N-Q 1 hcf_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HOLDINGS hcf_nq.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012
 
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:  October 31, 2012



Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2012
 

 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 96.47%
   
   
Advertising Agencies - 1.90%
   
18,100  
Groupe Aeroplan, Inc. (c)
$ 224,919  
           
   
Aerospace - 1.92%
     
3,900  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
  226,395  
           
   
Air Transport - 1.55%
     
2,000  
FedEx Corp.
  182,980  
           
   
Aluminum - 0.96%
     
11,100  
Alcoa Inc.
  112,776  
           
   
Banks: Diversified - 1.86%
     
30,800  
Bank of America Corp.
  219,604  
           
   
Beverage: Soft Drinks - 1.20%
     
2,100  
Coca-Cola Co.
  141,813  
           
   
Chemicals: Diversified - 1.24%
     
1,900  
BASF SE - ADR
  146,699  
           
   
Computer Services, Software, & Systems - 11.97%
     
26,500  
CA Inc.
  683,170  
21,400  
Microsoft Corp.
  631,942  
3,500  
Oracle Corp.
  98,700  
        1,413,812  
   
Computer Technology - 3.20%
     
13,500  
Hewlett Packard Co.
  377,730  
           
   
Consumer Lending - 3.53%
     
9,500  
Cash America International, Inc.
  416,670  
           
   
Diversified Financial Services - 3.13%
     
5,100  
Citigroup Inc.
  156,672  
5,700  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  212,610  
        369,282  
   
Diversified Retail - 2.44%
     
4,700  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  288,392  
           
   
Electronic Components - 1.19%
     
4,110  
TE Connectivity Ltd.
  140,151  
           
   
Engineering & Contracting Services - 2.02%
     
2,000  
Fluor Corp.
  112,480  
3,930  
KBR, Inc.
  126,311  
        238,791  
   
Financial Data & Systems - 3.96%
     
900  
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A
  320,013  
7,700  
Western Union Co.
  147,070  
        467,083  
   
Foods - 2.25%
     
4,300  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
  114,681  
8,100  
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
  150,984  
        265,665  
   
Homebuilding - 2.25%
     
15,402  
Lennar Corp. - Class B
  265,068  
           
   
Insurance: Life - 6.55%
     
115,100  
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (a)
  773,472  
           
   
Insurance: Property-Casualty - 4.82%
     
28,100  
XL Group PLC
  569,587  
           
   
Oil Well Equipment & Services - 2.45%
     
5,500  
Ensco PLC - ADR
  289,520  
           
   
Oil: Crude Producers - 0.77%
     
4,300  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
  90,859  
           
   
Oil: Integrated - 3.39%
     
5,600  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A - ADR
  399,616  
           
   
Pharmaceuticals - 12.52%
     
10,600  
Eli Lilly & Co.
  421,244  
10,000  
Merck & Co., Inc.
  382,600  
24,100  
Pfizer, Inc.
  515,740  
2,700  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
  158,301  
        1,477,885  
   
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter - 1.02%
     
1,100  
Flowserve Corp.
  121,187  
           
   
Specialty Retail - 2.03%
     
5,400  
Home Depot, Inc.
  239,706  
           
   
Steel - 0.93%
     
2,100  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
  110,208  
           
   
Tobacco - 4.62%
     
7,300  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
  545,821  
           
   
Utilities: Electrical - 8.48%
     
4,800  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
  189,888  
3,400  
Entergy Corp.
  235,892  
10,100  
Exelon Corp.
  401,778  
2,900  
NextEra Energy, Inc.
  173,565  
        1,001,123  
   
Utilities: Telecommunications - 2.32%
     
10,100  
Vodafone Group PLC - ADR
  273,609  
           
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $9,851,980)
  11,390,423  
           
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.51%
     
266,395  
Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (b)
  266,395  
266,395  
First American Tax Free Obligations Fund - Class Z, 0.00% (b)
  266,395  
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $532,790)
  532,790  
           
   
Total Investments in Securities (Cost ($10,384,770) - 100.98%
  11,923,213  
   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.98)%
  (115,178 )
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
$ 11,808,035  
   
