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

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2014
 
 
 
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:  April 30, 2014



Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2014

 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
           
 
Schedule of Investments
           
 
January 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
           
               
     
Shares
   
Value
 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 100.2%
           
 
Consumer Discretionary - 25.1%
           
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
  1,798     $ 644,925  
 
Borgwarner, Inc.
  2,930       157,341  
 
Home Depot, Inc.
  3,673       282,270  
 
Netflix, Inc. (a)
  1,557       637,327  
 
Polaris Industries, Inc.
  2,693       337,164  
 
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)
  661       756,772  
 
Starbucks Corp.
  6,821       485,110  
 
Tiffany & Co.
  2,661       221,369  
 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
  1,455       316,346  
              3,838,624  
 
Consumer Staples - 4.3%
             
 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
  5,298       364,185  
 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
  4,189       284,433  
              648,618  
 
Energy - 1.1%
             
 
Halliburton Co.
  3,391       166,193  
              166,193  
 
Financials - 1.7%
             
 
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
  9,934       263,648  
                 
 
Health Care - 11.7%
             
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
  4,635       269,525  
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
  4,999       336,033  
 
Celgene Corp. (a)
  1,854       281,678  
 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
  993       244,576  
 
Perrigo Co. (a)(c)
  2,421       376,853  
 
Waters Corp. (a)
  2,628       284,534  
              1,793,199  
 
Industrials - 14.5%
             
 
Cummins, Inc.
  3,119       396,051  
 
Deere & Co.
  3,491       300,086  
 
Flowserve Corp.
  7,133       515,930  
 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)
  4,302       261,174  
 
Precision Castparts Corp.
  2,086       531,408  
 
Stericycle, Inc. (a)
  1,764       206,494  
              2,211,143  
 
Information Technology - 38.0%
             
 
Accenture PLC (c)
  3,543       283,015  
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)
  1,166       279,444  
 
Amphenol Corp.
  5,504       478,188  
 
Apple, Inc.
  1,098       549,659  
 
Avago Technologies Ltd.
  3,400       185,776  
 
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)
  5,304       286,787  
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions (a)
  3,422       331,660  
 
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)
  1,978       211,646  
 
Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. (a)
  2,592       275,581  
 
Google, Inc. (a)
  358       422,787  
 
Intuit, Inc.
  2,912       213,304  
 
Mastercard, Inc.
  6,610       500,245  
 
NCR Corp. (a)
  7,580       266,740  
 
NetApp, Inc.
  6,753       285,922  
 
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(c)
  4,350       210,322  
 
Oracle Corp.
  6,782       250,256  
 
Qualcomm, Inc.
  3,638       270,012  
 
3D Systems Corp. (a)
  4,143       322,035  
 
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)
  5,695       184,119  
              5,807,498  
 
Materials - 3.8%
             
 
Airgas, Inc.
  2,118       218,662  
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
  1,934       354,425  
              573,087  
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $12,597,448)
          15,302,010  
                 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2%
             
 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.2%
             
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (b)
  34,947       34,947  
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $34,947)
          34,947  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,632,395) - 100.4%
          15,336,957  
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.4)%
          (58,594 )
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
        $ 15,278,363  
                 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
   
(a) 
Non-income producing security.
(b) 
The rate shown represents the fund's 7-day yield as of January 31, 2014.
(c) 
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
   
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
           
 
Schedule of Investments
           
 
January 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
           
               
     
Shares
   
Value
 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.3%
           
 
Consumer Discretionary - 20.4%
           
 
DIRECTV (a)(d)
  1,261     $ 87,551  
 
Homeaway, Inc. (a)(d)
  2,006       81,965  
 
Home Depot, Inc. (d)
  1,004       77,157  
 
LKQ Corp. (a)(d)
  1,790       48,455  
 
McDonald's Corp. (d)
  2,112       198,887  
 
Nike, Inc. (d)
  1,199       87,347  
 
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)(d)
  89       101,895  
 
Ralph Lauren Corp. (d)
  442       69,345  
 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (d)
  740       53,665  
 
