N-Q 1 huber-ast_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 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, 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, 2016


Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2016
 

 
Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at July 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
   
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.67%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising Agencies - 1.47%
     
 
216,000
 
Aimia, Inc. (a)
 
$
1,423,400
 
               
     
Aerospace & Defense - 4.11%
       
 
18,400
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
3,985,992
 
               
     
Air Transport - 1.49%
       
 
8,900
 
FedEx Corp.
   
1,440,910
 
               
     
Aluminum - 1.02%
       
 
93,500
 
Alcoa, Inc.
   
992,970
 
               
     
Banks: Diversified - 1.85%
       
 
42,300
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
   
1,788,867
 
               
     
Chemicals: Diversified - 1.00%
       
 
12,400
 
BASF SE - ADR
   
972,408
 
               
     
Computer Services, Software & Systems - 8.62%
       
 
143,500
 
CA, Inc.
   
4,972,275
 
 
59,700
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
3,383,796
 
           
8,356,071
 
     
Computer Technology - 1.24%
       
 
31,800
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
   
668,436
 
 
37,800
 
HP, Inc.
   
529,578
 
           
1,198,014
 
     
Consumer Lending - 1.86%
       
 
99,720
 
Ally Financial, Inc.
   
1,798,949
 
               
     
Diversified Financial Services - 10.85%
       
 
291,800
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
4,228,182
 
 
70,300
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
3,079,843
 
 
50,200
 
JPMorgan Chase &  Co.
   
3,211,294
 
           
10,519,319
 
     
Diversified Retail - 0.99%
       
 
13,200
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
963,204
 
               
     
Electronic Components - 0.64%
       
 
10,210
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
615,459
 
               
     
Engineering & Contracting Services - 5.36%
       
 
370,930
 
KBR, Inc.
   
5,200,438
 
               
     
Foods - 6.77%
       
 
22,100
 
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
   
1,033,396
 
 
57,183
 
Herbalife Ltd. (b)
   
3,889,016
 
 
22,300
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
   
1,641,280
 
           
6,563,692
 
     
Homebuilding - 1.53%
       
 
39,481
 
Lennar Corp. - Class B
   
1,482,117
 
               
     
Household Equipment & Products - 2.26%
       
 
34,948
 
Tupperware Brands Corp.
   
2,190,541
 
               
     
Insurance: Life - 4.41%
       
 
245,900
 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
   
4,271,283
 
               
     
Insurance: Multi-Line - 3.22%
       
 
22,100
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
1,203,124
 
 
75,004
 
Voya Financial, Inc.
   
1,922,352
 
           
3,125,476
 
     
Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 1.54%
       
 
163,114
 
Ensco plc - Class A
   
1,495,755
 
 

           
    
Oil: Crude Producers - 0.29%
     
 
51,300
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (b)
   
278,046
 
               
      
Oil: Integrated - 3.10%
       
 
30,000
 
BP plc - ADR
   
1,032,000
 
 
38,130
 
Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class A - ADR
   
1,974,753
 
           
3,006,753
 
      
Pharmaceuticals - 13.81%
       
 
4,400
 
Allergan plc (a) (b)
   
1,112,980
 
 
48,400
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
4,011,876
 
 
58,700
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
3,443,342
 
 
130,700
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
4,821,523
 
           
13,389,721
 
      
Shipping - 4.99%
       
 
282,700
 
Euronav SA (a)
   
2,448,182
 
 
125,312
 
Golar LNG Partners LP (a)
   
2,393,459
 
           
4,841,641
 
      
Specialty Retail - 1.48%
       
 
10,400
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
1,437,696
 
               
      
Steel - 1.98%
       
 
48,994
 
Carpenter Technology Corp.
   
1,923,014
 
               
      
Telecommunications Equipment - 1.99%
       
 
70,900
 
ARRIS International plc (a) (b)
   
1,931,316
 
               
      
Tobacco - 4.34%
       
 
42,000
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
   
4,210,920
 
               
      
Utilities: Electrical - 4.46%
       
 
20,000
 
Entergy Corp.
   
