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

 
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. Schedule of Investments.
 
Shenkman Short Duration High Income Fund
           
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
           
June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
           
             
   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS - 12.72%
           
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.45%
           
Sequa Corp. 5.25%, 06/19/2017 (a)
    99,500     $ 99,914  
                 
AUTOMOTIVE - 0.69%
               
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 4.75%, 04/30/2019 (a)
    50,000       50,237  
Tower Automotive Holdings USA LLC, 4.75%, 04/23/2020 (a)
    100,000       101,063  
              151,300  
                 
BEVERAGE & FOOD - 0.67%
               
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 3.25%, 04/11/2020 (a)
    149,625       148,952  
                 
CHEMICALS - 0.45%
               
US Coatings Acquisition, Inc., 4.75%, 02/03/2020 (a)
    99,750       99,913  
                 
GAMING - 1.35%
               
MGM Resorts International, 3.50%, 12/20/2019 (a)
    149,250       148,597  
Station Casinos LLC, 5.00%, 04/01/2017 (a)
    149,625       149,812  
              298,409  
                 
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING - 1.13%
               
Apex Tool Group, 4.50%, 01/25/2020 (a)
    149,625       149,924  
Tomkins LLC, 5.00%, 11/05/2018 (a)
    99,500       100,246  
              250,170  
                 
HEALTHCARE - 0.68%
               
United Surgical Partners International, 4.75%, 04/03/2019 (a)
    149,250       149,157  
                 
MEDIA - BROADCAST - 0.68%
               
FoxCo Acquisition Sub LLC, 5.50%, 07/14/2017 (a)
    149,249       150,928  
                 
OIL & GAS - 0.46%
               
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%, 12/02/2017 (a)
    100,000       101,438  
                 
PACKAGING - 0.68%
               
BWAY Holding Co., 4.50%, 08/07/2017 (a)
    149,250       150,276  
                 
PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 0.45%
               
McGraw-Hill Global Education, 9.00%, 04/01/2019 (a)
    99,750       98,341  
                 
SUPPORT - SERVICES - 2.71%
               
ARAMARK Corp., 4.00%, 08/13/2019 (a)
    150,000       150,000  
Asurion LLC, 4.50%, 05/24/2019 (a)
    149,250       148,168  
Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 4.00%, 01/30/2020 (a)
    149,250       149,978  
Moneygram International LLC, 4.25%, 03/27/2020 (a)
    149,625       150,280  
              598,426  
                 
TECHNOLOGY - 0.91%
               
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 4.50%, 01/01/2015 (a)
    199,000       200,058  
                 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.13%
               
Consolidated Communications, 5.25%, 12/31/2018 (a)
    99,500       100,420  
Lightower Fiber Networks, 4.50%, 04/01/2020 (a)
    150,000       149,345  
              249,765  
                 
UTILITIES - 0.28%
               
Dynegy, Inc., 4.00%, 04/23/2020 (a)
    61,538       61,231  
TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $2,787,257)
            2,808,278  
                 
CORPORATE BONDS - 84.99%
               
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.09%
               
Bombardier, Inc., 4.25%, 01/15/2016 (b)(c)
    200,000       205,500  
Sequa Corp., 7.00%, 12/15/2017 (c)
    100,000       99,500  
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., 7.50%, 10/01/2017
    150,000       157,500  
              462,500  
                 
APPAREL & TEXTILES - 0.24%
               
Hanesbrands, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/2016
    49,000       52,185  
                 
AUTOMOTIVE - 3.46%
               
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.50%, 05/01/2018
    100,000       106,500  
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
               
   2.75%, 05/15/2016 (c)
    150,000       147,844  
   3.25%, 05/15/2018 (c)
    100,000       97,500  
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 7.75%, 05/15/2018 (b)(c)
    150,000       162,750  
Lear Corp., 7.88%, 03/15/2018
    133,000       142,642  
Tenneco, Inc., 7.75%, 08/15/2018
    100,000       107,500  
              764,736  
                 
BEVERAGE & FOOD - 3.00%
               
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 05/15/2017
    50,000       57,125  
Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 09/01/2018
    100,000       108,250  
Dean Foods Co., 9.75%, 12/15/2018
    150,000       170,250  
Michael Foods Group, Inc., 9.75%, 07/15/2018
    200,000       220,000  
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 03/01/2018
    100,000       106,125  
              661,750  
                 