Starbucks Corp. (d)
  834       59,314  
 
Tractor Supply Co. (d)
  1,236       82,206  
 
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)(d)
  552       47,312  
              995,099  
 
Consumer Staples - 3.8%
             
 
Philip Morris International, Inc. (d)
  2,383       186,208  
              186,208  
 
Energy - 9.1%
             
 
Chevron Corp. (d)
  1,660       185,306  
 
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)(d)
  1,122       55,472  
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR (c)(d)
  2,797       203,706  
              444,484  
 
Financials - 5.6%
             
 
Affiliated Managers Group (a)(d)
  454       90,455  
 
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)(d)
  3,715       98,596  
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (a)(d)
  1,044       81,891  
              270,942  
 
Health Care - 9.4%
             
 
Actavis PLC (a)(c)(d)
  380       71,812  
 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (c)(d)
  2,434       125,448  
 
Merck & Co., Inc. (d)
  2,534       134,226  
 
Pfizer, Inc. (d)
  4,138       125,795  
              457,281  
 
Industrials - 14.6%
             
 
Caterpillar, Inc. (d)
  626       58,788  
 
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (c)(d)
  757       56,768  
 
CSX Corp. (d)
  2,532       68,136  
 
Cummins, Inc. (d)
  629       79,870  
 
Deere & Co. (d)
  755       64,900  
 
General Electric Co. (d)
  7,451       187,244  
 
Middleby Corp. (a)(d)
  424       104,550  
 
Precision Castparts Corp. (d)
  358       91,201  
              711,457  
 
Information Technology - 23.0%
             
 
Apple, Inc. (d)
  191       95,615  
 
Avago Technologies Ltd. (d)
  1,375       75,130  
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions (a)(d)
  820       79,474  
 
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)(d)
  787       84,209  
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(d)
  1,602       89,792  
 
Google, Inc. (a)(d)
  64       75,582  
 
Intel Corp. (d)
  8,135       199,633  
 
IPG Photonics Corp. (d)
  1,117       74,694  
 
Mastercard, Inc. (d)
  1,280       96,870  
 
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(c)(d)
  1,998       96,603  
 
Oracle Corp. (d)
  2,040       75,276  
 
3D Systems Corp. (a)(d)
  1,037       80,606  
              1,123,484  
 
Materials - 8.4%
             
 
Airgas, Inc. (d)
  703       72,578  
 
Ecolab, Inc. (d)
  562       56,504  
 
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (d)
  3,347       204,201  
 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (d)
  424       77,702  
              410,985  
 
Telecommunication Services - 4.0%
             
 
AT&T, Inc. (d)
  5,944       198,054  
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,111,983)
          4,797,994  
                 
 
REITS - 1.2%
             
 
Public Storage (d)
  368       57,993  
 
TOTAL REITS (Cost $51,822)
          57,993  
                 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.7%
             
 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.7%
             
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (b)(d)
  180,398       180,398  
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $180,398)
          180,398  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,344,203) - 103.2%
          5,036,385  
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (3.2)%
          (155,286 )
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
        $ 4,881,099  
                 
 
  Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
   
ADR- American Depositary Receipt
(a) 
Non-income producing security.
(b) 
The rate shown represents the fund's 7-day yield as of January 31, 2014.
(c) 
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
(d) 
All or a portion of the security has been segregated for open short positions.
   
