the trustees, broker-dealers (in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities), and regulatory authorities. Portfolio holdings information not publicly available with the SEC or through the Fund’s web site may only be provided to additional third parties, in accordance with the Policies, when the Fund has a legitimate business purpose and the third party recipient is subject to a confidentiality agreement. Currently, the Fund does not disclose portfolio holdings information not publicly available to any additional parties.

In no event shall the Advisor, its affiliates or employees, or the Fund receive any direct or indirect compensation in connection with the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

There can be no assurance that the Policies and these procedures will protect the Fund from potential misuse of that information by individuals or entities to which it is disclosed.

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DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE

The net asset value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and is determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) each business day. The Fund does not expect to determine the net asset value of its shares on any day when the NYSE is not open for trading even if there is sufficient trading in its portfolio securities on such days to materially affect the net asset value per share. However, the net asset value of the Fund’s shares may be determined on days the NYSE is closed or at times other than 4:00 p.m. if the Board decides it is necessary.

The net asset value per share is computed by dividing the value of the securities held by the Fund plus any cash or other assets (including interest and dividends accrued but not yet received) minus all liabilities (including accrued expenses) by the total number of shares in the Fund outstanding at such time. An example of how the Fund calculates its net asset value per share as of June 30, 2006 is as follows:

Net Assets
=
Net Asset Value Per Share
Shares Outstanding
     
     
$39,636,183
=
$11.54
3,434,238

Generally, the Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of a market value, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor and the Trust’s Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures approved by or under the direction of the Board.

The Fund’s securities, including ADRs, which are traded on securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any reported sales, at the mean between the last available bid and asked price. Securities that are traded on more than one exchange are valued on the exchange determined by the Advisor to be the primary market. Securities primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) National Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ National Market System shall be valued at the most recent trade price. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities which are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board.

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Short-term debt obligations with remaining maturities in excess of 60 days are valued at current market prices, as discussed above. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day.

Corporate debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers in those instruments, by an independent pricing service, approved by the Board, or at fair value as determined in good faith by procedures approved by the Board. Any such pricing service, in determining value, will use information with respect to transactions in the securities being valued, quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable securities, analyses and evaluations of various relationships between securities and yield to maturity information.

An option that is written by the Fund is generally valued at the last sale price or, in the absence of the last sale price, the average of the quoted bid and asked prices. An option that is purchased by the Fund is generally valued at the last sale price or, in the absence of the last sale price, the average of the quoted bid and asked prices. If an options exchange closes after the time at which the Fund’s net asset value is calculated, the last sale or last bid and asked prices as of that time will be used to calculate the net asset value.

All other assets of the Fund are valued in such manner as the Board in good faith deems appropriate to reflect their fair value.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Average Annual Total Return

Average Annual Total return quotations used in the Fund’s prospectus are calculated according to the following formulas:

P(1 + T)n = ERV

where “P” equals a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; “T” equals average annual total return; “n” equals the number of years; and “ERV” equals the ending redeemable value at the end of the period of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period.

Under the foregoing formula, the time periods used in the prospectus will be based on rolling calendar quarters. Total return, or “T” in the above formula, is computed by finding the compounded rates of return over the period that would equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value. Average annual total return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

Average Annual Total Return (after Taxes on Distributions):

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The Fund’s quotations of average annual total return (after taxes on distributions) are calculated according to the following formula:

P(1 + T)n = ATVD

where “P” equals a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; “T” equals average annual total return; “n” equals the number of years; and “ATVD” equals the ending redeemable value at the end of the period of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period after taxes on distributions, not after taxes on redemption. Dividends and other distributions are assumed to be reinvested in shares at the prices in effect on the reinvestment dates. ATVD will be adjusted to reflect the effect of any absorption of Fund expenses by the Advisor.

