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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000894189-11-005102
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7
FILED AS OF DATE: 20111118
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111118
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20111118
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001027596
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1031
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 485BPOS
SEC ACT: 1933 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-17391
FILM NUMBER: 111216640
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: U.S BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
STREET 2: 615 E MICHIGAN STREET
CITY: MILWAUKEE
STATE: WI
ZIP: 53202
BUSINESS PHONE: 414-765-5340
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 615 E MICHIGAN STREET
STREET 2: MK-WI-LC2
CITY: MILWAUKEE
STATE: WI
ZIP: 53202
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001027596
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1031
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 485BPOS
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07959
FILM NUMBER: 111216641
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: U.S BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
STREET 2: 615 E MICHIGAN STREET
CITY: MILWAUKEE
STATE: WI
ZIP: 53202
BUSINESS PHONE: 414-765-5340
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 615 E MICHIGAN STREET
STREET 2: MK-WI-LC2
CITY: MILWAUKEE
STATE: WI
ZIP: 53202
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Davidson Multi-Cap Equity Fund
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DFMAX
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Class C
DFMCX
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Davidson Equity Income Fund
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Class A
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Class C
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Davidson Small-Mid Equity Fund
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Class A
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Class C
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S000030918
Davidson Intermediate Fixed Income Fund
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Class A
C000095908
Class I
485BPOS
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POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT FOR XBRL
dvdsn_485xbrl.htm
Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2011
1933 Act Registration File No. 333-17391
1940 Act File No. 811-07959
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 390
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and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 392
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(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Numbers, Including Area Code) (414) 765-6609
Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Domenick Pugliese, Esq.
Paul Hastings LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
ý
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
o
on _____________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
o
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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on _____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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on _____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box
[ ]
this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
Explanatory Note: This Post-Effective Amendment (“PEA”) No. 390 to the Advisors Series Trust’s (the “Trust”) Registration Statement on Form N-1A hereby incorporates Parts A, B and C from the Trust’s PEA No. 387 on Form N-1A filed October 28, 2011. This PEA No. 390 is filed for the sole purpose of submitting the XBRL exhibit for the risk return summary first provided in PEA No. 387 to the Trust’s Registration Statement for its series: Davidson Multi-Cap Equity Fund, Davidson Equity Income Fund, Davidson Small-Mid Equity Fund, and Davidson International Fixed Income Fund.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 390 meets all of the requirements for effectiveness under Rule 485(b) and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 390 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, on the 18th day of November, 2011.
Advisors Series Trust
By: /s/ Douglas G. Hess
Douglas G. Hess
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 390 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Sallie P. Diederich*
Trustee
November 18, 2011
Sallie P. Diederich
Donald E. O’Connor*
Trustee
November 18, 2011
Donald E. O’Connor
George J. Rebhan*
Trustee
November 18, 2011
George J. Rebhan
George T. Wofford*
Trustee
November 18, 2011
George T. Wofford
Joe D. Redwine*
Trustee, Chairman and
November 18, 2011
Joe D. Redwine
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Cheryl L. King
Treasurer and Principal
November 18, 2011
Cheryl L. King
Financial Officer
/s/ Douglas G. Hess
President and Principal
November 18, 2011
Douglas G. Hess
Executive Officer
*By:/s/ Douglas G. Hess
November 18, 2011
Douglas G. Hess
Attorney-In Fact pursuant to
Power of Attorney
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INSTANCE DOCUMENT
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST2011-10-282011-10-282011-06-30485BPOS0001027596false2011-10-28<div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ShareholderFeesData_S000030918Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Fund.Example.Other expenses are based on estimated customary Fund expenses for the current fiscal year.When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance information will be shown here.Investment ObjectiveLosing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Fund.Principal Risks of Investing in the FundShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:Performance100000<pre>The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings
for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The fixed income securities
in which the Fund will generally invest include those of governments, agencies,
inflation-protected securities, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and
companies across a wide range of industries and market capitalizations and are
generally rated within the BBB-category or better by Standard & Poor's Rating
Group ("Standard & Poor's") or the Baa3 category or better by Moody's Investors
Services ("Moody's"). The Fund normally invests within the intermediate term
structure of the yield curve and will seek to achieve its investment objective
through duration tilts, sector allocations, credit exposures, and security
selection. The maturities of the securities in which the Fund expects to invest
will generally range from 1 to 10 years. The average-dollar weighted maturity of
the securities in which the Fund expects to invest will generally range from 3
to 10 years. Duration tilts may be interpreted as differences in the duration of
the Fund relative to duration of the benchmark. Duration is a measure of the
sensitivity of the Fund's NAV to interest rate movements. For fixed-coupon
bonds, duration can be intuitively defined as the average maturity of all bond
payments, where each payment is weighted by its value. Duration tilts will be
limited from 75% to 125% of the Barclays Capital Intermediate Government/Credit
Index. The Advisor determines that a particular security should be purchased by
evaluating macroeconomic factors including interest rate trends, monetary
policy, inflation outlook, treasury supply and demand, interest rate volatility,
the strategy duration target, and yield curve position.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as the use of options (for hedging purposes), investment in
foreign securities, and in other investment companies including exchange-traded
funds ("ETFs"). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in put and call
options. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities,
including in emerging markets. Through its investment in foreign securities, the
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in American Depositary Receipts
("ADRs"). The Fund also may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other
investment companies and may invest in the securities of small and medium-sized
companies.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, a
security becomes fully valued, or for purposes of portfolio construction and
risk management. The Advisor may also sell a position if a better alternative
becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.</pre>SUMMARY SECTIONPortfolio Turnover.<pre>Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Asset-backed securities may decline in value
when defaults on the underlying assets occur and may exhibit additional
volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline,
the prepayment of assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to
reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced
returns.
