N-CSR 1 aff-ncsra.htm AL FRANK FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 12-31-10 aff-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:  December 31, 2010



Date of reporting period:  December 31, 2010

 
 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2010
 
Annual Report
 
 
AL FRANK FUND
 
 
AL FRANK DIVIDEND VALUE FUND
 
 


 
 

 

 
Al Frank Fund
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund






























ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2010







Al Frank Funds
85 Argonaut, Suite 220
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Shareholder Services 888.263.6443
alfrankfunds.com


 
 

 
 
Al Frank Asset Management
85 Argonaut, Suite 220, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
alfrankfunds.com

 
Dear Shareholders,
 
What a difference a half-year can make! When last I wrote via this forum in our Semi-Annual Report, the performance figures for the first six months of 2010 were preceded by minus signs as the Al Frank Fund (VALUX) had a -5.77% return and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund (VALDX) had a -6.21% return for the year through June 30.  After the stellar rebound in 2009, it was not unexpected that a market correction would take place as such events are a normal occurrence for the equity markets. Of course, though there are never any guarantees that the past is indicative of the future, history also shows that stocks can quickly rebound, which is precisely what took place in the second half of 2010.
 
Happily, the bounce back not only wiped away the mid-year red ink, but helped propel both of our Funds to gains in excess of the long-term averages (as calculated by Morningstar from 1926-2010) for large- and small-company stocks of 9.9% and 12.1%, respectively. Indeed, VALUX, as of December 31, 2010, had an 18.65% full-year return while VALDX had a 14.39% return. By way of comparison, our broad-based benchmarks, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000® Index, had total returns of 15.06% and 16.93%, respectively, last year.
 
Al Frank Fund
                   
 
COMPOUND ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12.31.10
   
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 Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting alfrankfunds.com. The Funds impose a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect redemption fee. Had the fee been included, returns would be lower.
 
   
Al Frank Fund –
Al Frank Fund –
Russell
S&P 500®
   
   
Investor Class
Advisor Class*
3000® Index
Index
   
 
1 year
18.65%
18.92%
16.93%
15.06%
   
 
5 years
  0.69%
N/A
  2.74%
  2.29%
   
 
10 years
  8.58%
N/A
  2.16%
  1.41%
   
 
Since 1.2.98 inception
10.22%
-0.97%
  4.24%
  3.78%
   
               
 
*  Commencement of operations on April 30, 2006.
   
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 1.67%; Advisor Class - 1.42%
   
 
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 1.49%; Advisor Class - 1.24%
   
  The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees through April 30, 2011.  Investment performance reflects fee waivers in effect.  In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.        
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
                   
 
COMPOUND ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12.31.10
    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 Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting alfrankfunds.com. The Funds impose a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 60 days or less. Performance data does not reflect redemption fee. Had the fee been included, returns would be lower.  
   
Al Frank Dividend
Al Frank Dividend
       
   
Value Fund –
Value Fund –
Russell
S&P 500®
   
   
Investor Class
Advisor Class*
3000® Index
Index
   
 
1 year
14.39%
14.60%
16.93%
15.06%
   
 
5 years
  1.47%
N/A
  2.74%
  2.29%
   
 
Since 9.30.04 inception
  4.11%
-0.42%
  4.77%
  4.07%
   
               
 
*  Commencement of operations on April 30, 2006.
   
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 2.51%; Advisor Class - 2.26%
   
 
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 1.99%; Advisor Class - 1.74%
   
 
The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees through April 30, 2011.  Investment performance reflects fee waivers in effect.  In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.
       
 
We remind shareholders that our historical experience has shown that VALUX has been likely to outperform VALDX in strong markets, with the reverse holding true in down markets. This is due to the fact that VALDX is focused only on dividend-paying stocks, with capital appreciation potential tempered by generally lower volatility associated with companies that have the wherewithal and willingness to offer a dividend payout. VALUX holds many of the same stocks as VALDX but does not have a dividend requirement, the end result being a greater weighting in micro- and small-cap stocks, which has contributed to a more volatile return series.

 
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Looking back at 2010, we suspect that many were surprised by the magnitude of the gains, given all of the talk of the ‘new normal’ environment in which returns were supposed to be subdued going forward. To be fair, many stock market pundits were actually upbeat in their prognostications, with Bloomberg reporting in December 2009 that 1,223 on the S&P 500 was the average estimate of 10 brokerages for the 2010 year-end target, but all of the money that was shoveled into bond funds and out of domestic stock funds throughout much of the year suggested that few were ready to re-embrace equities.
 
Guess the consensus isn’t always wrong, as the S&P 500 actually ended 2010 at 1,257, with the total return for that widely-followed market gauge coming in at 15.06%! Of course, the year was hardly uneventful as the rally came despite May’s frightening ‘Flash Crash’, the seemingly constant worries over European sovereign debt, the on-again/off-again fears of monetary tightening in China and concerns that weak labor and housing markets would push the U.S. economy back into recession. Though the volatility seen throughout much of the year compelled more than a few investors to lighten their equity exposures, those who stayed the course and remained focused on their long-term investment objectives generally were well rewarded for their patience.
 
While we are pleased with our recent performance, we continue to manage the funds with a long-term investment objective. With this in mind, we are proud of the fact that VALUX has enjoyed an annualized rate of return of 10.22% since its inception on January 2, 1998, compared to a 4.24% annualized return on the Russell 3000 Index. VALDX has had a 4.11% annualized rate of return since its inception on September 30, 2004, versus a 4.77% per annum return for the Russell 3000 Index over the same time span.
 
*****
Remember that both of our Funds are broadly diversified with exposure across nearly all market sectors. Also, as the pie charts below illustrate, we remain very much an all-cap manager, with representation in micro-, small-, mid-, large- and giant-caps. True, we have been shifting more toward larger-cap holdings, given the opportunities presented by the relative inexpensive valuations that were created as a result of small- and mid-cap stocks dramatically outperforming over the past decade, but we have always been equal opportunity stock pickers, free to go where the bargains reside.
 
The following attribution analysis illustrates some of the reasons why VALUX and VALDX performed as they did during 2010 relative to their Russell 3000 benchmark index.
 
The Al Frank Fund benefited from relatively better stock selection within Producer Manufacturing, Technology Services, Energy Minerals and Health Services, while also realizing relatively better returns from overweight positions, and relatively better stock selection, in the Electronic Technology and Process Industries sectors. In descending order of contribution to the outperforming return difference between VALUX and the Russell 3000 Index, Electronic Technology, Process Industries, Health Services, Energy Minerals, Non-Energy Minerals and Consumer Durables proved to be the strongest performers amongst the sector groups during the year.
 
An underweight position and relatively poor stock selection within the Consumer Services sector pulled down aggregate portfolio performance during 2010. In addition, our relatively better stock selection within the Finance, Consumer Non-Durables and Communications sectors could not overcome our underweight position relative to the benchmark, and therefore negatively affected relative returns.
 
The Al Frank Fund’s relatively better stock selection within micro-, small- and large-cap names lifted relative performance for the twelve month period. In addition, our relatively better stock selection within the giant-cap space could not surmount the underweight position relative to the Russell 3000 Index, and therefore negatively impacted 2010 performance.
 
Looking at specific stocks, the top five dollar gainers in VALUX were Anadarko Petroleum, HealthStream, Mosaic, Apple Computer and Eaton Corp, in that order. On the other side of the ledger, H&R Block, Western Digital, Hewlett-Packard, Tsakos Energy and Transocean Ltd. were the biggest dollar losers.

 
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Al Frank Fund
 
 
TOP FIFTEEN HOLDINGS AND SECTOR COMPOSITION
   
     
Name
% Net Assets
   
Sector
% Net Assets
   
 
1
 
Mosaic
1.4%
   
Electronic Technology
17.9%
   
 
2
 
Eaton
1.3%
   
Finance
10.1%
   
 
3
 
BHP Billiton
1.3%
   
Energy Minerals
8.5%
   
 
4
 
Anadarko Petroleum
1.2%
   
Health Technology
7.4%
   
 
5
 
Walt Disney
1.2%
   
Retail Trade
6.7%
   
 
6
 
Marathon Oil
1.2%
   
Consumer Durables
5.5%
   
 
7
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
1.2%
   
Process Industries
4.8%
   
 
8
 
McKesson
1.1%
   
Technology Services
4.8%
   
 
9
 
Stage Stores
1.1%
   
Industrial Services
4.6%
   
 
10
 
Apache
1.1%
   
Transportation
4.5%
   
 
11
 
Walgreen
1.1%
   
Consumer Services
3.7%
   
 
12
 
Ameriprise Financial
1.0%
   
Non-Energy Minerals
3.7%
   
 
13
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland
1.0%
   
Other
15.0%
   
 
14
 
Diamond Offshore Drilling
1.0%
   
Securities Lending Collateral
4.0%
   
 
15
 
Olin
1.0%
   
Short-Term Investments
2.5%
   
       
 
As of December 31, 2010.  Top fifteen holdings and sector composition are subject to change.  SOURCE: Al Frank.
   

Fund holdings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
 
COMPOSITION
   
 
OF FUND BY MARKET
 
 
CAPITALIZATION
 
     
     
 
Market capitalization is subject
 
    to change.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
     
SOURCE: Al Frank using FactSet Research Systems

During 2010, the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund benefited from relatively better stock selection within Producer Manufacturing and Process Industries, while also realizing relatively better returns from overweight positions within the Non-Energy Minerals, Transportation and Distribution Services sectors. In descending order of positive contribution to VALDX, Producer Manufacturing, Process Industries, Non-Energy Minerals, Transportation, Distribution Services and Consumer Durables proved to be the strongest performers amongst the sector groups during the year.
 
Relatively poor stock selection within the Consumer and Industrial Services sectors pulled down aggregate portfolio performance during 2010. In addition, underweight positions and relatively poor stock selection within the Health Technology and Technology Services sectors negatively impacted relative returns.
 
