N-CSRS 1 lcf-ncsrs.htm LOGAN CAPITAL FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORTS 10-31-17
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/Chief Executive Officer
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) 765-6872
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: April 30, 2018



Date of reporting period:  October 31, 2017


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

LOGAN CAPITAL FUNDS

Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
 

 



 
Semi-Annual Report
October 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 



Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund


Table of Contents

Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
3
Schedule of Investments
4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
8
Statement of Operations
9
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
10
Financial Highlights
12
Notes to the Financial Statements
16
Expense Example
27
Notice to Shareholders
29
Privacy Notice
30




Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)




Percentages represent market value as a percentage of net assets.
 
 
 

 

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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS – 98.6%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary – 22.0%
           
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
   
1,254
   
$
1,386,021
 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
12,514
     
306,218
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
8,250
     
248,160
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
   
22,026
     
495,585
 
Netflix, Inc. (a)
   
7,487
     
1,470,671
 
Nike, Inc.
   
5,951
     
327,246
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
10,717
     
587,720
 
The Home Depot, Inc.
   
4,135
     
685,500
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
   
10,322
     
532,615
 
             
6,039,736
 
Consumer Staples – 9.4%
               
Constellation Brands, Inc.
   
3,192
     
699,335
 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
   
5,966
     
667,058
 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
   
14,164
     
820,521
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
3,462
     
380,543
 
             
2,567,457
 
Health Care – 14.8%
               
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
5,229
     
355,729
 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
   
4,864
     
1,162,399
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
   
5,624
     
432,767
 
Celgene Corp. (a)
   
4,177
     
421,752
 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
   
1,110
     
757,719
 
Waters Corp. (a)
   
2,953
     
578,936
 
Zoetis, Inc.
   
5,453
     
348,010
 
             
4,057,312
 
Industrials – 9.2%
               
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
2,026
     
338,747
 
Cintas Corp.
   
2,710
     
403,898
 
Nordson Corp.
   
3,112
     
394,259
 
The Middleby Corp. (a)
   
2,493
     
288,939
 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
   
2,523
     
356,954
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)
   
5,742
     
488,357
 
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1,775
     
261,937
 
             
2,533,091
 


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

4

Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS – 98.6% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Information Technology – 41.6%
           
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
   
1,315
   
$
294,205
 
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)
   
399
     
412,183
 
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)
   
399
     
405,639
 
Amphenol Corp.
   
12,404
     
1,079,148
 
Apple, Inc.
   
8,661
     
1,464,056
 
Broadcom Ltd. (c)
   
4,978
     
1,313,744
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions – Class A
   
7,703
     
582,886
 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)
   
6,624
     
792,230
 
Facebook, Inc. (a)
   
5,643
     
1,016,079
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
   
3,979
     
515,002
 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
2,915
     
481,762
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
10,842
     
1,127,026
 
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)
   
2,599
     
553,353
 
MasterCard, Inc.
   
7,437
     
1,106,403
 
Trimble, Inc. (a)
   
6,563
     
268,295
 
             
11,412,011
 
Materials – 1.6%
               
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
1,140
     
450,471
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $14,692,799)
           
27,060,078
 


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

5

Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.3%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Money Market Funds – 1.3%
           
Fidelity Government Portfolio – Class I, 0.92% (b)
   
343,419
   
$
343,419
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
  (Cost $343,419)
           
343,419
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
               
  (Cost $15,036,218) – 99.9%
           
27,403,497
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.1%
           
33,078
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
         
$
27,436,575
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown represents the fund’s 7-day yield as of October 31, 2017.
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by Logan Capital Management, Inc.
 



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

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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Assets:
     
Investments, at value (cost of $15,036,218)
 
$
27,403,497
 
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
   
74,225
 
Due from Trustees
   
3,898
 
Dividends and interest
   
6,210
 
Prepaid expenses
   
17,014
 
Total assets
   
27,504,844
 
         
Liabilities:
       
Payables:
       
Advisory fee
   
14,042
 
Administration fee
   
14,408
 
Distribution fees
   
6,594
 
Audit fees
   
10,523
 
Compliance expense
   
1,525
 
Insurance expense
   
9,285
 
Custody fees
   
1,604
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
6,553
 
Accrued expenses and other payables
   
3,735
 
Total liabilities
   
68,269
 
Net assets
 
$
27,436,575
 
         
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
 
$
15,380,578
 
Accumulated net investment loss
   
(124,060
)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
   
(187,222
)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
   
12,367,279
 
Net assets
 
$
27,436,575
 
         
Investor Class:
       
Net assets applicable to outstanding Investor Class shares
 
$
7,676,090
 
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
       
  interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
   
373,617
 
Net asset value and redemption price per share
 
$
20.55
 
         
Institutional Class:
       
Net assets applicable to outstanding Institutional Class shares
 
$
19,760,485
 
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
       
  interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
   
948,493
 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
 
$
20.83
 


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

8

Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Investment income:
     
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0)
 
$
86,646
 
Interest
   
1,558
 
Total investment income
   
88,204
 
         
Expenses:
       
Investment advisory fees (Note 5)
   
82,287
 
Administration fees (Note 5)
   
42,481
 
Distribution fees (Note 6)
       
   Distribution fees – Investor Class
   
2,681
 
   Distribution fees – Institutional Class
   
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
18,906
 
Federal and state registration fees
   
3,565
 
Audit fees
   
10,523
 
Compliance expense
   
4,538
 
Legal fees
   
2,220
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
5,520
 
Custody fees
   
2,990
 
Other
   
8,451
 
Total expenses before reimbursement from advisor
   
184,162
 
Expense reimbursement from advisor (Note 5)
   
(24,502
)
Net expenses
   
159,660
 
Net investment loss
   
(71,456
)
         
Realized and unrealized gain on investments:
       
Net realized gain on investments
   
374,771
 
Net change in unrealized gain on investments
   
2,693,975
 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
   
3,068,746
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
2,997,290
 


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

9

Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
October 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
April 30, 2017
 
Operations:
           
Net investment loss
 
$
(71,456
)
 
$
(143,043
)
Net realized gain on investments
   
374,771
     
17,809
 
Net change in unrealized gain on investments
   
2,693,975
     
4,406,587
 
Net increase in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
2,997,290
     
4,281,353
 
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
               
Investor class shares
   
924,122
     
376,671
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
 
Cost of shares redeemed
               
Investor class shares
   
(115,244
)
   
(663,094
)
Institutional class shares
   
     
(3,159,026
)
Redemption fees retained
               
Investor class shares
   
677
     
32
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  from capital share transactions
   
809,555
     
(3,445,417
)
Total increase in net assets
   
3,806,845
     
835,936
 
                 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of period
   
23,629,730
     
22,793,794
 
End of period
 
$
27,436,575
   
$
23,629,730
 
Accumulated net investment loss
 
$
(124,060
)
 
$
(52,604
)


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

10

Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
 

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
October 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
April 30, 2017
 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:
           
Shares sold
           
Investor class shares
   
46,961
     
22,901
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
 
Shares redeemed
               
Investor class shares
   
(6,052
)
   
(41,343
)
Institutional class shares
   
     
(193,363
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
40,909
     
(211,805
)


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

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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
 
Investor Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
October 31, 2017
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period
 
$
18.27
 
         
Income from Investment Operations:
       
Net investment loss
   
(0.04
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
2.32
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.28
 
         
Less Distributions:
       
Distributions from net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions
   
 
Redemption fees
 
0.00
~
Net Asset Value – End of Period
 
$
20.55
 
         
Total Return
   
12.48
%+
         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
7,676
 
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:
       
Before reimbursements
 
1.51
%^
After reimbursements
 
1.32
%^
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
       
Before reimbursements
 
(0.82
%)^
After reimbursements
 
(0.63
%)^
Portfolio turnover rate
   
4
%+

*
Commencement of operations for Investor Class shares was June 28, 2012.
+
Not Annualized.
^
Annualized.
~
Amount is less than $0.01.


