N-CSR 1 piafunds-ncsra.htm PIA BBBBF/MBSBF AND PIA MDBF/STSF ANNUALS 11-30-10 piafunds-ncsra.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:  November 30, 2010

 
 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


 
 
PIA Funds

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

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

 

 


 

 
Annual Report
 
November 30, 2010
 

 
 

 

PIA Funds
Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this annual report for the period ended November 30, 2010 regarding 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.
 
The Gross Domestic Product’s (GDP) annual rate of growth was +3.7% for the first quarter of 2010 and declined to +2.5% during the third quarter. Total year over year GDP through September registered 3.2% compared to a mere +0.2% for 2009. Even with some stronger economic data, the housing sector and employment remained weak. Budget deficits continue to mount and the Federal Reserve maintained its easier monetary policy by keeping the Funds rate close to zero.
 
The intermediate part of the yield curve experienced the largest decrease in rates mainly due to the massive purchase of U.S. Treasury securities by the Federal Reserve as part of their quantitative easing program. The yields on 5-year treasury bonds and 30-year treasury bonds declined by 121 and 31 basis points, respectively, from December 31, 2009 through November 30, 2010.
 
We believe that the PIA BBB Bond Fund and the PIA MBS Bond Fund provide our clients with a means of efficiently investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of BBB rated bonds and agency mortgage-backed bonds, respectively.  
 
PIA BBB Bond Fund
The return of the BBB Bond Fund for the 12 month period ended November 30, 2010 was a positive 10.33% compared to the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index return of 10.85% and the Barclays Capital U.S. Baa Corporate Index return of 10.84%. Demand for higher yielding fixed income securities in a relatively low interest rate environment and other factors caused interest rate spreads on Baa rated bonds over treasuries to narrow significantly during the period from 258 basis points to 203 basis points over similar maturity treasury securities. The Fund’s return was lower than the benchmark indexes due to volatility in various issuers held by the Fund. The Fund has a strategy of using a broad diversification of BBB rated issuers, industry sectors and range of maturities. The bonds held in the Fund represent over 130 different issuers.
 
PIA MBS Bond Fund
The return of the MBS Bond Fund for the 12 month period ended November 30, 2010 was 4.37% compared to the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index return of 4.53%. U.S. agency mortgage backed securities spreads over treasuries increased from 168 basis points to 188 basis points mostly due to the uncertainty of prepayments induced by the lower interest rates and the agency buyback program. The Fund’s return approximated the benchmark index due to its portfolio consisting of U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities with a broad diversification of coupons and sectors. Increased volatility on specific MBS pools led to a modestly lower rate of return.
 

 
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PIA Funds

 
Please take a moment to review your Fund(s)’ statements of assets and liabilities and the results of operations for the 12 month period ended November 30. We look forward to reporting to you again with the semi-annual report dated May 2011.
 


Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.
 
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).
 
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against risk in a declining market.
 
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. Baa Corporate 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, and Finance sectors. Non-corporate sectors are not included in this index. 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.
 
Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) is the amount of goods and services produced in a year, in a country.
 
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
 
 
 
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the PIA BBB Bond Fund vs the
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Baa Corporate Index
 
 
 
 
Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
5 Year
Since Inception**
PIA BBB Bond Fund
10.33%
7.04%
5.66%
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index
10.85%
7.42%
6.39%
Barclays Capital U.S. Baa Corporate Index
10.84%
7.42%
6.14%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses - 0.14%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date, September 25, 2003.  Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect.  In the absence of fee waivers,  returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The Fund was invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities on the inception date in September 2003 following a $200,000 investment by the Adviser (Pacific Income Advisers - PIA).  The Fund remained invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities until mid January 2004 when PIA clients commenced investing in the Fund.  At that time, the Fund began investing in BBB rated bonds. U.S. Treasury securities held in the Fund provided a lower return than BBB rated bonds for the period from inception to January 13, 2004 (1.62% for the Fund compared to 3.95% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index) as Baa spreads over Treasuries narrowed from 166 basis points to 136 basis points.
 

 
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PIA Funds

 
The Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index includes both corporate and non-corporate sectors.  The corporate sectors are Industrial, Utility and Finance, which include both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations.  The non-corporate sectors are Sovereign, Supranational, Foreign Agency and Foreign Local Government.  The securities must be rated Baa/BBB by at least two of the following ratings agencies: Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch.  If only two of the three agencies rate the security, the lower rating is used to determine index eligibility.  If only one of the three agencies rates a security, the rating must be investment grade.  The securities must be fixed rate, although they can carry a coupon that steps up or changes according to a predetermined schedule, and they must be dollar-denominated and non-convertible.
 
The Barclays Capital U.S. Baa Corporate Index includes only corporate sectors.  The corporate sectors are Industrial, Utility and Finance, which include both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations.  The securities must be rated Baa/BBB by at least two of the following ratings agencies: Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch.  If only two of the three agencies rate the security, the lower rating is used to determine index eligibility.  If only one of the three agencies rates a security, the rating must be investment grade.  The securities must be fixed rate, although they can carry a coupon that steps up or changes according to a predetermined schedule, and they must be dollar-denominated and non-convertible.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.
 
**
The since inception returns for the Fund and the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index are from September 25, 2003 through November 30, 2010.  The since inception return for the Barclays Capital U.S. Baa Corporate Index is from September 30, 2003 through November 30, 2010.
 

 
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PIA Funds
 
 
 
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA MBS Bond Fund vs the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index
 
 
 
 
Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
Since Inception
PIA MBS Bond Fund
4.37%
6.57%
Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index
4.53%
6.68%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses - 0.22%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date, February 28, 2006.  Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect.  In the absence of fee waivers,  returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed Rate 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 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.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.
 

 
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PIA Funds
Expense Example – November 30, 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 (6/1/10 – 11/30/10).
 
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 6/1/10
Value 11/30/10
Period 6/1/10 – 11/30/10*
PIA BBB Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,069.30
$0.00
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,025.07
$0.00
       
PIA MBS Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,024.70
$0.00
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,025.07
$0.00
 
*
Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (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 – November 30, 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 – November 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
 
Investments by Issuer
As a Percentage of Net Assets
 


 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010

       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS 95.7%
     
 
Agricultural Chemicals 0.4%
     
   
Potash Corporation
     
   
  of Saskatchewan
     
$ 1,430,000  
  5.875%, due 12/1/36
  $ 1,493,755  
 
Airlines 0.2%
       
     
Continental Airlines, Inc.
       
  665,588  
  5.983%, due 4/19/22
    717,172  
 
Appliances 0.8%
       
     
Whirlpool Corp.
       
  2,640,000  
  5.50%, due 3/1/13
    2,819,771  
 
Automobile Manufacturers 1.1%
       
     
DaimlerChrysler NA
       
  2,710,000  
  6.50%, due 11/15/13
    3,098,327  
  500,000  
  8.50%, due 1/18/31
    675,530  
            3,773,857  
Banks 2.9%
       
     
Capital One Financial Corp.
       
  3,430,000  
  6.15%, due 9/1/16
    3,771,374  
     
Fifth Third Bancorp
       
  1,550,000  
  4.50%, due 6/1/18
    1,528,680  
  425,000  
  8.25%, due 3/1/38
    490,614  
     
Key Bank NA
       
  1,000,000  
  5.80%, due 7/1/14
    1,088,538  
     
Marshall & Ilsley Bank
       
  500,000  
  4.85%, due 6/16/15
    449,704  
     
Royal Bank of
       
     
  Scotland Group PLC
       
  750,000  
  5.00%, due 10/1/14
    741,526  
     
Suntrust Banks
       
  1,200,000  
  6.00%, due 9/11/17
    1,284,463  
     
UBS AG Preferred
       
     
  Funding Trust
       
  400,000  
  6.243%, due 5/15/16 (a)
    384,000  
            9,738,899  
Beverages 1.6%
       
     
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
       
  2,690,000  
  5.50%, due 1/15/18
    3,028,074  
  1,030,000  
  6.45%, due 9/1/37
    1,210,591  
     
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.82%, due 5/1/18
    1,209,163  
            5,447,828  
Broker 0.6%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Capital II
       
     
  Preferred Trust
       
  400,000  
  5.793%, due 6/1/12 (a)
    340,000  
     
Jefferies Group, Inc.
       
  550,000  
  6.25%, due 1/15/36
    499,983  
     
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.70%, due 3/4/20
    1,099,708  
            1,939,691  
Cable/Satellite 0.9%
       
     
Direct TV Holdings
       
  1,600,000  
  7.625%, due 5/15/16
    1,786,010  
  1,400,000  
  6.00%, due 8/15/40
    1,394,270  
            3,180,280  
Chemicals 1.2%
       
     
Dow Chemical Co.
       
  2,200,000  
  8.55%, due 5/15/19
    2,782,362  
  1,040,000  
  7.375%, due 11/1/29
    1,245,377  
            4,027,739  
Construction 0.7%
       
     
CRH America, Inc.
       
  2,118,000  
  6.00%, due 9/30/16
    2,335,805  
 
Consumer Products 1.4%
       
     
Fortune Brands, Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  5.375%, due 1/15/16
    1,045,347  
     
Hasbro, Inc.
       
  410,000  
  6.30%, due 9/15/17
    451,483  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Consumer Products 1.4% (continued)
     
   
Lubrizol Corp.
     
$ 2,500,000  
  8.875%, due 2/1/19
  $ 3,185,823  
            4,682,653  
Diversified Financial Services 0.4%
       
     
Block Financial LLC
       
  1,300,000  
  7.875%, due 1/15/13
    1,343,926  
 
Diversified Manufacturing 1.8%
       
     
ITT Corp.
       
  3,110,000  
  6.125%, due 5/1/19
    3,629,945  
     
Ingersoll-Rand Global
       
     
  Holding Company Ltd.
       
  560,000  
  6.875%, due 8/15/18
    665,254  
     
Tyco Electronics Group SA
       
  995,000  
  6.00%, due 10/1/12
    1,067,242  
     
Tyco International Group SA
       
  600,000  
  6.00%, due 11/15/13
    674,511  
            6,036,952  
Electric Utilities 9.6%
       
     
Ameren Corp.
       
  700,000  
  8.875%, due 5/15/14
    803,141  
     
Arizona Public Service Co.
       
  1,705,000  
  5.80%, due 6/30/14
    1,912,510  
     
Constellation Energy Group
       
  1,000,000  
  7.60%, due 4/1/32
    1,187,038  
     
Consumers Energy
       
  3,295,000  
  5.50%, due 8/15/16
    3,762,791  
     
Dominion Resources, Inc.
       
  2,730,000  
  5.15%, due 7/15/15
    3,089,590  
  620,000  
  5.95%, due 6/15/35
    681,378  
     
DTE Energy Co.
       
  600,000  
  6.375%, due 4/15/33
    638,266  
     
Duke Energy Corp.
       
  1,610,000  
  6.25%, due 6/15/18
    1,892,787  
     
Exelon Corp.
       
  2,275,000  
  4.90%, due 6/15/15
    2,476,242  
  955,000  
  5.625%, due 6/15/35
    926,084  
     
FirstEnergy Corp.
       
  1,415,000  
  7.375%, due 11/15/31
    1,508,547  
     
Indiana Michigan Power
       
  1,050,000  
  6.05%, due 3/15/37
    1,132,890  
     
Jersey Central Power & Light
       
  1,300,000  
  7.35%, due 2/1/19
    1,593,482  
     
MidAmerican
       
     
  Energy Holdings Co.
       
  2,000,000  
  6.125%, due 4/1/36
    2,228,682  
     
Nevada Power Co.
       
  1,430,000  
  6.50%, due 8/1/18
    1,708,593  
     
NiSource Finance Corp.
       
  1,715,000  
  5.40%, due 7/15/14
    1,899,853  
     
Oncor Electric Delivery
       
  1,055,000  
  7.00%, due 5/1/32
    1,226,340  
     
PSEG Power, LLC
       
  760,000  
  6.95%, due 6/1/12
    824,699  
     
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
       
  2,550,000  
  6.274%, due 3/15/37
    2,811,390  
            32,304,303  
Energy 1.1%
       
     
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
       
  2,100,000  
  5.875%, due 5/1/19
    2,397,324  
     
Husky Energy Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  7.25%, due 12/15/19
    1,209,706  
            3,607,030  
Finance 0.8%
       
     
SLM Corp.
       
  1,180,000  
  5.375%, due 5/15/14
    1,172,901  
  1,350,000  
  8.45%, due 6/15/18
    1,411,699  
            2,584,600  
Finance - Credit Cards 0.2%
       
     
American Express Co.
       
