N-CSR 1 piafunds-ncsra.htm PIA FUNDS ANNUAL REPORTS 11-30-22
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: November 30, 2022

Date of reporting period:  November 30, 2022



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a)





PIA Funds

PIA BBB Bond Fund
Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS)
 
PIA MBS Bond Fund
Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS)
 
PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund
Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Annual Report
 
November 30, 2022
 



PIA Funds


Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this annual report for the fiscal year from December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022, regarding the PIA BBB Bond Fund and the PIA MBS Bond Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) for which Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA”), is the investment adviser.
 
During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the total returns, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, were as follows:
 
PIA BBB Bond Fund
-16.00%
PIA MBS Bond Fund
-11.12%

As stated in the most recently filed prospectus, the PIA BBB Bond Fund’s gross expense ratio and net expense ratio are 0.15% and 0.15%, respectively; while the PIA MBS Bond Fund’s gross expense ratio and net expense ratio are 0.31% and 0.23%, respectively.
 
PIA has agreed to temporarily pay for all operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses) incurred by each Fund through at least March 29, 2023, to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement to 0.15% and 0.23% of average daily net assets for the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund, respectively. The net expense is what the investor has paid.
 
PIA BBB Bond Fund
The PIA BBB Bond Fund returned -16.00% for the twelve-month period ended November 30, 2022, versus the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index return of -15.50%. The Fund has a strategy of using a broad diversification of BBB-rated issuers, industry sectors and range of maturities. The bonds held in the Fund represent approximately 210 different issuers. The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index has over 500 issuers. The Fund is structured so as to approximate the returns of its benchmark, while holding a smaller number of issuers. In order to achieve this objective, the overall duration, the partial durations, as well as the sector allocations of the Fund approximate those of its benchmark. While the top 20 issuers in the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index are represented in the Fund, for the remaining issuers in the benchmark, only a subset is represented in the Fund, based on market conditions. This will cause some variability in the returns of the Fund relative to those of the benchmark.
 
PIA MBS Bond Fund
The PIA MBS Bond Fund returned -11.12% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, and the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index returned -11.50%. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, increased by approximately 3.4% to 6.5%. The Fund’s shorter duration position was the primary contributor to the outperformance, as interest rates rose during the period. Lower coupon mortgage pools underperformed higher coupon pools, and the Fund’s underweight to lower coupon pools was a positive. 15-year mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) outperformed 30-year MBS, and the Fund’s underweight in 15-year MBS was a detractor. Ginnie Mae 30-year MBS outperformed conventional 30-year MBS (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), which was a negative, given the Fund’s underweight in Ginnie Mae mortgages.

 
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Bond Market in Review
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise the Federal Funds rate by 375 basis points during the reporting period in order to combat increasing inflation. The yields on 2-year, 5-year, 10-year and 30-year Treasuries increased by 375, 258, 216 and 195 basis points, respectively, from December 1, 2021, to November 30, 2022. Spreads on BBB-rated bonds over Treasuries increased during the period from 123 to 162 basis points. Option-adjusted spreads on fixed rate agency MBS increased from 34 to 52 basis points, as their average life increased from 6.0 to 7.6 years.
 
We believe that the PIA BBB Bond Fund and the PIA MBS Bond Fund provide our clients with a means of efficiently investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of BBB-rated bonds and agency mortgage-backed bonds, respectively.
 
Please take a moment to review the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities and the results of operations for the fiscal ended November 30, 2022. We look forward to reporting to you again with the semi-annual report dated May 31, 2023.
 

Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.





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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Opinions expressed above are those of Pacific Income Advisers, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser, are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments.
 
Investment by the PIA BBB Bond Fund in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater for emerging markets.
 
The Funds may also use options, futures contracts, and swaps, which have the risks of unlimited losses of the underlying holdings due to unanticipated market movements and failure to correctly predict the direction of securities prices, interest rates and currency rates. Derivatives involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are fully disclosed in the Prospectus.
 
Bond ratings provide the probability of an issuer defaulting based on the analysis of the issuer’s financial condition and profit potential. Bond rating services are provided by credit rating agencies currently registered as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”). Bond ratings start at AAA (denoting the highest investment quality) and usually end at D (meaning payment is in default). Securities not covered by any agency will receive a non-rated (NR) rating.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against risk in a declining market.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index is an unmanaged index consisting of bonds rated Baa. The issues must be publicly traded and meet certain maturity and issue size requirements. Bonds are represented by the Industrial, Utility, Finance and non-corporate sectors. Non-corporate sectors include sovereign, supranational, foreign agency and foreign local government issuers.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index tracks fixed-rate mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). The index is composed of MBS generics that group the larger universe of eligible agency mortgage pass-through pools according to four main characteristics: agency, program, coupon, and vintage.
 
Gross domestic product is the amount of goods and services produced in a year, in a country.
 
Consumer Price Index measures the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care.
 
Duration is the measure of the sensitivity of the price of a fixed income security to a change in interest rates, expressed in number of years.
 
Basis point equals 1/100th of 1%.
 
Spread is the difference in yield between a corporate bond and a similar maturity U.S. Treasury Bond. It is the compensation investors receive for accepting credit risk of a corporate bond.
 
The option-adjusted spread is the spread earned over Treasuries, measured over multiple possible future interest rate scenarios, after accounting for the value of the embedded option in the security, which in the case of MBS, gives mortgage holders the option to either refinance or repay early.
 
Please refer to the schedule of investments in the report for complete holdings information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Investment performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. In the absence of such waivers or reimbursements, total return would be reduced.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC, Distributor
 



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Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this report for the period from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, regarding the PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund (the “Fund”) for which Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA”), is the investment adviser.
 
The Fund performed in-line with its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index (the “Index”), returning -8.50%, after fees and expenses, for the twelve months ended November 30, 2022, versus -8.96% for the Index.
 
As stated in the most recently filed prospectus, the Fund’s gross expense ratio is 0.20%.
 
The Fund’s primary objective is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary objective is to seek capital growth when that is consistent with its primary objective.
 

Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.




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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Opinions expressed above are those of Pacific Income Advisers, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, are subject to change, are not guaranteed, should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks may increase for emerging markets. 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 may invest in derivatives, which may involve risks greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments. The risk of owning an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities that the ETF or mutual fund holds. It will also bear additional expenses, including operating expenses, brokerage costs, and the potential duplication of management fees.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc., and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. The index excludes emerging markets debt.
 
You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Bond ratings provide the probability of an issuer defaulting based on the analysis of the issuer’s financial condition and profit potential. Bond rating services are provided by credit rating agencies currently registered as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”). Bond ratings start at AAA (denoting the highest investment quality) and usually end at D (meaning payment is in default). Securities not covered by any agency will receive a non-rated (NR) rating.
 
Please refer to the schedule of investments in the report for complete holdings information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Investment performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC, Distributor
 





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PIA BBB BOND FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA BBB Bond Fund vs the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index



Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
PIA BBB Bond Fund
-16.00%
0.66%
1.92%
Bloomberg U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index
-15.50%
0.97%
2.23%

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 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund ten years ago. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced. The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Baa Bond Index is an unmanaged index consisting of bonds rated Baa. The issues must be publicly traded and meet certain maturity and issue size requirements. Bonds are represented by the Industrial, Utility, Finance and non-corporate sectors. Non-corporate sectors include sovereign, supranational, foreign agency and foreign local government issuers.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.


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PIA MBS BOND FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA MBS Bond Fund vs the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index



Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
PIA MBS Bond Fund
-11.12%
-0.45%
0.71%
Bloomberg U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index
-11.50%
-0.38%
0.81%

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 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund ten years ago. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced. The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index tracks fixed-rate mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). The index is composed of MBS generics that group the larger universe of eligible agency mortgage pass-through pools according to four main characteristics: agency, program, coupon, and vintage.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.


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PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund vs the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index



     
Since Inception
Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
3 Year
(12/26/17)
PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund
-8.50%
2.68%
3.06%
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index
-8.96%
0.92%
2.51%

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 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date, December 26, 2017. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced. The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc., and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. The index excludes emerging markets debt.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.


