0000894189-14-005259.txt : 20141030 0000894189-14-005259.hdr.sgml : 20141030 20141030172543 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000894189-14-005259 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141030 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141030 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20141030 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADVISORS SERIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001027596 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07959 FILM NUMBER: 141184121 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: U.S BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC STREET 2: 615 E MICHIGAN STREET CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 414-765-5340 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 615 E MICHIGAN STREET STREET 2: MK-WI-LC2 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 0001027596 S000005064 PIA BBB Bond Fund C000013849 Managed Account Completion Shares PBBBX 0001027596 S000005065 PIA Short-Term Securities Fund C000013850 Advisor Class PIASX 0001027596 S000005067 PIA MBS Bond Fund C000013852 Managed Account Completion Shares PMTGX 0001027596 S000029824 PIA High Yield Fund C000091708 Investor Class PHYSX N-Q 1 ast-pia_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ast-pia_nq.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 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, 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:  November 30, 2014



Date of reporting period:  August 31, 2014

 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
PIA BBB BOND FUND
 
Schedule of Investments - August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Principal
               
Amount
           
Value
 
   
CORPORATE BONDS
    84.4 %      
   
Agricultural Chemicals
    0.3 %      
   
Mosaic Co.
             
 $                785,000
 
3.75%, due 11/15/21
          $ 824,397  
   
Agriculture
    0.3 %        
   
Bunge Limited Finance Corp.
               
550,000
 
8.50%, due 6/15/19
            690,074  
   
Airlines
    0.6 %        
   
Continental Airlines, Inc.
               
581,497
 
5.983%, due 10/19/23
            648,369  
   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
               
613,236
 
7.75%, due 12/17/19
            718,253  
                  1,366,622  
   
Auto Parts
    1.3 %        
   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
               
1,100,000
 
5.75%, due 5/1/20
            1,251,501  
   
Autozone, Inc.
               
600,000
 
3.125%, due 7/15/23
            591,071  
   
Johnson Controls, Inc.
               
1,230,000
 
4.25%, due 3/1/21
            1,329,905  
                  3,172,477  
   
Autos
    1.6 %        
   
Ford Motor Co.
               
675,000
 
7.45%, due 7/16/31
            921,911  
   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
               
1,200,000
 
1.50%, due 1/17/17
            1,203,931  
1,000,000
 
5.00%, due 5/15/18
            1,104,934  
600,000
 
5.875%, due 8/2/21
            706,117  
                  3,936,893  
   
Banks
    3.5 %        
   
Barclays Bank PLC
               
700,000
 
5.14%, due 10/14/20
            765,130  
   
Capital One Bank USA N.A.
               
1,100,000
 
3.375%, due 2/15/23
            1,097,992  
   
Capital One Financial Corp.
               
815,000
 
6.15%, due 9/1/16
            895,178  
   
Citigroup, Inc.
               
1,250,000
 
5.50%, due 2/15/17
            1,366,883  
875,000
 
6.125%, due 8/25/36
            1,028,304  
   
Fifth Third Bancorp
               
930,000
 
4.50%, due 6/1/18
            1,012,751  
225,000
 
8.25%, due 3/1/38
            340,111  
   
KeyCorp
               
900,000
 
5.10%, due 3/24/21
            1,023,894  
   
UBS AG
               
750,000
 
5.875%, due 7/15/16
            816,665  
                  8,346,908  
   
Biotech
    2.0 %        
   
Amgen, Inc.
               
1,520,000
 
3.875%, due 11/15/21
            1,621,530  
900,000
 
5.15%, due 11/15/41
            999,589  
   
Biogen Idec, Inc.
               
1,110,000
 
6.875%, due 3/1/18
            1,297,830  
   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
               
750,000
 
5.65%, due 12/1/41
            915,896  
                  4,834,845  
   
Broker
    2.6 %        
   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
               
800,000
 
5.625%, due 1/15/17
            874,313  
950,000
 
6.75%, due 10/1/37
            1,174,100  
   
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               
1,010,000
 
5.70%, due 5/2/17
            1,113,852  
1,050,000
 
6.11%, due 1/29/37
            1,249,924  
   
Morgan Stanley
               
900,000
 
4.875%, due 11/1/22
            973,853  
   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
               
700,000
 
6.70%, due 3/4/20
            842,538  
                  6,228,580  
   
Building Materials
    0.3 %        
   
Owens Corning Inc.
               
775,000
 
4.20%, due 12/15/22
            800,348  
   
Cable/Satellite
    1.2 %        
   
Direct TV Holdings
               
1,300,000
 
1.75%, due 1/15/18
            1,302,994  
685,000
 
5.00%, due 3/1/21
            768,706  
700,000
 
6.00%, due 8/15/40
            835,230  
                  2,906,930  
   
Chemicals
    2.0 %        
   
Dow Chemical Co.
               
1,075,000
 
4.25%, due 11/15/20
            1,175,033  
865,000
 
7.375%, due 11/1/29
            1,181,823  
   
Eastman Chemical Co.
               
900,000
 
2.40%, due 6/1/17
            922,553  
   
PPG Industries, Inc.
               
750,000
 
6.65%, due 3/15/18
            871,975  
   
RPM International, Inc.
               
500,000
 
6.125%, due 10/15/19
            574,253  
                  4,725,637  
   
Communications
    1.1 %        
   
Telefonica Emisiones SAU
               
1,735,000
 
5.462%, due 2/16/21
            1,972,898  
475,000
 
7.045%, due 6/20/36
            625,605  
                  2,598,503  
   
Communications Equipment
    0.6 %        
   
Harris Corp.
               
500,000
 
6.15%, due 12/15/40
            612,505  
   
L-3 Communications Corp.
               
775,000
 
4.75%, due 7/15/20
            843,062  
                  1,455,567  
   
Consumer Products
    0.4 %        
   
Avon Products, Inc.
               
700,000
 
5.00%, due 3/15/23
            705,314  
   
Beam, Inc.
               
181,000
 
5.375%, due 1/15/16
            191,580  
                  896,894  
   
Diversified Manufacturing
    0.3 %        
   
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Company Ltd.
               
560,000
 
6.875%, due 8/15/18
            664,090  
   
Electric Utilities
    3.9 %        
   
Dominion Resources, Inc.
               
470,000
 
4.90%, due 8/1/41
            514,446  
   
Duke Energy Corp.
               
1,270,000
 
6.25%, due 6/15/18
            1,468,645  
   
Exelon Corp.
               
1,015,000
 
5.625%, due 6/15/35
            1,176,527  
   
Indiana Michigan Power
               
750,000
 
6.05%, due 3/15/37
            941,155  
   
Jersey Central Power & Light
               
700,000
 
7.35%, due 2/1/19
            841,562  
   
NiSource Finance Corp.
               
900,000
 
6.125%, due 3/1/22
            1,069,520  
400,000
 
5.25%, due 2/15/43
            438,227  
   
Ohio Power Co.
               
1,100,000
 
5.375%, due 10/1/21
            1,294,539  
   
Oncor Electric Delivery
               
595,000
 
7.00%, due 5/1/32
            840,524  
   
Teco Finance, Inc.
               
550,000
 
5.15%, due 3/15/20
            620,012  
                  9,205,157  
   
Finance
    0.4 %        
   
Block Financial Corp.
               
900,000
 
5.50%, due 11/1/22
            990,750  
   
Finance - Credit Cards
    0.7 %        
   
American Express Co.
               
1,555,000
 
6.80%, due 9/1/66 (a)
            1,691,063  
   
Financial Services
    0.3 %        
   
Leucadia National Corp.
               
700,000
 
5.50%, due 10/18/23
            745,670  
   
Food
    2.8 %        
   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
               
1,300,000
 
7.00%, due 10/1/28
            1,696,839  
   
Kellogg Co.
               
1,200,000
 
3.25%, due 5/21/18
            1,261,632  
   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
               
1,690,000
 
2.25%, due 6/5/17
            1,729,445  
   
Kroger Co.
               
780,000
 
6.15%, due 1/15/20
            914,435  
   
Mondelez International, Inc.
               
1,200,000
 
2.25%, due 2/1/19
            1,203,041  
                  6,805,392  
   
Gas Pipelines
    0.5 %        
   
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
               
1,100,000
 
6.50%, due 5/1/18
            1,279,319  
   
Health Care
    1.5 %        
   
Cardinal Health, Inc.
               
1,300,000
 
5.80%, due 10/15/16
            1,428,853  
   
Humana, Inc.
               
955,000
 
7.20%, due 6/15/18
            1,134,213  
   
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
               
1,000,000
 
2.20%, due 8/23/17
            1,015,762  
                  3,578,828  
   
Information Technology
    1.2 %        
   
Hewlett Packard Co.
               
1,150,000
 
2.60%, due 9/15/17
            1,188,939  
800,000
 
4.65%, due 12/9/21
            882,809  
   
Ingram Micro, Inc.
               
775,000
 
5.00%, due 8/10/22
            821,847  
                  2,893,595  
   
Insurance
    4.9 %        
   
American International Group, Inc.
               
1,275,000
 
5.05%, due 10/1/15
            1,336,460  
1,050,000
 
4.875%, due 6/1/22
            1,180,445  
100,000
 
6.25%, due 3/15/87
            113,477  
   
Aon Corp.
               
600,000
 
5.00%, due 9/30/20
            676,147  
   
AXA SA
               
500,000
 
8.60%, due 12/15/30
            677,190  
   
CIGNA Corp.
               
315,000
 
6.15%, due 11/15/36
            399,209  
   
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
               
550,000
 
6.92%, due 5/15/28
            691,087  
   
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
               
1,275,000
 
5.50%, due 9/1/22
            1,401,071  
105,000
 
3.50%, due 4/15/23
            104,998  
   
Hartford Financial Services Group
               
1,350,000
 
5.125%, due 4/15/22
            1,544,940  
   
Markel Corp.
               
20,000
 
4.90%, due 7/1/22
            22,089  
   
Metlife, Inc.
               
855,000
 
6.40%, due 12/15/66
            968,287  
   
Protective Life Corp.
               
350,000
 
7.375%, due 10/15/19
            432,969  
   
Prudential Financial, Inc.
               
1,075,000
 
6.625%, due 12/1/37
            1,415,530  
   
Unum Group
               
700,000
 
5.625%, due 9/15/20
            803,864  
                  11,767,763  
   
Life Insurance
    0.3 %        
   
Genworth Financial, Inc.
               
550,000
 
7.625%, due 9/24/21
            681,425  
   
Lodging
    0.3 %        
   
Host Hotels & Resorts LP
               
600,000
 
4.75%, due 3/1/23
            645,535  
   
Machinery
    0.4 %        
   
Flowserve Corp.
               
900,000
 
3.50%, due 9/15/22
            899,376  
   
Media
    5.0 %        
   
CBS Corp.
               
1,220,000
 
5.75%, due 4/15/20
            1,407,557  
   
Discover Communications LLC
               
500,000
 
3.30%, due 5/15/22
            503,377  
   
Expedia, Inc.
               
800,000
 
5.95%, due 8/15/20
            906,082  
   
News America, Inc.
               
1,460,000
 
6.20%, due 12/15/34
            1,813,156  
   
Omnicom Group, Inc.
               
400,000
 
3.625%, due 5/1/22
            412,006  
   
Time Warner, Inc.
               
