N-CSRS 1 piafunds-ncsrs.htm PIA FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORTS 5-31-10 piafunds-ncsrs.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 Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor
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:  November 30, 2010



Date of reporting period:  May 31, 2010

 
 

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.



 
PIA Funds
 
 

 
– PIA BBB Bond Fund
Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS)

– PIA MBS Bond Fund
Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
Semi-Annual Report
 
May 31, 2010

 
 

 
PIA Funds

Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this semi-annual report for the period ended May 31, 2010 for the following series of the PIA Mutual Funds for which Pacific Income Advisers (“PIA”) is the adviser: the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund.
 
Economic growth continued for the third quarter in a row. First quarter reported Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was +3.0% compared to +0.1% for the year of 2009. At the same time the unemployment rate remained at the elevated level of 9.7%. Year over year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for recent months was a little over 2%. The Federal Reserve maintained their Fed Funds rate at 0-25 basis points (bp) for the period. Yields on 6 month treasury bills increased 7 bp while yields on 5 and 30 year treasuries increased by 9 bp and 2 bp, respectively. These slight increases in yields included a relatively large rally in May when 5 and 30 year treasury yields declined around 30 bp mainly due to a flight to quality from equities, sovereign and high yield bond markets. Interest rate spreads over treasuries on corporate bonds increased 10 bp during the period after a volatile month of May when spreads rose close to 50 bp.
 
We believe that the PIA BBB Bond Fund and MBS Bond Fund provide our clients with a very cost effective means of investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of BBB rated bonds or agency mortgage backed bonds because, as described in our prospectus, PIA pays all expenses incurred by each Fund so our clients incur no additional expense relative to their investment in the Fund.
 
PIA BBB Bond Fund
The return of the BBB Bond Fund for the six month period ending May 31 was 3.18% compared to the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index return of 3.62%. The Fund’s return was lower than the index partly due to its emphasis on more liquid issues. The Fund seeks to approximate the return on the index due to a strategy of having a broad diversification of issuers, industry sectors and range of maturities. The bonds held in the Fund represent over one hundred and forty different issuers. Interest rate spreads on Baa bonds over comparable maturity U.S. Treasuries narrowed from 264 basis points at the end of November 2009 to 230 basis points in May 2010.
 
PIA MBS Bond Fund
The return of the MBS Bond Fund for the six month period ending May 31 was 1.85% compared to the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index return of 1.87%. Spreads over U.S. treasuries on mortgage securities were relatively stable during the period. The Fund’s slightly shorter duration and emphasis on higher coupon agency MBS helped the return.
 
Please take a moment to review your Fund(s)’ statement of assets and the results of operations for the six month period ended May 31. We look forward to reporting to you again with the annual report dated November 2010.



Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
 
Please refer to the following page for important disclosure information.

 
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PIA Funds


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Opinions expressed above are those of the adviser and are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Mutual Fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments.
 
The Funds may also use options, futures contracts, and swaps, which have the risks of unlimited losses of the underlying holdings due to unanticipated market movements and failure to correctly predict the direction of securities prices, interest rates and currency rates.  Derivatives involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments.  These risks are fully disclosed in the Prospectus.
 
Bond ratings provide the probability of an issuer defaulting based on the analysis of the issuer’s financial condition and profit potential. Bond rating services are provided by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch Investors Service. Bond ratings start at AAA (denoting the highest investment quality) and usually end at D (meaning payment is in default).
 
The Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index is an unmanaged index consisting of bonds rated Baa. The issues must be publicly traded and meet certain maturity and issue size requirements. Bonds are represented by the Industrial, Utility, Finance and non-corporate sectors. Non-corporate sectors include sovereign, supranational, foreign agency and foreign local government issuers. The Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index (The MBS Index) is an unmanaged index that covers the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). The MBS Index is formed by grouping the universe of over 600,000 individual fixed rate MBS pools into approximately 3,500 generic aggregates. Each aggregate is a proxy for the outstanding pools for a given agency, program, issue year and coupon. The index maturity and liquidity criteria are then applied to these aggregates to determine which qualify for inclusion in the index. About 600 of these generic aggregates meet the criteria. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
The consumer price index (CPI) is a measure estimating the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households.  CPI measures a price change for a constant market basket of goods and services from one period to the next within the same area (city, region, or nation).  The CPI is determined by measuring the price of a standard group of goods meant to represent the typical market basket of a typical urban consumer.
 
Basis point equals 1/100th of 1%.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Investment performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC, Distributor

 
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PIA Funds
Expense Example – May 31, 2010
(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 PIA 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 (12/1/09 – 5/31/10).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses, with actual net expenses being limited to 0.00% per the advisory agreements for the PIA BBB Bond Fund and the PIA MBS Bond Fund.  Although the Funds charge no sales loads 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, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  You may use the information in the first 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 line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is different from the Funds’ actual returns.  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 transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees.  Therefore, the second line of the tables 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 12/1/09
Value 5/31/10
Period 12/1/09 – 5/31/10*
PIA BBB Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,031.80
$0.00
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,024.93
$0.00
PIA MBS Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,018.50
$0.00
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,024.93
$0.00
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

Investments by Sector
As a Percentage of Net Assets




 
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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

Investments by Issuer
As a Percentage of Net Assets



 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
CORPORATE BONDS 94.1%
     
       
Aerospace/Defense 0.5%
     
   
Northrop Grumman Corp.
     
$ 1,534,000  
  7.75%, due 2/15/31
  $ 1,992,319  
         
Agricultural Chemicals 0.4%
       
     
Potash Corporation
       
     
  of Saskatchewan
       
  1,430,000  
  5.875%, due 12/1/36
    1,478,531  
         
Airlines 0.2%
       
     
Continental Airlines, Inc.
       
  677,780  
  5.983%, due 10/19/23
    674,391  
         
Appliances 0.3%
       
     
Whirlpool Corp.
       
  940,000  
  5.50%, due 3/1/13
    1,002,290  
         
Automobile Manufacturers 1.0%
       
     
DaimlerChrysler NA
       
  2,710,000  
  6.50%, due 11/15/13
    3,019,141  
  500,000  
  8.50%, due 1/18/31
    629,696  
            3,648,837  
Banks 3.5%
       
     
Capital One Financial Corp.
       
  3,805,000  
  6.15%, due 9/1/16
    3,985,593  
     
Fifth Third Bancorp
       
  2,300,000  
  4.50%, due 6/1/18
    2,153,104  
  425,000  
  8.25%, due 3/1/38
    454,870  
     
Key Bank NA
       
  1,500,000  
  5.80%, 7/1/14
    1,593,092  
     
Marshall & Ilsley Bank
       
  500,000  
  4.85%, 6/16/15
    473,922  
     
Regions Financial Corp.
       
  375,000  
  7.50%, due 5/15/18
    381,325  
  250,000  
  6.45%, due 6/26/37
    213,240  
     
Royal Bank of
       
     
  Scotland Group PLC
       
  750,000  
  5.00%, due 10/1/14
    706,167  
     
Suntrust Banks
       
  2,600,000  
  6.00%, due 9/11/17
    2,632,066  
     
UBS AG Preferred
       
     
  Funding Trust
       
  400,000  
  6.243%, due 5/15/16 (a)
    344,000  
            12,937,379  
Beverages 1.5%
       
     
Anheuser-Busch
       
     
  Companies, Inc.
       
  2,690,000  
  5.50%, due 1/15/18
    2,883,984  
  1,430,000  
  6.45%, due 9/1/37
    1,567,818  
     
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.82%, due 5/1/18
    1,170,608  
            5,622,410  
Broker 0.5%
       
     
Goldman Sachs
       
     
  Capital II Preferred Trust
       
  400,000  
  5.793%, due 6/1/12 (a)
    308,000  
     
Jefferies Group, Inc.
       
  550,000  
  6.25%, due 1/15/36
    474,677  
     
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.70%, due 3/4/20
    1,031,040  
            1,813,717  
Cable/Satellite 0.5%
       
     
Direct TV Holdings
       
  1,600,000  
  7.625%, due 5/15/16
    1,730,074  
         
Capital Goods 0.2%
       
     
Vulcan Materials Co.
       
  560,000  
  5.60%, due 11/30/12
    605,115  
         
Chemicals 1.2%
       
     
Dow Chemical Co.
       
  2,850,000  
  8.55%, due 5/15/19
    3,385,595  
  1,040,000  
  7.375%, due 11/1/29
    1,122,634  
            4,508,229  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
Construction 0.6%
     
   
CRH America, Inc.
     
$ 2,118,000  
  6.00%, due 9/30/16
  $ 2,309,209  
         
Consumer Products 0.7%
       
     
Clorox Co.
       
  2,280,000  
  5.95%, due 10/15/17
    2,568,156  
         
Diversified Financial Services 0.4%
       
     
Block Financial LLC
       
  1,300,000  
  7.875%, due 1/15/13
    1,463,287  
         
Diversified Manufacturing 1.6%
       
     
ITT Corp.
       
  3,110,000  
  6.125%, due 5/1/19
    3,464,210  
     
Ingersoll-Rand Global
       
     
  Holding Company Ltd.
       
  560,000  
  6.875%, due 8/15/18
    651,355  
     
Tyco Electronics Group SA
       
  995,000  
  6.00%, due 10/1/12
    1,073,611  
     
Tyco International Group SA
       
  600,000  
  6.00%, due 11/15/13
    668,634  
            5,857,810  
Electric Utilities 9.6%
       
     
Ameren Corp.
       
  700,000  
  8.875%, due 5/15/14
    801,745  
     
Arizona Public Service Co.
       
  1,705,000  
  5.80%, due 6/30/14
    1,877,096  
     
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
       
  1,510,000  
  7.00%, due 3/1/14
    1,725,723  
     
Constellation Energy Group
       
  1,000,000  
  7.60%, due 4/1/32
    1,193,577  
     
Consumers Energy
       
  3,295,000  
  5.50%, due 8/15/16
    3,603,346  
     
Dominion Resources, Inc.
       
  2,730,000  
  5.15%, due 7/15/15
    2,973,808  
  620,000  
  5.95%, due 6/15/35
    632,433  
     
DTE Energy Co.
       
  600,000  
  6.375%, due 4/15/33
    624,155  
     
Duke Energy Corp.
       
  2,110,000  
  6.25%, due 6/15/18
    2,359,908  
     
Exelon Corp.
       
  2,675,000  
  4.90%, due 6/15/15
    2,847,567  
  955,000  
  5.625%, due 6/15/35
    897,480  
     
FirstEnergy Corp.
       
  1,415,000  
  7.375%, due 11/15/31
    1,465,871  
     
Indiana Michigan Power
       
  1,050,000  
  6.05%, due 3/15/37
    1,064,286  
     
Jersey Central Power & Light
       
  1,300,000  
  7.35%, due 2/1/19
    1,539,838  
     
MidAmerican Energy
       
     
  Holdings Co.
       
  2,000,000  
  6.125%, due 4/1/36
    2,087,100  
     
Nevada Power Co.
       
  1,430,000  
  6.50%, due 8/1/18
    1,615,309  
     
NiSource Finance Corp.
       
  1,715,000  
  5.40%, due 7/15/14
    1,842,001  
     
Oncor Electric Delivery
       
  1,055,000  
  7.00%, due 5/1/32
    1,197,025  
     
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
       
  1,420,000  
  6.40%, due 11/1/11
    1,516,067  
     
PSEG Power, LLC
       
  760,000  
  6.95%, due 6/1/12
    834,231  
     
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
       
  2,550,000  
  6.274%, due 3/15/37
    2,769,144  
            35,467,710  
Finance 0.8%
       
     
SLM Corp.
       
  1,930,000  
  5.375%, due 5/15/14
    1,768,436  
  1,350,000  
  8.45%, due 6/15/18
    1,229,444  
            2,997,880  
Finance – Credit Cards 0.2%
       
     
American Express Co.
       
  675,000  
  6.80%, due 9/1/66 (a)
    642,937  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
Food 5.0%
     
   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
     
$ 850,000  
  6.75%, due 9/15/11
  $ 907,881  
  450,000  
  7.125%, due 10/1/26
    513,621  
     
H.J. Heinz Finance Co.
       
  925,000  
  6.625%, due 7/15/11
    980,765  
     
Kraft Foods, Inc.
       
  2,855,000  
  6.25%, due 6/1/12
    3,119,938  
  3,415,000  
  6.50%, due 8/11/17
    3,872,374  
  1,570,000  
  6.875%, due 2/1/38
    1,748,438  
     
Kroger Co.
       
  1,350,000  
  6.20%, due 6/15/12
    1,461,788  
  920,000  
  6.15%, due 1/15/20
    1,039,307  
     
Safeway, Inc.
       
  1,310,000  
  6.35%, due 8/15/17
    1,495,172  
     
Sara Lee Corp.
       
  1,405,000  
  3.875%, due 6/15/13
    1,475,879  
     
Yum! Brands, Inc.
       
  1,425,000  
  6.25%, due 3/15/18
    1,591,108  
            18,206,271  
Forest Products & Paper 0.5%
       
     
International Paper Co.
       
