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

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 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:  September 30, 2013



Date of reporting period:  June 30, 2013

 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Chase Growth Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
at June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 97.6%
     
   
Aerospace/Aircraft - 2.8%
     
12,840  
Precision Castparts Corp.
  $ 2,901,968  
             
   
Beverage - 1.0%
       
24,960  
Coca-Cola Co.
    1,001,146  
             
   
Biotechnology - 2.5%
       
50,600  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. *
    2,591,226  
             
   
Broadcast Media - 5.4%
       
56,000  
CBS Corp. - Class B
    2,736,720  
66,700  
Comcast Corp. - Class A
    2,793,396  
          5,530,116  
   
Chemicals - 1.1%
       
18,200  
FMC Corp.
    1,111,292  
             
   
Chemicals - Specialty - 4.2%
       
32,970  
Monsanto Co.
    3,257,436  
16,580  
Valspar Corp.
    1,072,229  
          4,329,665  
   
Computer - Semiconductors - 2.4%
       
40,400  
SanDisk Corp. *
    2,468,440  
             
   
Computer Software - Desktop/Small Business - 1.1%
       
33,300  
Microsoft Corp.
    1,149,849  
             
   
Computer Software - Enterprise - 2.4%
       
81,700  
Oracle Corp.
    2,509,824  
             
   
Drugs - Generic - 3.7%
       
29,940  
Actavis, Inc. *
    3,779,027  
             
   
Drugs - Proprietary - 4.4%
       
71,706  
Abbott Laboratories
    2,501,105  
49,800  
AbbVie, Inc.
    2,058,732  
          4,559,837  
   
Electrical Instruments - 3.1%
       
37,700  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
    3,190,551  
             
   
Energy/Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.8%
       
31,600  
Ensco PLC - Class A +
    1,836,592  
             
   
Energy/Oil Service - 1.5%
       
24,800  
Cameron International Corp. *
    1,516,768  
             
   
Engineering/Construction - 2.0%
       
79,400  
Quanta Services, Inc. *
    2,100,924  
             
   
Finance/Information Services - 5.9%
       
4,710  
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A
    2,705,895  
18,610  
Visa, Inc. - Class A
    3,400,978  
          6,106,873  
   
Health Care Distribution - 2.7%
       
24,800  
McKesson Corp.
    2,839,600  
             
   
Health Care Products - 2.6%
       
31,870  
Johnson & Johnson
    2,736,358  
             
   
Health Care Services - 1.9%
       
15,970  
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. *
    1,929,176  
             
   
Household Products - 4.5%
       
24,000  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    1,481,040  
54,720  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    3,134,909  
          4,615,949  
   
Information Services - 3.2%
       
18,150  
Alliance Data Systems Corp. *
    3,285,695  
             
   
Internet Retail - 4.8%
       
47,000  
eBay, Inc. *
    2,430,840  
3,070  
Priceline.com, Inc. *
    2,539,289  
          4,970,129  
   
Internet Software & Services - 3.0%
       
3,579  
Google, Inc. - Class A *
    3,150,844  
             
   
Machinery - 2.8%
       
20,835  
Flowserve Corp.
    1,125,298  
31,100  
Ingersoll-Rand PLC +
    1,726,672  
          2,851,970  
   
Media & Advertising - 2.7%
       
51,100  
Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A *
    1,175,811  
24,400  
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A
    1,628,944  
          2,804,755  
   
Medical Products - 1.4%
       
28,600  
Medtronic, Inc.
    1,472,042  
             
   
Medical Systems/Equipment - 1.4%
       
76,000  
Hologic, Inc. *
    1,466,800  
             
   
Railroad - 2.8%
       
18,770  
Union Pacific Corp.
    2,895,836  
             
   
Restaurants - 2.7%
       
43,170  
Starbucks Corp.
    2,827,203  
             
   
Retail - Discount - 4.1%
       
28,710  
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    3,174,465  
15,400  
Target Corp.
    1,060,444  
          4,234,909  
   