  675,000  
  6.80%, due 9/1/66 (a)
    672,469  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

           
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Food 5.5%
         
   
Bunge Limited Finance Corp.
     
$ 2,965,000  
  8.50%, due 6/15/19
  $ 3,551,430  
     
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
       
  450,000  
  7.125%, due 10/1/26
    537,291  
     
General Mills, Inc.
       
  1,700,000  
  5.65%, due 2/15/19
    1,956,527  
     
Kraft Foods, Inc.
       
  1,855,000  
  6.25%, due 6/1/12
    1,993,748  
  3,415,000  
  6.50%, due 8/11/17
    4,083,384  
  1,570,000  
  6.875%, due 2/1/38
    1,878,726  
     
Kroger Co.
       
  1,350,000  
  6.20%, due 6/15/12
    1,456,261  
  920,000  
  6.15%, due 1/15/20
    1,070,199  
     
Safeway, Inc.
       
  510,000  
  6.35%, due 8/15/17
    587,634  
     
Sara Lee Corp.
       
  1,405,000  
  3.875%, due 6/15/13
    1,489,609  
            18,604,809  
Forest Products & Paper 0.5%
       
     
International Paper Co.
       
  1,405,000  
  7.95%, due 6/15/18
    1,706,405  
 
Gas Pipelines 1.2%
       
     
Plains All American
       
     
  Pipeline, L.P.
       
  3,430,000  
  6.50%, due 5/1/18
    3,946,435  
 
Health Care 0.9%
       
     
Humana Inc.
       
  2,655,000  
  7.20%, due 6/15/18
    3,087,746  
 
Hotels 0.3%
       
 
   
Marriott International, Inc.
       
  900,000  
  5.625%, due 2/15/13
    970,543  
 
Insurance 4.2%
       
     
Allstate Corp.
       
  350,000  
  6.125%, due 5/15/37 (a)
    350,875  
     
CIGNA Corp.
       
  900,000  
  6.35%, due 3/15/18
    1,042,745  
  165,000  
  6.15%, due 11/15/36
    175,115  
     
CNA Financial Corp.
       
  700,000  
  5.85%, due 12/15/14
    751,190  
     
Genworth Financial, Inc.
       
  700,000  
  5.75%, 6/15/14
    725,008  
     
Lincoln National Corp.
       
  1,300,000  
  8.75%, due 7/1/19
    1,640,495  
     
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
       
  1,280,000  
  5.75%, due 9/15/15
    1,411,391  
     
MetLife, Inc.
       
  1,005,000  
  6.40%, due 12/15/66
    959,775  
     
Protective Life Corp.
       
  350,000  
  7.375%, due 10/15/19
    392,566  
     
Prudential Financial, Inc.
       
  2,765,000  
  5.10%, due 9/20/14
    3,030,434  
  1,030,000  
  6.625%, due 12/1/37
    1,125,047  
     
Willis North America Inc.
       
  1,365,000  
  6.20%, due 3/28/17
    1,445,502  
     
XL Capital Ltd.
       
  900,000  
  5.25%, due 9/15/14
    949,878  
            14,000,021  
Media 9.2%
       
     
Comcast Corp.
       
  2,615,000  
  6.50%, due 1/15/17
    3,098,812  
  3,600,000  
  7.05%, due 3/15/33
    4,114,559  
     
Cox Communications, Inc.
       
  3,440,000  
  7.125%, due 10/1/12
    3,797,220  
     
News America, Inc.
       
  750,000  
  5.30%, due 12/15/14
    843,782  
  2,875,000  
  6.20%, due 12/15/34
    3,044,251  
     
Time Warner, Inc.
       
  4,760,000  
  7.625%, due 4/15/31
    5,777,488  
     
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
       
  4,660,000  
  5.40%, due 7/2/12
    4,965,016  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Media 9.2% (continued)
     
   
Time Warner Entertainment
     
   
  Company, L.P.
     
$ 2,360,000  
  8.375%, due 7/15/33
  $ 2,996,926  
     
Viacom, Inc.
       
  565,000  
  6.25%, due 4/30/16
    660,697  
  755,000  
  7.875%, due 7/30/30
    883,633  
  650,000  
  6.875%, due 4/30/36
    747,102  
            30,929,486  
Medical Services 0.3%
       
     
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
       
  700,000  
  7.125%, due 3/15/18
    853,040  
 
Metals 1.0%
       
     
Alcoa Inc.
       
  960,000  
  5.55%, due 2/1/17
    1,000,055  
  1,360,000  
  5.95%, due 2/1/37
    1,295,042  
     
Southern Copper Corp.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.75%, due 4/16/40
    1,050,715  
            3,345,812  
Mining 3.6%
       
     
Barrick Gold Corp.
       
  2,470,000  
  6.95%, due 4/1/19
    3,088,938  
     
Freeport-McMoran C&G
       
  1,615,000  
  8.375%, due 4/1/17
    1,806,198  
     
Newmont Mining Corp.
       
  3,250,000  
  5.125%, due 10/1/19
    3,641,391  
     
Vale Overseas Limited
       
  1,565,000  
  6.25%, due 1/23/17
    1,782,055  
  1,615,000  
  6.875%, due 11/21/36
    1,796,001  
            12,114,583  
Office Equipment 1.2%
       
     
Xerox Corp.
       
  3,486,000  
  6.40%, due 3/15/16
    4,053,890  
 
Oil & Gas 11.7%
       
     
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
       
  1,580,000  
  5.95%, due 9/15/16
    1,688,031  
  1,300,000  
  6.45%, due 9/15/36
    1,264,073  
     
Canadian Natural Resources
       
  985,000  
  6.00%, due 8/15/16
    1,159,144  
  2,055,000  
  6.50%, due 2/15/37
    2,382,861  
     
Devon Energy Corp.
       
  785,000  
  7.95%, due 4/15/32
    1,045,995  
     
Encana Corp.
       
  1,070,000  
  6.50%, due 8/15/34
    1,191,029  
     
Encana Holdings Financial Corp.
       
  925,000  
  5.80%, due 5/1/14
    1,040,718  
     
Energy Transfer Partners LP
       
  1,285,000  
  5.95%, due 2/1/15
    1,415,533  
  620,000  
  7.50%, due 7/1/38
    711,762  
     
Enterprise Products
       
  2,375,000  
  5.60%, due 10/15/14
    2,648,959  
     
Hess Corp.
       
  575,000  
  8.125%, due 2/15/19
    748,046  
  730,000  
  7.875%, due 10/1/29
    925,123  
     
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
       
  1,710,000  
  5.125%, due 11/15/14
    1,880,130  
  1,670,000  
  5.80%, due 3/15/35
    1,599,653  
     
Marathon Oil Corp.
       
  470,000  
  5.90%, due 3/15/18
    542,097  
  810,000  
  6.60%, due 10/1/37
    937,279  
     
Nexen, Inc.
       
  1,060,000  
  6.40%, due 5/15/37
    1,141,076  
     
Pemex Master Trust
       
  2,150,000  
  5.75%, due 3/1/18
    2,349,397  
  2,025,000  
  6.625%, due 6/15/35
    2,126,064  
     
Petrobras International
       
     
  Finance Co.
       
  2,905,000  
  5.875%, due 3/1/18
    3,193,013  
  700,000  
  6.875%, due 1/20/40
    757,616  
     
Suncor Energy, Inc.
       
  700,000  
  6.10%, due 6/1/18
    815,555  
  2,400,000  
  6.50%, due 6/15/38
    2,654,722  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Oil & Gas 11.7% (continued)
     
   
Talisman Energy
     
$ 805,000  
  6.25%, due 2/1/38
  $ 868,177  
     
Transocean Inc.
       
  1,320,000  
  6.00%, due 3/15/18
    1,413,770  
     
Valero Energy Corp.
       
  885,000  
  6.625%, due 6/15/37
    881,683  
     
Weatherford International Ltd.
       
  850,000  
  9.625%, due 3/1/19
    1,097,147  
  1,090,000  
  6.50%, due 8/1/36
    1,111,146  
            39,589,799  
Pharmacy Services 0.3%
       
     
Express Scripts, Inc.
       
  1,000,000  
  6.25%, due 6/15/14
    1,137,565  
 
Pipelines 2.7%
       
     
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
       
  700,000  
  5.20%, due 3/15/20
    756,104  
     
ONEOK, Inc.
       
  2,360,000  
  5.20%, due 6/15/15
    2,600,812  
     
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
       
  1,225,000  
  7.50%, due 4/1/17
    1,439,151  
  665,000  
  7.00%, due 10/15/28
    717,453  
     
Texas Eastern
       
     
  Transmission Corp.
       
  950,000  
  7.00%, due 7/15/32
    1,159,779  
     
TransCanada Pipelines Limited
       
  400,000  
  6.35%, due 5/15/67 (a)
    395,580  
     
Williams Pipeline Partners LP
       
  1,800,000  
  7.25%, due 2/1/17
    2,152,334  
            9,221,213  
Printing 0.2%
       
     
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
       
  700,000  
  6.125%, due 1/15/17
    732,310  
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.7%
       
     
Boston Properties, LP
       
  1,625,000  
  6.25%, due 1/15/13
    1,779,711  
     
Duke Realty LP
       
  1,350,000  
  8.25%, due 8/15/19
    1,622,793  
     
ERP Operating LP
       
  1,345,000  
  5.25%, due 9/15/14
    1,486,030  
     
Health Care Property
       
     
  Investors, Inc.
       
  1,350,000  
  6.00%, due 1/30/17
    1,445,481  
     
Healthcare Realty Trust
       
  775,000  
  5.125%, due 4/1/14
    822,905  
     
Hospitality Properties Trust
       
  620,000  
  5.625%, due 3/15/17
    633,943  
     
ProLogis
       
  1,290,000  
  5.75%, due 4/1/16
    1,395,372  
            9,186,235  
Retail 2.0%
       
     
CVS/Caremark Corp.
       
  3,275,000  
  5.75%, due 6/1/17
    3,746,587  
     
Home Depot, Inc.
       
  925,000  
  5.25%, due 12/16/13
    1,023,394  
  1,065,000  
  5.875%, due 12/16/36
    1,119,145  
     
Staples, Inc.
       
  550,000  
  9.75%, due 1/15/14
    675,366  
            6,564,492  
Sovereign 9.4%
       
     
Federal Republic of Brazil
       
  2,110,000  
  11.00%, due 1/11/12
    2,352,650  
  4,325,000  
  6.00%, due 1/17/17
    5,017,000  
  5,460,000  
  7.125%, due 1/20/37
    6,756,750  
     
Republic of Panama
       
  1,100,000  
  5.20%, due 1/30/20
    1,199,000  
  1,800,000  
  6.70%, due 1/26/36
    2,101,500  
     
Republic of Peru
       
  1,190,000  
  8.375%, due 5/3/16
    1,492,260  
  1,830,000  
  6.55%, due 3/14/37
    2,095,350  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

           
Principal Amount
   
Value
 
Sovereign 9.4% (continued)
     
   
United Mexican States
     
$ 2,170,000  
  5.875%, due 1/15/14
  $ 2,433,112  
  4,280,000  
  5.625%, due 1/15/17
    4,836,400  
  2,878,000  
  6.75%, due 9/27/34
    3,367,260  
            31,651,282  
Steel 0.7%
       
     
Arcelormittal SA
       
  2,000,000  
  9.00%, due 2/15/15
    2,401,060  
 
Telecommunications 5.2%
       
     
AT&T Broadband Corp.
       
  934,000  
  8.375%, due 3/15/13
    1,074,419  
     
British Telecom PLC
       
  1,520,000  
  5.15%, due 1/15/13
    1,622,702  
  1,600,000  
  9.875%, due 12/15/30
    2,138,448  
     
CenturyLink, Inc.
       
  1,700,000  
  6.00%, due 4/1/17
    1,793,937  
     
Deutsche Telekom
       
     
  International Finance
       
  1,270,000  
  6.75%, due 8/20/18
    1,544,917  
  1,345,000  
  8.75%, due 6/15/30
    1,830,641  
     
Embarq Corp.
       
  730,000  
  7.995%, due 6/1/36
    794,693  
     
Qwest Corp.
       
  815,000  
  6.875%, due 9/15/33
    806,850  
     
Rogers Wireless, Inc.
       
  1,910,000  
  6.375%, due 3/1/14
    2,171,296  
     
Telecom Italia Capital
       
  2,450,000  
  5.25%, due 11/15/13
    2,591,830  
  1,405,000  
  6.375%, due 11/15/33
    1,257,098  
            17,626,831  
Tobacco 2.5%
     
     
Altria Group, Inc.
       