  1,405,000  
  7.95%, due 6/15/18
    1,638,479  
         
Gas Pipelines 1.0%
       
     
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
       
  3,430,000  
  6.50%, due 5/1/18
    3,716,796  
         
Health Care 2.4%
       
     
Hospira, Inc.
       
  3,495,000  
  5.55%, due 3/30/12
    3,733,726  
     
Humana Inc.
       
  2,655,000  
  7.20%, due 6/15/18
    2,949,397  
     
McKesson Corp.
       
  1,970,000  
  5.25%, due 3/1/13
    2,117,638  
            8,800,761  
Hotels 0.3%
       
     
Marriott International, Inc.
       
  900,000  
  5.625%, due 2/15/13
    954,512  
         
Insurance 4.0%
       
     
Allstate Corp.
       
  350,000  
  6.125%, due 5/15/37 (a)
    308,000  
     
CIGNA Corp.
       
  900,000  
  6.35%, due 3/15/18
    991,273  
  165,000  
  6.15%, due 11/15/36
    168,261  
     
CNA Financial Corp.
       
  700,000  
  5.85%, due 12/15/14
    722,121  
     
Genworth Financial, Inc.
       
  700,000  
  5.75%, 6/15/14
    694,535  
     
Hartford Financial
       
     
  Services Group
       
  1,075,000  
  5.25%, due 10/15/11
    1,105,804  
     
Lincoln National Corp.
       
  1,300,000  
  8.75%, due 7/1/19
    1,602,125  
     
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
       
  1,280,000  
  5.75%, due 9/15/15
    1,360,750  
     
MetLife, Inc.
       
  1,005,000  
  6.40%, due 12/15/66
    874,350  
     
Protective Life Corp.
       
  350,000  
  7.375%, due 10/15/19
    383,819  
     
Prudential Financial, Inc.
       
  2,765,000  
  5.10%, due 9/20/14
    2,933,831  
  1,030,000  
  6.625%, due 12/1/37
    1,082,510  
     
Willis North America Inc.
       
  1,365,000  
  6.20%, due 3/28/17
    1,403,107  
     
XL Capital Ltd.
       
  900,000  
  5.25%, due 9/15/14
    948,973  
            14,579,459  
Media 8.5%
       
     
Comcast Corp.
       
  2,615,000  
  6.50%, due 1/15/17
    2,930,631  
  3,600,000  
  7.05%, due 3/15/33
    4,023,792  
     
Cox Communications, Inc.
       
  3,440,000  
  7.125%, due 10/1/12
    3,831,162  
     
News America, Inc.
       
  750,000  
  5.30%, due 12/15/14
    819,575  
  3,275,000  
  6.20%, due 12/15/34
    3,373,424  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
Media 8.5% (continued)
     
   
Time Warner, Inc.
     
$ 690,000  
  9.125%, due 1/15/13
  $ 803,393  
  4,760,000  
  7.625%, due 4/15/31
    5,487,999  
     
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
       
  4,660,000  
  5.40%, due 7/2/12
    4,997,631  
     
Time Warner Entertainment
       
     
  Company, L.P.
       
  2,360,000  
  8.375%, due 7/15/33
    2,870,029  
     
Viacom, Inc.
       
  565,000  
  6.25%, due 4/30/16
    635,042  
  755,000  
  7.875%, due 7/30/30
    830,461  
  650,000  
  6.875%, due 4/30/36
    706,434  
            31,309,573  
Medical Services 0.2%
       
     
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
       
  700,000  
  7.125%, due 3/15/18
    820,994  
         
Metals 0.8%
       
     
Alcoa Inc.
       
  960,000  
  5.55%, due 2/1/17
    937,234  
  1,360,000  
  5.95%, due 2/1/37
    1,125,641  
     
Southern Copper Corp.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.75%, due 4/16/40
    997,778  
            3,060,653  
Mining 4.7%
       
     
Barrick Gold Corp.
       
  3,220,000  
  6.95%, due 4/1/19
    3,756,539  
     
Freeport-McMoran C&G
       
  1,715,000  
  8.375%, due 4/1/17
    1,867,505  
     
Newmont Mining Corp.
       
  3,250,000  
  5.125%, due 10/1/19
    3,333,756  
     
Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd.
       
  3,635,000  
  6.50%, due 7/15/18
    4,026,046  
  755,000  
  7.125%, due 7/15/28
    845,566  
     
Vale Overseas Limited
       
  1,565,000  
  6.25%, due 1/23/17
    1,684,280  
  1,615,000  
  6.875%, due 11/21/36
    1,613,710  
            17,127,402  
Office Equipment 0.6%
       
     
Xerox Corp.
       
  2,086,000  
  6.40%, due 3/15/16
    2,337,369  
         
Oil & Gas 12.6%
       
     
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
       
  2,080,000  
  5.95%, due 9/15/16
    2,218,522  
  1,300,000  
  6.45%, due 9/15/36
    1,234,571  
     
Canadian Natural Resources
       
  985,000  
  6.00%, due 8/15/16
    1,103,059  
  2,055,000  
  6.50%, due 2/15/37
    2,188,688  
     
Devon Energy Corp.
       
  785,000  
  7.95%, due 4/15/32
    1,002,370  
     
Devon Financing Corp., U.L.C.
       
  595,000  
  6.875%, due 9/30/11
    636,060  
     
Encana Corp.
       
  1,070,000  
  6.50%, due 8/15/34
    1,151,039  
     
Encana Holdings Financial Corp.
       
  925,000  
  5.80%, due 5/1/14
    1,027,426  
     
Energy Transfer Partners LP
       
  1,285,000  
  5.95%, due 2/1/15
    1,369,418  
  620,000  
  7.50%, due 7/1/38
    667,051  
     
Enterprise Products
       
  2,375,000  
  5.60%, due 10/15/14
    2,572,728  
     
Hess Corp.
       
  575,000  
  8.125%, due 2/15/19
    710,764  
  730,000  
  7.875%, due 10/1/29
    895,328  
     
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
       
  1,710,000  
  5.125%, due 11/15/14
    1,802,284  
  1,670,000  
  5.80%, due 3/15/35
    1,516,352  
     
Marathon Oil Corp.
       
  470,000  
  5.90%, due 3/15/18
    506,833  
  810,000  
  6.60%, due 10/1/37
    852,866  
     
Nexen, Inc.
       
  1,060,000  
  6.40%, due 5/15/37
    1,067,160  
     
Pemex Master Trust
       
  1,400,000  
  5.75%, due 3/1/18
    1,428,431  
  2,025,000  
  6.625%, due 6/15/35
    1,994,619  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
Oil & Gas 12.6% (continued)
     
   
Petrobras International
     
   
  Finance Co.
     
$ 2,905,000  
  5.875%, due 3/1/18
  $ 3,012,500  
  700,000  
  6.875%, due 1/20/40
    705,984  
     
Smith International, Inc.
       
  1,400,000  
  9.75%, due 3/15/19
    1,900,776  
     
Suncor Energy, Inc.
       
  700,000  
  6.10%, due 6/1/18
    768,692  
  2,400,000  
  6.50%, due 6/15/38
    2,512,502  
     
Talisman Energy
       
  805,000  
  6.25%, due 2/1/38
    830,043  
     
Transocean Inc.
       
  2,620,000  
  6.00%, due 3/15/18
    2,663,979  
  755,000  
  6.80%, due 3/15/38
    719,082  
     
Valero Energy Corp.
       
  610,000  
  6.875%, due 4/15/12
    657,289  
  885,000  
  6.625%, due 6/15/37
    847,518  
     
Weatherford International Ltd.
       
  850,000  
  9.625%, due 3/1/19
    1,042,482  
  1,090,000  
  6.50%, due 8/1/36
    1,044,376  
     
XTO Energy, Inc.
       
  2,000,000  
  5.00%, due 1/31/15
    2,194,964  
  1,265,000  
  6.375%, due 6/15/38
    1,473,664  
            46,319,420  
Pharmacy Services 0.3%
       
     
Express Scripts, Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.25%, due 6/15/14
    1,122,788  
         
Pipelines 3.2%
       
     
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
       
  700,000  
  5.20%, due 3/15/20
    706,465  
     
ONEOK, Inc.
       
  2,360,000  
  5.20%, due 6/15/15
    2,467,014  
     
ONEOK Partners, LP
       
  350,000  
  5.90%, due 4/1/12
    373,819  
     
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
       
  1,225,000  
  7.50%, due 4/1/17
    1,395,086  
  665,000  
  7.00%, due 10/15/28
    703,024  
     
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.
       
  950,000  
  7.00%, due 7/15/32
    1,087,723  
     
TransCanada Pipelines Limited
       
  400,000  
  6.35%, due 5/15/67 (a)
    363,365  
     
Williams Companies, Inc.
       
  2,350,000  
  8.75%, due 3/15/32
    2,806,708  
     
Williams Pipeline Partners LP
       
  1,800,000  
  7.25%, due 2/1/17
    2,034,718  
            11,937,922  
Printing 0.2%
       
     
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
       
  700,000  
  6.125%, due 1/15/17
    711,339  
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.4%
       
     
Boston Properties, LP
       
  1,625,000  
  6.25%, due 1/15/13
    1,774,806  
     
Duke Realty LP
       
  1,350,000  
  8.25%, due 8/15/19
    1,541,330  
     
ERP Operating LP
       
  1,345,000  
  5.25%, due 9/15/14
    1,433,492  
     
Health Care Property
       
     
  Investors, Inc.
       
  1,350,000  
  6.00%, due 1/30/17
    1,387,004  
     
Healthcare Realty Trust
       
  775,000  
  5.125%, due 4/1/14
    797,790  
     
Hospitality Properties Trust
       
  620,000  
  5.625%, due 3/15/17
    591,581  
     
ProLogis
       
  1,290,000  
  5.75%, due 4/1/16
    1,268,586  
            8,794,589  
Retail 1.7%
       
     
CVS/Caremark Corp.
       
  3,275,000  
  5.75%, due 6/1/17
    3,577,610  
     
Home Depot, Inc.
       
  925,000  
  5.25%, due 12/16/13
    1,008,795  
  1,065,000  
  5.875%, due 12/16/36
    1,050,881  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
Retail 1.7% (continued)
     
   
Staples, Inc.
     
$ 550,000  
  9.75%, due 1/15/14
  $ 674,095  
            6,311,381  
Sovereign 7.8%
       
     
Federal Republic of Brazil
       
  3,210,000  
  11.00%, due 1/11/12
    3,699,525  
  4,325,000  
  6.00%, due 1/17/17
    4,707,762  
  5,460,000  
  7.125%, due 1/20/37
    6,306,300  
     
Republic of Peru
       
  1,190,000  
  8.375%, due 5/3/16
    1,451,800  
  1,830,000  
  6.55%, due 3/14/37
    1,981,890  
     
United Mexican States
       
  2,520,000  
  5.875%, due 1/15/14
    2,856,420  
  4,280,000  
  5.625%, due 1/15/17
    4,611,700  
  2,878,000  
  6.75%, due 9/27/34
    3,172,995  
            28,788,392  
Steel 0.6%
       
     
Arcelormittal SA
       
  2,000,000  
  9.00%, due 2/15/15
    2,299,476  
         
Technology 0.5%
       
     
Motorola, Inc.
       
  1,110,000  
  8.00%, due 11/1/11
    1,192,739  
  850,000  
  6.625%, due 11/15/37
    807,646  
            2,000,385  
Telecommunications 6.7%
       
     
AT&T Broadband Corp.
       
  2,684,000  
  8.375%, due 3/15/13
    3,111,776  
     
British Telecom PLC
       
  1,355,000  
  9.125%, due 12/15/10
    1,411,468  
  1,520,000  
  5.15%, due 1/15/13
    1,587,283  
  1,600,000  
  9.625%, due 12/15/30
    2,004,360  
     
CenturyTel, Inc.
       
  1,700,000  
  6.00%, due 4/1/17
    1,687,833  
     
Deutsche Telekom
       
     
  International Finance
       
  2,070,000  
  6.75%, due 8/20/18
    2,329,483  
  1,345,000  
  8.75%, due 6/15/30
    1,703,129  
     
Embarq Corp.
       
  730,000  
  7.995%, due 6/1/36
    737,843  
     
Qwest Corp.
       
  2,550,000  
  8.875%, due 3/15/12
    2,738,063  
  815,000  
  6.875%, due 9/15/33
    749,800  
     
Rogers Wireless, Inc.
       
  1,910,000  
  6.375%, due 3/1/14
    2,148,784  
     
Telecom Italia Capital
       
  3,200,000  
  5.25%, due 11/15/13
    3,331,094  
  1,405,000  
  6.375%, due 11/15/33
    1,246,152  
            24,787,068  
Tobacco 2.3%
       
     
Altria Group, Inc.
       
  2,770,000  
  9.70%, due 11/10/18
    3,363,625  
  1,125,000  
  9.95%, due 11/10/38
    1,443,056  
     
Reynolds American, Inc.
       
  3,595,000  
  6.75%, due 6/15/17
    3,800,264  
            8,606,945  
Transportation 2.7%
       
     
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
       
  870,000  
  6.75%, due 7/15/11
    921,441  
  2,870,000  
  6.15%, due 5/1/37
    3,069,172  
     
CSX Corp.
       
