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

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8/28/2019



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:  September 30, 2019



Date of reporting period:  June 30, 2019

Item 1. Schedules of Investments.

Scharf Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.60%
 
Value
 
   
Banks - 1.62%
     
 
130,320
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
$
6,166,742
 
     
Beverages - 3.86%
       
 
131,948
 
Heineken N.V. (b)
   
14,724,738
 
     
Chemicals - 2.07%
       
 
17,232
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
7,897,253
 
     
Communications Equipment - 2.18%
       
 
49,844
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
8,310,490
 
     
Diversified Financial Services - 4.78%
       
 
85,457
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)
   
18,216,869
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.04%
       
 
212,858
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
11,598,632
 
     
Food Products - 2.97%
       
 
84,496
 
Hershey Co.
   
11,324,999
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.42%
       
 
68,809
 
McKesson Corp.
   
9,247,242
 
     
Health Care Technology - 1.82%
       
 
94,983
 
Cerner Corp.
   
6,962,254
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.15%
       
 
332,580
 
Compass Group plc (b)
   
7,969,959
 
 
94,013
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
7,881,110
 
           
15,851,069
 
     
Insurance - 4.70%
       
 
92,962
 
Aon plc
   
17,939,807
 
     
Interactive Media & Services - 2.33%
       
 
8,218
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)
   
8,882,918
 
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.11%
       
 
8,367
 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
15,685,699
 
     
Internet Media - 1.25%
       
 
40,520
 
Baidu, Inc. - ADR (a)
   
4,755,427
 
     
IT Services - 3.58%
       
 
215,310
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A
   
13,648,501
 
     
Media - 6.57%
       
 
372,294
 
Comcast Corp. - Class A
   
15,740,590
 
 
89,412
 
Liberty Broadband Corp. (a)
   
9,318,519
 
           
25,059,109
 
     
Multiline Retail - 3.85%
       
 
136,747
 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
   
14,685,260
 
     
Pharmaceuticals - 7.34%
       
 
92,252
 
Allergan plc
   
15,445,753
 
 
137,514
 
Novartis AG - ADR
   
12,556,403
 
           
28,002,156
 
     
Pharmaceutical Preparation and Manufacturing - 1.95%
       
 
53,325
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
7,427,106
 
     
Road & Rail - 4.10%
       
 
128,446
 
Kansas City Southern
   
15,647,292
 
     
Software - 10.42%
       
 
183,304
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
24,555,404
 
 
266,422
 
Oracle Corp.
   
15,178,061
 
           
39,733,465
 
     
Specialty Retail - 3.48%
       
 
86,038
 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
   
13,261,897
 
     
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.01%
       
 
46,890
 
Watsco, Inc.
   
7,667,922
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $252,874,027)
   
322,696,847
 
               
     
PREFERRED STOCK - 2.19%
       
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.19%
       
 
251,560
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 2.78%, (b)
   
8,333,408
 
     
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $4,082,982)
   
8,333,408
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 13.07%
       
     
Money Market Fund - 2.00%
       
 
7,631,170
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class Z, 2.23% (c)
   
7,631,170
 
     
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $7,631,170)
   
7,631,170
 
               
Principal
Amount
 
 
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bills - 11.07%
       
$
19,638,000
 
2.09%, 8/15/2019 (d)
   
19,586,757
 
 
22,780,000
 
2.09%, 10/10/2019 (d)
   
22,646,427
 
     
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS (Cost $42,218,508)
   
42,233,184
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $49,849,678)
   
49,864,354
 
               

     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $306,806,687) - 99.86%
   
380,894,609
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.14%
   
535,607
 
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
381,430,216
 
   

ADR
American Depository Receipt
             
(a)
Non-income producing security.
             
(b)
Foreign issuer.
             
(c)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of June 30, 2019.
             
(d)
Rate shown is the discount rate at June 30, 2019.
             
                 
                 
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 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.


