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

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 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:  July 31, 2012

 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 97.86%
   
   
Advertising Agencies - 3.08%
   
40,500  
Aimia, Inc. (a)
$ 539,920  
           
   
Aerospace - 2.08%
     
5,500  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
  364,100  
           
   
Air Transport - 1.44%
     
2,800  
FedEx Corp.
  252,840  
           
   
Aluminum - 1.07%
     
22,100  
Alcoa Inc.
  187,187  
           
   
Banks: Diversified - 1.85%
     
44,300  
Bank of America Corp.
  325,162  
           
   
Beverage: Soft Drinks - 0.97%
     
2,100  
Coca-Cola Co.
  169,680  
           
   
Chemicals: Diversified - 1.20%
     
2,900  
BASF SE - ADR
  211,236  
           
   
Computer Services, Software & Systems - 10.55%
     
36,000  
CA Inc.
  866,520  
27,600  
Microsoft Corp.
  813,372  
5,700  
Oracle Corp.
  172,140  
        1,852,032  
   
Computer Technology - 2.95%
     
28,400  
Hewlett Packard Co.
  518,016  
           
   
Consumer Lending - 2.62%
     
12,000  
Cash America International, Inc.
  459,840  
           
   
Diversified Financial Services - 3.63%
     
10,200  
Citigroup Inc.
  276,726  
10,000  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  360,000  
        636,726  
   
Diversified Retail - 1.99%
     
4,700  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  349,821  
           
   
Electronic Components - 1.24%
     
6,610  
TE Connectivity Ltd.
  218,196  
           
   
Engineering & Contracting Services - 2.11%
     
3,500  
Fluor Corp.
  173,530  
7,530  
KBR, Inc.
  197,587  
        371,117  
   
Financial Data & Systems - 5.00%
     
1,200  
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A
  523,884  
20,300  
Western Union Co.
  353,829  
        877,713  
   
Foods - 2.13%
     
6,600  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
  162,954  
14,100  
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
  211,641  
        374,595  
   
Homebuilding - 1.67%
     
12,902  
Lennar Corp. - Class B
  292,876  
           
   
Household Equipment & Products - 1.22%
     
4,100  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
  214,922  
           
   
Insurance: Life - 6.38%
     
135,100  
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
  1,119,979  
           
   
Insurance: Property-Casualty - 4.48%
     
38,100  
XL Group PLC
  786,765  
           
   
Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 4.43%
     
14,300  
Ensco PLC - Class A
  776,919  
           
   
Oil: Crude Producers - 1.00%
     
9,300  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
  175,026  
           
   
Oil: Integrated - 2.75%
     
2,600  
ConocoPhillips
  141,544  
5,000  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A - ADR
  341,000  
        482,544  
   
Pharmaceuticals - 13.54%
     
15,100  
Eli Lilly & Co.
  664,853  
14,300  
Merck & Co., Inc.
  631,631  
36,800  
Pfizer, Inc.
  884,672  
2,500  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)
  194,575  
        2,375,731  
   
 
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter - 1.09%
     
1,600  
Flowserve Corp.
  191,968  
           
   
Specialty Retail - 1.96%
     
6,600  
Home Depot, Inc.
  344,388  
           
   
Steel - 1.23%
     
4,500  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
  215,370  
           
   
Tobacco - 3.80%
     
7,300  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
  667,512  
           
   
Utilities: Electrical - 7.92%
     
4,500  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
  190,080  
5,000  
Entergy Corp.
  363,350  
14,700  
Exelon Corp.
  575,064  
3,700  
NextEra Energy, Inc.
  262,330  
        1,390,824  
   
Utilities: Telecommunications - 2.48%
     
15,100  
Vodafone Group PLC - ADR
  434,125  
           
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $15,050,167)
  17,177,130  
           
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.58%
     
226,098  
Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c)
  226,098  
226,098  
First American Tax Free Obligations Fund - Class Z, 0.00% (c)
  226,098  
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $452,196)
  452,196  
           
   
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $15,502,363) - 100.44%
  17,629,326  
   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.44)%
  (76,485 )
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
$ 17,552,841  
 
ADR  
American Depository Receipt
(a)      
Foreign issued security.
(b)      
Non-income producing security.
(c)      
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of July 31, 2012.