Retail - Drug Stores - 3.2%
       
58,400  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    3,339,312  
             
   
Retail - Specialty - 1.8%
       
37,500  
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
    1,877,250  
             
   
Telecommunication Equipment - 3.5%
       
58,600  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    3,579,288  
             
   
Tobacco - 3.2%
       
37,620  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    3,258,644  
             
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $84,255,100)
    100,819,858  
             
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.2%
       
2,218,474  
Invesco STIT Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.02% #
    2,218,474  
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,218,474)
    2,218,474  
   
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $86,473,574) - 99.8%
    103,038,332  
   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.2%
    222,908  
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 103,261,240  
   
             
             
+  
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
       
*  
Non-income producing security.
       
#  
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of June 30, 2013.
       
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 
 
 
 

 
 
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
at June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 97.5%
     
   
Airlines - 2.3%
     
6,460  
Allegiant Travel Co. *
  $ 684,695  
             
   
Asset Management - 2.1%
       
3,760  
Affiliated Managers Group *
    616,414  
             
   
Auto/Auto Parts - 1.8%
       
21,180  
LKQ Corp. *
    545,385  
             
   
Business Services - 2.0%
       
3,820  
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. *
    586,867  
             
   
Chemicals - 1.8%
       
9,000  
FMC Corp.
    549,540  
             
   
Chemicals - Specialty - 1.5%
       
6,900  
Valspar Corp.
    446,223  
             
   
Computer Software - Enterprise - 2.3%
       
35,000  
Mentor Graphics Corp.
    684,250  
             
   
Drugs - Generic - 4.6%
       
4,920  
Actavis, Inc. *
    621,002  
25,000  
Mylan, Inc. *
    775,750  
          1,396,752  
   
Drugs - Proprietary - 1.2%
       
26,800  
Akorn, Inc. *
    362,336  
             
   
Education Services - 2.0%
       
18,600  
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. *
    599,478  
             
   
Electrical Instruments - 2.1%
       
8,450  
FEI Co.
    616,766  
             
   
Energy/Oil & Gas Drilling - 2.0%
       
11,400  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. *
    593,370  
             
   
Energy/Oil Service - 4.4%
       
9,800  
Bristow Group, Inc.
    640,136  
9,500  
Oceaneering International, Inc.
    685,900  
          1,326,036  
   
Engineering/Construction - 3.7%
       
21,300  
Quanta Services, Inc. *
    563,598  
3,800  
Valmont Industries, Inc.
    543,742  
          1,107,340  
   
Finance/Banks - 2.0%
       
7,300  
Signature Bank *
    606,046  
             
   
Finance/Information Services - 4.3%
       
21,400  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. *
    681,804  
7,010  
Fiserv, Inc. *
    612,744  
          1,294,548  
   
Financial Services - Mortgage Related - 1.6%
       
11,800  
Ocwen Financial Corp. *
    486,396  
             
   
Food - 1.5%
       
16,400  
Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
    465,924  
             
   
Health Care Services - 3.4%
       
14,200  
Hanger, Inc. *
    449,146  
12,300  
PAREXEL International Corp. *
    565,062  
          1,014,208  
   
Home Furnishings/Furniture - 2.2%
       
27,800  
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
    653,022  
             
   
Household Products - 5.7%
       
9,500  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    586,246  
13,100  
Jarden Corp. *
    573,125  
10,000  
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
    568,700  
          1,728,071  
   
Industrial Distributors - 2.0%
       
16,000  
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. *
    606,080  
             
   
Information Services - 1.9%
       
3,200  
Alliance Data Systems Corp. *
    579,296  
             
   
Insurance - Property/Casualty/Title - 1.6%
       
13,600  
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
    485,520  
             
   
Leisure Time - 4.3%
       
19,200  
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
    536,064  
7,900  
Polaris Industries, Inc.
    750,500  
          1,286,564  
   