  2,070,000  
  9.70%, due 11/10/18
    2,787,741  
  1,125,000  
  9.95%, due 11/10/38
    1,598,109  
     
Lorillard Tobacco Co.
       
  700,000  
  6.875%, due 5/1/20
    745,321  
     
Reynolds American, Inc.
       
  2,845,000  
  6.75%, due 6/15/17
    3,246,111  
            8,377,282  
Transportation 3.2%
       
     
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
       
  750,000  
  4.70%, due 10/1/19
    812,179  
  3,620,000  
  6.15%, due 5/1/37
    4,024,111  
     
CSX Corp.
       
  1,340,000  
  5.60%, due 5/1/17
    1,496,272  
     
Norfolk Southern Corp.
       
  1,300,000  
  5.257%, due 9/17/14
    1,452,545  
  605,000  
  7.05%, due 5/1/37
    751,631  
     
Union Pacific Corp.
       
  2,075,000  
  6.15%, due 5/1/37
    2,293,292  
            10,830,030  
Utilities – Natural Gas 0.6%
       
     
Sempra Energy
       
  1,800,000  
  6.00%, due 2/1/13
    1,970,435  
 
Waste Disposal 0.9%
       
     
Allied Waste North America, Inc.
       
  1,995,000  
  6.875%, due 6/1/17
    2,214,881  
     
Waste Management, Inc.
       
  780,000  
  7.75%, due 5/15/32
    973,649  
            3,188,530  
Total Corporate Bonds
       
(cost $290,442,162)
    322,796,564  
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT
       
  INSTRUMENTALITIES 2.4%
       
U.S. Treasury Notes 2.4%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Notes
       
  550,000  
  1.00%, due 7/31/11 (c)
    552,836  
  7,800,000  
  2.625%, due 8/15/20
    7,713,467  
Total U.S. Government Instrumentalities
       
  (cost $8,253,154)
        8,266,303  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
Shares
           
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.4%
       
  1,443,620  
AIM STIT – Treasury
           
     
  Portfolio – Institutional
           
     
  Class, 0.06% (b)(c)
        $ 1,443,620  
Total Short-Term Investments
             
  (cost $1,443,620)
          1,443,620  
 
Total Investments
             
  (cost $300,138,936)
    98.5 %     332,506,487  
Other Assets less Liabilities
    1.5 %     4,914,734  
TOTAL NET ASSETS
    100.0 %   $ 337,421,221  

(a)
Variable rate security.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at November 30, 2010.
(b)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at November 30, 2010.
(c)
A portion of the security is segregated in connection with credit default swap contracts.

Country Allocation
     
Country
 
% of Net Assets
United States
    74.7%  
Brazil
    6.4%  
Canada
    5.8%  
Mexico
    4.4%  
Luxembourg
    2.4%  
United Kingdom
    1.3%  
Peru
    1.1%  
Netherlands
    1.0%  
Panama
    1.0%  
Bermuda
    0.9%  
Switzerland
    0.4%  
Japan
    0.3%  
Ireland
       0.3%  
      100.0%  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 94.0%
     
 
U.S. Government Agencies 94.0%
     
   
FHLMC Pool
     
$ 168,173  
  4.50%, due 5/1/20, #G18052
  $ 178,559  
  151,721  
  4.50%, due 3/1/21, #G18119
    160,143  
  148,764  
  5.00%, due 3/1/21, #G18105
    158,740  
  292,509  
  4.50%, due 5/1/21, #J01723
    309,660  
  132,664  
  6.00%, due 6/1/21, #G18124
    145,497  
  459,586  
  4.50%, due 9/1/21, #G12378
    487,971  
  158,573  
  5.00%, due 11/1/21, #G18160
    169,207  
  134,003  
  5.00%, due 2/1/22, #G12522
    142,990  
  249,550  
  5.00%, due 2/1/22, #J04411
    265,037  
  452,207  
  5.50%, due 3/1/22, #G12577
    490,584  
  273,323  
  5.00%, due 7/1/22, #J05243
    290,286  
  24,919  
  5.50%, due 5/1/35, #B31639
    26,825  
  822,517  
  5.00%, due 8/1/35, #A36351
    872,834  
  657,203  
  5.00%, due 10/1/35, #G01940
    697,407  
  723,465  
  6.00%, due 1/1/36, #A42208
    789,022  
  53,613  
  7.00%, due 1/1/36, #G02048
    61,152  
  948,878  
  5.50%, due 2/1/36, #G02031
    1,021,486  
  326,482  
  7.00%, due 8/1/36, #G08148
    370,175  
  740,017  
  6.50%, due 9/1/36, #A54908
    822,660  
  419,064  
  6.50%, due 11/1/36, #A54094
    465,864  
  547,113  
  5.50%, due 2/1/37, #A57840
    587,952  
  892,363  
  5.00%, due 5/1/37, #A60268
    944,443  
  784,319  
  5.00%, due 6/1/37, #G03094
    830,093  
  2,184,032  
  5.50%, due 6/1/37, #A61982
    2,342,964  
  1,423,224  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #A62176
    1,545,074  
  2,467,571  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #A62444
    2,685,003  
  383,768  
  5.00%, due 7/1/37, #A63187
    406,166  
  1,425,447  
  5.50%, due 8/1/37, #G03156
    1,529,176  
  235,624  
  6.50%, due 8/1/37, #A70413
    261,348  
  25,060  
  7.00%, due 8/1/37, #A70079
    28,414  
  64,446  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65171
    73,017  
  52,884  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65335
    59,918  
  20,726  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65670
    23,483  
  178,081  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65780
    201,767  
  29,934  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A65941
    33,916  
  7,395  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #A66041
    8,470  
  314,307  
  7.00%, due 9/1/37, #G03207
    356,371  
  242,240  
  6.50%, due 11/1/37, #A68726
    268,687  
  2,317,212  
  5.00%, due 2/1/38, #A73370
    2,451,956  
  67,499  
  5.00%, due 2/1/38, #G03836
    71,438  
  254,305  
  5.00%, due 3/1/38, #A73704
    269,093  
  2,708,527  
  5.00%, due 4/1/38, #A76335
    2,866,025  
  519,165  
  5.50%, due 4/1/38, #G04121
    556,945  
  149,801  
  5.00%, due 5/1/38, #A77463
    158,511  
  265,859  
  5.50%, due 5/1/38, #A77265
    285,123  
  540,844  
  5.50%, due 5/1/38, #G04215
    580,032  
  572,218  
  5.00%, due 6/1/38, #A77986
    605,492  
  115,925  
  5.00%, due 6/1/38, #G04522
    122,665  
  240,631  
  5.00%, due 7/1/38, #A79197
    254,624  
  201,280  
  5.00%, due 9/1/38, #G04690
    212,985  
  150,882  
  5.00%, due 11/1/38, #A82849
    159,656  
  189,146  
  5.00%, due 12/1/38, #G05683
    200,185  
  1,800,889  
  5.00%, due 2/1/39, #G05507
    1,905,610  
  621,107  
  5.00%, due 5/1/39, #G08345
    657,162  
  313,543  
  5.00%, due 9/1/39, #G05904
    331,842  
  3,500,000  
  4.50%, due 5/1/40, #G06047
    3,638,956  
     
FHLMC GOLD TBA (a)
       
  3,500,000  
  4.50%, due 12/15/40
    3,635,079  
  3,000,000  
  5.00%, due 12/15/40
    3,171,564  
     
FNMA Pool
       
  115,578  
  4.50%, due 10/1/20, #842732
    122,877  
  274,466  
  4.50%, due 12/1/20, #813954
    291,801  
  158,522  
  4.50%, due 2/1/21, #845437
    168,533  
  216,793  
  5.00%, due 2/1/21, #865191
    232,244  
  106,170  
  5.00%, due 5/1/21, #879112
    113,338  
  382,708  
  4.50%, due 7/1/21, #845515
    404,965  
  255,297  
  5.50%, due 10/1/21, #905090
    277,721  
  169,053  
  5.00%, due 2/1/22, #900946
    180,468  
  391,805  
  6.00%, due 2/1/22, #912522
    429,406  
  454,559  
  5.00%, due 6/1/22, #937709
    484,160  
  212,542  
  5.00%, due 7/1/22, #938033
    226,383  
  271,198  
  5.00%, due 7/1/22, #944887
    293,069  
  684,047  
  5.50%, due 7/1/22, #905040
    750,543  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
U.S. Government Agencies 94.0% (continued)
     
   
FNMA Pool (continued)
     
$ 9,877  
  7.00%, due 8/1/32, #650101
  $ 11,298  
  201,284  
  4.50%, due 3/1/35, #814433
    210,565  
  240,325  
  4.50%, due 4/1/35, #735396
    251,406  
  188,830  
  4.50%, due 5/1/35, #822854
    197,536  
  119,988  
  7.00%, due 6/1/35, #821610
    136,355  
  179,056  
  4.50%, due 7/1/35, #826584
    187,311  
  219,881  
  4.50%, due 7/1/35, #832199
    230,020  
  28,489  
  5.00%, due 7/1/35, #833958
    30,308  
  55,918  
  7.00%, due 7/1/35, #826251
    63,545  
  312,650  
  4.50%, due 8/1/35, #835751
    327,065  
  69,800  
  7.00%, due 9/1/35, #842290
    79,321  
  73,164  
  4.50%, due 11/1/35, #256032
    76,538  
  179,805  
  5.00%, due 12/1/35, #852482
    191,282  
  325,295  
  4.50%, due 1/1/36, #852510
    340,294  
  30,845  
  7.00%, due 2/1/36, #865190
    35,052  
  40,188  
  7.00%, due 4/1/36, #887709
    45,658  
  1,697,615  
  5.00%, due 5/1/36, #745515
    1,805,974  
  30,300  
  5.00%, due 7/1/36, #888789
    32,253  
  110,925  
  6.50%, due 7/1/36, #897100
    123,503  
  128,161  
  7.00%, due 7/1/36, #887793
    145,602  
  324,228  
  6.00%, due 8/1/36, #892925
    353,861  
  628,452  
  6.50%, due 8/1/36, #878187
    699,716  
  328,661  
  5.00%, due 9/1/36, #893621
    349,023  
  230,101  
  7.00%, due 9/1/36, #900964
    261,416  
  540,377  
  5.50%, due 10/1/36, #831845
    584,682  
  440,512  
  5.50%, due 10/1/36, #893087
    474,702  
  523,471  
  6.00%, due 10/1/36, #897174
    571,315  
  472,501  
  5.50%, due 12/1/36, #256513
    509,174  
  1,793  
  6.50%, due 12/1/36, #920162
    2,025  
  134,038  
  7.00%, due 1/1/37, #256567
    152,279  
  910,776  
  5.50%, due 2/1/37, #256597
    981,465  
  366,764  
  6.00%, due 2/1/37, #909357
    399,597  
  10,451  
  7.00%, due 2/1/37, #915904
    11,873  
  92,432  
  5.00%, due 3/1/37, #913007
    98,129  
  563,759  
  5.50%, due 3/1/37, #256636
    606,634  
  30,283  
  5.00%, due 4/1/37, #914599
    32,149  
  428,096  
  6.50%, due 5/1/37, #917052
    475,436  
  2,146,051  
  5.50%, due 6/1/37, #918554
    2,309,261  
  444,044  
  5.50%, due 6/1/37, #918705
    477,815  
  1,878,884  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #888413
    2,047,085  
  1,578,617  
  6.00%, due 6/1/37, #917129
    1,719,937  
  190,903  
  7.00%, due 6/1/37, #256774
    216,895  
  99,085  
  7.00%, due 6/1/37, #940234
    112,576  
  277,363  
  5.00%, due 7/1/37, #944534
    294,544  
  527,538  
  5.50%, due 10/1/37, #954939
    567,658  
  762,854  
  6.00%, due 12/1/37, #965488
    831,146  
  1,594,992  
  5.50%, due 2/1/38, #961691
    1,716,044  
  804,327  
  5.00%, due 4/1/38, #979505
    853,737  
  425,056  
  6.00%, due 6/1/38, #984764
    462,975  
  839,513  
  5.00%, due 1/1/39, #AA0835
    891,085  
  150,990  
  5.00%, due 1/1/39, #AA0840
    160,265  
  11,710  
  5.00%, due 1/1/39, #AA0862
    12,430  
  30,656  
  5.00%, due 3/1/39, #AA4461
    32,536  
  724,891  
  5.00%, due 3/1/39, #930635
    769,421  
  25,536  
  5.00%, due 3/1/39, #930760
    27,104  
  103,236  
  5.00%, due 3/1/39, #995948
    109,600  
  1,000,000  
  5.00%, due 4/1/39, #930871
    1,061,330  
  828,636  
  5.00%, due 4/1/39, #930992
    879,456  
  673,307  
  5.00%, due 4/1/39, #995930
    714,668  
  82,326  
  5.00%, due 6/1/39, #995896
    87,383  
  1,171,907  
  4.50%, due 7/1/39, #AE8152
    1,221,547  
  476,645  
  5.00%, due 7/1/39, #995895
    505,926  
  1,643,209  
  4.50%, due 8/1/39, #931837
    1,713,069  
  1,829,855  
  5.00%, due 8/1/39, #AC3221
    1,942,081  
  100,000  
  4.50%, due 2/1/40, #AC8494
    104,252  
  211,638  
  4.50%, due 2/1/40, #AD1045
    220,602  
  148,706  
  4.50%, due 2/1/40, #AD2832
    155,028  
  176,460  
  5.00%, due 3/1/40, #AB1186
    187,282  
  65,281  
  5.00%, due 6/1/40, #AD8058
    69,285  
  499,302  
  5.00%, due 7/1/40, #AD4634
    529,925  
  732,162  
  5.00%, due 7/1/40, #AD4994
    777,066  
  98,607  
  5.00%, due 7/1/40, #AD7565
    104,654  
  3,000,000  
  4.50%, due 8/1/40, #AD8035
    3,127,074  
  770,644  
  4.50%, due 8/1/40, #AD8397
    803,287  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010 (continued)