Scharf Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 62.06%
 
Value
 
   
Banks - 1.14%
     
 
12,795
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
$
605,459
 
     
Beverages - 2.60%
       
 
12,410
 
Heineken N.V. (b)
   
1,384,894
 
     
Capital Markets - 0.63%
       
 
6,758
 
Oaktree Cap Group, LLC
   
334,791
 
     
Chemicals - 1.44%
       
 
1,677
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
768,552
 
     
Communications Equipment - 1.53%
       
 
4,896
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
816,310
 
     
Diversified Financial Services - 3.39%
       
 
8,474
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)
   
1,806,403
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.20%
       
 
21,476
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
1,170,227
 
     
Food Products - 2.04%
       
 
8,124
 
Hershey Co.
   
1,088,860
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.76%
       
 
6,967
 
McKesson Corp.
   
936,295
 
     
Health Care Technology - 1.37%
       
 
9,933
 
Cerner Corp.
   
728,089
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.42%
       
 
30,720
 
Compass Group plc (b)
   
736,175
 
 
250,300
 
Domino's Pizza Group plc (b)
   
883,677
 
 
8,733
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
732,088
 
           
2,351,940
 
     
Insurance - 3.13%
       
 
8,649
 
Aon plc
   
1,669,084
 
     
Interactive Media & Services - 1.74%
       
 
859
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)
   
928,502
 
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.99%
       
 
850
 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1,593,503
 
     
Internet Media - 0.88%
       
 
3,985
 
Baidu, Inc. - ADR (a)
   
467,680
 
     
IT Services - 2.56%
       
 
21,475
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A
   
1,361,300
 
     
Media - 4.64%
       
 
36,880
 
Comcast Corp. - Class A
   
1,559,287
 
 
8,747
 
Liberty Broadband Corp. (a)
   
911,612
 
           
2,470,899
 
     
Multiline Retail - 2.63%
       
 
13,050
 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
   
1,401,440
 
     
Pharmaceuticals - 5.23%
       
 
9,086
 
Allergan plc
   
1,521,269
 
 
13,856
 
Novartis AG - ADR
   
1,265,191
 
           
2,786,460
 
     
Pharmaceutical Preparation and Manufacturing - 1.45%
       
 
5,530
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
770,218
 
     
Road & Rail - 2.93%
       
 
12,820
 
Kansas City Southern
   
1,561,732
 
     
Software - 7.35%
       
 
18,161
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
2,432,848
 
 
26,054
 
Oracle Corp.
   
1,484,296
 
           
3,917,144
 
     
Specialty Retail - 2.58%
       
 
8,897
 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
   
1,371,384
 
     
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.43%
       
 
4,645
 
Watsco, Inc.
   
759,597
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $25,556,160)
   
33,050,763
 
               
     
PREFERRED STOCKS - 6.17%
       
     
Closed-End Fund - 4.06%
       
 
42,653
 
GDL Fund - Series C, 4.00%
   
2,163,147
 
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.11%
       
 
33,900
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 2.78% (b)
   
1,123,003
 
     
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $2,677,470)
   
3,286,150
 
               
     
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND - 1.42%
       
 
5,675
 
SPDR Gold Shares (a)
   
755,910
 
     
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (Cost $687,809)
   
755,910
 
               
Principal
 
 
       
Amount
 
CORPORATE BONDS - 8.29%
       
     
Beverages - 0.17%
       
     
Coca-Cola European Partners LLC
       
$
85,000
 
4.50%, 9/1/2021
   
88,122
 
     
Communications Equipment - 0.76%
       
     
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
       

 
400,000
 
3.50%, 9/1/2021
   
406,884
 
     
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 0.19%
       
     
Digital Equipment Corp.
       
 
89,000
 
7.75%, 4/1/2023
   
98,724
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.15%
       
     
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
       
 
82,000
 
2.70%, 11/18/2019
   
82,018
 
     
Insurance - 0.06%
       
     
American International Group, Inc.
       
 
34,000
 
2.30%, 7/16/2019
   
33,998
 
     
Internet Software & Services - 0.10%
       
     
eBay, Inc.
       
 
54,000
 
2.20%, 8/1/2019
   
53,983
 
     
Media - 0.02%
       
     
Viacom, Inc.
       