500,000
 
4.05%, due 12/15/23
            520,408  
1,965,000
 
7.625%, due 4/15/31
            2,728,255  
   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
               
1,600,000
 
5.85%, due 5/1/17
            1,787,630  
   
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
               
810,000
 
8.375%, due 7/15/33
            1,221,359  
   
Viacom Inc.
               
610,000
 
4.375%, due 3/15/43
            573,266  
                  11,873,096  
   
Medical Equipment
    0.4 %        
   
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
               
900,000
 
6.50%, due 11/1/17
            1,030,659  
   
Metals
    0.4 %        
   
Southern Copper Corp.
               
750,000
 
6.75%, due 4/16/40
            875,625  
   
Metals and Mining
    1.2 %        
   
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
               
500,000
 
3.95%, due 1/15/18
            503,909  
   
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
               
900,000
 
3.875%, due 3/15/23
            915,034  
   
Teck Resources Ltd.
               
700,000
 
4.75%, due 1/15/22
            742,805  
800,000
 
5.40%, due 2/1/43
            813,640  
                  2,975,388  
   
Metalworking Machinery
    0.5 %        
   
Kennametal, Inc.
               
1,150,000
 
2.65%, due 11/1/19
            1,157,592  
   
Mining
    1.2 %        
   
Newmont Mining Corp.
               
800,000
 
4.875%, due 3/15/42
            744,139  
   
Vale Overseas Limited
               
560,000
 
6.25%, due 1/23/17
            623,005  
700,000
 
4.375%, due 1/11/22
            734,216  
700,000
 
6.875%, due 11/21/36
            828,695  
                  2,930,055  
   
Office Equipment
    0.4 %        
   
Xerox Corp.
               
900,000
 
6.75%, due 2/1/17
            1,013,532  
   
Oil and Gas
    13.7 %        
   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
               
650,000
 
5.95%, due 9/15/16
            714,011  
900,000
 
6.45%, due 9/15/36
            1,158,099  
   
Cameron International Corp.
               
700,000
 
6.375%, due 7/15/18
            813,028  
   
Canadian Natural Resources
               
835,000
 
6.00%, due 8/15/16
            915,712  
   
Devon Energy Corp.
               
665,000
 
7.95%, due 4/15/32
            963,346  
   
Duke Energy Field Services LLC
               
550,000
 
8.125%, due 8/16/30
            742,031  
   
Encana Corp.
               
450,000
 
3.90%, due 11/15/21
            479,634  
750,000
 
6.50%, due 8/15/34
            953,837  
   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
               
550,000
 
3.20%, due 2/1/16
            569,579  
1,850,000
 
4.85%, due 8/15/42
            1,970,729  
   
Hess Corp.
               
575,000
 
8.125%, due 2/15/19
            717,515  
800,000
 
5.60%, due 2/15/41
            951,530  
   
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
               
750,000
 
3.95%, due 9/1/22
            764,579  
1,270,000
 
5.80%, due 3/15/35
            1,407,604  
   
Marathon Oil Corp.
               
1,050,000
 
6.00%, due 10/1/17
            1,194,102  
   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
               
1,056,000
 
3.50%, due 3/1/16
            1,096,811  
   
Pemex Master Trust
               
1,150,000
 
6.625%, due 6/15/35
            1,423,125  
1,500,000
 
5.75%, due 3/1/18
            1,686,750  
   
Petro-Canada
               
900,000
 
6.80%, due 5/15/38
            1,212,064  
   
Petrobras International Finance Co.
               
1,885,000
 
5.875%, due 3/1/18
            2,064,937  
1,750,000
 
5.375%, due 1/27/21
            1,853,775  
390,000
 
6.875%, due 1/20/40
            442,845  
   
Petroleos Mexicanos
               
700,000
 
5.50%, due 1/21/21
            791,000  
   
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
               
400,000
 
3.95%, due 7/15/22
            419,996  
   
Southwestern Energy Co.
               
1,325,000
 
4.10%, due 3/15/22
            1,407,892  
   
Suncor Energy, Inc.
               
500,000
 
6.10%, due 6/1/18
            577,085  
   
Talisman Energy
               
685,000
 
6.25%, due 2/1/38
            809,388  
   
Transocean, Inc.
               
820,000
 
6.00%, due 3/15/18
            913,220  
700,000
 
6.375%, due 12/15/21
            793,432  
450,000
 
6.80%, due 3/15/38
            490,671  
   
Valero Energy Corp.
               
655,000
 
6.625%, due 6/15/37
            826,562  
   
Weatherford International, Ltd.
               
800,000
 
4.50%, due 4/15/22
            855,837  
800,000
 
6.75%, due 9/15/40
            998,973  
                  32,979,699  
   
Paper
    1.2 %        
   
International Paper Co.
               
900,000
 
4.75%, due 2/15/22
            996,389  
700,000
 
6.00%, due 11/15/41
            844,446  
   
Weyerhaeuser Co.
               
800,000
 
7.375%, due 3/15/32
            1,106,414  
                  2,947,249  
   
Pharmaceuticals
    1.7 %        
   
Abbvie, Inc.
               
1,650,000
 
1.75%, due 11/6/17
            1,659,971  
100,000
 
4.40%, due 11/6/42
            100,996  
   
Perrigo Co. Ltd.
               
500,000
 
4.00%, due 11/15/23 (b)
            514,805  
   
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
               
1,775,000
 
1.875%, due 10/1/17
            1,784,590  
                  4,060,362  
   
Pipelines
    3.0 %        
   
El Paso Electric Co.
               
850,000
 
6.00%, due 5/15/35
            1,035,252  
   
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
               
590,000
 
5.20%, due 3/15/20
            663,423  
   
Energen Corp.
               
750,000
 
4.625%, due 9/1/21
            757,367  
   
Energy Transfer Partners L.P.
               
700,000
 
5.20%, due 2/1/22
            773,392  
1,000,000
 
7.60%, due 2/1/24
            1,268,551  
   
Oneok Partners LP
               
1,200,000
 
3.375%, due 10/1/22
            1,204,633  
   
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
               
725,000
 
7.50%, due 4/1/17
            834,621  
   
Williams Companies, Inc.
               
600,000
 
7.50%, due 1/15/31
            716,286  
                  7,253,525  
   
Real Estate Investment Trusts
    4.1 %        
   
Boston Properties LP
               
1,400,000
 
4.125%, due 5/15/21
            1,507,670  
   
Duke Realty LP
               
750,000
 
8.25%, due 8/15/19
            941,611  
   
ERP Operating LP
               
900,000
 
5.75%, due 6/15/17
            1,007,609  
   
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.
               
850,000
 
6.00%, due 1/30/17
            944,863  
   
Health Care REIT, Inc.
               
1,050,000
 
5.25%, due 1/15/22
            1,181,393  
   
Healthcare Realty Trust
               
675,000
 
6.50%, due 1/17/17
            750,873  
   
Hospitality Properties Trust
               
620,000
 
5.625%, due 3/15/17
            675,626  
   
ProLogis
               
559,000
 
6.875%, due 3/15/20
            667,197  
   
Ventas Realty LP
               
1,500,000
 
4.75%, due 6/1/21
            1,655,662  
500,000
 
3.75%, due 5/1/24
            501,595  
                  9,834,099  
   
Restaurants
    0.3 %        
   
Yum! Brands, Inc.
               
800,000
 
3.75%, due 11/1/21
            833,901  
   
Retail
    2.0 %        
   
CVS Caremark Corp.
               
2,050,000
 
5.75%, due 6/1/17
            2,294,132  
   
Gap, Inc.
               
1,000,000
 
5.95%, due 4/12/21
            1,160,607  
   
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.
               
800,000
 
2.875%, due 2/15/23
            780,309  
400,000
 
6.70%, due 7/15/34
            516,827  
                  4,751,875  
   
Scientific Instruments
    0.4 %        
   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
               
900,000
 
3.60%, due 8/15/21
            938,065  
   
Software
    1.1 %        
   
Fiserv, Inc.
               
700,000
 
3.50%, due 10/1/22
            711,544  
   
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
               
1,800,000
 
4.70%, due 9/15/22
            1,824,750  
                  2,536,294  
   
Technology
    0.3 %        
   
Tech Data Corp.
               
700,000
 
3.75%, due 9/21/17
            734,259  
   
Telecommunications
    2.2 %        
   
American Tower Corp.
               
1,350,000
 
5.05%, due 9/1/20
            1,489,194  
   
British Telecommunications PLC
               
855,000
 
9.625%, due 12/15/30
            1,383,599  
   
Deutsche Telekom International Finance
               
345,000
 
8.75%, due 6/15/30
            517,162  
   
Embarq Corp.
               
600,000
 
7.082%, due 6/1/16
            660,346  
   
France Telecom SA
               
575,000
 
5.375%, due 1/13/42
            645,687  
   
Grupo Televisa SAB
               
400,000
 
6.625%, due 3/18/25
            497,240  
                  5,193,228  
   
Tobacco
    1.5 %        
   
Altria Group, Inc.
               
987,000
 
9.70%, due 11/10/18
            1,281,863  
1,100,000
 
5.375%, due 1/31/44
            1,226,487  
   
Lorillard Tobacco Co.
               
1,200,000
 
3.75%, due 5/20/23
            1,195,564  
                  3,703,914  
   
Toys and Games
    0.4 %        
   
Mattel, Inc.
               
820,000
 
5.45%, due 11/1/41
            922,805  
   
Transportation
    1.9 %        
   
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
               
1,075,000
 
4.70%, due 10/1/19
            1,207,312  
1,285,000
 
6.15%, due 5/1/37
            1,648,207  
   
CSX Corp.
               
1,390,000
 
6.22%, due 4/30/40
            1,787,726  
                  4,643,245  
   
Utilities - Gas
    0.3 %        
   
National Fuel Gas Co.
               
680,000
 
4.90%, due 12/1/21
            748,776  
   
Waste Disposal
    1.1 %        
   
Republic Services, Inc.
               
1,450,000
 
5.00%, due 3/1/20
            1,627,161  
   
Waste Management, Inc.
               
660,000
 
7.75%, due 5/15/32
            959,614  
                  2,586,775  
   
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
    4.8 %        
   
Verizon Communications, Inc.
               
