N-CSRS 1 elvf-ncsrs.htm EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND SEMIANNUAL REPORT 4-30-15 elvf-ncsrs.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number 811-07959



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



615 East Michigan St.
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 Ave.
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:  October 31, 2015


Date of reporting period:  April 30, 2015


 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
 
 
 
 
 
 
















 




Semi-Annual Report


For the period ended
April 30, 2015
 
 


 
 

 
EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND
 
Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2015
 
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
 
As we cross the mid-point of the Edgar Lomax Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) fiscal year, we are pleased to report that our stock holdings grew in value during the six-month period ended April 30, 2015—despite a volatile stock market environment that, as described below, did not favor our quality-conscious approach to investing.  Even so this growth, along with new investments in the Fund, helped overall assets exceed $70 million.
 
Let’s get right to the details.  During the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2015, the market’s extended attraction to “growth” (since 2007), as opposed to “value,” stocks grew considerably.  Growth’s dominance is clearly shown by the performance of the two widely-followed style subindexes of the S&P 500® Index (“S&P 500”).  Specifically, the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Index rose 5.08% during the period while the S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index (“Citigroup Value”) rose just 3.67% (and the S&P 500 fell between them, with a return of 4.40%).  In this environment, the Fund’s “large-cap value” portfolio grew 3.05%.  Following is a summary of average annual total returns through April 30, 2015:
 
         
Lipper Large-Cap
   
Fund
Citigroup Value
S&P 500
Value Funds Index
 
1-year
11.20%
  9.43%
12.98%
  9.30%
 
5-year
13.61%
13.05%
14.33%
12.40%
 
10-year
  7.51%
  7.31%
  8.32%
  7.19%
 
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data as of the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (866) 205-0524 or visiting www.edgarlomax.com.  Before deducting fees that the Advisor contractually waived or expenses of the Fund that the Advisor absorbed, the gross expense ratio is 1.33%*; however, after such waivers or absorptions by the Advisor, the Fund’s net expense ratio is 0.96%.
 
 
During the fiscal year’s first half, the market saw a resurgence of the so-called “risk on” trade—driven primarily by the prolonged, very low interest rate environment.  Market participants rushed into “lower-quality” stocks (e.g., those with lower dividend yields and higher price-to-earnings ratios), and seemed to show little regard for risk (sending the market averages soaring) at the mere hint of weak U.S. economic data which might force the Federal Reserve to delay raising interest rates.  Even if this lower-quality trend persists longer than we expect, we will continue to buy financially-strong, dividend-paying companies with long histories of profitability, comfortable in our belief that the market should ultimately reward a portfolio containing these high-quality holdings.

 
 

*
Figures are from the Fund’s prospectus dated February 28, 2015.  The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.96% through at least February 27, 2016.  In addition, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee contingent upon the Fund’s performance versus the Citigroup Value.  While the Advisor may discontinue its voluntary waiver any time after February 27, 2016, it has no intention of doing so.
 

 
 

 
EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND
 
Before discussing some of our specific holdings and how they performed in the fiscal year’s first six months, please note that the entire list of Fund investments is included in this report in a section entitled “Schedule of Investments.”  In our most recent annual report dated October 31, 2014, we noted the outperformance of our Health Care stocks during the past year as well as our expectation for the future strong performance of these stocks.  Well, they did not disappoint, gaining 8.7% during the six months ended this past April 30.  Specifically, UnitedHealth Group tacked on another double-digit return, rising 18.1%.  Though its price has risen substantially in recent years, its profits have also—as indicated by its still-below-market price-to-earnings ratio of 19.7 (versus the S&P 500’s 20.9).  Another substantial holding in this group, Pfizer, rose 15.3% over the six-month period.  This is a company that we pointed out (in our last report) was quite profitable with a strong balance sheet, but did not have the kind of stock performance last fiscal year that we thought it deserved.  It certainly has served us all well thus far this fiscal year.
 
