N-CSRS 1 pf-ncsrse.htm PHOCAS FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT 6-30-07 pf-ncsrse.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 
Investment Company Act file number  811-07959

 
Advisors Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 
615 East Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 
Eric M. Banhazl
Advisors Series Trust
615 East Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)

 
(414) 765-6609
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2007

 
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.






 




PHOCAS REAL ESTATE FUND
PHOCAS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

















SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2007




August 27, 2007
 
Real Estate Fund Review
The private commercial real estate market is alive and well, while the public real estate market, including REITs, has taken more than its fair share of beatings in the last month. Even after the largest REIT acquisition of all time, Equity Office Properties, closed last quarter, there continues to be strong activity in the mergers and acquisitions market. Archstone Smith (ASN) agreed to be acquired by Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley Real Estate made an offer for Crescent Real Estate (CEI) and Goldman Sachs real estate fund, Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Limited Partnership, entered an agreement with Equity Inns (ENN).
 
The slide in REIT share prices has been driven mainly by continued capital outflows as dedicated mutual funds process redemptions, and non-dedicated REIT investors rotate out of the asset class. One thing to note is while domestic real estate funds are experiencing large outflows, global real estate funds are receiving decent inflows. As measured by the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Index, the U.S. market accounts for roughly 40% of the global real estate market. Thus, while investor monies are exiting domestic funds, some cash, not all, is being reinvested in U.S. REITs via global real estate funds.
 
While volatile, the U.S. securitized commercial real estate market, as measured by the NAREIT Equity REIT Index (the “Index”), was roughly flat in April and May. However, June was an entirely different ball game. The real estate market declined 9.1% as the yield of the 10-year Treasury Note increased to 5.1% at the quarter, significantly higher than its 4.6% level at the beginning of the quarter. This spike spurred investor fears of higher cap rates, thus lower NAVs, and REIT investment outflows remained steady and frequent. While we have not seen much evidence of rising cap rates, we continue to believe that cap rates will remain sticky for high quality assets or assets located in high barrier to entry markets given strong Net Operating Income (NOI) and limited supply. Overall, REITs turned in the worst quarterly performance in five years, as the Index declined 9.0%.
 
In the short-term, REITs and other securities that offer higher yields often see declining prices in higher interest rate environments. Underlying business fundamentals, however, usually drive the stock prices higher despite interest rate elevations. We believe that as long as rates don’t shoot up dramatically, REIT stocks should see better days ahead. Our belief is strengthened by the observation that many REITs finished the quarter at a 10-20% undervaluation, based on net asset value, given strong rental growth and a still low interest rate environment.
 
Following, please see a breakdown of performance and yields by sector for the second quarter of 2007, as well as the 2007 year to date.
 
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Sector
 
2nd Qtr 2007  
YTD 2007  
Yield 
Industrial/Office
    -9.3 %     -7.3 %     4.1 %
  Office
    -7.6 %     -6.9 %     4.0 %
  Industrial
    -11.0 %     -7.1 %     3.8 %
  Mixed
    -12.6 %     -9.1 %     5.2 %
Retail
    -14.6 %     -6.2 %     4.0 %
  Shopping Centers
    -15.1 %     -9.7 %     4.2 %
  Regional Malls
    -14.9 %     -3.1 %     3.8 %
  Free Standing
    -7.8 %     -6.2 %     5.4 %
Residential
    -2.9 %     -5.2 %     3.8 %
  Apartments
    -2.9 %     -5.3 %     3.8 %
  Manufactured Homes
    -2.7 %     -3.8 %     3.7 %
Diversified
    -5.5 %     -6.3 %     4.1 %
Lodging/Resorts
    -4.4 %     3.0 %     4.6 %
Health Care
    -12.9 %     -12.9 %     6.4 %
Self Storage
    -17.3 %     -18.8 %     3.4 %
Specialty
    2.1 %     6.6 %     4.1 %
Equity REIT Index
    -9.0 %     -5.9 %     4.2 %

All figures include dividends.  Source: NAREIT.
 
As with the rest of the industry, Apartment and Manufactured Home REITs had a volatile quarter, but were still able to outperform the Index. The out performance by Apartments was due largely to the Archstone acquisition, which lifted the stock 8.9% during the quarter. In addition, relative to the industry, both sectors benefited from the rise in interest rates causing the cost of home ownership to increase. As such, we believe these sectors are likely to continue to outperform for the remainder of the year.
 
Lodging has also benefited from M&A activity with a sharp rise on the heels of the Equity Inns announcement. It is not difficult to understand how the sector outperformed the Index when four out of the best six performing REITs were small cap Lodging companies. The trend continued, as 10 out of the top 18 performers from the Index were Lodging REITs. Included in these top performers was Sunstone (+ 5.3%). Still, the company remains one of the most undervalued positions in the portfolio.
 
Offices also did slightly better than the Index. The smaller cap and “niche” companies outperformed in this sector as the larger cap names were sold off during the slide for liquidity. Alexandria (-2.8%) was supported by its large life science portfolio transaction, which finally provided some price comparison. Prior to the Slough Real Estate portfolio transaction there were no relevant comps and investors struggled with valuing the company on an asset level.  While this is only a single data point, it allows investors to extrapolate comparison valuations. Alexandria remains very attractively priced. Also in the portfolio, Mission West performed well with +3.6% total return for the quarter. The stock remains under-owned by institutions. We believe the company is off the radar for many investors as it does not own assets in highly thought of

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markets such as Manhattan, Los Angeles, San Francisco or even Boston, but is a value oriented story with R&D assets in Silicon Valley.
 
