497 1 pzenaast497e04032020.htm PZENA FUNDS 497E Document


April 14, 2020
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PZENA MID CAP VALUE FUND
Investor Class PZVMX
Institutional Class PZIMX

PZENA SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Investor Class PZVSX
Institutional Class PZISX

PZENA EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND
Investor Class PZVEX
Institutional Class PZIEX

PZENA LONG/SHORT VALUE FUND
Investor Class PZVLX
Institutional Class PZILX

PZENA INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Investor Class PZVIX
Institutional Class PZIIX

Each a Series of Advisors Series Trust


Supplement to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated June 28, 2019



Effective immediately, the redemption fee for the Pzena Funds will be removed. All references to redemption fees throughout the statutory prospectus and SAI are hereby removed.

Effective March 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees has approved the addition of a line of credit for the Pzena Funds. Accordingly, the following disclosure has been added to the Funds' SAI.

The sub-section titled, "Percentage Limitations" on page 1 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

Percentage Limitations
Whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of each Fund’s assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of a Fund’s acquisition or sale of such security or other asset. Accordingly, except with respect to borrowing, any subsequent change in values, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered in determining whether an investment complies with each Fund’s investment policies and limitations. In addition, if a bankruptcy or other extraordinary event occurs concerning a particular investment by a Fund, the Fund may receive stock, real estate or other investments that the Fund would not, or could not, buy. If this happens, a Fund would sell such investments as soon as practicable while trying to maximize the return to its shareholders.






Effective immediately, following section is hereby added to page 14 of the Statement of Additional Information:

Borrowing and Leverage Transactions
Subject to the limitations described under “Investment Restrictions” below, the Funds may be permitted to borrow for temporary purposes and/or for investment purposes. Such a practice will result in leveraging of a Fund’s assets and may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. This borrowing may be secured or unsecured. Provisions of the 1940 Act require a Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage (that is, total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed, with an exception for borrowings not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets made for temporary administrative purposes. Any borrowings for temporary administrative purposes in excess of 5% of a Fund’s total assets must maintain continuous asset coverage. If the 300% asset coverage should decline as a result of market fluctuations or other reasons, a Fund may be required to sell some of its portfolio holdings within three days (excluding Sundays and holidays) to reduce the debt and restore the 300% asset coverage, even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint if the Fund sells holdings at that time. Entering into reverse repurchase agreements and purchasing securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward delivery basis are not subject to this limitation. Borrowing, like other forms of leverage, will tend to exaggerate the effect on NAV of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio. Money borrowed will be subject to interest costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased, if any. The Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with such borrowing or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate.

The Funds may use leverage to increase potential returns. Leverage involves special risks and may involve speculative investment techniques. Leverage exists when cash made available to a Fund through an investment technique is used to make additional Fund investments. Leverage transactions include borrowing for other than temporary or emergency purposes, purchasing securities on margin (borrowing money from a bank to purchase securities), selling securities short (selling securities that are not owned), lending portfolio securities and entering into repurchase agreements. A Fund uses these investment techniques only when the Adviser believes that the leveraging and the returns available to the Fund from investing the cash will provide investors with a potentially higher return. Currently, the Funds do not contemplate borrowing money for investment purposes.


Please retain this Supplement for future reference.