The Al Frank Dividend Value Fund’s relatively better stock selection within micro-caps, and an overweight position in mid-cap names, lifted relative performance for the twelve-month period. Furthermore, relatively poor selection within the small-cap space and a material underweight position in giant-cap names relative to the Russell 3000 Index, negatively impacted 2010 performance.

 
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Looking at specific stocks, the top five dollar gainers in VALDX were Cummins, Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, Caterpillar, Eaton Corp and Aceto Corp, in that order. On the other side of the ledger, H&R Block, Diamond Offshore, Hewlett-Packard, AU Optronics and Tsakos Energy were the biggest dollar losers.
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
 
 
TOP FIFTEEN HOLDINGS AND SECTOR COMPOSITION
 
     
Name
% Net Assets
   
Sector
% Net Assets
   
 
1
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
1.6%
   
Finance
14.0%
   
 
2
 
Eaton
1.5%
   
Electronic Technology
11.3%
   
 
3
 
Caterpillar
1.3%
   
Energy Minerals
7.9%
   
 
4
 
Marathon Oil
1.3%
   
Consumer Non-Durables
7.0%
   
 
5
 
Verizon Communications
1.3%
   
Transportation
6.2%
   
 
6
 
BHP Billiton
1.3%
   
Health Technology
5.6%
   
 
7
 
McKesson
1.2%
   
Technology Services
5.6%
   
 
8
 
Intel
1.2%
   
Retail Trade
5.6%
   
 
9
 
Microsoft
1.2%
   
Consumer Durables
5.4%
   
 
10
 
CSX
1.1%
   
Producer Manufacturing
4.9%
   
 
11
 
Genuine Parts
1.1%
   
Consumer Services
4.8%
   
 
12
 
Nike
1.1%
   
Process Industries
4.7%
   
 
13
 
Mattel
1.1%
   
Non-Energy Minerals
4.6%
   
 
14
 
Chevron
1.1%
   
Other
10.4%
   
 
15
 
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours
1.1%
   
Short-Term Investments
2.3%
   
       
 
As of December 31, 2010.  Top fifteen holdings and sector composition are subject to change.  SOURCE: Al Frank.
   

Fund holdings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
 
COMPOSITION
   
 
OF FUND BY MARKET
 
 
CAPITALIZATION
 
     
     
 
Market capitalization is subject
 
 
to change.
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
     
SOURCE: Al Frank using FactSet Research Systems

*****
Most market watchers are expecting 2011 to be a good year. Given our emphasis on bottom-up individual stock selection and our oft-stated belief that the only problem with market timing is getting the timing right, we aren’t in the business of guessing where the market will end 2011. However, due in part to the very low interest rate environment, returns a little better than the historical norms referenced above of 10% to 12% per annum over the past eight-plus decades for U.S. stocks (as calculated by Morningstar) would not be surprising, again keeping in mind that the past is never a guarantee of future performance.
 
Of course, we can’t ignore the fact that investor sentiment gauges like the Bull/Bear Survey from the American Association of Individual Investors are flashing warning signs from a contrarian perspective with many more bulls than bears than is usually seen. However, we

 
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like that domestic equity fund flows have only recently turned positive, suggesting that there may be a long way to go before stocks are over-owned. And considering that measures of consumer confidence remain well below their historical average, we aren’t seeing much enthusiasm from Main Street, which we suppose is not surprising given the dismal employment situation and ugly housing climate.
 
Looking at the prospects for economic growth, which are undoubtedly helped in the near-term by Quantitative Easing II (QEII), the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently stated that overall, the pace of growth “seems likely to be moderately stronger in 2011 than it was in 2010” and “(W)e have seen increased evidence that a self-sustaining recovery in consumer and business spending may be taking hold.” Also, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Donohue, recently said, “The state of American business is improving. Last year, we worried about a double-dip recession. Today, we are cautiously optimistic that the recovery will continue and pick up steam as the year progresses.” And the Blue Chip Economic Indicators consensus of 50 forecasters believes that U.S. GDP growth will now be a little better than previously thought at 3.3% in 2011, with 3.2% the early estimate for 2012.
 
To be sure, both the Blue Chip projections (the unemployment rate is projected to be 9.1% by the fourth quarter of this year and 8.4% by fourth quarter 2012) and Mr. Bernanke (“It could take four to five more years for the job market to normalize fully”) are sober in their expectations for the labor picture. Still, we can’t ignore favorable recent statistics from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) that saw a significant pickup in activity for both the factory (manufacturing) and services (non-manufacturing) sectors, nor that the index of Leading Economic Indicators (a widely-followed gauge of future economic activity) continues to show potential growth ahead.
 
While the U.S. economy appears to be on the mend, we also like that the uncertainty over the extension of the Bush tax cuts has been alleviated and that we have just entered the third year of the presidency, historically the best of the four-year cycle. More importantly, perhaps, we are pleased with what we are hearing from Corporate America. In addition to a significant pickup in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, and a healthy dose of dividend increases, the National Federation of Independent Business said its small-business optimism index hit its highest level since December 2007, while the Business Roundtable (a group of CEOs of large corporations) reported that optimism among its members rose to the highest level since early 2006. Also, we just learned that the fourth-quarter poll by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) found 42% of a diverse group of companies interviewed are looking to increase hiring in the next six months, up from 29% at the beginning of last year, with only 7% saying that they plan to cut jobs. “It looks like the opening melody of a true recovery in the labor market,” said the chairman of the committee that conducted the NABE survey.
 
Obviously, we’d like to see improved top-line growth and an eventual increase in hiring, but strong corporate profit margins, generally healthy balance sheets and favorable fourth quarter earnings comparisons keep us excited in the interim.
 
Certainly, the road ahead will not be without a few potholes as there is plenty about which investors should be concerned. Whether it is the budget deficit, tax policy, legislative unknowns, additional shoes that might drop in housing and commercial real estate, European credit worries or geopolitical risks like the unfolding drama in Egypt, we expect market volatility to remain elevated. As such, we are likely to maintain a modestly more active trading strategy, just as we did in 2009 and 2010.
 
*****
We constantly strive to educate our shareholders and prospective shareholders about our approach and the merits of thinking long term. While many are already receiving our philosophical musings via their subscriptions to The Prudent Speculator, we encourage those who are not subscribers to e-mail us at info@alfrank.com for additional information and to sign up for our free electronic offerings.
 
All of us at Al Frank Asset Management thank you for your continued loyalty and patronage. We appreciate the faith you have shown in us and I continue to invest my own money right alongside our shareholders in both of our Funds. Best wishes for a prosperous 2011!
 
Sincerely,
 

 
John Buckingham

 
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Opinions expressed are those of John Buckingham, which are subject to change and are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.
 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. Read it carefully before investing.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk.  Principal loss is possible. Investing in securities of small- and medium-capitalization companies will involve greater price volatility and more limited liquidity than large-capitalization companies.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.  For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments included in this report.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.
 
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies.  It is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad market and is reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a broad based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general.  You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
The Al Frank Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 
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Al Frank Funds

 
           
         
       
Al Frank Fund
         
         
       
Comparison of the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Al Frank Fund – Investor Class vs. the Russell 3000 Index and the S&P 500 Index.
 
Al Frank Fund
     
 
$22,769
     
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
 
Russell 3000
     
 
$12,380
     
         
 
S&P 500
     
 
$11,507
     
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
   
Average Annual Total Return1
       
   
Al Frank Fund –
Al Frank Fund –
Russell
S&P 500®
       
   
Investor Class
Advisor Class*
3000® Index
Index
       
 
1 year
18.65%
18.92%
16.93%
15.06%
       
 
5 years
  0.69%
N/A
  2.74%
  2.29%
       
 
10 years
  8.58%
N/A
  2.16%
  1.41%
       
 
Since 1.2.98 inception
10.22%
-0.97%
  4.24%
  3.78%
       
                   

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 1.67%; Advisor Class - 1.42%
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 1.49%; Advisor Class - 1.24%
 
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 Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data for the most recent month end is available at www.alfrankfunds.com.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced. The performance data and graphs above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held 60 days or less.  If it did, returns would be reduced.
 
*
Commencement of operations on April 30, 2006.
 
1
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.
 
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies as determined by total market capitalization.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a broad based unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to represent the broad domestic market.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.

 
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Al Frank Funds

 
           
         
       
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
         
         
       
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund – Investor Class vs. the Russell 3000 Index and the S&P 500 Index.
 
Russell 3000
   
 
$13,381
   
       
 
Al Frank Dividend
   
 
Value Fund
   
 
$12,865
     
         
 
S&P 500
     
 
$12,833
     
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
   
Average Annual Total Return1
     
   
Al Frank Dividend
Al Frank Dividend
         
   
Value Fund –
Value Fund –
Russell
S&P 500®
     
   
Investor Class
Advisor Class*
3000® Index
Index
     
 
1 year
14.39%
14.60%
16.93%
15.06%
     
 
5 years
  1.47%
N/A
  2.74%
  2.29%
     
 
Since 9.30.04 inception
  4.11%
-0.42%
  4.77%
  4.07%
     
                 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 2.51%; Advisor Class - 2.26%
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses: Investor Class - 1.99%; Advisor Class - 1.74%
 
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 Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data for the most recent month end is available at www.alfrankfunds.com.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced. The performance data and graphs above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held less than 60 days.  If it did, returns would be reduced.
 
*
Commencement of operations on April 30, 2006.
 
1
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.
 
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies as determined by total market capitalization.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a broad based unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to represent the broad domestic market.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.

 
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Al Frank Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLE at December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

Generally, shareholders of mutual funds incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested in both the Investor Class and the Advisor Class at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (7/1/10– 12/31/10).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses, with actual net expenses being limited to 1.49% and 1.24% per the advisory agreement for the Al Frank Fund Investor Class and Advisor Class, respectively, and 1.98% and 1.73% for the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund Investor Class and Advisor Class, respectively. Although the Funds charge no sales load or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. The Example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, 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 ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any 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 costs were included, your transaction costs would have been higher.
 
