N-CSR 1 omf-ncsra.htm O'SHAUGHNESSY MUTUAL FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 7-31-19


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)


Jeffrey T. Rauman, 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)



(626) 914-7363
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2019



Date of reporting period: July 31, 2019



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.









ANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2019



O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund
Class I Shares – OFVIX


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


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










Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds (defined herein) or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
 
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds or your financial intermediary electronically through the Funds’ website.
 
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Funds or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held within the fund complex and may apply to all funds held through your financial intermediary.



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Letter to Shareholders
1
Performance Summary
3
Expense Example
6
Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
8
Schedule of Investments
11
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
28
Statements of Operations
29
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
30
Financial Highlights
33
Notes to Financial Statements
36
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
45
Notice to Shareholders
46
Householding
46
Information about Trustees and Officers
47
Privacy Notice
50









O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Market Leaders Value Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund (the “Market Leaders Value Fund”) underperformed, with Class I shares returning -0.90%, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index returned 5.20% for the same period.
 
The Market Leaders Value Fund benefitted from holdings in Yum! Brands, Inc., Ally Financial, Inc., MetLife, Inc., and Starbucks Corp. Holdings in Marathon Petroleum Corp., Conagra Brands, Inc., Kroger Co., and Citrix Systems, Inc. detracted from performance.
 
An underweight exposure to mega cap stocks hurt performance. An overweight exposure to stocks with strong financial strength and discounted valuations hurt performance. Allocations within Information Technology, Consumer Staples, and Industrials were positive for performance, while allocations within Utilities, Health Care, and Communication Services detracted from performance. Selection within Consumer Discretionary and Financials were the largest contributors to performance. Selection within Consumer Staples and Information Technology were the largest detractors from returns.
 
Based on our key themes, we attempt to position the strategy with strong and consistent characteristic advantages versus its benchmark and relative to the overall market. Portfolio positions generally have higher levels of return on capital, lower reliance on external financing, and trade at deep discounts across a number of valuation factors.
 
Small Cap Value Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, the O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”) underperformed, with Class I shares returning -15.23%, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index returned -7.71% for the same period.
 
The Small Cap Value Fund benefitted from holdings in Gannett Co., Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Cirrus Logic, Inc., Hilltop Holdings, Inc., and Sanderson Farms, Inc. Holdings in Keane Group, Inc., Mammoth Energy Services, Inc., Renewable Energy Group, Inc., and Mallinkrodt hurt performance.
 
An overweight exposure to smaller capitalization stocks than the benchmark hurt performance. An overweight to stocks with discounted valuations hurt performance while exposure to stocks with strong momentum aided returns. An overweight allocation to Information Technology aided performance. Overweight allocations to Energy, Materials, and Consumer Staples hurt performance. An underweight to Real Estate also held back performance. Selection effects within Communications Services and Consumer Staples were contributors to returns. Selection within Information Technology, Real Estate, and Industrials were detractors from performance.
 
Based on our key themes, we attempt to position the strategy with strong and consistent characteristic advantages versus its benchmark and relative to the overall market. Portfolio positions generally have higher levels of return on capital, lower reliance on external financing, and trade at deep discounts across several valuation factors.
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund”) underperformed, with Class I shares returning -4.44%, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500 Growth Index returned 5.81% for the same period.
 
An overweight to smaller capitalization stocks than the benchmark was a detractor from performance. An overweight to stocks with discounted valuations hurt performance while an overweight to stocks exhibiting strong momentum aided returns. An underweight to Communications Services and an underweight to Health Care were contributors to returns. An overweight to Energy and an underweight Information Technology were detractors from performance. Selection within Energy was a positive contributor to performance. Selection within Information Technology, Health Care, and Communication Services hurt performance.
 
Several positions including Crocs, Inc., AppFolio, Inc., and Keysight Technologies, Inc. contributed to returns. The main detractors from performance were Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., BJ’s Restaurant, Inc., and TechTarget, Inc.
 
Above all else, we believe long-term success comes from building a fund around proven stock selection factors —measured using key selection criteria like quality, valuation, and momentum. Based on our key themes, we believe the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund is well positioned versus its benchmark and relative to the overall market.
 


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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


The Fund invests in companies that have higher momentum, lower debt ratios, and trade at deep discounts across a number of valuation factors.
 
Outlook
 
Because we build portfolios from the bottom up using time-tested screening “factors,” we think about performance through the lens of factors first, and through the lens of individual stocks and industries second. The stocks and industries where we have active exposures are a result of the factors themselves, so in some sense they measure the convergence of factor interaction effects that we believe to be beneficial over the long term.
 
Our research leads us to believe that market leadership is cyclical, but that valuation, momentum, and yield are incredibly effective individual stock selection factors given a three- to five-year time horizon.
 
We believe that maintaining a portfolio of stocks, as we do in our strategies, that trade at valuation discounts, possess reasonable quality, strong momentum, and high yields are a better defense against the herculean task of market timing.
 

 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
 
Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Investments in foreign securities involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility, and differences in accounting methods. Emerging markets countries involve greater risks, such as immature economic structures, national policies restricting investments by foreigners, and different legal systems. Such risks may be magnified with respect to securities of issuers in frontier emerging markets. Real estate investment trusts and foreign real estate companies may be less diversified than other pools of securities, may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt and erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. Investments in small-and medium-capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. Risks of derivatives include the possible imperfect correlation between the value of instruments and the underlying assets; risks of default by the other party to the transaction; risks that the transactions may result in losses that partially or completely offset gains in portfolio positions; and risks that instruments may not be liquid. The Market Leaders Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund may experience higher fees and is subject to additional risks due to investments in other investment companies (including exchange-traded funds).
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please read the Schedule of Investments for a complete list of Fund holdings.
 
The Russell 1000® Value Index (“Russell 1000”) measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe.  It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
 
The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
The Russell 2500 Growth Index (“Russell 2500”) measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe.  It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
 
You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
“Return on capital” (ROC) is a ratio used as a measure of the profitability and value-creating potential of companies after taking into account the amount of initial capital invested. The ratio is calculated by dividing the after-tax operating income by the book value of both debt and equity capital less cash/equivalents.
 
“Price-to-Book” (P/B) is a ratio used to compare a stock’s market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current closing price of the stock by the latest quarter’s book value per share.
 
Earnings growth is not representative of the Fund’s future performance.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value, and O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 



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O’SHAUGHNESSY MARKET LEADERS VALUE FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund – Class I Shares vs the Russell 1000® Value Index



   
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund – Class I
-0.90%
13.31%
Russell 1000® Value Index
 5.20%
12.57%

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for 90 days or less.  If it did, total returns would be reduced.  This chart does not imply any future performance.  Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2016.



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O’SHAUGHNESSY SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund – Class I Shares vs the Russell 2000® Value Index



   
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund – Class I
-15.23%
  8.05%
Russell 2000® Value Index
  -7.71%
12.48%

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




4

O’SHAUGHNESSY SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I Shares vs the Russell 2500TM Growth Index



     
Since
Average Annual Total Return:
1 Year
5 Year
Inception(1)
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – Class I
-4.44%
  7.57%
11.35%
Russell 2500 Growth Index
 5.81%
11.47%
15.08%

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares.  Performance data shown does not reflect the 2.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for 90 days or less.  If it did, total returns would be reduced.  This chart does not imply any future performance.  Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
 
(1)
The Fund commenced operations on August 16, 2010.


5

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Expense Example
at July 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Shareholders in mutual funds generally incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (2/1/19 – 7/31/19).
 
Actual Expenses
For each Fund, two lines are presented in the tables below, with the first line providing information about actual account values and actual expenses. Actual net expenses are limited to 0.65% for Class I shares of the Market Leaders Value Fund, 0.99% for Class I shares of the Small Cap Value Fund, and 1.19% for Class I shares of the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, per the operating expenses limitation agreement. In addition, you may be assessed a fee for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent.  The Example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your fund and class to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
For each Fund, the second line provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the respective Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables for each class of each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
2/1/19
7/31/19
2/1/19 – 7/31/19
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$1,085.10
$3.00
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.92
$2.91

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.58% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
2/1/19
7/31/19
2/1/19 – 7/31/19
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$   956.90
$4.80
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.89
$4.96

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.99% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.

 
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O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds

 
Expense Example (Continued)
at July 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period*
 
2/1/19
7/31/19
2/1/19 – 7/31/19
Class I Actual
$1,000.00
$1,085.00
$6.15
Class I Hypothetical
     
  (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.89
$5.96

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.19% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (days in the most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.











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O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2019 (Unaudited)





Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.
 

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







8

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2019 (Unaudited)





Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.
 

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







9

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Sector Allocation of Portfolio Assets
at July 31, 2019 (Unaudited)





Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.
 

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







10

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 98.20%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 4.46%
     
 
6,708
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
 
$
1,531,436
 
 
56,610
 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. – Class A
   
4,349,912
 
 
68,420
 
Textron, Inc.
   
3,373,106
 
           
9,254,454
 
     
Airlines – 2.26%
       
 
35,588
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
2,172,292
 
 
27,472
 
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*
   
2,524,951
 
           
4,697,243
 
     
Biotechnology – 3.49%
       
 
14,425
 
AbbVie, Inc.
   
960,994
 
 
33,743
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
6,295,769
 
           
7,256,763
 
     
Capital Markets – 6.74%
       
 
63,352
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
   
9,218,350
 
 
146,364
 
Franklin Resources, Inc.
   