Finally, Energy stocks held us back a bit, with our sector holdings falling -1.7% on average.  This is no surprise as the investment community is reacting to the sharp drop in oil prices and the resulting lower, but in many cases still substantial, earnings from energy firms.  Our largest energy holding, Exxon Mobil, declined -8.3% during the six month period.  We continue to believe this industry leader, with its above-average dividend yield of 3.4% and remarkable history of profitability, should contribute positively to the Fund’s long-term performance.
 
Thank you, once again, for your confidence in our management of the Fund.  We remain committed to handling your hard-earned money as carefully as we do our own.
 
Cordially,
 
Randall R. Eley
Phillip A. Titzer
Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Manager

 

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk; principal loss is possible.  “Value” investing as a strategy may be out of favor in the market for an extended period.  Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks.
 
Investment performance reflects expense waivers in effect.  In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.
 
The opinions expressed are those of The Edgar Lomax Company, the Fund’s investment advisor, are subject to change, and forecasts made cannot be guaranteed.  Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.  Please see the Schedule of Investments in this report for current Fund holdings information.
 
The Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio is calculated by dividing the current price of a stock by the company’s trailing 12 months’ earnings per share.
 
The Dividend Yield is calculated by dividing a company’s per-share projected annual dividend payment by the company’s stock price per share.
 
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to represent the broad domestic economy.  The S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index is a capitalization-weighted index of stocks in the S&P 500® Index which exhibit strong value characteristics.  The S&P/Citigroup Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index developed by Standard and Poor’s consisting of those stocks within the S&P 500® Index that exhibit strong growth characteristics.  The Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index measures the performance of 30 of the largest funds in the large cap value category as tracked by Lipper, Inc.  You cannot invest directly in an index.


 
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EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND
 
EXPENSE EXAMPLE at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shareholders in mutual funds generally incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. The Edgar Lomax Value Fund is a no-load mutual fund and has no shareholder transaction expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (11/1/14 – 4/30/15).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses, with actual net expenses being limited to 0.96% per the operating expenses limitation agreement. In addition, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee contingent upon the Fund’s performance versus the S&P 500® Value Index (see Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements). The amount of the voluntary waiver will depend upon the size of the Fund’s assets as of the end of each month. If the Advisor waives advisory fees under this arrangement, it has also agreed to absorb all expenses, other than advisory fees. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses were reduced to 0.71%. Although the Fund charges 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 Fund’s transfer agent. The Example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. You may use the information in the first line of the table, 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 table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund 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 will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, as they may charge transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees.
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
11/1/14
4/30/15
11/1/14 – 4/30/15
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,030.50
$3.57
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.27
$3.56

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.71%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.



 
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INDUSTRY ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.


 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.44%
 
Value
 
           
   
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing - 3.87%
     
  4,550  
Altria Group, Inc.
  $ 227,727  
  52,600  
Coca-Cola Co.
    2,133,456  
  3,900  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    370,968  
            2,732,151  
     
Broadcasting (except Internet) - 0.34%
       
  4,200  
Comcast Corp. - Class A
    242,592  
               
     
Chemical Manufacturing - 11.49%
       
  5,700  
AbbVie, Inc.
    368,562  
  8,100  
Dow Chemical Co.
    413,100  
  5,400  
Eli Lilly & Co.
    388,098  
  25,900  
Johnson & Johnson
    2,569,280  
  26,000  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    1,548,560  
  83,202  
Pfizer, Inc.
    2,823,044  
            8,110,644  
     
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - 8.81%
       
  5,200  
Apple, Inc.
    650,780  
  56,600  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    1,866,102  
  38,300  
Intel Corp.
    1,246,665  
  23,600  
Raytheon Co.
    2,454,400  
            6,217,947  
     
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities - 4.26%
       
  26,300  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    1,113,542  
  34,400  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    1,895,440  
            3,008,982  
     