Al Frank Fund – Investor Class
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
7/1/10
12/31/10
7/1/10 – 12/31/10*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,259.10
$8.48
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,017.69
$7.58
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.49%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) divided by 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
 
Al Frank Fund – Advisor Class
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
7/1/10
12/31/10
7/1/10 – 12/31/10*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,260.80
$7.07
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.95
$6.31
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.24%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) divided by 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE at December 31, 2010 (Unaudited), Continued

Al Frank Dividend Value Fund – Investor Class
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
7/1/10
12/31/10
7/1/10 – 12/31/10*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,219.60
$11.08
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,015.22
$10.06
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.98%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) divided by 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund – Advisor Class
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
7/1/10
12/31/10
7/1/10 – 12/31/10*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,220.80
$9.68
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,016.48
$8.79
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.73%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) divided by 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 
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SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS at December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

     
   
 
Al Frank Fund
   
   
 
at December 31, 2010
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 
     
   
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
   
   
 
at December 31, 2010
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 
Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010

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COMMON STOCKS: 97.16%
 
Value
 
   
COMMUNICATIONS: 1.08%
     
   
Major Telecommunications: 1.08%
     
  13,000  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. – ADR
  $ 298,220  
  25,000  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    894,500  
     
Total Communications (Cost $1,039,703)
    1,192,720  
               
     
CONSUMER DURABLES: 5.45%
       
     
Automotive Aftermarket: 0.81%
       
  23,000  
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
    542,340  
  30,000  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)
    355,500  
            897,840  
     
Electronics/Appliances: 1.23%
       
  10,000  
Helen Of Troy Ltd. (a) (b)
    297,400  
  12,000  
Whirlpool Corp.
    1,065,960  
            1,363,360  
     
Homebuilding: 1.25%
       
  43,000  
D.R. Horton, Inc.
    512,990  
  12,000  
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
    345,240  
  28,000  
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)
    532,000  
            1,390,230  
     
Recreational Products: 2.16%
       
  45,000  
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
    559,800  
  20,000  
Hasbro, Inc.
    943,600  
  35,000  
Mattel, Inc.
    890,050  
            2,393,450  
     
Total Consumer Durables (Cost $4,875,504)
    6,044,880  
               
     
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES: 3.58%
       
     
Apparel/Footwear: 0.49%
       
  40,000  
Delta Apparel, Inc. (a)
    540,000  
               
     
Beverages: Non-Alcoholic: 0.95%
       
  16,000  
Coca-Cola Co.
    1,052,320  
               
     
Food: Major Diversified: 0.57%
       
  20,000  
Kraft Foods, Inc. – Class A
    630,200  
               
     
Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy: 0.73%
       
  47,000  
Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A
    809,340  
               
     
Tobacco: 0.84%
       
  16,000  
Philip Morris International Inc.
    936,480  
     
Total Consumer Non-Durables (Cost $2,907,143)
    3,968,340  
               
     
CONSUMER SERVICES: 3.75%
       
     
Cable/Satellite TV: 0.83%
       
  42,000  
Comcast Corp. – Class A
    922,740  
               
     
Casinos/Gaming: 0.48%
       
  30,000  
International Game Technology
    530,700  
               
     
Hotels/Resorts/Cruiselines: 0.50%
       
  12,000  
Carnival Corp. (b)
    553,320  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

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Value
 
   
CONSUMER SERVICES: 3.75% (continued)
     
   
Media Conglomerates: 1.22%
     
  36,000  
Walt Disney Co.
  $ 1,350,360  
               
     
Restaurants: 0.72%
       
  25,000  
Starbucks Corp.
    803,250  
     
Total Consumer Services (Cost $3,069,760)
    4,160,370  
               
     
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES: 3.15%
       
     
Electronics Distributors: 2.01%
       
  30,000  
Avnet, Inc. (a)
    990,900  
  84,000  
Brightpoint, Inc. (a)
    733,320  
  45,000  
Wayside Technology Group, Inc.
    506,700  
            2,230,920  
     
Medical Distributors: 1.14%
       
  18,000  
McKesson Corp.
    1,266,840  
     
Total Distribution Services (Cost $2,123,937)
    3,497,760  
               
     
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY: 17.91%
       
     
Aerospace & Defense: 5.29%
       
  5,000  
American Science and Engineering, Inc.
    426,150  
  22,500  
BE Aerospace, Inc. (a)
    833,175  
  40,000  
Ducommun, Inc.
    871,200  
  7,000  
General Dynamics Corp.
    496,720  
  13,000  
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
    916,370  
  60,000  
LMI Aerospace, Inc. (a)
    959,400  
  11,000  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    769,010  
  13,000  
Raytheon Co.
    602,420  
            5,874,445  
     
Computer Communications: 1.33%
       
  40,000  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)
    809,200  
  60,000  
Digi International, Inc. (a)
    666,000  
            1,475,200  
     
Computer Peripherals: 1.27%
       
  35,000  
Seagate Technology PLC (a) (b)
    526,050  
  26,000  
Western Digital Corp. (a)
    881,400  
            1,407,450  
     
Computer Processing Hardware: 1.70%
       
  3,250  
Apple Inc. (a)
    1,048,320  
  20,000  
Hewlett Packard Co.
    842,000  
            1,890,320  
     
Electronic Components: 1.16%
       
  45,000  
AVX Corp.
    694,350  
  40,000  
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a)
    587,200  
            1,281,550  
     
Electronic Production Equipment: 1.85%
       
  130,000  
Aetrium, Inc. (a)
    302,900  
  20,000  
Lam Research Corp. (a)
    1,035,600  
  35,976  
Ultratech, Inc. (a)
    715,203  
            2,053,703  
     
Semiconductors: 4.53%
       
  40,000  
Diodes, Inc. (a)
    1,079,600  
  45,000  
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)
    299,700  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

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Value
 
   
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY: 17.91% (continued)
     
   
Semiconductors: 4.53% (continued)
     
  35,000  
Intel Corp.
  $ 736,050  
  35,000  
National Semiconductor Corp.
    481,600  
  70,000  
Pericom Semiconductor Corp. (a)
    768,600  
  57,504  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. – ADR
    721,100  
  80,000  
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (a)
    935,200  
            5,021,850  
     
Telecommunications Equipment: 0.78%
       
  45,000  
Corning, Inc.
    869,400  
     
Total Electronic Technology (Cost $12,497,872)
    19,873,918  
               
     
ENERGY MINERALS: 8.53%
       
     
Integrated Oil: 3.78%
       
  11,000  
Chevron Corp.
    1,003,750  
  15,000  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    1,096,800  
  36,000  
Marathon Oil Corp.
    1,333,080  
  20,000  
Petroleo Brasileiro  S.A. – ADR
    756,800  
            4,190,430  
     
Oil & Gas Production: 4.75%
       
  18,000  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    1,370,880  
  10,000  
Apache Corp.
    1,192,300  
  39,500  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    1,023,445  
  9,000  
Devon Energy Corp.
    706,590  
  10,000  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    981,000  
            5,274,215  
     
Total Energy Minerals (Cost $5,692,606)
    9,464,645  
               
     
FINANCE: 10.06%
       
     
Financial Conglomerates: 1.63%
       
  23,200  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    984,144  
  14,000  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    821,940  
            1,806,084  
     
Investment Banks/Brokers: 1.47%
       
  20,000  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
    1,151,000  
  20,000  
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (a)
    474,200  
            1,625,200  
     
Life/Health Insurance: 1.58%
       
  15,000  
Metlife, Inc.
    666,600  
  45,000  
Unum Group
    1,089,900  
            1,756,500  
     
Major Banks: 2.33%
       
  20,000  
Bank of America Corp.
    266,800  
  20,000  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    604,000  
  30,000  
BB&T Corp.
    788,700  
  30,000  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    929,700  
            2,589,200  
     
Property/Casualty Insurance: 1.53%
       
  15,000  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (b)
    691,050  
  18,000  
Travelers Companies, Inc.
    1,002,780  
            1,693,830  
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 0.92%
       
  55,000  
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
    1,025,750  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

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Value
 
   
FINANCE: 10.06% (continued)
     
   
Regional Banks: 0.60%
     
  45,000  
TCF Financial Corp. (c)
  $ 666,450  
     
Total Finance (Cost $7,977,133)
    11,163,014  
               
     
HEALTH SERVICES: 2.56%
       
     
Managed Health Care: 1.69%
       
  26,000  
Aetna, Inc.
    793,260  
  30,000  
Unitedhealth Group, Inc.
    1,083,300  
            1,876,560  
     
Services to the Health Industry: 0.87%
       
  120,000  
Healthstream, Inc. (a) (c)
    964,800  
     
Total Health Services (Cost $1,241,057)
    2,841,360  
               
     
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY: 7.44%
       
     
Biotechnology: 0.84%
       
  15,000  
Cephalon Inc. (a)
    925,800  
               
     
Medical Specialties: 3.97%
       
  18,000  
Baxter International, Inc.
    911,160  
  19,000  
Covidien PLC (b)
    867,540  
  65,168  
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (a)
    926,037  
  17,000  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)
    941,120  
  65,000  
Vascular Solutions, Inc. (a)
    761,800  
            4,407,657  
     
Pharmaceuticals: Major: 2.63%
       
  17,500  
Abbott Laboratories
    838,425  
  30,000  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    794,400  
  16,000  
Johnson & Johnson
    989,600  
  5,000  
Novartis AG – ADR (c)
    294,750  
            2,917,175  
     
Total Health Technology (Cost $6,624,754)
    8,250,632  
               
     
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES: 4.56%
       
     
Contract Drilling: 2.35%
       
  17,000  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (c)
    1,136,790  
  33,000  
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) (b)
    774,180  
  20,000  
Rowan Companies, Inc. (a)
    698,200  
            2,609,170  
     
Engineering & Construction: 0.87%
       
  45,000  
Tutor Perini Corp.
    963,450  
               
     
Environmental Services: 0.34%
       
  22,000  
US Ecology, Inc.
    382,360  
               
     
Oilfield Services/Equipment: 1.00%
       
  15,000  
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)
    1,104,450  
     
Total Industrial Services (Cost $3,963,910)
    5,059,430  
               
     
NON-ENERGY MINERALS: 3.73%
       
     
Construction Materials: 0.45%
       
  287,000  
Smith Midland Corp. (a) (e)
    502,250  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

