N-CSRS 1 omf-ncsrs.htm O'SHAUGHNESSY MUTUAL FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT 1-31-16

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


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number  811-07959



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



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



(414) 765-6609
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2016



Date of reporting period: January 31, 2016


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 













SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
January 31, 2016




O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund
Class A Shares – OFAAX
Class C Shares – OFACX
Class I Shares – OFAIX


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund
Class I Shares – OFDIX


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
Class I Shares – OFMIX
 
 
 
 
 
 

 



O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


All Cap Core Fund
 
For the six month fiscal period ended January 31, 2016, Class A shares of the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund (the “All Cap Core Fund”) returned -12.85% (with the effect of sales charges) and -8.03% (without the effect of sales charges). Class C shares of the All Cap Core Fund returned -8.40% and Class I shares returned -7.95%, underperforming the Russell 3000® Index which returned -8.53% and the S&P 500® Index (“S&P 500”) which returned -6.77% for the same period.
 
Several positions detracted from performance, including The Mosaic Company and CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Not owning outperforming stocks, such as Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), also held back returns.  Performance was boosted, however, by several overweights to stocks such as The Home Depot, Inc. (“Home Depot”), Cameron International Corporation, and Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”).
 
Based on our key factors of high yield, attractive valuation, and high momentum, the All Cap Core Fund was hurt by an overweight allocation to, and security selection within, the Industrials sector. An overweight to Materials and underweight to Information Technology, as well as security selection within those sectors, also detracted from returns. On the positive side, underweight allocations to Energy and Financials and an overweight to Consumer Discretionary, as well as security selection within those sectors, contributed to performance.
 
Based on our historical research, the factors that we emphasize in the All Cap Core Fund should outperform over longer holding periods, but have shorter periods of time when they are less successful. We believe the key to success with this type of strategy is patience, and we expect stocks with attractive yields, valuations and momentum to outperform in the years to come.
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
 
For the six month fiscal period ended January 31, 2016, Class I shares of the O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund (the “Enhanced Dividend Fund”) returned -11.72%, underperforming the MSCI All Country World Index which returned -11.40% and the Russell 1000 Value® Index which returned -8.63% for the same period.
 
Dividend yield is the key stock selection factor in our Enhanced Dividend Fund and was the primary detractor of returns for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2016.  A focus on high dividend yield led to allocations outside of the United States, and global stocks with the highest dividend yield underperformed the market for the period.  Selecting securities based on high yield also led to substantial overweight allocations to the Energy, Materials, and Telecommunication Services sectors, which also detracted from performance. Security selection in those sectors also held back returns. On the positive side, security selection within the Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors aided performance for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2016.
 
The Enhanced Dividend Fund benefited from allocations to McDonald’s Corp. (“McDonald’s”), Swiss Re Ltd., and GlaxoSmithKline plc, all of which did well during the fiscal period ended January 31, 2016.  The main detractors from return were BHP Billiton plc, CenturyLink Inc., and Rio Tintoplc, all of which underperformed.
 
Based on our historical research back to 1926, large cap, market-leading stocks with high dividend yields have been very strong performers relative to the overall market in the long run.  We believe the key to success with this type of strategy is patience, and we expect stocks with attractive yields to outperform in the years to come.
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
For the six month fiscal period ended January 31, 2016, Class I shares of the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund”) returned -10.41%, outperforming the Russell 2500 Growth™ Index which returned -17.77% for the same period.
 
Our key factors of reasonable valuation, strong earnings growth and strong momentum, led to an underweight allocation to the Health Care sector and overweight allocations to the Consumer Staples and Financials sectors.  Those allocations, as well as security selection within those three sectors, were the main contributors to return for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2016. An overweight allocation and security selection within the Telecommunication Services sector, as well as an underweight to the Information Technology sector, detracted from returns. John B Sanfilippo & Sons Inc. and Cal-Maine Foods Inc. within the Consumer Staples sector and MarketAxess Holdings Inc. within the Financials sector were the largest contributors to return. Marriott Vacations Worldwide, OSI Systems Inc., and Cowen Group Inc. were the main detractors from return.
 
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Based on our historical research, the factors that we emphasize in the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund should outperform over longer holding periods, but have shorter periods of time when they lead to underperformance versus the benchmark.  We believe the key to success with this type of strategy is patience, and we expect stocks with attractive valuations and strong earnings and price momentum to potentially outperform in the years to come.
 
Outlook – Enhanced Dividend
 
Large global stocks with strong dividend yield outperformed the market greater than 80% of the time across all rolling five year periods since 1970.1  We believe that combining dividend yield with the stock selection themes of valuation and quality, as we do in the Enhanced Dividend Fund, can improve the overall results. However, there exist periods when stocks with high dividend yield have underperformed for an extended period of time, as has been the case for the last several years. The chart below shows the rolling 3-year excess return for dividend yield from 1970-2015. The chart illustrates that there have been at least five periods of underperformance for dividend yield as an investment factor. We believe the most recent episode of underperformance is related to the factor’s exposure to foreign stocks.
 

 
Because foreign stocks tend to reward investors with higher dividend yields, and are currently priced at cheaper valuations, a focus on dividend yield over the last several years has heavily favored non-U.S. stocks. Over the same period, returns in non-U.S. markets have lagged their U.S. counterparts by an astounding 13.8% annualized over the trailing 3 years.2  Therefore, a key underlying driver of the Enhanced Dividend Fund’s underperformance is its foreign exposure.
 
Narrowing in on the more recent experience, the chart at right shows the calendar year excess returns of the top quintile of dividend yield within the U.S. and within a broader set of large global stocks. From 2012 to present there has been a significant divergence in the performance of U.S. vs global high dividend yield stocks with global dividend yield underperforming in each of the last four calendar years. The impacts of dividend yield’s exposure to the Energy sector and non-U.S. dollar currencies have also contributed to its poor performance.
 
 

1
As measured by the highest quintile of dividend yield—Compustat, OSAM Calculations.
2
Total return of the S&P 500 Index relative to the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index as of 12/31/2015.
 
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In short, it has been an extremely difficult time to be a global dividend investor. While nobody can predict when global dividend payers will come back into favor, we continue to believe that avoiding overly-levered balance sheets and manipulated earnings, while seeking discounted valuation and strong dividend yield is a sound investment strategy. We remain steadfast in our approach. While performance has struggled, a number of portfolio characteristics, which we believe drive long-term performance, have persisted. As of January 31, 2016, the portfolio of stocks in the Enhanced Dividend Fund is trading at a P/E ratio of 13.5x, a 15% discount to the MSCI All Country World Index P/E of 15.9x. On the basis of two different cash flow metrics—EBITDA to Enterprise Value and Free Cash Flow to Enterprise Value, the Enhanced Dividend Fund is trading at 30% and 47% discounts, respectively. Finally, the Enhanced Dividend Fund has an SEC 30-day yield of 3.82% (as of January 31, 2016), higher than benchmark’s 2.6% yield.
 
Market Outlook – Small/Mid Cap Growth and All Cap Core
 
The S&P 500 was up 1.4% during 2015. Similar to the general consensus, we believe this return number is misleading. To achieve this slightly positive return, the S&P 500 rode the performance of a very small group of stocks. The top ten stocks by contribution to total return—Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), Microsoft, Alphabet Inc. (“Google”) (2 share classes), General Electric Company, Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”), Home Depot, Starbucks Corporation, McDonald’s and Netflix, Inc.—were up an average of +53.5% during 2015. The remaining stocks in the index were down an average of -3.5%. In terms of contribution (weight at beginning of the year multiplied by total return for the year) to the S&P 500’s total return, these stocks added more than 3%, while the rest of the S&P 500 had a negative contribution.
 
This scenario—where the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 contribute more to the market’s return than the remaining 490 stocks—is fairly rare. Over the past 50 years, it has happened just 20% of the time (in all one-year periods that the market is up). This means that 80% of the time, the bottom 490 stocks contribute more to the market’s total return than the top 10. Not so in 2015. Below is a distribution of those observations3:
 

 
This narrow leadership is no secret; it is the main explanation given by active managers for recent underperformance. Strategies which emphasize value—like ours—have missed the return boost provided by this narrow group of leaders because these leaders have performed so well despite very expensive prices. We think that it is more useful, looking forward to 2016, to describe why we generally haven’t owned stocks like these and, in most cases, why we won’t in the future.


3
Official S&P constituents 1/31/1990-present, otherwise the top 500 U.S. stocks by market capitalization.
 
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We believe in selecting stocks which look attractive across a number of proven stock selection factors, including quality, valuation, and yield. Let’s look at the top 10 contributors from 2015 through our “factor” lens. Below is the average percentile (where a percentile of 1 means the stock is the best relative to all other large stocks, and 100 is the worst) of these top ten stocks across a number of factors.
 
*as of 12/31/2015
Average Percentile (Top 10 Contributors, 2015)
Valuation
82
Earnings Growth
33
Earnings Quality
51
Financial Strength
52
Shareholder Yield
61
Momentum
7
 
You can see that on average their momentum is strong and their earnings growth is solid. However, their financial strength and earnings quality scores are average, their shareholder yields are unimpressive, and their valuations are very expensive relative to other stocks in the market. The most expensive stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google) have an average P/E of 358.
 
To see why we don’t own the expensive names which led the market in 2015, let’s consider the value factor. Throughout history, cheaper stocks (measured using Price/Earnings, Price/Sales, Free Cash Flow/Enterprise Value, EBITDA/Enterprise Value, and Shareholder Yield) have outperformed large stocks, on average, while expensive stocks have underperformed. The cheapest 10% of stocks have outperformed large stocks by 5.1%, annualized, and average performance deteriorates as stocks get more expensive, down to the lowest decile which have underperformed large stocks by 6.4% annualized.
 

 
 
On average, the top 10 contributors to the market’s 2015 return fall in the second lowest decile by valuation, a category that historically has lost to the market by -3.2% per year. The most discussed four names (the so-called FANG stocks Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) all fall in the lowest valuation category as of December 31, 2015.
 
Could these top names continue to lead the market in 2016? Of course it is possible. But given their extremely expensive average valuation, we will continue to avoid these names.
 
There will be periods when the market is led by a short list of large-cap, expensive growth stocks, but in the past these periods have not persisted. Across market history, the value factor—a central tenet of our stock selection process—has consistently returned to form. We believe that the key to strong performance in 2016 and the year beyond is sticking with our disciplined approach to stock selection using factors that have proven to provide an edge over and across market cycles.
 
Given All Cap Core and Small-Mid Cap Growth’s positioning relative to its benchmark—measured by the key characteristics we use in our stock selection process—we believe the Funds are well situated for 2016.
 
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Past performance does not guarantee future results.
 
Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility, and differences in accounting methods. Real estate investment trusts and foreign real estate companies may be less diversified than other pools of securities, may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt and erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. Investments in small-and medium-capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. Risks of derivatives include the possible imperfect correlation between the value of instruments and the underlying assets; risks of default by the other party to the transaction; risks that the transactions may result in losses that partially or completely offset gains in portfolio positions; and risks that instruments may not be liquid.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please read the Schedule of Investments for a complete list of Fund holdings.
 