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

12

Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
 

 
For the
   
For the
   
For the
   
For the
   
June 28, 2012
 
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
through
 
April 30, 2017
   
April 30, 2016
   
April 30, 2015
   
April 30, 2014
   
April 30, 2013*
 
$
15.15
   
$
15.79
   
$
13.64
   
$
11.34
   
$
10.00
 
                                     
                                     
 
(0.16
)
   
(0.13
)
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.07
)
   
(0.02
)
 
3.28
     
(0.40
)
   
2.43
     
2.37
     
1.36
 
 
3.12
     
(0.53
)
   
2.31
     
2.30
     
1.34
 
                                     
                                     
 
     
(0.11
)
   
(0.16
)
   
     
 
 
     
(0.11
)
   
(0.16
)
   
     
 
0.00
~  
0.00
~  
0.00
~  
0.00
~    
 
$
18.27
   
$
15.15
   
$
15.79
   
$
13.64
   
$
11.34
 
                                     
 
20.59
%
   
(3.38
%)
   
17.04
%
   
20.28
%
   
13.40
%+
                                     
                                     
$
6,078
   
$
5,319
   
$
4,984
   
$
4,143
   
$
1,700
 
                                     
 
1.76
%
   
1.75
%
   
1.89
%
   
2.35
%
 
9.91
%^
 
1.49
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
 
1.50
%^
                                     
 
(1.10
%)
   
(1.16
%)
   
(1.23
%)
   
(1.58
%)
 
(9.10
%)^
 
(0.83
%)
   
(0.91
%)
   
(0.84
%)
   
(0.73
%)
 
(0.69
%)^
 
9
%
   
14
%
   
28
%
   
15
%
   
14
%+


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

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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
 
Institutional Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
October 31, 2017
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period
 
$
18.50
 
         
Income from Investment Operations:
       
Net investment loss
   
(0.05
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
2.38
 
Total from investment operations
   
2.33
 
         
Less Distributions:
       
Distributions from net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions
   
 
Net Asset Value – End of Period
 
$
20.83
 
         
Total Return
   
12.59
%+
         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
19,760
 
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:
       
Before reimbursements
 
1.43
%^
After reimbursements
 
1.24
%^
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
       
Before reimbursements
 
(0.73
%)^
After reimbursements
 
(0.54
%)^
Portfolio turnover rate
   
4
%+

*
Commencement of operations for Institutional Class shares was June 28, 2012.
+
Not Annualized.
^
Annualized.


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

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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
 

 
For the
   
For the
   
For the
   
For the
   
June 28, 2012
 
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
through
 
April 30, 2017
   
April 30, 2016
   
April 30, 2015
   
April 30, 2014
   
April 30, 2013*
 
$
15.30
   
$
15.92
   
$
13.71
   
$
11.38
   
$
10.00
 
                                     
                                     
 
(0.10
)
   
(0.10
)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.02
)
 
3.30
     
(0.41
)
   
2.45
     
2.38
     
1.40
 
 
3.20
     
(0.51
)
   
2.37
     
2.33
     
1.38
 
                                     
                                     
 
     
(0.11
)
   
(0.16
)
   
     
 
 
     
(0.11
)
   
(0.16
)
   
     
 
$
18.50
   
$
15.30
   
$
15.92
   
$
13.71
   
$
11.38
 
                                     
 
20.92
%
   
(3.23
%)
   
17.39
%
   
20.47
%
   
13.80
%+
                                     
                                     
$
17,551
   
$
17,475
   
$
16,571
   
$
12,282
   
$
5,340
 
                                     
 
1.51
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.64
%
   
2.13
%
 
7.44
%^
 
1.24
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
 
1.25
%^
                                     
 
(0.85
%)
   
(0.91
%)
   
(0.98
%)
   
(1.36
%)
 
(6.73
%)^
 
(0.58
%)
   
(0.66
%)
   
(0.59
%)
   
(0.48
%)
 
(0.54
%)^
 
9
%
   
14
%
   
28
%
   
15
%
   
14
%+


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

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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Large Cap Growth” Fund) is a diversified series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company.  The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The investment objective of the Large Cap Growth Fund is long-term capital appreciation.  The Large Cap Growth Fund commenced operations on June 28, 2012 and offers Investor Class and Institutional Class shares.  Each class of shares differs principally in its respective distribution expenses and sales charges, if any.  Each class of shares has identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class-specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
A.
Security Valuation:  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
 
 
B.
Federal Income Taxes:  It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are required.
 
   
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities.  Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions to be taken on returns filed for the open tax years ended 2015-2017, or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2018 tax return.  The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin; however, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
 
 
C.
Securities Transactions, Income and Distributions:  Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 
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October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually.  Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains.  All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes.  The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax treatment.
 
   
Investment income, expenses (other than those specific to the class of shares), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to the separate classes of the Fund’s shares based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
 
   
The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it, such as investment advisory, custody and transfer agent fees.  Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds proportionately based on allocation methods approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”).  Common expenses of the Trust are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust based on a fund’s respective net assets, or by other equitable means.
 
 
D.
Use of Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
E.
Redemption Fees:  The Large Cap Growth Fund charges a 1% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 180 days or less.  Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
 
 
F.
Options Transactions:  The Fund may utilize options for hedging purposes as well as direct investment.  Some options strategies, including buying puts, tend to hedge the Fund’s investments against price fluctuations.  Other strategies, such as writing puts and calls and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure.  Options contracts may be combined with each other in order to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Fund’s overall strategy in a manner deemed appropriate to the Advisor and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies.  When a call or put option is written, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability.  The liability is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the written option.  When a written option expires, a gain is realized in the amount of the premium originally received.  If a closing purchase contract is entered into, a gain or loss is realized in the amount of the original

 
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October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
premium less the cost of the closing transaction.  If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received.  If a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security which is purchased upon the exercise of the option.
 
   
With options, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the options are covered or secured, which means that the Fund will own the underlying security or, to the extent they do not hold such a portfolio, will maintain a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian consisting of high quality liquid debt obligations equal to the market value of the option, marked-to-market daily.
 
   
Options purchased are recorded as investments and marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the option contract.  If an option purchased expires, a loss is realized in the amount of the cost of the option contract.  If a closing transaction is entered into, a gain or loss is realized to the extent that the proceeds from the sale are greater or less than the cost of the option.  If a purchased put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security by adjusting the proceeds from such sale by the amount of the premium originally paid.  If a purchased call option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased upon exercise is increased by the premium originally paid.
 
