N-CSR 1 scf-ncsra.htm SHENKMAN CAPITAL FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 9-30-19

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: September 30, 2019



Date of reporting period:  September 30, 2019

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.





   
Annual
Report
September 30, 2019
   
SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING
RATE HIGH INCOME FUND
 
   
SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT
DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND
 

     
Each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”)
 
                 
     
SHENKMAN CAPITAL
 
Institutional
     
     
FLOATING RATE
Class F
Class
     
     
HIGH INCOME FUND
(SFHFX)
(SFHIX)
     
                 
     
SHENKMAN CAPITAL
     
Institutional
 
     
SHORT DURATION
Class A
Class C
Class F
Class
 
     
HIGH INCOME FUND
(SCFAX)
(SCFCX)
(SCFFX)
(SCFIX)
 
                 
 
 
             
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
   
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 with the fund complex and may apply to all funds held through your financial intermediary.
 
               
               
                 
 
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
             
 
P.O. Box 701
             
 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701
             
 
1-855-SHENKMAN (1-855-743-6562)
             
                 


SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SHAREHOLDER LETTER
September 30, 2019

Dear Shareholder,
 
The loan market experienced a notable contrast in performance between the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first nine months of 2019. The fourth quarter was characterized by a selloff alongside a “risk-off” tone across the global markets, during which the loan market outperformed, whereas the first nine months of 2019 bounced back with strong performance.
 
Fund Overview and Performance
 
The Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to generate high current income through active selection of investments in the leveraged loan universe. The Fund’s Institutional Class shares (SFHIX) had a return of +2.82% for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 (the “Fiscal Year”). The Fund’s Class F shares (SFHFX) had a return of +2.69% for the Fiscal Year.  The Fund performed well with a lower risk profile than the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the “Index”).  For the Fiscal Year, the Index posted a return of +3.10%, while the S&P/LSTA B- and Above Leveraged Loan Index (the “B- and Above Index”) returned +3.62%.
 
The Fund looks to invest in loans that have the best opportunity of providing superior risk-adjusted returns and remains well-diversified, with investments in over 250 issuers across more than 30 industries.  From a ratings quality perspective, the Fund’s CCC-rated and below weighting was 4.36% at the end of the Fiscal Year, roughly half of the overall Index weight of 7.96%.  Second-lien exposure was approximately 30% lower than the Index weight, 2.53% compared to 3.50%.  The largest contributors to relative performance were selection and an underweight in Oil & Gas and Home Furnishings.  Conversely, selection in Food Service and selection and an underweight in Electronics/Electrical detracted from performance.
 
As of September 30, 2019, approximately 89% of the Fund’s assets were invested in bank loans, 9% in high yield bonds and 2% in cash.
 
Market Commentary
 
Higher quality credits materially outperformed during the Fiscal Year with BB- rated and B-rated loans returning +4.05% and +3.22%, respectively, compared to CCC-rated and below loans returning -4.74%, exhibiting a difference in risk appetite.  By industry, Cable and Satellite TV, Radio and Television, and Ecological Services and Equipment were the best performers.  Home Furnishings, Nonferrous Metals – Minerals, and Oil and Gas were the worst performers.
 

 
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September 30, 2019

The primary market remained active as a total of $310.9 billion of new institutional loan supply came to market during the Fiscal Year, according to Leveraged Commentary & Data by S&P Global Market Intelligence.  The loan market grew by approximately $90 billion during the Period to nearly $1.2 trillion at September 30, 2019.
 
In terms of demand, new formations of collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) were solid as $117.9 billion came to market during the Fiscal Year.  Due to a change in interest rate expectations given a new Fed outlook, loan mutual funds saw continued outflows, albeit at a slower pace in 2019 than during the fourth quarter of 2018.
 
Default activity has slowed down, according to J.P. Morgan Research.  The leveraged loan par-weighted trailing twelve-month default rate dropped to 1.42% as of September 30, 2019, lower than the 1.77% default rate as of September 30, 2018, as the large default for iHeart Media rolled off.  This rate remains well-below the long-term historical average of over 3%.
 
Outlook
 
We remain constructive on the loan market overall and believe there are good opportunities to deploy capital in creditworthy issuers.  However, we believe credit selection will drive performance through the rest of 2019 and into 2020.  As volatility increases, there should continue to be an increased dispersion between better quality and riskier credits. Therefore, we remain cautious as we continue to review the relative value of our positions. Our core philosophy remains the preservation of capital, as we continue to strive to deliver market returns throughout the cycle with a lower risk profile.
 
Thank you again for your continued support and trust in the Fund.  We look forward to growing with you.
 

DISCLAIMERS
 
The Shenkman Group of Companies (the “Shenkman Group”) consists of Shenkman Capital Management, Inc., and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Shenkman Capital Management Ltd, Romark Credit Advisors LP, and Romark CLO Advisors LLC.  The Shenkman Group focuses on the leveraged finance market and is dedicated to providing in-depth, bottom-up, fundamental credit analysis.
 
Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (“Shenkman” or “Shenkman Capital”) is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Romark Credit Advisors LP is also registered as an investment adviser with the SEC and Romark CLO Advisors LLC is registered as a relying adviser of Romark Credit Advisors LP (together, “Romark”).
 

 
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September 30, 2019

Shenkman Capital Management Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. and is authorized and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. Such registrations do not imply any specific skill or training.  EEA Investors: This material is provided to you because you have been classified as a professional client in accordance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) (known as “MiFID II”) or as otherwise defined under applicable local regulations. If you are unsure about your classification or believe that you may be a retail client under these rules, please contact the Shenkman Group and disregard this information.
 
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.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its stated objective. In addition to the normal risks associated with investing, bonds and bank loans, and the funds that invest in them are subject to interest rate risk and can be expected to decline in value as interest rates rise. Investment by the Fund in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities.
 
The Fund invests in foreign securities which involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, management, and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous. Leverage may cause the effect of an increase or decrease in the value of the portfolio securities to be magnified and the Fund to be more volatile than if leverage was not used.
 
Investments in CLOs carry additional risks, including the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest payments and that the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
Credit quality weights by rating are derived from the highest bond rating as determined by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch. Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters
 

 
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ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade. In limited situations when none of the three rating agencies have issued a formal rating, the Advisor will classify the security as nonrated.
 
The S&P LSTA B- & Above Leveraged Loan Index consists of all securities in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index that have a B- and above S&P Rating.
 
The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is a daily total return index that tracks the current outstanding balance and spread over LIBOR for fully funded term loans. The facilities included in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index represent a broad cross section of leveraged loans syndicated in the United States, including dollar-denominated loans to overseas issuers. It is not indicative of the investment strategies employed by Shenkman Capital and may contain different facilities than the facilities in the Shenkman Capital Bank Loan Composite.
 
You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.  Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a complete list of fund holdings.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The credit rating is a financial indicator to potential investors of debt securities such as bonds. These are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s to have letter designations (such as AAA, B, CC) which represent the quality of a bond. Moody’s assigns bond credit ratings of Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C, with WR and NR as withdrawn and not rated. Standard & Poor’s assigns bond credit ratings of AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C, D.
 
These materials may contain information obtained from third parties, and may include ratings from credit ratings agencies such as Standard & Poor’s.  Reproduction and distribution of third party content in any form is prohibited except with the prior written permission of the related third party.  Third-party information contained in this presentation was obtained from sources that the Shenkman Group considers to be reliable; however, no representation is made as to, and no responsibility, warranty or liability is accepted for, the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or availability of such information, including ratings.  Neither the Shenkman Group nor any third party content provider is responsible for any errors or omissions (negligent or otherwise), regardless of the cause, or for the results obtained from the use of such content.  NEITHER THE SHENKMAN GROUP NOR ANY THIRD PARTY
 

 
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September 30, 2019

CONTENT PROVIDERS GIVE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE.  NEITHER THE SHENKMAN GROUP NOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, COMPENSATORY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, LEGAL FEES, OR LOSSES (INCLUDING LOST INCOME OR PROFITS AND OPPORTUNITY COSTS OR LOSSES CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USE OF SUCH THIRD PARTY CONTENT, INCLUDING RATINGS.  Credit ratings are statements of opinions and are not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold or sell securities.  They do not address the suitability of securities or the suitability of securities for investment purposes, and should not be relied on as investment advice.
 
References to indices are for information purposes only.  The Shenkman Group believes that any indices discussed herein are broad market indices and are indicative of the type of investments that the Shenkman Group may purchase, but may contain different securities than those held in the Shenkman Group portfolios managed pursuant to the strategies described herein. The indices have not been selected to represent an appropriate benchmark.  The strategies referred to herein are not designed to mimic the investments on which any index is based. The indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment and do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses.
 
The Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC, which is not affiliated with Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.
 


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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SHAREHOLDER LETTER
September 30, 2019

Dear Shareholder,
 
The Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Fund”) continued to seek a high level of current income over the past fiscal year by focusing on investments within the non-investment grade universe, believed to be high quality, yet short duration. The Fund’s Institutional Class (SCFIX) returned +4.77% for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 (the “Fiscal Year”), and ended the Fiscal Year with a duration-to-worst of 0.6 years and average final maturity of 3.3 years. The Fund’s Class A shares returned +4.33% (without sales load) and +1.2% (with maximum sales load imposed on purchases of 3.00%) for the Fiscal Year, and the Class F shares returned +4.68%. Additionally, the Class C shares returned +3.57% (without sales load) and +2.57% (with maximum deferred sales load of 1.00%) for the Fiscal Year. The Fund’s benchmark, the ICE BofAML 0-2 Year Duration BB-B U.S. HY Constrained Index (H42C), returned +4.84% for the Fiscal Year, while the ICE BofAML 0-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index (G1QA) returned +3.83%.
 
The Fund’s sector positioning is largely a function of its focus on bottom-up, individual security selection and fundamental analysis as opposed to top-down, sector-driven allocations.  Healthcare remained the Fund’s largest exposure while Telecom: Wireline/Wireless moved up to the second largest, with both sectors representing more defensive and less economically sensitive industries with strong valuations and asset coverage.  Nearly all sectors posted positive returns for the Fiscal Year while Healthcare had the largest return contribution followed by Media-Cable, whereas Printing & Publishing and Real Estate Dev & Mgmt had the smallest.  Relative to the Index, lack of exposure to Oil & Gas and strong security selection in Finance:  Services were the largest contributors to returns, while the largest detractors were security selection in Support-Services and lower overall allocation in Telecom: Wireline/Wireless relative to the Index.  The Fund’s exposure to bank loans, which ended the period at 9.9%, was a detractor to performance as bank loan returns trailed short duration for the Fiscal Year.  As of September 30, 2019, the Fund’s average price was $102.79, with a current yield of 5.82%, yield-to-maturity of 4.76% and a yield-to-worst of 1.96%.  As diversification remains a key factor in mitigating risk, the Fund was well-diversified, ending the Fiscal Year with investments in 166 issuers across 33 industries.
 
Market Commentary
 
Financial markets were roiled in the final quarter of 2018 by ongoing fears that the looming U.S./China trade war could hamper global economic growth, plummeting crude oil prices, President Trump’s recurring attacks on the Federal Reserve, a retrenchment in equities, anxiety over the Fed’s rate tightening trajectory, and the pace of securities rolling off of the Fed’s
 

 
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balance sheet.  The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index (H0A0) sank 4.67% in the fourth quarter, its worst quarterly decline since the third quarter of 2015, when the oil price crash shook markets.  Triple-C rated credits came under particular pressure, falling 10.35% while double-B’s posted the smallest declines as “risk-off” sentiment and rallying Treasuries buoyed the rating classification.  Although the higher-quality, short duration segment of high yield weakened in the quarter, it significantly outperformed broader high yield given its stronger underlying credit quality and shorter duration profile.  The ICE BofAML 0-2 Year Duration BB-B U.S. HY Constrained Index (H42C) fell 0.79%, while the ICE BofAML 0-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index (G1QA) advanced 1.08%.  The H0A0’s average price plummeted $6.21 to $92.31, pushing the yield-to-worst higher by 167bps to 7.95% and the spread-to-worst wider by 199bps to +537bps, their highest levels since mid-2016.  Due to elevated market volatility, high yield bond new issuance fell precipitously to just $6.1 billion versus $72.5 billion in last year’s fourth quarter and investors withdrew $20.2 billion from high yield mutual funds in the quarter, compared to $20.6 billion outflow for all of 2017.
 
After a negative year of returns for the high yield market in 2018 and a brutal fourth quarter, the leveraged finance asset classes rebounded dramatically in early 2019. This occurred after a rapid change in the U.S. Fed Chair’s tone and positive inflows helped technicals.  Concerns over global growth, political instability, and U.S./China trade negotiations still loomed over markets; however, the most dramatic news at the beginning of the year was from the U.S. as the Fed reversed its outlook for rate hikes. This triggered the best high yield returns in longer duration issues in the H0A0.  While healthy yet more subdued returns continued through the third quarter of 2019, the performance in the market for the period became even more bifurcated than earlier in the year with the H0A0 index, posting a solid return despite the negative returns in triple-C rated issues.  There was also a significant difference in performance by duration characteristics as shorter duration indexes underperformed the broader market which was assuredly helped by the U.S. Federal Reserve introducing the first two rate cuts in more than a decade.  Year-to-date returns through September for the H0A0 totaled an impressive +11.5% return.  While full year returns have benefitted from lower interest rates, spread tightening has also helped.  The higher-quality, short duration segment of high yield has also posted strong year-to-date returns though ultimately trailing the broader high yield market due to its shorter maturity and duration profile.  The H42C rallied +5.67%, while the G1QA advanced 2.72%.  High yield bond mutual fund flows reflected the overall positive sentiment as the year-to-date period saw a healthy +$15.3 billion of inflows compared with outflows totaling $45.1 billion in 2018.
 

 
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While financial markets have been alternating between reacting to news on interest rates and global trade negotiations all year long, most developed country equity and credit markets have posted strong returns.  Unlike other major long-term rallies in credit, during 2019 the risk assets were not dragged along.  While the new issue market in leveraged bonds and loans have appeared to be more selective with regard to which transactions are successfully placed in the market, it remained very active during the third quarter, particularly in September. The market’s bias for better quality credit was evident as several riskier new issues had to improve terms for investors before they could be distributed, and some were pulled from the market all together.  In September, high yield bond issuance totaled $31.3 billion, which is the first time that issuance has exceeded $30 billion in 19 months, bringing year-to-date HY bond volumes to $208.2 billion, a gain of 24% year-over-year.  Despite the apparent risk aversion, low interest rates and readily available access to the market are good for valuations and corporate credit.
 
Outlook
 
Revisions in second quarter GDP showed consumer spending remaining relatively healthy, but a decline in business investment was evident. This ties in with weak reported manufacturing results and shows potential pressures mounting on the U.S. economy.  This trend may make investors more defensive.  Even in equities, there was a shift toward issues that are viewed as more defensive as value generally outperformed growth stocks.  A slow growth economy coupled with low interest rates should continue to benefit the high yield market. Within the leveraged finance market, we should continue to see a bias towards better quality issues for the forseeable future.
 
Thank you again for your continued support and trust in our strategy. We look forward to growing with you.
 

DISCLAIMERS
 
The Shenkman Group of Companies (the “Shenkman Group”) consists of Shenkman Capital Management, Inc., and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Shenkman Capital Management Ltd, Romark Credit Advisors LP, and Romark CLO Advisors LLC.  The Shenkman Group focuses on the leveraged finance market and is dedicated to providing in-depth, bottom-up, fundamental credit analysis.
 
Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (“Shenkman” or “Shenkman Capital”) is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Romark Credit Advisors LP is also registered as an investment adviser with the SEC and Romark CLO Advisors LLC is registered as a relying adviser of Romark Credit Advisors LP (together, “Romark”).  Shenkman Capital Management Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
 

 
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Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. and is authorized and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. Such registrations do not imply any specific skill or training.  EEA Investors: This material is provided to you because you have been classified as a professional client in accordance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) (known as “MiFID II”) or as otherwise defined under applicable local regulations. If you are unsure about your classification or believe that you may be a retail client under these rules, please contact the Shenkman Group and disregard this information.
 
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.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its stated objective. In addition to the normal risks associated with investing, bonds and bank loans, and the funds that invest in them are subject to interest rate risk and can be expected to decline in value as interest rates rise. Investment by the Fund in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. The Fund invests in foreign securities which involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, management, and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous. Leverage may cause the effect of an increase or decrease in the value of the portfolio securities to be magnified and the Fund to be more volatile than if leverage was not used.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index (H0A0) has an inception date of August 31, 1986 and tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.
 
The ICE BofAML 0-2 Year Duration BB-B U.S. HY Constrained Index (H42C) consists of all securities in the ICE BofAML BB-B U.S. High Yield Index (HUC4) that have a duration-to-worst of 2 years or less. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index (HUC4) has an inception date of December 31, 1996, and is a subset of the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index (H0A0) that consists of all securities rated BB1 through B3, based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, but caps issuer exposure at 2%. The ICE BofAML U.S. Treasuries 0-3 year Index (G1QA) is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the direct sovereign debt of the U.S. Government having a maturity of less than three years.
 

 
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You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Basis points (bps) are equivalent to one-one hundredths of a percentage point.
 
Yield to Maturity is the total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until it matures.
 
Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years.
 
Duration-to-worst is the duration of a bond computed using either the final maturity date, or a call date within the bond’s call schedule, whichever would result in the lowest yield to the investor.
 
Yield is defined as the income return on an investment. This refers to the interest or dividends received from a security and is usually expressed annually as a percentage based on the investment’s cost, its current market value or its face value.
 
Yield-to-worst is the lowest potential yield that can be received on a bond without the issuer actually defaulting.
 
30-Day SEC Yield (Subsidized/Unsubsidized): Represents net investment income earned by a fund over a 30-day period, expressed as an annual percentage rate based on the fund’s share price at the end of the 30-day period.
 
Spread-to-worst is the difference between the yield-to-worst of a bond and yield-to-worst of a U.S. Treasury with a similar duration.
 
Current Yield is the annual income (interest or dividends) divided by the current price of the security. This measure looks at the current price of a bond instead of its face value and represents the return an investor would expect if he or she purchased the bond and held it for a year. This measure is not an accurate reflection of the actual return that an investor will receive in all cases because bond and stock prices are constantly changing due to market factors.
 
Yield-to-Maturity is the rate of return anticipated on a bond if held until the end of its lifetime. YTM is considered a long-term bond yield expressed as an annual rate. The YTM calculation takes into account the bond’s current market price, par value, coupon interest rate and time to maturity. It is also assumed that all coupon payments are reinvested at the same rate as the bond’s current yield. YTM is a complex but accurate calculation of a bond’s return that helps investors compare bonds with different maturities and coupons.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a complete list of fund holdings.
 