The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.  The Russell 2500 Growth™ Index (“Russell 2500”) measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe.  It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.  The Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500® Index is a market-weighted index of 500 widely held common stocks of companies chosen for market size, liquidity and current index membership.  The MSCI All Country World Index is a free-float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets.  The Russell 1000 Value® Index (“Russell 1000”) measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe.  It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.  You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
“Dividend yield” is the financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price (equal to most recent dividend payment per share (annualized) divided by price per share).
 
“Price-to-Earnings Ratio” or “P/E valuation” is a ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per-share earnings (equal to Market Value per Share divided by Earnings per Share).
 
“Excess return” is the return of a strategy, or factor, above a specified benchmark.
 
“EBITDA” is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
 
“Enterprise Value” (EV) is a measure of a company’s value, often used as an alternative to straightforward market capitalization. EV is calculated as market cap plus debt, minority interest, and preferred shares minus total cash and cash equivalents.
 
“Free cash flow” is a measure calculated as operating earnings plus depreciation and amortization less non-cash items and capital expenditures.
 
“Price-to-Sales Ratio” or “P/S valuation” is a ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per-share sales (equal to Market Value per Share divided by Sales per Share).
 
Earnings growth is not representative of the fund’s future performance.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund, O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund and the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 




 
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Expense Example
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shareholders in mutual funds generally incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (8/1/15 – 1/31/16).
 
Actual Expenses
For each class of each fund, two lines are presented in the tables below, with the first line providing information about actual account values and actual expenses. Actual net expenses are limited to 0.85%, 1.60%, and 0.60% for Class A shares, Class C shares, and Class I shares, respectively, of the All Cap Core Fund. Actual net expenses are limited to 0.99% for Class I shares of the Enhanced Dividend Fund, and 1.19% for Class I shares of the Small/Mid Cap Growth 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 Example below includes, but is 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 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% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables for each class of each fund 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.
 

 
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Expense Example (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
8/1/15
1/31/16
8/1/15 – 1/31/16
Class A Actual
$1,000.00
$   919.70
$4.10
Class A Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.86
$4.32
       
Class C Actual
$1,000.00
$   916.00
$7.71
Class C Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,017.09
$8.11
       
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$   920.50
$2.90
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.12
$3.05
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.85%, 1.60%, and 0.60% for Class A, Class C, and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/366 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
8/1/15
1/31/16
8/1/15 – 1/31/16
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$   882.80
$4.69
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.16
$5.03
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.99% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/366 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
8/1/15
1/31/16
8/1/15 – 1/31/16
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$   895.90
$5.67
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.15
$6.04
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.19% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/366 days to reflect the one-half year expense.


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Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 



 

 
Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.


The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
 


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O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
 




Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.


The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
 

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O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
 




Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.


The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
 


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Schedule of Investments
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 117.10%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 6.19%
     
 
31,701
 
The Boeing Co.
 
$
3,808,241
 
 
1,370
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
175,196
 
 
3,734
 
National Presto Industries, Inc.
   
295,322
 
           
4,278,759
 
     
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.64%
       
 
9,821
 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
   
443,124
 
               
     
Auto Components – 0.37%
       
 
7,077
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
   
258,027
 
               
     
Beverages – 2.61%
       
 
1,011
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
   
177,835
 
 
12,502
 
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
   
1,173,188
 
 
3,346
 
Monster Beverage Corp.*
   
451,810
 
           
1,802,833
 
     
Building Materials – 0.28%
       
 
1,592
 
Lennox International, Inc.
   
190,753
 
               
     
Building Products – 0.93%
       
 
5,147
 
A.O. Smith Corp.
   
359,518
 
 
4,707
 
Allegion PLC#
   
285,056
 
           
644,574
 
     
Capital Markets – 0.21%
       
 
3,637
 
SEI Investments Co.
   
142,716
 
               
     
Chemicals – 4.03%
       
 
15,583
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
467,490
 
 
4,972
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
247,854
 
 
25,755
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A#
   
2,008,117
 
 
2,376
 
The Mosaic Co.
   
57,262
 
           
2,780,723
 
     
Commercial Banks – 0.39%
       
 
9,524
 
Enterprise Financial Services Corp.
   
270,386
 
               
     
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.27%
       
 
29,670
 
Acco Brands Corp.*
   
180,097
 
 
10,187
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
   
620,286
 
 
2,192
 
Cintas Corp.
   
188,337
 
 
11,729
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
323,134
 
 
4,843
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
256,437
 
           
1,568,291
 


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

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Communications Equipment – 1.28%
     
 
12,983
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
 
$
306,399
 
 
8,662
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
578,362
 
           
884,761
 
     
Computers & Peripherals – 2.69%
       
 
9,092
 
Apple, Inc.
   
885,015
 
 
33,427
 
Seagate Technology PLC#
   
971,054
 
           
1,856,069
 
     
Construction & Engineering – 1.86%
       
 
11,710
 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
   
331,861
 
 
2,885
 
Fluor Corp.
   
129,508
 
 
44,183
 
Quanta Services, Inc.*
   
826,222
 
           
1,287,591
 
     
Construction Materials – 0.29%
       
 
4,370
 
U.S. Concrete, Inc.*
   
198,748
 
               
     
Consumer Finance – 1.33%
       
 
95,769
 
Navient Corp.
   
915,552
 
               
     
Containers & Packaging – 0.36%
       
 
8,005
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.*
   
248,956
 
               
     
Distributors – 0.27%
       
 
2,255
 
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.
   
183,309
 
               
     
Diversified Consumer Services – 2.03%
       
 
17,058
 
H&R Block, Inc.
   
580,825
 
 
3,844
 
Outerwall, Inc.
   
129,927
 
 
28,506
 
Service Corp. International
   
689,560
 
           
1,400,312
 
     
Diversified Financial Services – 0.21%
       
 
2,142
 
MSCI, Inc.
   
147,455
 
               
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.98%
       
 
13,487
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
673,945
 
               
     
Electrical Equipment – 0.56%
       
 
1,923
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
389,273
 
               
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.36%
       
 
1,590
 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*
   
82,044
 
 
27,149
 
Flextronics International Ltd.*#
   
284,522
 
 
4,073
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
   
96,245
 
 
7,607
 
Tech Data Corp.*
   
474,677
 
           
937,488
 


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

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.30%
     
 
48,896
 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
 
$
1,591,076
 
               
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.54%
       
 
2,653
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
320,323
 
 
5,106
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
493,189
 
 
24,238
 
The Kroger Co.
   
940,677
 
           
1,754,189
 
     
Food Products – 2.57%
       
 
5,221
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
   
107,239
 
 
18,302
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
   
1,486,488
 
 
5,752
 
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
   
181,591
 
           
1,775,318
 
     
Gas Utilities – 0.51%
       
 
10,271
 
UGI Corp.
   
349,214
 
               
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.23%
       
 
2,107
 
C.R. Bard, Inc.
   
386,150
 
 
7,921
 
Hologic, Inc.*
   
268,839
 
 
3,166
 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*
   
194,551
 
           
849,540
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.93%
       
 
5,060
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
515,310
 
 
3,844
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
501,604
 
 
5,714
 
Centene Corp.*
   
354,611
 
 
1,297
 
Chemed Corp.
   
181,995
 
 
6,315
 
Cigna Corp.
   
843,684
 
 
14,203
 
Triple-S Management Corp. – Class B*#
   
316,585
 
           
2,713,789
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 9.30%
       
 
2,380
 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
   
312,327
 
 
1,450
 
DineEquity, Inc.
   
123,134
 
 
24,373
 
McDonald’s Corp.
   
3,016,890
 
 
2,043
 
Papa John’s International, Inc.
   
97,553
 
 
44,244
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
2,688,708
 
 
4,984
 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
   
183,561
 
           
6,422,173
 
     
Household Durables – 0.60%
       
 
4,782
 
Hooker Furniture Corp.
   
137,291
 
 
167
 
NVR, Inc.*
   
275,717
 
           
413,008
 
     
Household Products – 1.90%
       
 
7,787
 
The Clorox Co.
   
1,004,912
 
 
2,380
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
305,640
 
           
1,310,552
 


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

13


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.82%
     
 
19,696
 
AES Corp.
 
$
187,112
 
 
24,819
 
Calpine Corp.*
   
379,979
 
           
567,091
 
     
Insurance – 10.17%
       
 
7,302
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
412,417
 
 
4,008
 
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.#
   
186,412
 
 
8,117
 
Assurant, Inc.
   
659,993
 
 
12,749
 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
512,255
 
 
2,976
 
HCI Group, Inc.
   
98,952
 
 
30,004
 
The Progressive Corp.
   
937,625
 
 
2,089
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
   
175,956
 
 
37,786
 
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
   
4,044,613
 
           
7,028,223
 
     
Internet Software & Services – 0.25%
       
 
2,300
 
VeriSign, Inc.*
   
173,880
 
               
     
IT Services – 7.38%
       
 
6,529
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
   
349,693
 
 
12,355
 
Fiserv, Inc.*
   
1,168,289
 
 
4,182
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
246,529
 
 
3,295
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
411,183
 
 
1,422
 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
65,583
 
 
1,965
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
   
104,872
 
 
3,289
 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*
   
96,828
 
 
46,181
 
Total System Services, Inc.
   
1,854,629
 
 
4,168
 
Vantiv, Inc. – Class A*
   
196,104
 
 
29,012
 
The Western Union Co.
   
517,574
 
 
8,970
 
Xerox Corp.
   
87,458
 
           
5,098,742
 
     
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.42%
       
 
2,369
 
Waters Corp.*
   
287,146
 
               
     
Machinery – 5.25%
       
 
42,006
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
2,614,453
 
 
8,292
 
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.
   
171,727
 
 
3,376
 
Kadant, Inc.
   
131,023
 
 
4,293
 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
   
405,002
 
 
27,815
 
Wabash National Corp.*
   
307,634
 
           
3,629,839
 
     
Media – 8.54%
       
 
37,965
 
CBS Corp. – Class B
   
1,803,338
 
 
105,227
 
Discovery Communications, Inc. – Class A*
   
2,903,213
 
 
20,425
 
Gannett Co., Inc.
   
303,107
 
 
476
 
Graham Holdings Co. – Class B
   
230,712
 
 
6,910
 
The Walt Disney Co.
   
662,116
 
           
5,902,486
 


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

14


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Metals & Mining – 0.14%
     
 
1,695
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
 
$
96,513
 
               
     
Multi-line Retail – 0.25%
       
 
2,461
 
Dillard’s, Inc. – Class A
   
173,279
 
               
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.47%
       
 
12,021
 
Rex American Resources Corp.*
   
642,282
 
 
2,518
 
Tesoro Corp.
   
219,696
 
 
4,575
 
Western Refining, Inc.
   
150,518
 
           
1,012,496
 
     
Paper & Forest Products – 1.34%
       
 
28,743
 
Domtar Corp.
   
926,962
 
               
     
Personal Products – 0.59%
       
 
4,803
 
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. – Class A
   
409,456
 
               
     
Pharmaceuticals – 1.69%
       
 
38,395
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
1,170,664
 
               
     
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.47%
       
 
11,117
 
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.*#
   
321,281
 
               
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.01%
       
 
84,859
 
Intel Corp.
   
2,632,326
 
 
11,461
 
Photronics, Inc.*
   
136,844
 
           
2,769,170
 
     
Software – 1.47%
       
 
13,030
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.*
   
841,021
 
 
5,016
 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*
   
174,055
 
           
1,015,076
 
     
Specialty Retail – 11.66%
       
 
600
 
AutoZone, Inc.*
   
460,434
 
 
19,726
 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*
   
851,571
 
 
5,302
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
358,203
 
 
23,174
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
2,914,362
 
 
4,620
 
L Brands, Inc.
   