  1,340,000  
  5.60%, due 5/1/17
    1,453,234  
     
Norfolk Southern Corp.
       
  1,300,000  
  5.257%, due 9/17/14
    1,418,777  
  605,000  
  7.05%, due 5/1/37
    711,337  
     
Union Pacific Corp.
       
  2,075,000  
  6.15%, due 5/1/37
    2,198,790  
            9,772,751  

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
Utilities – Natural Gas 0.5%
     
   
Sempra Energy
     
$ 1,800,000  
  6.00%, due 2/1/13
  $ 1,965,188  
         
Waste Disposal 0.9%
       
     
Allied Waste North America, Inc.
       
  1,995,000  
  6.875%, due 6/1/17
    2,177,588  
     
Waste Management, Inc.
       
  780,000  
  7.75%, due 5/15/32
    956,838  
            3,134,426  
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $321,469,886)
    346,424,620  
         
U.S. TREASURY NOTES 3.9%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Notes
       
  14,000,000  
  2.50%, due 3/31/15 (c)
    14,299,684  
Total U.S. Treasury Notes
       
  (cost $14,034,611)
    14,299,684  
               
Shares
     
 
 
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.4%
       
  1,423,113  
AIM STIT - Treasury
       
     
  Portfolio – Institutional
       
     
  Class, 0.06% (b) (c)
    1,423,113  
Total Short-Term Investments
       
  (cost $1,423,113)
    1,423,113  
 
Total Investments
       
  (cost $336,927,610)
98.4%
    362,147,417  
Other Assets less Liabilities
1.6%
    5,787,502  
TOTAL NET ASSETS
100.0%
 
$ 367,934,919  

(a) 
Variable rate security.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 2010.
(b) 
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at May 31, 2010.
(c) 
A portion of the security is segregated in connection with credit default swap contracts.

Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices
Sell Protection
   
Receive
Expiration
Notional
Unrealized
Counterparty
Reference Index
Fixed Rate
Date
Amount
Depreciation
Barclays Bank PLC
CDX.NA.IG.HVOL13
1.00%
12/20/14
$15,000,000
($14,945)
           
Country Allocation
         
Country
% of Net Assets
       
 
United States
    76.6 %  
Canada
    5.2 %  
Brazil
    4.0 %  
Mexico
    2.9 %  
Luxembourg
    2.3 %  
Cayman Islands
    2.2 %  
United Kingdom
    1.5 %  
Switzerland
    1.5 %  
Australia
    1.3 %  
Netherlands
    1.1 %  
Peru
    0.9 %  
Japan
    0.3 %  
Bermuda
    0.2 %  
      100.00 %  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 88.5%
     
       
U.S. Government Agencies 88.5%
     
   
FHLMC Pool
     
$ 198,263  
  4.50%, due 5/1/20, #G18052
  $ 209,704  
  182,573  
  4.50%, due 3/1/21, #G18119
    192,824  
  181,773  
  5.00%, due 3/1/21, #G18105
    193,988  
  328,134  
  4.50%, due 5/1/21, #J01723
    346,557  
  159,149  
  6.00%, due 6/1/21, #G18124
    172,075  
  555,118  
  4.50%, due 9/1/21, #G12378
    587,153  
  220,458  
  5.00%, due 11/1/21, #G18160
    235,273  
  168,093  
  5.00%, due 2/1/22, #G12522
    179,388  
  300,321  
  5.00%, due 2/1/22, #J04411
    319,751  
  554,333  
  5.50%, due 3/1/22, #G12577
    597,040  
  285,141  
  5.00%, due 7/1/22, #J05243
    303,589  
  25,177  
  5.50%, due 5/1/35, #B31639
    26,922  
  937,944  
  5.00%, due 8/1/35, #A36351
    986,636  
  770,954  
  5.00%, due 10/1/35, #G01940
    810,978  
  798,963  
  6.00%, due 1/1/36, #A42208
    867,062  
  59,950  
  7.00%, due 1/1/36, #G02048
    66,727  
  1,104,474  
  5.50%, due 2/1/36, #G02031
    1,181,011  
  391,290  
  7.00%, due 8/1/36, #G08148
    432,781  
  745,001  
  6.50%, due 9/1/36, #A54908
    814,001  
  507,809  
  6.50%, due 11/1/36, #A54094
    554,840  
  672,211  
  5.50%, due 2/1/37, #A57840
    717,743  
  1,045,780  
  5.00%, due 5/1/37, #A60268
    1,097,070  
  931,649  
  5.00%, due 6/1/37, #G03094
    977,342  
  2,496,032  
  5.50%, due 6/1/37, #A61982
    2,663,008  
  1,748,576  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #A62176
    1,888,872  
  2,561,508  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #A62444
    2,767,029  
  415,541  
  5.00%, due 7/1/37, #A63187
    435,921  
  1,712,988  
  5.50%, due 8/1/37, #G03156
    1,827,581  
  331,498  
  6.50%, due 8/1/37, #A70413
    361,786  
  30,037  
  7.00%, due 8/1/37, #A70079
    33,222  
  334,488  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65171
    369,780  
  71,662  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65335
    79,223  
  42,891  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65670
    47,416  
  288,577  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65780
    319,025  
  34,014  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65941
    37,603  
  7,437  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A66041
    8,222  
  372,612  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #G03207
    412,122  
  273,202  
  6.50%, due 11/1/37, #A68726
    298,164  
  627,237  
  5.50%, due 4/1/38, #G04121
    669,197  
  370,399  
  5.50%, due 5/1/38, #A77265
    395,177  
  649,111  
  5.50%, due 5/1/38, #G04215
    692,535  
     
FHLMC GOLD TBA (a)
       
  10,300,000  
  5.00%, due 6/1/40
    10,784,419  
  1,000,000  
  4.50%, due 6/15/40
    1,020,312  
     
FNMA Pool
       
  141,411  
  4.50%, due 10/1/20, #842732
    149,594  
  349,584  
  4.50%, due 12/1/20, #813954
    369,812  
  193,729  
  4.50%, due 2/1/21, #845437
    204,939  
  275,662  
  5.00%, due 2/1/21, #865191
    295,047  
  131,563  
  5.00%, due 5/1/21, #879112
    140,281  
  421,692  
  4.50%, due 7/1/21, #845515
    445,435  
  265,913  
  5.50%, due 10/1/21, #905090
    286,358  
  242,269  
  5.00%, due 2/1/22, #900946
    258,322  
  443,656  
  6.00%, due 2/1/22, #912522
    479,768  
  557,066  
  5.00%, due 6/1/22, #937709
    592,585  
  263,998  
  5.00%, due 7/1/22, #938033
    280,831  
  302,328  
  5.00%, due 7/1/22, #944887
    323,740  
  704,349  
  5.50%, due 7/1/22, #905040
    757,513  
  10,703  
  7.00%, due 8/1/32, #650101
    12,016  
  207,760  
  7.00%, due 6/1/35, #821610
    230,524  
  75,418  
  7.00%, due 7/1/35, #826251
    83,681  
  77,579  
  7.00%, due 9/1/35, #842290
    86,079  
  82,460  
  4.50%, due 11/1/35, #256032
    84,915  
  214,903  
  5.00%, due 12/1/35, #852482
    225,781  
  33,291  
  7.00%, due 2/1/36, #865190
    36,938  
  75,084  
  7.00%, due 4/1/36, #887709
    83,275  
  2,039,514  
  5.00%, due 5/1/36, #745515
    2,142,752  
  129,588  
  6.50%, due 7/1/36, #897100
    141,408  
  138,326  
  7.00%, due 7/1/36, #887793
    153,417  
  433,314  
  6.00%, due 8/1/36, #892925
    468,555  
  766,853  
  6.50%, due 8/1/36, #878187
    836,798  
  476,231  
  5.00%, due 9/1/36, #893621
    499,444  
  231,555  
  7.00%, due 9/1/36, #900964
    256,817  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
U.S. Government Agencies 88.5% (continued)
     
   
FNMA Pool (continued)
     
$ 645,060  
  5.50%, due 10/1/36, #831845
  $ 689,103  
  502,567  
  5.50%, due 10/1/36, #893087
    536,881  
  633,368  
  6.00%, due 10/1/36, #897174
    684,879  
  599,167  
  5.50%, due 12/1/36, #256513
    640,076  
  4,399  
  6.50%, due 12/1/36, #920162
    4,800  
  155,975  
  7.00%, due 1/1/37, #256567
    172,991  
  1,133,465  
  5.50%, due 2/1/37, #256597
    1,210,854  
  439,165  
  6.00%, due 2/1/37, #909357
    474,058  
  16,496  
  7.00%, due 2/1/37, #915904
    18,296  
  706,351  
  5.50%, due 3/1/37, #256636
    753,766  
  430,820  
  6.50%, due 5/1/37, #917052
    469,442  
  2,872,726  
  5.50%, due 6/1/37, #918554
    3,065,562  
  567,720  
  5.50%, due 6/1/37, #918705
    605,829  
  2,259,420  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #888413
    2,438,938  
  1,845,666  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #917129
    1,992,310  
  233,085  
  7.00%, due 6/1/37, #256774
    258,574  
  139,777  
  7.00%, due 6/1/37, #940234
    155,063  
  356,722  
  5.00%, due 7/1/37, #944534
    373,924  
  658,389  
  5.50%, due 10/1/37, #954939
    702,584  
  837,996  
  6.00%, due 12/1/37, #965488
    904,577  
  2,075,490  
  5.50%, due 2/1/38, #961691
    2,214,810  
  427,796  
  6.00%, due 6/1/38, #984764
    461,518  
     
FNMA TBA (a)
       
  14,500,000  
  5.00%, due 6/12/38
    15,179,688  
  2,000,000  
  4.50%, due 6/1/40
    2,041,250  
     
GNMA Pool
       
  38,126  
  7.00%, due 9/15/35, #647831
    42,148  
  235,030  
  5.00%, due 10/15/35, #642220
    249,292  
  159,998  
  5.00%, due 11/15/35, #550718
    169,708  
  171,485  
  5.50%, due 11/15/35, #650091
    185,098  
  123,397  
  5.50%, due 12/15/35, #646307
    133,193  
  199,004  
  5.50%, due 4/15/36, #652534
    214,429  
  202,463  
  6.50%, due 6/15/36, #652593
    221,554  
  182,478  
  5.50%, due 7/15/36, #608993
    196,622  
  434,416  
  6.50%, due 10/15/36, #646564
    475,380  
  362,643  
  6.00%, due 11/15/36, #617294
    393,797  
  259,074  
  6.50%, due 12/15/36, #618753
    283,504  
  623,016  
  5.50%, due 2/15/37, #658419
    670,235  
  1,052,513  
  6.00%, due 4/15/37, #668411
    1,140,959  
  1,008,907  
  5.00%, due 8/15/37, #671463
    1,066,978  
  767,540  
  6.00%, due 10/15/37, #664379
    832,039  
  403,033  
  5.50%, due 8/15/38, #677224
    433,327  
  531,122  
  5.50%, due 8/15/38, #691314
    571,044  
     
GNMA TBA (a)
       
  4,000,000  
  4.50%, due 6/15/39
    4,106,248  
  6,000,000  
  5.00%, due 6/1/40
    6,324,378  
  2,000,000  
  5.50%, due 6/15/40
    2,145,000  
            102,812,400  
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $97,471,223)
    102,812,400  
         
U.S. GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES
       
         
U.S. Treasury Notes 3.3%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Note
       
  1,000,000  
  0.75%, due 11/30/11
    1,001,680  
  2,600,000  
  4.25%, due 11/15/17
    2,852,892  
Total U.S. Government Instrumentalities
       
  (cost $3,745,724)
    3,854,572  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

Shares/
         
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 40.6%
     
  8,912,081  
AIM STIT - Treasury
     
     
  Portfolio – Institutional
     
     
  Class, 0.06% (b)
  $ 8,912,081  
  11,219,335  
Fidelity Institutional Money
       
     
  Market Government Portfolio –
       
     
  Class I, 0.08% (b)
    11,219,335  
$ 17,000,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.20%,
       
     
  due 11/18/10 (c)
    16,983,952  
  10,000,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.29%,
       
     
  due 4/7/11 (c)
    9,975,460  
Total Short-Term Investments
       
  (cost $47,080,686)
    47,090,828  
Total Investments
         
  (cost $148,297,633)
 
132.4
    153,757,800  
Liabilities less Other Assets
 
(32.4
)%      (37,589,151 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 
100.0
  $ 116,168,649  

(a) 
Security purchased on a when-issued basis.  As of May 31, 2010, the total cost of investments purchased on a when-issued basis was $41,165,891 or 35.4% of total net assets.
(b) 
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at May 31, 2010.
(c) 
Rate shown is the discount rate at May 31, 2010.
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
TBA – To Be Announced

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

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

   
BBB
   
MBS
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
Assets:
           
Investments in securities, at value (cost $336,927,610 and $148,297,633, respectively)
  $ 362,147,417     $ 153,757,800  
Receivable for fund shares sold
    518,580       1,261,975  
Receivable for securities sold
          2,000,000  
Interest receivable
    5,755,600       304,293  
Due from investment adviser (Note 4)
    36,413       17,775  
Prepaid expenses
    53,535       28,699  
Total assets
    368,511,545       157,370,542  
                 
