Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
|
3
|
Schedule of Investments
|
4
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
7
|
Statement of Operations
|
8
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
10
|
Financial Highlights
|
12
|
Notes to the Financial Statements
|
14
|
Expense Example
|
24
|
Notice to Shareholders
|
26
|
Privacy Notice
|
27
|
SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 98.6%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 27.8%
|
||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
|
1,360
|
$
|
851,224
|
|||||
BorgWarner, Inc.
|
4,000
|
171,280
|
||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)
|
458
|
293,225
|
||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc.
|
7,161
|
228,722
|
||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc.
|
3,309
|
363,858
|
||||||
Home Depot, Inc.
|
4,489
|
555,020
|
||||||
Netflix, Inc. (a)
|
8,131
|
881,238
|
||||||
Nike, Inc.
|
3,232
|
423,489
|
||||||
Polaris Industries, Inc.
|
3,289
|
369,486
|
||||||
Priceline Group, Inc. (a)
|
563
|
818,737
|
||||||
Starbucks Corp.
|
11,634
|
727,940
|
||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)
|
3,056
|
256,032
|
||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
5,440
|
401,200
|
||||||
6,341,451
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples – 5.3%
|
||||||||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
|
6,480
|
521,381
|
||||||
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
|
5,126
|
698,776
|
||||||
1,220,157
|
||||||||
Energy – 0.7%
|
||||||||
Halliburton Co.
|
4,243
|
162,846
|
||||||
Financials – 2.0%
|
||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
|
12,156
|
453,176
|
||||||
Health Care – 11.4%
|
||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
|
5,676
|
214,326
|
||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
6,108
|
589,483
|
||||||
Celgene Corp. (a)
|
4,534
|
556,367
|
||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
|
1,206
|
375,054
|
||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC (c)
|
2,963
|
467,384
|
||||||
Waters Corp. (a)
|
3,213
|
410,622
|
||||||
2,613,236
|
||||||||
Industrials – 10.9%
|
||||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc.
|
2,201
|
481,139
|
||||||
Flowserve Corp.
|
4,544
|
210,660
|
||||||
Middleby Corp. (a)
|
2,710
|
316,907
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 98.6% (Continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Industrials – 10.9% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Robert Half International, Inc.
|
5,840
|
$
|
307,534
|
|||||
Stericycle, Inc. (a)
|
2,157
|
261,795
|
||||||
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)
|
4,416
|
266,329
|
||||||
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
|
2,736
|
204,817
|
||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)
|
6,240
|
446,846
|
||||||
2,496,027
|
||||||||
Information Technology – 37.7%
|
||||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)
|
1,430
|
425,153
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)
|
435
|
320,765
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)
|
435
|
309,202
|
||||||
Amphenol Corp.
|
13,468
|
730,235
|
||||||
Apple, Inc.
|
9,404
|
1,123,778
|
||||||
Avago Technologies Ltd.
|
5,408
|
665,887
|
||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions – Class A (a)
|
8,364
|
569,672
|
||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)
|
7,190
|
518,183
|
||||||
Facebook, Inc. (a)
|
3,808
|
388,302
|
||||||
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)
|
2,416
|
266,243
|
||||||
Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. (a)
|
3,168
|
458,917
|
||||||
Global Payments, Inc.
|
5,888
|
803,182
|
||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)
|
2,902
|
95,998
|
||||||
Mastercard, Inc.
|
8,079
|
799,740
|
||||||
NCR Corp. (a)
|
9,273
|
246,662
|
||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(c)
|
8,431
|
660,569
|
||||||
3D Systems Corp. (a)
|
7,033
|
70,752
|
||||||
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)
|
7,123
|
162,048
|
||||||
8,615,288
|
||||||||
Materials – 2.8%
|
||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co.
|
2,358
|
629,185
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $16,348,157)
|
22,531,366
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.7%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 1.7%
|
||||||||
Fidelity Government Portfolio – Class I, 0.01% (b)
|
382,269
|
$
|
382,269
|
|||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $382,269)
|
382,269
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $16,730,426) – 100.3%
|
22,913,635
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.3)%
|
(65,840
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
|
$
|
22,847,795
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
The rate shown represents the fund’s 7-day yield as of October 31, 2015.