Average Annual Total Return (after Taxes on Distributions and Redemptions):

The Fund’s quotations of average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemptions) are calculated according to the following formula:

P(1 + T)n = ATVDR

where “P” equals a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; “T” equals average annual total return; “n” equals the number of years; and “ATVDR” equals the ending redeemable value at the end of the period of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period after taxes on distributions and redemption. Dividends and other distributions are assumed to be reinvested in shares at the prices in effect on the reinvestment dates. ATVDR will be adjusted to reflect the effect of any absorption of Fund expenses by the Advisor.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest and to divide or combine the shares into a greater or lesser number of shares without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interest in the Fund. Each share represents an interest in the Fund proportionately equal to the interest of each other share. Upon the Fund’s liquidation, all shareholders would share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to shareholders.

The Declaration of Trust does not require the issuance of stock certificates. If stock certificates are issued, they must be returned by the registered owners prior to the transfer or redemption of shares represented by such certificates.

If they deem it advisable and in the best interests of shareholders, the Board may create additional series of shares which differ from each other only as to dividends. The Board has created numerous series of shares, and may create additional series in the future, each of which has separate assets and liabilities. Income and operating expenses not specifically attributable to a particular Fund are allocated fairly among the Funds by the Trustees, generally on the basis of the relative net assets of each Fund.

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Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that as to any investment company which has two or more series outstanding and as to any matter required to be submitted to shareholder vote, such matter is not deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the Rule) of the voting securities of each series affected by the matter. Such separate voting requirements do not apply to the election of Trustees or the ratification of the selection of accountants. The Rule contains special provisions for cases in which an advisory contract is approved by one or more, but not all, series. A change in investment policy may go into effect as to one or more series whose holders so approve the change even though the required vote is not obtained as to the holders of other affected series.

With respect to the Fund, the Trust may offer more than one class of shares. The Trust has reserved the right to create and issue additional series or classes. Each share of a series or class represents an equal proportionate interest in that series or class with each other share of that series or class. Currently, the Fund has only one class of shares, the Institutional Class.

The shares of each series or class participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series or class. Expenses of the Trust which are not attributable to a specific series or class are allocated among all the series in a manner believed by management of the Trust to be fair and equitable. Shares have no pre-emptive or conversion rights. Shares when issued are fully paid and non-assessable, except as set forth below. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held. Shares of each series or class generally vote together, except when required under federal securities laws to vote separately on matters that only affect a particular class, such as the approval of distribution plans for a particular class.

The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders but will hold special meetings of shareholders of a series or class when, in the judgment of the Trustees, it is necessary or desirable to submit matters for a shareholder vote. Shareholders have, under certain circumstances, the right to communicate with other shareholders in connection with requesting a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of removing one or more Trustees. Shareholders also have, in certain circumstances, the right to remove one or more Trustees without a meeting. No material amendment may be made to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each portfolio affected by the amendment. The Trust’s Declaration of Trust provides that, at any meeting of shareholders of the Trust or of any series or class, a Shareholder Servicing Agent may vote any shares as to which such Shareholder Servicing Agent is the agent of record and which are not represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, proportionately in accordance with the votes cast by holders of all shares of that portfolio otherwise represented at the meeting in person or by proxy as to which such Shareholder Servicing Agent is the agent of record. Any shares so voted by a Shareholder Servicing Agent will be deemed represented at the meeting for purposes of quorum requirements. Any series or class may be terminated any time by vote of a majority of shares of that series or class or by the Trustees by written notice to the ’’Shareholders of that series or class. Unless each series is so terminated, the Trust will continue indefinitely.

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The Trust’s Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall maintain appropriate insurance (for example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance) for the protection of the Trust, its shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees and agents covering possible tort and other liabilities.

The Board, the Advisor and the Distributor have adopted Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes permit, subject to certain conditions, personnel of the Advisor and Distributor to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Annual Report for the Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and the Semi-Annual report for the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2005 are separate documents supplied upon request and the financial statements and accompanying notes appearing therein are incorporated by reference into this SAI.

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APPENDIX A

CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Aaa: Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt edge.” Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa: Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuations or protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

A: Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

Baa: Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba: Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate, and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

B: Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa: Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

Ca: Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

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C: Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds, and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospectus of ever attaining any real investment standing. Moody’s applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The modified 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group

AAA: Bonds rated AAA are highest grade debt obligations. This rating indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest.

