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


 
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2017



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, 2018



Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2017

 

Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
           
Schedule of Investments
           
July 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%
           
Consumer Discretionary - 23.4%
           
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
   
1,236
   
$
1,220,896
 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
12,320
     
460,029
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
8,123
     
383,325
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
   
21,686
     
497,043
 
Netflix, Inc. (a)
   
7,371
     
1,339,016
 
Nike, Inc.
   
5,861
     
346,092
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
10,551
     
569,543
 
The Home Depot, Inc.
   
4,072
     
609,171
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
   
10,163
     
471,868
 
             
5,896,983
 
Consumer Staples - 9.2%
               
Constellation Brands, Inc.
   
3,143
     
607,699
 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
   
5,875
     
581,566
 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
   
13,944
     
735,546
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
3,407
     
393,304
 
             
2,318,115
 
Health Care - 14.5%
               
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
5,149
     
307,859
 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
   
4,788
     
800,697
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
   
5,537
     
519,481
 
Celgene Corp. (a)
   
4,112
     
556,806
 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
   
1,094
     
626,950
 
Waters Corp. (a)
   
2,910
     
504,710
 
Zoetis, Inc.
   
5,368
     
335,607
 
             
3,652,110
 
Industrials - 9.0%
               
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
1,995
     
404,287
 
Cintas Corp.
   
2,667
     
359,645
 
Nordson Corp.
   
3,062
     
388,874
 
The Middleby Corp. (a)
   
2,455
     
320,819
 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
   
2,482
     
295,259
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)
   
5,655
     
493,455
 
             
2,262,339
 
Information Technology - 41.7%
               
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
   
1,297
     
313,135
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
395
     
373,473
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)
   
395
     
367,548
 
Amphenol Corp.
   
12,212
     
935,683
 
Apple, Inc.
   
8,529
     
1,268,518
 
Broadcom Ltd. (c)
   
4,902
     
1,209,127
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Class A
   
7,587
     
525,931
 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)
   
6,520
     
761,145
 
Facebook, Inc. (a)
   
5,557
     
940,522
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
   
3,917
     
503,335
 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
2,870
     
436,412
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
10,676
     
1,007,494
 
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)
   
2,559
     
390,606
 
MasterCard, Inc.
   
7,323
     
935,879
 
NCR Corp. (a)
   
8,407
     
318,205
 
Trimble, Inc. (a)
   
6,459
     
241,760
 
             
10,528,773
 
Materials - 1.5%
               
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
1,121
     
378,080
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $14,311,982)
           
25,036,400
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%
               
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.5%
               
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.87% (b)
   
372,367
     
372,367
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $372,367)
           
372,367
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $14,684,349) - 100.8%
           
25,408,767
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.8)%
           
(206,194
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
         
$
25,202,573
 
                 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
  
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown represents the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2017.
(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 Logan Capital
 
Management, Inc.

 


Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
           
Schedule of Investments
           
July 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 102.3%
           
Consumer Discretionary - 9.6%
           
General Motors Co. (d)
   
12,400
   
$
446,152
 
Starbucks Corp. (d)
   
2,523
     
136,192
 
The Home Depot, Inc. (d)
   
1,449
     
216,770
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)(d)
   
834
     
209,509
 
             
1,008,623
 
Consumer Staples - 9.3%
               
Constellation Brands, Inc. (d)
   
758
     
146,559
 
Philip Morris International, Inc. (d)
   
3,490
     
407,318
 
The Coca-Cola Co. (d)
   
9,280
     
425,395
 
             
979,272
 
Energy - 8.4%
               
Chevron Corp. (d)
   
4,017
     
438,616
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR (c)(d)
   
7,807
     
451,713
 
             
890,329
 
Financials - 5.5%
               
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (d)
   
2,035
     
158,669
 
Primerica, Inc. (d)
   
1,442
     
116,874
 
S&P Global, Inc. (d)
   
890
     
136,695
 
SEI Investments Co. (d)
   
3,049
     
172,299
 
             
584,537
 
Health Care - 10.5%
               
AbbVie, Inc. (d)
   
3,069
     
214,554
 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,286
     
215,058
 
Masimo Corp. (a)(d)
   
1,616
     
152,874
 
Pfizer, Inc. (d)
   
6,589
     
218,491
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
750
     
143,857
 
Zoetis, Inc. (d)
   
2,701
     
168,867
 
             
1,113,701
 
Industrials - 19.8%
               
Acuity Brands, Inc. (d)
   
600
     
121,590
 
CSX Corp. (d)
   
3,888
     
191,834
 
Cummins, Inc. (d)
   
946
     
158,834
 
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,539
     
139,433
 
General Electric Co. (d)
   
15,335
     
392,729
 
Lennox International, Inc.
   
790
     
135,090
 
The Boeing Co. (d)
   
2,151
     
521,532
 
The Middleby Corp. (a)(d)
   
1,068
     
139,566
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,925
     
167,976
 
Wabtec Corp. (d)
   
1,587
     
119,596
 
             
2,088,180
 
Information Technology - 29.3%
               
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (d)
   
415
     
100,193
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)(d)
   
110
     
104,005
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)(d)
   
102
     
94,911
 
Apple, Inc. (d)
   
1,983
     
294,932
 
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (a)
   
1,225
     
119,425
 
Broadcom Ltd. (c)(d)
   
1,053
     
259,733
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (d)
   
1,975
     
149,824
 
Cisco Systems, Inc. (d)
   
6,727
     
211,564
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Class A (d)
   
2,405
     
166,715
 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,237
     
144,407
 
Facebook, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,954
     
330,715
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,716
     
220,506
 
Global Payments, Inc. (d)
   