 
G.
Leverage and Short Sales:  The Fund may use leverage in connection with its investment activities and may effect short sales of securities.  Leverage can increase the investment returns of the Fund if the securities purchased increase in value in an amount exceeding the cost of the borrowing.  However, if the securities decrease in value, the Fund will suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without the use of leverage.  A short sale is the sale by the Fund of a security which it does not own in anticipation of purchasing the same security in the future at a lower price to close the short position.  A short sale will be successful if the price of the shorted security decreases.  However, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period in which the short position is outstanding, the Fund will realize a loss.  The risk on a short sale is unlimited because the Fund must buy the shorted security at the higher price to complete the transaction.  Therefore, short sales may be subject to greater risks than investments in long positions.  With a long position, the maximum sustainable loss is limited to the amount paid for the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security.  The Fund would also incur increased transaction costs associated with selling securities short.  In addition, if the Fund sells securities short, it must maintain a segregated account with its custodian containing cash or high-grade securities equal to (i) the greater of the current market value of the securities sold short or the market value of such securities at the time they were sold short, less (ii) any collateral deposited with the Fund’s broker (not including the proceeds from the short sales).  The Fund may be required to add to the segregated account as the market price of a shorted

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
security increases.  As a result of maintaining and adding to its segregated account, the Fund may maintain higher levels of cash or liquid assets (for example, U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements, high quality commercial paper and long equity positions) for collateral needs thus reducing its overall managed assets available for trading purposes.
 
 
H.
Mutual Fund and ETF Trading Risk:  The Fund may invest in other mutual funds that are either open-end or closed-end investment companies as well as ETFs.  ETFs are investment companies that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange.  Unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not necessarily trade at the net asset values of their underlying securities, which means an ETF could potentially trade above or below the value of the underlying portfolios.  Additionally, because ETFs trade like stocks on exchanges, they are subject to trading and commission costs unlike mutual funds.  Also, both mutual funds and ETFs have management fees that are part of their costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear their proportionate share of the costs.
 
 
I.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts:  Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting.  These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.  For the year ended April 30, 2017, the Fund made the following permanent tax adjustments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
 
   
Undistributed
Accumulated
 
   
Net Investment
Net Realized
Paid In
   
Income/(Loss)
Gain/(Loss)
Capital
 
Large Cap Growth Fund
$144,813
$—
$(144,813)
 
 
J.
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End:  In preparing the financial statements as of October 31, 2017, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements and had concluded that no additional disclosures are necessary.
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
Equity Securities:  Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign-issued common stocks, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs), 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.  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.
 
Investment Companies:  Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at their net asset value per share provided by the service agent of the Funds and will be classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Exchange-Traded Notes:  Investments in exchange-traded notes are actively traded on a national securities exchange and are valued based on the last sales price from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Derivative Instruments:  Listed derivatives, including options, rights, warrants and futures that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Short-Term Debt 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 Advisors Series Trust which is comprised of representatives from U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s administrator.  The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available or the closing price does not represent fair value by following
 
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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
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 fair valuation hierarchy of the Large Cap Growth Fund’s securities as of October 31, 2017:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
 
$
6,039,736
   
$
   
$
   
$
6,039,736
 
Consumer Staples
   
2,567,457
     
     
     
2,567,457
 
Health Care
   
4,057,312
     
     
     
4,057,312
 
Industrials
   
2,533,091
     
     
     
2,533,091
 
Information Technology
   
11,412,011
     
     
     
11,412,011
 
Materials
   
450,471
     
     
     
450,471
 
Total Common Stock
   
27,060,078
     
     
     
27,060,078
 
Short-Term Investments
   
343,419
     
     
     
343,419
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
27,403,497
   
$
   
$
   
$
27,403,497
 

Refer to the Fund’s schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of securities by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.  During the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.  There were no level 3 securities held in the Fund on October 31, 2017.
 
NOTE 4 – DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS
 
The Fund has adopted the financial accounting reporting rules as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”).  The Fund is required to include enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.  During the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Fund did not hold any derivative instruments.
 
NOTE 5 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
For the six months ended October 31, 2017, Logan Capital Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) provided the Fund with investment management services under an Investment Advisory Agreement.  The Advisor furnishes all investment advice, office space, and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Fund.  As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.65% for the Large
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Cap Growth Fund based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund.  For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Large Cap Growth Fund incurred $82,287 in advisory fees.  Advisory fees payable at October 31, 2017 for the Large Cap Growth Fund were $14,042.
 
The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses.  The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that the net annual operating expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, taxes, interest and dividends on securities sold short and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed the following amounts of the average daily net assets for each class of shares:
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
Investor Class
1.49%
Institutional Class
1.24%
 
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 Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Fund 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 Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.  For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Advisor reduced its fees and absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $24,502 for the Large Cap Growth Fund.  For the calendar years below, cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions expire as follows:
 
   
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total
 
Large Cap Growth Fund
$14,799
$43,626
$56,664
$46,232
$161,321
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Administrator”) acts as the Fund’s Administrator under an Administration Agreement.  The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Fund’s custodian, transfer agent and accountants; coordinates the preparation and payment of the Fund’s expenses and reviews the Fund’s expense accruals.  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC also serves as the fund accountant, Chief Compliance Officer and transfer agent to the Fund.  U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, serves as the Fund’s custodian.  For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Fund incurred the following expenses for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, custody and Chief Compliance Officer fees:
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
 
Administration & fund accounting
 
$
42,481
 
Custody
 
$
2,990
 
Transfer agency(a)
 
$
15,272
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
$
4,538
 
         
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
       
 
At October 31, 2017, the Fund had payables due to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 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:
 
Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
 
Administration & fund accounting
 
$
14,408
 
Custody
 
$
1,604
 
Transfer agency(a)
 
$
5,141
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
$
1,525
 
         
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
       
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares.  The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator.
 
Certain officers of the Fund are employees of the Administrator.  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. as he was recently, previously employed by USBFS. This same Trustee was recently an interested person of the Distributor.
 
NOTE 6 – DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN
 
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”).  The Plan permits the 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 Fund’s Investor Class 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 six months ended October 31, 2017, the Large Cap Growth Fund incurred distribution expenses on its Investor Class shares of $2,681.
 

 
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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 7 – SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
 
For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
 
Purchases
Sales
Large Cap Growth Fund
$1,870,443
$1,104,471
 
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities.
 
NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
As of April 30, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
 
Cost of investments(a)
 
$
14,035,154
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
9,843,331
 
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(181,101
)
 
Net unrealized appreciation
   
9,662,230
 
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
 
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
 
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
(603,523
)
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
9,058,707
 
 
 
(a)
The difference between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation and cost is attributable primarily to wash sales and post 30 wash sales.
 
At April 30, 2017, the Large Cap Growth Fund had short-term tax basis capital losses with no expiration date of $115,485 and long-term tax basis capital losses with no expiration date of $435,434 to offset future capital gains.
 
Under recently enacted legislation, capital losses sustained in the year ended December 31, 2011 and in future taxable years will not expire and may be carried over by the Fund without limitation; however, they will retain the character of the original loss.  Further, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in the pre-enactment taxable years.  As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused.  Under pre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for eight years, and carried forward as short-term capital losses, irrespective of the character of the original loss.
 
The tax character of distributions paid during 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
April 30, 2017
   
April 30, 2016
 
Large Cap Growth Fund
           
    Ordinary income
 
$
   
$
 
    Long-term capital gains
 
$
   
$
158,015
 

 
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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
At April 30, 2017, the fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses of:
 
Late Year Ordinary
Loss Deferral
$52,604
 
NOTE 9 – PRINCIPAL RISKS
 
Below are summaries of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in the Fund, each of which could adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, market price, yield, and total return. The Fund’s prospectus provided additional information regarding these and other risks of investing in the Fund at the time of initial public offering of the Fund’s shares.
 