Principal Amount/
           
Shares
       
Value
 
U.S. Government Agencies 94.0% (continued)
       
   
FNMA Pool (continued)
       
$ 657,218  
  4.50%, due 8/1/40, #890236
    $ 685,045  
  1,729,358  
  4.50%, due 9/1/40, #AE1500
      1,802,610  
  400,000  
  4.50%, due 11/1/40, #AE5162
      416,943  
  1,000,000  
  4.50%, due 11/1/40, #AE9834
      1,042,358  
     
FNMA TBA (a)
         
  5,000,000  
  5.00%, due 12/15/40
      5,302,345  
     
GNMA Pool
         
  37,860  
  7.00%, due 9/15/35, #647831
      42,891  
  205,692  
  5.00%, due 10/15/35, #642220
      220,959  
  146,814  
  5.00%, due 11/15/35, #550718
      157,710  
  152,878  
  5.50%, due 11/15/35, #650091
      166,954  
  122,320  
  5.50%, due 12/15/35, #646307
      133,582  
  154,669  
  5.50%, due 4/15/36, #652534
      168,596  
  152,285  
  6.50%, due 6/15/36, #652593
      171,820  
  150,141  
  5.50%, due 7/15/36, #608993
      163,660  
  344,064  
  6.50%, due 10/15/36, #646564
      388,201  
  272,160  
  6.00%, due 11/15/36, #617294
      303,043  
  257,051  
  6.50%, due 12/15/36, #618753
      290,129  
  514,806  
  5.50%, due 2/15/37, #658419
      560,354  
  1,021,727  
  6.00%, due 4/15/37, #668411
      1,127,771  
  909,502  
  5.00%, due 8/15/37, #671463
      976,009  
  475,664  
  6.00%, due 10/15/37, #664379
      525,033  
  292,221  
  5.50%, due 8/15/38, #677224
      317,985  
  415,304  
  5.50%, due 8/15/38, #691314
      451,919  
  26,295  
  5.50%, due 12/15/38, #705632
      28,613  
  3,913,889  
  4.50%, due 5/15/39, #717066
      4,118,909  
  41,687  
  5.50%, due 6/15/39, #714262
      45,362  
  1,782,649  
  5.50%, due 6/15/39, #714720
      1,939,814  
  1,956,421  
  4.50%, due 7/15/39, #720160
      2,058,904  
  5,709,243  
  5.00%, due 9/15/39, #726311
      6,125,839  
  33,818  
  5.50%, due 1/15/40, #723631
      36,800  
  94,581  
  5.50%, due 2/15/40, #680537
      102,920  
              114,996,281  
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
         
  (cost $110,327,374)
      114,996,281  
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT
         
  INSTRUMENTALITIES 0.8%
         
U.S. Treasury Notes 0.8%
         
     
U.S. Treasury Note
         
  1,000,000  
  0.75%, due 11/30/11
      1,004,453  
Total U.S. Government Instrumentalities
         
  (cost $1,000,237)
      1,004,453  
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 15.3%
         
  8,679,218  
Fidelity Institutional Money
         
     
  Market Government
         
     
  Portfolio – Class I, 0.05% (b)
      8,679,218  
$ 4,000,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill,
         
     
  0.16%, due 4/7/11 (c)
      3,997,812  
  5,000,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill,
         
     
  0.18%, due 5/5/11 (c)
      4,996,125  
  1,000,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill,
         
     
  0.22%, due 8/25/11(c)
      998,405  
Total Short-Term Investments
         
  (cost $18,669,457)
      18,671,560  
Total Investments
         
  (cost $129,997,068)
110.1% 
    134,672,294  
Liabilities less Other Assets
(10.1)%
    (12,340,576 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS
100.0% 
  $ 122,331,718  

(a)
Security purchased on a when-issued basis.  As of November 30, 2010, the total cost of investments purchased on a when-issued basis was $12,177,891 or 10.0% of total net assets.
(b)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at November 30, 2010.
(c)
Rate shown is the discount rate at November 30, 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 – November 30, 2010

   
BBB
   
MBS
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
Assets:
           
Investments in securities, at value (cost $300,138,936 and $129,997,068, respectively)
  $ 332,506,487     $ 134,672,294  
Receivable for fund shares sold
    280,960       208,206  
Interest receivable
    5,191,023       417,923  
Due from investment adviser (Note 4)
    37,692       19,210  
Prepaid expenses
    23,812       7,992  
Total assets
    338,039,974       135,325,625  
                 
Liabilities:
               
Payable for securities purchased
          12,177,891  
Payable for fund shares redeemed
    544,686       772,985  
Administration fees
    8,672       4,511  
Custody fees
    4,402       3,116  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    16,559       3,591  
Fund accounting fees
    17,950       9,393  
Audit fees
    16,705       16,789  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    1,193       795  
Accrued expenses
    8,586       4,836  
Total liabilities
    618,753       12,993,907  
Net Assets
  $ 337,421,221     $ 122,331,718  
                 
Net Assets Consist of:
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 307,030,793     $ 114,671,557  
Undistributed net investment income
    513,741       380,848  
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments
    (2,490,864 )     2,604,087  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    32,367,551       4,675,226  
Net Assets
  $ 337,421,221     $ 122,331,718  
                 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
  $ 10.14     $ 10.14  
                 
Shares Issued and Outstanding
               
  (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01)
    33,260,433       12,067,471  

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

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Operations – Year Ended November 30, 2010

   
BBB
   
MBS
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
Investment Income:
           
Interest
  $ 19,621,591     $ 3,755,293  
Total investment income
    19,621,591       3,755,293  
                 
Expenses:
               
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    107,165       54,368  
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
    89,434       21,718  
Administration fees (Note 4)
    84,142       47,097  
Registration fees
    45,110       26,804  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    26,931       18,766  
Trustees’ fees
    19,354       10,554  
Insurance
    17,883       7,452  
Audit fees
    16,704       16,788  
Legal fees
    10,835       8,160  
Reports to shareholders
    7,465       2,020  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    7,259       4,825  
Miscellaneous
    16,652       6,833  
Total expenses
    448,934       225,385  
Less: Expense reimbursement from adviser (Note 4)
    (448,934 )     (225,385 )
Net expenses
           
Net investment income
    19,621,591       3,755,293  
                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Swap Contracts:
               
Net realized gain on:
               
Investments
    10,366,161       2,753,136  
Swap contracts
    193,797        
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
               
Investments
    6,907,348       (1,527,196 )
Swap contracts
    66,933        
Net gain on investments and swap contracts
    17,534,239       1,225,940  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 37,155,830     $ 4,981,233  
                 
 
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
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From
                       
Operations:
                       
Net investment income
  $ 19,621,591     $ 16,421,856     $ 3,755,293     $ 5,254,807  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
                               
Investments
    10,366,161       (3,181,061 )     2,753,136       975,369  
Swap contracts
    193,797                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
                               
Investments
    6,907,348       57,308,493       (1,527,196 )     2,798,455  
Swap contracts
    66,933       (66,933 )            
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    37,155,830       70,482,355       4,981,233       9,028,631  
                                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
                               
Distributions from net investment income
    (19,583,599 )     (16,478,943 )     (3,910,035 )     (5,435,942 )
Distributions from net realized gains on investments
                (931,465 )     (5,925,302 )
Total distributions
    (19,583,599 )     (16,478,943 )     (4,841,500 )     (11,361,244 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions:
                               
Net proceeds from shares sold
    100,520,003       202,742,724       39,060,329       50,455,091  
Distributions reinvested
    8,401,020       7,776,571       1,951,529       4,978,206  
Payment for shares redeemed
    (120,561,739 )     (98,385,322 )     (24,917,840 )     (55,339,625 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
                               
  from capital share transactions
    (11,640,716 )     112,133,973       16,094,018       93,672  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    5,931,515       166,137,385       16,233,751       (2,238,941 )
                                 
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
    331,489,706       165,352,321       106,097,967       108,336,908  
Net Assets, End of Year
  $ 337,421,221     $ 331,489,706     $ 122,331,718     $ 106,097,967  
Includes Undistributed Net Investment Income of
  $ 513,741     $ 340,193     $ 380,848     $ 397,435  
                                 
Transactions in Shares:
                               
Shares sold
    10,269,554       23,287,567       3,890,652       5,026,570  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    849,551       879,814       195,586       503,611  
Shares redeemed
    (12,023,398 )     (11,322,072 )     (2,478,200 )     (5,536,930 )
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
    (904,293 )     12,845,309       1,608,038       (6,749 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
BBB BOND FUND
Financial Highlights
 
   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each year)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year
  $ 9.70     $ 7.76     $ 9.53     $ 9.69     $ 9.62  
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.54       0.56       0.55       0.52       0.53  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
                                       
  on investments and swap contracts
    0.44       1.95       (1.79 )     (0.16 )     0.06  
Total from investment operations
    0.98       2.51       (1.24 )     0.36       0.59  
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.54 )     (0.57 )     (0.53 )     (0.52 )     (0.52 )
Total distributions
    (0.54 )     (0.57 )     (0.53 )     (0.52 )     (0.52 )
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
  $ 10.14     $ 9.70     $ 7.76     $ 9.53     $ 9.69  
                                         
Total Return
    10.33 %     33.28 %     -13.58 %     3.87 %     6.44 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)
  $ 337,421     $ 331,490     $ 165,352     $ 189,038     $ 75,805  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
    0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Before expense reimbursement
    0.12 %     0.14 %     0.18 %     0.19 %     0.22 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
    5.41 %     6.35 %     6.06 %     5.65 %     5.49 %
Before expense reimbursement
    5.29 %     6.21 %     5.88 %     5.46 %     5.27 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    45 %     84 %     39 %     226 %     112 %
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
MBS BOND FUND
Financial Highlights
 
                           
February 28, 2006*
 
   
Year Ended November 30,
   
through
 
   
2010
   
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
    0.32       0.49       0.59       0.51       0.34  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    0.11       0.38       0.07       0.11       0.13  
Total from investment operations
    0.43       0.87       0.66       0.62       0.47  
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.34 )     (0.51 )     (0.56 )     (0.51 )     (0.33 )
Distributions from net realized gains
    (0.09 )     (0.57 )     (0.00 )#     (0.00 )#      
Total distributions
    (0.43 )     (1.08 )     (0.56 )     (0.51 )     (0.33 )
                                         
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.14     $ 10.14     $ 10.35     $ 10.25     $ 10.14  
                                         
Total Return
    4.37 %     9.05 %     6.64 %     6.30 %     4.86 %++
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
  $ 122,332     $ 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
    3.22 %     4.93 %     5.33 %     5.39 %     5.46 %+
Before expense reimbursement
    3.03 %     4.73 %     5.14 %     5.22 %     4.98 %+
Portfolio turnover rate
    388 %     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 – November 30, 2010

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. The Funds are required to hold and maintain until the settlement date, cash or other liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price.  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 2007 – 2009, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2010 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 – November 30, 2010 (continued)

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.
 