 
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Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The credit rating is a financial indicator to potential investors of debt securities such as bonds. These are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s to have letter designations (such as AAA, B, CC) which represent the quality of a bond. Moody’s assigns bond credit ratings of Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C, with WR and NR as withdrawn and not rated. Standard & Poor’s assigns bond credit ratings of AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C, D.
 
Any information in these materials from ICE Data Indices, LLC (“ICE BofAML”) was used with permission. ICE BofAML PERMITS USE OF THE ICE BofAML INDICES AND RELATED DATA ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING SAME, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE SUITABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE ICE BofAML INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED IN, RELATED TO, OR DERIVED THEREFROM, ASSUMES NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE FOREGOING, AND DOES NOT SPONSOR, ENDORSE, OR RECOMMEND THE SHENKMAN GROUP, OR ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
 
References to indices are for information purposes only.  The Shenkman Group believes that any indices discussed herein are broad market indices and are indicative of the type of investments that the Shenkman Group may purchase, but may contain different securities than those held in the Shenkman Group portfolios managed pursuant to the strategies described herein. The indices have not been selected to represent an appropriate benchmark.  The strategies referred to herein are not designed to mimic the investments on which any index is based. The indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment and do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses.
 
* Based on Shenkman’s internal valuations, classifications, and records.
 
The Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 


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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

Comparison of the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment
in the Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund –
Institutional Class vs the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index
and the S&P/LSTA B- & Above Leveraged Loan Index



Average Annual Total Return:
   
Since Inception
 
One Year
10/15/2014
3/1/2017
Class F
2.69%
3.58%
Institutional Class
2.82%
3.59%
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index
3.10%
4.06%
3.95%
S&P/LSTA B- & Above Leveraged Loan Index
3.62%
4.12%
4.03%

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 1-855-743-6562.
 
Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and capital gains 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 would pay on dividends, capital gains distributions, or redemption of Fund shares. Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is a daily total return index that tracks the current outstanding balance and spread over LIBOR for fully funded term loans. The facilities included in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index represent a broad cross section of leveraged loans syndicated in the United States, including dollar-denominated loans to overseas issuers.
 
The S&P LSTA B- & Above Leveraged Loan Index consists of all securities in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index that have a B- and above S&P Rating.
 


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Comparison of the change in value of a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment
in the Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund –
Institutional Class vs the ICE BofAML 0-3 U.S. Treasury Index and
the ICE BofAML 0-2 Year Duration BB-B U.S. High Yield Constrained Index



Average Annual Total Return:
     
Since Inception
 
One Year
Five Year
10/31/2012
5/17/2013
1/28/2014
Class A
         
  (with sales load)
1.20%
2.45%
2.74%
Class A
         
   (without sales load)
4.33%
3.08%
3.19%
Class C (with
         
  deferred sales load)
2.57%
2.31%
2.11%
Class C (without
         
  deferred sales load)
3.57%
2.31%
2.11%
Class F
4.68%
3.35%
3.24%
Institutional Class
4.77%
3.43%
3.54%
ICE BofAML 0-3 Year
         
  U.S. Treasury Index
3.83%
1.26%
1.01%
1.06%
1.15%
ICE BofAML 0-2 Year
         
  Duration BB-B U.S.
         
  High Yield
         
  Constrained Index
4.84%
4.16%
4.22%
3.94%
3.91%

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 1-855-743-6562.
 
Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect.  In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced. Class A shares may be subject to a 3.00% front-end sales load. Class A shares do not have a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) except that a charge of 1% applies to certain
 

 
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redemptions made within thirty calendar days.  Class C shares may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% on redemptions held for eighteen months or less after purchase. The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends, capital gains distributions, or redemption of Fund shares. Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
The ICE BofAML 0-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index (G1QA) tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated sovereign debt publicly issued by the U.S. government in its domestic market with maturities less than three years.
 
The ICE BofAML 0-2 Year Duration BB-B U.S. HY Constrained Index (H42C) consists of all securities in the ICE BofAML BB-B U.S. High Yield Index (HUC4) that have a duration-to-worst of 2 years or less. The HUC4 index is a subset of the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index (H0A0) that includes all securities in the H0A0 rated BB1 through B3, inclusive. The HUC4 index is unmanaged, not available for direct investment and does not reflect deductions for fees or expenses.
 
Information used herein from ICE Data Indices, LLC (“ICE BofAML”) was used with permission.  ICE BofAML PERMITS USE OF THE ICE BofAML INDICES AND RELATED DATA ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, MAKES NO SUITABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE ICE BofAML INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED IN, RELATED TO, OR DERIVED THEREFROM, ASSUMES NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE FOREGOING, AND DOES NOT SPONSOR, ENDORSE, OR RECOMMEND SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., OR ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
 







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EXPENSE EXAMPLE
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including sales charges (loads), if applicable; redemption fees, if applicable; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1 fees); and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the 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 indicated and held for the entire period from April 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019.
 
Actual Expenses
 
The information in the table under the heading “Actual” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the row entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.  There are some account fees that are charged to certain types of accounts, such as Individual Retirement Accounts (generally, a $15 fee is charged to the account annually) that would increase the amount of expenses paid on your account.  The example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses, and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the respective Fund’s actual expense ratio and assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  As noted above, there are some account fees that are charged to certain types of accounts that would increase the amount of expense paid on your account.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the
 

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE – Continued
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period(1)
Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund
     
Actual
     
Class F
$1,000.00
$1,023.80
$2.79
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,023.80
$2.74
       
Hypothetical (5% return
     
  before expenses)
     
Class F
$1,000.00
$1,022.31
$2.79
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,022.36
$2.74

(1)
Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund – Class F and Institutional Class expenses are equal to the Fund shares’ annualized expense ratio of 0.55% and 0.54%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 days/365 days (to reflect the six-month period of operation). The Fund’s ending account values in the table are based on its six-month total return of 2.38% for Class F and 2.38% for the Institutional Class as of September 30, 2019.

 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period(2)
Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund
     
Actual
     
Class A
$1,000.00
$1,024.20
$4.77
Class C
$1,000.00
$1,020.40
$8.51
Class F
$1,000.00
$1,025.30
$3.71
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,025.70
$3.30
       
Hypothetical (5% return
     
  before expenses)
     
Class A
$1,000.00
$1,020.36
$4.76
Class C
$1,000.00
$1,016.65
$8.49
Class F
$1,000.00
$1,021.41
$3.70
Institutional Class
$1,000.00
$1,021.81
$3.29

(2)
Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund – Class A, Class C, Class F, and Institutional Class expenses are equal to the Fund shares’ annualized expense ratio of 0.94%, 1.68%, 0.73% and 0.65%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 days/365 days (to reflect the six-month period of operation). The Fund’s ending account values in the table are based on its six-month total return of 2.42% for Class A, 2.04% for Class C, 2.53% for Class F, and 2.57% for the Institutional Class as of September 30, 2019.


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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)




 
% Net
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
Assets
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  5.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%, 1.000% Floor), 9/27/2024
0.87%
Stars Group Holdings B.V., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  5.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%), 7/10/2025
0.86%
CenturyLink, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 1/31/2025
0.77%
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  6.30% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%), 8/27/2026
0.74%
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  6.256% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%), 5/15/2023
0.73%
IRI Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  6.624% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.50%), 12/1/2025
0.71%
VFH Parent, LLC / Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc. 6.75%, 6/15/2022
0.71%
UFC Holdings, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  3.25% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%, 1.000% Floor), 4/29/2026
0.65%
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC, Senior Secured First
 
  Lien Term Loan 4.80% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 5/16/2025
0.65%
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
 
  4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 2/5/2024
0.65%

The portfolio’s holdings and allocations are subject to change.  The top ten holdings presented exclude short-term investments. The percentages are of total net assets as of September 30, 2019.
 


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10%
           
             
Aerospace & Defense – 0.69%
           
Guidehouse, LLP, Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 05/01/2025 (b)
 
$
390,063
   
$
385,187
 
Transdigm, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%),
               
    06/09/2023 (b)
   
704,224
     
703,439
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%),
               
    08/22/2024 (b)
   
541,286
     
539,689
 
             
1,628,315
 
Automotive – 2.63%
               
Adient U.S., LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.459% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
    05/06/2024 (b)
   
182,500
     
179,991
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.889% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
    05/06/2024 (b)
   
545,675
     
538,172
 
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.27% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%,
               
    0.750% Floor), 04/08/2024 (b)
   
584,881
     
574,438
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.53% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%,
               
    0.750% Floor), 04/08/2024 (b)
   
145,416
     
142,820
 
Belron Finance U.S., LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.459%
               
  (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
               
  11/07/2024 (b)
   
609,150
     
611,815
 
CWGS Group, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    0.750% Floor), 11/08/2023 (b)
   
5,387
     
4,604
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.85% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    0.750% Floor), 11/08/2023 (b)
   
723,910
     
618,686
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Automotive – 2.63% – Continued
           
KAR Auction Services, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 4.313% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 09/19/2026 (b)
 
$
673,161
   
$
677,160
 
Navistar, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.53% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.50%), 11/06/2024 (b)
   
1,243,893
     
1,240,783
 
Panther BF Aggregator, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.50%), 04/30/2026 (b)
   
760,180
     
755,193
 
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.542% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.50%), 02/05/2026 (b)
   
802,988
     
808,006
 
             
6,151,668
 
Beverage & Food – 0.83%
               
Dole Food Co., Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 04/08/2024 (b)
   
252,632
     
249,835
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.796% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 04/08/2024 (b)
   
502,368
     
496,807
 
H-Food Holdings, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.731% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.688%),
               
    05/23/2025 (b)
   
898,625
     
848,303
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
               
    05/23/2025 (b)
   
124,063
     
118,045
 
Sunshine Investments B.V., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.408% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 03/28/2025 (b)
   
240,000
     
240,451
 
             
1,953,441
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Building Materials – 2.30%
           
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 4.294% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 01/02/2025 (b)
 
$
610,700
   
$
610,065
 
CPG International, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.933% (6 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%, 1.000% Floor),
               
  05/03/2024 (b)
   
727,748
     
726,230
 
Henry Co., LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 6.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 10/05/2023 (b)
   
780,947
     
782,575
 
Pisces Midco, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.789% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.75%), 04/12/2025 (b)
   
948,557
     
930,771
 
QUIKRETE Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 11/15/2023 (b)
   
990,915
     
988,562
 
SRS Distribution, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 05/23/2025 (b)
   
767,498
     
749,803
 
VC GB Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%, 1.000% Floor), 02/28/2024 (b)
   
617,922
     
610,198
 
             
5,398,204
 
Chemicals – 2.76%
               
Allnex S.A.R.L., Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 5.394% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 09/13/2023 (b)
   
682,583
     
653,150
 
Allnex U.S.A., Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.394% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.25%, 0.750% Floor), 09/13/2023 (b)
   
514,273
     
492,098
 
Colouroz Midco
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.283% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 09/07/2021 (b)
   
875,697
     
742,780
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.283% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 09/07/2021 (b)
   
144,763
     
122,790
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Chemicals – 2.76% – Continued
           
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., Senior
           
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.547%
           
  (6 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%),
           
  05/07/2025 (b)
 
$
498,675
   
$
484,962
 
H.B. Fuller Co., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.00%), 10/21/2024 (b)
   
599,660
     
598,058
 
PMHC II, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.604% (12 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/31/2025 (b)
   
139,806
     
113,942
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/31/2025 (b)
   
182,808
     
148,988
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.604% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/31/2025 (b)
   
150,186
     
122,402
 
Polar U.S. Borrower, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.75%),
               
    10/15/2025 (b)
   
16,816
     
16,374
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    7.063% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.75%),
               
    10/15/2025 (b)
   
737,483
     
718,125
 
Road Infrastructure Investment, LLC
               
  (Ennis-Flint), Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.50%, 1.000% Floor), 06/13/2023 (b)
   
788,900
     
726,119
 
Solenis International, L.P.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.112% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
               
    06/26/2025 (b)
   
1,250
     
1,220
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.124% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
               
    06/26/2025(b)
   
493,750
     
481,714
 
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
    10.624% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 8.50%),
               
    06/26/2026 (b)
   
215,000
     
211,909
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Chemicals – 2.76% – Continued
           
Tronox Finance, LLC
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
     4.794%(1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
           
    09/22/2024 (b)
 
$
505,221
   
$
505,719
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
    09/22/2024 (b)
   
324,419
     
324,738
 
             
6,465,088
 
Consumer Products – 2.29%
               
Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    09/26/2024 (b)
   
1,291,125
     
1,197,247
 
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
    9.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 7.75%),
               
    09/26/2025 (b)
   
455,000
     
396,610
 
Champ Acquisition Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 7.604% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 5.50%), 12/17/2025 (b)
   
291,681
     
291,409
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.375% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 12/17/2025 (b)
   
766,350
     
767,791
 
KIK Custom Products, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.256% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.00%), 05/15/2023 (b)
   
1,804,853
     
1,716,866
 
Kontoor Brands, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 6.801% (6 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.25%), 05/15/2026 (b)
   
422,344
     
424,983
 
SIWF Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 6.304% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.25%), 06/13/2025 (b)
   
572,750
     
565,353
 
             
5,360,259
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Environmental – 1.39%
           
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Senior
           
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.197%
           
  (1 Week LIBOR USD + 2.25%, 0.750% Floor),
           
  11/10/2023 (b)
 
$
688,767
   
$
691,783
 
Granite Acquisition, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    12/17/2021 (b)
   
1,167,296
     
1,171,796
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    12/17/2021 (b)
   
313,271
     
314,479
 
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
    9.354% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 7.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 12/19/2022 (b)
   
255,247
     
255,789
 
Strategic Materials Holdings Corp., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 6.003%
               
  (2 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 11/01/2024 (b)
   
933,375
     
826,037
 
             
3,259,884
 
Finance – Insurance – 1.75%
               
Acrisure, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 11/22/2023 (b)
   
246,875
     
243,635
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.354% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 11/22/2023 (b)
   
1,138,133
     
1,134,934
 
AssuredPartners, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.612% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.50%), 10/22/2024 (b)
   
1,255,926
     
1,252,591
 
HUB International, Ltd., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.267% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 04/25/2025 (b)
   
725,813
     
718,594
 
U.S.I., Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 5.104% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 05/16/2024 (b)
   
759,885
     
748,331
 
             
4,098,085
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Finance – Services – 3.00%
           
AlixPartners, LLP, Senior Secured First Lien Term
           
  Loan 4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
           
  1.000% Floor), 04/04/2024 (b)
 
$
1,351,363
   
$
1,354,457
 
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 U.S., LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 3.794%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.75%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 01/15/2025 (b)
   
265,686
     
267,002
 
Deerfield Holdings Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 02/13/2025 (b)
   
867,518
     
854,722
 
EVO Payments International, LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.31% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 12/22/2023 (b)
   
1,192,128
     
1,197,844
 
Focus Financial Partners, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.612% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 07/03/2024 (b)
   
388,843
     
391,098
 
NAB Holdings, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.104% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%, 1.000% Floor), 07/01/2024 (b)
   
490,038
     
489,731
 
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 7.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 5.00%, 1.000% Floor), 12/07/2020 (b)
   
562,712
     
555,152
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 07/24/2026 (b)
   
475,000
     
475,891
 
VFH Parent (Virtu), LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.044%,
               
  03/02/2026 (b)(d)(h)
   
1,430,000
     
1,434,169
 
             
7,020,066
 
Food & Drug Retailers – 1.03%
               
Albertson’s, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.862% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    0.750% Floor), 11/17/2025 (b)
   
382,952
     
385,733
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    0.750% Floor), 08/17/2026 (b)
   
265,696
     
267,665
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Food & Drug Retailers – 1.03% – Continued
           
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 4.786% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 02/02/2024 (b)
 
$
1,225,995
   
$
1,231,359
 
JP Intermediate B, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 7.756% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 5.50%, 1.000% Floor), 11/20/2025 (b)
   
630,438
     
539,812
 
             
2,424,569
 
Gaming – 2.88%
               
Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 12/23/2024 (b)
   
766,350
     
762,185
 
Golden Entertainment, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.06%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 10/21/2024 (b)
   
1,191,775
     
1,196,988
 
GVC Holdings PLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.446% (6 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.25%, 1.000% Floor), 03/29/2024 (b)
   
472,800
     
474,129
 
MGM Growth Properties Operating
               
  Partnership, L.P., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.00%), 03/21/2025 (b)
   
608,537
     
610,777
 
Scientific Games International, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.794%
               
    (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
    08/14/2024 (b)
   
224,610
     
223,039
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.896%
               
    (2 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
    08/14/2024 (b)
   
929,872
     
923,367
 
Stars Group Holdings B.V., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.604% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.50%), 07/10/2025 (b)
   
2,001,595
     
2,012,954
 
Station Casinos, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.55% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 06/08/2023 (b)
   
550,140
     
553,103
 
             
6,756,542
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
General Industrial Manufacturing – 5.29%
           
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.854% (3 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 12/12/2025 (b)
 
$
888,288
   
$
829,438
 
Blount International, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.946% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 04/12/2023 (b)
   
610,388
     
611,721
 
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.544%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 08/01/2025 (b)
   
858,513
     
862,324
 
Columbus McKinnon Corp., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.604%
               
  (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 01/31/2024 (b)
   
409,664
     
411,713
 
CPM Holdings, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%),
               
    11/17/2025 (b)
   
595,500
     
588,801
 
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
    10.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 8.25%),
               
    11/16/2026 (b)
   
275,000
     
272,938
 
EWT Holdings III Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 12/20/2024 (b)
   
1,470,481
     
1,477,842
 
Filtration Group Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 03/31/2025 (b)
   
1,336,395
     
1,341,640
 
HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.85%
               
    (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 08/01/2024 (b)
   
365,326
     
363,045
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.882% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 08/01/2024 (b)
   
233,999
     
232,537
 


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

26

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
General Industrial Manufacturing – 5.29% – Continued
           
Helix Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.854% (3 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 09/30/2024 (b)
 
$
927,439
   
$
899,620
 
LTI Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.50%), 09/08/2025 (b)
   
623,700
     
592,047
 
Milacron, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 09/28/2023 (b)
   
504,321
     
504,951
 
MTS Systems Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.31% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.25%, 0.750% Floor), 07/05/2023 (b)
   
345,501
     
346,365
 
North American Lifting Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 11/27/2020 (b)
   
384,763
     
352,698
 
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 06/27/2024 (b)
   
794,378
     
782,462
 
UOS, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 7.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 5.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 04/18/2023 (b)
   
391,025
     
395,912
 
Vertiv Group Corp., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 6.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 4.00%, 1.000% Floor), 11/30/2023 (b)
   
1,161,846
     
1,108,477
 
Welbilt, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 4.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 10/23/2025 (b)
   