 
11,000
 
2.75%, 12/15/2019
   
10,997
 
     
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - 3.07%
       
     
Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
       
 
1,022,000
 
6.00%, 8/15/2023
   
1,053,937
 
 
557,000
 
5.625%, 5/1/2027
   
582,065
 
           
1,636,002
 
     
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage - 3.48%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
       
 
2,281,000
 
4.00%, (3 month LIBOR + 0.7675%), 6/1/2043 (c)
   
1,851,077
 
     
Specialty Retail - 0.29%
       
     
L Brands, Inc.
       
 
56,000
 
7.00%, 5/1/2020
   
58,274
 
 
90,000
 
6.625%, 4/1/2021
   
95,490
 
           
153,764
 
     
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $4,177,067)
   
4,415,569
 
               
     
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 6.71%
 
Value
 
     
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Chinese Hospital Association
       
 
10,000
 
3.00%, 6/1/2024, Series 2012
   
10,405
 
     
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Persons with Developmental Disabilities
       
 
80,000
 
7.11%, 2/1/2021, Series 2011B
   
84,001
 
 
145,000
 
7.875%, 2/1/2026, Series 2011B
   
156,581
 
     
California State, General Obligation, Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality and Port Security Bonds
       
 
90,000
 
6.509%, 4/1/2039, Series 2009B
   
97,601
 
     
California State, General Obligation, Various Purpose
       
 
125,000
 
6.20%, 10/1/2019
   
126,253
 
 
405,000
 
5.60%, 11/1/2020
   
424,424
 
 
745,000
 
6.65%, 3/1/2022, Series 2010
   
819,358
 
 
980,000
 
7.95%, 3/1/2036, Series 2010
   
1,016,956
 
     
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Build America Bonds
       
 
205,000
 
4.20%, 12/1/2021
   
212,234
 
     
State of California, Build America Bonds
       
 
35,000
 
5.70%, 11/1/2021
   
38,026
 
 
15,000
 
4.988%, 4/1/2039
   
16,325
 
     
State of Connecticut, Build America Bonds
       
 
100,000
 
4.807%, 4/1/2022
   
101,924
 
 
240,000
 
5.20%, 12/1/2022
   
262,020
 
 
25,000
 
5.30%, 12/1/2023
   
27,971
 
 
10,000
 
5.027%, 4/1/2024
   
10,197
 
     
State of Florida, Build America Bonds
       
 
10,000
 
4.65%, 6/1/2020
   
10,019
 
     
State of Georgia, Economic Development Bonds
       
 
10,000
 
3.24%, 10/1/2020
   
10,167
 
     
State of Georgia, School Construction Bonds
       
 
15,000
 
4.35%, 2/1/2029
   
16,064
 
     
State of Illinois, Build America Bonds
       
 
20,000
 
5.727%, 4/1/2020
   
20,435
 
     
State of Maryland, Build America Bonds
       
 
10,000
 
4.10%, 3/1/2020
   
10,127
 
 
20,000
 
4.20%, 3/1/2021
   
20,698
 
 
5,000
 
4.55%, 8/15/2024
   
5,016
 
     
State of Michigan, General Obligation, School Loan and Refunding Bonds
       
 
40,000
 
6.95%, 11/1/2020, Series 2009A
   
42,679
 
     
State of Ohio, Build America Bonds
       
 
35,000
 
4.621%, 4/1/2020
   
35,639
 
     
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $3,704,588)
   
3,575,120
 
               
     
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION INDEXED NOTE - 1.96%
       
  1,055,229
 
0.125%, 4/15/2020
    1,044,319
 
     
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION INDEXED NOTE (Cost $1,044,105)
    1,044,319
 
               
     
U. S. TREASURY NOTE - 2.33%
       
 
1,245,000
 
1.50%, 11/30/2019
   
1,241,839
 
     
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTE (Cost $1,243,596)
   
1,241,839
 
               
Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.93%
       
     
Money Market Fund - 2.22%
       
 
1,184,714
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class Z, 2.23% (d)
   
1,184,714
 
     
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $1,184,714)
   
1,184,714
 

Principal
Amount
 
 
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bills - 8.71%
       
$
400,000
 
2.09%, 8/15/19 (e)
   