3,112,000
 
2.625%, due 2/21/20 (b)
            3,125,164  
3,000,000
 
5.15%, due 9/15/23
            3,399,060  
3,950,000
 
6.55%, due 9/15/43
            5,095,030  
                  11,619,254  
   
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $190,732,176)
            202,775,910  
                     
   
SOVEREIGN BONDS
    11.9 %        
   
Federal Republic of Brazil
               
1,250,000
 
6.00%, due 1/17/17
            1,384,375  
500,000
 
4.875%, due 1/22/21
            552,000  
2,040,000
 
7.125%, due 1/20/37
            2,697,900  
   
Republic of Colombia
               
1,000,000
 
7.375%, due 3/18/19
            1,214,000  
890,000
 
7.375%, due 9/18/37
            1,244,220  
   
Republic of Italy
               
1,100,000
 
5.375%, due 6/12/17
            1,214,308  
1,050,000
 
6.875%, due 9/27/23
            1,355,500  
   
Republic of Panama
               
200,000
 
5.20%, due 1/30/20
            224,000  
750,000
 
6.70%, due 1/26/36
            967,500  
   
Republic of Peru
               
830,000
 
8.375%, due 5/3/16
            935,825  
1,050,000
 
6.55%, due 3/14/37
            1,365,000  
   
Republic of Philippines
               
950,000
 
6.50%, due 1/20/20
            1,132,875  
2,125,000
 
5.00%, due 1/13/37
            2,446,406  
   
Republic Of Turkey
               
1,800,000
 
7.50%, due 7/14/17
            2,049,606  
1,500,000
 
5.125%, due 3/25/22
            1,599,750  
1,950,000
 
6.00%, due 1/14/41
            2,162,062  
   
Republic of Uruguay
               
209,742
 
8.00%, due 11/18/22
            277,384  
   
United Mexican States
               
1,200,000
 
5.625%, due 1/15/17
            1,329,000  
1,684,000
 
3.625%, due 3/15/22
            1,757,254  
2,490,000
 
4.75%, due 3/8/44
            2,624,460  
                  28,533,425  
   
Total Sovereign Bonds (cost $28,761,321)
            28,533,425  
                     
   
U.S. Government Instrumentalities
    2.0 %        
   
U.S. Treasury Bond
               
4,410,000
 
2.875%, due 5/15/43
            4,233,944  
   
U.S. Treasury Note
               
500,000
 
2.50%, due 8/15/23
            509,531  
                  4,743,475  
   
Total U.S. Government Instrumentalities (cost $4,412,401)
            4,743,475  
                     
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
    0.3 %        
621,456
 
Invesco STIT - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (c)
            621,456  
   
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $621,456)
            621,456  
                     
   
Total Investments (cost $224,527,354)
    98.6 %     236,674,266  
   
Other Assets less Liabilities
    1.4 %     3,452,554  
   
TOTAL NET ASSETS
    100.0 %   $ 240,126,820  
   
(a)
 
Variable rate security.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect as of August 31, 2014.
(b)
 
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securites Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other "qualified institutional buyers." Pacific Income Advisers, Inc., the Fund's adviser, has determined that such security is liquid in accordance with the liquidity guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust. As of August 31, 2014, the value of these investments was $3,639,969 or 1.5% of total net assets.
(c)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of August 31, 2014.

 
 
Country Allocation
 
 
Country
% of Net Assets
 
United States
75.0%
 
Brazil
4.7%
 
Mexico
4.2%
 
Canada
2.7%
 
Turkey
2.4%
 
Switzerland
2.0%
 
Philippines
1.5%
 
United Kingdom
1.2%
 
Spain
1.1%
 
Italy
1.1%
 
Colombia
1.0%
 
Peru
0.9%
 
France
0.6%
 
Panama
0.5%
 
Ireland
0.5%
 
Japan
0.3%
 
Netherlands
0.2%
 
Uruguay
0.1%
   
100.0%
 
 
 
PIA HIGH YIELD FUND
 
Schedule of Investments - August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Principal
               
Amount/ Shares
           
Value
 
   
CORPORATE BONDS
    92.4 %      
   
Aerospace/Defense
    4.1 %      
   
Ducommun, Inc.
             
 $           200,000
 
9.75%, due 7/15/18
          $ 219,500  
   
Gencorp, Inc.
               
1,150,000
 
7.125%, due 3/15/21
            1,244,874  
   
LMI Aerospace, Inc.
               
800,000
 
7.375%, due 7/15/19 (b)
            814,000  
   
Transdigm, Inc.
               
1,050,000
 
6.00%, due 7/15/22 (b)
            1,069,688  
                  3,348,062  
   
Automotive
    2.4 %        
   
Accuride Corp.
               
676,000
 
9.50%, due 8/1/18
            708,955  
   
Affinia Group, Inc.
               
750,000
 
7.75%, due 5/1/21
            776,250  
   
Schaeffler Finance BV
               
20,000
 
6.875%, due 8/15/18 (b)
            21,175  
350,000
 
4.25%, due 5/15/21 (b)
            350,438  
   
Stoneridge, Inc.
               
125,000
 
9.50%, due 10/15/17 (b)
            132,188  
                  1,989,006  
   
Building Materials
    2.8 %        
   
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
               
80,000
 
5.625%, due 4/15/21 (b)
            81,600  
   
Associated Asphalt Partners LLC
               
540,000
 
8.50%, due 2/15/18 (b)
            569,700  
   
Building Materials Holding Corp.
               
400,000
 
9.00%, due 9/15/18 (b)
            434,000  
   
U.S. Concrete, Inc.
               
625,000
 
8.50%, due 12/1/18
            678,125  
   
USG Corp.
               
500,000
 
5.875%, due 11/1/21 (b)
            525,000  
                  2,288,425  
   
Chemicals
    9.1 %        
   
Cornerstone Chemical Co.
               
600,000
 
9.375%, due 3/15/18 (b)
            636,000  
   
H.I.G. BBC Intermediate Holdings Corp.
               
150,000
 
10.50%, due 9/15/18 (b)
            153,375  
   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.
               
650,000
 
6.625%, due 4/15/20
            687,374  
   
Ineos Finance PLC
               
50,000
 
7.50%, due 5/1/20 (b)
            54,188  
   
Kissner Milling Company Ltd.
               
1,000,000
 
7.25%, due 6/1/19 (b)
            1,033,749  
   
Kraton Polymers LLC
               
620,000
 
6.75%, due 3/1/19
            652,163  
   
LSB Industries, Inc.
               
900,000
 
7.75%, due 8/1/19
            987,749  
   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
               
165,000
 
8.875%, due 10/15/20
            155,100  
   
Nexeo Solutions LLC
               
550,000
 
8.375%, due 3/1/18
            555,500  
   
Omnova Solutions, Inc.
               
265,000
 
7.875%, due 11/1/18
            276,263  
   
Perstorp Holding AB
               
495,000
 
8.75%, due 5/15/17 (b)
            529,650  
   
Rentech Nitrogen Partners L.P.
               
500,000
 
6.50%, due 4/15/21 (b)
            498,750  
   
TPC Group, Inc.
               
225,000
 
8.75%, due 12/15/20 (b)
            249,188  
   
Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A.
               
225,000
 
8.75%, due 2/1/19
            241,875  
   
Tronox Worldwide LLC
               
750,000
 
6.375%, due 8/15/20
            776,250  
                  7,487,174  
   
Construction Machinery
    1.4 %        
   
H & E Equipment Services, Inc.
               
1,070,000
 
7.00%, due 9/1/22
            1,174,325  
   
Consumer Cyclical Services
    3.4 %        
   
APX Group, Inc.
               
175,000
 
6.375%, due 12/1/19
            178,500  
560,000
 
8.75%, due 12/1/20
            560,000  
   
Garda World Security Corp.
               
140,000
 
7.25%, due 11/15/21 (b)
            144,025  
   
GEO Group, Inc.
               
950,000
 
5.875%, due 1/15/22
            976,125  
   
Reliance Intermediate Holdings
               
475,000
 
9.50%, due 12/15/19 (b)
            504,688  
   
West Corp.
               
420,000
 
5.375%, due 7/15/22 (b)
            409,500  
                  2,772,838  
   
Consumer Products
    2.7 %        
   
Acco Brands Corp.
               
950,000
 
6.75%, due 4/30/20
            1,011,750  
   
Alphabet Holdings Co., Inc.
               
500,000
 
7.75%, due 11/1/17
            501,875  
   
Prestige Brands Inc.
               
375,000
 
5.375%, due 12/15/21 (b)
            374,063  
   
Visant Corp.
               
350,000
 
10.00%, due 10/1/17
            326,375  
                  2,214,063  
   
Consumer Services
    3.3 %        
   
Modular Space Corp.
               
850,000
 
10.25%, due 1/31/19 (b)
            884,000  
   
Quad/Graphics, Inc.
               
850,000
 
7.00%, due 5/1/22 (b)
            843,625  
   
United Rentals (North America), Inc.
               
400,000
 
6.125%, due 6/15/23
            429,000  
500,000
 
5.75%, due 11/15/24
            525,000  
                  2,681,625  
   
Containers & Packaging
    0.4 %        
   
Paperworks Industries, Inc.
               
330,000
 
9.50%, due 8/15/19 (b)
            341,138  
   
Distributors
    0.9 %        
   
Ferrellgas Partners LP
               
200,000
 
8.625%, due 6/15/20
            212,500  
500,000
 
6.75%, due 1/15/22 (b)
            517,500  
                  730,000  
   
Diversified Manufacturing
    2.3 %        
   
Constellation Enterprises LLC
               
375,000
 
10.625%, due 2/1/16 (b)
            341,250  
   
Dynacast International LLC
               
500,000
 
9.25%, due 7/15/19
            546,250  
   
Griffon Corp.
               
600,000
 
5.25%, due 3/1/22
            596,250  
   
Mcron Finance Sub LLC
               
347,000
 
8.375%, due 5/15/19 (b)
            377,363  
                  1,861,113  
   
Electric
    0.9 %        
   
NRG Energy, Inc.
               
695,000
 
6.625%, due 3/15/23
            740,175  
   
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
    1.0 %        
   
WESCO Distribution, Inc.
               
810,000
 
5.375%, due 12/15/21
            824,175  
   
Entertainment Resources
    1.7 %        
   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
               
600,000
 
7.00%, due 9/1/20 (b)
            649,500  
   
Regal Entertainment Group
               
750,000
 
5.75%, due 3/15/22
            772,500  
                  1,422,000  
   
Environmental
    1.4 %        
   
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
               
800,000
 
7.75%, due 2/15/19
            828,000  
   
Heckmann Corp.
               
300,000
 
9.875%, due 4/15/18
            298,500  
                  1,126,500  
   
Finance
    0.5 %        
   
National Financial Partners Corp.
               
360,000
 
9.00%, due 7/15/21 (b)
            394,200  
   
Food and Beverage
    2.2 %        
   
Carolina Beverage Group LLC
               
370,000
 
10.625%, due 8/1/18 (b)
            379,250  
   
Darling International, Inc.
               
730,000
 
5.375%, due 1/15/22 (b)
            760,113  
   
Simmons Food Inc.
               
600,000
 
10.50%, due 11/1/17 (b)
            640,500  
                  1,779,863  
   
Gaming
    0.1 %        
   
Scientific Games Corp.
               
135,000
 
8.125%, due 9/15/18
            133,313  
   
Healthcare
    1.2 %        
   
Examworks Group, Inc.
               
575,000
 
9.00%, due 7/15/19
            623,875  
   
Physio-Control International Corp.
               
333,000
 
9.875%, due 1/15/19 (b)
            362,554  
                  986,429  
   
Industrial - Other
    6.3 %        
   
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.
               
275,000
 
8.75%, due 12/15/19 (b)
            306,625  
   
Dycom Investments, Inc.
               
520,000
 
7.125%, due 1/15/21
            559,000  
   
Interline Brands, Inc.
               
375,000
 
10.00%, due 11/15/18
            398,438  
   
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
               
750,000
 
7.00%, due 5/15/19 (b)
            776,250  
   
Liberty Tire Recycling Holdco, LLC
               
700,000
 
11.00%, due 10/1/16 (b)
            671,999  
   
Safway Group Holding LLC
               
750,000
 
7.00%, due 5/15/18 (b)
            793,125  
   
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC
               
450,000
 
8.875%, due 8/1/20 (b)
            500,625  
   
Stonemor Partners L.P.
               
