N-Q 1 ast_wasmer-nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS




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)



Jeffrey T. Rauman, President/Chief Executive Officer
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)


(414) 765-6872
Registrant's telephone number, including area code




Date of fiscal year end:  February 28, 2019



Date of reporting period:  November 30, 2018


Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
 
Wasmer Schroeder High Yield Municipal Fund
     
 
Schedule of Investments
     
 
November 30, 2018 (Unaudited)
     
         
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.68%
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Arizona - 0.97%
     
 
La Paz County Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 2/15/2038 (Callable 2/15/2028)
 $   700,000
 
 $      737,947
 
California - 4.24%
     
 
California Statewide Communities Development Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.25%, 12/1/2029 (Callable 12/1/2024)
1,000,000
 
1,075,030
 
5.25%, 12/1/2044 (Callable 12/1/2024)
500,000
 
523,200
 
Palomar Health California Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 11/1/2028 (Callable 11/1/2026)
1,000,000
 
1,103,820
 
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.25%, 1/15/2049 (Callable 1/15/2025)
500,000
 
531,070
     
3,233,120
 
Colorado - 3.10%
     
 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 6/1/2042 (Callable 6/1/2027)
1,200,000
 
1,271,484
 
Denver Colorado Convention Center Hotel Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 12/1/2033 (Callable 12/1/2026)
1,000,000
 
1,091,960
     
2,363,444
 
District of Columbia - 2.50%
     
 
District of Columbia Revenue Bonds
     
 
6.25%, 10/1/2032 (Callable 4/1/2021)
330,000
 
344,738
 
6.50%, 10/1/2041 (Callable 4/1/2021)
1,500,000
 
1,564,065
     
1,908,803
 
Florida - 9.95%
     
 
Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.25%, 11/1/2021
290,000
 
293,155
 
4.75%, 11/1/2026 (Callable 11/1/2025)
920,000
 
930,763
 
5.00%, 11/1/2031 (Callable 11/1/2025)
405,000
 
405,215
 
5.25%, 11/1/2046 (Callable 11/1/2025)
265,000
 
262,687
 
Capital Trust Agency, Inc. Revenue Bonds
     
 
7.50%, 6/1/2048 (Callable 6/1/2028)
2,000,000
 
2,026,899
 
Halifax Hospital Medical Center Florida Hospital Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 6/1/2036 (Callable 6/1/2026)
500,000
 
532,615
 
Lee County Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.50%, 10/1/2032 (Callable 10/1/2022)
500,000
 
491,885
 
5.50%, 10/1/2047 (Callable 10/1/2022)
1,000,000
 
1,054,480
 
Midtown Miami Community Development District Special Assessment
     
 
5.00%, 5/1/2037 (Callable 5/1/2023)
350,000
 
360,437
 
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
7.25%, 6/1/2034 (Callable 6/1/2022)
1,100,000
 
1,230,372
     
7,588,508


 
Georgia - 1.38%
     
 
Private Colleges & Universities Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 4/1/2044 (Callable 4/1/2024)
1,000,000
 
1,054,350
 
Guam - 2.43%
     
 
Guam Government Waterworks Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 7/1/2035 (Callable 7/1/2024)
500,000
 
521,670
 
Guam Power Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 10/1/2021
495,000
 
521,359
 
5.00%, 10/1/2034 (Callable 10/1/2022)
780,000
 
812,011
     
1,855,040
 
Illinois - 9.21%
     
 
Chicago Board of Education General Obligation Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 12/1/2046 (Callable 12/1/2028)
1,000,000
 
966,380
 
City of Chicago Illinois General Obligation Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 1/1/2025
1,285,000
 
1,365,762
 
5.50%, 1/1/2039 (Callable 1/1/2025)
1,025,000
 
1,072,816
 
City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 11/1/2044 (Callable 11/1/2024)
500,000
 
531,460
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.20%, 6/15/2050 (Callable 6/15/2020)
1,000,000
 
1,003,620
 
State of Illinois General Obligation Bonds
     
 
5.25%, 7/1/2030 (Callable 7/1/2023)
1,020,000
 
1,072,357
 
5.00%, 2/1/2039 (Callable 2/1/2024)
1,000,000
 
1,014,450
     
7,026,845
 
Iowa - 2.30%
     
 
Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 10/1/2037 (Callable 10/1/2025)
1,825,000
 
1,758,461
 
Maine - 1.61%
     
 
Maine Health & Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 7/1/2024 (Callable 7/1/2023)
850,000
 
913,062
 
5.00%, 7/1/2027 (Callable 7/1/2023)
300,000
 
319,029
     
1,232,091
 
Maryland - 8.16%
     
 
Baltimore Maryland Convention Center Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 9/1/2030 (Callable 9/1/2027)
1,115,000
 