For the year ended November 30, 2010, the Funds made the following permanent tax adjustments on the statements of assets and liabilities:
 
 
Undistributed Net
Accumulated Net
 
Investment Income
Realized Gain/(Loss)
BBB Bond Fund
$135,556
$(135,556)
MBS Bond Fund
  138,155
  (138,155)
 
The permanent differences primarily relate to paydown and swap contract adjustments.
 
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End – In preparing the financial statements as of November 30, 2010, management considered the impact of subsequent events for the potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.


 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)


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.
 
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.
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

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 November 30, 2010:
 
BBB Bond Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 322,796,564     $     $ 322,796,564  
  U.S. Government Instrumentalities
          8,266,303             8,266,303  
Total Fixed Income
          331,062,867             331,062,867  
Short-Term Investments
    1,443,620                   1,443,620  
Total Investments
  $ 1,443,620     $ 331,062,867     $     $ 332,506,487  


 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

MBS Bond Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                       
    U.S. Government Agencies
  $     $ 114,996,281     $     $ 114,996,281  
  U.S. Government Instrumentalities
          1,004,453             1,004,453  
Total Fixed Income
          116,000,734             116,000,734  
Short-Term Investments
    8,679,218       9,992,342             18,671,560  
Total Investments
  $ 8,679,218     $ 125,993,076     $     $ 134,672,294  
 
Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for additional detail.
 
New Accounting Pronouncement – In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU”).  The ASU requires enhanced disclosures about a) transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2, and b) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis relating to Level 3 measurements.  The first disclosure is effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  There were no significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 during the current period presented.
 
The second disclosure will become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for the interim periods within those fiscal years.  Management is currently evaluating the impact this disclosure may have on the Funds’ financial statements.
 
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 an investment advisory 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 year ended November 30, 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the Adviser absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $448,934 and $225,385 for the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund, respectively.
 
 
 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

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 year ended November 30, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund incurred $84,142 and $47,097 in administration fees, respectively.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS” or the “Transfer Agent”) also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds.  For the year ended November 30, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund incurred $107,165 and $54,368 in fund accounting fees, respectively and $77,695 and $16,343 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund incurred $26,931 and $18,766 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund were allocated $7,259 and $4,825 of the Chief Compliance Officer fee, respectively.
 
Note 5 – Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the year ended November 30, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations) were $99,635,310 and $105,158,876, respectively, for the BBB Bond Fund and $433,550,338 and $415,240,340, respectively, for the MBS Bond Fund.  Purchases and sales of U.S. government obligations for the year ended November 30, 2010 were $57,612,601 and $59,762,565, respectively, for the BBB Bond Fund and $5,882,194 and $10,760,769, respectively, for the MBS Bond Fund.
 
Note 6 – 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 year ended November 30, 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
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)
 
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 the swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap contracts in the statements 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
 
The effect of derivative instruments on the statements of operations for the year ended November 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
Derivative Type
Location of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Value
 
Credit contracts
Net realized gain on swap contracts
  $ 193,797  
Credit contracts
Change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
    66,933  
 
For the year ended November 30, 2010, the monthly average gross notional amount of the credit default swaps held in the BBB Bond Fund was $12,538,462.
 
Note 7 – 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund did not draw upon its line of credit.
 
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 and swap contracts.
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2010 and November 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
   
BBB Bond Fund
   
MBS Bond Fund
 
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
 
Ordinary income
  $ 19,583,599     $ 16,478,943     $ 4,172,137     $ 9,049,516  
Long-term capital gains
                669,363       2,311,728  
 
For the year ended November 30, 2010, the MBS Bond Fund has designated $669,363 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.
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

As of November 30, 2010, the components of capital on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
BBB Bond Fund
   
MBS Bond Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
  $ 300,809,168     $ 129,997,068  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    32,851,558       4,837,458  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,154,239 )     (162,232 )
Net unrealized appreciation
    31,697,319       4,675,226  
Undistributed ordinary income
    513,741       2,984,935  
Undistributed long-term capital gain
           
Total distributable earnings
    513,741       2,984,935  
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
    (1,820,632 )      
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
  $ 30,390,428     $ 7,660,161  
 
(a)The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to wash sales.
 
As of November 30, 2010, the BBB Bond Fund had tax capital losses in the amount of $1,820,632 which may be carried over to offset future gains.  These capital losses expire in 2017.
 
Note 9 – Other Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended November 30, 2010, 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, 2010 is designated as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Relief Act of 2003.
 
The MBS Bond Fund designated 6.25% 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
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees
Advisors Series Trust and
Shareholders of:
PIA BBB Bond Fund
PIA MBS Bond Fund
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of PIA BBB Bond Fund and PIA MBS Bond Fund, each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of November 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, with respect to the PIA BBB Bond Fund, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, with respect to the PIA MBS Bond Fund, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period from February 28, 2006 (commencement of operation) to November 30, 2006.  These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.  
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.  The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PIA BBB Bond Fund and PIA MBS Bond Fund, as of November 30, 2010, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP         
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2011
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notice to Shareholders – November 30, 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, 2010
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
Information About Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)
 
 
This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Funds.  Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Funds and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
     
Principal
in Fund
Other
   
Term of Office
Occupation
Complex
Directorships
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
During Past
Overseen by
Held During
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
Five Years
Trustee(2)
Past Five Years
 
Independent Trustees(1)
 
         
Sallie P. Diederich
Trustee
Indefinite term
Independent Mutual Fund
6
None.
(age 60)
 
since
Consultant, (1995 to present);
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
January 2011.
Advisor Corporate Controller,  
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Transamerica Fund Management
   
     
Company (1994 to 1995);
   
     
Senior Vice President, Mutual
   
     
Fund and Custody Operations
   
     
(1992 to 1993); Vice President
   
     
and Controller, Mutual Fund
   
     
Accounting, American Capital
   
     
Mutual Funds (1986 to 1992).
 
   
Donald E. O’Connor
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; former Financial
6
Trustee, The
(age 74)
 
since
Consultant and former
 
Forward Funds
615 E. Michigan Street
 
February 1997.
Executive Vice President and
 
(35 portfolios).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Chief Operating Officer of ICI
   
     
Mutual Insurance Company
   
     
(until January 1997).
 
   
George J. Rebhan
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; formerly President,
6
Independent
(age 76)
 
since
Hotchkis and Wiley Funds
 
Trustee from
615 E. Michigan Street
 
May 2002.
(mutual funds) (1985 to 1993).
 
1999 to 2009,
Milwaukee, WI 53202
       
E*TRADE
         
Funds.
 
George T. Wofford
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; formerly Senior Vice
6
None.
(age 71)
 
since
President, Federal Home Loan
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
February 1997.
Bank of San Francisco.
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
         
Interested Trustee
 
         
Joe D. Redwine(3)
Interested
Indefinite term
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp
6
None.
(age 63)
Trustee
since
Fund Services, LLC (May 1991
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2008.
to present).
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         


 
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PIA Funds
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)
   
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
 
Officers
 
     
Joe D. Redwine
Chairman and
Indefinite term
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
(age 63)
Chief Executive
since
(May 1991 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Officer
September 2007.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
     
Douglas G. Hess
President and
Indefinite term
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp
(age 43)
Principal
since
Fund Services, LLC (March 1997 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Executive
June 2003.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer
 
   
Cheryl L. King
Treasurer and
Indefinite term
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 49)
Principal
since
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (October 1998 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Financial
December 2007.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Officer
   
Michael L. Ceccato
Vice President,
Indefinite term
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (February 2008
(age 53)
Chief
since
to present); General Counsel/Controller, Steinhafels, Inc.
615 E. Michigan Street
Compliance
September 2009.
(September 1995 to February 2008).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer and
   
 
AML Officer
 
   
Jeanine M. Bajczyk, Esq.
Secretary
Indefinite term
Vice President and Counsel, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
(age 45)
 
since
(May 2006 to present); Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Funds
615 E. Michigan Street
 
June 2007.
Management, LLC (May 2005 to May 2006); Senior Counsel,
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Strong Financial Corporation (January 2002 to April 2005).
 
(1)
The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
(2)
The Trust is comprised of numerous portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisors.  The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds and PIA High Yield Fund, PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and PIA Short-Term Securities Fund.  The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor do they share the same investment advisor with any other series.
(3)
Mr. Redwine is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act.  Mr. Redwine is an interested Trustee of the Trust by virtue of the fact that he is an interested person of Quasar Distributors, LLC who acts as principal underwriter to the series of the Trust.
 
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
Householding
In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses and annual and semi-annual reports you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders the Transfer Agent reasonably believes are from the same family or household.  Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-800-251-1970 to request individual copies of these documents.  Once the Transfer Agent receives notice to stop householding, the Transfer Agent will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.  This policy does not apply to account statements.
 

 
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PRIVACY NOTICE
 

 
The Funds collect non-public information about you from the following sources:
 
Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
 
Information you give us orally; and/or
 
Information about your transactions with us or others.
 
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated parties and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Funds. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.
 

 
 

 

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

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
Annual Report
 
November 30, 2010
 

 
 

 

PIA Funds
 
Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this annual report for the period ended November 30, 2010 regarding 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 12 months ended November 30, 2010 the Funds’ total returns, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, were as follows:
 
 
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
0.72%
 
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund
4.93%
 
The Gross Domestic Product’s (GDP) annual rate of growth was +3.7% for the first quarter of 2010 and declined to +2.5% during the third quarter. Total year over year GDP through September registered 3.2% compared to a mere +0.2% for 2009. Even with some stronger economic data, the housing sector and employment remained weak. Budget deficits continue to mount and the Federal Reserve maintained its easier monetary policy by keeping the Funds rate close to zero.
 
The intermediate part of the yield curve experienced the largest decrease in rates mainly due to the massive purchase of U.S. Treasury securities by the Federal Reserve as part of their quantitative easing program. The yields on 5-year treasury bonds and 30-year treasury bonds declined by 121 and 31 basis points, respectively, from December 31, 2009 through November 30, 2010. The yields on six month and one year treasuries were relatively unchanged.
 
Interest rate spreads on corporate bonds over treasuries tightened during the period from 207 basis points to 171 basis points. However, spreads on U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities increased from 168 basis points to 188 basis points.
 
The Short-Term Securities Fund had close to a neutral maturity structure compared to the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index during the year. The Fund was overweight in short average life/floating rate government mortgage-backed securities, agencies and corporate notes which outperformed treasuries.  The Fund’s benchmark index, the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, was up 0.67% for the 12 months ended November 30 compared to the Fund’s 0.72% return.
 
The Moderate Duration Bond Fund’s return for the 12 months ended November 30 was lower than the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark index, mostly due to a shorter maturity structure, an underweight in commercial mortgage-backed securities and increased volatility in some agency mortgage-based security holdings from the agency buyback program. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index return was 6.02% compared to the Fund’s 4.93% return.
 
Please take a moment to review your Fund(s)’ statements of assets and liabilities and the results of operations for the 12 month period ended November 30. We look forward to reporting to you again with the semi-annual report dated May 2011.
 
Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.
 
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 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 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 BofA 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.
 
Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) is the amount of goods and services produced in a year, in a country.
 
 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
 
 
 
PIA MODERATE DURATION BOND FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund vs the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
 
 
 

Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund
4.93%
6.18%
5.55%
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
6.02%
6.23%
6.15%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses – 0.96%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund ten years ago.  Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that 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.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*  Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.
 

 
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PIA Funds
 
 
 
PIA SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund vs the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index
 
 
 
 
Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
0.72%
3.41%
3.26%
BofA Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index
0.67%
3.38%
3.25%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses – 0.41%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund ten years ago.  Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect.  In the absence of fee waivers,  returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The BofA Merrill Lynch 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is an unmanaged index consisting 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.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*  Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.
 

 
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PIA Funds
Expense Example – November 30, 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 (6/1/10 – 11/30/10).
 
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 6/1/10
Value 11/30/10
Period 6/1/10 – 11/30/10*
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,029.40
$2.54
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.56
$2.54
       
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,004.50
$1.76
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,023.31
$1.78
 
*
Expenses are equal to a Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (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 – November 30, 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 – November 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
 
Investments by Type
As a Percentage of Net Assets
 


 
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PIA Funds
PIA MODERATE DURATION BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS 29.8%
     
 
Aerospace 1.3%
     
   
Boeing Capital Corp.
     
$ 300,000  
  4.70%, due 10/27/19
  $ 330,512  
     
TransDigm Group, Inc.
       