415,553
     
417,112
 
             
12,391,643
 
Healthcare – 9.55%
               
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 02/11/2022 (b)
   
894,762
     
897,209
 


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

27

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Healthcare – 9.55% – Continued
           
AHP Health Partners, Inc., Senior
           
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 6.544%
           
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.50%,
           
  1.000% Floor), 06/30/2025 (b)
 
$
612,473
   
$
614,898
 
Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.307% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 04/28/2022 (b)
   
918,766
     
862,303
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/14/2025 (b)
   
378,263
     
355,251
 
Albany Molecular Research, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.294%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 08/28/2024 (b)
   
749,270
     
740,530
 
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.563%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
  05/05/2025 (b)
   
844,115
     
724,884
 
Athenahealth, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 6.681% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 4.50%), 02/11/2026 (b)
   
656,700
     
656,086
 
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.039% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 06/02/2025 (b)
   
775,937
     
779,979
 
Bioscrip, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 6.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 4.50%), 08/06/2026 (b)
   
430,000
     
430,000
 
Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.544%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 03/01/2024 (b)
   
598,988
     
597,005
 
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.044%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 06/07/2023 (b)
   
537,429
     
537,934
 


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

28

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Healthcare – 9.55% – Continued
           
DaVita, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term
           
  Loan 4.294% (1 Month LIBOR
           
  USD + 2.25%), 08/12/2026 (b)
 
$
570,000
   
$
573,888
 
Dentalcorp Perfect Smile, ULC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.794%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 06/06/2025 (b)
   
568,227
     
559,823
 
Envision Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 10/10/2025 (b)
   
828,327
     
678,450
 
Examworks Group, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.25%, 1.000% Floor), 07/27/2023 (b)
   
831,225
     
835,555
 
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.813% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 07/02/2025 (b)
   
787,491
     
792,905
 
Greatbatch, Ltd., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.05% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%, 1.000% Floor), 10/27/2022 (b)
   
509,889
     
512,803
 
Greenway Health, LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.85% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 02/16/2024 (b)(h)
   
635,375
     
562,307
 
Heartland Dental, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%),
               
    04/30/2025 (b)
   
811,864
     
796,260
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Delayed-Draw
               
    Term Loan 6.249%, 04/30/2025 (b)(d)(g)
   
18,261
     
17,910
 
Jaguar Holding Co. II, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 08/18/2022 (b)
   
972,682
     
974,559
 
Micro Holding Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.794% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.75%), 09/13/2024 (b)
   
916,300
     
911,792
 


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

29

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Healthcare – 9.55% – Continued
           
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC, Senior
           
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.854%
           
  (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
           
  06/07/2023 (b)
 
$
614,802
   
$
587,392
 
Navicure, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 11/01/2024 (b)(h)
   
898,988
     
899,832
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.132%, 10/31/2026 (b)(d)(h)
   
655,000
     
655,819
 
Parexel International Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 09/27/2024 (b)
   
507,810
     
483,417
 
Pearl Intermediate Parent, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Delayed-Draw
               
    Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month LIBOR
               
    USD + 2.75%), 02/14/2025 (b)(g)
   
176,920
     
171,834
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
    02/14/2025 (b)
   
597,492
     
580,314
 
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings,
               
  Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.554% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.50%),
               
  11/14/2025 (b)
   
838,663
     
840,696
 
RPI Finance Trust, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.00%), 03/27/2023 (b)
   
966,471
     
972,660
 
Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.794%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
  06/27/2025 (b)
   
439,438
     
439,657
 
Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
               
    05/13/2022 (b)
   
365,445
     
362,324
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.567% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 05/16/2022 (b)
   
324,188
     
324,324
 


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

30

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Healthcare – 9.55% – Continued
           
Team Health Holdings, Inc., Senior
           
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
  4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%,
           
  1.000% Floor), 02/06/2024 (b)
 
$
443,975
   
$
368,128
 
Verscend Holding Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.50%), 08/27/2025 (b)
   
863,544
     
868,043
 
Vizient, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 05/06/2026 (b)
   
409,940
     
412,656
 
             
22,379,427
 
Hotels – 0.22%
               
Four Seasons Hotels, Ltd., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.044% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.00%, 0.750% Floor),
               
  11/30/2023 (b)
   
505,896
     
508,848
 
                 
Leisure & Entertainment – 3.42%
               
Alterra Mountain Co., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 07/31/2024 (b)
   
1,238,731
     
1,244,541
 
CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 07/08/2022 (b)
   
1,029,163
     
978,672
 
Crown Finance U.S., Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 02/28/2025 (b)
   
749,922
     
745,895
 
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.685% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
               
  08/29/2025 (b)
   
684,825
     
689,393
 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
  6.55% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 07/03/2026 (b)
   
635,000
     
630,238
 


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

31

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Leisure & Entertainment – 3.42% – Continued
           
NAI Entertainment Holdings, LLC,
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
  4.55% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%,
           
  1.000% Floor), 05/08/2025 (b)
 
$
591,676
   
$
593,528
 
Nascar Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.274%, 07/27/2026 (b)(d)(h)
   
420,000
     
423,314
 
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 04/01/2024 (b)
   
1,173,929
     
1,173,829
 
UFC Holdings, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 3.25%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 04/29/2026 (b)
   
1,529,817
     
1,535,660
 
             
8,015,070
 
Media – Broadcast – 2.86%
               
CBS Radio, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.804% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.75%), 11/18/2024 (b)
   
616,736
     
618,278
 
E.W. Scripps Co., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.75%), 05/01/2026 (b)
   
950,225
     
952,363
 
Gray Television, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.832% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 01/02/2026 (b)
   
521,063
     
523,631
 
Hubbard Radio, LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.55% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 03/28/2025 (b)
   
495,336
     
495,645
 
iHeartCommunications, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.10% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
               
  05/01/2026 (b)
   
579,510
     
583,955
 


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

32

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Media – Broadcast – 2.86% – Continued
           
ION Media Networks, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.063% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 12/18/2024 (b)
 
$
775,000
   
$
774,148
 
Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.35% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 01/17/2024 (b)
   
34,218
     
34,304
 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 01/17/2024 (b)
   
171,772
     
172,202
 
Quincy Newspapers, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.05% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 11/02/2022 (b)
   
630,682
     
629,105
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    7.00% (Prime Rate + 2.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 11/02/2022 (b)
   
6,871
     
6,854
 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.54% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 09/30/2026 (b)
   
945,000
     
950,121
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
  03/15/2024 (b)
   
975,639
     
950,385
 
             
6,690,991
 
Media – Cable – 2.91%
               
Cogeco Communications (U.S.A.) II, L.P.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
               
  01/03/2025 (b)
   
553,000
     
554,037
 
Hargray Communications Group, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 05/16/2024 (b)
   
796,663
     
797,061
 
Lions Gate Capital Holdings, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.362% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
               
  03/24/2025 (b)
   
495,090
     
494,781
 


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

33

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Media – Cable – 2.91% – Continued
           
Midcontinent Communications, Senior
           
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
  4.278% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
           
  08/17/2026 (b)
 
$
595,000
   
$
599,709
 
Radiate Holdco, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%, 0.750% Floor), 02/01/2024 (b)
   
909,893
     
907,773
 
Telenet Financing USD, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.278% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 08/17/2026 (b)
   
825,000
     
826,242
 
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.528% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 01/15/2026 (b)
   
775,000
     
776,414
 
WideOpenWest Finance, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 08/18/2023 (b)
   
1,280,808
     
1,240,783
 
Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.528% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%),
               
  04/15/2025 (b)
   
620,000
     
619,501
 
             
6,816,301
 
Media Diversified & Services – 4.10%
               
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.30% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
  08/27/2026 (b)
   
1,760,588
     
1,725,375
 
Catalina Marketing Corp.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    9.557% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 7.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 02/15/2023 (b)
   
108,605
     
91,952
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    3.057% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 08/15/2023 (b)
   
153,426
     
67,763
 
Creative Artists Agency, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 02/15/2024 (b)
   
916,465
     
922,051
 


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

34

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Media Diversified & Services – 4.10% – Continued
           
Diamond Sports Group, LLC, Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.30% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 08/24/2026 (b)
 
$
805,000
   
$
810,788
 
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%),
               
  10/01/2025 (b)
   
918,063
     
923,993
 
Hoya Midco, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.50%, 1.000% Floor),
               
  06/28/2024 (b)
   
976,154
     
965,173
 
Learfield Communications, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.30% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 12/01/2023 (b)
   
583,500
     
586,272
 
Meredith Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 01/31/2025 (b)
   
795,764
     
797,507
 
Trade Me, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 6.354% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.25%), 05/01/2026 (b)
   
483,788
     
486,206
 
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.80% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
  05/16/2025 (b)
   
1,565,517
     
1,524,422
 
WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.169% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.125%), 11/01/2023 (b)
   
703,000
     
704,582
 
             
9,606,084
 
Metals & Mining Excluding Steel – 0.25%
               
Aleris International, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.862% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.75%), 02/27/2023 (b)
   
572,750
     
574,397
 


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

35

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Non-Food & Drug Retailers – 2.57%
           
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2, LLC
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
    5.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
           
    1.000% Floor), 09/27/2024 (b)
 
$
2,052,897
   
$
2,050,762
 
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
    9.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 7.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 09/29/2025 (b)
   
309,429
     
309,970
 
Ascena Retail Group, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.563% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.50%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 08/22/2022 (b)
   
952,781
     
534,405
 
Bass Pro Group, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan
               
  7.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 5.00%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 09/25/2024 (b)
   
1,124,575
     
1,085,214
 
Harbor Freight Tools U.S.A., Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 08/18/2023 (b)
   
594,057
     
578,143
 
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    7.046% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 5.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 10/20/2023 (b)
   
15,277
     
10,586
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    7.259% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 10/20/2023 (b)
   
403,103
     
279,316
 
Life Time Fitness, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.874% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%, 1.000% Floor),
               
  06/10/2022 (b)
   
686,517
     
687,571
 
Sally Holdings, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.50%, 07/05/2024
   
485,000
     
474,694
 
             
6,010,661
 


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

36

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Oil & Gas – 0.41%
           
California Resources Corp., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 6.794% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 4.75%, 1.000% Floor),
           
  12/30/2022 (b)
 
$
630,000
   
$
563,850
 
U.S. Silica Co., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.063%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%, 1.000%
               
  Floor), 05/01/2025 (b)
   
413,692
     
392,920
 
             
956,770
 
Packaging – 3.50%
               
Ball Metalpack Finco, LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.624%, 07/31/2025 (b)(d)
   
743,119
     
701,318
 
Berry Global Group, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.549% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 07/01/2026 (b)
   
817,950
     
822,846
 
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.282% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%),
               
    06/30/2025 (b)
   
98,301
     
94,922
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.349% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%),
               
    06/30/2025 (b)
   
958,499
     
925,551
 
Hoffmaster Group, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 11/21/2023 (b)
   
729,375
     
722,081
 
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.59% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%),
               
  04/03/2024 (b)
   
1,083,112
     
1,062,202
 
Pregis Topco, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 6.253% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 4.00%), 07/31/2026 (b)
   
545,000
     
544,319
 
Pro Mach Group, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.807% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 03/07/2025 (b)
   
492,500
     
480,650
 


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

37

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Packaging – 3.50% – Continued
           
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Senior
           
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
  4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
           
  02/06/2023 (b)
 
$
616,555
   
$
618,392
 
Spectrum Holdings III Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 01/31/2025 (b)
   
730,525
     
655,040
 
Titan Acquisition, Ltd., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 03/28/2025 (b)
   
487,575
     
469,347
 
TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 11/30/2023 (b)
   
692,295
     
676,026
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.909% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 11/30/2023 (b)
   
61,921
     
60,466
 
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 10/17/2024 (b)
   
380,457
     
368,866
 
             
8,202,026
 
Printing & Publishing – 0.24%
               
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 11/03/2023 (b)
   
726,280
     
571,945
 
                 
Reits – 0.26%
               
VICI Properties 1, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.046% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.00%), 12/20/2024 (b)
   
610,909
     
613,264
 
                 
Restaurants – 1.21%
               
1011778 B.C., ULC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%, 1.000% Floor),
               
  02/16/2024 (b)
   
404,660
     
406,481
 


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

38

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Restaurants – 1.21% – Continued
           
IRB Holding Corp., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.55% (3 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%, 1.000% Floor),
           
  02/05/2025 (b)
 
$
759,737
   
$
757,415
 
K-Mac Holdings Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 03/14/2025 (b)
   
587,847
     
578,909
 
NPC International, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.50%, 1.000% Floor), 04/19/2024 (b)
   
772,225
     
490,089
 
Tacala, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 01/31/2025 (b)
   
600,850
     
594,090
 
             
2,826,984
 
Steel Producers & Products – 0.51%
               
GrafTech Finance, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 02/12/2025 (b)
   
937,833
     
914,777
 
MRC Global (U.S.), Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 09/20/2024 (b)
   
289,838
     
290,562
 
             
1,205,339
 
Support – Services – 9.99%
               
Access CIG, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.069% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%),
               
    02/27/2025 (b)
   
1,271,721
     
1,258,215
 
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
    10.069% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 7.75%),
               
    02/27/2026 (b)
   
315,000
     
315,000
 
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.507% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
    07/10/2026 (b)
   
1,037,297
     
1,040,051
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Delayed-Draw
               
    Term Loan 6.77%, 07/31/2026 (b)(d)(g)
   
102,703
     
102,975
 


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

39

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Support – Services – 9.99% – Continued
           
Asurion, LLC
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
    5.112% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
           
    08/04/2022 (b)
 
$
1,165,408
   
$
1,171,235
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
               
    11/03/2023 (b)
   
1,363,727
     
1,370,546
 
  Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan
               
    8.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 6.50%),
               
    08/04/2025 (b)
   
310,000
     
315,386
 
AVSC Holding, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 6.619%, 09/16/2026 (b)(d)(h)
   
590,000
     
580,413
 
Belfor Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 6.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 4.00%), 04/06/2026 (b)
   
468,825
     
471,755
 
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.354% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 06/21/2024 (b)
   
3,255
     
3,189
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.509% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 06/21/2024 (b)
   
672,807
     
659,351
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.521% (2 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 06/21/2024 (b)
   
596,482
     
584,553
 
Brightview Landscapes, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.563% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 08/15/2025 (b)
   
1,130,688
     
1,136,341
 
Camelot Finance, L.P., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.25%), 10/03/2023 (b)
   
662,545
     
667,448
 
Capri Acquisitions BidCo, Ltd., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.256% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
               
  11/01/2024 (b)
   
719,326
     
711,906
 


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

40

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Support – Services – 9.99% – Continued
           
EAB Global, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
           
  Term Loan 6.381% (6 Month LIBOR
           
  USD + 3.75%, 1.000% Floor),
           
  11/15/2024 (b)
 
$
625,475
   
$
618,958
 
Garda World Security Corp.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.632% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 05/24/2024 (b)
   
1,002,062
     
1,004,251
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    7.50% (Prime Rate + 2.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 05/24/2024 (b)
   
2,569
     
2,575
 
IRI Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 6.624% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 4.50%), 12/01/2025 (b)
   
1,726,950
     
1,665,970
 
Lakeland Tours, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.895% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.75%, 1.000% Floor), 12/16/2024 (b)
   
707,274
     
710,514
 
Learning Care Group (U.S.) No. 2, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.354% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/13/2025 (b)
   
57,259
     
57,134
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.435% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/13/2025 (b)
   
411,443
     
410,542
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.506% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/13/2025 (b)
   
137,148
     
136,847
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.526% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 03/13/2025 (b)
   
137,147
     
136,847
 
Moneygram International, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  8.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 6.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 06/30/2023 (b)
   
907,367
     
857,462
 
PODS, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.053% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.75%, 1.000% Floor), 12/06/2024 (b)
   
765,120
     
764,803
 


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

41

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Support – Services – 9.99% – Continued
           
Prometric Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.05% (1 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%, 1.000% Floor),
           
  01/29/2025 (b)
 
$
724,012
   
$
713,604
 
Renaissance Holding Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 05/30/2025 (b)
   
518,438
     
510,104
 
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
               
  09/03/2026 (b)
   
798,000
     
800,294
 
Severin Acquisition, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.459% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 08/01/2025 (b)
   
595,500
     
587,065
 
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 4.90%
               
  (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%, 1.000%
               
  Floor), 10/29/2024 (b)
   
390,531
     
391,935
 
Tempo Acquisition, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 05/01/2024 (b)
   
549,905
     
552,542
 
TKC Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.80% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.75%, 1.000% Floor), 02/01/2023 (b)
   
361,622
     
356,132
 
TMK Hawk Parent, Corp.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.55% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    08/28/2024 (b)
   
358,974
     
301,240
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.70% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    08/28/2024 (b)
   
52,671
     
44,200
 
USIC Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%, 1.000% Floor), 12/08/2023 (b)
   
805,177
     
800,145
 
Verra Mobility Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.794% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.75%), 03/03/2025 (b)
   
605,775
     
609,055
 


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

42

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Support – Services – 9.99% – Continued
           
West Corp.
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
    5.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
           
    1.000% Floor), 10/10/2024 (b)
 
$
263,995
   
$
234,391
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 10/10/2024 (b)
   
835,078
     
748,439
 
             
23,403,413
 
Technology – 11.58%
               
Almonde, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 5.696% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 06/13/2024 (b)
   
675,009
     
658,167
 
Avaya, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.278% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
    12/16/2024 (b)
   
894,193
     
852,000
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.43% (2 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
    12/16/2024 (b)
   
533,442
     
508,271
 
Barracuda Networks, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.398%
               
  (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 02/12/2025 (b)
   
948,000
     
948,592
 
Canyon Valor Companies, Inc.,
               
 Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
  06/16/2023 (b)
   
866,472
     
866,472
 
Carbonite, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 6.006% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.75%), 03/26/2026 (b)
   
757,607
     
759,341
 
Celestica, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.179% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.125%), 06/27/2025 (b)
   
617,188
     
602,529
 
CommScope, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 04/06/2026 (b)
   
645,000
     
643,849
 


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

43

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Technology – 11.58% – Continued
           
Compuware Corp., Senior Secured First Lien
           
  Term Loan 6.044% (1 Month LIBOR
           
  USD + 4.00%), 08/22/2025 (b)
 
$
516,898
   
$
519,700
 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.813% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.75%),
               
    04/29/2022 (b)
   
545,000
     
539,550
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    11.375% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 9.25%),
               
    08/31/2022 (b)
   
273,687
     
289,287
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.813% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
    11/06/2023 (b)
   
125,975
     
119,887
 
Digicert Buyer, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
 Term Loan 6.253%, 08/07/2026  (b)(d)(h)
   
855,000
     
853,397
 
Dynatrace, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.75%), 08/22/2025 (b)
   
547,481
     
550,446
 
EagleView Technology Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.50%), 08/14/2025 (b)
   
