N-Q 1 phocas_33110nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS phocas_33110nq.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2010



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM N-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
 




Investment Company Act file number  811-07959



Advisors Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

(Name and address of agent for service)


(414) 765-6609
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2010



Date of reporting period:  March 31, 2010
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.

Phocas Real Estate Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
     
           
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.99%
 
Value
 
   
Apartments - 5.08%
     
  3,623  
American Campus Communities, Inc.
  $ 100,212  
  1,077  
Equity Residential
    42,164  
  721  
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
    37,341  
            179,717  
     
Diversifed - 6.38%
       
  1,745  
Entertainment Properties Trust
    71,772  
  2,031  
Vornado Realty Trust
    153,747  
            225,519  
     
Health Care - 8.34%
       
  15,093  
Cogdell Spencer, Inc.
    111,688  
  3,854  
Ventas, Inc.
    182,988  
            294,676  
     
Hotels - 4.69%
       
  5,061  
LaSalle Hotel Properties
    117,921  
  11,284  
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a)
    47,957  
            165,878  
     
Manufactured Homes - 2.44%
       
  1,604  
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
    86,424  
     
Office Property - 18.85%
       
  5,314  
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
    359,226  
  3,170  
Boston Properties, Inc.
    239,145  
  2,097  
Kilroy Reallty Corp.
    64,671  
  58  
SL Green Realty Corp.
    3,322  
            666,364  
     
Regional Malls - 16.97%
       
  4,916  
General Growth Properties, Inc.
    79,098  
  2,806  
Macerich Co.
    107,498  
  4,928  
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    413,459  
            600,055  
     
Shopping Centers - 11.86%
       
  6,647  
Acadia Realty Trust
    118,715  
  1,865  
Federal Realty Investment Trust
    135,791  
  10,527  
Kimco Realty Corp.
    164,642  
            419,148  
     
Specialty - 9.71%
       
  1,335  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
    72,357  
  12,545  
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
    270,847  
            343,204  
     
Storage - 2.02%
       
  775  
Public Storage
    71,292  
     
Warehouse/Industrial - 11.65%
       
  5,354  
AMB Property Corp.
    145,843  
  4,994  
First Potomac Realty Trust
    75,060  
  14,480  
ProLogis
    191,136  
            412,039  
               
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,758,692)
    3,464,316  
               
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.39%
       
  48,997  
AIM STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.09% (b)
    48,997  
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $48,997)
    48,997  
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES  (Cost $2,807,689) - 99.38%
    3,513,313  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.62%
    21,994  
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 3,535,307  
               
 
(a) Non-income producing security.
     
(b) Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of March 31, 2010.
 
       
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at March 31, 2010 was as follows*:
       
Cost of investments
  $ 2,913,172  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 795,876  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (195,735 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 600,141  
         
 
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding
at the Fund's previous fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information please
refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund's most recent annual report.

FAS 157 – Summary of Fair Value Exposure at March 31, 2010

The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.   These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities as of March 31, 2010:

Real Estate Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Equity (REITS)
                       
  Apartments
  $ 179,717     $     $     $ 179,717  
  Diversified
    225,519                   225,519  
  Health Care
    294,676                   294,676  
  Hotels
    165,878                   165,878  
  Manufactured Homes
    86,424                   86,424  
  Office Property
    666,364                   666,364  
  Regional Malls
    600,055                   600,055  
  Shopping Centers
    419,148                   419,148  
  Specialty
    343,204                   343,204  
  Storage
    71,292                   71,292  
  Warehouse/Industrial
    412,039                   412,039  
Total Equity (REITS)
    3,464,316                   3,464,316  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
    48,997                   48,997  
                                 
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 3,513,313     $     $     $ 3,513,313  


Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the period ended March 31, 2010, the Fund recognized no significant transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.


 
 

 
 
Phocas Small Cap Value Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
     
           
           
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.90%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services - 2.44%
     
  24,981  
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a)
  $ 207,842  
  11,274  
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (a)
    95,040  
  13,371  
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)
    222,092  
            524,974  
     
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing - 1.67%
       
  4,291  
AAR Corp. (a)
    106,502  
  3,619  
Triumph Group, Inc.
    253,656  
            360,158  
     
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities - 0.96%
       
  14,628  
National Financial Partners Corp. (a)
    206,255  
     
Animal Slaughtering and Processing - 0.76%
       
  18,138  
Darling Inernational, Inc. (a)
    162,516  
     
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services - 1.07%
       
  4,637  
URS Corp. (a)
    230,042  
     
Basic Chemical Manufacturing - 2.73%
       
  5,902  
Ashland, Inc.
    311,448  
  2,472  
OM Group, Inc. (a)
    83,751  
  6,656  
Sensient Technologies Corp.
    193,424  
            588,623  
     