· Credit Risk. The risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or
guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative
contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations.
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. The risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Foreign Governments Investment Risk. The issuer of the foreign debt or the
governmental authorities that control the repayment of such debt may be unable
or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due, and the Fund may have
limited recourse in the event of a default. The market prices of debt
obligations of foreign governments and their agencies, and the Fund's net
asset value ("NAV"), may be more volatile than prices of U.S. debt
obligations.
· Government-Sponsored Entities Risk. Securities issued by government-sponsored
entities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
· Inflation Protected Securities Risk. Inflation protected securities include
the risk that the rate of inflation will be lower than expected or that the
relevant index intended to measure the rate of inflation will be accurately
measure the rate of inflation and the securities will not work as intended.
· Interest Rate Risk. The risk that fixed income securities will decline in
value because of an increase in interest rates; a fund with a longer average
portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a
fund with a shorter average portfolio duration.
· Issuer Risk. The value of securities held by the Fund may experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no
assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size,
in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon; and
· Want to add an investment with potential for income and to diversify their
investment portfolio.</pre>Fees and ExpensesPrincipal Investment Strategies of the Fundwww.davidsonmutualfunds.com<pre>When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance
information will be shown here. Updated performance information will be
available on the Fund's website at www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling the
Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.</pre><pre>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 11 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 47 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000030918Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>1-877-332-0529Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)<pre>The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance.</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ExpenseExample_S000030918Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><pre>The Davidson Intermediate Fixed Income Fund (the "Fund") seeks income and the
preservation of principal.</pre><pre>This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year).</pre>2012-10-282012-10-28-0.00500.00840.0035703280.00000.00690.01190.0000-0.00500.00840.00353686700.00250.00940.01440.0275If you do not redeem your shares at the end of the period:<div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ExpenseExampleNoRedemption_S000030917Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ShareholderFeesData_S000030917Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.Example.Other expenses are based on estimated customary Fund expenses for the current fiscal year.When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance information will be shown here.Investment ObjectiveLosing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Fund.Principal Risks of Investing in the FundShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)If you redeem your shares at the end of the period:Performance25000<pre>The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings
for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with small to medium
market capitalizations. The Fund invests in small to medium market
capitalization companies with attractive fundamental characteristics, including
low debt levels, strong returns on invested capital, stable or improving profit
margins, ample cash flow, and long-term sales growth potential. The Fund seeks
to achieve its investment objective primarily through stock selection, with less
emphasis on sector weightings. Under current market conditions, the Advisor
defines small and medium-sized companies by reference to those companies within
the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500TM Index. As of
September 30, 2011, that capitalization range was $100 million to $10 billion
and it is expected to change frequently. Investments in companies that grow
above these maximum capitalization criteria may continue to be held if the
Advisor believes they remain attractive.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as the use of options (for hedging purposes), foreign
securities, and other investment companies including exchange-traded funds
("ETFs"). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in put and call
options. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities,
including in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and emerging markets. The
Fund also may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other investment companies.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, a
security becomes fully valued, or for purposes of portfolio construction and
risk management. The Advisor may also sell a position if a better alternative
becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.</pre>SUMMARY SECTIONPortfolio Turnover.<pre>Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· Equity Risk. Stock prices may fluctuate widely over short or even extended
periods in response to company, market, or economic news. Stock markets also
tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising stock prices and periods of
falling stock prices.
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. These risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· Market and Issuer Risk. The risks that could affect the value of the Fund's
shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that
the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate as a result of the movement of
the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by
the Fund. The value of securities held by the Fund may experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no
assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size,
in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon;
· Want to add an investment with potential for capital appreciation to diversify
their investment portfolio;
· Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with common stock
holdings; and
· Are not primarily concerned with principal stability.</pre>Fees and ExpensesPrincipal Investment Strategies of the Fundwww.davidsonmutualfunds.com<pre>When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance
information will be shown here. Updated performance information will be
available on the Fund's website at www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling
the Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.</pre><pre>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 11 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 47 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000030917Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>1-877-332-0529Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)<pre>The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance.</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ExpenseExample_S000030917Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><pre>The Davidson Small-Mid Equity Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation.</pre><pre>This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</pre>2012-10-282012-10-280.0100-0.0042-0.01000.00820.00757603187600.01000.02150.02572180.00000.0000-0.0042-0.01000.00820.0075100563510050.00250.01400.01826350.0500If you do not redeem your shares at the end of the period:<div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ExpenseExampleNoRedemption_S000030916Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ShareholderFeesData_S000030916Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>Example.Other expenses are based on estimated customary Fund expenses for the current fiscal year.When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance information will be shown here.Investment ObjectiveLosing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Fund.Principal Risks of Investing in the FundShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)If you redeem your shares at the end of the period: Performance<pre>The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings
for investment purposes) in equity securities (including convertibles, preferred
stocks, partnerships and limited partnerships). The equity securities in which
the Fund will generally invest include those of companies across a wide range of
market capitalizations and with attractive fundamental characteristics,
including stable or improving returns on equity, a solid balance sheet, and
ample cash flow. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through
investment in strategically advantaged companies that generate free cash flow
that can be used to reinvest in the company, pay down debt or distribute to
shareholders in the form of dividends and/or share repurchases.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as the use of options (for hedging purposes), foreign
securities, and other investment companies including exchange-traded funds
("ETFs"). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in put and call
options. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities,
including in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and emerging markets. The
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other investment companies.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, a
security becomes fully valued, or for purposes of portfolio construction and
risk management. The Advisor may also sell a position if a better alternative
becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.</pre>SUMMARY SECTIONPortfolio Turnover.<pre>Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Equity Risk. Stock prices may fluctuate widely over short or even extended
periods in response to company, market, or economic news. Stock markets also
tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising stock prices and periods of