Market Risk.  Each Fund is designed for long-term investors who can accept the risks of investing in a portfolio with significant common stock holdings. Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other investment choices such as bonds and money market instruments. The value of a Fund’s shares will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by the Fund, and you could lose money.
 
Equity Risk.  The equity securities held by a Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value that could affect the value of the Fund’s shares and the total return on your investment. This may occur because of factors that affect the securities market generally, such as adverse changes in: economic conditions, the general outlook for corporate earnings, interest rates, or investor sentiment. Equity securities may also lose value because of factors affecting an entire industry or sector, such as increases in production costs, or factors directly related to a specific company, such as decisions made by its management.
 
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.  Foreign securities may be more volatile and less liquid than domestic (U.S.) securities, which could affect a Fund’s investments. Securities markets of other countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. The exchange rates between U.S. dollar and foreign currencies might fluctuate, which could negatively affect the value of a Fund’s investments.
 
Foreign securities are also subject to higher political, social and economic risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, a downturn in the country’s economy, excessive taxation, political instability, and expropriation of assets by foreign governments. Compared to the U.S., foreign governments and markets often have less stringent accounting, disclosure, and financial reporting requirements.
 
In addition, each Fund may invest in emerging markets. Emerging markets are those of countries with immature economic and political structures. These markets are more volatile than the markets of developed countries.
 
Initial Public Offering Risk.  The market value of IPO shares may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about
 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
the issuer. The purchase of IPO shares may involve high transaction costs. IPO shares are subject to market risk and liquidity risk. When a Fund’s asset base is small, a significant portion of the Fund’s performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs, because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Fund.
 
Sector Emphasis Risk.  The Advisor’s value investment strategy of identifying investment opportunities through a bottom-up process emphasizing internally generated fundamental research, may from time to time result in the Fund investing significant amounts of its portfolio in securities of issuers principally engaged in the same or related businesses. Market conditions, interest rates and economic, regulatory or financial developments could significantly affect a single business or a group of related businesses. Sector emphasis risk is the risk that the securities of companies in such business or businesses, if comprising a significant portion of the Fund’s portfolios, could react in some circumstances negatively to these or other developments and adversely affect the value of the portfolio to a greater extent than if such business or businesses comprised a lesser portion of the Fund’s portfolio.
 



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Logan Capital Large Cap Growth Fund

EXPENSE EXAMPLE
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1 fees); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period from May 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017.
 
Actual Expenses
 
The information in the table under the heading “Actual” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns 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 row entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.  There are some account fees that are charged to certain types of accounts, such as Individual Retirement Accounts (generally, a $15 fee is charged to the account annually) that would increase the amount of expenses paid on your account.  The example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  As noted above, there are some account fees that are charged to certain types of accounts that would increase the amount of expense paid on your account.
 
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 information under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period(1)
 
5/1/2017
10/31/2017
5/1/2017 – 10/31/2017
Actual
     
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$1,124.80
$7.07
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,125.90
$6.64
Hypothetical (5% return
     
  before expenses)
     
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$1,018.55
$6.72
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,018.95
$6.31
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class and Institutional Class fund shares’ annualized expense ratios of 1.32% and 1.24%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the period).
 
 
 
 

 

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-215-1200 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Records for the 12-Month Period Ended June 30, 2017
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-215-1200.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Fund’s proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-Q
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.  Information included in the Fund’s Form N-Q is also available, upon request, by calling 1-855-215-1200.
 
 
Householding
 
In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund intends to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses and annual and semi-annual reports 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 1-855-215-1200 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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PRIVACY NOTICE
 

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









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Investment Advisor
Logan Capital Management, Inc.
Six Coulter Avenue, Suite 2000
Ardmore, PA  19003

Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 6th Floor
Milwaukee, WI  53202

Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(855) 215-1200

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

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

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



This report is intended for shareholders of the Fund and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance.  Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.
 






 
 
 
 

 
LOGAN CAPITAL FUNDS

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
 

 



 
Semi-Annual Report
October 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 



Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

 
Table of Contents

Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
3
Schedule of Investments
4
Schedule of Securities Sold Short
7
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
8
Statement of Operations
9
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
10
Statement of Cash Flows
12
Financial Highlights
14
Notes to the Financial Statements
17
Expense Example
28
Notice to Shareholders
30
Privacy Notice
31
 
 

 


Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)




Percentages represent market value as a percentage of net assets.
 
 

3

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS – 102.9%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary – 9.9%
           
General Motors Co. (d)
   
12,400
   
$
532,952
 
Starbucks Corp. (d)
   
2,523
     
138,361
 
The Home Depot, Inc. (d)
   
1,449
     
240,215
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)(d)
   
834
     
168,293
 
             
1,079,821
 
Consumer Staples – 8.8%
               
Constellation Brands, Inc. (d)
   
758
     
166,070
 
Philip Morris International, Inc. (d)
   
3,490
     
365,194
 
The Coca-Cola Co. (d)
   
9,280
     
426,694
 
             
957,958
 
Energy – 9.0%
               
Chevron Corp. (d)
   
4,017
     
465,530
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC – ADR (c)(d)
   
7,807
     
510,266
 
             
975,796
 
Financials – 5.8%
               
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (d)
   
2,035
     
164,693
 
Primerica, Inc. (d)
   
1,442
     
127,617
 
S&P Global, Inc. (d)
   
890
     
139,258
 
SEI Investments Co. (d)
   
3,049
     
196,691
 
             
628,259
 
Health Care – 11.8%
               
AbbVie, Inc. (d)
   
3,069
     
276,977
 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,286
     
307,328
 
Masimo Corp. (a)(d)
   
1,616
     
141,820
 
Pfizer, Inc. (d)
   
6,589
     
231,011
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (d)
   
750
     
157,665
 
Zoetis, Inc. (d)
   
2,701
     
172,378
 
             
1,287,179
 
Industrials – 17.4%
               
Acuity Brands, Inc. (d)
   
600
     
100,320
 
CSX Corp. (d)
   
3,888
     
196,072
 
Cummins, Inc. (d)
   
946
     
167,328
 
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,539
     
135,170
 
General Electric Co. (d)
   
15,335
     
309,154
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS – 102.9% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Industrials – 17.4% (Continued)
           
Lennox International, Inc.
   
