N-Q 1 logan_n-q.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDING logan_n-q.htm  

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2016 



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM N-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
 INVESTMENT COMPANY
 

 
Investment Company Act file number  811-07959



Advisors Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (414) 765-6609




Date of fiscal year end:  April 30, 2016



Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2016
 

 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
           
 
Schedule of Investments
           
 
January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
           
     
Number of
       
     
Shares
   
Value
 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.1%
           
 
Consumer Discretionary - 23.9%
           
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
    1,455     $ 854,085  
 
BorgWarner, Inc.
    4,278       125,602  
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
    7,660       234,166  
 
Harman International Industries, Inc.
    3,539       263,266  
 
Home Depot, Inc.
    4,802       603,900  
 
Netflix, Inc. (a)
    8,697       798,732  
 
Nike, Inc.
    6,913       428,675  
 
Priceline Group, Inc. (a)
    602       641,112  
 
Starbucks Corp.
    12,444       756,222  
 
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)
    3,268       218,172  
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    5,818       300,558  
                5,224,490  
 
Consumer Staples - 7.9%
               
 
Constellation Brands, Inc.
    2,598       396,143  
 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
    6,931       590,868  
 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
    5,483       740,369  
                1,727,380  
 
Financials - 1.7%
               
 
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
    13,002       363,666  
                   
 
Health Care - 13.0%
               
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    6,072       228,611  
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
    6,534       585,185  
 
Celgene Corp. (a)
    4,850       486,552  
 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
    1,290       403,576  
 
Perrigo Co. PLC (c)
    3,169       458,174  
 
Waters Corp. (a)
    3,436       416,477  
 
Zoetis, Inc.
    6,332       272,593  
                2,851,168  
 
Industrials - 10.7%
               
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
    2,355       476,723  
 
Flowserve Corp.
    4,860       187,790  
 
Middleby Corp. (a)
    2,899       261,954  
 
Robert Half International, Inc.
    6,246       273,387  
 
Stericycle, Inc. (a)
    2,307       277,648  
 
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)
    4,723       228,026  
 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
    2,926       140,185  
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)
    6,674       487,202  
                2,332,915  
 
Information Technology - 38.0%
               
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)
    1,530       305,679  
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)
    465       354,028  
 
 
 

 
 
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)
    465       345,471  
 
Amphenol Corp.
    14,405       714,056  
 
Apple, Inc.
    10,059       979,143  
 
Avago Technologies Ltd.
    5,784       773,379  
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Class A (a)
    8,946       566,371  
 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)
    7,690       496,351  
 
Facebook, Inc. (a)
    6,554       735,424  
 
Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. (a)
    3,388       416,182  
 
Global Payments, Inc.
    12,595       742,475  
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)
    3,104       72,634  
 
Mastercard, Inc.
    8,642       769,397  
 
NCR Corp. (a)
    9,918       211,650  
 
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(c)
    9,018       674,366  
 
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)
    7,619       146,971  
                8,303,577  
 
Materials - 2.9%
               
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
    2,522       644,800  
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $17,345,654)
            21,447,996  
                   
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.2%
               
 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.2%
               
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.18% (b)
    470,926       470,926  
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $470,926)
            470,926  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $17,816,580) - 100.3%
            21,918,922  
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)%
            (67,182 )
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 21,851,740  
                   
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
               
                   
(a)
Non-income producing security.
               
(b)
The rate shown represents the fund's 7-day yield as of January 31, 2016.
               
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
               
                   
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the
               
 
exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P").
               
 
GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by US Bancorp
               
 
Fund Services, LLC.
               
                   
 
 
 

 
 
 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
           
 
Schedule of Investments
           
 
January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
           
     
Number of
       
     
Shares
   
Value
 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 91.8%
           
 
Consumer Discretionary - 16.0%
           
 
Ford Motor Co. (c)
    36,899     $ 440,574  
 
Home Depot, Inc. (c)
    2,164       272,145  
 
Nike, Inc. (c)
    5,301       328,715  
 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)(c)
    798       208,198  
 
Starbucks Corp. (c)
    3,649       221,750  
 
Tractor Supply Co. (c)
    2,668       235,611  
 
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)(c)
    1,166       211,244  
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    2,428       125,430  
                2,043,667  
 
Consumer Staples - 10.0%
               
 
Philip Morris International, Inc. (c)
    5,981       538,350  
 
The Procter & Gamble Co. (c)
    6,654       543,565  
 
WhiteWave Foods Co. (a)(c)
    5,257       198,452  
                1,280,367  
 
Energy - 7.9%
               
 
Chevron Corp. (c)
    5,885       508,876  
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR (b)(c)
    11,477       506,480  
                1,015,356  
 