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and
       
     
  Component Manufacturing - 0.50%
       
  6,000  
Emerson Electric Co.
    352,980  
               
     
Food Manufacturing - 1.22%
       
  22,400  
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A
    859,488  


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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), continued

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.44%
 
Value
 
           
   
Food Services and Drinking Places - 2.16%
     
  15,800  
McDonald’s Corp.
  $ 1,525,490  
               
     
General Merchandise Stores - 6.88%
       
  26,300  
Target Corp.
    2,073,229  
  35,600  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    2,778,580  
            4,851,809  
     
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - 5.86%
       
  15,200  
Allstate Corp.
    1,058,832  
  4,400  
American International Group, Inc.
    247,676  
  25,400  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    2,829,560  
            4,136,068  
     
Machinery Manufacturing - 8.36%
       
  21,200  
Caterpillar, Inc.
    1,841,856  
  109,100  
General Electric Co.
    2,954,428  
  5,700  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
    310,137  
  7,000  
United Technologies Corp.
    796,250  
            5,902,671  
     
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 1.82%
       
  1,300  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    255,346  
  27,600  
Morgan Stanley
    1,029,756  
            1,285,102  
     
Merchant Wholesalers, Non-Durable Goods - 0.46%
       
  4,100  
Procter & Gamble Co.
    325,991  
               
     
Mining (except Oil and Gas) - 0.53%
       
  15,900  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    369,993  
               
     
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.50%
       
  5,100  
Baxter International, Inc.
    350,574  
               
     
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries - 1.50%
       
  12,500  
Time Warner, Inc.
    1,055,125  


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

 
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EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), continued

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.44%
 
Value
 
           
   
Oil and Gas Extraction - 2.95%
     
  13,300  
Devon Energy Corp.
  $ 907,193  
  14,700  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    1,177,470  
            2,084,663  
     
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - 8.49%
       
  23,900  
Chevron Corp.
    2,654,334  
  38,200  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    3,337,534  
            5,991,868  
     
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 1.26%
       
  5,200  
International Business Machines Corp.
    890,708  
               
     
Publishing Industries (except Internet) - 3.60%
       
  31,000  
Microsoft Corp.
    1,507,840  
  23,700  
Oracle Corp.
    1,033,794  
            2,541,634  
     
Rail Transportation - 2.46%
       
  17,200  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    1,734,620  
               
     
Real Estate - 0.54%
       
  2,100  
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    381,129  
               
     
Support Activities for Mining - 5.54%
       
  17,100  
ConocoPhillips
    1,161,432  
  37,700  
Halliburton Co.
    1,845,415  
  9,500  
Schlumberger, Ltd. (a)
    898,795  
            3,905,642  
     
Telecommunications - 9.25%
       
  105,100  
AT&T, Inc.
    3,640,664  
  57,300  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    2,890,212  
            6,530,876  

 

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

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), continued

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.44%
 
Value
 
           
   
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing - 2.16%
     
  2,800  
Boeing Co.
  $ 401,352  
  23,900  
Ford Motor Co.
    377,620  
  10,600  
General Motors Co.
    371,636  
  2,000  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    373,200  
            1,523,808  
     
Utilities - 3.63%
       
  65,500  
Exelon Corp.
    2,228,310  
  7,500  
Southern Co.
    332,250  
            2,560,560  
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $63,502,699)
    69,473,115  
               
Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.44%
 
Value
 
  1,014,284  
Invesco STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.04% (b)
    1,014,284  
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,014,284)
    1,014,284  
     
Total Investments in Securities
       
     
  (Cost $64,516,983) - 99.88%
    70,487,399  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.12%
    85,193  
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 70,572,592  

(a)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
(b)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of April 30, 2015.


