N-CSRS 1 hcf-ncsrs.htm HUBER CAPITAL FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT 4-30-15 hcf-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 E. 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.




 


 
HUBER CAPITAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
 
HUBER CAPITAL SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
 
HUBER CAPITAL DIVERSIFIED
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
 
Investor Class
Institutional Class

 


 











SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
April 30, 2015



 
 

 

May 15, 2015
 
Dear Shareholder:
 
The fiscal six-month period ended April 30, 2015 was characterized by increased volatility in the equity markets as share prices fluctuated on reports of slowing global growth as well as a precipitous decline in the price of commodities.  There was no meaningful difference between returns for stocks of different market capitalizations, although growth equities as measured by the  Russell 3000 Growth Index did outperform their value-oriented counterparts as measured by the Russell 3000 Value Index by a wide margin, returning 6.59% and 2.82% respectively.  For the period, the Huber Capital Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”), Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund (“Small Cap Value Fund”) and Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund (“Diversified Large Cap Value Fund”) (each, a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) each underperformed their respective benchmarks.
 
Equity Income Fund Review
 
For the fiscal six-month period ended April 30, 2015, the Equity Income Fund Investor Class and Institutional Class returned -3.13% and -2.86%, respectively, underperforming the 2.89% total return of the Russell 1000® Value Index and the 4.40% total return of the S&P 500® Index.  The sector that contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark Russell 1000® Value Index was Technology, while the sectors that detracted the most from relative performance were Consumer Discretionary, Financial Services and Energy.  Cash was also a detractor due to positive market performance during the period.  Stocks that were most additive to relative performance were CA, Inc. (CA) (“CA”), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) (“Exxon Mobil”), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) (“Eli Lilly”) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC).  Stocks that detracted the most from relative performance were Ensco plc (ESV) (“Ensco”), Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) (“Herbalife”) and Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS).
 
The Fund was most positively impacted by our ownership in CA.  CA, a firm which provides information technology management software and solutions, experienced strong share price appreciation during the period as investors bid the stock up again in anticipation of more visible topline growth after somewhat disappointing second quarter fiscal year results.  An additional positive impact was our below market weight in Exxon Mobil, whose shares were down in sympathy with lower oil prices.  Finally, Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical company, posted strong returns during the period as the company continued to manage through patent expirations in their branded drug portfolio.
 
The Fund was negatively impacted the most by our ownership in Ensco, an offshore drilling company.  Ensco’s share price declined during the period in sympathy with falling oil prices.  With high quality assets, credit worthy clients and a preponderance of long-term contracts, we continue to believe the
 

 
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company’s future free cash flow generation has the potential to result in outsized returns for shareholders.  Herbalife, a direct marketer of primarily nutritional supplements, experienced share price weakness during the period as the company continued to suffer declining topline growth throughout its geographies.  Despite the new Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) investigation, it is our belief that Herbalife operates within the rules and guidelines previously provided by the FTC and other regulatory bodies.  In our opinion, any further clarity from regulators, even including one that results in a significant fine, will remove a major overhang and allow the company to once again use its balance sheet to create additional shareholder value.
 
Small Cap Value Fund Review
 
For the fiscal six-month period ended April 30, 2015, the Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class and Institutional Class returned -4.25% and -4.05%, respectively, underperforming the 2.05% total return of the Russell 2000® Value Index benchmark and the 4.65% total return of the Russell 2000® Index.  Sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark Russell 2000® Value Index were Producer Durables and Technology, while the sectors that detracted the most from relative performance were Financial Services, Energy and Consumer Discretionary.  Cash was a detractor due to positive market performance during the period.  Stocks that were most additive to relative performance were Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) (“Nordic American”), Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) (“Teekay Tankers”) and Arris Group, Inc. (ARRS) (“Arris”).  Stocks that detracted the most from relative performance were Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (ORIG) (“Ocean Rig”), Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) (“Virtus Investment Partners”) and Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (ICON) (“Iconix”).
 
The Fund was most positively impacted by our ownership of Nordic American and Teekay Tankers, companies that participate in the seaborne oil transportation business.  Both companies experienced strong share price appreciation during the period as industry fundamentals improved and falling oil prices stimulated additional demand for tanker transportation.  Arris, a global leader in communications and telecom equipment, posted meaningful gains in late April when the company announced a large, very accretive acquisition of a close competitor.
 
The Fund was negatively impacted the most by our ownership in Ocean Rig.  As was the case for its larger capitalization counterpart, Ensco plc, discussed above, Ocean Rig’s share price declined during the period in sympathy with falling oil prices.  With high quality assets, credit worthy clients and a high percentage of its fleet contracted out for longer term periods, we continue to believe the company’s future free cash flow generation has the potential to result in outsized returns for shareholders.  Virtus Investment Partners, an asset management company, experienced meaningful share price weakness during the period as
 

 
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several of its funds experienced large outflows after the funds’ sub-adviser admitted wrong-doing, settling a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.  A thorough review of the company’s fundamentals led to a new, lower level of earnings power and estimate of fair value.  In our opinion, still attractive from an investment standpoint, Virtus Investment Partners’ weight in the Fund was adjusted to reflect its revised prospects.  Iconix’s share price experienced weakness after reporting a disappointing first quarter which relied heavily on one-time gains.  Having recognized the growing impact of these gains on revenue growth, we trimmed the position in anticipation of a sell-off when this information became recognized by the broader market.  Our fundamental view of the company had not changed and, although we missed the bottom, we rebuilt our position at a discount to where we had sold it.
 
Diversified Large Cap Value Fund Review
 
For the fiscal six-month period ended April 30, 2015, the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund Investor Class and Institutional Class returned -2.63% and -2.30%, respectively, underperforming the 2.89% total return of the Russell 1000® Value Index and the 4.40% total return of the broader S&P 500® Index.  The sector that contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark Russell 1000® Value Index was Technology, while the sectors that detracted the most from relative performance were Energy, Financial Services and Consumer Discretionary.  Cash was a detractor due to positive market performance during the period.  Stocks that were most additive to relative performance were Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), (“Exxon Mobil”) CA, Inc. (CA) (“CA”), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) (“Northrop Grumman”) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) (“Eli Lilly”).  Stocks that detracted the most from relative performance were Ensco plc (ESV) (“Ensco”), Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) (“Herbalife”) and Alcoa Inc. (AA) (“Alcoa”).
 
The Fund’s largest positive contributors, Exxon Mobil, CA, Northrop Grumman and Eli Lilly, were previously discussed in the Equity Income Fund Review section of this letter, as were its largest detractors, Ensco and Herbalife.  Please refer to that section for more detail.  Alcoa, a company engaged in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing, experienced share price weakness following lower than expected guidance for calendar year 2015.  With a cost advantage relative to other producers (the company owns its own bauxite mines as well as stranded electricity generating assets) and a strong balance sheet, Alcoa should benefit disproportionally from a normalization in alumina and aluminum prices.
 
Outlook
 
Although volatile, equity markets provided positive returns for the six month period ending April 30, 2015 despite mixed economic data and steep declines in energy and commodity prices.  As value investors, short-term corrections in
 

 
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response to such “noise” can often provide attractive value opportunities and/or opportunistic entry points for securities in which we’ve been looking to invest.
 
Momentum-based trends observed in the previous calendar year and exacerbated by a shift in assets from active to passive management seemed to abate during the month of April, resulting in positive performance across a broad swath of sectors and amongst securities with attractive valuation characteristics.  We continue to believe that our process is sound and that our team has done solid work.  And, while it can sometimes seem a long way off, it remains our view that reversion is a real economic phenomenon and that a company’s stock price will ultimately revert to reflect better business prospects or operational improvement.
 
As a 100% bottom-up investment manager, we have no macroeconomic overlay in the portfolio construction process.  As such, we strive to maintain neutrality with respect to the weight of important factors in the macro-economy.  As benchmark sector weights may be distorted over shorter time periods due to asset flows and, in our view, the misclassification of certain securities, we may at certain times appear over or underweight relative to the sector weights of the Funds’ corresponding benchmarks.  Currently, the Equity Income Fund is overweight Consumer Discretionary, Materials & Processing, Producer Durables and Technology, and underweight Consumer Staples, Energy, Financial Services, Health Care and Utilities.  The Small Cap Value Fund is overweight Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Producer Durables and Materials & Processing, and underweight Consumer Staples, Financial Services, Health Care, Technology and Utilities.  The Diversified Large Cap Value Fund is overweight Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Materials & Processing, Producer Durables and Technology, and underweight Energy, Financial Services, Health Care and Utilities.
 
Thank you for your support and for entrusting us with your investment dollars.  We continue to work hard to earn your trust and aim to meet your investment needs for years to come.
 