Financials - 4.1%
               
 
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)(c)
    8,350       233,549  
 
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (c)
    1,317       111,971  
 
SEI Investments Co. (c)
    4,523       177,483  
                523,003  
 
Health Care - 13.0%
               
 
AbbVie, Inc. (c)
    5,825       319,792  
 
Allergan PLC (a)(b)(c)
    807       229,535  
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (c)
    2,043       169,569  
 
McKesson Corp. (c)
    673       108,340  
 
Merck & Co., Inc. (c)
    6,574       333,105  
 
Pfizer, Inc. (c)
    10,807       329,505  
 
Zoetis, Inc. (c)
    4,200       180,810  
                1,670,656  
 
Industrials - 8.9%
               
 
Acuity Brands, Inc. (c)
    822       166,398  
 
CSX Corp. (c)
    5,346       123,065  
 
Cummins, Inc. (c)
    1,354       121,711  
 
Middleby Corp. (a)(c)
    2,754       248,851  
 
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)(c)
    2,650       127,942  
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)(c)
    2,710       197,830  
 
Wabtec Corp. (c)
    2,327       148,812  
                1,134,609  
 
Information Technology - 21.4%
               
 
 
 

 
 
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(c)
    662       132,261  
 
Alphabet, Inc.  - Class A (a)(c)
    146       111,157  
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)(c)
    149       110,700  
 
Apple, Inc. (c)
    2,937       285,887  
 
Avago Technologies Ltd. (c)
    1,497       200,164  
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Class A (a)(c)
    3,513       222,408  
 
Facebook, Inc. (a)(c)
    2,852       320,023  
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(c)
    3,422       323,584  
 
Global Payments, Inc. (c)
    2,155       127,037  
 
International Business Machines Co. (c)
    3,830       477,946  
 
Mastercard, Inc. (c)
    2,925       260,413  
 
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(b)(c)
    2,211       165,339  
                2,736,919  
 
Materials - 6.2%
               
 
Ecolab, Inc. (c)
    1,272       137,210  
 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (c)
    913       233,427  
 
The Dow Chemical Co. (c)
    10,113       424,746  
                795,383  
 
Telecommunication Services - 4.3%
               
 
AT&T, Inc. (c)
    15,215       548,653  
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $11,222,198)
            11,748,613  
                   
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 12.8%
               
 
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    15,919       1,638,224  
 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $1,622,619)
            1,638,224  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,844,817) - 104.6%
            13,386,837  
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (4.6)%
            (592,831 )
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 12,794,006  
                   
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
               
                   
ADR - American  Depositary Receipt
               
(a)
Non-income producing security.
               
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
               
(c)
All or a portion of the security has been segregated for open short positions.
         
                   
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the
         
 
exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P").
         
 
GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by US Bancorp
         
 
Fund Services, LLC.
               
 
 
 

 
 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
           
Schedule of Securities Sold Short
           
January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 21.9%
           
Consumer Discretionary - 5.9%
           
Crocs, Inc.
    15,000     $ 138,150  
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    1,300       52,000  
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.
    5,600       99,904  
PetMed Express, Inc.
    12,200       219,844  
StoneMor Partners LP
    3,000       88,080  
Whirlpool Corp.
    1,200       161,268  
              759,246  
Consumer Staples - 2.0%
               
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
    860       62,341  
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
    6,000       189,900  
              252,241  
Health Care - 5.0%
               
Air Methods Corp.
    3,500       136,290  
Athenahealth, Inc.
    2,500       354,500  
ResMed, Inc.
    2,701       153,147  
              643,937  
Industrials - 6.2%
               
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
    5,000       202,500  
Fastenal Co.
    4,600       186,576  
Flowserve Corp.
    6,000       231,840  
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
    3,700       97,199  
Trex Co., Inc.
    2,000       75,120  
              793,235  
Information Technology - 2.8%
               
BroadSoft, Inc.
    6,000       205,260  
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.
    3,000       50,190  
Zillow Group, Inc.
    5,000       102,500  
              357,950  
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $3,040,461)  - 21.9%
          $ 2,806,609  
                 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the
               
exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P").
         
GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by US Bancorp
         
Fund Services, LLC.
               