  350,000  
  7.75%, due 7/15/14
    361,375  
            691,887  
Agriculture 2.0%
       
     
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
       
  550,000  
  5.375%, due 9/15/35
    576,265  
     
Bunge Limited Finance Corp.
       
  400,000  
  8.50%, due 6/15/19
    479,114  
            1,055,379  
Banks 2.3%
       
     
Bank of America Corp.
       
  325,000  
  5.125%, due 11/15/14
    344,025  
     
Citigroup, Inc.
       
  400,000  
  6.125%, due 11/21/17
    437,136  
     
Wells Fargo & Co.
       
  400,000  
  4.375%, due 1/31/13
    425,592  
            1,206,753  
Beverages 1.1%
       
     
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
       
  200,000  
  4.25%, due 3/1/15
    219,631  
     
Constellation Brands, Inc.
       
  350,000  
  7.25%, due 5/15/17
    378,000  
            597,631  
Brokers 0.6%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
       
  150,000  
  6.15%, due 4/1/18
    164,550  
     
Morgan Stanley
       
  150,000  
  6.625%, due 4/1/18
    164,158  
            328,708  
Chemicals 1.4%
       
     
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
       
  400,000  
  6.875%, due 5/1/18
    440,000  
     
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
       
  250,000  
  5.75%, due 3/15/19
    293,369  
            733,369  
Construction Machinery 0.8%
       
     
Caterpillar Financial
       
     
  Services Corp.
       
  400,000  
  2.00%, due 4/5/13
    409,269  
 
Consumer Products 0.8%
       
     
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
       
  400,000  
  4.70%, due 8/15/20
    410,532  
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.7%
       
     
General Electric Capital Corp.
       
  350,000  
  5.00%, due 1/8/16
    380,686  
 
Electric Utilities 1.0%
       
     
Duke Energy Carolinas
       
  450,000  
  6.10%, due 6/1/37
    509,374  
 
Food Products 0.7%
       
     
Tyson Foods, Inc.
       
  350,000  
  7.35%, due 4/1/16
    386,750  
 
Forest Products 0.9%
       
     
International Paper Co.
       
  350,000  
  9.375%, due 5/15/19
    457,720  
 
Hotels 0.7%
       
     
Starwood Hotels &
       
     
  Resorts Worldwide
       
  350,000  
  7.875%, due 10/15/14
    401,187  
 
Insurance 1.7%
       
     
American International Group, Inc.
       
  500,000  
  4.25%, due 5/15/13
    512,500  
     
MetLife, Inc.
       
  350,000  
  5.00%, due 6/15/15
    384,542  
            897,042  
 
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 – November 30, 2010 (continued)
 
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
Machinery 0.7%
     
   
Manitowoc Co., Inc.
     
$ 350,000  
  8.50%, due 11/1/20
  $ 359,625  
 
Media 1.4%
         
     
News America, Inc.
       
  200,000  
  5.30%, 12/15/14
    225,009  
     
Viacom, Inc.
       
  450,000  
  6.25%, due 4/30/16
    526,219  
            751,228  
Medical/Drugs 3.6%
         
     
Amgen, Inc.
       
  600,000  
  6.40%, due 2/1/39
    708,284  
     
AstraZeneca PLC
       
  400,000  
  5.40%, due 9/15/12
    433,734  
     
GlaxoSmithKline
       
  400,000  
  5.65%, due 5/15/18
    470,479  
     
Wyeth
       
  275,000  
  5.45%, due 4/1/17
    316,995  
            1,929,492  
Medical Instruments 0.4%
       
     
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
       
  200,000  
  6.00%, due 6/1/15
    224,739  
 
Metals 0.6%
       
     
Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.
       
  300,000  
  5.375%, due 10/1/15
    331,533  
 
Mining 1.4%
       
     
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.
       
  300,000  
  6.50%, due 7/15/18
    357,713  
     
Southern Copper Corp.
       
  400,000  
  5.375%, due 4/16/20
    417,790  
            775,503  
Oil & Gas 0.8%
       
     
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
       
  100,000  
  6.75%, due 1/15/12
    106,464  
     
Weatherford International Ltd.
       
  300,000  
  6.00%, due 3/15/18
    330,692  
            437,156  
Retail 1.8%
       
     
CVS Caremark Corp.
       
  300,000  
  5.75%, due 6/1/17
    343,199  
     
Federated Retail Holdings Inc.
       
  350,000  
  5.90%, due 12/1/16
    378,000  
     
Target Corp.
       
  200,000  
  7.00%, due 1/15/38
    252,780  
            973,979  
Sovereign 0.4%
       
     
Federal Republic of Brazil
       
  350,000  
  12.50%, due 1/5/16
    234,238  
 
Steel 0.6%
       
     
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
       
  291,000  
  9.375%, due 6/1/19
    345,687  
 
Telecommunications 0.6%
       
     
Sprint Capital Corp.
       
  170,000  
  8.375%, due 3/15/12
    179,775  
     
Verizon Communications, Inc.
       
  100,000  
  7.75%, due 12/1/30
    127,383  
            307,158  
Tools 0.7%
       
     
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
       
  400,000  
  5.20%, due 9/1/40
    389,632  
 
Wireless Communications 0.8%
       
     
Motorola, Inc.
       
  400,000  
  5.375%, due 11/15/12
    424,217  
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $14,850,768)
    15,950,474  
 
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 – November 30, 2010 (continued)
 
 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 30.6%
     
 
U.S. Government Agencies 30.6%
     
   
FHLMC Pool
     
$ 2,134,728  
  4.00%, due 12/1/24, #J11369
  $ 2,217,915  
  199,811  
  5.00%, due 7/1/37, #A62994
    211,472  
  187,860  
  5.00%, due 2/1/38, #A73370
    198,784  
  16,068  
  5.00%, due 11/1/38, #G08307
    17,003  
  2,250,218  
  5.00%, due 2/1/39, #G05507
    2,381,067  
  197,367  
  5.00%, due 3/1/39, #A85258
    208,824  
  1,000,000  
  4.50%, due 5/1/40, #G06047
    1,039,702  
     
FNMA Pool
       
  526,070  
  5.50%, due 1/1/38, #952038
    566,078  
  500,000  
  5.00%, due 4/1/38, #929301
    530,715  
  1,091,118  
  5.50%, due 8/1/38, #889988
    1,192,852  
  441,397  
  5.00%, due 3/1/39, #995906
    468,606  
  101,411  
  5.00%, due 4/1/39, #931019
    107,631  
  457,104  
  5.00%, due 7/1/39, #995931
    485,138  
  1,300,000  
  4.50%, due 7/1/40, #AD7613
    1,355,065  
     
FNMA TBA (a)
       
  1,200,000  
  4.00%, due 12/15/40
    1,218,937  
  1,500,000  
  5.00%, due 12/15/40
    1,590,703  
     
GNMA Pool
       
  204,872  
  4.50%, due 10/15/38, #782441
    215,817  
  592,835  
  4.50%, due 1/15/39, #706001
    623,889  
  978,472  
  4.50%, due 5/15/39, #717066
    1,029,728  
  492,725  
  4.50%, due 6/15/39, #720091
    518,536  
  195,049  
  4.50%, due 9/15/40, #733483
    205,266  
            16,383,728  
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $16,319,834)
    16,383,728  
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
       
  INSTRUMENTALITIES 33.9%
       
 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
       
  Guaranteed Corporate Notes 0.9%
       
     
General Electric Capital Corp.
       
  450,000  
  2.00%, due 9/28/12
    462,202  
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.9%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bond
       
  1,000,000  
  4.25%, due 11/15/40
    1,025,469  
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 31.1%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Note
       
  1,300,000  
  1.125%, due 6/30/11
    1,306,856  
  6,700,000  
  1.00%, due 7/31/11 (b)
    6,734,545  
  1,200,000  
  1.50%, due 7/15/12
    1,221,937  
  2,800,000  
  1.75%, due 7/31/15
    2,851,397  
  200,000  
  3.00%, due 8/31/16
    214,000  
  1,400,000  
  1.25%, due 10/31/15
    1,387,969  
  2,750,000  
  3.00%, due 2/28/17
    2,927,460  
            16,644,164  
Total U.S. Government Agencies
       
  and Instrumentalities
       
  (cost $18,093,152)
    18,131,835  
 
OPEN-END FUNDS 4.4%
       
  233,740  
PIA BBB Bond Fund
    2,370,122  
Total Open-end Funds
     
  (cost $2,300,000)
    2,370,122  
 
RIGHTS 0.0%
       
  1  
Global Crossing North
       
     
  America, Inc. Liquidating
       
     
  Trust (c)(d) (cost $0)
     
 
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 – November 30, 2010 (continued)
 
Shares/
           
Principal Amount
       
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 5.8%
       
  712  
AIM STIT - Treasury
       
     
  Portfolio - Institutional
       
     
  Class, 0.06% (b) (e)
    $ 712  
  2,621,458  
Fidelity Institutional Money
         
     
  Market Government Portfolio -
         
     
  Class I, 0.05% (b) (e)
      2,621,458  
$ 500,000  
U.S. Treasury Bill,
         
     
  0.16%, due 4/7/11 (b) (f)
      499,727  
Total Short-Term Investments
         
  (cost $3,121,494)
      3,121,897  
Total Investments
         
  (cost $54,685,248)
104.5% 
    55,958,056  
Liabilities less Other Assets
(4.5)%
    (2,412,320 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS
100.0% 
  $ 53,545,736  

(a)
Security purchased on a when-issued basis.  As of November 30, 2010, the total cost of investments purchased on a when-issued basis was $2,836,641 or 5.3% of total net assets.
(b)
A portion of the security is segregated in connection with credit default swap contracts.
(c)
Restricted security.  The interest in the liquidating trust was acquired through a distribution on December 9, 2003.  As of November 30, 2010, the security had a cost and value of $0 (0.0% of total net assets).
(d)
Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(e)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at November 30, 2010.
(f)
Rate shown is the discount rate at November 30, 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
PIA SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2010

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS 8.5%
     
 
Aerospace 0.4%
     
   
Boeing Co.
     
$ 550,000  
  1.875%, due 11/20/12
  $ 561,391  
 
Banks 0.4%
       
 
   
Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
       
  420,000  
  5.35%, due 2/1/12
    441,046  
     
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
       
  250,000  
  5.60%, due 6/1/11
    256,382  
            697,428  
Beverages 0.3%
       
     
Coca Cola Enterprises Inc.
       
  500,000  
  3.75%, due 3/1/12
    517,787  
 
Brokers 1.0%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
       
  250,000  
  6.875%, due 1/15/11
    251,864  
  500,000  
  3.625%, due 8/1/12
    518,623  
     
Morgan Stanley
       
  750,000  
  5.30%, due 3/1/13
    805,571  
            1,576,058  
Capital Goods 0.5%
       
     
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
       
  800,000  
  2.00%, due 4/5/13
    818,538  
 
Computers 0.5%
       
     
Hewlett Packard Co.
       
  600,000  
  5.25%, due 3/1/12
    633,923  
  150,000  
  4.50%, due 3/1/13
    161,534  
            795,457  
Diversified Financial Services 0.4%
       
     
General Electric Capital Corp.
       
  600,000  
  5.00%, due 11/15/11
    624,677  
 
Electric Utilities 0.5%
       
     
Duke Energy Carolinas
       
  750,000  
  6.25%, due 1/15/12
    796,508  
 
Medical-Drugs 1.7%
       
     
Abbott Laboratories
       
  250,000  
  5.60%, due 5/15/11
    256,118  
  500,000  
  5.15%, due 11/30/12
    543,460  
     
American Home Products Corp.
       
  500,000  
  6.95%, due 3/15/11
    509,483  
     
Eli Lilly & Co.
       
  750,000  
  3.55%, due 3/6/12
    775,926  
     
Merck & Co., Inc.
       
  250,000  
  5.125%, due 11/15/11
    260,553  
     
Pfizer Inc.
       
  250,000  
  4.45%, due 3/15/12
    261,902  
            2,607,442  
Networking Products 0.2%
       
     
Cisco Systems, Inc.
       
  250,000  
  5.25%, due 2/22/11
    252,678  
 
Oil & Gas 0.6%
       
     
Chevron Corp.
       
  600,000  
  3.45%, due 3/3/12
    619,394  
     
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
       
  250,000  
  6.75%, due 1/15/12
    266,159  
            885,553  
Software 0.5%
       
     
Oracle Corp.
       
  750,000  
  5.00%, due 1/15/11
    754,142  
 
Retail 0.5%
       
     
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
       
  750,000  
  4.125%, due 2/15/11
    755,919  
 
Telecommunications 1.0%
       
     
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
       
  750,000  
  7.875%, due 3/1/11
    763,741  
     
Verizon Communications Inc.
       