falling stock prices.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. The risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· Market and Issuer Risk. The risks that could affect the value of the Fund's
shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that
the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate as a result of the movement of
the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by
the Fund. The value of securities held by the Fund may also experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no
assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size,
in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon;
· Want to add an investment with potential for both income and capital
appreciation to diversify their investment portfolio;
· Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with common stock
holdings; and
· Are not primarily concerned with principal stability.</pre>Fees and ExpensesPrincipal Investment Strategies of the Fundwww.davidsonmutualfunds.com<pre>When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance
information will be shown here. Updated performance information will be
available on the Fund's website at www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling the
Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.</pre><pre>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 11 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 47 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000030916Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>1-877-332-0529Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)<pre>The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance.</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ExpenseExample_S000030916Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><pre>The Davidson Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") seeks both income and long-term
capital appreciation.</pre><pre>This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</pre>2012-10-282012-10-280.0100-0.0047-0.01000.00820.00506792886790.01000.01850.02321880.00000.0000-0.0047-0.01000.00820.00509276079270.00250.01100.01576070.0500If you do not redeem your shares at the end of the period: <div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/PerformanceTableData_S000022607Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * column rr_PerformanceMeasureAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ExpenseExampleNoRedemption_S000022607Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ShareholderFeesData_S000022607Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund. Example.The after-tax returns were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.Investment ObjectiveThe Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the Fund.Principal Risks of Investing in the FundShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)If you redeem your shares at the end of the period:The return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares is higher than other return figures when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund shares.0.1934Actual 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 shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").Annual Returns as of December 31Sales loads are not reflected in the bar chart; if these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.Performance25000<pre>The after-tax returns were calculated using the historical 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 shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k)
plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").
The return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares is higher than
other return figures when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund
shares.</pre>The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.<pre>During the period of time shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a
calendar quarter was 16.49% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return
for a calendar quarter was -10.96% (quarter ended June 30, 2010).
</pre><pre>Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets
(including any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities across a
wide range of market capitalizations and investment styles with attractive
fundamental characteristics. The Fund will invest its assets in both value and
growth stocks, as well as dividend-paying and non-dividend-paying stocks. The
Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective primarily through stock
selection, with less emphasis on sector weightings. As a result, the Fund
expects to only occasionally make modest sector changes, preferring to
differentiate performance by relative movement in individual stocks than in
sectors or industries.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as options (for hedging purposes), foreign securities (which may
include American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), dollar-denominated foreign
securities, or direct investment in foreign securities, including emerging
markets), and other investment companies (including exchange-traded funds
("ETFs")). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign
securities. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in options.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, catalysts
fail to develop, or a stock exceeds fair valuation. The Advisor may also sell a
position if a better alternative becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.</pre>SUMMARY SECTIONAverage Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2010)Portfolio Turnover.<pre>Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. These risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· Market and Issuer Risk. The risks that could affect the value of the Fund's
shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that
the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate as a result of the movement of
the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by
the Fund. The value of securities held by the Fund may also experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon;
· Want to add an investment with potential for capital appreciation to diversify
their investment portfolio; and
· Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with equity holdings.</pre>Fees and ExpensesPrincipal Investment Strategies of the Fundwww.davidsonmutualfunds.com<pre>The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year
to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year and
since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Sales loads are not reflected in the bar chart; if these amounts were reflected,
returns would be less than those shown. The Fund's past performance, before and
after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at
www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.</pre><pre>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 12 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 37 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000022607Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div>1-877-332-0529Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)<pre>The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover
rate was 19.34% of the average value of its portfolio.</pre><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/ExpenseExample_S000022607Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><div style="display:none">~ http://www.davidsonmutualfunds.com/role/BarChartData_S000022607Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div><pre>The Davidson Multi-Cap Equity Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation.</pre><pre>This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in
the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 11 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 47 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year).
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings
for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The fixed income securities
in which the Fund will generally invest include those of governments, agencies,
inflation-protected securities, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and
companies across a wide range of industries and market capitalizations and are
generally rated within the BBB-category or better by Standard & Poor's Rating
Group ("Standard & Poor's") or the Baa3 category or better by Moody's Investors
Services ("Moody's"). The Fund normally invests within the intermediate term
structure of the yield curve and will seek to achieve its investment objective
through duration tilts, sector allocations, credit exposures, and security
selection. The maturities of the securities in which the Fund expects to invest
will generally range from 1 to 10 years. The average-dollar weighted maturity of
the securities in which the Fund expects to invest will generally range from 3
to 10 years. Duration tilts may be interpreted as differences in the duration of
the Fund relative to duration of the benchmark. Duration is a measure of the
sensitivity of the Fund's NAV to interest rate movements. For fixed-coupon
bonds, duration can be intuitively defined as the average maturity of all bond
payments, where each payment is weighted by its value. Duration tilts will be
limited from 75% to 125% of the Barclays Capital Intermediate Government/Credit
Index. The Advisor determines that a particular security should be purchased by
evaluating macroeconomic factors including interest rate trends, monetary
policy, inflation outlook, treasury supply and demand, interest rate volatility,
the strategy duration target, and yield curve position.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as the use of options (for hedging purposes), investment in
foreign securities, and in other investment companies including exchange-traded
funds ("ETFs"). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in put and call
options. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities,
including in emerging markets. Through its investment in foreign securities, the
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in American Depositary Receipts
("ADRs"). The Fund also may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other
investment companies and may invest in the securities of small and medium-sized
companies.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, a
security becomes fully valued, or for purposes of portfolio construction and
risk management. The Advisor may also sell a position if a better alternative
becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.
Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Asset-backed securities may decline in value
when defaults on the underlying assets occur and may exhibit additional
volatility in periods of changing interest rates. When interest rates decline,
the prepayment of assets underlying such securities may require the Fund to
reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates, resulting in reduced
returns.
· Credit Risk. The risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or
guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative
contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations.
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. The risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Foreign Governments Investment Risk. The issuer of the foreign debt or the
governmental authorities that control the repayment of such debt may be unable
or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due, and the Fund may have
limited recourse in the event of a default. The market prices of debt
obligations of foreign governments and their agencies, and the Fund's net
asset value ("NAV"), may be more volatile than prices of U.S. debt
obligations.
· Government-Sponsored Entities Risk. Securities issued by government-sponsored
entities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
· Inflation Protected Securities Risk. Inflation protected securities include
the risk that the rate of inflation will be lower than expected or that the
relevant index intended to measure the rate of inflation will be accurately
measure the rate of inflation and the securities will not work as intended.
· Interest Rate Risk. The risk that fixed income securities will decline in
value because of an increase in interest rates; a fund with a longer average
portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a
fund with a shorter average portfolio duration.
· Issuer Risk. The value of securities held by the Fund may experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no
assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size,
in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon; and
· Want to add an investment with potential for income and to diversify their
investment portfolio.
When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance
information will be shown here. Updated performance information will be
available on the Fund's website at www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling the
Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.
Other expenses are based on estimated customary Fund expenses for the current fiscal year.
[2]
Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and pay expenses of the Fund to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses ("AFFE"), interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.94% of average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A shares and 0.69% of average daily net assets of the Fund's Class I shares (the "Expense Caps"). The Expense Caps will remain in effect through at least October 28, 2012, and may be terminated only by Advisors Series Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Advisor may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses from the Fund for three years from the date they were waived or paid, subject to the Expense Caps.
Distribution [and/or Service] (12b-1) Fees" include all distribution or other expenses incurred during the most recent fiscal year under a plan adopted pursuant to rule 12b-1 [17 CFR 270.12b-1]. Under an appropriate caption or a subcaption of "Other Expenses," disclose the amount of any distribution or similar expenses deducted from the Fund's assets other than pursuant to a rule 12b-1 plan.
Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount.
This element represents the minimum level of investment required to qualify for discounted sales charges or fund expenses (SEC Form N-1A 2006-09-14 A.3.instructions.1.b).
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although 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 you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although 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 you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Risk/Return Summary Fee Table Includes the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, after Item 2 Fees and expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends [and other distributions]. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. Portfolio Turnover The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was __% of the average value of its whole portfolio. Instructions. A.3.instructions.6 New Funds. For purposes of this Item, a "New Fund" is a Fund that does not include in Form N-1A financial statements reporting operating results or that includes financial statements for the Fund's initial fiscal year reporting operating results for a period of 6 months or less. The following Instructions apply to New Funds.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. If the Fund has changed its fiscal year and, as a result, the most recent fiscal year is less than three months, use the fiscal year prior to the most recent fiscal year as the basis for determining "Annual Fund Operating Expenses."
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If there were expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduced any Fund operating expenses and will continue to reduce them for no less than one year from the effective date of the Fund's registration statement, a Fund may add two captions to the table one caption showing the amount of the expense reimbursement or fee waiver, and a second caption showing the Fund's net expenses after subtracting the fee reimbursement or expense waiver from the total fund operating expenses. The Fund should place these additional captions directly below the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" caption of the table and should use appropriate descriptive captions, such as "Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]" and "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]," respectively. If the Fund provides this disclosure, also disclose the period for which the expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement is expected to continue, and briefly describe who can terminate the arrangement and under what circumstances.
This element represents the date of expected termination of any expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduce any Fund operating expenses (SEC Form N-1A 2006-09-14 A.3.table.1.11 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses A.3.instructions.3.e).
Management Fees include investment advisory fees (including any fees based on the Fund's performance), any other management fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates, and administrative fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not included as "Other Expenses."
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
"Other Expenses" include all expenses not otherwise disclosed in the table that are deducted from the Fund's assets or charged to all shareholder accounts. The amount of expenses deducted from the Fund's assets are the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund's statement of operations (including increases resulting from complying with paragraph 2(g) of rule 6-07 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.6-07]). "Other Expenses" do not include extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (see Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30). If extraordinary expenses were incurred that materially affected the Fund's "Other Expenses," disclose in a footnote to the table what "Other Expenses" would have been had the extraordinary expenses been included.
If applicable, include a statement explaining that updated performance information is available and providing a Web site address and/or toll-free (or collect) telephone number where the updated information may be obtained.
If applicable, include a statement explaining that updated performance information is available and providing a Website address and/or toll-free (or collect) telephone number where the updated information may be obtained.
For a Fund that provides annual total returns for only one calendar year or for a Fund that does not include the bar chart because it does not have annual returns for a full calendar year, modify, as appropriate, the narrative explanation required by stating that the information gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by comparing the Fund's performance with a broad measure of market performance). Provide a brief explanation of how the information illustrates the variability of the Fund's returns (e.g., by stating that the information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance). Provide a statement to the effect that the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
Summarize the principal risks of investing in the Fund, including the risks to which the Fund's portfolio as a whole is subject and the circumstances reasonably likely to affect adversely the Fund's net asset value, yield, and total return. Unless the Fund is a Money Market Fund, disclose that loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.