Clothing Stores - 1.18%
       
  5,703  
Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a)
    254,069  
     
Communications Equipment Manufacturing - 2.12%
       
  17,310  
Arris Group, Inc. (a)
    207,893  
  6,514  
Brush Engineered Materials, Inc. (a)
    147,021  
  13,523  
Tellabs, Inc.
    102,369  
            457,283  
     
Computer Systems Design and Related Services - 4.74%
       
  35,078  
Internet Capital Group, Inc. - Class A (a)
    296,409  
  11,601  
JDA Software Group, Inc. (a)
    322,740  
  6,382  
Synaptics, Inc. (a)
    176,207  
  7,583  
SYNNEX Corp. (a)
    224,153  
            1,019,509  
     
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing - 2.74%
       
  13,810  
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a)
    212,121  
  16,644  
Perry Ellis International, Inc. (a)
    376,987  
            589,108  
     
Depository Credit Intermediation - 11.95%
       
  17,414  
Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones S.A. (b)
    250,065  
  37,825  
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
    278,770  
  17,418  
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
    247,684  
  4,750  
FirstMerit Corp.
    102,458  
  4,943  
IBERIABANK Corp.
    296,629  
  6,724  
Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A
    126,680  
  5,743  
SVB Financial Group (a)
    267,968  
  113,020  
Synovus Financial Corp.
    371,836  
  15,688  
Washington Banking Co.
    197,512  
  15,092  
Whitney Holding Corp.
    208,119  
  6,055  
Wintrust Financial Corp.
    225,307  
            2,573,028  
     
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution - 1.64%
       
  7,345  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    136,397  
  5,731  
Portland General Electric Co.
    110,665  
  4,527  
Unitil Corp.
    105,253  
            352,315  
     
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing - 0.58%
       
  3,845  
Powell Industries, Inc. (a)
    125,078  
     
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses - 1.34%
       
  13,235  
Systemax, Inc.
    287,729  
     
Facilities Support Services - 0.83%
       
  8,982  
Corrections Corp. of America (a)
    178,382  
     
Footwear Manufacturing - 1.99%
       
  1,065  
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)
    146,970  
  9,674  
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
    282,094  
            429,064  
     
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing - 0.96%
       
  4,717  
Treehouse Foods, Inc. (a)
    206,935  
     
Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers - 1.45%
       
  5,317  
United Stationers, Inc. (a)
    312,905  
     
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers - 0.45%
       
  2,887  
Nash Finch Co.
    97,147  
     
Insurance Carriers - 5.69%
       
  5,883  
American Physicians Capital, Inc.
    187,962  
  34,823  
Conseco, Inc. (a)
    216,599  
  7,419  
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. - Class A
    109,949  
  12,962  
Healthspring, Inc. (a)
    228,131  
  4,672  
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.
    212,296  
  4,223  
Max Capital Group Ltd. (b)
    97,087  
  6,198  
Unitrin, Inc.
    173,854  
            1,225,878  
     
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 0.50%
       
  8,296  
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (a)
    107,848  
               
     
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services - 1.97%
       
  8,241  
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)
    167,292  
  6,489  
ICF International, Inc. (a)
    161,187  
  1,994  
Towers Watson & Co. (a)
    94,715  
            423,194  
     
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing - 1.34%
       
  7,901  
Orthofix International N.V. (a)(b)
    287,438  
     
Metal Ore Mining - 0.83%
       
  11,921  
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. (a)
    178,577  
     
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers - 0.78%
       
  1,522  
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A
    79,951  
  3,836  
School Specialty, Inc. (a)
    87,116  
            167,067  
     
Motion Picture and Video Industries - 0.82%
       
  8,989  
Corus Entertainment, Inc. - Class B (b)
    175,645  
     
Natural Gas Distribution - 1.47%
       
  6,432  
Atmos Energy Corp.
    183,762  
  3,926  
Laclede Group, Inc.
    132,385  
            316,147  
     
Nonscheduled Air Transportation - 0.77%
       
  3,107  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)
    164,826  
     
Oil and Gas Extraction - 7.05%
       
  12,583  
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a)
    188,367  
  6,614  
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
    372,500  
  13,689  
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)
    322,376  
  10,920  
Swift Energy Co. (a)
    335,681  
  3,684  
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)
    297,815  
            1,516,739  
     
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing - 0.39%
       
  7,332  
Innospec, Inc. (a)
    83,291  
     
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing - 1.11%
       
  16,276  
Herley Industries, Inc. (a)
    238,606  
     
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - 1.52%
       
  7,162  
Timken Co.
    214,931  
  3,631  
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A
    112,779  
            327,710  
     
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing - 1.92%
       
  14,738  
Colfax Corp. (a)
    173,466  
  4,864  
Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)
    240,428  
            413,894  
     