Machinery - 1.8%
       
9,930  
Flowserve Corp.
    536,319  
             
   
Media & Advertising - 2.1%
       
9,600  
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A
    640,896  
             
   
Medical Supplies - 2.6%
       
11,000  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    772,860  
             
   
Medical Systems/Equipment - 1.6%
       
25,700  
Hologic, Inc. *
    496,010  
             
   
Restaurants - 1.5%
       
2,460  
Panera Bread Co. - Class A *
    457,412  
             
   
Retail - Discount - 4.3%
       
15,300  
Dollar Tree, Inc. *
    777,852  
6,000  
PriceSmart, Inc.
    525,780  
          1,303,632  
   
Retail - Specialty - 3.8%
       
11,900  
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
    595,714  
4,570  
Tractor Supply Co.
    537,478  
          1,133,192  
   
Semiconductors - 5.6%
       
62,800  
Atmel Corp. *
    461,580  
28,100  
Microsemi Corp. *
    639,275  
41,900  
NVIDIA Corp.
    587,857  
          1,688,712  
   
Telecommunication Services - 3.8%
       
15,550  
MasTec Inc. *
    511,595  
12,750  
NeuStar, Inc. - Class A *
    620,670  
          1,132,265  
   
Trucking - 1.9%
       
7,900  
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
    570,696  
             
   
Utilities/Water - 1.8%
       
12,800  
American Water Works Co., Inc.
    527,744  
             
   
Waste Disposal - 2.4%
       
17,700  
Waste Connections, Inc.
    728,178  
             
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $24,132,873)
    29,309,043  
             
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.4%
       
741,273  
Invesco STIT Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.02% #
    741,273  
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $741,273)
    741,273  
   
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $24,874,146) - 99.9%
    30,050,316  
   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%
    24,977  
   
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 30,075,293  
   
             
*  
Non-income producing security.
       
#  
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of June 30, 2013.
       

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Chase Funds
Notes to Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The Chase 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.  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 June 30, 2013:

Chase Growth Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
  $ 16,639,058     $ -     $ -     $ 16,639,058  
  Consumer Staples
    15,389,516       -       -       15,389,516  
  Energy
    3,353,360       -       -       3,353,360  
  Health Care
    24,564,617       -       -       24,564,617  
  Industrials
    10,750,698       -       -       10,750,698  
  Materials
    5,440,957       -       -       5,440,957  
  Technology
    24,681,652       -       -       24,681,652  
Total Common Stocks
    100,819,858       -       -       100,819,858  
Short-Term Investments
    2,218,474       -       -       2,218,474  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 103,038,332     $ -     $ -     $ 103,038,332  

Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
  $ 6,666,926     $ -     $ -     $ 6,666,926  
  Consumer Staples
    2,146,649       -       -       2,146,649  
  Energy
    1,919,406       -       -       1,919,406  
  Financials
    2,781,243       -       -       2,781,243  
  Health Care
    4,042,166       -       -       4,042,166  
  Industrials
    4,744,904       -       -       4,744,904  
  Materials
    995,763                       995,763  
  Technology
    5,484,242       -       -       5,484,242  
  Utilities
    527,744       -       -       527,744  
Total Common Stocks
    29,309,043       -       -       29,309,043  
Short-Term Investments
    741,273       -       -       741,273  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 30,050,316     $ -     $ -     $ 30,050,316  

Refer to the Funds’ Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at June 30, 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 period ended June 30, 2013.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2013 was as follows*:

Chase Growth Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 86,473,574  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 17,794,979  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,230,221 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 16,564,758  
         


Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 24,882,719  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 5,343,105  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (175,508 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 5,167,597  
         

* 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.

 
 
 
 

 
 
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 8/19/2013                                                                                                                                                                          



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 8/19/2013                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Cheryl L. King                                                                                                                       
   Cheryl L. King, Treasurer

Date 8/19/2013                                                                          

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