883,325
     
859,034
 
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories,
               
  Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%),
               
  12/01/2023 (b)
   
1,214,647
     
1,209,582
 
GlobalLogic Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 08/01/2025 (b)
   
499,950
     
502,450
 
Help/Systems Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 03/28/2025 (b)
   
627,484
     
626,700
 
Imperva, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.303% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 01/12/2026 (b)
   
793,013
     
773,187
 
Informatica, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 08/05/2022 (b)
   
747,729
     
751,625
 


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

44

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Technology – 11.58% – Continued
           
Kronos, Inc., Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.253%
           
  (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
           
  1.000% Floor), 11/01/2023 (b)
 
$
622,721
   
$
624,562
 
MA FinanceCo., LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 06/21/2024 (b)
   
109,139
     
107,956
 
Merrill Communications, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 7.089%,
               
  09/25/2026 (b)(d)(h)
   
515,000
     
513,713
 
Microchip Technology, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.05% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.00%), 05/29/2025 (b)
   
324,814
     
326,336
 
MLN U.S. HoldCo, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.612% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.50%), 11/28/2025 (b)
   
987,538
     
920,879
 
ON Semiconductor Corp., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 3.852%,
               
  09/18/2026 (b)(d)
   
475,000
     
477,674
 
Optiv Security, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%, 1.000% Floor),
               
  02/01/2024 (b)
   
871,639
     
681,334
 
Plantronics, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 07/02/2025 (b)
   
180,343
     
180,230
 
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.81% (6 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 04/26/2024 (b)
   
782,000
     
773,203
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.56% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
    04/26/2024 (b)
   
538,650
     
539,997
 
Red Ventures, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.00%), 11/08/2024 (b)
   
678,970
     
682,507
 


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

45

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Technology – 11.58% – Continued
           
Rocket Software, Inc., Senior Secured First
           
  Lien Term Loan 6.294% (1 Month LIBOR
           
  USD + 4.25%), 11/28/2025 (b)
 
$
617,262
   
$
581,615
 
RP Crown Parent, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.804% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%, 1.000% Floor),
               
  10/12/2023 (b)
   
549,463
     
550,666
 
SCS Holdings I, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.354% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.25%), 07/01/2026 (b)
   
588,525
     
590,738
 
Seattle SpinCo, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.50%), 06/21/2024 (b)
   
737,041
     
729,054
 
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 02/05/2024 (b)
   
1,509,951
     
1,513,491
 
Solera, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 4.794% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.75%), 03/03/2023 (b)
   
765,080
     
762,345
 
SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
               
  04/16/2025 (b)
   
295,018
     
296,375
 
SS&C Technologies, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.25%), 04/16/2025 (b)
   
446,643
     
448,697
 
TIBCO Software, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.07% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.00%), 06/30/2026 (b)
   
860,790
     
863,122
 
Ultimate Software Group, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 05/04/2026 (b)
   
749,000
     
754,326
 
Vertafore, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.25%), 07/02/2025 (b)
   
803,925
     
782,826
 
             
27,135,712
 


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

46

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Telecommunications – Satellites – 2.07%
           
Inmarsat (Triton Bidco), Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 6.632%,
           
  09/23/2026 (b)(d)(h)
 
$
1,495,000
   
$
1,474,092
 
Maxar Technologies, Ltd., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.87% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 10/04/2024 (b)
   
1,406,251
     
1,243,027
 
Speedcast International, Ltd., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
  05/15/2025 (b)
   
839,375
     
713,469
 
Telesat Canada, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.61%
               
  (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 11/17/2023 (b)
   
474,185
     
476,023
 
Xplornet Communications, Inc., Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan 6.104%
               
  (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 09/09/2021 (b)
   
943,512
     
943,512
 
             
4,850,123
 
Telecommunications – Wireline/Wireless – 4.04%
               
Altice Financing S.A., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.778% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 07/15/2025 (b)
   
545,030
     
532,541
 
Cable & Wireless Communications, Ltd.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%),
               
  01/30/2026 (b)
   
656,000
     
659,506
 
CenturyLink, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 01/31/2025 (b)
   
1,807,320
     
1,797,786
 
Consolidated Communications, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.05% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 10/05/2023 (b)
   
1,230,844
     
1,186,226
 


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

47

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Telecommunications – Wireline/Wireless – 4.04% – Continued
           
Dawn Acquisition, LLC, Senior Secured
           
  First Lien Term Loan 5.854% (3 Month
           
  LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 12/31/2025 (b)
 
$
645,125
   
$
612,869
 
Flexential Intermediate Corp.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
  08/01/2024 (b)
   
770,261
     
667,720
 
Masergy Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.354% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 12/15/2023 (b)
   
486,158
     
479,474
 
MTN Infrastructure TopCo, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 11/15/2024 (b)
   
443,250
     
439,185
 
Numericable U.S., LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
    07/31/2025 (b)
   
629,123
     
615,361
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    6.028% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
               
    08/14/2026 (b)
   
367,225
     
366,995
 
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.287% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 11/03/2023 (b)
   
680,195
     
625,991
 
Sprint Communications, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.625% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%,
               
  0.750% Floor), 02/02/2024 (b)
   
1,080,658
     
1,074,579
 
TierPoint, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 05/06/2024 (b)
   
448,608
     
418,607
 
             
9,476,840
 


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

48

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Utilities – Electric – 1.40%
           
Calpine Corp., Senior Secured First Lien
           
  Term Loan 4.61% (3 Month LIBOR
           
  USD + 2.50%), 01/15/2024 (b)
 
$
628,082
   
$
630,497
 
Exgen Renewables IV, LLC, Senior
               
  Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.13% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 11/29/2024 (b)
   
640,685
     
628,473
 
Frontera Generation Holdings, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.289% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 05/02/2025 (b)
   
618,874
     
586,383
 
Lightstone Holdco, LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 01/30/2024 (b)
   
558,304
     
536,843
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%,
               
    1.000% Floor), 01/30/2024 (b)
   
31,489
     
30,279
 
Vistra Operations Co., LLC
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.00%),
               
    08/04/2023 (b)
   
294,270
     
295,557
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.025% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.00%),
               
    12/31/2025 (b)
   
231,895
     
232,846
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.00%),
               
    12/31/2025 (b)
   
324,631
     
325,962
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    4.33% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.00%),
               
    12/31/2025 (b)
   
18,524
     
18,600
 
             
3,285,440
 
Utilities – Gas – 1.17%
               
Brazos Delaware II, LLC, Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 6.046% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 4.00%), 05/21/2025 (b)
   
399,938
     
370,192
 


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

49

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 89.10% – Continued
           
             
Utilities – Gas – 1.17% – Continued
           
Lower Cadence Holdings, LLC,
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
  6.054% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
           
  05/22/2026 (b)
 
$
413,963
   
$
404,520
 
Lucid Energy Group II Borrower, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 02/18/2025 (b)
   
457,507
     
434,345
 
Northriver Midstream Finance, L.P.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.569% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%),
               
  10/01/2025 (b)
   
747,450
     
742,622
 
Traverse Midstream Partners, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.05% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%,
               
  1.000% Floor), 09/27/2024 (b)
   
891,000
     
790,763
 
             
2,742,442
 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
               
  (Cost $212,889,774)
           
208,779,841
 
                 
CORPORATE BONDS – 9.11% (i)
               
                 
Environmental – 0.42%
               
GFL Environmental, Inc.
               
  7.00%, 06/01/2026 (c)(j)
   
420,000
     
443,100
 
Stericycle, Inc. 5.375%, 07/15/2024 (j)
   
535,000
     
551,050
 
             
994,150
 
Finance – Services – 1.71%
               
Navient Corp. 5.50%, 01/25/2023
   
780,000
     
808,275
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
               
  5.00%, 12/15/2021
   
750,000
     
776,250
 
VFH Parent, LLC / Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.
               
  6.75%, 06/15/2022 (j)
   
1,600,000
     
1,655,880
 
WEX, Inc. 4.75%, 02/01/2023 (j)
   
745,000
     
754,313
 
             
3,994,718
 


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

50

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 9.11% (i) – Continued
           
             
Gaming – 0.26%
           
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. 7.00%, 08/01/2023
 
$
575,000
   
$
602,313
 
                 
Healthcare – 0.94%
               
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 5.50%,
               
  11/01/2025 (c)(j)
   
775,000
     
813,828
 
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC
               
  7.125%, 06/01/2024 (j)
   
550,000
     
509,438
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 5.125%, 05/01/2025
   
875,000
     
889,262
 
             
2,212,528
 
Hotels – 0.20%
               
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 4.625%, 10/01/2027 (j)
   
475,000
     
477,969
 
                 
Media – Broadcast – 0.46%
               
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.
               
  6.75%, 07/01/2026 (j)
   
485,000
     
509,250
 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 5.875%,
               
  11/15/2022
   
550,000
     
563,750
 
             
1,073,000
 
Media – Cable – 1.81%
               
Block Communications, Inc. 6.875%,
               
  02/15/2025 (j)
   
1,410,000
     
1,476,974
 
Cablevision Systems Corp. 8.00%,
               
  04/15/2020
   
650,000
     
670,313
 
CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
               
  Capital Corp. 5.25%, 09/30/2022
   
575,000
     
582,676
 
DISH DBS Corp. 5.875%, 07/15/2022
   
1,450,000
     
1,513,437
 
             
4,243,400
 
Non-Food & Drug Retailers – 0.31%
               
PetSmart, Inc. 5.875%, 06/01/2025 (j)
   
718,000
     
719,795
 
                 
Packaging – 0.23%
               
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group
               
  Issuer, LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
               
  5.75%, 10/15/2020
   
533,009
     
534,795
 


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

51

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 9.11% (i) – Continued
           
             
Reits – 0.26%
           
VICI Properties 1, LLC / VICI FC, Inc.
           
  8.00%, 10/15/2023
 
$
550,000
   
$
604,065
 
                 
Support – Services – 0.59%
               
GEO Group, Inc. 5.125%, 04/01/2023
   
780,000
     
692,250
 
Tempo Acquisition, LLC / Tempo Acquisition
               
  Finance Corp. 6.75%, 06/01/2025 (j)
   
665,000
     
688,275
 
             
1,380,525
 
Technology – 0.33%
               
Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.
               
  4.42%, 06/15/2021 (j)
   
750,000
     
773,542
 
                 
Telecommunications – Satellites – 0.67%
               
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
               
  5.25%, 08/01/2026
   
725,000
     
778,469
 
  6.625%, 08/01/2026
   
725,000
     
788,770
 
             
1,567,239
 
Telecommunications – Wireline/Wireless – 0.29%
               
Sprint Communications, Inc. 7.00%,
               
  08/15/2020
   
650,000
     
672,562
 
                 
Transportation Excluding Air & Rail – 0.15%
               
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.50%, 06/15/2022 (j)
   
350,000
     
357,700
 
                 
Utilities – Electric – 0.48%
               
AES Corp. 4.50%, 03/15/2023
   
445,000
     
456,125
 
TerraForm Power Operating, LLC
               
  4.25%, 01/31/2023 (j)
   
655,000
     
671,375
 
             
1,127,500
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
               
  (Cost $20,789,654)
           
21,335,801
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

         
Fair
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 0.29%
           
             
Forestry & Paper – 0.21%
           
Verso Corp. (a)
   
40,879
   
$
506,082
 
                 
Media – Broadcast – 0.05%
               
Cumulus Media, Inc. (a)
   
8,437
     
122,674
 
                 
Media Diversified & Services – 0.01%
               
Pacifico, Inc. (a)(f)(h)
   
2,592
     
14,580
 
                 
Oil & Gas – 0.02%
               
Ascent Resources, LLC (a)(f)(h)
   
11,064
     
28,213
 
HGIM Corp. (a)(h)
   
1,010
     
12,373
 
             
40,586
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $2,134,718)
           
683,922
 
                 
WARRANTS – 0.03%
               
                 
Oil & Gas – 0.03%
               
Ascent Resources, LLC (a)(f)(h)
   
72,369
     
9,046
 
Ascent Resources, LLC (a)(f)(h)
   
56,287
     
4,222
 
HGIM Corp. (a)(h)
   
4,517
     
56,462
 
             
69,730
 
TOTAL WARRANTS
               
  (Cost $202,573)
           
69,730
 
                 
PRIVATE PLACEMENTS – 0.01%
               
                 
Utilities – Gas – 0.01%
               
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. (a)(h)
   
63
     
 
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. (h)
   
63
     
29,925
 
             
29,925
 
TOTAL PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
               
  (Cost $0)
           
29,925
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

         
Fair
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.72%
           
             
Money Market Fund – 2.72%
           
First American Government
           
  Obligations Fund – Class X, 1.87% (e)
   
6,372,642
   
$
6,372,642
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
  (Cost $6,372,642)
           
6,372,642
 
Total Investments (Cost $242,389,361) – 101.26%
           
237,271,861
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (1.26%)
           
(2,961,696
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
         
$
234,310,165
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
PLC
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Variable rate securities, the coupon rate shown is the effective interest rate as of September 30, 2019.
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
(d)
Variable rate security.  Final terms of the bank loan are not yet known, so reference index and spread information may not be presented.
(e)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of September 30, 2019.
(f)
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(g)
All or a portion of the loan is unfunded.
(h)
Illiquid security.  A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market.  As of September 30, 2019 the value of these investments was $7,551,877 or 3.22% of net assets.
(i)
All or a portion is posted as collateral for delayed settlement securities.
(j)
Rule 144a security.  The Fund’s Advisor has deemed these securities to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.  As of September 30, 2019 the value of these investments was $10,402,489 or 4.44% of net assets.



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

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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)




 
% Net
TOP TEN HOLDINGS
Assets
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC /
 
  Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.75%, 10/15/2020
1.61%
Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp. 7.125%, 6/15/2024
1.43%
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. 6.00%, 3/1/2023
1.33%
XPO Logistics, Inc. 6.50%, 6/15/2022
1.25%
Standard Industries, Inc. 5.375%, 11/15/2024
1.19%
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. 7.625%, 6/15/2021
1.16%
CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
 
  5.25%, 9/30/2022
1.10%
TEGNA, Inc. 5.125%, 7/15/2020
0.99%
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625%, 9/1/2024
0.96%
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
 
  Term Loan 5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%), 10/1/2025
0.95%

The portfolio’s holdings and allocations are subject to change.  The top ten holdings presented exclude short-term investments. The percentages are of total net assets as of September 30, 2019.
 


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g)
           
             
Aerospace & Defense – 1.51%
           
Bombardier, Inc.
           
  8.75%, 12/01/2021 (b)(c)
 
$
3,123,000
   
$
3,384,551
 
  6.00%, 10/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
495,000
     
496,856
 
TransDigm, Inc. 6.00%, 07/15/2022
   
3,830,000
     
3,897,025
 
Triumph Group, Inc. 6.25%, 09/15/2024 (c)
   
851,000
     
887,338
 
             
8,665,770
 
Automotive – 1.97%
               
Allison Transmission, Inc.
               
  5.00%, 10/01/2024 (c)
   
1,350,000
     
1,382,062
 
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
               
  6.625%, 10/15/2022
   
1,112,000
     
1,128,680
 
Dana, Inc. 6.00%, 09/15/2023
   
1,165,000
     
1,198,494
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
               
  3.35%, 11/01/2022
   
1,475,000
     
1,476,270
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
               
  5.125%, 11/15/2023
   
1,320,000
     
1,341,450
 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
               
  5.75%, 10/01/2022
   
3,379,000
     
3,432,659
 
  5.375%, 12/01/2024
   
1,300,000
     
1,340,625
 
             
11,300,240
 
Beverage & Food – 1.23%
               
B&G Foods, Inc. 4.625%, 06/01/2021
   
2,950,000
     
2,961,652
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
               
  6.00%, 02/15/2024 (c)
   
1,245,000
     
1,294,800
 
U.S. Foods, Inc. 5.875%, 06/15/2024 (c)
   
2,700,000
     
2,791,125
 
             
7,047,577
 
Building & Construction – 0.42%
               
Lennar Corp. 6.25%, 12/15/2021
   
602,000
     
638,872
 
M/I Homes, Inc. 6.75%, 01/15/2021
   
1,375,000
     
1,392,188
 
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
               
  6.75%, 11/01/2019
   
350,000
     
351,925
 
             
2,382,985
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Building Materials – 1.72%
           
American Builders & Contractors
           
  Supply Co., Inc. 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (c)
 
$
700,000
   
$
722,750
 
Standard Industries, Inc.
               
  5.375%, 11/15/2024 (c)
   
6,545,000
     
6,765,894
 
Summit Materials, LLC / Summit Materials
               
  Finance Corp. 6.125%, 07/15/2023
   
2,300,000
     
2,351,750
 
             
9,840,394
 
Chemicals – 3.52%
               
Blue Cube Spinco, LLC
               
  9.75%, 10/15/2023
   
3,840,000
     
4,195,200
 
  10.00%, 10/15/2025
   
875,000
     
983,795
 
NOVA Chemicals Corp.
               
  5.25%, 08/01/2023 (b)(c)
   
2,020,000
     
2,050,300
 
OCI N.V. 6.625%, 04/15/2023 (b)(c)
   
3,136,000
     
3,291,859
 
PQ Corp. 6.75%, 11/15/2022 (c)
   
4,300,000
     
4,466,625
 
Univar U.S.A., Inc. 6.75%, 07/15/2023 (c)
   
2,675,000
     
2,731,844
 
W.R. Grace & Co. – Conn.
               
  5.125%, 10/01/2021 (c)
   
2,375,000
     
2,479,144
 
             
20,198,767
 
Consumer Products – 2.41%
               
Central Garden & Pet Co.
               
  6.125%, 11/15/2023
   
850,000
     
884,000
 
First Quality Finance Co., Inc.
               
  4.625%, 05/15/2021 (c)
   
3,378,000
     
3,386,445
 
Griffon Corp. 5.25%, 03/01/2022
   
1,050,000
     
1,063,125
 
Prestige Brands, Inc.
               
  5.375%, 12/15/2021 (c)
   
4,640,000
     
4,680,600
 
  6.375%, 03/01/2024 (c)
   
2,215,000
     
2,314,675
 
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
               
  6.125%, 12/15/2024
   
1,452,000
     
1,514,073
 
             
13,842,918
 
Environmental – 1.89%
               
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
               
  5.625%, 11/15/2024 (c)
   
2,960,000
     
3,096,900
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Environmental – 1.89% – Continued
           
GFL Environmental, Inc.
           