444,213
 
 
10,810
 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
   
774,645
 
 
8,624
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*
   
2,250,002
 
           
8,053,430
 
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.60%
       
 
17,846
 
NIKE, Inc. – Class B
   
1,106,630
 


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

15


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Tobacco – 2.11%
     
 
23,909
 
Altria Group, Inc.
 
$
1,461,079
 
               
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.26%
       
 
1,572
 
Watsco, Inc.
   
182,682
 
               
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.19%
       
 
45,787
 
Spok Holdings, Inc.
   
824,624
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $77,137,417)
   
80,893,253
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $77,137,417) – 117.10%
   
80,893,253
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (17.10)%
   
(11,814,486
)
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
69,078,767
 

*
Non-income producing security.
#
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.


 

 


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

16


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 97.62%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 1.48%
     
 
10,463
 
BAE Systems PLC – ADR
 
$
309,600
 
               
     
Capital Markets – 0.51%
       
 
6,020
 
Credit Suisse Group AG – ADR*
   
107,156
 
               
     
Chemicals – 6.58%
       
 
1,985
 
BASF SE – ADR
   
132,141
 
 
17,393
 
The Dow Chemical Co.
   
730,506
 
 
6,563
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A#
   
511,717
 
           
1,374,364
 
     
Commercial Banks – 11.04%
       
 
6,661
 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. – ADR
   
115,702
 
 
17,375
 
Bank of Montreal#
   
929,910
 
 
11,736
 
The Bank of Nova Scotia#
   
479,298
 
 
2,532
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
   
40,006
 
 
10,067
 
HSBC Holdings PLC – ADR
   
356,372
 
 
14,292
 
National Australia Bank Ltd. – ADR
   
141,634
 
 
6,404
 
The Toronto-Dominion Bank#
   
242,327
 
           
2,305,249
 
     
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.87%
       
 
987
 
Republic Services, Inc.
   
43,132
 
 
2,629
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
139,206
 
           
182,338
 
     
Computers & Peripherals – 0.39%
       
 
2,773
 
Seagate Technology PLC#
   
80,556
 
               
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 6.87%
       
 
31,845
 
CenturyLink, Inc.
   
809,500
 
 
14,702
 
Orange S.A. – ADR
   
259,784
 
 
19,595
 
Telefonica S.A. – ADR
   
205,552
 
 
17,035
 
TeliaSonera AB – ADR
   
159,959
 
           
1,434,795
 
     
Electrical Equipment – 4.20%
       
 
11,691
 
ABB Ltd. – ADR*
   
202,254
 
 
14,670
 
Emerson Electric Co.
   
674,527
 
           
876,781
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.54%
       
 
1,713
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
113,675
 
               
     
Food Products – 1.76%
       
 
8,285
 
Unilever NV – ADR
   
367,937
 


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

17


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.55%
     
 
5,992
 
McDonald’s Corp.
 
$
741,690
 
               
     
Insurance – 8.36%
       
 
34,565
 
Allianz SE – ADR
   
559,953
 
 
16,269
 
Manulife Financial Corp.#
   
225,488
 
 
6,659
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
297,324
 
 
4,493
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
314,869
 
 
14,963
 
Swiss Re AG – ADR
   
347,142
 
           
1,744,776
 
     
IT Services – 3.35%
       
 
3,323
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
414,677
 
 
15,961
 
The Western Union Co.
   
284,744
 
           
699,421
 
     
Leisure Products – 0.42%
       
 
3,158
 
Mattel, Inc.
   
87,129
 
               
     
Machinery – 3.39%
       
 
8,465
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
526,862
 
 
2,019
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
181,488
 
           
708,350
 
     
Media – 0.42%
       
 
1,406
 
Sky PLC – ADR
   
88,058
 
               
     
Metals & Mining – 3.83%
       
 
10,751
 
BHP Billiton PLC – ADR
   
211,257
 
 
6,019
 
Nucor Corp.
   
235,162
 
 
14,359
 
Rio Tinto PLC – ADR
   
353,949
 
           
800,368
 
     
Multi-line Retail – 0.96%
       
 
2,089
 
Kohl’s Corp.
   
103,928
 
 
1,344
 
Target Corp.
   
97,332
 
           
201,260
 
     
Office Electronics – 1.59%
       
 
11,850
 
Canon, Inc. – ADR
   
331,919
 
               
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 12.14%
       
 
5,798
 
BP PLC – ADR
   
187,681
 
 
4,128
 
Chevron Corp.
   
356,948
 
 
5,295
 
CNOOC Ltd. – ADR
   
537,813
 
 
35,912
 
Gazprom OAO – ADR
   
128,924
 
 
32
 
Husky Energy, Inc.#
   
311
 
 
7,344
 
LUKOIL PJSC – ADR
   
249,109
 
 
1,402
 
PetroChina Co., Ltd. – ADR
   
85,690
 


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

18


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued)
     
 
10,797
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC – Class A – ADR
 
$
474,312
 
 
4,695
 
Sasol Ltd. – ADR
   
122,070
 
 
8,619
 
Statoil ASA – ADR
   
117,218
 
 
4,114
 
Total S.A. – ADR
   
182,332
 
 
1,378
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
93,525
 
           
2,535,933
 
     
Paper & Forest Products – 3.44%
       
 
16,007
 
International Paper Co.
   
547,599
 
 
10,454
 
UPM-Kymmene Oyj – ADR
   
170,714
 
           
718,313
 
     
Pharmaceuticals – 9.92%
       
 
26,532
 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC – ADR
   
1,095,506
 
 
3,622
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
378,282
 
 
3,742
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
189,607
 
 
13,416
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
409,054
 
           
2,072,449
 
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.66%
       
 
11,142
 
Intel Corp.
   
345,625
 
               
     
Software – 3.33%
       
 
15,842
 
CA, Inc.
   
455,141
 
 
4,351
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
239,697
 
           
694,838
 
     
Specialty Retail – 1.06%
       
 
3,658
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
   
102,168
 
 
12,437
 
Kingfisher PLC – ADR
   
118,152
 
           
220,320
 
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.88%
       
 
16,225
 
Coach, Inc.
   
601,136
 
               
     
Tobacco – 0.88%
       
 
1,648
 
British American Tobacco PLC – ADR
   
182,944
 
               
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 2.07%
       
 
1,900
 
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. – ADR
   
432,744
 
               
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.13%
       
 
501
 
China Mobile Ltd. – ADR
   
27,320
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $23,545,317)
   
20,387,044
 


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

19


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.34%
     
   
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.34%
     
 
8,127
 
Telefonica Brasil S.A. – ADR
 
$
70,867
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $138,553)
   
70,867
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $23,683,870) – 97.96%
   
20,457,911
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 2.04%
   
426,848
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
20,884,759
 

*
Non-income producing security.
#
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
ADR – American Depository Receipt

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.






Country Allocation

Country
% of Net Assets
United States
 
48.1
%
 
United Kingdom
 
13.8
%
 
Canada
 
8.9
%
 
Netherlands
 
6.5
%
 
Japan
 
3.6
%
 
Germany
 
3.3
%
 
Switzerland
 
3.1
%
 
Hong Kong
 
2.7
%
 
France
 
2.1
%
 
Russian Federation
 
1.8
%
 
Australia
 
1.2
%
 
Spain
 
1.0
%
 
Finland
 
0.8
%
 
Sweden
 
0.8
%
 
South Africa
 
0.6
%
 
Norway
 
0.6
%
 
China
 
0.4
%
 
Ireland
 
0.4
%
 
Brazil
 
0.3
%
 
   
100.0
%
 


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

20


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 95.96%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 4.86%
     
 
1,613
 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*
 
$
26,534
 
 
4,593
 
BWX Technologies, Inc.
   
137,514
 
 
961
 
Elbit Systems Ltd.#
   
82,387
 
 
880
 
Hexcel Corp.
   
36,414
 
 
745
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
95,271
 
 
2,210
 
National Presto Industries, Inc.
   
174,789
 
 
186
 
Orbital ATK, Inc.
   
16,783
 
 
704
 
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. – Class A*
   
29,850
 
           
599,542
 
     
Airlines – 0.53%
       
 
634
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
44,634
 
 
705
 
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. – ADR
   
21,122
 
           
65,756
 
     
Auto Components – 0.93%
       
 
1,373
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
   
50,060
 
 
818
 
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*
   
56,655
 
 
123
 
Visteon Corp.*
   
8,226
 
           
114,941
 
     
Beverages – 1.21%
       
 
280
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
   
49,252
 
 
2,407
 
National Beverage Corp.*
   
99,505
 
           
148,757
 
     
Biotechnology – 0.14%
       
 
482
 
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*
   
17,641
 
               
     
Building Materials – 0.90%
       
 
929
 
Lennox International, Inc.
   
111,313
 
               
     
Building Products – 2.89%
       
 
2,484
 
A.O. Smith Corp.
   
173,507
 
 
2,091
 
American Woodmark Corp.*
   
144,279
 
 
2,551
 
Griffon Corp.
   
38,724
 
           
356,510
 
     
Capital Markets – 2.85%
       
 
11,825
 
Cowen Group, Inc. – Class A*
   
33,819
 
 
596
 
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.*
   
100,754
 
 
4,315
 
INTL FCStone, Inc.*
   
121,640
 
 
2,419
 
SEI Investments Co.
   
94,922
 
           
351,135
 
     
Chemicals – 0.88%
       
 
1,384
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
68,992
 
 
332
 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
   
38,831
 
           
107,823
 


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

21


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Commercial Banks – 7.96%
     
 
1,324
 
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
 
$
58,706
 
 
6,043
 
BNC Bancorp
   
140,318
 
 
5,153
 
CenterState Banks, Inc.
   
73,121
 
 
3,669
 
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*
   
173,324
 
 
6,011
 
Enterprise Financial Services Corp.
   
170,652
 
 
936
 
First Merchants Corp.
   
21,397
 
 
595
 
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
   
15,541
 
 
3,993
 
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
   
119,590
 
 
10,771
 
Heritage Commerce Corp.
   
105,663
 
 
1,232
 
Mercantile Bank Corp.
   
27,535
 
 
1,503
 
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
   
74,925
 
           
980,772
 
     
Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.97%
       
 
703
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
   
42,806
 
 
1,810
 
Cintas Corp.
   
155,515
 
 
3,064
 
Ennis, Inc.
   
61,188
 
 
504
 
G & K Services, Inc. – Class A
   
32,447
 
 
1,810
 
Interface, Inc.
   
30,571
 
 
378
 
Multi-Color Corp.
   
23,825
 
 
5,194
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
143,095
 
           
489,447
 
     
Communications Equipment – 0.48%
       
 
7,222
 
ShoreTel, Inc.*
   
59,293
 
               
     
Construction & Engineering – 1.44%
       
 
4,931
 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
   
139,745
 
 
970
 
Granite Construction, Inc.
   
37,471
 
           
177,216
 
     
Construction Materials – 0.57%
       
 
1,550
 
U.S. Concrete, Inc.*
   
70,494
 
               
     
Consumer Finance – 0.65%
       
 
446
 
Credit Acceptance Corp.*
   
79,816
 
               
     
Containers & Packaging – 1.48%
       
 
748
 
Bemis Co., Inc.
   