398,956
 
 
1,000,000
 
2.06%, 9/12/19 (e)
   
995,828
 
 
2,365,000
 
2.09%, 10/10/19 (e)
   
2,351,133
 
 
900,000
 
2.02%, 1/02/20 (e)
   
890,669
 
     
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BILLS (Cost $4,633,597)
   
4,636,586
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,818,311)
   
5,821,300
 
               
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $44,909,106) - 99.87%
   
53,190,970
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.13%
   
71,522
 
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
53,262,492
 
   

ADR
American Depository Receipt
     
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
     
(a)
Non-income producing security.
     
(b)
Foreign issuer.
     
(c)
Variable rate security.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect as of June 30, 2019.
     
(d)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of June 30, 2019.
     
(e)
Rate shown is the discount rate at June 30, 2019.
     
         
         
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 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

Scharf Global Opportunity Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 89.80%
 
Value
 
   
Auto Components - 0.93%
     
 
4,737
 
Gentex Corp.
 
$
116,578
 
 
11,208
 
Nexen Corp. (b)
   
63,968
 
           
180,546
 
     
Automobiles - 0.47%
       
 
3,800
 
Subaru Corp. (b)
   
92,308
 
     
Beverages - 3.89%
       
 
6,784
 
Heineken N.V. (b)
   
757,061
 
     
Chemicals - 1.98%
       
 
838
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
384,047
 
     
Diversified Financial Services - 5.05%
       
 
4,609
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)
   
982,500
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing - 5.83%
       
 
20,787
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
1,132,684
 
     
Food Products - 0.98%
       
 
1,849
 
Nestle SA - ADR
   
191,187
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.89%
       
 
5,621
 
McKesson Corp.
   
755,406
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 10.49%
       
 
32,575
 
Compass Group plc (b)
   
780,628
 
 
356,550
 
Domino's Pizza Group plc (b)
   
1,258,790
 
           
2,039,418
 
     
Household Durables - 3.32%
       
 
12,317
 
Sony Corp. - ADR
   
645,288
 
     
Insurance - 6.01%
       
 
75,915
 
AIA Group Ltd. (b)
   
818,751
 
 
1,812
 
Aon plc
   
349,680
 
           
1,168,431
 
     
Interactive Media & Services - 2.28%
       
 
9,774
 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR
   
442,371
 
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.05%
       
 
420
 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
787,378
 
     
Internet Media - 3.94%
       
 
6,527
 
Baidu, Inc. - ADR (a)
   
766,009
 
     
IT Services - 3.96%
       
 
12,140
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A
   
769,555
 
     
Media - 3.89%
       
 
17,886
 
Comcast Corp. - Class A
   
756,220
 
     
Pharmaceuticals - 13.13%
       
 
5,882
 
Allergan plc
   
984,823
 
 
12,988
 
Novartis AG - ADR
   
1,185,934
 
 
10,900
 
Roche Holding AG - ADR
   
382,590
 
           
2,553,347
 
     
Road & Rail - 4.10%
       
 
6,537
 
Kansas City Southern
   
796,337
 
     
Software - 7.87%
       
 
5,734
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
768,127
 
 
13,392
 
Oracle Corp.
   
762,942
 
           
1,531,069
 
     
Specialty Retail - 3.74%
       
 
4,724
 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
   
728,157
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $15,416,864)
   
17,459,319
 
               
     
PREFERRED STOCKS - 8.00%
       
     
Auto Components - 0.60%
       
 
14,157
 
Nexen Corp., 2.08% (b)
   
47,266
 
 
19,043
 
Nexen Tire Corp., 2.52% (b)
   
68,773
 
           
116,039
 
     
Capital Markets - 0.42%
       
 
2,000
 
Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd., 3.89% (b)
   
82,190
 
     
Containers & Packaging - 0.06%
       
 
5,450
 
NPC, 4.40% (b)
   
10,738
 
     
Personal Products - 0.49%
       
 
1,870
 
AMOREPACIFIC Group, 1.19% (b)
   
42,918
 
 
75
 
LG Household & Health Care Ltd., 1.16% (b)
   
52,353
 
           
95,271
 
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.43%
       
 
37,760
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 2.78% (b)
   
1,250,873
 
     
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $1,097,263)
   
1,555,111
 
               
     
MONEY MARKET FUND - 3.99%
       
 
774,621
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class Z, 2.23% (c)
   
774,621
 
     
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $774,621)
   
774,621
 
               
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $17,288,748) - 101.79%
   
19,789,051
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.79)%
   
(347,105
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
19,441,946
 
   
               
ADR
 
American Depository Receipt
       
(a)
 
Non-income producing security.
       