  5.625%, 05/01/2022 (b)(c)
 
$
4,465,000
   
$
4,587,787
 
  5.375%, 03/01/2023 (b)(c)
   
850,000
     
864,705
 
Stericycle, Inc. 5.375%, 07/15/2024 (c)
   
2,211,000
     
2,277,330
 
             
10,826,722
 
Finance – Banking – 0.71%
               
Ally Financial, Inc. 8.00%, 03/15/2020
   
4,000,000
     
4,094,760
 
                 
Finance – Services – 5.47%
               
DAE Funding, LLC
               
  4.00%, 08/01/2020 (c)
   
2,592,000
     
2,614,680
 
  5.75%, 11/15/2023 (c)
   
1,500,000
     
1,580,025
 
  5.00%, 08/01/2024 (c)
   
1,241,000
     
1,296,845
 
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
               
  8.125%, 07/15/2023 (c)
   
1,030,000
     
1,076,350
 
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC /
               
  Nationstar Capital Corp.
               
  6.50%, 07/01/2021
   
3,255,000
     
3,271,275
 
  6.50%, 06/01/2022
   
1,350,000
     
1,352,531
 
Navient Corp.
               
  8.00%, 03/25/2020
   
875,000
     
893,594
 
  5.875%, 03/25/2021
   
2,680,000
     
2,785,525
 
  6.625%, 07/26/2021
   
390,000
     
410,475
 
  7.25%, 01/25/2022
   
1,050,000
     
1,135,313
 
  6.50%, 06/15/2022
   
1,175,000
     
1,254,312
 
Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.
               
  5.25%, 08/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
1,155,000
     
1,220,142
 
Springleaf Finance Corp.
               
  8.25%, 12/15/2020
   
505,000
     
538,456
 
  7.75%, 10/01/2021
   
1,020,000
     
1,113,075
 
  6.125%, 05/15/2022
   
475,000
     
509,438
 
  6.125%, 03/15/2024
   
2,024,000
     
2,183,390
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
               
  3.625%, 02/01/2021 (c)
   
645,000
     
649,031
 
  5.00%, 12/15/2021
   
3,555,000
     
3,679,425
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Finance – Services – 5.47% – Continued
           
VFH Parent, LLC / Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.
           
  6.75%, 06/15/2022 (c)
 
$
3,657,000
   
$
3,784,721
 
             
31,348,603
 
Food & Drug Retailers – 0.46%
               
Ingles Markets, Inc. 5.75%, 06/15/2023
   
2,571,000
     
2,632,061
 
                 
Forestry & Paper – 0.45%
               
Cascades, Inc. 5.50%, 07/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
2,520,000
     
2,564,100
 
                 
Gaming – 3.02%
               
Boyd Gaming Corp. 6.875%, 05/15/2023
   
4,936,000
     
5,139,610
 
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
               
  7.00%, 08/01/2023
   
2,845,000
     
2,980,138
 
  6.00%, 04/01/2025
   
1,050,000
     
1,113,000
 
International Game Technology PLC
               
  6.25%, 02/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
3,335,000
     
3,535,992
 
MGM Resorts International
               
  7.75%, 03/15/2022
   
4,082,000
     
4,576,983
 
             
17,345,723
 
General Industrial Manufacturing – 0.22%
               
Actuant Corp. 5.625%, 06/15/2022
   
1,225,000
     
1,241,844
 
                 
Healthcare – 13.35%
               
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.
               
  6.125%, 03/15/2021
   
1,400,000
     
1,403,500
 
  5.125%, 07/01/2022
   
1,150,000
     
1,162,937
 
AMN Healthcare, Inc.
               
  5.125%, 10/01/2024 (c)
   
2,750,000
     
2,860,000
 
Avantor, Inc.
               
  6.00%, 10/01/2024 (c)
   
1,200,000
     
1,288,836
 
  9.00%, 10/01/2025 (c)
   
2,325,000
     
2,609,813
 
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
               
  6.50%, 03/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
900,000
     
931,500
 
  5.50%, 03/01/2023 (b)(c)
   
2,340,000
     
2,378,025
 
  5.875%, 05/15/2023 (b)(c)
   
2,423,000
     
2,462,374
 
  7.00%, 03/15/2024 (b)(c)
   
3,111,000
     
3,277,314
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Healthcare – 13.35% – Continued
           
Centene Corp.
           
  5.625%, 02/15/2021
 
$
4,570,000
   
$
4,637,225
 
  4.75%, 05/15/2022
   
5,208,000
     
5,332,731
 
  6.125%, 02/15/2024
   
4,448,000
     
4,632,370
 
  4.75%, 01/15/2025
   
3,925,000
     
4,038,825
 
DaVita, Inc. 5.125%, 07/15/2024
   
3,735,000
     
3,805,031
 
Eagle Holding Co. II, LLC 7.75% Cash or
               
  8.00% PIK, 05/15/2022 (c)(h)
   
2,495,000
     
2,523,069
 
HCA, Inc.
               
  6.25%, 02/15/2021
   
500,000
     
524,800
 
  7.50%, 02/15/2022
   
3,235,000
     
3,593,438
 
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
               
  5.00%, 02/15/2025 (c)
   
2,811,000
     
2,937,495
 
Jaguar Holding Co. II / Pharmaceutical
               
  Product Development, LLC
               
  6.375%, 08/01/2023 (c)
   
4,100,000
     
4,248,625
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
               
  5.375%, 11/15/2022 (e)
   
5,053,000
     
5,375,331
 
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. / MPT
               
  Finance Corp. 6.375%, 03/01/2024
   
4,320,000
     
4,534,013
 
RegionalCare Hospital Partners
               
  Holdings, Inc. 8.25%, 05/01/2023 (c)
   
1,430,000
     
1,522,056
 
Sabra Health Care, L.P. / Sabra Capital
               
  Corp. 5.375%, 06/01/2023
   
1,050,000
     
1,070,501
 
Service Corp. International U.S.
               
  5.375%, 05/15/2024
   
310,000
     
320,707
 
Sotera Health Holdings, LLC 6.50%,
               
  05/15/2023 (c)
   
1,404,000
     
1,437,345
 
Sotera Health Topco, Inc. 8.125% Cash or
               
  9.00% PIK, 11/01/2021 (c)(h)
   
1,281,000
     
1,285,804
 
Syneos Health, Inc. / inVentiv Health, Inc. /
               
  inVentiv Health Clinical, Inc.
               
  7.50%, 10/01/2024 (c)
   
844,000
     
874,595
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
               
  4.625%, 09/01/2024 (c)
   
5,360,000
     
5,520,425
 
             
76,588,685
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Hotels – 0.41%
           
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 5.25%,
           
  05/01/2025 (c)
 
$
1,295,000
   
$
1,342,267
 
RHP Hotel Properties, L.P. / RHP
               
  Finance Corp. 5.00%, 04/15/2023
   
1,000,000
     
1,025,000
 
             
2,367,267
 
Leisure & Entertainment – 1.16%
               
NCL Corp., Ltd. 4.75%, 12/15/2021 (b)(c)
   
4,185,000
     
4,267,026
 
Wyndham Destinations, Inc.
               
  5.625%, 03/01/2021
   
1,250,000
     
1,298,438
 
  4.25%, 03/01/2022
   
1,060,000
     
1,083,850
 
             
6,649,314
 
Media – Broadcast – 4.56%
               
AMC Networks, Inc.
               
  4.75%, 12/15/2022
   
1,076,000
     
1,093,819
 
  5.00%, 04/01/2024
   
825,000
     
851,837
 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
               
  6.125%, 02/15/2022 (c)
   
2,350,000
     
2,385,250
 
  5.875%, 11/15/2022
   
2,335,000
     
2,393,375
 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
               
  6.125%, 10/01/2022
   
750,000
     
766,373
 
  5.625%, 08/01/2024 (c)
   
789,000
     
813,656
 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
               
  4.625%, 05/15/2023 (c)
   
3,290,000
     
3,368,137
 
  5.375%, 04/15/2025 (c)
   
193,000
     
200,720
 
TEGNA, Inc.
               
  5.125%, 10/15/2019
   
879,000
     
879,989
 
  5.125%, 07/15/2020
   
5,656,000
     
5,668,726
 
  4.875%, 09/15/2021 (c)
   
750,000
     
752,812
 
  6.375%, 10/15/2023
   
3,564,000
     
3,679,830
 
Univision Communications, Inc.
               
  6.75%, 09/15/2022 (c)
   
3,265,000
     
3,326,219
 
             
26,180,743
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Media – Cable – 7.61%
           
CCO Holdings, LLC /
           
  CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
           
  5.25%, 03/15/2021
 
$
993,000
   
$
994,415
 
  5.25%, 09/30/2022
   
6,255,000
     
6,338,504
 
  5.125%, 02/15/2023
   
1,610,000
     
1,640,188
 
  5.125%, 05/01/2023 (c)
   
1,000,000
     
1,027,240
 
  5.75%, 09/01/2023
   
2,330,000
     
2,382,425
 
CSC Holdings, LLC
               
  6.75%, 11/15/2021
   
800,000
     
864,000
 
  5.125%, 12/15/2021 (c)
   
4,756,000
     
4,762,896
 
  5.125%, 12/15/2021 (c)
   
3,220,000
     
3,224,669
 
  5.375%, 07/15/2023 (c)
   
3,030,000
     
3,117,113
 
  6.625%, 10/15/2025 (c)
   
744,000
     
798,163
 
  10.875%, 10/15/2025 (c)
   
4,070,000
     
4,616,703
 
DISH DBS Corp.
               
  6.75%, 06/01/2021
   
4,995,000
     
5,268,726
 
  5.875%, 07/15/2022
   
1,130,000
     
1,179,437
 
Lions Gate Capital Holdings, LLC
               
  6.375%, 02/01/2024 (c)
   
3,644,000
     
3,862,203
 
Mediacom Broadband, LLC / Mediacom
               
  Broadband Corp. 5.50%, 04/15/2021
   
637,000
     
639,389
 
Netflix, Inc. 5.375%, 02/01/2021
   
1,500,000
     
1,548,750
 
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V.
               
  5.875%, 01/15/2025 (b)(c)
   
1,315,000
     
1,357,737
 
             
43,622,558
 
Media Diversified & Services – 3.04%
               
Match Group, Inc. 6.375%, 06/01/2024
   
1,760,000
     
1,856,800
 
National CineMedia, LLC
               
  6.00%, 04/15/2022
   
2,205,000
     
2,235,319
 
Nielsen Finance, LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.
               
  4.50%, 10/01/2020
   
1,290,000
     
1,294,953
 
  5.50%, 10/01/2021 (b)(c)
   
3,775,000
     
3,798,594
 
  5.00%, 04/15/2022 (c)
   
3,310,000
     
3,335,818
 
Outfront Media Capital, LLC / Outfront
               
  Media Capital Corp. 5.625%, 02/15/2024
   
812,000
     
838,390
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Media Diversified & Services – 3.04% – Continued
           
Quebecor Media, Inc.
           
  5.75%, 01/15/2023 (b)
 
$
1,250,000
   
$
1,365,625
 
WMG Acquisition Corp.
               
  5.00%, 08/01/2023 (c)
   
2,655,000
     
2,724,694
 
             
17,450,193
 
Metals & Mining Excluding Steel – 0.77%
               
Arconic, Inc. 5.40%, 04/15/2021
   
1,405,000
     
1,454,013
 
FMG Resources Pty, Ltd.
               
  4.75%, 05/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
1,550,000
     
1,596,500
 
Novelis Corp. 6.25%, 08/15/2024 (c)
   
1,295,000
     
1,356,513
 
             
4,407,026
 
Packaging – 4.28%
               
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC /
               
  Ardagh Holdings U.S.A., Inc.
               
  4.25%, 09/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
710,000
     
720,991
 
  4.625%, 05/15/2023 (b)(c)
   
1,258,000
     
1,291,022
 
  6.00%, 02/15/2025 (b)(c)
   
1,295,000
     
1,357,290
 
Berry Global, Inc.
               
  5.50%, 05/15/2022
   
2,750,000
     
2,798,125
 
  6.00%, 10/15/2022
   
2,300,000
     
2,337,375
 
Graphic Packaging International, LLC
               
  4.875%, 11/15/2022
   
469,000
     
491,278
 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group
               
  Issuer, LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
               
  5.75%, 10/15/2020
   
9,182,296
     
9,213,056
 
  6.875%, 02/15/2021 (e)
   
1,590,606
     
1,596,571
 
  5.803% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    07/15/2021 (a)(c)
   
1,150,000
     
1,154,312
 
  7.00%, 07/15/2024 (c)
   
933,000
     
968,571
 
Sealed Air Corp. 6.50%, 12/01/2020 (c)
   
2,515,000
     
2,599,881
 
             
24,528,472
 
Reits – 0.92%
               
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP /
               
  Ladder Capital Finance Corp.
               
  5.875%, 08/01/2021 (c)
   
2,500,000
     
2,545,875
 


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

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Reits – 0.92% – Continued
           
VICI Properties 1, LLC / VICI FC, Inc.
           
  8.00%, 10/15/2023
 
$
2,503,582
   
$
2,749,684
 
             
5,295,559
 
Restaurants – 0.25%
               
1011778 B.C., ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
               
  4.625%, 01/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
403,000
     
403,081
 
  4.25%, 05/15/2024 (b)(c)
   
1,012,000
     
1,043,979
 
             
1,447,060
 
Steel Producers & Products – 0.16%
               
Steel Dynamics, Inc. 5.125%, 10/01/2021
   
255,000
     
256,227
 
Zekelman Industries, Inc.
               
  9.875%, 06/15/2023 (c)
   
600,000
     
632,625
 
             
888,852
 
Support – Services – 2.83%
               
CoreCivic, Inc. 4.125%, 04/01/2020
   
1,250,000
     
1,256,250
 
Garda World Security Corp.
               
  7.25%, 11/15/2021 (b)(c)(d)
   
1,000,000
     
1,008,000
 
Gartner, Inc. 5.125%, 04/01/2025 (c)
   
1,335,000
     
1,400,081
 
Hertz Corp. 7.625%, 06/01/2022 (c)
   
1,265,000
     
1,318,762
 
Iron Mountain, Inc.
               
  4.375%, 06/01/2021 (c)
   
950,000
     
962,075
 
  6.00%, 08/15/2023
   
5,042,000
     
5,173,596
 
  5.75%, 08/15/2024
   
1,962,000
     
1,986,525
 
Williams Scotsman International, Inc.
               
  7.875%, 12/15/2022 (c)
   
2,450,000
     
2,566,375
 
  6.875%, 08/15/2023 (c)
   
537,000
     
563,850
 
             
16,235,514
 
Technology – 5.84%
               
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
               
  7.00%, 07/01/2024
   
526,000
     
546,382
 
CDK Global, Inc. 3.80%, 10/15/2019 (e)
   
1,575,000
     
1,575,787
 
CommScope, Inc. 5.00%, 06/15/2021 (c)
   
1,935,000
     
1,942,837
 
Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.
               
  5.875%, 06/15/2021 (c)
   
4,500,000
     
4,577,625
 
  7.125%, 06/15/2024 (c)
   
7,763,000
     
8,191,906
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Technology – 5.84% – Continued
           
Infor U.S., Inc. 6.50%, 05/15/2022
 
$
2,446,000
   
$
2,494,920
 
NCR Corp.
               
  5.875%, 12/15/2021
   
1,325,000
     
1,339,906
 
  5.00%, 07/15/2022
   
1,345,000
     
1,361,813
 
  6.375%, 12/15/2023
   
5,175,000
     
5,330,250
 
Open Text Corp. 5.625%, 01/15/2023 (b)(c)
   
2,620,000
     
2,695,325
 
PTC, Inc. 6.00%, 05/15/2024
   
640,000
     
672,000
 
Sabre GLBL, Inc.
               
  5.375%, 04/15/2023 (c)
   
1,350,000
     
1,383,750
 
  5.25%, 11/15/2023 (c)
   
1,345,000
     
1,388,713
 
             
33,501,214
 
Telecommunications – Satellites – 2.92%
               
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
               
  7.625%, 06/15/2021
   
6,145,000
     
6,636,600
 
Inmarsat Finance PLC
               
  4.875%, 05/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
2,099,000
     
2,135,082
 
  6.50%, 10/01/2024 (b)(c)
   
3,900,000
     
4,104,750
 
Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC
               
  8.875%, 11/15/2024 (b)(c)
   
3,590,000
     
3,855,660
 
             
16,732,092
 
Telecommunications – Wireline/Wireless – 8.24%
               
Altice Financing S.A.
               
  6.625%, 02/15/2023 (b)(c)
   
1,250,000
     
1,285,937
 
Altice France S.A. 6.25%, 05/15/2024 (b)(c)
   
1,609,000
     
1,666,522
 
Altice Luxembourg S.A.
               
  7.75%, 05/15/2022 (b)(c)
   
150,000
     
153,562
 
CenturyLink, Inc.
               
  5.625%, 04/01/2020
   
2,425,000
     
2,467,680
 
  6.45%, 06/15/2021
   
1,420,000
     
1,494,550
 
Cogent Communications Finance, Inc.
               
  5.625%, 04/15/2021 (c)
   
675,000
     
682,594
 
Equinix, Inc.
               
  5.375%, 01/01/2022
   
2,853,000
     
2,924,325
 
  5.375%, 04/01/2023
   
1,399,000
     
1,433,555
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Telecommunications – Wireline/Wireless – 8.24% – Continued
           
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
           
  6.125%, 01/15/2021
 
$
787,000
   
$
790,541
 
  5.375%, 08/15/2022
   
4,760,000
     
4,789,750
 
  5.625%, 02/01/2023
   
3,715,000
     
3,770,725
 
Sprint Communications, Inc.
               
  7.00%, 08/15/2020
   
4,800,000
     
4,966,608
 
  6.00%, 11/15/2022
   
2,500,000
     
2,662,500
 
Sprint Corp. 7.25%, 09/15/2021
   
1,200,000
     
1,283,520
 
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.
               
  6.00%, 03/01/2023
   
7,500,000
     
7,658,925
 
  6.375%, 03/01/2025
   
3,845,000
     
3,992,879
 
Zayo Group, LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc.
               
  6.00%, 04/01/2023
   
5,070,000
     
5,228,438
 
             
47,252,611
 
Transportation Excluding Air & Rail – 1.56%
               
XPO Logistics, Inc.
               
  6.50%, 06/15/2022 (c)
   
7,040,000
     
7,194,880
 
  6.125%, 09/01/2023 (c)
   
1,100,000
     
1,138,500
 
  6.75%, 08/15/2024 (c)
   
558,000
     
606,825
 
             
8,940,205
 
Utilities – Electric – 1.38%
               
AES Corp. 4.875%, 05/15/2023
   
1,196,000
     
1,219,920
 
NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P.
               
  4.25%, 07/15/2024 (c)
   
680,000
     
702,100
 
Vistra Energy Corp.
               