Liabilities:
               
Payable for securities purchased
          41,165,891  
Payable for fund shares redeemed
    150,670       6,733  
Swap payments received
    356,707        
Unrealized loss on swap contracts
    14,945        
Administration fees
    7,200       3,664  
Custody fees
    4,967       3,461  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    12,995       3,544  
Fund accounting fees
    17,738       8,340  
Audit fees
    8,820       8,820  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    822       561  
Accrued expenses
    1,762       879  
Total liabilities
    576,626       41,201,893  
Net Assets
  $ 367,934,919     $ 116,168,649  
                 
Net Assets Consist of:
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 353,356,961     $ 109,805,599  
Undistributed net investment income
    387,256       168,091  
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments
    (11,014,160 )     734,792  
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
               
   Investments
    25,219,807       5,460,167  
   Swap contracts
    (14,945 )      
Net Assets
  $ 367,934,919     $ 116,168,649  
                 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
  $ 9.74     $ 10.03  
                 
Shares Issued and Outstanding
               
  (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01)
    37,759,456       11,586,163  

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

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Operations – Six Months Ended May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

   
BBB
   
MBS
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
Investment Income:
           
Interest
  $ 9,872,749     $ 2,026,331  
Total investment income
    9,872,749       2,026,331  
                 
Expenses:
               
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    52,401       25,485  
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
    42,179       10,712  
Administration fees (Note 4)
    39,917       22,200  
Registration fees
    21,310       12,102  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    14,225       9,295  
Audit fees
    8,819       8,819  
Insurance
    8,063       3,475  
Trustees’ fees
    5,603       3,882  
Legal fees
    4,262       3,824  
Reports to shareholders
    3,747       948  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    3,175       2,116  
Miscellaneous
    7,448       4,135  
Total expenses
    211,149       106,993  
Less: Expense reimbursement from adviser (Note 4)
    (211,149 )     (106,993 )
Net expenses
           
Net investment income
    9,872,749       2,026,331  
                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Swap Contracts:
               
Net realized gain on:
               
   Investments
    1,771,064       745,686  
   Swap contracts
    130,042        
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
               
   Investments
    (240,396 )     (742,255 )
   Swap contracts
    51,988        
Net gain on investments and swap contracts
    1,712,698       3,431  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 11,585,447     $ 2,029,762  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
BBB
   
MBS
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
         
Ended
       
   
May 31, 2010
   
Year Ended
   
May 31, 2010
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
Nov. 30, 2009
   
(Unaudited)
   
Nov. 30, 2009
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From
                       
Operations:
                       
Net investment income
  $ 9,872,749     $ 16,421,856     $ 2,026,331     $ 5,254,807  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
                               
   Investments
    1,771,064       (3,181,061 )     745,686       975,369  
   Swap contracts
    130,042                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
                               
   Investments
    (240,396 )     57,308,493       (742,255 )     2,798,455  
   Swap contracts
    51,988       (66,933 )            
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    11,585,447       70,482,355       2,029,762       9,028,631  
                                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
                               
Distributions from net investment income
    (9,825,686 )     (16,478,943 )     (2,255,675 )     (5,435,942 )
Distributions from net realized gains on investments
                (931,465 )     (5,925,302 )
Total distributions
    (9,825,686 )     (16,478,943 )     (3,187,140 )     (11,361,244 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    72,813,797       202,742,724       21,289,974       50,455,091  
Distributions reinvested
    4,200,076       7,776,571       1,320,221       4,978,206  
Payment for shares redeemed
    (42,328,421 )     (98,385,322 )     (11,382,135 )     (55,339,625 )
Net increase in net assets
                               
  from capital share transactions
    34,685,452       112,133,973       11,228,060       93,672  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    36,445,213       166,137,385       10,070,682       (2,238,941 )
                                 
Net Assets, Beginning of Period
    331,489,706       165,352,321       106,097,967       108,336,908  
Net Assets, End of Period
  $ 367,934,919     $ 331,489,706     $ 116,168,649     $ 106,097,967  
Includes Undistributed Net Investment Income of
  $ 387,256     $ 340,193     $ 168,091     $ 397,435  
                                 
Transactions in Shares:
                               
Shares sold
    7,514,814       23,287,567       2,138,407       5,026,570  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    433,639       879,814       133,261       503,611  
Shares redeemed
    (4,353,723 )     (11,322,072 )     (1,144,938 )     (5,536,930 )
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
    3,594,730       12,845,309       1,126,730       (6,749 )

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

 
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PIA Funds
BBB BOND FUND
Financial Highlights

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
   
Year Ended Nov. 30,
 
   
May 31, 2010
                               
   
(Unaudited)
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                                   
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each period)
                                   
                                     
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.70     $ 7.76     $ 9.53     $ 9.69     $ 9.62     $ 9.94  
                                                 
Income From Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.26       0.56       0.55       0.52       0.53       0.49  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on
                                               
  investments and swap contracts
    0.04       1.95       (1.79 )     (0.16 )     0.06       (0.31 )
Total from investment operations
    0.30       2.51       (1.24 )     0.36       0.59       0.18  
                                                 
Less Distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.26 )     (0.57 )     (0.53 )     (0.52 )     (0.52 )     (0.49 )
Distributions from net realized gains
                                  (0.01 )
Total distributions
    (0.26 )     (0.57 )     (0.53 )     (0.52 )     (0.52 )     (0.50 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.74     $ 9.70     $ 7.76     $ 9.53     $ 9.69     $ 9.62  
                                                 
Total Return
    3.18 %++     33.28 %     -13.58 %     3.87 %     6.44 %     1.75 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
  $ 367,935     $ 331,490     $ 165,352     $ 189,038     $ 75,805     $ 81,847  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Net of expense reimbursement
    0.00 %+     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Before expense reimbursement
    0.12 %+     0.14 %     0.18 %     0.19 %     0.22 %     0.28 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                               
Net of expense reimbursement
    5.52 %+     6.35 %     6.06 %     5.65 %     5.49 %     5.09 %
Before expense reimbursement
    5.40 %+     6.21 %     5.88 %     5.46 %     5.27 %     4.81 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    20 %++     84 %     39 %     226 %     112 %     104 %

+
Annualized for periods less than one year.
++
Not annualized for periods less than one year.

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

 
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PIA Funds
MBS BOND FUND
Financial Highlights

   
Six Months
                         
   
Ended
   
Year Ended Nov. 30,
   
February 28, 2006*
 
   
May 31, 2010
                     
through
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
Nov. 30, 2006
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each period)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.14     $ 10.35     $ 10.25     $ 10.14     $ 10.00  
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.18       0.49       0.59       0.51       0.34  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    0.00 #     0.38       0.07       0.11       0.13  
Total from investment operations
    0.18       0.87       0.66       0.62       0.47  
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.51 )     (0.56 )     (0.51 )     (0.33 )
Distributions from net realized gains
    (0.09 )     (0.57 )     (0.00 )#     (0.00 )#      
Total distributions
    (0.29 )     (1.08 )     (0.56 )     (0.51 )     (0.33 )
                                         
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.03     $ 10.14     $ 10.35     $ 10.25     $ 10.14  
                                         
Total Return
    1.85 %++     9.05 %     6.64 %     6.30 %     4.86 %++
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
  $ 116,169     $ 106,098     $ 108,337     $ 344,801     $ 95,795  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
    0.00 %+     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %+
Before expense reimbursement
    0.19 %+     0.20 %     0.19 %     0.17 %     0.48 %+
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
    3.64 %+     4.93 %     5.33 %     5.39 %     5.46 %+
Before expense reimbursement
    3.45 %+     4.73 %     5.14 %     5.22 %     4.98 %+
Portfolio turnover rate
    164 %++     108 %     126 %     139 %     19 %++

*
Commencement of operations.
+
Annualized for periods less than one year.
++
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
#
Amount is less than $0.01.

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

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

Note 1 – Organization
The PIA BBB Bond Fund and the PIA MBS Bond Fund (the “Funds”) are each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.  Currently, the Funds offer the Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS) class.  Each of the Funds has separate assets and liabilities and differing investment objectives.  The investment objective of the PIA BBB Bond Fund (the “BBB Bond Fund”) is to provide a total rate of return that approximates that of bonds rated within the BBB category by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group or the Baa category by Moody’s Investors Services.  The investment objective of the PIA MBS Bond Fund (the “MBS Bond Fund”) is to provide a total rate of return that approximates that of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) included in the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index.  The BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund commenced operations on September 25, 2003 and February 28, 2006, respectively.  Only authorized investment advisory clients of Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. are eligible to invest in the Funds.
 
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.
 
Security Valuation – All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
 
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis – Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Funds on a forward-commitment or when-issued basis can take place up to a month or more after the transaction date.  During this period, such securities are subject to market fluctuations and the portfolios maintain, in a segregated account with their custodian, assets with a market value equal to or greater than the amount of their purchase commitments.  The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward-commitment basis may increase the volatility of the Funds’ net asset values if the Funds make such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested.  In connection with the ability to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Funds may also enter into dollar rolls in which the Funds sell securities purchased on a forward-commitment basis and simultaneously contract with a counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon, and maturity), but not identical securities on a specified future date.  As an inducement for the Funds to “rollover” their purchase commitments, the Funds receive negotiated amounts in the form of reductions of the purchase price of the commitment.  Dollar rolls are considered a form of leverage.
 
Federal Income Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities.  Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years 2006 – 2008, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2009 tax returns.  The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Arizona; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
Expenses – Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as administration 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.
 
Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective security.
 
Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, monthly and net realized gains, if any, annually.  The amount and character of 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 that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.
 
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses.  The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred.  Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End – The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet.
 
Management has evaluated fund related events and transactions that occurred subsequent to May 31, 2010.  There were no events or transactions that occurred during this period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements.
 
Note 3 – Securities Valuation
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 major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
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.
 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value.
 
Investment Companies – Investments in other 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.
 
Foreign Securities – Foreign economies may differ from the U.S. economy and individual foreign companies may differ from domestic companies in the same industry.
 
Foreign companies or entities are frequently not subject to accounting and financial reporting standards applicable to domestic companies, and there may be less information available about foreign issuers.  Securities of foreign issuers are generally less liquid and more volatile than those of comparable domestic issuers.  There is frequently less government regulation of broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.  In addition, investments in foreign countries are subject to the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the value of those investments.
 
All foreign securities owned by the BBB Bond Fund are U.S. dollar denominated.
 
Corporate Bonds – Corporate bonds, including listed 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.  Most corporate bonds are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
U.S. Government Securities – U.S. government securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates 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.  U.S. government securities are categorized in level 1 or level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity levels for specific securities.
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities – U.S. government agency securities are comprised of two main categories consisting of agency issued debt and mortgage pass-throughs.  Agency issued debt securities are generally valued in a

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
manner similar to U.S. government securities.  Mortgage pass-throughs include to-be-announced (“TBAs”) securities and mortgage pass-through certificates.  TBA securities and mortgage pass-throughs are generally valued using dealer quotations.  Depending on market activity levels and whether quotations or other data are used, these securities are typically categorized in level 1 or level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Derivative Instruments – Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.  Credit default swaps are valued daily based upon quotations from market makers and are typically categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
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.  There can be no assurance that the Funds could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if they were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Funds determine their net asset values per share.
 
Short-Term Notes – Short-term notes which mature in less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost (unless the Board of Trustees determines that this method does not represent fair value).  Short-term investments which mature after 60 days are valued at market.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not 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 May 31, 2010:
 
BBB Bond Fund
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 346,424,620     $     $ 346,424,620  
  U.S. Government Securities
          14,299,684             14,299,684  
Total Fixed Income
          360,724,304             360,724,304  
Short-Term Investments
    1,423,113                   1,423,113  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 1,423,113     $ 360,724,304     $     $ 362,147,417  
Other Financial Investments*
  $     $ (14,945 )   $     $ (14,945 )
 
*
Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, and include credit default swaps, which are valued at the unrealized depreciation on the instrument.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
MBS Bond Fund
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  U.S. Government Agencies –
                       
    Mortgage Backed Securities
  $     $ 102,812,400     $     $ 102,812,400  
U.S. Government Securities
          3,854,572             3,854,572  
Total Fixed Income
          106,666,972             106,666,972  
Short-Term Investments
    20,131,416       26,959,412             47,090,828  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 20,131,416     $ 133,626,384     $     $ 153,757,800  
 
New Accounting Pronouncement – In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”.  ASU 2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements.  Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, and other required disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2010-06 will have on the Funds’ statement disclosures.
 
Note 4 – Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Funds have investment advisory agreements with Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA” or 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.  Under the agreement, the Funds do not pay the Adviser a fee.  However, investors in the Funds will be charged investment advisory fees by the Adviser and persons other than the Adviser.  Clients of PIA pay PIA an investment advisory fee to manage their assets, including assets invested in the Funds.  Participants in “wrap-fee” programs pay fees to the program sponsor, who in turn pays fees to the Adviser.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Funds incurred no investment advisory fees.
 
The Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses.  PIA has voluntarily agreed to limit the total expenses of the Funds to an annual rate of 0.00% of average daily net assets through March 30, 2011.  This waiver may be discontinued at any time after March 30, 2011 as long as the Adviser provides shareholders of the Funds with written notice six months in advance of the discontinuance.  The Adviser may not recoup expense reimbursements in future periods.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Adviser absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $211,149 and $106,993 for the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund, respectively.
 
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 May 31, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund incurred $39,917 and $22,200 in administration fees, respectively.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”) also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund incurred $52,401 and $25,485 in fund accounting fees, respectively and $36,980 and $8,004 in transfer agent fees (excluding transfer agency out-of-pocket expenses), respectively.  U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund incurred $14,223 and $9,295 in custody fees, respectively.
 
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 Funds are employees of the Administrator.
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund were allocated $3,175 and $2,116 of the Chief Compliance Officer fee, respectively.
 
Note 5 – Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations) were $67,959,473 and $35,305,026, respectively, for the BBB Bond Fund and $173,669,851 and $166,421,399, respectively, for the MBS Bond Fund.  Purchases and sales of U.S. government obligations for the six months ended May 31, 2010 were $39,436,697 and $34,332,012, respectively, for the BBB Bond Fund and $5,882,194 and $7,827,350, respectively, for the MBS Bond Fund.
 
Note 6 – Line of Credit
The BBB Bond Fund has a line of credit in the amount of $18,400,000.  This line of credit is intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions.  The credit facility is with the BBB Bond Fund’s custodian, U.S. Bank N.A.  During the six months ended May 31, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund did not draw upon its line of credit.
 
Note 7 – Derivative Instruments
The Funds have adopted the financial accounting reporting rules as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  The Funds are required to include enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.  During the six months ended May 31, 2010, the MBS Bond Fund did not hold any derivative instruments.
 
The Funds are subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives.  The Funds may enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its exposure to other risks, such as interest rate risks or as a substitute for taking a position in certain types of bonds.
 
Credit default swaps involve the exchange of a fixed rate premium for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security in the event of a defined credit event, such as a payment default or bankruptcy.  Under a credit default swap one party acts as a guarantor by receiving the fixed periodic payment in exchange for the commitment to purchase the underlying security at par if the defined credit event occurs.  Although contract specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium.  

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
Upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the difference between the value of the reference obligation and the swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap contracts in the statement of operations.  The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract.  This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
 
BBB Bond Fund
 
As of May 31, 2010, the location of derivatives in the statements of assets and liabilities and the value of the derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure are as follows:
 
 
Derivative Type
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location
Fair Value of Derivative
 
Credit contracts
Liabilities
$14,945
 
The effect of derivative instruments on the statements of operations for the six months ended May 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
 
Derivative Type
Location of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Value
 
Credit contracts
Net realized gain on swap contracts
$130,042
 
Credit contracts
Change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
    51,988
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the monthly average gross notional amount of the credit default swaps held in the BBB Bond Fund was $15,428,571.
 
Note 8 – Federal Income Tax Information
Net investment income and net realized gains/(losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatments of paydowns.
 
As of November 30, 2009, the Funds’ most recently completed fiscal year end, the components of capital on a tax basis were as follows:
 
     
BBB Bond Fund
   
MBS Bond Fund
 
 
Cost of investments (a)
  $ 301,467,737     $ 117,984,050  
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
    25,460,203       6,202,422  
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (825,188 )      
 
Net unrealized appreciation
    24,635,015       6,202,422  
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    273,260       659,251  
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
          658,755  
 
Total distributable earnings
    273,260       1,318,006  
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
    (12,090,078 )      
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
  $ 12,818,197     $ 7,520,428  
 
(a)The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to wash sales.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended May 31, 2010 and the year ended November 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
   
BBB Bond Fund
   
MBS Bond Fund
 
   
May 31, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
   
May 31, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
 
Ordinary income
  $ 9,825,686     $ 16,478,943     $ 2,517,777     $ 9,049,516  
Long-term capital gains
                669,363       2,311,728  
 
For the year ended November 30, 2009, the MBS Bond Fund has designated $2,311,728 as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 852(b)(3).
 
Ordinary income distributions may include dividends paid from short-term capital gains.
 
As of November 30, 2009, the BBB Bond Fund had tax capital losses which may be carried over to offset future gains.  Such losses expire as follows:
 
 
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Total
BBB Bond Fund
$373,955
$1,819,397
$732,786
$6,657,303
$2,506,637
$12,090,078
 
Note 9 – Other Tax Information
For the year ended November 30, 2009, none of the dividends paid from net investment income qualifies for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders of the Funds.  For shareholders in the Funds, none of the dividend income distributed for the year ended November 30, 2009 is designated as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Relief Act of 2003.
 
The MBS Bond Fund designated 0.40% of its taxable ordinary income distributions as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue section 871(k)(2)(c).

 
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PIA Funds
Notice to Shareholders – May 31, 2010
(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 1-800-251-1970, or on the 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 12-Month Period Ended June 30, 2009
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-251-1970.  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 schedules 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 1-202-551-8090.  Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available by calling 1-800-251-1970.

 
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PIA Funds
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements
(Unaudited)

 
At a meeting held on December 10, 2009, the Board, including the persons who are Independent Trustees as defined under the Investment Company Act, considered and approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the PIA BBB Bond Fund and PIA MBS Bond Fund with the Adviser for another annual term.  Prior to this meeting, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Funds, the Adviser and the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Advisory Agreements.  This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.  Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s continuance of the Advisory Agreements:
 
1.
THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS.  The Board considered the Adviser’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Adviser involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds.  The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Adviser, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer and the Adviser’s compliance record, and the Adviser’s business continuity plan.  The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Adviser and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Adviser’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with the Adviser to discuss various marketing and compliance topics.  The Board concluded that the Adviser had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreements and that the nature, overall quality, cost and extent of such management services are satisfactory.
 
2.
THE FUNDS’ HISTORICAL YEAR-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVISER.  In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the Funds as of September 30, 2009 on both an absolute basis, and in comparison to its peer funds as classified by Lipper.
 
 
PIA BBB Bond Fund:  The Board noted that the BBB Bond Fund’s performance was above its peer group median and averages for all relevant periods, except that the Fund’s performance was below its peer group median for the three-month total return.
 
 
PIA MBS Bond Fund:  The Board noted that the MBS Bond Fund’s performance was above its peer group median and averages for the one-year, three year and since inception total returns, although the Fund’s performance was below its peer group median and averages for the three-month and year-to-date total returns.
 
3.
THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISER’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS.  In considering the advisory fee and total fees and expenses of each Fund, the Board reviewed, among other things, comparisons to its peer funds and separate accounts for other types of clients advised by the Adviser and all expense waivers and reimbursements.

 
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PIA Funds
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
 
PIA BBB Bond Fund:  The Board noted that the Adviser does not charge management fees to the BBB Bond Fund.  The Board recognized that clients of the Adviser pay the Adviser an investment advisory fee to manage their assets as part of wrap programs or other investment advisory accounts, including assets invested in the BBB Bond Fund.  The Board noted that the Adviser had also voluntarily absorbed all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses.
 
 
PIA MBS Bond Fund:  The Board noted that the Adviser does not charge management fees to the MBS Bond Fund.  The Board recognized that clients of the Adviser pay the Adviser an investment advisory fee to manage their assets as part of wrap programs or other investment advisory accounts, including assets invested in the MBS Bond Fund.  The Board noted that the Adviser had also voluntarily absorbed all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses.
 
4.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE.  The Board also considered that economies of scale would be expected to be realized as the assets of the Funds grow.  The Board noted that since the Adviser does not charge a management fee to the Funds, such economies of scale might be realized in the form of lower operating expenses as the Funds grow in size.  The Board determined to revisit the issue of economies of scale at a later date when Fund assets had increased.
 
5.
THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUNDS. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Adviser from advising the Funds. The Board considered the profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional benefits derived by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, including the advisory fee it received from the wrap programs and other advisory accounts associated with assets invested in the Funds.  After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Adviser with respect to the Advisory Agreements was not excessive, and that the Adviser had maintained adequate profit levels to support the services it provides to the Funds.
 
No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the PIA BBB Bond Fund and PIA MBS Bond, but rather the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to them.  Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board determined that the advisory arrangement with the Adviser, including the advisory fees, were fair and reasonable.  The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the PIA BBB Bond Fund and PIA MBS Bond would be in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.
 
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Adviser
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc
1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 210
Santa Monica, CA  90401


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202


Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(800) 251-1970


Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI  53212


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 2400
Philadelphia, PA  19103


Legal Counsel
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, NY  10022







Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance.  Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.

 
 

 



PIA Funds

– PIA Moderate
Duration Bond Fund

– PIA Short-Term
Securities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Semi-Annual Report
 
May 31, 2010

 
 

 
PIA Funds

Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this semi-annual report for the period ended May 31, 2010 for the following series of the PIA Mutual Funds for which Pacific Income Advisers (“PIA”) is the adviser: the Short-Term Securities Fund and the Moderate Duration Bond Fund.
 
During the 6 months ended May 31, the total returns, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, were as follows:
 
 
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
0.26%
 
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund
1.93%
 
Economic growth continued for the third quarter in a row. First quarter reported Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was +3.0% compared to +0.1% for the year of 2009. At the same time the unemployment rate remained at the elevated level of 9.7%. Year over year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for recent months was a little over 2%. The Federal Reserve maintained their Fed Funds rate at 0-25 basis points (bp) for the period. Yields on 6 month treasury bills increased 7 bp while yields on 5 and 30 year treasuries increased by 9 bp and 2 bp, respectively. These slight increases in yields included a relatively large rally in May when 5 and 30 year treasury yields declined around 30 bp mainly due to a flight to quality from equities, sovereign and high yield bond markets. Interest rate spreads over treasuries on corporate bonds increased 10 bp during the period after a volatile month of May when spreads rose close to 50 bp.
 
The Short-Term Securities Fund’s return was slightly higher than the benchmark index. The allocation of part of the portfolio to agencies, adjustable rate mortgage backed securities, and high grade corporate notes helped the return. Interest rate spreads over treasuries on these short maturity notes were relatively stable during the period. The benchmark index, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, was up 0.23% for the period.
 
The Moderate Duration Bond Fund’s return was slightly below the benchmark index.  The Fund maintained a shorter maturity structure for most of the period which was not as favorable as interest rates declined in May. A higher allocation to corporate securities also contributed to a lower performance as interest rate spreads over treasuries widened. The benchmark index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, return was a positive 2.08%.
 
Please take a moment to review your Fund(s)’ statement of assets and the results of operations for the six month period ended May 31. We look forward to reporting to you again with the annual report dated November 2010.



Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
 
Please refer to the following page for important disclosure information.
 
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PIA Funds

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Opinions expressed above are those of the adviser and are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Mutual Fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments.  
 
The Funds may use options and futures contracts and the Moderate Duration Bond Fund may also use swaps, which have the risks of unlimited losses of the underlying holdings due to unanticipated market movements and failure to correctly predict the direction of securities prices, interest rates and currency rates.  Derivatives involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments.  These risks are fully disclosed in the Prospectus.
 
The Moderate Duration Bond Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund.  Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to market volatility than a diversified fund.  
 
The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (The Index) is an unmanaged index presented for comparative purposes only. The Index represents securities that are U.S. domestic, taxable, and dollar denominated. The Index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index (The Index) is an unmanaged index presented for comparative purposes only. The Index is comprised of a single U.S. Treasury issue with approximately one year to final maturity purchased at the beginning of each month and held for one full month. At the end of the month, that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
The consumer price index (CPI) is a measure estimating the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households.  CPI measures a price change for a constant market basket of goods and services from one period to the next within the same area (city, region, or nation).  The CPI is determined by measuring the price of a standard group of goods meant to represent the typical market basket of a typical urban consumer.
 
Basis point equals 1/100th of 1%.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Investment performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC, Distributor

 
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PIA Funds
Expense Example – May 31, 2010
(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 PIA 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 (12/1/09 – 5/31/10).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses, with actual net expenses being limited to 0.50% and 0.35% per the advisory agreements for the PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, respectively.  Although the Funds charge no sales loads 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, 12b-1 fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  You may use the information in the first 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 line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is different from the Funds’ actual returns.  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 transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees.  Therefore, the second line of the tables 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 12/1/09
Value 5/31/10
Period 12/1/09 – 5/31/10*
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,019.30
$2.52
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.44
$2.52
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,002.60
$1.75
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,023.19
$1.77
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account values over the period, multiplied by 182 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.  The annualized expense ratios of the PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund are 0.50% and 0.35%, respectively.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MODERATE DURATION BOND FUND
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)


Investments by Type
As a Percentage of Net Assets



 
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PIA Funds
PIA SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

Investments by Issuer
As a Percentage of Net Assets



 
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PIA Funds
PIA MODERATE DURATION BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
CORPORATE BONDS 25.0%
     
       
Aerospace 0.6%
     
   
Boeing Capital Corp.
     