The Self Storage sector was the worst performing sector during the quarter, as demand weakened from the lower housing turnover, and fundamentals declined with tougher comps from a lack of hurricane demand. The sector was also hurt by the poor performance of its largest company, Public Storage (-18.4%). The company’s concessions remained high as management pursues higher occupancy in the acquired Shurgard portfolio.
 
Despite healthy cash flow growth, the Retail sector lagged the Index. While consumer spending and retail sales growth are healthy, two large retailers announced slower new store openings or being more selective in new sites. Another driver of the underperformance was the lack of M&A activity, or even M&A rumors, in the sector. The largest companies in the respective sub-sectors, Kimco and Simon Properties, underperformed the index significantly. Given the high quality of these companies, we believe these REITs were being sold for liquidity without regard to fundamentals. These two companies are among the best managed in the industry, and have some of the best assets and locations in the space. Acadia was the only Shopping Center REIT in positive territory for the quarter, and continues to be a top pick in our portfolio due to its “Urban Infill” program that is focused on redeveloping older assets in New York City.
 
Understandably in a rising interest environment, healthcare REITs are “triple net,” Healthcare REITs underperformed the Index. The sector was also negatively impacted by company-specific issues. Health Care Properties entered the Life Science arena with a portfolio purchase with no prior experience in this niche market. Ventas was also hurt by its acquisition of the Sunrise portfolio.
 
The Industrial sector underperformed for the quarter, as the REIT sell off impacted the largest company in the sector, Prologis (PLD), as investors again searched for liquidity. Fears of higher cap rates could also explain the share price decline in PLD, as the company has not traded on NAV basis, and apparently was not given full credit for its significant development pipeline.
 
Small Cap Value Review
Just when we thought we had some real issues facing us after the first quarter of 2007 – valuation, rising interest rates, sub-prime lending, declining residential housing demand, and spiking oil prices – the market decided to damn the torpedoes and keep barreling upward. Of course, the equity markets have not done it in a linear fashion with continued high daily volatility. Clearly, investors are collectively feeling optimistic about the near-term economic outlook. They continue to focus on tame core inflation, higher projected second half 2007 GDP growth, and growing company earnings.  The end result was a very strong quarter for US equities, especially US large cap and US mid/small-cap growth equities. Unfortunately, the large exposure to underperforming financial companies, primarily banks, thrifts, and REITs, resulted in the small cap value index lagging further behind their growth peers. In the 2Q07, within small cap,

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the Russell 2000 growth (R2G) and value (R2V) index returns were 6.7% and 2.3%, respectively. Year-to-date, R2G is now up 9.3% versus 3.8% for R2V and 6.36% for the fund. The out-performance of growth equity style versus value does not surprise us as it has been some time since value has lagged. However, as always, we do not try to time the industry sectors and we continue to have almost a full weighting within financials. Despite the large negative impact to the overall portfolio return from the financial sector, the active portfolio continues to outperform its benchmark for the quarter and year-to-date.
 
Despite stumbling through June (-2.3%), the Russell 2000 Value index generated a healthy total return for the second quarter of 2.3%. Interest sensitive sectors such as financials and utilities were the hardest hit, down -2.5% and -5.3%, respectively. A backup in interest rates as well as continued concerns of sub-prime lending were the main culprits. Meanwhile, every other sector generated positive returns led, once again, by Energy (+12.8%), Materials (+10.5%) and Industrial (+10.1%) companies. During the 2Q, the portfolio outperformed every benchmark sector except Healthcare and Financials.
 
Energy. Rising oil prices tended to lift all boats in this sector. USEC Inc, a Uranium reprocessor (+35%) had another strong performance quarter.
   
Materials. CF Industries, an agricultural chemical company continues to plug along (+44%). Headwaters, a construction materials and synfuel company, struggled with the impact of a slowing housing market (-21%).
   
Industrials. Preformed Line Products, a manufacturer of products and systems used for construction and maintenance of telecom, cable and utility networks was up +32%. Close behind was Cascade Corp, a manufacturer of materials handling equipment/lift trucks and a major beneficiary of global demand, +31%.
   
Consumer Discretionary.  It seems that as soon as we added Stride Rite to our portfolio in 1Q07, it was already being acquired – Payless Shoes offered $20.50 per share for the company in late May after our recent purchase at under $14.50. Unfortunately, Jackson Hewitt, a tax preparation company and franchisor, had problems with one of their larger franchisees (-12%) that helped to offset some of the gain.
   
Consumer Staples.  NBTY, a vitamin manufacturer, gave up some of its historical gains, -18%, but was offset by the positive performance of Inter Parfums, a specialty fragrance company (+29%).
   
Healthcare.  We struggled within healthcare this quarter and it was fortunate the sector only represented 4.6% of the total portfolio. Cutera, a medical laser company (-30%) guided forward earnings estimates downward and the stock plunged 23% on the news.  Cheap healthcare stocks have not performed very well this year unless they have been acquisition targets.
   
Financials.  The back-up in the 10 year yield really hit financials hard. Many of the smaller banks and thrifts were already reeling under the decline in mortgages, squeeze on spreads and sub-prime lending issues. Add to this the

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issue of large money outflows from domestic REITS and you can guess that financials had a very hard time keeping up during the quarter. The Puerto Rican banks were hit the hardest as W Holdings Inc had problems with one of their large collateral assets: W Holdings declined -46%. The loan issue was large but not anywhere close to representing 46% of the equity so we remain holders of the stock. Republic Bancorp of Kentucky (-26%) and Citizens Republic Bancorp (-16%) represent a couple of the weaker lending institutions. A few of our insurance companies actually benefited from rising rates: IPC Holdings (+14%) and Commerce Group (+16%).
   
