0000894189-15-004821.txt : 20150918 0000894189-15-004821.hdr.sgml : 20150918 20150918162120 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000894189-15-004821 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150918 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150918 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150918 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: 151115644 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 S000005075 Edgar Lomax Value Fund C000013862 Investor Class LOMAX N-Q 1 edgrlmx_n-q.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS edgrlmx_n-q.htm  

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2015



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:  October 31, 2015



Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2015

 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Edgar Lomax Value Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
July 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
     
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.30%
 
Value
 
   
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing - 4.08%
     
  4,350  
Altria Group, Inc.
  $ 236,553  
  51,100  
Coca-Cola Co.
    2,099,188  
  3,700  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    356,495  
            2,692,236  
     
Broadcasting (except Internet) - 0.38%
       
  4,000  
Comcast Corp. - Class A
    249,640  
     
Chemical Manufacturing - 12.54%
       
  5,500  
AbbVie, Inc.
    385,055  
  4,900  
Baxalta, Inc. (a)
    160,867  
  7,900  
Dow Chemical Co.
    371,774  
  5,200  
Eli Lilly & Co.
    439,452  
  25,100  
Johnson & Johnson
    2,515,271  
  25,200  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    1,485,792  
  80,702  
Pfizer, Inc.
    2,910,114  
            8,268,325  
     
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 8.88%
       
  5,000  
Apple, Inc.
    606,500  
  54,900  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    1,675,548  
  37,200  
Intel Corp.
    1,076,940  
  22,900  
Raytheon Co.
    2,498,161  
            5,857,149  
     
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities - 4.61%
       
  25,500  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    1,106,700  
  33,400  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    1,932,858  
            3,039,558  
     
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing - 0.46%
       
  5,800  
Emerson Electric Co.
    300,150  
     
Food Manufacturing - 1.49%
       
  21,800  
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A
    983,834  
     
Food Services and Drinking Places - 2.33%
       
  15,400  
McDonald's Corp.
    1,537,844  
     
General Merchandise Stores - 6.93%
       
  25,500  
Target Corp.
    2,087,175  
  34,500  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    2,483,310  
            4,570,485  
     
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - 6.48%
       
  14,800  
Allstate Corp.
    1,020,460  
  4,200  
American International Group, Inc.
    269,304  
  24,600  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    2,986,440  
            4,276,204  
     
Machinery Manufacturing - 8.03%
       
  20,600  
Caterpillar, Inc.
    1,619,778  
  105,900  
General Electric Co.
    2,763,990  
  5,500  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
    231,715  
  6,800  
United Technologies Corp.
    682,108  
            5,297,591  
 
 
 

 
 
     
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 1.98%
       
  1,300  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    266,591  
  26,800  
Morgan Stanley
    1,040,912  
            1,307,503  
     
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods - 0.45%
       
  3,900  
Procter & Gamble Co.
    299,130  
     
Mining (except Oil and Gas) - 0.28%
       
  15,500  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    182,125  
     
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.30%
       
  4,900  
Baxter International, Inc.
    196,392  
     
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries - 1.62%
       
  12,100  
Time Warner, Inc.
    1,065,284  
     
Oil and Gas Extraction - 2.49%
       
  12,900  
Devon Energy Corp.
    637,518  
  14,300  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    1,003,860  
            1,641,378  
     
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - 7.57%
       
  23,200  
Chevron Corp.
    2,052,736  
  37,100  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    2,938,691  
            4,991,427  
     
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 1.23%
       
  5,000  
International Business Machines Corp.
    809,950  
     
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 3.52%
       
  30,100  
Microsoft Corp.
    1,405,670  
  23,000  
Oracle Corp.
    918,620  
            2,324,290  
     
Rail Transportation - 2.14%
       
  16,700  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    1,408,311  
     
Real Estate - 0.60%
       
  2,100  
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    393,162  
     
Support Activities for Mining - 4.75%
       
  16,600  
ConocoPhillips
    835,644  
  36,600  
Halliburton Co.
    1,529,514  
  9,300  
Schlumberger, Ltd. (b)
    770,226  
            3,135,384  
     
Telecommunications - 9.32%
       
  102,000  
AT&T, Inc.
    3,543,480  
  55,600  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    2,601,524  
            6,145,004  
     
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 2.25%
       
  2,800  
Boeing Co.
    403,676  
  23,200  
Ford Motor Co.
    344,056  
  10,300  
General Motors Co.
    324,553  
  2,000  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    414,200  
            1,486,485  
     
Utilities - 3.59%
       
  63,600  
Exelon Corp.
    2,040,924  
  7,300  
Southern Co.
    326,529  
            2,367,453  
               
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $61,812,331)
    64,826,294  
 
 
 

 
 
               
Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.63%
 
Value
 
  1,076,744  
Invesco STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.07% (c)
    1,076,744  
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,076,744)
    1,076,744  
               
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $62,889,075) - 99.93%
    65,903,038  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.07%
    43,504  
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 65,946,542  
               
               
     
(a) Non-income producing security.
       
     
(b) U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
       
     
(c) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of July 31, 2015.
       
 
 
 

 
 
Edgar Lomax Value Fund
Notes to Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation
 
 
The Edgar Lomax Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) investments are carried at their fair value. The Fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (4:00 pm EST).
 
Equity securities that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sales price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale price on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Short-term debt securities, including those securities having a maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at the evaluated mean between the bid and asked prices.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Board of Trustees (“Board”) has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of the Advisors Series Trust which is comprised of representatives from U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s 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 Fund has 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 Fund has the ability to access.

·
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

·
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
 
 
 

 

 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities as of July 31, 2015:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Accommodation and Food
      Services
  $ 1,537,844     $ -     $ -     $ 1,537,844  
  Finance and Insurance
    9,016,427       -       -       9,016,427  
  Information
    9,784,218       -       -       9,784,218  
  Manufacturing
    30,073,589       -       -       30,073,589  
  Mining, Quarrying, and Oil
       and Gas Extraction
    4,958,887       -       -       4,958,887  
  Professional, Scientific, and
       Technical Services
    809,950       -       -       809,950  
  Retail Trade
    4,570,485       -       -       4,570,485  
  Transportation and Warehousing
    1,408,311       -       -       1,408,311  
  Utilities
    2,367,453       -       -       2,368,453  
  Wholesale Trade
    299,130       -       -       299,130  
Total Common Stocks
    64,826,294       -       -       64,826,294  
Short-Term Investments
    1,076,744       -       -       1,076,744  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 65,903,038     $ -     $ -     $ 65,903,038  

 
Refer to the Fund’s schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at July 31, 2015, the end of the reporting period.  The Fund recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.  There were no Level 3 securities held in the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2015.

Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2015 was as follows*:



Cost of investments
  $ 62,925,936  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
    6,907,040  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (3,929,938 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,977,102  


* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous fiscal year end.  For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund's most recent annual 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, as amended, (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(d)).

(b)  
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))  that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).  Filed herewith.
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)  Advisors Series Trust                                                                                                                                                                              

 
 
By (Signature and Title)*/s/ Douglas G. Hess                                                 
                                            Douglas G. Hess, President

 
Date­­   9/9/15                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 
 
By (Signature and Title)*/s/ Douglas G. Hess                                                 
                                              Douglas G. Hess, President

 
Date­­  9/9/15                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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

 
Date  9/9/15                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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

 

EX-99.CERT 2 certs.htm 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: 9/9/2015                                
/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: 9/9/2015                          
/s/ Cheryl L. King                                            
 
Cheryl L. King, Treasurer