790
   
$
150,993
 
The Boeing Co. (d)
   
2,151
     
554,915
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,925
     
163,721
 
Wabtec Corp. (d)
   
1,587
     
121,406
 
             
1,899,079
 
Information Technology – 30.8%
               
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (d)
   
415
     
92,848
 
Alphabet, Inc. – Class A (a)(d)
   
110
     
113,634
 
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C (a)(d)
   
102
     
103,697
 
Apple, Inc. (d)
   
1,983
     
335,206
 
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,875
     
76,388
 
Broadcom Ltd. (c)(d)
   
1,053
     
277,897
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (d)
   
1,975
     
169,692
 
Cisco Systems, Inc. (d)
   
6,727
     
229,727
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions – Class A (d)
   
2,405
     
181,986
 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,237
     
147,945
 
Facebook, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,954
     
351,837
 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(d)
   
1,716
     
222,102
 
Global Payments, Inc. (d)
   
1,544
     
160,499
 
International Business Machines Co. (d)
   
1,391
     
214,298
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
868
     
181,412
 
MasterCard, Inc. (d)
   
1,919
     
285,490
 
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)(d)
   
9,960
     
212,347
 
             
3,357,005
 
Materials – 4.0%
               
Ecolab, Inc. (d)
   
1,464
     
191,286
 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (d)
   
606
     
239,461
 
             
430,747
 
Real Estate – 2.0%
               
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)(d)
   
5,469
     
215,041
 
                 
Telecommunication Services – 3.4%
               
AT&T, Inc. (d)
   
10,978
     
369,410
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $7,845,056)
           
11,200,295
 


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

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Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 11.2%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Money Market Funds – 11.2%
           
Fidelity Government Portfolio – Class I, 0.92% (b)
   
1,218,531
   
$
1,218,531
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
  (Cost $1,218,531)
           
1,218,531
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
               
  (Cost $9,063,587) – 114.1%
           
12,418,826
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (14.1)%
           
(1,537,515
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
         
$
10,881,311
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown represents the fund’s 7-day yield as of October 31, 2017.
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
(d)
All or a portion of the security has been segregated for open short positions.
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by Logan Capital Management, Inc.


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

6

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS – 19.1%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary – 7.7%
           
AutoNation, Inc.
   
2,200
   
$
104,280
 
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
   
2,000
     
59,500
 
Gentex Corp.
   
5,800
     
112,578
 
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
   
3,150
     
148,869
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
   
750
     
158,212
 
Potbelly Corp.
   
12,500
     
150,625
 
Tractor Supply Co.
   
1,700
     
102,442
 
             
836,506
 
Consumer Staples – 1.3%
               
PriceSmart, Inc.
   
1,700
     
142,460
 
                 
Health Care – 4.0%
               
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
   
6,000
     
144,420
 
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
   
2,000
     
122,140
 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
   
1,700
     
172,380
 
             
438,940
 
Industrials – 2.4%
               
Esterline Technologies Corp.
   
1,200
     
113,820
 
Masonite International Corp. (a)
   
2,240
     
150,304
 
             
264,124
 
Information Technology – 3.7%
               
Cree, Inc.
   
2,000
     
71,400
 
Logitech International SA (a)
   
3,100
     
111,073
 
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.
   
3,700
     
85,285
 
Nuance Communications, Inc.
   
7,900
     
116,446
 
Sanmina Corp.
   
500
     
16,363
 
             
400,567
 
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
               
  (Proceeds $2,017,186) – 19.1%
         
$
2,082,597
 

 
(a)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by Logan Capital Management, Inc.


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

7

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Assets:
     
Investments, at value (cost of $9,063,587)
 
$
12,418,826
 
Deposits at brokers
   
641,260
 
Receivables:
       
Securities sold
   
221,428
 
Fund shares sold
   
12,226
 
Due from Trustees
   
3,217
 
Dividends and interest
   
9,543
 
Advisor
   
5,714
 
Prepaid expenses
   
12,092
 
Total assets
   
13,324,306
 
         
Liabilities:
       
Securities sold short (proceeds $2,017,186)
   
2,082,597
 
Payables:
       
Securities purchased
   
289,228
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
4,200
 
Dividends on short positions
   
154
 
Broker interest payable on short positions
   
6,726
 
Administration fee
   
17,145
 
Distribution fees
   
5,207
 
Compliance expense
   
2,088
 
Custody fees
   
1,025
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
6,496
 
Accrued expenses and other payables
   
28,129
 
Total liabilities
   
2,442,995
 
Net assets
 
$
10,881,311
 
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid in capital
 
$
8,378,081
 
Accumulated net investment loss
   
(53,261
)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
   
(733,337
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
   
3,355,239
 
Securities sold short
   
(65,411
)
Net assets
 
$
10,881,311
 
         
Investor Class:
       
Net assets applicable to outstanding Investor Class shares
 
$
10,865,621
 
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
       
  interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
   
793,008
 
Net asset value and redemption price per share
 
$
13.70
 
         
Institutional Class:
       
Net assets applicable to outstanding Institutional Class shares
 
$
15,690
 
Shares issued (Unlimited number of beneficial
       
  interest authorized, $0.01 par value)
   
1,141
 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
 
$
13.75
 


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

8

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Investment income:
     
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0)
 
$
106,785
 
Interest
   
4,818
 
Total investment income
   
111,603
 
         
Expenses:
       
Investment advisory fees (Note 5)
   
74,527
 
Administration fees (Note 5)
   
50,715
 
Distribution fees (Note 6)
       
Distribution fees – Investor Class
   
13,289
 
Distribution fees – Institutional Class
   
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
18,310
 
Federal and state registration fees
   
4,140
 
Audit fees
   
10,795
 
Compliance expense
   
6,302
 
Legal fees
   
3,281
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
5,382
 
Custody fees
   
3,450
 
Other
   
9,251
 
Total expenses before dividend and interest expense on short positions
   
199,442
 
Dividends expense on short positions
   
6,259
 
Broker interest expense on short positions
   
37,599
 
Total expenses before reimbursement from advisor
   
243,300
 
Expense reimbursement from advisor (Note 5)
   
(93,527
)
Net expenses
   
149,773
 
Net investment loss
   
(38,170
)
         
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
       
Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:
       
Investments
   
288,494
 
Securities sold short
   
(237,788
)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
   
665,806
 
Securities sold short
   
(64,724
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
651,788
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
613,618
 


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

9

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
October 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
April 30, 2017
 
Operations:
           
Net investment loss
 
$
(38,170
)
 
$
(89,118
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
50,706
     
(456,036
)
Net change in unrealized gain on investments
   
601,082
     
1,244,429
 
Net increase in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
613,618
     
699,275
 
                 
Distributions to Shareholders From:
               
Net realized gains
               
Investor class shares
   
     
(93,634
)
Institutional class shares
   
     
(127
)
Total distributions
   
     
(93,761
)
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
               
Investor class shares
   
223,365
     
769,352
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
 
Proceeds from shares issued to holders
               
  in reinvestment of dividends
               
Investor class shares
   
     
90,074
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
127
 
Cost of shares redeemed
               
Investor class shares
   
(326,825
)
   
(3,616,803
)
Institutional class shares
   
     
(108,434
)
Redemption fees retained
               
Investor class shares
   
     
10
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
 
Net decrease in net assets from
               
  capital share transactions
   
(103,460
)
   
(2,865,674
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
510,158
     
(2,260,160
)
                 
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of period
   
10,371,153
     
12,631,313
 
End of period
 
$
10,881,311
   
$
10,371,153
 
Accumulated net investment loss
 
$
(53,261
)
 
$
(15,091
)


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

10

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
 

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
October 31, 2017
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
April 30, 2017
 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:
           
Shares sold
           
Investor class shares
   
16,798
     
61,719
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
 
Proceeds from shares issued to holders
               
  in reinvestment of dividends
               
Investor class shares
   
     
7,359
 
Institutional class shares
   
     
10
 
Shares redeemed
               
Investor class shares
   
(24,798
)
   
(293,840
)
Institutional class shares
   
     
(8,626
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(8,000
)
   
(233,378
)

 
 

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

11

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in cash –
     
Cash flows from operating activities:
     
Net increase in net assets from operations
 
$
613,618
 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets
       
  from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Purchases of investments
   
