N-Q 1 niemann_113011nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS niemann_113011nq.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on [date]


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


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



Investment Company Act file number  811-07959



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



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



Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

(Name and address of agent for service)


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



Date of fiscal year end:  February 28, 2012



Date of reporting period: November 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Niemann Tactical Return Fund
Schedule of Investments
   
at November 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
   
         
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 10.70%
Value
 
   
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing - 0.48%
   
2,640  
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)
$ 131,208  
   
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes  Water Transportation  - 0.51%
     
3,253  
Golar LNG Ltd. (b)
  141,831  
   
Electronics and Appliance Stores - 0.53%
     
13,060  
Conn's, Inc. (a)
  147,317  
   
Engine, Turbine, and Power  Transmission Equipment  Manufacturing  - 0.49%
     
3,155  
Twin Disc, Inc. 
  133,772  
   
Full-Service Restaurants - 0.51%
     
4,251  
Domino's Pizza, Inc. (a)
  140,028  
   
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible  Assets (except Copyrighted Works)  - 0.43%
     
5,942  
Virnetx Holding Corp. (a)
  117,889  
   
Oil and Gas Extraction - 1.61%
     
4,829  
Approach Resources, Inc. (a)
  151,051  
6,084  
Atlas Energy LP
  147,659  
1,632  
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 
  144,579  
        443,289  
   
Other Furniture Related Product  Manufacturing  - 0.44%
     
6,616  
Select Comfort Corp. (a)
  122,594  
   
Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers - 0.47%
     
4,786  
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
  130,993  
   
Other Support Services - 0.54%
     
4,393  
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)
  149,625  
   
Pharmaceutical and Medicine  Manufacturing  - 3.30%
     
2,020  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
  138,693  
12,774  
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
  154,438  
3,552  
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
  140,730  
11,755  
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (a)
  179,029  
3,156  
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
  141,862  
11,182  
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
  154,871  
        909,623  
   
Semiconductor and Other Electronic  Component Manufacturing  - 0.92%
     
6,927  
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. - ADR (a)
  135,076  
4,780  
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. - ADR 
  118,305  
        253,381  
   
Software Publishers - 0.47%
     
3,190  
NetSuite, Inc. (a)
  129,323  
           
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  (Cost $2,950,218)
  2,950,873  
           
   
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 58.42%
     
20,000  
iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund
  2,428,600  
26,500  
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund
  3,123,820  
13,700  
iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund
  1,498,506  
52,800  
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Sector Index Fund
  4,544,496  
102,000  
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
  4,511,460  
   
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED  FUNDS (Cost $15,758,971)
  16,106,882  
           
Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 31.29%
Value
 
8,626,652  
Invesco STIT - Liquid Assets Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.16% (c)
  8,626,652  
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM  INVESTMENTS (Cost $8,626,652)
  8,626,652  
           
   
Total Investments in Securites (Cost $27,335,841) - 100.41%
  27,684,407  
   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.41)%
  (113,155 )
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
$ 27,571,252  
           
ADR
 
American Depository Receipt
     
(a)
 
Non-income producing security.
     
(b)
 
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
     
(c)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2011.
     
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The Niemann Tactical Return Fund’s (the “Fund”) investments in securities are carried at their fair value. Securities that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sales price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale price on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share.  To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-term securities having a maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or if the closing price does not represent fair value, are valued following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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

· 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

· 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

· 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
 

 
 
 

 
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities as of November 30, 2011:

   
Level 1
   
    Level 2
   
    Level 3
   
              Total
 
Common Stocks
 
         
 
 
Accommodation and Food
     Services
$ 140,028   $ -   $ -   $ 140,028  
Administrative Support, Waste
     Management
  149,625     -     -     149,625  
Information
  129,322     -     -     129,322  
Manufacturing
  1,550,579     -     -     1,550,579  
Mining   443,289                 443,289  
Real Estate and Rental and
     Leasing
  117,889     -      -     117,889  
Retail Trade   278,310        -      -     278,310  
Transportation and Warehousing   141,831     -      -     141,831  
Total Common Stocks   2,950,873     -      -     2,950,873  
Exchange-Traded Funds                        
    16,106,882      -      -     16,106,882  
Short-Term Investments   8,626,652      -      -     8,626,652  
                         
Total Investments in Securities  $ 27,684,407    $  -    $  -    $ 27,684,407  

Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of securities. Transfers between levels are recognized at November 30, 2011, the end of the reporting period. The Fund recognized no significant transfers to/from level 1 or level 2. There were no level 3 securities held in the Fund during the quarter ended November 30, 2011.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at November 30, 2011 was as follows*:

 
Cost of investments
$ 27,396,432  
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
$ 464,714  
Gross unrealized depreciation
  (176,739 )
Net unrealized appreciation
$ 287,975  
 
 
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous fiscal year end.  For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual report.
 
 
 
 
 

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

(b) 
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))  that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).  Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

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


(Registrant)  Advisors Series Trust                                           
 
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Douglas G. Hess                         
 Douglas G. Hess, President

Date­­  1/16/2012                                                                               

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

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

Date  1/16/2012                                                                               
 
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Cheryl L. King                             
 Cheryl L. King, Treasurer

Date  1/16/2012                                                                              

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