4,775,857
 
           
13,994,207
 
     
Chemicals – 1.39%
       
 
24,623
 
Celanese Corp.
   
2,761,962
 
 
1,457
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A#
   
121,936
 
           
2,883,898
 
     
Commercial Banks – 13.57%
       
 
102,276
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
3,137,828
 
 
100,340
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
7,140,195
 
 
18,355
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
   
683,907
 
 
58,022
 
Comerica, Inc.
   
4,247,211
 
 
123,648
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
   
3,671,109
 
 
43,115
 
KeyCorp
   
792,023
 
 
213,611
 
Regions Financial Corp.
   
3,402,823
 
 
105,620
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
5,113,064
 
           
28,188,160
 
     
Communications Equipment – 5.02%
       
 
126,803
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
7,024,886
 
 
125,963
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
3,403,520
 
           
10,428,406
 
     
Consumer Finance – 4.18%
       
 
141,822
 
Ally Financial, Inc.
   
4,667,362
 
 
25,104
 
Discover Financial Services
   
2,252,833
 
 
48,942
 
Synchrony Financial
   
1,756,039
 
           
8,676,234
 
     
Diversified Financial Services – 2.19%
       
 
80,982
 
Voya Financial, Inc.
   
4,548,759
 


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

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O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.82%
     
 
83,890
 
Corning, Inc.
 
$
2,579,618
 
 
20,439
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
   
3,286,182
 
           
5,865,800
 
     
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.82%
       
 
169,895
 
Kroger Co.
   
3,594,978
 
 
41,535
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
   
2,263,242
 
           
5,858,220
 
     
Food Products – 0.93%
       
 
66,611
 
Conagra Brands, Inc.
   
1,923,060
 
               
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.10%
       
 
121,431
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.
   
5,553,040
 
 
14,825
 
DaVita, Inc.*
   
887,276
 
           
6,440,316
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 6.31%
       
 
17,765
 
Marriott International, Inc. – Class A
   
2,470,401
 
 
32,185
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
3,047,598
 
 
67,483
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
7,593,187
 
           
13,111,186
 
     
Household Durables – 1.22%
       
 
41,147
 
PulteGroup, Inc.
   
1,296,542
 
 
8,454
 
Whirlpool Corp.
   
1,229,888
 
           
2,526,430
 
     
Insurance – 5.55%
       
 
2,090
 
Allstate Corp.
   
224,466
 
 
24,906
 
Lincoln National Corp.
   
1,627,358
 
 
195,841
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
9,678,462
 
           
11,530,286
 
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 3.03%
       
 
152,736
 
eBay, Inc.
   
6,291,196
 
               
     
IT Services – 1.16%
       
 
114,893
 
Western Union Co.
   
2,412,753
 
               
     
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.76%
       
 
7,470
 
Waters Corp.*
   
1,572,883
 
               
     
Machinery – 1.10%
       
 
23,540
 
Dover Corp.
   
2,279,849
 


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

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O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Media – 2.17%
     
 
2,892
 
Charter Communications, Inc. – Class A*
 
$
1,114,519
 
 
23,644
 
Walt Disney Co.
   
3,381,328
 
           
4,495,847
 
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.80%
       
 
21,078
 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
   
403,854
 
 
78,144
 
Devon Energy Corp.
   
2,109,888
 
 
25,965
 
Hess Corp.
   
1,683,571
 
 
40,695
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
2,294,791
 
 
54,181
 
Phillips 66
   
5,556,803
 
           
12,048,907
 
     
Pharmaceuticals – 1.01%
       
 
19,342
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
2,107,311
 
               
     
Road & Rail – 3.87%
       
 
46,793
 
CSX Corp.
   
3,294,227
 
 
26,375
 
Union Pacific Corp.
   
4,746,182
 
           
8,040,409
 
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.41%
       
 
5,049
 
Lam Research Corp.
   
1,053,272
 
 
44,683
 
NXP Semiconductors NV#
   
4,619,776
 
 
47,515
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
3,476,197
 
           
9,149,245
 
     
Software – 3.60%
       
 
18,523
 
CDK Global, Inc.
   
960,788
 
 
51,657
 
Citrix Systems, Inc.
   
4,868,156
 
 
29,171
 
Oracle Corp.
   
1,642,327
 
           
7,471,271
 
     
Specialty Retail – 3.12%
       
 
1,712
 
AutoZone, Inc.*
   
1,922,644
 
 
59,569
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
   
4,558,816
 
           
6,481,460
 
     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.60%
       
 
26,724
 
Seagate Technology PLC#
   
1,237,588
 
               
     
Tobacco – 0.71%
       
 
31,149
 
Altria Group, Inc.
   
1,466,183
 
               
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.81%
       
 
41,610
 
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,685,621
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $195,728,512)
   
203,923,945
 


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

13

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
REITs – 1.22%
     
   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.22%
     
 
5,256
 
Boston Properties, Inc.
 
$
698,785
 
 
22,957
 
Regency Centers Corp.
   
1,531,233
 
 
13,972
 
VICI Properties, Inc.
   
298,162
 
     
Total REITs (Cost $2,529,590)
   
2,528,180
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $198,258,102) – 99.42%
   
206,452,125
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.58%
   
1,203,169
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
207,655,294
 

*
Non-income producing security.
#
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

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 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 




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

14

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 94.77%
     
   
Airlines – 0.33%
     
 
2,404
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
 
$
62,480
 
               
     
Auto Components – 0.13%
       
 
1,965
 
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
   
23,718
 
               
     
Biotechnology – 0.57%
       
 
1,154
 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
105,603
 
               
     
Building Products – 1.88%
       
 
365
 
American Woodmark Corp.
   
30,970
 
 
6,161
 
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.*
   
51,506
 
 
6,149
 
Continental Building Products, Inc.*
   
151,143
 
 
6,289
 
Quanex Building Products Corp.
   
117,101
 
           
350,720
 
     
Capital Markets – 2.70%
       
 
3,193
 
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. – Class A
   
94,481
 
 
8,360
 
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.
   
89,452
 
 
2,131
 
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. – Class A
   
62,097
 
 
14,752
 
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. – Class A
   
258,160
 
           
504,190
 
     
Chemicals – 2.09%
       
 
3,132
 
Advansix, Inc.*
   
80,304
 
 
6,904
 
FutureFuel Corp.
   
80,432
 
 
1,546
 
Stepan Co.
   
153,286
 
 
4,585
 
Tredegar Corp.
   
76,432
 
           
390,454
 
     
Commercial Banks – 13.41%
       
 
2,291
 
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
   
75,145
 
 
7,989
 
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
   
92,193
 
 
2,985
 
Chemical Financial Corp.
   
125,489
 
 
1,195
 
Financial Institutions, Inc.
   
36,794
 
 
3,264
 
Flushing Financial Corp.
   
66,455
 
 
6,524
 
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
   
220,642
 
 
3,518
 
Hancock Whitney Corp.
   
146,067
 
 
10,216
 
Hanmi Financial Corp.
   
219,542
 
 
25,193
 
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.
   
571,376
 
 
35,362
 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
   
521,589
 
 
1,887
 
IBERIABANK Corp.
   
148,262
 
 
547
 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
   
21,317
 
 
4,000
 
Opus Bank
   
89,640
 
 
6,398
 
Simmons First National Corp.
   
164,749
 
           
2,499,260
 


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

15

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.88%
     
 
1,756
 
Deluxe Corp.
 
$
78,353
 
 
3,135
 
Ennis, Inc.
   
63,735
 
 
5,475
 
Herman Miller, Inc.
   
248,236
 
 
1,122
 
HNI Corp.
   
38,417
 
 
4,802
 
Kimball International, Inc. – Class B
   
83,267
 
 
6,076
 
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
   
24,608
 
           
536,616
 
     
Communications Equipment – 0.20%
       
 
3,415
 
CalAmp Corp.*
   
38,111
 
               
     
Construction & Engineering – 2.55%
       
 
3,300
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
278,486
 
 
2,104
 
KBR, Inc.
   
55,504
 
 
11,342
 
Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*
   
142,002
 
           
475,992
 
     
Consumer Finance – 1.94%
       
 
8,915
 
Enova International, Inc.*
   
240,259
 
 
1,926
 
Nelnet, Inc. – Class A
   
120,491
 
           
360,750
 
     
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.77%
       
 
4,790
 
K12, Inc.*
   
142,982
 
               
     
Electrical Equipment – 1.21%
       
 
4,242
 
Atkore International Group, Inc. – Class I*
   
115,765
 
 
931
 
EnerSys, Inc.
   
63,410
 
 
804
 
Preformed Line Products Co.
   
46,447
 
           
225,622
 
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 5.01%
       
 
1,964
 
Belden, Inc.
   
89,284
 
 
827
 
Fabrinet*#
   
44,393
 
 
1,108
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
   
60,962
 
 
3,171
 
Kimball Electronics, Inc.*
   
50,419
 
 
1,758
 
PC Connection, Inc.
   
57,504
 
 
2,445
 
Sanmina Corp.*
   
77,629
 
 
638
 
SYNNEX Corp.*
   
62,869
 
 
3,836
 
Tech Data Corp.*
   
388,740
 
 
5,990
 
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
   
101,830
 
           
933,630
 
     
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.72%
       
 
30,557
 
Keane Group, Inc.*
   
192,204
 
 
22,195
 
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. – Class A
   
314,059
 
           
506,263
 
     
Entertainment – 0.62%
       
 
9,697
 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
   
114,716
 


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

16

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.87%
     
 
3,397
 
Ingles Markets, Inc. – Class A
 
$
106,938
 
 
6,625
 
Weis Markets, Inc.
   
