N-CSR 1 omf-ncsra.htm O'SHAUGHNESSY MUTUAL FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 7-31-17
 
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, 2017



Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2017




Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
 

 










ANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2017




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 Market Leaders Value Fund
Class I Shares – OFVIX


O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund
Class I Shares – OFSIX


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





O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


All Cap Core Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017, the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund (the “All Cap Core Fund”) outperformed, with Class A shares returning 16.37% (with the effect of sales charges), 22.78% (without the effect of sales charges), Class C shares returning 21.83%, and Class I shares returning 23.14%, while the Russell 3000® Index returned 16.14% and the S&P 500® Index returned 16.04% for the same period.
 
Several positions detracted from performance, including Apple, Inc., General Electric Co., and Signet Jewelers Limited.  Performance was boosted, however, by several over-weights to stocks such as Boeing Co., Nvidia Corp., and Quanta Services, Inc.
 
Based on our key factors of high yield, attractive valuation, and high momentum, the All Cap Core Fund benefitted from overweight allocations to value and yield. An underweight allocation to size and an overweight allocation to momentum detracted from returns.  Overall security selection and allocation effects contributed to returns. Stock selection within Industrials and Information Technology contributed to returns while security selection within Financials detracted from returns. The Fund benefited from underweight allocations to Real Estate, Health Care, and Energy.  An underweight allocation to Information Technology and an overweight allocation to Financials detracted from relative returns.
 
Based on our key selection criteria, we believe the All Cap Core Fund is well positioned versus its primary benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index, and relative to the overall market. The Fund invests in companies with stronger momentum, lower debt ratios, and companies that trade at deep discounts across a number of valuation factors. These companies are also returning capital to shareholders at three times the rate of the Russell 3000® Index.
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017, the O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund (the “Enhanced Dividend Fund”) underperformed against its primary benchmark. Class I shares returned 15.02%, while the MSCI All Country World Index returned 17.06%.  However, the Russell 1000 Value® Index returned 13.76% for the same period.
 
The Enhanced Dividend Fund benefited from allocations to Boeing Co., Best Buy, Inc., and Allianz. The main detractors from return were holdings in CenturyLink, Inc., International Business Machines, Inc., and Macy’s, Inc.
 
Over the past fiscal year, an overweight allocation to value and yield and an underweight allocation to momentum aided returns. An underweight allocation to earnings growth and an overweight allocation to earnings quality detracted from returns. Allocation effects detracted from returns while security selection contributed positively to returns. An overweight allocation to and security selection within Industrials, Financials, and Materials contributed to returns. Underweight allocations to Information Technology and Telecommunication Services detracted from returns. Additionally, security selection within Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Telecommunication Services also hurt returns.
 
Based on our historical research dividend yield goes through cyclical periods of outperformance and underperformance. Dividend yield recently suffered from a series of rare events. In prior years, allocations to global dividend yield favored foreign stocks due to their discounted valuations and strong yields relative to U.S. counterparts. The culmination of a massive US Dollar (“USD”) strengthening in 2014, U.S. stock outperformance, and a deterioration in energy markets plagued dividend-oriented allocations. Dividend yield returned to favor in latter 2016 after a challenging 2015, but has struggled again in 2017. This has created a headwind for yield investors relative to the benchmark on a short-term basis. If historical cyclical trends hold true, dividend yield could move back into favor, which would be beneficial for the strategy.
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017, the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund (the “Market Leaders Value Fund”) outperformed, with Class I shares returning 23.25%, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value™ Index returned 13.76% for the same period.
 
The Market Leaders Value Fund benefitted from holdings in Boeing Co., Best Buy, Inc., and Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Holdings that detracted from returns were CenturyLink, Inc., Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., and Target Corp.
 
Allocation effects contributed to overall returns, but were overshadowed by security selection which aided returns. Security selection within the Industrials, Information Technology, Energy, and Consumer Discretionary sectors
 
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contributed to returns, while security selection within Telecommunication Services and Health Care sectors detracted from returns. Underweight allocation effects within Real Estate, Health Care, Energy and Utilities contributed to performance. While an underweight allocation to Financials, and an overweight allocation to Consumer Discretionary detracted from returns. An overweight allocation to value, yield and earnings growth contributed to returns for the past 12 months.
 
Based on our key themes, we believe the Market Leaders Value Fund is very well positioned versus its benchmark and relative to the overall market. The Fund invests in companies that have higher levels of return on capital, lower reliance on external financing, and trade at deep discounts across a number of valuation factors. These companies are also returning capital to shareholders at over three times the rate of the Russell 1000 Value™ benchmark.
 
Small Cap Value Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017, the O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”) outperformed, with Class I shares returning 23.04%, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value™ Index returned 19.21% for the same period.
 
The Small Cap Value Fund benefitted from holdings in State National Companies, Moelis & Co., China Yuchai International, and Sanmina Corp. Holdings in Express, Inc., Genesco, Inc., Companhia Paranaense de Energia, and American Public Education, Inc. detracted from returns.
 
An underweight allocation to yield and quality and an underweight allocation to earnings growth aided returns. An overweight allocation to value and momentum and an underweight allocation to size detracted from returns. Overall security selection and allocation effects contributed to returns of the Small Cap Value Fund.  Security selection effects within Financials, Materials, and Information Technology contributed to returns while security selection within Consumer Discretionary detracted from returns. Allocation effects within Real Estate, Financials, and Telecommunication services aided performance.
 
Based on our key themes of value, momentum, and quality, we believe the Small Cap Value Fund is very well positioned versus its benchmark and relative to the overall market. The Fund’s companies have extremely attractive valuations, lower reliance on external financing, and trade at deep discounts across a number of valuation factors. In our opinion, these combined advantages can only be delivered by a portfolio which is distinct from the benchmark.
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017, the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund”) underperformed, with Class I shares returning 15.17%, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500 Growth™ Index returned 16.15% for the same period.
 
Several positions including Advanced Energy Industries, Kemet Corp., and Chase Corp. contributed to returns. The main detractors from performance were Superior Industrials International, Inc., Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc., and Shenandoah Telecommunications.
 
An underweight allocation to size and an overweight allocation to momentum aided returns. While an overweight allocation to value and yield hurt returns. Security selection within Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Consumer Staples aided returns. Additionally, allocation effects within Financials and Real Estate contributed to returns. Security selection within Financials, Telecommunications Services, and Industrials detracted from returns. Security selection within Consumer Staples, Energy, and Health Care also hurt performance.
 
Above all else, we believe long-term success comes from building a fund around proven stock selection factors—measured using key selection criteria like quality, valuation, and momentum. Based on our key themes, we believe the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund is very well positioned versus its benchmark and relative to the overall market. The Fund invests in companies that have higher momentum, lower debt ratios, and trade at deep discounts across a number of valuation factors.
 
Outlook
 
In focus for this past year was the U.S. election, shifting monetary policy, and continued strong performance from U.S. stocks. The Russell growth indices continued to dominate their value counterparts.
 
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Because we build portfolios from the bottom up using time-tested screening “factors,” we think about performance through the lens of factors first, and through the lens of stocks and industries second. The stocks and industries where we have active exposures are a result of the factors themselves, so in some sense they measure the convergence of factor interaction effects that we believe to be beneficial over the long term.  In latter 2016, factors received a boost from the after effects of Brexit and the U.S. election. In both cases, we observed our factor themes posting strong performance as investors retrenched towards fundamental criteria—balance sheet strength, earnings quality, and valuation. We have not observed a follow-through building upon that strong performance so far in 2017.
 
Our research leads us to believe that market leadership is cyclical, but that valuation is an incredibly effective, individual stock selection factor given a three- to five-year time horizon.  Over the last five decades, our research suggests that the least expensive stocks have outperformed by an average of 4-6% annualized, depending on the capitalization range you are researching. Following a peculiar period of stock leadership in 2015, early 2016, and now early 2017 driven by richly priced Mega Cap firms with expensive valuations, we believe a focus on core fundamentals, like earnings, cash flows, and strength of balance sheet, is in order.
 
We believe that maintaining a portfolio of stocks, as we do in our strategies, that have reasonable valuation, superior quality, strong momentum, and high yields is the best defense against the herculean task of market timing.
 

 

 
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. Emerging markets countries involve greater risks, such as immature economic structures, national policies restricting investments by foreigners, and different legal systems. Such risks may be magnified with respect to securities of issuers in frontier emerging markets. 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. The Market Leaders Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund may experience higher fees and is subject to additional risks due to investments in other investment companies (including ETFs).
 
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 2000® Value Index measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
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 GrowthTM 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).
 
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“Cash Flows” are the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents moving into and out of a business. “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).
 
“Return on capital” (ROC) is a ratio used as a measure of the profitability and value-creating potential of companies after taking into account the amount of initial capital invested. The ratio is calculated by dividing the after-tax operating income by the book value of both debt and equity capital less cash/equivalents.
 
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, O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value, and O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 
 
 
 




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O’SHAUGHNESSY ALL CAP CORE FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $100,000 investment in the
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund – Class I Shares vs the Russell 3000® Index and the S&P 500® Index



     
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
5 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund – Class A (with sales load)
16.37%
13.40%
13.58%
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund – Class A (without sales load)
22.78%
14.63%
14.46%
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund – Class C (with CDSC)
20.83%
13.71%
13.47%
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund – Class C (without CDSC)
21.83%
13.71%
13.47%
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund – Class I
23.14%
14.86%
14.62%
Russell 3000® Index
16.14%
14.79%
15.02%
S&P 500® Index
16.04%
14.78%
15.05%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Class A shares may be subject to a 5.25% front-end sales load.  Class C shares may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% on redemptions held for one year or less after purchase.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for 90 days or less.  If it did, total returns would be reduced.  This chart does not imply any future performance.  Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
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 S&P 500® Index is a market-value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on August 16, 2010.



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O’SHAUGHNESSY ENHANCED DIVIDEND FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $100,000 investment in the O’Shaughnessy Enhanced
Dividend Fund – Class I Shares vs the MSCI All Country World Index and the Russell 1000® Value Index



     
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
5 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund – Class I
15.02%
5.97%
6.41%
MSCI All Country World Index
17.06%
10.85%
9.97%
Russell 1000® Value Index
13.76%
14.00%
13.87%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for 90 days or less.  If it did, total returns would be reduced.  This chart does not imply any future performance.  Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
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 term “free-float” represents the portion of shares outstanding that are deemed to be available for purchase in the public equity markets by investors.
 
The Russell 1000® Value Index 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.
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on August 16, 2010.



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O’SHAUGHNESSY MARKET LEADERS VALUE FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $100,000 investment in the
O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund – Class I Shares vs the Russell 1000® Value Index


 

   
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund – Class I
23.25%
22.74%
Russell 1000® Value Index
13.76%
20.33%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for 90 days or less.  If it did, total returns would be reduced.  This chart does not imply any future performance.  Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
The Russell 1000® Value Index 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.
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2016.




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O’SHAUGHNESSY SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $100,000 investment in the
O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund – Class I Shares vs the Russell 2000® Value Index


 
 
   
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund – Class I
23.04%
22.83%
Russell 2000® Value Index
19.21%
27.71%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for 90 days or less.  If it did, total returns would be reduced.  This chart does not imply any future performance.  Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2016.




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O’SHAUGHNESSY SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $100,000 investment in the
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I Shares vs the Russell 2500® Growth Index



     
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
5 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I
15.17%
13.16%
12.68%
Russell 2500® Growth Index
16.15%
14.87%
15.47%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for 90 days or less.  If it did, total returns would be reduced.  This chart does not imply any future performance.  Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
The Russell 2500® Growth Index 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.
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on August 16, 2010.




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Expense Example
at July 31, 2017 (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 (2/1/17 – 7/31/17).
 
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, 0.65% for Class I shares of the Marker Leaders Value Fund, 0.99% for Class I shares of the Small Cap Value 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.
 
O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
2/1/17
7/31/17
2/1/17 – 7/31/17
Class A Actual
$1,000.00
$1,105.60
$4.44
Class A Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.58
$4.26
       
Class C Actual
$1,000.00
$1,101.80
$8.34
Class C Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,016.86
$8.00
       
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$1,107.20
$3.13
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.82
$3.01
 
*
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 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 
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Expense Example (Continued)
at July 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
2/1/17
7/31/17
2/1/17 – 7/31/17
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$1,167.00
$5.07
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.89
$4.96
 
*
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 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
2/1/17
7/31/17
2/1/17 – 7/31/17
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$1,111.50
$3.40
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.57
$3.26
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.65% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
2/1/17
7/31/17
2/1/17 – 7/31/17
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$1,038.40
$5.00
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.89
$4.96
 
*
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 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 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*
 
2/1/17
7/31/17
2/1/17 – 7/31/17
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$1,063.00
$6.09
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.89
$5.96
 
*
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 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.