35,807
 
 
2,087
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.*
   
64,906
 
 
4,994
 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
   
56,732
 
 
703
 
WestRock Co.
   
24,802
 
           
182,247
 
     
Distributors – 0.50%
       
 
764
 
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.
   
62,106
 


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

22


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Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Diversified Consumer Services – 3.05%
     
 
2,723
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*
 
$
191,073
 
 
724
 
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*
   
12,916
 
 
7,118
 
Service Corp. International
   
172,184
 
           
376,173
 
     
Diversified Financial Services – 2.99%
       
 
1,958
 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
   
227,578
 
 
621
 
Morningstar, Inc.
   
49,935
 
 
854
 
MSCI, Inc.
   
58,789
 
 
522
 
Nasdaq, Inc.
   
32,364
 
           
368,666
 
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.70%
       
 
2,856
 
General Communication, Inc. – Class A*
   
51,751
 
 
2,706
 
IDT Corp. – Class B
   
34,366
 
           
86,117
 
     
Electrical Equipment – 0.54%
       
 
326
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
65,992
 
               
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.97%
       
 
1,555
 
CDW Corp. of Delaware
   
59,790
 
 
1,085
 
OSI Systems, Inc.*
   
59,480
 
           
119,270
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.36%
       
 
951
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
114,824
 
 
2,544
 
SpartanNash Co.
   
52,203
 
           
167,027
 
     
Food Products – 3.24%
       
 
974
 
B&G Foods, Inc.
   
35,473
 
 
3,068
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
   
63,017
 
 
2,237
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.#
   
91,292
 
 
789
 
Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. – ADR
   
34,179
 
 
595
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
59,928
 
 
1,401
 
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.*
   
84,046
 
 
310
 
Lancaster Colony Corp.
   
31,521
 
           
399,456
 
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.39%
       
 
217
 
Cantel Medical Corp.
   
12,883
 
 
4,983
 
Hologic, Inc.*
   
169,123
 
 
335
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
   
23,497
 
 
551
 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*
   
33,859
 
 
434
 
Masimo Corp.*
   
15,949
 
 
659
 
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
   
12,686
 
 
1,600
 
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*
   
26,480
 
           
294,477
 


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

23


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Health Care Providers & Services – 4.30%
     
 
512
 
Almost Family, Inc.*
 
$
19,579
 
 
1,941
 
Centene Corp.*
   
120,458
 
 
731
 
Chemed Corp.
   
102,574
 
 
349
 
CorVel Corp.*
   
15,921
 
 
551
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*
   
30,255
 
 
682
 
Patterson Companies, Inc.
   
28,958
 
 
1,269
 
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
   
64,909
 
 
2,869
 
VCA, Inc.*
   
147,094
 
           
529,748
 
     
Health Care Technology – 0.16%
       
 
1,447
 
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*
   
19,940
 
               
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 7.78%
       
 
1,263
 
Boyd Gaming Corp.*
   
22,494
 
 
1,042
 
Carnival PLC – ADR
   
52,444
 
 
615
 
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.
   
29,704
 
 
741
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
32,397
 
 
586
 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
   
76,901
 
 
1,059
 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
   
66,781
 
 
5,339
 
Denny’s Corp.*
   
50,026
 
 
506
 
DineEquity, Inc.
   
42,970
 
 
614
 
Jack in the Box, Inc.
   
47,671
 
 
952
 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.
   
47,019
 
 
1,420
 
Nathan’s Famous, Inc.*
   
76,297
 
 
141
 
Panera Bread Co. – Class A*
   
27,354
 
 
1,504
 
Papa John’s International, Inc.
   
71,816
 
 
987
 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*
   
30,143
 
 
3,297
 
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
   
62,214
 
 
2,085
 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
   
76,791
 
 
678
 
Vail Resorts, Inc.
   
84,750
 
 
5,922
 
The Wendy’s Co.
   
60,582
 
           
958,354
 
     
Household Durables – 3.81%
       
 
1,747
 
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
   
52,253
 
 
225
 
Helen of Troy Ltd.*#
   
20,108
 
 
3,968
 
Hooker Furniture Corp.
   
113,921
 
 
3,238
 
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
   
134,409
 
 
70
 
NVR, Inc.*
   
115,570
 
 
551
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*
   
33,247
 
           
469,508
 
     
Household Products – 0.49%
       
 
4,404
 
Central Garden & Pet Co. – Class A*
   
60,863
 


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

24


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Insurance – 5.73%
     
 
620
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
 
$
44,008
 
 
1,425
 
Arch Capital Group Ltd.*#
   
96,259
 
 
1,387
 
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.#
   
78,823
 
 
916
 
Erie Indemnity Co. – Class A
   
88,037
 
 
1,548
 
FBL Financial Group, Inc. – Class A
   
94,521
 
 
3,853
 
First American Financial Corp.
   
132,428
 
 
514
 
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
   
41,886
 
 
2,020
 
Maiden Holdings Ltd.#
   
25,856
 
 
4,664
 
Old Republic International Corp.
   
84,325
 
 
397
 
ProAssurance Corp.
   
19,898
 
           
706,041
 
     
Internet Software & Services – 1.63%
       
 
198
 
j2 Global, Inc.
   
14,357
 
 
3,564
 
Tucows, Inc. – Class A*
   
73,026
 
 
1,506
 
VeriSign, Inc.*
   
113,854
 
           
201,237
 
     
IT Services – 7.76%
       
 
436
 
Amdocs Ltd.#
   
23,867
 
 
916
 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
   
25,914
 
 
1,584
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
   
84,839
 
 
1,703
 
Convergys Corp.
   
41,621
 
 
1,566
 
CoreLogic, Inc.*
   
55,906
 
 
785
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
27,428
 
 
695
 
DST Systems, Inc.
   
73,260
 
 
349
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*
   
27,840
 
 
983
 
Genpact Ltd.*#
   
23,513
 
 
209
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
12,321
 
 
1,500
 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
69,180
 
 
455
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
   
24,283
 
 
2,067
 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*
   
60,852
 
 
4,147
 
Total System Services, Inc.
   
166,544
 
 
2,852
 
Vantiv, Inc. – Class A*
   
134,187
 
 
3,665
 
WNS Holdings Ltd. – ADR*
   
105,149
 
           
956,704
 
     
Leisure Products – 0.68%
       
 
1,125
 
Hasbro, Inc.
   
83,565
 
               
     
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.55%
       
 
198
 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. – Class A*
   
25,267
 
 
544
 
Bruker Corp.*
   
12,147
 
 
409
 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*
   
30,360
 
           
67,774
 


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

25


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Machinery – 1.54%
     
 
4,117
 
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.
 
$
85,263
 
 
1,404
 
John Bean Technologies Corp.
   
64,317
 
 
1,028
 
Kadant, Inc.
   
39,897
 
           
189,477
 
     
Media – 1.59%
       
 
1,425
 
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
   
42,023
 
 
186
 
Graham Holdings Co. – Class B
   
90,152
 
 
854
 
Scholastic Corp.
   
29,318
 
 
1,194
 
Starz – Class A*
   
33,945
 
           
195,438
 
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.43%
       
 
4,201
 
Nordic American Tankers Ltd.#
   
53,395
 
               
     
Paper & Forest Products – 0.27%
       
 
2,962
 
Fibria Celulose S.A. – ADR
   
32,730
 
               
     
Personal Products – 0.24%
       
 
1,205
 
Coty, Inc. – Class A
   
29,655
 
               
     
Professional Services – 0.70%
       
 
1,919
 
Insperity, Inc.
   
86,221
 
               
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.27%
       
 
2,833
 
Photronics, Inc.*
   
33,826
 
               
     
Software – 4.07%
       
 
877
 
Blackbaud, Inc.
   
53,918
 
 
713
 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
   
107,449
 
 
643
 
Fair Isaac Corp.
   
61,451
 
 
3,139
 
NICE-Systems Ltd. – ADR
   
190,004
 
 
3,499
 
Sapiens International Corp. NV*#
   
35,200
 
 
840
 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
   
54,004
 
           
502,026
 
     
Specialty Retail – 1.43%
       
 
1,018
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
68,776
 
 
615
 
Murphy USA, Inc.*
   
35,578
 
 
946
 
Select Comfort Corp.*
   
19,923
 
 
544
 
Winmark Corp.
   
51,332
 
           
175,609
 
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.48%
       
 
223
 
Carter’s, Inc.
   
21,680
 
 
2,198
 
Cherokee, Inc.*
   
36,003
 
 
4,934
 
Culp, Inc.
   
124,929
 
           
182,612
 


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

26


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.62%
     
 
1,298
 
First Defiance Financial Corp.
 
$
50,531
 
 
1,453
 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*
   
27,098
 
 
842
 
Meta Financial Group, Inc.
   
36,509
 
 
2,032
 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
   
31,455
 
 
625
 
Territorial Bancorp, Inc.
   
16,656
 
 
1,303
 
WSFS Financial Corp.
   
37,865
 
           
200,114
 
     
Tobacco – 0.54%
       
 
1,224
 
Universal Corp.
   
66,990
 
               
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.73%
       
 
333
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
   
13,486
 
 
654
 
Watsco, Inc.
   
76,001
 
           
89,487
 
     
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.68%
       
 
1,002
 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. de C.V. – ADR
   
84,208
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $12,162,363)
   
11,827,509
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $12,162,363) – 95.96%
   
11,827,509
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 4.04%
   
498,178
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
12,325,687
 

*
Non-income producing security.
#
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
ADR – American Depository Receipt

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.





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

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
ASSETS
                 
Investments in securities, at value (cost $77,137,417,
                 
  $23,683,870 and $12,162,363, respectively)
 
$
80,893,253
   
$
20,457,911
   
$
11,827,509
 
Cash
   
1,354,425
     
395,454
     
270,235
 
Receivables:
                       
Securities sold
   
58,385
     
     
 
Fund shares issued
   
192,097
     
     
254,500
 
Dividends
   
57,633
     
24,951
     
5,873
 
Due from Advisor (Note 4)
   
     
     
2,983
 
Dividend tax reclaim
   
     
152,674
     
 
Prepaid expenses
   
9,110
     
637
     
1,063
 
Total assets
   
82,564,903
     
21,031,627
     
12,362,163
 
LIABILITIES
                       
Payables:
                       
Fund shares redeemed
   
13,359,836
     
95,453
     
 
Administration fees
   
8,561
     
6,165
     
6,377
 
Audit fees
   
11,161
     
13,154
     
11,403
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
11,400
     
5,564
     
2,280
 
Due to Advisor (Note 4)
   
16,375
     
1,516
     
 
Custody fees
   
3,199
     
1,627
     
4,422
 
Legal fees
   
990
     
2,700
     
1,467
 
Fund accounting fees
   
8,344
     
5,675
     
6,407
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
1,504
     
1,504
     
1,504
 
12b-1 distribution fees
   
55,914
     
     
 
Shareholder reporting
   
6,721
     
8,032
     
1,332
 
Accrued other expenses
   
2,131
     
5,478
     
1,284
 
Total liabilities
   
13,486,136
     
146,868
     
36,476
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
69,078,767
   
$
20,884,759
   
$
12,325,687
 



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

29


O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
                 
Class A Shares
                 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
1,851,299
     