Narrative Risk Disclosure. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.
Risk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicated
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 11 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 47 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings
for investment purposes) in equity securities (including convertibles, preferred
stocks, partnerships and limited partnerships). The equity securities in which
the Fund will generally invest include those of companies across a wide range of
market capitalizations and with attractive fundamental characteristics,
including stable or improving returns on equity, a solid balance sheet, and
ample cash flow. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through
investment in strategically advantaged companies that generate free cash flow
that can be used to reinvest in the company, pay down debt or distribute to
shareholders in the form of dividends and/or share repurchases.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as the use of options (for hedging purposes), foreign
securities, and other investment companies including exchange-traded funds
("ETFs"). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in put and call
options. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities,
including in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and emerging markets. The
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other investment companies.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, a
security becomes fully valued, or for purposes of portfolio construction and
risk management. The Advisor may also sell a position if a better alternative
becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.
Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Equity Risk. Stock prices may fluctuate widely over short or even extended
periods in response to company, market, or economic news. Stock markets also
tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising stock prices and periods of
falling stock prices.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. The risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· Market and Issuer Risk. The risks that could affect the value of the Fund's
shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that
the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate as a result of the movement of
the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by
the Fund. The value of securities held by the Fund may also experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no
assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size,
in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon;
· Want to add an investment with potential for both income and capital
appreciation to diversify their investment portfolio;
· Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with common stock
holdings; and
· Are not primarily concerned with principal stability.
When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance
information will be shown here. Updated performance information will be
available on the Fund's website at www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling the
Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.
Other expenses are based on estimated customary Fund expenses for the current fiscal year.
[2]
Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and pay expenses of the Fund to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses ("AFFE"), interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.10% and 1.85% of average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A and Class C shares, respectively (the "Expense Caps"). The Expense Caps will remain in effect through at least October 28, 2012, and may be terminated only by Advisors Series Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Advisor may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses from the Fund for three years from the date they were waived or paid, subject to the Expense Caps.
Distribution [and/or Service] (12b-1) Fees" include all distribution or other expenses incurred during the most recent fiscal year under a plan adopted pursuant to rule 12b-1 [17 CFR 270.12b-1]. Under an appropriate caption or a subcaption of "Other Expenses," disclose the amount of any distribution or similar expenses deducted from the Fund's assets other than pursuant to a rule 12b-1 plan.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although 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 you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Risk/Return Summary Fee Table Includes the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, after Item 2 Fees and expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends [and other distributions]. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. Portfolio Turnover The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was __% of the average value of its whole portfolio. Instructions. A.3.instructions.6 New Funds. For purposes of this Item, a "New Fund" is a Fund that does not include in Form N-1A financial statements reporting operating results or that includes financial statements for the Fund's initial fiscal year reporting operating results for a period of 6 months or less. The following Instructions apply to New Funds.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. If the Fund has changed its fiscal year and, as a result, the most recent fiscal year is less than three months, use the fiscal year prior to the most recent fiscal year as the basis for determining "Annual Fund Operating Expenses."
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If there were expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduced any Fund operating expenses and will continue to reduce them for no less than one year from the effective date of the Fund's registration statement, a Fund may add two captions to the table one caption showing the amount of the expense reimbursement or fee waiver, and a second caption showing the Fund's net expenses after subtracting the fee reimbursement or expense waiver from the total fund operating expenses. The Fund should place these additional captions directly below the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" caption of the table and should use appropriate descriptive captions, such as "Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]" and "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]," respectively. If the Fund provides this disclosure, also disclose the period for which the expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement is expected to continue, and briefly describe who can terminate the arrangement and under what circumstances.
This element represents the date of expected termination of any expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduce any Fund operating expenses (SEC Form N-1A 2006-09-14 A.3.table.1.11 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses A.3.instructions.3.e).
Management Fees include investment advisory fees (including any fees based on the Fund's performance), any other management fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates, and administrative fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not included as "Other Expenses."
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
"Other Expenses" include all expenses not otherwise disclosed in the table that are deducted from the Fund's assets or charged to all shareholder accounts. The amount of expenses deducted from the Fund's assets are the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund's statement of operations (including increases resulting from complying with paragraph 2(g) of rule 6-07 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.6-07]). "Other Expenses" do not include extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (see Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30). If extraordinary expenses were incurred that materially affected the Fund's "Other Expenses," disclose in a footnote to the table what "Other Expenses" would have been had the extraordinary expenses been included.
If applicable, include a statement explaining that updated performance information is available and providing a Web site address and/or toll-free (or collect) telephone number where the updated information may be obtained.
If applicable, include a statement explaining that updated performance information is available and providing a Website address and/or toll-free (or collect) telephone number where the updated information may be obtained.
For a Fund that provides annual total returns for only one calendar year or for a Fund that does not include the bar chart because it does not have annual returns for a full calendar year, modify, as appropriate, the narrative explanation required by stating that the information gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by comparing the Fund's performance with a broad measure of market performance). Provide a brief explanation of how the information illustrates the variability of the Fund's returns (e.g., by stating that the information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance). Provide a statement to the effect that the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
"Redemption Fee" (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) If the Fund is an Exchange-Traded Fund and issues or redeems shares in creation units of not less than 25,000 shares each, exclude any fees charged for the purchase and redemption of the Fund's creation units. "Redemption Fee" includes a fee charged for any redemption of the Fund's shares, but does not include a deferred sales charge (load) imposed upon redemption.