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Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2017 (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.
 


12

O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2017 (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.
 


13

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2017 (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.
 


14

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2017 (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.
 



15

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2017 (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.
 



16

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 99.89%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 11.47%
     
 
6,202
 
Boeing Co.
 
$
1,503,737
 
 
373
 
General Dynamics Corp.
   
73,231
 
 
358
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
73,787
 
 
306
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
80,518
 
 
2,033
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
241,053
 
           
1,972,326
 
     
Airlines – 3.26%
       
 
8,290
 
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
   
561,067
 
               
     
Auto Components – 0.88%
       
 
1,416
 
LCI Industries
   
151,158
 
               
     
Automobiles – 0.70%
       
 
1,150
 
Thor Industries, Inc.
   
121,152
 
               
     
Banks – 0.24%
       
 
444
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
40,759
 
               
     
Biotechnology – 1.05%
       
 
1,047
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
79,666
 
 
785
 
United Therapeutics Corp.*
   
100,794
 
           
180,460
 
     
Capital Markets – 1.65%
       
 
380
 
CME Group, Inc.
   
46,595
 
 
3,014
 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.*
   
123,574
 
 
502
 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
113,116
 
           
283,285
 
     
Chemicals – 4.92%
       
 
894
 
Albemarle Corp.
   
103,525
 
 
412
 
Celanese Corp. – Class A
   
39,622
 
 
5,446
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A#
   
490,630
 
 
3,025
 
Trinseo S.A.#
   
212,658
 
           
846,435
 
     
Commercial Banks – 3.45%
       
 
3,956
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
95,419
 
 
7,142
 
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
   
138,198
 
 
853
 
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.
   
26,673
 
 
1,008
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
129,830
 
 
1,132
 
Preferred Bank
   
63,562
 
 
3,096
 
Zions Bancorporation
   
140,311
 
           
593,993
 


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

17

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.86%
     
 
3,793
 
LSC Communications, Inc.
 
$
81,094
 
 
886
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
66,583
 
           
147,677
 
     
Communications Equipment – 0.87%
       
 
1,613
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
50,729
 
 
602
 
InterDigital, Inc.
   
43,856
 
 
600
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
54,408
 
           
148,993
 
     
Construction & Engineering – 1.78%
       
 
9,060
 
Quanta Services, Inc.*
   
305,594
 
               
     
Consumer Finance – 3.35%
       
 
6,753
 
American Express Co.
   
575,558
 
               
     
Diversified Consumer Services – 4.26%
       
 
24,014
 
H&R Block, Inc.
   
732,427
 
               
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.30%
       
 
2,196
 
CenturyLink, Inc.
   
51,101
 
               
     
Electrical Equipment – 0.26%
       
 
276
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
   
45,548
 
               
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 5.34%
       
 
8,094
 
Corning, Inc.
   
235,859
 
 
559
 
ePlus, Inc.*
   
45,223
 
 
980
 
Novanta, Inc.*#
   
36,162
 
 
2,890
 
Sanmina Corp.*
   
103,606
 
 
6,189
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.#
   
497,534
 
           
918,384
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.77%
       
 
922
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
73,696
 
 
2,332
 
Sysco Corp.
   
122,710
 
 
1,360
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
108,786
 
           
305,192
 
     
Food Products – 1.19%
       
 
2,071
 
Dean Foods Co.
   
31,065
 
 
2,792
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
155,403
 
 
276
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A
   
17,487
 
           
203,955
 
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 4.97%
       
 
4,376
 
Baxter International, Inc.
   
264,660
 
 
287
 
The Cooper Companies, Inc.
   
69,991
 


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

18

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (Continued)
     
 
2,079
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
 
$
346,070
 
 
52
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
   
48,790
 
 
973
 
Masimo Corp.*
   
92,046
 
 
349
 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
   
33,895
 
           
855,452
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.43%
       
 
382
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
58,946
 
 
485
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
90,312
 
 
605
 
Centene Corp.*
   
48,049
 
 
433
 
Chemed Corp.
   
85,517
 
 
981
 
CorVel Corp.*
   
46,647
 
 
1,533
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
   
96,027
 
 
246
 
Humana, Inc.
   
56,875
 
 
296
 
McKesson Corp.
   
47,914
 
 
552
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
   
59,787
 
           
590,074
 
     
Health Care Technology – 0.41%
       
 
4,138
 
Quality Systems, Inc.*
   
70,760
 
               
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 6.74%
       
 
5,542
 
McDonald’s Corp.
   
859,786
 
 
3,964
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
299,203
 
           
1,158,989
 
     
Household Durables – 0.22%
       
 
771
 
Garmin Ltd.#
   
38,696
 
               
     
Household Products – 1.58%
       
 
2,988
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
271,370
 
               
     
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.12%
       
 
1,784
 
AES Corp.
   
19,945
 
               
     
Industrial Conglomerates – 2.01%
       
 
13,492
 
General Electric Co.
   
345,530
 
               
     
Insurance – 9.84%
       
 
3,973
 
Assurant, Inc.
   
418,237
 
 
830
 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
   
63,213
 
 
1,600
 
HCI Group, Inc.
   
72,144
 
 
3,986
 
Progressive Corp.
   
187,860
 
 
1,008
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
114,136
 
 
4,578
 
Travelers Companies, Inc.
   
586,396
 
 
4,984
 
Unum Group
   
249,848
 
           
1,691,834
 


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

19

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
IT Services – 1.74%
     
 
866
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
 
$
60,031
 
 
1,969
 
TeleTech Holdings, Inc.
   
82,304
 
 
2,293
 
Teradata Corp.*
   
72,963
 
 
4,290
 
Western Union Co.
   
84,728
 
           
300,026
 
     
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.88%
       
 
304
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
18,176
 
 
766
 
Waters Corp.*
   
132,855
 
           
151,031
 
     
Machinery – 1.81%
       
 
1,193
 
Graco, Inc.
   
138,436
 
 
2,702
 
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
   
121,590
 
 
367
 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
   
51,640
 
           
311,666
 
     
Media – 0.39%
       
 
1,025
 
CBS Corp. – Class B
   
67,476
 
               
     
Metals & Mining – 0.70%
       
 
2,831
 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
   
100,246
 
 
400
 
Worthington Industries, Inc.
   
20,268
 
           
120,514
 
     
Multi-line Retail – 1.50%
       
 
2,124
 
Dillard’s, Inc. – Class A
   
156,794
 
 
2,442
 
Kohl’s Corp.
   
100,977
 
           
257,771
 
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.93%
       
 
7,611
 
Hallador Energy Co.
   
52,440
 
 
294
 
Rex American Resources Corp.*
   
29,394
 
 
1,143
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
78,833
 
           
160,667
 
     
Paper & Forest Products – 0.70%
       
 
4,796
 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
   
120,428
 
               
     
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.99%
       
 
1,571
 
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.*#
   
40,987
 
 
3,908
 
Realogy Holdings Corp.
   
129,746
 
           
170,733
 
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 7.57%
       
 
1,823
 
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*
   
132,259
 
 
1,007
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
   
79,563
 
 
4,067
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
180,209
 
 
346
 
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.
   
25,656
 
 
354
 
Lam Research Corp.
   
56,449
 


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

20

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (Continued)
     
 
965
 
MKS Instruments, Inc.
 
$
80,722
 
 
4,595
 
NVIDIA Corp.
   
746,733
 
           
1,301,591
 
     
Software – 1.57%
       
 
709
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
   
43,802
 
 
411
 
Adobe Systems, Inc.*
   
60,207
 
 
390
 
ANSYS, Inc.*
   
50,524
 
 
511
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
   
18,856
 
 
1,074
 
CDK Global, Inc.
   
70,648
 
 
324
 
Citrix Systems, Inc.*
   
25,590
 
           
269,627
 
     
Specialty Retail – 2.28%
       
 
3,799
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
   
221,634
 
 
13,893
 
Office Depot, Inc.
   
81,552
 
 
357
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*
   
89,682
 
           
392,868
 
     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.16%
       
 
887
 
Apple, Inc.
   
131,924
 
 
2,039
 
Seagate Technology PLC#
   
67,205
 
           
199,129
 
     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.34%
       
 
3,262
 
Charter Financial Corp.
   
58,651
 
               
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.41%
       
 
4,325
 
Spok Holdings, Inc.
   
70,930
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $13,423,398)
   
17,180,822
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $13,423,398) – 99.89%
   
17,180,822
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.11%
   
19,506
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
17,200,328
 

*
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.

21

O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 98.47%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 5.94%
     
 
4,411
 
BAE Systems PLC – ADR
 
$
142,255
 
 
2,154
 
Boeing Co.
   
522,259
 
           
664,514
 
     
Automobiles – 2.06%
       
 
2,490
 
General Motors Co.
   
89,590
 
 
5,693
 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. – ADR*
   
113,348
 
 
1,561
 
Subaru Corp. – ADR*
   
28,192
 
           
231,130
 
     
Banks – 1.59%
       
 
1,162
 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. – ADR
   
27,586
 
 
950
 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. – ADR
   
60,942
 
 
2,105
 
ING Groep NV – ADR
   
39,427
 
 
541
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
49,664
 
           
177,619
 
     
Beverages – 0.33%
       
 
862
 
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC#
   
37,264
 
               
     
Biotechnology – 2.92%
       
 
3,160
 
AbbVie, Inc.
   
220,916
 
 
214
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
37,345
 
 
901
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
68,557
 
           
326,818
 
     
Capital Markets – 2.50%
       
 
887
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
   
128,508
 
 
4,531
 
Credit Suisse Group AG – ADR
   
69,551
 
 
4,688
 
UBS Group AG#
   
81,712
 
           
279,771
 
     
Chemicals – 4.95%
       
 
350
 
BASF SE – ADR
   
33,345
 
 
3,516
 
Dow Chemical Co.
   
225,868
 
 
2,425
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A#
   
218,468
 
 
3,151
 
Mosaic Co.
   
76,065
 
           
553,746
 
     
Commercial Banks – 5.89%
       
 
3,398
 
BNP Paribas SA – ADR
   
132,012
 
 
5,187
 
HSBC Holdings PLC – ADR
   
259,817
 
 
5,299
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. – ADR
   
33,755
 
 
19,624
 
Societe Generale SA – ADR
   
233,329
 
           
658,913
 
     
Communications Equipment – 0.15%
       
 
519
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
16,323
 


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

22

O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Containers & Packaging – 2.02%
     
 
503
 
Packaging Corp. of America
 
$
55,068
 
 
2,988
 
WestRock Co.
   
171,571
 
           
226,639
 
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.19%
       
 
1,318
 
BT Group PLC – ADR
   
27,533
 
 
7,035
 
CenturyLink, Inc.
   
163,704
 
 
5,710
 
TeliaSonera AB – ADR
   
53,446
 
           
244,683
 
     
Electrical Equipment – 1.83%
       
 
3,434
 
Emerson Electric Co.
   
204,701
 
               
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.99%
       
 
1,382
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
110,546
 
               
     
Food Products – 1.46%
       
 
2,557
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
107,854
 
 
957
 
Unilever NV – ADR
   
55,669
 
           
163,523
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.77%
       
 
1,341
 
Carnival PLC – ADR
   
90,222
 
 
1,135
 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
   
95,204
 
 
121
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
   
12,629
 
           
198,055
 
     
Household Durables – 0.40%
       
 
660
 
Electrolux AB – ADR
   
44,979
 
               
     
Household Products – 2.86%
       
 
1,377
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
169,591
 
 
1,662
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
150,943
 
           
320,534
 
     
Insurance – 14.08%
       
 
51,314
 
Aegon NV – ADR
   
285,819
 
 
23,259
 
Allianz SE – ADR
   
496,580
 
 
3,390
 
AXA S.A. – ADR
   
99,903
 
 
7,785
 
Manulife Financial Corp.#
   
160,527
 
 
2,522
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
138,710
 
 
3,771
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
   
251,714
 
 
418
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
47,330
 
 
2,507
 
Sun Life Financial, Inc.#
   
96,093
 
           
1,576,676
 
     
IT Services – 5.40%
       
 
2,657
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
384,388
 
 
11,144
 
Western Union Co.
   
220,094
 
           
604,482
 


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

23

O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Machinery – 2.46%
     
 
1,638
 
Cummins, Inc.
 
$
275,020
 
               
     
Media – 0.62%
       
 
618
 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
   
13,355
 
 
1,604
 
Viacom, Inc. – Class B
   
56,012
 
           
69,367
 
     
Metals & Mining – 1.26%
       
 
1,101
 
Nucor Corp.
   
63,495
 
 
1,036
 
POSCO – ADR
   
77,824
 
           
141,319
 
     
Multiline retail – 1.73%
       
 
4,686
 
Kohl’s Corp.
   