|
(c)
|
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
|
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Assets:
|
||||
Investments, at value (cost of $16,730,426)
|
$
|
22,913,635
|
||
Receivables:
|
||||
Dividends and interest
|
3,486
|
|||
Prepaid expenses
|
8,559
|
|||
Total assets
|
22,925,680
|
|||
Liabilities:
|
||||
Payables:
|
||||
Advisory fee
|
9,136
|
|||
Administration fee
|
21,569
|
|||
Distribution fees
|
9,864
|
|||
Compliance expense
|
2,287
|
|||
Custody fees
|
911
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
9,009
|
|||
Accrued expenses and other payables
|
25,109
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
77,885
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
22,847,795
|
||
Net assets consist of:
|
||||
Paid in capital
|
$
|
16,744,063
|
||
Accumulated net investment loss
|
(140,401
|
)
|
||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
|
60,924
|
|||
Net unrealized appreciation on:
|
||||
Investments |
6,183,209
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
22,847,795
|
||
Investor Class:
|
||||
Net assets applicable to outstanding Investor Class shares
|
$
|
5,785,883
|
||
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
|
||||
interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
|
356,261
|
|||
Net asset value and redemption price per share
|
$
|
16.24
|
||
Institutional Class:
|
||||
Net assets applicable to outstanding Institutional Class shares
|
$
|
17,061,912
|
||
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
|
||||
interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
|
1,041,193
|
|||
Net asset value and redemption price per share
|
$
|
16.39
|
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Investment income:
|
||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0)
|
$
|
60,472
|
||
Interest
|
24
|
|||
Total investment income
|
60,496
|
|||
Expenses:
|
||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 5)
|
72,720
|
|||
Administration fees (Note 5)
|
42,872
|
|||
Distribution fees (Note 6)
|
||||
Distribution fees – Investor Class
|
6,846
|
|||
Distribution fees – Institutional Class
|
—
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
18,097
|
|||
Federal and state registration fees
|
2,310
|
|||
Audit fees
|
10,197
|
|||
Compliance expense
|
4,531
|
|||
Legal fees
|
2,760
|
|||
Trustees’ fees and expenses
|
3,496
|
|||
Custody fees
|
3,640
|
|||
Other
|
7,048 | |||
Total expenses before reimbursement from advisor
|
174,517
|
|||
Expense reimbursement from advisor (Note 5)
|
(27,825
|
)
|
||
Net expenses
|
146,692
|
|||
Net investment loss
|
(86,196
|
)
|
||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
|
||||
Net realized loss on transactions from:
|
||||
Investments
|
(90,668
|
)
|
||
Net change in unrealized gain on:
|
||||
Investments
|
806,674
|
|||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
716,006
|
|||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
629,810
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
October 31, 2015
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
April 30, 2015
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(86,196
|
)
|
$
|
(122,828
|
)
|
||
Net realized loss on investments
|
(90,668
|
)
|
323,928
|
|||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
|
806,674
|
2,800,160
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets
|
||||||||
resulting from operations
|
629,810
|
3,001,260
|
||||||
Distributions to Shareholders From:
|
||||||||
Net realized gains
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
—
|
(48,797
|
)
|
|||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
(145,656
|
)
|
|||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
(194,453
|
)
|
|||||
Capital Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
784,706
|
525,231
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
2,000,000
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in
|
||||||||
reinvestment of dividends
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
—
|
48,797
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
145,656
|
||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
(121,783
|
)
|
(397,334
|
)
|
||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Redemption fees retained
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
228
|
520
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets from
|
||||||||
capital share transactions
|
663,151
|
2,322,870
|
||||||
Total increase in net assets
|
1,292,961
|
5,129,677
|
||||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
21,554,834
|
16,425,157
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
22,847,795
|
$
|
21,554,834
|
||||
Accumulated net investment loss
|
$
|
(140,401
|
)
|
$
|
(54,205
|
)
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
October 31, 2015
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
April 30, 2015
|
|||||||
Changes in Shares Outstanding:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
48,304
|
34,536
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
135,461
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in
|
||||||||
reinvestment of dividends
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
—
|
3,434
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
10,179
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
(7,624
|
)
|
(26,133
|
)
|
||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
40,680
|
157,477
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended
|
For the
|
For the
|
June 28, 2012
|
|||||||||||||
October 31,
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
through
|
|||||||||||||
2015
|
April 30,
|
April 30,
|
April 30,
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013* |
|
||||||||||||
Net Asset Value –
|
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
15.79
|
$
|
13.64
|
$
|
11.34
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||||
Income from
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
0.51
|
2.43
|
2.37
|
1.36
|
||||||||||||
Total from
|
||||||||||||||||
investment operations
|
0.45
|
2.31
|
2.30
|
1.34
|
||||||||||||
Less Distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||
Distributions from
|
||||||||||||||||
net realized gains
|
—
|
(0.16
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
(0.16
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Net Asset Value – End of Period
|
$
|
16.24
|
$
|
15.79
|
$
|
13.64
|
$
|
11.34
|
||||||||
Total Return
|
2.85
|
%+
|
17.04
|
%
|
20.28
|
%
|
13.40
|
%+
|
||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net assets,
|
||||||||||||||||
end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
5,786
|
$
|
4,984
|
$
|
4,143
|
$
|
1,700
|
||||||||
Ratio of operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
1.75
|
%^ |
1.89
|
%
|
2.35
|
%
|
9.91
|
%^ | ||||||||
After reimbursements
|
1.50
|
%^ |
1.50
|
%
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.50
|
%^ | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||
(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
(1.21
|
)%^ |
(1.23
|
%)
|
(1.58
|
%)
|
(9.10
|
%)^ | ||||||||
After reimbursements
|
(0.96
|
%)^ |
(0.84
|
%)
|
(0.73
|
%)
|
(0.69
|
)%^ | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
0
|
%+
|
28
|
%
|
15
|
%
|
14
|
%+
|
*
|
Commencement of operations for Investor Class shares was June 28, 2012.
|
+
|
Not Annualized.
|
^
|
Annualized.