Summarize the principal risks of investing in the Fund, including the risks to which the Fund's portfolio as a whole is subject and the circumstances reasonably likely to affect adversely the Fund's net asset value, yield, and total return. Unless the Fund is a Money Market Fund, disclose that loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.
Narrative Risk Disclosure. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.
Risk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicated
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 12 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 37 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover
rate was 19.34% of the average value of its portfolio.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in
the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets
(including any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities across a
wide range of market capitalizations and investment styles with attractive
fundamental characteristics. The Fund will invest its assets in both value and
growth stocks, as well as dividend-paying and non-dividend-paying stocks. The
Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective primarily through stock
selection, with less emphasis on sector weightings. As a result, the Fund
expects to only occasionally make modest sector changes, preferring to
differentiate performance by relative movement in individual stocks than in
sectors or industries.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as options (for hedging purposes), foreign securities (which may
include American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), dollar-denominated foreign
securities, or direct investment in foreign securities, including emerging
markets), and other investment companies (including exchange-traded funds
("ETFs")). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign
securities. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in options.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, catalysts
fail to develop, or a stock exceeds fair valuation. The Advisor may also sell a
position if a better alternative becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.
Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. These risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· Market and Issuer Risk. The risks that could affect the value of the Fund's
shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that
the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate as a result of the movement of
the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by
the Fund. The value of securities held by the Fund may also experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon;
· Want to add an investment with potential for capital appreciation to diversify
their investment portfolio; and
· Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with equity holdings.
The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year
to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year and
since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Sales loads are not reflected in the bar chart; if these amounts were reflected,
returns would be less than those shown. The Fund's past performance, before and
after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at
www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.
The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.
During the period of time shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a
calendar quarter was 16.49% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return
for a calendar quarter was -10.96% (quarter ended June 30, 2010).
The after-tax returns were calculated using the historical 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 shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").
The return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares is higher than other return figures when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund shares.
The after-tax returns were calculated using the historical 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 shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k)
plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").
The return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares is higher than
other return figures when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund
shares.
The Fund's year-to-date return as of September 30, 2011 was -11.25%.
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Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and pay expenses of the Fund to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.15% of average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A shares and 1.90% of average daily net assets of the Fund's Class C shares (the "Expense Caps"). The Expense Caps will remain in effect through at least October 28, 2012, and may be terminated only by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Advisor may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses from the Fund for three years from the date they were waived or paid, subject to the Expense Caps.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart. When a Multiple Class Fund offers more than one Class in the prospectus, provide annual total returns in the bar chart for only one of those Classes. The Fund can select which Class to include (e.g., the oldest Class, the Class with the greatest net assets).
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart. When a Multiple Class Fund offers more than one Class in the prospectus, provide annual total returns in the bar chart for only one of those Classes. The Fund can select which Class to include (e.g., the oldest Class, the Class with the greatest net assets).
This item represents Average Anuual Total Returns. If a Multiple Class Fund offers a Class in the prospectus that converts into another Class after a stated period, compute average annual total returns in the table by using the returns of the other Class for the period after conversion.
This item represents Average Anuual Total Returns. If a Multiple Class Fund offers a Class in the prospectus that converts into another Class after a stated period, compute average annual total returns in the table by using the returns of the other Class for the period after conversion.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
Include the bar chart and table required by Item 4 (b)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this section. Provide a brief explanation of how the information illustrates the variability of the Fund's returns (e.g., by stating that the information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance). Provide a statement to the effect that the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Provide annual total returns beginning with the earliest calendar year. Calculate annual returns using the Instructions to Item 8(a), except that the calculations should be based on calendar years. If a Fund's shares are sold subject to a sales load or account fees, state that sales loads or account fees are not reflected in the bar chart and that, if these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
Distribution [and/or Service] (12b-1) Fees" include all distribution or other expenses incurred during the most recent fiscal year under a plan adopted pursuant to rule 12b-1 [17 CFR 270.12b-1]. Under an appropriate caption or a subcaption of "Other Expenses," disclose the amount of any distribution or similar expenses deducted from the Fund's assets other than pursuant to a rule 12b-1 plan.
Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount.
This element represents the minimum level of investment required to qualify for discounted sales charges or fund expenses (SEC Form N-1A 2006-09-14 A.3.instructions.1.b).
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although 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 you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although 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 you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although 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 you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Risk/Return Summary Fee Table Includes the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, after Item 2 Fees and expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends [and other distributions]. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. Portfolio Turnover The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was __% of the average value of its whole portfolio. Instructions. A.3.instructions.6 New Funds. For purposes of this Item, a "New Fund" is a Fund that does not include in Form N-1A financial statements reporting operating results or that includes financial statements for the Fund's initial fiscal year reporting operating results for a period of 6 months or less. The following Instructions apply to New Funds.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. If the Fund has changed its fiscal year and, as a result, the most recent fiscal year is less than three months, use the fiscal year prior to the most recent fiscal year as the basis for determining "Annual Fund Operating Expenses."
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If there were expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduced any Fund operating expenses and will continue to reduce them for no less than one year from the effective date of the Fund's registration statement, a Fund may add two captions to the table one caption showing the amount of the expense reimbursement or fee waiver, and a second caption showing the Fund's net expenses after subtracting the fee reimbursement or expense waiver from the total fund operating expenses. The Fund should place these additional captions directly below the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" caption of the table and should use appropriate descriptive captions, such as "Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]" and "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]," respectively. If the Fund provides this disclosure, also disclose the period for which the expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement is expected to continue, and briefly describe who can terminate the arrangement and under what circumstances.