193,766
 
               
     
Multi-line Retail – 2.37%
       
 
4,096
 
Macy’s, Inc.
   
97,280
 
 
2,973
 
Target Corp.
   
168,480
 
           
265,760
 
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 13.57%
       
 
5,855
 
BP PLC – ADR
   
205,745
 
 
144
 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. – ADR
   
10,972
 
 
786
 
CNOOC Ltd. – ADR
   
88,386
 
 
37,641
 
Gazprom PJSC – ADR
   
147,176
 
 
8,988
 
LUKOIL PJSC – ADR
   
423,694
 
 
1,379
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
77,210
 
 
5,094
 
Total S.A. – ADR
   
258,113
 
 
4,466
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
308,020
 
           
1,519,316
 
     
Paper & Forest Products – 2.67%
       
 
3,718
 
International Paper Co.
   
204,416
 
 
4,196
 
Stora Enso OYJ – ADR
   
56,100
 
 
1,395
 
UPM-Kymmene OYJ – ADR
   
37,979
 
           
298,495
 
     
Pharmaceuticals – 3.19%
       
 
2,702
 
AstraZeneca PLC – ADR
   
81,546
 
 
8,298
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
275,162
 
           
356,708
 
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.54%
       
 
4,871
 
Intel Corp.
   
172,774
 
               
     
Software – 2.26%
       
 
8,152
 
CA, Inc.
   
253,038
 


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

24

O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Specialty Retail – 3.02%
     
 
5,794
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
 
$
338,022
 
               
     
Technology Hardware Storage & Peripherals – 0.53%
       
 
1,801
 
Seagate Technology PLC#
   
59,361
 
               
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 3.93%
       
 
17,724
 
Mobile TeleSystems – ADR
   
151,895
 
 
10,547
 
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. – ADR
   
287,511
 
           
439,406
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $9,648,328)
   
11,023,268
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $9,648,328) – 98.47%
   
11,023,268
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.53%
   
171,283
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
11,194,551
 

*
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
 
56.9
%
 
United Kingdom
 
7.6
%
 
France
 
6.5
%
 
Russian Federation
 
6.5
%
 
Netherlands
 
5.4
%
 
Germany
 
4.7
%
 
Republic of Korea
 
3.3
%
 
Canada
 
2.3
%
 
Japan
 
1.6
%
 
Switzerland
 
1.4
%
 
Sweden
 
0.9
%
 
Finland
 
0.8
%
 
Hong Kong
 
0.8
%
 
Singapore
 
0.5
%
 
Ireland
 
0.5
%
 
Australia
 
0.2
%
 
China
 
0.1
%
 
   
100.0
%
 



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

25

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 98.63%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 7.30%
     
 
12,572
 
Boeing Co.
 
$
3,048,208
 
 
690
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.
   
201,570
 
 
3,208
 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. – Class A
   
193,859
 
 
5,961
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
706,796
 
           
4,150,433
 
     
Airlines – 3.60%
       
 
30,249
 
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
   
2,047,252
 
               
     
Auto Components – 0.82%
       
 
3,136
 
Lear Corp.
   
464,724
 
               
     
Automobiles – 0.79%
       
 
12,514
 
General Motors Co.
   
450,254
 
               
     
Banks – 2.00%
       
 
8,986
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
615,092
 
 
35,722
 
Regions Financial Corp.
   
521,541
 
           
1,136,633
 
     
Biotechnology – 3.13%
       
 
23,351
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
1,776,778
 
               
     
Capital Markets – 6.44%
       
 
20,147
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
   
2,918,897
 
 
1,735
 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
390,948
 
 
7,654
 
Thomson Reuters Corp.#
   
351,242
 
           
3,661,087
 
     
Chemicals – 5.67%
       
 
7,735
 
Celanese Corp. – Class A
   
743,875
 
 
27,503
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A#
   
2,477,745
 
           
3,221,620
 
     
Communications Equipment – 1.64%
       
 
10,296
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
933,641
 
               
     
Computers & Peripherals – 1.03%
       
 
13,479
 
NetApp, Inc.
   
585,258
 
               
     
Consumer Finance – 4.19%
       
 
18,922
 
American Express Co.
   
1,612,721
 
 
1,253
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
107,984
 
 
10,885
 
Discover Financial Services
   
663,332
 
           
2,384,037
 


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

26

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Diversified Financial Services – 1.54%
     
 
8,023
 
MSCI, Inc.
 
$
874,106
 
               
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.55%
       
 
18,966
 
Telstra Corp., Ltd. – ADR
   
310,094
 
               
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 4.41%
       
 
35,916
 
Corning, Inc.
   
1,046,592
 
 
18,133
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.#
   
1,457,712
 
           
2,504,304
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.19%
       
 
8,008
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
640,079
 
 
11,514
 
Sysco Corp.
   
605,867
 
           
1,245,946
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.86%
       
 
2,027
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
312,786
 
 
13,793
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
   
863,994
 
 
3,166
 
HCA Holdings, Inc.*
   
254,356
 
 
4,702
 
McKesson Corp.
   
761,113
 
           
2,192,249
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 9.58%
       
 
14,727
 
McDonald’s Corp.
   
2,284,747
 
 
19,102
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
   
1,993,676
 
 
15,457
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
1,166,694
 
           
5,445,117
 
     
Household Products – 2.02%
       
 
12,638
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
1,147,783
 
               
     
Insurance – 11.96%
       
 
172,120
 
Aegon NV – ADR
   
958,708
 
 
12,808
 
Allstate Corp.
   
1,165,528
 
 
21,173
 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
1,164,515
 
 
15,826
 
Lincoln National Corp.
   
1,156,248
 
 
8,863
 
Travelers Companies, Inc.
   
1,135,262
 
 
27,464
 
XL Group Ltd.#
   
1,219,401
 
           
6,799,662
 
     
Internet Software & Services – 0.47%
       
 
7,431
 
eBay, Inc.*
   
265,510
 
               
     
IT Services – 1.45%
       
 
41,850
 
Western Union Co.
   
826,538
 
               
     
Machinery – 0.98%
       
 
3,318
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
557,092
 


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

27

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Media – 4.29%
     
 
16,604
 
CBS Corp. – Class B
 
$
1,093,041
 
 
143,183
 
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.
   
839,052
 
 
17,340
 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. – Class A
   
504,594
 
           
2,436,687
 
     
Multi-line Retail – 3.50%
       
 
20,757
 
Kohl’s Corp.
   
858,302
 
 
19,907
 
Target Corp.
   
1,128,130
 
           
1,986,432
 
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.24%
       
 
34,919
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
2,408,364
 
               
     
Professional Services – 0.48%
       
 
2,536
 
Manpower, Inc.
   
271,732
 
               
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.71%
       
 
29,746
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
1,318,045
 
 
4,134
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
219,887
 
           
1,537,932
 
     
Software – 2.46%
       
 
25,019
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
   
923,201
 
 
7,246
 
CDK Global, Inc.
   
476,642
 
           
1,399,843
 
     
Specialty Retail – 3.34%
       
 
32,579
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
   
1,900,658
 
               
     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.24%
       
 
1,299
 
Apple, Inc.
   
193,200
 
 
15,581
 
Seagate Technology PLC#
   
513,550
 
           
706,750
 
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.75%
       
 
1,283
 
United Rentals, Inc.*
   
152,626
 
 
1,637
 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
   
272,954
 
           
425,580
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $50,548,266)
   
56,054,096
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $50,548,266) – 98.63%
   
56,054,096
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 1.37%
   
781,305
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
56,835,401
 

*
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.

28

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 97.09%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 0.99%
     
 
2,119
 
Vectrus, Inc.*
 
$
72,067
 
               
     
Auto Components – 0.87%
       
 
1,482
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
   
54,167
 
 
90
 
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*
   
9,203
 
           
63,370
 
     
Banks – 0.85%
       
 
1,550
 
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.
   
38,797
 
 
783
 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
   
22,824
 
           
61,621
 
     
Biotechnology – 0.36%
       
 
1,080
 
Myriad Genetics, Inc.*
   
26,212
 
               
     
Building Products – 0.46%
       
 
1,534
 
Continental Building Products, Inc.*
   
33,748
 
               
     
Capital Markets – 6.95%
       
 
721
 
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. – Class A
   
23,973
 
 
1,056
 
Investment Technology Group, Inc.
   
23,306
 
 
4,693
 
Moelis & Co. – Class A
   
191,944
 
 
756
 
Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc.
   
47,174
 
 
2,397
 
Virtu Financial, Inc. – Class A
   
39,670
 
 
8,628
 
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. – Class A
   
178,341
 
           
504,408
 
     
Chemicals – 3.79%
       
 
374
 
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
   
15,622
 
 
6,589
 
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.
   
98,242
 
 
2,296
 
Trinseo S.A.#
   
161,409
 
           
275,273
 
     
Commercial Banks – 4.03%
       
 
2,377
 
Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
   
50,773
 
 
919
 
First Bancorp
   
28,765
 
 
112
 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. – Class A
   
41,218
 
 
1,521
 
First Community Bancshares, Inc.
   
41,402
 
 
707
 
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. – Class A
   
25,841
 
 
925
 
Independent Bank Corp.
   
19,610
 
 
2,304
 
TriCo Bancshares
   
85,017
 
           
292,626
 
     
Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.23%
       
 
591
 
Ennis, Inc.
   
11,377
 
 
5,857
 
LSC Communications, Inc.
   
125,223
 
 
2,704
 
Quad Graphics, Inc.
   
60,732
 
 
1,129
 
SP Plus Corp.*
   
36,918
 
           
234,250
 


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

29

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Communications Equipment – 0.71%
     
 
705
 
InterDigital, Inc.
 
$
51,359
 
               
     
Construction & Engineering – 2.09%
       
 
187
 
Argan, Inc.
   
12,052
 
 
579
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
39,083
 
 
2,174
 
KBR, Inc.
   
32,436
 
 
2,142
 
MYR Group, Inc.*
   
68,137
 
           
151,708
 
     
Consumer Finance – 3.07%
       
 
5,727
 
Enova International, Inc.*
   
83,041
 
 
1,990
 
Green Dot Corp. – Class A*
   
80,078
 
 
2,483
 
Regional Management Corp.*
   
59,567
 
           
222,686
 
     
Diversified Financial Services – 0.62%
       
 
1,738
 
Marlin Business Services Corp.
   
45,188
 
               
     
Electric Utilities – 0.18%
       
 
254
 
El Paso Electric Co.
   
13,183
 
               
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 8.32%
       
 
4,647
 
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*
   
156,373
 
 
8,148
 
Celestica, Inc.*#
   
96,880
 
 
2,395
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
   
97,045
 
 
6,800
 
Kimball Electronics, Inc.*
   
132,260
 
 
647
 
Methode Electronics, Inc.
   
25,718
 
 
1,586
 
Sanmina Corp.*
   
56,858
 
 
992
 
ScanSource, Inc.*
   
39,283
 
           
604,417
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.47%
       
 
884
 
United Natural Foods, Inc.*
   
34,061
 
               
     
Food Products – 1.17%
       
 
573
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.#
   
29,492
 
 
3,457
 
Omega Protein Corp.
   
55,312
 
           
84,804
 
     
Gas Utilities – 0.45%
       
 
524
 
Northwest Natural Gas Co.
   
33,064
 
               
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.98%
       
 
3,863
 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*
   
71,272
 
               
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.73%
       
 
559
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*
   
20,627
 
 
847
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
36,048
 
 
1,514
 
Magellan Health, Inc.*
   
112,869
 


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

30

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Health Care Providers & Services (Continued)
     
 
459
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*
 
$
30,661
 
 
2,202
 
Owens & Minor, Inc.
   
70,970
 
           
271,175
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.70%
       
 
852
 
Brinker International, Inc.
   
30,220
 
 
466
 
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.*
   
20,388
 
           
50,608
 
     
Household Durables – 3.52%
       
 
1,040
 
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
   
38,688
 
 
1,561
 
Hooker Furniture Corp.
   
65,874
 
 
1,014
 
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
   
34,273
 
 
2,512
 
MDC Holdings, Inc.
   
86,137
 
 
1,371
 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. – Class A*
   
31,012
 
           
255,984
 
     
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 1.81%
       
 
26,093
 
Atlantic Power Corp.*#
   
60,014
 
 
1,563
 
Atlantica Yield PLC#
   
33,776
 
 
5,696
 
TransAlta Corp.#
   
37,309
 
           
131,099
 
     
Insurance – 10.51%
       
 
1,535
 
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.#
   
92,023
 
 
5,605
 
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. – Class B
   
131,158
 
 
1,086
 
EMC Insurance Group, Inc.
   
30,082
 
 
1,411
 
Employers Holdings, Inc.
   