 
 

 


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

 
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EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

ASSETS
     
Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $64,516,983)
  $ 70,487,399  
Receivables
       
Fund shares sold
    28,203  
Dividends and interest
    127,282  
Prepaid expenses
    14,779  
Total assets
    70,657,663  
         
LIABILITIES
       
Payables
       
Fund shares redeemed
    2,238  
Administration fees
    32,349  
Advisory fees
    16,051  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    9,252  
Audit fees
    9,242  
Fund accounting fees
    7,454  
Shareholder reporting
    5,637  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    1,892  
Legal fees
    956  
Total liabilities
    85,071  
         
NET ASSETS
  $ 70,572,592  
         
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
       
  [$70,572,592/4,838,994 shares outstanding;
       
  unlimited number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
  $ 14.58  
         
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
       
Paid-in capital
  $ 57,417,899  
Undistributed net investment income
    577,350  
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
    6,606,927  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    5,970,416  
Net assets
  $ 70,572,592  

 

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

 
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS – For the six months ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME
     
Dividends
  $ 994,320  
Interest
    960  
Total investment income
    995,280  
         
EXPENSES
       
Advisory fees (Note 4)
    277,614  
Adminstration fees (Note 4)
    64,449  
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
    31,254  
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    16,748  
Registration fees
    10,772  
Audit fees
    9,241  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    6,841  
Legal fees
    5,034  
Trustee fees
    4,350  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    3,975  
Other expenses
    2,167  
Reports to shareholders
    2,154  
Insurance expense
    1,394  
Total expenses
    435,993  
Less: advisory fee waiver and expense reimbursement (Note 4)
    (190,289 )
Net expenses
    245,704  
Net investment income
    749,576  
         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
       
Net realized gain on investments
    6,643,854  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    (5,291,294 )
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    1,352,560  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 2,102,136  

 

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

 
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
April 30, 2015
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
  $ 749,576     $ 1,003,455  
Net realized gain on investments
    6,643,854       5,742,488  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
    (5,291,294 )     1,550,523  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    2,102,136       8,296,466  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
    (1,061,521 )     (799,197 )
From net realized gain on investments
    (5,738,941 )     (305,790 )
Total distributions to shareholders
    (6,800,462 )     (1,104,987 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
    12,235,511       12,621,052  
Total increase in net assets
    7,537,185       19,812,531  
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    63,035,407       43,222,876  
End of period
  $ 70,572,592     $ 63,035,407  
                 
Undistributed net investment income at end of period
  $ 577,350     $ 889,295  

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

     
Six Months Ended
             
     
April 30, 2015
   
Year Ended
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
     
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
 
Shares sold
    839,496     $ 12,323,722       1,072,297     $ 16,072,633  
 
Shares issued on reinvestments of distributions
    490,263       6,785,246       80,926       1,103,026  
 
Shares redeemed
    (472,362 )     (6,873,457 )     (309,572 )     (4,554,607 )
 
Net increase
    857,397     $ 12,235,511       843,651     $ 12,621,052  


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

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each period

 
Six Months Ended
                             
   
April 30, 2015
   
Year Ended October 31
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 15.83     $ 13.77     $ 11.27     $ 10.39     $ 9.58     $ 8.41  
                                                 
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.15       0.26       0.25       0.23       0.24       0.23  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain on investments
    0.25       2.15       2.49       0.88       0.79       1.14  
Total from investment operations
    0.40       2.41       2.74       1.11       1.03       1.37  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
    (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.24 )     (0.23 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )
From net realized gain on investments
    (1.39 )     (0.10 )                        
Total distributions
    (1.65 )     (0.35 )     (0.24 )     (0.23 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 14.58     $ 15.83     $ 13.77     $ 11.27     $ 10.39     $ 9.58  
                                                 