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Value
 
   
NON-ENERGY MINERALS: 3.73% (continued)
     
   
Other Metals/Minerals: 1.26%
     
  15,000  
BHP Billiton Ltd. – ADR (c)
  $ 1,393,800  
               
     
Precious Metals: 2.02%
       
  10,720  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    1,287,365  
  75,000  
Yamana Gold, Inc. (b)
    960,000  
            2,247,365  
     
Total Non-Energy Minerals (Cost $2,088,123)
    4,143,415  
               
     
PROCESS INDUSTRIES: 4.79%
       
     
Agricultural Commodities/Milling: 1.03%
       
  38,000  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    1,143,040  
               
     
Chemicals: Agricultural: 1.38%
       
  20,000  
Mosaic Co.
    1,527,200  
               
     
Chemicals: Major Diversified: 0.67%
       
  15,000  
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co.
    748,200  
               
     
Chemicals: Specialty: 0.69%
       
  20,000  
OM Group, Inc. (a)
    770,200  
               
     
Industrial Specialties: 1.02%
       
  55,000  
Olin Corp.
    1,128,600  
     
Total Process Industries (Cost $2,802,848)
    5,317,240  
               
     
PRODUCER MANUFACTURING: 3.69%
       
     
Electrical Products: 0.94%
       
  60,000  
Harbin Electric, Inc. (a) (c)
    1,041,000  
               
     
Industrial Machinery: 1.28%
       
  14,000  
Eaton Corp.
    1,421,140  
               
     
Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery: 1.47%
       
  45,000  
Manitowoc Company, Inc.
    589,950  
  10,000  
Navistar International Corp. (a)
    579,100  
  15,000  
Terex Corp. (a)
    465,600  
            1,634,650  
     
Total Producer Manufacturing (Cost $3,203,863)
    4,096,790  
               
     
RETAIL TRADE: 6.66%
       
     
Apparel/Footwear Retail: 2.72%
       
  65,000  
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
    950,950  
  20,000  
Nordstrom, Inc.
    847,600  
  70,000  
Stage Stores, Inc.
    1,213,800  
            3,012,350  
     
Department Stores: 0.70%
       
  24,000  
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
    775,440  
               
     
Discount Stores: 0.63%
       
  13,000  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    701,090  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

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Value
 
   
RETAIL TRADE: 6.66% (continued)
     
   
Drugstore Chains: 1.05%
     
  30,000  
Walgreen Co.
  $ 1,168,800  
               
     
Home Improvement Chains: 0.79%
       
  25,000  
Home Depot, Inc.
    876,500  
               
     
Specialty Stores: 0.77%
       
  24,000  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    856,560  
     
Total Retail Trade (Cost $4,858,150)
    7,390,740  
               
     
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES: 4.78%
       
     
Information Technology Services: 0.93%
       
  7,000  
International Business Machines Corp.
    1,027,320  
               
     
Internet Software/Services: 0.68%
       
  70,000  
United Online, Inc.
    462,000  
  3,700  
United Technologies Corp.
    291,264  
            753,264  
     
Packaged Software: 3.17%
       
  150,500  
American Software, Inc. – Class A
    1,018,885  
  85,000  
Compuware Corp. (a)
    991,950  
  30,000  
Microsoft Corp.
    837,600  
  40,000  
Symantec Corp. (a)
    669,600  
            3,518,035  
     
Total Technology Services (Cost $3,959,288)
    5,298,619  
               
     
TRANSPORTATION: 4.53%
       
     
Marine Shipping: 1.51%
       
  20,000  
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (b) (c)
    520,400  
  15,000  
Tidewater, Inc.
    807,600  
  35,000  
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (b)
    350,000  
            1,678,000  
     
Railroads: 2.65%
       
  17,000  
CSX Corp.
    1,098,370  
  17,500  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    1,099,350  
  8,000  
Union Pacific Corp.
    741,280  
            2,939,000  
     
Trucking: 0.37%
       
  15,000  
Arkansas Best Corp.
    411,300  
     
Total Transportation (Cost $2,677,809)
    5,028,300  
               
     
UTILITIES: 0.91%
       
     
Electric Utilities: 0.91%
       
  6,000  
DTE Energy Co.
    271,920  
  19,000  
Edison International
    733,400  
     
Total Utilities (Cost $816,502)
    1,005,320  
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $72,419,962)
    107,797,493  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.52%
 
Value
 
   
Money Market Funds: 2.52%
     
  2,790,357  
AIM STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.16% (d) (Cost $2,790,357)
  $ 2,790,357  
               
     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED AS SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL: 4.02%
       
  4,464,558  
AIM STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.16% (d) (Cost $4,464,558)
    4,464,558  
               
     
Total Investments  (Cost $79,674,877): 103.70%
    115,052,408  
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets: (3.70)%
    (4,103,946 )
     
Total Net Assets: 100.00%
  $ 110,948,462  

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
(c)All or a portion of this security is on loan.  Total loaned securities had a market value of $4,388,177 at December 31, 2010.  See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.
(d)Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2010.
(e)Affiliated Company; the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer.  See Note 5 in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS: 97.96%
 
Value
 
   
COMMUNICATIONS: 2.07%
     
   
Major Telecommunications: 2.07%
     
  6,000  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. – ADR
  $ 137,640  
  6,700  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    239,726  
     
Total Communications (Cost $327,491)
    377,366  
               
     
CONSUMER DURABLES: 5.38%
       
     
Automotive Aftermarket: 0.71%
       
  5,500  
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
    129,690  
               
     
Electronics/Appliances: 0.83%
       
  1,700  
Whirlpool Corp.
    151,011  
               
     
Homebuilding: 0.94%
       
  4,400  
D.R. Horton, Inc.
    52,492  
  4,100  
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
    117,957  
            170,449  
     
Other Consumer Specialties: 0.83%
       
  2,500  
Fortune Brands, Inc.
    150,625  
               
     
Recreational Products: 2.07%
       
  14,000  
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
    174,160  
  8,000  
Mattel, Inc.
    203,440  
            377,600  
     
Total Consumer Durables (Cost $978,754)
    979,375  
               
     
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES: 7.00%
       
     
Apparel/Footwear: 1.98%
       
  2,400  
Nike, Inc. – Class B
    205,008  
  1,800  
VF Corp.
    155,124  
            360,132  
     
Beverages: Non-Alcoholic: 1.08%
       
  3,000  
Coca-Cola Co.
    197,310  
               
     
Food: Major Diversified: 0.86%
       
  5,000  
Kraft Foods, Inc. – Class A
    157,550  
               
     
Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy: 0.85%
       
  9,000  
Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A
    154,980  
               
     
Household/Personal Care: 1.27%
       
  1,700  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    136,629  
  1,460  
Procter & Gamble Co.
    93,922  
            230,551  
     
Tobacco: 0.96%
       
  2,975  
Philip Morris International Inc.
    174,127  
     
Total Consumer Non-Durables (Cost $890,715)
    1,274,650  
               
     
CONSUMER SERVICES: 4.84%
       
     
Cable/Satellite TV: 1.09%
       
  9,000  
Comcast Corp.
    197,730  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
CONSUMER SERVICES: 4.84% (continued)
     
   
Casinos/Gaming: 0.97%
     
  10,000  
International Game Technology
  $ 176,900  
               
     
Media Conglomerates: 1.03%
       
  5,000  
Walt Disney Co.
    187,550  
               
     
Movies/Entertainment: 0.74%
       
  9,400  
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. – Class A
    133,856  
               
     
Restaurants: 1.01%
       
  2,400  
McDonald’s Corp.
    184,224  
     
Total Consumer Services (Cost $703,294)
    880,260  
               
     
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES: 2.85%
       
     
Electronics Distributors: 0.56%
       
  9,000  
Wayside Technology Group, Inc.
    101,340  
               
     
Medical Distributors: 1.16%
       
  3,000  
McKesson Corp.
    211,140  
               
     
Wholesale Distributors: 1.13%
       
  4,000  
Genuine Parts Co.
    205,360  
     
Total Distribution Services (Cost $362,001)
    517,840  
               
     
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY: 11.25%
       
     
Aerospace & Defense: 3.15%
       
  1,925  
American Science and Engineering, Inc.
    164,068  
  2,300  
Boeing Co.
    150,098  
  1,700  
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
    119,833  
  2,000  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    139,820  
            573,819  
     
Computer Processing Hardware: 0.81%
       
  3,500  
Hewlett Packard Co.
    147,350  
               
     
Electronic Components: 1.31%
       
  9,700  
AVX Corp.
    149,671  
  4,400  
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    88,396  
            238,067  
     
Semiconductors: 5.09%
       
  3,200  
Analog Devices, Inc.
    120,544  
  10,000  
Intel Corp.
    210,300  
  5,600  
Microchip Technology, Inc.
    191,576  
  7,100  
National Semiconductor Corp.
    97,696  
  10,976  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. – ADR
    137,639  
  5,200  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    169,000  
            926,755  
     
Telecommunications Equipment: 0.89%
       
  14,000  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson – ADR
    161,420  
     
Total Electronic Technology (Cost $1,736,396)
    2,047,411  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
ENERGY MINERALS: 7.87%
     
   
Integrated Oil: 5.23%
     
  2,200  
Chevron Corp.
  $ 200,750  
  2,400  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    175,488  
  6,500  
Marathon Oil Corp.
    240,695  
  4,200  
Petroleo Brasileiro  S.A. – ADR
    158,928  
  3,300  
Total SA – ADR (b)
    176,484  
            952,345  
     
Oil & Gas Production: 2.64%
       
  1,400  
Apache Corp.
    166,922  
  6,000  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    155,460  
  2,000  
Devon Energy Corp.
    157,020  
            479,402  
     
Total Energy Minerals (Cost $1,018,345)
    1,431,747  
               
     
FINANCE: 13.98%
       
     
Financial Conglomerates: 1.59%
       
  3,700  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    156,954  
  2,250  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    132,097  
            289,051  
     