241,481
 
           
348,419
 
     
Food Products – 2.61%
       
 
4,061
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
   
161,506
 
 
7,439
 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*
   
201,300
 
 
944
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
   
123,683
 
           
486,489
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.94%
       
 
8,831
 
Patterson Companies, Inc.
   
174,853
 
               
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.03%
       
 
14,180
 
Brinker International, Inc.
   
565,073
 
               
     
Household Durables – 1.61%
       
 
2,178
 
Hooker Furniture Corp.
   
45,411
 
 
2,911
 
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
   
96,034
 
 
1,772
 
Meritage Homes Corp.*
   
111,299
 
 
7,225
 
ZAGG, Inc.*
   
47,902
 
           
300,646
 
     
Insurance – 5.74%
       
 
1,102
 
American National Insurance Co.
   
133,364
 
 
10,501
 
CNA Financial Corp.
   
502,893
 
 
3,244
 
Fednat Holding Co.
   
40,518
 
 
4,089
 
HCI Group, Inc.
   
163,928
 
 
1,262
 
Mercury General Corp.
   
71,568
 
 
6,363
 
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
   
157,866
 
           
1,070,137
 
     
IT Services – 1.77%
       
 
3,795
 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*
   
107,361
 
 
17,923
 
Unisys Corp.*
   
222,065
 
           
329,426
 
     
Leisure Products – 0.24%
       
 
788
 
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.
   
44,522
 
               
     
Machinery – 1.89%
       
 
1,271
 
Hurco Companies, Inc.
   
43,455
 
 
705
 
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
   
43,598
 
 
7,207
 
Meritor, Inc.*
   
178,229
 
 
5,442
 
Wabash National Corp.
   
86,147
 
           
351,429
 


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

17

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Media – 5.10%
     
 
16,809
 
National CineMedia, Inc.
 
$
119,680
 
 
1,091
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. – Class A
   
111,031
 
 
10,861
 
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. – Class A
   
545,765
 
 
11,437
 
TEGNA, Inc.
   
173,728
 
           
950,204
 
     
Metals & Mining – 3.46%
       
 
7,572
 
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. – Class A
   
201,642
 
 
4,485
 
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.
   
110,959
 
 
8,240
 
Worthington Industries, Inc.
   
331,413
 
           
644,014
 
     
Multi-line Retail – 1.58%
       
 
4,054
 
Dillard’s, Inc. – Class A
   
295,050
 
               
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.74%
       
 
4,653
 
CONSOL Energy, Inc.*
   
99,993
 
 
1,762
 
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.
   
75,907
 
 
15,646
 
Peabody Energy Corp.
   
329,504
 
 
9,388
 
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*
   
127,583
 
 
1,681
 
REX American Resources Corp.*
   
125,403
 
 
8,887
 
Southwestern Energy Co.*
   
19,551
 
 
23,326
 
W&T Offshore, Inc.
   
104,734
 
           
882,675
 
     
Paper & Forest Products – 1.98%
       
 
1,166
 
Boise Cascade Co.
   
31,482
 
 
4,842
 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
   
166,710
 
 
10,534
 
Verso Corp. – Class A*
   
170,440
 
           
368,632
 
     
Personal Products – 0.44%
       
 
2,726
 
Edgewell Personal Care Co.*
   
82,952
 
               
     
Pharmaceuticals – 0.77%
       
 
5,271
 
Innoviva, Inc.*
   
62,619
 
 
14,562
 
SIGA Technologies, Inc.*
   
81,548
 
           
144,167
 
     
Professional Services – 1.98%
       
 
9,130
 
Kforce, Inc.
   
311,241
 
 
1,362
 
TrueBlue, Inc.*
   
26,927
 
 
1,061
 
VSE Corp.
   
31,788
 
           
369,956
 
     
Real Estate Management & Development – 1.92%
       
 
5,547
 
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA*#
   
116,487
 
 
3,168
 
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. – Class A
   
92,125
 
 
3,015
 
RMR Group, Inc. – Class A
   
148,459
 
           
357,071
 


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

18

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Road & Rail – 0.76%
     
 
4,751
 
ArcBest Corp.
 
$
142,197
 
               
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.19%
       
 
11,744
 
Amkor Technology, Inc.*
   
108,397
 
 
8,176
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*
   
401,032
 
 
2,175
 
Ichor Holdings Ltd.*#
   
54,832
 
 
4,866
 
Nanometrics, Inc.*
   
152,695
 
 
6,690
 
Photronics, Inc.*
   
64,425
 
           
781,381
 
     
Specialty Retail – 3.34%
       
 
2,647
 
Aaron’s, Inc.
   
166,894
 
 
4,395
 
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. – Class A
   
83,197
 
 
1,803
 
Genesco, Inc.*
   
71,002
 
 
8,060
 
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
   
145,967
 
 
4,217
 
Shoe Carnival, Inc.
   
107,027
 
 
983
 
Sleep Number Corp.*
   
48,334
 
           
622,421
 
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.11%
       
 
17,563
 
Vera Bradley, Inc.*
   
206,365
 
               
     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 2.55%
       
 
3,545
 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. – Class C
   
273,922
 
 
4,655
 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.
   
160,504
 
 
687
 
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
   
40,080
 
           
474,506
 
     
Tobacco – 0.28%
       
 
890
 
Universal Corp.
   
52,955
 
               
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.86%
       
 
16,401
 
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*
   
346,881
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $18,046,004)
   
17,663,528
 


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

19

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
REITs – 4.75%
     
   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts – 4.75%
     
 
8,693
 
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
 
$
204,372
 
 
17,146
 
Franklin Street Properties Corp.
   
138,197
 
 
1,761
 
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.
   
41,877
 
 
942
 
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
   
19,603
 
 
8,766
 
RLJ Lodging Trust
   
151,476
 
 
16,151
 
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
   
179,438
 
 
11,345
 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
   
149,867
 
     
Total REITs (Cost $899,191)
   
884,830
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $18,945,195) – 99.52%
   
18,548,358
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.48%
   
89,439
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
18,637,797
 

*
Non-income producing security.
#
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

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 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 



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

20

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 97.55%
     
   
Aerospace & Defense – 2.44%
     
 
846
 
Astronics Corp.*
 
$
31,167
 
 
1,103
 
National Presto Industries, Inc.
   
101,443
 
 
920
 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*
   
267,977
 
           
400,587
 
     
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.14%
       
 
4,332
 
Radiant Logistics, Inc.*
   
23,783
 
               
     
Auto Components – 0.43%
       
 
723
 
Gentex Corp.
   
19,825
 
 
1,114
 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
   
51,255
 
           
71,080
 
     
Beverages – 0.72%
       
 
302
 
Boston Beer Co., Inc. – Class A*
   
118,481
 
               
     
Biotechnology – 1.25%
       
 
29,931
 
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
   
86,201
 
 
1,264
 
Repligen Corp.*
   
119,309
 
           
205,510
 
     
Building Products – 2.91%
       
 
1,351
 
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
   
44,488
 
 
1,722
 
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
   
168,257
 
 
1,077
 
Continental Building Products, Inc.*
   
26,473
 
 
1,458
 
CSW Industrials, Inc.
   
102,949
 
 
359
 
Lennox International, Inc.
   
92,076
 
 
2,776
 
PGT Innovations, Inc.*
   
44,749
 
           
478,992
 
     
Capital Markets – 2.78%
       
 
6,094
 
Federated Investors, Inc. – Class B
   
211,767
 
 
2,127
 
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
   
178,391
 
 
3,741
 
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.*
   
66,852
 
           
457,010
 
     
Chemicals – 1.67%
       
 
1,285
 
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.
   
16,358
 
 
625
 
Balchem Corp.
   
64,150
 
 
6,943
 
FutureFuel Corp.
   
80,886
 
 
702
 
Hawkins, Inc.
   
30,656
 
 
441
 
Quaker Chemical Corp.
   
82,639
 
           
274,689
 
     
Commercial Banks – 1.61%
       
 
1,403
 
Bank of Marin Bancorp
   
61,339
 
 
376
 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
   
22,872
 
 
3,106
 
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
   
101,722
 
 
1,239
 
Westamerica Bancorporation
   
79,420
 
           
265,353
 


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

21

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.37%
     
 
852
 
ABM Industries, Inc.
 
$
35,861
 
 
2,498
 
Brady Corp. – Class A
   
129,222
 
 
751
 
Clean Harbors, Inc.*
   
58,435
 
 
621
 
Herman Miller, Inc.
   
28,156
 
 
4,170
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
139,820
 
 
2,056
 
Tetra Tech, Inc.
   
162,835
 
           
554,329
 
     
Communications Equipment – 1.67%
       
 
4,365
 
Ciena Corp.*
   
197,385
 
 
2,890
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
78,088
 
           
275,473
 
     
Construction & Engineering – 1.69%
       
 
2,493
 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
   
104,706
 
 
16,150
 
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*
   
173,289
 
           
277,995
 
     
Containers & Packaging – 2.11%
       
 
3,392
 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
   
101,964
 
 
4,070
 
Sonoco Products Co.
   