Building & Construction - 0.23%
               
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/2017
    50,000       50,250  
                 
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.97%
               
Interline Brands, Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/2018 (a)
    100,000       105,500  
Nortek, Inc., 10.00%, 12/01/2018
    100,000       109,000  
              214,500  
                 
CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 4.13%
               
Central Garden & Pet Co., 8.25%, 03/01/2018
    50,000       50,875  
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/2016
    247,000       264,910  
Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 04/01/2018
    75,000       78,937  
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 05/01/2017
    155,000       170,694  
NBTY, Inc., 9.00%, 10/01/2018
    100,000       109,250  
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 9.50%, 06/15/2018
    215,000       236,500  
              911,166  
                 
FINANCE - 0.70%
               
Ally Financial, Inc.
               
   4.63%, 06/26/2015
    100,000       102,551  
   5.50%, 02/15/2017
    50,000       52,454  
              155,005  
                 
FOOD & DRUG - 1.36%
               
Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 04/15/2015
    300,000       301,503  
                 
FORESTRY & PAPER - 1.18%
               
Boise Paper Holdings LLC/Boise Finance Co., 9.00%, 11/01/2017
    145,000       153,700  
Clearwater Paper Corp., 7.13%, 11/01/2018
    100,000       107,500  
 
            261,200  
                 
GAMING - 1.81%
               
MGM Resorts International, 6.63%, 07/15/2015
    100,000       107,125  
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75%, 08/15/2019
    75,000       82,500  
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.63%, 08/01/2017
    200,000       209,250  
              398,875  
                 
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING - 2.43%
               
CNH Capital LLC, 6.25%, 11/01/2016
    200,000       214,000  
SPX Corp.
               
   7.63%, 12/15/2014
    50,000       53,250  
   6.88%, 09/01/2017
    50,000       54,250  
Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/2017 (c)
    100,000       105,500  
Tomkins LLC, 9.00%, 10/01/2018 (a)
    100,000       109,500  
              536,500  
                 
HEALTHCARE - 11.39%
               
Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 9.88%, 11/01/2015
    197,000       203,403  
Capella Healthcare, Inc., 9.25%, 07/01/2017
    200,000       212,500  
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 6.38%, 11/01/2018
    100,000       104,625  
Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 07/15/2015 (c)
    150,000       166,500  
Grifols, Inc., 8.25%, 02/01/2018
    225,000       243,000  
HCA Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/2016
    175,000       189,000  
MultiPlan, Inc., 9.88%, 09/01/2018 (c)
    200,000       218,500  
Service Corporation International, 7.00%, 06/15/2017
    175,000       193,812  
Universal Health Services, Inc,
               
   7.00%, 10/01/2018
    100,000       105,875  
   7.13%, 06/30/2016
    100,000       110,750  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
               
   6.50%, 07/15/2016 (c)
    50,000       51,750  
   6.75%, 10/01/2017 (c)
    150,000       156,000  
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC/Vanguard Holding Co. II Inc., 8.00%, 02/01/2018
    225,000       239,625  
VPII Escrow Corp., 6.75%, 08/15/2018 (b)(c)
    100,000       102,625  
Warner Chilcott Co. LLC/Warner Chilcott Finance LLC, 7.75%, 09/15/2018 (b)
    200,000       217,000  
 
            2,514,965  
                 
HOTELS - 0.58%
               
FelCor Lodging Trust, 10.00%, 10/01/2014
    118,000       128,030  
 
               
LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT - 1.74%
               
Cedar Fair LP/Canada's Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp.
               
   9.13%, 08/01/2018
    100,000       109,500  
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 05/15/2018 (c)
    50,000       53,250  
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.25%, 06/15/2016 (b)
    200,000       221,000  
              383,750  
                 
MEDIA - BROADCAST - 4.03%
               
Belo Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/2016
    100,000       106,250  
Gannett Co., Inc., 9.38%, 11/15/2017
    50,000       53,375  
LIN Television Corp., 8.38%, 04/15/2018
    75,000       80,156  
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 8.88%, 04/15/2017
    150,000       161,250  
Sinclair Television Group, 9.25%, 11/01/2017 (c)
    200,000       212,500  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 8.75%, 04/01/2015 (c)
    250,000       276,250  
              889,781  
                 
MEDIA - CABLE - 4.88%
               
Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.63%, 09/15/2017
    150,000       171,000  
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.25%, 10/30/2017
    144,000       153,180  
DISH DBS Corp.
               