                 
 
 
 

 
 
                                     
 
Federal Income Tax Information
                           
 
    The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at January 31, 2016 was as follows:
             
                                     
             
Logan Capital
 
Logan Capital
                 
             
Large Cap Growth*
Long/Short*
                 
                                     
   
Cost of investments
 
$
17,822,996
$
12,912,834
                 
   
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
5,417,154
 
1,817,324
                 
   
Gross unrealized depreciation
 
(1,321,228)
 
(1,343,321)
                 
   
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
4,095,926
$
474,003
                 
                                     
 
*The above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous fiscal year end.  For the previous fiscal year's federal
     
 
income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund's most recent annual report.
         
                                     
 
Summary of Fair Value Measurements at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
                   
 
    The Funds have adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out
       
 
a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to
           
 
develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded
           
 
disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
             
                                     
                                     
 
    Level 1 -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
             
 
    Level 2 -
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
           
   
indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar
           
   
instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
             
 
    Level 3 -
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the
           
   
Funds' own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be
           
   
based on the best information available.
                         
                                     
 
    Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds' major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value
           
 
on a recurring basis.
                               
                                     
 
    Equity Securities - Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange-traded funds,
           
 
closed-end mutual funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs), that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued
           
 
at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day,
           
 
at the mean between the bid and asked prices.  Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations
           
 
are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall
           
 
be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices.
           
 
Over-the-counter securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price.  To the
           
 
extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
         
                                     
 
    Short-Term Debt Securities - 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.
                             
                                     
 
    Investment Companies – Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at their net asset value
         
 
per share provided by the service agent of the Funds and will be classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
               
                                     
 
    Exchange-Traded Notes – Investments in exchange-traded notes are actively traded on a national securities exchange and are valued based
           
 
on the last sales price from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                 
                                     
 
    Derivative Instruments – Listed derivatives, including options, rights, warrants and futures that are actively traded are valued based on quoted
         
 
prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                     
                                     
 
   The Board of Trustees (“Board”) has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of Advisors Series 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The
     
 
following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Large Cap Growth Fund's securities as of January 31, 2016:
         
                                     
 
 
 

 
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 5,224,490     $ -     $ -     $ 5,224,490  
Consumer Staples
    1,727,380       -       -       1,727,380  
Financials
    363,666       -       -       363,666  
Health Care
    2,851,168       -       -       2,851,168  
Industrials
    2,332,915       -       -       2,332,915  
Information Technology
    8,303,577       -       -       8,303,577  
Materials
    644,800       -       -       644,800  
Total Common Stocks
    21,447,996       -       -       21,447,996  
Short-Term Investments
    470,926       -       -       470,926  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 21,918,922     $ -     $ -     $ 21,918,922  
                                 
The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Long/Short Fund's securities as of January 31, 2016:
                                 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 2,043,667     $ -     $ -     $ 2,043,667  
Consumer Staples
    1,280,367       -       -       1,280,367  
Energy
    1,015,356       -       -       1,015,356  
Financials
    523,003       -       -       523,003  
Health Care
    1,670,656       -       -       1,670,656  
Industrials
    1,134,609       -       -       1,134,609  
Information Technology
    2,736,919       -       -       2,736,919  
Materials
    795,383       -       -       795,383  
Telecommunication Services
    548,653       -       -       548,653  
Total Common Stocks
    11,748,613       -       -       11,748,613  
Exchange-Traded Funds
    1,638,224       -       -       1,638,224  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 13,386,837     $ -     $ -     $ 13,386,837  
Total Securities Sold Short
  $ 2,806,609     $ -     $ -     $ 2,806,609  
                                 
Refer to the Funds' Schedules of Investments for a detailed breakout of securities by industry classification. Transfers between levels are
recognized at January 31, 2016, the end of the reporting period. The Funds recognized no transfers to/from level 1 or level 2. There were
no level 3 securities held in the Funds during the period ended January 31, 2016.
         
                                 
In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 “Disclosure for
Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Share (or its equivalent).” The amendments in ASU No. 2015-07
remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments measured using the NAV practical expedient. The ASU also
removes certain disclosure requirements for investments that qualify, but do not utilize, the NAV practical expedient. The amendments in the
ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently
evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Funds’ financial statements and related disclosures.
                                 
 
 
 

 
 
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, as amended, 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 H. Hess                                                                                                                                     
                                             Douglas G. Hess, President

 
Date­­ 2/18/2016                                                                                    



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

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

Date 2/18/2016                                                                                                                                                                                   

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

 
Date  2/18/2016                                                                                   

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