Total return
    3.05 %‡     17.94 %     24.83 %     10.95 %     10.92 %     16.52 %
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 70,573     $ 63,035     $ 43,223     $ 35,617     $ 28,389     $ 24,695  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived and
                                               
  expenses absorbed
    1.26 %†     1.33 %     1.41 %     1.43 %     1.52 %     1.60 %
After fees waived and
                                               
  expenses absorbed
    0.71 %†     0.60 %     0.76 %     0.99 %     0.99 %     0.94 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income to
                                               
  average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived and
                                               
  expenses absorbed
    1.61 %†     1.28 %     1.41 %     1.69 %     1.65 %     1.65 %
After fees waived and
                                               
  expenses absorbed
    2.16 %†     2.01 %     2.06 %     2.13 %     2.18 %     2.31 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
    43.80 %‡     43.36 %     32.36 %     45.61 %     39.50 %     54.45 %

Annualized
Not Annualized


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

 
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NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Edgar Lomax Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth while providing some income.  The Fund began operations on December 12, 1997.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. 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 Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
   
The Fund recognizes 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 Fund’s 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 the open tax years 2012-2014, or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2015 tax returns.  The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin; however, the Fund is 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.
Securities Transactions, Income and Distributions:  Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a first-in, first-out basis.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
   
The Fund distributes 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.
 
 
D.
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.

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), continued

 
E.
Use of Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities 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.
 
 
F.
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End:  In preparing the financial statements as of April 30, 2015, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has 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 Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
The Fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (4:00 pm EST).
 
Equity Securities:  The Fund’s 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 open-end funds are valued at their net asset

 

 
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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.
 
Short-Term Securities:  Short-term debt securities, including those securities having a maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at the evaluated mean between the bid and asked prices.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Board of Trustees (“Board”) has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of the Trust which is comprised of representatives from U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s administrator. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available or the closing price does not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board. These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events. All actions taken by the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities as of April 30, 2015:
 
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
                       
 
  Accommodation and Food Services
  $ 1,525,490     $     $     $ 1,525,490  
 
  Finance and Insurance
    8,811,281                   8,811,281  
 
  Information
    10,370,227                   10,370,227  
 
  Manufacturing
    32,042,131                   32,042,131  
 
  Mining, Quarrying, and Oil
                               
 
    and Gas Extraction
    6,360,298                   6,360,298  
 
  Professional, Scientific,
                               
 
    and Technical Services
    890,708                   890,708  
 
  Retail Trade
    4,851,809                   4,851,809  
 
  Transportation and Warehousing
    1,734,620                   1,734,620  
 
  Utilities
    2,560,560                   2,560,560  
 
  Wholesale Trade
    325,991                   325,991  
 
Total Common Stocks
    69,473,115                   69,473,115  
 
Short-Term Investments
    1,014,284                   1,014,284  
 
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 70,487,399     $     $     $ 70,487,399  
 
Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at April 30, 2015, the end of the reporting period. The Fund recognized no transfers to/from Level 1 or Level 2. There were no Level 3 securities held in the Fund during the six months ended April 30, 2015.

 

 
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NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
For the six months ended April 30, 2015, The Edgar Lomax Company (the “Advisor”) provided the Fund 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 Fund. As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.80% based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund. However, the Advisor has agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of its advisory fees due from the Fund based upon the Fund’s performance versus the “S&P 500 Value Index” (since February 28, 2006 this has been the S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index). The Advisor intends to waive a portion of its advisory fee whenever, as of the end of each month, the Fund’s 3-year or 5-year average annual total return is less than that of the S&P 500 Value Index. The amount of the voluntary waiver will depend upon the size of the Fund’s assets as of the end of each month. While this voluntary fee waiver can be discontinued at any time, the Advisor has no intention of doing so. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund incurred $277,614 in advisory fees, of which the Advisor voluntarily waived $31,316, resulting in net advisory fees of $246,298 before expense limitation waivers.
 