61,167
 
 
1,057
 
Fanhua, Inc. – ADR
   
9,333
 
 
2,620
 
HCI Group, Inc.
   
118,136
 
 
343
 
National Western Life Group, Inc. – Class A
   
115,450
 
 
493
 
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
   
24,970
 
 
730
 
United Fire Group, Inc.
   
32,938
 
 
517
 
United Insurance Holdings Corp.
   
8,251
 
 
5,849
 
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
   
139,500
 
           
763,008
 
     
IT Services – 2.02%
       
 
2,181
 
Convergys Corp.
   
52,279
 
 
359
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
25,277
 
 
4,849
 
Travelport Worldwide Ltd.#
   
69,340
 
           
146,896
 
     
Leisure Products – 0.54%
       
 
2,209
 
Nautilus, Inc.*
   
38,878
 
               
     
Machinery – 8.27%
       
 
6,894
 
China Yuchai International Ltd.#
   
155,667
 
 
3,324
 
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
   
149,580
 
 
6,769
 
Meritor, Inc.*
   
116,968
 
 
9,337
 
Wabash National Corp.
   
178,151
 
           
600,366
 


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

31

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Metals & Mining – 1.24%
     
 
1,795
 
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
 
$
46,311
 
 
860
 
Worthington Industries, Inc.
   
43,576
 
           
89,887
 
     
Multi-line Retail – 3.45%
       
 
810
 
Big Lots, Inc.
   
40,233
 
 
2,848
 
Dillard’s, Inc. – Class A
   
210,240
 
           
250,473
 
     
Multi-Utilities – 2.67%
       
 
23,265
 
Just Energy Group, Inc.#
   
124,468
 
 
1,375
 
Unitil Corp.
   
69,781
 
           
194,249
 
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.22%
       
 
4,444
 
CVR Energy, Inc.
   
84,036
 
 
5,928
 
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*
   
74,100
 
 
1,483
 
Rex American Resources Corp.*
   
148,270
 
           
306,406
 
     
Paper & Forest Products – 0.93%
       
 
6,156
 
Mercer International, Inc.
   
67,716
 
               
     
Professional Services – 2.33%
       
 
564
 
ICF International, Inc.*
   
25,521
 
 
2,231
 
Kelly Services, Inc. – Class A
   
49,684
 
 
1,606
 
Kforce, Inc.
   
30,032
 
 
4,672
 
RPX Corp.*
   
63,866
 
           
169,103
 
     
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.39%
       
 
183
 
RMR Group, Inc. – Class A
   
8,940
 
 
3,558
 
Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. – ADR
   
19,640
 
           
28,580
 
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.15%
       
 
3,082
 
Amkor Technology, Inc.*
   
31,960
 
 
634
 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*
   
13,656
 
 
1,441
 
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*#
   
37,682
 
           
83,298
 
     
Specialty Retail – 4.14%
       
 
1,828
 
Aaron’s, Inc.
   
84,600
 
 
1,888
 
Buckle, Inc.
   
32,285
 
 
380
 
Children’s Place, Inc.
   
40,147
 
 
15,128
 
Office Depot, Inc.
   
88,801
 
 
3,388
 
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
   
15,619
 
 
1,154
 
Select Comfort Corp.*
   
39,017
 
           
300,469
 
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.60%
       
 
1,629
 
Movado Group, Inc.
   
40,074
 
 
649
 
Oxford Industries, Inc.
   
40,971
 


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

32

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (Continued)
     
 
3,481
 
Vera Bradley, Inc.*
 
$
35,088
 
           
116,133
 
     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 2.77%
       
 
2,392
 
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
   
42,649
 
 
15,943
 
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY
   
132,327
 
 
523
 
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.*
   
26,281
 
           
201,257
 
     
Tobacco – 0.85%
       
 
966
 
Universal Corp.
   
61,776
 
               
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.66%
       
 
1,109
 
Rush Enterprises, Inc. – Class A*
   
47,831
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,350,595)
   
7,050,509
 
               
     
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.63%
       
     
Electric Utilities – 0.63%
       
 
5,505
 
Companhia Paranaense de Energia-Copel – Class B – ADR
   
45,581
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $50,860)
   
45,581
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $6,401,455) – 97.72%
   
7,096,090
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 2.28%
   
165,245
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
7,261,335
 

*
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.

33

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 99.14%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 1.45%
     
 
1,063
 
BWX Technologies, Inc.
 
$
55,999
 
 
1,158
 
HEICO Corp.
   
93,068
 
 
310
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
63,894
 
           
212,961
 
     
Auto Components – 1.85%
       
 
353
 
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*
   
36,098
 
 
278
 
Dorman Products, Inc.*
   
21,706
 
 
3,267
 
Horizon Global Corp.*
   
45,542
 
 
1,082
 
LCI Industries
   
115,504
 
 
463
 
Visteon Corp.*
   
51,643
 
           
270,493
 
     
Automobiles – 1.50%
       
 
2,090
 
Thor Industries, Inc.
   
220,182
 
               
     
Building Products – 0.47%
       
 
635
 
Trex Co., Inc.*
   
47,758
 
 
257
 
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
   
21,550
 
           
69,308
 
     
Capital Markets – 2.04%
       
 
1,155
 
Evercore Partners, Inc. – Class A
   
90,841
 
 
435
 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
   
88,257
 
 
2,938
 
Moelis & Co. – Class A
   
120,164
 
           
299,262
 
     
Chemicals – 4.16%
       
 
2,288
 
Chase Corp.
   
247,218
 
 
317
 
FMC Corp.
   
24,212
 
 
544
 
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
   
22,723
 
 
1,227
 
Innospec, Inc.
   
76,565
 
 
945
 
KMG Chemicals, Inc.
   
47,836
 
 
632
 
Quaker Chemical Corp.
   
89,662
 
 
338
 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
   
32,445
 
 
429
 
Stepan Co.
   
35,251
 
 
480
 
Trinseo S.A.#
   
33,744
 
           
609,656
 
     
Commercial Banks – 6.19%
       
 
1,231
 
American National Bankshares, Inc.
   
46,470
 
 
1,466
 
Carolina Financial Corp.
   
49,316
 
 
1,599
 
Farmers Capital Bank Corp.
   
60,043
 
 
3,093
 
First Merchants Corp.
   
125,081
 
 
2,844
 
German American Bancorp, Inc.
   
101,901
 
 
2,727
 
Heritage Financial Corp.
   
74,174
 
 
7,486
 
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
   
144,854
 
 
803
 
Preferred Bank
   
45,089
 
 
1,700
 
Sierra Bancorp
   
46,580
 
 
1,884
 
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.
   
67,541
 


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

34

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Commercial Banks (Continued)
     
 
993
 
Stonegate Bank
 
$
46,224
 
 
2,310
 
Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA
   
72,303
 
 
1,065
 
Veritex Holdings, Inc.*
   
28,382
 
           
907,958
 
     
Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.69%
       
 
2,219
 
Brink’s Co.
   
173,415
 
 
2,048
 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.*
   
34,366
 
 
227
 
Matthews International Corp.
   
14,880
 
 
1,216
 
Quad Graphics, Inc.
   
27,311
 
 
2,944
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
127,799
 
 
1,162
 
SP Plus Corp.*
   
37,997
 
 
314
 
Tetra Tech, Inc.
   
14,899
 
 
2,078
 
Viad Corp.
   
111,277
 
           
541,944
 
     
Communications Equipment – 3.07%
       
 
1,370
 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
   
24,660
 
 
1,719
 
Finisar Corp.*
   
46,791
 
 
1,913
 
InterDigital, Inc.
   
139,362
 
 
662
 
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.#
   
20,191
 
 
1,005
 
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*
   
62,913
 
 
1,495
 
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.*
   
81,477
 
 
6,875
 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
   
75,419
 
           
450,813
 
     
Computers & Peripherals – 1.32%
       
 
4,765
 
Logitech International S.A.#
   
171,730
 
 
514
 
NetApp, Inc.
   
22,318
 
           
194,048
 
     
Construction & Engineering – 2.34%
       
 
2,359
 
Argan, Inc.
   
152,038
 
 
219
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
14,782
 
 
1,727
 
MasTec, Inc.*
   
79,787
 
 
2,875
 
Quanta Services, Inc.*
   
96,974
 
           
343,581
 
     
Consumer Finance – 0.62%
       
 
2,262
 
Green Dot Corp. – Class A*
   
91,023
 
               
     
Containers & Packaging – 0.89%
       
 
778
 
AptarGroup, Inc.
   
62,964
 
 
642
 
Greif, Inc. – Class A
   
36,010
 
 
1,327
 
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
   
31,715
 
           
130,689
 
     
Diversified Consumer Services – 1.45%
       
 
1,526
 
H&R Block, Inc.
   
46,543
 
 
1,039
 
Strayer Education, Inc.
   
81,686
 
 
2,359
 
Weight Watchers International, Inc.*
   
84,500
 
           
212,729
 


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

35

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Electrical Equipment – 0.19%
     
 
335
 
Regal Beloit Corp.
 
$
27,922
 
               
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 5.33%
       
 
821
 
CDW Corp.
   
52,076
 
 
928
 
ePlus, Inc.*
   
75,075
 
 
2,691
 
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
   
82,076
 
 
9,531
 
Kemet Corp.*
   
160,597
 
 
5,526
 
Kimball Electronics, Inc.*
   
107,481
 
 
5,101
 
Novanta, Inc.*#
   
188,227
 
 
731
 
Sanmina Corp.*
   
26,206
 
 
5,154
 
TTM Technologies, Inc.*
   
89,577
 
           
781,315
 
     
Food Products – 2.05%
       
 
2,283
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.#
   
117,506
 
 
511
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
63,017
 
 
924
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
   
120,813
 
           
301,336
 
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 7.36%
       
 
310
 
Align Technology, Inc.*
   
51,841
 
 
147
 
Atrion Corp.
   
92,933
 
 
1,292
 
Blackbaud, Inc.
   
119,303
 
 
551
 
The Cooper Companies, Inc.
   
134,372
 
 
1,552
 
Cutera, Inc.*
   
40,430
 
 
1,281
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
   
213,235
 
 
2,966
 
Masimo Corp.*
   
280,584
 
 
1,113
 
Quidel Corp.*
   
35,605
 
 
1,149
 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
   
111,591
 
           
1,079,894
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.04%
       
 
900
 
Chemed Corp.
   
177,750
 
 
912
 
HealthEquity, Inc.*
   
41,833
 
 
1,825
 
National Research Corp.
   
53,655
 
 
4,370
 
Tivity Health, Inc.*
   
173,271
 
           
446,509
 
               
     
Health Care Technology – 1.23%
       
 
5,640
 
Quality Systems, Inc.*
   
96,444
 
 
1,326
 
Veeva Systems, Inc.*
   
84,546
 
           
180,990
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.87%
       
 
1,894
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
122,447
 
 
1,638
 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
   
137,396
 
 
900
 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.
   
105,165
 
 
2,605
 
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.
   
52,100
 


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

36

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (Continued)
     
 
1,927
 
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.*
 
$
84,306
 
 
312
 
Vail Resorts, Inc.
   
65,757
 
           
567,171
 
     
Household Durables – 3.57%
       
 
300
 
Garmin Ltd.#
   
15,057
 
 
1,698
 
iRobot Corp.*
   
179,156
 
 
1,260
 
MDC Holdings, Inc.
   
43,205
 
 
944
 
NACCO Industries, Inc. – Class A
   
61,926
 
 
40
 
NVR, Inc.*
   
104,418
 
 
1,169
 
SodaStream International Ltd.*#
   
65,838
 
 
2,411
 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. – Class A*
   
54,537
 
           
524,137
 
     
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.33%
       
 
1,426
 
Raven Industries, Inc.
   
49,054
 
               
     
Insurance – 2.76%
       
 
153
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
   
15,514
 
 
3,407
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.#
   
153,349
 
 
1,317
 
CNA Financial Corp.
   
68,418
 
 
193
 
Investors Title Co.
   
34,069
 
 
334
 
National Western Life Group, Inc. – Class A
   
112,421
 
 
258
 
Primerica, Inc.
   
20,911
 
           
404,682
 
     
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.47%
       
 
1,244
 
NutriSystem, Inc.
   
69,353
 
               
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 1.06%
       
 
2,576
 
Liberty Ventures – Class A*
   
156,054
 
               
     
Internet Software & Services – 3.42%
       
 
7,619
 
Blucora, Inc.*
   
170,666
 
 
341
 
Shutterstock, Inc.*
   
14,370
 
 
362
 
Stamps.com, Inc.*
   
53,612
 
 
336
 
VeriSign, Inc.*
   
33,993
 
 
1,580
 
Weibo Corp. – ADR*
   
121,581
 
 
1,733
 
Wix.com Ltd.*#
   
106,926
 
           
501,148
 
     
IT Services – 2.92%
       
 
547
 
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
   
36,080
 
 
1,210
 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
   
129,857
 
 
810
 
ManTech International Corp. – Class A
   
32,173
 
 
1,192
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
83,929
 
 
3,503
 
TeleTech Holdings, Inc.
   