1,627,800
 
 
72,300
 
Exelon Corp.
   
2,695,344
 
           
4,323,144
 
      
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $77,406,762)
   
93,727,116
 
               
   
  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.83%
       
 
1,371,011
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.25% (c)
   
1,371,011
 
 
1,371,011
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.21% (c)
   
1,371,011
 
      
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,742,022)
   
2,742,022
 
               
      
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $80,148,784) - 99.50%
   
96,469,138
 
      
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.50%
   
488,152
 
      
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
96,957,290
 
 
     
 ADR
American Depository Receipt
       
     
 (a)
Foreign issued security.
       
     
 (b)
Non-income producing security.
       
     
 (c)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of July 31, 2016.
       
 


Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at July 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
   
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 99.29%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising Agencies - 2.09%
     
 
404,700
 
Aimia, Inc. (a)
 
$
2,666,973
 
               
     
Aluminum - 2.21%
       
 
34,055
 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
   
2,821,457
 
               
     
Asset Management & Custodian - 8.07%
       
 
89,225
 
OM Asset Management plc
   
1,249,150
 
 
1,239,900
 
Uranium Participation Corp. (a) (b)
   
3,808,064
 
 
61,988
 
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
   
5,224,968
 
           
10,282,182
 
     
Banks: Diversified - 9.79%
       
  3,700    Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. (b)     68,302   
  3,400    First Bancorp     63,648   
 
15,624
 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A
   
4,058,803
 
 
343,386
 
First Horizon National Corp.
   
4,999,700
 
 
426,037
 
Park Sterling Corp.
   
3,289,006
 
           
12,479,459
 
     
Chemicals: Specialty - 5.31%
       
 
134,759
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
6,774,335
 
               
     
Commercial Vehicles & Parts - 0.96%
       
 
57,338
 
Miller Industries, Inc.
   
1,230,474
 
               
     
Communications Equipment Manufacturing - 1.53%
       
 
149,400
 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
   
1,952,658
 
               
     
Computer Services, Software & Systems - 3.84%
       
 
80,500
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
4,891,180
 
               
     
Consumer Lending - 3.47%
       
 
339,408
 
EZCORP, Inc. - Class A (b)
   
3,075,036
 
 
33,360
 
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A
   
1,348,078
 
           
4,423,114
 
     
Containers & Packaging - 1.03%
       
 
57,296
 
UFP Technologies, Inc. (b)
   
1,311,505
 
               
     
Diversified Manufacturing Operations - 2.28%
       
 
297,257
 
Harsco Corp.
   
2,910,146
 
               
     
Engineering & Contracting Services - 8.91%
       
 
47,623
 
Argan, Inc.
   
2,196,849
 
 
653,258
 
KBR, Inc.
   
9,158,677
 
           
11,355,526
 
     
Equity REIT - Timber - 1.00%
       
 
104,865
 
CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. - Class A
   
1,269,915
 
               
     
Health Care Equipment & Surplus - 1.10%
       
 
34,478
 
CONMED Corp.
   
1,401,186
 
               
     
Health Care Facilities - 1.38%
       
 
57,538
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b)
   
1,761,238
 
               
     
Homebuilding - 2.40%
       
 
176,033
 
William Lyon Homes - Class A (b)
   
3,054,173
 
 

   
Household Equipment & Products - 4.02%
     
 
81,761
 
Tupperware Brands Corp.
   
5,124,780
 
               
     
Insurance: Life - 5.00%
       
 
334,257
 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
   
5,806,044
 
 
143,492
 
Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. - Class A (b)
   
573,968
 
           
6,380,012
 
     
Office Supplies Equipment - 2.49%
       
 
86,700
 
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A
   
3,179,289
 
               
     
Paper - 1.70%
       
 
88,780
 
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp.
   
1,267,778
 
 
113,872
 
Mercer International, Inc.
   