Technology.  We outperformed this quarter within Technology as software, which represents a majority of our holdings, rallied strongly: JDA Software (+30%) and Scansource (+19%).
   
Telecom.  Telecom only represents about 1.5% of the Russell 2000 Value index but our holdings did very well, led by CT Communications (+27%).
   
Utilities.  Though Utilities was the weakest performing sector of our benchmark, our holdings actually did very well. Dynegy, a recovering merchant energy supplier, was up +1.9% and represents our largest position. Our regional natural gas distributors also remained in positive performance territory to help boost returns.
 
Real Estate Fund Outlook
We are at a crossroads between our short- and long-term views. In the short term, we believe that real estate mutual fund redemptions will continue, and the bond market may experience a bit of volatility as cost of debt increases. A third short-term risk is short sellers of real estate and fixed income securities exacerbating an already tough environment for REITs.
 
Offsetting these short term risks, however, are the fundamental valuations of securitized real estate. The market may fully be aware of the current discounts to NAVs, but at current prices there are several high quality companies, assets and management teams that are now attractive on a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) basis. While cap rates may be subjective in nature, we believe cash flow can always be counted on. Also, as we near the end of the third quarter we would expect that capital from the ASN deal to be recycled into the market. We expect management and company’s board of directors to begin reviewing their policy on share buyback programs. That could provide additional support at current levels. Lastly, we believe the REIT sell off was a bit overblown, and has created attractive opportunities for non-dedicated REIT value investors.
 
In addition, despite companies selling below their NAVs, we believe that merger and acquisition activity is likely to continue. There will be some management teams that are likely to view the expected rise in cap rates, continued outflows, and tougher comps as reasons to sell at high premiums to current prices, even if still below respective NAVs. Willingness by management teams to discuss M&A offers at premiums to current valuations should also provide some level of support for REIT share prices.

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We’d like to close by reiterating our REIT investment philosophy as expressed on other occasions. We remain confident that our diligent research combined with our disciplined, low-turnover investment approach has the potential to continue to bearing fruit as we invest patiently in quality REIT organizations whose stocks are trading at valuations that are attractive relative to risk, peer groups, and other forms of investment. We believe this philosophy has stood our clients in good stead over the years, and we see no reason to deviate from it.
 
Small Cap Value Outlook
We stand by our original outlook for 2007 and we feel that equity valuations may be at the high end of the spectrum. Specific company earnings will remain the most visible issue with interest rates/inflation looming in the background. We still do not see any impetus to cut short-term rates and therefore do not expect to see any multiple expansions as a driver for forward valuation. This means profit and cash flow growth will be keys to share price behavior. Given so many unknowns, it should come as no surprise that we try to moderate portfolio risk by buying cheap companies. It is not the most exciting game but it has historically been profitable.
 
Best regards,
 
Phocas Financial Corporation

     
William Schaff, CFA
James Murray, CFA
Steve Block, CFA

 
The information above represents the opinions of the Fund Managers, and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.
 
Both Funds may invest in foreign securities which involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility, and differences in accounting methods.  The Real Estate Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund.  Therefore, the Real Estate Fund is more exposed to individual stock volatility than a diversified fund.  The Small Cap Value Fund invests in small-cap companies, which involves additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.
 
Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.  Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for complete fund holdings as of June 30, 2007.
 
The NAREIT Equity Index is an unmanaged index of all tax-qualified REITs that are publicly traded and have 75% or more of their gross invested book assets invested directly or indirectly in equity ownership of real estate.
 
The Russell 2000 Index offers investors access to the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set. This index measures the performance of the

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2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of the latest reconstitution, the average market capitalization was approximately $762.8 million; the median market capitalization was approximately $613.5 million. The largest company in the index had an approximate market capitalization of $1.9 billion and a smallest of $218.4 million. Source: Russell Investment Group
 
The Russell 2000 Value Index offers investors access to the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Value is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the small-cap value market. Based on ongoing empirical research of investment manager behavior, the methodology used to determine value probability approximates the aggregate small-cap value manager's opportunity set. Source: Russell Investment Group
 
These indices are not available for direct investment.

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Phocas Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLE – June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (1/1/07 – 6/30/07).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first set of lines of the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses, with actual net expenses being limited to 1.50% for each of the Phocas Funds per the advisory agreement.  Although the Funds charge no sales load or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent.  The example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The second set of lines of the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
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Phocas Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLE – June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued


   
Beginning
   
Ending
   
Expenses Paid
 
   
Account Value
   
Account Value
   
During Period
 
   
1/1/07
   
6/30/07
   
1/1/07 – 6/30/07*
 
Actual
                 
Real Estate Fund
  $
1,000.00
    $
939.30
    $
7.21
 
Small Cap Value Fund
  $
1,000.00
    $
1,063.60
    $
7.67
 
Hypothetical (5% return
                       
  before expenses)
                       
Real Estate Fund
  $
1,000.00
    $
1,017.36
    $
7.50
 
Small Cap Value Fund
  $
1,000.00
    $
1,017.36
    $
7.50
 

*
Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Phocas Funds

ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS – June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)


Phocas Real Estate Fund



 
 
Phocas Small Cap Value Fund



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Phocas Real Estate Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.5%
 
Value
 
   
Apartments - 18.0%
     
 
2,468
 
Archstone-Smith Trust
  $
145,883
 
 
2,111
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
   
250,956
 
 
1,396
 
Camden Property Trust
   
93,490
 
 
1,978
 
Post Properties, Inc.
   