Sincerely,
 
The Huber Capital Management Team
 

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk.  Principal loss is possible.  The Funds may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.  The risks are greater for investments in emerging markets.  Additionally, the Funds are subject to sector emphasis risk meaning that companies in the same or related businesses may comprise a significant portion of a Fund’s portfolio and adversely affect the value of the portfolio to a greater extent than if such business comprised a lesser portion of a portfolio.  Investments in Initial Public Offerings (“IPO”) carry additional risk such as market and liquidity risk and can fluctuate considerably.  When a Fund’s asset
 

 
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base is small, the impact of IPOs on the Fund’s performance could be magnified.  Investments in smaller companies involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. Small- and medium-capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies.  Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.  Please see the Schedule of Investments in this report for complete Fund holdings.
 
Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.
 
The information provided herein represents the opinion of Huber Capital Management, LLC and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.
 
The S&P 500® Index, an unmanaged index, consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.  It is a market-value weighted index (stock price times number of shares outstanding), with each stock’s weight in the Index proportionate to its market value.
 
The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
The Russell 2000® Index, an unmanaged index, is comprised of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.
 
The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad growth market.
 
The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad value market.
 
The indexes do not reflect the payment of transaction costs, fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Funds.  The Funds’ value disciplines may prevent or restrict investment in major stocks in the benchmark indices.  It is not possible to invest directly in an index.  The Funds’ returns may not correlate with the returns of their benchmark indexes.
 
Free Cash Flow is cash flow from operations less maintenance capital expenditures.  It is the cash flow, after required reinvestment in the business to sustain existing operations that can be used for expansion, dividends, acquisitions, and share buybacks amongst other uses.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 



 
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Huber Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLE – April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Huber Capital Equity Income Fund, the Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund and the Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund  Examples are 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
For each class of the Huber Capital Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”), the Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund (“Small Cap Value Fund”), and the Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund (“Diversified Large Cap Value Fund”), two lines are presented in the tables below – the first line for each class provides information about actual account values and actual expenses.  Actual net expenses are limited to 1.49% for Investor Class shares and 0.99% for Institutional Class shares of the Equity Income Fund, 1.85% for Investor Class shares and 1.35% for Institutional Class shares of the Small Cap Value Fund and 1.25% for Investor Class shares and 0.75% for Institutional Class shares of the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund per the operating expenses limitation agreement. In addition, you may be assessed a fee 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 Examples below include, but are not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your Fund and class to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
For each class of each Fund, the second line for each class provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the respective Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5%
 

 
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Huber Funds
 
EXPENSE EXAMPLE – April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), Continued

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 table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
Equity Income Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
11/1/14
4/30/15
11/1/14 – 4/30/15*
Investor Class Actual
$1,000.00
$   968.70
$6.83
Investor Class Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,017.85
$7.00
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class’ annualized expense ratio of 1.40% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
11/1/14
4/30/15
11/1/14 – 4/30/15*
Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$   971.40
$4.84
Institutional Class Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.89
$4.96
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class’ annualized expense ratio of 0.99% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

Small Cap Value Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
11/1/14
4/30/15
11/1/14 – 4/30/15*
Investor Class Actual
$1,000.00
$   957.50
$8.49
Investor Class Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,016.12
$8.75
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class’ annualized expense ratio of 1.75% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 

 
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Huber Funds
 
EXPENSE EXAMPLE – April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), Continued

Small Cap Value Fund, Continued
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
11/1/14
4/30/15
11/1/14 – 4/30/15*
Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$   959.50
$6.56
Institutional Class Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.10
$6.76
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class’ annualized expense ratio of 1.35% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
Diversified Large Cap Value Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
11/1/14
4/30/15
11/1/14 – 4/30/15*
Investor Class Actual
$1,000.00
$   973.70
$5.87
Investor Class Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.84
$6.01
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class’ annualized expense ratio of 1.20% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
11/1/14
4/30/15
11/1/14 – 4/30/15*
Institutional Class Actual
$1,000.00
$   977.00
$3.68
Institutional Class Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.08
$3.76
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class’ annualized expense ratio of 0.75% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
 

 

 
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Huber Funds

SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS – April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

HUBER CAPITAL EQUITY INCOME FUND



 



HUBER CAPITAL SMALL CAP VALUE FUND






 




Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.

 
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Huber Funds

SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS – April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), Continued

 

HUBER CAPITAL DIVERSIFIED LARGE CAP VALUE FUND




















Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.

 
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Huber Capital Equity Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.86%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising Agencies - 1.91%
     
  196,000  
Aimia, Inc. (a)
  $ 2,173,701  
               
     
Aerospace & Defense - 2.64%
       
  19,500  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    3,003,780  
               
     
Air Transport - 0.97%
       
  6,500  
FedEx Corp.
    1,102,205  
               
     
Aluminum - 3.24%
       
  274,700  
Alcoa Inc.
    3,686,474  
               
     
Banks: Diversified - 0.98%
       
  27,000  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
    1,120,500  
               
     
Chemicals: Diversified - 0.98%
       
  11,600  
BASF SE - ADR
    1,117,660  
               
     
Computer Services, Software
       
     
  & Systems - 7.76%
       
  178,247  
CA Inc.
    5,662,907  
  65,200  
Microsoft Corp.
    3,171,328  
            8,834,235  
     
Computer Technology - 1.38%
       
  47,800  
Hewlett Packard Co.
    1,575,966  
               
     
Consumer Lending - 3.27%
       
  133,720  
Ally Financial, Inc. (b)
    2,927,131  
  43,170  
Enova International, Inc. (b)
    799,077  
            3,726,208  
     
Diversified Financial Services - 11.47%
       
  281,200  
Bank of America Corp.
    4,479,516  
  81,300  
Citigroup Inc.
    4,334,916  
  67,200  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    4,251,072  
            13,065,504  
     
Diversified Retail - 1.64%
       
  23,900  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    1,865,395  
               
     
Electronic Components - 0.92%
       
  15,710  
TE Connectivity Ltd.
    1,045,501  
               
     
Engineering & Contracting Services - 5.97%
       
  14,600  
Fluor Corp.
    878,044  
  338,830  
KBR, Inc.
    5,919,360  
            6,797,404  

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

 
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Huber Capital Equity Income Fund

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

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Foods - 5.98%
     
  41,300  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
  $ 1,492,995  
  101,683  
Herbalife Ltd. (b)
    4,221,878  
  27,700  
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
    1,094,150  
            6,809,023  
     
Homebuilding - 1.40%
       
  43,512  
Lennar Corp. - Class B
    1,589,493  
               
     
Household Equipment & Products - 1.66%
       
  28,248  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
    1,888,661  
               
     
Insurance: Life - 7.41%
       
  496,752  
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
    8,444,784  
               
     
Insurance: Multi-Line - 3.63%
       
  40,100  
American International Group, Inc.
    2,257,229  
  44,404  
Voya Financial, Inc.
    1,880,065  
            4,137,294  
     
Insurance: Property-Casualty - 0.61%
       
  18,600  
XL Group plc
    689,688  
               
     
Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 5.19%
       
  216,814  
Ensco plc - Class A (a)
    5,914,686  
               
     
Oil: Crude Producers - 0.72%
       
  52,000  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    820,040  
               
     
Oil: Integrated - 1.82%
       
  12,100  
BP plc - ADR
    522,236  
  24,530  
Royal Dutch Shell Plc - Class A - ADR
    1,555,938  
            2,078,174  
     
Pharmaceuticals - 12.29%
       
  3,900  
Actavis plc (a)(b)
    1,103,154  
  60,400  
Eli Lilly & Co.
    4,340,948  
  68,700  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    4,091,772  
  131,500  
Pfizer, Inc.
    4,461,795  
            13,997,669  
     
Shipping - 3.21%
       
  147,900  
Euronav SA (a)(b)
    1,993,692  
  56,900  
Golar LNG Partners LP (a)
    1,662,049  
            3,655,741  

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

 
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Huber Capital Equity Income Fund

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

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Specialty Retail - 0.92%
     
  9,800  
Home Depot, Inc.
  $ 1,048,404  
               
     
Steel - 4.27%
       
  112,400  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
    4,861,300  
               
     
Tobacco - 2.40%
       
  32,800  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    2,737,816  
               
     
Utilities: Electrical - 4.22%
       
  23,500  
Entergy Corp.
    1,813,730  
  87,900  
Exelon Corp.
    2,990,358  
            4,804,088  
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $102,731,311)
    112,591,394  
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.04%
       
  589,997  
Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt
       
     
  Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c)
    589,997  
  589,996  
First American Tax Free Obligations
       
     
  Fund - Class Z, 0.00% (c)
    589,996  
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $1,179,993)
    1,179,993  
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
       
     
  (Cost $103,911,304) - 99.90%
    113,771,387  
     
Other Assets in
       
     
  Excess of Liabilities - 0.10%
    118,663  
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 113,890,050  

ADR – American Depository Receipt
(a)
Foreign issued security.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
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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Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 99.58%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising Agencies - 1.93%
     