700,000
 
7.875%, due 6/1/21 (b)
            742,000  
   
Zachry Holdings, Inc.
               
375,000
 
7.50%, due 2/1/20 (b)
            396,563  
                  5,144,625  
   
Media Non-Cable
    3.8 %        
   
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital, LLC
               
960,000
 
5.625%, due 2/15/24 (b)
            991,199  
   
Outerwall, Inc.
               
600,000
 
6.00%, due 3/15/19
            615,000  
   
Radio One, Inc.
               
830,000
 
9.25%, due 2/15/20 (b)
            867,350  
   
Southern Graphics, Inc.
               
600,000
 
8.375%, due 10/15/20 (b)
            637,500  
                  3,111,049  
   
Metals and Mining
    6.1 %        
   
American Gilsonite Co.
               
850,000
 
11.50%, due 9/1/17 (b)
            926,500  
   
Castle (AM) & Co.
               
250,000
 
12.75%, due 12/15/16
            263,438  
   
Emeco Pty Limited
               
300,000
 
9.875%, due 3/15/19 (b)
            303,000  
   
Graftech International Ltd.
               
640,000
 
6.375%, due 11/15/20
            665,599  
   
Rain CII Carbon, LLC
               
450,000
 
8.00%, due 12/1/18 (b)
            470,250  
500,000
 
8.25%, due 1/15/21 (b)
            527,500  
   
Suncoke Energy, Inc.
               
19,000
 
7.625%, due 8/1/19
            20,107  
300,000
 
7.375%, due 2/1/20 (b)
            322,500  
450,000
 
7.375%, due 2/1/20 (b)
            483,750  
   
TMS International Corp.
               
950,000
 
7.625%, due 10/15/21 (b)
            1,016,500  
                  4,999,144  
   
Oil & Gas
    0.6 %        
   
FTS International, Inc.
               
480,000
 
6.25%, due 5/1/22 (b)
            493,200  
   
Oil Field Services
    3.1 %        
   
Calfrac Holdings LP
               
300,000
 
7.50%, due 12/1/20 (b)
            320,250  
   
CHC Helicopter SA
               
450,000
 
9.25%, due 10/15/20
            493,875  
   
Drill Rig Holdings, Inc.
               
405,000
 
6.50%, due 10/1/17 (b)
            419,175  
   
Petroleum Geo-Services
               
200,000
 
7.375%, due 12/15/18 (b)
            212,000  
   
Platinum Energy Solutions Inc.
               
84,900
 
12.00%, due 10/1/20 (b)(c)(d)
            79,594  
   
Welltec A/S
               
1,000,000
 
8.00%, due 2/1/19 (b)
            1,060,000  
                  2,584,894  
   
Packaging
    6.0 %        
   
AEP Industries, Inc.
               
606,000
 
8.25%, due 4/15/19
            630,998  
   
Beverage Packaging Holdings
               
500,000
 
6.00%, due 6/15/17 (b)
            508,750  
   
Boe Intermediate Holding Corp.
               
657,880
 
9.00%, due 11/1/17 (b)
            687,485  
   
Cons Container Co.
               
970,000
 
10.125%, due 7/15/20 (b)
            970,000  
   
Dispensing Dynamics International, Inc.
               
500,000
 
12.50%, due 1/1/18 (b)
            547,500  
   
Exopack Holdings Corp.
               
950,000
 
7.875%, due 11/1/19 (b)
            1,014,124  
   
Mustang Merger Corp.
               
410,000
 
8.50%, due 8/15/21 (b)
            433,575  
   
Reynolds Group Issuer LLC
               
110,000
 
5.75%, due 10/15/20
            115,500  
   
Tenneco Packaging, Inc.
               
50,000
 
8.125%, due 6/15/17
            55,250  
                  4,963,182  
   
Paper
    6.1 %        
   
Cascades, Inc.
               
205,000
 
7.875%, due 1/15/20
            216,787  
790,000
 
5.50%, due 7/15/22 (b)
            787,037  
   
Clearwater Paper Corp.
               
1,020,000
 
4.50%, due 2/1/23
            994,499  
   
Hardwoods Acquisition, Inc.
               
560,000
 
7.50%, due 8/1/21 (b)
            571,200  
   
Neenah Paper, Inc.
               
500,000
 
5.25%, due 5/15/21 (b)
            510,000  
   
P.H. Glatfelter Co.
               
400,000
 
5.375%, due 10/15/20
            414,000  
   
Rayonier A.M. Products, Inc.
               
700,000
 
5.50%, due 6/1/24 (b)
            687,750  
   
Verso Paper Holdings LLC
               
325,000
 
11.75%, due 1/15/19
            342,875  
   
Xerium Technologies, Inc.
               
450,000
 
8.875%, due 6/15/18
            477,844  
                  5,001,992  
   
Pharmaceuticals
    1.2 %        
   
Capsugel Holdings US, Inc.
               
500,000
 
7.00%, due 5/15/19 (b)
            512,188  
   
Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc.
               
300,000
 
7.375%, due 10/15/20
            319,500  
   
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
               
130,000
 
6.00%, due 1/15/21 (b)
            141,375  
                  973,063  
   
Pipelines
    3.7 %        
   
Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P.
               
920,000
 
5.875%, due 8/1/23
            938,400  
   
Exterran Partners, L.P.
               
740,000
 
6.00%, due 10/1/22 (b)
            745,550  
   
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P.
               
590,000
 
5.625%, due 7/15/22 (b)
            603,275  
   
Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC
               
10,000
 
7.50%, due 7/1/21
            11,050  
700,000
 
5.50%, due 8/15/22
            715,750  
                  3,014,025  
   
Retail - Consumer Discretionary
    1.2 %        
   
Hillman Company, Inc.
               
1,000,000
 
6.375%, due 7/15/22 (b)
            1,002,500  
   
Retailers
    1.8 %        
   
Party City Holdings, Inc.
               
550,000
 
8.875%, due 8/1/20
            609,125  
   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
               
850,000
 
6.625%, due 11/15/20
            850,000  
                  1,459,125  
   
Software and Services
    1.8 %        
   
Audatex North America, Inc.
               
150,000
 
6.00%, due 6/15/21 (b)
            159,750  
750,000
 
6.125%, due 11/1/23 (b)
            798,750  
   
Interactive Data Corp.
               
550,000
 
5.875%, due 4/15/19 (b)
            550,688  
                  1,509,188  
   
Technology
    3.4 %        
   
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
               
20,000
 
6.375%, due 8/15/20 (b)
            20,950  
   
Brightstar Corp.
               
200,000
 
7.25%, due 8/1/18 (b)
            219,250  
   
Cardtronics, Inc.
               
290,000
 
5.125%, due 8/1/22 (b)
            295,075  
   
First Data Corp.
               
500,000
 
8.25%, due 1/15/21 (b)
            547,500  
   
Kemet Corp.
               
370,000
 
10.50%, due 5/1/18
            390,350  
   
Sophia L.P./Sophia Finance, Inc.
               
550,000
 
9.75%, due 1/15/19 (b)
            600,875  
   
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.
               
675,000
 
6.625%, due 11/1/19
            710,437  
                  2,784,437  
   
Textile
    1.0 %        
   
Levi Strauss & Co.
               
750,000
 
6.875%, due 5/1/22
            819,375  
   
Transportation and Logistics
    1.0 %        
   
Martin Midstream Partners L.P.
               
750,000
 
7.25%, due 2/15/21
            776,250  
   
Transportation Services
    2.0 %        
   
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.
               
810,000
 
8.375%, due 12/15/18 (b)
            854,550  
   
LBC Tank Terminals Holding
               
750,000
 
6.875%, due 5/15/23 (b)
            806,250  
                  1,660,800  
   
Wirelines
    1.5 %        
   
Frontier Communications Corp.
               
270,000
 
9.25%, due 7/1/21
            320,963  
355,000
 
7.125%, due 1/15/23
            376,300  
   
Windstream Corp.
               
490,000
 
6.375%, due 8/1/23
            493,062  
                  1,190,325  
   
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $73,927,617)
            75,781,598  
                     
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
    4.6 %        
3,743,128
 
Invesco STIT - Prime Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (a)
            3,743,128  
   
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,743,128)
            3,743,128  
                     
   
Total Investments (cost $77,670,745)
    97.0 %     79,524,726  
   
Other Assets less Liabilities
    3.0 %     2,460,915  
   
TOTAL NET ASSETS
    100.0 %   $ 81,985,641  
   
(a)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of August 31, 2014.
               
(b)
 
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securites Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other "qualified institutional buyers." Pacific Income Advisers, Inc., the Fund's adviser, has determined that such security is liquid in accordance with the liquidity guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust. As of August 31, 2014, the value of these investments was $42,969,360 or 52.4% of total net assets.
(c)
 
Security is considered illiquid.  As of August 31, 2014, the value of these investments was $79,594 or 0.1% of total net assets.
               
(d)
 
Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust.
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PIA MBS BOND FUND
 
Schedule of Investments - August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Principal
               
Amount/ Shares
           
Value
 
   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
  108.5 %      
   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
  2.8 %      
   
Aventura Mall Trust
           
 $          800,000
 
3.87%, due 12/5/32, Series 2013-AVM, Class A (a)(d)
        $ 849,321  
   
Banc of America
             
431,407
 
5.90%, due 5/10/45, Series 2006-2, Class AAB (a)
          438,081  
   
Hilton USA Trust
             
1,300,000
 
2.66%, due 11/5/30, Series 2013-HLT, Class AFX (d)
          1,313,270  
                2,600,672  
   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
  10.6 %        
   
American Residential Properties Trust
             
1,000,000
 
1.90%, due 9/17/31, Series 2014-SFR1, Class B (a)(d)
          989,329  
   
Colony American Homes
             
2,981,976
 
1.40%, due 5/17/31, Series 2014-1A, Class A (a)(d)
          2,991,889  
   
Invitation Homes Trust
             
2,965,616
 
1.40%, due 12/17/30, Series 2013-SFR1, Class A (a)(d)
          2,972,385  
3,000,000
 
1.66%, due 6/17/31, Series 2014-SFR1, Class B (a)(d)
          2,969,907  
                9,923,510  
   
