N-Q 1 ast-wbi_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ast-wbi_nq.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April, 29 2013
 
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:  November 30, 2013



Date of reporting period:  February 28, 2013
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
February 28, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 9.52%
 
Value
 
   
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores - 1.66%
     
  36,851  
Foot Locker, Inc.
  $ 1,259,936  
     
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities - 1.65%
       
  15,197  
Toronto-Dominion Bank (a)
    1,250,561  
     
Food and Beverage Stores - 3.23%
       
  102,479  
Safeway, Inc.
    2,445,149  
     
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.70%
       
  14,278  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
    1,289,874  
     
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 1.28%
       
  23,534  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A (d)
    965,365  
               
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,984,312)
    7,210,885  
               
     
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 38.84%
       
  38,632  
iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund
    4,139,805  
  73,819  
iShares Floating Rate Note ETF
    3,740,409  
  85,457  
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund
    10,283,041  
  31,556  
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund
    3,760,529  
  107,150  
iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund
    4,304,215  
  50,693  
SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
    3,208,360  
               
     
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $29,130,450)
    29,436,359  
               
             
Principal
Amount
 
CORPORATE BONDS - 19.14%
 
Value
 
     
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing - 0.53%
       
     
Lockheed Martin Corp.
       
$ 356,000  
4.25%, 11/15/2019
    401,732  
     
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities - 0.20%
       
     
Aon PLC
       
  142,000  
3.50%, 9/30/2015
    149,636  
     
Beverage Manufacturing - 0.20%
       
     
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC
       
  135,000  
4.50%, 4/1/2018
    152,613  
     
Building Equipment Contractors - 0.46%
       
     
Omnicom Group, Inc.
       
  320,000  
4.45%, 8/15/2020
    351,351  
     
Business Support Services - 0.95%
       
     
Western Union Co.
       
  650,000  
5.93%, 10/1/2016
    718,152  
     
Communications Equipment Manufacturing - 0.13%
       
     
Harris Corp.
       
  90,000  
5.00%, 10/1/2015
    98,725  
     
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing - 0.54%
       
     
Hewlett-Packard Co.
       
  407,000  
4.30%, 6/1/2021
    408,014  
     
Depository Credit Intermediation - 1.76%
       
     
Bank of America Corp.
       
  440,000  
5.00%, 5/13/2021
    497,214  
     
Citigroup, Inc.
       
  3,000  
5.125%, 5/5/2014
    3,141  
  580,000  
6.125%, 11/21/2017
    686,834  
     
Wells Fargo & Co.
       
  136,000  
5.00%, 11/15/2014
    145,204  
            1,332,393  
     
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution - 0.77%
       
     
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
       
  135,000  
5.20%, 10/1/2019
    153,222  
     
PSEG Power LLC
       
  400,000  
4.15%, 9/15/2021
    430,855  
            584,077  
     
Health and Personal Care Stores - 0.21%
       
     
Express Scripts, Inc.
       
  148,000  
3.125%, 5/15/2016
    156,313  
     
Household Appliance Manufacturing - 0.33%
       
     
Whirlpool Corp.
       
  220,000  
6.50%, 6/15/2016
    252,208  
     
Insurance Carriers - 1.73%
       
     
American International Group, Inc.
       
  580,000  
5.85%, 1/16/2018
    683,814  
     
Cigna Corp.
       
  140,000  
8.30%, 1/15/2033
    183,935  
     
Wellpoint, Inc.
       
  440,000  
3.125%, 5/15/2022
    441,457  
            1,309,206  
     
Investigation and Security Services - 0.15%
       
     
Tyco International Finance
       
  105,000  
3.375%, 10/15/2015
    110,955  
     
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 0.95%
       
     
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
       
  688,000  
2.60%, 1/15/2016
    717,916  
     
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories - 0.23%
       
     
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
       
  170,000  
3.75%, 8/23/2022
    174,095  
     
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing - 0.13%
       
     
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
       
  90,000  
4.625%, 11/30/2019
    102,402  
     
Motion Picture and Video Industries - 1.13%
       
     
Time Warner, Inc.
       
  273,000  
4.00%, 1/15/2022
    294,471  
     
Viacom, Inc.
       
  522,000  
3.50%, 4/1/2017
    562,938  
            857,409  
     
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers - 0.27%
       
     
Thomson Reuters Corp.
       