Other Information Services - 0.56%
       
  4,808  
Expedia, Inc. (a)
    120,008  
     
Other Telecommunications - 1.04%
       
  5,366  
NII Holdings, Inc. (a)
    223,548  
     
Personal Care Services - 1.85%
       
  8,999  
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a)(b)
    398,836  
     
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - 0.42%
       
  1,452  
Ameron International Corp.
    91,316  
     
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing - 4.49%
       
  10,244  
Martek Biosciences Corp. (a)
    230,593  
  7,144  
NBTY, Inc. (a)
    342,769  
  8,191  
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (a)
    203,137  
  14,013  
ViroPharma, Inc. (a)
    190,997  
            967,496  
     
Plastics Product Manufacturing - 0.42%
       
  5,275  
Tredegar Corp.
    90,097  
     
Rail Transportation - 0.79%
       
  4,720  
Kansas City Southern (a)
    170,722  
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 11.16%
       
  4,783  
Alexandria Real Estate Equities,  Inc.
    323,331  
  35,772  
Cogdell Spencer, Inc.
    264,713  
  4,006  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
    217,125  
  14,335  
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
    309,493  
  18,486  
First Potomac Realty Trust
    277,845  
  9,775  
Kilroy Reallty Corp.
    301,461  
  9,592  
LaSalle Hotel Properties
    223,494  
  6,206  
Macerich Co.
    237,752  
  9,797  
Sun Communities, Inc.
    246,884  
            2,402,098  
     
Sawmills and Wood Preservation - 1.20%
       
  28,575  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (a)
    258,604  
     
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage - 1.86%
       
  5,065  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)
    400,135  
     
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing - 3.62%
       
  24,922  
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. - Class A (a)
    265,419  
  19,108  
Microsemi Corp. (a)
    331,333  
  36,734  
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a)
    182,935  
            779,687  
     
Software Publishers - 0.53%
       
  13,661  
Compuware Corp. (a)
    114,752  
     
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing - 0.39%
       
  5,439  
Imperial Sugar Co.
    84,359  
     
Water, Sewage and Other Systems - 0.77%
       
  7,637  
American Water Works Co.,  Inc.
    166,181  
     
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers - 0.52%
       
  3,905  
ScanSource, Inc. (a)
    112,386  
     
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) - 0.52%
       
  5,753  
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a)
    112,011  
               
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $16,742,296)
    21,074,216  
               
               
     
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 1.75%
       
  15,607  
Ares Capital Corp.
    231,608  
  11,887  
Prospect Capital Corp.
    144,427  
            376,035  
               
     
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS (Cost $300,890)
    376,035  
               
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.35%
       
  75,152  
AIM STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.09% (c)
    75,152  
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $75,152)
    75,152  
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES  (Cost $17,118,338) - 100.00%
    21,525,403  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.00%
    1,006  
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 21,526,409  
               
 
(a) Non-income producing security.
     
(b) U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
     
(c) Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of March 31, 2010.
 
       
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at March 31, 2010 was as follows*:
       
Cost of investments
  $ 17,252,954  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 5,026,010  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (753,561 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 4,272,449  
         
 
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding
at the Fund's previous fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information please
refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund's most recent annual report.
 
FAS 157 – Summary of Fair Value Exposure at March 31, 2010

The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.   These standards require additional disclosures about the various  inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities as of March 31, 2010:

Small Cap Value Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Equity
                       
  Administrative Support,
    Waste Management
  $ 178,382     $     $     $ 178,382  
  Finance and Insurance
    4,156,158                   4,156,158  
  Information
    570,318                   570,318  
  Management of Companies
    and Enterprises
    594,737                   594,737  
  Manufacturing
    6,229,816                   6,229,816  
  Mining
    1,695,316                   1,695,316  
  Other Services
    574,481                   574,481  
  Professional, Scientific and
    Technical Services
    2,197,719        —        —       2,197,719  
  Real Estate and Rental and
    Leasing
    2,164,345        —        —       2,164,345  
  Retail Trade
    940,362                   940,362  
  Transportation and
    Warehousing
    335,549        —        —       335,549  
  Utilities
    834,643                   834,643  
  Wholesale Trade
    602,390                   602,390  
Total Equity
    21,074,216                   21,074,216  
 Closed-End Investment
    Companies
    376,035                   376,035  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
    75,152                   75,152  
                                 
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 21,525,403     $     $     $ 21,525,403  


Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the period ended March 31, 2010, the Fund recognized no significant transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)  
The Registrant’s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(d)).

(b)  
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))  that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).  Filed herewith.





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)    Advisors Series Trust                           

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Douglas G. Hess       
           Douglas G. Hess, President

Date    5/24/2010                                                               



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Douglas G. Hess        
Douglas G. Hess, President

Date    5/24/2010                                                               

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Cheryl L. King                                                                                                 
Cheryl L. King, Treasurer

Date    5/24/2010                                                               

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.