898,450
 
           
2,166,228
 
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 9.25%
       
 
241,509
 
Government Properties Income Trust
   
5,762,405
 
 
194,454
 
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (a)
   
6,033,908
 
           
11,796,313
 
     
Real Estate Services - 0.00%
       
 
3
 
RMR Group, Inc.
   
106
 
               
     
Restaurants - 2.77%
       
 
106,600
 
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (a)
   
1,730,061
 
 
155,900
 
Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (a)
   
1,800,614
 
           
3,530,675
 
     
Shipping - 4.20%
       
 
1,815,821
 
Teekay Tankers Ltd. - Class A
   
5,356,672
 
               
     
Steel - 2.47%
       
 
80,223
 
Carpenter Technology Corp.
   
3,148,753
 
               
     
Telecommunications Equipment - 3.35%
       
 
156,906
 
ARRIS International plc (a) (b)
   
4,274,119
 
               
     
Textiles, Apparel & Shoes - 4.16%
       
 
736,353
 
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (b)
   
5,301,742
 
               
     
Utilities: Electrical - 4.51%
       
 
107,310
 
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
   
3,195,692
 
 
58,414
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
2,550,939
 
           
5,746,631
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $127,075,216)
   
126,590,841
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.36%
       
 
863,789
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.25% (c)
   
863,789
 
 
863,789
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.21% (c)
   
863,789
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,727,578)
   
1,727,578
 
               
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $128,802,794) - 100.65%
   
128,318,419
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.65)%
   
(826,850
)
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
127,491,569
 
 
 
(a)
Foreign issued security.
   
 
(b)
Non-income producing security.
   
 
(c)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of July 31, 2016.
   


Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at July 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
   
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.97%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising Agencies - 1.26%
     
 
13,000
 
Aimia, Inc. (a)
 
$
85,670
 
               
     
Aerospace & Defense - 3.81%
       
 
1,200
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
259,956
 
               
     
Air Transport - 1.66%
       
 
700
 
FedEx Corp.
   
113,330
 
               
     
Aluminum - 0.98%
       
 
6,300
 
Alcoa, Inc.
   
66,906
 
               
     
Banks: Diversified - 1.61%
       
 
2,600
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
   
109,954
 
               
     
Chemicals: Diversified - 1.03%
       
 
900
 
BASF SE - ADR
   
70,578
 
               
     
Computer Services, Software & Systems - 9.22%
       
 
9,400
 
CA, Inc.
   
325,710
 
 
4,700
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
266,396
 
 
900
 
Oracle Corp.
   
36,936
 
           
629,042
 
     
Computer Technology - 1.04%
       
 
1,700
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
   
35,734
 
 
2,500
 
HP, Inc.
   
35,025
 
           
70,759
 
     
Consumer Lending - 1.45%
       
 
5,500
 
Ally Financial, Inc.
   
99,220
 
               
     
Diversified Financial Services - 10.37%
       
 
18,600
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
269,514
 
 
4,600
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
201,526
 
 
3,700
 
JPMorgan Chase &  Co.
   
236,689
 
           
707,729
 
     
Diversified Retail - 0.96%
       
 
900
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
65,673
 
               
     
Electronic Components - 0.80%
       
 
900
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
54,252
 
               
     
Engineering & Contracting Services - 8.90%
       
 
544
 
Fluor Corp.
   
29,115
 
 
41,230
 
KBR, Inc.
   
578,044
 
           
607,159
 
     
Financial Data & Systems - 0.76%
       
 
3,000
 
First Data Corp. - Class A (b)
   
37,200
 
 
150
 
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A
   
14,286
 
           
51,486
 
     
Foods - 7.26%
       
 
2,400
 
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
   
112,224
 
 
3,580
 
Herbalife Ltd. (b)
   
243,476
 
 
1,900
 
Tyson Foods,  Inc. - Class A
   
139,840
 
           
495,540
 
     
Homebuilding - 0.71%
       
 
1,288
 
Lennar Corp. - Class B
   
48,352
 
               
 

   
Household Equipment & Products - 1.47%
     
 
1,600
 
Tupperware Brands Corp.
   