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
|
Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended
|
For the
|
For the
|
June 28, 2012
|
|||||||||||||
October 31,
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
through
|
|||||||||||||
2015
|
April 30,
|
April 30,
|
April 30,
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013* |
|
||||||||||||
Net Asset Value –
|
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
15.92
|
$
|
13.71
|
$
|
11.38
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||||
Income from
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
0.53
|
2.45
|
2.38
|
1.40
|
||||||||||||
Total from
|
||||||||||||||||
investment operations
|
0.47
|
2.37
|
2.33
|
1.38
|
||||||||||||
Less Distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||
Distributions from
|
||||||||||||||||
net realized gains
|
—
|
(0.16
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
(0.16
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Net Asset Value – End of Period
|
$
|
16.39
|
$
|
15.92
|
$
|
13.71
|
$
|
11.38
|
||||||||
Total Return
|
2.95
|
%+
|
17.39
|
%
|
20.47
|
%
|
13.80
|
%+
|
||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net assets,
|
||||||||||||||||
end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
17,062
|
$
|
16,571
|
$
|
12,282
|
$
|
5,340
|
||||||||
Ratio of operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
1.50
|
%^ |
1.64
|
%
|
2.13
|
%
|
7.44
|
%^ | ||||||||
After reimbursements
|
1.25
|
%^ |
1.25
|
%
|
1.25
|
%
|
1.25
|
%^ | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||
(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
(0.96
|
)%^ |
(0.98
|
)%
|
(1.36
|
)%
|
(6.73
|
)%^ | ||||||||
After reimbursements
|
(0.71
|
)%^ |
(0.59
|
)%
|
(0.48
|
)%
|
(0.54
|
)%^ | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
0
|
%+
|
28
|
%
|
15
|
%
|
14
|
%+
|
*
|
Commencement of operations for Institutional Class shares was June 28, 2012.
|
+
|
Not Annualized.
|
^
|
Annualized.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
A.
|
Security Valuation: All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
|
|
B.
|
Federal Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are required.
|
|
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions to be taken on returns filed for the open tax years ended 2013-2015, or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2016 tax return. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin; however, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
|
||
C.
|
Securities Transactions, Income and Distributions: Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on 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 Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
|
|
The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains. All short-term capital gains
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which 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.
|
||
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 Fund’s shares based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
|
||
The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it, such as investment advisory, custody and transfer agent fees. Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds proportionately based on allocation methods approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Common expenses of the Trust are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust based on a fund’s respective net assets, or by other equitable means.
|
||
D.
|
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
|
|
E.
|
Redemption Fees: The Large Cap Growth Fund charges a 1% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 180 days or less. Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
|
|
F.
|
Options Transactions: The Fund may utilize options for hedging purposes as well as direct investment. Some options strategies, including buying puts, tend to hedge the Fund’s investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies, such as writing puts and calls and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure. Options contracts may be combined with each other in order to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Fund’s overall strategy in a manner deemed appropriate to the Advisor and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. When a call or put option is written, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. The liability is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the written option. When a written option expires, a gain is realized in the amount of the premium originally received. If a closing purchase contract is entered into, a gain or loss is realized in the amount of the original premium less the cost of the closing transaction. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security which is purchased upon the exercise of the option.
|
||
With options, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the options are covered or secured, which means that the Fund will own the underlying security or, to the extent they do not hold such a portfolio, will maintain a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian consisting of high quality liquid debt obligations equal to the market value of the option, marked-to-market daily.
|
||
Options purchased are recorded as investments and marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the option contract. If an option purchased expires, a loss is realized in the amount of the cost of the option contract. If a closing transaction is entered into, a gain or loss is realized to the extent that the proceeds from the sale are greater or less than the cost of the option. If a purchased put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security by adjusting the proceeds from such sale by the amount of the premium originally paid. If a purchased call option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased upon exercise is increased by the premium originally paid.
|
||
G.
|
Leverage and Short Sales: The Fund may use leverage in connection with its investment activities and may effect short sales of securities. Leverage can increase the investment returns of the Fund if the securities purchased increase in value in an amount exceeding the cost of the borrowing. However, if the securities decrease in value, the Fund will suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without the use of leverage. A short sale is the sale by the Fund of a security which it does not own in anticipation of purchasing the same security in the future at a lower price to close the short position. A short sale will be successful if the price of the shorted security decreases. However, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period in which the short position is outstanding, the Fund will realize a loss. The risk on a short sale is unlimited because the Fund must buy the shorted security at the higher price to complete the transaction. Therefore, short sales may be subject to greater risks than investments in long positions. With a long position, the maximum sustainable loss is limited to the amount paid for the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security. The Fund would also incur increased transaction costs associated with selling securities short. In addition, if the Fund sells securities short, it must maintain a segregated account with its custodian containing cash or high-grade securities equal to (i) the greater of the current market value of the securities sold short or the market value of such securities at the time they were sold short, less (ii) any collateral deposited with the Fund’s broker (not including the proceeds from the short sales). The Fund may be required to add to the segregated account as the market price of a shorted security increases. As a result of maintaining and adding to its segregated account, the Fund may maintain higher levels of cash or liquid assets (for example, U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements, high quality
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
commercial paper and long equity positions) for collateral needs thus reducing its overall managed assets available for trading purposes.
|
||
H.
|
Mutual Fund and ETF Trading Risk: The Fund may invest in other mutual funds that are either open-end or closed-end investment companies as well as ETFs. ETFs are investment companies that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not necessarily trade at the net asset values of their underlying securities, which means an ETF could potentially trade above or below the value of the underlying portfolios. Additionally, because ETFs trade like stocks on exchanges, they are subject to trading and commission costs unlike mutual funds. Also, both mutual funds and ETFs have management fees that are part of their costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear their proportionate share of the costs.
|
|
I.
|
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund made the following permanent tax adjustments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
|
Undistributed
|
Accumulated
|
||||
Net Investment
|
Net Realized
|
Paid In
|
|||
Income/(Loss)
|
Gain/(Loss)
|
Capital
|
|||
Large Cap Growth Fund
|
$106,506
|
$—
|
$(106,506)
|
J.