  193,000  
3.95%, 9/30/2021
    206,565  
     
Non-Depository Credit Intermediation - 1.27%
       
     
American Express Credit
       
  650,000  
2.80%, 9/19/2016
    688,411  
     
General Electric Capital Corp.
       
  15,000  
5.55%, 10/15/2020
    17,224  
  230,000  
5.15%, 6/15/2023
    254,959  
            960,594  
               
     
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying - 0.78%
       
     
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc.
       
  543,000  
3.25%, 12/1/2017
    588,975  
     
Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores - 0.90%
       
     
Staples, Inc.
       
  680,000  
2.75%, 1/12/2018
    684,332  
     
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing - 1.43%
       
     
Amgen, Inc.
       
  656,000  
2.125%, 5/15/2017
    678,099  
     
Celgene Corp.
       
  400,000  
3.25%, 8/15/2022
    404,123  
            1,082,222  
     
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas - 0.23%
       
     
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
       
  165,000  
4.15%, 3/1/2022
    176,987  
     
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage - 1.46%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
       
  660,000  
3.625%, 2/7/2016
    702,230  
     
Prudential Financial, Inc.
       
  384,000  
3.00%, 5/12/2016
    406,245  
            1,108,475  
     
Software Publishers - 1.32%
       
     
BMC Software, Inc.
       
  315,000  
4.25%, 2/15/2022
    317,961  
     
Symantec Corp.
       
  660,000  
2.75%, 6/15/2017
    681,781  
            999,742  
     
Traveler Accommodation - 0.42%
       
     
Marriott International, Inc.
       
  320,000  
3.25%, 9/15/2022
    317,071  
     
Wired Telecommunications Carriers - 0.66%
       
     
AT&T, Inc.
       
  336,000  
4.45%, 5/15/2021
    380,459  
     
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
       
  100,000  
6.375%, 6/1/2028
    119,735  
            500,194  
               
     
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $14,356,561)
    14,502,354  
               
Contracts
 
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.00%
 
Value
 
     
Put Options - 0.00%
       
  200  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
       
     
Expiration: March 2013, Exercise Price: $35.00
    3,000  
     
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $7,200)
    3,000  
               
Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 27.38%
 
Value
 
  20,748,629  
Invesco STIT-Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.02% (c)
    20,748,629  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $20,748,629)
    20,748,629  
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Cost $70,227,152) - 94.88%
    71,901,227  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 5.12%
    3,880,173  
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 75,781,400  
               
ETF-
 
Exchange-Traded Fund
       
(a)
 
U.S. traded equity security of a foreign issuer.
       
(b)
 
Non-income producing security.
       
(c)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of February 28, 2013.
       
(d)
 
A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for written options.
       
         
Schedule of Options Written
       
February 28, 2013 (Unaudited)
       
               
Contracts
 
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
 
Value
 
  200  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
       
     
Expiration: March 2013, Exercise Price: $40.00
  $ 30,000  
     
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums received $9,800)
  $ 30,000  

 
 
 

 
 
WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
February 28, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 50.47%
 
Value
 
   
Chemical Manufacturing - 1.21%
     
  4,536  
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. (c)
  $ 411,869  
     
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores - 2.72%
       
  26,975  
Foot Locker, Inc.
    922,275  
     
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 7.75%
       
  66,656  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    1,389,778  
  18,910  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    1,241,063  
     
 
    2,630,841  
     
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities - 9.96%
       
  54,194  
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp.
    1,470,825  
  32,625  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (c)
    1,596,015  
  14,288  
Webster Financial Corp.
    314,622  
     
 
    3,381,462  
     
Depository Credit Intermediation - 1.91%
       
  6,357  
M&T Bank Corp.
    648,986  
     
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - 0.89%
       
  12,043  
Kaydon Corp.
    301,195  
     
Food and Beverage Stores - 5.34%
       
  75,919  
Safeway, Inc.
    1,811,427  
     
Food Services and Drinking Places - 0.96%
       
  6,756  
Tim Hortons, Inc. (a)
    326,788  
     
Machinery Manufacturing - 2.81%
       
  23,587  
Kennametal, Inc.
    954,802  
     
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 0.97%
       
  22,926  
Associated Banc-Corp.
    329,905  
     
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.87%
       
  7,044  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
    636,355  
     
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - 8.41%
       
  30,128  
HollyFrontier Corp.
    1,693,194  
  17,685  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR
    1,161,020  
     
 
    2,854,214  
     
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 3.87%
       
  47,269  
Microsoft Corp.
    1,314,078  
     
Rail Transportation - 1.80%
       
  4,468  
Union Pacific Corp.
    612,608  
               
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $14,560,956)
    17,136,805  
               
     
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 4.97%
       
  11,131  
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
    1,686,681  
               
     
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $1,591,060)
    1,686,681  
               
Contracts
 
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.00%
 
Value
 
     
Put Options - 0.00%
       
  45  
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.
       