100,288
 
               
     
Insurance: Life - 4.24%
       
 
16,638
 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
   
289,002
 
               
     
Insurance: Multi-Line - 2.00%
       
 
900
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
48,996
 
 
3,400
 
Voya Financial, Inc.
   
87,142
 
           
136,138
 
     
Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 1.50%
       
 
11,185
 
Ensco plc - Class A
   
102,566
 
               
     
Oil: Crude Producers - 0.25%
       
 
3,200
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (b)
   
17,344
 
               
     
Oil: Integrated - 3.61%
       
 
3,100
 
BP plc - ADR
   
106,640
 
 
2,700
 
Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class A - ADR
   
139,833
 
           
246,473
 
     
Pharmaceuticals - 14.20%
       
 
300
 
Allergan plc (a) (b)
   
75,885
 
 
3,600
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
298,404
 
 
4,600
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
269,836
 
 
8,800
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
324,632
 
           
968,757
 
     
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter - 0.35%
       
 
500
 
Flowserve Corp.
   
23,925
 
               
     
Shipping - 4.00%
       
 
13,200
 
Euronav SA (a)
   
114,312
 
 
8,300
 
Golar LNG Partners LP (a)
   
158,530
 
           
272,842
 
     
Specialty Retail - 1.22%
       
 
600
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
82,944
 
               
     
Steel - 0.98%
       
 
1,700
 
Carpenter Technology Corp.
   
66,725
 
               
     
Telecommunications Equipment - 1.16%
       
 
2,900
 
ARRIS International plc (a) (b)
   
78,996
 
               
     
Tobacco - 4.56%
       
 
3,100
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
   
310,806
 
               
     
Utilities: Electrical - 5.72%
       
 
700
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
   
48,510
 
 
1,300
 
Entergy Corp.
   
105,807
 
 
5,300
 
Exelon Corp.
   
197,584
 
 
300
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
38,487
 
           
390,388
 
     
Utilities: Telecommunications - 0.89%
       
 
600
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
33,246
 
 
900
 
Vodafone Group plc - ADR
   
27,810
 
           
61,056
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,991,812)
   
6,683,856
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.72%
       
 
195,065
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.25% (c)
   
195,065
 
 
195,065
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.21% (c)
   
195,065
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $390,130)
   
390,130
 
               
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $6,381,942) - 103.69%
   
7,073,986
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (3.69)%
   
(251,794
)
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
6,822,192
 
 
 
ADR
American Depository Receipt
   
 
(a)
Foreign issued security.
   
 
(b)
Non-income producing security.
   
 
(c)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of July 31, 2016.
   
 

Huber Capital Mid Cap Value Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at July 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
   
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.51%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising Agencies - 0.35%
     
 
700
 
Aimia, Inc. (a)
 
$
4,613
 
               
     
Aluminum - 1.88%
       
 
300
 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
   
24,855
 
               
     
Asset Management & Custodian - 9.70%
       
 
800
 
OM Asset Management plc
   
11,200
 
 
16,100
 
Uranium Participation Corp. (a) (b)
   
49,447
 
 
800
 
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
   
67,432
 
           
128,079
 
     
Banks: Diversified - 8.36%
       
 
100
 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A
   
25,978
 
 
2,600
 
First Horizon National Corp.
   
37,856
 
 
1,100
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
   
46,519
 
           
110,353
 
     
Chemicals: Specialty - 5.33%
       
 
1,400
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
70,379
 
               
     
Computer Services, Software & Systems - 5.58%
       
 
1,600
 
CA, Inc.
   
55,440
 
 
300
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
18,228
 
           
73,668
 
     
Computer Technology - 1.11%
       
 
700
 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
   
14,714
 
               
     
Consumer Lending - 0.55%
       
 
400
 
Ally Financial, Inc.
   
7,216
 
               
     
Diversified Manufacturing Operations - 1.78%
       
 
2,400
 
Harsco Corp.
   
23,496
 
               
     
Engineering & Contracting Services - 8.50%
       
 
8,000
 
KBR, Inc.
   