  750,000  
  5.25%, due 4/15/13
    822,912  
            1,586,653  
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $13,081,488)
    13,230,231  
 
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 – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 15.4%
     
 
U.S. Government Agencies 15.4%
     
   
FHLMC ARM Pool (a)
     
$ 20,292  
  2.405%, due 8/1/15, #755204
  $ 20,367  
  20,794  
  2.581%, due 2/1/22, #845113
    21,843  
  52,454  
  3.740%, due 10/1/22, #635206
    54,992  
  15,606  
  2.524%, due 6/1/23, #845755
    16,331  
  13,394  
  2.580%, due 2/1/24, #609231
    14,011  
  542,111  
  2.584%, due 1/1/25, #785726
    569,521  
  34,590  
  3.434%, due 1/1/33, #1B0668
    34,785  
  1,024,515  
  2.500%, due 10/1/34, #782784
    1,055,233  
  445,332  
  2.927%, due 12/1/34, #1G0018
    460,474  
  286,095  
  3.034%, due 4/1/36, #847671
    301,258  
     
FHLMC Gold TBA (b)
       
  1,500,000  
  5.00%, due 12/15/40
    1,585,782  
     
FNMA ARM Pool (a)
       
  43,263  
  2.730%, due 7/1/25, #555206
    45,347  
  310,520  
  3.703%, due 7/1/27, #424953
    311,215  
  99,395  
  2.600%, due 3/1/28, #556438
    104,198  
  146,352  
  3.417%, due 6/1/29, #508399
    153,818  
  318,326  
  3.666%, due 4/1/30, #562912
    334,754  
  103,545  
  2.552%, due 10/1/30, #670317
    108,505  
  15,677  
  2.652%, due 7/1/31, #592745
    16,431  
  112,765  
  2.817%, due 9/1/31, #597196
    117,898  
  33,235  
  2.402%, due 11/1/31, #610547
    34,434  
  4,310  
  2.500%, due 4/1/32, #629098
    4,319  
  665,823  
  2.670%, due 10/1/33, #743454
    695,762  
  2,105,482  
  2.500%, due 11/1/33, #755253
    2,177,746  
  3,220,247  
  3.325%, due 5/1/34, #5719
    3,378,991  
  862,362  
  2.639%, due 7/1/34, #779693
    902,907  
  776,759  
  2.478%, due 10/1/34, #795136
    805,089  
  529,384  
  2.740%, due 1/1/35, #805391
    551,686  
  248,917  
  2.896%, due 10/1/35, #845041
    261,111  
  388,542  
  2.357%, due 10/1/35, #846171
    402,484  
  679,207  
  3.146%, due 1/1/36, #849264
    717,240  
  257,965  
  5.902%, due 6/1/36, #872502
    270,810  
  1,684,368  
  3.073%, due 1/1/37, #906389
    1,774,581  
  1,509,726  
  3.163%, due 3/1/37, #907868
    1,590,009  
  543,900  
  3.410%, due 8/1/37, #949772
    571,883  
  213,021  
  3.577%, due 10/1/37, #955963
    224,203  
  543,294  
  3.723%, due 11/1/37, #953653
    558,123  
  689,491  
  4.207%, due 11/1/37, #948183
    724,511  
     
FNMA Pool
       
  5,820  
  11.00%, due 1/1/13, #415842
    5,937  
     
FNMA TBA (b)
       
  1,500,000  
  5.00%, due 12/15/40
    1,590,703  
     
GNMA II ARM Pool (a)
       
  14,525  
  3.125%, due 11/20/21, #8871
    14,986  
  95,783  
  3.125%, due 10/20/22, #8062
    98,820  
  196,436  
  3.125%, due 11/20/26, #80011
    202,663  
  47,180  
  3.125%, due 11/20/26, #80013
    48,675  
  25,353  
  3.125%, due 12/20/26, #80021
    26,157  
  12,346  
  3.375%, due 1/20/27, #80029
    12,761  
  212,417  
  2.625%, due 7/20/27, #80094
    217,876  
  293,304  
  2.625%, due 8/20/27, #80104
    300,842  
  12,822  
  3.125%, due 10/20/27, #80122
    13,229  
  105,667  
  3.375%, due 1/20/28, #80154
    109,220  
  199,607  
  3.125%, due 10/20/29, #80331
    205,935  
  46,940  
  3.125%, due 11/20/29, #80344
    48,428  
            23,868,884  
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $23,334,426)
    23,868,884  
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
       
 AND INSTRUMENTALITIES 47.5%
       
 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
       
  Guaranteed Corporate Notes 15.2%
       
     
Bank of America Corp.
       
  7,000,000  
  2.10%, due 4/30/12
    7,155,204  
     
CitiBank N.A.
       
  5,000,000  
  1.75%, due 12/28/12
    5,119,705  
     
General Electric Capital Corp.
       
  9,000,000  
  3.00%, due 12/9/11
    9,239,562  
  2,000,000  
  2.00%, due 9/28/12
    2,054,234  
            23,568,705  
 
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 – November 30, 2010 (continued)
 
Shares/
           
Principal Amount
       
Value
 
U.S. Government Agencies 7.4%
       
   
FHLMC
       
$ 7,000,000  
  2.125%, due 3/23/12
    $ 7,148,225  
     
FNMA
         
  4,000,000  
  4.75%, due 11/19/12
      4,326,532  
              11,474,757  
U.S. Treasury Notes 24.9%
         
     
U.S. Treasury Note
         
  8,000,000  
  0.875%, due 12/31/10
      8,005,312  
  7,000,000  
  0.875%, due 3/31/11
      7,016,408  
  5,500,000  
  4.875%, due 7/31/11
      5,669,730  
  1,000,000  
  1.50%, due 7/15/12
      1,018,281  
  3,300,000  
  0.625%, due 7/31/12
      3,311,867  
  8,300,000  
  1.375%, due 9/15/12
      8,439,091  
  5,000,000  
  1.375%, due 11/15/12
      5,088,480  
              38,549,169  
Total U.S. Government Agencies
       
  and Instrumentalities
         
  (cost $73,208,487)
      73,592,631  
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 30.3%
         
  5,479,943  
Fidelity Institutional Money
         
     
  Market Government
         
     
  Portfolio - Class I, 0.05% (c)
      5,479,943  
     
FNMA Discount Note (d)
         
$ 8,000,000  
  0.40%, due 1/4/11
      7,996,978  
  12,000,000  
  0.39%, due 1/18/11
      11,993,760  
  11,000,000  
  0.15%, due 3/1/11
      10,995,875  
     
U.S. Treasury Bills (d)
         
  2,500,000  
  0.43%, due 12/16/10
      2,499,552  
  8,000,000  
  0.14%, due 2/10/11
      7,997,872  
Total Short-Term Investments
         
  (cost $46,952,263)
      46,963,980  
Total Investments
         
  (cost $156,576,664)
101.7% 
    157,655,726  
Liabilities less Other Assets
(1.7)%
    (2,707,721 )
TOTAL NET ASSETS
100.0% 
  $ 154,948,005  
 
(a)
Variable rate note.  Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at November 30, 2010.
(b)
Security purchased on a when-issued basis.  As of November 30, 2010, the total cost of investments purchased on a when-issued basis was $3,183,516 or 2.1% of total net assets.
(c)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield at November 30, 2010.
(d)
Rate shown is the discount rate at November 30, 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 – November 30, 2010

   
Moderate
       
   
Duration
   
Short-Term
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Securities Fund
 
Assets:
           
Investments in securities, at value (cost $54,685,248 and $156,576,664, respectively)
  $ 55,958,056     $ 157,655,726  
Deposit of cash in segregated account
    96,873        
Receivable for securities sold
          20,713  
Receivable for fund shares sold
    60,937       302,447  
Interest receivable
    346,257       595,528  
Prepaid expenses
    13,471       18,405  
Total assets
    56,475,594       158,592,819  
Liabilities:
               
Payable for fund shares redeemed
    46,721       388,275  
Payable for securities purchased
    2,836,641       3,183,516  
Distribution fees
    4,759        
Investment advisory fees
    495       15,877  
Administration fees
    3,373       5,047  
Custody fees
    1,202       2,900  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    6,867       11,543  
Fund accounting fees
    7,341       10,395  
Audit fees
    16,704       17,594  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    530       795  
Accrued expenses
    5,225       8,872  
Total liabilities
    2,929,858       3,644,814  
Net Assets
  $ 53,545,736     $ 154,948,005  
Net Assets Consist of:
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 51,761,946     $ 155,241,885  
Undistributed net investment income
    66,243       23,675  
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments,
               
  futures contracts closed and swap contracts
    444,998       (1,396,617 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions
    1,272,549       1,079,062  
Net Assets
  $ 53,545,736     $ 154,948,005  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
  $ 20.77     $ 10.11  
Shares Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01)
    2,577,538       15,329,390  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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PIA Funds
Statements of Operations – Year Ended November 30, 2010

   
Moderate
       
   
Duration
   
Short-Term
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Securities Fund
 
Investment Income:
           
Interest
  $ 1,139,686     $ 1,613,944  
Dividends
    82,858        
Total investment income
    1,222,544       1,613,944  
                 
Expenses:
               
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
    149,889       317,777  
Distribution fees (Note 5)
    49,963        
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    40,111       61,221  
Administration fees (Note 4)
    38,386       53,398  
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
    37,985       65,563  
Registration fees
    29,246       50,235  
Audit fees
    16,703       17,594  
Insurance
    8,402       4,779  
Trustees’ fees
    8,310       12,178  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    7,923       17,876  
Legal fees
    7,359       10,305  
Reports to shareholders
    5,211       10,731  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    3,225       4,843  
Miscellaneous
    4,454       8,658  
Total expenses
    407,167       635,158  
Less: Fee waiver and expense reimbursement from adviser (Note 4)
    (157,353 )     (79,048 )
Net expenses
    249,814       556,110  
Net investment income
    972,730       1,057,834  
                 
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments,
               
  Futures Contracts Closed and Swap Contracts:
               
Net realized gain on:
               
Investments
    1,332,392       154,936  
Futures contracts closed
    17,962        
Swap contracts
    38,379        
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
               
Investments and foreign currency related transactions
    (13,793 )     (51,275 )
Swap contracts
    75,017        
Net gain on investments, foreign currency related transactions,
               
  futures contracts closed and swap contracts
    1,449,957       103,661  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 2,422,687     $ 1,161,495  
                 
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
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From
                       
Operations:
                       
Net investment income
  $ 972,730     $ 852,974     $ 1,057,834     $ 1,785,927  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
                               
Investments
    1,332,392       820,599       154,936       7,294  
Futures contracts closed
    17,962       (63,207 )            
Swap contracts
    38,379       540              
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
                               
Investments and foreign currency related transactions
    (13,793 )     1,230,563       (51,275 )     726,053  
Swap contracts
    75,017       (75,017 )            
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    2,422,687       2,766,452       1,161,495       2,519,274  
                                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
                               
Distributions from net investment income
    (991,715 )     (863,241 )     (1,287,248 )     (1,850,956 )
Return of capital distribution
          (50,255 )            
Total distributions paid to shareholders
    (991,715 )     (913,496 )     (1,287,248 )     (1,850,956 )
                                 
Capital Share Transactions:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    24,958,430       29,953,610       91,428,485       143,527,849  
Distributions reinvested
    660,798       539,329       582,423       1,174,946  
Payment for shares redeemed
    (17,627,114 )     (9,159,388 )     (95,061,405 )     (52,550,991 )
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from
                               
  capital share transactions
    7,992,114       21,333,551       (3,050,497 )     92,151,804  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    9,423,086       23,186,507       (3,176,250 )     92,820,122  
                                 
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
    44,122,650       20,936,143       158,124,255       65,304,133  
Net Assets, End of Year
  $ 53,545,736     $ 44,122,650     $ 154,948,005     $ 158,124,255  
Includes Undistributed Net Investment Income of
  $ 66,243     $ 75,017     $ 23,675     $ 41,971  
Transactions in Shares:
                               
Shares sold
    1,219,750       1,518,702       9,051,988       14,222,813  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    32,227       27,322       57,688       116,580  
Shares redeemed
    (860,076 )     (462,954 )     (9,410,216 )     (5,203,675 )
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
    391,901       1,083,070       (300,540 )     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
 