103,113
 
           
593,442
 
     
Diversified - 10.8%
       
 
4,029
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
   
151,813
 
 
5,237
 
Mission West Properties, Inc.
   
73,004
 
 
530
 
PS Business Parks, Inc.
   
33,586
 
 
895
 
Vornado Realty Trust
   
98,307
 
           
356,710
 
     
Health Care - 6.1%
       
 
3,700
 
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
   
100,640
 
 
2,747
 
Ventas, Inc.
   
99,579
 
           
200,219
 
     
Hotels - 7.3%
       
 
8,124
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
   
187,827
 
 
1,829
 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
   
51,925
 
           
239,752
 
     
Manufactured Homes - 3.3%
       
 
2,098
 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
   
109,495
 
     
Office Property - 13.6%
       
 
985
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
   
95,368
 
 
1,763
 
Boston Properties, Inc.
   
180,055
 
 
1,388
 
SL Green Realty Corp.
   
171,959
 
           
447,382
 
     
Regional Malls - 10.8%
       
 
1,681
 
General Growth Properties, Inc.
   
89,009
 
 
395
 
Macerich Co.
   
32,556
 
 
2,517
 
Simon Property Group, Inc.
   
234,182
 
           
355,747
 
     
Shopping Centers - 17.5%
       
 
6,940
 
Acadia Realty Trust
   
180,093
 
 
2,342
 
Federal Realty Investment Trust
   
180,943
 
 
2,049
 
Kimco Realty Corp.
   
78,005
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Phocas Real Estate Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Shopping Centers - 17.5% (Continued)
     
 
1,969
 
Regency Centers Corp.
  $
138,814
 
           
577,855
 
     
Storage - 3.4%
       
 
934
 
Public Storage, Inc.
   
71,750
 
 
2,530
 
U-Store-It Trust
   
41,467
 
           
113,217
 
     
Warehouse/Industrial - 7.7%
       
 
543
 
AMB Property Corp.
   
28,898
 
 
3,979
 
ProLogis
   
226,405
 
           
255,303
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $3,486,513)
   
3,249,122
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.3%
       
 
10,653
 
AIM STIC-STIC Prime Portfolio
   
10,653
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $10,653)
   
10,653
 
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
       
     
  (Cost $3,497,166) - 98.8%
   
3,259,775
 
     
Other Assets in excess of Liabilities - 1.2%
   
39,790
 
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $
3,299,565
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.3%
 
Value
 
   
Aerospace & Defense - 3.4%
     
 
1,726
 
Herley Industries, Inc. (a)
  $
28,255
 
 
1,354
 
MTC Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
33,254
 
 
1,117
 
Triumph Group, Inc.
   
73,130
 
           
134,639
 
     
Auto Components - 1.0%
       
 
1,348
 
Aftermarket Technology Corp. (a)
   
40,009
 
     
Automobiles - 0.4%
       
 
514
 
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
   
15,173
 
     
Chemicals - 4.0%
       
 
824
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
49,349
 
 
1,153
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
68,269
 
 
1,601
 
Sensient Technologies Corp.
   
40,649
 
           
158,267
 
     
Commercial Banks - 8.0%
       
 
1,878
 
Banco Latinoamericano
       
     
  de Exportaciones, S.A. (b)
   
35,306
 
 
1,281
 
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.
   
23,442
 
 
3,201
 
First BanCorp
   
35,179
 
 
2,176
 
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.
   
23,762
 
 
1,653
 
FNB Corp.
   
26,431
 
 
522
 
IBERIABANK Corp.
   
25,813
 
 
872
 
Intervest Bancshares Corp.
   
24,556
 
 
1,669
 
National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
   
27,839
 
 
1,620
 
Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A
   
26,876
 
 
1,480
 
Royal Bancshares of
       
     
  Pennsylvania, Inc. - Class A
   
29,171
 
 
1,244
 
Vineyard National Bancorp Co.
   
28,574
 
 
4,486
 
W Holding Co., Inc.
   
11,843
 
           
318,792
 
     
Commercial Services & Supplies - 4.7%
       
 
744
 
Administaff, Inc.
   
24,918
 
 
1,059
 
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc.
   
29,768
 
 
1,538
 
Korn/Ferry International (a)
   
40,388
 
 
1,348
 
Labor Ready, Inc. (a)
   
31,152
 
 
338
 
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a)(b)
   
16,603
 
 
668
 
United Stationers, Inc. (a)
   
44,516
 
           
187,345
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Communications Equipment - 2.2%
     
 
2,836
 
Arris Group, Inc. (a)
  $
49,885
 
 
589
 
ScanSource, Inc. (a)
   
18,842
 
 
1,224
 
Windstream Corp.
   
18,066
 
           
86,793
 
     
Construction & Engineering - 1.0%
       
 
823
 
URS Corp. (a)
   
39,957
 
     
Construction Materials - 1.1%
       
 
5,230
 
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (a)
   
45,449
 
     
Consumer Finance - 0.8%
       
 
794
 
ASTA Funding, Inc.
   
30,513
 
     
Diversified Financial Services - 0.9%
       
 
3,037
 
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)
   
37,902
 
     
Diversified Telecommunication
       
     
  Services - 1.7%
       
 
1,159
 
CT Communications, Inc.
   