$ 300,000  
  4.70%, due 10/27/19
  $ 314,014  
         
Agriculture 2.1%
       
     
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
       
  550,000  
  5.375%, due 9/15/35
    567,735  
     
Bunge Limited Finance Corp.
       
  400,000  
  8.50%, due 6/15/19
    466,619  
            1,034,354  
Banks 2.3%
       
     
Bank of America Corp.
       
  325,000  
  5.125%, due 11/15/14
    330,262  
     
Citigroup, Inc.
       
  400,000  
  6.125%, due 11/21/17
    408,563  
     
Wells Fargo & Co.
       
  400,000  
  4.375%, due 1/31/13
    419,085  
            1,157,910  
Beverages 0.4%
       
     
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
       
  200,000  
  4.25%, due 3/1/15
    214,957  
         
Brokers 0.6%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
       
  150,000  
  6.15%, due 4/1/18
    153,469  
     
Morgan Stanley
       
  150,000  
  6.625%, due 4/1/18
    154,266  
            307,735  
Chemicals 1.4%
       
     
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
       
  400,000  
  6.875%, due 5/1/18
    401,500  
     
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
       
  250,000  
  5.75%, due 3/15/19
    281,625  
            683,125  
Diversified Financial Services 1.7%
       
     
General Electric Capital Corp.
       
  450,000  
  2.00%, due 9/28/12 (g)
    457,689  
  350,000  
  5.00%, due 1/8/16
    361,660  
            819,349  
Electric Utilities 1.0%
       
     
Duke Energy Carolinas
       
  450,000  
  6.10%, due 6/1/37
    491,300  
Forest Products 0.9%
       
     
International Paper Co.
       
  350,000  
  9.375%, due 5/15/19
    439,883  
Insurance 1.7%
       
     
American International Group, Inc.
       
  500,000  
  4.25%, due 5/15/13
    465,000  
     
MetLife, Inc.
       
  350,000  
  5.00%, due 6/15/15
    369,737  
            834,737  
Media 0.4%
       
     
News America, Inc.
       
  200,000  
  5.30%, 12/15/14
    218,553  
         
Medical/Drugs 3.8%
       
     
Amgen, Inc.
       
  600,000  
  6.40%, due 2/1/39
    677,864  
     
AstraZeneca PLC
       
  400,000  
  5.40%, due 9/15/12
    436,827  
     
GlaxoSmithKline
       
  400,000  
  5.65%, due 5/15/18
    446,101  
     
Wyeth
       
  275,000  
  5.45%, due 4/1/17
    309,243  
            1,870,035  
Medical Instruments 1.3%
       
     
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
       
  200,000  
  6.00%, due 6/1/15
    223,219  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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PIA Funds
PIA MODERATE DURATION BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
Medical Instruments 1.3% (continued)
     
   
Boston Scientific Corp.
     
$ 400,000  
  7.375%, due 1/15/40
  $ 394,250  
            617,469  
Metals 0.6%
       
     
Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.
       
  300,000  
  5.375%, due 10/1/15
    306,728  
         
Mining 0.7%
       
     
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.
       
  300,000  
  6.50%, due 7/15/18
    332,273  
         
Oil & Gas 1.4%
       
     
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
       
  350,000  
  2.25%, due 12/15/38
    255,062  
     
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
       
  100,000  
  6.75%, due 1/15/12
    108,815  
     
Weatherford International Ltd.
       
  300,000  
  6.00%, due 3/15/18
    315,377  
            679,254  
Retail 1.9%
       
     
CVS Caremark Corp.
       
  300,000  
  5.75%, due 6/1/17
    327,720  
     
Federated Retail Holdings Inc.
       
  350,000  
  5.90%, due 12/1/16
    352,625  
     
Target Corp.
       
  200,000  
  7.00%, due 1/15/38
    239,178  
            919,523  
Steel 0.7%
       
     
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
       
  291,000  
  9.375%, due 6/1/19
    341,340  
         
Telecommunications 0.6%
       
     
Sprint Capital Corp.
       
  170,000  
  8.375%, due 3/15/12
    175,950  
     
Verizon Communications, Inc.
       
  100,000  
  7.75%, due 12/1/30
    120,523  
            296,473  
Wireless Communications 0.9%
       
     
Motorola, Inc.
       
  400,000  
  5.375%, due 11/15/12
    421,458  
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $11,806,045)
    12,300,470  
         
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 31.9%
       
         
U.S. Government Agencies 31.9%
       
     
FHLMC GOLD TBA (c)
       
  3,600,000  
  5.00%, due 6/1/34
    3,769,312  
  1,000,000  
  4.50%, due 6/15/40
    1,020,312  
     
FNMA Pool
       
  613,619  
  5.50%, due 4/1/36, #745418
    656,281  
  610,873  
  5.50%, due 1/1/38, #952038
    651,878  
  628,119  
  5.50%, due 4/1/38, #257161
    670,282  
  1,245,505  
  5.50%, due 8/1/38, #889988
    1,329,112  
     
FNMA TBA (c)
       
  1,200,000  
  4.50%, due 6/1/19
    1,255,687  
  1,000,000  
  4.50%, due 6/1/34
    1,020,625  
  3,600,000  
  5.00%, due 6/12/38
    3,768,750  
     
GNMA TBA (c)
       
  1,500,000  
  5.50%, due 6/15/40
    1,608,750  
            15,750,989  
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $15,568,001)
    15,750,989  
         
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
       
  INSTRUMENTALITIES 28.3%
       
         
U.S. Government Agencies 0.8%
       
     
FHLB
       
  200,000  
  5.50%, due 7/15/36
    220,865  
     
FHLMC
       
  150,000  
  6.25%, due 7/15/32
    182,816  
            403,681  
U.S. Treasury Bonds 2.5%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bond
       
  1,175,000  
  4.50%, due 8/15/39
    1,229,160  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MODERATE DURATION BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

Shares/
         
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
U.S. Treasury Notes 25.0%
     
   
U.S. Treasury Note
     
$ 2,200,000  
  4.25%, due 1/15/11 (f)
  $ 2,254,142  
  4,000,000  
  1.125%, due 6/30/11
    4,029,376  
  1,500,000  
  0.75%, due 11/30/11
    1,502,520  
  1,200,000  
  1.50%, due 7/15/12
    1,217,906  
  1,500,000  
  3.00% due 8/31/16
    1,532,696  
  1,750,000  
  3.625%, due 8/15/19
    1,797,989  
            12,334,629  
Total U.S. Government Agencies
       
  and Instrumentalities
       
  (cost $13,785,396)
    13,967,470  
         
OPEN-END FUNDS 4.6%
       
  233,740  
PIA BBB Bond Fund
    2,276,626  
Total Open-end Funds
       
  (cost $2,300,000)
    2,276,626  
         
RIGHTS 0.0%
       
  1  
Global Crossing North
       
     
  America, Inc. Liquidating
       
     
  Trust (a)(b) (cost $0)
     
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 33.6%
       
  56,718  
AIM STIT - Treasury
       
     
  Portfolio - Institutional
       
     
  Class, 0.06% (d) (f)
    56,718  
  6,324,399  
Fidelity Institutional Money
       
     
  Market Government
       
     
  Portfolio - Class I, 0.08% (d)
    6,324,399  
$ 5,700,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.22%,
       
     
  due 12/16/10 (e)
    5,693,194  
  4,500,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.29%,
       
     
  due 4/7/11 (e) (f)
    4,488,957  
Total Short-Term Investments
       
  (cost $16,556,871)
    16,563,268  
Total Investments
       
  (cost $60,016,313)
 123.4
%
    60,858,823  
Liabilities less Other Assets
 (23.4
)%
    (11,528,968 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 100.0
%
  $ 49,329,855  

(a)
Restricted security.  The interest in the liquidating trust was acquired through a distribution on December 9, 2003.  As of May 31, 2010, the security had a cost and value of $0 (0.0% of total net assets).
(b)
Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(c)
Security purchased on a when-issued basis.  As of May 31, 2010, the total cost of investments purchased on a when-issued basis was $12,359,352 or 25.1% of total net assets.
(d)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at May 31, 2010.
(e)
Rate shown is the discount rate at May 31, 2010.
(f)
A portion of the security is segregated in connection with credit default swap contracts.
(g)
FDIC insured
FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
TBA – To Be Announced
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
CORPORATE BONDS 5.8%
     
       
Aerospace 0.1%
     
   
Boeing Capital Corp.
     
$ 250,000  
  7.375%, due 9/27/10
  $ 255,113  
         
Banks 0.2%
       
     
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
       
  250,000  
  5.60%, due 6/1/11
    259,692  
         
Beverages 0.1%
       
     
Coca Cola Enterprises Inc.
       
  250,000  
  4.25%, due 9/15/10
    252,540  
         
Brokers 0.2%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
       
  250,000  
  6.875%, due 1/15/11
    257,292  
         
Capital Goods 0.1%
       
     
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
       
  250,000  
  4.30%, 6/1/10
    250,000  
         
Computers 0.4%
       
     
Hewlett Packard Co.
       
  600,000  
  5.25%, due 3/1/12
    642,052  
         
Diversified Financial Services 0.4%
       
     
General Electric Capital Corp.
       
  600,000  
  5.00%, due 11/15/11
    629,251  
         
Electric Utilities 0.2%
       
     
Duke Energy Carolinas
       
  250,000  
  6.25%, due 1/15/12
    270,217  
         
Medical-Drugs 1.1%
       
     
Abbott Laboratories
       
  250,000  
  5.60%, due 5/15/11
    261,273  
     
American Home Products Corp.
       
  500,000  
  6.95%, due 3/15/11
    523,452  
     
Eli Lilly & Co.
       
  400,000  
  3.55%, due 3/6/12
    418,466  
     
Merck & Co., Inc.
       
  250,000  
  5.125%, 11/15/11
    263,569  
     
Pfizer Inc.
       
  250,000  
  4.45%, 3/15/12
    263,930  
            1,730,690  
Networking Products 0.2%
       
     
Cisco Systems, Inc.
       
  250,000  
  5.25%, due 2/22/11
    257,751  
         
Oil & Gas 1.1%
       
     
Chevron Corp.
       
  600,000  
  3.45%, due 3/3/12
    626,292  
     
Conoco Funding Co.
       
  785,000  
  6.35%, due 10/15/11
    840,055  
     
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
       
  250,000  
  6.75%, due 1/15/12
    272,038  
            1,738,385  
Software 0.5%
       
     
Oracle Corp.
       
  750,000  
  5.00%, due 1/15/11
    768,349  
         
Retail 0.5%
       
     
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
       
  750,000  
  4.125%, due 2/15/11
    766,700  
         
Telecommunications 0.7%
       
     
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
       
  750,000  
  7.875%, due 3/1/11
    787,306  
     
Verizon Global Funding Corp.
       
  250,000  
  7.25%, due 12/1/10
    257,761  
            1,045,067  
Total Corporate Bonds
       
(cost $9,008,169)
    9,123,099  
         
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 16.6%
       
         
U.S. Government Agencies 16.6%
       
     
FHLMC ARM Pool (a)
       
  28,259  
  2.852%, due 8/1/15, #755204
    29,581  
  23,074  
  2.885%, due 2/1/22, #845113
    24,237  
  54,647  
  4.737%, due 10/1/22, #635206
    56,771  

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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

Principal Amount
     
Value
 
       
U.S. Government Agencies 16.6% (continued)
     
$ 16,570  
  2.925%, due 6/1/23, #845755
  $ 17,374  
  13,940  
  2.580%, due 2/1/24, #609231
    14,426  
  561,499  
  2.928%, due 1/1/25, #785726
    589,639  
  34,768  
  3.563%, due 1/1/33, #1B0668
    35,985  
  1,120,689  
  2.750%, due 10/1/34, #782784
    1,165,867  
  536,652  
  2.927%, due 12/1/34, #1G0018
    556,513  
  310,006  
  3.524%, due 4/1/36, #847671
    322,563  
     
FNMA ARM Pool (a)
       
  44,425  
  3.124%, due 7/1/25, #555206
    46,242  
  319,404  
  3.848%, due 7/1/27, #424953
    324,382  
  101,713  
  2.600%, due 3/1/28, #556438
    105,608  
  150,394  
  4.176%, due 6/1/29, #508399
    155,859  
  325,761  
  4.177%, due 4/1/30, #562912
    335,768  
  105,957  
  2.718%, due 10/1/30, #670317
    110,778  
  15,940  
  3.152%, due 7/1/31, #592745
    16,476  
  114,903  
  3.317%, due 9/1/31, #597196
    118,376  
  33,775  
  2.902%, due 11/1/31, #610547
    35,240  
  4,393  
  2.500%, due 4/1/32, #629098
    4,391  
  817,706  
  4.003%, due 10/1/33, #743454
    847,443  
  2,353,200  
  3.000%, due 11/1/33, #755253
    2,426,942  
  3,424,889  
  4.106%, due 5/1/34, #5719
    3,531,603  
  1,067,867  
  3.507%, due 7/1/34, #779693
    1,094,095  
  1,168,740  
  2.867%, due 10/1/34, #795136
    1,192,951  
  972,260  
  2.793%, due 1/1/35, #805391
    1,010,404  
  336,534  
  4.766%, due 10/1/35, #845041
    350,345  
  598,765  
  5.067%, due 10/1/35, #846171
    626,885  
  1,019,211  
  3.197%, due 1/1/36, #849264
    1,064,172  
  349,625  
  5.868%, due 6/1/36, #872502
    369,742  
  3,261,702  
  3.495%, due 1/1/37, #906389
    3,389,836  
  1,791,656  
  3.346%, due 3/1/37, #907868
    1,869,044  
  960,599  
  5.126%, due 8/1/37, #949772
    1,006,629  
  467,935  
  5.711%, due 10/1/37, #955963
    493,284  
  722,775  
  5.854%, due 11/1/37, #953653
    758,650  
  694,275  
  6.207%, due 11/1/37, #948183
    717,686  
     