  5.875%, 06/01/2023
   
1,500,000
     
1,537,875
 
  7.625%, 11/01/2024
   
4,292,000
     
4,479,775
 
             
7,939,670
 
Utilities – Gas – 2.14%
               
Blue Racer Midstream, LLC / Blue Racer
               
  Finance Corp. 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (c)
   
3,082,000
     
3,113,744
 
Buckeye Partners, L.P. 4.875%, 02/01/2021
   
646,000
     
657,096
 
Crestwood Midstream Partners, L.P. /
               
  Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.
               
  6.25%, 04/01/2023
   
1,375,000
     
1,417,969
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS – 86.42% (g) – Continued
           
             
Utilities – Gas – 2.14% – Continued
           
DCP Midstream Operating, L.P.
           
  5.35%, 03/15/2020 (c)
 
$
765,000
   
$
772,650
 
  3.875%, 03/15/2023
   
308,000
     
312,235
 
Genesis Energy, L.P. / Genesis Energy
               
  Finance Corp. 6.75%, 08/01/2022
   
2,424,000
     
2,468,480
 
NuStar Logistics, L.P.
               
  4.80%, 09/01/2020
   
300,000
     
306,375
 
  6.75%, 02/01/2021
   
2,900,000
     
3,036,590
 
Targa Resources Partners, L.P. / Targa
               
  Resources Partners Finance Corp.
               
  6.75%, 03/15/2024
   
205,000
     
212,944
 
             
12,298,083
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
               
  (Cost $490,759,628)
           
495,657,582
 
                 
BANK LOANS – 9.88%
               
                 
Aerospace & Defense – 0.31%
               
Transdigm, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 06/09/2023 (a)
   
1,796,341
     
1,794,338
 
                 
Building Materials – 0.22%
               
QUIKRETE Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 11/15/2023 (a)
   
1,253,133
     
1,250,157
 
                 
Consumer Products – 0.18%
               
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.256% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.00%),
               
  05/15/2023 (a)
   
1,080,045
     
1,027,393
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 9.88% – Continued
           
             
Environmental – 0.23%
           
Granite Acquisition, Inc.
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
    5.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
           
    12/17/2021 (a)
 
$
1,270,515
   
$
1,275,413
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.604% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    12/17/2021 (a)
   
62,870
     
63,113
 
             
1,338,526
 
Finance – Insurance – 0.53%
               
HUB International, Ltd., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.267% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 04/25/2025 (a)
   
839,375
     
831,027
 
U.S.I., Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.104% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 05/16/2024 (a)
   
2,254,000
     
2,219,728
 
             
3,050,755
 
Finance – Services – 0.68%
               
Deerfield Holdings Corp., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.25%), 02/13/2025 (a)
   
2,462,500
     
2,426,178
 
WEX, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term
               
  Loan 4.294% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.25%), 05/15/2026 (a)
   
1,485,297
     
1,495,768
 
             
3,921,946
 
Gaming – 0.57%
               
Stars Group Holdings B.V., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 5.604% (3 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 3.50%), 07/10/2025 (a)
   
1,476,733
     
1,485,113
 
Station Casinos, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.55% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 06/08/2023 (a)
   
1,794,411
     
1,804,074
 
             
3,289,187
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 9.88% – Continued
           
             
General Industrial Manufacturing – 0.16%
           
EWT Holdings III Corp., Senior Secured First
           
  Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
           
  USD + 3.00%), 12/20/2024 (a)
 
$
897,767
   
$
902,260
 
                 
Healthcare – 1.59%
               
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.563% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
  05/05/2025 (a)
   
2,468,172
     
2,119,543
 
Jaguar Holding Co. II,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.544% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.50%),
               
  08/18/2022 (a)
   
964,736
     
966,597
 
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.854% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
  06/07/2023 (a)
   
3,262,068
     
3,116,629
 
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.554% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.50%),
               
  11/14/2025 (a)
   
2,481,250
     
2,487,267
 
Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
               
  05/13/2022 (a)
   
448,518
     
444,687
 
             
9,134,723
 
Hotels – 0.14%
               
ESH Hospitality, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.00%), 09/18/2026 (a)
   
808,430
     
813,167
 
                 
Leisure & Entertainment – 0.52%
               
Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 4.544% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 02/01/2024 (a)
   
1,625,890
     
1,609,225
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 9.88% – Continued
           
             
Leisure & Entertainment – 0.52% – Continued
           
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.,
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
  4.685% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
           
  08/29/2025 (a)
 
$
1,374,613
   
$
1,383,781
 
             
2,993,006
 
Media – Broadcast – 0.19%
               
Univision Communications, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%),
               
  03/15/2024 (a)
   
1,085,038
     
1,056,952
 
                 
Media – Cable – 0.45%
               
Cogeco Communications (U.S.A.) II, L.P.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  4.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.25%),
               
  01/03/2025 (a)
   
839,375
     
840,949
 
WideOpenWest Finance, LLC,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.294% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%),
               
  08/18/2023 (a)
   
1,781,375
     
1,725,707
 
             
2,566,656
 
Media Diversified & Services – 1.35%
               
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.30% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
  08/27/2026 (a)
   
1,056,029
     
1,034,908
 
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  5.794% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.75%),
               
  10/01/2025 (a)
   
5,415,683
     
5,450,669
 
Meredith Corp., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.75%), 01/31/2025 (a)
   
1,273,223
     
1,276,012
 
             
7,761,589
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 9.88% – Continued
           
             
Support – Services – 1.79%
           
Asurion, LLC
           
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
           
    5.112% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
           
    08/04/2022 (a)
 
$
431,166
   
$
433,322
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
               
    11/03/2023 (a)
   
184,417
     
185,339
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.044% (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.00%),
               
    11/04/2024 (a)
   
1,481,250
     
1,488,145
 
Camelot Finance, L.P., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.294% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.25%), 10/03/2023 (a)
   
527,232
     
531,133
 
Frontdoor, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.563% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.50%), 08/18/2025 (a)
   
1,445,400
     
1,455,344
 
Garda World Security Corp.
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    5.632% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.50%),
               
    05/24/2024 (a)
   
1,464,988
     
1,468,188
 
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
    7.50% (Prime Rate + 2.50%),
               
    05/24/2024 (a)
   
3,756
     
3,765
 
IRI Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 6.624% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 4.50%), 12/01/2025 (a)
   
709,638
     
684,580
 
Spin Holdco, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 5.572% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.25%), 11/14/2022 (a)
   
1,548,310
     
1,525,086
 
Tempo Acquisition, LLC, Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 05/01/2024 (a)
   
1,661,750
     
1,669,718
 
Trans Union, LLC, Senior Secured First Lien
               
  Term Loan 4.044% (1 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 2.00%), 04/10/2023 (a)
   
805,988
     
809,740
 
             
10,254,360
 


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

71

SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Principal
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
 
BANK LOANS – 9.88% – Continued
           
             
Technology – 0.81%
           
MA FinanceCo., LLC, Senior Secured First
           
  Lien Term Loan 4.294% (1 Month LIBOR
           
  USD + 2.25%), 11/19/2021 (a)
 
$
1,537,914
   
$
1,538,560
 
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.,
               
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
               
  6.56% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.25%),
               
  04/26/2024 (a)
   
642,390
     
643,996
 
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured
               
  First Lien Term Loan 4.794% (1 Month
               
  LIBOR USD + 2.75%), 02/05/2024 (a)
   
2,456,250
     
2,462,010
 
             
4,644,566
 
Telecommunications – Wireline/Wireless – 0.16%
               
Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Senior Secured First
               
  Lien Term Loan 5.287% (3 Month LIBOR
               
  USD + 3.00%), 11/03/2023 (a)
   
975,056
     
897,354
 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
               
  (Cost $56,964,339)
           
56,696,935
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL SHORT DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

         
Fair
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.96%
           
             
Money Market Fund – 2.96%
           
First American Government
           
  Obligations Fund – Class X, 1.87% (f)
   
16,957,004
   
$
16,957,004
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
  (Cost $16,957,004)
           
16,957,004
 
Total Investments (Cost $564,680,971) – 99.26%
           
569,311,521
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.74%
           
4,226,360
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
         
$
573,537,881
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK
Payment-in-kind
PLC
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
(a)
Variable rate securities, the coupon rate shown is the effective interest rate as of September 30, 2019.
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
(c)
Rule 144a security.  As of September 30, 2019, the Fund’s Advisor has deemed $227,589,414 of these securities to be liquid and $1,008,000 to be illiquid, based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(d)
Illiquid security.  A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market.  As of September 30, 2019 the value of this investment was $1,008,000 or 0.18% of net assets.
(e)
Step-up bond; pays one interest rate for a certain period and a higher rate thereafter.  The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of September 30, 2019, and will continue at the stated rate until maturity (3.80% for CDK Global, Inc., 5.375% for Molina Healthcare, Inc., and 6.875% for Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.).
(f)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of September 30, 2019.
(g)
All or a portion is posted as collateral for delayed settlement securities.
(h)
Security has the ability to pay in kind or pay in cash.  When applicable, separate rates of such payments are disclosed.




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


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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2019

   
Shenkman
   
Shenkman
 
   
Capital Floating
   
Capital Short
 
   
Rate High
   
Duration High
 
   
Income Fund
   
Income Fund
 
ASSETS:
           
Investments, at value (cost $242,389,361
           
  and $564,680,971, respectively)
 
$
237,271,861
   
$
569,311,521
 
Cash
   
1,476,582
     
447,869
 
Receivables
               
Securities sold
   
2,546,412
     
1,247,628
 
Interest
   
952,792
     
8,269,915
 
Fund shares sold
   
17,277
     
5,296,993
 
Prepaid expenses
   
18,567
     
49,318
 
Total assets
   
242,283,491
     
584,623,244
 
LIABILITIES:
               
Payables
               
Securities purchased
   
7,580,666
     
8,804,499
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
72,472
     
941,274
 
Distributions payable
   
146,570
     
904,786
 
Advisory fees (Note 4)
   
58,657
     
223,912
 
Administration and accounting expenses
   
70,676
     
81,271
 
Audit
   
25,000
     
28,000
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
8,605
     
21,599
 
Printing and mailing
   
4,004
     
10,202
 
Compliance fees
   
1,792
     
1,792
 
Legal
   
1,445
     
1,330
 
Shareholder servicing fees
   
504
     
24,624
 
12b-1 distribution fees
   
     
36,761
 
Custody fees
   
1,875
     
4,236
 
Trustee fees and expenses
   
505
     
343
 
Other accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
555
     
734
 
Total liabilities
   
7,973,326
     
11,085,363
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
234,310,165
   
$
573,537,881
 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
               
Capital stock
 
$
245,366,534
   
$
571,946,558
 
Total distributable earnings/(deficit)
   
(11,056,369
)
   
1,591,323
 
Total net assets
 
$
234,310,165
   
$
573,537,881
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES – Continued
September 30, 2019

   
Shenkman
   
Shenkman
 
   
Capital Floating
   
Capital Short
 
   
Rate High
   
Duration High
 
   
Income Fund
   
Income Fund
 
NET ASSETS
           
Class A:
           
Net assets applicable to outstanding
           
  Class A shares
   
   
$
13,406,903
 
Shares issued and outstanding
   
     
1,332,441
 
Net asset value, redemption price per share
   
   
$
10.06
 
Maximum offering price per share
               
  (net asset value divided by 97.00%)
   
   
$
10.37
 
                 
Class C:
               
Net assets applicable to outstanding
               
  Class C shares
   
   
$
11,405,426
 
Shares issued and outstanding
   
     
1,136,683
 
Net asset value, offering price
               
  and redemption price per share
   
   
$
10.03
 
                 
Class F:
               
Net assets applicable to outstanding
               
  Class F shares
 
$
5,855,688
   
$
289,716,407
 
Shares issued and outstanding
   
612,831
     
28,861,179
 
Net asset value, offering price
               
  and redemption price per share
 
$
9.56
   
$
10.04
 
Institutional Class:
               
Net assets applicable to outstanding
               
  Institutional Class shares
 
$
228,454,477
   
$
259,009,145
 
Shares issued and outstanding
   
23,888,067
     
25,777,260
 
Net asset value, offering price
               
  and redemption price per share
 
$
9.56
   
$
10.05
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2019

   
Shenkman
   
Shenkman
 
   
Capital Floating
   
Capital Short
 
   
Rate High
   
Duration High
 
   
Income Fund
   
Income Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
           
Dividends
 
$
33,352
   
$
 
Interest income
   
14,213,145
     
23,449,110
 
Consent and term loan fee income
   
58,541
     
34,339
 
Total investment income
   
14,305,038
     
23,483,449
 
EXPENSES:
               
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
   
1,252,285
     
2,787,293
 
Administration and accounting fees (Note 4)
   
415,785
     
483,247
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
49,217
     
134,519
 
Federal and state registration fees
   
32,184
     
77,827
 
Audit fees
   
25,000
     
28,000
 
Trustee fees and expenses
   
18,053
     
20,945
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
14,376
     
31,154
 
Reports to shareholders
   
11,244
     
29,855
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees (Note 4)
   
10,313
     
10,313
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
8,609
     
14,261
 
Legal fees
   
6,543
     
7,187
 
Insurance expense
   
4,789
     
8,357
 
Interest expense (Note 8)
   
1,998
     
2,266
 
Service fees – Class A (Note 6)
   
     
6,878
 
Service fees – Class C (Note 6)
   
     
5,815
 
Service fees – Class F (Note 6)
   
1,435
     
194,796
 
12b-1 distribution fees – Class A (Note 5)
   
     
30,046
 
12b-1 distribution fees – Class C (Note 5)
   
     
114,642
 
Total expenses before advisory fee waiver
   
1,851,831
     
3,987,401
 
Advisory fee waiver by Advisor (Note 4)
   
(497,929
)
   
(341,150
)
Net expenses
   
1,353,902
     
3,646,251
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   
12,951,136
     
19,837,198
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS):
               
Net realized loss on investments
   
(18,254
)
   
(2,694,633
)
Change in unrealized appreciation/
               
  (depreciation) on investments
   
(6,192,583
)
   
4,637,230
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
               
  on investments
   
(6,210,837
)
   
1,942,597
 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
               
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
6,740,299
   
$
21,779,795
 


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

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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
 
$
12,951,136
   
$
13,535,638
 
Net realized loss on investments
   
(18,254
)
   
(2,230,590
)
Change in unrealized appreciation/
               
  (depreciation) on securities
   
(6,192,583
)
   
3,841,159
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
6,740,299
     
15,146,207
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
Class F
   
(249,103
)
   
(202,960
)
Institutional Class
   
(12,670,229
)
   
(13,206,806
)
Total distributions
   
(12,919,332
)
   
(13,409,766
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold:
               
Class F
   
3,308,464
     
8,702,990
 
Institutional Class
   
27,541,873
     
56,978,828
 
Proceeds from shares issued to
               
  holders in reinvestment of dividends:
               
Class F
   
249,103
     
202,961
 
Institutional Class
   
10,929,298
     
11,829,340
 
Cost of shares redeemed:
               
Class F
   
(2,677,668
)
   
(4,487,203
)
Institutional Class
   
(91,218,445
)
   
(99,783,031
)
Redemption fees retained:
               
Class F
   
     
 
Institutional Class
   
437
     
 
Net decrease in net assets
               
  derived from capital share transactions
   
(51,866,938
)
   
(26,556,115
)
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
(58,045,971
)
   
(24,819,674
)
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of year
   
292,356,136
     
317,175,810
 
End of year
 
$
234,310,165
   
$
292,356,136
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
               
Shares sold:
               
Class F
   
343,878
     
891,080
 
Institutional Class
   
2,866,727
     
5,820,427
 
Shares issued to holders as reinvestment of dividends:
               
Class F
   
26,017
     
20,807
 
Institutional Class
   
1,140,849
     
1,212,173
 
Shares redeemed:
               
Class F
   
(279,661
)
   
(459,870
)
Institutional Class
   
(9,419,486
)
   
(10,209,310
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(5,321,676
)
   
(2,724,693
)


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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
 
$
19,837,198
   
$
19,428,154
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(2,694,633
)
   
1,057,819
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/
               
  (depreciation) on securities
   
4,637,230
     
(4,777,950
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
21,779,795
     
15,708,023
 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
Class A
   
(440,641
)
   
(515,456
)
Class C
   
(333,324
)
   
(277,468
)
Class F
   
(9,099,997
)
   
(6,168,355
)
Institutional Class
   
(9,905,128
)
   
(12,280,953
)
Total distributions
   
(19,779,090
)
   
(19,242,232
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold:
               
Class A
   
5,730,033
     
21,829,522
 
Class C
   
2,756,900
     
2,909,282
 
Class F
   
193,027,454
     
149,474,128
 
Institutional Class
   
85,339,257
     
118,439,505
 
Proceeds from shares issued to
               
  holders in reinvestment of dividends:
               
Class A
   
202,002
     
243,406
 
Class C
   
140,202
     
138,939
 
Class F
   
2,542,038
     
2,165,866
 
Institutional Class
   
7,086,635
     
8,615,777
 
Cost of shares redeemed:
               
Class A
   
(5,713,306
)
   
(21,180,331
)
Class C
   
(2,679,285
)
   
(3,399,313
)
Class F
   
(119,180,169
)
   
(78,070,431
)
Institutional Class
   
(176,387,298
)
   
(154,185,607
)


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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS – Continued

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS – Continued:
           
Redemption fees retained:
           
Class A
 
$
47
   
$
1,749
 
Class C
   
     
130
 
Class F
   
483
     
784
 
Institutional Class
   
5,011
     
2,252
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets derived
               
  from capital share transactions
   
(7,129,996
)
   
46,985,658
 
TOTAL INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
   
(5,129,291
)
   
43,451,449
 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of year
   
578,667,172
     
535,215,723
 
End of year
 
$
573,537,881
   
$
578,667,172
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
               
Shares sold:
               
Class A
   
571,385
     
2,183,854
 
Class C
   
276,620
     
291,753
 
Class F
   
19,356,238
     
14,974,457
 
Institutional Class
   
8,540,017
     
11,857,498
 
Shares issued to holders
               
  as reinvestment of dividends:
               
Class A
   
20,275
     
24,372
 
Class C
   
14,113
     
13,952
 
Class F
   
255,609
     
217,420
 
Institutional Class
   
711,949
     
863,709
 
Shares redeemed:
               
Class A
   
(575,494
)
   
(2,117,813
)
Class C
   
(268,547
)
   
(340,848
)
Class F
   
(11,998,115
)
   
(7,819,187
)
Institutional Class
   
(17,776,138
)
   
(15,436,775
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(872,088
)
   
4,712,392
 


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period
 
Class F
               
March 1, 2017*
 
   
Year Ended
   
through
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
PER SHARE DATA:
                 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
9.80
   
$
9.74
   
$
9.82
 
                         
Income from investment operations:
                       
Net investment income
   
0.50
     
0.44
     
0.22
 
Net realized and unrealized
                       
  gain/(loss) on securities
   
(0.24
)
   
0.05
     
(0.08
)
Total from
                       
  investment operations
   
0.26
     
0.49
     
0.14
 
Less distributions:
                       
From net investment income
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.22
)
Total distributions
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.22
)
                         
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
9.56
   
$
9.80
   
$
9.74
 
                         
TOTAL RETURN
   
2.69
%
   
5.12
%
   
1.46
%†
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                       
Net assets, end of
                       
  period (thousands)
 
$
5,856
   
$
5,119
   
$
688
 
Ratio of expenses
                       
  to average net assets:
                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
0.77
%
   
0.76
%
   
0.81
%‡
After advisory fee waiver
   
0.57
%
   
0.58
%
   
0.64
%‡
Ratio of net investment income
                       
  to average net assets:
                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
4.93
%
   
4.31
%
   
3.81
%‡
After advisory fee waiver
   
5.13
%
   
4.49
%
   
3.98
%‡
Portfolio turnover rate
   
28
%
   
51
%
   
74
%†

*
Commencement of operations.
Not annualized.
Annualized.