 
ADR -
American Depositary Receipt
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of January 31, 2012.
(c)
Foreign issued security.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 95.83%
   
   
Aluminum - 1.99%
   
7,500  
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
$ 370,350  
           
   
Asset Management & Custodian - 5.03%
     
11,791  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (a)
  935,852  
           
   
Banks: Diversified - 2.84%
     
120,699  
Park Sterling Corp. (a)
  528,661  
           
   
Chemicals: Specialty - 3.18%
     
18,300  
Innospec, Inc. (a)
  592,371  
           
   
Commercial Vehicles & Parts - 0.76%
     
8,662  
Miller Industries, Inc. (a)
  141,277  
           
   
Consumer Lending - 6.63%
     
34,800  
EZcorp, Inc. - Class A (a)
  933,336  
12,200  
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A (a)
  300,730  
        1,234,066  
   
Containers & Packaging - 2.03%
     
24,571  
UFP Technologies, Inc. (a)
  376,919  
           
   
Diversified Manufacturing Operations - 4.55%
     
36,400  
A. M. Castle & Co. (a)
  377,468  
21,100  
Harsco Corp.
  469,053  
        846,521  
   
Engineering & Contracting Services - 0.90%
     
11,607  
Argan, Inc. (a)
  168,302  
           
   
Financial Data & Systems - 6.23%
     
218,813  
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (a)
  1,159,709  
           
   
Foods - 1.50%
     
68,454  
Overhill Farms, Inc. (a)(d)
  279,292  
           
   
Health Care Facilities - 1.05%
     
36,900  
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)
  195,201  
           
   
Homebuilding - 3.53%
     
38,150  
Lennar Corp. - Class B
  656,562  
           
   
Household Furnishings - 0.62%
     
29,663  
Crown Crafts, Inc. (d)
  116,279  
           
   
Insurance: Life - 5.70%
     
157,800  
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (a)
  1,060,416  
           
   
Insurance: Property-Casualty - 4.72%
     
43,300  
XL Group PLC
  877,691  
           
   
Leisure Time - 3.59%
     
62,000  
Callaway Golf Co.
  415,400  
18,602  
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (a)
  252,987  
        668,387  
   
Machinery: Industrial - 1.23%
     
108,400  
Armtec Infrastructure Trust Unit (c)
  228,108  
           
   
Metal Fabricating - 1.17%
     
79,725  
Mueller Water Products, Inc. - Class A
  218,446  
           
   
Mining - 2.35%
     
121,379  
Uranium Energy Corp. (a)
  436,965  
           
   
Office Supplies Equipment - 1.97%
     
10,500  
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A
  366,450  
           
   
Oil Well Equipment & Services - 3.00%
     
115,997  
Cal Dive International, Inc. (a)
  349,151  
7,300  
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a)
  208,123  
        557,274  
   
Oil: Crude Producers - 0.12%
     
26,000  
GMX Resources Inc. (a)
  22,880  
           
   
Paper - 1.72%
     
18,300  
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp. (a)
  319,518  
           
   
Pharmaceuticals - 2.04%
     
10,500  
Par Pharmaceutical Cos, Inc. (a)
  379,155  
           
   
Real Estate - 5.03%
     
26,800  
MI Developments, Inc. - Class A
  937,196  
           
   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 4.26%
     
190,449  
CapLease, Inc.
  792,268  
           
   
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer - 1.82%
     
10,000  
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  338,200  
           
   
Restaurants - 6.26%
     
55,400  
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (b)
  827,105  
18,300  
Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund (b)
  165,351  
25,800  
Second Cup Royalty Income Fund Unit (b)
  171,623  
        1,164,079  
   
Specialty Retail - 2.22%
     
24,800  
Collective Brands, Inc. (a)
  413,168  
           
   
Steel - 1.75%
     
6,200  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
  325,376  
           
   
Utilities: Electrical - 6.04%
     
2,000  
Alliant Energy Corp.
  84,780  
22,000  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
  453,640  
25,400  
NV Energy, Inc.
  411,480  
7,000  
Portland General Electric Co.
  174,580  
        1,124,480  
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $15,298,403)
  17,831,419  
           