U.S. Government Agencies
  95.1 %        
   
FHLMC Pool
             
41,004
 
4.50%, due 5/1/20, #G18052
          43,905  
37,752
 
4.50%, due 3/1/21, #G18119
          40,311  
37,076
 
5.00%, due 3/1/21, #G18105
          40,239  
159,063
 
4.50%, due 5/1/21, #J01723
          168,094  
33,401
 
6.00%, due 6/1/21, #G18124
          36,473  
104,129
 
4.50%, due 9/1/21, #G12378
          111,153  
32,949
 
5.00%, due 11/1/21, #G18160
          35,736  
25,930
 
5.00%, due 2/1/22, #G12522
          28,143  
34,930
 
5.00%, due 2/1/22, #J04411
          37,537  
109,079
 
5.50%, due 3/1/22, #G12577
          119,160  
26,165
 
5.00%, due 7/1/22, #J05243
          27,755  
759,566
 
4.00%, due 3/1/26, #J14785
          810,684  
1,853,516
 
3.00%, due 11/1/26, #G18409
          1,921,110  
670,613
 
3.00%, due 6/1/27, #G14497
          695,069  
14,785
 
5.50%, due 5/1/35, #B31639
          16,386  
240,305
 
5.00%, due 8/1/35, #A36351
          265,000  
63,166
 
4.50%, due 9/1/35, #A37616
          68,249  
214,779
 
4.50%, due 10/1/35, #A37869
          232,063  
149,107
 
4.50%, due 10/1/35, #A38023
          161,465  
73,489
 
4.50%, due 10/1/35, #G01890
          79,632  
134,436
 
5.00%, due 10/1/35, #G01940
          148,585  
229,765
 
6.00%, due 1/1/36, #A42208
          258,106  
20,317
 
7.00%, due 1/1/36, #G02048
          22,573  
188,473
 
5.50%, due 2/1/36, #G02031
          210,227  
118,631
 
7.00%, due 8/1/36, #G08148
          142,222  
319,277
 
6.50%, due 9/1/36, #A54908
          359,815  
130,924
 
6.50%, due 11/1/36, #A54094
          150,119  
100,831
 
5.50%, due 2/1/37, #A57840
          112,157  
212,210
 
5.00%, due 5/1/37, #A60268
          233,513  
151,701
 
5.00%, due 6/1/37, #G03094
          166,930  
439,632
 
5.50%, due 6/1/37, #A61982
          487,144  
387,105
 
6.00%, due 6/1/37, #A62176
          434,852  
799,601
 
6.00%, due 6/1/37, #A62444
          899,798  
123,562
 
5.00%, due 7/1/37, #A63187
          135,966  
221,697
 
5.50%, due 8/1/37, #G03156
          245,719  
36,757
 
6.50%, due 8/1/37, #A70413
          41,444  
11,976
 
7.00%, due 8/1/37, #A70079
          13,506  
10,081
 
7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65335
          11,022  
19,668
 
7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65670
          21,756  
6,700
 
7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65941
          7,328  
4,044
 
7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A66041
          4,637  
82,368
 
7.00%, due 9/1/37, #G03207
          93,130  
18,758
 
6.50%, due 11/1/37, #A68726
          21,155  
201,176
 
5.00%, due 2/1/38, #A73370
          221,372  
8,805
 
5.00%, due 2/1/38, #G03836
          9,689  
19,471
 
5.00%, due 3/1/38, #A73704
          21,426  
213,200
 
5.00%, due 4/1/38, #A76335
          234,602  
86,974
 
5.50%, due 4/1/38, #G04121
          96,391  
11,182
 
5.00%, due 5/1/38, #A77463
          12,305  
39,751
 
5.50%, due 5/1/38, #A77265
          44,057  
92,800
 
5.50%, due 5/1/38, #G04215
          102,849  
46,510
 
5.00%, due 6/1/38, #A77986
          51,179  
20,412
 
5.00%, due 6/1/38, #G04522
          22,461  
20,021
 
5.00%, due 7/1/38, #A79197
          22,031  
117,700
 
4.50%, due 9/1/38, #G04773
          127,172  
29,404
 
5.00%, due 9/1/38, #G04690
          32,355  
522,582
 
5.00%, due 10/1/38, #G04832
          575,042  
6,829
 
5.00%, due 11/1/38, #A82849
          7,514  
30,027
 
5.00%, due 12/1/38, #G05683
          33,041  
297,540
 
5.00%, due 2/1/39, #G05507
          327,409  
51,023
 
4.50%, due 4/1/39, #A85612
          55,129  
141,709
 
5.00%, due 5/1/39, #G08345
          155,935  
138,658
 
4.50%, due 9/1/39, #A88357
          149,870  
47,983
 
5.00%, due 9/1/39, #G05904
          52,800  
234,062
 
4.50%, due 11/1/39, #G05748
          252,966  
200,483
 
4.50%, due 12/1/39, #A90175
          216,638  
61,595
 
4.50%, due 4/1/40, #C03464
          66,566  
168,528
 
4.50%, due 5/1/40, #A92269
          182,145  
900,426
 
4.50%, due 5/1/40, #G06047
          973,198  
554,314
 
4.50%, due 6/1/40, #A92533
          598,922  
99,076
 
4.50%, due 6/1/40, #A92594
          107,057  
24,495
 
4.50%, due 8/1/40, #A93437
          26,596  
878,015
 
4.50%, due 8/1/40, #A93505
          948,820  
2,197,538
 
3.50%, due 1/1/41, #A96409
          2,261,168  
279,047
 
4.50%, due 1/1/41, #A96176
          302,707  
79,139
 
4.50%, due 2/1/41, #A97013
          85,522  
58,171
 
4.50%, due 4/1/41, #Q00285
          62,864  
890,141
 
4.50%, due 9/1/41, #C03701
          961,857  
161,767
 
3.50%, due 10/1/41, #Q04087
          166,451  
68,709
 
4.50%, due 11/1/41, #Q04699
          74,556  
198,193
 
3.50%, due 1/1/42, #Q05410
          203,932  
746,253
 
3.50%, due 2/1/42, #Q05996
          767,861  
466,663
 
3.50%, due 3/1/42, #G08479
          480,176  
1,928,800
 
3.50%, due 4/1/42, #Q07654
          1,984,649  
1,301,761
 
3.50%, due 5/1/42, #G08491
          1,339,454  
2,225,415
 
3.50%, due 6/1/42, #C09000
          2,289,852  
1,970,132
 
3.50%, due 6/1/42, #Q08641
          2,027,178  
19,046
 
3.50%, due 6/1/42, #Q08998
          19,597  
55,090
 
3.50%, due 7/1/42, #C09004
          56,685  
694,209
 
3.50%, due 8/1/42, #Q10324
          714,310  
63,595
 
3.00%, due 4/1/43, #V80025
          63,376  
301,297
 
3.00%, due 5/1/43, #Q18436
          300,258  
190,264
 
3.00%, due 6/1/43, #Q19697
          189,608  
755,499
 
3.50%, due 6/1/43, #V80161
          777,401  
25,175
 
3.50%, due 7/1/43, #Q19628
          25,904  
862,938
 
3.50%, due 7/1/43, #Q19914
          890,631  
701,089
 
3.00%, due 8/1/43, #G08540
          698,672  
389,978
 
3.00%, due 8/1/43, #Q20559
          388,633  
215,165
 
3.00%, due 8/1/43, #Q21026
          215,086  
850,841
 
3.50%, due 8/1/43, #Q21351
          875,477  
267,208
 
3.50%, due 8/1/43, #Q21435
          274,945  
117,382
 
3.50%, due 9/1/43, #G08545
          120,781  
912,194
 
3.50%, due 2/1/44, #Q24712
          938,607  
   
FHLMC TBA (b)
             
