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

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 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, Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)


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




Date of fiscal year end:  February 28, 2014



Date of reporting period:  May 31, 2013

 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
American Trust Allegiance Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
at May 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
     
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.76%
 
Value
 
   
Apparel Manufacturing - 4.77%
     
13,210  
Burberry Group PLC - ADR
  $ 579,259  
2,170  
VF Corp.
    398,976  
          978,235  
             
   
Broadcasting (except Internet) - 1.92%
       
9,800  
Comcast Corp. - Class A
    393,470  
             
   
Chemical Manufacturing - 5.84%
       
3,360  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    194,342  
9,080  
LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A#
    605,182  
1,740  
Praxair, Inc.
    198,934  
2,460  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
    199,211  
          1,197,669  
             
   
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 12.90%
       
905  
Apple, Inc.
    406,960  
25,420  
EMC Corp.*
    629,399  
970  
International Business Machines Corp.
    201,779  
13,890  
NVIDIA Corp.
    201,266  
9,420  
Qualcomm, Inc.
    597,982  
7,360  
Teradata Corp.*
    410,320  
5,560  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    199,548  
          2,647,254  
             
   
Conglomerates - 3.88%
       
17,390  
Loews Corp.
    796,810  
             
   
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities - 1.95%
       
8,450  
Discover Financial Services
    400,614  
             
   
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services - 2.00%
       
18,680  
Acxiom Corp.*
    410,773  
             
   
Food Manufacturing - 4.74%
       
11,620  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    391,478  
21,801  
Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR*
    387,404  
6,560  
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A
    193,258  
          972,140  
             
   
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction - 3.96%
       
12,830  
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V.#
    812,139  
             
   
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - 9.86%
       
7,120  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B*
    812,178  
16,960  
MetLife, Inc.
    749,802  
12,170  
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
    460,635  
          2,022,615  
             
   
Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing - 0.96%
       
3,200  
Nike, Inc. - Class B
    197,312  
             
   
Machinery Manufacturing - 5.98%
       
40,630  
Applied Materials, Inc.
    617,576  
5,100  
Cummins, Inc.
    610,113  
          1,227,689  
   
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 0.96%
       
6,870  
Swatch Group AG - ADR
    196,688  
             
   
Nonstore Retailers - 0.95%
       
7,700  
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. - ADR
    194,271  
             
   
Oil and Gas Extraction - 7.89%
       
8,510  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    783,516  
39,560  
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.*#
    835,654  
          1,619,170  
             
   
Other Information Services - 1.95%
       
460  
Google, Inc. - Class A*
    400,389  
             
   
Pipeline Transportation - 3.87%
       
22,550  
The Williams Companies, Inc.
    793,309  
             
             
   
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services - 2.97%
       
10,710  
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*
    610,577  
             
   
Publishing Industries - 5.82%
       
16,300  
Autodesk, Inc.*
    614,999  
7,880  
SAP AG - ADR
    578,707  
          1,193,706  
             
   
Real Estate - 1.94%
       
17,196  
CBRE Group, Inc.*
    398,603  
             
   
Support Activities for Mining - 2.87%
       
8,070  
Schlumberger Ltd.#
    589,352  
             
   
Telecommunications - 2.87%
       
7,580  
American Tower Corp.
    590,027  
             
   
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 4.91%
       
5,590  
Embraer S. A. - ADR
    202,749  
51,400  
Ford Motor Co.
    805,952  
          1,008,701  
             
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $17,528,620)
    19,651,513  
             
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.74%
       
152,098  
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01%†
    152,098  
3,164  
Reserve Primary Fund - Class 5+‡
     
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $155,262)
    152,098  
             
   
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $17,683,882) - 96.50%
    19,803,611  
   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 3.50%
    717,318  
   
Net Assets - 100.00%
  $ 20,520,929  
 
 *
Non-income producing security.
 # U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
 + Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
 ‡ Illiquid security. As of May 31, 2013, the security had a value of $0 (0.0% of net assets).
  The security was acquired between September 16, 2008 and October 22, 2008, and has a cost basis of $3,164.
 † Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of May 31, 2013.
 ADR - American Depository Receipt.

 
 
 
 

 
 
American Trust Allegiance Fund
Notes to Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The American Trust Allegiance Fund’s (the “Fund”) 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.  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. 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 Fund’s 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 of Trustees.

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 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 Fund’s securities as of May 31, 2013:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
Common Stocks
                     
  Construction
  $ 812,139     $ -     $ -     $ 812,139
  Finance and Insurance
    3,220,039                       3,220,039
  Information
    2,988,365       -       -       2,988,365
  Manufacturing
    8,425,688       -       -       8,425,688
  Mining
    2,208,522       -       -       2,208,522
  Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
    610,577       -       -       610,577
  Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
    398,603       -       -       398,603
  Transportation and Warehousing
    793,309       -       -       793,309
  Utilities
    194,271       -       -       194,271
Total Common Stocks
    19,651,513       -       -       19,651,513
Short-Term Investments
    152,098       -       -       152,098
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 19,803,611     $ -     $ -     $ 19,803,611
 
Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at May 31, 2013, the end of the reporting period. The Fund recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2. There were no Level 3 securities held in the Fund during the period ended May 31, 2013.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at May 31, 2013 was as follows*:
 
Cost of investments
  $ 17,687,172  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,322,982  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (206,543 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,116,439  

* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above tables reflect 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 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 7/29/2013                                                                                                                                                                          



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 7/29/2013                                                                                                                                                                          

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

Date 7/26/2013                                                                          
 

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