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Expense Example – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the PIA Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The BBB Bond Fund, MBS Bond Fund, and High Yield (MACS) Fund Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (6/1/22 – 11/30/22).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Funds charge no sales loads or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. The Example below includes, but is not limited to, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. You may use the information in the first line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is different from the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 





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Expense Example – November 30, 2022 (continued)
(Unaudited)


 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
6/1/22
11/30/22
6/1/22 – 11/30/22*
PIA BBB Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$   959.10
$0.74
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,024.32
$0.76
       
PIA MBS Bond Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$   955.70
$1.13
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,023.92
$1.17
       
PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$   973.60
$0.99
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,024.07
$1.01

*
Expenses are equal to a Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense. The annualized expense ratio of the PIA BBB Bond Fund, the PIA MBS Bond Fund and the PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund was 0.15%, 0.23%, 0.20%, respectively.





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PIA BBB BOND FUND
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


Investments by Sector
As a Percentage of Total Investments


     



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PIA MBS BOND FUND
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


Investments by Issuer
As a Percentage of Total Investments


       




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PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


Investments by Sector
As a Percentage of Total Investments


                  






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PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS 91.4%
     
       
Aerospace & Defense 2.7%
     
   
Boeing Co.
     
$
1,950,000
 
  5.15%, due 5/1/30
 
$
1,899,416
 
 
1,400,000
 
  5.705%, due 5/1/40
   
1,329,880
 
     
Northrop Grumman Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.40%, due 5/1/30
   
975,981
 
     
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.50%, due 3/15/27
   
939,928
 
 
1,000,000
 
  4.35%, due 4/15/47
   
872,355
 
           
6,017,560
 
Agricultural Chemicals 0.3%
       
     
Nutrien Ltd.
       
 
700,000
 
  2.95%, due 5/13/30
   
600,099
 
         
Agriculture 0.3%
       
     
Bunge Limited Finance Corp.
       
 
600,000
 
  3.75%, due 9/25/27
   
562,724
 
         
Airlines 1.2%
       
     
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  2.90%, due 10/28/24
   
1,898,810
 
     
Southwest Airlines Co.
       
 
500,000
 
  5.125%, due 6/15/27
   
502,641
 
     
United Airlines 2020-1 Class B
       
     
  Pass Through Trust
       
 
381,000
 
  4.875%, due 7/15/27
   
360,740
 
           
2,762,191
 
Autos 0.4%
       
     
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
       
 
500,000
 
  3.815%, due 11/2/27
   
447,380
 
     
General Motors Co.
       
 
400,000
 
  5.20%, due 4/1/45
   
338,262
 
           
785,642
 
Banks 6.5%
       
     
Barclays Plc
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.836%, due 5/9/28
   
915,994
 
 
1,000,000
 
  5.746% (1 Year CMT Rate
       
     
  + 3.000%), due 8/9/33 (g)
   
951,725
 
     
Citigroup, Inc.
       
 
1,700,000
 
  4.45%, due 9/29/27
   
1,635,898
 
 
540,000
 
  5.30%, due 5/6/44
   
495,811
 
     
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.75%, due 7/21/26
   
937,340
 
     
Credit Suisse Group AG
       
 
1,050,000
 
  4.55%, due 4/17/26
   
911,916
 
     
Fifth Third Bancorp
       
 
500,000
 
  4.055% (SOFR + 1.355%),
       
     
  due 4/25/28 (g)
   
469,151
 
 
225,000
 
  8.25%, due 3/1/38
   
272,958
 
     
Lloyds Banking Group Plc
       
 
800,000
 
  4.65%, due 3/24/26
   
760,394
 
     
Morgan Stanley
       
 
400,000
 
  2.484% (SOFR + 1.360%),
       
     
  due 9/16/36 (g)
   
296,560
 
     
Natwest Group Plc
       
 
1,700,000
 
  4.269% (3 Month LIBOR USD
       
     
  + 1.762%), due 3/22/25 (g)
   
1,654,182
 
     
Regions Financial Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  1.80%, due 8/12/28
   
850,043
 
     
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  3.45%, due 6/2/25
   
665,764
 
     
Santander UK Group Holdings Plc
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.089% (SOFR + 0.787%),
       
     
  due 3/15/25 (g)
   
1,855,655
 
     
Westpac Banking Corp.
       
 
300,000
 
  3.133%, due 11/18/41
   
194,611
 
     
Zions Bancorp NA
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.25%, due 10/29/29
   
1,646,006
 
           
14,514,008
 


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

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PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Beverages 0.9%
     
   
Constellation Brands, Inc.
     
$
700,000
 
  2.875%, due 5/1/30
 
$
600,799
 
     
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.20%, due 5/1/30
   
879,022
 
 
500,000
 
  4.50%, due 4/15/52
   
422,699
 
           
1,902,520
 
Biotechnology 2.0%
       
     
Amgen, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.20%, due 2/21/27
   
908,191
 
 
500,000
 
  2.80%, due 8/15/41
   
355,835
 
 
1,006,000
 
  4.663%, due 6/15/51
   
903,434
 
     
Biogen, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  2.25%, due 5/1/30
   
576,399
 
     
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
       
 
1,100,000
 
  1.65%, due 10/1/30
   
881,616
 
 
500,000
 
  2.60%, due 10/1/40
   
356,391
 
     
Royalty Pharma Plc
       
 
500,000
 
  2.15%, due 9/2/31
   
384,465
 
           
4,366,331
 
Broker 1.0%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
       
 
950,000
 
  6.75%, due 10/1/37
   
1,015,172
 
     
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
       
 
1,050,000
 
  6.11%, due 1/29/37
   
1,086,466
 
           
2,101,638
 
Brokerage Asset Managers Exchanges 0.4%
       
     
Brightsphere Investment
       
     
  Group, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.80%, due 7/27/26
   
902,650
 
         
Building Materials 0.4%
       
     
Carrier Global Corp.
       
 
240,000
 
  2.70%, due 2/15/31
   
200,172
 
     
Masco Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.00%, due 10/1/30
   
783,167
 
           
983,339
 
Cable & Satellite 1.0%
       
     
Charter Communications
       
     
  Operating LLC / Charter
       
     
  Communications
       
     
  Operating Capital
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.80%, due 4/1/31
   
789,561
 
 
1,000,000
 
  2.30%, due 2/1/32
   
744,385
 
 
1,000,000
 
  3.90%, due 6/1/52
   
658,140
 
           
2,192,086
 
Casino Hotels 0.4%
       
     
Sands China Ltd.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.55%, due 3/8/27 (h)
   
835,830
 
         
Cellular Telecom 1.6%
       
     
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
       
 
1,600,000
 
  3.875%, due 4/15/30
   
1,465,104
 
 
600,000
 
  2.25%, due 11/15/31
   
476,282
 
 
1,100,000
 
  3.40%, due 10/15/52
   
764,415
 
 
500,000
 
  5.65%, due 1/15/53
   
494,262
 
     
Vodafone Group Plc
       
 
400,000
 
  4.375%, due 5/30/28
   
395,474
 
           
3,595,537
 
Chemicals 0.4%
       
     
Dow Chemical Co.
       
 
396,000
 
  7.375%, due 11/1/29
   
438,940
 
 
500,000
 
  6.90%, due 5/15/53
   
542,769
 
           
981,709
 
Chemicals-Diversified 0.5%
       
     
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.725%, due 11/15/28
   
995,714
 
         
Coatings/Paint 0.2%
       
     
Sherwin-Williams Co.
       
 
600,000
 
  2.20%, due 3/15/32
   
474,005
 
         
Commercial Finance 0.2%
       
     
Air Lease Corp.
       
 
450,000
 
  2.875%, due 1/15/26
   
414,248
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Commercial Services 0.9%
     
   
Global Payments, Inc.
     
$
500,000
 
  1.20%, due 3/1/26
 
$
435,709
 
     
Moody’s Corp.
       