  468,200  
Aimia, Inc. (a)
  $ 5,192,338  
               
     
Aerospace & Defense - 0.95%
       
  467,238  
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (b)
    2,555,792  
               
     
Aluminum - 2.68%
       
  89,827  
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
    7,219,396  
               
     
Asset Management & Custodian - 6.28%
       
  190,400  
OM Asset Management PLC
    3,686,144  
  1,463,200  
Uranium Participation Corp. (a)(b)
    6,779,352  
  48,206  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
    6,441,286  
            16,906,782  
     
Banks: Diversified - 7.76%
       
  31,189  
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A
    7,495,964  
  618,088  
First Horizon National Corp.
    8,807,754  
  684,015  
Park Sterling Corp.
    4,582,901  
            20,886,619  
     
Chemicals: Specialty - 4.62%
       
  284,304  
Innospec, Inc.
    12,424,085  
               
     
Commercial Vehicles & Parts - 0.91%
       
  109,471  
Miller Industries, Inc.
    2,449,961  
               
     
Computer Services, Software
       
     
  & Systems - 2.72%
       
  145,944  
Science Applications International Corp.
    7,311,794  
               
     
Consumer Lending - 4.69%
       
  113,436  
Cash America International, Inc.
    2,940,261  
  176,310  
Enova International, Inc. (b)
    3,263,498  
  438,535  
EZCORP, Inc. - Class A (b)
    4,034,522  
  53,038  
Nelnet, Inc. - Class A
    2,374,511  
            12,612,792  
     
Containers & Packaging - 0.51%
       
  67,142  
UFP Technologies, Inc. (b)
    1,362,311  
               
     
Diversified Manufacturing
       
     
  Operations - 2.98%
       
  566,445  
A. M. Castle & Co. (b)
    2,220,464  
  361,157  
Harsco Corp.
    5,807,405  
            8,027,869  

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

 
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Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

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

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Engineering & Contracting Services - 6.38%
     
  107,092  
Argan, Inc.
  $ 3,460,143  
  785,260  
KBR, Inc.
    13,718,492  
            17,178,635  
     
Equity REIT - Timber - 0.18%
       
  40,900  
CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. - Class A
    474,440  
               
     
Health Care Facilities - 1.49%
       
  83,774  
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b)
    4,009,424  
               
     
Homebuilding - 2.75%
       
  62,700  
Lennar Corp. - Class B
    2,290,431  
  235,568  
William Lyon Homes - Class A (b)
    5,100,047  
            7,390,478  
     
Household Equipment & Products - 3.25%
       
  130,745  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
    8,741,611  
               
     
Insurance: Life - 8.44%
       
  1,322,610  
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
    22,484,370  
  30,948  
Health Insurance
       
     
  Innovations, Inc. - Class A (b)
    233,967  
            22,718,337  
     
Insurance: Multi-Line - 1.18%
       
  75,000  
Voya Financial, Inc.
    3,175,500  
               
     
Leisure Time - 1.00%
       
  278,106  
Callaway Golf Co.
    2,692,066  
               
     
Machinery: Agricultural - 0.34%
       
  63,027  
Titan Machinery, Inc. (b)
    923,345  
               
     
Office Supplies Equipment - 1.94%
       
  117,900  
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A
    5,233,581  
               
     
Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 2.84%
       
  1,018,035  
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. (a)
    7,645,443  
               
     
Oil: Crude Producers - 0.98%
       
  602,819  
Energy XXI Ltd.
    2,634,319  
               
     
Oil Well Equipment & Services - 0.01%
       
  1,881,564  
Cal Dive International, Inc. (b)
    29,164  

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

 
16

 
 
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

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

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Paper - 2.40%
     
  89,280  
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp.
  $ 2,495,376  
  277,038  
Mercer International, Inc. (b)
    3,961,643  
            6,457,019  
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 7.14%
       
  347,709  
Government Properties Income Trust
    7,246,255  
  346,167  
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (a)
    11,980,840  
            19,227,095  
     
Restaurants - 2.01%
       
  130,800  
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (a)
    2,324,370  
  261,400  
Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (a)
    3,087,401  
            5,411,771  
     
Shipping - 6.96%
       
  977,437  
Nordic American Tankers Ltd.
    11,954,055  
  1,077,281  
Teekay Tankers Ltd. - Class A
    6,786,870  
            18,740,925  
     
Steel - 4.46%
       
  277,323  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
    11,994,220  
               
     
Telecommunications Equipment - 4.53%
       
  361,806  
Arris Group, Inc. (b)
    12,183,817  
               
     
Textiles, Apparel & Shoes - 2.04%
       
  208,344  
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (b)
    5,481,531  
               
     
Utilities: Electrical - 3.23%
       
  190,181  
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
    4,978,939  
  105,814  
Portland General Electric Co.
    3,720,420  
            8,699,359  
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $251,099,951)
    267,991,819  
 
 

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

 
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Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

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

Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.45%
 
Value
 
  614,487  
Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt
     
     
  Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c)
  $ 614,487  
  614,487  
First American Tax Free
       
     
  Obligations Fund - Class Z, 0.00% (c)
    614,487  
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $1,228,974)
    1,228,974  
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
       
     
  (Cost $252,328,925) - 100.03%
    269,220,793  
     
Liabilities in Excess
       
     
  of Other Assets - (0.03)%
    (93,991 )
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 269,126,802  

(a)
Foreign issued security.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of April 30, 2015.


 
 
 
 
 

 

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

 
18

 
 
Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.33%
 
Value
 
   
Advertising Agencies - 1.21%
     
  8,000  
Aimia, Inc. (a)
  $ 88,720  
               
     
Aerospace & Defense - 2.74%
       
  1,300  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    200,252  
               
     
Air Transport - 0.93%
       
  400  
FedEx Corp.
    67,828  
               
     
Aluminum - 3.56%
       
  19,400  
Alcoa Inc.
    260,348  
               
     
Banks: Diversified - 1.08%
       
  1,900  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
    78,850  
               
     
Beverage: Soft Drinks - 0.50%
       
  900  
Coca-Cola Co.
    36,504  
               
     
Chemicals: Diversified - 1.19%
       
  900  
BASF SE - ADR
    86,715  
               
     
Computer Services, Software
       
     
  & Systems - 9.01%
       
  12,300  
CA Inc.
    390,771  
  4,700  
Microsoft Corp.
    228,608  
  900  
Oracle Corp.
    39,258  
            658,637  
     
Computer Technology - 0.77%
       
  1,700  
Hewlett Packard Co.
    56,049  
               
     
Consumer Lending - 2.19%
       
  6,400  
Ally Financial, Inc. (b)
    140,096  
  1,098  
Enova International, Inc. (b)
    20,324  
            160,420  
     
Diversified Financial Services - 10.48%
       
  16,300  
Bank of America Corp.
    259,659  
  5,000  
Citigroup Inc.
    266,599  
  3,800  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    240,388  
            766,646  
     
Diversified Retail - 1.81%
       
  1,700  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    132,685  
               
     
Electronic Components - 1.09%
       
  1,200  
TE Connectivity Ltd.
    79,860  

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

 
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Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

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

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Engineering & Contracting Services - 6.17%
     
  1,200  
Fluor Corp.
  $ 72,168  
  21,700  
KBR, Inc.
    379,099  
            451,267  
     
Financial Data & Systems - 0.18%
       
  150  
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A
    13,532  
               
     
Foods - 6.26%
       
  3,700  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    133,755  
  6,000  
Herbalife Ltd. (b)
    249,120  
  1,900  
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
    75,050  
            457,925  
     
Homebuilding - 0.99%
       
  1,988  
Lennar Corp. - Class B
    72,622  
               
     
Household Equipment & Products - 2.01%
       
  2,200  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
    147,092  
               
     
Insurance: Life - 7.35%
       
  31,600  
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
    537,200  
               
     
Insurance: Multi-Line - 2.31%
       
  900  
American International Group, Inc.
    50,661  
  2,800  
Voya Financial, Inc.
    118,552  
            169,213  
     
Insurance: Property-Casualty - 0.20%
       
  400  
XL Group plc
    14,832  
               
     
Offshore Drilling & Other Services - 4.88%
       
  13,085  
Ensco plc - Class A (a)
    356,959  
               
     
Oil: Crude Producers - 1.60%
       
  4,000  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    63,080  
  800  
ConocoPhillips
    54,336  
            117,416  
     
Oil: Integrated - 2.09%
       
  600  
BP plc - ADR
    25,896  
  2,000  
Royal Dutch Shell Plc - Class A - ADR
    126,860  
            152,756  

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

 
20

 
 
Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

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

Shares
     
Value
 
   
Pharmaceuticals - 12.53%
     
  200  
Actavis plc (a)(b)
  $ 56,572  
  4,000  
Eli Lilly & Co.
    287,480  
  4,600  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    273,976  
  8,800  
Pfizer, Inc.
    298,584  
            916,612  
     