(1,582,789
)
Proceeds for dispositions of investment securities
   
2,515,973
 
Purchases of short term investments
   
(693,674
)
Decrease in deposits at broker
   
428,808
 
Decrease in dividends and interest receivable
   
5,539
 
Increase in receivable for securities sold
   
(221,428
)
Decrease in due from Advisor
   
159
 
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
   
(2,245
)
Increase in proceeds on securities sold short
   
193,201
 
Decrease in payable for securities purchased
   
(53,339
)
Decrease in payable for dividends on short positions
   
(941
)
Increase in payable for broker interest on short positions
   
71
 
Decrease in accrued administration fees
   
(8,115
)
Decrease in distribution and service fees
   
(5,061
)
Decrease in compliance fees
   
(990
)
Decrease in custody fees
   
(113
)
Decrease in transfer agent expenses
   
(3,111
)
Decrease in other accrued expenses
   
(3,977
)
Unrealized appreciation on securities
   
(665,806
)
Net realized gain on investments
   
(288,494
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
227,286
 
         
Cash flows from financing activities:
       
Proceeds from shares sold
   
211,139
 
Payment on shares redeemed
   
(438,425
)
Distributions paid in cash
   
 
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(227,286
)
Net change in cash
   
 
         
Cash:
       
Beginning balance
   
 
Ending balance
 
$
 
         
Supplemental information:
       
Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of
       
  dividend reinvestment of dividends and distributions
 
$
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
37,599
 


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

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Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
 
Investor Class
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
October 31, 2017
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period
 
$
12.93
 
         
Income from Investment Operations:
       
Net investment loss
   
(0.05
)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
   
0.82
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.77
 
         
Less Distributions:
       
Dividends from net investment income
   
 
Distributions from net realized gains
   
 
Total distributions
   
 
Redemption fees
   
 
Net Asset Value – End of Period
 
$
13.70
 
         
Total Return
   
5.96
%+
         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
10,866
 
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:
       
Before reimbursements
 
4.57
%^
After reimbursements
 
2.81
%^
Ratio of interest expense and dividends on
       
  short positions to average net assets
 
0.82
%^
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
       
Before reimbursements
 
(2.48
%)^
After reimbursements
 
(0.72
%)^
Portfolio turnover rate
   
15
%+

*
Commencement of operations for Investor Class shares was September 28, 2012.
+
Not Annualized.
^
Annualized.
~
Amount is less than $0.01.


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
 

 
                       
September 28,
 
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
2012 through
 
April 30, 2017
   
April 30, 2016
   
April 30, 2015
   
April 30, 2014
   
April 30, 2013*
 
$
12.20
   
$
12.24
   
$
11.24
   
$
10.05
   
$
10.00
 
                                     
                                     
 
(0.12
)
   
(0.09
)
   
(0.10
)
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.04
)
 
0.96
     
0.25
     
1.11
     
1.31
     
0.16
 
 
0.84
     
0.16
     
1.01
     
1.19
     
0.12
 
                                     
                                     
 
     
     
     
     
(0.03
)
 
(0.11
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.01
)
   
     
(0.04
)
 
(0.11
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.01
)
   
     
(0.07
)
0.00
~    
     
     
   
0.00
~
$
12.93
   
$
12.20
   
$
12.24
   
$
11.24
   
$
10.05
 
                                     
 
6.96
%
   
1.27
%
   
9.01
%
   
11.84
%
   
1.20
%+
                                     
                                     
$
10,356
   
$
12,512
   
$
10,401
   
$
6,260
   
$
5,272
 
                                     
 
4.78
%
   
4.33
%
   
4.53
%
   
6.13
%
 
6.71
%^
 
3.10
%
   
3.13
%
   
3.33
%
   
3.48
%
 
3.29
%^
                                     
 
1.11
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.83
%
   
0.98
%
 
0.79
%^
                                     
 
(2.48
%)
   
(2.06
%)
   
(2.43
%)
   
(4.08
%)
 
(4.54
%)^
 
(0.80
%)
   
(0.86
%)
   
(1.23
%)
   
(1.43
%)
 
(1.12
%)^
 
35
%
   
83
%
   
68
%
   
135
%
   
108
%+


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period
 
Institutional Class
   
Six Months
         
August 28,
 
   
Ended
   
Year
   
2015
 
   
October 31,
   
Ended
   
through
 
   
2017
   
April 30,
   
April 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2017
   
2016*
 
Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period
 
$
12.96
   
$
12.22
   
$
11.92
 
                         
Income from Investment Operations:
                       
Net investment income (loss)
   
(0.03
)
   
0.32
     
(0.05
)
Net realized and unrealized
                       
  gain on investments
   
0.82
     
0.53
     
0.55
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.79
     
0.85
     
0.50
 
                         
Less Distributions:
                       
Dividends from net investment income
   
     
     
 
Distributions from net realized gains
   
     
(0.11
)
   
(0.20
)
Total distributions
   
     
(0.11
)
   
(0.20
)
Net Asset Value – End of Period
 
$
13.75
   
$
12.96
   
$
12.22
 
                         
Total Return
   
6.10
%+
   
7.03
%
   
4.16
%+
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                       
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
 
$
16
   
$
15
   
$
119
 
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:
                       
Before reimbursements
 
4.32
%^    
4.62
%
 
4.21
%^
After reimbursements
 
2.56
%^    
3.04
%
 
2.82
%^
Ratio of interest expense and dividends on
                       
  short positions to average net assets
 
0.82
%^    
1.30
%
 
1.11
%^
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
                       
  to average net assets:
                       
Before reimbursements
 
(2.23
%)^    
(2.29
%)
 
(1.98
%)^
After reimbursements
 
(0.47
%)^    
(0.71
%)
 
(0.59
%)^
Portfolio turnover rate
   
15
%+
   
35
%
   
83
%+

*
Commencement of operations for Institutional Class shares was August 28, 2015.
+
Not Annualized.
^
Annualized.


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

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Logan Capital Long/Short Fund

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Logan Capital Long/Short Fund (the “Long/Short” Fund), is a diversified series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”  The investment objective of the Long/Short Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation and manage risk by purchasing stocks believed by the Advisor to be undervalued and selling short stocks believed by the Advisor to be overvalued.  The Fund’s Investor Class shares commenced operations on September 28, 2012.  The Fund’s Institutional Class shares commenced operations on August 28, 2015. Each class of shares differs principally in its respective distribution expenses and sales charges, if any.  Each class of shares has identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class-specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
A.
Security Valuation:  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
 
 
B.
Federal Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are required.
 
   
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities.  Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions to be taken on returns filed for the open tax years ended 2015-2017, or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2018 tax return.  The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin; however, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
 
 
C.
Securities Transactions, Income and Distributions:  Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on

 
17

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
the ex-dividend date.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
 
   
The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually.  Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains.  All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes.  The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax treatment.
 
   
Investment income, expenses (other than those specific to the class of shares), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to the separate classes of the Fund’s shares based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
 
   
The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it, such as investment advisory, custody and transfer agent fees.  Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds proportionately based on allocation methods approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”).  Common expenses of the Trust are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust based on a fund’s respective net assets, or by other equitable means.
 