 
250,000
 
  2.00%, due 8/19/31
   
198,354
 
 
250,000
 
  3.10%, due 11/29/61
   
162,327
 
     
Quanta Services, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  2.90%, due 10/1/30
   
1,244,054
 
           
2,040,444
 
Communications Equipment 0.2%
       
     
Harris Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  6.15%, due 12/15/40
   
522,285
 
         
Computers 1.0%
       
     
Dell International LLC /
       
     
  EMC Corp.
       
 
900,000
 
  6.02%, due 6/15/26
   
917,332
 
 
500,000
 
  6.20%, due 7/15/30
   
513,935
 
 
500,000
 
  3.45%, due 12/15/51 (c)
   
315,746
 
     
HP, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.40%, due 6/17/30
   
430,008
 
           
2,177,021
 
Construction Materials Manufacturing 0.3%
       
     
Vulcan Materials Co.
       
 
620,000
 
  3.90%, due 4/1/27
   
591,503
 
         
Consumer Finance 0.2%
       
     
Synchrony Financial
       
 
500,000
 
  4.50%, due 7/23/25
   
478,649
 
         
Consumer Products 0.2%
       
     
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.15%, due 8/1/27
   
469,379
 
         
Diversified Banks 0.4%
       
     
Deutsche Bank AG
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.10%, due 1/13/26
   
953,453
 
         
Diversified Financial Services 2.3%
       
     
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC /
       
     
  AerCap Global Aviation Trust
       
 
1,500,000
 
  3.30%, due 1/30/32
   
1,190,669
 
     
Ally Financial, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  2.20%, due 11/2/28
   
397,779
 
     
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.625%, due 1/15/26
   
930,284
 
     
Capital One Financial Corp.
       
 
1,400,000
 
  3.65%, due 5/11/27
   
1,318,137
 
     
GE Capital International
       
     
  Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
       
 
433,000
 
  4.418%, due 11/15/35
   
407,610
 
     
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.172%, due 7/14/28
   
822,535
 
           
5,067,014
 
Diversified Manufacturing Operations 0.2%
       
     
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
       
 
550,000
 
  3.25%, due 6/14/29
   
495,700
 
         
E-Commerce & Products 0.2%
       
     
eBay, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  2.60%, due 5/10/31
   
408,323
 
         
Electric 0.2%
       
     
American Electric Power Co, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  5.95%, due 11/1/32
   
523,249
 
         
Electric – Distribution 0.2%
       
     
Sempra Energy
       
 
600,000
 
  4.125% (5 Year CMT Rate
       
     
  + 2.868%), due 4/1/52 (g)
   
464,614
 
         
Electric – Integrated 4.5%
       
     
Constellation Energy
       
     
  Generation LLC
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.25%, due 6/1/25
   
1,919,752
 
     
Dominion Energy, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  2.25%, due 8/15/31
   
399,273
 
     
DTE Energy Co.
       
 
600,000
 
  1.05%, due 6/1/25
   
543,552
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Electric – Integrated 4.5% (continued)
     
   
Duke Energy Corp.
     
$
950,000
 
  2.45%, due 6/1/30
 
$
790,385
 
 
1,000,000
 
  3.30%, due 6/15/41
   
739,842
 
     
Eversource Energy
       
 
500,000
 
  2.55%, due 3/15/31
   
414,132
 
     
FirstEnergy Corp.
       
 
700,000
 
  2.25%, due 9/1/30
   
557,599
 
     
NextEra Energy Capital
       
     
  Holdings, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.625%, due 7/15/27
   
495,617
 
 
400,000
 
  2.25%, due 6/1/30
   
331,175
 
     
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
       
 
5,000,000
 
  3.50%, due 8/1/50
   
3,229,968
 
     
Southwestern Electric Power Co.
       
 
400,000
 
  3.25%, due 11/1/51
   
267,405
 
     
Xcel Energy, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  2.35%, due 11/15/31
   
401,199
 
           
10,089,899
 
Electric Utilities 0.4%
       
     
Dominion Resources, Inc.
       
 
470,000
 
  4.90%, due 8/1/41
   
422,092
 
     
NiSource Finance Corp.
       
 
400,000
 
  5.25%, due 2/15/43
   
376,935
 
           
799,027
 
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 0.3%
       
     
Fortive Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  3.15%, due 6/15/26
   
704,429
 
         
Electronic Components and
       
  Semiconductors 1.4%
       
     
Broadcom, Inc.
       
 
431,000
 
  4.15%, due 11/15/30
   
386,279
 
 
1,500,000
 
  3.419%, due 4/15/33 (c)
   
1,208,714
 
 
55,000
 
  3.187%, due 11/15/36 (c)
   
39,906
 
 
583,000
 
  4.926%, due 5/15/37 (c)
   
508,950
 
     
Micron Technology, Inc.
       
 
250,000
 
  2.703%, due 4/15/32
   
193,117
 
     
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC /
       
     
  NXP USA, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.40%, due 6/1/27
   
477,377
 
 
500,000
 
  2.50%, due 5/11/31
   
394,424
 
           
3,208,767
 
Electronic Instrumentation 0.1%
       
     
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
       
 
215,000
 
  2.30%, due 3/12/31
   
174,808
 
         
Electronics 0.3%
       
     
Roper Technologies, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  1.40%, due 9/15/27
   
554,468
 
         
Enterprise Software & Services 1.9%
       
     
Oracle Corp.
       
 
1,685,000
 
  1.65%, due 3/25/26
   
1,510,000
 
 
800,000
 
  2.875%, due 3/25/31
   
668,309
 
 
1,400,000
 
  3.65%, due 3/25/41
   
1,036,061
 
 
1,350,000
 
  3.95%, due 3/25/51
   
984,493
 
           
4,198,863
 
Entertainment 0.9%
       
     
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.279%, due 3/15/32 (c)
   
847,143
 
 
1,500,000
 
  5.141%, due 3/15/52 (c)
   
1,150,655
 
           
1,997,798
 
Environmental Control 0.4%
       
     
Republic Services, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.875%, due 11/15/25
   
894,217
 
         
Finance Companies 0.4%
       
     
FS KKR Capital Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.625%, due 7/15/24
   
967,539
 
         
Financial Services 0.2%
       
     
Legg Mason, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  5.625%, due 1/15/44
   
494,891
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Food 0.9%
     
   
ConAgra Brands, Inc.
     
$
1,300,000
 
  7.00%, due 10/1/28
 
$
1,394,566
 
     
General Mills, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  2.25%, due 10/14/31
   
569,014
 
           
1,963,580
 
Food – Confectionery 0.7%
       
     
Mondelez International, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.50%, due 2/4/31
   
1,541,637
 
         
Food – Meat products 0.3%
       
     
Tyson Foods, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  4.35%, due 3/1/29
   
579,500
 
         
Food – Retail 0.4%
       
     
Kroger Co.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.20%, due 5/1/30
   
815,877
 
         
Food and Beverage 1.7%
       
     
Anheuser-Busch InBev
       
     
  Worldwide, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.00%, due 4/13/28
   
483,580
 
 
1,600,000
 
  4.35%, due 6/1/40
   
1,441,143
 
 
2,100,000
 
  4.50%, due 6/1/50
   
1,889,744
 
           
3,814,467
 
Food Wholesale/Distribution 0.3%
       
     
Sysco Corp.
       
 
464,000
 
  5.95%, due 4/1/30
   
484,612
 
 
400,000
 
  3.15%, due 12/14/51
   
272,674
 
           
757,286
 
General Industrial Machinery 0.4%
       
     
IDEX Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.00%, due 5/1/30
   
864,963
 
         
Hand & Machine Tools 0.1%
       
     
Kennametal, Inc.
       
 
330,000
 
  2.80%, due 3/1/31
   
258,066
 
         
Health and Personal Care Stores 1.5%
       
     
CVS Health Corp.
       