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period
 
Institutional Class
                           
October 15,
 
                           
2014*

                           
through
 
   
Year Ended September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
PER SHARE DATA:
                               
Net asset value,
                               
  beginning of period
 
$
9.80
   
$
9.75
   
$
9.69
   
$
9.67
   
$
10.00
 
                                         
Income from
                                       
  investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.51
     
0.44
     
0.39
     
0.42
     
0.41
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on securities
   
(0.25
)
   
0.04
     
0.06
     
0.01
     
(0.34
)
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
0.26
     
0.48
     
0.45
     
0.43
     
0.07
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net
                                       
  investment income
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.41
)
   
(0.40
)
Total distributions
   
(0.50
)
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.41
)
   
(0.40
)
                                         
Net asset value,
                                       
  end of period
 
$
9.56
   
$
9.80
   
$
9.75
   
$
9.69
   
$
9.67
 
                                         
TOTAL RETURN
   
2.82
%
 
5.04%^
     
4.73
%
   
4.63
%
   
0.66
%†
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                                       
Net assets, end of
                                       
  period (thousands)
 
$
228,454
   
$
287,237
   
$
316,488
   
$
265,379
   
$
282,591
 
Ratio of expenses
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
0.74
%
   
0.71
%
   
0.70
%
   
0.71
%
   
0.72
%‡
After advisory fee waiver
   
0.54
%
   
0.54
%
   
0.54
%
   
0.54
%
   
0.54
%‡
Ratio of net investment income
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
4.97
%
   
4.24
%
   
3.90
%
   
4.20
%
   
4.26
%‡
After advisory fee waiver
   
5.17
%
   
4.41
%
   
4.06
%
   
4.37
%
   
4.44
%‡
Portfolio turnover rate
   
28
%
   
51
%
   
74
%
   
60
%
   
70
%†

*
Commencement of operations.
Not annualized.
Annualized.
^
Performance presented includes a 9/30/2017 trade date adjustment to net asset value per share.


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year
 
Class A
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
PER SHARE DATA:
                             
Net asset value,
                             
  beginning of year
 
$
10.00
   
$
10.07
   
$
9.98
   
$
9.91
   
$
10.10
 
                                         
Income from
                                       
  investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.36
     
0.32
     
0.28
     
0.29
     
0.27
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on securities
   
0.06
     
(0.07
)
   
0.08
     
0.06
     
(0.14
)
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
0.42
     
0.25
     
0.36
     
0.35
     
0.13
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net
                                       
  investment income
   
(0.36
)
   
(0.32
)
   
(0.27
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.30
)
From net realized gains
   
     
     
     
     
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(0.36
)
   
(0.32
)
   
(0.27
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.32
)
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
10.06
   
$
10.00
   
$
10.07
   
$
9.98
   
$
9.91
 
                                         
TOTAL RETURN
   
4.33
%
   
2.56
%
   
3.65
%
   
3.61
%
   
1.25
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                                       
Net assets, end
                                       
  of year (thousands)
 
$
13,407
   
$
13,160
   
$
12,341
   
$
8,730
   
$
4,853
 
Ratio of expenses
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
1.03
%
   
1.01
%
   
1.03
%
   
1.24
%
   
1.36
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
0.96
%
   
0.95
%
   
0.95
%
   
0.98
%
   
1.00
%
Ratio of net investment
                                       
  income to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
3.61
%
   
3.25
%
   
2.73
%
   
2.69
%
   
2.63
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
3.68
%
   
3.31
%
   
2.81
%
   
2.95
%
   
2.99
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
77
%
   
61
%
   
65
%
   
53
%
   
57
%


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each year
 
Class C
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
PER SHARE DATA:
                             
Net asset value,
                             
  beginning of year
 
$
9.97
   
$
10.04
   
$
9.94
   
$
9.88
   
$
10.08
 
                                         
Income from
                                       
  investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.29
     
0.25
     
0.21
     
0.22
     
0.22
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on securities
   
0.06
     
(0.07
)
   
0.09
     
0.05
     
(0.17
)
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
0.35
     
0.18
     
0.30
     
0.27
     
0.05
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net
                                       
  investment income
   
(0.29
)
   
(0.25
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.23
)
From net realized gains
   
     
     
     
     
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(0.29
)
   
(0.25
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.25
)
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
10.03
   
$
9.97
   
$
10.04
   
$
9.94
   
$
9.88
 
                                         
TOTAL RETURN
   
3.57
%
   
1.80
%
   
3.01
%
   
2.77
%
   
0.45
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                                       
Net assets, end
                                       
  of year (thousands)
 
$
11,406
   
$
11,112
   
$
11,538
   
$
10,913
   
$
6,142
 
Ratio of expenses
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
1.77
%
   
1.76
%
   
1.77
%
   
1.99
%
   
2.13
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
1.70
%
   
1.70
%
   
1.68
%
   
1.73
%
   
1.75
%
Ratio of net investment
                                       
  income to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
2.87
%
   
2.46
%
   
1.99
%
   
1.95
%
   
1.86
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
2.94
%
   
2.52
%
   
2.08
%
   
2.21
%
   
2.24
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
77
%
   
61
%
   
65
%
   
53
%
   
57
%


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


For a share outstanding throughout each year
 
Class F
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
PER SHARE DATA:
                             
Net asset value,
                             
  beginning of year
 
$
9.97
   
$
10.04
   
$
9.95
   
$
9.88
   
$
10.08
 
                                         
Income from
                                       
  investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.39
     
0.34
     
0.29
     
0.31
     
0.31
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on securities
   
0.07
     
(0.07
)
   
0.09
     
0.06
     
(0.17
)
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
0.46
     
0.27
     
0.38
     
0.37
     
0.14
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net
                                       
  investment income
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.34
)
   
(0.29
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.32
)
From net realized gains
   
     
     
     
     
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.34
)
   
(0.29
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.34
)
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
10.04
   
$
9.97
   
$
10.04
   
$
9.95
   
$
9.88
 
                                         
TOTAL RETURN
   
4.68
%
   
2.81
%
   
3.89
%
   
3.88
%
   
1.41
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                                       
Net assets, end
                                       
  of year (thousands)
 
$
289,716
   
$
211,941
   
$
139,324
   
$
69,045
   
$
35,917
 
Ratio of expenses
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
0.80
%
   
0.79
%
   
0.82
%
   
0.98
%
   
1.12
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
0.73
%
   
0.73
%
   
0.74
%
   
0.73
%
   
0.75
%
Ratio of net investment
                                       
  income to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
3.83
%
   
3.48
%
   
2.95
%
   
2.95
%
   
2.87
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
3.90
%
   
3.54
%
   
3.03
%
   
3.20
%
   
3.24
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
77
%
   
61
%
   
65
%
   
53
%
   
57
%


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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


For a share outstanding throughout each year
 
Institutional Class
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
PER SHARE DATA:
                             
Net asset value,
                             
  beginning of year
 
$
9.98
   
$
10.05
   
$
9.96
   
$
9.89
   
$
10.08
 
                                         
Income from
                                       
  investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.40
     
0.36
     
0.30
     
0.31
     
0.33
 
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain/(loss) on securities
   
0.06
     
(0.08
)
   
0.09
     
0.07
     
(0.17
)
Total from
                                       
  investment operations
   
0.46
     
0.28
     
0.39
     
0.38
     
0.16
 
                                         
Less distributions:
                                       
From net
                                       
  investment income
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.35
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.31
)
   
(0.33
)
From net realized gains
   
     
     
     
     
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(0.39
)
   
(0.35
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.31
)
   
(0.35
)
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
10.05
   
$
9.98
   
$
10.05
   
$
9.96
   
$
9.89
 
                                         
TOTAL RETURN
   
4.77
%
   
2.88
%
   
3.97
%
   
3.97
%
   
1.60
%
                                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                                       
Net assets, end
                                       
  of year (thousands)
 
$
259,009
   
$
342,454
   
$
372,013
   
$
148,831
   
$
64,581
 
Ratio of expenses
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
0.72
%
   
0.71
%
   
0.73
%
   
0.88
%
   
1.04
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
   
0.65
%
Ratio of net investment
                                       
  income to average net assets:
                                       
Before advisory fee waiver
   
3.91
%
   
3.51
%
   
3.04
%
   
3.04
%
   
2.95
%
After advisory fee waiver
   
3.98
%
   
3.57
%
   
3.12
%
   
3.27
%
   
3.34
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
77
%
   
61
%
   
65
%
   
53
%
   
57
%


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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Short Duration High Income Fund”) and the Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund (the “Floating Rate High Income Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are diversified 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 Short Duration High Income Fund commenced operations on October 31, 2012. The Floating Rate High Income Fund commenced operations on October 15, 2014. The primary investment objective of the Funds is to seek a high level of current income.  The Short Duration High Income Fund currently offers Class A, Class C, Class F, and Institutional Class shares.  Class F shares became available for purchase on May 17, 2013, while Class C shares became available for purchase on January 28, 2014.
 
The Floating Rate High Income Fund currently offers Class F and Institutional Class shares. Institutional Class shares became available for purchase on October 15, 2014. The initial purchase included a transfer in-kind of securities and cash. The transfer in-kind was nontaxable, whereby the Fund issued 12,794,119 shares on October 15, 2014. The fair value and cost of securities, for tax purposes, received by the Fund was $127,869,966 and $129,652,584, respectively.  In addition, the Fund received $1,871,223 of cash and interest receivable. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value.  Class F shares became available for purchase on March 1, 2017.
 
Each class of shares differs principally in its respective distribution expenses, service fees, and sales charges.  Each class of shares has identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class-specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Security Valuation – All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.
 
Federal Income Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to
 
 
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September 30, 2019

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.  The tax returns of the Funds for the prior three fiscal years are open for examination. Management has reviewed all open tax years in major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Funds’ net assets and no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax events relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Wisconsin. 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.
 
Securities Transactions, Income, and Distributions – Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Securities sold are determined on a specific identification process.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective security.  Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received.  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.
 
Each Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, monthly, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually.  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.  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.
 
Investment income, expenses (other than those specific to the class of shares), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to the separate classes of a Fund based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to that 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.
 
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis – The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis, for payment and delivery at a later date, generally within one month. The price and yield are generally fixed on the date of commitment to purchase, and the value of the security is thereafter reflected in the Funds’ NAV. During the period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by the Funds and no interest accrues to the Funds. At the time of settlement, the market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price.
 
Redemption Fees – The Funds charge a 1% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 30 days or less.  Such fees are retained by the Funds and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.  Redemption fees retained are disclosed in the statements of changes.
 
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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operation during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Derivatives – The Funds have adopted the financial accounting reporting rules as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”).  The Funds are required to include enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivatives instruments affect an entity’s result of operations and financial position.  During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Funds did not hold any derivative instruments.
 
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.
 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

Bridge Loan Commitments – In connection with floating rate loan interests, the Funds may also enter into bridge loan commitments.  Bridge loan commitments may obligate the Funds to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. At September 30, 2019, the Funds did not have any outstanding bridge loan commitments.
 
Unfunded Loan Commitments – Unfunded loan commitments are contractual obligations for funding to a borrower.  At September 30, 2019, the Floating Rate High Income Fund and the Short Duration High Income Fund had $161,994 and $0, respectively, in outstanding unfunded loan commitments.
 
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End – In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2019, management considered the impact of subsequent events for the potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.  Refer to Note 11 for more information about subsequent events.
 
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 Funds’ 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.
 

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

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).
 
Bank Loan Obligations – Bank loan obligations are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which utilizes quotations obtained from dealers in bank loans.  These securities will generally be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Debt Securities – Debt securities, such as corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries and U.S. government agency issues are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based techniques.  The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer.  In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.  Debt securities having a maturity of 60 days or less are valued at the evaluated mean between the bid and asked price.  These securities will generally be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Equity Securities – The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value.  Equity securities 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.
 
Investment Companies – 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 securities having a maturity of less than 60 days are valued at the evaluated mean between bid and asked price.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

Illiquid Securities – A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market.  Securities are generally considered liquid if they can be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which the security is valued by the Funds.  Illiquid securities may be valued under methods approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”) as reflecting fair value.  The Funds intend to hold no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
 
Certain restricted securities may be considered illiquid.  Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual restrictions on resale, and may be valued under methods approved by the Funds’ Board as reflecting fair value.  Certain restricted securities eligible for resale to qualified institutional investors, including Rule 144A securities, are not subject to the limitation on the Funds’ investments in illiquid securities if they are determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board.  As of September 30, 2019, Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) has determined that certain securities held by the Funds are considered illiquid.  See each Fund’s schedule of investments for additional information.
 
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or if the closing price does not represent fair value, are valued following procedures approved by the Board.  These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events.  There can be no assurance that the Funds could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if they were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its net asset value per share.
 
The 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.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ securities as of September 30, 2019:
 
Floating Rate High Income Fund
 
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Fixed Income
                       
 
  Bank Loan
                       
 
    Obligations
 
$
   
$
208,779,841
   
$
   
$
208,779,841
 
 
  Corporate Bonds
   
     
21,335,801
     
     
21,335,801
 
 
Total Fixed Income
   
     
230,115,642
     
     
230,115,642
 
 
Common Stocks
                               
 
  Information
   
122,674
     
     
14,580
     
137,254
 
 
  Manufacturing
   
506,082
     
     
     
506,082
 
 
  Mining,
                               
 
    Quarrying,
                               
 
    and Oil and
                               
 
    Gas Extraction
   
     
12,373
     
28,213
     
40,586
 
 
Total
                               
 
  Common Stocks
   
628,756
     
12,373
     
42,793
     
683,922
 
 
Warrants
   
     
56,462
     
13,268
     
69,730
 
 
Private
                               
 
  Placements
                               
 
  Utilities
   
     
29,925
     
     
29,925
 
 
Total Private
                               
 
  Placements
   
     
29,925
     
     
29,925
 
 
Short-Term
                               
 
  Investments
   
6,372,642
     
     
     
6,372,642
 
 
Total
                               
 
  Investments
 
$
7,001,398
   
$
230,214,402
   
$
56,061
   
$
237,271,861
 

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

Short Duration High Income Fund
 
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Fixed Income
                       
 
  Bank Loan
                       
 
    Obligations
 
$
   
$
56,696,935
   
$
   
$
56,696,935
 
 
  Corporate
                               
 
    Bonds
   
     
495,657,582
     
     
495,657,582
 
 
Total Fixed
                               
 
  Income
   
     
552,354,517
     
     
552,354,517
 
 
Short-Term
                               
 
  Investments
   
16,957,004
     
     
     
16,957,004
 
 
Total
                               
 
  Investments
 
$
16,957,004
   
$
552,354,517
   
$
   
$
569,311,521
 

Refer to the Funds’ schedules of investments for a detailed break-out of securities.  Transfers between levels are recognized at September 30, 2019, the end of the reporting period.
 
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management is currently evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.
 
The following is a reconciliation of the Floating Rate High Income Fund’s Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value.  The Short Duration High Income Fund did not hold Level 3 investments at September 30, 2019, and as such no reconciliation is presented.
 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
September 30, 2019

 
Floating Rate High Income Fund
                 
                     
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
                 
     
Common
             
     
Stocks
   
Warrants
   
Total
 
 
Balance as of September 30, 2018
 
$
35,543
   
$
19,419
   
$
54,962
 
 
  Corporate actions
   
51,840
     
     
51,840
 
 
  Change in unrealized appreciation
   
(44,590
)
   
(6,151
)
   
(50,741
)
 
Balance as of September 30, 2019
 
$
42,793
   
$
13,268
   
$
56,061
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) during
                       
 
  the period for Level 3 investments held at September 30, 2019
                 
$
(50,741
)

The Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2019 represented 0.02% of net assets and did not warrant a disclosure of significant unobservable valuation inputs.
 
The Funds did not recognize any transfers between levels during the year ended September 30, 2019.
 
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
The Funds have an investment advisory agreement with the Advisor pursuant to which the Advisor is responsible for providing investment management services to each Fund.  The Advisor furnished all investment advice, office space and 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, based upon the average daily net assets of the Funds at the annual rates of:
 
 
Floating Rate High Income Fund
0.50%
 
 
Short Duration High Income Fund
0.55%
 

For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Floating Rate High Income Fund and the Short Duration High Income Fund incurred $1,252,285 and $2,787,293, respectively, in advisory fees. Advisory fees payable to the Advisor at September 30, 2019 for the Floating Rate High Income Fund and the Short Duration High Income Fund were $58,657 and $223,912, respectively.  The amounts shown on the statements of assets and liabilities are net amounts due to the Advisor.
 
Each Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses.  The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Funds to the extent necessary to limit the Funds’ aggregate annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, dividends on securities sold short and extraordinary expenses) to the following amounts of the average daily net assets for each class of shares:

 
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September 30, 2019

 
Floating Rate High Income Fund:
   
 
Class F
0.64%
 
 
Institutional Class
0.54%
 
       
 
Short Duration High Income Fund:
   
 
Class A
1.00%
 
 
Class C
1.75%
 
 
Class F
0.75%
 
 
Institutional Class
0.65%
 

Any such reduction made by the Advisor in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Funds’ obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Funds to the Advisor, if so requested by the Advisor, in 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 a Fund to exceed the lesser of:  (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the management fee reduction and expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the reimbursement.  Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board 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 September 30, 2019, the Advisor reduced its fees in the amount of $497,929 for the Floating Rate High Income Fund and in the amount of $341,150 for the Short Duration High Income Fund.  No amounts were reimbursed to the Advisor for either Fund.  The Advisor may recapture portions of the amounts shown below no later than the corresponding dates:
 
     
9/30/2020
   
9/30/2021
   
9/30/2022
   
Total
 
 
Floating Rate High
                       
 
  Income Fund
 
$
459,123
   
$
529,056
   
$
497,929
   
$
1,486,108
 
 
Short Duration High
                               
 
  Income Fund
   
316,790
     
329,549
     
341,150
     
987,489
 

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.  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 September 30, 2019 are disclosed in the statements of operations.
 