|
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End: In preparing the financial statements as of October 31, 2015, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
|
|
Level 2 –
|
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
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.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
6,341,451
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
6,341,451
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
1,220,157
|
—
|
—
|
1,220,157
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
162,846
|
—
|
—
|
162,846
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
453,176
|
—
|
—
|
453,176
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
2,613,236
|
—
|
—
|
2,613,236
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
2,496,027
|
—
|
—
|
2,496,027
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
8,615,288
|
—
|
—
|
8,615,288
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
629,185
|
—
|
—
|
629,185
|
||||||||||||
Total Common Stock
|
22,531,366
|
—
|
—
|
22,531,366
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
382,269
|
—
|
—
|
382,269
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
22,913,635
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
22,913,635
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Investor Class
|
1.50%
|
Institutional Class
|
1.25%
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
Total
|
|
Large Cap Growth Fund
|
$144,336
|
$117,458
|
$74,409
|
$27,825
|
$364,028
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Administration & fund accounting
|
$
|
42,872
|
||
Custody
|
$
|
3,640
|
||
Transfer agency(a)
|
$
|
15,336
|
||
Chief Compliance Officer
|
$
|
4,531
|
||
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
|
Administration & fund accounting
|
$
|
21,569
|
||
Custody
|
$
|
911
|
||
Transfer agency(a)
|
$
|
7,619
|
||
Chief Compliance Officer
|
$
|
2,287
|
||
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|
Large Cap Growth Fund
|
$987,033
|
$107,257
|
Large Cap
|
|||||
Growth Fund
|
|||||
Cost of investments
|
$
|
16,253,907
|
|||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
5,825,326
|
||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(455,207
|
)
|
|||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
5,370,119
|
||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
—
|
||||
Undistributed long-term capital gain
|
158,008
|
||||
Total distributable earnings
|
158,008
|
||||
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
|
(54,205
|
)
|
|||
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
|
$
|
5,473,922
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|
April 30, 2015
|
April 30, 2014
|
|
Large Cap Growth Fund
|
||
Ordinary income
|
$ —
|
$ —
|
Long-term capital gains
|
$194,453
|
$ —
|
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(1)
|
|
5/1/2015
|
10/31/2015
|
5/1/2015 – 10/31/2015
|
|
Actual
|
|||
Investor Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,028.50
|
$7.65
|
Institutional Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,029.50
|
$6.38
|
Hypothetical (5% return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
|||
Investor Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.60
|
$7.61
|
Institutional Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,018.85
|
$6.34
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class and Institutional Class fund shares’ annualized expense ratios of 1.50% and 1.25%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the period).
|
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
PRIVACY NOTICE
|
•
|
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.
|
Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
|
3
|
Schedule of Investments
|
4
|
Schedule of Securities Sold Short
|
7
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
10
|
Statement of Operations
|
12
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
14
|
Statement of Cash Flows
|
16
|
Financial Highlights
|
17
|
Notes to the Financial Statements
|
19
|
Expense Example
|
29
|
Notice to Shareholders
|
31
|
Privacy Notice
|
32
|
SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 94.8%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 23.8%
|
||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)(d)
|
229
|
$
|
146,613
|
|||||
Ford Motor Co. (d)
|
29,447
|
436,110
|
||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (d)
|
1,731
|
214,021
|
||||||
McDonald’s Corp. (d)
|
4,610
|
517,473
|
||||||
Nike, Inc. (d)
|
2,087
|
273,460
|
||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)(d)
|
625
|
172,663
|
||||||
Priceline Group, Inc. (a)(d)
|
152
|
221,044
|
||||||
Starbucks Corp. (d)
|
2,999
|
187,647
|
||||||
Tractor Supply Co. (d)
|
2,109
|
194,851
|
||||||
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)(d)
|
966
|
168,045
|
||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
|
2,030
|
149,712
|
||||||
2,681,639
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples – 9.4%
|
||||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. (d)
|
5,359
|
473,736
|
||||||
The Procter & Gamble Co. (d)
|
5,540
|
423,145
|
||||||
WhiteWave Foods Co. (a)(d)
|
4,086
|
167,444
|
||||||
1,064,325
|
||||||||
Energy – 7.7%
|
||||||||
Chevron Corp. (d)
|
4,458
|
405,143
|
||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)(d)
|
1,976
|
66,848
|
||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC – ADR (c)(d)
|
7,404
|
390,117
|
||||||
862,108
|
||||||||
Financials – 4.7%
|
||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)(d)
|
6,536
|
243,662
|
||||||
McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc. (d)
|
1,084
|
100,422
|
||||||
SEI Investments Co. (d)
|
3,492
|
180,955
|
||||||
525,039
|
||||||||
Health Care – 7.9%
|
||||||||
Allergan PLC (a)(c)(d)
|
639
|
197,112
|
||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (d)
|
1,621
|
175,279
|
||||||
McKesson Corp. (d)
|
521
|
93,155
|
||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. (d)
|
3,793
|
207,325
|
||||||
Pfizer, Inc. (d)
|
6,496
|
219,695
|
||||||
892,566
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 94.8% (Continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Industrials – 13.5%
|
||||||||
CSX Corp. (d)
|
4,515
|
$
|
121,860
|
|||||
Cummins, Inc. (d)
|
1,096
|
113,447
|
||||||
General Electric Co. (d)
|
16,238
|
469,603
|
||||||
Middleby Corp. (a)(d)
|
2,244
|
262,413
|
||||||
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)(d)
|
2,240
|
135,094
|
||||||
United Rentals, Inc. (a)(d)
|
1,312
|
98,217
|
||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)(d)
|
2,244
|
160,693
|
||||||
Wabtec Corp. (d)
|
1,874
|
155,298
|
||||||
1,516,625
|
||||||||
Information Technology – 17.3%
|
||||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(d)
|
508
|
151,034
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)(d)
|
121
|
89,224
|
||||||
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)(d)
|
121
|
86,008
|
||||||
Apple, Inc. (d)
|
2,333
|
278,794
|
||||||
Avago Technologies Ltd. (d)
|
1,214
|
149,480
|
||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions – Class A (a)(d)
|
2,786
|
189,754
|
||||||
Facebook, Inc. (a)(d)
|
2,237
|
228,107
|
||||||
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)(d)
|
1,383
|
152,407
|
||||||
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(d)
|
2,831
|
273,220
|
||||||
Mastercard, Inc. (d)
|
2,269
|
224,608
|
||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(c)(d)
|
1,667
|
130,609
|
||||||
1,953,245
|
||||||||
Materials – 6.7%
|
||||||||
Dow Chemical Co. (d)
|
8,367
|
432,323
|
||||||
Ecolab, Inc. (d)
|
1,032
|
124,201
|
||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (d)
|
736
|
196,387
|
||||||
752,911
|
||||||||
Telecommunications Services – 3.8%
|
||||||||
AT&T, Inc. (d)
|
12,718
|
426,180
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $9,060,458)
|
10,674,638
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 15.7%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 15.7%
|
||||||||
Fidelity Government Portfolio – Class I, 0.01% (b)
|
1,762,726
|
$
|
1,762,726
|
|||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,762,726)
|
1,762,726
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $10,823,184) – 110.5%
|
12,437,364
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (10.5)%
|
(1,177,179
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
|
$
|
11,260,185
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
The rate shown represents the fund’s 7-day yield as of October 31, 2015.