     
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
                       
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
137,316
     
     
 
Net asset value and redemption price per share
 
$
13.48
     
     
 
Maximum offering price per share
                       
(Net asset value per share divided by 94.75%)
 
$
14.23
     
     
 
Class C Shares
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
8,387,116
     
     
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
                       
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
643,287
     
     
 
Net asset value and offering price per share (Note 1)
 
$
13.04
     
     
 
Class I Shares
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
58,840,352
   
$
20,884,759
   
$
12,325,687
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
                       
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
4,389,881
     
2,419,971
     
994,528
 
Net asset value, offering and
                       
  redemption price per share
 
$
13.40
   
$
8.63
   
$
12.39
 
                         
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                       
Paid-in capital
 
$
62,118,786
   
$
42,999,328
   
$
13,528,583
 
Undistributed net investment income/(loss)
   
610,585
     
(17,576
)
   
27,564
 
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
2,593,560
     
(18,871,098
)
   
(895,606
)
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments
   
3,755,836
     
(3,225,895
)
   
(334,854
)
Net assets
 
$
69,078,767
   
$
20,884,759
   
$
12,325,687
 



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

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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                 
Income
                 
Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld and issuance
                 
  fees of $0, $40,603, and $1,548, respectively)
 
$
965,916
   
$
638,568
   
$
122,345
 
Total income
   
965,916
     
638,568
     
122,345
 
Expenses
                       
Advisory fees (Note 4)
   
280,203
     
90,158
     
47,789
 
12b-1 distribution fees – Class A (Note 5)
   
2,686
     
     
 
12b-1 distribution fees – Class C (Note 5)
   
47,022
     
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
36,209
     
15,051
     
9,886
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
25,478
     
18,202
     
18,710
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
25,103
     
16,154
     
18,758
 
Registration fees
   
18,396
     
11,568
     
9,665
 
Audit fees
   
11,161
     
10,154
     
9,903
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
6,923
     
5,983
     
8,171
 
Reports to shareholders
   
5,392
     
3,547
     
1,067
 
Miscellaneous expense
   
5,044
     
4,014
     
2,441
 
Trustee fees
   
5,043
     
4,691
     
4,189
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
   
4,536
     
4,536
     
4,536
 
Legal fees
   
3,537
     
3,387
     
2,652
 
Insurance expense
   
1,938
     
1,248
     
1,021
 
Total expenses
   
478,671
     
188,693
     
138,788
 
Advisory fee waiver (Note 4)
   
(123,287
)
   
(51,376
)
   
(44,007
)
Net expenses
   
355,384
     
137,317
     
94,781
 
Net investment income
   
610,532
     
501,251
     
27,564
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
                       
  GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
                       
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
2,680,709
     
(2,463,632
)
   
(37,728
)
Net change in unrealized
                       
  appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(10,822,980
)
   
(1,767,513
)
   
(1,515,958
)
Net realized and unrealized
                       
  loss on investments
   
(8,142,271
)
   
(4,231,145
)
   
(1,553,686
)
Net decrease in net assets
                       
  resulting from operations
 
$
(7,531,739
)
 
$
(3,729,894
)
 
$
(1,526,122
)


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

32


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2015
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
610,532
   
$
1,552,022
 
Net realized gain on investments
   
2,680,709
     
12,516,336
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
(10,822,980
)
   
(2,815,800
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(7,531,739
)
   
11,252,558
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class A Shares
   
(11,226
)
   
(11,537
)
Class C Shares
   
     
(17,209
)
Class I Shares
   
(584,715
)
   
(1,087,818
)
From net realized gain on investments
               
Class A Shares
   
(161,307
)
   
(393,508
)
Class C Shares
   
(714,975
)
   
(1,442,133
)
Class I Shares
   
(6,090,993
)
   
(17,343,065
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(7,563,216
)
   
(20,295,270
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
(34,962,366
)
   
(7,901,512
)
Total decrease in net assets
   
(50,057,321
)
   
(16,944,224
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
   
119,136,088
     
136,080,312
 
End of period
 
$
69,078,767
   
$
119,136,088
 
Includes undistributed net investment income of
 
$
610,585
   
$
595,994
 


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

33


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

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

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2015
 
Class A Shares
           
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
4,840
   
$
66,110
 
Distributions reinvested
   
151,734
     
388,325
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(339,831
)
   
(4,517,619
)
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(183,257
)
 
$
(4,063,184
)
                 
Class C Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
168,902
   
$
1,704,534
 
Distributions reinvested
   
714,975
     
1,459,342
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(1,059,371
)
   
(2,491,875
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(175,494
)
 
$
672,001
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
11,629,260
   
$
26,670,901
 
Distributions reinvested
   
4,115,425
     
14,810,197
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(50,348,300
)+
   
(45,991,427
)+
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(34,603,615
)
 
$
(4,510,329
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
7,614
   
$
1,458
 
   
$
(34,962,366
)
 
$
(7,901,512
)
                 
Class A Shares
               
Shares sold
   
302
     
3,797
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
10,428
     
24,940
 
Shares redeemed
   
(22,885
)
   
(258,332
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(12,155
)
   
(229,595
)
                 
Class C Shares
               
Shares sold
   
11,790
     
107,487
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
50,744
     
96,326
 
Shares redeemed
   
(73,709
)
   
(157,351
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(11,175
)
   
46,462
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
793,703
     
1,642,125
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
284,607
     
957,350
 
Shares redeemed
   
(3,423,519
)
   
(2,874,767
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(2,345,209
)
   
(275,292
)
     
(2,368,539
)
   
(458,425
)


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

34


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2015
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
501,251
   
$
3,364,040
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(2,463,632
)
   
(16,247,229
)
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(1,767,513
)
   
(12,152,222
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(3,729,894
)
   
(25,035,411
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class A Shares*
   
     
(87,796
)
Class C Shares*
   
     
(59,403
)
Class I Shares
   
(518,827
)
   
(3,217,998
)
From net realized gain on investments
               
Class I Shares
   
     
(7,277,300
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(518,827
)
   
(10,642,497
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
(12,358,968
)
   
(82,002,064
)
Total decrease in net assets
   
(16,607,689
)
   
(117,679,972
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
   
37,492,448
     
155,172,420
 
End of period
 
$
20,884,759
   
$
37,492,448
 
Includes undistributed net investment income/(loss) of
 
$
(17,576
)
 
$
 

*
Class A shares and Class C shares converted to Class I shares on November 28, 2014. See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
 

 

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

35


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

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

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2015
 
Class A Shares*
           
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
   
$
478,326
 
Distributions reinvested
   
     
81,834
 
Payment for conversion of Class A shares
   
     
(3,098,593
)
Payment for shares redeemed
   
     
(15,231,528
)+
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
   
$
(17,769,961
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
   
$
561
 
                 
Class C Shares*
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
   
$
435,687
 
Distributions reinvested
   
     
59,311
 
Payment for conversion of Class C shares
   
     
(6,601,454
)
Payment for shares redeemed
   
     
(1,996,520
)+
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
   
$
(8,102,976
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
   
$
496
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
2,064,414
   
$
34,326,024
 
Proceeds from conversion of Class A shares and Class C shares
   
     
9,700,047
 
Distributions reinvested
   
362,491
     
9,103,593
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(14,785,873
)+
   
(109,258,791
)+
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(12,358,968
)
 
$
(56,129,127
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
4,672
   
$
21,548
 
   
$
(12,358,968
)
 
$
(82,002,064
)
Class A Shares*
               
Shares sold
   
     
36,141
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
     
6,117
 
Shares converted to Class I
   
     
(252,934
)
Shares redeemed
   
     
(1,153,185
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
     
(1,363,861
)
                 
Class C Shares*
               
Shares sold
   
     
33,531
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
     
4,550
 
Shares converted to Class I
   
     
(543,021
)
Shares redeemed
   
     
(156,188
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
     
(661,128
)
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
230,982
     
2,807,316
 
Shares converted from Class A and Class C
   
     
789,668
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
39,425
     
835,944
 
Shares redeemed
   
(1,611,350
)
   
(10,073,981
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(1,340,943
)
   
(5,641,053
)
     
(1,340,943
)
   
(7,666,042
)

*
Class A shares and Class C shares converted to Class I shares on November 28, 2014. See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements.


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

36


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2015
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
27,564
   
$
88,833
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(37,728
)
   
578,706
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
(1,515,958
)
   
480,384
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(1,526,122
)
   
1,147,923
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class I Shares
   
(53,324
)
   
 
From net realized gain on investments
               
Class I Shares
   
(917,118
)
   
(1,483,533
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(970,442
)
   
(1,483,533
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
(3,107,405
)
   
7,000,852
 
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
   
(5,603,969
)
   
6,665,242
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
   
17,929,656
     
11,264,414
 
End of period
 
$
12,325,687
   
$
17,929,656
 
Includes undistributed net investment income of
 
$
27,564
   
$
53,324
 

 

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

37


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

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

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
January 31, 2016
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2015
 
Class A Shares*
           
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
   
$
116,545
 
Payment for conversion of Class A shares
   
     
(385,520
)
Payment for shares redeemed
   
     
(3,630,010
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
   
$
(3,898,985
)
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
1,467,140
   
$
11,505,923
 
Proceeds from conversion of Class A shares
   
     
385,520
 
Distributions reinvested
   
641,316
     
1,025,964
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(5,215,861
)
   
(2,017,570
)+
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(3,107,405
)
 
$
10,899,837
 
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
   
$
150
 
   
$
(3,107,405
)
 
$
7,000,852
 
                 
Class A Shares*
               
Shares sold
   
     
7,347
 
Shares converted to Class I
   
     
(24,416
)
Shares redeemed
   
     
(226,604
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
     
(243,673
)
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
109,608
     
768,882
 
Shares converted from Class A
   
     
24,131
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
47,260
     
73,970
 
Shares redeemed
   
(374,767
)
   
(138,199
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(217,899
)
   
728,784
 
     
(217,899
)
   
485,111
 

*
Class A shares converted to Class I shares on November 28, 2014. See Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements.


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

38


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class A Shares

   
Six Months
                           
August 16,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
2010*
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
to
 
   
2016
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
15.91
   
$
17.07
   
$
15.98
   
$
12.78
   
$
12.08
   
$
10.00
 
                                                 
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income†
   
0.08
     
0.17
     
0.12
     
0.20
     
0.12
     
0.07
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.27
)
   
1.17
     
2.35
     
3.17
     
0.67
     
1.99
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.19
)
   
1.34
     
2.47
     
3.37
     
0.79
     
2.06
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.07
)
   
(0.13
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.02
)
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.43
)
   
(1.25
)
   
     
(0.06
)
   
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(1.24
)
   
(2.50
)
   
(1.38
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.04
)
                                                 
Redemption fees retained
   
     
     
   
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^    
0.06
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.48
   
$
15.91
   
$
17.07
   
$
15.98
   
$
12.78
   
$
12.08
 
                                                 
Total return
   
-8.03
%++
   
8.19
%
   
15.89
%
   
26.74
%
   
6.59
%
   
21.26
%++
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
1,851
   
$
2,379
   
$
6,471
   
$
4,204
   
$
3,803
   
$
1,271
 
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.09
%+
   
1.03
%
   
1.01
%
   
1.07
%
   
1.68
%
   
2.74
%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.85
%+
   
0.93
%#
   
1.23
%
   
1.24
%
   
1.24
%
   
1.24
%+
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                               
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.78
%+
   
0.93
%
   
0.91
%
   
1.62
%
   
0.52
%
   
(0.87
)%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.02
%+
   
1.03
%
   
0.69
%
   
1.45
%
   
0.96
%
   
0.63
%+
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
55.13
%++
   
81.23
%
   
71.56
%
   
57.50
%
   
66.71
%
   
44.27
%++

*
 
Commencement of operations.
+
 
Annualized.
++
 
Not annualized.
 