(b)
 
Foreign issuer.
       
(c)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of June 30, 2019.
       
               
               
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 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 

     
Country Allocation
       
          
% of Net
 
     
Country
 
Assets
 
     
United States
   
54.0
%
     
United Kingdom
   
10.5
%
     
Switzerland
   
9.1
%
     
Republic of Korea
   
8.3
%
     
China
   
6.2
%
     
Hong Kong
   
4.2
%
     
Netherlands
   
3.9
%
     
Japan
   
3.8
%
           
100.0
%


Scharf Alpha Opportunity Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
 
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
           
Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.49%
 
Value
 
   
Banks - 2.78%
     
 
10,974
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
$
519,290
 
     
Beverages - 4.09%
       
 
6,843
 
Heineken N.V. (b)
   
763,645
 
     
Chemicals - 2.27%
       
 
925
 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (d)
   
423,918
 
     
Communications Equipment - 2.46%
       
 
2,755
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (d)
   
459,341
 
     
Diversified Financial Services - 5.32%
       
 
4,662
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a) (d)
   
993,798
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.80%
       
 
13,043
 
CVS Health Corp. (d)
   
710,713
 
     
Food Products - 3.05%
       
 
4,246
 
Hershey Co.
   
569,091
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.17%
       
 
5,803
 
McKesson Corp. (d)
   
779,865
 
     
Health Care Technology - 2.01%
       
 
5,124
 
Cerner Corp.
   
375,589
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 5.06%
       
 
18,005
 
Compass Group plc (b)
   
431,472
 
 
6,134
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
514,214
 
           
945,686
 
     
Insurance - 4.66%
       
 
4,508
 
Aon plc (d)
   
869,954
 
     
Interactive Media & Services - 2.47%
       
 
427
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)
   
461,549
 
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.37%
       
 
436
 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) (d)
   
817,374
 
     
Internet Media - 1.22%
       
 
1,951
 
Baidu, Inc. - ADR (a)
   
228,969
 
     
IT Services - 3.94%
       
 
11,606
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A (d)
   
735,704
 
     
Media - 6.70%
       
 
17,085
 
Comcast Corp. - Class A (d)
   
722,355
 
 
5,084
 
Liberty Broadband Corp. (a)
   
529,854
 
           
1,252,209
 
     
Multiline Retail - 3.14%
       
 
5,460
 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
   
586,349
 
     
Pharmaceuticals - 10.36%
       
 
6,123
 
Allergan plc (d)
   
1,025,174
 
 
9,974
 
Novartis AG - ADR (d)
   
910,726
 
           
1,935,900
 
     
Pharmaceutical Preparation and Manufacturing - 1.95%
       
 
2,610
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
363,521
 
     
Road & Rail - 4.56%
       
 
6,999
 
Kansas City Southern (d)
   
852,618
 
     
Software - 11.49%
       
 
10,171
 
Microsoft Corp. (d)
   
1,362,508
 
 
13,757
 
Oracle Corp. (d)
   
783,736
 
           
2,146,244
 
     
Specialty Retail - 3.47%
       
 
4,201
 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (d)
   
647,542
 
     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.12%
       
 
206
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (b)
   
209,502
 
     
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.03%
       
 
2,325
 
Watsco, Inc.
   
380,207
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $14,910,672)
   
18,028,578
 
               
     
MONEY MARKET FUND - 3.07%
       
 
573,350
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class Z, 2.23% (c)
   
573,350
 
     
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $573,350)
   
573,350
 
               
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $15,484,022) - 99.56%
   
18,601,928
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.44%
   
82,355
 
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
$
18,684,283
 
   
               
ADR
 
American Depository Receipt
       
(a)
 
Non-income producing security.
       