 
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September 30, 2019

U.S. Bank N.A. serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) to the Funds.  Fees paid by the Funds to U.S. Bank N.A. for custody services for the year ended September 30, 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.
 
Both the Distributor and Custodian are affiliates of Fund Services.
 
NOTE 5 – DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN
 
The Short Duration High Income Fund adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”).  The Plan permits the Short Duration High Income Fund to pay for distribution and related expenses at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Short Duration High Income Fund’s Class A shares and up to 1.00% of the average net assets of the Short Duration High Income Fund’s Class C shares.  The expenses covered by the Plan may include the cost in connection with the promotion and distribution of shares and the provision of personal services to shareholders, including, but not necessarily limited to, advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current Fund shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature.  Payments made pursuant to the Plan will represent compensation for distribution and service activities, not reimbursements for specific expenses incurred.  For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Short Duration High Income Fund incurred distribution expenses on its Class A and Class C shares of $30,046 and $114,642, respectively.
 
NOTE 6 – SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE
 
The Funds entered into a shareholder servicing agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, under which the Advisor will provide, or arrange for others to provide, certain specified shareholder services.  As compensation for the provision of shareholder services, the Funds may pay servicing fees at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class F shares. 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 each Fund 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

 
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September 30, 2019

inquiries regarding the Funds, and providing such other personal services to shareholders as the Funds may reasonably request. For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Floating Rate High Income Fund’s Class F shares incurred $1,435 in shareholder servicing fees. For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Class A, Class C and Class F shares of the Short Duration High Income Fund incurred $6,878, $5,815 and $194,796, respectively, in shareholder servicing fees.
 
NOTE 7 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
 
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
 
     
Purchases
   
Sales
 
 
Floating Rate High Income Fund
 
$
68,402,766
   
$
100,973,037
 
 
Short Duration High Income Fund
   
378,056,912
     
376,431,826
 

There were no purchases or sales of U.S. government obligations nor Rule 17a-7 transactions during the year ended September 30, 2019.
 
NOTE 8 – LINES OF CREDIT
 
The Floating Rate High Income Fund and the Short Duration High Income Fund have a line of credit in the amount of $40,000,000 and $70,000,000, respectively.  These lines of credit are intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions. The credit facility is with the Funds’ custodian, U.S. Bank N.A.  During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Floating Rate High Income had an outstanding average day balance of $37,545 a weighted average interest rate of 5.25% and paid $1,998 in interest.  The Short Duration High Income Fund had an outstanding average day balance of $40,636, a weighted average interest rate of 5.50% and paid $2,266 in interest. The maximum amount outstanding for the Floating Rate High Income Fund and the Short Duration High Income Fund during the year ended September 30, 2019 was $3,556,000 and $10,214,000, respectively.  At September 30, 2019, the Funds had no outstanding loan amounts.
 

 
 
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September 30, 2019

NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
As of September 30, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
     
Floating Rate
   
Short Duration
 
     
High Income Fund
   
High Income Fund
 
 
Cost of investments(a)
 
$
242,366,912
   
$
564,683,281
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
1,578,371
     
5,407,055
 
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(6,673,422
)
   
(778,815
)
 
Net unrealized appreciation/
               
 
  (depreciation)(a)
   
(5,095,051
)
   
4,628,240
 
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
621,780
     
1,262,524
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
621,780
     
1,262,524
 
 
Other accumulated losses
   
(6,583,098
)
   
(4,299,441
)
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
(11,056,369
)
 
$
1,591,323
 

 
(a)
Any differences between 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 September 30, 2019, the Funds had tax basis capital losses to offset future gains as follows:
 
     
Capital Loss Carryover
            
     
Long-Term
   
Short-Term
   
Total
 
Expiration Date
 
 
Floating Rate High
                        
 
  Income Fund
 
$
5,018,583
   
$
1,417,945
   
$
6,436,528
 
No Expiration
 
 
Short Duration High
                              
 
  Income Fund
   
2,288,445
     
1,106,210
     
3,394,655
 
No Expiration
 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 was as follows:
 
 
Floating Rate High Income Fund
           
     
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
September 30, 2019
   
September 30, 2018
 
 
Ordinary income
 
$
12,919,332
   
$
13,409,766
 
 
Total distributions paid
 
$
12,919,332
   
$
13,409,766
 
                   
 
Short Duration High Income Fund
               
     
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
     
September 30, 2019
   
September 30, 2018
 
 
Ordinary income
 
$
19,779,090
   
$
19,242,232
 
 
Total distributions paid
 
$
19,779,090
   
$
19,242,232
 

 
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September 30, 2019

The Funds designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce the earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero for the tax year ended September 30, 2019.
 
NOTE 10 – PRINCIPAL RISKS
 
Below is a summary of some, but not all, of the principal risk 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. The following risks apply to both Funds.
 
Bank Loan Risk – A Fund’s investments in assignments of secured and unsecured bank loans may create substantial risk. In making investments in such loans, which are made by banks or other financial intermediaries to borrowers, a Fund will depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower, whose financial condition may be troubled or highly leveraged, for payment of principal and interest. If a Fund does not receive scheduled interest or principal payments on such indebtedness, such Fund’s share price could be adversely affected. A Fund may invest in loans that are rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or are unrated, and may invest in loans of any credit quality, including “distressed” companies with respect to which there is a substantial risk of losing the entire amount invested. In addition, certain bank loans in which a Fund may invest may be illiquid and, therefore, difficult to value and/or sell at a price that is beneficial to the Funds. A Fund, as a participant in a loan, has no direct claim on the loan and would be a creditor of the lender, and not the borrower, in the event of a borrower’s insolvency or default. Transactions in many loans settle on a delayed basis, and a Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period after the sale (i.e., more than seven days after the sale). As a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet a Fund’s redemption obligations until potentially a substantial period after the sale of the loans. In addition, loans are not registered under the federal securities laws like stocks and bonds, so investors in loans have less protection against improper practices than investors in registered securities.
 
Credit Risk – A company may not be able to repay its debt. The Funds invest primarily in “high yield” securities and loans (i.e., rated below Baa3 or BBB- by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations or are unrated but are of comparable credit quality to obligations rated below investment-grade). High yield securities and loans have greater credit risk than more highly rated debt obligations and have a greater possibility that an adverse change in the financial condition of the issuer or the economy may
 

 
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September 30, 2019

impair the ability of the issuer to make payments of principal and interest. Bankruptcy and similar laws applicable to issuers of the high yield securities and loans may also limit the amount of a Fund’s recovery if the issuer becomes insolvent. High yield securities and loans have historically experienced greater default rates than has been the case for investment-grade securities.
 
High Yield Risk – Bonds and loans rated below BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody’s (commonly referred to as “junk bonds or loans”) typically carry higher coupon rates than investment grade bonds, but also are described as speculative by both S&P and Moody’s and may be subject to greater market price fluctuations, less liquidity and greater risk of income or principal including greater possibility of default and bankruptcy of the issuer of such securities than more highly rated bonds and loans. Lower-rated bonds and loans also are more likely to be sensitive to adverse economic or company developments and more subject to price fluctuations in response to changes in interest rates. The market for lower-rated debt issues generally is thinner and less active than that for higher quality securities, which may limit a Fund’s ability to sell such securities at fair value in response to changes in the economy or financial markets. During periods of economic downturn or rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers of lower-rated securities may experience financial stress which could adversely affect their ability to make payments of interest and principal and increase the possibility of default.
 
Interest Rate Risk – Bond prices generally rise when interest rates decline and decline when interest rates rise. The longer the duration of a bond, the more a change in interest rates affects the bond’s price. Short-term and long-term interest rates may not move the same amount and may not move in the same direction. It is likely there will be less governmental action in the near future to maintain low interest rates, or that governmental actions will be less effective in maintaining low interest rates. The negative impact on fixed income securities from the resulting rate increases for that and other reasons could be swift and significant, including falling market values and reduced liquidity. Substantial redemptions from bond and other income funds may worsen that impact. Other types of securities also may be adversely affected from an increase in interest rates.
 
Investment Risk – The Funds invest primarily in debt obligations issued by non-investment grade companies that may have significant risks as a result of business, financial, market or legal uncertainties. There can be no assurance that the Advisor will correctly evaluate the nature and magnitude of the various factors that could affect the value of, and return on, a Fund’s investments. Prices of the investments held by the Funds may be volatile, and a variety of other factors that are inherently difficult to predict, such as domestic or international economic and political developments, may significantly affect the results of a Fund’s activities and the value of its investments.
 

 
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September 30, 2019

Liquidity Risk – Low or lack of trading volume may make it difficult to sell securities held by the Funds at quoted market prices. The Funds’ investments may at any time consist of significant amounts of securities that are thinly traded or for which no market exists. For example, the investments held by a Fund may not be liquid in all circumstances so that, in volatile markets, the Advisor may not be able to close out a position without incurring a loss. The foregoing risks may be accentuated when the Funds are required to liquidate positions to meet withdrawal requests. Additionally, floating rate loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Funds need to liquidate such loans. High yield bonds and loans generally trade only in the over-the-counter market rather than on an organized exchange and may be more difficult to purchase or sell at a fair price, which could have a negative impact on a Fund’s performance.
 
Market Risk – The prices of some or all of the securities in which the Funds invest may decline for a number of reasons, including in response to economic developments and perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers. There can be no assurance that what is perceived as an investment opportunity will not, in fact, result in substantial losses. There is more risk that prices will go down for investors investing over short time horizons.
 
Rule 144A Securities Risk – Rule 144A securities are purchased in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act. Rule 144A securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers, such as the Funds. The market for Rule 144A securities typically is less active than the market for public securities. Rule 144A securities carry the risk that the trading market may not continue and the Funds might be unable to dispose of these securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty satisfying redemption requirements.
 
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Effective October 1, 2019, the Board approved Sullivan & Worcester LLP as the Trust’s new counsel and independent counsel to the independent trustees.
 
On November 25, 2019, U.S. Bancorp, the parent company of Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Funds’ distributor, announced that it had signed a purchase agreement to sell Quasar to Foreside Financial Group, LLC such that Quasar will become a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside.  The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2020.  Quasar will remain the Funds’ distributor at the close of the transaction, subject to Board approval.
 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees
Advisors Series Trust and Shareholders of:
Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund
Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund and the Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of September 30, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and with respect to the Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund, the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period October 15, 2014 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2015, with respect to the Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income 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 September 30, 2019, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their 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 the Funds’ 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 September 30, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies were not received.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 27, 2019


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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)

This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Funds.  Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Funds and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
Independent Trustees(1)
       
Number
 
       
of
 
   
Term of
 
Portfolios
 
   
Office
 
in Fund
Other
 
Position
and
Principal
Complex
Directorships
 
Held
Length
Occupation
Overseen
Held
Name, Address
with the
of Time
During Past
by
During Past
and Age
Trust
Served
Five Years
Trustee(2)
Five Years(3)
Gail S. Duree
Trustee
Indefinite
Director, Alpha
2
Trustee,
(age 73)
 
term;
Gamma Delta
 
Advisors
615 E. Michigan St.
 
since
Housing
 
Series Trust
Milwaukee, WI
 
March
Corporation
 
(for series not
53202
 
2014.
(collegiate
 
affiliated with
     
housing
 
the Funds);
     
management)
 
Independent
     
(2012 to July
 
Trustee from
     
2019); Trustee
 
1999 to 2012,
     
and Chair
 
New Covenant
     
(2000 to 2012),
 
Mutual Funds
     
New Covenant
 
(an open-end
     
Mutual Funds
 
investment
     
(1999 to 2012);
 
company with
     
Director and
 
4 portfolios).
     
Board Member,
   
     
Alpha Gamma
   
     
Delta Foundation
   
     
(philanthropic
   
     
organization)
   
     
(2005 to 2011).
   

 

 
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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS – Continued
(Unaudited)

       
Number
 
       
of
 
   
Term of
 
Portfolios
 
   
Office
 
in Fund
Other
 
Position
and
Principal
Complex
Directorships
 
Held
Length
Occupation
Overseen
Held
Name, Address
with the
of Time
During Past
by
During Past
and Age
Trust
Served
Five Years
Trustee(2)
Five Years(3)
David G. Mertens
Trustee
Indefinite
Partner and
2
Trustee,
(age 59)
 
term*;
Head of
 
Advisors
615 E. Michigan St.
 
since
Business
 
Series Trust
Milwaukee, WI
 
March
Development
 
(for series not
53202
 
2017.
Ballast Equity
 
affiliated with
     
Management,
 
the Funds).
     
LLC (a privately-
   
     
held investment
   
     
advisory firm)
   
     
(February 2019
   
     
to present);
   
     
Managing
   
     
Director and
   
     
Vice President,
   
     
Jensen
   
     
Investment
   
     
Management,
   
     
Inc. (a privately-
   
     
held investment
   
     
advisory firm)
   
     
(2002 to 2017).
   
           
George J. Rebhan
Chairman
Indefinite
Retired;
2
Trustee,
(age 85)
of the
term;
formerly
 
Advisors
615 E. Michigan St.
Board
since
President,
 
Series Trust
Milwaukee, WI
and
May
Hotchkis and
 
(for series not
53202
Trustee
2002.
Wiley Funds
 
affiliated with
     
(mutual funds)
 
the Funds);
     
(1985 to 1993).
 
Independent
         
Trustee from
         
1999 to 2009,
         
 E*TRADE
         
Funds.

 

 
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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS – Continued
(Unaudited)

       
Number
 
       
of
 
   
Term of
 
Portfolios
 
   
Office
 
in Fund
Other
 
Position
and
Principal
Complex
Directorships
 
Held
Length
Occupation
Overseen
Held
Name, Address
with the
of Time
During Past
by
During Past
and Age
Trust
Served
Five Years
Trustee(2)
Five Years(3)
Joe D. Redwine
Trustee
Indefinite
Retired;
2
Trustee,
(age 72)
 
term;
formerly
 
Advisors
615 E. Michigan St.
 
since
Manager,
 
Series Trust
Milwaukee, WI
 
September
President,
 
(for series not
53202
 
2008.
CEO, U.S.
 
affiliated with
     
Bancorp Fund
 
the Funds).
     
Services, LLC,
   
     
and its
   
     
predecessors,
   
     
(May 1991 to
   
     
July 2017).
   
           
Raymond B. Woolson
Trustee
Indefinite
President,
2
Trustee,
(age 60)
 
term*;
Apogee Group,
 
Advisors
615 E. Michigan St.
 
since
Inc. (financial
 
Series Trust
Milwaukee, WI
 
January
consulting firm)
 
(for series not
53202
 
2016.
(1998 to present).
 
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.

 

 
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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS – Continued
(Unaudited)
 
Officers
 
   
Term of
 
   
Office
 
 
Position
and
 
 
Held
Length
 
Name, Address
with the
of Time
Principal Occupation
and Age
Trust
Served
During Past Five Years
Jeffrey T. Rauman
President,
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, Compliance and
(age 50)
Chief
term;
Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund
615 E. Michigan St.
Executive
since
Services (February 1996 to present.)
Milwaukee, WI
Officer
December
 
53202
and
2018.
 
 
Principal
   
 
Executive
   
 
Officer
   
       
Cheryl L. King
Vice
Indefinite
Vice President, Compliance and
(age 58)
President,
term;
Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund
615 E. Michigan St.
Treasurer
since
Services (October 1998 to present).
Milwaukee, WI
and
since
 
53202
Principal
December
 
 
Financial
2007.
 
 
Officer
   
       
Kevin J. Hayden
Assistant
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, Compliance
(age 48)
Treasurer
term;
and Administration, U.S. Bank Global
615 E. Michigan St.
 
since
Fund Services (June 2005 to present).
Milwaukee, WI
 
September
 
53202
 
2013.
 
       
Richard R. Conner
Assistant
Indefinite
Assistant Vice President, Compliance
(age 37)
Treasurer
term;
and Administration, U.S. Bank Global
615 E. Michigan St.
 
since
Fund Services (July 2010 to present).
Milwaukee, WI
 
December
 
53202
 
2018.
 
       
Michael L. Ceccato
Vice
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global
(age 62)
President,
term;
Fund Services and Vice President,
615 E. Michigan St.
Chief
since
U.S. Bank N.A. (February 2008 to
Milwaukee, WI
Compliance
September
present).
53202
Officer and
2009.
 
 
AML Officer
   

 

 
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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS – Continued
(Unaudited)

   
Term of
 
   
Office
 
 
Position
and
 
 
Held
Length
 
Name, Address
with the
of Time
Principal Occupation
and Age
Trust
Served
During Past Five Years
Elaine E.
Vice
Indefinite
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global
  Richards, Esq.
President
term;
Fund Services (July 2007 to present).
(age 51)
and
since
 
2020 East
Secretary
September
 
  Financial Way,
 
2019.
 
  Suite 100
     
Glendora, CA
     
91741
     

*
 
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 September 30, 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 Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-855-743-6562 or by visiting the Funds’ website at www.shenkmancapital.com.
 


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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FUNDS

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Federal Tax Distribution Information
 
For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Floating Rate High Income Fund and the Short Duration High Income Fund designated $12,919,332 and $19,779,090, respectively, as ordinary income for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.
 
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.  The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
 
 
Floating Rate High Income Fund
0.25%
 
 
Short Duration High Income Fund
0.00%
 

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 was as follows:
 
 
Floating Rate High Income Fund
0.25%
 
 
Short Duration High Income Fund
0.00%
 

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 1-855-SHENKMAN (1-855-743-6562) or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) 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 1-855-SHENKMAN (1-855-743-6562). 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. Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available, upon request, by calling 1-855-SHENKMAN (1-855-743-6562).
 

 

 
108

SHENKMAN CAPITAL FUNDS

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS – Continued
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

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 1-855-SHENKMAN (1-855-743-6562) 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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SHENKMAN CAPITAL FUNDS

PRIVACY NOTICE


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








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Adviser
Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.
461 Fifth Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY  10017

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

Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(855) 743-6562

Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI  53212

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

Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1633 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, NY  10019







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.
 
Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance.  Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.
 

 
SJ-ANNUAL
 

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      9/30/2019
FYE      9/30/2018
 
Audit Fees
$45,800
$43,400
 
Audit-Related Fees
N/A
N/A
 
Tax Fees
$7,200
$7,200
 
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  9/30/2019
FYE  9/30/2018
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/directors 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  9/30/2019
FYE  9/30/2018
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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)  Advisors Series Trust

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

Date   12/6/2019



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

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

Date   12/6/2019

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

Date   12/9/2019

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