Based on average shares outstanding.
^
 
Amount is less than $0.01.
#
 
Effective January 1, 2015, the Advisor agreed to temporarily lower the net annual operating expense limit to 0.85%.


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

39


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class C Shares

   
Six Months
                           
August 16,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
2010*
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
to
 
   
2016
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
15.41
   
$
16.68
   
$
15.67
   
$
12.55
   
$
11.92
   
$
10.00
 
                                                 
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss)†
   
0.02
     
0.04
     
(0.01
)
   
0.10
     
0.03
     
(0.01
)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.23
)
   
1.15
     
2.31
     
3.11
     
0.66
     
1.97
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.21
)
   
1.19
     
2.30
     
3.21
     
0.69
     
1.96
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
     
(0.03
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.09
)
 
(0.00
)^    
(0.02
)
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.43
)
   
(1.25
)
   
     
(0.06
)
   
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.46
)
   
(1.29
)
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.06
)
   
(0.04
)
                                                 
Redemption fees retained
   
     
   
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^    
 
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.04
   
$
15.41
   
$
16.68
   
$
15.67
   
$
12.55
   
$
11.92
 
                                                 
Total return
   
-8.40
%++
   
7.40
%
   
15.02
%
   
25.77
%
   
5.86
%
   
19.66
%++
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
8,387
   
$
10,082
   
$
10,139
   
$
7,485
   
$
6,673
   
$
3,395
 
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.84
%+
   
1.77
%
   
1.76
%
   
1.82
%
   
2.47
%
   
3.35
%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.60
%+
   
1.67
%#
   
1.98
%
   
1.99
%
   
1.99
%
   
1.99
%+
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                               
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.02
%+
   
0.14
%
   
0.18
%
   
0.89
%
   
(0.26
)%
   
(1.46
)%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.26
%+
   
0.24
%
   
(0.04
)%
   
0.72
%
   
0.22
%
   
(0.10
)%+
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
55.13
%++
   
81.23
%
   
71.56
%
   
57.50
%
   
66.71
%
   
44.27
%++

*
 
Commencement of operations.
+
 
Annualized.
++
 
Not annualized.
 
Based on average shares outstanding.
^
 
Amount is less than $0.01.
#
 
Effective January 1, 2015, the Advisor agreed to temporarily lower the net annual operating expense limit to 1.60%.


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

40


O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class I Shares

   
Six Months
                           
August 16,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
2010*
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
to
 
   
2016
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
15.84
   
$
17.04
   
$
15.95
   
$
12.77
   
$
12.04
   
$
10.00
 
                                                 
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income†
   
0.10
     
0.20
     
0.16
     
0.23
     
0.15
     
0.10
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.27
)
   
1.18
     
2.35
     
3.16
     
0.67
     
1.99
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.17
)
   
1.38
     
2.51
     
3.39
     
0.82
     
2.09
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.11
)
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.03
)
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.43
)
   
(1.25
)
   
     
(0.06
)
   
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(1.27
)
   
(2.58
)
   
(1.42
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.05
)
                                                 
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^    
 
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.40
   
$
15.84
   
$
17.04
   
$
15.95
   
$
12.77
   
$
12.04
 
                                                 
Total return
   
-7.95
%++
   
8.49
%
   
16.18
%
   
26.93
%
   
6.91
%
   
20.89
%++
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
58,841
   
$
106,675
   
$
119,470
   
$
114,220
   
$
52,574
   
$
27,250
 
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.84
%+
   
0.77
%
   
0.76
%
   
0.82
%
   
1.47
%
   
2.82
%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.60
%+
   
0.67
%#
   
0.98
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%+
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                               
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.06
%+
   
1.15
%
   
1.18
%
   
1.79
%
   
0.74
%
   
(0.94
)%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.30
%+
   
1.25
%
   
0.96
%
   
1.62
%
   
1.22
%
   
0.89
%+
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
55.13
%++
   
81.23
%
   
71.56
%
   
57.50
%
   
66.71
%
   
44.27
%++

*
 
Commencement of operations.
+
 
Annualized.
++
 
Not annualized.
 
Based on average shares outstanding.
^
 
Amount is less than $0.01.
#
 
Effective January 1, 2015, the Advisor agreed to temporarily lower the net annual operating expense limit to 0.60%.


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

41


O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class I Shares

   
Six Months
                           
August 16,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
2010*
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
to
 
   
2016
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
9.97
   
$
13.59
   
$
11.96
   
$
10.70
   
$
11.51
   
$
10.00
 
                                                 
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income†
   
0.17
     
0.38
     
0.72
     
0.43
     
0.47
     
0.45
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.33
)
   
(2.78
)
   
1.60
     
1.21
     
(0.78
)
   
1.36
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.40
)
   
2.32
     
1.64
     
(0.31
)
   
1.81
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.44
)
   
(0.68
)
   
(0.38
)
   
(0.42
)
   
(0.30
)
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
   
     
(0.78
)
   
(0.01
)
   
     
(0.08
)
 
(0.00
)^
Total distributions
   
(0.18
)
   
(1.22
)
   
(0.69
)
   
(0.38
)
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.30
)
                                                 
Redemption fees retained†^
   
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
 
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
8.63
   
$
9.97
   
$
13.59
   
$
11.96
   
$
10.70
   
$
11.51
 
                                                 
Total return
   
-11.72
%++
   
-18.11
%
   
19.64
%
   
15.52
%
   
-2.53
%
   
18.16
%++
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
20,885
   
$
37,492
   
$
127,799
   
$
72,140
   
$
19,644
   
$
8,703
 
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.36
%+
   
0.94
%#
   
0.87
%
   
1.08
%
   
2.14
%
   
4.56
%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.99
%+
   
1.02
%#
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%+
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income
                                               
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
3.23
%+
   
3.34
%
   
5.64
%
   
3.58
%
   
3.25
%
   
0.51
%+
After fee waiver and expense
                                               
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
3.60
%+
   
3.26
%
   
5.52
%
   
3.67
%
   
4.40
%
   
4.08
%+
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
25.15
%++
   
50.89
%
   
45.47
%
   
35.48
%
   
72.95
%
   
38.75
%++

*
 
Commencement of operations.
+
 
Annualized.
++
 
Not annualized.
 
Based on average shares outstanding.
^
 
Amount is less than $0.01.
#
 
Includes expenses of Class A shares and Class C shares which converted to Class I shares on November 28, 2014.


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

42


O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class I Shares

   
Six Months
                           
August 16,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
2010*
 
   
January 31,
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
to
 
   
2016
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
14.79
   
$
15.54
   
$
16.18
   
$
12.24
   
$
12.94
   
$
10.00
 
                                                 
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss)†
   
0.02
     
0.09
   
0.00
^    
0.04
     
0.01
     
(0.08
)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.49
)
   
1.11
     
1.76
     
3.95
     
(0.71
)
   
3.15
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.47
)
   
1.20
     
1.76
     
3.99
     
(0.70
)
   
3.07
 
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
(0.05
)
   
     
     
(0.05
)
   
     
 
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
   
(0.88
)
   
(1.95
)
   
(2.40
)
   
     
     
(0.13
)
Total distributions
   
(0.93
)
   
(1.95
)
   
(2.40
)
   
(0.05
)
   
     
(0.13
)
                                                 
Redemption fees retained
   
   
0.00
†^    
   
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^    
 
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
12.39
   
$
14.79
   
$
15.54
   
$
16.18
   
$
12.24
   
$
12.94
 
                                                 
Total return
   
-10.41
%++
   
8.54
%
   
10.83
%
   
32.75
%
   
-5.41
%
   
30.72
%++
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
12,326
   
$
17,930
   
$
7,516
   
$
6,915
   
$
5,243
   
$
5,278
 
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
   
1.74
%+
   
1.95
%#
   
2.54
%
   
2.90
%
   
3.98
%
   
6.28
%+
After fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
   
1.19
%+
   
1.19
%#
   
1.19
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.19
%+
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                               
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
   
(0.21
)%+
   
(0.15
)%
   
(1.34
)%
   
(1.42
)%
   
(2.72
)%
   
(5.77
)%+
After fee waiver and
                                               
  expense reimbursement
   
0.34
%+
   
0.61
%
   
0.01
%
   
0.29
%
   
0.07
%
   
(0.68
)%+
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
39.64
%++
   
83.71
%
   
98.91
%
   
93.42
%
   
110.38
%
   
98.48
%++

*
 
Commencement of operations.
+
 
Annualized.
++
 
Not annualized.
 
Based on average shares outstanding.
^
 
Amount is less than $0.01.
#
 
Includes expenses of Class A shares and Class C shares which converted to Class I shares on November 28, 2014.


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

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Notes to Financial Statements
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund (the “All Cap Core Fund”), the O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund (the “Enhanced Dividend Fund”), and the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund”) (together, the “Funds”) are each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), 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”. The Funds, which are all diversified funds, began operations on August 16, 2010. The investment objectives of the All Cap Core and Small/Mid Cap Growth Funds are to seek long-term capital appreciation and the investment objective of the Enhanced Dividend Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation and income.
 
The All Cap Core Fund currently offers Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares. The Enhanced Dividend Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund currently offer only Class I shares. Effective October 27, 2014, the Enhanced Dividend Fund ceased offering its Class A shares and Class C shares and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund ceased offering its Class A shares. The remaining Class A shares and Class C shares for the Enhanced Dividend Fund and the remaining Class A shares for the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund converted to Class I shares at the close of business on November 28, 2014.
 
Class A shares may be subject to a 5.25% front-end sales load.  Class A shares do not have a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) except that a charge of 1.00% applies to certain redemptions made within twelve months, following purchases of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge.  Class C shares may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% on redemptions held for one year or less after purchase.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A.
Security Valuation:  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
 
B.
Federal Income Taxes:  It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
 
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on the Funds’ returns filed for open tax years 2013-2015, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2016 tax 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.
Security Transactions, Income and Distributions:  Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
 
 
The All Cap Core Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, and net realized gains, if any, annually.  The Enhanced Dividend Fund distributes substantially all net investment income, if any, monthly, and net realized 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.

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
 
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 a Fund 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. 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.
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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
F.
Redemption Fee:  The Funds charge a 2.00% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held 90 days or less. Such fees are retained by the Funds and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
 
 
During the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Funds retained redemption fees as follows:
 
     
Class A
   
Class C
   
Class I
 
 
All Cap Core Fund
 
$
   
$
   
$
7,614
 
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
4,672
 
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
N/
A
   
N/
A
   
 
 
G.
REITs:  The Funds may invest 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.
Foreign Securities:  The All Cap Core Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund may invest up to 50% of their total assets in securities of foreign companies. The Enhanced Dividend Fund may invest without limitation in securities of foreign companies. Foreign economies may differ from the U.S. economy and individual foreign companies may differ from domestic companies in the same industry.
 