Investment Banks/Brokers: 1.06%
       
  1,150  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    193,384  
               
     
Life/Health Insurance: 0.86%
       
  6,500  
Unum Group
    157,430  
               
     
Major Banks: 3.13%
       
  7,652  
Bank of America Corp.
    102,078  
  4,500  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    135,900  
  7,500  
BB&T Corp.
    197,175  
  1,800  
Toronto-Dominion Bank (a)
    133,758  
            568,911  
     
Property/Casualty Insurance: 4.71%
       
  5,850  
American Financial Group, Inc.
    188,896  
  3,000  
Chubb Corp.
    178,920  
  3,300  
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (a)
    152,031  
  3,300  
Travelers Companies, Inc.
    183,843  
  5,625  
W.R. Berkley Corp.
    154,013  
            857,703  
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 0.89%
       
  5,800  
LTC Properties, Inc.
    162,864  
               
     
Savings Banks: 1.74%
       
  10,000  
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
    127,400  
  10,000  
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
    188,500  
            315,900  
     
Total Finance (Cost $2,346,335)
    2,545,243  
               
     
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY: 5.63%
       
     
Medical Specialties: 2.57%
       
  3,500  
Baxter International, Inc.
    177,170  
  3,500  
Covidien PLC (a)
    159,810  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY: 5.63% (continued)
     
   
Medical Specialties: 2.57% (continued)
     
  3,500  
Medtronic, Inc.
  $ 129,815  
            466,795  
     
Pharmaceuticals: Major: 3.06%
       
  2,800  
Abbott Laboratories
    134,148  
  5,990  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    158,615  
  1,900  
Johnson & Johnson
    117,515  
  2,500  
Novartis AG – ADR
    147,375  
            557,653  
     
Total Health Technology (Cost $938,489)
    1,024,448  
               
     
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES: 3.35%
       
     
Contract Drilling: 0.84%
       
  2,300  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
    153,801  
               
     
Environmental Services: 1.42%
       
  6,400  
US Ecology, Inc.
    111,232  
  4,000  
Waste Management Inc.
    147,480  
            258,712  
     
Oil & Gas Pipelines: 1.09%
       
  8,000  
Williams Companies, Inc.
    197,760  
     
Total Industrial Services (Cost $615,951)
    610,273  
               
     
NON-ENERGY MINERALS: 4.62%
       
     
Other Metals/Minerals: 1.28%
       
  2,500  
BHP Billiton Ltd. – ADR
    232,300  
               
     
Precious Metals: 2.57%
       
  2,400  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    288,216  
  14,000  
Yamana Gold, Inc. (a)
    179,200  
            467,416  
     
Steel: 0.77%
       
  3,200  
Nucor Corp.
    140,224  
     
Total Non-Energy Minerals (Cost $468,472)
    839,940  
               
     
PROCESS INDUSTRIES: 4.67%
       
     
Agricultural Commodities/Milling: 0.74%
       
  4,500  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    135,360  
               
     
Chemicals: Major Diversified: 1.09%
       
  4,000  
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co.
    199,520  
               
     
Chemicals: Specialty: 2.16%
       
  22,000  
Aceto Corp.
    198,000  
  6,400  
Methanex Corp. (a)
    194,560  
            392,560  
     
Industrial Specialties: 0.68%
       
  6,000  
Olin Corp.
    123,120  
     
Total Process Industries (Cost $626,749)
    850,560  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
PRODUCER MANUFACTURING: 4.94%
     
   
Industrial Conglomerates: 1.59%
     
  1,900  
3m Co.
  $ 163,970  
  2,675  
Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd. – Class A
    125,966  
            289,936  
     
Industrial Machinery: 1.51%
       
  2,700  
Eaton Corp.
    274,077  
               
     
Metal Fabrication: 0.50%
       
  7,334  
Insteel Industries, Inc.
    91,601  
               
     
Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery: 1.34%
       
  2,600  
Caterpillar, Inc.
    243,516  
     
Total Producer Manufacturing (Cost $575,269)
    899,130  
               
     
RETAIL TRADE: 5.58%
       
     
Apparel/Footwear Retail: 2.32%
       
  9,000  
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
    131,670  
  5,500  
Gap Inc.
    121,770  
  4,000  
Nordstrom, Inc.
    169,520  
            422,960  
     
Department Stores: 0.46%
       
  2,600  
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
    84,006  
               
     
Discount Stores: 0.89%
       
  3,000  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    161,790  
               
     
Electronics/Appliances Stores: 0.57%
       
  3,000  
Best Buy Co., Inc.
    102,870  
               
     
Home Improvement Chains: 0.67%
       
  3,500  
Home Depot, Inc.
    122,710  
               
     
Specialty Stores: 0.67%
       
  3,400  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    121,346  
     
Total Retail Trade (Cost $934,832)
    1,015,682  
               
     
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES: 5.63%
       
     
Data Processing Services: 0.97%
       
  3,800  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    175,864  
               
     
Information Technology Services: 1.05%
       
  1,300  
International Business Machines Corp.
    190,788  
               
     
Internet Software/Services: 1.60%
       
  18,000  
United Online, Inc.
    118,800  
  2,200  
United Technologies Corp.
    173,184  
            291,984  
     
Packaged Software: 2.01%
       
  23,000  
American Software, Inc. – Class A
    155,710  
  7,500  
Microsoft Corp.
    209,400  
            365,110  
     
Total Technology Services (Cost $917,354)
    1,023,746  

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
TRANSPORTATION: 6.21%
     
   
Air Freight/Couriers: 0.56%
     
  1,400  
United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B
  $ 101,612  
               
     
Marine Shipping: 2.50%
       
  19,000  
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (a)
    100,320  
  5,642  
Ship Finance International Ltd. (a)
    121,416  
  2,000  
Tidewater, Inc.
    107,680  
  12,500  
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (a)
    125,000  
            454,416  
     
Railroads: 2.00%
       
  3,200  
CSX Corp.
    206,752  
  2,500  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    157,050  
            363,802  
     
Trucking: 1.15%
       
  3,500  
Arkansas Best Corp.
    95,970  
  2,800  
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
    114,268  
            210,238  
     
Total Transportation (Cost $877,403)
    1,130,068  
               
     
UTILITIES: 2.09%
       
     
Electric Utilities: 2.09%
       
  3,000  
DTE Energy Co.
    135,960  
  3,100  
Edison International
    119,660  
  3,000  
Exelon Corp.
    124,920  
     
Total Utilities (Cost $358,029)
    380,540  
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $14,675,879)
    17,828,279  
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.32%
       
     
Money Market Funds: 2.32%
       
  422,182  
AIM STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.16% (b) (Cost $422,182)
    422,182  
               
     
Total Investments  (Cost $15,098,061): 100.28%
    18,250,461  
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets: (0.28)%
    (50,461 )
     
Net Assets: 100.00%
  $ 18,200,000  

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
(a)U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
(b)Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2010.

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

 
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at December 31, 2010

         
Al Frank
 
   
Al Frank
   
Dividend
 
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in securities, at value:
           
Non-affiliates (cost $79,420,951 and $15,098,061, respectively)1
  $ 114,550,158     $ 18,250,461  
Affiliates (cost $253,926 and $0, respectively)
    502,250        
Total investments in securities, at value
               
  (cost $79,674,877 and $15,098,061, respectively)
    115,052,408       18,250,461  
Cash
          843  
Receivables:
               
Securities sold
    1,275,093        
Dividends and interest
    83,064       22,907  
Fund shares sold
    43,849        
Securities lending
    12,296        
Prepaid expenses
    18,917       9,839  
Total assets
    116,485,627       18,284,050  
LIABILITIES
               
Payables:
               
Collateral on securities loaned
    4,464,558        
Securities purchased
    569,654        
Fund shares redeemed
    298,504       29,435  
Due to advisor
    88,324       10,742  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    35,331       8,728  
Distribution fees
    22,565       3,749  
Audit fees
    18,300       18,300  
Shareholder reporting expenses
    16,752       1,937  
Fund accounting fees
    8,598       5,956  
Administration fees
    8,546       1,402  
Custody fees
    2,209       600  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    1,000       833  
Accrued expenses
    2,824       2,368  
Total liabilities
    5,537,165       84,050  
NET ASSETS
  $ 110,948,462     $ 18,200,000  
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
               
Investor Class
               
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 106,961,657     $ 17,831,603  
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
    3,891,571       1,545,420  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
  $ 27.49     $ 11.54  
Advisor Class
               
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 3,986,805     $ 368,397  
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
    144,886       32,043  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
  $ 27.52     $ 11.50  
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 72,994,865     $ 16,559,832  
Undistributed net investment income
    67,033       6,409  
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments
    2,509,033       (1,518,641 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    35,377,531       3,152,400  
Net assets
  $ 110,948,462     $ 18,200,000  
1   Includes loaned securities with a market value of
  $ 4,388,177     $  

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

 
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

         
Al Frank
 
   
Al Frank
   
Dividend
 
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Income
           
Dividends (Net of withholding taxes of $9,237 and $4,957, respectively)
  $ 1,844,963     $ 441,215  
Interest
    7,141       1,171  
Securities lending
    134,055        
Total income
    1,986,159       442,386  
Expenses
               
Advisory fees (Note 4)
    1,110,419       167,866  
Distribution fees - Investor Class (Note 6)
    265,306       40,734  
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
    160,699       52,534  
Administration fees (Note 4)
    104,775       16,250  
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    51,623       35,356  
Reports to shareholders
    30,027       4,781  
Registration expense
    29,522       26,148  
Audit fees
    18,300       18,301  
Legal fees
    10,979       8,641  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    10,899       3,792  
Trustee fees
    10,049       7,127  
Miscellaneous
    8,213       3,537  
Insurance
    8,055       3,579  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    6,833       5,000  
Total expenses
    1,825,699       393,646  
Less:  Expenses waived by advisor (Note 4)
    (183,473 )     (62,503 )
Net expenses
    1,642,226       331,143  
Net investment income
    343,933       111,243  
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
               