AA: Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt obligations. Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the majority of instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

A: Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest, although they are more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions.

BBB: Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in this category than for bonds in the A category.

BB, B, CCC, CC, C: Bonds rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C are regarded on balance as predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal BB indicates the least degree of speculation and C the highest. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposure to adverse conditions.

BB: Bonds rated BB have less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The BB rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BBB- rating.

B: Bonds rated B has a greater vulnerability to default but currently has the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal. The B rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BB or BB-rating.

CCC: Bonds rated CCC have a currently identifiable vulnerability to default and are dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The CCC rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied B or B- rating.

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CC: The rating CC typically is applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which is assigned an actual or implied CCC- debt rating. The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service payments are continued.

CI: The rating CI is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being paid.

D: Bonds rated D are in payment default. The D rating category is used when interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments are jeopardized.

Plus (+) or Minus (-): The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the additional of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing with the major categories.
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APPENDIX B

COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Prime-1--Issuers (or related supporting institutions) rated “Prime-1” have a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. “Prime-1” repayment ability will often be evidenced by many of the following characteristics: leading market positions in well-established industries, high rates of return on funds employed, conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection, broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation, and well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

Prime-2--Issuers (or related supporting institutions) rated “Prime-2” have a strong ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternative liquidity is maintained.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group

A-1--This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign designation.

A-2--Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated “A-1”.
 
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PART C
(McCarthy Multi-Cap Stock Fund)

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23. Exhibits

(a)  
Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 3, 1996 was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on December 6, 1996 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(b)  
Amended and Restated Bylaws dated June 27, 2002 were previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on January 28, 2003 and are incorporated herein by reference.
 
(c)  
Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Declaration of Trust and Bylaws.
 
(d)  
Form of Investment Advisory Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on September 29, 2004.
 
(i)  
Interim Investment Advisory Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on July 30, 2004.
(ii)   Form of Escrow Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on July 30, 2004.
 
(e)  Form of Distribution Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on February 12, 2002 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(f)  
Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts is not applicable.
 
(g)  
Form of Custody Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on March 26, 2003 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(h)  
Other Material Contracts
 
(i)  
Form of Fund Administration Servicing Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on February 12, 2002 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(ii)  
Form of Transfer Agency Service Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on June 7, 2002 and incorporated herein.
 
(iii)  
Form of Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on February 12, 2002 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(iv)  
Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on October 28, 2003 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(v)  Power of Attorney was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A  (File No. 333-17391) on July 29, 2004 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(i)  
Opinion of Counsel was previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) on June 7, 2002 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(j)  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - is filed herewith.
 
(k)  Omitted Financial Statements is not applicable.
 
(l)  
Agreement Relating to Initial Capital is not applicable.
 
 
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(m)  
Rule 12b-1 Plan is not applicable.
 
(n)  Rule 18f-3 Plan is not applicable.
 
(o)   Reserved.
 
(p)  
Code of Ethics for Registrant and Advisor was previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-17391) with the SEC on March 29, 2004 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 

Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant.
 
No person is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.

Item 25. Indemnification.
 
Reference is made to Article VII of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust, Article VI of Registrant’s Bylaws and Paragraph 6 of the Distribution Agreement.

Pursuant to Rule 484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant furnishes the following undertaking: “Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.”

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser.

With respect to the Advisor, the response to this Item will be incorporated by reference to the Advisor’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (Form ADV) on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), dated June 26, 2006. The Advisor’s Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

Item 27. Principal Underwriter.