1,000,000
 
3.00%, due 9/15/27
          1,035,313  
3,000,000
 
4.00%, due 9/15/40
          3,174,112  
   
FNMA Pool
             
21,351
 
4.50%, due 10/1/20, #842732
          22,701  
109,622
 
3.00%, due 12/1/20, #MA0605
          114,520  
41,935
 
4.50%, due 12/1/20, #813954
          44,453  
19,668
 
4.50%, due 2/1/21, #845437
          20,785  
47,149
 
5.00%, due 2/1/21, #865191
          49,838  
19,473
 
5.00%, due 5/1/21, #879112
          20,966  
96,047
 
4.50%, due 7/1/21, #845515
          102,205  
1,847,441
 
3.00%, due 8/1/21, #AL0579
          1,930,367  
75,492
 
5.50%, due 10/1/21, #905090
          80,601  
187,307
 
3.00%, due 1/1/22, #MA0957
          195,720  
31,178
 
5.00%, due 2/1/22, #900946
          33,520  
108,442
 
6.00%, due 2/1/22, #912522
          119,427  
104,965
 
5.00%, due 6/1/22, #937709
          113,380  
59,072
 
5.00%, due 7/1/22, #938033
          63,044  
88,602
 
5.00%, due 7/1/22, #944887
          93,978  
334,661
 
5.50%, due 7/1/22, #905040
          360,088  
13,485
 
4.00%, due 7/1/25, #AE1318
          14,428  
14,517
 
4.00%, due 10/1/25, #AE1601
          15,530  
583,220
 
4.00%, due 12/1/25, #AH6058
          623,579  
386,495
 
4.00%, due 1/1/26, #AH3925
          413,677  
17,638
 
4.00%, due 1/1/26, #MA0624
          18,878  
47,704
 
4.00%, due 3/1/26, #AH8485
          51,035  
690,797
 
4.00%, due 5/1/26, #AH8174
          739,210  
78,863
 
3.00%, due 10/1/26, #AJ0049
          81,974  
30,725
 
3.00%, due 10/1/26, #AJ5474
          31,935  
102,662
 
3.00%, due 2/1/27, #AK4047
          106,717  
230,968
 
3.00%, due 4/1/27, #AB4997
          240,091  
807,917
 
3.00%, due 9/1/27, #AQ0333
          839,833  
128,124
 
4.50%, due 4/1/29, #MA0022
          138,456  
3,761
 
7.00%, due 8/1/32, #650101
          4,477  
68,130
 
4.50%, due 3/1/35, #814433
          73,826  
62,495
 
4.50%, due 4/1/35, #735396
          67,770  
26,068
 
4.50%, due 5/1/35, #822854
          28,244  
11,460
 
7.00%, due 6/1/35, #821610
          12,056  
52,721
 
4.50%, due 7/1/35, #826584
          57,035  
5,595
 
5.00%, due 7/1/35, #833958
          6,174  
27,113
 
7.00%, due 7/1/35, #826251
          30,922  
54,897
 
4.50%, due 8/1/35, #835751
          59,378  
29,094
 
7.00%, due 9/1/35, #842290
          34,101  
19,405
 
4.50%, due 11/1/35, #256032
          20,970  
36,430
 
5.00%, due 12/1/35, #852482
          40,213  
14,300
 
4.50%, due 1/1/36, #852510
          15,453  
12,662
 
7.00%, due 2/1/36, #865190
          14,940  
373,451
 
5.00%, due 5/1/36, #745515
          412,676  
8,813
 
5.00%, due 7/1/36, #888789
          9,746  
23,298
 
6.50%, due 7/1/36, #897100
          27,245  
31,257
 
7.00%, due 7/1/36, #887793
          33,076  
44,055
 
6.00%, due 8/1/36, #892925
          49,743  
77,308
 
6.50%, due 8/1/36, #878187
          87,215  
82,693
 
5.00%, due 9/1/36, #893621
          91,356  
102,840
 
5.50%, due 10/1/36, #831845
          115,270  
42,662
 
5.50%, due 10/1/36, #893087
          47,675  
36,050
 
6.00%, due 10/1/36, #897174
          40,715  
63,077
 
5.50%, due 12/1/36, #256513
          70,091  
1,685
 
6.50%, due 12/1/36, #920162
          1,903  
49,603
 
7.00%, due 1/1/37, #256567
          57,960  
136,356
 
5.50%, due 2/1/37, #256597
          151,586  
68,438
 
6.00%, due 2/1/37, #909357
          77,082  
3,354
 
7.00%, due 2/1/37, #915904
          3,672  
85,279
 
5.00%, due 3/1/37, #913007
          94,010  
99,614
 
5.50%, due 3/1/37, #256636
          110,713  
5,824
 
5.00%, due 4/1/37, #914599
          6,421  
374,477
 
5.50%, due 6/1/37, #918554
          415,849  
82,567
 
5.50%, due 6/1/37, #918705
          91,685  
392,942
 
6.00%, due 6/1/37, #888413
          443,155  
270,877
 
6.00%, due 6/1/37, #917129
          305,753  
45,503
 
7.00%, due 6/1/37, #256774
          50,870  
43,595
 
7.00%, due 6/1/37, #940234
          51,133  
29,303
 
5.00%, due 7/1/37, #944534
          32,303  
142,159
 
5.50%, due 10/1/37, #954939
          157,858  
38,947
 
6.00%, due 12/1/37, #965488
          43,886  
254,875
 
5.50%, due 2/1/38, #961691
          283,020  
90,184
 
5.00%, due 1/1/39, #AA0835
          99,417  
25,449
 
5.00%, due 1/1/39, #AA0840
          28,054  
1,195
 
5.00%, due 1/1/39, #AA0862
          1,317  
148,592
 
5.00%, due 3/1/39, #930635
          163,806  
3,818
 
5.00%, due 3/1/39, #930760
          4,209  
19,858
 
5.00%, due 3/1/39, #995948
          21,891  
4,760
 
5.00%, due 3/1/39, #AA4461
          5,247  
21,998
 
4.00%, due 4/1/39, #AA0777
          23,348  
85,435
 
4.50%, due 4/1/39, #AA4590
          92,325  
173,352
 
5.00%, due 4/1/39, #930871
          191,101  
139,581
 
5.00%, due 4/1/39, #930992
          153,872  
101,450
 
5.00%, due 4/1/39, #995930
          111,837  
422,737
 
4.50%, due 6/1/39, #AA7681
          456,825  
140,479
 
5.00%, due 6/1/39, #995896
          154,862  
329,839
 
4.50%, due 7/1/39, #AE8152
          356,436  
104,753
 
5.00%, due 7/1/39, #995895
          115,478  
554,047
 
4.50%, due 8/1/39, #931837
          598,725  
476,998
 
5.00%, due 8/1/39, #AC3221
          526,543  
1,525,913
 
4.00%, due 12/1/39, #AE0215
          1,619,570  
158,236
 
4.50%, due 12/1/39, #932324
          170,995  
28,250
 
4.50%, due 2/1/40, #AC8494
          30,528  
83,222
 
4.50%, due 2/1/40, #AD1045
          89,933  
76,583
 
4.50%, due 2/1/40, #AD2832
          82,759  
39,384
 
5.00%, due 3/1/40, #AB1186
          43,466  
1,931,221
 
5.00%, due 5/1/40, #AD6374
          2,133,496  
25,624
 
5.00%, due 6/1/40, #AD8058
          28,257  
259,182
 
5.00%, due 7/1/40, #AD4634
          286,296  
337,810
 
5.00%, due 7/1/40, #AD4994
          373,218  
30,986
 
5.00%, due 7/1/40, #AD7565
          34,218  
214,539
 
4.50%, due 8/1/40, #890236
          232,045  
875,550
 
4.50%, due 8/1/40, #AD8035
          946,446  
149,597
 
4.50%, due 8/1/40, #AD8397
          161,774  
274,338
 
4.00%, due 9/1/40, #AE4311
          291,177  
32,019
 
4.00%, due 9/1/40, #AE4312
          33,984  
658,974
 
4.50%, due 9/1/40, #AE1500
          712,693  
75,912
 
4.00%, due 10/1/40, #AE4124
          80,571  
261,768
 
4.00%, due 10/1/40, #AE6057
          277,835  
21,077
 
4.00%, due 11/1/40, #AE5156
          22,371  
139,994
 
4.50%, due 11/1/40, #AE5162
          151,453  
490,645
 
4.00%, due 12/1/40, #MA0583
          520,760  
138,562
 
4.00%, due 1/1/41, #AE4583
          147,067  
213,006
 
4.00%, due 2/1/41, #AH3200
          226,080  
371,084
 
4.50%, due 3/1/41, #AH7009
          401,759  
1,353,342
 
4.50%, due 4/1/41, #AH9054
          1,464,809  
41,891
 
4.50%, due 5/1/41, #AI1364
          45,349  
278,162
 
4.50%, due 5/1/41, #AI1888
          301,132  
1,756,507
 
4.50%, due 5/1/41, #AL0160
          1,900,359  
180,520
 
4.50%, due 6/1/41, #AI4815
          195,464  
18,439
 
4.00%, due 8/1/41, #AI8218
          19,574  
24,530
 
4.50%, due 9/1/41, #AH3865
          26,556  
77,821
 
4.50%, due 9/1/41, #AI4050
          84,264  
24,221
 
4.50%, due 9/1/41, #AJ0729
          26,299  
211,910
 
4.00%, due 10/1/41, #AJ4052
          224,976  
298,406
 
4.00%, due 11/1/41, #AJ4668
          316,910  
586,323
 
4.00%, due 11/1/41, #AJ5643
          622,463  
186,562
 
4.00%, due 12/1/41, #AJ3097
          198,082  
348,379
 
4.00%, due 4/1/42, #MA1028
          370,020  
1,871,431
 
3.50%, due 7/1/43, #AB9774
          1,929,694  
1,920,679
 
3.00%, due 8/1/43, #AU3363
          1,915,006  
   
FNMA TBA (b)
             
400,000
 
3.00%, due 9/15/26
          414,831  
4,000,000
 
4.00%, due 9/1/40
          4,240,625  
3,000,000
 
3.50%, due 9/15/41
          3,089,905  
2,000,000
 
3.00%, due 9/15/42
          1,991,875  
2,000,000
 
3.00%, due 10/15/42
          1,985,977  
   
GNMA Pool
             
18,988
 
7.00%, due 9/15/35, #647831
          21,118  
73,740
 
5.00%, due 10/15/35, #642220
          81,239  
69,796
 
5.00%, due 11/15/35, #550718
          77,015  
73,957
 
5.50%, due 11/15/35, #650091
          82,631  
38,890
 
5.50%, due 12/15/35, #646307
          43,188  
61,317
 
5.50%, due 4/15/36, #652534
          68,266  
45,966
 
6.50%, due 6/15/36, #652593
          53,314  
28,214
 
5.50%, due 7/15/36, #608993
          31,464  
68,230
 
6.50%, due 10/15/36, #646564
          77,153  
41,751
 
6.00%, due 11/15/36, #617294
          47,003  
115,373
 
6.50%, due 12/15/36, #618753
          135,009  
79,412
 
5.50%, due 2/15/37, #658419
          88,160  
210,326
 
6.00%, due 4/15/37, #668411
          236,733  
228,393
 
5.00%, due 8/15/37, #671463
          250,872  
122,186
 
6.00%, due 10/15/37, #664379
          137,527  
21,728
 
5.50%, due 8/15/38, #677224
          24,117  
144,708
 
5.50%, due 8/15/38, #691314
          160,625  
5,731
 
5.50%, due 12/15/38, #705632
          6,362  
822,314
 
4.50%, due 5/15/39, #717066
          894,951  
18,637
 
5.50%, due 6/15/39, #714262
          20,695  
742,012
 
5.50%, due 6/15/39, #714720
          823,973  
748,437
 
4.50%, due 7/15/39, #720160
          814,548  
1,929,058
 
5.00%, due 9/15/39, #726311
          2,125,882  
13,720
 
5.50%, due 1/15/40, #723631
          15,240  
53,921
 
5.50%, due 2/15/40, #680537
          59,882  
                89,110,371  
   
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $98,094,282)
          101,634,553  
                   
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
  8.1 %        
7,564,970
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c)
          7,564,970  
   
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $7,564,970)
          7,564,970  
                   
   
Total Investments (cost $105,659,252)
  116.6 %     109,199,523  
   
Liabilities less Other Assets
  (16.6 )%     (15,513,559 )
   
TOTAL NET ASSETS
  100.0 %   $ 93,685,964  
                   
(a)
 
Variable rate security.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect as of August 31, 2014.
             
(b)
 
Security purchased on a when-issued basis.  As of August 31, 2014, the total cost of investments purchased on a when-issued basis was $15,803,938 or 16.9% of total net assets.
   
(c)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of August 31, 2014.
             
(d)
 
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securites Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other "qualified institutional buyers." Pacific Income Advisers, Inc., the Fund's adviser, has determined that such security is liquid in accordance with the liquidity guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust. As of August 31, 2014, the value of these investments was $12,086,101 or 12.9% of total net assets.
(e)
 
Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust.
             
   
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
             
   
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association
             
    
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association
             
    
TBA - To Be Announced
             

 
 
 
 

 
 
PIA SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
 
Schedule of Investments - August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
 
                 
Principal
               
Amount/ Shares
           
Value
 
   
CORPORATE BONDS
  47.3 %      
   
Agricultural Equipment
  0.6 %      
   
John Deere Capital Corp.
           
 $        1,000,000
 
0.75%, due 1/22/16
        $ 1,004,184  
   
Agriculture
  0.6 %        
   
Bunge Limited
             
1,000,000
 
4.10%, due 3/15/16
          1,045,153  
   
Autos
  4.0 %        
   
American Honda Finance Corp.
             
1,250,000
 
1.125%, due 10/7/16
          1,257,988  
   
Daimler Finance North America LLC
             
1,200,000
 
1.45%, due 8/1/16 (a)
          1,212,088  
   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
             
1,000,000
 
1.70%, due 5/9/16
          1,011,193  
   
Hyundai Capital America, Inc.
             
1,000,000
 
1.45%, due 2/6/17 (a)
          1,001,535  
   
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
             
1,500,000
 
0.605%, due 5/23/17 (a)(b)
          1,502,589  
   
Volkswagen International Finance N.V.
             
500,000
 
1.125%, due 11/18/16 (a)
          502,164  
                6,487,557  
   
Banks
  9.1 %        
   
Bank of America Corp.
             
1,300,000
 
4.50%, due 4/1/15
          1,329,908  
   
Bank of New York Mellon
             
1,300,000
 
2.95%, due 6/18/15
          1,327,908  
   
BB&T Corp.
             
1,000,000
 
5.20%, due 12/23/15
          1,056,143  
   
Capital One Financial Corp.
             
1,000,000
 
2.15%, due 3/23/15
          1,009,665  
   
Citigroup, Inc.
             
1,000,000
 
2.65%, due 3/2/15
          1,010,589  
   
Fifth Third Bank
             
1,200,000
 
1.15%, due 11/18/16
          1,206,108  
   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
             
1,500,000
 
1.875%, due 3/20/15
          1,512,395  
   
KeyBank NA
             
1,200,000
 
1.10%, due 11/25/16
          1,203,904  
   
PNC Bank NA
             
1,600,000
 
0.54%, due 8/1/17 (b)
          1,598,169  
   
Suntrust Banks, Inc.
             
750,000
 
3.60%, due 4/15/16
          782,723  
   
Toronto Dominion Bank
             
1,250,000
 
1.50%, due 9/9/16
          1,268,799  
   
Wells Fargo & Co.
             
1,500,000
 
3.75%, due 10/1/14
          1,504,019  
                14,810,330  
   
Biotech
  0.4 %        
   
Amgen, Inc.
             
700,000
 
2.30%, due 6/15/16
          718,570  
   
Brokers
  1.5 %        
   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
             
1,300,000
 
3.30%, due 5/3/15
          1,324,770  
   
Morgan Stanley
             
1,000,000
 
5.75%, due 10/18/16
          1,095,018  
                2,419,788  
   
Cable/Satellite
  0.5 %        
   
Direct TV Holdings
             
800,000
 
3.50%, due 3/1/16
          831,403  
   
Chemicals
  2.2 %        
   
Dow Chemical Co.
             