|
(c)
|
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
|
(d)
|
All or a portion of the security has been segregated for open short positions.
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
COMMON STOCKS – 23.0%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 12.0%
|
||||||||
American Public Education, Inc.
|
7,000
|
$
|
152,110
|
|||||
Dorman Products, Inc.
|
3,100
|
144,708
|
||||||
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (a)
|
6,000
|
172,380
|
||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc.
|
6,000
|
204,960
|
||||||
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.
|
7,400
|
144,966
|
||||||
Libbey, Inc.
|
4,951
|
166,552
|
||||||
PetMed Express, Inc.
|
12,000
|
201,840
|
||||||
VF Corp.
|
1,500
|
101,280
|
||||||
Whirlpool Corp.
|
400
|
64,056
|
||||||
1,352,852
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples – 3.8%
|
||||||||
Boston Beer, Inc. (a)
|
300
|
65,877
|
||||||
Boulder Brands, Inc.
|
12,000
|
106,320
|
||||||
Edgewell Personal Care Co.
|
1,864
|
157,899
|
||||||
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
|
2,000
|
101,500
|
||||||
431,596
|
||||||||
Health Care – 1.1%
|
||||||||
Air Methods Corp.
|
3,000
|
122,790
|
||||||
Industrials – 3.7%
|
||||||||
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
|
5,700
|
169,803
|
||||||
Masonite International Corp. (a)
|
2,800
|
167,636
|
||||||
Trex Co., Inc.
|
2,000
|
78,140
|
||||||
415,579
|
||||||||
Information Technology – 2.4%
|
||||||||
Broadsoft, Inc.
|
4,000
|
127,880
|
||||||
Zillow Group, Inc. (a)
|
5,000
|
138,450
|
||||||
266,330
|
||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $2,722,337)
|
2,589,147
|
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 20.9%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
|
11,340
|
$
|
2,357,926
|
|||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $2,238,752)
|
2,357,926
|
|||||||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
|
||||||||
(Proceeds $4,961,089) – 43.9%
|
$
|
4,947,073
|
(a)
|
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
|
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Assets:
|
||||
Investments, at value (cost of $10,823,184)
|
$
|
12,437,364
|
||
Deposits at brokers
|
4,159,054
|
|||
Receivables:
|
||||
Securities sold
|
272,110
|
|||
Dividends and interest
|
15,155
|
|||
Advisor
|
2,811
|
|||
Prepaid expenses
|
13,921
|
|||
Total assets
|
16,900,415
|
|||
Liabilities:
|
||||
Securities sold short (proceeds $4,961,089)
|
4,947,073
|
|||
Payables:
|
||||
Securities purchased
|
613,961
|
|||
Dividends on short positions
|
2,160
|
|||
Broker interest payable on short positions
|
157
|
|||
Administration fee
|
20,391
|
|||
Distribution fees
|
19,369
|
|||
Service fees
|
1,943
|
|||
Compliance expense
|
3,148
|
|||
Custody fees
|
2,710
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
5,359
|
|||
Accrued expenses and other payables
|
23,959
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
5,640,230
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
11,260,185
|
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Net assets consist of:
|
||||
Paid in capital
|
$
|
9,619,834
|
||
Accumulated net investment loss
|
(81,531
|
)
|
||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
|
93,686
|
|||
Net unrealized appreciation on:
|
||||
Investments
|
1,614,180
|
|||
Securities sold short
|
14,016
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
11,260,185
|
||
Investor Class:
|
||||
Net assets applicable to outstanding Investor Class shares
|
$
|
11,140,291
|
||
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
|
||||
interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
|
893,244
|
|||
Net asset value and redemption price per share
|
$
|
12.47
|
||
Institutional Class:
|
||||
Net assets applicable to outstanding Institutional Class shares
|
$
|
119,894
|
||
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
|
||||
interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
|
9,604
|
|||
Net asset value and redemption price per share
|
$
|
12.48
|
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Investment income:
|
||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0)
|
$
|
112,079
|
||
Interest
|
76
|
|||
Total investment income
|
112,155
|
|||
Expenses:
|
||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 5)
|
75,638
|
|||
Administration fees (Note 5)
|
38,445
|
|||
Distribution fees (Note 6)
|
||||
Distribution fees – Investor Class
|
13,459
|
|||
Distribution fees – Institutional Class
|
—
|
|||
Service fees (Note 7)
|
||||
Service fees – Investor Class
|
5,384
|
|||
Service fees – Institutional Class
|
20
|
|||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
10,626
|
|||
Federal and state registration fees
|
2,760
|
|||
Audit fees
|
9,377
|
|||
Compliance expense
|
6,293
|
|||
Legal fees
|
3,433
|
|||
Trustees’ fees and expenses
|
3,680
|
|||
Custody fees
|
6,440
|
|||
Other
|
7,524 | |||
Total expenses before dividend and interest expense on short positions
|
183,079
|
|||
Dividends expense on short positions
|
16,742
|
|||
Broker interest expense on short positions
|
21,925
|
|||
Total expenses before reimbursement from advisor
|
221,746
|
|||
Expense reimbursement from advisor (Note 5)
|
(57,858
|
)
|
||
Net expenses
|
163,888
|
|||
Net investment loss
|
(51,733
|
)
|
||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
|
||||
Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:
|
||||
Investments
|
(22
|
)
|
||
Securities sold short
|
255,018
|
|||
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:
|
||||
Investments
|
15,689
|
|||
Securities sold short
|
(15,749
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
254,936
|
|||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
203,203
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
October 31, 2015
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
April 30, 2015
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(51,733
|
)
|
$
|
(100,140
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain on investments
|
254,996
|
146,592
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized
|
||||||||
appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(60
|
)
|
635,515
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets
|
||||||||
resulting from operations
|
203,203
|
681,967
|
||||||
Distributions to Shareholders From:
|
||||||||
Net realized gains
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
—
|
(9,151
|
)
|
|||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
(9,151
|
)
|
|||||
Capital Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
881,003
|
4,103,004
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
114,483
|
—
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders
|
||||||||
in reinvestment of dividends
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
—
|
8,839
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
(339,615
|
)
|
(643,951
|
)
|
||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets from
|
||||||||
capital share transactions
|
655,871
|
3,467,892
|
||||||
Total increase in net assets
|
859,074
|
4,140,708
|
||||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
10,401,111
|
6,260,403
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
11,260,185
|
$
|
10,401,111
|
||||
Accumulated net investment loss
|
$
|
(81,531
|
)
|
$
|
(29,798
|
)
|
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
October 31, 2015
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
April 30, 2015
|
|||||||
Changes in Shares Outstanding:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
71,754
|
345,761
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
9,604
|
—
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders
|
||||||||
in reinvestment of dividends
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
—
|
760
|
||||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
||||||||
Investor class shares
|
(28,058
|
)
|
(53,720
|
)
|
||||
Institutional class shares
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
53,300
|
292,801
|
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
|
For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Increase (decrease) in cash –
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
$
|
203,203
|
||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets
|
||||
from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
|
||||
Purchases of investments
|
(2,501,240
|
)
|
||
Proceeds for dispositions of investment securities
|
2,186,798
|
|||
Purchase of short term investments, net
|
(321,762
|
)
|
||
Increase in deposits at broker
|
(2,355,090
|
)
|
||
Increase in dividends and interest receivable
|
(4,488
|
)
|
||
Decrease in receivable for securities sold
|
2,048,812
|
|||
Increase in due from advisor
|
(2,811
|
)
|
||
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
|
(5,940
|
)
|
||
Decrease in proceeds on securities sold short
|
(237,164
|
)
|
||
Increase in payable for securities purchased
|
340,697
|
|||
Increase in payable for dividends on short positions
|
2,160
|
|||
Decrease in payable for broker interest on short positions
|
(17
|
)
|
||
Decrease in accrued management fees
|
(4,393
|
)
|
||
Increase in accrued administration fees
|
3,194
|
|||
Increase in distribution and service fees
|
13,542
|
|||
Increase in compliance fees
|
43
|
|||
Increase in custody fees
|
1,982
|
|||
Increase in transfer agent expenses
|
535
|
|||
Decrease in other accrued expenses
|
(7,065
|
)
|
||
Unrealized appreciation on securities
|
(15,689
|
)
|
||
Net realized loss on investments
|
22
|
|||
Net cash used in operating activities
|
(654,671
|
)
|
||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
998,486
|
|||
Payment on shares redeemed
|
(343,815
|
)
|
||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
654,671
|
|||
Net increase in cash
|
—
|
|||
Cash:
|
||||
Beginning balance
|
—
|
|||
Ending balance
|
$
|
—
|
||
Supplemental information:
|
||||
Cash paid for interest
|
$
|
21,925
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
Six Months
|
September 28,
|
|||||||||||||||
Ended
|
For the
|
For the
|
2012
|
|||||||||||||
October 31,
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
through
|
|||||||||||||
2015
|
April 30,
|
April 30,
|
April 30,
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013* |
|
||||||||||||
Net Asset Value –
|
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period
|
$
|
12.24
|
$
|
11.24
|
$
|
10.05
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||||
Income from
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment Operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
0.29
|
1.11
|
1.31
|
0.16
|
||||||||||||
Total from
|
||||||||||||||||
investment operations
|
0.23
|
1.01
|
1.19
|
0.12
|
||||||||||||
Less Distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||
Dividends from
|
||||||||||||||||
net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Distributions from
|
||||||||||||||||
net realized gains
|
—
|
(0.01
|
)
|
—
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
(0.01
|
)
|
—
|
(0.07
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net Asset Value – End of Period
|
$
|
12.47
|
$
|
12.24
|
$
|
11.24
|
$
|
10.05
|
||||||||
Total Return
|
1.88
|
%+
|
9.01
|
%
|
11.84
|
%
|
1.20
|
%+
|
||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net assets,
|
||||||||||||||||
end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
11,140
|
$
|
10,401
|
$
|
6,260
|
$
|
5,272
|
||||||||
Ratio of operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
4.10
|
%^ |
4.53
|
%
|
6.13
|
%
|
6.71
|
%^ | ||||||||
After reimbursements
|
3.03
|
%^ |
3.33
|
%
|
3.48
|
%
|
3.29
|
%^ | ||||||||
Ratio of interest expense and
|
||||||||||||||||
dividends on short positions
|
||||||||||||||||
to average net assets
|
0.71
|
%^ |
0.83
|
%
|
0.98
|
%
|
0.79
|
%^ | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||
(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Before reimbursements
|
(2.03
|
)%^ |
(2.43
|
)%
|
(4.08
|
)%
|
(4.54
|
)%^ | ||||||||
After reimbursements
|
(0.96
|
)%^ |
(1.23
|
)%
|
(1.43
|
)%
|
(1.12
|
)%^ | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
21
|
%+
|
68
|
%
|
135
|
%
|
108
|
%+
|
*
|
Commencement of operations for Investor Class shares was September 28, 2012.