146,426
 
           
428,465
 


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

37

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Leisure Products – 0.34%
     
 
1,735
 
Malibu Boats, Inc.*
 
$
49,638
 
               
     
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.66%
       
 
8,716
 
Enzo Biochem, Inc.*
   
94,569
 
 
2,005
 
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*
   
149,172
 
           
243,741
 
     
Machinery – 5.52%
       
 
963
 
Alamo Group, Inc.
   
89,569
 
 
849
 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
32,092
 
 
431
 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
   
19,201
 
 
3,031
 
China Yuchai International Ltd.#
   
68,440
 
 
3,489
 
Columbus Mckinnon Corp.
   
90,016
 
 
516
 
Donaldson Co., Inc.
   
24,505
 
 
2,518
 
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
   
80,072
 
 
801
 
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
   
49,422
 
 
457
 
Graco, Inc.
   
53,030
 
 
519
 
John Bean Technologies Corp.
   
47,956
 
 
228
 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
   
19,895
 
 
974
 
Lydall, Inc.*
   
48,213
 
 
2,628
 
Toro Co.
   
186,825
 
           
809,236
 
     
Media – 1.30%
       
 
132
 
Cable One, Inc.
   
100,307
 
 
4,776
 
New York Times Co.
   
90,744
 
           
191,051
 
     
Metals & Mining – 0.31%
       
 
1,284
 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
   
45,466
 
               
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.92%
       
 
1,366
 
Rex American Resources Corp.*
   
136,572
 
 
9,579
 
Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA – Class B – ADR*
   
145,601
 
           
282,173
 
     
Personal Products – 0.47%
       
 
358
 
Medifast, Inc.
   
15,283
 
 
856
 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. – Class A
   
54,236
 
           
69,519
 
     
Pharmaceuticals – 1.12%
       
 
4,298
 
Phibro Animal Health Corp.
   
164,184
 
               
     
Professional Services – 1.61%
       
 
1,595
 
CBIZ, Inc.*
   
23,686
 
 
371
 
CRA International, Inc.
   
14,398
 
 
583
 
ICF International, Inc.*
   
26,381
 
 
181
 
Manpower, Inc.
   
19,394
 


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

38

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Professional Services (Continued)
     
 
859
 
On Assignment, Inc.*
 
$
42,306
 
 
3,142
 
TriNet Group, Inc.*
   
109,970
 
           
236,135
 
     
Real Estate Management & Development – 1.49%
       
 
586
 
FirstService Corp.#
   
37,762
 
 
1,246
 
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. – Class A
   
72,455
 
 
2,223
 
RMR Group, Inc. – Class A
   
108,593
 
           
218,810
 
     
Road & Rail – 0.25%
       
 
675
 
Saia, Inc.*
   
36,686
 
               
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.40%
       
 
3,856
 
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*
   
279,753
 
 
3,463
 
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.*#
   
61,295
 
 
2,033
 
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.
   
150,747
 
 
2,556
 
Cohu, Inc.
   
46,570
 
 
3,343
 
Entegris, Inc.*
   
87,252
 
 
7,847
 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*
   
169,024
 
 
863
 
NVE Corp.
   
68,073
 
 
407
 
Power Integrations, Inc.
   
28,755
 
 
3,193
 
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*
   
79,027
 
 
660
 
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*
   
49,566
 
 
4,768
 
Teradyne, Inc.
   
164,925
 
 
1,775
 
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*#
   
46,416
 
           
1,231,403
 
     
Software – 1.82%
       
 
1,119
 
ANSYS, Inc.*
   
144,967
 
 
2,076
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
   
76,604
 
 
1,448
 
QAD, Inc. – Class A
   
45,395
 
           
266,966
 
     
Speciality Retail – 0.96%
       
 
1,018
 
Burlington Stores, Inc.*
   
88,597
 
 
1,140
 
Aaron’s, Inc.
   
52,759
 
           
141,356
 
     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 2.79%
       
 
1,680
 
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
   
26,208
 
 
6,495
 
Charter Financial Corp.
   
116,780
 
 
1,578
 
Meta Financial Group, Inc.
   
112,512
 
 
3,714
 
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY
   
30,826
 
 
3,176
 
Washington Fed, Inc.
   
106,237
 
 
861
 
Waterstone Financial, Inc.
   
16,230
 
           
408,793
 


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

39

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.50%
     
 
439
 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. – Class A
 
$
31,261
 
 
423
 
Rush Enterprises, Inc. – Class A*
   
18,244
 
 
781
 
Univar, Inc.*
   
24,242
 
           
73,747
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $12,712,581)
   
14,541,581
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $12,712,581) – 99.14%
   
14,541,581
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.86%
   
126,349
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
14,667,930
 

*
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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41

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Assets and Liabilities
at July 31, 2017

   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Market Leaders
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Value Fund
 
ASSETS
                 
Investments in securities, at value (cost $13,423,398,
                 
  $9,648,328, $50,548,266, respectively)
 
$
17,180,822
   
$
11,023,268
   
$
56,054,096
 
Cash
   
71,103
     
127,250
     
349,036
 
Receivables:
                       
Securities sold
   
     
     
3,633,424
 
Fund shares issued
   
     
343
     
431,374
 
Dividends
   
11,315
     
24,543
     
24,176
 
Due from Advisor (Note 4)
   
11,690
     
5,280
     
 
Dividend tax reclaim
   
     
74,189
     
 
Prepaid expenses
   
17,126
     
1,701
     
12,190
 
Total assets
   
17,292,056
     
11,256,574
     
60,504,296
 
LIABILITIES
                       
Payables:
                       
Securities purchased
   
     
     
3,608,658
 
Distributions payable
   
     
12,098
     
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
     
1,448
     
2,153
 
Administration fees
   
8,461
     
6,002
     
5,868
 
Audit fees
   
22,504
     
19,503
     
19,503
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
9,845
     
3,851
     
3,564
 
Due to Advisor (Note 4)
   
     
     
14,271
 
Custody fees
   
4,137
     
2,205
     
1,675
 
Legal fees
   
3,358
     
1,960
     
2,337
 
Fund accounting fees
   
8,065
     
5,449
     
5,324
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
1,502
     
1,502
     
1,502
 
12b-1 distribution fees
   
16,654
     
     
 
Trustee fees
   
483
     
477
     
294
 
Shareholder reporting
   
15,151
     
6,747
     
2,247
 
Accrued other expenses
   
1,568
     
781
     
1,499
 
Total liabilities
   
91,728
     
62,023
     
3,668,895
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
17,200,328
   
$
11,194,551
   
$
56,835,401
 

 

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

42

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Market Leaders
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Value Fund
 
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
                 
Class A Shares
                 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
1,916,154
     
     
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
                       
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
113,751
     
     
 
Net asset value and redemption price per share
 
$
16.85
     
     
 
Maximum offering price per share
                       
(Net asset value per share divided by 94.75%)
 
$
17.78
     
     
 
Class C Shares
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
5,781,992
     
     
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
                       
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
358,399
     
     
 
Net asset value and offering
                       
  price per share (Note 1)
 
$
16.13
     
     
 
Class I Shares
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
9,502,182
   
$
11,194,551
   
$
56,835,401
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
                       
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
567,981
     
1,014,490
     
4,286,910
 
Net asset value, offering and
                       
  redemption price per share
 
$
16.73
   
$
11.03
   
$
13.26
 
                         
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                       
Paid-in capital
 
$
10,613,573
   
$
29,732,275
   
$
49,994,261
 
Undistributed net investment income
   
132,917
     
     
368,390
 
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
2,696,414
     
(19,912,664
)
   
966,920
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
   
3,757,424
     
1,374,940
     
5,505,830
 
Net assets
 
$
17,200,328
   
$
11,194,551
   
$
56,835,401
 

 

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

43

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

   
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Value Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in securities, at value
           
  (cost $6,401,455 and $12,712,581, respectively)
 
$
7,096,090
   
$
14,541,581
 
Cash
   
129,189
     
182,234
 
Receivables:
               
Securities sold
   
903,158
     
792,314
 
Fund shares issued
   
122,308
     
 
Dividends
   
7,596
     
5,828
 
Due from Advisor (Note 4)
   
8,717
     
964
 
Dividend tax reclaim
   
435
     
 
Prepaid expenses
   
6,501
     
4,801
 
Total assets
   
8,273,994
     
15,527,722
 
LIABILITIES
               
Payables:
               
Securities purchased
   
966,888
     
814,546
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
330
     
 
Administration fees
   
6,052
     
6,315
 
Audit fees
   
19,503
     
19,504
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
3,171
     
3,991
 
Custody fees
   
2,222
     
1,787
 
Legal fees
   
3,194
     
1,955
 
Fund accounting fees
   
5,712
     
6,287
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
1,501
     
1,502
 
Trustee fees
   
365
     
397
 
Shareholder reporting
   
2,067
     
2,724
 
Accrued other expenses
   
1,654
     
784
 
Total liabilities
   
1,012,659
     
859,792
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
7,261,335
   
$
14,667,930
 
 

 

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

44

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
at July 31, 2017

   
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Value Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
           
Class I Shares
           
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
7,261,335
   
$
14,667,930
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
               
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
547,498
     
915,191
 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
 
$
13.26
   
$
16.03
 
                 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
               
Paid-in capital
 
$
6,366,508
   
$
12,213,209
 
Undistributed net investment income
   
19,344
     
38,646
 
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
   
180,816
     
587,075
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
   
694,667
     
1,829,000
 
Net assets
 
$
7,261,335
   
$
14,667,930
 
 
 

 

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

45

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended July 31, 2017

   
All Cap
   
Enhanced
   
Market Leaders
 
   
Core Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Value Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                 
Income
                 
Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld and issuance
                 
  fees of $0, $56,329, $4,254, respectively)
 
$
695,120
   
$
528,191
   
$
706,600
 
Total income
   
695,120
     
528,191
     
706,600
 
Expenses
                       
Advisory fees (Note 4)
   
185,472
     
91,545
     
151,614
 
12b-1 distribution fees – Class A (Note 5)
   
4,481
     
     
 
12b-1 distribution fees – Class C (Note 5)
   
61,602
     
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
61,849
     
20,611
     
27,729
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
50,439
     
35,571
     
34,874
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
48,966
     
32,439
     
32,831
 
Registration fees
   
40,889
     
18,760
     
30,971
 
Audit fees
   
22,803
     
19,804
     
19,802
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
13,311
     
8,977
     
11,547
 
Trustee fees
   
10,819
     
10,568
     
11,126
 
Legal fees
   
10,566
     
7,952
     
7,953
 
Reports to shareholders
   
10,300
     
1,213
     
2,362
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
   
9,001
     
9,001
     
8,916
 
Miscellaneous expense
   
7,122
     
4,241
     
6,683
 
Insurance expense
   
2,607
     
1,885
     
2,263
 
Total expenses
   
540,227
     
262,567
     
348,671
 
Advisory fee waiver and
                       
  expense reimbursement (Note 4)
   
(271,811
)
   
(123,137
)
   
(159,802
)
Net expenses
   
268,416
     
139,430
     
188,869
 
Net investment income
   
426,704
     
388,761
     
517,731
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
                       
  GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
                       
Net realized gain on investments
   
8,424,064
     
570,478
     
1,052,192
 
Net change in unrealized
                       
  appreciation on investments
   
(5,675,343
)
   
1,010,492
     
4,983,621
 
Net realized and unrealized
                       
  gain on investments
   
2,748,721
     
1,580,970
     
6,035,813
 
Net increase in net assets
                       
  resulting from operations
 
$
3,175,425
   
$
1,969,731
   
$
6,553,544
 
 

 

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

46

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Year Ended July 31, 2017

   
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Value Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Income
           
Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld and issuance
           
  fees of $2,617 and $2,469, respectively)
 
$
104,240
   
$
215,382
 
Total income
   
104,240
     
215,382
 
Expenses
               
Advisory fees (Note 4)
   
41,326
     
88,697
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
18,001
     
23,446
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
35,898
     
36,853
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
35,739
     
37,421
 
Registration fees
   
27,805
     
18,723
 
Audit fees
   
19,802
     
19,804
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
18,367
     
11,442
 
Trustee fees
   
10,938
     
10,568
 
Legal fees
   
7,643
     
7,561
 
Reports to shareholders
   
2,054
     
2,118
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
   
8,916
     
9,001
 
Miscellaneous expense
   
4,508
     
4,783
 
Insurance expense
   
2,193
     
1,807
 
Total expenses
   
233,190
     
272,224
 
Advisory fee waiver and expense reimbursement (Note 4)
   