Scientific Instruments:
       
     
  Control & Filter - 0.40%
       
  500  
Flowserve Corp.
    29,265  
               
     
Shipping - 1.93%
       
  5,900  
Euronav SA (a)(b)
    79,532  
  2,100  
Golar LNG Partners LP (a)
    61,341  
            140,873  
     
Specialty Retail - 0.15%
       
  100  
Home Depot, Inc.
    10,698  
               
     
Steel - 2.25%
       
  3,800  
Carpenter Technology Corp.
    164,350  
               
     
Tobacco - 3.54%
       
  3,100  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    258,757  
               
     
Utilities: Electrical - 4.87%
       
  700  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
    39,809  
  1,500  
Entergy Corp.
    115,770  
  5,600  
Exelon Corp.
    190,512  
  100  
NextEra Energy, Inc.
    10,093  
            356,184  
     
Utilities: Telecommunications - 1.06%
       
  700  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    35,308  
  1,200  
Vodafone Group plc - ADR
    42,240  
            77,548  
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $6,894,768)
    7,118,615  
 

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

 
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Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

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

Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.82%
 
Value
 
  103,205  
Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt
     
     
  Portfolio - Class I, 0.01% (c)
  $ 103,205  
  103,206  
First American Tax Free
       
     
  Obligations Fund - Class Z, 0.00% (c)
    103,206  
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
       
     
  (Cost $206,411)
    206,411  
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
       
     
  (Cost $7,101,179) - 100.15%
    7,325,026  
     
Liabilities in Excess
       
     
  of Other Assets - (0.15)%
    (11,232 )
     
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
  $ 7,313,794  

ADR – American Depository Receipt
(a)
Foreign issued security.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
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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Huber Funds

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

               
Huber Capital
 
   
Huber Capital
   
Huber Capital
   
Diversified
 
   
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Large Cap
 
   
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
 
ASSETS
                 
Investments in securities, at value:
                 
  (identified cost $103,911,304, $252,328,925,
                 
  and $7,101,179, respectively)
  $ 113,771,387     $ 269,220,793     $ 7,325,026  
Cash
          41,234        
Receivables
                       
Fund shares sold
    4,154       19,039        
Investment securities sold
    514,979       1,157,287       8,692  
Dividends and interest
    37,372       356,587       3,377  
Dividend tax reclaim
    10,790       8,593       389  
Due from Adviser (Note 4)
                13,813  
Prepaid expenses
    28,903       21,591       17,836  
Total assets
    114,367,585       270,825,124       7,369,133  
LIABILITIES
                       
Payables
                       
Fund shares purchased
    264,373       77,709        
Investment securities purchased
          984,770        
Advisory fees
    55,047       243,221        
12b-1 fees
    33,433       101,946       3,100  
Administration fees
    32,730       82,458       11,941  
Audit fees
    9,656       9,963       9,964  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    2,063       2,063       2,213  
Custody fees
    2,053       6,761       1,181  
Fund accounting fees
    19,939       33,941       10,440  
Shareholder servicing fees
    31,900       100,545       3,451  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    19,098       40,409       11,603  
Accrued expenses
    7,243       14,536       1,446  
Total liabilities
    477,535       1,698,322       55,339  
NET ASSETS
  $ 113,890,050     $ 269,126,802     $ 7,313,794  
 
 
 

 

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

 
24

 
 
Huber Funds

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

               
Huber Capital
 
   
Huber Capital
   
Huber Capital
   
Diversified
 
   
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Large Cap
 
   
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
 
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET
                 
  VALUE PER SHARE
                 
Investor Class
                 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 26,527,414     $ 84,941,807     $ 2,542,110  
Shares issued and outstanding
                       
  [unlimited number of shares
                       
  (par value $0.01) authorized]
    1,971,907       5,251,984       212,119  
Net asset value, offering and redemption
                       
  price per share (Note 1)
  $ 13.45     $ 16.17     $ 11.98  
Institutional Class
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 87,362,636     $ 184,184,995     $ 4,771,684  
Shares issued and outstanding
                       
  [unlimited number of shares
                       
  (par value $0.01) authorized]
    6,477,593       11,223,688       395,608  
Net asset value, offering and redemption
                       
  price per share (Note 1)
  $ 13.49     $ 16.41     $ 12.06  
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                       
Paid-in capital
  $ 102,501,874     $ 244,298,318     $ 7,173,635  
Undistributed net investment income
    310,348       559,527       23,400  
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss)
                       
  on investments and foreign currency
    1,217,745       7,376,914       (107,088 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
                       
  and foreign currency
    9,860,083       16,892,043       223,847  
Net assets
  $ 113,890,050     $ 269,126,802     $ 7,313,794  

 
 
 

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

 
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Huber Funds

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

               
Huber Capital
 
   
Huber Capital
   
Huber Capital
   
Diversified
 
   
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Large Cap
 
   
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes and
                 
  issuance fees withheld of $22,593,
                 
  $75,821, and $870, respectively)
  $ 1,495,587     $ 2,864,617     $ 83,059  
Interest
    36       132       11  
Total investment income
    1,495,623       2,864,749       83,070  
Expenses
                       
Advisory fees (Note 4)
    641,704       1,958,950       26,926  
Administration fees (Note 4)
    80,071       155,716       23,525  
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    43,010       67,438       20,974  
Transfer agent fees
                       
  and expenses (Note 4)
    41,255       79,487       23,784  
Distribution fees -
                       
  Investor Class (Note 7)
    33,854       126,219       2,537  
Registration fees
    25,754       22,072       13,974  
Shareholder servicing fees -
                       
  Investor Class (Note 6)
    21,536       74,866       3,122  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    18,520       28,213       3,447  
Audit fees
    10,256       9,963       9,967  
Trustee fees
    4,413       5,419       3,908  
Reports to shareholders
    4,365       9,697       222  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    4,363       4,363       4,463  
Legal fees
    4,359       4,394       3,000  
Miscellaneous expense
    3,372       5,898       1,741  
Insurance expense
    2,241       4,426       810  
Total expenses
    939,073       2,557,121       142,400  
Less: advisory fee waiver and expense
                       
  reimbursement (Note 4)
    (241,979 )     (397,086 )     (109,815 )
Net expenses
    697,094       2,160,035       32,585  
Net investment income
    798,529       704,714       50,485  
 
 
 

 

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

 
26

 
 
Huber Funds

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015 (Unaudited), Continued

               
Huber Capital
 
   
Huber Capital
   
Huber Capital
   
Diversified
 
   
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Large Cap
 
   
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS)
                 
  ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
                 
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
                 
Investments
  $ 1,654,825     $ 7,503,910     $ (81,475 )
Foreign currency
    (60 )     (7,038 )     2  
Capital gain distributions from regulated
                       
  investment companies
    122       919       66  
Net change in unrealized
                       
  depreciation on:
                       
Investments
    (7,571,479 )     (21,966,565 )     (149,316 )
Foreign currency
          783        
Net realized and unrealized
                       
  loss on investments
    (5,916,592 )     (14,467,991 )     (230,723 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets
                       
  Resulting from Operations
  $ (5,118,063 )   $ (13,763,277 )   $ (180,238 )

 
 
 
 
 
 

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

 
27

 
 
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund

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
  $ 798,529     $ 2,321,670  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
               
Investments
    1,654,825       (286,185 )
Foreign currency
    (60 )     128  
Capital gain distributions from regulated
               
  investment companies
    122        
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
               
  (depreciation) on investments
    (7,571,479 )     4,531,512  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
    (5,118,063 )     6,567,125  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Investor Class
    (419,100 )     (91,616 )
Institutional Class
    (2,229,884 )     (485,780 )
From net realized gain on investments
               
Investor Class
          (8,973 )
Institutional Class
          (33,195 )
Total distributions to shareholders
    (2,648,984 )     (619,564 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from
               
  net change in outstanding shares (a)
    (25,475,864 )     84,158,241  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    (33,242,911 )     90,105,802  
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    147,132,961       57,027,159  
End of period
  $ 113,890,050     $ 147,132,961  
Undistributed net investment
               
  income at end of period
  $ 310,348     $ 2,160,803  
 

 
 
 

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

 
28

 
 
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, Continued

(a)A summary of share transactions is as follows:
 