Net realized gain on investments
    11,301,450       664,008  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    6,773,097       1,507,854  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    18,074,547       2,171,862  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 18,418,480     $ 2,283,105  

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

 
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
  $ 343,933     $ 817,646  
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
               
Affiliates
          55,965  
Non-Affiliates
    11,301,450       (6,594,199 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    6,773,097       39,960,600  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    18,418,480       34,240,012  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Investor Class
    (328,448 )     (781,665 )
Advisor Class
    (22,744 )     (49,994 )
Total distributions to shareholders
    (351,192 )     (831,659 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares (a)
    (29,058,740 )     (18,117,706 )
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    (10,991,452 )     15,290,647  
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
    121,939,914       106,649,267  
End of year
  $ 110,948,462     $ 121,939,914  
Accumulated net investment income
  $ 67,033     $ 76,745  

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

Investor Class
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    191,863     $ 4,700,832       507,640     $ 9,166,957  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    11,445       312,670       33,119       750,814  
Shares redeemed*
    (1,317,281 )     (31,621,262 )     (1,467,972 )     (28,409,185 )
Net decrease
    (1,113,973 )   $ (26,607,760 )     (927,213 )   $ (18,491,414 )
* Net of redemption fees of
          $ 1,506             $ 8,442  
                                 
Advisor Class
                               
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    14,128     $ 335,988       54,979     $ 994,932  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    829       22,666       2,192       49,736  
Shares redeemed*
    (111,368 )     (2,809,634 )     (35,742 )     (670,960 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    (96,411 )   $ (2,450,980 )     21,429     $ 373,708  
* Net of redemption fees of
          $ 139             $  

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

 
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Al Frank Dividend Value Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
  $ 111,243     $ 176,414  
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
    664,008       (1,502,552 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    1,507,854       4,599,233  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    2,283,105       3,273,095  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Investor Class
    (108,911 )     (172,985 )
Advisor Class
    (3,088 )     (7,461 )
Total distributions to shareholders
    (111,999 )     (180,446 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived from net change in outstanding shares (a)
    (207,351 )     (1,386,549 )
Total increase in net assets
    1,963,755       1,706,100  
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
    16,236,245       14,530,145  
End of year
  $ 18,200,000     $ 16,236,245  
Accumulated net investment income
  $ 6,409     $ 7,609  

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

Investor Class
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    382,369     $ 3,975,998       140,049     $ 1,221,350  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    9,030       103,940       16,574       165,737  
Shares redeemed*
    (389,660 )     (4,034,143 )     (355,953 )     (3,016,108 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    1,739     $ 45,795       (199,330 )   $ (1,629,021 )
* Net of redemption fees of
          $ 1,932             $ 539  
                                 
Advisor Class
                               
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    9     $ 100       41,266     $ 283,619  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
    269       3,088       748       7,460  
Shares redeemed*
    (24,045 )     (256,334 )     (5,163 )     (48,607 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    (23,767 )   $ (253,146 )     36,851     $ 242,472  
* Net of redemption fees of
          $             $ 52  

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

 
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Al Frank Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each year

Investor Class
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
  $ 23.24     $ 17.33     $ 30.98     $ 32.84     $ 30.46  
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income/(loss)^
    0.07       0.14       0.14       0.04       (0.09 )
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
    4.26       5.93       (13.65 )     1.34       3.16  
Total from investment operations
    4.33       6.07       (13.51 )     1.38       3.07  
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
    (0.08 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.05 )      
From net realized gain on investments
                      (3.19 )     (0.70 )
      (0.08 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (3.24 )     (0.70 )
                                         
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
^#  
0.00
^#  
0.00
^#  
0.00
^#  
0.01
^
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
  $ 27.49     $ 23.24     $ 17.33     $ 30.98     $ 32.84  
                                         
Total return
    18.65 %     35.02 %     -43.60 %     4.05 %     10.09 %
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
  $ 106,961     $ 116,326     $ 102,834     $ 240,064     $ 278,559  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waivers
    1.66 %     1.67 %     1.65 %     1.58 %     1.62 %
After fee waivers
    1.49 %     1.49 %     1.49 %     1.49 %     1.62 %
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waivers
    0.13 %     0.54 %     0.39 %     0.02 %     (0.29 %)
After fee waivers
    0.30 %     0.72 %     0.55 %     0.11 %     (0.29 %)
Portfolio turnover rate
    18.75 %     8.43 %     6.19 %     1.70 %     17.75 %

^ Based on average shares outstanding.
#Amount is less than $0.01.

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

 
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Al Frank Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Advisor Class
                           
April 30, 2006*
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
   
Through
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 23.27     $ 17.35     $ 31.05     $ 32.90     $ 33.42  
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income/(loss)
 
0.13
^  
0.19
^  
0.21
^  
0.13
^  
(0.06
)^
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
    4.27       5.94       (13.70 )     1.34       0.24  
Total from investment operations
    4.40       6.13       (13.49 )     1.47       0.18  
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
    (0.15 )     (0.21 )     (0.22 )     (0.14 )      
From net realized gain on investments
                      (3.19 )     (0.70 )
      (0.15 )     (0.21 )     (0.22 )     (3.33 )     (0.70 )
                                         
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
^#        
0.01
^  
0.01
^  
0.00
^#
                                         
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 27.52     $ 23.27     $ 17.35     $ 31.05     $ 32.90  
                                         
Total return
    18.92 %     35.36 %     -43.41 %     4.35 %     0.52 %+
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 3,987     $ 5,614     $ 3,815     $ 8,078     $ 6,468  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waivers
    1.41 %     1.42 %     1.40 %     1.33 %     1.45 %**
After fee waivers
    1.24 %     1.24 %     1.24 %     1.24 %     1.45 %**
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waivers
    0.38 %     0.79 %     0.65 %     0.28 %     (0.28 %)**
After fee waivers
    0.55 %     0.97 %     0.81 %     0.37 %     (0.28 %)**
Portfolio turnover rate
    18.75 %     8.43 %     6.19 %     1.70 %     17.75 %+

*
Commencement of operations.
**
Annualized.
+
Not annualized.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
#
Amount is less than $0.01.

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

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each year

Investor Class
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
  $ 10.15     $ 8.25     $ 13.02     $ 13.33     $ 11.89  
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income^
    0.07       0.11       0.11       0.06       0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
    1.39       1.90       (4.76 )     0.23       1.72  
Total from investment operations
    1.46       2.01       (4.65 )     0.29       1.79  
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
    (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )
From net realized gain on investments
                (0.00 )#     (0.54 )     (0.28 )
      (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.60 )     (0.35 )
                                         
Redemption fees retained^#
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
  $ 11.54     $ 10.15     $ 8.25     $ 13.02     $ 13.33  
                                         
Total return
    14.39 %     24.41 %     -35.66 %     2.13 %     15.05 %
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
  $ 17,832     $ 15,672     $ 14,374     $ 27,746     $ 30,171  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waivers
    2.35 %     2.50 %     2.32 %     2.12 %     2.07 %
After fee waivers
    1.98 %     1.98 %     1.98 %     1.98 %     1.98 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waivers
    0.29 %     0.69 %     0.65 %     0.27 %     0.43 %
After fee waivers
    0.66 %     1.21 %     0.99 %     0.41 %     0.52 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    35.78 %     2.17 %     3.61 %     4.49 %     7.77 %

^ Based on average shares outstanding.
#Amount is less than $0.01.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Al Frank Dividend Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Advisor Class
                           
April 30, 2006*
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
   
Through
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.12     $ 8.22     $ 12.99     $ 13.32     $ 13.18  
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income^
    0.09       0.12       0.14       0.08       0.10  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
    1.39       1.92       (4.76 )     0.22       0.42  
Total from investment operations
    1.48       2.04       (4.62 )     0.30       0.52  
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
    (0.10 )     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.10 )     (0.10 )
From net realized gain on investments
                (0.00 )#     (0.54 )     (0.28 )
      (0.10 )     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.64 )     (0.38 )
                                         
Redemption fees retained
       
0.00
^#        
0.01
^  
0.00
^#
                                         
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.50     $ 10.12     $ 8.22     $ 12.99     $ 13.32  
                                         
Total return
    14.60 %     24.79 %     -35.48 %     2.26 %     3.95 %+
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 368     $ 565     $ 156     $ 177     $ 671  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before expense fee waivers
    2.10 %     2.25 %     2.07 %     1.87 %     1.86 %**
After expense fee waivers
    1.73 %     1.73 %     1.73 %     1.73 %     1.73 %**
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Before expense fee waivers
    0.48 %     0.86 %     0.95 %     0.44 %     1.00 %**
After expense fee waivers
    0.85 %     1.38 %     1.28 %     0.58 %     1.13 %**
Portfolio turnover rate
    35.78 %     2.17 %     3.61 %     4.49 %     7.77 %+

*
Commencement of operations.
**
Annualized.
+
Not annualized.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
#
Amount is less than $0.01.

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

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at December 31, 2010

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund (the “Funds”) are each diversified series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company.  The investment objective of the Al Frank Fund is to seek growth of capital, which it attempts to achieve by investing in out of favor and undervalued equity securities. The investment objective of the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund is long-term total return from both capital appreciation and, secondarily, dividend income, which it seeks to achieve by investing in dividend-paying equity securities that it believes are out of favor and undervalued. The Al Frank Fund Investor and Advisor Classes commenced operations on January 2, 1998 and April 30, 2006, respectively.  The Al Frank Dividend Value Fund Investor and Advisor Classes commenced operations on September 30, 2004 and April 30, 2006, respectively.
 
Prior to April 30, 2006, the shares of the Funds had no specific class designation.  As of that date, all of the then outstanding shares were redesignated as Investor Class Shares.  As part of its multiple class plan, the Funds now also offer Advisor Class Shares.  Because the fees and expenses vary between the Investor Class Shares and the Advisor Class Shares, performance will vary with respect to each class.  Under normal conditions, the Advisor Class Shares are expected to have lower expenses than the Investor Class Shares which will result in higher total returns.
 