(185,057
)
   
(96,308
)
Net expenses
   
48,133
     
175,916
 
Net investment income
   
56,107
     
39,466
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
               
Net realized gain on investments
   
212,209
     
1,539,972
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
587,245
     
552,099
 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
   
799,454
     
2,092,071
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
855,561
   
$
2,131,537
 

 

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

47

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
426,704
   
$
1,164,528
 
Net realized gain on investments
   
8,424,064
     
3,375,306
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
(5,675,343
)
   
(5,146,049
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net
               
  assets resulting from operations
   
3,175,425
     
(606,215
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class A Shares
   
(35,627
)
   
(11,226
)
Class C Shares
   
(83,665
)
   
 
Class I Shares
   
(347,067
)
   
(584,715
)
From net realized gain on investments
               
Class A Shares
   
(106,256
)
   
(161,307
)
Class C Shares
   
(362,596
)
   
(714,975
)
Class I Shares
   
(911,576
)
   
(6,090,993
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(1,846,787
)
   
(7,563,216
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
(60,340,929
)
   
(34,754,038
)
Total decrease in net assets
   
(59,012,291
)
   
(42,923,469
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
76,212,619
     
119,136,088
 
End of year
 
$
17,200,328
   
$
76,212,619
 
Includes undistributed net investment income of
 
$
132,917
   
$
523,795
 
 

 

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

48

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)


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

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Class A Shares
           
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
403,167
   
$
680,949
 
Distributions reinvested
   
133,579
     
151,734
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(903,224
)
   
(974,380
)+
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(366,478
)
 
$
(141,697
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
   
$
3,854
 
                 
Class C Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
417,050
   
$
168,902
 
Distributions reinvested
   
443,108
     
714,975
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(4,270,160
)
   
(1,707,614
)
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(3,410,002
)
 
$
(823,737
)
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
2,966,143
   
$
22,130,745
 
Distributions reinvested
   
1,030,987
     
4,115,424
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(60,561,579
)+
   
(60,034,773
)+
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(56,564,449
)
 
$
(33,788,604
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
5,583
   
$
8,827
 
   
$
(60,340,929
)
 
$
(34,754,038
)
                 
Class A Shares
               
Shares sold
   
26,309
     
48,198
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
8,771
     
10,428
 
Shares redeemed
   
(61,046
)
   
(68,380
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(25,966
)
   
(9,754
)
                 
Class C Shares
               
Shares sold
   
27,740
     
11,790
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
30,246
     
50,744
 
Shares redeemed
   
(295,524
)
   
(121,058
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(237,538
)
   
(58,524
)
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
199,582
     
1,535,752
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
68,277
     
284,608
 
Shares redeemed
   
(4,141,507
)
   
(4,113,822
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(3,873,648
)
   
(2,293,462
)
     
(4,137,152
)
   
(2,361,740
)


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

49

O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
388,761
   
$
867,828
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
570,478
     
(3,408,262
)
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
1,010,492
     
1,822,830
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
1,969,731
     
(717,604
)
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class I Shares
   
(389,671
)
   
(869,452
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(389,671
)
   
(869,452
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
(10,365,757
)
   
(15,925,144
)
Total decrease in net assets
   
(8,785,697
)
   
(17,512,200
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
19,980,248
     
37,492,448
 
End of year
 
$
11,194,551
   
$
19,980,248
 
Includes undistributed net investment income of
 
$
   
$
 
                 
(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:
               
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
313,419
   
$
4,559,822
 
Distributions reinvested
   
219,605
     
558,742
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(10,898,781
)+
   
(21,043,708
)+
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(10,365,757
)
 
$
(15,925,144
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
335
   
$
8,654
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
29,959
     
488,467
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
21,090
     
60,466
 
Shares redeemed
   
(1,061,735
)
   
(2,284,671
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(1,010,686
)
   
(1,735,738
)


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

50

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


         
February 26, 2016*
 
   
Year Ended
   
through
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
517,731
   
$
55,211
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
1,052,192
     
(3,434
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
4,983,621
     
522,209
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
6,553,544
     
573,986
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class I Shares
   
(204,550
)
   
 
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(204,550
)
   
 
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
35,202,744
     
14,709,677
 
Total increase in net assets
   
41,551,738
     
15,283,663
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
   
15,283,663
     
 
End of period
 
$
56,835,401
   
$
15,283,663
 
Includes undistributed net investment income of
 
$
368,390
   
$
55,211
 
                 
(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:
               
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
41,128,232
   
$
14,758,199
 
Distributions reinvested
   
131,700
     
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(6,057,188
)+
   
(48,522
)+
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
35,202,744
   
$
14,709,677
 
Net of redemption fees of
 
$
1,639
   
$
835
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
3,373,817
     
1,410,472
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
10,902
     
 
Shares redeemed
   
(503,700
)
   
(4,581
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
2,881,019
     
1,405,891
 

*
Commencement of operations.


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

51

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


         
February 26, 2016*
 
   
Year Ended
   
through
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
56,107
   
$
8,755
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
212,209
     
(21,836
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
587,245
     
107,422
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
855,561
     
94,341
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class I Shares
   
(49,958
)
   
 
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(49,958
)
   
 
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
3,827,236
     
2,534,155
 
Total increase in net assets
   
4,632,839
     
2,628,496
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
   
2,628,496
     
 
End of period
 
$
7,261,335
   
$
2,628,496
 
Includes undistributed net investment income of
 
$
19,344
   
$
8,763
 
                 
(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:
               
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
4,157,720
   
$
2,638,869
 
Distributions reinvested
   
46,638
     
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(377,122
)+
   
(104,714
)+
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
3,827,236
   
$
2,534,155
 
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
265
   
$
1,833
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
333,018
     
251,039
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
3,638
     
 
Shares redeemed
   
(30,226
)
   
(9,971
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
306,430
     
241,068
 

*
Commencement of operations.


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

52

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
39,466
   
$
50,136
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
1,539,972
     
(66,937
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
552,099
     
95,797
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
2,131,537
     
78,996
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class I Shares
   
(45,587
)
   
(53,324
)
From net realized gain on investments
               
Class I Shares
   
     
(917,118
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(45,587
)
   
(970,442
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
(1,721,384
)
   
(2,734,846
)
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
   
364,566
     
(3,626,292
)
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
14,303,364
     
17,929,656
 
End of year
 
$
14,667,930
   
$
14,303,364
 
Includes undistributed net investment income of
 
$
38,646
   
$
50,124
 
                 
(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:
               
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
1,803,948
   
$
2,715,739
 
Distributions reinvested
   
26,980
     
641,317
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(3,552,312
)+
   
(6,091,902
)+
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
(1,721,384
)
 
$
(2,734,846
)
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
76
   
$
200
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
121,245
     
206,755
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
1,790
     
47,260
 
Shares redeemed
   
(232,613
)
   
(441,673
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(109,578
)
   
(187,658
)


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

53

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the year

Class A Shares
 
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
14.87
   
$
15.91
   
$
17.07
   
$
15.98
   
$
12.78
 
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income†
   
0.20
     
0.18
     
0.17
     
0.12
     
0.20
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
3.05
     
(0.01
)
   
1.17
     
2.35
     
3.17
 
Total from investment operations
   
3.25
     
0.17
     
1.34
     
2.47
     
3.37
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.32
)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.07
)
   
(0.13
)
   
(0.17
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(0.95
)
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.43
)
   
(1.25
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(1.27
)
   
(1.24
)
   
(2.50
)
   
(1.38
)
   
(0.17
)
                                         
Redemption fees retained
   
     
0.03
   
     
   
0.00
†^
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
16.85
   
$
14.87
   
$
15.91
   
$
17.07
   
$
15.98
 
                                         
Total return
   
22.78
%
   
1.45
%
   
8.19
%
   
15.89
%
   
26.74
%
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
 
$
1,916
   
$
2,077
   
$
2,379
   
$
6,471
   
$
4,204
 
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
2.01
%
   
1.15
%
   
1.03
%
   
1.01
%
   
1.07
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.85
%
   
0.85
%
   
0.93
%#
   
1.23
%
   
1.24
%
                                         
Ratio of net investment income
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.13
%
   
0.91
%
   
0.93
%
   
0.91
%
   
1.62
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.29
%
   
1.21
%
   
1.03
%
   
0.69
%
   
1.45
%
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
60.54
%
   
104.46
%
   
81.23
%
   
71.56
%
   
57.50
%

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.

54

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the year

Class C Shares
 
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
14.30
   
$
15.41
   
$
16.68
   
$
15.67
   
$
12.55
 
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income/(loss)†
   
0.08
     
0.07
     
0.04
     
(0.01
)
   
0.10
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
2.92
     
(0.02
)
   
1.15
     
2.31
     
3.11
 
Total from investment operations
   
3.00
     
0.05
     
1.19
     
2.30
     
3.21
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.22
)
   
     
(0.03
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.09
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(0.95
)
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.43
)
   
(1.25
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(1.17
)
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.46
)
   
(1.29
)
   
(0.09
)
                                         
Redemption fees retained
   
     
     
   
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
16.13
   
$
14.30
   
$
15.41
   
$
16.68
   
$
15.67
 
                                         
Total return
   
21.83
%
   
0.45
%
   
7.40
%
   
15.02
%
   
25.77
%
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
 
$
5,782
   
$
8,521
   
$
10,082
   
$
10,139
   
$
7,485
 
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
2.71
%
   
1.90
%
   
1.77
%
   
1.76
%
   
1.82
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.60
%
   
1.60
%
   
1.67
%#
   
1.98
%
   
1.99
%
                                         
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
(0.54
)%
   
0.17
%
   
0.14
%
   
0.18
%
   
0.89
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.57
%
   
0.47
%
   
0.24
%
   
(0.04
)%
   
0.72
%
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
60.54
%
   
104.46
%
   
81.23
%
   
71.56
%
   
57.50
%

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.

55

O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the year

Class I Shares
 
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
14.77
   
$
15.84
   
$
17.04
   
$
15.95
   
$
12.77
 
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income†
   
0.24
     
0.21
     
0.20
     
0.16
     
0.23
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
3.03
     
(0.01
)
   
1.18
     
2.35
     
3.16
 
Total from investment operations
   
3.27
     
0.20
     
1.38
     
2.51
     
3.39
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.36
)
   
(0.11
)
   
(0.15
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.21
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
(0.95
)
   
(1.16
)
   
(2.43
)
   
(1.25
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(1.31
)
   
(1.27
)
   
(2.58
)
   
(1.42
)
   
(0.21
)
                                         
Redemption fees retained†^
   
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
 
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
16.73
   
$
14.77
   
$
15.84
   
$
17.04
   
$
15.95
 
                                         
Total return
   
23.14
%
   
1.46
%
   
8.49
%
   
16.18
%
   
26.93
%
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
 
$
9,502
   
$
65,615
   
$
106,675
   
$
119,470
   
$
114,220
 
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.31
%
   
0.90
%
   
0.77
%
   
0.76
%
   
0.82
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.60
%
   
0.60
%
   
0.67
%#
   
0.98
%
   
0.99
%
                                         
Ratio of net investment income
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.91
%
   
1.15
%
   
1.15
%
   
1.18
%
   
1.79
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.62
%
   
1.45
%
   
1.25
%
   
0.96
%
   
1.62
%
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
60.54
%
   
104.46
%
   
81.23
%
   
71.56
%
   
57.50
%

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.

56

O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the year

Class I Shares
 
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
9.87
   
$
9.97
   
$
13.59
   
$
11.96
   
$
10.70
 
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income†
   
0.29
     
0.34
     
0.38
     
0.72
     
0.43
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
1.17
     
(0.10
)
   
(2.78
)
   
1.60
     
1.21
 
Total from investment operations
   
1.46
     
0.24
     
(2.40
)
   
2.32
     
1.64
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.34
)
   
(0.44
)
   
(0.68
)
   
(0.38
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
     
     
(0.78
)
   
(0.01
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.34
)
   
(1.22
)
   
(0.69
)
   
(0.38
)
                                         
Redemption fees retained†^
   
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
 
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
11.03
   
$
9.87
   
$
9.97
   
$
13.59
   
$
11.96
 
                                         
Total return
   
15.02
%
   
2.74
%
   
-18.11
%
   
19.64
%
   
15.52
%
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
 
$
11,195
   
$
19,980
   
$
37,492
   
$
127,799
   
$
72,140
 
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.86
%
   
1.40
%
   
0.94
%#
   
0.87
%
   
1.08
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
1.02
%#
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
                                         
Ratio of net investment income
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
1.89
%
   
3.23
%
   
3.34
%
   
5.64
%
   
3.58
%
After fee waiver and expense
                                       
  reimbursement/recoupment
   
2.76
%
   
3.64
%
   
3.26
%
   
5.52
%
   
3.67
%
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
37.49
%
   
47.61
%
   
50.89
%
   
45.47
%
   
35.48
%

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.