This element represents the date of expected termination of any expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduce any Fund operating expenses (SEC Form N-1A 2006-09-14 A.3.table.1.11 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses A.3.instructions.3.e).
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
The Performance Table includes a parenthetical, indicating that the Index "(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)". This tag is used when this is reflected in a footnote.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
Management Fees include investment advisory fees (including any fees based on the Fund's performance), any other management fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates, and administrative fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not included as "Other Expenses."
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
"Other Expenses" include all expenses not otherwise disclosed in the table that are deducted from the Fund's assets or charged to all shareholder accounts. The amount of expenses deducted from the Fund's assets are the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund's statement of operations (including increases resulting from complying with paragraph 2(g) of rule 6-07 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.6-07]). "Other Expenses" do not include extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (see Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30). If extraordinary expenses were incurred that materially affected the Fund's "Other Expenses," disclose in a footnote to the table what "Other Expenses" would have been had the extraordinary expenses been included.
If applicable, include a statement explaining that updated performance information is available and providing a Web site address and/or toll-free (or collect) telephone number where the updated information may be obtained.
If applicable, include a statement explaining that updated performance information is available and providing a Website address and/or toll-free (or collect) telephone number where the updated information may be obtained.
Include the bar chart and table required by paragraphs (b)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this section. Provide a brief explanation of how the information illustrates the variability of the Fund's returns (e.g., by stating that the information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance). Provide a statement to the effect that the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Include the bar chart and table required by paragraphs (b)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this section. Provide a brief explanation of how the information illustrates the variability of the Fund's returns (e.g., by stating that the information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance). Provide a statement to the effect that the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a table showing the Fund's (A) average annual total return; (B) average annual total return (after taxes on distributions); and (C) average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemption). A Money Market Fund should show only the returns described in clause (A) of the preceding sentence. All returns should be shown for 1-, 5-, and 10- calendar year periods ending on the date of the most recently completed calendar year (or for the life of the Fund, if shorter), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. The table also shouldshow the returns of an appropriate broadbased securities market index as defined in Instruction 5 to Item 22(b)(7) for the same periods. A Fund that has been in existence for more than 10 years also may include returns for the life of the Fund. A Money Market Fund may provide the Fund's 7-day yield ending on the date of the most recent calendar year or disclose a toll-free (or collect) telephone number that investors can use to obtain the Fund's current 7-day yield. For a Fund (other than a Money Market Fund or a Fund described in General Instruction C.3.(d)(iii)), provide the information in the following table with the specified captions AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For the periods ended December 31, _____)
If average annual total return (after taxes on distributions and redemption) is higher than average annual total return, the reason for this result may be explained.
Provide a brief explanation that the actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Provide a brief explanation that after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
This element represents the rate of portfolio turnover presented as a percentage (SEC Form N-1A 2006-09-14 A.3.example.3 Portfolio Turnover A.3.instructions.5 Portfolio Turnover).
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
"Redemption Fee" (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) If the Fund is an Exchange-Traded Fund and issues or redeems shares in creation units of not less than 25,000 shares each, exclude any fees charged for the purchase and redemption of the Fund's creation units. "Redemption Fee" includes a fee charged for any redemption of the Fund's shares, but does not include a deferred sales charge (load) imposed upon redemption.
Summarize the principal risks of investing in the Fund, including the risks to which the Fund's portfolio as a whole is subject and the circumstances reasonably likely to affect adversely the Fund's net asset value, yield, and total return. Unless the Fund is a Money Market Fund, disclose that loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.
Narrative Risk Disclosure. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.
Risk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicated
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
If the Fund has annual returns for at least one calendar year, provide a bar chart showing the Fund's annual total returns for each of the last 10 calendar years (or for the life of the Fund if less than 10 years), but only for periods subsequent to the effective date of the Fund's registration statement. Present the corresponding numerical return adjacent to each bar. If the Fund's fiscal year is other than a calendar year, include the year-to-date return information as of the end of the most recent quarter in a footnote to the bar chart. Following the bar chart, disclose the Fund's highest and lowest return for a quarter during the 10 years or other period of the bar chart.
Davidson Equity Income Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Davidson Equity Income Fund
SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective
The Davidson Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") seeks both income and long-term
capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your
family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the
Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your
financial professional and in the "Class A Shares" section on page 11 of the
Fund's statutory Prospectus and the "Breakpoints/Volume Discounts and Sales
Charge Waivers" section on page 47 of the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI").
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Other expenses are based on estimated customary Fund expenses for the current fiscal year.
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Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and pay expenses of the Fund to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses ("AFFE"), interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.10% and 1.85% of average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A and Class C shares, respectively (the "Expense Caps"). The Expense Caps will remain in effect through at least October 28, 2012, and may be terminated only by Advisors Series Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Advisor may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses from the Fund for three years from the date they were waived or paid, subject to the Expense Caps.
Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then
either redeem or do not redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year
and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the
Expense Caps only in the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If you redeem your shares at the end of the period:
Expense Example
Davidson Equity Income Fund
(USD $)
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years
Class A
607
927
Class C
288
679
If you do not redeem your shares at the end of the period:
Expense Example, No Redemption
Davidson Equity Income Fund
(USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Class A
607
927
Class C
188
679
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate
may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's
performance.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings
for investment purposes) in equity securities (including convertibles, preferred
stocks, partnerships and limited partnerships). The equity securities in which
the Fund will generally invest include those of companies across a wide range of
market capitalizations and with attractive fundamental characteristics,
including stable or improving returns on equity, a solid balance sheet, and
ample cash flow. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through
investment in strategically advantaged companies that generate free cash flow
that can be used to reinvest in the company, pay down debt or distribute to
shareholders in the form of dividends and/or share repurchases.