1,230,346
 
5.00%, 9/1/2031 (Callable 9/1/2027)
1,000,000
 
1,105,180
 
Maryland State Economic Development Corp. Student Housing Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 7/1/2039 (Callable 7/1/2025)
1,000,000
 
1,048,440
 
Maryland State Economic Development Corp. Transportaion Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 6/1/2035 (Callable 6/1/2028)
1,150,000
 
1,266,806
 
Rockville Maryland Mayor & Council Economic Development Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 11/1/2027 (Callable 11/1/2024)
500,000
 
540,695
 
5.00%, 11/1/2035 (Callable 11/1/2024)
500,000
 
520,025
 
5.00%, 11/1/2042 (Callable 11/1/2024)
500,000
 
512,990
     
6,224,482


 
Massachusetts - 1.38%
     
 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 7/1/2044 (Callable 7/1/2025)
500,000
 
527,305
 
5.125%, 7/1/2044 (Callable 7/1/2024)
500,000
 
525,290
     
1,052,595
 
Michigan - 1.39%
     
 
Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 7/1/2044 (Callable 7/1/2024)
1,000,000
 
1,058,130
 
Minnesota - 8.08%
     
 
Southcentral Minnesota Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.16%, 2/1/2000 (a)
15,000
 
9,150
 
4.16%, 2/1/2002 (a)
30,000
 
18,300
 
4.16%, 2/1/2005 (a)
20,000
 
12,200
 
4.16%, 2/1/2006 (a)
20,000
 
12,200
 
4.16%, 2/1/2007 (a)
65,000
 
39,650
 
4.16%, 6/1/2008 (a)
10,000
 
6,100
 
4.16%, 2/1/2017 (a)
450,000
 
274,500
 
4.16%, 2/1/2025 (a)
9,500,000
 
5,795,000
     
6,167,100
 
New Jersey - 5.63%
     
 
City of Atlantic City New Jersey General Obligation Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 3/1/2042 (Callable 3/1/2027) (BAM Insured)
550,000
 
592,735
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority School Facilities Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 6/15/2025
500,000
 
549,820
 
5.00%, 6/15/2034 (Callable 6/15/2024)
1,000,000
 
1,047,130
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.625%, 6/15/2030 (Callable 6/15/2025)
1,000,000
 
1,046,070
 
South Jersey Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 11/1/2039 (Callable 11/1/2024)
1,000,000
 
1,060,760
     
4,296,515
 
New York - 2.13%
     
 
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp. Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.00%, 7/15/2031 (Callable 1/15/2027) (AGM Insured)
500,000
 
522,910
 
New York Transportation Development Corp. Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 1/1/2031 (Callable 1/1/2028)
1,000,000
 
1,104,280
     
1,627,190
 
Oklahoma - 1.41%
     
 
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.50%, 8/15/2057 (Callable 8/15/2028)
1,000,000
 
1,077,830
 
Oregon - 2.36%
     
 
Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 11/15/2032 (Callable 11/15/2025)
700,000
 
754,929
 
5.00%, 11/15/2052 (Callable 11/15/2025)
1,000,000
 
1,042,450
     
1,797,379
 
Pennsylvania - 3.50%
     
 
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 5/1/2042 (Callable 5/1/2028)
1,500,000
 
1,561,620
 
Commonwealth Financing Authority Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 6/1/2035 (Callable 6/1/2028)
500,000
 
550,365


 
Philadelphia Gas Works Co. Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 10/1/2032 (Callable 10/1/2026)
500,000
 
556,715
     
2,668,700
 
Puerto Rico - 6.88%
     
 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Bonds
     
 
5.50%, 7/1/2020 (NATL Insured)
665,000
 
680,568
 
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 7/1/2028 (Callable 12/31/2018) (AGC Insured)
1,020,000
 
1,056,118
 
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 7/1/2022 (Callable 12/31/2018) (NATL Insured)
555,000
 
558,423
 
5.00%, 7/1/2023 (Callable 12/31/2018) (NATL Insured)
180,000
 
180,754
 
5.00%, 7/1/2024 (Callable 12/31/2018) (NATL Insured)
420,000
 
421,609
 
5.00%, 7/1/2024 (Callable 12/31/2018) (AGM Insured)
450,000
 
467,411
 
Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.75%, 7/1/2038 (Callable 12/31/2018) (NATL Insured)
1,000,000
 
961,730
 
Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.25%, 8/1/2022 (AGC Insured)
870,000
 
925,811
     
5,252,424
 
South Carolina - 2.08%
     
 
South Carolina Public Service Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 12/1/2037 (Callable 12/1/2026)
500,000
 
536,740
 
5.00%, 12/1/2056 (Callable 12/1/2026)
1,000,000
 
1,047,610
     
1,584,350
 
Tennessee - 1.41%
     
 
Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 10/1/2035 (Callable 10/1/2025)
500,000
 
530,190
 
Chattanooga Tennessee Health, Educational, and Student Housing Facility Board Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 10/1/2029 (Callable 10/1/2025)
500,000
 