 
D.
Use of Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
E.
Redemption Fees: The Long/Short Fund charges a 1% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 60 days or less.  Such fees are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
 
 
F.
Options Transactions:  The Fund may utilize options for hedging purposes as well as direct investment.  Some options strategies, including buying puts, tend to hedge the Fund’s investments against price fluctuations.  Other strategies, such as writing puts and calls and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure.  Options contracts may be combined with each other in order to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Fund’s overall strategy in a manner deemed appropriate to the Advisor and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies.  When a call or put option is written, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability.  The liability is marked-to-market daily to reflect the

 
18

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
current fair value of the written option.  When a written option expires, a gain is realized in the amount of the premium originally received.  If a closing purchase contract is entered into, a gain or loss is realized in the amount of the original premium less the cost of the closing transaction.  If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received.  If a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security which is purchased upon the exercise of the option.
 
   
With options, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the options are covered or secured, which means that the Fund will own the underlying security or, to the extent they do not hold such a portfolio, will maintain a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian consisting of high quality liquid debt obligations equal to the market value of the option, marked-to-market daily.
 
   
Options purchased are recorded as investments and marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the option contract.  If an option purchased expires, a loss is realized in the amount of the cost of the option contract.  If a closing transaction is entered into, a gain or loss is realized to the extent that the proceeds from the sale are greater or less than the cost of the option.  If a purchased put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security by adjusting the proceeds from such sale by the amount of the premium originally paid.  If a purchased call option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased upon exercise is increased by the premium originally paid.
 
 
G.
Leverage and Short Sales:  The Fund may use leverage in connection with its investment activities and may effect short sales of securities.  Leverage can increase the investment returns of the Fund if the securities purchased increase in value in an amount exceeding the cost of the borrowing.  However, if the securities decrease in value, the Fund will suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without the use of leverage.  A short sale is the sale by the Fund of a security which it does not own in anticipation of purchasing the same security in the future at a lower price to close the short position.  A short sale will be successful if the price of the shorted security decreases.  However, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period in which the short position is outstanding, the Fund will realize a loss.  The risk on a short sale is unlimited because the Fund must buy the shorted security at the higher price to complete the transaction.  Therefore, short sales may be subject to greater risks than investments in long positions.  With a long position, the maximum sustainable loss is limited to the amount paid for the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security.  The Fund would also incur increased transaction costs associated with selling securities short.  In addition, if the Fund sells securities short, it must maintain a segregated account with its custodian containing cash or high-grade securities equal to (i) the greater of the current market value of the securities sold

 
19

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
   
short or the market value of such securities at the time they were sold short, less (ii) any collateral deposited with the Fund’s broker (not including the proceeds from the short sales).  The Fund may be required to add to the segregated account as the market price of a shorted security increases.  As a result of maintaining and adding to its segregated account, the Fund may maintain higher levels of cash or liquid assets (for example, U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements, high quality commercial paper and long equity positions) for collateral needs thus reducing its overall managed assets available for trading purposes.
 
 
H.
Mutual Fund and ETF Trading Risk: The Fund may invest in other mutual funds that are either open-end or closed-end investment companies as well as ETFs.  ETFs are investment companies that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange.  Unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not necessarily trade at the net asset values of their underlying securities, which means an ETF could potentially trade above or below the value of the underlying portfolios.  Additionally, because ETFs trade like stocks on exchanges, they are subject to trading and commission costs unlike mutual funds.  Also, both mutual funds and ETFs have management fees that are part of their costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear their proportionate share of the costs.
 
 
I.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting.  These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.  For the year ended April 30, 2017, the Fund made the following permanent tax adjustments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
 
   
Undistributed
Accumulated
 
   
Net Investment
Net Realized
Paid In
   
Income/(Loss)
Gain/(Loss)
Capital
 
Long/Short Fund
$85,401
$(10,782)
$(74,619)
 
 
J.
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End:  In preparing the financial statements as of October 31, 2017, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements and had concluded that no additional disclosures are necessary.
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of 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:
 
20

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
Equity Securities:  Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign-issued common stocks, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs), 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.  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.
 
Investment Companies:  Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at their net asset value per share provided by the service agent of the Funds and will be classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Exchange-Traded Notes:  Investments in exchange-traded notes are actively traded on a national securities exchange and are valued based on the last sales price from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Derivative Instruments: Listed derivatives, including options, rights, warrants and futures that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Short-Term Debt 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.
 
21

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
The Board of Trustees (“Board”) has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of Advisors Series Trust which is comprised of representatives from U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s administrator.  The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available or the closing price does not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board.  These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events.  All actions taken by the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Long/Short Fund’s securities as of October 31, 2017:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
 
$
1,079,821
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,079,821
 
Consumer Staples
   
957,958
     
     
     
957,958
 
Energy
   
975,796
     
     
     
975,796
 
Financials
   
628,259
     
     
     
628,259
 
Health Care
   
1,287,179
     
     
     
1,287,179
 
Industrials
   
1,899,079
     
     
     
1,899,079
 
Information Technology
   
3,357,005
     
     
     
3,357,005
 
Materials
   
430,747
     
     
     
430,747
 
Real Estate
   
215,041
     
     
     
215,041
 
Telecommunication Services
   
369,410
     
     
     
369,410
 
Total Common Stock
   
11,200,295
     
     
     
11,200,295
 
Short-Term Investments
   
1,218,531
     
     
     
1,218,531
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
12,418,826
   
$
   
$
   
$
12,418,826
 
Total Securities Sold Short
 
$
2,082,597
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,082,597
 

Refer to the Fund’s schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of securities by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.  During the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.  There were no level 3 securities held in the Fund on October 31, 2017.
 
NOTE 4 – DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS
 
The Fund has adopted the financial accounting reporting rules as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standard Codification 815 (“ASC 815”).  The Fund is required to include enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for,

 
22

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.  During the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Fund did not hold any derivative instruments.
 
NOTE 5 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
For the six months ended October 31, 2017, Logan Capital Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) provided the Fund with investment management services under an Investment Advisory Agreement.  The Advisor furnishes all investment advice, office space, and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Fund.  As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at an annual rate of 1.40% for the Long/Short Fund based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund.  For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Long/Short Fund incurred $74,527 in advisory fees.  The Advisor has hired Waterloo International Advisors, LLC as a sub-advisor to manage the short portion of the Long/Short Fund.  The Advisor pays the Sub-Advisor fee for the Long/Short Fund from its own assets and these fees are not an additional expense of the Fund.
 
The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses.  The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that the net annual operating expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, taxes, interest and dividends on securities sold short and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed the following amounts of the average daily net assets for each class of shares:
 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
Investor Class
1.99%
Institutional Class
1.74%
 
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 Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Fund 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 Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.  For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Advisor reduced its fees and absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $93,527 for the Long/Short Fund.  For the calendar years below, cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions expire as follows:
 
   
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total
 
Long/Short Fund
$15,080
$107,922
$194,036
$151,204
$468,242

 
23

Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Administrator”) acts as the Fund’s Administrator under an Administration Agreement.  The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Fund’s custodian, transfer agent and accountants; coordinates the preparation and payment of the Fund’s expenses and reviews the Fund’s expense accruals.  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC also serves as the fund accountant, Chief Compliance Officer and transfer agent to the Fund.  U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, serves as the Fund’s custodian.  For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Fund incurred the following expenses for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, custody and Chief Compliance Officer fees:
 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
 
Administration & fund accounting
 
$
50,715
 
Custody
 
$
3,450
 
Transfer agency(a)
 
$
15,320
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
$
6,302
 
         
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
       
 
At October 31, 2017, the Fund had payables due to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 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:
 
Logan Capital Long/Short Fund
 
Administration & fund accounting
 
$
17,145
 
Custody
 
$
1,025
 
Transfer agency(a)
 
$
5,060
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
$
2,088
 
         
(a) Does not include out-of-pocket expenses.
       