   
Investor Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    381,123     $ 5,043,489       2,727,262     $ 37,954,555  
Shares issued
                               
  on reinvestments
                               
  of distributions
    31,157       401,612       6,972       93,839  
Shares redeemed**
    (622,734 )     (8,313,968 )     (1,332,854 )     (18,456,621 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    (210,454 )   $ (2,868,867 )     1,401,380     $ 19,591,773  
** Net of redemption
                               
        fees of
          $ 682             $ 10,522  
                                 
   
Institutional Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    360,067     $ 4,848,915       5,025,767     $ 69,525,535  
Shares issued
                               
  on reinvestments
                               
  of distributions
    163,568       2,111,667       34,862       469,940  
Shares redeemed**
    (2,251,527 )     (29,567,579 )     (393,326 )     (5,429,007 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    (1,727,892 )   $ (22,606,997 )     4,667,303     $ 64,566,468  
** Net of redemption
                               
        fees of
          $ 2,838             $ 3,027  
 
 
 
 
 

 

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

 
29

 
 
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

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
  $ 704,714     $ 521,119  
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments:
               
Non-affiliates
    7,503,910       582,888  
Affiliates
          305,641  
Foreign currency
    (7,038 )     (12,964 )
Capital gain distributions from regulated
               
  investment companies
    919       668  
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation/(depreciation) on:
               
Investments
    (21,966,565 )     (5,984,781 )
Foreign currency
    783       (712 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting
               
  from operations
    (13,763,277 )     (4,588,141 )
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Investor Class
           
Institutional Class
    (264,373 )      
From net realized gain on investments
               
Investor Class
    (77,759 )      
Institutional Class
    (133,042 )      
Total distributions to shareholders
    (475,174 )      
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
    (42,537,562 )     41,877,033  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    (56,776,013 )     37,288,892  
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    325,902,815       288,613,923  
End of period
  $ 269,126,802     $ 325,902,815  
Undistributed net investment income/(loss)
               
  at end of period
  $ 559,527     $ 119,186  
 
 
 

 

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

 
30

 
 
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, Continued

(a)A summary of share transactions is as follows:
 
   
Investor Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    280,649     $ 4,497,482       3,165,034     $ 55,211,084  
Shares issued
                               
  on reinvestments
                               
  of distributions
    4,874       74,663              
Shares redeemed**
    (2,437,154 )     (39,017,838 )     (4,114,658 )     (70,584,781 )
Net decrease
    (2,151,631 )   $ (34,445,693 )     (949,624 )   $ (15,373,697 )
** Net of redemption
                               
        fees of
          $ 3,494             $ 8,130  
                                 
   
Institutional Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    823,369     $ 13,379,501       4,679,776     $ 83,334,928  
Shares issued
                               
  on reinvestments
                               
  of distributions
    19,119       296,733              
Shares redeemed**
    (1,338,505 )     (21,768,103 )     (1,487,340 )     (26,084,198 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    (496,017 )   $ (8,091,869 )     3,192,436     $ 57,250,730  
** Net of redemption
                               
        fees of
          $ 1,561             $ 2,351  

 
 
 
 
 
 

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

 
31

 
 
Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

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
  $ 50,485     $ 42,391  
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
               
Investments
    (81,475 )     (2,094 )
Foreign currency
    2       (6 )
Capital gain distributions from regulated
               
  investment companies
    66       2  
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
    (149,316 )     219,551  
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
    (180,238 )     259,844  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Investor Class
    (18,522 )     (986 )
Institutional Class
    (45,513 )     (17,600 )
From net realized gain on investments
               
Investor Class
    (6,155 )     (7,250 )
Institutional Class
    (11,466 )     (103,103 )
Total distributions to shareholders
    (81,656 )     (128,939 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
    100,344       5,981,934  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    (161,550 )     6,112,839  
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    7,475,344       1,362,505  
End of period
  $ 7,313,794     $ 7,475,344  
Undistributed net investment
               
  income at end of period
  $ 23,400     $ 36,950  

 
 
 

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

 
32

 
 
Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, Continued

(a)A summary of share transactions is as follows:
 
   
Investor Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    2,382     $ 28,500       203,946     $ 2,486,962  
Shares issued
                               
  on reinvestments
                               
  of distributions
    2,148       24,678       697       8,236  
Shares redeemed
    (1,050 )     (12,199 )     (3,125 )     (38,494 )
Net increase
    3,480     $ 40,979       201,518     $ 2,456,704  
                                 
   
Institutional Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
October 31, 2014
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    200     $ 2,400       279,271     $ 3,404,527  
Shares issued
                               
  on reinvestments
                               
  of distributions
    4,938       56,980       10,203       120,703  
Shares redeemed
    (1 )     (15 )            
Net increase
    5,137     $ 59,365       289,474     $ 3,525,230  

 
 
 
 
 
 

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

 
33

 
 
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Investor Class
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
April 30,
                               
   
2015
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 14.10     $ 13.16     $ 10.18     $ 8.82     $ 8.02     $ 6.84  
                                                 
Income from
                                               
  investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
 
0.06
^  
0.22
^  
0.12
^  
0.10
^  
0.06
^     0.04  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
                                               
  and foreign currency
                                               
  related transactions
    (0.51 )     0.81       2.94       1.30       0.79       1.18  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    (0.45 )     1.03       3.06       1.40       0.85       1.22  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )     (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
          (0.01 )                        
Total distributions
    (0.20 )     (0.10 )     (0.08 )     (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
^+  
0.01
^  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+            
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 13.45     $ 14.10     $ 13.16     $ 10.18     $ 8.82     $ 8.02  
                                                 
Total return
    (3.13 %)‡     7.95 %     30.30 %     15.91 %     10.60 %     17.84 %
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end
                                               
  of period (thousands)
  $ 26,527     $ 30,765     $ 10,276     $ 8,255     $ 5,469     $ 4,728  
Ratio of expenses to
                                               
  average net assets:
                                               
Before advisory fee waiver
                                               
  and expense reimbursement
    1.78 %†     1.82 %     2.03 %     2.97 %     4.34 %     5.63 %
After advisory fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
    1.40 %†     1.49 %     1.40 %     1.49 %     1.49 %     1.49 %
Ratio of net investment income/
                                               
  (loss) to average net assets:
                                               
Before advisory fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
    0.88 %†     1.24 %     0.44 %     (0.44 %)     (2.12 %)     (3.54 %)
After advisory fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
    0.50 %†     1.57 %     1.07 %     1.05 %     0.73 %     0.60 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    9.07 %‡     28.70 %     29.36 %     7.88 %     20.39 %     21.76 %

+
Less than $0.005.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
Annualized.
Not annualized.


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

 
34

 
 
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Institutional Class
                           
October 25, 2011*
 
   
Six Months Ended
                     
through
 
   
April 30, 2015
   
Year Ended October 31,
   
October 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net asset value,
                             
  beginning of period
  $ 14.18     $ 13.21     $ 10.20     $ 8.82     $ 8.60  
Income from
                                       
  investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income^
    0.09       0.28       0.16       0.13       0.00 +
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on investments
                                       
  and foreign currency
                                       
  related transactions
    (0.51 )     0.83       2.95       1.31       0.22  
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
    (0.42 )     1.11       3.11       1.44       0.22  
Less distributions:
                                       
From net
                                       
  investment income
    (0.27 )     (0.13 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )      
From net realized
                                       
  gain on investments
          (0.01 )                  
Total distributions
    (0.27 )     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )      
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+      
Net asset value,
                                       
  end of period
  $ 13.49     $ 14.18     $ 13.21     $ 10.20     $ 8.82  
Total return
    (2.86 %)‡     8.47 %     30.73 %     16.42 %     2.56 %‡
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of
                                       
  period (thousands)
  $ 87,363     $ 116,368     $ 46,752     $ 14,935     $ 1,493  
Ratio of expenses to
                                       
  average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    1.36 %†     1.32 %     1.61 %     2.43 %     2.03 %†
After advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    0.99 %†     0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %†
Ratio of net investment income/
                                       
  (loss) to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    0.95 %†     1.64 %     0.72 %     (0.09 %)     (1.34 %)†
After advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    1.32 %†     1.97 %     1.34 %     1.35 %     (0.30 %)†
Portfolio turnover rate
    9.07 %‡     28.70 %     29.36 %     7.88 %     20.39 %#

*
Commencement of operations.
+
Less than $0.005.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
Annualized.
Not annualized.
#
Portfolio turnover rate calculated for the period ended October 31, 2011.