Advisor Class Shares are offered primarily to qualified registered investment advisors, financial advisors and investors such as pension and profit sharing plans, employee benefit trusts, endowments, foundations and corporations.  Advisor Class Shares may be purchased through certain financial intermediaries and mutual fund supermarkets that charge their customers transaction or other fees with respect to their customers’ investment in the Funds.  The Funds may also be purchased by qualified investors directly through the Funds’ Transfer Agent.  Wrap account programs established with broker-dealers or financial intermediaries may purchase Advisor Class Shares only if the program for which the shares are being acquired will not require the Funds to pay any type of distribution or administration payment to any third-party.  A registered investment advisor may aggregate all client accounts investing in the Funds to meet the Advisor Class Shares investment minimum.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A.   Security Valuation:  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
 
B.   Federal Income Taxes:  It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes has been recorded.
 
 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.
 
C.   Security Transactions, Income and Distributions:  Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

 The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually.  The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which differs from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax treatment.
 
 Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as investment advisory, custody and transfer agent fees.  Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds in proportion to their respective net assets.
 
 Investment income, expenses (other than those specific to the class of shares), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to the separate classes of each Fund’s shares based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
 
D.  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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
E.   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 December 31, 2010, the Funds made the following permanent tax adjustments on the statements of assets and liabilities:
 
   
Undistributed
Accumulated
 
   
Net Investment
Net Realized
 
   
Income/(Loss)
Gain/(Loss)
Paid-in Capital
 
Al Frank Fund
$(2,453)
$2,453
$ —
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
    (444)
    444
   —
 
F.   REITs:  The Funds have made certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations.  It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REIT’s taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion being designated as a return of capital.  The Funds intend to include the gross dividends from such REITs in its annual distributions to its shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Funds’ distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.
 
G.   Redemption Fees:  The Funds charge a 2% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 60 days or less.  Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
 
H.   Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End:  In preparing the financial statements as of December 31, 2010, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

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 Fund’s 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.
 
Equity Securities – The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value. Securities that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices.  Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices.  Over-the-counter securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price.  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.
 
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.  Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Short-Term Notes – Short-term notes having a maturity of less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

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 December 31, 2010:
 
Al Frank Fund
                       
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Equity
                       
 
  Communications
  $ 1,192,720     $     $     $ 1,192,720  
 
  Consumer Durables
    6,044,880                   6,044,880  
 
  Consumer Non-Durables
    3,968,340                   3,968,340  
 
  Consumer Services
    4,160,370                   4,160,370  
 
  Distribution Services
    3,497,760                   3,497,760  
 
  Electronic Technology
    19,873,918                   19,873,918  
 
  Energy Minerals
    9,464,645                   9,464,645  
 
  Finance
    11,163,014                   11,163,014  
 
  Health Services
    2,841,360                   2,841,360  
 
  Health Technology
    8,250,632                   8,250,632  
 
  Industrial Services
    5,059,430                   5,059,430  
 
  Non-Energy Minerals
    4,143,415                   4,143,415  
 
  Process Industries
    5,317,240                   5,317,240  
 
  Producer Manufacturing
    4,096,790                   4,096,790  
 
  Retail Trade
    7,390,740                   7,390,740  
 
  Technology Services
    5,298,619                   5,298,619  
 
  Transportation
    5,028,300                   5,028,300  
 
  Utilities
    1,005,320                   1,005,320  
 
Total Equity
    107,797,493                   107,797,493  
 
Short-Term Investments
    7,254,915                   7,254,915  
 
Total Investments
  $ 115,052,408     $     $     $ 115,052,408  
                                   
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
                               
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Equity
                               
 
  Communications
  $ 377,366     $     $     $ 377,366  
 
  Consumer Durables
    979,375                   979,375  
 
  Consumer Non-Durables
    1,274,650                   1,274,650  
 
  Consumer Services
    880,260                   880,260  
 
  Distribution Services
    517,840                   517,840  
 
  Electronic Technology
    2,047,411                   2,047,411  
 
  Energy Minerals
    1,431,747                   1,431,747  
 
  Finance
    2,545,243                   2,545,243  
 
  Health Technology
    1,024,448                   1,024,448  
 
  Industrial Services
    610,273                   610,273  
 
  Non-Energy Minerals
    839,940                   839,940  
 
  Process Industries
    850,560                   850,560  
 
  Producer Manufacturing
    899,130                   899,130  
 
  Retail Trade
    1,015,682                   1,015,682  
 
  Technology Services
    1,023,746                   1,023,746  
 
  Transportation
    1,130,068                   1,130,068  
 
  Utilities
    380,540                   380,540  
 
Total Equity
    17,828,279                   17,828,279  
 
Short-Term Investments
    422,182                   422,182  
 
Total Investments
  $ 18,250,461     $     $     $ 18,250,461  

Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for industry breakout.
 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds recognized no significant transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

New Accounting Pronouncement – On January 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment securities are to be valued and disclosed.  Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward rather than as one net number.  The effective date of the amendment is in for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010.  At this time, the Funds are evaluating the implications of the update and the impact to the financial statements.
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, Al Frank Asset Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) provided the Funds with investment management services under an Investment Advisory Agreement. The Advisor furnished all investment advice, office space, facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds. As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund incurred $1,110,419 and $167,866, respectively, in advisory fees.
 
The Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Advisor agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Funds and to pay the Funds’ operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Al Frank Fund’s Investor Class aggregate annual operating expenses to 1.49% of average daily net assets and Advisor Class aggregate annual operating expenses to 1.24% of average daily net assets, and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund’s Investor Class aggregate annual operating expenses to 1.98% of average daily net assets and Advisor Class aggregate annual operating expenses to 1.73% of average daily net assets.  Any such reduction made by the Advisor in its fees or payment of expenses which are a Fund’s obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Advisor, if so requested by the Advisor, in subsequent fiscal years if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on Fund expenses. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed only for fee reductions and expense payments made in the previous three fiscal years, but is permitted to look back five years and four years, respectively, during the initial six years and seventh year of each Fund’s operations.  Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval at the time the reimbursement is made. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Advisor reduced its fees and absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $183,473 and $62,503 for the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund, respectively. Cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions expire as follows:
 
 
Al Frank Fund
   
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
 
 
Year
 
Amount
   
Year
   
Amount
 
 
2011
  $ 291,000     2011     $ 73,930  
 
2012
    203,579     2012       75,653  
 
2013
    183,473     2013       62,503  
      $ 678,052           $ 212,086  

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.  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds. U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, serves as the Funds’ custodian.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund incurred the following expenses for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, and custody:

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

   
Al Frank Fund
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
 
Administration
$104,775
$16,250
 
Fund accounting
    51,623
 35,356
 
Transfer agency (a)
    61,932
 36,217
 
Custody
    10,899
   3,792
 
(a)  Does not include out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agency fees.
 
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 also employees of the Administrator.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund were allocated $6,833 and $5,000, respectively, of the Chief Compliance Officer fee.
 
NOTE 5 – OTHER AFFILIATES
 
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding securities of a portfolio company result in that company being considered an affiliated company, as defined in the 1940 Act. The aggregate market value of all securities of affiliated companies as of December 31, 2010 amounted to $502,250 representing 0.45% of net assets. Transactions during the year ended December 31, 2010 in the Al Frank Fund in which the issuer was an “affiliated person” are as follows:
 
     
Smith-Midland Corp.
 
 
Beginning Shares
    287,000  
 
Beginning Cost
  $ 253,926  
 
Purchase Cost
     
 
Sales Cost
     
 
Ending Cost
  $ 253,926  
 
Ending Shares
    287,000  
 
Dividend Income
  $  
 
Net Realized Gain/(Loss)
  $  
 
NOTE 6 – DISTRIBUTION COSTS
 
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”) in the Investor Class only. The Plan permits the Funds to pay for distribution and related expenses at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of each Fund’s Investor Class average daily net assets.  The expenses covered by the Plan may include the cost of preparing and distributing prospectuses and other sales material, advertising and public relations expenses, payments to financial intermediaries and compensation of personnel involved in selling shares of the Funds. Payments made pursuant to the Plan will represent compensation for distribution and service activities, not reimbursements for specific expenses incurred.  Pursuant to a distribution coordination agreement adopted under the Plan, distribution fees are paid to the Advisor as “Distribution Coordinator”.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Al Frank Fund – Investor Class and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund – Investor Class paid the Distribution Coordinator $265,306 and $40,734, respectively.
 
NOTE 7 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities for the Al Frank Fund, were $19,816,151 and $50,051,710, respectively.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities for the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund, were $5,681,952 and $5,864,697, respectively.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at December 31, 2010, Continued

NOTE 8 – LINES OF CREDIT
 
The Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund have lines of credit in the amount of $21,700,000 and $3,300,000, 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.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds did not draw upon their lines of credit.
 
NOTE 9 – SECURITIES LENDING
 
The Al Frank Fund has entered into a securities lending arrangement with Morgan Stanley Securities Servicing Inc. (the “Borrower”).  Under the terms of the agreement, the Fund is authorized to loan securities to the Borrower.  In exchange, the Fund receives cash collateral in the amount of at least 102% of the value of the securities loaned.  The cash collateral is invested in short-term instruments as noted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.  Securities lending income is disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.  Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the Borrower fails to return them.  The agreement provides that the Fund receives a guaranteed amount in securities lending revenue annually.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the value of securities loaned and collateral held by the Al Frank Fund are as follows:
 
Market Value of
   
Securities Loaned
Collateral
 
$4,388,177
$4,464,558
 
 
NOTE 10 – INCOME TAXES
 
Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatments of distributions received from real estate investment trusts and wash sale losses deferred.
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 for the Funds was as follows:
 
   
Al Frank Fund
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
 
   
2010
 
2009
 
2010
 
2009
 
 
Ordinary income
$351,192
 
$831,659
 
$111,999
 
$180,446
 
 
Ordinary income distributions may include dividends paid from short-term capital gains.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
           
Al Frank
 
     
Al Frank Fund
   
Dividend Value Fund
 
 
Cost of investments (a)
  $ 79,682,028     $ 15,098,061  
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
    39,107,031       4,066,386  
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (3,736,651 )     (913,986 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation
    35,370,380       3,152,400  
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    67,033       6,409  
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
    2,516,184        
 
Total distributable earnings
    2,583,217       6,409  
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
          (1,518,641 )
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
  $ 37,953,597     $ 1,640,168  
 
(a)The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
The Al Frank Dividend Value Fund had tax capital losses in the amount of $1,518,641 which may be carried over to offset future gains.  These losses expire in 2017.