35,361
 
 
1,134
 
SureWest Communications
   
30,890
 
           
66,251
 
     
Electric Utilities - 0.4%
       
 
638
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
17,507
 
     
Electrical Equipment - 1.0%
       
 
827
 
Preformed Line Products Co.
   
39,704
 
     
Electromedical
       
     
  Electrotherapeutic Apparatus - 2.2%
       
 
1,758
 
Cutera, Inc. (a)
   
43,809
 
 
1,752
 
Syneron Medical Ltd (a)(b)
   
43,712
 
           
87,521
 
     
Electronic Equipment
       
     
  & Instruments - 2.9%
       
 
2,903
 
Brightpoint, Inc. (a)
   
40,032
 
 
1,916
 
SYNNEX Corp. (a)
   
39,489
 
 
992
 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A
   
37,170
 
           
116,691
 
     
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.6%
       
 
280
 
SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
26,141
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

15

Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Gas Utilities - 2.3%
     
 
1,059
 
Atmos Energy Corp.
  $
31,834
 
 
870
 
Laclede Group, Inc.
   
27,736
 
 
643
 
New Jersey Resources Corp.
   
32,806
 
           
92,376
 
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.9%
       
 
844
 
Orthofix International N.V. (a)(b)
   
37,955
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.6%
       
 
1,226
 
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (a)
   
37,663
 
 
2,079
 
Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (a)
   
24,657
 
           
62,320
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.8%
       
 
1,185
 
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a)
   
31,817
 
     
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2%
       
 
2,231
 
Tredegar Corp.
   
47,520
 
     
Information Retrieval Services - 1.8%
       
 
4,512
 
Greenfield Online, Inc. (a)
   
71,786
 
     
Insurance - 5.7%
       
 
983
 
American Physicians Capital, Inc. (a)
   
39,812
 
 
970
 
Commerce Group, Inc.
   
33,678
 
 
1,471
 
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. - Class A
   
34,863
 
 
1,298
 
IPC Holdings, Ltd. (b)
   
41,912
 
 
977
 
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.
   
40,448
 
 
7,725
 
Scottish Re Group Ltd. (a)(b)
   
37,775
 
           
228,488
 
     
Internet Software & Services - 2.1%
       
 
1,215
 
Avocent Corp. (a)
   
35,247
 
 
3,985
 
Internet Capital Group, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
49,414
 
           
84,661
 
     
IT Services - 2.6%
       
 
1,763
 
ICF International, Inc. (a)
   
35,472
 
 
2,495
 
Perot Systems Corp. - Class A (a)
   
42,515
 
 
2,256
 
StarTek, Inc.
   
24,342
 
           
102,329
 
     
Leisure Equipment & Products - 1.2%
       
 
1,689
 
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (a)
   
47,528
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

16

Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Machinery - 3.4%
     
 
769
 
Cascade Corp.
  $
60,320
 
 
895
 
EnPro Industries, Inc. (a)
   
38,297
 
 
1,207
 
Gehl Co. (a)
   
36,645
 
           
135,262
 
     
Media - 1.1%
       
 
962
 
Corus Entertainment, Inc. - Class B (b)
   
45,050
 
     
Metals & Mining - 2.2%
       
 
907
 
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A
   
43,482
 
 
1,979
 
USEC, Inc. (a)
   
43,498
 
           
86,980
 
     
Multi-line Retail - 0.4%
       
 
630
 
Conn’s, Inc. (a)
   
17,993
 
     
Multi-Utilities &
       
     
  Unregulated Power - 2.0%
       
 
5,294
 
Dynegy, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
49,975
 
 
592
 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
   
30,032
 
           
80,007
 
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.0%
       
 
2,817
 
Brigham Exploration Co. (a)
   
16,536
 
 
1,367
 
Headwaters, Inc. (a)
   
23,608
 
 
3,056
 
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a)
   
74,108
 
 
6,629
 
Meridian Resource Corp. (a)
   
20,020
 
 
1,222
 
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)
   
26,322
 
           
160,594
 
     
Paper & Forest Products - 1.1%
       
 
1,374
 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
   
42,594
 
     
Personal Products - 4.6%
       
 
1,661
 
Alberto-Culver Co.
   
39,399
 
 
1,961
 
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (a)
   
47,574
 
 
1,714
 
Inter Parfums, Inc.
   
45,627
 
 
1,160
 
NBTY, Inc. (a)
   
50,112
 
           
182,712
 
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 10.4%
       
 
2,091
 
Acadia Realty Trust
   
54,261
 
 
340
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
   
32,919
 
 
1,167
 
American Campus Communities, Inc.
   
33,014
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

17

Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Real Estate Investment
     
   
  Trusts - 10.4% (Continued)
     
 
1,685
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
  $
63,491
 
 
645
 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
   
33,663
 
 
3,012
 
Feldman Mall Properties, Inc.
   