(b)
 
Foreign issuer.
       
(c)
 
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of June 30, 2019.
       
(d)
 
All or a portion of the security has been segregated for open short positions.
       
               
               

Schedule of Securities Sold Short at June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
               
Shares
 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 55.90%
 
Value
 
     
Exchange-Traded Funds - 55.90%
       
 
27,755
 
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1
 
$
5,182,969
 
 
17,957
 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
   
5,261,401
 
     
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $9,161,121)
 
$
10,444,370
 

ETF
Exchange-Traded Fund
             
                 
                 
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 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

Scharf Funds
Notes to Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
Note 1 – Securities Valuation
 
The Scharf Fund, the Scharf Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund, the Scharf Global Opportunity Fund, and the Scharf Alpha Opportunity Fund’s (each a “Fund” and collectively, 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, including common stocks, preferred 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.
 
 Debt securities, such as corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds, and U.S. government agency issues are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based techniques.  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.  In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.  These securities will generally be classified 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.
 
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, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services. 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 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 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.
 
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 June 30, 2019:
 
Scharf Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
92,440,287
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
92,440,287
 
  Consumer Staples
   
37,648,370
     
-
     
-
     
37,648,370
 
  Financials
   
42,323,418
     
-
     
-
     
42,323,418
 
  Healthcare
   
51,638,757
     
-
     
-
     
51,638,757
 
  Industrials
   
23,315,213
     
-
     
-
     
23,315,213
 
  Information Technology
   
75,330,802
     
-
     
-
     
75,330,802
 
Total Common Stocks
   
322,696,847
     
-
     
-
     
322,696,847
 
Preferred Stock
                               
   Information Technology
   
8,333,408
     
-
     
-
     
8,333,408
 
Total Preferred Stock
   
8,333,408
     
-
     
-
     
8,333,408
 
Money Market Fund
   
7,631,170
     
-
     
-
     
7,631,170
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
   
-
     
42,233,184
     
-
     
42,233,184
 
Total Short-Term Investments
   
7,631,170
     
42,233,184
     
-
     
49,864,354
 
Total Investments in
Securities
 
$
338,661,425
   
$
42,233,184
   
$
-
   
$
380,894,609
 

Scharf Multi-Asset Opportunity Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
9,957,717
    $
-
    $
-
   
$
9,957,717
 
  Consumer Staples
   
3,643,981
     
-
     
-
     
3,643,981
 
  Financials
   
4,415,737
     
-
     
-
     
4,415,737
 
  Healthcare
   
5,221,063
     
-
     
-
     
5,221,063
 
  Industrials
   
2,321,329
     
-
     
-
     
2,321,329
 
  Information Technology
   
7,490,936
     
-
     
-
     
7,490,936
 
Total Common Stocks
   
33,050,763
     
-
     
-
     
33,050,763
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
  Closed-End Fund
   
-
     
2,163,147
     
-
     
2,163,147
 
  Information Technology
   
1,123,003
     
-
     
-
     
1,123,003
 
Total Preferred Stocks
   
1,123,003
     
2,163,147
     
-
     
3,286,150
 
Exchange-Traded Fund
   
755,910
     
-
     
-
     
755,910
 
Fixed Income
                               
  Corporate Bonds
   
-
     
4,415,569
     
-
     
4,415,569
 
  Municipal Bonds
   
-
     
3,575,120
     
-
     
3,575,120
 
Total Fixed Income
   
-
     
7,990,689
     
-
     
7,990,689
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation
    Indexed Note
    -
      1,044,319
      -
      1,044,319
 
U.S. Treasury Note
   
-
     
1,241,839
     
-
     
1,241,839
 
Money Market Fund     1,184,714
      -
      -
      1,184,714
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
   