|
+
|
Not Annualized.
|
^
|
Annualized.
|
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
August 28, 2015
|
||||
through
|
||||
October 31, 2015
|
||||
(Unaudited)*
|
||||
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period
|
$
|
11.92
|
||
Income from Investment Operations:
|
||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
0.57
|
|||
Total from investment operations
|
0.56
|
|||
Less Distributions:
|
||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
—
|
|||
Distributions from net realized gains
|
—
|
|||
Total distributions
|
—
|
|||
Net Asset Value – End of Period
|
$
|
12.48
|
||
Total Return
|
4.70
|
%+
|
||
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
|
||||
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
120
|
||
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:
|
||||
Before reimbursements
|
3.95
|
%^ | ||
After reimbursements
|
2.39
|
%^ | ||
Ratio of interest expense and dividends on
|
||||
short positions to average net assets
|
0.77
|
%^ | ||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
|
||||
Before reimbursements
|
(2.24
|
)%^ | ||
After reimbursements
|
(0.68
|
)%^ | ||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
21
|
%+
|
*
|
Commencement of operations for Institutional Class shares was August 28, 2015.
|
+
|
Not Annualized.
|
^
|
Annualized.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
A.
|
Security Valuation: All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
|
|
B.
|
Federal Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are required.
|
|
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions to be taken on returns filed for the open tax years ended 2013-2015, or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2016 tax return. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin; however, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
|
||
C.
|
Securities Transactions, Income and Distributions: Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on 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 Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which 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.
|
||
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 Fund’s shares based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
|
||
The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it, such as investment advisory, custody and transfer agent fees. Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds proportionately based on allocation methods approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Common expenses of the Trust are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust based on a fund’s respective net assets, or by other equitable means.
|
||
D.
|
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
|
|
E.
|
Redemption Fees: The Long/Short Fund charges a 1% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 60 days or less. Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
|
|
F.
|
Options Transactions: The Fund may utilize options for hedging purposes as well as direct investment. Some options strategies, including buying puts, tend to hedge the Fund’s investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies, such as writing puts and calls and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure. Options contracts may be combined with each other in order to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Fund’s overall strategy in a manner deemed appropriate to the Advisor and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. When a call or put option is written, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. The liability is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the written option. When a written option expires, a gain is realized in the amount of the premium originally received. If a closing purchase contract is entered into, a gain or loss is realized in the amount of the original
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
premium less the cost of the closing transaction. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security which is purchased upon the exercise of the option.
|
||
With options, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the options are covered or secured, which means that the Fund will own the underlying security or, to the extent they do not hold such a portfolio, will maintain a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian consisting of high quality liquid debt obligations equal to the market value of the option, marked-to-market daily.
|
||
Options purchased are recorded as investments and marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the option contract. If an option purchased expires, a loss is realized in the amount of the cost of the option contract. If a closing transaction is entered into, a gain or loss is realized to the extent that the proceeds from the sale are greater or less than the cost of the option. If a purchased put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security by adjusting the proceeds from such sale by the amount of the premium originally paid. If a purchased call option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased upon exercise is increased by the premium originally paid.
|
||
G.
|
Leverage and Short Sales: The Fund may use leverage in connection with its investment activities and may effect short sales of securities. Leverage can increase the investment returns of the Fund if the securities purchased increase in value in an amount exceeding the cost of the borrowing. However, if the securities decrease in value, the Fund will suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without the use of leverage. A short sale is the sale by the Fund of a security which it does not own in anticipation of purchasing the same security in the future at a lower price to close the short position. A short sale will be successful if the price of the shorted security decreases. However, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period in which the short position is outstanding, the Fund will realize a loss. The risk on a short sale is unlimited because the Fund must buy the shorted security at the higher price to complete the transaction. Therefore, short sales may be subject to greater risks than investments in long positions. With a long position, the maximum sustainable loss is limited to the amount paid for the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security. The Fund would also incur increased transaction costs associated with selling securities short. In addition, if the Fund sells securities short, it must maintain a segregated account with its custodian containing cash or high-grade securities equal to (i) the greater of the current market value of the securities sold short or the market value of such securities at the time they were sold short, less (ii) any collateral deposited with the Fund’s broker (not including the proceeds from the short sales). The Fund may be required to add to the segregated account as the
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
market price of a shorted security increases. As a result of maintaining and adding to its segregated account, the Fund may maintain higher levels of cash or liquid assets (for example, U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements, high quality commercial paper and long equity positions) for collateral needs thus reducing its overall managed assets available for trading purposes.