The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Fund and to pay Fund operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses to 0.96% of average daily net assets. If the Advisor waives advisory fees under the arrangement described in the preceding paragraph, it has also agreed to absorb all expenses, other than advisory fees.  For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses were reduced to 0.71%, including contractual expense limits and voluntary performance fee waivers.  Any such reduction made by the Advisor in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Advisor, if so requested by the Advisor, in subsequent fiscal years if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on Fund expenses. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed only for fee reductions and expense payments made in the previous three fiscal years.  Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval at the time the reimbursement is made. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.  For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Advisor reduced its fees and absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $102,856; no amounts were reimbursed to the Advisor.  Cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions expire as follows:
 
 
Year
 
Amount
   
 
2015
  $ 150,035    
 
2016
    161,912    
 
2017
    185,625    
 
2018
    102,856    
      $ 600,428    



 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), continued

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Administrator”) acts as the Fund’s Administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Fund’s custodian, transfer agent and accountants; coordinates the preparation and payment of the Fund’s expenses and reviews the Fund’s expense accruals.  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”) also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Fund. U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Fund’s custodian.
 
For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund incurred the following expenses for administration, transfer agency, fund accounting, custody, and Chief Compliance Officer fees:
 
 
Administration
$64,449
 
 
Transfer Agency (a)
26,887
 
 
Fund Accounting
16,748
 
 
Custody
6,841
 
 
Chief Compliance Officer
3,975
 
 
(a)  Does not include sub-ta fees and out-of-pocket expenses.
 
At April 30, 2015, the Fund had payables due to USBFS for administration, transfer agency, fund accounting, and to Chief Compliance Officer fees in the following amounts:
 
 
Administration
$32,349
 
 
Transfer Agency (a)
7,618
 
 
Fund Accounting
7,454
 
 
Chief Compliance Officer
1,892
 
 
(a)  Does not include sub-ta fees and out-of-pocket expenses.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator.
 
Certain officers of the Fund are employees of the Administrator.
 
NOTE 5 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were $37,026,539 and $29,409,549, respectively.
 



 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), continued

NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES
 
Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatments of wash sale losses deferred.
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended April 30, 2015 and the year ended October 31, 2014 was as follows:
 
     
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
   
     
April 30, 2015
   
October 31, 2014
   
 
Net investment income
  $ 1,765,374     $ 799,197    
 
Long-term capital gains
    5,035,088       305,790    
 
Ordinary income distributions may include short-term capital gains.
 
As of October 31, 2014, the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year end, the components of accumulated earnings/ (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
 
Cost of investments (a)
  $ 51,732,057    
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
    11,880,424    
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
    (655,575 )  
 
Net tax unrealized appreciation (a)
    11,224,849    
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    1,593,118    
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
    5,035,052    
 
Total distributable earnings
    6,628,170    
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
       
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
  $ 17,853,019    
 
 
(a)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

 

 
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EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling 1-866-205-0524 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Records for the 12-Month Period Ended June 30, 2014
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-205-0524.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Fund’s proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-Q
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.  Information included in the Fund’s Form N-Q is also available by calling 1-866-205-0524.
 

 

 
HOUSEHOLDING (Unaudited)

In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund intends to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements and other similar documents you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders the Transfer Agent reasonably believes are from the same family or household. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-866-205-0524 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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EDGAR LOMAX VALUE FUND

APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

At a meeting held on December 2-4, 2014, the Board (which is comprised of five persons, four of whom are Independent Trustees as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), considered and approved the continuance of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”) and The Edgar Lomax Company (the “Advisor”) for another annual term for the Edgar Lomax Value Fund (the “Fund”).  At this meeting, and at a prior meeting held on October 15-16, 2014, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Fund, the Advisor and the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.  This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.  Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement:
 
 
1.
THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISOR UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT.  The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the Advisor’s overall services provided to the Fund as well as its specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Fund. 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 Fund.  The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Advisor, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer, the Advisor’s compliance record, and the Advisor’s disaster recovery/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 to discuss Fund performance and investment outlook as well as various marketing and compliance topics, including the Advisor’s risk management process.  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 Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of such management services are satisfactory.
 