 
Foreign companies or entities are frequently not subject to accounting and financial reporting standards applicable to domestic companies, and there may be less information available about foreign issuers.  Securities of foreign issuers are generally less liquid and more volatile than those of comparable domestic issuers.  There is frequently less government regulation of broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.  In addition, investments in foreign countries are subject to the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the value of those investments.
 
I.
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End: In preparing the financial statements as of January 31, 2016, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the 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. Equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price. Investments in open-end 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 Funds’ administrator.  The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available or the closing price does not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board.  These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events.  All actions taken by the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION (Continued)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ securities as of January 31, 2016:
 
All Cap Core Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
23,912,654
   
$
   
$
   
$
23,912,654
 
  Consumer Staples
   
8,513,427
     
     
     
8,513,427
 
  Energy
   
2,603,572
     
     
     
2,603,572
 
  Financials
   
8,825,613
     
     
     
8,825,613
 
  Health Care
   
5,021,139
     
     
     
5,021,139
 
  Industrials
   
11,994,600
     
     
     
11,994,600
 
  Information Technology
   
12,735,186
     
     
     
12,735,186
 
  Materials
   
4,872,188
     
     
     
4,872,188
 
  Telecommunication Services
   
1,498,569
     
     
     
1,498,569
 
  Utilities
   
916,305
     
     
     
916,305
 
Total Common Stocks
   
80,893,253
     
     
     
80,893,253
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
80,893,253
   
$
   
$
   
$
80,893,253
 
                                 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
1,939,593
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,939,593
 
  Consumer Staples
   
664,556
     
     
     
664,556
 
  Energy
   
2,535,933
     
     
     
2,535,933
 
  Financials
   
4,157,181
     
     
     
4,157,181
 
  Health Care
   
2,072,449
     
     
     
2,072,449
 
  Industrials
   
2,509,813
     
     
     
2,509,813
 
  Information Technology
   
2,152,359
     
     
     
2,152,359
 
  Materials
   
2,893,045
     
     
     
2,893,045
 
  Telecommunication Services
   
1,462,115
     
     
     
1,462,115
 
Total Common Stocks
   
20,387,044
     
     
     
20,387,044
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
  Telecommunication Services
   
70,867
     
     
     
70,867
 
Total Preferred Stocks
   
70,867
     
     
     
70,867
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
20,457,911
   
$
   
$
   
$
20,457,911
 
                                 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
2,618,306
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,618,306
 
  Consumer Staples
   
872,748
     
     
     
872,748
 
  Energy
   
53,395
     
     
     
53,395
 
  Financials
   
2,793,993
     
     
     
2,793,993
 
  Health Care
   
929,580
     
     
     
929,580
 
  Industrials
   
2,272,363
     
     
     
2,272,363
 
  Information Technology
   
1,764,907
     
     
     
1,764,907
 
  Materials
   
436,100
     
     
     
436,100
 
  Telecommunication Services
   
86,117
     
     
     
86,117
 
Total Common Stocks
   
11,827,509
     
     
     
11,827,509
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
11,827,509
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,827,509
 

 
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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds

 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION (Continued)
 
Refer to the Funds’ schedules of investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks and preferred stocks by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at January 31, 2016, the end of the reporting period. The Funds recognized no transfers to/from level 1 or level 2.  There were no level 3 securities held in the Funds during the six months ended January 31, 2016.
 
In May 2015, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 “Disclosure for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Share (or its equivalent).”  The amendments in ASU No. 2015-07 remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments measured using the NAV practical expedient.  The ASU also removes certain disclosure requirements for investments that qualify, but do not utilize, the NAV practical expedient.  The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Management is currently evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Funds’ financial statements and related disclosures.
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
For the six months ended January 31, 2016, O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) provided the Funds with investment management services under an investment advisory agreement. The Advisor furnished all investment advice, office space, facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds. As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly. The All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund pay fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.55%, 0.65%, and 0.60%, respectively, based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund.  For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund incurred $280,203, $90,158, and $47,789 in advisory fees, respectively.
 
Each Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Advisor has agreed to temporarily reduce, through at least November 27, 2016, fees payable to it by the All Cap Core Fund and to pay Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses as follows:
 
 
Class A
Class C
Class I
All Cap Core Fund
0.85%
1.60%
0.60%
   
 
percent of average daily net assets
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Enhanced Dividend Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund and to pay Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to limit the Funds’ aggregate annual operating expenses to as follows:
 
 
Class I
Enhanced Dividend Fund
0.99%
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
1.19%
   
 
percent of average daily net assets
 
Any such reduction made by the Advisor in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Funds’ obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Funds to the Advisor, if so requested by the Advisor, in subsequent fiscal years if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Funds toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on Funds’ expenses. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed only for fee reductions and expense payments made in the previous three fiscal years.  Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval at the time the reimbursement is made. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Funds’ payment of current ordinary operating expenses. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Advisor reduced its fees and/or made expense payments in the amount of $123,287, $51,376 and $44,007 for the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (Continued)
 
The Advisor is not able to recoup the fees waived of $123,287 in the All Cap Core Fund which are subject to the temporary expense limitation.
 
Cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions and the year of expiration are as follows:
 
   
2016
   
2017
   
2018
   
2019
   
Total
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
 
$
58,134
   
$
   
$
   
$
51,376
   
$
109,510
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
146,974
     
146,530
     
110,505
     
44,007
     
448,016
 
 
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 (“USBFS” or the “Transfer Agent”) also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds. U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator.
 
Certain officers of the Funds are also employees of the Administrator. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer is also an employee of USBFS.  A Trustee of the Trust is affiliated with USBFS and U.S. Bank N.A.  This same Trustee is an interested person of the Distributor.
 
For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Funds incurred the following expenses for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, custody, and Chief Compliance Officer fees:
 
   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Administration
 
$
25,478
   
$
18,202
   
$
18,710
 
Fund Accounting
   
25,103
     
16,154
     
18,758
 
Transfer Agency (excludes out-of-pocket expenses)
   
28,439
     
12,275
     
7,965
 
Chief Compliance Officer
   
4,536
     
4,536
     
4,536
 
Custody
   
6,923
     
5,983
     
8,171
 
 
At January 31, 2016, 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:
 
   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Administration
 
$
8,561
   
$
6,165
   
$
6,377
 
Fund Accounting
   
8,344
     
5,675
     
6,407
 
Transfer Agency (excludes out-of-pocket expenses)
   
9,147
     
4,529
     
2,090
 
Chief Compliance Officer
   
1,504
     
1,504
     
1,504
 
Custody
   
3,199
     
1,627
     
4,422
 
 
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN
 
The All Cap Core Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the All Cap Core Fund to pay for distribution and related expenses at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the All Cap Core Fund’s Class A shares and up to 1.00% of the All Cap Core Fund’s Class C shares. The expenses covered by the Plan may include the cost in connection with the promotion and distribution of shares and the provision of personal services to shareholders, including, but not necessarily limited to, advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN (Continued)
 
to other than current Fund shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature. Payments made pursuant to the Plan will represent compensation for distribution and service activities, not reimbursements for specific expenses incurred. For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the All Cap Core Fund paid the Distributor $2,686 and $47,022 for Class A and Class C shares, respectively.
 
NOTE 6 – SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE
 
The Funds have entered into a shareholder servicing agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, under which the Funds may pay servicing fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class. Payments to the Advisor under the Agreement may reimburse the Advisor for payments it makes to selected brokers, dealers and administrators which have entered into service agreements with the Advisor 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 January 31, 2016, the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, and Small/Mid Cap Growth did not accrue shareholder servicing fees.
 
NOTE 7 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the six months ended January 31, 2016, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
 
Cost of Purchases
 
Proceeds from Sales
All Cap Core Fund
 
$
55,515,205
     
$
83,904,196
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
   
6,879,326
       
19,640,580
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
6,188,267
       
10,197,448
 
 
NOTE 8 – LINES OF CREDIT
 
The All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund have lines of credit in the amount of $3,500,000, $2,000,000, and $1,000,000, respectively.  These lines of credit are intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions.  The credit facility is with the Funds’ custodian, U.S. Bank N.A.  During the six months ended January 31, 2016, the Funds did not draw upon their lines of credit.
 
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended January 31, 2016 and the year ended July 31, 2015 was as follows:

   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
   
January 31,
   
July 31,
   
January 31,
   
July 31,
   
January 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
Ordinary Income
 
$
595,941
   
$
1,116,564
   
$
518,827
   
$
3,365,197
   
$
53,324
   
$
 
Long-term Capital Gains
   
6,967,275
     
19,178,706
     
     
7,277,300
     
917,118
     
1,483,533
 

 
50


 
O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds

 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)
 
As of July 31, 2015, the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
All Cap Core
   
Enhanced
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
 
$
102,937,235
   
$
38,980,061
   
$
16,214,019
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
17,345,986
     
2,282,493
     
1,920,130
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(2,854,822
)
   
(3,812,644
)
   
(743,646
)
Net tax unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) (a)
   
14,491,164
     
(1,530,151
)
   
1,176,484
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
595,994
     
     
53,324
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
6,967,778
     
     
917,109
 
Total distributable earnings
   
7,563,772
     
     
970,433
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
     
(16,335,697
)
   
(853,249
)
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
22,054,936
   
$
(17,865,848
)
 
$
1,293,668
 
 
(a)
The differences between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and cost are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales adjustments.
 
At July 31, 2015, the Enhanced Dividend Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses of $16,335,697 and $853,249, respectively.
 
NOTE 10 – PRINCIPAL RISKS
 
Below is a summary of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in the Funds, each of which may adversely affect a Fund’s net asset value and total return.  The Funds’ most recent prospectus provides further descriptions of each Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and principal risks.
 
Sector Risk. To the extent a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in the same sector of the market, the Fund is more susceptible to economic, political, regulatory and other occurrences influencing those sectors.
 
Foreign Securities Risk. The risks of investing in the securities of foreign issuers, including emerging market issuers and depositary receipts, can include fluctuations in foreign currencies, foreign currency exchange controls, political and economic instability, differences in securities regulation and trading, and foreign taxation issues. These risks are greater in emerging markets.
 
Small- and Medium-Sized Companies Risk. Small- and medium-sized companies often have less predictable earnings, more limited product lines, markets, distribution channels or financial resources and the management of such companies may be dependent upon one or few key people. The market movements of equity securities of small- and medium-sized companies may be more abrupt and volatile than the market movements of equity securities of larger, more established companies or the stock market in general and small-sized companies in particular, are generally less liquid than the equity securities of larger companies.
 
REITs and Foreign Real Estate Company Risk. Investing in REITs and foreign real estate companies makes a Fund more susceptible to risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general, as well as tax compliance risks, and may involve duplication of management fees and other expenses.  REITs and foreign real estate companies may be less diversified than other pools of securities, may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets.