112,160
 
               
     
Foods - 5.94%
       
 
200
 
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
   
9,352
 
 
800
 
Herbalife Ltd. (b)
   
54,408
 
 
200
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
   
14,720
 
           
78,480
 
     
Health Care Equipment & Surplus - 1.23%
       
 
400
 
CONMED Corp.
   
16,256
 
               
     
Health Care Facilities - 1.86%
       
 
800
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b)
   
24,488
 
               
     
Homebuilding - 0.85%
       
 
300
 
Lennar Corp. - Class B
   
11,262
 
               
     
Household Equipment & Products - 3.32%
       
 
700
 
Tupperware Brands Corp.
   
43,876
 
               
     
Insurance: Life - 4.08%
       
 
3,100
 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
   
53,847
 
 

   
Insurance: Multi-Line - 2.14%
     
 
1,100
 
Voya Financial, Inc.
   
28,193
 
               
     
Office Supplies Equipment - 1.94%
       
 
700
 
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A
   
25,669
 
               
     
Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 1.53%
       
 
2,200
 
Ensco plc - Class A
   
20,174
 
               
     
Paper - 2.20%
       
 
1,000
 
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp.
   
14,280
 
 
1,866
 
Mercer International, Inc.
   
14,723
 
           
29,003
 
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 7.67%
       
 
1,900
 
Government Properties Income Trust
   
45,334
 
 
1,800
 
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (a)
   
55,854
 
           
101,188
 
     
Shipping - 7.24%
       
 
100
 
Euronav SA (a)
   
866
 
 
2,100
 
Golar LNG Partners LP (a)
   
40,110
 
 
18,518
 
Teekay Tankers Ltd. - Class A
   
54,628
 
           
95,604
 
     
Telecommunications Equipment - 4.13%
       
 
2,000
 
ARRIS International plc (a) (b)
   
54,480
 
               
     
Textiles, Apparel & Shoes - 5.29%
       
 
9,700
 
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (b)
   
69,840
 
               
     
Utilities: Electrical - 5.95%
       
 
300
 
Entergy Corp.
   
24,417
 
 
700
 
Exelon Corp.
   
26,096
 
 
500
 
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
   
14,890
 
 
300
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
13,101
 
           
78,504
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,223,551)
   
1,300,397
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.94%
       
 
52,399
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.25% (c)
   
52,399
 
 
52,399
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio, 0.21% (c)
   
52,399
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $104,798)
   
104,798
 
               
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $1,328,349) - 106.45%
   
1,405,195
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (6.45)%
   
(85,175
)
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
1,320,020
 
 
 
(a)
Foreign issued security.
   
 
(b)
Non-income producing security.
   
 
(c)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of July 31, 2016.
   
 

Huber Capital Funds
Notes to Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The Huber Capital Funds’ (the “Funds”) investments in securities are carried at their fair value. Each 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.  Over-the-counter securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price.  The values for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  Exchange rates are provided daily by a recognized independent pricing agent.  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 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 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 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 Funds’ securities as of July 31, 2016:


Equity Income Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
7,496,957
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
7,496,957
 
  Consumer Staples
   
10,774,612
     
-
     
-
     
10,774,612
 
  Energy
   
4,780,554
     
-
     
-
     
4,780,554
 
  Financial Services
   
21,503,894
     
-
     
-
     
21,503,894
 
  Health Care
   
13,389,721
     
-
     
-
     
13,389,721
 
  Materials & Processing
   
3,888,392
     
-
     
-
     
3,888,392
 
  Producer Durables
   
15,468,982
     
-
     
-
     
15,468,982
 
  Technology
   
12,100,860
     
-
     
-
     
12,100,860
 
  Utilities
   
4,323,144
     
-
     
-
     
4,323,144
 
Total Common Stocks
   
93,727,116
     
-
     
-
     
93,727,116
 
Short-Term Investments
   
2,742,022
     
-
     
-
     
2,742,022
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
96,469,138
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
96,469,138
 



Small Cap Value Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
19,678,342
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
19,678,342
 