57

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class I Shares
         
February 26, 2016*
 
   
Year Ended
   
to
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
10.87
   
$
10.00
 
                 
Income from investment operations:
               
Net investment income†
   
0.22
     
0.08
 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
   
2.29
     
0.79
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.51
     
0.87
 
                 
Less distributions:
               
From net investment income
   
(0.12
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.12
)
   
 
                 
Redemption fees retained†^
   
0.00
     
0.00
 
                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.26
   
$
10.87
 
                 
Total return
   
23.25
%
   
8.70
%++
                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
56,835
   
$
15,284
 
                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
   
1.20
%
   
2.98
%+
After expense reimbursement
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%+
                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
   
1.23
%
   
(0.63
)%+
After expense reimbursement
   
1.78
%
   
1.70
%+
                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
63.30
%
   
2.32
%++

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


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

58

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class I Shares
         
February 26, 2016*
 
   
Year Ended
   
to
 
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
10.90
   
$
10.00
 
                 
Income from investment operations:
               
Net investment income†
   
0.20
     
0.05
 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
   
2.31
     
0.84
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.51
     
0.89
 
                 
Less distributions:
               
From net investment income
   
(0.15
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.15
)
   
 
                 
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
†^    
0.01
                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.26
   
$
10.90
 
                 
Total return
   
23.04
%
   
9.00
%++
                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
7,261
   
$
2,628
 
                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
   
4.80
%
   
10.64
%+
After expense reimbursement
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%+
                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
               
Before expense reimbursement
   
(2.21
)%
   
(8.57
)%+
After expense reimbursement
   
1.60
%
   
1.08
%+
                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
77.61
%
   
19.10
%++

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


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

59

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the year

Class I Shares
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
13.96
   
$
14.79
   
$
15.54
   
$
16.18
   
$
12.24
 
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income†
   
0.04
     
0.05
     
0.09
   
0.00
^    
0.04
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain on investments
   
2.07
     
0.05
     
1.11
     
1.76
     
3.95
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.11
     
0.10
     
1.20
     
1.76
     
3.99
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.05
)
   
     
     
(0.05
)
From net realized gain on investments
   
     
(0.88
)
   
(1.95
)
   
(2.40
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.93
)
   
(1.95
)
   
(2.40
)
   
(0.05
)
                                         
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^    
   
0.00
†^
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
16.03
   
$
13.96
   
$
14.79
   
$
15.54
   
$
16.18
 
                                         
Total return
   
15.17
%
   
0.87
%
   
8.54
%
   
10.83
%
   
32.75
%
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
 
$
14,668
   
$
14,303
   
$
17,930
   
$
7,516
   
$
6,915
 
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
   
1.84
%
   
1.83
%
   
1.95
%#
   
2.54
%
   
2.90
%
After fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
   
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
   
(0.38
)%
   
(0.30
)%
   
(0.15
)%
   
(1.34
)%
   
(1.42
)%
After fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
   
0.27
%
   
0.34
%
   
0.61
%
   
0.01
%
   
0.29
%
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
99.34
%
   
90.41
%
   
83.71
%
   
98.91
%
   
93.42
%

Based on average shares outstanding.
^
Amount is less than $0.01.
#
Includes expenses of Class A 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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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Notes to Financial Statements
at July 31, 2017

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”), the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund (the “Market Leaders Value Fund”), the O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value 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 All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, which are each diversified funds, began operations on August 16, 2010. The Market Leaders Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, which are each diversified funds, began operations on February 26, 2016. The investment objectives of the All Cap Core, Market Leaders Value, Small Cap Value 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, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund currently offer only Class I shares.
 
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 All Cap Core Fund’s, Enhanced Dividend Fund’s and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund’s returns filed for open tax years 2014-2016, or on the Market Leaders Value Fund’s and Small Cap Value Fund’s returns filed for open tax year 2016, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2017 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, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and 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

 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
 
accordance with Federal income tax regulations which differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax treatment.
 
 
Investment income, expenses (other than those specific to the class of shares), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to the separate classes of 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.
 
 
For the year ended July 31, 2017, the Funds made the following permanent tax adjustments on the statements of assets and liabilities:
 
     
Undistributed
   
Accumulated
       
     
Net Investment
   
Net Realized
       
     
Income/(Loss)
   
Gain/(Loss)
   
Paid-in Capital
 
 
All Cap Core Fund
 
$
(351,223
)
 
$
(5,755,224
)
 
$
6,106,447
 
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
   
910
     
(93
)
   
(817
)
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
   
(2
)
   
(81,838
)
   
81,840
 
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
4,432
     
(9,549
)
   
5,117
 
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
(5,357
)
   
(28,094
)
   
33,451
 

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 year ended July 31, 2017, the Funds retained redemption fees as follows:
 
     
Class A
   
Class C
   
Class I
 
 
All Cap Core Fund
 
$
   
$
   
$
5,583
 
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
335
 
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
1,639
 
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
265
 
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
76
 
 
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 Funds 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.

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
 
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 brokerdealers 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.
New Accounting Pronouncement:  In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, “final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the amendments to Regulation S-X will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.
 
J.
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End: In preparing the financial statements as of July 31, 2017, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for 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.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION (Continued)
 
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.
 
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 July 31, 2017:
 
All Cap Core Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
2,920,537
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,920,537
 
  Consumer Staples
   
780,516
     
     
     
780,516
 
  Energy
   
160,667
     
     
     
160,667
 
  Financials
   
3,244,082
     
     
     
3,244,082
 
  Health Care
   
1,847,778
     
     
     
1,847,778
 
  Industrials
   
3,689,409
     
     
     
3,689,409
 
  Information Technology
   
3,137,748
     
     
     
3,137,748
 
  Materials
   
1,087,376
     
     
     
1,087,376
 
  Real Estate
   
170,733
     
     
     
170,733
 
  Telecommunication Services
   
122,031
     
     
     
122,031
 
  Utilities
   
19,945
     
     
     
19,945
 
Total Common Stocks
   
17,180,822
     
     
     
17,180,822
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
17,180,822
   
$
   
$
   
$
17,180,822
 
                                 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
1,341,079
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,341,079
 
  Consumer Staples
   
631,867
     
     
     
631,867
 
  Energy
   
1,519,315
     
     
     
1,519,315
 
  Financials
   
2,692,980
     
     
     
2,692,980
 
  Health Care
   
683,526
     
     
     
683,526
 
  Industrials
   
1,144,235
     
     
     
1,144,235
 
  Information Technology
   
1,105,978
     
     
     
1,105,978
 
  Materials
   
1,220,199
     
     
     
1,220,199
 
  Telecommunication Services
   
684,089
     
     
     
684,089
 
Total Common Stocks
   
11,023,268
     
     
     
11,023,268
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
11,023,268
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,023,268
 

 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION (Continued)
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
12,683,873
   
$
   
$
   
$
12,683,873
 
  Consumer Staples
   
2,393,729
     
     
     
2,393,729
 
  Energy
   
2,408,363
     
     
     
2,408,363
 
  Financials
   
14,855,527
     
     
     
14,855,527
 
  Health Care
   
3,969,027
     
     
     
3,969,027
 
  Industrials
   
7,452,087
     
     
     
7,452,087
 
  Information Technology
   
8,759,776
     
     
     
8,759,776
 
  Materials
   
3,221,620
     
     
     
3,221,620
 
  Telecommunication Services
   
310,094
     
     
     
310,094
 
Total Common Stocks
   
56,054,096
     
     
     
56,054,096
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
56,054,096
   
$
   
$
   
$
56,054,096
 
                                 
Small Cap Value Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
1,075,914
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,075,914
 
  Consumer Staples
   
180,641
     
     
     
180,641
 
  Energy
   
306,406
     
     
     
306,406
 
  Financials
   
2,090,795
     
     
     
2,090,795
 
  Health Care
   
368,659
     
     
     
368,659
 
  Industrials
   
1,309,073
     
     
     
1,309,073
 
  Information Technology
   
885,970
     
     
     
885,970
 
  Materials
   
432,876
     
     
     
432,876
 
  Real Estate
   
28,580
     
     
     
28,580
 
  Utilities
   
371,595
     
     
     
371,595
 
Total Common Stocks
   
7,050,509
     
     
     
7,050,509
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
  Utilities
   
45,581
     
     
     
45,581
 
Total Preferred Stocks
   
45,581
     
     
     
45,581
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
7,096,090
   
$
   
$
   
$
7,096,090
 
                                 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
  Consumer Discretionary
 
$
2,402,162
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,402,162
 
  Consumer Staples
   
370,855
     
     
     
370,855
 
  Energy
   
282,174
     
     
     
282,174
 
  Financials
   
2,111,716
     
     
     
2,111,716
 
  Health Care
   
1,996,015
     
     
     
1,996,015
 
  Industrials
   
2,400,574
     
     
     
2,400,574
 
  Information Technology
   
3,973,463
     
     
     
3,973,463
 
  Materials
   
785,811
     
     
     
785,811
 
  Real Estate
   
218,811
     
     
     
218,811
 
Total Common Stocks
   
14,541,581
     
     
     
14,541,581
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
14,541,581
   
$
   
$
   
$
14,541,581
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
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 July 31, 2017, 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 year ended July 31, 2017.
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
For the year ended July 31, 2017, 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 Market Leaders Value Fund, the fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.55% of average daily net assets for the first $25 million of assets, 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the next $75 million of assets, and 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $100 million.  For the Small Cap Value Fund, the fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.85% of average daily net assets for the first $25 million of assets, 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the next $75 million of assets, and 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $100 million.  For the year ended July 31, 2017, the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund incurred $185,472, $91,545, $151,614, $41,326 and $88,697 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, 2017, fees payable to it by the All Cap Core Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund and to pay Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest expense and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to limit the Funds’ aggregate annual operating expenses as follows:
 
 
Class A
Class C
Class I
All Cap Core Fund
0.85%
1.60%
0.60%
Market Leaders Value Fund
0.65%
Small Cap Value Fund
0.99%
 
percent of average daily net assets
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed, through at least November 27, 2017, 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, taxes, interest expense 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
 
The Advisor may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses in any subsequent month in the three-year period from the date of the management fee reduction and expense payment if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Funds toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Funds to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the management fee reduction and expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the reimbursement.  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 year ended July 31, 2017, the Advisor reduced its fees and/or made expense payments in the amount of $271,811, $123,137, $159,802, $185,057 and $96,308 for the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (Continued)
 
The Advisor is not able to recoup the fees waived of $271,811, $159,802 and $185,057 in the All Cap Core Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, respectively, which are subject to the temporary expense limitation.
 
Cumulative expenses subject to recapture and the date of expiration are as follows:
 
   
7/31/18
   
7/31/19
   
7/31/20
   
Total
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
 
$
   
$
98,030
   
$
123,137
   
$
221,167
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
110,505
     
93,949
     
96,308
     
300,762
 
 
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 year ended July 31, 2017, the Funds incurred the following expenses for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, custody, and Chief Compliance Officer fees:
 
         
Enhanced
   
Market
   
Small
   
Small/Mid
 
   
All Cap
   
Dividend
   
Leaders
   
Cap Value
   
Cap Growth
 
   
Core Fund
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
Administration
 
$
50,439
   
$
35,571
   
$
34,874
   
$
35,898
   
$
36,853
 
Fund Accounting
   
48,966
     
32,439
     
32,831
     
35,739
     
37,421
 
Transfer Agency
                                       
  (excludes out-of-pocket expenses)
   
50,260
     
16,560
     
23,481
     
16,014
     
19,076
 
Chief Compliance Officer
   
9,001
     
9,001
     
8,916
     
8,916
     
9,001
 
Custody
   
13,311
     
8,977
     
11,547
     
18,367
     
11,442
 
 
At July 31, 2017, 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:
 
         
Enhanced
   
Market
   
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid
 
   
All Cap
   
Dividend
   
Leaders
   
Value
   
Cap Growth
 
   
Core Fund
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
Administration
 
$
8,461
   
$
6,002
   
$
5,868
   
$
6,052
   
$
6,315
 
Fund Accounting
   
8,065
     
5,449
     
5,324
     
5,712
     
6,287
 
Transfer Agency
                                       
  (excludes out-of-pocket expenses)
   
7,517
     
2,882
     
3,441
     
2,638
     
3,142
 
Chief Compliance Officer
   
1,502
     
1,502
     
1,502
     
1,501
     
1,502
 
Custody
   
4,137
     
2,205
     
1,675
     
2,222
     
1,787
 

 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
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 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 year ended July 31, 2017, the All Cap Core Fund paid the Distributor $4,481 and $61,602 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 0.15% 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 year ended July 31, 2017, the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund did not accrue shareholder servicing fees.
 
