N-Q 1 ast-capitaladv_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 5/30/19



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)


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




Date of fiscal year end:  December 31, 2019



Date of reporting period:  March 31, 2019

Item 1. Schedules of Investments.
 
Capital Advisors Growth Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
at March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
     
           
Shares
 
 
 
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 87.45%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense - 3.42%
     
 
10,710
 
Raytheon Co.
 
$
1,950,077
 
               
     
Asset Management - 3.65%
       
 
4,870
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
2,081,292
 
               
     
Banks - Global - 2.41%
       
 
13,600
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
1,376,728
 
               
     
Business Services - 4.20%
       
 
15,325
 
Visa, Inc. - Class A
   
2,393,612
 
               
     
Business Software & Services - 4.56%
       
 
22,020
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
2,597,039
 
               
     
Catalog & Mail Order Houses - 3.87%
       
 
1,240
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
2,208,130
 
               
     
Credit Services - 2.74%
       
 
15,025
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,560,196
 
               
     
Diagnostics & Research - 5.06%
       
 
10,845
 
Danaher Corp.
   
1,431,757
 
 
5,300
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
1,450,716
 
           
2,882,473
 
               
     
Electronic Components - 2.30%
       
 
16,300
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.#
   
1,316,225
 
               
     
Health Care Plans - 2.86%
       
 
6,570
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
1,624,498
 
               
     
Independent Oil & Gas - 1.87%
       
 
23,800
 
Continental Resources, Inc.*
   
1,065,526
 
               
     
Industrial Distibution - 1.95%
       
 
25,700
 
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,114,095
 
               
     
Insurance - Diversified - 2.34%
       
 
31,000
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
1,334,860
 
               
     
Internet Information Providers - 4.00%
       
 
850
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A*
   
1,000,357
 
 
1,092
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C*
   
1,281,255
 
           
2,281,612
 

     
Major Airlines - 2.61%
       
 
28,760
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
1,485,454
 
               
     
Medical Devices - 2.02%
       
 
5,820
 
Stryker Corp.
   
1,149,566
 
               
     
Medical Instruments & Supplies - 1.05%
       
 
1,050
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
   
599,109
 
               
     
Medical Laboratories & Research - 2.69%
       
 
10,045
 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*
   
1,536,684
 
               
     
Money Center Banks - 3.19%
       
 
29,200
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
1,816,824
 
               
     
Personal Computers - 4.20%
       
 
12,615
 
Apple, Inc.
   
2,396,219
 
               
     
Personal Products - 3.99%
       
 
21,885
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
2,277,134
 
               
     
Personal Services - 2.81%
       
 
12,600
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*
   
1,601,586
 
               
     
Processed & Packaged Goods - 3.36%
       
 
15,610
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
1,913,005
 
               
     
Real Estate Development - 4.82%
       
 
58,900
 
Brookfield Asset Manangement, Inc. - Class A#
   
2,747,685
 
               
     
Scientific Research & Development Services - 1.50%
       
 
13,430
 
CRISPR Therapeutics AG*#
   
479,720
 
 
15,440
 
Editas Medicine, Inc.*
   
377,508
 
           
857,228
 
               
     
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials - 3.43%
       
 
49,265
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
1,953,850
 
               
     
Software - Application - 2.57%
       
 
5,600
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
1,463,896
 
               
     
Specialty Chemicals - 1.21%
       
 
8,400
 
Albemarle Corp.
   
688,632
 
               
     
Specialty Retail - Other - 2.77%
       
 
8,640
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR*
   
1,576,368
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $35,761,544)
   
49,849,603
 
               
     
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 3.16%
       
 
19,880
 
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
   
1,799,935
 
     
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $1,630,226)
   
1,799,935
 

     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 9.52%
       
 
5,425,878
 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I, 2.30%† (Cost $5,425,878)
   
5,425,878
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $42,817,648) - 100.13%
   
57,075,416
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of  Other Assets - (0.13)%
   
(69,441
)
     
Net Assets - 100.00%
 
$
57,005,975
 
               
     
* Non-income producing security.
       
     
# U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
       
     
† Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of March 31, 2019.
       
     
ADR - American Depository Receipt
       
     
ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund
       

Capital Advisors Growth Fund
Notes to Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Securities Valuation

The Capital Advisors Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) investments in securities are carried at their fair value. Equity securities, including common stocks and exchange-traded funds, 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.  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.

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).

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 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 March 31, 2019:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Aerospace & Defense
 
$
1,950,077
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,950,077
 
  Basic Materials
   
1,754,158
     
-
     
-
     
1,754,158
 
  Consumer Goods
   
4,190,139
     
-
     
-
     
4,190,139
 
  Financial
   
13,311,197
     
-
     
-
     
13,311,197
 
  Healthcare
   
8,649,558
     
-
     
-
     
8,649,558
 
  Industrial
   
1,114,095
     
-
     
-
     
1,114,095
 
  Services
   
8,825,388
     
-
     
-
     
8,825,388
 
  Technology
   
10,054,991
     
-
     
-
     
10,054,991
 
Total Common Stocks
   
49,849,603
     
-
     
-
     
49,849,603
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
   
1,799,935
     
-
     
-
     
1,799,935
 
Short-Term Investments
   
5,425,878
     
-
     
-
     
5,425,878
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
57,075,416
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
57,075,416
 

Refer to the Fund’s schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at March 31, 2019, the end of the reporting period.  During the period ended March 31, 2019, the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.

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    5/20/2019                                                                                                                         



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   5/20/2019                                                                                                                          



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

Date   5/20/2019                                                                                                                          










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