The Fund may seek to enhance returns through the use of other investment
strategies such as the use of options (for hedging purposes), foreign
securities, and other investment companies including exchange-traded funds
("ETFs"). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in put and call
options. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities,
including in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and emerging markets. The
Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other investment companies.
The Advisor may sell a position if the fundamentals have deteriorated, a
security becomes fully valued, or for purposes of portfolio construction and
risk management. The Advisor may also sell a position if a better alternative
becomes available.
At the discretion of the Advisor, the Fund may invest its assets in cash, cash
equivalents, and high-quality, short-term debt securities and money market
instruments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market,
economic or political conditions.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:
· ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETFs are typically open-end investment companies
that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Investment
companies (mutual funds) and ETFs have management fees that are part of their
costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of these
costs.
· Equity Risk. Stock prices may fluctuate widely over short or even extended
periods in response to company, market, or economic news. Stock markets also
tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising stock prices and periods of
falling stock prices.
· Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign
securities which are subject to special risks. Foreign securities can be more
volatile than domestic (U.S.) securities. Securities markets of other
countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. Many foreign
securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities, which
could affect the Fund's investments. The risks are enhanced in emerging
markets.
· Management Risk. Management risk means that your investment in the Fund varies
with the success and failure of the Advisor's investment strategies and the
Advisor's research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities.
· Market and Issuer Risk. The risks that could affect the value of the Fund's
shares and the total return on your investment include the possibility that
the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate as a result of the movement of
the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by
the Fund. The value of securities held by the Fund may also experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value due to
reasons directly related to the issuer, including management performance,
financial leverage, and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services.
· New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no
assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size,
in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
· Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
· Small and Medium Companies Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium
capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in
larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization
companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than
larger, more established companies.
This Fund may be appropriate for investors who:
· Have a long-term investment horizon;
· Want to add an investment with potential for both income and capital
appreciation to diversify their investment portfolio;
· Can accept the greater risks of investing in a portfolio with common stock
holdings; and
· Are not primarily concerned with principal stability.
Performance
When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance
information will be shown here. Updated performance information will be
available on the Fund's website at www.davidsonmutualfunds.com or by calling the
Fund toll-free at 1-877-332-0529.
Distribution [and/or Service] (12b-1) Fees" include all distribution or other expenses incurred during the most recent fiscal year under a plan adopted pursuant to rule 12b-1 [17 CFR 270.12b-1]. Under an appropriate caption or a subcaption of "Other Expenses," disclose the amount of any distribution or similar expenses deducted from the Fund's assets other than pursuant to a rule 12b-1 plan.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares. Include the second 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and related narrative explanation only if a sales charge (load) or other fee is charged upon redemption.
Risk/Return Summary Fee Table Includes the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, after Item 2 Fees and expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends [and other distributions]. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. Portfolio Turnover The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was __% of the average value of its whole portfolio. Instructions. A.3.instructions.6 New Funds. For purposes of this Item, a "New Fund" is a Fund that does not include in Form N-1A financial statements reporting operating results or that includes financial statements for the Fund's initial fiscal year reporting operating results for a period of 6 months or less. The following Instructions apply to New Funds.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. If the Fund has changed its fiscal year and, as a result, the most recent fiscal year is less than three months, use the fiscal year prior to the most recent fiscal year as the basis for determining "Annual Fund Operating Expenses."
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If there were expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements that reduced any Fund operating expenses and will continue to reduce them for no less than one year from the effective date of the Fund's registration statement, a Fund may add two captions to the table one caption showing the amount of the expense reimbursement or fee waiver, and a second caption showing the Fund's net expenses after subtracting the fee reimbursement or expense waiver from the total fund operating expenses. The Fund should place these additional captions directly below the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" caption of the table and should use appropriate descriptive captions, such as "Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]" and "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver [and/or Expense Reimbursement]," respectively. If the Fund provides this disclosure, also disclose the period for which the expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement is expected to continue, and briefly describe who can terminate the arrangement and under what circumstances.
Management Fees include investment advisory fees (including any fees based on the Fund's performance), any other management fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates, and administrative fees payable to the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not included as "Other Expenses."
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
Investment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).
"Other Expenses" include all expenses not otherwise disclosed in the table that are deducted from the Fund's assets or charged to all shareholder accounts. The amount of expenses deducted from the Fund's assets are the amounts shown as expenses in the Fund's statement of operations (including increases resulting from complying with paragraph 2(g) of rule 6-07 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.6-07]). "Other Expenses" do not include extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (see Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30). If extraordinary expenses were incurred that materially affected the Fund's "Other Expenses," disclose in a footnote to the table what "Other Expenses" would have been had the extraordinary expenses been included.
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
Disclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.
"Redemption Fee" (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) If the Fund is an Exchange-Traded Fund and issues or redeems shares in creation units of not less than 25,000 shares each, exclude any fees charged for the purchase and redemption of the Fund's creation units. "Redemption Fee" includes a fee charged for any redemption of the Fund's shares, but does not include a deferred sales charge (load) imposed upon redemption.
Narrative Risk Disclosure. A Fund may, in responding to this Item, describe the types of investors for whom the Fund is intended or the types of investment goals that may be consistent with an investment in the Fund.
Risk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicated
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
Principal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.