N-Q/A 1 ast-lcf_nqa.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ast-lcf_nqa.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 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, 2015



Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2014

 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
           
Schedule of Investments
           
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5%
           
Consumer Discretionary - 25.1%
           
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
  1,973     $ 617,529  
BorgWarner, Inc.
  3,579       222,793  
Home Depot, Inc.
  4,028       325,664  
Netflix, Inc. (a)
  1,708       722,006  
Polaris Industries, Inc.
  2,954       435,833  
Starbucks Corp.
  7,481       581,124  
The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)
  507       629,922  
Tiffany & Co.
  2,918       284,826  
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)
  2,737       259,577  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
  1,596       340,267  
            4,419,541  
Consumer Staples - 4.1%
             
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A
  5,811       426,876  
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
  4,594       293,832  
            720,708  
Energy - 1.5%
             
Halliburton Co.
  3,718       256,505  
               
Health Care - 11.6%
             
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
  5,083       285,106  
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
  5,483       421,698  
Celgene Corp. (a)
  4,068       354,526  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
  1,089       280,025  
Perrigo Co. PLC (c)
  2,655       399,445  
Waters Corp. (a)
  2,882       298,114  
            2,038,914  
Industrials - 13.3%
             
Cummins, Inc.
  3,421       476,853  
Deere & Co.
  3,828       325,801  
Flowserve Corp.
  7,822       579,141  
Middleby Corp. (a)
  2,899       211,221  
Precision Castparts Corp.
  2,289       523,723  
Stericycle, Inc. (a)
  1,935       227,653  
            2,344,392  
Information Technology - 37.0%
             
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)
  1,278       335,207  
Amphenol Corp. - Class A
  6,037       580,579  
Apple, Inc.
  8,431       805,751  
Avago Technologies Ltd.
  3,685       255,665  
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)
  5,818       394,053  
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Class A (a)
  7,504       368,071  
Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)
  3,369       244,758  
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)
  2,169       244,208  
Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. (a)
  2,842       377,389  
Google, Inc. - Class A (a)
  392       227,184  
Google, Inc. - Class C (a)
  392       224,067  
Intuit, Inc.
  3,194       261,812  
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A
  7,243       537,068  
NCR Corp. (a)
  8,313       257,287  
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(c)
  4,737       295,352  
Oracle Corp.
  7,439       300,461  
Qualcomm, Inc.
  3,990       294,063  
3D Systems Corp. (a)
  6,186       310,104  
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)
  6,245       192,971  
            6,506,050  
Materials - 3.9%
             
Airgas, Inc.
  2,322       248,268  
Sherwin-Williams Co.
  2,120       437,208  
            685,476  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $13,664,480)
          16,971,586  
               
REITS - 1.9%
             
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A (a)
  10,894       335,971  
TOTAL REITS (Cost $243,926)
          335,971  
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.0%
         
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.0%
             
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (b)
  348,387       348,387  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $348,387)
          348,387  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $14,256,793) - 100.4%
          17,655,944  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.4)%
          (76,708 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
        $ 17,579,236  
               
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 July 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
           
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 94.3%
           
Consumer Discretionary - 16.7%
           
DIRECTV (a)(d)
  1,607     $ 138,282  
Home Depot, Inc. (d)
  1,297       104,863  
LKQ Corp. (a)(d)
  2,294       60,000  
McDonald's Corp. (d)
  2,725       257,676  
Nike, Inc. - Class B (d)
  1,548       119,397  
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A (d)
  948       78,125  
Starbucks Corp. (d)
  1,076       83,584  
The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)(d)
  116       144,124  
Tractor Supply Co. (d)
  1,596       99,223  
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)(d)
  706       65,185  
            1,150,459  
Consumer Staples - 7.6%
             
Philip Morris International, Inc. (d)
  3,070       251,771  
The Procter & Gamble Co. (d)
  3,455       267,140  
            518,911  
Energy - 9.3%
             
Chevron Corp. (d)
  2,137       276,186  
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)(d)
  1,442       87,673  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class B ADR (c)(d)
  3,210       276,509  
            640,368  
Financials - 3.2%
             
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)(d)
  585       116,562  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (d)
  1,343       104,297  
            220,859  
Health Care - 10.1%
             
Actavis PLC (a)(c)(d)
  491       105,202  
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)(d)
  338       113,024  
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (c)(d)
  3,147       152,220  
Merck & Co., Inc. (d)
  2,872       162,957  
Pfizer, Inc. (d)
  5,632       161,638  
            695,041  
Industrials - 15.2%
             
Caterpillar, Inc. (d)
  810       81,608  
CSX Corp. (d)
  3,258       97,479  
Cummins, Inc. (d)
  810       112,906  
Deere & Co. (d)
  970       82,557  
General Electric Co. (d)
  10,297       258,969  
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(d)
  2,822       79,637  
Middleby Corp. (a)(d)
  1,636       119,199  
Precision Castparts Corp. (d)
  462       105,706  
Wabtec Corp. (d)
  1,313       105,933  
            1,043,994  
Information Technology - 24.0%
             