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares.  The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator.
 
Certain officers of the Fund are employees of the Administrator.  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. as he was recently, previously employed by USBFS.  This same Trustee was recently an interested person of the Distributor.
 
NOTE 6 – DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN
 
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”).  The Plan permits the 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 Fund’s Investor Class 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
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
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 six months ended October 31, 2017, the Long/Short Fund incurred distribution expenses on its Investor Class shares of $13,289.
 
NOTE 7 – SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
 
For the six months ended October 31, 2017, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
   
Purchases
Sales
 
Long/Short Fund
$1,582,789
$2,515,973
 
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities.
 
NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
As of April 30, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
 
Cost of investments(a)
 
$
9,174,852
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
3,041,003
 
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(511,819
)
 
Net unrealized appreciation
   
2,529,184
 
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
 
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
 
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
(639,572
)
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
1,889,612
 
 
 
(a)
The difference between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation and cost is attributable primarily to wash sales.
 
At April 30, 2017, the Long/Short Fund had short-term tax basis capital losses with no expiration date of $607,474 to offset future capital gains.  The unsettled short loss deferrals are included in other accumulated gain/loss in the amount of $16,320.  Included in other accumulated losses is $687 unrealized depreciation on securities sold short.
 
Under recently enacted legislation, capital losses sustained in the year ended December 31, 2011 and in future taxable years will not expire and may be carried over by the Fund without limitation; however, they will retain the character of the original loss.  Further, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in the pre-enactment taxable years.  As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused.  Under pre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for eight years, and carried forward as short-term capital losses, irrespective of the character of the original loss.
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
The tax character of distributions paid during 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
 
   
Year Ended
Year Ended
   
April 30, 2017
April 30, 2016
 
Long/Short Fund
   
 
    Ordinary income
$35,058
$184,584
 
    Long-term capital gains
$58,703
$  47,199
 
At April 30, 2017, the fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses of:
 
Late Year Ordinary Loss Deferral
$15,091
 
NOTE 9 – OTHER TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
For the year ended April 30, 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 ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
 
 
Long/Short Fund
100.00%
 
 
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017 was as follows:
 
 
Long/Short Fund
100.00%
 
 
NOTE 10 – PRINCIPAL RISKS
 
Below are summaries of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in the Fund, each of which could adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, market price, yield, and total return. The Fund’s prospectus provided additional information regarding these and other risks of investing in the Fund at the time of initial public offering of the Fund’s shares.
 
Market Risk.  Each Fund is designed for long-term investors who can accept the risks of investing in a portfolio with significant common stock holdings. Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other investment choices such as bonds and money market instruments. The value of a Fund’s shares will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or of the value of the individual securities held by the Fund, and you could lose money.
 
Equity Risk.  The equity securities held by a Fund may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value that could affect the value of the Fund’s shares and the total return on your investment. This may occur because of factors that affect the securities market generally, such as adverse changes in: economic conditions, the general outlook for corporate earnings, interest rates, or investor sentiment. Equity securities may also lose value because of factors affecting an entire industry or sector, such as increases in production costs, or factors directly related to a specific company, such as decisions made by its management.
 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.  Foreign securities may be more volatile and less liquid than domestic (U.S.) securities, which could affect a Fund’s investments. Securities markets of other countries are generally smaller than U.S. securities markets. The exchange rates between U.S. dollar and foreign currencies might fluctuate, which could negatively affect the value of a Fund’s investments.
 
Foreign securities are also subject to higher political, social and economic risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, a downturn in the country’s economy, excessive taxation, political instability, and expropriation of assets by foreign governments. Compared to the U.S., foreign governments and markets often have less stringent accounting, disclosure, and financial reporting requirements.
 
In addition, each Fund may invest in emerging markets. Emerging markets are those of countries with immature economic and political structures. These markets are more volatile than the markets of developed countries.
 
Initial Public Offering Risk.  The market value of IPO shares may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. The purchase of IPO shares may involve high transaction costs. IPO shares are subject to market risk and liquidity risk. When a Fund’s asset base is small, a significant portion of the Fund’s performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs, because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Fund.
 
Portfolio Turnover Risk.  A high portfolio turnover rate (100% or more) has the potential to result in the realization and distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains, which may subject you to a higher tax liability. A high portfolio turnover rate also leads to higher transactions costs, which could negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Distributions to shareholders of short-term capital gains are taxed as ordinary income under federal tax laws.
 
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Unaudited)
 
A special meeting of shareholders was held on December 8, 2017, whereby shareholders of the Logan Capital Long/Short Fund approved a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) providing for: (i) the acquisition by Nationwide Mutual Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “NMF Trust”), on behalf of its series, Nationwide Long/Short Equity Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), of all of the assets of the Logan Capital Long/Short Fund (the “Target Fund”), in exchange solely for Institutional Service Class and Class R6 shares of beneficial interest, no par value, of the Acquiring Fund (“Acquiring Fund Shares”) and the assumption by the NMF Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, of all of the liabilities of the Target Fund; (ii) the pro rata distribution of the Acquiring Fund Shares to the shareholders of the Target Fund according to their interests in complete liquidation of the Target Fund; and (iii) the dissolution of the Target Fund as soon as practicable after the closing.
 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, if applicable; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1 fees); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period from May 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017.
 
Actual Expenses
 
The information in the table under the heading “Actual” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns 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 row entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.  There are some account fees that are charged to certain types of accounts, such as Individual Retirement Accounts (generally, a $15 fee is charged to the account annually) that would increase the amount of expenses paid on your account.  The example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  As noted above, there are some account fees that are charged to certain types of accounts that would increase the amount of expense paid on your account.
 
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 information under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Continued)
October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period(1)
 
5/1/2017
10/31/2017
5/1/2017 – 10/31/2017
Actual
     
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$1,059.60
$14.59
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,061.00
$  4.72
       
Hypothetical (5% return
     
  before expenses)
     
Investor Class
$1,000.00
$1,011.04
$14.24
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,012.25
$  4.60
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class and Institutional Class fund shares’ annualized expense ratios of 2.81% and 2.57%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the period).
 
 
 
 

 

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
at October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-215-1200 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Records for the 12-Month Period Ended June 30, 2017
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-215-1200.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Fund’s proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-Q
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.  Information included in the Fund’s Form N-Q is also available, upon request, by calling 1-855-215-1200.
 
 
Householding
 
In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund intends to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses and annual and semi-annual reports 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 1-855-215-1200 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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PRIVACY NOTICE
 

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




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Investment Advisor
Logan Capital Management, Inc.
Six Coulter Avenue, Suite 2000
Ardmore, PA  19003

Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 6th Floor
Milwaukee, WI  53202

Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(855) 215-1200

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

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

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



This report is intended for shareholders of the Fund and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance.  Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.
 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

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

(b)
Not Applicable.

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

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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

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

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

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

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant.  There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

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

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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/Chief Executive
Officer/Principal Executive Officer

Date    January 4, 2018



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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/Chief Executive
Officer/Principal Executive Officer

Date    January 4, 2018

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

Date    January 4, 2018

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