 
2,150,000
 
  3.75%, due 4/1/30
   
1,982,816
 
 
500,000
 
  5.125%, due 7/20/45
   
464,745
 
 
1,000,000
 
  5.05%, due 3/25/48
   
920,594
 
           
3,368,155
 
Health Care Facilities and Services 0.3%
       
     
Laboratory Corporation of
       
     
  America Holdings
       
 
640,000
 
  3.25%, due 9/1/24
   
618,663
 
         
Healthcare 0.1%
       
     
DH Europe Finance II
       
 
350,000
 
  2.60%, due 11/15/29
   
308,431
 
         
Healthcare – Products 0.7%
       
     
Boston Scientific Corp.
       
 
560,000
 
  2.65%, due 6/1/30
   
481,241
 
     
Danaher Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.60%, due 10/1/50
   
656,713
 
     
GE Healthcare Holding LLC
       
 
500,000
 
  5.857%, due 3/15/30 (c)
   
517,241
 
           
1,655,195
 
Healthcare – Services 1.5%
       
     
CommonSpirit Health
       
 
600,000
 
  2.782%, due 10/1/30
   
483,016
 
     
Elevance Health, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  5.50%, due 10/15/32
   
514,775
 
 
600,000
 
  4.65%, due 8/15/44
   
538,123
 
     
HCA, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.125%, due 6/15/29
   
912,437
 
 
600,000
 
  4.375%, due 3/15/42 (c)
   
485,518
 
     
Humana, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.875%, due 4/1/30
   
488,992
 
           
3,422,861
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Healthcare REITs 0.6%
     
   
Sabra Health Care LP
     
$
1,000,000
 
  3.90%, due 10/15/29
 
$
824,516
 
     
Welltower, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  2.75%, due 1/15/31
   
566,279
 
           
1,390,795
 
Insurance 1.2%
       
     
Aon Corp.
       
 
600,000
 
  2.80%, due 5/15/30
   
512,374
 
     
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.375%, due 3/3/31
   
808,916
 
     
Lincoln National Corp.
       
 
120,000
 
  3.80%, due 3/1/28
   
111,033
 
     
Metlife, Inc.
       
 
855,000
 
  6.40%, due 12/15/66 (f)
   
806,342
 
     
Prudential Financial, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  5.125% (5 Year CMT Rate
       
     
  + 3.162%), due 3/1/52 (g)
   
428,438
 
           
2,667,103
 
Integrated Oils 0.4%
       
     
Ecopetrol S.A.
       
 
900,000
 
  4.125%, due 1/16/25
   
847,514
 
         
Life & Health Insurance 0.2%
       
     
Corebridge Financial, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.90%, due 4/5/32 (c)
   
439,783
 
         
Life Insurance 0.4%
       
     
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  5.00%, due 4/20/48
   
866,433
 
         
Media 1.4%
       
     
Discovery Communications LLC
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.625%, due 5/15/30
   
841,409
 
     
Fox Corp.
       
 
975,000
 
  4.709%, due 1/25/29
   
935,423
 
     
Time Warner Entertainment
       
     
  Company, LP
       
 
810,000
 
  8.375%, due 7/15/33
   
906,751
 
     
Viacom Inc.
       
 
610,000
 
  4.375%, due 3/15/43
   
427,869
 
           
3,111,452
 
Medical Equipment and Supplies
       
  Manufacturing 0.7%
       
     
Becton Dickinson and Co.
       
 
550,000
 
  4.685%, due 12/15/44
   
498,532
 
     
Smith & Nephew Plc
       
 
1,400,000
 
  2.032%, due 10/14/30
   
1,094,156
 
           
1,592,688
 
Medical Products 0.5%
       
     
Stryker Corp.
       
 
700,000
 
  1.95%, due 6/15/30
   
574,762
 
     
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.05%, due 1/15/26
   
472,977
 
           
1,047,739
 
Metals 0.4%
       
     
Southern Copper Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  6.75%, due 4/16/40
   
810,098
 
         
Metals and Mining 0.3%
       
     
Newmont Corp.
       
 
800,000
 
  4.875%, due 3/15/42
   
727,617
 
         
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1.3%
       
     
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  4.00%, due 1/15/25
   
583,782
 
 
1,300,000
 
  3.60%, due 6/21/30
   
1,112,014
 
 
1,500,000
 
  2.35%, due 1/8/31
   
1,156,344
 
           
2,852,140
 
Office Property REITs 0.5%
       
     
Alexandria Real Estate
       
     
  Equities, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  1.875%, due 2/1/33
   
481,982
 
     
Boston Properties LP
       
 
675,000
 
  3.25%, due 1/30/31
   
563,050
 
           
1,045,032
 


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

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PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Oil and Gas 3.9%
     
   
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
     
$
1,000,000
 
  2.65%, due 1/15/32
 
$
805,558
 
     
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.125%, due 3/24/31
   
419,672
 
     
Enterprise Products
       
     
  Operating LLC
       
 
1,200,000
 
  2.80%, due 1/31/30
   
1,035,475
 
 
850,000
 
  4.85%, due 8/15/42
   
757,764
 
 
500,000
 
  3.30%, due 2/15/53
   
341,461
 
     
Hess Corp.
       
 
800,000
 
  5.60%, due 2/15/41
   
768,803
 
     
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
       
 
1,270,000
 
  5.80%, due 3/15/35
   
1,249,911
 
     
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  2.00%, due 2/15/31
   
469,293
 
 
700,000
 
  5.55%, due 6/1/45
   
650,861
 
     
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.15%, due 1/15/31
   
806,337
 
     
Valero Energy Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  2.80%, due 12/1/31
   
619,378
 
 
655,000
 
  6.625%, due 6/15/37
   
698,732
 
           
8,623,245
 
Oil and Gas Extraction 0.3%
       
     
Canadian Natural
       
     
  Resources Ltd.
       
 
700,000
 
  4.95%, due 6/1/47
   
627,314
 
         
Oil and Gas Services and Equipment 0.4%
       
     
Halliburton Co.
       
 
24,000
 
  3.80%, due 11/15/25
   
23,473
 
 
1,000,000
 
  2.92%, due 3/1/30
   
862,563
 
           
886,036
 
Oil Refining & Marketing 0.4%
       
     
Phillips 66
       
 
950,000
 
  1.30%, due 2/15/26
   
852,440
 
         
Packaging & Containers 0.6%
       
     
Berry Global, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  1.57%, due 1/15/26
   
891,038
 
     
WRKCo, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.90%, due 6/1/28
   
460,071
 
           
1,351,109
 
Paper 0.4%
       
     
International Paper Co.
       
 
700,000
 
  6.00%, due 11/15/41
   
699,899
 
     
Weyerhaeuser  Co.
       
 
226,000
 
  7.375%, due 3/15/32
   
250,895
 
           
950,794
 
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 0.2%
       
     
Suncor Energy, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.75%, due 3/4/51
   
368,132
 
         
Pharmaceuticals 3.2%
       
     
AbbVie, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  3.20%, due 11/21/29
   
637,463
 
 
2,200,000
 
  4.55%, due 3/15/35
   
2,086,735
 
 
800,000
 
  4.40%, due 11/6/42
   
711,558
 
 
268,000
 
  4.75%, due 3/15/45
   
248,232
 
     
Cardinal Health, Inc.
       
 
125,000
 
  3.41%, due 6/15/27
   
117,366
 
     
Cigna Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.50%, due 2/25/26
   
497,675
 
 
1,600,000
 
  2.40%, due 3/15/30
   
1,351,790
 
 
600,000
 
  3.40%, due 3/15/50
   
431,659
 
     
Viatris, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  2.70%, due 6/22/30
   
477,616
 
     
Zoetis, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  2.00%, due 5/15/30
   
491,056
 
           
7,051,150
 
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 0.2%
       
     
Magellan Midstream Partners LP
       
 
500,000
 
  3.20%, due 3/15/25
   
476,702
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 0.9%
     
   
Williams Companies, Inc.
     
$
1,000,000
 
  2.60%, due 3/15/31
 
$
820,862
 
     
Williams Partners LP
       
 
800,000
 
  3.90%, due 1/15/25
   
781,181
 
 
500,000
 
  5.10%, due 9/15/45
   
444,425
 
           
2,046,468
 
Pipelines 3.6%
       
     
Boardwalk Pipelines LP
       
 
500,000
 
  3.60%, due 9/1/32
   
417,093
 
     
El Paso Electric Co.
       