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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
(Unaudited)

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund
O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
O’Shaughnessy Global Equity Fund
O’Shaughnessy International Equity Fund
O’Shaughnessy Emerging Markets Fund
 
At a meeting held on December 2-3, 2015, 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 O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) for another annual term for the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund, O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund, and the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund.  In addition, the Board considered and approved the continuance for another annual term of the Advisory Agreement for the O’Shaughnessy Global Equity Fund, the O’Shaughnessy International Equity Fund and the O’Shaughnessy Emerging Markets Fund, each of which had not yet commenced operations at the time of this meeting (collectively, the “Funds”).  At this meeting, and at a prior meeting held on October 14-15, 2015, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Funds, the Advisor and the services provided by the Advisor to the Funds under the Advisory Agreement.  This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.  Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement:
 
1.
THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISOR UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT.  The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the Advisor’s overall services provided to the Funds as well as its responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Advisor involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds.  The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Advisor, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer, the Advisor’s compliance record, and the Advisor’s disaster recovery/business continuity plan.  The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Advisor and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Advisor’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with the Advisor to discuss Fund performance and investment outlook as well as various marketing and compliance topics, including the Advisor’s risk management process.  The Board concluded that the Advisor had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods, and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of such management services are satisfactory.
 
2.
THE FUNDS’ HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVISOR.  In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Advisor, the Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the operational Funds as of June 30, 2015 on both an absolute basis and in comparison to 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.  In reviewing the performance of the Funds, the Board took into account that the O’Shaughnessy Global Equity Fund, the O’Shaughnessy International Equity Fund and the O’Shaughnessy Emerging Markets Fund had not yet commenced operations.  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 their level of risk tolerance, may differ significantly from funds in the peer universe.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund: The Board noted that the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was above its peer group median for the one-year and since inception periods, and was slightly below its peer group median for the three-year period.

 
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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds

 
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Continued)
(Unaudited)

 
 
The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was above its peer group median for the one-year, three-year and since inception periods.
 
 
The Board also considered the differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund.  The Board noted that the Advisor represented that differences in performance between the Fund and the composite of similarly managed accounts are due to a limitation on the number of holdings for similarly managed accounts (no more than 100), which does not apply to the Fund.  The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against broad-based securities market benchmarks.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund: The Board noted that the O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was below its peer group median for all relevant periods.
 
 
The Board noted that the Fund’s performance, with regard to its Morningstar comparative universe, was below its peer group median for all relevant periods.
 
 
The Board also considered the Fund’s outperformance for all periods compared to its similarly managed accounts and considered the reasons for that outperformance.  The Board noted that the Advisor represented that differences in performance between the Fund and the composite of similarly managed accounts are due to an industry allocation limitation for the Fund (no more than 25%), which does not apply to the similarly managed accounts.  The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against broad-based securities market benchmarks.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund: The Board noted that the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper comparative universe, was below its peer group median for the one-year period, and was slightly below its peer group median for the three-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 for the one-year and since inception periods and slightly below its peer group median for the three-year period.
 
 
The Board also considered the differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, noting the Fund had outperformed similarly managed accounts for all relevant periods.  The Board noted that the Advisor represented that differences in performance between the Fund and the composite of similarly managed accounts are due to a limitation on the number of holdings for similarly managed accounts (no more than 100), which does not apply to the Fund.  The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against a broad-based securities market benchmark.
 
3.
THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISOR AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISOR’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT.  In considering the 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 Advisor, 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 operational Funds were slightly lower than the fees charged by the Advisor to its similarly managed separate account clients.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund: The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund of 1.24% for the Class A shares, 1.99% for the Class C shares and 0.99% for the Class I shares (respectively, the “Expense Caps”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio for Class A and Class C shares was above its peer group median and average, but below its peer group median and average for Class I shares.  Additionally, the Board considered that when the Fund’s peer group was adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes, the total expense ratio for the Class I shares was below the average, and the total expense ratios for the Class A and Class C shares were above the average, of this segment of its peer group.  The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was below its

 
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Continued)
(Unaudited)
 
 
peer group median and average as well as below the average of the Fund’s peer group when adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were slightly lower than the fees charged to the Advisor’s similarly managed account clients.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund: The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund of 0.99% for the Class I shares (the “Expense Cap”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was below its peer group median and average for Class I shares, as well as the average of the Fund’s peer group when adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was below its peer group median and average as well as below the average of its peer group when adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were slightly lower than the fees charged to the Advisor’s similarly managed account clients.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund: The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund of 1.19% for the Class I shares (the “Expense Cap”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was below its peer group median and average for Class I shares.  Additionally, the Board considered that when the Fund’s peer group was adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes, the total expense ratio for the Class I shares was below the average of this segment of its peer group.  The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was below its peer group median and average as well as below the average of its peer group when adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  The Board also considered that after advisory fee waivers and the reimbursement of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Cap, the Advisor contractual advisory fees received from the Fund during the most recent fiscal period were significantly below the peer group median and average.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were slightly lower than the fees charged to the Advisor’s similarly managed account clients.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy Global Equity Fund: The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund of 1.19% for the Class I shares (the “Expense Cap”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s estimated total expense ratio was below its peer group median and average for Class I shares.  The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was below its peer group median and average.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees to be charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees to be charged to the Fund were in line with the fees charged to the Advisor’s similarly managed account clients.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
 
O’Shaughnessy International Equity Fund: The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund of 1.19% for the Class I shares (the “Expense Cap”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s estimated total expense ratio was slightly above its peer group median and average for Class I shares.  The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was below its peer group median and peer group average.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees to be charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees to be charged to the Fund were in line with the fees charged to the Advisor’s similarly managed account clients.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.

 
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Continued)
(Unaudited)
 
 
O’Shaughnessy Emerging Markets Fund: The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund of 1.19% for the Class I shares (the “Expense Cap”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s estimated total expense ratio was below its peer group median and average for Class I shares.  The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was significantly below its peer group median and peer group average.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees to be charged to the Fund.  The Board found that the management fees to be charged to the Fund were lower than the fees charged to the Advisor’s similarly managed account clients.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
4.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE.  The Board also considered whether economies of scale were being realized by the Advisor that should be shared with shareholders.  In this regard, the Board noted that the Advisor contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that the Funds do not exceed the specified Expense Caps.  The Board noted that at current asset levels, it did not appear that there were additional significant economies of scale being realized by the Advisor and concluded that it would continue to monitor economies of scale in the future as circumstances changed and assuming asset levels continued to increase.
 
5.
THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISOR AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUNDS.  The Board reviewed the Advisor’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Advisor from advising the Funds, such as benefits received in the form of Rule 12b-1 fees received from the Funds which are used to pay custodial platform costs.  The Board also considered that the Funds do not utilize “soft dollar” benefits that may be received by the Advisor in exchange for Fund brokerage.  The Board considered the profitability to the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional benefits derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds.  After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Advisor with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive, and that the Advisor had maintained adequate 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 O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund, the O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund, the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, the O’Shaughnessy Global Equity Fund, the O’Shaughnessy International Equity Fund and the O’Shaughnessy Emerging Markets 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 Advisor, including the advisory fees, were fair and reasonable.  The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Funds would be in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
 
 


55


O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
(Unaudited)

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund
O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund
 
At a meeting held on December 2-3, 2015, 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 initial investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”) and O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) for the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund (the “Value Fund”) and the O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Fund”) (together, the “Funds”) for a period not to exceed two years.  Prior to this meeting, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Fund, the Advisor and the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.  This information 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 Advisory Agreement.
 
The full Board, which includes a majority of Independent Trustees, took into consideration, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement.  The Board considered the Advisor’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day management of the Funds.  The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Advisor that would be involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds, noting that the Advisor currently serves as investment Advisor to six other mutual funds within the Trust.  The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Advisor, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer, the Advisor’s compliance record and the Advisor’s disaster recovery/business continuity plan.  The Board also considered the Advisor’s business plan, noting that the Advisor currently manages other accounts with substantially similar objectives, policies, strategies and risks as the Funds.  After discussion, the Board concluded that the Advisor has 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 will be satisfactory.
 
The Trustees then discussed the expected costs of the services to be provided by the Advisor and the structure of the Advisor’s fees under the Advisory Agreement.  In considering the advisory fee and anticipated total fees and expenses of the Funds, the Board reviewed and compared each Fund’s anticipated fees and expenses to those funds in its Lipper peer group, as well as the fees and expenses for similar types of accounts managed by the Advisor.  The Board viewed such information as a whole as useful in assessing whether the Advisor would be able to provide services at a cost that was competitive with other similar funds and consistent with an arm’s length bargaining process.  The Trustees also took into account the proposed voluntary expense waivers.
 
The Board noted that the Advisor was agreeing to voluntarily waive its advisory fees and reimburse each Fund for certain of its expenses to the extent necessary to maintain annual expense ratios, excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, of 0.65% for Class I shares of the Value Fund and 0.99% for Class I shares of the Small Cap Fund (the “Expense Caps”).
 
With respect to the Value Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s expected total operating expenses for the Class I shares were significantly below the peer group median and average, taking into account the Expense Caps.  The Board also noted that the Value Fund’s expected contractual advisory fee was below the peer group median and average without taking into account the possible future impact of breakpoints.  With respect to the Small Cap Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s expected total operating expenses for the Class I shares were significantly below the peer group median and average, taking into account the Expense Caps.  The Board also noted that the Small Cap Fund’s expected contractual advisory fee was above the peer group median and slightly above the peer group average without taking into account the possible future impact of breakpoints.  The Board considered that the expected contractual advisory fees of the Funds were the same as the fees charged by the Advisor to its similarly managed accounts with substantially similar objectives, policies, strategies and risks as the Funds.
 
The Board determined that it would continue to monitor the appropriateness of the advisory fees and concluded that, at this time, the fees to be paid to the Advisor were fair and reasonable.
 
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Continued)
(Unaudited)
 
The Board also considered economies of scale that would be expected to be realized by the Advisor as the assets of the Funds grew.  The Board noted that the advisory fee for each Fund had breakpoints and that the Advisor would be voluntarily agreeing to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that the Funds do not exceed the Expense Caps.  The Board concluded that there were no effective economies of scale to be shared by the Advisor at this time, but indicated that this issue would be revisited in the future as circumstances changed and asset levels increased.
 
The Board then considered the expected profitability to the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds.  The Board reviewed the Advisor’s financial information and took into account both the expected direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Advisor from advising the Funds, such as benefits received in exchange for Rule 12b-1 fees.  The Board considered the estimated profitability to the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional benefits that may be derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds.  After such review, the Board determined that the expected profitability to the Advisor with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive, and that the Advisor should be able to obtain adequate funding to support the services it provides to the Funds.
 
No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the Advisory Agreement; rather, the Trustees based their determination on the total mix of information available to them.  Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Trustees determined that the advisory arrangement with the Advisor, including advisory fees, was fair and reasonable to the Funds.  The Board, including a majority of Independent Trustees, therefore determined that the approval of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
 
 


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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Notice to Shareholders
at January 31, 2016 (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 1-877-291-7827 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDS’ PROXY VOTING RECORDS FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2015 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-291-7827.  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, upon request, by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
 
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 similar documents you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders the Transfer Agent reasonably believes are from the same family or household.  Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-877-291-7827 to request individual copies of these documents.  Once the Transfer Agent receives notice to stop householding, the Transfer Agent will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
 








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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


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 Advisor
O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC
6 Suburban Avenue
Stamford, Connecticut 06901


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


Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212


Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202


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


Legal Counsel
Schiff Hardin LLP
666 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, New York 10103










This report is intended for shareholders of the Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.  For a current prospectus, please call 1-877-291-7827.




 
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     4/5/16



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     4/5/16 

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

Date     4/5/16

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