     
Expiration: March 2013, Exercise Price: $70.00
    225  
  150  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
       
     
Expiration: March 2013, Exercise Price: $42.00
    750  
     
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $11,145)
    975  
               
Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 36.15%
 
Value
 
  12,275,923  
Invesco STIT-Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.02% (b)
    12,275,923  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $12,275,923)
    12,275,923  
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Cost $28,439,084) - 91.59%
    31,100,384  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 8.41%
    2,854,750  
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 33,955,134  
               
ADR-
 
American Depositary Receipt
       
ETF-
 
Exchange-Traded Fund
       
(a)
 
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
       
(b)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of February 28, 2013.
       
(c)
 
A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for written options.
       
               
               
               
Schedule of Options Written
       
February 28, 2013 (Unaudited)
       
               
Contracts
 
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
 
Value
 
  45  
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.
       
     
Expiration: March 2013, Exercise Price: $85.00
  $ 35,550  
  150  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
       
     
Expiration: March 2013, Exercise Price: $50.00
    6,450  
     
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums received $10,905)
  $ 42,000  

 
 
 
 

 
 
WBI Funds
Notes to the Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2013 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund and the WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund’s (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) investments in securities are carried at their fair value. Equity securities including common stocks and exchange-traded funds 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.  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.
 
Corporate bonds, including listed issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based techniques.  The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer.  Most corporate bonds are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Options are valued using the composite pricing via the National Best Bid and Offer quotes. Composite pricing looks at the last trade on the exchange where the option is traded. If there are no trades for an option on a given business day, as of closing, the Funds will value the option at the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. Options that are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options that are valued at the mean of the highest bid price and lowest asked price are categorized in level 2.
 
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 (“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 Funds’ 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 February 28, 2013:
 
WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund

Assets:
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Finance and Insurance
  $ 2,215,926     $ -     $ -     $ 2,215,926  
  Manufacturing
    1,289,874       -       -       1,289,874  
  Retail Trade
    3,705,085       -       -       3,705,085  
Total Common Stocks
    7,210,885       -       -       7,210,885  
                                 
Exchange-Traded Funds
    29,436,359       -       -       29,436,359  
                                 
Corporate Bonds
                               
  Accommodation and Food Services
    -       317,071       -       317,071  
  Administrative Support, Waste Management
    -       718,152       -       718,152  
  Finance and Insurance
    -       5,578,219       -       5,578,219  
  Health Care and Social Assistance
    -       174,095       -       174,095  
  Information
    -       2,674,866       -       2,674,866  
  Manufacturing
    -       2,497,916       -       2,497,916  
  Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
    -       588,975       -       588,975  
 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
    -       351,351       -       351,351  
 Retail Trade
    -       840,645       -       840,645  
 Transportation and Warehousing
    -       176,987       -       176,987  
  Utilities
    -       584,077       -       584,077  
Total Corporate Bonds
    -       14,502,354       -       14,502,354  
                                 
Purchased Options
                               
  Put Options
    -       3,000       -       3,000  
Total Purchased Options
    -       3,000       -       3,000  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
    20,748,629       -       -       20,748,629  
                                 
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 57,395,873     $ 14,505,354     $ -     $ 71,901,227  

Liabilities:
                       
Call Options Written
  $ -     $ 30,000     $ -     $ 30,000  
Total Liabilities
  $ -     $ 30,000     $ -     $ 30,000  
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund

Assets:
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Accommodation and Food Services
  $ 326,788     $ -     $ -     $ 326,788  
  Finance and Insurance
    4,030,448       -       -       4,030,448  
  Information
    1,314,078       -       -       1,314,078  
  Management of Companies and Enterprises
    329,905        -        -       329,905  
  Manufacturing
    7,789,276       -       -       7,789,276  
  Retail Trade
    2,733,703       -       -       2,733,703  
  Transportation and Warehousing
    612,607        -        -       612,607  
Total Common Stocks
    17,136,805       -       -       17,136,805  
                                 