1,200,000
 
2.50%, due 2/15/16
          1,231,552  
   
Eastman Chemical Co.
             
700,000
 
3.00%, due 12/15/15
          720,383  
   
Ecolab, Inc.
             
1,000,000
 
2.375%, due 12/8/14
          1,005,399  
565,000
 
3.00%, due 12/8/16
          590,052  
                3,547,386  
   
Commercial Finance
  1.3 %        
   
Air Lease Corp.
             
800,000
 
4.50%, due 1/15/16
          829,000  
   
Gatx Corp.
             
1,280,000
 
1.25%, due 3/4/17
          1,273,619  
                2,102,619  
   
Communications Equipment
  0.6 %        
   
L-3 Communications Corp.
             
1,000,000
 
1.50%, due 5/28/17
          995,899  
   
Computer Equipment
  0.3 %        
   
Cisco Systems, Inc.
             
500,000
 
1.10%, due 3/3/17
          501,924  
   
Construction Materials Manufacturing
  0.6 %        
   
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
             
1,000,000
 
1.325%, due 6/30/17 (a)(b)
          1,003,744  
   
Consumer Finance
  0.8 %        
   
American Express Credit
             
1,300,000
 
1.75%, due 6/12/15
          1,313,822  
   
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
  0.6 %        
   
Fidelity National Information Services
             
1,000,000
 
1.45%, due 6/5/17
          1,000,161  
   
Diversified Financial Services
  1.0 %        
   
General Electric Capital Corp.
             
1,550,000
 
3.75%, due 11/14/14
          1,560,301  
   
Diversified Minerals
  0.5 %        
   
BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd.
             
800,000
 
1.00%, due 2/24/15
          802,822  
   
Electric Utilities
  0.4 %        
   
Dominion Resources, Inc.
             
700,000
 
1.95%, due 8/15/16
          714,616  
   
Electrical Equipment
  0.6 %        
   
Tyco International Group SA
             
1,000,000
 
3.375%, due 10/15/15
          1,028,197  
   
Finance
  0.7 %        
   
SLM Corp.
             
1,000,000
 
6.25%, due 1/25/16
          1,062,500  
   
Food
  1.8 %        
   
Conagra Foods, Inc.
             
930,000
 
1.30%, due 1/25/16
          936,599  
   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
             
1,200,000
 
1.625%, due 6/4/15
          1,210,674  
   
Kroger Co.
             
800,000
 
1.20%, due 10/17/16
          802,068  
                2,949,341  
   
Food and Beverage
  1.6 %        
   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.
             
500,000
 
1.125%, due 1/27/17
          504,525  
   
Pepsico, Inc.
             
1,300,000
 
0.70%, due 8/13/15
          1,305,437  
   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.
             
700,000
 
1.40%, due 10/21/16 (a)
          705,202  
                2,515,164  
   
Health Care
  0.6 %        
   
McKesson Corp.
             
1,000,000
 
0.95%, due 12/4/15
          1,003,276  
   
Health Care Facilities and Services
  0.9 %        
   
Express Scripts Holding Co.
             
1,430,000
 
1.25%, due 6/2/17
          1,427,352  
   
Home Improvement
  0.5 %        
   
Whirlpool Corp.
             
800,000
 
1.35%, due 3/1/17
          800,242  
   
Insurance
  2.3 %        
   
CNA Financial Corp.
             
88,000
 
5.85%, due 12/15/14
          89,378  
   
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
             
2,000,000
 
0.61%, due 4/10/17 (a)(b)
          2,011,122  
   
Prudential Financial Inc.
             
950,000
 
4.75%, due 9/17/15
          989,988  
   
Wellpoint, Inc.
             
650,000
 
5.25%, due 1/15/16
          691,485  
                3,781,973  
   
Life Sciences Equipment
  0.5 %        
   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
             
800,000
 
3.20%, due 5/1/15
          813,649  
   
Machinery Manufacturing
  0.6 %        
   
Caterpillar Financial Services
             
1,000,000
 
1.25%, due 8/18/17
          1,000,758  
   
Manufacturing
  0.3 %        
   
ITT Corp.
             
485,000
 
7.375%, due 11/15/15
          522,935  
   
Media
  1.2 %        
   
Time Warner, Inc.
             
985,000
 
3.15%, due 7/15/15
          1,007,862  
   
Viacom Inc.
             
1,000,000
 
1.25%, due 2/27/15
          1,003,723  
                2,011,585  
   
Medical Equipment
  0.6 %        
   
Baxter International, Inc.
             
450,000
 
0.95%, due 6/1/16
          452,129  
   
Carefusion Corp.
             
500,000
 
1.45%, due 5/15/17
          499,552  
                951,681  
   
Metals and Mining
  1.4 %        
   
Glencore Funding LLC
             
1,000,000
 
1.70%, due 5/27/16 (a)
          1,009,457  
   
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.
             
1,300,000
 
1.875%, due 11/2/15
          1,320,267  
                2,329,724  
   
Office Equipment
  0.7 %        
   
Xerox Corp.
             
1,000,000
 
2.95%, due 3/15/17
          1,041,100  
   
Oil and Gas
  1.6 %        
   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
             
700,000
 
5.95%, due 9/15/16
          768,935  
   
Devon Energy Corp.
             
800,000
 
1.20%, due 12/15/16
          803,665  
   
Ensco PLC
             
1,000,000
 
3.25%, due 3/15/16
          1,035,854  
                2,608,454  
   
Pharmaceuticals
  1.1 %        
   
Mylan, Inc.
             
800,000
 
1.80%, due 6/24/16
          811,186  
   
Perrigo Co. PLC
             
1,000,000
 
1.30%, due 11/8/16 (a)
          999,480  
                1,810,666  
   
Real Estate
  0.9 %        
   
Arc Properties Operating Partnership LP
             
500,000
 
2.00%, due 2/6/17 (a)
          501,062  
   
Ventas Realty LP
             
1,000,000
 
1.25%, due 4/17/17
          999,385  
                1,500,447  
   
Retail
  1.4 %        
   
CVS Caremark Corp.
             
1,000,000
 
1.20%, due 12/5/16
          1,004,971  
   
Walgreen Co.
             
1,200,000
 
1.00%, due 3/13/15
          1,203,110  
                2,208,081  
   
Retail - Consumer Discretionary
  1.0 %        
   
Ebay, Inc.
             
1,600,000
 
0.44%, due 7/28/17 (b)
          1,602,070  
   
Telecommunications
  1.2 %        
   
American Tower Corp.
             
453,000
 
4.625%, due 4/1/15
          463,162  
   
Verizon Communications, Inc.
             
1,400,000
 
0.70%, due 11/2/15
          1,402,325  
                1,865,487  
   
Transportation
  0.8 %        
   
Paccar Financial Corp.
             
1,250,000
 
0.75%, due 5/16/16
          1,252,611  
   
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $76,697,719)
          76,947,572  
                   
   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
  24.5 %        
   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
  3.4 %        
   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust
             
910,748
 
5.90%, due 5/10/45, Series 2006-2, Class AAB (b)
          924,837  
   
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital
             
1,500,000
 
5.61%, due 2/15/39, Series 2006-C1, Class A4 (b)
          1,572,336  
   
Hilton USA Trust
             
2,000,000
 
1.16%, due 11/5/30, Series 2013-HLF, Class AFL (a)(b)
          2,002,393  
   
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
             
926,422
 
5.66%, due 3/15/39, Series 2006-C3, Class A4 (b)
          977,088  
                5,476,654  
   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
  13.4 %        
   
American Homes 4 Rent
             
2,500,000
 
1.60%, due 6/17/31, Series 2014-SFR1, Class B (a)
          2,467,983  
   
American Residential Property Trust
             
3,000,000
 
1.90%, due 9/17/31, Series 2014-SFR1, Class B (a)(b)
          2,967,986  
   
Colony American Homes
             
2,250,000
 
1.60%, due 5/17/31, Series 2014-1A, Class B (a)
          2,220,590  
   
Equity Mortgage Trust
             
2,000,000
 
1.01%, due 5/8/31, Series 2014-INNS, Class A (a)(b)
          2,002,022  
   
Invitation Homes Trust
             
4,000,000
 
1.60%, due 12/17/30, Series 2013-SFR1, Class B (a)(b)
          3,943,877  
4,000,000
 
1.66%, due 6/17/31, Series 2014-SFR1, Class B (a)(b)
          3,959,875  
   
PFS Tax Lien Trust
             
1,327,618
 
1.44%, due 5/15/29, Series 2014-1 (a)
          1,331,457  
   
Silver Bay Realty Trust
             
3,000,000
 
1.606%, due 9/17/31, Series 2014-1, Class B (a)(b)
          2,939,198  
                21,832,988  
   
U.S. Government Agencies
  7.7 %        
   
FHLMC ARM Pool (b)
             
2,668
 
2.144%, due 8/1/15, #755204
          2,672  
7,266
 
2.335%, due 2/1/22, #845113
          7,538  
26,680
 
1.999%, due 10/1/22, #635206
          27,326  
7,985
 
2.357%, due 6/1/23, #845755
          8,183  
7,535
 
2.33%, due 2/1/24, #609231
          7,575  
394,499
 
2.401%, due 1/1/25, #785726
          413,921  
10,489
 
2.408%, due 1/1/33, #1B0668
          10,538  
532,380
 
2.375%, due 10/1/34, #782784
          569,444  
207,078
 
2.302%, due 12/1/34, #1G0018
          218,414  
138,378
 
2.458%, due 4/1/36, #847671
          148,898  
   
FHLMC Pool
             
261,291
 
5.00%, due 10/1/38, #G04832
          287,521  
   
FNMA ARM Pool (b)
             
24,060
 
2.54%, due 7/1/25, #555206
          24,140  
139,580
 
1.928%, due 7/1/27, #424953
          140,282  
80,455
 
2.35%, due 3/1/28, #556438
          80,994  
86,068
 
2.334%, due 6/1/29, #508399
          86,645  
222,576
 
2.107%, due 4/1/30, #562912
          224,221  
63,471
 
2.386%, due 10/1/30, #670317
          63,896  
43,117
 
2.115%, due 9/1/31, #597196
          43,295  
28,580
 
2.277%, due 11/1/31, #610547
          28,748  
3,647
 
2.25%, due 4/1/32, #629098
          3,661  
403,802
 
2.212%, due 10/1/33, #743454
          431,863  
1,118,526
 
2.375%, due 11/1/33, #755253
          1,193,385  
1,918,969
 
2.42%, due 5/1/34, #AC5719
          2,064,161  
440,754
 
2.13%, due 7/1/34, #779693
          469,482  
386,096
 
2.053%, due 10/1/34, #795136
          407,906  
202,222
 
2.132%, due 1/1/35, #805391
          217,359  
106,815
 
2.188%, due 10/1/35, #845041
          114,884  
267,105
 
2.233%, due 10/1/35, #846171
          282,914  
437,624
 
2.19%, due 1/1/36, #849264
          467,801  
123,408
 
2.261%, due 6/1/36, #872502
          133,406  
748,006
 
2.334%, due 1/1/37, #906389
          792,624  
878,517
 
2.629%, due 3/1/37, #907868
          946,602  
543,875
 
2.28%, due 8/1/37, #949772
          549,941  
50,059
 
2.25%, due 10/1/37, #955963
          50,223  
96,484
 
1.81%, due 11/1/37, #948183
          96,826  
278,307
 
2.64%, due 11/1/37, #953653
          279,244  
   
FNMA Pool
             
669,737
 
5.00%, due 6/1/40, #AD5479
          741,162  
72,490
 
4.00%, due 11/1/41, #AJ3797
          76,960  
   
GNMA II ARM Pool (b)
             