244,322
 
           
346,286
 
     
Diversified Consumer Services – 1.46%
       
 
7,303
 
K12, Inc.*
   
217,995
 
 
431
 
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.*
   
22,942
 
           
240,937
 
     
Diversified Financial Services – 0.59%
       
 
1,728
 
Voya Financial, Inc.
   
97,062
 
               
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.12%
       
 
1,746
 
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
   
110,016
 
 
5,926
 
Vonage Holdings Corp.*
   
73,482
 
           
183,498
 
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.25%
       
 
1,009
 
CDW Corp.
   
119,224
 
 
762
 
Fabrinet*#
   
40,904
 
 
1,596
 
FLIR Systems, Inc.
   
79,257
 
 
326
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
   
17,937
 
 
1,304
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc.*
   
116,734
 
 
1,420
 
OSI Systems, Inc.*
   
159,835
 
           
533,891
 
     
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.64%
       
 
5,765
 
ProPetro Holding Corp.*
   
104,519
 
               
     
Food Products – 1.61%
       
 
2,315
 
Darling Ingredients, Inc.*
   
47,064
 
 
1,014
 
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
   
88,127
 
 
406
 
Lancaster Colony Corp.
   
63,263
 


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

22

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Food Products (Continued)
     
 
759
 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*
 
$
20,539
 
 
772
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
   
45,810
 
           
264,803
 
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.76%
       
 
47
 
Atrion Corp.
   
36,166
 
 
1,898
 
CONMED Corp.
   
165,790
 
 
96
 
Cooper Companies, Inc.
   
32,390
 
 
1,197
 
Haemonetics Corp.*
   
146,130
 
 
1,753
 
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
   
186,940
 
 
2,413
 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*
   
54,582
 
 
196
 
Masimo Corp.*
   
30,939
 
 
9,769
 
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
   
116,740
 
 
1,193
 
STERIS PLC#
   
177,590
 
           
947,267
 
     
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.26%
       
 
1,449
 
Amedisys, Inc.*
   
199,803
 
 
2,196
 
CorVel Corp.*
   
187,099
 
 
397
 
Ensign Group, Inc.
   
23,923
 
 
874
 
National Research Corp.
   
58,925
 
 
1,717
 
Premier, Inc. – Class A*
   
66,534
 
           
536,284
 
     
Health Care Technology – 3.20%
       
 
5,662
 
HMS Holdings Corp.*
   
197,604
 
 
1,974
 
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*
   
32,294
 
 
1,789
 
Veeva Systems, Inc. – Class A*
   
296,795
 
           
526,693
 
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.02%
       
 
1,774
 
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.
   
70,428
 
 
1,311
 
Brinker International, Inc.
   
52,243
 
 
359
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
30,806
 
 
412
 
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
   
71,568
 
 
2,539
 
Denny’s Corp.*
   
57,356
 
 
4,771
 
Everi Holdings, Inc.*
   
57,300
 
 
1,626
 
Marcus Corp.
   
56,894
 
 
128
 
Nathan’s Famous, Inc.
   
9,038
 
 
214
 
Vail Resorts, Inc.
   
52,755
 
 
1,161
 
Wendy’s Co.
   
21,118
 
 
174
 
Wingstop, Inc.
   
16,633
 
           
496,139
 
     
Household Durables – 2.83%
       
 
1,712
 
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
   
35,233
 
 
573
 
Garmin Ltd.#
   
45,032
 
 
1,601
 
Helen of Troy Ltd.*#
   
237,396
 
 
8
 
NVR, Inc.*
   
26,753
 
 
3,835
 
PulteGroup, Inc.
   
120,841
 
           
465,255
 


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

23

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.77%
     
 
874
 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
 
$
126,039
 
               
     
Insurance – 1.57%
       
 
128
 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
   
16,603
 
 
6,423
 
Old Republic International Corp.
   
146,509
 
 
2,759
 
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
   
68,451
 
 
396
 
W.R. Berkley Corp.
   
27,478
 
           
259,041
 
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.66%
       
 
5,572
 
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. – Class A*
   
109,100
 
               
     
Internet Software & Services – 0.46%
       
 
226
 
j2 Global, Inc.
   
20,134
 
 
1,671
 
TechTarget, Inc.*
   
38,467
 
 
344
 
Tucows, Inc. – Class A*
   
16,832
 
           
75,433
 
     
IT Services – 6.94%
       
 
330
 
CACI International, Inc. – Class A*
   
70,999
 
 
1,023
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
52,419
 
 
593
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*
   
92,455
 
 
7,217
 
EVERTEC, Inc.#
   
231,088
 
 
794
 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
   
110,922
 
 
2,145
 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
176,105
 
 
2,469
 
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*
   
130,092
 
 
1,832
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
   
134,670
 
 
3,379
 
Perficient, Inc.*
   
115,460
 
 
2,260
 
Unisys Corp.*
   
28,001
 
           
1,142,211
 
     
Leisure Products – 0.49%
       
 
5,664
 
Clarus Corp.
   
81,392
 
               
     
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.86%
       
 
901
 
Bio-Techne Corp.
   
189,345
 
 
3,693
 
Bruker Corp.
   
176,710
 
 
430
 
Medpace Holdings, Inc.*
   
33,867
 
 
1,788
 
NeoGenomics, Inc.*
   
43,574
 
 
721
 
QIAGEN N.V.*#
   
27,196
 
           
470,692
 
     
Machinery – 5.52%
       
 
2,065
 
AGCO Corp.
   
159,005
 
 
3,856
 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
177,183
 
 
2,344
 
Donaldson Co., Inc.
   
117,083
 
 
2,101
 
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
   
175,560
 
 
1,351
 
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
   
63,308
 
 
3,203
 
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.*
   
105,603
 


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

24

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Machinery (Continued)
     
 
2,119
 
Gorman-Rupp Co.
 
$
70,393
 
 
1,203
 
Hillenbrand, Inc.
   
40,529
 
           
908,664
 
     
Media – 1.70%
       
 
3,897
 
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. – Class A*#
   
18,316
 
 
2,024
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. – Class A
   
205,982
 
 
588
 
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. – Class A
   
29,547
 
 
345
 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. – Class A
   
25,109
 
           
278,954
 
     
Metals & Mining – 0.66%
       
 
952
 
Royal Gold, Inc.
   
108,956
 
               
     
Multi-line Retail – 0.15%
       
 
444
 
Kohl’s Corp.
   
23,914
 
               
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.49%
       
 
850
 
CVR Energy, Inc.
   
45,109
 
 
2,591
 
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*
   
35,212
 
           
80,321
 
     
Paper & Forest Products – 0.18%
       
 
1,811
 
Verso Corp. – Class A*
   
29,302
 
               
     
Personal Products – 0.82%
       
 
1,628
 
Herbalife Ltd.#
   
66,781
 
 
993
 
Inter Parfums, Inc.
   
68,795
 
           
135,576
 
     
Pharmaceuticals – 2.67%
       
 
1,370
 
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
115,888
 
 
992
 
Catalent, Inc.*
   
56,038
 
 
7,982
 
Horizon Therapeutics PLC*#
   
198,672
 
 
5,762
 
Innoviva, Inc.*
   
68,453
 
           
439,051
 
     
Professional Services – 1.97%
       
 
3,079
 
CBIZ, Inc.*
   
71,956
 
 
1,880
 
Franklin Covey Co.*
   
68,620
 
 
581
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
   
60,685
 
 
996
 
Kforce, Inc.
   
33,954
 
 
1,982
 
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
   
48,282
 
 
684
 
Robert Half International, Inc.
   
41,320
 
           
324,817
 
     
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.51%
       
 
2,515
 
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*
   
83,498
 


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

25

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.98%
     
 
880
 
Inphi Corp.*
 
$
52,985
 
 
3,511
 
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*
   
67,903
 
 
4,644
 
MaxLinear, Inc.*
   
102,075
 
 
6,062
 
Photronics, Inc.*
   
58,377
 
 
787
 
Teradyne, Inc.
   
43,859
 
           
325,199
 
     
Software – 11.31%
       
 
7,688
 
ACI Worldwide, Inc.*
   
258,009
 
 
3,443
 
Agilysys, Inc.
   
84,457
 
 
685
 
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*
   
34,188
 
 
1,688
 
AppFolio, Inc. – Class A*
   
162,976
 
 
892
 
Aspen Technology, Inc.*
   
117,628
 
 
1,094
 
Bottomline Technologies (DE), Inc.*
   
46,046
 
 
4,593
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
   
339,469
 
 
1,647
 
Fortinet, Inc.*
   
132,271
 
 
3,420
 
Manhattan Associates, Inc.*
   
290,666
 
 
532
 
Paycom Software, Inc.*
   
128,079
 
 
826
 
Paylocity Holding Corp.*
   
84,326
 
 
1,661
 
PTC, Inc.*
   
112,583
 
 
1,521
 
Teradata Corp.*
   
55,699
 
 
257
 
Verint Systems, Inc.*
   
14,873
 
           
1,861,270
 
     
Specialty Retail – 2.81%
       
 
408
 
Aaron’s, Inc.
   
25,725
 
 
1,242
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
   
21,971
 
 
624
 
Burlington Stores, Inc.*
   
112,788
 
 
1,208
 
Cato Corp. – Class A
   
17,359
 
 
2,802
 
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
   
50,744
 
 
8,005
 
Rent-A-Center, Inc.*
   
216,375
 
 
107
 
Winmark Corp.
   