(a) Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Registrant’s principal underwriter, acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

Advisors Series Trust
Julius Baer Investment Funds
AIP Alternative Strategies Funds
The Kensington Funds
Allied Asset Advisors Funds
Keystone Mutual Funds
Alpine Equity Trust
Kiewit Investment Fund L.P.
Alpine Income Trust
Kirr, Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.
Alpine Series Trust
LKCM Funds
Brandes Investment Trust
Masters’ Select Funds
Brandywine Blue Fund, Inc.
Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.
Brazos Mutual Funds
MDT Funds
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
Monetta Fund, Inc.
Buffalo Funds
Monetta Trust
Buffalo Balanced Fund, Inc.
The MP 63 Fund, Inc.
Buffalo High Yield Fund, Inc.
MUTUALS.com
Buffalo Large Cap Fund, Inc.
Nicholas Equity Income Fund, Inc.
Buffalo Small Cap Fund, Inc.
Nicholas Family of Funds, Inc.
Buffalo USA Global Fund, Inc.
Nicholas Fund, Inc.
Country Mutual Funds Trust
Nicholas High Income Fund, Inc.
Cullen Funds Trust
Nicholas II, Inc.
Everest Funds
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.
FFTW Funds, Inc.
Nicholas Money Market Fund, Inc.
First American Funds, Inc.
Permanent Portfolio Funds
First American Investment Funds, Inc.
Perritt Funds, Inc.
First American Strategy Funds, Inc.
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund, Inc.
Fort Pitt Capital Funds
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds
The Glenmede Fund, Inc.
Professionally Managed Portfolios
The Glenmede Portfolios
Prudent Bear Funds, Inc.
Greenspring Fund
The Purisima Funds
Guinness Atkinson Funds
Rainier Investment Management Mutual Funds
Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc.
Rockland Trust
The Hennessy Funds, Inc.
Summit Mutual Funds, Inc.
Hennessy Mutual Funds, Inc.
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
Hotchkis and Wiley Funds
TIFF Investment Program, Inc.
Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust
Trust For Professional Managers
Jacob Internet Fund Inc.
Wexford Trust
The Jensen Portfolio, Inc.
 

 
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(b) To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of Quasar Distributors, LLC are as follows:

Name and Principal
Business Address
 
Position and Offices with Quasar Distributors, LLC
 
Positions and Offices with Registrant
 
James R. Schoenike
 
 
President, Board Member
 
 
None
 
 
Andrew Strnad
 
 
Secretary
 
 
None
 
 
Joe Redwine
 
 
Board Member
 
 
None
 
 
Bob Kern
 
 
Board Member
 
 
None
 
 
Eric W. Falkeis
 
 
Board Member
 
 
Treasurer
 
 
Teresa Cowan
 
 
Assistant Secretary
 
 
None
 
 
The address of each of the foregoing is 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202.
 

(c) Not applicable.
 

 
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Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records.

The books and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 are maintained at the following locations:
 
Records Relating to:
Are located at:
Registrant’s Fund Administrator and Fund Accountant
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 
Registrant’s Transfer Agent
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4020 S. 147th Street, Suite 2
Omaha, Nebraska 68137
 
Registrant’s Custodian
U.S. Bank, National Association
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
 
Registrant’s Investment Advisor
McCarthy Group Advisors LLC
1125 S. 103rd Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68124-6019

Item 29. Management Services Not Discussed in Parts A and B.

Not Applicable.

Item 30. Undertakings.

Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Advisors Series Trust to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, on the 26th day of October 2006.
 
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
 
By: Eric M. Banhazl*
Eric M. Banhazl
President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Advisors Series Trust has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on October 26, 2006.

Signature
Title
Eric M. Banhazl*
Eric M. Banhazl
 
President and Trustee
 
Walter E. Auch*
Walter E. Auch
 
Trustee
 
Donald E. O’Connor*
Donald E. O’Connor
 
Trustee
 
George T. Wofford III*
George T. Wofford III
 
Trustee
 
George J. Rebhan*
George J. Rebhan
 
Trustee
 
James Clayburn LaForce*
James Clayburn LaForce
 
Trustee
 
Douglas G. Hess  
Douglas G. Hess
 
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
 
 
 
* /s/ Douglas G. Hess 
Douglas G. Hess
Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to  Power of Attorney.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Exhibit No.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
EX.99.j.
 
 
 
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