NOTE 7 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the year ended July 31, 2017, 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
 
$
21,561,616
     
$
81,693,399
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
   
5,188,089
       
15,404,676
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
   
52,799,810
       
18,032,276
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
7,617,139
       
3,706,861
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
14,559,317
       
16,273,663
 
 
NOTE 8 – LINES OF CREDIT
 
The All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund each have lines of credit in the amount of $1,000,000.  These lines of credit are intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions.  The credit facility is with the Funds’ custodian, U.S. Bank N.A.  During the year ended July 31, 2017, 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 year ended July 31, 2017 and the year ended July 31, 2016 was as follows:
 
All Cap Core Fund
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Ordinary income
 
$
466,359
   
$
595,941
 
Long-term capital gains
   
1,380,428
     
6,967,275
 

 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Ordinary income
 
$
389,671
   
$
869,452
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Ordinary income
 
$
204,550
   
$
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Ordinary income
 
$
49,958
   
$
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Ordinary income
 
$
45,587
   
$
53,324
 
Long-term capital gains
   
     
917,118
 
 
As of July 31, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
All Cap Core
   
Enhanced
   
Market Leaders
 
   
Fund
   
Dividend Fund
   
Value Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
 
$
13,423,398
   
$
9,664,058
   
$
50,569,777
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
3,872,459
     
1,608,713
     
5,817,122
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(115,035
)
   
(249,503
)
   
(332,803
)
Net tax unrealized appreciation (a)
   
3,757,424
     
1,359,210
     
5,484,319
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
532,574
     
     
549,181
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
2,296,757
     
     
807,640
 
Total distributable earnings
   
2,829,331
     
     
1,356,821
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
     
(19,896,934
)
   
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
6,586,755
   
$
(18,537,724
)
 
$
6,841,140
 
                         
           
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
           
Value Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
         
$
6,409,587
   
$
12,713,199
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
           
814,148
     
1,998,670
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
           
(127,613
)
   
(170,288
)
Net tax unrealized appreciation (a)
           
686,535
     
1,828,382
 
Undistributed ordinary income
           
19,750
     
38,646
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
           
188,542
     
587,693
 
Total distributable earnings
           
208,292
     
626,339
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
           
     
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
         
$
894,827
   
$
2,454,721
 

(a)
The differences between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation and cost are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales adjustments.

 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)
 
At July 31, 2017, the Enhanced Dividend Fund had capital loss carryforwards as follows:
 
   
Short-Term
   
Long-Term
 
   
Capital Loss
   
Capital Loss
 
   
Carryover
   
Carryover
 
Enhanced Dividend Fund
 
$
17,348,726
   
$
2,548,208
 
 
These capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future gains.
 
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.
 
Emerging Markets Risk. There is an increased risk of price volatility associated with emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
Frontier Markets Risk. There is an additional increased risk of price volatility associated with frontier market countries (pre-emerging markets), which may be further magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets than in more advanced emerging markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries may be magnified in frontier market countries.
 
Depositary Receipt Risk. The Funds’ equity investments may take the form of sponsored or unsponsored depositary receipts. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of such facilities and the depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through voting rights to the holders of such receipts of the deposited securities.
 
Value Style Investing Risk. At times when the value investing style is out of favor, the Funds may underperform other funds that use different investing styles. Value stocks may be purchased based upon the belief that a given security may be out of favor; that belief may be misplaced or the security may stay out of favor for an extended period of time.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2017
 
NOTE 11 – REPORT OF THE TRUST’S SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING (Unaudited)
 
A Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) took place on March 3, 2017, to elect one new Trustee to the Board and to ratify the prior appointment of two current Trustees of the Board.
 
All Trust shareholders of record, in the aggregate across all Funds of the Trust, were entitled to attend or submit proxies.  As of the applicable record date, the Trust had 315,776,916 shares outstanding.  The results of the voting for each proposal were as follows:
 
Proposal No. 1.       Election of One New Trustee
 
Nominee
For Votes
Votes Withheld
David G. Mertens
206,896,354
1,556,814
 
Proposal No. 2.       Ratification of the Prior Appointment of Two Current Trustees of the Board
 
Current Trustee
For Votes
Votes Withheld
Gail S. Duree
205,321,820
3,131,348
Raymond B. Woolson
206,321,270
2,131,897
 
Effective March 3, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust consists of the following individuals:
 
Gail S. Duree, Independent Trustee
Joe D. Redwine, Interested Trustee
David G. Mertens, Independent Trustee
George T. Wofford, Independent Trustee
George J. Rebhan, Independent Trustee
Raymond B. Woolson, Independent Trustee
 
Effective March 13, 2017, following Mr. Wofford’s resignation, the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust consists of the following individuals:
 
Gail S. Duree, Independent Trustee
Joe D. Redwine, Interested Trustee
David G. Mertens, Independent Trustee
Raymond B. Woolson, Independent Trustee
George J. Rebhan, Independent Trustee
 

 
 
 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Trustees
Advisors Series Trust and
Shareholders of
O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund, O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund, O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund, and O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of July 31, 2017, and with respect to the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund, O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund, and O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, with respect to the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund and O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period February 26, 2016 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2016.  These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.  The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund, O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund, O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund, and O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund as of July 31, 2017, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for the periods referred to above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 29, 2017
 


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Notice to Shareholders
at July 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

For the year ended July 31, 2017, the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund designated $466,359, $389,671, $204,550, $49,958 and $45,587, respectively, as ordinary income. For the year ended July 31, 2017, the All Cap Core Fund designated $1,380,428 as long-term capital gains for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.
 
For the year ended July 31, 2017, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from net investment income designated as qualified dividend income was 100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00% and 100.00% for the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the year ended July 31, 2017 was 100.00%, 78.57%, 89.29%, 90.90% and 100.00% for the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the year ended July 31, 2017 was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00% for the All Cap Core Fund, Enhanced Dividend Fund, Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
 
HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDS’ PROXY VOTING POLICIES
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 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, 2017
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2017 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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Information About Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)

This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Funds.  Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Funds and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
Other
   
Term of
 
in Fund
Directorships
 
Position
Office and
 
Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
           
Independent Trustees(1)
         
           
Gail S. Duree (age 71)
Trustee
Indefinite
Director, Alpha Gamma Delta
5
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term; since
Housing Corporation (collegiate
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
March 2014.
housing management) (2012 to
 
Trust (for series
     
present); Trustee and Chair
 
not affiliated with
     
(2000 to 2012), New Covenant
 
the Funds);
     
Mutual Funds (1999 to 2012);
 
Independent
     
Director and Board Member,
 
Trustee from
     
Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation
 
1999 to 2012,
     
(philanthropic organization)
 
New Covenant
     
(2005 to 2011).
 
Mutual Funds
         
(an open-end
         
investment
         
company with
         
4 portfolios).
           
David G. Mertens (age 57)
Trustee
Indefinite
Retired; formerly Managing
5
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term*; since
Director and Vice President,
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
March 2017.
Jensen Investment Management,
 
Trust (for series
     
Inc. (a privately-held investment
 
not affiliated with
     
advisory firm) (2002 to 2017).
 
the Funds).
           
George J. Rebhan (age 83)
Trustee
Indefinite
Retired; formerly President,
5
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term; since
Hotchkis and Wiley Funds
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
May 2002.
(mutual funds) (1985 to 1993).
 
Trust (for series
         
not affiliated with
         
the Funds);
         
Independent
         
Trustee from
         
1999 to 2009,
         
E*TRADE
         
Funds.

 

 
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Information About Trustees and Officers (Continued)
(Unaudited)
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
Other
   
Term of
 
in Fund
Directorships
 
Position
Office and
 
Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
           
Raymond B. Woolson (age 58)
Trustee
Indefinite
President, Apogee Group, Inc.
5
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term*; since
(financial consulting firm)
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
January 2016.
(1998 to present).
 
Trust (for series
         
not affiliated
         
with the Funds);
         
Independent
         
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine Funds
         
Trust (an open-
         
end investment
         
company with
         
15 portfolios),
         
DoubleLine
         
Opportunistic
         
Credit Fund and
         
DoubleLine
         
Income
         
Solutions Fund,
         
from 2010
         
to present.
         
Independent
         
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine
         
Equity Funds
         
from 2010
         
to 2016.
           
Interested Trustee
         
           
Joe D. Redwine(4) (age 70)
Interested
Indefinite
Retired; formerly President,
5
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
Trustee
term; since
CEO, U.S. Bancorp Fund
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
September 2008.
Services, LLC (May 1991
 
Trust (for series
     
to July 2017); formerly,
 
not affiliated with
     
Manager, U.S. Bancorp
 
the Funds).
     
Fund Services, LLC
   
     
(1998 to July 2017).
   

 

 
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Information About Trustees and Officers (Continued)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Term of
 
Position
Office and
 
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
       
Officers
     
       
Joe D. Redwine (age 70)
Chairman
Indefinite
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (May 1991 to July
615 E. Michigan Street
and Chief
term; since
2017); Manager, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (1998 to July 2017).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Executive
September 2007.
 
Officer
   
       
Douglas G. Hess (age 50)
President
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp
615 E. Michigan Street
and
term; since
Fund Services, LLC (March 1997 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Principal
June 2003.
 
Executive
   
Officer
   
       
Cheryl L. King (age 55)
Treasurer
Indefinite
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp Fund
615 E. Michigan Street
and
term; since
Services, LLC (October 1998 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Principal
December 2007.
 
Financial
   
Officer
   
       
Kevin J. Hayden (age 46)
Assistant
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp
615 E. Michigan Street
Treasurer
term; since
Fund Services, LLC (June 2005 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
September 2013.
 
       
Michael L. Ceccato (age 59)
Vice
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC and Vice
615 E. Michigan Street
President,
term; since
President, U.S. Bank N.A. (February 2008 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Chief
September 2009.
 
 
Compliance
   
Officer and
   
AML Officer
   
       
Jeanine M. Bajczyk, Esq. (age 52)
Secretary
Indefinite
Senior Vice President and Counsel, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term; since
(May 2006 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
September 2015.
 
       
Emily R. Enslow, Esq. (age 30)
Assistant
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 
615 E. Michigan Street
Secretary
term; since
(July 2013 to present); Proxy Voting Coordinator and Class Action
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
September 2015.
Administrator, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (September 2012 to
     
July 2013); Legal Internship, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
     
(February 2012 to September 2012); J.D. Graduate, Marquette
     
University Law School (2009 to 2012).

*
 
Under the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, a Trustee serves during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or is removed, or, if sooner, until the election and qualification of his/her successor.  In addition, the Trustees have designated a mandatory retirement age of 75, such that each Trustee first elected or appointed to the Board after December 1, 2015, serving as such on the date he or she reaches the age of 75, shall submit his or her resignation not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs.
(1)
 
The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
(2)
 
As of July 31, 2017, the Trust was comprised of 45 active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisors.  The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds.  The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor do they share the same investment advisor with any other series.
(3)
 
“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
(4)
 
Mr. Redwine is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act.  Mr. Redwine is an interested Trustee of the Trust by virtue of the fact that he was recently an interested person of Quasar Distributors, LLC who acts as principal underwriter to the series of the Trust.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-877-291-7827.


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Privacy Notice
 
The Funds collect non-public information about you from the following sources:
 
 Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
 
 Information you give us orally; and/or
 
 Information about your transactions with us or others.
 
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities.  We may share information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Funds.  We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities.  We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.
 












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


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 6th Floor
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.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.  The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report.  The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.  Ms. Gail S. Duree is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N‑CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years.  “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.  “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit.  “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.  There were no “other services” provided by the principal accountant.  The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 
FYE  7/31/2017
FYE  7/31/2016
Audit Fees
          $85,000
          $77,300
Audit-Related Fees
          N/A
          N/A
Tax Fees
          $17,500
          $17,000
All Other Fees
          N/A
          N/A

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre‑approve all audit and non‑audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

The percentage of fees billed by Tait, Weller & Baker LLP applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 
FYE  7/31/2017
FYE  7/31/2016
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full‑time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years.  The audit committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  7/31/2017
FYE  7/31/2016
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
N/A
N/A
 
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

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

Item 6. Investments.

(a)
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
 
(b)   Not Applicable.
 
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed‑End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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 fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Filed herewith.

(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

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

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

SIGNATURES

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


(Registrant)  Advisors Series Trust

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

Date  10/6/17



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  10/6/17

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

Date  10/6/17

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