 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees
Advisors Series Trust and
Shareholders of:
Al Frank Fund
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Al Frank Fund and Al Frank Dividend Value Fund, each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 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 the periods indicated there on.  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 also 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 December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and broker or by other appropriate audit 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 the above mentioned series of the Advisor Series Trust, as of  December 31, 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 the periods referred to above,  in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 28, 2011

 
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS at December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Al Frank Fund designated $351,192 and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund designated $111,999 as ordinary income for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from net investment income designated as qualified dividend income for the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund was 100% and 100%, respectively.
 
For corporate shareholders in the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the year ended December 31, 2010 was 100% and 100%, respectively.
 
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as interest related dividends under Internal Revenue Sections 871(k)(1)(C) for the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund is 0% and 0%, respectively.
 
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 888.263.6443 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) 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, 2010 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 888.263.6443.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Funds’ proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-Q
 
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202.551.8090.
 
Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available by calling 888.263.6443.

 
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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
 
   
Term of
 
in Fund
 
 
Position
Office and
 
Complex
 
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Other Directorships Held
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
During Past Five Years
           
Independent Trustees(1)
         
           
Sallie P. Diederich
Trustee
Indefinite term
Independent Mutual Fund Consultant,
2
None.
(age 60)
 
since January
(1995 to present); Advisor Corporate
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
2011.
Controller,  Transamerica Fund
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
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 Consultant
2
Trustee, The Forward
(age 74)
 
since February
and former Executive Vice President
 
Funds (35 portfolios).
615 E. Michigan Street
 
1997.
and Chief Operating Officer of ICI
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
Mutual Insurance Company (until
   
     
January 1997).
   
           
George J. Rebhan
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; formerly President, Hotchkis
2
Independent Trustee
(age 76)
 
since May
and Wiley Funds (mutual funds)
 
from 1999 to 2009,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
2002.
(1985 to 1993).
 
E*TRADE Funds.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         
           
George T. Wofford
Trustee
Indefinite term
Retired; formerly Senior Vice
2
None.
(age 71)
 
since February
President, Federal Home Loan
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
1997.
Bank of San Francisco.
   
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         
           
Interested Trustee
         
           
Joe D. Redwine(3)
Interested
Indefinite term
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp Fund
2
None.
(age 63)
Trustee
since September
Services, LLC (May 1991 to present).
   
615 E. Michigan Street
 
2008.
     
Milwaukee, WI 53202
         
 
Officers
     
 
Position
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Held with
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Joe D. Redwine
Chairman and
Indefinite term since
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
(age 63)
Chief Executive Officer
September 2007.
(May 1991 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
     
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Douglas G. Hess
President and Principal
Indefinite term since
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 43)
Executive Officer
June 2003.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (March 1997 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
     
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Cheryl L. King
Treasurer and Principal
Indefinite term since
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 49)
Financial Officer
December 2007.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (October 1998 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
     
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     


 
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Al Frank Funds

INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited), Continued

 
Position
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Held with
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Michael L. Ceccato
Vice President,
Indefinite term since
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
(age 53)
Chief Compliance Officer
September 2009.
(February 2008 to present); General Counsel/Controller,
615 E. Michigan Street
and AML Officer
 
Steinhafels, Inc. (September 1995 to February 2008).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Jeanine M. Bajczyk, Esq.
Secretary
Indefinite term since
Senior Vice President and Counsel, U.S. Bancorp Fund
(age 45)
 
June 2007.
Services, LLC (May 2006 to present); Senior Counsel,
615 E. Michigan Street
   
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (May 2005 to
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
May 2006); Senior Counsel, 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 advisers.  The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds.  The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment adviser 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 888.263.6443.
 
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 888.263.6443 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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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited)

At a meeting held on December 8 and 9, 2010, the Board, including the persons who are Independent Trustees as defined under the Investment Company Act, considered and approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund with the Advisor for another annual term.  At this meeting, and at a prior meeting held on October 27 and 28, 2010, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Funds, the Advisor and the services provided by the Advisor to the Funds under the Advisory Agreements.  This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.  Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s continuance of the Advisory Agreements:
 
1.THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISOR UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS.  The Board considered the Advisor’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Advisor involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds. The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Advisor, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer and the Advisor’s compliance record, and the Advisor’s business continuity plan. The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Advisor and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Advisor’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with the Advisor in person to discuss various marketing and compliance topics, including the Advisor’s diligence in risk oversight. The Board concluded that the Advisor had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreements and that the nature, overall quality, cost and extent of such management services are satisfactory and reliable.
 
2.THE FUNDS’ HISTORICAL YEAR-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVISOR.  In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Advisor, the Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the Funds as of August 31, 2010 on both an absolute basis, and in comparison to its peer funds as classified by Lipper and Morningstar.
 
Al Frank Fund:  The Board noted that the Al Frank Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was above its peer group median and average for the ten-year total return, above its peer group average, but below its peer group median, for the year-to-date and one-year total returns, and below its peer group median and average for the three-year and five-year total returns.
 
The Board noted that the Al Frank Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was above its peer group median and average for the ten-year total return, but below its peer group median and average for all other relevant periods.
 
The Board also considered any differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the Fund and found the differences to be reasonable.
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund:  The Board noted that the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was above its peer group median and average for the three-year and since inception total returns, above the average of its peer group, but below the median, for the five-year total return, and below the median and average of its peer group for the year-to-date and one-year total returns.
 
The Board noted that the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was above its peer group median and average for the three-year and since-inception total returns, but below the median and average of its peer group for the year-to-date, one-year and five-year total returns.
 
The Board also considered any differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the Fund and found the differences to be reasonable.

 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited), Continued

3.THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISOR AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISOR’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS.  In considering the advisory fee and total fees and expenses of each Fund, the Board reviewed comparisons to its Lipper peer funds and to separate accounts for other types of clients advised by the Advisor, all Fund expense waivers and reimbursements, as well as information regarding fee offsets for separate accounts invested in the Funds.
 
Al Frank Fund:  The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Al Frank Fund of 1.49% for the Investor Class shares and 1.24% for the Advisor Class shares (respectively, the “Expense Cap”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio for the Investor Class shares was above the median and average of its peer group, while the total expense ratio for the Advisor Class shares was below the median and average of its peer group.  The Board also noted that the contractual advisory fee was above the median and average of its peer group.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its separately managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were below the standard fees charged to the Advisor’s separately managed account clients.  The Trustees noted that while the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were somewhat above that of its peer group, the Fund’s performance, after taking into account fees and expenses, compared favorably to its peer group, particularly with regard to its longer term performance.
 
Al Frank Dividend Value Fund:  The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an Expense Cap for the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund of 1.98% for the Investor Class shares and 1.73% for the Advisor Class shares.  Additionally, the Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio and contractual advisory fee were above its peer group median and average.  The Board also considered that after advisory fee waivers and the payment of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Cap, the net advisory fees received by the Advisor from the Fund during the most recent fiscal period were below the peer group median and average.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its separately managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were below the standard fees charged to the Advisor’s separately managed account clients.  The Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and contractual advisory fee were generally above the range of its peer group but that its net advisory fee was not outside the range of its peer group and that its longer term performance after taking into account fees and expenses was also above its peer group.
 
4.ECONOMIES OF SCALE.  The Board also considered that economies of scale would be expected to be realized by the Advisor as the assets of the Funds grow.  The Board noted that the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that the Funds do not exceed the Expense Caps. The Board concluded that they would continue to examine this issue to ensure that economies of scale are being shared with each Fund as asset levels increase.
 
5.THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISOR AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUNDS. The Board reviewed the Advisor’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Advisor from advising the Funds. The Board considered the profitability to the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional benefits derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds, such as benefits received in the form of Rule 12b-1 fees and potential subscriptions to its proprietary newsletter. After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Advisor with respect to the Advisory Agreements was not excessive, and that the Advisor had maintained adequate profit levels to support the services it provides to the Funds.
 
No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund, but rather the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to them.  Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board determined that the advisory arrangements with the Advisor, including the advisory fees, were fair and reasonable.  The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Al Frank Fund and the Al Frank Dividend Value Fund would be in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

 
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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 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.
 

 
 

 
 
Advisor
Al Frank Asset Management, Inc.
85 Argonaut, Suite 220
Aliso Viejo, CA  92656
alfrankfunds.com


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
888.263.6443


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




This report is intended for shareholders of the Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.  Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.

 
 

 


If you have any questions or need help with your account,
call our customer service team at:

888.263.6443

The Al Frank Funds Web site contains resources for both
current and potential shareholders, including:

•   Performance through the most recent quarter and
 month end
•   Applications, including new account forms, IRA and
 IRA transfer forms
•   Electronic copies of the Prospectus, Annual Report and
Semi-Annual Report

All of this information and more is available at:

alfrankfunds.com

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. Please
refer to the prospectus for important information about
the investment company, including investment objectives,
risks, charges and expenses.

Small company investing involves greater volatility,
limited liquidity and other risks.

Distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC. 2/11



 
 

 

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 each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 
FYE  12/31/2010
FYE  12/31/2009
Audit Fees
          $31,000
          $41,200
Audit-Related Fees
          N/A
          N/A
Tax Fees
          $5,600
          $5,400
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  12/31/2010
FYE  12/31/2009
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  12/31/2010
FYE  12/31/2009
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 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) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

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

(b)  
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished herewith.

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)  Advisors Series Trust                                         

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

Date   3/7/11                                 



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   3/7/11                                                      

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

Date   3/7/11

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