546,745
     
1,076,935
 
Texas - 4.80%
     
 
Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc. Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 1/1/2032 (Callable 1/1/2027)
575,000
 
618,436
 
5.00%, 1/1/2034 (Callable 1/1/2027)
850,000
 
905,717
 
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 1/1/2046 (Callable 1/1/2026)
1,000,000
 
1,066,770
 
Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 8/15/2034 (Callable 8/15/2024)
1,000,000
 
1,070,950
     
3,661,873
 
Vermont - 1.07%
     
 
City of Burlington Vermont Airport Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.00%, 7/1/2028 (Callable 7/1/2022)
795,000
 
817,395
 
Virginia - 1.33%
     
 
City of Chesapeake Virginia Expressway Toll Road Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.125%, 7/15/2042 (Callable 7/15/2022)
510,000
 
502,034
 
5.00%, 7/15/2047 (Callable 7/15/2022)
500,000
 
516,140
     
1,018,174


 
Washington - 4.02%
     
 
Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District Revenue Bonds
     
 
4.50%, 9/1/2022
190,000
 
192,470
 
5.25%, 9/1/2032 (Callable 9/1/2022)
1,000,000
 
1,010,050
 
Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 1 Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.00%, 12/1/2022
750,000
 
812,288
 
4.00%, 12/1/2026
500,000
 
526,055
 
5.00%, 12/1/2037 (Callable 12/1/2023)
500,000
 
525,200
     
3,066,063
 
Wisconsin - 1.36%
     
 
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds
     
 
5.25%, 12/1/2049 (Callable 12/1/2022)
1,000,000
 
1,034,230
 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $70,458,889)
   
72,239,974
         
 
MONEY MARKET FUND - 5.27%
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.10% (b)
4,019,230
 
4,019,230
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $4,019,230)
   
4,019,230
         
 
Total Investments (Cost $74,478,119) - 99.95%
   
76,259,204
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.05%
   
38,049
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
   
$ 76,297,253
         
 
Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the following bond insurers.
     
 
AGC - Assured Guaranty Corp.
     
 
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
     
 
BAM - Build America Mutual
     
 
NATL - National Public Finance Guarantee
     
 
The insurance does not guarantee the market value of the municipal bonds.
     
         
 (a) 
The securities are in default and are not making full payments of interest and principal when due. The securities are making semi-annual distributions of variable amounts of cash flow. These amounts are determined by factors including, but not limited to, property occupancy levels, per unit rental rates and capital reinvestment expenses. The coupon accrual rate being utilized by the Fund is reviewed annually for consistency by the portfolio manager and will generally be based upon 50-150% of prior period distributions, depending on changes in the previously mentioned factors.      
 (b) 
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at November 30, 2018.
     


     
       
       
       


     


Wasmer Schroeder High Yield Municipal Fund
Notes to the Schedule of Investments
November 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The Wasmer Schroeder High Yield Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investments in securities 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).

Debt securities are valued at their bid prices furnished by an independent pricing service using valuation methods that are designed to represent fair value.  These valuation methods can include matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models, market transactions, and dealer-supplied valuations.  The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer.  Most debt securities are categorized in level 2 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.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share and are typically categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market.  Securities are generally considered liquid if they can be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which the security is valued by the Fund.  Illiquid securities may be valued under methods approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value.  The Fund intends to hold no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.  As of November 30, 2018, the Fund held illiquid securities with a value of $6,167,100 or 8.08% of total net assets.

Information concerning these illiquid securities is as follows:

 
PAR
Dates Acquired
Cost Basis
Southcentral Minnesota Multi-County Housing &
Redevelopment Authority, due 2000-2025
$10,110,000
9/04 – 2/14
$4,433,456

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 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 November 30, 2018:

 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Municipal Securities
 $                -
 
    $ 72,239,974
 
   $      -
 
    $ 72,239,974
Money Market Fund
4,019,230
 
-
 
        -
 
4,019,230
Total Investments
$ 4,019,230
 
$ 72,239,974
 
$      -
 
$ 76,259,204

Refer to the Fund’s schedule of investments for additional information. Transfers between levels are recognized at November 30, 2018, the end of the reporting period.  There were no transfers between levels during the period ended November 30, 2018.
 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer/Principal Executive Officer and Vice President/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/ Jeffrey T. Rauman                                                         
                                          Jeffrey T. Rauman, President/Chief Executive Officer/
                                          Principal Executive Officer

Date                                                   1/29/19                                                                       


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/ Jeffrey T. Rauman                                                       
Jeffrey T. Rauman, President/Chief Executive Officer/
Principal Executive Officer

Date                                                   1/29/19                                                               

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Cheryl L. King                                                              
                                         Cheryl L. King, Vice President/Treasurer/
                                          Principal Financial Officer

Date                                                   1/17/19                                                                


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