Exchange-Traded Funds
    1,686,681       -       -       1,686,681  
                                 
Purchased Options
                               
  Put Options
    -       975       -       975  
Total Purchased Options
    -       975       -       975  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
    12,275,923       -       -       12,275,923  
                                 
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 31,099,409     $ 975     $ -     $ 31,100,384  

Liabilities:
                       
Call Options Written
  $ 42,000     $ -     $ -     $ 42,000  
Total Liabilities
  $ 42,000     $ -     $ -     $ 42,000  

Refer to the Funds’ Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of securities.  Transfers between levels are recognized at February 28, 2013, the end of the reporting period.  The Funds recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.  There were no Level 3 securities held in the Funds during the quarter ended February 28, 2013.


 
 
 

 
 
Note 2 – Derivative Transactions
 
The Funds have adopted the financial accounting reporting rules as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The Funds are required to include enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
 
The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds enter into written call options to hedge against changes in the value of equities. The writing of call options is intended to reduce the volatility of the portfolio and to earn premium income. Written call options expose the Funds to minimal counterparty credit risk since they are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearing house guarantees the options against default. The Funds may also purchase put options to provide protection against adverse price effects from changes in prices of securities. In addition, the Funds enter into written put options to hedge against changes in the value of purchased put options.
 
The Funds may purchase and write call and put options on securities and indices and enter into related closing transactions. As a holder of a call option, the Funds have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a security at the exercise price during the exercise period. As the writer of a call option, the Funds have the obligation to sell the security at the exercise price during the exercise period in the event the option is exercised. As a holder of a put option, the Funds have the right, but not the obligation, to sell a security at the exercise price during the exercise period. As the writer of a put option, the Funds have the obligation to buy the underlying security at the exercise price during the exercise period.
 
When the Funds write an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Funds is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Funds on the expiration date as realized gains from options written. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Funds have realized a gain or a loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium is deducted from the cost basis of the security purchased. The Funds, as writers of an option, bear the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
 
When purchasing options, the Funds will recognize a realized loss equal to the premium paid to purchase the option, if the option expires unexercised. The difference between the proceeds received on effecting a closing sale transaction and the premium paid will be recognized as a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium paid is deducted from the proceeds on the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Funds have a realized gain or loss.
 
Average Balance Information
 
The average monthly market values of purchased and written options during the period ended February 28, 2013 for the WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund was $2,333 and $16,000, respectively.
 
Transactions in written options contracts for the period ended February 28, 2013, are as follows:

WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund
 
   
Contracts
   
Premiums Received
 
Beginning Balance
    -     $ -  
Options written
    200       9,800  
Outstanding at February 28, 2013
    200     $ 9,800  

Values of Derivative Instruments as of February 28, 2013 for the WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund:
 
   
Assets
 
Liabilities
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
 
Location
 
Fair Value
 
Location
 
Fair Value
Equity Contracts - Options
 
Investments, at fair value
 
 $3,000
 
Options Written, at fair value
 
 $30,000
   
Total
 
$3,000
 
Total
 
 $30,000
 
The average monthly market values of purchased and written options during the period ended February 28, 2013 for the WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund was $2,650 and $17,275, respectively.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Transactions in written options contracts for the period ended February 28, 2013, are as follows:

WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund
 
   
Contracts
   
Premiums Received
 
Beginning Balance
    -     $ -  
Options written
    195       10,905  
Outstanding at February 28, 2013
    195     $ 10,905  

Values of Derivative Instruments as of February 28, 2013 for the WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund:

   
Assets
 
Liabilities
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
 
Location
 
Fair Value
 
Location
 
Fair Value
Equity Contracts - Options
 
Investments, at fair value
 
 $975
 
Options Written, at fair value
 
 $42,000
   
Total
 
$975
 
Total
 
 $42,000
 
Note 3 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at February 28, 2013 was as follows*:

WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 70,227,152  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,921,325  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (247,250 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,674,075  

WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 28,439,084  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,720,362  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (59,062 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,661,300  

*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.
 
 

 
 

 
 
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 4/17/13                                                                                



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 4/17/13                                                                                 
 
 
By (Signature and Title)*/s/ Cheryl L. King                                                                                                                    
   Cheryl L. King, Treasurer

Date  4/17/13                                                                          

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