 
850,000
 
  6.00%, due 5/15/35
   
849,685
 
     
Enbridge, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.125%, due 11/15/29
   
880,036
 
 
250,000
 
  3.40%, due 8/1/51
   
175,476
 
     
Energy Transfer LP
       
 
500,000
 
  4.25%, due 4/1/24
   
490,027
 
     
Energy Transfer Partners LP
       
 
1,000,000
 
  7.60%, due 2/1/24
   
1,014,155
 
     
MPLX LP
       
 
1,315,000
 
  4.25%, due 12/1/27
   
1,249,273
 
 
600,000
 
  4.95%, due 3/14/52
   
497,233
 
     
ONEOK, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  6.10%, due 11/15/32
   
504,719
 
     
Plains All American Pipeline LP /
       
     
  PAA Finance Corp.
       
 
546,000
 
  3.80%, due 9/15/30
   
477,075
 
     
Targa Resources Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  5.20%, due 7/1/27
   
493,067
 
     
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
       
 
1,100,000
 
  4.10%, due 4/15/30
   
1,025,128
 
           
8,072,967
 
Property & Casualty Insurance 1.5%
       
     
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  2.45%, due 3/15/31
   
1,534,956
 
     
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
       
 
1,400,000
 
  4.50%, due 4/15/26
   
1,373,673
 
     
Mercury General Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.40%, due 3/15/27
   
469,186
 
           
3,377,815
 
Railroad 1.4%
       
     
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
       
 
700,000
 
  2.90%, due 2/1/25
   
669,867
 
 
1,000,000
 
  2.45%, due 12/2/31
   
831,187
 
     
Norfolk Southern Corp.
       
 
700,000
 
  3.85%, due 1/15/24
   
692,265
 
 
250,000
 
  2.30%, due 5/15/31
   
207,715
 
 
1,000,000
 
  2.90%, due 8/25/51
   
662,384
 
           
3,063,418
 
Real Estate 1.6%
       
     
American Homes 4 Rent LP
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.25%, due 2/15/28
   
930,407
 
     
Crown Castle, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.65%, due 9/1/27
   
466,101
 
 
600,000
 
  2.25%, due 1/15/31
   
484,142
 
     
Essex Portfolio, LP
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.375%, due 4/15/26
   
941,138
 
     
STORE Capital Corp.
       
 
810,000
 
  4.50%, due 3/15/28
   
737,039
 
           
3,558,827
 
Refining & Marketing 0.2%
       
     
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.625%, due 9/15/24
   
487,612
 
         
REITS 0.6%
       
     
Prologis LP
       
 
1,000,000
 
  1.75%, due 2/1/31
   
783,230
 
     
Ventas Realty LP
       
 
500,000
 
  3.75%, due 5/1/24
   
487,408
 
           
1,270,638
 


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

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PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
REITS – Diversified 0.3%
     
   
Equinix, Inc.
     
$
500,000
 
  1.55%, due 3/15/28
 
$
415,091
 
 
100,000
 
  3.90%, due 4/15/32
   
88,922
 
     
GLP Capital LP / GLP
       
     
  Financing II, Inc.
       
 
250,000
 
  3.25%, due 1/15/32
   
197,615
 
           
701,628
 
REITS – Health Care 0.5%
       
     
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
       
 
350,000
 
  2.125%, due 12/1/28
   
294,693
 
     
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.25%, due 4/15/33
   
732,854
 
           
1,027,547
 
REITS – Office Property 0.2%
       
     
Corporate Office Properties LP
       
 
500,000
 
  2.75%, due 4/15/31
   
376,844
 
         
Residential Building 0.2%
       
     
DR Horton, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  2.60%, due 10/15/25
   
466,330
 
         
Restaurants 1.1%
       
     
McDonald’s Corp.
       
 
1,100,000
 
  3.50%, due 7/1/27
   
1,050,097
 
 
550,000
 
  4.875%, due 12/9/45
   
514,783
 
     
Starbucks Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.55%, due 11/15/30
   
852,888
 
           
2,417,768
 
Retail 1.1%
       
     
AutoNation, Inc.
       
 
200,000
 
  3.50%, due 11/15/24
   
191,619
 
     
Lowe’s Cos, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.50%, due 4/15/30
   
969,607
 
 
500,000
 
  1.70%, due 10/15/30
   
396,173
 
 
500,000
 
  5.625%, due 4/15/53
   
494,059
 
     
Tractor Supply Co.
       
 
500,000
 
  1.75%, due 11/1/30
   
387,860
 
           
2,439,318
 
Retail – Auto Parts 0.4%
       
     
AutoZone, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.75%, due 8/1/32
   
489,005
 
     
Genuine Parts Co.
       
 
500,000
 
  1.875%, due 11/1/30
   
384,065
 
           
873,070
 
Retail – Drug Store 0.4%
       
     
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.20%, due 4/15/30
   
866,997
 
         
Software 0.8%
       
     
Fidelity National Information
       
     
  Services, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  5.10%, due 7/15/32
   
585,088
 
     
Fiserv, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  3.85%, due 6/1/25
   
582,214
 
     
VMware, Inc.
       
 
550,000
 
  4.65%, due 5/15/27
   
535,512
 
           
1,702,814
 
Software & Services 0.5%
       
     
Equifax, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.10%, due 5/15/30
   
421,594
 
     
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
       
 
700,000
 
  4.90%, due 10/15/25 (b)
   
698,367
 
           
1,119,961
 
Telecommunications 2.3%
       
     
British Telecommunications Plc
       
 
855,000
 
  9.625%, due 12/15/30 (d)
   
1,028,335
 
     
Deutsche Telekom
       
     
  International Finance
       
 
345,000
 
  8.75%, due 6/15/30 (e)
   
410,409
 
     
France Telecom SA
       
 
575,000
 
  5.375%, due 1/13/42
   
562,111
 
     
Grupo Televisa SAB
       
 
300,000
 
  6.625%, due 3/18/25
   
306,531
 
     
Juniper Networks, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  2.00%, due 12/10/30
   
1,509,669
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Telecommunications 2.3% (continued)
     
   
Rogers Communications, Inc.
     
$
989,000
 
  5.00%, due 3/15/44
 
$
858,188
 
     
Telefonica Emisiones SAU
       
 
475,000
 
  7.045%, due 6/20/36
   
496,593
 
           
5,171,836
 
Tobacco 1.8%
       
     
Altria Group, Inc.
       
 
148,000
 
  4.80%, due 2/14/29
   
141,894
 
 
1,600,000
 
  3.40%, due 5/6/30
   
1,372,700
 
     
BAT Capital Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.259%, due 3/25/28
   
837,424
 
 
600,000
 
  4.54%, due 8/15/47
   
433,692
 
 
800,000
 
  5.65%, due 3/16/52
   
666,478
 
     
Reynolds American, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  4.45%, due 6/12/25
   
589,149
 
           
4,041,337
 
Transportation 1.0%
       
     
CSX Corp.
       
 
1,390,000
 
  6.22%, due 4/30/40
   
1,530,024
 
     
FedEx Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.25%, due 5/15/41
   
722,591
 
           
2,252,615
 
Transportation and Logistics 0.2%
       
     
Kirby Corp.
       
 
450,000
 
  4.20%, due 3/1/28
   
408,482
 
         
Travel & Lodging 0.2%
       
     
Marriott International, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  3.75%, due 3/15/25
   
582,559
 
         
Trucking & Leasing 0.4%
       
     
GATX Corp.
       
 
1,300,000
 
  1.90%, due 6/1/31
   
971,385
 
         
Utilities 0.4%
       
     
Southern Co.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.25%, due 7/1/26
   
949,111
 
         
Waste and Environment Services and Equipment 0.6%
       
     
Waste Connections, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.20%, due 1/15/33
   
470,942
 
     
Waste Management, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  1.50%, due 3/15/31
   
790,394
 
           
1,261,336
 
Water 0.3%
       
     
American Water Capital Corp.
       