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

 
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Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Investor Class
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
    April 30,        
    2015    
Year Ended October 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 16.90     $ 17.02     $ 12.54     $ 10.19     $ 9.32     $ 7.13  
                                                 
Income from
                                               
  investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss)^
    0.02       (0.03 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )     (0.08 )     0.01  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
                                               
  and foreign currency
                                               
  related transactions
    (0.74 )     (0.09 )     4.57       2.40       0.97       2.21  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    (0.72 )     (0.12 )     4.51       2.35       0.89       2.22  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
                (0.03 )           (0.02 )     (0.03 )
From net realized gain
                                               
  on investments
    (0.01 )           (0.00 )+                  
Total distributions
    (0.01 )           (0.03 )           (0.02 )     (0.03 )
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 16.17     $ 16.90     $ 17.02     $ 12.54     $ 10.19     $ 9.32  
                                                 
Total return
    (4.25 %)‡     (0.71 %)     36.07 %     23.06 %     9.50 %     31.22 %
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of
                                               
  period (thousands)
  $ 84,942     $ 125,084     $ 142,171     $ 20,935     $ 10,570     $ 5,247  
Ratio of expenses to
                                               
  average net assets:
                                               
Before advisory fee waiver
                                               
  and expense reimbursement
    2.02 %†     2.11 %     2.19 %     2.71 %     3.43 %     5.75 %
After advisory fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
    1.75 %†     1.85 %     1.85 %     1.85 %     1.99 %#     1.99 %
Ratio of net investment income/
                                               
  (loss) to average net assets:
                                               
Before advisory fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
    (0.07 %)†     (0.41 %)     (0.70 %)     (1.26 %)     (2.16 %)     (3.59 %)
After advisory fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
    0.20 %†     (0.15 %)     (0.36 %)     (0.40 %)     (0.72 %)     0.17 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    15.29 %‡     23.82 %     4.28 %     16.29 %     11.83 %     23.70 %

+
Less than $0.005.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
Annualized.
Not annualized.
#
Effective October 25, 2011, the Adviser has reduced the expense cap to 1.85%.

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

 
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Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Institutional Class
                           
October 25, 2011*
 
   
Six Months Ended
                     
through
 
   
April 30, 2015
   
Year Ended October 31,
   
October 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net asset value,
                             
  beginning of period
  $ 17.14     $ 17.17     $ 12.60     $ 10.19     $ 9.60  
Income from
                                       
  investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income^
    0.05       0.07       0.04       0.01       0.00 +
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on investments
                                       
  and foreign currency
                                       
  related transactions
    (0.75 )     (0.10 )     4.56       2.40       0.59  
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
    (0.70 )     (0.03 )     4.60       2.41       0.59  
Less distributions:
                                       
From net
                                       
  investment income
    (0.02 )           (0.03 )            
From net realized
                                       
  gain on investments
    (0.01 )           (0.00 )+            
Total distributions
    (0.03 )           (0.03 )            
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+  
0.00
^+      
Net asset value,
                                       
  end of period
  $ 16.41     $ 17.14     $ 17.17     $ 12.60     $ 10.19  
Total return
    (4.05 %)‡     (0.17 %)     36.65 %     23.65 %     6.15 %‡
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of
                                       
  period (thousands)
  $ 184,185     $ 200,819     $ 146,443     $ 19,540     $ 1,262  
Ratio of expenses to
                                       
  average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    1.62 %†     1.61 %     1.69 %     2.27 %     2.74 %†
After advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    1.35 %†     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %†
Ratio of net investment income/
                                       
  (loss) to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    0.36 %†     0.14 %     (0.11 %)     (0.86 %)     1.11 %†
After advisory fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
    0.63 %†     0.40 %     0.23 %     0.06 %     2.50 %†
Portfolio turnover rate
    15.29 %‡     23.82 %     4.28 %     16.29 %     11.83 %#

*
Commencement of operations.
+
Less than $0.005.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
Annualized.
Not annualized.
#
Portfolio turnover rate calculated for the period ended October 31, 2011.

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

 
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Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Investor Class
   
Six Months
         
December 31,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
    2012*  
   
April 30,
   
Ended
   
through
 
   
2015
   
October 31,
   
October 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2014
    2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 12.43     $ 12.55     $ 10.00  
                         
Income from investment operations:
                       
Net investment income^
    0.07       0.12       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
                       
  on investments and foreign currency
                       
  related transactions
    (0.40 )     0.92       2.47  
Total from investment operations
    (0.33 )     1.04       2.55  
                         
Less distributions:
                       
From net investment income
    (0.09 )     (0.14 )      
From net realized gain on investments
    (0.03 )     (1.02 )      
Total distributions
    (0.12 )     (1.16 )      
                         
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.98     $ 12.43     $ 12.55  
                         
Total return
    (2.63 %)‡     8.75 %     25.50 %‡
                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 2,542     $ 2,593     $ 89  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                       
Before expense reimbursement
    4.26 %†     7.27 %     19.32 %†
After expense reimbursement
    1.20 %†     1.25 %     1.25 %†
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                       
  to average net assets:
                       
Before expense reimbursement
    (1.95 %)†     (5.05 %)     (17.18 %)†
After expense reimbursement
    1.11 %†     0.97 %     0.89 %†
Portfolio turnover rate
    10.66 %‡     61.96 %     167.81 %‡

*
Commencement of operations.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
Annualized.
Not annualized.

 
 

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

 
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Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – For a share outstanding throughout each period

Institutional Class
   
Six Months
         
December 31,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
    2012*  
   
April 30,
   
Ended
   
through
 
   
2015
   
October 31,
   
October 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2014
    2013  
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 12.50     $ 12.61     $ 10.00  
                         
Income from investment operations:
                       
Net investment income^
    0.09       0.19       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
                       
  on investments and foreign currency
                       
  related transactions
    (0.38 )     0.89       2.48  
Total from investment operations
    (0.29 )     1.08       2.61  
                         
Less distributions:
                       
From net investment income
    (0.12 )     (0.17 )      
From net realized gain on investments
    (0.03 )     (1.02 )      
Total distributions
    (0.15 )     (1.19 )      
                         
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 12.06     $ 12.50     $ 12.61  
                         
Total return
    (2.30 %)‡     9.12 %     26.10 %‡
                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 4,772     $ 4,882     $ 1,273  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                       
Before expense reimbursement
    3.81 %†     8.49 %     19.27 %†
After expense reimbursement
    0.75 %†     0.75 %     0.75 %†
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                       
  to average net assets:
                       
Before expense reimbursement
    (1.50 %)†     (6.19 %)     (17.16 %)†
After expense reimbursement
    1.56 %†     1.55 %     1.36 %†
Portfolio turnover rate
    10.66 %‡     61.96 %     167.81 %‡

*
Commencement of operations.
^
Based on average shares outstanding.
Annualized.
Not annualized.
 

 

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

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

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Huber Capital Equity Income Fund, the Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund and the Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a diversified series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.  The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
 
Each of the Funds has separate assets and liabilities and differing investment objectives.  The investment objective of the Huber Capital Equity Income Fund (the “Equity Income Fund”) is current income and capital appreciation.  The investment objective of the Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”) and the Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund (the “Diversified Large Cap Value Fund”) is capital appreciation.
 
The Investor Class of the Equity Income Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund commenced operations on June 29, 2007.  As of October 25, 2011, the former Institutional shares were re-designated as Investor Class shares.  The Equity Income Fund and the Small Cap Value Funds’ Institutional Classes subsequently commenced operations on October 25, 2011. The Diversified Large Cap Value Fund commenced operation on December 31, 2012.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
A.
Security Valuation:  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 2012 – 2014, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2015 tax


 
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returns.  The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin; 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.
Securities 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.
 
   
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 the Funds based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
 
   
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.
 
   
The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, annually and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  To the extent 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.
 
 
E.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operation during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


 
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F.
Redemption Fees:  The Funds charge a 1.00% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 60 days or less.  Such fees are retained by the Funds and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
 
 
G.
REITs: The Funds have made certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon funds available from operations.  It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REIT’s taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital.  The Funds intend to include the gross dividends from such REITs in their annual distributions to its shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Funds’ distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.
 
 
H.
Illiquid Securities:  A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market.  Securities are generally considered liquid if they can be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which the security is valued by a Fund.  Illiquid securities may be valued under methods approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value.  Each Fund intends to invest no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.  At April 30, 2015, the Funds did not hold any illiquid securities.
 
 
I.
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 Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
 
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, yield curves, default rates, and similar data.


 
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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.
 
Each 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 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.  The values for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  Exchange rates are provided daily by a recognized independent pricing agent.  Investments in open-end 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.
 