 
2.
THE FUND’S HISTORICAL 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 Fund as of July 31, 2014 on both an absolute basis and in comparison to appropriate securities benchmarks and its peer funds utilizing Lipper and Morningstar classifications.  While the Board considered both short-term and long-term performance, it placed greater emphasis on longer term performance.  When reviewing performance against the comparative peer group universe, the Board took into account that the investment objective and strategies of the Fund, as well as its level of risk tolerance, may differ significantly from funds in the peer universe.
 
   
The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was above its peer group median and peer group average for the one-year, five-year ten-year periods and below its peer group median and above its peer group average for the three-year period.



 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited), continued

   
The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was above its peer group median and peer group average for all relevant periods.
 
   
The Board also considered any differences in performance between separately managed accounts and the performance of the Fund, and reviewed the performance of the Fund against a broad-based securities market benchmark.
 
 
3.
THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISOR AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISOR’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT.  In considering the appropriateness of the advisory fee, the Board considered the level of the fee itself as well as the total fees and expenses of the Fund.  The Board reviewed information as to fees and expenses of advisers and funds within the relevant Lipper peer funds, fees charged by the Advisor to other separately managed accounts, as well as information regarding fee offsets for separate accounts invested in the Fund.  When reviewing fees charged to other separately managed accounts, the Board took into account the type of account and the differences in the management of that account that might be germane to the difference, if any, in the fees charged to such accounts.
 
   
The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Fund of no more than 0.96% (the “Expense Cap”).  Additionally, the Board noted that the Advisor had voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees in the event the Fund’s trailing three-year or five-year average annual total return was less than that of a specific index.  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was below its peer group median and average both within the broader universe of peers and among a more narrow peer group adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  Additionally, the Board noted that while the contractual advisory fee was substantially above the peer group median and averages, the Board also considered that after advisory fee waivers and the reimbursement of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Cap, in addition to the voluntary expense limitation, the net advisory fees received by the Advisor were substantially less than the peer group median and averages.  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 generally in line with the fees charged to the Advisor’s similarly managed account clients.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
 
4.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE.  The Board also considered whether economies of scale were being realized by the Advisor that should be shared with shareholders.  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio has declined since the Fund’s inception due to growth of assets.  The Board further noted that the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that the Fund does not exceed the specified Expense Cap.  The Board noted that at current asset levels, it did not appear that there were additional significant economies of scale being realized by the Advisor that should be shared with shareholders and concluded that it would continue to monitor economies of scale in the future as circumstances changed and assuming asset levels continue to increase.



 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited), continued

 
5.
THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISOR AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUND.  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 Fund.  The Board considered the profitability to the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund and considered any additional benefits derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund, such as “soft dollar” benefits that may be received in exchange for Fund brokerage.  The Board also considered that the Fund does not charge Rule 12b-1 fees.  The Board also reviewed information regarding fee offsets for separate accounts invested in the Fund and determined that the Advisor was not receiving an advisory fee both at the separate account and at the Fund level for these accounts, and as a result was not receiving additional fall-out benefits from these relationships.  After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Advisor with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive, and that the Advisor had maintained adequate resources and profit levels to support the services it provides to the Fund.
 
No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Edgar Lomax 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 arrangement with the Advisor, including the advisory fees, was fair and reasonable.  The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Edgar Lomax Value Fund would be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 
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PRIVACY NOTICE

The Fund collects 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 Fund.  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 Fund 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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Advisor
The Edgar Lomax Company
6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 310
Springfield, VA 22150
www.edgarlomax.com

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

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

Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 2nd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
866-205-0524

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

Legal Counsel
Paul Hastings LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022-3205








This report is intended for the shareholders of the Fund and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. To obtain a free prospectus please call 1-866-205-0524.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

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

Item 6. 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.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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

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

Item 12. Exhibits.

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

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

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

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

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

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


(Registrant)  Advisors Series Trust     

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

Date     7/7/15  



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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

Date     7/7/15

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

Date     7/7/15

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