|
||
H.
|
Mutual Fund and ETF Trading Risk: The Fund may invest in other mutual funds that are either open-end or closed-end investment companies as well as ETFs. ETFs are investment companies that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not necessarily trade at the net asset values of their underlying securities, which means an ETF could potentially trade above or below the value of the underlying portfolios. Additionally, because ETFs trade like stocks on exchanges, they are subject to trading and commission costs unlike mutual funds. Also, both mutual funds and ETFs have management fees that are part of their costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear their proportionate share of the costs.
|
|
I.
|
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund made the following permanent tax adjustments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
|
Undistributed
|
Accumulated
|
|||
Net Investment
|
Net Realized
|
Paid In
|
||
Income/(Loss)
|
Gain/(Loss)
|
Capital
|
||
Long/Short Fund
|
$99,931
|
$(15,392)
|
$(84,539)
|
J.
|
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End: In preparing the financial statements as of October 31, 2015, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
|
|
Level 2 –
|
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
|
||
Level 3 –
|
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
2,681,639
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
2,681,639
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
1,064,325
|
—
|
—
|
1,064,325
|
||||||||||||
Energy
|
862,108
|
—
|
—
|
862,108
|
||||||||||||
Financials
|
525,039
|
—
|
—
|
525,039
|
||||||||||||
Health Care
|
892,566
|
—
|
—
|
892,566
|
||||||||||||
Industrials
|
1,516,625
|
—
|
—
|
1,516,625
|
||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
1,953,245
|
—
|
—
|
1,953,245
|
||||||||||||
Materials
|
752,911
|
—
|
—
|
752,911
|
||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services
|
426,180
|
—
|
—
|
426,180
|
||||||||||||
Total Common Stock
|
10,674,638
|
—
|
—
|
10,674,638
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
1,762,726
|
—
|
—
|
1,762,726
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
12,437,364
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
12,437,364
|
||||||||
Total Securities Sold Short
|
$
|
4,947,073
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,947,073
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Investor Class
|
1.99%*
|
Institutional Class
|
1.74%
|
*
|
The Board approved an amendment to the Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Advisor, pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to reduce the Fund’s Expense Cap from 2.50% to 1.99%, effective August 28, 2015.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
Total
|
|
Long/Short Fund
|
$80,718
|
$121,569
|
$97,143
|
$57,858
|
$357,288
|
Administration & fund accounting
|
$
|
38,445
|
||
Custody
|
$
|
6,440
|
||
Transfer agency(a)
|
$
|
7,774
|
||
Chief Compliance Officer
|
$
|
6,293
|
||
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
|
Administration & fund accounting
|
$
|
20,391
|
||
Custody
|
$
|
2,710
|
||
Transfer agency(a)
|
$
|
3,961
|
||
Chief Compliance Officer
|
$
|
3,148
|
||
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Investor Class
|
$
|
5,384
|
||
Institutional Class
|
$
|
20
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
Long/Short Fund
|
$
|
2,501,240
|
$
|
2,186,798
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Long/Short Fund
|
|||||
Cost of investments(a)
|
$
|
10,255,019
|
|||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
1,831,302
|
||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(300,828
|
)
|
|||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
1,530,474
|
||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
—
|
||||
Undistributed long-term capital gain
|
—
|
||||
Total distributable earnings
|
—
|
||||
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
|
(93,326
|
)
|
|||
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
|
$
|
1,437,148
|
(a)
|
The difference between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation and cost is attributable primarily to wash sales.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|
April 30, 2015
|
April 30, 2014
|
|
Long/Short Fund
|
||
Ordinary income
|
$ —
|
$ —
|
Long-term capital gains
|
$9,151
|
$ —
|
Late Year Ordinary
|
Short-Term
|
Loss Deferral
|
Loss Deferral
|
$29,798
|
$55,583
|
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Continued)
|
October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(1)
|
|
5/1/2015
|
10/31/2015
|
5/1/2015 – 10/31/2015
|
|
Actual
|
|||
Investor Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,018.80
|
$15.38
|
Hypothetical (5% return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
|||
Investor Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,009.90
|
$15.31
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class fund shares’ annualized expense ratios of 3.03%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the period).
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(1)
|
|
8/28/2015
|
10/31/2015
|
8/28/2015 – 10/31/2015
|
|
Actual
|
|||
Institutional Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,047.00
|
$4.34
|
Hypothetical (5% return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
|||
Institutional Class
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,013.12
|
$4.27
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class fund shares’ annualized expense ratios of 2.39%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 65/366 (to reflect the period).
|
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
at October 31, 2015 (Unaudited)
|
PRIVACY NOTICE
|
•
|
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.
|
(a)
|
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
|
(b)
|
Not Applicable.
|
(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.
|
(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.
|
(b)
|
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Advisors Series Trust;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: January 6, 2016
|
/s/Douglas G. Hess
Douglas G. Hess President |
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Advisors Series Trust;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: January 6, 2016
|
/s/Cheryl L. King
Cheryl L. King Treasurer
|
/s/Douglas G. Hess
Douglas G. Hess
President, Advisors Series Trust
|
/s/Cheryl L. King
Cheryl L. King
Treasurer, Advisors Series Trust
|
Dated: January 6, 2016
|
Dated: January 6, 2016
|
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