  Financial Services
   
46,631,101
     
-
     
-
     
46,631,101
 
  Health Care
   
3,162,424
     
-
     
-
     
3,162,424
 
  Information Technology
   
1,952,658
     
-
     
-
     
1,952,658
 
  Materials & Processing
   
16,222,278
     
-
     
-
     
16,222,278
 
  Producer Durables
   
24,032,107
     
-
     
-
     
24,032,107
 
  Technology
   
9,165,300
     
-
     
-
     
9,165,300
 
  Utilities
   
5,746,631
     
-
     
-
     
5,746,631
 
Total Common Stocks
   
126,590,841
     
-
     
-
     
126,590,841
 
Short-Term Investments
   
1,727,578
     
-
     
-
     
1,727,578
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
128,318,419
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
128,318,419
 



Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
382,927
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
382,927
 
  Consumer Staples
   
806,346
     
-
     
-
     
806,346
 
  Energy
   
366,383
     
-
     
-
     
366,383
 
  Financial Services
   
1,393,529
     
-
     
-
     
1,393,529
 
  Health Care
   
968,757
     
-
     
-
     
968,757
 
  Materials & Processing
   
204,209
     
-
     
-
     
204,209
 
  Producer Durables
   
1,277,212
     
-
     
-
     
1,277,212
 
  Technology
   
833,049
     
-
     
-
     
833,049
 
  Utilities
   
451,444
     
-
     
-
     
451,444
 
Total Common Stocks
   
6,683,856
     
-
     
-
     
6,683,856
 
Short-Term Investments
   
390,130
     
-
     
-
     
390,130
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
7,073,986
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
7,073,986
 


Mid Cap Value Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
129,591
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
129,591
 
  Consumer Staples
   
78,480
     
-
     
-
     
78,480
 
  Energy
   
115,778
     
-
     
-
     
115,778
 
  Financial Services
   
428,877
     
-
     
-
     
428,877
 
  Health Care
   
40,744
     
-
     
-
     
40,744
 
  Industrial
   
135,656
     
-
     
-
     
135,656
 
  Information Technology
   
114,051
     
-
     
-
     
114,051
 
  Materials
   
124,236
     
-
     
-
     
124,236
 
  Technology
   
54,480
     
-
     
-
     
54,480
 
  Utilities
   
78,504
     
-
     
-
     
78,504
 
Total Common Stocks
   
1,300,397
     
-
     
-
     
1,300,397
 
Short-Term Investments
   
104,798
     
-
     
-
     
104,798
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
1,405,195
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,405,195
 


Refer to the Funds’ schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at July 31, 2016, the end of the reporting period.  The Equity Income Fund, the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund and the Mid Cap Value Fund recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.

The Small Cap Value Fund had the following transfers during the period ended July 31, 2016.

 
Transfers into Level 2
 
$
-
 
 
Transfers out of Level 2
   
3,289,006
 
 
 
Net transfers into/or out of Level
 
$
3,289,006
 
 
On July 31, 2016, transfers were made from Level 2 to Level 1 due to one security no longer being classified as illiquid by the Funds’ adviser.

 There were no Level 3 securities held in the Funds during the period ended July 31, 2016.

Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2016 was as follows*:

Equity Income Fund

Cost of investments
 
$
80,621,744
 
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
23,800,359
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(7,952,965
)
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
15,847,394
 
         

Small Cap Value Fund

Cost of investments
 
$
129,312,360
 
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
24,321,014
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(25,314,955
)
Net unrealized depreciation
 
$
(993,941
)
         


Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

Cost of investments
 
$
6,385,573
 
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
1,085,259
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(396,846
)
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
688,413
 
         

*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.

The Mid Cap Value Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2015.  The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2015 was as follows**:

Mid Cap Cap Value Fund

Cost of investments
 
$
1,328,349
 
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
140,870
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(64,024
)
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
76,846
 
         

**Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table does not include tax adjustments.
 

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 9/12/2016     
 

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 9/12/2016     

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

Date 9/12/2016     

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