8,508
 
2.00%, due 11/20/21, #8871
          8,776  
48,279
 
1.625%, due 10/20/22, #8062
          49,470  
126,674
 
1.625%, due 11/20/26, #80011
          130,714  
31,696
 
2.00%, due 11/20/26, #80013
          33,143  
17,895
 
1.625%, due 12/20/26, #80021
          18,467  
8,300
 
1.625%, due 1/20/27, #80029
          8,556  
142,690
 
1.625%, due 7/20/27, #80094
          147,375  
191,661
 
1.625%, due 8/20/27, #80104
          197,972  
8,179
 
1.625%, due 10/20/27, #80122
          8,450  
67,407
 
1.625%, due 1/20/28, #80154
          69,570  
148,004
 
1.625%, due 10/20/29, #80331
          153,250  
28,870
 
1.625%, due 11/20/29, #80344
          29,898  
                12,570,296  
   
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $39,616,287)
          39,879,938  
                   
   
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
  26.6 %        
   
U.S. Government Agencies
  16.8 %        
   
FHLB
             
5,000,000
 
0.25%, due 1/16/15
          5,003,280  
   
FHLMC
             
4,200,000
 
0.75%, due 11/25/14
          4,206,602  
3,000,000
 
1.75%, due 9/10/15
          3,047,292  
3,000,000
 
0.875%, due 10/14/16
          3,016,602  
   
FNMA
             
5,000,000
 
0.75%, due 12/19/14
          5,010,300  
4,000,000
 
0.375%, due 3/16/15
          4,004,888  
3,000,000
 
0.50%, due 5/27/15
          3,008,328  
                27,297,292  
   
U.S. Treasury Notes
  9.8 %        
   
U.S. Treasury Note
             
4,000,000
 
0.50%, due 10/15/14
          4,002,264  
3,000,000
 
0.375%, due 11/15/14
          3,002,169  
1,000,000
 
0.25%, due 12/15/14
          1,000,605  
4,000,000
 
0.375%, due 4/15/15
          4,007,656  
4,000,000
 
0.25%, due 5/15/15
          4,005,156  
                16,017,850  
   
Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities (cost $43,298,779)
          43,315,142  
                   
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
  1.6 %        
2,661,042
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c)
          2,661,042  
   
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,661,042)
          2,661,042  
                   
   
Total Investments (cost $162,273,827)
  100.0 %     162,803,694  
   
Other Assets less Liabilities
  0.0 %     73,292  
   
TOTAL NET ASSETS
  100.0 %   $ 162,876,986  
   
(a)
 
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securites Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other "qualified institutional buyers."  The Fund's adviser has determined that such security is liquid in accordance with the liquidity guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust.  As of August 31, 2014, the value of these investments was $34,283,824 or 21.0% of total net assets.
(b)
 
Variable rate security.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect as of August 31, 2014.
             
(c)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of August 31, 2014.
             
   
ARM - Adjustable Rate Mortgage
             
    
FHLB - Federal Home Loan Bank
             
    
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
             
    
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association
             
   
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association
             

 
 
 
 

 
 
PIA Funds

Notes to the Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The PIA BBB Bond Fund, the PIA MBS Bond Fund, the PIA High Yield Fund, and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund’s (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) investments in securities are carried at their fair value.  The Funds determine the fair value of their investments and compute the net asset value per share of each Fund as of the close of regular trading on the New York stock exchange (4:00 pm EST).

Corporate Bonds – Corporate bonds, including listed 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.  Most corporate bonds are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Foreign Securities – Foreign economies may differ from the U.S. economy and individual foreign companies may differ from domestic companies in the same industry.

Foreign companies or entities are frequently not subject to accounting and financial reporting standards applicable to domestic companies, and there may be less information available about foreign issuers.  Securities of foreign issuers are generally less liquid and more volatile than those of comparable domestic issuers.  There is frequently less government regulation of broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.  In addition, investments in foreign countries are subject to the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the value of those investments.

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities – Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are securities issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal.  These securities are normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models.  The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, current market data and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available.  Mortgage- and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Government Agency Securities – U.S. government agency securities are comprised of two main categories consisting of agency issued debt and mortgage pass-throughs.  Agency issued debt securities are generally valued in a manner similar to U.S. government securities.  Mortgage pass-throughs include to-be-announced (“TBAs”) securities and mortgage pass-through certificates.  TBA securities and mortgage pass-throughs are generally valued using dealer quotations.  These securities are typically categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

U.S. Government Securities – U.S. government securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates 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.  U.S. government securities are typically categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative Instruments – Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.  Credit default swaps are valued daily based upon quotations from market makers and are typically categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-Term Securities - Short-term securities having a maturity of 60 days or less are valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value.  Short-term securities which mature after 60 days are valued at market.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would 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 and are typically categorized in level 1 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.  Each Fund intends to hold no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.  As of August 31, 2014, the PIA High Yield Fund held illiquid securities with a value of $79,594 or 0.1% of total net assets.
 
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 Funds’ 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 Funds’ investment in illiquid securities if they are determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  As of August 31, 2014, Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. has determined that all the Rule 144A securities held by the Funds are considered liquid.

The Board of Trustees (“Board”) has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of the Trust which is comprised of 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 or the closing price does not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board.  These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events.  All actions taken by the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board.

Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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 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.
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
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 August 31, 2014:

PIA BBB Bond Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 202,775,910     $ -     $ 202,775,910  
  Sovereign Bonds
    -       28,533,425       -       28,533,425  
  U.S. Government Instrumentalities
    -       4,743,475       -       4,743,475  
Total Fixed Income
    -       236,052,810       -       236,052,810  
Short-Term Investments
    621,456       -       -       621,456  
Total Investments
  $ 621,456     $ 236,052,810     $ -     $ 236,674,266  

PIA MBS Bond Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
  $ -     $ 2,600,672     $ -     $ 2,600,672  
  Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
    -       9,923,510       -       9,923,510  
  Mortgage-Backed Securities – U.S. Government Agencies
    -       89,110,371       -       89,110,371  
Total Fixed Income
    -       101,634,553       -       101,634,553  
Short-Term Investments
    7,564,970       -       -       7,564,970  
Total Investments
  $ 7,564,970       101,634,553     $ -     $ 109,199,523  

PIA High Yield Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 75,702,004     $ 79,594     $ 75,781,598  
Total Fixed Income
    -       75,702,004       79,594       75,781,598  
Short-Term Investments
    3,743,128       -       -       3,743,128  
Total Investments
  $ 3,743,128     $ 75,702,004     $ 79,594     $ 79,524,726  

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
   Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 76,947,572     $ -     $ 76,947,572  
   Mortgage-Backed Securities
    -       39,879,938       -       39,879,938  
   U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities
    -       43,315,142       -       43,315,142  
Total Fixed Income
    -       160,142,652       -       160,142,652  
Short-Term Investments
    2,661,042       -       -       2,661,042  
Total Investments
  $ 2,661,042     $ 160,142,652     $ -     $ 162,803,694  

Refer to the Funds’ Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of securities. Transfers between levels are recognized at August 31, 2014, the end of the reporting period.  The Funds recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.  The PIA BBB Bond Fund held no Level 3 securities during the period ended August 31, 2014.

The following is a reconciliation of the Funds’ level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value.

    Investments in Securities, at value  
   
PIA MBS
Bond Fund
   
PIA High
Yield Fund
   
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
 
   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
Common Stocks
   
Corporate Bonds
   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
Balance as of November 30, 2013
  $ 1,301,430     $ 39,317     $ 70,695     $ 2,010,000  
Accrued discounts/premiums
    -       -       (9,197 )     -  
Realized gain/(loss)
    -       (68,242 )     -       -  
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    11,840       40,303       12,629       (7,607 )
Purchases
    -       -       5,467       -  
Sales
    -       (11,378 )     -       -  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
    (1,313,270 )     -       -       (2,002,393 )
Balance as of August 31, 2014
  $ -     $ -     $ 79,594     $ -  

At August 31, 2014, securities held in the PIA MBS Bond Fund and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund were transferred from level 3 to level 2 since the Funds’ primary pricing service now provides valuations based on observable inputs  for both securities.

The change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in the PIA High Yield Fund for level 3 securities still held at August 31, 2014, and still classified as level 3 was $12,971.

On October 18, 2013, the PIA High Yield Fund received a newly issued Platinum bond, due 2020 and common stock in exchange for the previously held Platinum bond, due 2015.  This exchange was the result of a balance sheet restructuring by Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc. Since receipt of the newly issued securities, the Platinum bond, due 2020 has been priced by a single broker quote.  The common stock was valued based on the residual value assigned to the newly issued common stock at the time of the exchange.  The Fund continues to hold the Platinum bond while the common stock was sold during the period.  A significant change in the broker quote would have a direct change on the fair value of the bond.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Note 2 – Derivative Instruments

The Funds have adopted the financial accounting reporting rules as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  The Funds are required to include enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity's results of operations and financial position.

The Funds are subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives.  The Funds may enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its exposure to other risks, such as interest rate risks or as a substitute for taking a position in certain types of bonds.

Credit default swaps involve the exchange of a fixed rate premium for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security in the event of a defined credit event, such as a payment default or bankruptcy.  Under a credit default swap one party acts as a guarantor by receiving the fixed periodic payment in exchange for the commitment to purchase the underlying security at par if the defined credit event occurs.  Although contract specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium.  Upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the difference between the value of the reference obligation and the swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap contracts in the statement of operations.  A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract.  This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between a Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to a Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

During the period ended August 31, 2014, the PIA BBB Bond Fund, the PIA MBS Bond Fund and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund did not enter into credit default swaps.  For the period ended August 31, 2014, the monthly average gross notional amount of the credit default swaps held in the PIA High Yield Fund was $444,444.
 

 
 
 

 
 
Note 3 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at August 31, 2014 was as follows*:

PIA BBB Bond Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 224,620,125  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 13,764,310  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,710,169 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 12,054,141  

PIA MBS Bond Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 105,659,252  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 3,798,541  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (258,270 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 3,540,271  

PIA High Yield Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 77,670,745  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,213,622  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (359,641 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,853,981  

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund

Cost of investments
  $ 162,273,827  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 920,627  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (390,760 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 529,867  
 
* 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 10/10/14                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 

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 10/10/14                                                                                                                                 

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

Date 10/9/14                                                                             

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

EX-99.CERT 2 certs.htm OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS certs.htm

 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, Douglas G. Hess, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Advisors Series Trust;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation;  

(d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: ­­ 10/10/14
/s/ Douglas G. Hess                  
 
 Douglas G. Hess, President
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, Cheryl L. King, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Advisors Series Trust;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation;  

(d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  10/9/14
/s/ Cheryl L. King                  
 
 Cheryl L. King, Treasurer