   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each year)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year
  $ 20.19     $ 18.99     $ 18.94     $ 18.50     $ 18.32  
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.39       0.52       0.69       0.84       0.82  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, foreign currency
                                       
  related transactions, futures contracts closed and swap contracts
    0.59       1.25       0.04       0.44       0.17  
Total from investment operations
    0.98       1.77       0.73       1.28       0.99  
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.40 )     (0.54 )     (0.68 )     (0.84 )     (0.81 )
Return of capital distribution
          (0.03 )                  
Total distributions
    (0.40 )     (0.57 )     (0.68 )     (0.84 )     (0.81 )
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
  $ 20.77     $ 20.19     $ 18.99     $ 18.94     $ 18.50  
                                         
Total Return
    4.93 %     9.43 %     3.95 %     7.10 %     5.58 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)
  $ 53,546     $ 44,123     $ 20,936     $ 10,760     $ 16,126  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    0.82 %     0.94 %     1.50 %     1.62 %     1.26 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    1.95 %     2.68 %     3.80 %     4.50 %     4.44 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    1.63 %     2.24 %     2.80 %     3.38 %     3.68 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    446 %     474 %     366 %     158 %     231 %

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

 
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PIA Funds
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES FUND
Financial Highlights
 
   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each year)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year
  $ 10.12     $ 10.06     $ 10.02     $ 9.97     $ 9.96  
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    0.07       0.18       0.36       0.46       0.41  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    0.00 +     0.06       0.04       0.06       0.03  
Total from investment operations
    0.07       0.24       0.40       0.52       0.44  
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.08 )     (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.47 )     (0.43 )
Total distributions
    (0.08 )     (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.47 )     (0.43 )
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
  $ 10.11     $ 10.12     $ 10.06     $ 10.02     $ 9.97  
                                         
Total Return
    0.72 %     2.45 %     4.05 %     5.40 %     4.49 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)
  $ 154,948     $ 158,124     $ 65,304     $ 53,836     $ 41,165  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    0.40 %     0.39 %     0.49 %     0.59 %     0.63 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of waivers and reimbursements
    0.67 %     1.58 %     3.56 %     4.64 %     4.04 %
Before waivers and reimbursements
    0.62 %     1.54 %     3.42 %     4.40 %     3.76 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    59 %     52 %     47 %     55 %     84 %

+ 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 – November 30, 2010

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.  The Funds are required to hold and maintain until the settlement date, cash or other liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price.  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 and losses until the contract is closed.  When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain and 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
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
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 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 2007 – 2009, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2010 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
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
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.
 
For the year ended November 30, 2010, the Funds made the following permanent tax adjustments on the statements of assets and liabilities:
 
 
Undistributed Net
Accumulated Net
 
Investment Income
Realized Gain/(Loss)
Moderate Duration Fund
$  10,211
$  (10,211)
Short-Term Fund
  211,118
  (211,118)
 
The permanent differences primarily relate to paydown and swap contract adjustments.
 
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End – In preparing the financial statements as of November 30, 2010, management considered the impact of subsequent events for the potential recognition or disclosure in these 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:
 
 
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.
 
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
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.
 
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 November 30, 2010:
 
 
 
 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)
 
Moderate Duration Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
  Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 15,950,474     $     $ 15,950,474  
  Mortgage-Backed Securities
          16,383,728             16,383,728  
  Open-End Funds
    2,370,122                   2,370,122  
  U.S. Government Agencies &
                               
    Instrumentalities
          18,131,835             18,131,835  
Total Fixed Income
    2,370,122       50,466,037             52,836,159  
Short-Term Investments
    2,622,170       499,727             3,121,897  
Total Investments
  $ 4,992,292     $ 50,965,764     $     $ 55,958,056  
                                 
Short-Term Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                               
  Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 13,230,231     $     $ 13,230,231  
  Mortgage-Backed Securities
          23,868,884             23,868,884  
  U.S. Government Agencies &
                               
    Instrumentalities
          73,592,631             73,592,631  
Total Fixed Income
          110,691,746             110,691,746  
Short-Term Investments
    5,479,943       41,484,037             46,963,980  
Total Investments
  $ 5,479,943     $ 152,175,783     $     $ 157,655,726  
 
Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for additional detail.
 
New Accounting Pronouncement – In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU”).  The ASU requires enhanced disclosures about a) transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2, and b) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis relating to Level 3 measurements.  The first disclosure is effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  There were no significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 during the current period presented.
 
The second disclosure will become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for the interim periods within those fiscal years.  Management is currently evaluating the impact this disclosure may have on the Funds’ financial statements.
 
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
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
average daily net assets of each Fund.  For the year ended November 30, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $149,889 and $317,777 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the Adviser reduced its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $157,353 and $79,048 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $38,386 and $53,398 in administration fees, respectively.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS” or the “Transfer Agent”) also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds.  For the year ended November 30, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $40,111 and $61,221 in fund accounting fees, respectively, and $32,085 and $53,529 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund incurred $7,923 and $17,876 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund and the Short-Term Fund were allocated $3,225 and $4,843 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 year ended November 30, 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 year ended November 30, 2010, the Moderate Duration Fund paid the Distributor $49,963.
 
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
Note 6 – Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the year ended November 30, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations) were $136,966,770 and $126,405,306, respectively, for the Moderate Duration Fund and $55,656,844 and $24,693,031, respectively, for the Short-Term Fund.  Purchases and sales of U.S. government obligations for the year ended November 30, 2010 were $73,954,564 and $84,116,882, respectively, for the Moderate Duration Fund and $8,344,176 and $23,099,192, 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 year ended November 30, 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.
 
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 year ended November 30, 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
  $ 17,962  
Credit contracts
Net realized gain on swap contracts
    38,379  
Credit contracts
Change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
    75,017  
 
For the year ended November 30, 2010, the monthly average gross notional amount of the credit default swaps held in the Moderate Duration Fund was $3,787,846.  The Moderate Duration Fund did not hold derivative instruments at November 30, 2010.
 
 
 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
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 year ended November 30, 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 and swap contracts.
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2010 and November 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
   
Moderate Duration Fund
   
Short-Term Fund
 
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
   
Nov. 30, 2010
   
Nov. 30, 2009
 
Ordinary income
  $ 991,715     $ 863,241     $ 1,287,248     $ 1,850,956  
Return of capital
          50,255              
 
Ordinary income distributions may include dividends paid from short-term capital gains.
 
As of November 30, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Moderate Duration Fund
   
Short-Term Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
  $ 54,712,217     $ 156,576,664  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    1,425,767       1,091,016  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (179,928 )     (11,954 )
Net unrealized appreciation
    1,245,839       1,079,062  
Net unrealized depreciation foreign currency
    (259 )      
Undistributed ordinary income
    276,478       23,675  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
    261,732        
Total distributable earnings
    538,210       23,675  
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
          (1,396,617 )
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
  $ 1,783,790     $ (293,880 )
 
(a)  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to wash sales.
 
The Moderate Duration Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $851,953 during the year ended November 30, 2010.
 

 
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PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2010 (continued)

 
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
2017
2018
Total
Short-Term Fund
$523,330
$326,612
$183,103
$218,276
$43,801
$45,313
$56,182
$1,396,617
 
Note 10 – Other Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended November 30, 2010, 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, 2010 is designated as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
 

 
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PIA Funds
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees
Advisors Series Trust and
Shareholders of:
PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of November 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.  
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).   Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.   The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.   Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PIA Moderate Duration Bond Fund and PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, as of November 30, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP         
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2011

 
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PIA Funds
Notice to Shareholders – November 30, 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, 2010
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
Information About Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)
 
This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Funds.  Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Funds and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
     
Principal
in Fund
Other
   
Term of Office
Occupation
Complex
Directorships
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
During Past
Overseen by
Held During
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
Five Years
Trustee(2)
Past Five Years
 
Independent Trustees(1)
 
         
Sallie P. Diederich
Trustee
Indefinite term
Independent Mutual Fund
6
None.
(age 60)
 
since
Consultant, (1995 to present);
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
January 2011.
Advisor Corporate Controller,  
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Transamerica Fund Management
   
     
Company (1994 to 1995);
   
     
Senior Vice President, Mutual
   
     
Fund and Custody Operations
   
     
(1992 to 1993); Vice President
   
     
and Controller, Mutual Fund
   
     
Accounting, American Capital
   
     
Mutual Funds (1986 to 1992).
 
   
Donald E. O’Connor
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; former Financial
6
Trustee, The
(age 74)
 
since
Consultant and former
 
Forward Funds
615 E. Michigan Street
 
February 1997.
Executive Vice President and
 
(35 portfolios).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Chief Operating Officer of ICI
   
     
Mutual Insurance Company
   
     
(until January 1997).
 
   
George J. Rebhan
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; formerly President,
6
Independent
(age 76)
 
since
Hotchkis and Wiley Funds
 
Trustee from
615 E. Michigan Street
 
May 2002.
(mutual funds) (1985 to 1993).
 
1999 to 2009,
Milwaukee, WI 53202
       
E*TRADE
         
Funds.
 
George T. Wofford
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; formerly Senior Vice
6
None.
(age 71)
 
since
President, Federal Home Loan
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
February 1997.
Bank of San Francisco.
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
         
Interested Trustee
 
         
Joe D. Redwine(3)
Interested
Indefinite term
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp
6
None.
(age 63)
Trustee
since
Fund Services, LLC
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2008.
(May 1991 to present).
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         


 
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PIA Funds
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
 
Officers
 
     
Joe D. Redwine
Chairman and
Indefinite term
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
(age 63)
Chief Executive
since
(May 1991 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Officer
September 2007.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
     
Douglas G. Hess
President and
Indefinite term
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 43)
Principal
since
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (March 1997 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Executive
June 2003.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Officer
   
Cheryl L. King
Treasurer and
Indefinite term
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 49)
Principal
since
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (October 1998 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Financial
December 2007.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Officer
   
Michael L. Ceccato
Vice President,
Indefinite term
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
(age 53)
Chief
since
(February 2008 to present); General Counsel/Controller,
615 E. Michigan Street
Compliance
September 2009.
Steinhafels, Inc. (September 1995 to February 2008).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer and
   
 
AML Officer
 
   
Jeanine M. Bajczyk, Esq.
Secretary
Indefinite term
Vice President and Counsel, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
(age 45)
 
since
(May 2006 to present); Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Funds
615 E. Michigan Street
 
June 2007.
Management, LLC (May 2005 to May 2006); Senior Counsel,
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Strong Financial Corporation (January 2002 to April 2005).
 
(1)
The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
(2)
The Trust is comprised of numerous portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisors.  The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds and PIA BBB Bond Fund, PIA High Yield Fund and PIA MBS Bond Fund.  The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor do they share the same investment advisor with any other series.
(3)
Mr. Redwine is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act.  Mr. Redwine is an interested Trustee of the Trust by virtue of the fact that he is an interested person of Quasar Distributors, LLC who acts as principal underwriter to the series of the Trust.
 
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
Householding
In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses and annual and semi-annual reports you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders the Transfer Agent reasonably believes are from the same family or household.  Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-800-251-1970 to request individual copies of these documents.  Once the Transfer Agent receives notice to stop householding, the Transfer Agent will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.  This policy does not apply to account statements.
 

 
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PRIVACY NOTICE

The Funds collect non-public information about you from the following sources:
 
Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
 
Information you give us orally; and/or
 
Information about your transactions with us or others.
 
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated parties and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Funds.  We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities.  We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.
 

 
 

 


 
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.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.  The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report.  The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.  Ms. Sallie P. Diederich is the "audit committee financial expert" and is considered to be "independent" as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years.  “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.  “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit.  “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.  There were no “other services” provided by the principal accountant.  The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 
FYE  11/30/2010
FYE  11/30/2009
Audit Fees
          $55,600
          $62,000
Audit-Related Fees
          N/A
          N/A
Tax Fees
          $11,200
          $10,800
All Other Fees
          N/A
          N/A

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

The percentage of fees billed by Tait, Weller, & Baker LLP applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 
FYE  11/30/2010
FYE  11/30/2009
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years.  The audit committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  11/30/2010
FYE  11/30/2009
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
N/A
N/A

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. Investments.

(a)  
Schedule of Investments is 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.

The Registrant has made the following material changes to its nominating committee charter concerning methods by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees: (1) increased the advance notice requirement for a shareholder to nominate an Independent Trustee from at least 60 days prior to a shareholder meeting to between 120 and 150 days prior to a shareholder meeting; and 2) expanded the information that shareholders are required to provide when nominating a candidate for Independent Trustee.

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 fourth 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 the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Filed herewith.

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer 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)  
Certifications 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   February 1, 2011


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   February 1, 2011

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

Date   February 1, 2011

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