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
 

 
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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 Funds’ securities as of April 30, 2015:
 
Equity Income Fund
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
                       
 
  Consumer Discretionary
  $ 8,565,655     $     $     $ 8,565,655  
 
  Consumer Staples
    9,546,839                   9,546,839  
 
  Energy
    8,812,900                   8,812,900  
 
  Financial Services
    31,183,978                   31,183,978  
 
  Health Care
    13,997,669                   13,997,669  
 
  Materials & Processing
    9,665,434                   9,665,434  
 
  Producer Durables
    14,559,130                   14,559,130  
 
  Technology
    11,455,701                   11,455,701  
 
  Utilities
    4,804,088                   4,804,088  
 
Total Common Stocks
    112,591,394                   112,591,394  
 
Short-Term Investments
    1,179,993                   1,179,993  
 
Total Investments
                               
 
  in Securities
  $ 113,771,387     $     $     $ 113,771,387  

Small Cap Value Fund
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
                       
 
  Consumer Discretionary
  $ 34,909,795     $     $     $ 34,909,795  
 
  Energy
    10,308,926                   10,308,926  
 
  Financial Services
    96,001,565                   96,001,565  
 
  Health Care
    4,009,424                   4,009,424  
 
  Materials & Processing
    39,457,031                   39,457,031  
 
  Producer Durables
    55,110,107                   55,110,107  
 
  Technology
    19,495,612                   19,495,612  
 
  Utilities
    8,699,359                   8,699,359  
 
Total Common Stocks
    267,991,819                   267,991,819  
 
Short-Term Investments
    1,228,974                   1,228,974  
 
Total Investments
                               
 
  in Securities
  $ 269,220,793     $     $     $ 269,220,793  


 
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Diversified Large Cap Value Fund
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
                       
 
  Consumer Discretionary
  $ 451,817     $     $     $ 451,817  
 
  Consumer Staples
    753,186                   753,186  
 
  Energy
    627,131                   627,131  
 
  Financial Services
    1,740,693                   1,740,693  
 
  Health Care
    916,612                   916,612  
 
  Materials & Processing
    511,413                   511,413  
 
  Producer Durables
    889,485                   889,485  
 
  Technology
    794,546                   794,546  
 
  Utilities
    433,732                   433,732  
 
Total Common Stocks
    7,118,615                   7,118,615  
 
Short-Term Investments
    206,411                   206,411  
 
Total Investments
                               
 
  in Securities
  $ 7,325,026     $     $     $ 7,325,026  
 
Refer to the Funds’ 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 Equity Income Fund and the Large Cap Value Fund recognized no transfers to/from level 1 or level 2.
 
The Small Cap Value Fund had the following transfers during the six months ended April 30, 2015.
 
 
Transfers into Level 2
  $  
 
Transfers out of Level 2
    4,582,901  
 
Net transfers into/or out of Level 2
  $ 4,582,901  
 
Transfers were made from level 2 to level 1 due to the securities no longer being considered illiquid.
 
There were no level 3 securities held in the Funds during the six months  ended April 30, 2015.
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
The Funds have an investment advisory agreement with Huber Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser is responsible for providing investment management services to the Funds.  The Adviser furnished all investment advice, office space and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds.  As compensation for its services, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly.  The Equity
 

 
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Income Fund pays fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.99% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets for the first $10 billion, 0.75% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets for the next $10 billion, and 0.50% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $20 billion.  The Small Cap Value Fund pays fees calculated at an annual rate of 1.35% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets for the first $5 billion and 1.00% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion. The Diversified Large Cap Value Fund pays fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets for the first $10 billion and 0.50% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $10 billion.  For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Equity Income Fund, the Small Cap Value Fund, and the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund incurred $641,704, $1,958,950, and $26,926, respectively, in investment advisory fees.
 
The Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses.  The Adviser has agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Funds and to pay Fund operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the aggregate annual operating expenses to 1.49% and 0.99% of average daily net assets of the Investor Class and Institutional Class of the Equity Income Fund, respectively, to 1.85% and 1.35% of average daily net assets of the Investor Class and Institutional class of the Small Cap Value Fund, respectively, and to 1.25% and 0.75% of average daily net assets of the Investor Class and Institutional Class of the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, respectively.  Any such reduction made by the Adviser in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Adviser, if so requested by the Adviser, 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 Adviser 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 Adviser reduced its fees and absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $241,979 for the Equity Income Fund, $397,086 for the Small Cap Value Fund, and $109,815 for the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund.
 
Cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions and the year of expiration are as follows:
 


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

     
2015
   
2016
   
2017
   
2018
   
Total
 
 
Equity Income Fund
  $ 217,158     $ 249,978     $ 403,983     $ 241,979     $ 1,113,098  
 
Small Cap Value Fund
    208,630       499,138       865,697       397,086       1,970,551  
 
Diversified Large Cap
                                       
 
  Value Fund
          181,128       222,226       109,815       513,169  
 
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 six months ended April 30, 2015, the Funds incurred the following expenses for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, custody, and Chief Compliance Officer fees:
 
     
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Diversified Large
 
     
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Cap Value Fund
 
 
Administration
  $ 80,071     $ 155,716     $ 23,525  
 
Fund Accounting
    43,010       67,438       20,974  
 
Transfer Agency (excludes
                       
 
  out-of-pocket expenses)
    35,731       69,969       21,295  
 
Custody
    18,520       28,213       3,447  
 
Chief Compliance Officer
    4,363       4,363       4,463  
 
At April 30, 2015, the Funds had payables due to USBFS for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency and Chief Compliance Officer fees and to U.S. Bank, N.A. for custody fees in the following amounts:
 
     
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Diversified Large
 
     
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Cap Value Fund
 
 
Administration
  $ 32,730     $ 82,458     $ 11,941  
 
Fund Accounting
    19,939       33,941       10,440  
 
Transfer Agency (excludes
                       
 
  out-of-pocket)
    16,559       35,696       10,433  
 
Custody
    2,053       6,761       1,181  
 
Chief Compliance Officer
    2,063       2,063       2,213  
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares.  The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator.
 
Certain officers of the Funds are employees of the Administrator.


 
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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 Funds did not hold any affiliates during the six months ended April 30, 2015.
 
NOTE 6 – SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE
 
The Funds have entered into a shareholder servicing agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser, under which the Investor Class Shares of the Funds may pay servicing fees at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund.  Payments to the Adviser under the Agreement may reimburse the Adviser for payments it makes to selected brokers, dealers and administrators which have entered into service agreements with the Adviser for services provided to shareholders of the Funds.  The services provided by such intermediaries are primarily designed to assist shareholders of the Funds and include the furnishing of office space and equipment, telephone facilities, personnel and assistance to the Funds in servicing such shareholders.  Services provided by such intermediaries also include the provision of support services to the Funds and include establishing and maintaining shareholders’ accounts and record processing, purchase and redemption transactions, answering routine client inquiries regarding the Funds, and providing such other personal services to shareholders as the Funds may reasonably request.  For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Equity Income Fund Investor Class, the Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class, and the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund Investor Class incurred shareholder servicing fees of $21,536, $74,866, and $3,122, under the Agreement, respectively.
 
NOTE 7 – DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN
 
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the Funds to pay Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) 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 reimbursement for specific expenses incurred in connection with the promotion and distribution of shares.  For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Equity Income Fund Investor Class, the Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class, and the Diversified Large Cap Value Fund Investor Class paid the Distributor $33,854, $126,219, and $2,537, respectively.
 


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

NOTE 8 – 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 as follows:
 
     
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Diversified Large
 
     
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Cap Value Fund
 
 
Purchases
  $ 11,753,664     $ 43,913,617     $ 1,180,895  
 
Sales
    40,111,638       79,726,576       726,150  
 
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses) differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatment 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:
 
   
Equity Income Fund
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015
 
October 31, 2014
 
 
Ordinary income
  $ 2,648,984       $ 577,406    
 
Long-term capital gains
            42,158    
                       
   
Small Cap Value Fund
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015
 
October 31, 2014
 
 
Ordinary income
  $ 475,174       $    
 
Long-term capital gains
               
                       
   
Diversified Large Cap Value Fund
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2015
 
October 31, 2014
 
 
Ordinary income
  $ 78,085       $ 128,939    
 
Long-term capital gains
    3,571            
 
Ordinary income distributions may include dividends paid from short-term capital gains.
 
 

 

 
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As of October 31, 2014, the most recently completed fiscal year end, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
                 
Diversified
 
     
Equity
   
Small Cap
   
Large Cap
 
     
Income Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
 
 
Cost of investments
                 
 
  for tax purposes (a)
  $ 129,639,227     $ 286,339,006     $ 7,005,334  
 
Gross tax
                       
 
  unrealized appreciation
    24,014,239       62,752,966       414,171  
 
Gross tax
                       
 
  unrealized depreciation
    (6,785,377 )     (24,067,256 )     (66,684 )
 
Net tax unrealized appreciation
    17,228,862       38,685,710       347,487  
 
Net unrealized
                       
 
  depreciation foreign currency
          (608 )      
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    2,160,803       381,833       50,998  
 
Undistributed long-term
                       
 
  capital gain
                3,568  
 
Total distributable earnings
    2,160,803       381,833       54,566  
 
Other accumulated
                       
 
  gains/(losses)
    (234,442 )            
 
Total accumulated earnings
  $ 19,155,223     $ 39,066,935     $ 402,053  
 
 
(a)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
At October 31, 2014 the Equity Income Fund had short-term capital loss carryforwards of $234,442.  These losses may be carries forward indefinitely to offset future gains.  During the year ended October 31, 2014, the Small Cap Value Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $604,614.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS at April 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

How to Obtain a Copy of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling 1-888-482-3726 (888-HUBERCM) or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Records for the Period Ended June 30, 2014
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-482-3726 (888-HUBERCM).  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 1-202-551-8090. Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available by calling 1-888-482-3726 (888-HUBERCM).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

Huber Capital Equity Income Fund
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund
Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund
 
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 Huber Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) for another annual term for the Huber Capital Equity Income Fund, Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund, and the Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund (collectively, the “Funds”).  At this meeting, and at a prior meeting held on October 15-16, 2014, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Funds, the Adviser and the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Advisory Agreement.  This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.  Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement:
 
 
1.
THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT. The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s overall services provided to the Fund as well as its specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Adviser involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds.  The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Adviser, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer, the Adviser’s compliance record, and the Adviser’s disaster recovery/business continuity plan.  The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Adviser and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Adviser’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with the Adviser in person to discuss Fund performance and investment outlook as well as various marketing and compliance topics, including the Adviser’s risk management process.  The Board concluded that the Adviser had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of such management services are satisfactory.