   7.13%, 02/01/2016
    100,000       108,750  
   4.25%, 04/01/2018 (c)
    150,000       147,750  
UPC Holdings B.V., 9.88%, 04/15/2018 (b)(c)
    100,000       109,000  
Videotron
               
   6.38%, 12/15/2015 (b)
    125,000       126,719  
   9.13%, 04/15/2018 (b)
    100,000       105,125  
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 6.50%, 01/15/2018 (b)
    150,000       154,875  
              1,076,399  
                 
MEDIA - DIVERSIFIED & SERVICE - 4.93%
               
Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.38%, 12/01/2017 (b)(c)
    150,000       156,750  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.50%, 11/01/2019 (b)
    200,000       216,500  
Lamar Media Corp., 7.88%, 04/15/2018
    150,000       160,500  
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.
               
   11.63%, 02/01/2014
    150,000       157,875  
   7.75%, 10/15/2018
    75,000       81,000  
Quebecor Media, Inc., 7.75%, 03/15/2016 (b)
    108,000       110,025  
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 6.00%, 05/15/2017 (b)(c)
    200,000       204,750  
              1,087,400  
                 
METALS & MINING EXCLUDING STEEL - 1.46%
               
FMG Resources
               
   7.00%, 11/01/2015 (b)(c)
    125,000       126,875  
   6.00%, 04/01/2017 (b)(c)
    200,000       195,500  
              322,375  
                 
NON-FOOD & DRUG RETAILERS - 2.51%
               
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., 8.13%, 03/15/2019 (c)
    100,000       102,500  
Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.75%, 11/01/2018
    200,000       215,000  
Toys 'R' Us Property Co. I LLC, 10.75%, 07/15/2017
    150,000       159,000  
Toys 'R' Us Property Co. II LLC, 8.50%, 12/01/2017
    75,000       78,281  
              554,781  
                 
OIL & GAS - 7.48%
               
Berry Petroleum Co., 10.25%, 06/01/2014
    150,000       159,000  
CGG Veritas
               
   9.50%, 05/15/2016 (b)
    100,000       104,875  
   7.75%, 05/15/2017 (b)
    150,000       153,000  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
               
   9.50%, 02/15/2015
    50,000       55,500  
   3.25%, 03/15/2016
    75,000       74,813  
Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/2018
    200,000       213,000  
                 
                 
FTS International Services LLC/FTS International Bonds Inc.,
               
   8.13%, 11/15/2018 (c)
    150,000       156,375  
Petrohawk Energy Corp., 10.50%, 08/01/2014
    250,000       263,375  
QEP Resources, Inc., 6.05%, 09/01/2016
    150,000       157,500  
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
               
   7.88%, 10/15/2018
    100,000       107,000  
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 02/01/2014
    50,000       51,375  
WPX Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 01/15/2017
    150,000       154,500  
              1,650,313  
                 
PACKAGING - 2.46%
               
Berry Plastics Corp., 9.50%, 05/15/2018
    100,000       109,250  
BWAY Holding Co., 10.00%, 06/15/2018
    100,000       110,000  
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 02/01/2017
    200,000       221,000  
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu.,
               
   8.50%, 05/15/2018
    100,000       103,500  
              543,750  
                 
PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 0.92%
               
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 4.95%, 04/01/2014
    200,000       203,500  
                 
STEEL PRODUCERS & PRODUCTS - 0.50%
               
ArcelorMittal, 9.50%, 02/15/2015 (b)
    100,000       109,625  
                 
SUPPORT - SERVICES - 4.88%
               
Avis Budget Group, 8.25%, 01/15/2019
    150,000       163,875  
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/2018 (d)
    150,000       161,250  
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 08/01/2018
    100,000       111,250  
Safway Group Holdings, 7.00%, 05/15/2018 (c)
    150,000       147,375  
TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., 11.38%, 06/15/2018
    250,000       278,125  
West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/2018
    200,000       214,750  
              1,076,625  
                 
TECHNOLOGY - 1.33%
               
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.50%, 04/01/2019
    75,000       81,000  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.38%, 11/15/2018
    200,000       212,000  
 
            293,000  
                 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 5.14%
               
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.00%, 04/01/2017
    200,000       216,500  
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.25%, 10/15/2017
    150,000       157,125  
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.25%, 05/01/2014
    5,000       5,250  
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 7.88%, 09/01/2018
    75,000       80,250  
Paetec Holding Corp., 9.88%, 12/01/2018
    150,000       166,500  
                 
                 
Sprint Nextel Corp.
               