Apple, Inc. (d)
  1,725       164,858  
Avago Technologies Ltd. (d)
  1,774       123,080  
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Class A (a)(d)
  2,117       103,839  
Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)(d)
  1,666       121,035  
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)(d)
  1,014       114,166  
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(d)
  2,060       127,040  
Google, Inc. - Class A (a)(d)
  83       48,103  
Google, Inc. - Class C (a)(d)
  83       47,443  
Intel Corp. (d)
  9,201       311,822  
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(d)
  1,441       97,051  
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A (d)
  1,651       122,422  
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(c)(d)
  2,572       160,364  
Oracle Corp. (d)
  2,632       106,306  
            1,647,529  
Materials - 4.2%
             
Airgas, Inc. (d)
  904       96,656  
Ecolab, Inc. (d)
  722       78,359  
Sherwin-Williams Co. (d)
  545       112,395  
            287,410  
Telecommunications Services - 4.0%
             
AT&T, Inc. (d)
  7,672       273,047  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,535,028)
          6,477,618  
               
REITS - 3.3%
             
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A (a)(d)
  4,779       147,384  
Public Storage (d)
  472       81,000  
TOTAL REITS (Cost $172,970)
          228,384  
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 11.0%
             
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 11.0%
             
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (b)(d)
  750,890       750,890  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $750,890)
          750,890  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $6,458,888) - 108.6%
          7,456,892  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (8.6)%
          (589,486 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
        $ 6,867,406  
               
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 July 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
           
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 31.1%
           
Consumer Discretionary - 10.3%
           
Cabela's, Inc.
    1,700     $ 99,212  
Guess?, Inc.
    4,500       117,045  
Helen Of Troy Ltd. (a)
    2,000       107,260  
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.
    900       48,798  
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)
    1,900       154,812  
Shoe Carnival, Inc.
    4,000       71,200  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
    3,000       107,190  
              705,517  
Consumer Staples - 3.6%
               
Lancaster Colony Corp.
    1,400       122,290  
Monster Beverage Corp.
    2,000       127,920  
              250,210  
Health Care - 1.9%
               
ResMed, Inc.
    2,500       129,350  
                 
Industrials - 8.0%
               
Cubic Corp.
    2,500       109,650  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
    8,000       130,560  
Owens Corning Corp.
    1,500       51,075  
Tetra Tech, Inc.
    4,900       118,972  
Trex Co., Inc.
    1,500       42,225  
United Stationers, Inc.
    2,500       96,450  
              548,932  
Information Technology - 7.3%
               
International Business Machines Corp.
    900       172,503  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    2,000       127,360  
National Instruments Corp.
    3,000       95,520  
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.
    5,000       109,150  
              504,533  
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $2,255,793) - 31.1%
          $ 2,138,542  
   
 
(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 July 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
   
Logan Capital
Large Cap Growth*
   
Logan Capital
Long/Short*
 
             
Cost of investments
  $ 14,256,793     $ 6,486,737  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    3,558,909       1,084,973  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (159,758 )     (114,818 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 3,399,151     $ 970,155  
 
* 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 July 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. Thefollowing is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Large Cap Growth Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014:
         
                         
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 4,419,541     $ -     $ -     $ 4,419,541  
Consumer Staples
    720,708       -       -       720,708  
Energy
    256,505       -       -       256,505  
Health Care
    2,038,914       -       -       2,038,914  
Industrials
    2,344,392       -       -       2,344,392  
Information Technology
    6,506,050       -       -       6,506,050  
Materials
    685,476       -       -       685,476  
Total Common Stocks
    16,971,586       -       -       16,971,586  
REITs
    335,971       -       -       335,971  
Short-Term Investments
    348,387       -       -       348,387  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 17,655,944     $ -     $ -     $ 17,655,944  
 
The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Long/Short Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014:
       
                         
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 1,150,459     $ -     $ -     $ 1,150,459  
Consumer Staples
    518,911       -       -       518,911  
Energy
    640,368       -       -       640,368  
Financials
    220,859       -       -       220,859  
Health Care
    695,041       -       -       695,041  
Industrials
    1,043,994       -       -       1,043,994  
Information Technology
    1,647,529       -       -       1,647,529  
Materials
    287,410       -       -       287,410  
Telecommunication Services
    273,047       -       -       273,047  
Total Common Stocks
    6,477,618       -       -       6,477,618  
REITs
    228,384       -       -       228,384  
Short-Term Investments
    750,890       -       -       750,890  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 7,456,892     $ -     $ -     $ 7,456,892  
Total Securities Sold Short
  $ 2,138,542     $ -     $ -     $ 2,138,542  
 
    Refer to the Funds' Schedules of Investments for a detailed breakout of common stocks by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at July 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 July 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  9/5/2014                                                                           
 

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  9/5/2014                                                                                                                                                                      

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

Date  9/5/2014                                                                           

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