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.61%
     
429,237  
Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (b)
  429,237  
429,237  
First American Tax Free Obligations Fund - Class Z, 0.00% (b)
  429,237  
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $858,474)
  858,474  
           
   
Total Investments in Securities (Cost ($16,156,877) - 100.44%
  18,689,893  
   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.44)%
  (81,258 )
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
$ 18,608,635  
 
 
ADR -
American Depositary Receipt
(a) 
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of January 31, 2012.
(c) 
Foreign issued security.
(d) 
Security is considered illiquid.  As of January 31, 2012, the value of these investments was $395,571 or 2.13% of net assets.  See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Huber Capital Funds
Notes to Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The Huber Capital Funds’ (the “Funds”) 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 securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price.  The values for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  Exchange rates are provided daily by a recognized independent pricing agent.  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 their 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.  Fair valuation may also be used for securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, securities for which no or limited trading activity has occurred for a period of time, or securities that are otherwise deemed to be illiquid.  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 Funds have 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 Funds have 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 Funds’ securities as of January 31, 2012:

Equity Income Fund

 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                     
  Consumer Discretionary
$ 904,913     $ -     $ -     $ 904,913  
  Consumer Staples
  953,299       -       -       953,299  
  Energy
  911,719       -       -       911,719  
  Financial Services
  2,842,794       -       -       2,842,794  
  Health Care
  1,321,709       -       -       1,321,709  
  Materials & Processing
  369,683       -       -       369,683  
  Producer Durables
  1,144,950       -       -       1,144,950  
  Technology
  1,778,882       -       -       1,778,882  
  Utilities
  1,162,474       -       -       1,162,474  
Total Common Stocks
  11,390,423       -       -       11,390,423  
Short-Term Investments
  532,790       -       -       532,790  
Total Investments in Securities
$ 11,923,213     $ -     $ -     $ 11,923,213  

Small Cap Value Fund

 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                     
  Consumer Discretionary
$ 3,240,396     $ 116,279     $ -     $ 3,356,675  
  Consumer Staples
  -       279,292       -       279,292  
  Energy
  580,154       -       -       580,154  
  Financial Services
  7,525,859       -       -       7,525,859  
  Health Care
  574,356       -       -       574,356  
  Materials & Processing
  2,639,945       -       -       2,639,945  
  Producer Durables
  1,750,658       -       -       1,750,658  
  Utilities
  1,124,480       -       -       1,124,480  
Total Common Stocks
  17,435,848       395,571       -       17,831,419  
Short-Term Investments
  858,474       -       -       858,474  
Total Investments in Securities
$ 18,294,322     $ 395,571     $ -     $ 18,689,893  

 
Refer to the Funds’ Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at January 31, 2012, the end of the reporting period.  The Funds recognized no significant transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.  There were no Level 3 securities held in the Funds during the quarter ended January 31, 2012.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at January 31, 2012 was as follows*:

Equity Income Fund

Cost of investments
$ 10,474,756  
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
$ 1,775,795  
Gross unrealized depreciation
  (327,338 )
Net unrealized appreciation
$ 1,448,457  

Small Cap Value Fund

Cost of investments
$ 16,163,370  
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
$ 3,932,324  
Gross unrealized depreciation
  (1,405,801 )
Net unrealized appreciation
$ 2,526,523  
 
 
*Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Funds’ 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 Funds’ most recent annual report.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Note 3 – Illiquid Securities

A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market.  Securities are generally considered liquid if they can be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which the security is valued by a Fund.  Illiquid securities may be valued under methods approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value.  Each Fund intends to invest no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.  At January 31, 2012, the Small Cap Value Fund had investments in illiquid securities with a total value of $395,571 or 2.13% of net assets.
 
Information concerning these illiquid securities is as follows:
 
 
Shares
Dates Acquired
Cost Basis
Crown Crafts, Inc.
29,663
06/07 – 12/10
$105,958
Overhill Farms, Inc.
68,454
12/09 – 05/11
  352,021
 

 
 
 

 
 
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  3/26/2012                                                                                                                                                                        



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  3/26/2012                                                                                          
                                                                              
 

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

Date  3/26/2012                                                                        
 

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