  The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
           
 
Schedule of Securities Sold Short
           
 
January 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
           
               
     
Shares
   
Value
 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 29.1%
           
 
Consumer Discretionary - 8.0%
           
 
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.
  5,000     $ 85,800  
 
Dollar Tree, Inc.
  1,400       70,728  
 
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
  4,000       76,440  
 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
  3,500       99,330  
 
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.
  4,000       56,520  
              388,818  
 
Consumer Staples - 2.8%
             
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
  500       47,250  
 
Medifast, Inc.
  3,347       88,796  
              136,046  
 
Health Care - 4.7%
             
 
Abaxis, Inc.
  2,800       106,876  
 
Mindray Medical International Ltd. (a)
  1,600       56,064  
 
ResMed, Inc.
  1,500       65,415  
              228,355  
 
Industrials - 5.9%
             
 
Beacon Roofing Supply
  2,000       75,580  
 
Cubic Corp.
  1,500       74,295  
 
Mine Safety Appliances Co.
  1,500       75,570  
 
Titan Machinery, Inc.
  4,000       65,200  
              290,645  
 
Information Technology - 7.7%
             
 
International Business Machines Corp.
  400       70,672  
 
Itron, Inc.
  2,000       80,760  
 
NetGear, Inc.
  3,000       95,730  
 
Omnivision Technologies, Inc.
  5,000       76,950  
 
Qlik Technologies, Inc.
  2,000       54,040  
              378,152  
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Proceeds $1,478,445)
          1,422,016  
                 
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 20.5%
             
 
iShares Russell 2000 Index
  8,910       999,346  
 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Proceeds $991,683)
          999,346  
 
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $2,470,128) - 49.6%
        $ 2,421,362  
 
  (a) 
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
   
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Federal Income Tax Information
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at January 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
   
Logan Capital
   
Logan Capital
 
   
Large Cap Growth*
   
Long/Short*
 
             
Cost of investments
  $ 12,638,761     $ 4,347,271  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    2,859,003       764,766  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (160,807 )     (75,652 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,698,196     $ 689,114  
                 
* The above table reflects 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.
 
Summary of Fair Value Measurements at January 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
 
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair valuation 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 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.
 
 
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.
 
 
Equity Securities - Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs), that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale 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. 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.
 
 
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.
 
 
Investment Companies – Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at their net asset value per share provided by the service agent of the Funds and will be classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Exchange-Traded Notes – Investments in exchange-traded notes are actively traded on a national securities exchange and are valued based on the last sales price from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Derivative Instruments – Listed derivatives, including options, rights, warrants and futures that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
Short-Term Debt 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.
 
 
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 of Trustees.
 
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 fair valuation hierarchy of the Large Cap Growth Fund's securities as of January 31, 2014:
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
                           
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                           
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 3,838,624     $ -     $ -     $ 3,838,624  
Consumer Staples
    648,618       -       -       648,618  
Energy
    166,193       -       -       166,193  
Financials
    263,648       -       -       263,648  
Health Care
    1,793,199       -       -       1,793,199  
Industrials
    2,211,143       -       -       2,211,143  
Information Technology
    5,807,498       -       -       5,807,498  
Materials
    573,087       -       -       573,087  
Total Common Stocks
    15,302,010       -       -       15,302,010  
Short-Term Investments
    34,947       -       -       34,947  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 15,336,957     $ -     $ -     $ 15,336,957  
                                 
 
The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Long/Short Fund's securities as of January 31, 2014:
         
                                 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 995,099     $ -     $ -     $ 995,099  
Consumer Staples
    186,208       -       -       186,208  
Energy
    444,484       -       -       444,484  
Financials
    270,942       -       -       270,942  
Health Care
    457,281       -       -       457,281  
Industrials
    711,457       -       -       711,457  
Information Technology
    1,123,484       -       -       1,123,484  
Materials
    410,985       -       -       410,985  
Telecommunication Services
    198,054       -       -       198,054  
Total Common Stocks
    4,797,994       -       -       4,797,994  
REITs
    57,993       -       -       57,993  
Short-Term Investments
    180,398       -       -       180,398  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 5,036,385     $ -     $ -     $ 5,036,385  
Total Securities Sold Short
  $ 2,421,362     $ -     $ -     $ 2,421,362  
                                 
Refer to the Funds' Schedules of Investments for a detailed breakout of common stocks by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at January 31, 2014, 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 January 31, 2014.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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 2/19/2014                                                                          
 
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  2/19/2014                                                                         
                                                                                   

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

Date  2/19/2014                                                                         
 
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.