34,337
 
 
1,143
 
First Potomac Realty Trust
   
26,620
 
 
591
 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
   
31,016
 
 
2,062
 
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
   
56,086
 
 
1,412
 
Republic Property Trust
   
17,297
 
 
1,119
 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
   
31,768
 
           
414,472
 
     
Semiconductor & Semiconductor
       
     
  Equipment - 1.9%
       
 
1,878
 
Fairchild Semiconductor
       
     
  International, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
36,283
 
 
1,710
 
Microsemi Corp. (a)
   
40,955
 
           
77,238
 
     
Software - 2.0%
       
 
2,536
 
Corel Corp. (a)(b)
   
33,602
 
 
2,394
 
JDA Software Group, Inc. (a)
   
46,994
 
           
80,596
 
     
Specialty Retail - 0.3%
       
 
1,071
 
United Retail Group, Inc. (a)
   
12,456
 
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 5.4%
       
 
1,260
 
K-Swiss, Inc. - Class A
   
35,696
 
 
1,149
 
Liz Claiborne, Inc.
   
42,858
 
 
1,928
 
Perry Ellis International, Inc. (a)
   
62,024
 
 
2,316
 
Stride Rite Corp.
   
46,922
 
 
1,160
 
Timberland Co. - Class A (a)
   
29,220
 
           
216,720
 
     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.0%
       
 
2,258
 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.
   
27,209
 
 
1,134
 
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.
   
28,350
 
 
382
 
WSFS Financial Corp.
   
24,994
 
           
80,553
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $3,593,697)
   
3,888,661
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

18

Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%
 
Value
 
 
59,467
 
AIM STIC-STIC Prime Portfolio
  $
59,467
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $59,467)
   
59,467
 
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
       
     
  (Cost $3,653,164) - 98.8%
   
3,948,128
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.2%
   
49,189
 
     
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $
3,997,317
 

(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

19

Phocas Funds

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

   
Phocas
   
Phocas
 
   
Real Estate
   
Small Cap
 
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in securities, at value (identified
           
  cost $3,497,166 and $3,653,164, respectively)
  $
3,259,775
    $
3,948,128
 
Cash
   
3,466
     
288
 
Receivables for:
               
Investments sold
   
62,308
     
6
 
Fund shares sold
   
90,000
     
40,000
 
Dividends and interest
   
13,249
     
4,945
 
Due from Advisor (Note 3)
   
21,970
     
23,225
 
Prepaid expenses
   
4,110
     
7,952
 
Total assets
   
3,454,878
     
4,024,544
 
LIABILITIES
               
Payables for:
               
Securities purchased
   
126,935
     
 
Audit fees
   
8,580
     
8,580
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
4,808
     
3,347
 
Fund accounting fees
   
4,310
     
4,917
 
Distribution fees
   
3,468
     
3,919
 
Shareholder reporting
   
3,127
     
3,113
 
Administration fees
   
2,466
     
2,466
 
Custody fees
   
819
     
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
720
     
885
 
Legal fees
   
80
     
 
Total liabilities
   
155,313
     
27,227
 
NET ASSETS
  $
3,299,565
    $
3,997,317
 
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET
               
  VALUE PER SHARE
               
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $
3,299,565
    $
3,997,317
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited number
               
  of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
160,409
     
171,924
 
Net asset value, offering and
               
  redemption price per share
  $
20.57
    $
23.25
 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
               
Paid-in capital
  $
3,499,424
    $
3,676,742
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
   
21,319
      (1,148 )
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
   
16,213
     
26,759
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
               
  on investments
    (237,391 )    
294,964
 
Net assets
  $
3,299,565
    $
3,997,317
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

20

Phocas Funds

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

   
Phocas
   
Phocas
 
   
Real Estate
   
Small Cap
 
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Income
           
Dividends (net of withholding taxes
           
  of $0 and $56, respectively)
  $
39,345
    $
20,886
 
Interest
   
1,757
     
2,941
 
Total income
   
41,102
     
23,827
 
Expenses
               
Administration fees (Note 3)
   
14,876
     
14,877
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 3)
   
12,478
     
11,258
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 3)
   
12,188
     
15,701
 
Advisory fees (Note 3)
   
9,892
     
12,791
 
Audit fees
   
8,580
     
8,580
 
Custody fees (Note 3)
   
4,340
     
5,426
 
Legal fees
   
3,404
     
3,402
 
Distribution fees (Note 4)
   
3,297
     
4,264
 
Trustee fees
   
3,126
     
3,126
 
Insurance expense
   
1,959
     
1,959
 
Reports to shareholders
   
1,949
     
1,950
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 3)
   
1,188
     
1,794
 
Miscellaneous
   
477
     
1,795
 
Total expenses
   
77,754
     
86,923
 
Less: advisory fee waiver
               
  and reimbursement (Note 3)
    (57,971 )     (61,340 )
Net expenses
   
19,783
     
25,583
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
21,319
      (1,756 )
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
               
  GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
               
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
12,126
     
19,497
 
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (335,427 )    
198,187
 
Net realized and unrealized
               
  gain (loss) on investments
    (323,301 )    
217,684
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
               
  Resulting from Operations
  $ (301,982 )   $
215,928
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

21

Phocas Real Estate Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Six Months
   
September 29,
 
   
Ended
   
 2006*
 
   
June 30, 2007
   
through
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
             
OPERATIONS
             
Net investment income
  $
21,319
    $
10,968
 
Net realized gain on investments
   
12,126
     
2,033
 
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (335,427 )    
98,036
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
    (301,982 )    
111,037
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
   
      (8,309 )
From net realized gain on investments
   
      (605 )
Total distributions to shareholders
   
      (8,914 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived from
               
  net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
2,414,093
     
1,085,331
 
Total increase in net assets
   
2,112,111
     
1,187,454
 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
   
1,187,454
     
 
End of period
  $
3,299,565
    $
1,187,454
 
Accumulated net investment income
  $
21,319
    $
 

(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:

   
Six Months Ended   
   
September 29, 2006*   
 
   
June 30, 2007   
   
through   
 
   
(Unaudited)   
   
December 31, 2006   
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
   
107,759
    $
2,448,437
     
53,821
    $
1,076,417
 
Shares issued on
                               
  reinvestments of
                               
  distributions
   
     
     
412
     
8,914
 
Shares redeemed
    (1,583 )     (34,344 )    
     
 
Net increase
   
106,176
    $
2,414,093
     
54,233
    $
1,085,331
 

*    Commencement of operations.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

22

Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Six Months
   
September 29,
 
   
Ended
   
 2006*
 
   
June 30, 2007
   
through
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
             
OPERATIONS
             
Net investment income
  $ (1,756 )   $
1,861
 
Net realized gain on investments
   
19,497
     
7,262
 
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation on investments
   
198,187
     
96,777
 
Net increase in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
215,928
     
105,900
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
   
      (1,253 )
From net realized gain on investments
   
     
 
Total distributions to shareholders
   
      (1,253 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived from
               
  net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
2,548,888
     
1,127,854
 
Total increase in net assets
   
2,764,816
     
1,232,501
 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
   
1,232,501
     
 
End of period
  $
3,997,317
    $
1,232,501
 
Accumulated net investment income
  $ (1,148 )   $
608
 

(a)   A summary of share transactions is as follows:

   
Six Months Ended   
   
September 29, 2006*   
 
   
June 30, 2007   
   
through   
 
   
(Unaudited)   
   
December 31, 2006   
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
   
117,086
    $
2,585,342
     
56,330
    $
1,126,601
 
Shares issued on
                               
  reinvestments of
                               
  distributions
   
     
     
58
     
1,253
 
Shares redeemed
    (1,550 )     (36,454 )    
     
 
Net increase
   
115,536
    $
2,548,888
     
56,388
    $
1,127,854
 

*    Commencement of operations.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

23

Phocas Real Estate Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

   
Six Months
   
September 29,
 
   
Ended
   
 2006*
 
   
June 30, 2007
   
through
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $
21.90
    $
20.00
 
Income from investment operations:
               
Net investment income
   
0.13
     
0.20
 
Net realized and unrealized
               
  gain (loss) on investments
    (1.46 )    
1.86
 
Total from investment operations
    (1.33 )    
2.06
 
Less distributions:
               
From net investment income
   
      (0.15 )
From net realized gain on investments
   
      (0.01 )
Total distributions
   
      (0.16 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $
20.57
    $
21.90
 
Total return
    (6.07 )%‡     10.34 %‡
Ratios/supplemental data:
               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $
3,300
    $
1,187
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
    5.87 %†     15.92 %†
After expense reimbursement
    1.50 %†     1.50 %†
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
               
  to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
    (2.77 )%†     (10.55 )%†
After expense reimbursement
    1.60 %†     3.87 %†
Portfolio turnover rate
    13.11 %‡     10.46 %‡

*
Commencement of operations.
Annualized.
Not annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

24

Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

   
Six Months
   
September 29,
 
   
Ended
   
 2006*
 
   
June 30, 2007
   
through
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $
21.86
    $
20.00
 
Income from investment operations:
               
Net investment income
    (0.01 )    
0.03
 
Net realized and unrealized
               
  gain on investments
   
1.40
     
1.85
 
Total from investment operations
   
1.39
     
1.88
 
Less distributions:
               
From net investment income
   
      (0.02 )
Total distributions
   
      (0.02 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $
23.25
    $
21.86
 
Total return
    6.36 %‡     9.41 %‡
Ratios/supplemental data:
               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $
3,997
    $
1,233
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
    5.07 %†     14.93 %†
After expense reimbursement
    1.50 %†     1.50 %†
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
               
  to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
    (3.68 )%†     (12.79 )%†
After expense reimbursement
    (0.11 )%†     0.63 %†
Portfolio turnover rate
    17.21 %‡     11.20 %‡

*
Commencement of operations.
Annualized.
Not annualized.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Phocas Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Phocas Real Estate Fund and the Phocas Small Cap Value Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company.  Each of the Funds has separate assets and liabilities and differing investment objectives.  The investment objective of the Phocas Real Estate Fund (the “Real Estate Fund”) is long-term total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.  The investment objective of the Phocas Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”) is long-term total investment return through capital appreciation.  The Funds commenced operations on September 29, 2006.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A.
Security Valuation:  The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value. Securities 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 (“OTC”) securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent trade price. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or if the closing price does not represent fair value, are valued following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.  These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume, and news events. Short-term investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value.
   
B.
Federal Income Taxes:  It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders.  Therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes has been recorded.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

C.
Expenses:  Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as investment advisory and custodian fees.  Expenses that are not directly attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds in proportion to their respective net assets.
   
D.
Securities Transactions, Dividends and Distributions:  Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, annually and net realized gains, if any, annually. The amount and character income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To the extent these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.
   
E.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operation during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
   
F.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts:  Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting.  These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
   
G.
Redemption Fees: The Funds charge a 1.00% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for less than 90 days. Such fees are retained by the Funds and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
   
H.
REITs: The Funds have made certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon funds available from operations.  It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REIT’s taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital.  The Funds intend to include the gross dividends from such REITs in their

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Phocas Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

 
annual distributions to its shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Funds’ distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.
   