 
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2.
THE FUNDS’ HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVISER.  In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the Funds as of July 31, 2014 on both an absolute basis and in comparison appropriate securities benchmarks and their 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 objectives and strategies of the Funds, as well as each Fund’s level of risk tolerance, may differ significantly from funds in the peer universe.
 
   
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund: The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was below its peer group median and average for the one-year and three-year periods, and above the peer group median and average for the five-year and since inception periods.
 
   
The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was below its peer group median and average for the one-year period, below its peer group median and above its peer group average for the three-year period, and above its peer group median and average for the five-year and since inception periods.
 
   
The Board also considered any differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the Fund, noting that Fund outperformed the composite, sometimes significantly, for all relevant periods, and reviewed the performance of the Fund against broad-based securities market benchmarks.
 
   
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was below its peer group median and average for the one-year period and significantly above its peer group median and average for the three-year, five-year, and since inception periods.
 
   
The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was below its peer group median and average for the one-year period and significantly above its peer group median and average for the three-year, five-year, and since inception periods.
 
   
The Board also considered any differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the Fund, noting that the Fund outperformed the composite, sometimes significantly, for all relevant periods


 
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other than the since inception period, and reviewed the performance of the Fund against broad-based securities market benchmarks.
 
   
Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was below its peer group median and average for the one-year period and since inception periods.
 
   
The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was below its peer group median and average for the one-year and since inception periods.
 
   
The Board also considered the Adviser’s explanation for the Fund’s recent underperformance, which included, but was not limited to, the more conservative positioning of the Fund as compared to many of its peers.  The Board also considered any differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the Fund, noting that the Fund significantly outperformed the composite for all relevant periods, and reviewed the performance of the Fund against broad-based securities market benchmarks.
 
 
3.
THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISER’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT. In considering the advisory fee and total fees and expenses of each Fund the Board reviewed comparisons to the peer funds and similarly managed separate accounts for other types of clients advised by the Adviser, as well as all expense waivers and reimbursements.  When reviewing fees charged to other similarly 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 found that the fees charged to the Funds were generally in line with or comparable to the fees charged by the Adviser to its similarly managed separate account clients, and to the extent fees charged to the Funds were higher than for similarly managed separate accounts of similar size, it was largely a reflection of the nature of the separate account client and the greater costs to the Adviser of managing the Funds.
 
   
Huber Capital Equity Income Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Fund of 1.49% for Investor Class shares and 0.99% for Institutional Class shares (the “Expense Caps”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio for Investor Class shares was above the peer group median and average.  The Board also noted that the total expense ratio for Institutional Class shares


 
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was the same as the peer group median and below the peer group average, as well as slightly above the peer group median and slightly below the peer group average when the Fund’s peer group was adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  The Board also noted that the contractual advisory fee was significantly above the peer group median and average.  The Board also considered that after advisory fee waivers and the reimbursement of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Caps, the net advisory fees received by the Adviser from the Fund during the most recent fiscal period were marginally above the peer group median and well above the peer group average.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Adviser provided to its institutional separate 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 above the fees charged to its institutional separate account clients except at very high asset levels, noting the Adviser represented that there are higher costs associated with managing the Fund, including regulating cash flows, tax compliance, frequent trade executions and regulatory compliance, such as Board and shareholder communications requirements.  As a result, the Board noted that the Fund’s expenses and contractual advisory fee were generally above the range of its peer group but that they were not unreasonable in light of the Fund’s significant outperformance of its peer group over longer-term periods.
 
   
Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an Expense Cap for the Fund of 1.85% for Investor Class shares and 1.35% for Institutional Class shares.  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio for Investor Class shares was above the peer group median and average.  The Board also noted that the total expense ratio for Institutional Class shares was above the peer group median and slightly above the peer group average.  The Board also noted that the contractual advisory fee was significantly above the peer group median and average.  The Board also considered that after advisory fee waivers and the reimbursement of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Caps, the advisory fees from the Fund during the most recent fiscal period were significantly above the peer group median and average.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Adviser provided to its institutional separate 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 above the fees charged to its institutional separate account clients except at very high asset levels, noting the Adviser


 
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represented that there are higher costs associated with managing the Fund, including regulating cash flows, tax compliance, frequent trade executions and regulatory compliance, such as Board and shareholder communications requirements.  As a result, the Board noted that the Fund’s expenses and contractual advisory fee were generally above the range of its peer group but that they were not unreasonable in light of the Fund’s significant outperformance of its peer group over longer-term periods.
 
   
Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an Expense Cap for the Fund of 1.25% for Investor Class shares and 0.75% for Institutional Class shares.  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio for Investor Class shares was above the peer group median and average.  The Board also noted that the total expense ratio for Institutional Class shares was below the peer group median and average.  The Board also noted that the contractual advisory fee was above the peer group median and significantly above the peer group average.  The Board also considered that after advisory fee waivers and the reimbursement of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Caps, the Adviser did not receive any advisory fees from the Fund during the most recent fiscal period.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Adviser provided to its institutional separate 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 above the fees charged to its institutional separate account clients except at very high asset levels, noting the Adviser represented that there are higher costs associated with managing the Fund, including regulating cash flows, tax compliance, frequent trade executions and regulatory compliance, such as Board and shareholder communications requirements.  As a result, the Board noted that the Fund’s expenses and contractual 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 Adviser that should be shared with shareholders, noting that the Advisory Agreement provides for breakpoints when the Funds reach certain asset levels (beginning at $10 billion for the Equity Income Fund, $5 billion for the Small Cap Value Fund and $10 billion for the Large Cap Fund).  The Board noted that the Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that the Funds do not exceed the specified Expense Caps and also considered that each Fund’s advisory fees contained breakpoints at very high asset levels.  The Board noted that at current asset levels, it did


 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited), Continued

   
not appear that there were additional significant economies of scale being realized by the Adviser 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.  The Board noted that the current breakpoint schedules in the Advisory Agreement may be adjusted if additional significant economies of scale are realized as Fund assets grow such that their economies may be shared with shareholders at lower asset levels than currently provided in the Advisory Agreement.
 
 
5.
THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUNDS.  The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Adviser from advising the Funds.  The Board considered the profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional benefits, including benefits received in the form of Rule 12b-1 fees received by the Adviser, “soft dollars” benefits that may be received by the Adviser in exchange for Fund brokerage, and shareholder servicing plan fees received by the Adviser.  The Board also reviewed information from the Adviser indicating that clients do not invest in the Funds through separately managed accounts, and as a result the Adviser was not receiving additional fall-out benefits from any such relationships.  After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Adviser with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive, and that the Adviser had maintained sufficient resources and 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 Agreement for the Huber Capital Equity Income Fund, Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund and Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund, but rather the Board based its determination on the total combination 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 Adviser, including the advisory fees, were fair and reasonable.  The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Huber Capital Equity Income Fund, Huber Capital Small Cap Value Fund and the Huber Capital Diversified Large Cap Value Fund would be in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
 
 


 
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HOUSEHOLDING

In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements and other regulatory 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 1-888-482-3726 (888-HUBERCM) to request individual copies of these documents.  Once the Funds receive notice to stop householding, the Transfer Agent will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.  This policy does not apply to account statements.
 













 
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PRIVACY NOTICE
 
The Funds collect non-public information about you from the following sources:
 
Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
 
Information you give us orally; and/or
 
Information about your transactions with us or others.
 
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated 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.
 













 
 

 


Investment Adviser
Huber Capital Management, LLC
2321 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 3245
El Segundo, California 90245


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


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


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


Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
1-888-482-3726 (888-HUBERCM)


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202


This report is intended for shareholders of the Huber Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.  For a current prospectus, please call 1-888-482-3726 (888-HUBERCM).  Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.


 
 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

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

Item 6. 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     July 7, 2015



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     July 7, 2015

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

Date     July 7, 2015

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