-
     
4,636,586
     
-
     
4,636,586
 
Total Short-Term Investments
   
1,184,714
     
4,636,586
     
-
     
5,821,300
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
36,114,390
   
$
17,076,580
   
$
-
   
$
53,190,970
 

Scharf Global Opportunity Fund

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
5,613,362
    $
-
    $
-
   
$
5,613,362
 
  Consumer Staples
   
2,080,931
     
-
     
-
     
2,080,931
 
  Financials
   
2,150,932
     
-
     
-
     
2,150,932
 
  Healthcare
   
3,308,754
     
-
     
-
     
3,308,754
 
  Industrials
   
796,337
     
-
     
-
     
796,337
 
  Information Technology
   
3,509,003
     
-
     
-
     
3,509,003
 
Total Common Stocks
   
17,459,319
     
-
     
-
     
17,459,319
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
   Consumer Discretionary
   
116,039
     
-
     
-
     
116,039
 
   Consumer Staples
   
95,271
     
-
     
-
     
95,271
 
   Financials
   
82,190
     
-
     
-
     
82,190
 
   Information Technology
   
1,250,873
     
-
     
-
     
1,250,873
 
   Materials
   
10,738
     
-
     
-
     
10,738
 
Total Preferred Stocks
   
1,555,111
     
-
     
-
     
1,555,111
 
Money Market Fund
   
774,621
     
-
     
-
     
774,621
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
19,789,051
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
19,789,051
 

Scharf Alpha Opportunity Fund

Assets:
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
4,673,078
    $
-
    $
-
   
$
4,673,078
 
  Consumer Staples
   
2,043,449
     
-
     
-
     
2,043,449
 
  Financials
   
2,383,042
     
-
     
-
     
2,383,042
 
  Healthcare
   
3,454,875
     
-
     
-
     
3,454,875
 
  Industrials
   
1,232,825
     
-
     
-
     
1,232,825
 
  Information Technology
   
4,241,309
     
-
     
-
     
4,241,309
 
Total Common Stocks
   
18,028,578
     
-
     
-
     
18,028,578
 
Money Market Fund
   
573,350
     
-
     
-
     
573,350
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
18,601,928
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
18,601,928
 
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Securities Sold Short
                               
   Exchange-Traded Funds
 
$
10,444,370
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
10,444,370
 
Total Securities Sold Short
 
$
10,444,370
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
10,444,370
 


Refer to the Funds’ schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of securities by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at June 30, 2019, the end of the reporting period.  There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2019.

Note 2 - Leverage and Short Sales

The Scharf Alpha Opportunity Fund may use leverage in connection with its investment activities and may affect short sales of securities. Leverage can increase the investment returns of the Fund if the securities purchased increase in value in an amount exceeding the cost of the borrowing. However, if the securities decrease in value, the Fund will suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without the use of leverage. A short sale is the sale by the Fund of a security which it does not own in anticipation of purchasing the same security in the future at a lower price to close the short position. A short sale will be successful if the price of the shorted security decreases. However, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period in which the short position is outstanding, the Fund will realize a loss. The risk on a short sale is unlimited because the Fund must buy the shorted security at the higher price to complete the transaction. Therefore, short sales may be subject to greater risks than investments in long positions.

 With a long position, the maximum sustainable loss is limited to the amount paid for the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security. The Fund would also incur increased transaction costs associated with selling securities short. In addition, if the Fund sells securities short, it must maintain a segregated account with its custodian containing cash or high-grade securities equal to (i) the greater of the current market value of the securities sold short or the market value of such securities at the time they were sold short, less (ii) any collateral deposited with the Fund’s broker (not including the proceeds from the short sales). The Fund may be required to add to the segregated account as the market price of a shorted security increases. As a result of maintaining and adding to its segregated account, the Fund may maintain higher levels of cash or liquid assets (for example, U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements, high quality commercial paper and long equity positions) for collateral needs thus reducing its overall managed assets available for trading purposes. In lieu of maintaining cash or high-grade securities in a segregated account to cover the Fund’s short sale obligations, the Fund may earmark cash or high-grade securities on the Fund’s records or hold offsetting positions.

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 8/27/2019                                                                                                    


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 8/27/2019                                                                                                    


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

Date 8/23/2019                                                                                                    

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