I.
New Accounting Pronouncements: On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”).  FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the financial statements.  FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.  Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year.  Application of FIN 48 is required as of the date of the last Net Asset Value (“NAV”) calculation in the first required financial statement reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  Effective June 29, 2007, the Funds adopted FIN 48.  The adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on either Fund’s net assets or results of operations.
   
 
In September 2006, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Funds believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will have no material impact on their financial statements.
 
NOTE 3 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
The Funds have an investment advisory agreement with Phocas Financial Corporation (the “Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser is responsible for providing investment management services to the Funds.  The Adviser furnished all investment advice, office space and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds.  As compensation for its services, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly.  The Funds pay fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% based upon the average daily net assets of the Funds.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Real Estate Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund incurred $9,892 and $12,791, respectively in advisory fees.

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Phocas Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

The Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses.  The Advisor has agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Funds and to pay Fund operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the aggregate annual operating expenses to 1.50% of average daily net assets of each Fund.  Any such reduction made by the Advisor in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Advisor, if so requested by the Advisor, in subsequent fiscal years if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on Fund expenses.  The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed only for fee reductions and expense payments made in the previous three fiscal years.  Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval at the time the reimbursement is made. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Advisor reduced its fees and absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $57,971 for the Real Estate Fund and $61,340 for the Small Cap Value Fund.
 
Cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions and the year of expiration are as follows:
 
   
2009
   
2010
   
Total
 
Real Estate Fund
  $
40,878
    $
57,971
    $
98,849
 
Small Cap Value Fund
  $
39,457
    $
61,340
    $
100,797
 
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Administrator”) acts as the Funds’ Administrator under an Administration Agreement.  The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Funds; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Funds’ custodian, transfer agent and accountants; coordinates the preparation and payment of the Funds’ expenses and reviews the Funds’ expense accruals.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Real Estate Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund incurred $14,876 and $14,877, respectively, in administration fees.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”) also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Real Estate Fund incurred $12,188 in fund accounting fees and $8,018 in transfer agent fees.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Small Cap Value Fund incurred $15,701 in fund accounting fees and $7,830 in transfer agent fees.  U.S. Bank, N.A., an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Real Estate Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund incurred $4,340 and $5,426, respectively, in custody fees.

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Phocas Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares.  The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator.
 
Certain officers of the Trust are employees of the Administrator.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Real Estate Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund were allocated $1,188 and $1,794, respectively, of the Chief Compliance Officer fee.
 
NOTE 4 – DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN
 
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the Funds to pay for distribution and related expenses at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The expenses covered by the Plan may include the cost of preparing and distributing prospectuses and other sales material, advertising and public relations expenses, payments to financial intermediaries and compensation of personnel involved in selling shares of the Funds. Payments made pursuant to the Plan will represent compensation for distribution and service activities, not reimbursements for specific expenses incurred.  Pursuant to a distribution coordination agreement adopted under the Plan, distribution fees are paid to the Distributor as “Distribution Coordinator.”  For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Real Estate Fund and Small Cap Value Fund paid the Distribution Coordinator $3,297 and $4,264, respectively.
 
NOTE 5 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) were $2,739,361 and $343,638, respectively, for the Real Estate Fund and $2,999,031 and $548,902, respectively, for the Small Cap Value Fund.
 
NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to Real estate Investment Trusts.

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Phocas Funds

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited), Continued

The distributions paid by the Funds during six months ended June 30, 2007 and the period ended December 31, 2006 were characterized as follows:
 
   
Real Estate Fund   
   
Small Cap Value Fund   
 
   
6/30/07
   
12/31/06
   
6/30/07
   
12/31/06
 
Ordinary income
  $
    $
8,745
    $
    $
1,253
 
Net LT capital gain
   
     
169
     
     
 
Total distributions
  $
    $
8,914
    $
    $
1,253
 
 
Ordinary income distributions may include dividends paid from short-term capital gains.
 
As of December 31, 2006, the Funds’ most recent completed fiscal year end, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
         
Small Cap
 
   
Real Estate Fund
   
Value Fund
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes
  $
1,112,931
    $
1,140,051
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
  $
101,658
    $
117,783
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
    (3,622 )     (21,006 )
Net tax unrealized appreciation
  $
98,036
    $
96,777
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $
349
    $
7,850
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
3,738
     
20
 
Total distributable earnings
 
$
4,087
    $
7,870
 
Total accumulated earnings
  $
102,123
    $
104,647
 

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Phocas Funds

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS at June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

How to Obtain a Copy of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling (866) 746-2271 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Records for the Period Ended June 30, 2007
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30, 2007 is available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 746-2271.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Funds’ proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-Q
 
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available by calling (866) 746-2271.
 
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Investment Advisor
Phocas Financial Corporation
2433 Mariner Square Loop, Suite 202
Alameda, California 94501
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 2400
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Legal Counsel
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
55 Second Street, 24th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
 
Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
 
Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(866) 746-2271
 

 
This report is intended for shareholders of the Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.  For a current prospectus please call (866) 746-2271.  Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.



Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Schedules of Investments.

Schedules of Investments are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The registrant’s independent trustees serve as its nominating committee, however, they do not make use of a nominating committee charter.  There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)  
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

(b)  
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)  
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit.  Not Applicable.

(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(b)  
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished 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/ Eric M. Banhazl
            Eric M. Banhazl, President

Date   9/5/07                                                                                                



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/ Eric M. Banhazl
            Eric M. Banhazl, President

Date_9/5/07

By (Signature and Title)*       /s/ Douglas G. Hess
            Douglas G. Hess, Treasurer

Date_9/6/07

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