 
 
 
 

 
 
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Shares
   
Value
   
COMMON STOCKS - 94.42%
 
   
Aluminum - 1.57%
 
7,969  
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
$ 434,629
         
   
Asset Management & Custodian - 6.25%
   
81,700  
Artio Global Investors, Inc.
  263,891
17,548  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (a)
  1,469,119
        1,733,010
   
Banks: Diversified - 2.00%
   
120,699  
Park Sterling Corp. (a)
  554,008
         
   
Chemicals: Specialty - 2.83%
   
25,200  
Innospec, Inc. (a)
  784,224
         
   
Commercial Vehicles & Parts - 0.51%
   
8,662  
Miller Industries, Inc.
  142,230
         
   
Computer Services Software & Systems - 0.10%
   
2,100  
E2open, Inc. (a)
  26,523
         
   
Consumer Lending - 5.27%
   
8,000  
Cash America International, Inc.
  306,560
32,400  
EZcorp, Inc. - Class A (a)
  729,000
18,200  
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A
  427,882
        1,463,442
   
Containers & Packaging - 1.38%
   
23,371  
UFP Technologies, Inc. (a)
  382,584
         
   
Diversified Manufacturing Operations - 3.05%
   
54,600  
A. M. Castle & Co. (a)
  398,034
21,100  
Harsco Corp.
  448,375
        846,409
   
Engineering & Contracting Services - 1.51%
   
26,484  
Argan, Inc. (a)
  418,712
         
   
Financial Data & Systems - 4.90%
   
210,413  
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (a)
  1,359,268
         
   
Foods - 0.95%
   
68,454  
Overhill Farms, Inc. (a)(d)
  263,548
         
   
Health Care Facilities - 0.86%
   
51,900  
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)
  239,778
         
   
Homebuilding - 2.20%
   
26,929  
Lennar Corp. - Class B
  611,288
         
   
Insurance: Life - 6.50%
   
217,600  
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
  1,803,904
         
   
Insurance: Property-Casualty - 4.21%
   
56,510  
XL Group PLC
  1,166,931
         
   
Leisure Time - 2.69%
   
62,000  
Callaway Golf Co.
  340,380
22,102  
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.
  405,351
        745,731
   
Machinery: Industrial - 1.28%
   
111,100  
Armtec Infrastructure Trust Unit (a)(b)
  355,618
         
   
Metal Fabricating - 2.01%
   
157,425  
Mueller Water Products, Inc. - Class A
  557,285
         
   
Metals & Minerals: Diversified - 3.24%
   
449,779  
Uranium Energy Corp. (a)
  899,558
         
   
Office Supplies Equipment - 1.51%
   
24,000  
Lexmark International, Inc - Class A
  419,760
         
   
Oil Well Equipment & Services - 2.65%
   
262,897  
Cal Dive International, Inc (a)
  425,893
14,300  
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a)
  309,881
        735,774
   
Paper - 1.11%
   
18,300  
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp. (a)
  307,623
         
   
Pharmaceuticals - 2.52%
   
14,000  
Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. (a)
  699,440
         
   
Real Estate - 4.93%
   
38,400  
Granite Real Estate, Inc. (b)
  1,366,272
         
   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 4.80%
   
292,460  
CapLease, Inc.
  1,330,693
         
   
 
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer - 1.64%
   
12,800  
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  455,168
         
   
Restaurants - 6.07%
   
67,100  
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (b)
  1,221,095
24,300  
Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund (b)
  247,882
28,800  
Second Cup Royalty Income Fund Unit (b)
  213,376
        1,682,353
   
Specialty Retail - 2.93%
   
24,800  
Collective Brands, Inc. (a)
  533,696
102,383  
Wet Seal, Inc. - Class A (a)
  280,529
        814,225
   
Steel - 1.60%
   
9,300  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
  445,098
         
   
Telecommunications Equipment - 2.14%
   
46,806  
Arris Group, Inc. (a)
  593,968
         
   
Textiles Apparel & Shoes - 3.21%
   
50,200  
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a)
  890,046
         
   
Utilities: Electrical - 4.71%
   
22,000  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
  487,960
34,400  
Nv Energy, Inc.
  629,176
7,000  
Portland General Electric Co.
  190,610
        1,307,746
   