18,084
 
           
463,046
 
     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.28%
       
 
1,422
 
Xerox Corp.
   
45,646
 
               
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.97%
       
 
1,353
 
Columbia Sportswear Co.
   
143,391
 
 
1,160
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*
   
181,285
 
           
324,676
 
     
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.23%
       
 
1,816
 
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*
   
38,408
 
               
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.02%
       
 
3,755
 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
   
121,437
 
 
967
 
United States Cellular Corp.*
   
46,309
 
           
167,746
 
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $15,049,884)
   
16,048,868
 


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

26

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

Shares
     
Value
 
   
REITs – 1.54%
     
   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.44%
     
 
2,508
 
CareTrust REIT, Inc.
 
$
58,261
 
 
366
 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
   
45,475
 
 
3,028
 
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
   
52,990
 
 
455
 
PS Business Parks, Inc.
   
79,625
 
           
236,351
 
     
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.10%
       
 
1,058
 
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.
   
16,050
 
     
Total REITs (Cost $258,263)
   
252,401
 
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $15,308,147) – 99.09%
   
16,301,269
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.91%
   
149,953
 
     
Net Assets – 100.00%
 
$
16,451,222
 

*
Non-income producing security.
#
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

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 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.



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

27

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Assets and Liabilities
at July 31, 2019

   
O’Shaughnessy
   
O’Shaughnessy
   
O’Shaughnessy
 
   
Market Leaders
   
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
ASSETS
                 
Investments in securities, at value
                 
  (cost $198,258,102, $18,945,195
 
$
206,452,125
   
$
18,548,358
   
$
16,301,269
 
  and $15,308,147, respectively)
                       
Cash
   
1,340,173
     
96,283
     
182,495
 
Receivables:
                       
Securities sold
   
7,433,255
     
     
 
Fund shares issued
   
407,166
     
15,990
     
87
 
Dividends
   
90,384
     
16,113
     
2,319
 
Dividend tax reclaim
   
23,874
     
429
     
 
Other receivables
   
2,210
     
     
 
Due from Advisor (Note 4)
   
     
162
     
 
Prepaid expenses
   
18,036
     
11,448
     
14,491
 
Total assets
   
215,767,223
     
18,688,783
     
16,500,661
 
LIABILITIES
                       
Payables:
                       
Securities purchased
   
7,755,945
     
     
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
159,276
     
9,030
     
 
Administration fees
   
19,197
     
5,985
     
6,066
 
Audit fees
   
21,000
     
21,000
     
21,000
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
24,614
     
4,506
     
4,270
 
Due to Advisor (Note 4)
   
91,091
     
     
4,383
 
Custody fees
   
6,267
     
1,630
     
2,637
 
Legal fees
   
2,428
     
322
     
973
 
Fund accounting fees
   
18,358
     
5,791
     
6,162
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
5,081
     
1,749
     
1,749
 
Trustee fees and expenses
   
619
     
658
     
641
 
Shareholder reporting
   
4,867
     
315
     
1,282
 
Accrued other expenses
   
3,186
     
     
276
 
Total liabilities
   
8,111,929
     
50,986
     
49,439
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
207,655,294
   
$
18,637,797
   
$
16,451,222
 
                         
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
                       
Class I Shares
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
207,655,294
   
$
18,637,797
   
$
16,451,222
 
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited
                       
  number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
   
15,226,783
     
1,585,122
     
1,182,864
 
Net asset value, offering and
                       
  redemption price per share
 
$
13.64
   
$
11.76
   
$
13.91
 
                         
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                       
Paid-in capital
 
$
223,470,829
   
$
20,817,390
   
$
16,075,925
 
Total distributable earnings
   
(15,815,535
)
   
(2,179,593
)
   
375,297
 
Net assets
 
$
207,655,294
   
$
18,637,797
   
$
16,451,222
 


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

28

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended July 31, 2019

   
O’Shaughnessy
   
O’Shaughnessy
   
O’Shaughnessy
 
   
Market Leaders
   
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                 
Income
                 
Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld and issuance
                 
  fees of $1,939, $21 and $0, respectively)
 
$
3,950,852
   
$
360,356
   
$
154,050
 
Total income
   
3,950,852
     
360,356
     
154,050
 
Expenses
                       
Advisory fees (Note 4)
   
710,686
     
157,189
     
94,319
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
91,155
     
27,301
     
24,738
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
34,969
     
35,695
     
36,411
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
32,482
     
34,727
     
36,782
 
Audit fees
   
21,600
     
21,600
     
21,600
 
Registration fees
   
20,427
     
14,641
     
8,456
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
17,283
     
13,827
     
13,006
 
Trustee fees and expenses
   
16,891
     
15,216
     
15,158
 
Reports to shareholders
   
16,405
     
1,870
     
3,026
 
Miscellaneous expense
   
9,680
     
8,717
     
7,610
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
   
9,665
     
9,665
     
9,665
 
Legal fees
   
6,987
     
7,168
     
7,060
 
Insurance expense
   
1,611
     
478
     
1,762
 
Total expenses
   
989,841
     
348,094
     
279,593
 
Advisory fee waiver and
                       
  expense reimbursement (Note 4)
   
     
(157,531
)
   
(92,527
)
Net expenses
   
989,841
     
190,563
     
187,066
 
Net investment income/(loss)
   
2,961,011
     
169,793
     
(33,016
)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS)
                       
  ON INVESTMENTS
                       
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(3,407,790
)
   
(1,869,327
)
   
151,759
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
                       
  on investments
   
179,074
     
(1,660,381
)
   
(1,134,359
)
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
   
(3,228,716
)
   
(3,529,708
)
   
(982,600
)
Net decrease in net assets
                       
  resulting from operations
 
$
(267,705
)
 
$
(3,359,915
)
 
$
(1,015,616
)


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

29

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
2,961,011
   
$
1,329,267
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(3,407,790
)
   
7,313,426
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
179,074
     
2,077,259
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(267,705
)
   
10,719,952
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Net distributions to shareholders
   
(10,856,602
)
   
(2,475,130
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(10,856,602
)
   
(2,475,130
)*
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
78,731,618
     
74,967,760
 
Total increase in net assets
   
67,607,311
     
83,212,582
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
140,047,983
     
56,835,401
 
End of year
 
$
207,655,294
   
$
140,047,983
**
                 
(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:
               
                 
Class I Shares
               
Proceeds from shares issued in reorganization (Note 10)
 
$
11,769,240
   
$
 
Net proceeds from shares sold
   
115,308,909
     
86,019,073
 
Distributions reinvested
   
9,266,959
     
1,754,095
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(57,613,490
)+
   
(12,805,408
)+
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
78,731,618
   
$
74,967,760
 
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
30,095
   
$
13,514
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares issued in connection with reorganization (Note 10)
   
854,081
     
 
Shares sold
   
8,609,600
     
5,961,235
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
765,864
     
124,847
 
Shares redeemed
   
(4,478,686
)
   
(897,068
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
5,750,859
     
5,189,014
 

*
 
Includes net investment income distributions of $849,782 and net realized gain distributions of $1,625,348.
**
 
Includes accumulated net investment income of $703,754.


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

30

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
 
$
169,793
   
$
124,286
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1,869,327
)
   
849,116
 
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(1,660,381
)
   
568,862
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(3,359,915
)
   
1,542,264
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Net distributions to shareholders
   
(717,120
)
   
(474,161
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(717,120
)
   
(474,161
)*
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
4,382,519
     
10,002,875
 
Total increase in net assets
   
305,484
     
11,070,978
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
18,332,313
     
7,261,335
 
End of year
 
$
18,637,797
   
$
18,332,313
**
                 
(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:
               
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
10,200,995
   
$
10,302,805
 
Distributions reinvested
   
533,855
     
410,973
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(6,352,331
)+
   
(710,903
)+
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
4,382,519
   
$
10,002,875
 
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
10,717
   
$
1,112
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
803,980
     
743,928
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
45,396
     
30,854
 
Shares redeemed
   
(534,650
)
   
(51,884
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
314,726
     
722,898
 

*
 
Includes net investment income distributions of $67,293 and net realized gain distributions of $406,868.
**
 
Includes accumulated net investment income of $70,160.


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

31

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment loss
 
$
(33,016
)
 
$
(52,168
)
Net realized gain on investments
   
151,759
     
2,533,298
 
Net change in unrealized
               
  appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(1,134,359
)
   
298,481
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
(1,015,616
)
   
2,779,611
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Net distributions to shareholders
   
(2,478,023
)
   
(1,301,893
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(2,478,023
)
   
(1,301,893
)*
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares (a)
   
2,729,952
     
1,069,261
 
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
   
(763,687
)
   
2,546,979
 
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of year
   
17,214,909
     
14,667,930
 
End of year
 
$
16,451,222
   
$
17,214,909
**
                 
(a)  A summary of share transactions is as follows:
               
                 
Class I Shares
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
 
$
4,935,137
   
$
1,899,867
 
Distributions reinvested
   
1,390,763
     
741,243
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(3,595,948
)+
   
(1,571,849
)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
 
$
2,729,952
   
$
1,069,261
 
+  Net of redemption fees of
 
$
138
   
$
 
                 
Class I Shares
               
Shares sold
   
367,410
     
114,560
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
110,995
     
47,853
 
Shares redeemed
   
(278,409
)
   
(94,736
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
199,996
     
67,677
 

*
 
Includes net investment income distributions of $38,646 and net realized gain distributions of $1,263,247.
**
 
Includes accumulated net investment loss of $(32,393).