 
650,000
 
  2.80%, due 5/1/30
   
563,894
 
         
Wireless 0.5%
       
     
American Tower Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  2.75%, due 1/15/27
   
452,277
 
 
1,000,000
 
  1.875%, due 10/15/30
   
777,207
 
           
1,229,484
 
Wirelines 4.5%
       
     
AT&T, Inc.
       
 
1,400,000
 
  2.30%, due 6/1/27
   
1,259,068
 
 
875,000
 
  2.55%, due 12/1/33
   
684,167
 
 
2,368,000
 
  3.50%, due 9/15/53
   
1,657,355
 
 
1,196,000
 
  3.55%, due 9/15/55
   
827,276
 
 
727,000
 
  3.80%, due 12/1/57
   
518,960
 
     
Verizon Communications, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.00%, due 3/22/27
   
937,403
 
 
550,000
 
  3.15%, due 3/22/30
   
487,361
 
 
500,000
 
  2.55%, due 3/21/31
   
415,583
 
 
1,500,000
 
  4.862%, due 8/21/46
   
1,364,021
 
 
2,000,000
 
  3.55%, due 3/22/51
   
1,469,507
 
 
600,000
 
  2.987%, due 10/30/56
   
377,836
 
           
9,998,537
 
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $239,550,910)
   
203,118,766
 
         
SOVEREIGN BONDS 5.1%
       
     
Republic of Colombia
       
 
600,000
 
  3.875%, due 4/25/27
   
524,599
 
 
600,000
 
  3.125%, due 4/15/31
   
438,555
 
 
890,000
 
  7.375%, due 9/18/37
   
818,133
 
     
Republic of Indonesia
       
 
500,000
 
  3.85%, due 10/15/30
   
469,983
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
Principal Amount/
     
Shares
 
Value
 
SOVEREIGN BONDS 5.1% (continued)
     
   
Republic of Panama
     
$
1,700,000
 
  2.252%, due 9/29/32
 
$
1,283,500
 
 
750,000
 
  6.70%, due 1/26/36
   
793,787
 
     
Republic of Peru
       
 
400,000
 
  3.00%, due 1/15/34
   
323,922
 
 
1,050,000
 
  6.55%, due 3/14/37
   
1,123,460
 
     
Republic of Philippines
       
 
1,625,000
 
  5.00%, due 1/13/37
   
1,585,933
 
     
Republic of Uruguay
       
 
800,000
 
  4.375%, due 1/23/31
   
800,885
 
     
United Mexican States
       
 
1,300,000
 
  4.50%, due 4/22/29
   
1,263,579
 
 
2,490,000
 
  4.75%, due 3/8/44
   
2,097,122
 
Total Sovereign Bonds
       
  (cost $14,034,524)
   
11,523,458
 
         
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES &
       
  INSTRUMENTALITIES 0.9%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Notes
       
 
2,000,000
 
  4.125%, due 10/31/27
   
2,022,578
 
Total U.S. Government
       
  Agencies & Instrumentalities
       
  (cost $1,982,897)
   
2,022,578
 
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.2%
       
         
Money Market Fund 0.1%
       
 
139,769
 
Fidelity Institutional Money
       
     
  Market Government Portfolio –
       
     
  Class I, 3.56% (a)
   
139,769
 
         
U.S. Treasury Bill 1.1%
       
     
United States Treasury Bill
       
$
2,500,000
 
  4.370%, due 5/11/23 (i)
   
2,449,919
 
Total Short-Term Investments
       
  (cost $2,590,916)
   
2,589,688
 
Total Investments
       
  (cost $258,159,247)
 
98.6%
   
219,254,490
 
Other Assets less Liabilities
 
1.4%
   
3,082,954
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 
100.0%
 
$
222,337,444
 

(a)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of November 30, 2022.
(b)
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 November 30, 2022, and remains in effect until the bond’s maturity date.
(c)
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other “qualified institutional buyers.” As of November 30, 2022, the value of these investments was $5,513,656 or 2.48% of total net assets.
(d)
Step-up bond; pays one interest rate for a certain period and can either increase or decrease thereafter. Coupon rate increases by 25 basis points for each rating downgrade of one notch below A-/A3 made by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Coupon rate decreases by 25 basis points for each upgrade. The minimum coupon rate is 8.625%.
(e)
Step-up bond; pays one interest rate for a certain period and can either increase or decrease thereafter. Coupon rate increases by 50 basis points if both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s ratings are downgraded to less than an A rating. If the rating is then raised to higher than BBB, the coupon rate decreases by 50 basis points.
(f)
Coupon rate shown is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2022, and remains in effect until December 2031, after that date the bond will change to a Floating-Rate equal to the 3 Month LIBOR + 2.205%, if not called, until final maturity date.
(g)
Variable or floating rate security based on a reference index and spread. The rate reported is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2022.
(h)
Step-up bond; pays one interest rate for a certain period and can increase thereafter. Coupon rate increases by 25 basis points for each rating downgrade of one notch made by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investor Service, or Fitch Ratings. The maximum coupon increase is 200 basis points.
(i)
Rate shown is the discount rate at November 30, 2022.
Basis point = 1/100th of a percent.
CMT = Constant Maturity Treasury
LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate



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

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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2.2%
     
Other Asset-Backed Securities 2.2%
     
   
CF Hippolyta Issuer LLC
     
$
1,371,542
 
  1.69%, due 7/15/60,
     
     
  Series 2020-1 Class A (b)
 
$
1,214,665
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $1,371,353)
   
1,214,665
 
         
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 91.4%
       
         
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.4%
       
     
BX Trust
       
 
440,000
 
  5.125% (1 Month LIBOR USD
       
     
  + 1.250%), due 11/17/36, Series
       
     
  2021-RISE  Class B (b) (e)
   
418,555
 
     
Cold Storage Trust
       
 
1,474,486
 
  4.775% (1 Month LIBOR USD
       
     
  + 0.900%), due 11/15/37, Series
       
     
  2020-ICE5 Class A (b) (e)
   