FNMA Pool
       
  8,811  
  11.00%, due 1/1/13, #415842
    9,056  
     
GNMA II ARM Pool (a)
       
  15,573  
  3.125%, due 11/20/21, #8871
    16,007  
  104,017  
  3.125%, due 10/20/22, #8062
    106,912  
  211,360  
  3.125%, due 11/20/26, #80011
    217,242  
  49,324  
  3.125%, due 11/20/26, #80013
    50,696  
  27,229  
  3.125%, due 12/20/26, #80021
    27,987  
  12,897  
  3.375%, due 1/20/27, #80029
    13,262  
  226,351  
  3.625%, due 7/20/27, #80094
    233,631  
  315,918  
  3.625%, due 8/20/27, #80104
    326,079  
  13,186  
  3.125%, due 10/20/27, #80122
    13,553  
  114,303  
  3.375%, due 1/20/28, #80154
    117,541  
  223,820  
  3.125%, due 10/20/29, #80331
    230,049  
  48,450  
  3.125%, due 11/20/29, #80344
    49,798  
            26,227,600  
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $25,745,531)
    26,227,600  
         
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
       
  INSTRUMENTALITIES 30.6%
       
         
U.S. Government Agencies 7.0%
       
     
FHLB
       
  500,000  
  2.75%, due 6/18/10
    500,598  
     
FHLMC
       
  7,000,000  
  2.125%, due 3/23/12
    7,164,808  
     
FNMA
       
  3,300,000  
  4.375%, due 9/13/10
    3,339,046  
            11,004,452  
U.S. Treasury Notes 23.6%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Note
       
  6,000,000  
  1.50%, due 10/31/10
    6,032,346  
  4,500,000  
  1.25%, due 11/30/10
    4,522,676  
  4,000,000  
  0.875%, due 3/31/11
    4,016,720  
  3,000,000  
  4.875%, due 7/31/11
    3,153,165  
  6,000,000  
  1.50%, due 7/15/12
    6,089,532  


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

 
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PIA Funds
PIA SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Schedule of Investments – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

Principal Amount/
         
Shares
     
Value
 
       
U.S. Treasury Notes 23.6% (continued)
     
$ 8,300,000  
  1.375%, due 9/15/12
  $ 8,389,482  
  5,000,000  
  1.38%, due 11/15/12
    5,042,580  
            37,246,501  
Total U.S. Government Agencies
       
  and Instrumentalities
       
  (cost $47,964,749)
    48,250,953  
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 47.6%
       
     
FHLMC Discount Note (b)
       
  12,000,000  
  0.14%, due 8/23/10
    11,996,124  
  3,240,341  
Fidelity Institutional Money
       
     
  Market Government
       
     
  Portfolio - Class I, 0.08% (c)
    3,240,341  
     
FNMA Discount Note (b)
       
$ 8,000,000  
  0.28%, due 1/4/11
    7,986,496  
  12,000,000  
  0.28%, due 1/18/11
    11,978,436  
  11,000,000  
  0.36%, due 3/1/11
    10,969,970  
     
U.S. Treasury Bills (b)
       
  11,500,000  
  0.38%, due 6/3/10
    11,499,757  
  3,000,000  
  0.20%, due 11/18/10
    2,997,168  
  6,500,000  
  0.22%, due 12/16/10
    6,492,239  
  8,000,000  
  0.24%, due 2/10/11
    7,986,736  
Total Short-Term Investments
       
  (cost $75,102,152)
    75,147,267  
Total Investments
       
  (cost $157,820,601)
 100.6
%
    158,748,919  
Liabilities less Other Assets
 (0.6
)%
    (937,807 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 100.0
%
  $ 157,811,112  

(a)
Variable rate note.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 2010.
(b)
Rate shown is the discount rate at May 31, 2010.
(c)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at May 31, 2010.
FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
 

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

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)


   
Moderate
       
   
Duration
   
Short-Term
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Securities Fund
 
Assets:
           
Investments in securities, at value (cost $60,016,313 and $157,820,601, respectively)
  $ 60,858,823     $ 158,748,919  
Deposit of cash in segregated account
    71,671        
Receivable for securities sold
    193,485       68,318  
Receivable for fund shares sold
    275,952       4,809,768  
Interest receivable
    319,869       427,157  
Prepaid expenses
    31,264       43,250  
Total assets
    61,751,064       164,097,412  
                 
Liabilities:
               
Payable for fund shares redeemed
    31,866       1,190,133  
Payable for securities purchased
    12,359,351       5,042,043  
Distribution fees
    4,317        
Investment advisory fees
    108       21,189  
Administration fees
    2,502       4,523  
Custody fees
    1,418       2,661  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    5,008       4,447  
Fund accounting fees
    7,025       9,465  
Audit fees
    8,820       8,820  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    370       545  
Accrued expenses
    424       2,474  
Total liabilities
    12,421,209       6,286,300  
Net Assets
  $ 49,329,855     $ 157,811,112  
                 
Net Assets Consist of:
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 48,513,967     $ 158,298,511  
Undistributed net investment income/(loss)
    83,807       (97,187 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts
               
  closed and swap contracts
    (110,429 )     (1,318,530 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    842,510       928,318  
Net Assets
  $ 49,329,855     $ 157,811,112  
                 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
  $ 20.38     $ 10.10  
                 
Shares Issued and Outstanding
               
  (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01)
    2,420,279       15,629,617  

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

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Operations – Six Months Ended May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Moderate
       
   
Duration
   
Short-Term
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Securities Fund
 
Investment Income:
           
Interest
  $ 581,180     $ 858,812  
Total investment income
    581,180       858,812  
                 
Expenses:
               
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
    69,386       157,046  
Distribution fees (Note 5)
    23,129        
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    20,103       29,560  
Administration fees (Note 4)
    18,484       25,804  
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
    16,862       27,095  
Registration fees
    14,806       25,244  
Audit fees
    8,819       8,819  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    4,061       8,737  
Trustees’ fees
    3,489       4,336  
Insurance
    3,367       2,331  
Legal fees
    3,363       3,886  
Reports to shareholders
    1,880       4,899  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    1,415       2,117  
Miscellaneous
    2,218       3,730  
Total expenses
    191,382       303,604  
Less: Expense waiver and reimbursement from adviser (Note 4)
    (75,739 )     (28,774 )
Net expenses
    115,643       274,830  
Net investment income
    465,537       583,982  
                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments,
               
  Futures Contracts Closed and Swap Contracts:
               
Net realized gain on:
               
Investments
    448,433       21,905  
Futures contracts closed
    43,650        
Swap contracts
    331,012        
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
               
Investments
    (443,832 )     (202,019 )
Swap contracts
    75,017        
Net gain/(loss) on investments, futures contracts closed and swap contracts
    454,280       (180,114 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 919,817     $ 403,868  

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

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Moderate
             
   
Duration
   
Short-Term
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Securities Fund
 
   
Six Months
   
Year
   
Six Months
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
May 31, 2010
   
Nov. 30,
   
May 31, 2010
   
Nov. 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2009
   
(Unaudited)
   
2009
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From
                       
Operations:
                       
Net investment income
  $ 465,537     $ 852,974     $ 583,982     $ 1,785,927  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
                               
Investments
    448,433       820,599       21,905       7,294  
Futures contracts closed
    43,650       (63,207 )            
Swap contracts
    331,012       540              
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
                               
Investments
    (443,832 )     1,230,563       (202,019 )     726,053  
Swap contracts
    75,017       (75,017 )            
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    919,817       2,766,452       403,868       2,519,274  
                                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
                               
Distributions from net investment income
    (456,747 )     (863,241 )     (723,140 )     (1,850,956 )
Return of capital distribution
          (50,255 )            
Total distributions paid to shareholders
    (456,747 )     (913,496 )     (723,140 )     (1,850,956 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    12,968,474       29,953,610       50,033,856       143,527,849  
Distributions reinvested
    301,249       539,329       333,144       1,174,946  
Payment for shares redeemed
    (8,525,588 )     (9,159,388 )     (50,360,871 )     (52,550,991 )
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
    4,744,135       21,333,551       6,129       92,151,804  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    5,207,205       23,186,507       (313,143 )     92,820,122  
                                 
Net Assets, Beginning of Period
    44,122,650       20,936,143       158,124,255       65,304,133  
Net Assets, End of Period
  $ 49,329,855     $ 44,122,650     $ 157,811,112     $ 158,124,255  
Includes Undistributed Net Investment Income/(Loss) of
  $ 83,807     $ 75,017     $ (97,187 )   $ 41,971  
                                 
Transactions in Shares:
                               
Shares sold
    641,822       1,518,702       4,956,932       14,222,813  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    14,920       27,322       33,035       116,580  
Shares redeemed
    (422,100 )     (462,954 )     (4,990,280 )     (5,203,675 )
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
    234,642       1,083,070       (313 )     9,135,718  

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

 
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PIA Funds
MODERATE DURATION BOND FUND
Financial Highlights

 
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
May 31, 2010
                               
   
(Unaudited)
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                                   
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each period)
                               
                                     
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 20.19     $ 18.99     $ 18.94     $ 18.50     $ 18.32     $ 18.59  
                                                 
Income From Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.20       0.52       0.69       0.84       0.82       0.68  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments,
                                         
  futures contracts closed and swap contracts
  0.19       1.25       0.04       0.44       0.17       (0.25 )
Total from investment operations
    0.39       1.77       0.73       1.28       0.99       0.43  
                                                 
Less Distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.54 )     (0.68 )     (0.84 )     (0.81 )     (0.70 )
Return of capital distribution
          (0.03 )                        
Total distributions
    (0.20 )     (0.57 )     (0.68 )     (0.84 )     (0.81 )     (0.70 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 20.38     $ 20.19     $ 18.99     $ 18.94     $ 18.50     $ 18.32  
                                                 
Total Return
    1.93 %++     9.43 %     3.95 %     7.10 %     5.58 %     2.30 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
  $ 49,330     $ 44,123     $ 20,936     $ 10,760     $ 16,126     $ 15,666  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    0.50 %+     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    0.83 %+     0.94 %     1.50 %     1.62 %     1.26 %     1.28 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                         
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    2.01 %+     2.68 %     3.80 %     4.50 %     4.44 %     3.67 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    1.68 %+     2.24 %     2.80 %     3.38 %     3.68 %     2.89 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    178 %++     474 %     366 %     158 %     231 %     287 %

+
Annualized for periods less than one year.
++
Not annualized for periods less than one year.

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

 
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PIA Funds
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Financial Highlights

 
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
May 31, 2010
                               
   
(Unaudited)
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                                   
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each period)
                               
                                     
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.12     $ 10.06     $ 10.02     $ 9.97     $ 9.96     $ 10.03  
                                                 
Income From Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.04       0.18       0.36       0.46       0.41       0.26  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
  (0.01 )     0.06       0.04       0.06       0.03       (0.04 )
Total from investment operations
    0.03       0.24       0.40       0.52       0.44       0.22  
                                                 
Less Distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.05 )     (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.47 )     (0.43 )     (0.29 )
Total distributions
    (0.05 )     (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.47 )     (0.43 )     (0.29 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.10     $ 10.12     $ 10.06     $ 10.02     $ 9.97     $ 9.96  
                                                 
Total Return
    0.26 %++     2.45 %     4.05 %     5.40 %     4.49 %     2.23 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
  $ 157,811     $ 158,124     $ 65,304     $ 53,836     $ 41,165     $ 49,888  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    0.35 %+     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    0.39 %+     0.39 %     0.49 %     0.59 %     0.63 %     0.67 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                         
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    0.75 %+     1.58 %     3.56 %     4.64 %     4.04 %     2.63 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    0.71 %+     1.54 %     3.42 %     4.40 %     3.76 %     2.31 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    27 %++     52 %     47 %     55 %     84 %     47 %

+
Annualized for periods less than one year.
++
Not annualized for periods less than one year.

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

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010
(Unaudited)


Note 1 – Organization
The PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund (together, the “Funds”) are each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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 PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund (the “Moderate Duration Fund”) is to maximize total return through investing in bonds while minimizing risk as compared to the market.  The investment objective of the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund (the “Short-Term Fund”) is to provide investors a high level of current income, consistent with low volatility of principal through investing in short-term investment grade debt securities.  The Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund commenced operations on September 1, 1998 and April 22, 1994, respectively.
 
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.
 