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

32

O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class I Shares
                     
February 26, 2016*
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
to
 
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
14.78
   
$
13.26
   
$
10.87
   
$
10.00
 
                                 
Income from investment operations:
                               
Net investment income†
   
0.24
     
0.22
     
0.22
     
0.08
 
Net realized and unrealized
                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(0.49
)
   
1.82
     
2.29
     
0.79
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.25
)
   
2.04
     
2.51
     
0.87
 
                                 
Less distributions:
                               
From net investment income
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.12
)
   
 
From net realized
                               
  gain on investments
   
(0.77
)
   
(0.34
)
   
     
 
Total distributions
   
(0.89
)
   
(0.52
)
   
(0.12
)
   
 
                                 
Redemption fees retained†^
   
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
 
                                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.64
   
$
14.78
   
$
13.26
   
$
10.87
 
                                 
Total return
   
-0.90
%
   
15.58
%
   
23.25
%
   
8.70
%++
                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                               
Net assets, end of
                               
  period (thousands)
 
$
207,655
   
$
140,048
   
$
56,835
   
$
15,284
 
                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                               
Before fee waiver and
                               
  expense reimbursement
   
0.59
%
   
0.74
%
   
1.20
%
   
2.98
%+
After fee waiver and
                               
  expense reimbursement
   
0.59
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%+
                                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                               
  to average net assets:
                               
Before fee waiver and
                               
  expense reimbursement
   
1.76
%
   
1.46
%
   
1.23
%
   
(0.63
)%+
After fee waiver and
                               
  expense reimbursement
   
1.76
%
   
1.55
%
   
1.78
%
   
1.70
%+
                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
53.98
%
   
50.95
%
   
63.30
%
   
2.32
%++

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


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

33

O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the period

Class I Shares
                     
February 26, 2016*
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
to
 
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
   
July 31, 2017
   
July 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
14.43
   
$
13.26
   
$
10.90
   
$
10.00
 
                                 
Income from investment operations:
                               
Net investment income†
   
0.11
     
0.15
     
0.20
     
0.05
 
Net realized and unrealized
                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(2.32
)
   
1.74
     
2.31
     
0.84
 
Total from investment operations
   
(2.21
)
   
1.89
     
2.51
     
0.89
 
                                 
Less distributions:
                               
From net investment income
   
(0.06
)
   
(0.10
)
   
(0.15
)
   
 
From net realized
                               
  gain on investments
   
(0.41
)
   
(0.62
)
   
     
 
Total distributions
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.72
)
   
(0.15
)
   
 
                                 
Redemption fees retained
   
0.01
 
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^    
0.01
                                 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
11.76
   
$
14.43
   
$
13.26
   
$
10.90
 
                                 
Total return
   
-15.23
%
   
14.70
%
   
23.04
%
   
9.00
%++
                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                               
Net assets, end of
                               
  period (thousands)
 
$
18,638
   
$
18,332
   
$
7,261
   
$
2,628
 
                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                               
Before expense reimbursement
   
1.81
%
   
2.53
%
   
4.80
%
   
10.64
%+
After expense reimbursement
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%
   
0.99
%+
                                 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                               
  to average net assets:
                               
Before expense reimbursement
   
0.06
%
   
(0.43
)%
   
(2.21
)%
   
(8.57
)%+
After expense reimbursement
   
0.88
%
   
1.11
%
   
1.60
%
   
1.08
%+
                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
75.32
%
   
67.10
%
   
77.61
%
   
19.10
%++

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


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

34

O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund


Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the year

Class I Shares
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
   
July 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
17.51
   
$
16.03
   
$
13.96
   
$
14.79
   
$
15.54
 
                                         
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income/(loss)†
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.05
)
   
0.04
     
0.05
     
0.09
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.03
)
   
2.99
     
2.07
     
0.05
     
1.11
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.06
)
   
2.94
     
2.11
     
0.10
     
1.20
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
     
(0.04
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.05
)
   
 
From net realized gain on investments
   
(2.54
)
   
(1.42
)
   
     
(0.88
)
   
(1.95
)
Total distributions
   
(2.54
)
   
(1.46
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.93
)
   
(1.95
)
                                 
Redemption fees retained
 
0.00
†^    
   
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^  
0.00
†^
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
13.91
   
$
17.51
   
$
16.03
   
$
13.96
   
$
14.79
 
                                         
Total return
   
-4.44
%
   
19.51
%
   
15.17
%
   
0.87
%
   
8.54
%
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
 
$
16,451
   
$
17,215
   
$
14,668
   
$
14,303
   
$
17,930
 
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
   
1.78
%
   
1.83
%
   
1.84
%
   
1.83
%
   
1.95
%#
After fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
   
1.19
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.19
%#
                                         
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
   
(0.80
)%
   
(0.97
)%
   
(0.38
)%
   
(0.30
)%
   
(0.15
)%
After fee waiver and
                                       
  expense reimbursement
   
(0.21
)%
   
(0.33
)%
   
0.27
%
   
0.34
%
   
0.61
%
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate
   
108.97
%
   
84.81
%
   
99.34
%
   
90.41
%
   
83.71
%

 
Based on average shares outstanding.
^
 
Amount is less than $0.01.
#
 
Includes expenses of Class A shares which converted to Class I shares on November 28, 2014.


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

35

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds


Notes to Financial Statements
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund (the “Market Leaders Value Fund”), the O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”) and the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund”) (together, the “Funds”) are each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”. The Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, which is a diversified fund, began operations on August 16, 2010. The Market Leaders Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, which are each diversified funds, began operations on February 26, 2016. The investment objectives of the Market Leaders Value, Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Growth Funds are to seek long-term capital appreciation.
 
The Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund currently offer only Class I shares.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A.
Security Valuation: All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
   
B.
Federal Income Taxes: It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required.
   
 
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on the Funds’ returns filed for open tax years 2016-2018, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2019 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
   
C.
Security Transactions, Income and Distributions: Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
   
 
The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, and net realized gains, if any, annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains.  All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax treatment.
   
 
Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as investment advisory, custody, and transfer agent fees. Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds in proportion to their respective net assets. Common expenses of the Trust are typically allocated among the funds in the Trust based on a fund’s respective net assets, or by other equitable means.
   
D.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 
36

O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds

 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
 
For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Funds made the following permanent tax adjustments on the statements of assets and liabilities:

     
Paid-in Capital
   
Total Distributable Earnings
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
 
$
19,272,359
     
$
(19,272,359
)
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
17,228
       
(17,228
)
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
(107,202
)
     
107,202
 

E.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
   
F.
Redemption Fee: The Funds charge a 2.00% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held 90 days or less. Such fees are retained by the Funds and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
   
 
For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Funds retained redemption fees as follows:

     
Class I
   
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
 
$
30,095
   
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
10,717
   
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
138
   

G.
REITs: The Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon funds available from operations.  It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REIT’s taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital.  The Funds intend to include the gross dividends from such REITs in their annual distributions to its shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Funds’ distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.
   
H.
Foreign Currency:  Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions.
   
 
The Funds do not isolate those portions of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
   
 
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period-end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
   
I.
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End: In preparing the financial statements as of July 31, 2019, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.  Refer to Note 11 for more information about subsequent events.

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
   
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
   
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
Each Fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (4:00 pm EST).
 
Equity Securities: The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value. Equity securities, including common stocks, and real estate investment trusts, that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price. The values for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates. Exchange rates are provided daily by a recognized independent pricing agent.  Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Short-Term Securities: Short-term debt securities, including those securities having a maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at the evaluated mean between the bid and asked prices. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Board of Trustees (“Board”) has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of the Trust which is comprised of representatives from the Funds’ administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”). The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available or the closing price does not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board. These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events. All actions taken by the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION (Continued)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ securities as of July 31, 2019:
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Communication Services
 
$
1,114,519
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,114,519
 
  Consumer Discretionary
   
25,500,404
     
     
     
25,500,404
 
  Consumer Staples
   
9,247,463
     
     
     
9,247,463
 
  Energy
   
12,048,908
     
     
     
12,048,908
 
  Financials
   
66,937,645
     
     
     
66,937,645
 
  Health Care
   
17,377,272
     
     
     
17,377,272
 
  Industrials
   
29,243,759
     
     
     
29,243,759
 
  Information Technology
   
39,570,077
     
     
     
39,570,077
 
  Materials
   
2,883,898
     
     
     
2,883,898
 
Total Common Stocks
   
203,923,945
     
     
     
203,923,945
 
REITs
   
2,528,180
     
     
     
2,528,180
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
206,452,125
   
$
   
$
   
$
206,452,125
 
                                 
Small Cap Value Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
  Communication Services
 
$
404,439
   
$
   
$
   
$
404,439
 
  Consumer Discretionary
   
2,861,258
     
     
     
2,861,258
 
  Consumer Staples
   
970,814
     
     
     
970,814
 
  Energy
   
1,388,938
     
     
     
1,388,938
 
  Financials
   
4,908,843
     
     
     
4,908,843
 
  Health Care
   
424,623
     
     
     
424,623
 
  Industrials
   
2,951,176
     
     
     
2,951,176
 
  Information Technology
   
1,993,266
     
     
     