Utilities: Telecommunications - 1.29%
   
50,000  
Otelco, Inc.
  358,500
         
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $22,374,169)
  26,195,346
         
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.49%
   
761,406  
Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c)
  761,406
761,405  
First American Tax Free Obligations Fund - Class Z, 0.00%  (c)
  761,405
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,522,811)
  1,522,811
         
   
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $23,896,980) - 99.91%
  27,718,157
   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.09%
  25,560
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
$ 27,743,717
 
(a)   
 Non-income producing security.
(b)   
 Foreign issued security.
(c)   
 Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of July 31, 2012.
(d)   
 Security is considered illiquid.  As of July 31, 2012, the value of these investments was $263,548 or 0.95% of net assets.  See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.
 
 
 
 
 

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

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The Huber Capital Funds’ (the “Funds”) investments in securities are carried at their fair value. Equity 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 (“Board”). 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 Board has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee which is comprised of one or more trustees and representatives from U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ administrator.  The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed and ratified by the Board.
 
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 July 31, 2012:
 
Equity Income Fund

 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Common Stocks
             
  Consumer Discretionary
$ 1,442,775   $ 299,152   $ -   $ 1,741,927
  Consumer Staples
  1,211,787     -     -     1,211,787
  Energy
  1,434,489     -     -     1,434,489
  Financial Services
  4,206,185     -     -     4,206,185
  Health Care
  2,375,731     -     -     2,375,731
  Materials & Processing
  613,793     -     -     613,793
  Producer Durables
  1,180,025     -     -     1,180,025
  Technology
  2,588,244     -     -     2,588,244
  Utilities
  1,824,949     -     -     1,824,949
Total Common Stocks
  16,877,978     299,152     -     17,177,130
Short-Term Investments
  452,196     -     -     452,196
Total Investments in Securities
$ 17,330,174   $ 299,152   $ -   $ 17,629,326
 
 
Small Cap Value Fund

 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Common Stocks
             
  Consumer Discretionary
$ 5,198,812   $ -   $ -   $ 5,198,812
  Consumer Staples
  -     263,548     -     263,548
  Energy
  735,774     -     -     735,774
  Financial Services
  10,777,528     -     -     10,777,528
  Health Care
  939,218     -     -     939,218
  Materials & Processing
  3,811,000     -     -     3,811,000
  Producer Durables
  2,182,729     -     -     2,182,729
  Technology
  620,491     -     -     620,491
  Utilities
  1,666,246     -     -     1,666,246
Total Common Stocks
  25,931,798     263,548     -     26,195,346
Short-Term Investments
  1,522,811     -     -     1,522,811
Total Investments in Securities
$ 27,454,609   $ 263,548   $ -   $ 27,718,157

Refer to the Funds’ Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at July 31, 2012, the end of the reporting period.  The Small Cap Value Fund recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.  In the Equity Income Fund, a transfer in the amount of $299,152 was made into level 2 from level 1 due to a security not trading on July 31, 2012.  There were no Level 3 securities held in the Funds during the period ended July 31, 2012.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes

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

Equity Income Fund

Cost of investments
$ 15,592,349  
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
$ 2,695,345  
Gross unrealized depreciation
  (658,368 )
Net unrealized appreciation
$ 2,036,977  

Small Cap Value Fund

Cost of investments
$ 23,935,674  
       
Gross unrealized appreciation
$ 5,682,244  
Gross unrealized depreciation
  (1,899,761 )
Net unrealized appreciation
$ 3,782,483  

*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 or semi-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 July 31, 2012, the Small Cap Value Fund had investments in illiquid securities with a total value of $263,548 or 0.95% of net assets.
 
Information concerning these illiquid securities is as follows:

 
Shares
Dates Acquired
Cost Basis
 
Overhill Farms, Inc.
68,454
12/09 – 5/11
$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 9/25/2012                                                                                                                                                                                         



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 9/25/2012                                                                                                                                                                    

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

Date 9/25/2012                                                                        

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