1,544
     
145,707
 
International Business Machines Co. (d)
   
1,391
     
201,236
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
868
     
156,396
 
MasterCard, Inc. (d)
   
1,919
     
245,248
 
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)(d)
   
9,960
     
148,902
 
             
3,094,419
 

 
Materials - 3.8%
               
Ecolab, Inc. (d)
   
1,464
     
192,765
 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (d)
   
606
     
204,386
 
             
397,151
 
Real Estate - 2.0%
               
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)(d)
   
5,469
     
207,767
 
                 
Telecommunication Services - 4.1%
               
AT&T, Inc. (d)
   
10,978
     
428,142
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $7,843,697)
           
10,792,121
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.9%
               
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 10.9%
               
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.87% (b)
   
1,152,780
     
1,152,780
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,152,780)
           
1,152,780
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $8,996,477) - 113.2%
           
11,944,901
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (13.2)%
           
(1,395,652
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
         
$
10,549,249
 
                 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
  
ADR - American  Depositary Receipt
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown represents the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2017
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
(d)
All or a portion of the security has been segregated for open short positions.
    
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the
 
exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P").
 
GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by Logan Capital
 
Management, Inc.

 

 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
           
Schedule of Securities Sold Short
           
July 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
           
   
Number of
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 12.2%
           
Consumer Discretionary - 3.3%
           
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
   
1,700
   
$
117,606
 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
   
500
     
102,150
 
Signet Jewelers Ltd. (a)
   
2,200
     
134,552
 
             
354,308
 
Health Care - 2.1%
               
Abaxis, Inc.
   
1,700
     
79,900
 
Patterson Companies, Inc.
   
3,000
     
125,160
 
The Ensign Group, Inc.
   
600
     
13,422
 
             
218,482
 
Industrials - 1.4%
               
Cubic Corp.
   
3,200
     
152,480
 
                 
Information Technology - 4.4%
               
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.
   
2,500
     
91,950
 
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
   
2,200
     
106,876
 
Finisar Corp.
   
3,840
     
104,525
 
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.
   
5,500
     
103,675
 
Plantronics, Inc.
   
1,200
     
54,216
 
             
461,242
 
Materials - 1.0%
               
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.
   
3,500
     
106,050
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Proceeds $1,297,761)
           
1,292,562
 
                 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 5.4%
               
SPDR S&P500 ETF Trust
   
2,300
     
567,571
 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Proceeds $555,599)
           
567,571
 
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $1,853,360) - 17.6%
         
$
1,860,133
 
   
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
    
(a)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
    
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the
 
exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P").
 
GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by Logan Capital
 
Management, Inc.

 

 
Federal Income Tax Information
           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2017 was as follows:
       
             
   
Logan Capital
   
Logan Capital
 
   
Large Cap Growth*
   
Long/Short*
 
             
Cost of investments
 
$
14,684,349
   
$
8,996,477
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
11,175,764
     
3,021,104
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(451,346
)
   
(72,680
)
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
10,724,418
   
$
2,948,424
 
 
*Because tax adjustments are calculated annually at the end of the Fund's fiscal year, the above table does not reflect tax adjustments
for the current fiscal year.  For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial
 
Statements section in the Fund's most recent annual report.
         
 
Summary of Fair Value Measurements at July 31, 2017 (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 July 31, 2017:
       
                         
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
 
$
5,896,983
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
5,896,983
 
Consumer Staples
   
2,318,115
     
-
     
-
     
2,318,115
 
Health Care
   
3,652,110
     
-
     
-
     
3,652,110
 
Industrials
   
2,262,339
     
-
     
-
     
2,262,339
 
Information Technology
   
10,528,773
     
-
     
-
     
10,528,773
 
Materials
   
378,080
     
-
     
-
     
378,080
 
Total Common Stocks
   
25,036,400
     
-
     
-
     
25,036,400
 
Short-Term Investments
   
372,367
     
-
     
-
     
372,367
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
25,408,767
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
25,408,767
 
                                 
The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Long/Short Fund's securities as of July 31, 2017:
         
                                 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
Consumer Discretionary
 
$
1,008,623
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,008,623
 
Consumer Staples
   
979,272
     
-
     
-
     
979,272
 
Energy
   
890,329
     
-
     
-
     
890,329
 
Financials
   
584,537
     
-
     
-
     
584,537
 
Health Care
   
1,113,701
     
-
     
-
     
1,113,701
 
Industrials
   
2,088,180
     
-
     
-
     
2,088,180
 
Information Technology
   
3,094,419
     
-
     
-
     
3,094,419
 
Materials
   
397,151
     
-
     
-
     
397,151
 
Real Estate
   
207,767
     
-
     
-
     
207,767
 
Telecommunication Services
   
428,142
     
-
     
-
     
428,142
 
Total Common Stocks
   
10,792,121
     
-
     
-
     
10,792,121
 
Short-Term Investments
   
1,152,780
     
-
     
-
     
1,152,780
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
11,944,901
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
11,944,901
 
Total Securities Sold Short
 
$
1,860,133
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,860,133
 
                                 
    Refer to the Funds' Schedules of Investments for a detailed breakout of securities by industry classification. Transfers between levels are
 
recognized at July 31, 2017, the end of the reporting period. The Funds recognized no transfers to/from level 1 or level 2. There were
 
no level 3 securities held in the Funds during the period ended July 31, 2017.
                         

 
 
 
 
 

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 G. Hess        
           Douglas G. Hess, President

Date  9/14/2017



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  9/14/2017

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

Date  9/14/2017
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.