1,434,195
 
           
1,852,750
 
U.S. Government Securities 88.0%
       
     
FHLMC Pool
       
 
276,745
 
  2.50%, due 12/1/31, #G18622
   
261,414
 
 
62,285
 
  5.00%, due 10/1/38, #G04832
   
64,097
 
 
207,508
 
  3.50%, due 5/1/42, #G08491
   
195,762
 
 
171,665
 
  3.00%, due 8/1/43, #G08540
   
157,278
 
 
313,804
 
  4.00%, due 8/1/44, #G08601
   
306,371
 
 
250,786
 
  3.00%, due 3/1/45, #G08631
   
227,275
 
 
391,149
 
  3.00%, due 5/1/45, #G08640
   
354,114
 
 
368,599
 
  3.00%, due 5/1/45, #Q33337
   
332,856
 
 
323,009
 
  3.00%, due 1/1/47, #G08741
   
290,807
 
 
212,560
 
  3.00%, due 1/1/47, #Q45636
   
190,821
 
 
178,719
 
  3.50%, due 4/1/48, #Q55213
   
166,743
 
 
78,257
 
  3.50%, due 9/1/48, #G08835
   
72,916
 
 
71,764
 
  4.00%, due 2/1/49, #ZT1710
   
68,900
 
 
196,967
 
  3.00%, due 4/1/49, #ZN5108
   
175,401
 
 
141,606
 
  3.50%, due 7/1/49, #QA1057
   
131,151
 
 
124,990
 
  3.50%, due 7/1/49, #SD8001
   
115,761
 
 
191,060
 
  3.00%, due 10/1/49, #SD8016
   
170,081
 
 
1,438,043
 
  2.50%, due 12/1/51, #QD2700
   
1,230,376
 
 
1,448,857
 
  2.00%, due 2/1/52, #QD7338
   
1,191,938
 
 
1,900,320
 
  2.00%, due 2/1/52, #SD8193
   
1,563,479
 
 
1,425,984
 
  2.50%, due 2/1/52, #SD8194
   
1,218,875
 
 
830,045
 
  2.50%, due 2/1/52, #QD7063
   
710,402
 
 
1,448,344
 
  2.00%, due 3/1/52, #SD8199
   
1,190,784
 
 
1,936,990
 
  2.00%, due 4/1/52, #SD8204
   
1,591,541
 
 
1,937,579
 
  3.50%, due 5/1/52, #SD8214
   
1,774,334
 
 
1,500,000
 
  4.50%, due 12/1/52, #SD8275
   
1,457,845
 
     
FNMA Pool
       
 
49,737
 
  4.00%, due 5/1/26, #AH8174
   
49,707
 
 
366,313
 
  2.50%, due 10/1/31, #BC9305
   
341,988
 
 
249,794
 
  2.50%, due 11/1/31, #BD9466
   
235,672
 
 
88,116
 
  3.50%, due 5/1/33, #BK5720
   
85,555
 
 
84,386
 
  3.50%, due 5/1/33, #MA3364
   
81,523
 
 
216,339
 
  4.00%, due 12/1/39, #AE0215
   
210,527
 
 
344,715
 
  3.50%, due 7/1/43, #AB9774
   
324,429
 
 
463,778
 
  3.00%, due 8/1/43, #AU3363
   
424,428
 
 
146,206
 
  4.00%, due 9/1/44, #AS3392
   
142,588
 
 
159,697
 
  3.50%, due 4/1/45, #AY3376
   
149,564
 
 
557,750
 
  3.00%, due 6/1/45, #AZ0504
   
504,166
 
 
130,784
 
  3.50%, due 8/1/45, #AS5699
   
122,431
 
 
68,585
 
  3.50%, due 9/1/45, #AS5722
   
64,197
 
 
174,128
 
  3.00%, due 10/1/45, #AZ6877
   
157,117
 
 
468,523
 
  3.50%, due 12/1/45, #BA2275
   
439,280
 
 
278,190
 
  3.50%, due 12/1/45, #MA2471
   
260,636
 
 
162,409
 
  3.50%, due 3/1/46, #MA2549
   
151,868
 
 
393,381
 
  3.00%, due 7/1/46, #MA2670
   
354,525
 
 
237,323
 
  3.00%, due 9/1/46, #AS7904
   
213,698
 
 
174,075
 
  3.00%, due 5/1/47, #AS9562
   
156,306
 
 
164,669
 
  3.50%, due 9/1/47, #MA3120
   
153,713
 
 
280,713
 
  3.50%, due 3/1/48, #MA3305
   
261,406
 
 
368,036
 
  4.50%, due 5/1/48, #BM4135
   
364,422
 
 
152,523
 
  4.00%, due 7/1/48, #MA3415
   
146,111
 
 
126,328
 
  4.00%, due 8/1/48, #BK5416
   
121,285
 
 
121,248
 
  3.00%, due 4/1/49, #BN6240
   
107,944
 
 
147,217
 
  3.00%, due 5/1/49, #MA3670
   
131,127
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
Principal Amount/
     
Shares
 
Value
 
U.S. Government Securities 88.0% (continued)
     
   
FNMA Pool (continued)
     
$
1,220,952
 
  3.00%, due 12/1/50, #FM7827
 
$
1,086,754
 
 
1,364,174
 
  3.00%, due 8/1/51, #FM8407
   
1,211,770
 
 
1,886,220
 
  2.50%, due 1/1/52, #BU7884
   
1,613,453
 
 
1,916,039
 
  2.00%, due 2/1/52, #MA4547
   
1,576,445
 
 
24,852
 
  2.50%, due 2/1/52, #BV3506
   
21,265
 
 
1,896,960
 
  2.50%, due 2/1/52, #MA4548
   
1,620,004
 
 
2,769,495
 
  2.50%, due 3/1/52, #MA4563
   
2,367,225
 
 
1,944,325
 
  2.00%, due 4/1/52, #MA4577
   
1,597,604
 
 
1,932,085
 
  2.50%, due 4/1/52, #MA4578
   
1,650,085
 
 
1,932,792
 
  3.00%, due 4/1/52, #MA4579
   
1,708,187
 
 
1,492,344
 
  4.00%, due 10/1/52, #MA4783
   
1,409,679
 
     
FNMA TBA
       
 
1,500,000
 
  4.00%, due 12/15/41 (d)
   
1,415,098
 
     
GNMA Pool
       
 
160,596
 
  5.00%, due 9/15/39, #726311
   
163,775
 
 
116,040
 
  4.00%, due 6/15/45, #AM8608
   
112,661
 
 
84,769
 
  4.00%, due 2/15/46, #AR3772
   
81,431
 
 
83,099
 
  4.00%, due 10/15/46, #AQ0545
   
80,425
 
 
73,374
 
  4.00%, due 12/15/46, #AQ0562
   
71,382
 
 
799,026
 
  3.00%, due 5/15/47, #AW1730
   
718,791
 
 
421,555
 
  3.00%, due 8/15/47, #AZ5554
   
379,049
 
 
252,708
 
  3.50%, due 11/15/47, #BD4824
   
235,001
 
 
162,409
 
  3.50%, due 4/20/49, #MA5875
   
152,183
 
 
240,144
 
  3.50%, due 7/20/49, #MA6039
   
224,900
 
 
170,638
 
  3.00%, due 8/20/49, #MA6089
   
155,181
 
 
441,064
 
  3.00%, due 9/20/49, #MA6153
   
401,106
 
 
460,090
 
  3.00%, due 12/20/49, #MA6338
   
418,408
 
 
1,893,362
 
  2.00%, due 1/20/52, #MA7826
   
1,610,419
 
 
1,883,922
 
  2.50%, due 1/20/52, #MA7827
   
1,653,847
 
 
1,438,879
 
  2.50%, due 3/20/52, #MA7936
   
1,261,753
 
 
1,965,788
 
  3.50%, due 6/20/52, #MA8099
   
1,822,715
 
           
47,788,131
 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $55,690,343)
   
49,640,881
 
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 7.5%
       
         
Money Market Fund 1.3%
       
 
721,508
 
Fidelity Institutional Money
       
     
  Market Government Portfolio –
       
     
  Class I, 3.56% (a)
   
721,508
 
         
U.S. Treasury Bill 6.2%
       
     
United States Treasury Bill
       
$
3,400,000
 
  3.774%, due 3/23/23 (c)
   
3,355,438
 
Total Short-Term Investments
       
  (cost $4,081,587)
   
4,076,946
 
Total Investments
       
  (cost $61,143,283)
 
101.1
%
 
54,932,492
 
Liabilities less Other Assets
 
(1.1
)%
 
(619,158
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 
100.0
%
$
54,313,334
 

(a)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of November 30, 2022.
(b)
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other “qualified institutional buyers.” As of November 30, 2022, the value of these investments was $3,067,415 or 5.65% of total net assets.
(c)
Rate shown is the discount rate at November 30, 2022.
(d)
Security purchased on a when-issued basis. As of November 30, 2022 the total cost of investments purchased on a when-issued basis was $1,415,098 or 2.61% of total net assets.
(e)
Variable or floating rate security based on a reference index and spread. The rate reported is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2022.
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
TBA – To Be Announced


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

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PIA Funds
PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022

       
Shares/
     
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS 0.2%
     
       
Building Materials 0.2%
     
 
2,996
 
Northwest Hardwoods (d) (e)
 
$
239,680
 
Total Common Stocks
       
  (cost $137,017)
   
239,680
 
         
CORPORATE BONDS 91.1%
       
         
Advertising Sales 0.6%
       
     
Outfront Media Capital LLC /
       
     
  Outfront Media Capital Corp.
       
$
925,000
 
  4.25%, due 1/15/29 (b)
   
773,300
 
         
Aerospace/Defense 2.2%
       
     
F-Brasile SpA / F-Brasile US LLC
       
 
1,775,000
 
  7.375%, due 8/15/26 (b)
   
1,444,618
 
     
Triumph Group, Inc.
       