   6.00%, 12/01/2016
    100,000       105,750  
   9.13%, 03/01/2017
    100,000       115,500  
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 03/01/2018
    175,000       186,375  
Windstream Corp., 7.00%, 03/15/2019
    100,000       100,500  
              1,133,750  
                 
UTILITIES - 9.16%
               
AES Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/2017
    200,000       226,000  
Calpine Corp., 7.25%, 10/15/2017 (c)
    200,000       209,500  
El Paso Corp., 6.88%, 06/15/2014
    200,000       210,796  
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 9.13%, 10/01/2017
    150,000       157,500  
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 7.88%, 12/15/2018
    150,000       161,250  
GenOn Energy, Inc., 7.88%, 06/15/2017
    200,000       213,500  
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 05/15/2019
    150,000       157,500  
Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP/Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp.,
               
   8.25%, 04/15/2018
    100,000       104,750  
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.,
               
   6.88%, 12/01/2018
    150,000       158,625  
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,
               
   7.50%, 10/01/2018
    400,000       422,000  
              2,021,421  
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $18,957,832)
            18,759,635  
                 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.68%
               
Money Market Funds - 0.68%
               
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (e)
    149,681       149,681  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $149,681)
            149,681  
Total Investments (Cost $21,894,770) - 98.39%
            21,717,594  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabiliies - 1.61%
            354,460  
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 22,072,054  
 
(a)
Variable rate securities, the coupon rate shown is the effective interest rate as of June 30, 2013
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer
(c)
Rule 144A security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has
 
deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of
 
June 30, 2013 the value of these investments as $3,612,344 or 14.96% of net assets.
(d)
Illiquid security, a security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market.
 
As of June 30, 2013 the value of these investments was $161,250 or 0.73% of total net assets.
(e)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of June 30, 2013.
 
 
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2013 was as follows*:
           
 
Cost of investments
 
$
21,894,770
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
58,315
 
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
       (235,491)
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
(177,176)
 
 
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table does not reflect the tax adjustments.  Please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund’s upcoming annual report for federal tax information.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Summary of Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 
 
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 major 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 Fund has 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.
 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
 
Bank Loan Obligations - Bank loan obligations are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which utilizes quotations obtained from dealers in bank loans.  These
securities will generally be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Debt Securities – Debt securities, such as corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries and U.S. government agency 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.  In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.  These securities will generally be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Investment Companies - 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 - Short-term securities having a maturity of less than 60 days 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.
 
 
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 the Fund.  Illiquid securities may be valued under methods approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value.  The Fund intends to hold no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
 
 
Certain restricted securities may be considered illiquid.  Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual
restrictions on resale, and may be valued under methods approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value.  Certain restricted securities eligible for resale to qualified institutional investors, including Rule 144a securities, are not subject to the limitation on the Fund's investment in illiquid securities if they are determined to be liquid in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
 
 
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 Funds' administrator.  The 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not 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 net assets as of June 30, 2013 (Unaudited):
       
                         
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Bank Loan Obligations
  $ -     $ 2,808,278     $ -     $ 2,808,278  
Corporate Bonds
    -       18,759,635       -       18,759,635  
Short-Term Investments
    149,681       -       -       149,681  
Total Investments
  $ 149,681     $ 21,567,913     $ -     $ 21,717,594  
                                 
 
Refer to the Fund's Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of holdings by industry classifications. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.  There were no transfers of securities between levels during the reporting period.  During the period ended June 30, 2013, 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 June 30, 2013.


 
 
 

 
 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)  
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer 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 have 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 08/29/2013                                                                                                                                                                                            



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 08/29/2013                                                                       

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

Date  08/29/2013                                                                                                                                                                                

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