1,993,266
 
  Materials
   
1,403,100
     
     
     
1,403,100
 
  Real Estate
   
357,071
     
     
     
357,071
 
Total Common Stocks
   
17,663,528
     
     
     
17,663,528
 
REITs
   
884,830
     
     
     
884,830
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
18,548,358
   
$
   
$
   
$
18,548,358
 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION (Continued)
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Communication Services
 
$
677,696
   
$
   
$
   
$
677,696
 
  Consumer Discretionary
   
2,266,507
     
     
     
2,266,507
 
  Consumer Staples
   
518,859
     
     
     
518,859
 
  Energy
   
243,766
     
     
     
243,766
 
  Financials
   
1,078,465
     
     
     
1,078,465
 
  Health Care
   
3,066,572
     
     
     
3,066,572
 
  Industrials
   
3,133,616
     
     
     
3,133,616
 
  Information Technology
   
4,220,656
     
     
     
4,220,656
 
  Materials
   
759,233
     
     
     
759,233
 
  Real Estate
   
83,498
     
     
     
83,498
 
Total Common Stocks
   
16,048,868
     
     
     
16,048,868
 
REITs
   
252,401
     
     
     
252,401
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
16,301,269
   
$
   
$
   
$
16,301,269
 

Refer to the Funds’ schedules of investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification. Transfers between levels are recognized at July 31, 2019, the end of the reporting period. During the year ended July 31, 2019, the Funds recognized no transfers between levels.
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) provided the Funds with investment management services under an investment advisory agreement. The Advisor furnished all investment advice, office space, facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds. As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly.  For the Market Leaders Value Fund, the fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.55% of average daily net assets for the first $25 million of assets, 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the next $75 million of assets, and 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $100 million.  For the Small Cap Value Fund, effective November 28, 2018, the fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.80% (previously 0.85%) of average daily net assets for the first $25 million of assets, 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the next $75 million of assets, and 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $100 million.  For the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, the fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.60%, based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund.  For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund incurred $710,686, $157,189 and $94,319 in advisory fees, respectively.
 
Each Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Market Leaders Value Fund, the Small Cap Value Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund and to pay Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest expense and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to limit the Funds’ aggregate annual operating expenses as follows:
 
 
Class I
Market Leaders Value Fund
0.65%
Small Cap Value Fund
0.99%
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
1.19%
   
 
percent of average daily net assets

Effective November 28, 2018, the Market Leaders Value Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund discontinued their temporary expense limitation agreements, therefore, any fees waived beginning November 28, 2018 will be subject to recapture. The Advisor is not able to recoup fees waived prior to November 28, 2018 of $55,557 for the Small Cap Value Fund.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (Continued)
 
The Advisor may request recoupment of previously waived fees and paid expenses in any subsequent month in the 36-month period from the date of the management fee reduction and expense payment if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Funds toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Funds to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the management fee reduction and expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the reimbursement. Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval at the time the reimbursement is made. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Funds’ payment of current ordinary operating expenses. For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Advisor reduced its fees and/or made expense payments in the amount of $157,531 and $92,527 for the Small Cap Value Fund and the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
Cumulative expenses subject to recapture and the date of expiration are as follows:
 
   
7/31/20
   
8/1/20-7/31/21
   
8/1/21-7/31/22
   
Total
 
Small Cap Value Fund
 
$
   
$
   
$
101,974
   
$
101,974
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
96,308
     
99,587
     
92,527
     
288,422
 

Fund Services serves as the Funds’ administrator, fund accountant, and transfer agent. In those capacities Fund Services maintains the Funds’ books and records, calculates the Funds’ NAV, prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, coordinates the payment of fund expenses, reviews expense accruals and prepares materials supplied to the Board of Trustees. The officers of the Trust and the Chief Compliance Officer are also employees of Fund Services. Fees paid by the Funds to Fund Services for these services for the year ended July 31, 2019 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. U.S. Bank N.A. serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) to the Funds.  Both the Distributor and Custodian are affiliates of the Administrator. Fees paid by the Funds to U.S. Bank N.A. for custody services for the year ended July 31, 2019 are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
 
NOTE 5 – SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE
 
The Funds have entered into a shareholder servicing agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, under which the Funds may pay servicing fees at an annual rate of up to 0.15% of the average daily net assets of each class. Payments to the Advisor under the Agreement may reimburse the Advisor for payments it makes to selected brokers, dealers and administrators which have entered into service agreements with the Advisor for services provided to shareholders of the Funds. The services provided by such intermediaries are primarily designed to assist shareholders of the Funds and include the furnishing of office space and equipment, telephone facilities, personnel and assistance to the Funds in servicing such shareholders. Services provided by such intermediaries also include the provision of support services to the Funds and include establishing and maintaining shareholders’ accounts and record processing, purchase and redemption transactions, answering routine client inquiries regarding the Funds, and providing such other personal services to shareholders as the Funds may reasonably request. For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund did not accrue shareholder servicing fees.
 
NOTE 6 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the year ended July 31, 2019, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
   
Cost of Purchases
   
Proceeds from Sales
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
 
$
161,643,266
   
$
89,936,466
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
18,166,780
     
14,349,174
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
17,377,813
     
17,051,021
 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 7 – LINES OF CREDIT
 
The Market Leaders Value Fund has a line of credit in the amount of $5,000,000. The Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund each have lines of credit in the amount of $1,000,000. These lines of credit are intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions.  The credit facility is with the Funds’ custodian, U.S. Bank N.A. During the year ended July 31, 2019, the Funds did not draw upon their lines of credit.
 
NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended July 31, 2019 and the year ended July 31, 2018 was as follows:
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
 
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
 
Ordinary income
 
$
2,386,097
   
$
1,030,609
 
Long-term capital gains
   
8,470,505
     
1,444,521
 
                 
Small Cap Value Fund
               
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
 
Ordinary income
 
$
97,740
   
$
67,293
 
Long-term capital gains
   
619,380
     
406,868
 
                 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
               
   
July 31, 2019
   
July 31, 2018
 
Ordinary income
 
$
   
$
38,646
 
Long-term capital gains
   
2,478,023
     
1,263,247
 

As of July 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Market Leaders
   
Small Cap
   
Small/Mid Cap
 
   
Value Fund
   
Value Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
 
$
198,276,684
   
$
18,954,517
   
$
15,308,916
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
16,094,081
     
1,426,781
     
1,862,824
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(7,918,640
)
   
(1,832,955
)
   
(870,471
)
Net tax unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) (a)
   
8,175,441
     
(406,174
)
   
992,353
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
2,063,622
     
126,898
     
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
     
     
 
Total distributable earnings
   
2,063,622
     
126,898
     
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
(26,054,598
)
   
(1,900,317
)
   
(617,056
)
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
(15,815,535
)
 
$
(2,179,593
)
 
$
375,297
 

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

At July 31, 2019, the Market Leaders Value Fund had short-term and long-term capital loss carryforwards of $18,134,076 and $828,650, respectively.  The Market Leaders Value Fund’s acquired losses are subject to an annual Section 382 limit of $246,042 in 2020, $144,951 in 2021, and $80,485 thereafter.
 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

At July 31, 2019, the Funds deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses:
 
   
Post-October
   
Late Year Ordinary
 
   
Capital Loss
   
Loss Deferral
 
Market Leaders Value Fund
 
$
7,091,872
   
$
 
Small Cap Value Fund
   
1,900,317
     
 
Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
   
597,330
     
19,726
 

NOTE 9 – PRINCIPAL RISKS
 
Below is a summary of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in the Funds, each of which may adversely affect a Fund’s net asset value and total return. The Funds’ most recent prospectus provides further descriptions of each Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and principal risks.
 
Sector Risk. To the extent a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in the same sector of the market, the Fund is more susceptible to economic, political, regulatory and other occurrences influencing those sectors.
   
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of investing in the securities of foreign issuers, including emerging market issuers and depositary receipts, can include fluctuations in foreign currencies, foreign currency exchange controls, political and economic instability, differences in securities regulation and trading, and foreign taxation issues. These risks are greater in emerging markets.
   
Depositary Receipt Risk. A Fund’s equity investments may take the form of sponsored or unsponsored depositary receipts. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of such facilities and the depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through voting rights to the holders of such receipts of the deposited securities.
   
Small- and Medium-Sized Companies Risk. Small- and medium-sized companies often have less predictable earnings, more limited product lines, markets, distribution channels or financial resources and the management of such companies may be dependent upon one or few key people. The market movements of equity securities of small- and medium-sized companies may be more abrupt and volatile than the market movements of equity securities of larger, more established companies or the stock market in general and small-sized companies in particular, are generally less liquid than the equity securities of larger companies.
   
REITs and Foreign Real Estate Company Risk. Investing in REITs and foreign real estate companies makes a Fund more susceptible to risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general, as well as tax compliance risks, and may involve duplication of management fees and other expenses. REITs and foreign real estate companies may be less diversified than other pools of securities, may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets.
   
Frontier Markets Risk. There is an additional increased risk of price volatility associated with frontier market countries (pre-emerging markets), which may be further magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets than in more advanced emerging markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries may be magnified in frontier market countries.
   
Value Style Investing Risk. At times when the value investing style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform other funds that use different investing styles. Value stocks may be purchased based upon the belief that a given security may be out of favor; that belief may be misplaced or the security may stay out of favor for an extended period of time.