Security Valuation – All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
 
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis – Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Funds on a forward-commitment or when-issued basis can take place up to a month or more after the transaction date.  During this period, such securities are subject to market fluctuations and the portfolios maintain, in a segregated account with their custodian, assets with a market value equal to or greater than the amount of their purchase commitments.  The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward-commitment basis may increase the volatility of the Funds’ net asset values if the Funds make such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested.  In connection with the ability to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Funds may also enter into dollar rolls in which the Funds sell securities purchased on a forward-commitment basis and simultaneously contract with a counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon, and maturity), but not identical securities on a specified future date.  As an inducement for the Funds to “rollover” their purchase commitments, the Funds receive negotiated amounts in the form of reductions of the purchase price of the commitment.  Dollar rolls are considered a form of leverage.
 
Futures Transactions – In order to protect against changes in the market and to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet redemption requests, each Fund may enter into futures contracts.  Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or pledge U.S. government securities.  The margin required for a futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded.  Subsequent payments, which are dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or securities, are made or received by the Fund each day (daily variation margin) and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses until the contract is closed.  When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract.
 
Risks of entering into futures contracts, in general, include the possibility that there will not be a perfect price correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities.  Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market, resulting in an inability to close a futures position prior to its maturity date.  Third, the purchase of a futures contract involves the risk that a Fund could lose more than the original margin

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
deposit required to initiate a futures transaction.  These contracts involve market risk in excess of the amount reflected in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.  Unrealized gains and losses on outstanding positions in futures contracts held at the close of the year will be recognized as capital gains and losses for federal income tax purposes.
 
With futures, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
 
Federal Income Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities.  Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years 2006 – 2008, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2009 tax returns.  The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Arizona; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
 
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.
 
Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective security.
 
Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, monthly and net realized gains, if any, annually.  The amount and character of 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 that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.
 
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses.  The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred.  Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 
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.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
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.
 
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End – The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet.
 
Management has evaluated fund related events and transactions that occurred subsequent to May 31, 2010.  There were no events or transactions that occurred that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements. See Note 11 for additional information.
 
Note 3 – Securities Valuation
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 major 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.
 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value.
 
Equity Securities – Investments in other 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.
 
Corporate Bonds – Corporate bonds, including listed 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.  Most corporate bonds are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
U.S. Government Securities – U.S. government securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates 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.  U.S. government securities are categorized in level 1 or level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity levels for specific securities.
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities – U.S. government agency securities are comprised of two main categories consisting of agency issued debt and mortgage pass-throughs.  Agency issued debt securities are generally valued in a manner similar to U.S. government securities.  Mortgage pass-throughs include to-be-announced (“TBAs”) securities and mortgage pass-through certificates.  TBA securities and mortgage pass-throughs are generally valued using dealer quotations.  Depending on market activity levels and whether quotations or other data are used, these securities are typically categorized in level 1 or level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Derivative Instruments – Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.  Credit default swaps are valued daily based upon quotations from market makers and are typically categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
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.  There can be no assurance that the Funds could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if they were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Funds determine their net asset values per share.
 
Short-Term Notes – Short-term notes which mature in less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost (unless the Board of Trustees determines that this method does not represent fair value).  Short-term investments which mature after 60 days are valued at market.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not 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 May 31, 2010:
 
Moderate Duration Fund
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 12,300,470     $     $ 12,300,470  
  Mortgage-Backed Securities
          15,750,989             15,750,989  
  Open-End Funds
    2,276,626                   2,276,626  
  U.S. Government Securities
          13,967,470             13,967,470  
Total Fixed Income
          42,018,929             44,295,555  
Short-Term Investments
    6,381,117       10,182,151             16,563,268  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 8,657,743     $ 52,201,080     $     $ 60,858,823  

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
Short-Term Fund
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 9,123,099     $     $ 9,123,099  
  Mortgage-Backed Securities
          26,227,600             26,227,600  
  U.S. Government Securities
          48,250,953             48,250,953  
Total Fixed Income
          83,601,652             83,601,652  
Short-Term Investments
    3,240,341       71,906,926             75,147,267  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 3,240,341     $ 155,508,578     $     $ 158,748,919  
 
New Accounting Pronouncement – In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”.  ASU 2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements.  Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06 are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, and other required disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2010-06 will have on the Funds’ statement disclosures.
 
Note 4 – Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Funds have investment advisory agreement with Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA” or 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, PIA is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly.  The Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund pay fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.30% and 0.20%, respectively, based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $69,386 and $157,046 in advisory fees, respectively.
 
The Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses.  The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Funds and to pay Fund operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Moderate Duration Fund’s and the Short-Term Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses to 0.50% and 0.35% of average daily net assets, respectively.  The Adviser will continue the expense waiver and/or reimbursement through at least March 30, 2011.  This arrangement may be discontinued at any time after March 30, 2011.  The Adviser may not recoup expense waivers and/or reimbursements in future periods.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Adviser reduced its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $75,739 and $28,774 for the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund, respectively.
 
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 May 31, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $18,484 and $25,804 in administration fees, respectively.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”) also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $20,103 and $29,560 in fund accounting fees, respectively, and $14,139 and $21,630 in transfer agent fees (excluding transfer agency out-of-pocket expenses), respectively.  U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $4,061 and $8,737 in custody fees, respectively.
 
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 Funds are employees of the Administrator.
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund were allocated $1,415 and $2,117 of the Chief Compliance Officer fee, respectively.
 
Note 5 – Distribution Agreement and Plan
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the Moderate Duration Fund to pay the Distributor for distribution and related expenses at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  The Short-Term Fund did not accrue 12b-1 fees during the six months ended May 31, 2010.  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.  For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund paid the Distributor $23,129.
 
Note 6 – Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations) were $63,734,983 and $56,812,877, respectively, for the Moderate Duration Fund and $15,112,840 and $8,952,712, respectively, for the Short-Term Fund.  Purchases and sales of U.S. government obligations for the six months ended May 31, 2010 were $16,534,768 and $22,369,878, respectively, for the Moderate Duration Fund and $5,038,494 and $11,509,365, respectively, for the Short-Term Fund.
 
Note 7 – Derivative Instruments
The Funds have adopted the financial accounting reporting rules as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  The Funds are required to include enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.  During the six months ended May 31, 2010, the Short-Term Fund did not hold any derivative instruments.
 
The Funds are subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives.  The Funds may enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its exposure to other risks, such as interest rate risks or as a substitute for taking a position in certain types of bonds.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
Credit default swaps involve the exchange of a fixed rate premium for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security in the event of a defined credit event, such as a payment default or bankruptcy.  Under a credit default swap one party acts as a guarantor by receiving the fixed periodic payment in exchange for the commitment to purchase the underlying security at par if the defined credit event occurs.  Although contract specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium.  Upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the difference between the value of the reference obligation and swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap contracts in the statement of operations.  The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract.  This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
 
Moderate Duration Fund
 
The effect of derivative instruments on the statements of operations for the six months ended May 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
 
Derivative Type
Location of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Value
 
 
Interest rate contracts
Net realized gain on futures contracts closed
  $ 43,650  
 
Credit contracts
Net realized gain on swap contracts
    331,012  
 
Credit contracts
Change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
    75,017  
 
For the six months ended May 31, 2010, the monthly average gross notional amount of the credit default swaps held in the Moderate Duration Fund was $3,606,000.  The Moderate Duration Fund did not hold derivative instruments at May 31, 2010.
 
Note 8 – Lines of Credit
The Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund have lines of credit in the amount of $7,590,000 and $24,200,000, respectively.  These lines of credit are intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions.  The credit facility is with the Funds’ custodian, U.S. Bank N.A.  The Funds did not draw upon their lines of credit during the six months ended May 31, 2010.
 
Note 9 – Federal Income Tax Information
Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatments of paydowns.
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended May 31, 2010 and the year ended November 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
   
Moderate Duration Fund
   
Short-Term Fund
 
   
May 31, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
   
May 31, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
 
Ordinary income
  $ 456,747     $ 863,241     $ 723,140     $ 1,850,956  
Return of capital
          50,255              
 
Ordinary income distributions may include dividends paid from short-term capital gains.

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – May 31, 2010 (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
As of November 30, 2009, the Funds’ most recently completed fiscal year, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Moderate Duration Fund
   
Short-Term Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
  $ 50,989,650     $ 155,733,995  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    1,286,342       1,130,337  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (81,571 )      
Net unrealized appreciation
    1,204,771       1,130,337  
Undistributed ordinary income
          41,971  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
           
Total distributable earnings
          41,971  
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
    (851,953 )     (1,340,435 )
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
  $ 352,818     $ (168,127 )
 
(a)  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to wash sales.
 
The Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund had tax capital losses which may be carried over to offset future gains.  Such losses expire as follows:
 
 
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Total
Moderate Duration Fund
         —
$690,793
         —
$161,160
       —
       —
$    851,953
Short-Term Fund
$523,330
 326,612
$183,103
 218,276
$43,801
$45,313
   1,340,435
 
Note 10 – Other Tax Information
For the year ended November 30, 2009, none of the dividends paid from net investment income qualifies for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders of the Funds.  For shareholders in the Funds, none of the dividend income distributed for the year ended November 30, 2009 is designated as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
 
Note 11 – Subsequent Event
The Investor Class of the PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund has been redesignated as the Advisor Class, effective July 31, 2010.

 
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PIA Funds
Notice to Shareholders – May 31, 2010
(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 1-800-251-1970, or on the 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 12-Month Period Ended June 30, 2009
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-251-1970.  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 schedules 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 1-202-551-8090.  Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available by calling 1-800-251-1970.

 
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PIA Funds
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
(Unaudited)

At a meeting held on December 10, 2009, the Board, including the persons who are Independent Trustees as defined under the Investment Company Act, considered and approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and PIA Short-Term Securities Fund with the Adviser for another annual term.  Prior to this meeting, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Funds, the Adviser and the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Advisory Agreement.  This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.  Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s continuance of the Advisory Agreement:
 
1.
THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT.  The Board considered the Adviser’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Adviser involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds.  The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Adviser, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer and the Adviser’s compliance record, and the Adviser’s business continuity plan.  The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Adviser and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Adviser’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with the Adviser to discuss various marketing and compliance topics.  The Board concluded that the Adviser had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality, cost and extent of such management services are satisfactory .
 
2.
THE FUNDS’ HISTORICAL YEAR-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVISER.  In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the Funds as of September 30, 2009 on both an absolute basis, and in comparison to its peer funds as classified by Lipper.
 
 
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund:  The Board noted that the Moderate Duration Bond Fund’s performance was above its peer group median and averages for the three-year, five-year and ten-year total returns, although the Fund’s performance was below its peer group median and averages for the three-month, year-to-date and one-year total returns.
 
 
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund:  The Board noted that the Short-Term Securities Fund’s performance was above its peer group median and averages for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year total returns, although the Fund’s performance was below its peer group median and averages for the three-month and year-to-date total returns.

 
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PIA Funds
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)
(Unaudited)

 
3.
THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISER’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT.  In considering the advisory fee and total fees and expenses of each Fund, the Board reviewed comparisons to its peer funds and separate accounts for other types of clients advised by the Adviser, all expense waivers and reimbursements, as well as information regarding fee offsets for separate accounts invested in by the Fund.
 
 
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund:  The Board noted that the Adviser had voluntarily agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Moderate Duration Bond Fund of 0.50%.  Additionally, the Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio and contractual advisory fee were below its peer group median and average, and the contractual advisory fee was in line with the fees charged by the Adviser to its other investment management clients.
 
 
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund:  The Board noted that the Adviser had voluntarily agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Short-Term Securities Fund of 0.35%.  Additionally, the Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio and contractual advisory fee were below its peer group median and average, and the contractual advisory fee was less than the fees charged by the Adviser to its other investment management clients at certain asset levels.
 
4.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE.  The Board also considered that economies of scale would be expected to be realized as the assets of the Funds grow.  In this regard, the Board noted that the Adviser has voluntarily agreed to reduce its advisory fees or pay for Fund expenses so that the Funds do not exceed a specified expense limitation.  The Board concluded that there were no effective economies of scale to be shared with the Funds at current asset levels, but considered revisiting this issue in the future as circumstances changed and asset levels increased.
 
5.
THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUNDS. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Adviser from advising the Funds. The Board considered the profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional benefits derived by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, such as benefits received in exchange for Rule 12b-1 fees on the Moderate Duration Bond Fund.  After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Adviser with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive, and that the Adviser had sufficient resources to support the services it provides to the Funds.
 
No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, but rather the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to them.  Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board determined that the advisory arrangement with the Adviser, including the advisory fees, were fair and reasonable.  The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and PIA Short-Term Securities Fund would be in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

 
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Adviser
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc
1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 210
Santa Monica, CA 90401


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202


Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(800) 251-1970


Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 2400
Philadelphia, PA 19103


Legal Counsel
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022





Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance.  Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  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.

(a)  
Schedules of Investments are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b)  
Not Applicable.

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.

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/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal 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/Douglas G. Hess
    Douglas G. Hess, President

Date          7/30/10                                                                                         



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/ Douglas G. Hess
     Douglas G. Hess, President

Date          7/30/10    

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Cheryl L. King
     Cheryl L. King, Treasurer

Date          7/30/10    

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