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
at July 31, 2019

NOTE 10 – FUND REORGANIZATION
 
On May 29, 2019, the Board of Trustees of Advisors Series Trust approved a plan of reorganization (the “Reorganization”) whereby the O’Shaughnessy All Cap Core Fund (the “All Cap Core Fund”) and the O’Shaughnessy Enhanced Dividend Fund (the “Enhanced Dividend Fund”), would merge into the Market Leaders Value Fund.  The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on July 26, 2019.
 
The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 818,505 shares of the All Cap Core Fund and 353,162 shares of the Enhanced Dividend Fund for 854,081 shares of the Market Leaders Value Fund. At the close of business on July 26, 2019, the net assets of the All Cap Core Fund were $7,921,365 and the net assets of the Enhanced Dividend Fund were $3,850,951. At the close of business on July 26, 2019 the net assets of the Market Leaders Value Fund were $197,690,293. After the reorganization, the net assets of the Market Leaders Value Fund were $209,462,610.
 
The total net assets of the All Cap Core Fund of $7,921,365 included $(1,335,014) of accumulated realized losses and $321,064 of unrealized appreciation. The total net assets of the Enhanced Dividend Fund of $3,850,951 included $(18,731,616) of accumulated realized losses and $110,834 of unrealized appreciation. Assuming the reorganization had been completed on August 1, 2018, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the O’Shaughnessy Funds, the pro forma results of operations for the year ended July 31, 2019, would have been as follows:
 
   
Market Leaders
 
   
Value Fund
 
Net investment income
 
$
3,276,784
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(3,474,205
)
Change in unrealized appreciation on investments
   
(1,602,244
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(1,799,665
)

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings for the All Cap Core Fund and the Enhanced Dividend Fund that have been included in the Market Leaders Value Fund’s statement of operations since July 26, 2019.
 
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
The Vice President and Secretary of the Trust resigned on September 12, 2019. Effective September 13, 2019, the Board appointed Elaine Richards, Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, as the new Vice President and Secretary of the Trust.
 
Effective September 13, 2019, the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, the O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund and the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund will no longer charge a redemption fee on Class I shares redeemed within 90 calendar days of purchase.
 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Trustees of
Advisors Series Trust and
Shareholders of
O’Shaughnessy Mutual Funds
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund, O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund, and O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and with respect to the O’Shaughnessy Market Leaders Value Fund and O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Value Fund the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended and for the period February 26, 2016 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2016, and with respect to the O’Shaughnessy Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).  In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of July 31, 2019, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits.  We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.  We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2003.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting.  As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.  Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 30, 2019
 


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Notice to Shareholders
at July 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund designated $2,386,097, $97,740 and $0, respectively, as ordinary income for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.  For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund designated $8,470,505, $619,380 and $2,478,023 as long-term capital gains for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.
 
For the year ended July 31, 2019, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from net investment income designated as qualified dividend income was 94.22%, 100.00% and 0.00% for the Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the year ended July 31, 2019 was 94.22%, 100.00% and 0.00% for the Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the year ended July 31, 2019 was 29.99%, 0.00% and 0.00% for the Market Leaders Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
 

HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDS’ PROXY VOTING POLICIES
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-291-7827 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 

HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDS’ PROXY VOTING RECORDS FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-291-7827.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Funds’ proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 

QUARTERLY FILINGS ON FORM N-Q
 
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.  Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available, upon request, by calling 1-877-291-7827.
 

HOUSEHOLDING
 
In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements and other similar documents you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders the Transfer Agent reasonably believes are from the same family or household.  Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-877-291-7827 to request individual copies of these documents.  Once the Transfer Agent receives notice to stop householding, the Transfer Agent will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.


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Information About Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)

This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Funds.  Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Fund and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
Other
   
Term of
 
in Fund
Directorships
 
Position
Office and
 
Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
Independent Trustees(1)
         
           
Gail S. Duree (age 73)
Trustee
Indefinite
Director, Alpha Gamma Delta
3
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term; since
Housing Corporation (collegiate
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
March 2014.
housing management) (2012 to
 
Trust (for series
     
2019); Trustee and Chair (2000 to
 
not affiliated with
     
2012), New Covenant Mutual Funds
 
the Funds);
     
(1999 to 2012); Director and Board
 
Independent
     
Member, Alpha Gamma Delta
 
Trustee from
     
Foundation (philanthropic
 
1999 to 2012,
     
organization) (2005 to 2011).
 
New Covenant
         
Mutual Funds
         
(an open-end
         
investment
         
company with
         
4 portfolios).
           
David G. Mertens (age 59)
Trustee
Indefinite
Partner and Head of Business
3
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term*; since
Development (February 2019 to
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
March 2017.
present) Ballast Equity Management,
 
Trust (for series
     
LLC (a privately-held investment
 
not affiliated with
     
advisory firm); Managing Director
 
the Funds).
     
and Vice President, Jensen
   
     
Investment Management, Inc.
   
     
(a privately-held investment advisory
   
     
firm) (2002 to 2017).
   
           
George J. Rebhan (age 85)
Chairman
Indefinite
Retired; formerly President, Hotchkis
3
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
of the
term; since
and Wiley Funds (mutual funds)
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Board and
May 2002.
(1985 to 1993).
 
Trust (for series
 
Trustee
     
not affiliated with
         
the Funds);
         
Independent
         
Trustee from
         
1999 to 2009,
         
E*TRADE
         
Funds.
           
Joe D. Redwine (age 72)
Trustee
Indefinite
Retired; formerly Manager,
3
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term; since
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
September 2008.
Fund Services, LLC, and its
 
Trust (for series
     
predecessors, (May 1991 to July 2017).
 
not affiliated with
         
the Funds).


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Information About Trustees and Officers (Continued)
(Unaudited)

       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
Other
   
Term of
 
in Fund
Directorships
 
Position
Office and
 
Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
Raymond B. Woolson (age 60)
Trustee
Indefinite
President, Apogee Group, Inc.
3
Trustee,
615 E. Michigan Street
 
term*; since
(financial consulting firm)
 
Advisors Series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
January 2016.
(1998 to present).
 
Trust (for series
         
not affiliated with
         
the Funds);
         
Independent
         
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine
         
Funds Trust (an
         
open-end
         
investment
         
company with
         
16 portfolios),
         
DoubleLine
         
Opportunistic
         
Credit Fund and
         
DoubleLine
         
Income
         
Solutions Fund,
         
from 2010
         
to present;
         
Independent
         
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine
         
Equity Funds
         
from 2010
         
to 2016.

   
Term of
 
 
Position
Office and
 
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Officers
     
       
Jeffrey T. Rauman (age 50)
President,
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp
615 E. Michigan Street
Chief
term; since
Fund Services, LLC (February 1996 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Executive
December 2018.
 
 
Officer and
   
 
Principal
   
 
Executive
   
 
Officer
   
       
Cheryl L. King (age 57)
Vice
Indefinite
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp Fund
615 E. Michigan Street
President,
term; since
Services, LLC (October 1998 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Treasurer
December 2007.
 
 
and
   
 
Principal
   
 
Financial
   
 
Officer
   
       
Kevin J. Hayden (age 48)
Assistant
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bancorp
615 E. Michigan Street
Treasurer
term; since
Fund Services, LLC (June 2005 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
September 2013.
 


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Information About Trustees and Officers (Continued)
(Unaudited)

   
Term of
 
 
Position
Office and
 
Name, Address
Held with
Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Richard R. Conner (age 37)
Assistant
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
615 E. Michigan Street
Treasurer
term; since
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (July 2010 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
December 2018.
 
       
Michael L. Ceccato (age 61)
Vice
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC and Vice
615 E. Michigan Street
President,
term; since
President, U.S. Bank N.A. (February 2008 to present).
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Chief
September 2009.
 
 
Compliance
   
 
Officer and
   
 
AML Officer
   
       
Emily R. Enslow, Esq. (age 32)
Vice
Indefinite
Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (July 2013 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
President
term; since
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
and
December 2017.
 
 
Secretary
   

*
 
Under the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, a Trustee serves during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he/she dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or is removed, or, if sooner, until the election and qualification of his/her successor.  In addition, the Trustees have designated a mandatory retirement age of 75, such that each Trustee first elected or appointed to the Board after December 1, 2015, serving as such on the date he or she reaches the age of 75, shall submit his or her resignation not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs.
(1)
 
The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
(2)
 
As of July 31, 2019, the Trust was comprised of 39 active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers.  The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds.  The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor do they share the same investment adviser with any other series.
(3)
 
“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

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


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Privacy Notice


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









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


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


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


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


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
Two Liberty Place
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102


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










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

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

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

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

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

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

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

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

 
FYE  7/31/2019
FYE  7/31/2018
Audit Fees
          $52,200
          $87,500
Audit-Related Fees
          N/A
          N/A
Tax Fees
          $10,800
          $18,000
All Other Fees
          N/A
          N/A

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

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

 
FYE  7/31/2019
FYE  7/31/2018
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

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

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

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  7/31/2019
FYE  7/31/2018
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
N/A
N/A

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

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

Item 12. 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. Filed herewith

(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, 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/ Jeffrey T. Rauman
Jeffrey T. Rauman, President/Chief Executive
Officer/Principal Executive Officer

Date  10/8/19



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Jeffrey T. Rauman
Jeffrey T. Rauman, President/Chief Executive
Officer/Principal Executive Officer

Date  10/8/19

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

Date  10/9/19

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