 
1,450,000
 
  7.75%, due 8/15/25
   
1,245,311
 
           
2,689,929
 
Appliances 0.9%
       
     
WASH Multifamily
       
     
  Acquisition, Inc.
       
 
1,185,000
 
  5.75%, due 4/15/26 (b)
   
1,112,312
 
         
Auto Manufacturers 1.1%
       
     
PM General Purchaser LLC
       
 
1,575,000
 
  9.50%, due 10/1/28 (b)
   
1,384,288
 
         
Auto Parts & Equipment 1.9%
       
     
Dealer Tire LLC / DT Issuer LLC
       
 
1,506,000
 
  8.00%, due 2/1/28 (b)
   
1,285,212
 
     
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc.
       
 
1,650,000
 
  6.625%, due 10/15/29 (b)
   
1,100,083
 
           
2,385,295
 
Building – Heavy Construction 1.2%
       
     
Railworks Holdings LP /
       
     
  Railworks Rally, Inc.
       
 
1,600,000
 
  8.25%, due 11/15/28 (b)
   
1,475,199
 
         
Building & Construction 1.1%
       
     
Brundage-Bone Concrete
       
     
  Pumping Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,550,000
 
  6.00%, due 2/1/26 (b)
   
1,444,158
 
         
Building Materials 5.2%
       
     
APi Group DE, Inc.
       
 
1,285,000
 
  4.125%, due 7/15/29 (b)
   
1,070,264
 
     
Eco Material Technologies, Inc.
       
 
1,525,000
 
  7.875%, due 1/31/27 (b)
   
1,453,020
 
     
MIWD Holdco II LLC /
       
     
  MIWD Finance Corp.
       
 
1,475,000
 
  5.50%, due 2/1/30 (b)
   
1,211,262
 
     
New Enterprise Stone &
       
     
  Lime Co, Inc.
       
 
1,400,000
 
  5.25%, due 7/15/28 (b)
   
1,269,184
 
     
SRM Escrow Issuer LLC
       
 
1,650,000
 
  6.00%, due 11/1/28 (b)
   
1,471,503
 
           
6,475,233
 
Chemicals 1.0%
       
     
Diamond BC BV
       
 
1,650,000
 
  4.625%, due 10/1/29 (b)
   
1,246,897
 
         
Chemicals – Diversified 3.6%
       
     
Iris Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,550,000
 
  8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK,
       
     
  due 2/15/26 (b) (c)
   
1,325,250
 
     
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC
       
 
1,400,000
 
  6.625%, due 10/15/29 (b)
   
1,139,810
 
     
Polar US Borrower LLC /
       
     
  Schenectady International
       
     
  Group, Inc.
       
 
1,175,000
 
  6.75%, due 5/15/26 (b)
   
492,131
 
     
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.875%, due 5/1/28 (b)
   
885,300
 
 
765,000
 
  6.625%, due 5/1/29 (b)
   
634,273
 
           
4,476,764
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Chemicals – Plastics 1.1%
     
   
Neon Holdings, Inc.
     
$
1,650,000
 
  10.125%, due 4/1/26 (b)
 
$
1,417,796
 
         
Chemicals – Specialty 4.0%
       
     
Herens Holdco Sarl
       
 
1,500,000
 
  4.75%, due 5/15/28 (b)
   
1,202,408
 
     
SCIL IV LLC /
       
     
  SCIL USA Holdings LLC
       
 
1,450,000
 
  5.375%, due 11/1/26 (b)
   
1,217,542
 
     
SK Invictus Intermediate II Sarl
       
 
1,550,000
 
  5.00%, due 10/30/29 (b)
   
1,241,806
 
     
Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp.
       
 
1,650,000
 
  5.25%, due 9/30/28 (b)
   
1,364,550
 
           
5,026,306
 
Commercial Services 4.3%
       
     
Alta Equipment Group, Inc.
       
 
1,550,000
 
  5.625%, due 4/15/26 (b)
   
1,369,025
 
     
CPI Acquisition, Inc.
       
 
1,404,000
 
  8.625%, due 3/15/26 (b)
   
1,361,001
 
     
NESCO Holdings II, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  5.50%, due 4/15/29 (b)
   
1,321,448
 
     
StoneMor, Inc.
       
 
1,625,000
 
  8.50%, due 5/15/29 (b)
   
1,326,390
 
           
5,377,864
 
Consumer Services 0.9%
       
     
Cimpress Plc
       
 
1,560,000
 
  7.00%, due 6/15/26 (b)
   
1,091,220
 
         
Containers and Packaging 0.7%
       
     
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer
       
     
  LLC / Pactiv Evergreen
       
     
  Group Issuer, Inc.
       
 
950,000
 
  4.375%, due 10/15/28 (b)
   
830,029
 
         
Diversified Financial Services 1.1%
       
     
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC /
       
     
  XO Management Holding, Inc.
       
 
1,675,000
 
  6.375%, due 2/1/30 (b)
   
1,367,219
 
         
Diversified Manufacturing 0.5%
       
     
FXI Holdings, Inc.
       
 
795,000
 
  12.25%, due 11/15/26 (b)
   
651,900
 
         
Engineering & Construction 2.8%
       
     
Arcosa, Inc.
       
 
1,600,000
 
  4.375%, due 4/15/29 (b)
   
1,393,175
 
     
Brand Energy & Infrastructure
       
     
  Services, Inc.
       
 
1,450,000
 
  8.50%, due 7/15/25 (b)
   
1,151,858
 
     
Promontoria Holding 264 BV
       
 
1,050,000
 
  7.875%, due 3/1/27 (b)
   
995,159
 
           
3,540,192
 
Enterprise Software & Services 2.0%
       
     
Helios Software Holdings Inc /
       
     
  ION Corporate Solutions
       
     
  Finance Sarl
       
 
1,625,000
 
  4.625%, due 5/1/28 (b)
   
1,241,341
 
     
Rocket Software, Inc.
       
 
1,600,000
 
  6.50%, due 2/15/29 (b)
   
1,260,736
 
           
2,502,077
 
Entertainment 2.5%
       
     
Everi Holdings, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  5.00%, due 7/15/29 (b)
   
563,229
 
     
Premier Entertainment Sub
       
     
  LLC / Premier Entertainment
       
     
  Finance Corp.
       
 
1,650,000
 
  5.875%, due 9/1/31 (b)
   
1,260,287
 
     
Scientific Games Holdings
       
     
  LP/Scientific Games
       
     
  US FinCo, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  6.625%, due 3/1/30 (b)
   
1,263,994
 
           
3,087,510
 
Finance – Commercial 1.3%
       
     
Burford Capital Global
       
     
  Finance LLC
       
 
700,000
 
  6.25%, due 4/15/28 (b)
   
643,371
 
 
1,050,000
 
  6.875%, due 4/15/30 (b)
   
956,052
 
           
1,599,423
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Financial Services 1.1%
     
   
Arrow Bidco LLC
     
$
1,391,000
 
  9.50%, due 3/15/24 (b)
 
$
1,388,779
 
         
Food and Beverage 0.7%
       
     
H-Food Holdings LLC /
       
     
  Hearthside Finance Co, Inc.
       
 
1,400,000
 
  8.50%, due 6/1/26 (b)
   
807,571
 
         
Food Service 0.9%
       
     
TKC Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,850,000
 
  10.50%, due 5/15/29 (b)
   
1,057,673
 
         
Forest and Paper
       
  Products Manufacturing 1.2%
       
     
Mativ, Inc.
       
 
1,710,000
 
  6.875%, due 10/1/26 (b)
   
1,499,721
 
         
Healthcare – Services 2.3%
       
     
Akumin Escrow, Inc.
       
 
1,550,000
 
  7.50%, due 8/1/28 (b)
   
1,063,858
 
     
Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc.
       
 
603,000
 
  8.50%, due 5/1/26 (b)
   
543,415
 
     
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.
       
 
1,450,000
 
  5.00%, due 10/1/29 (b)
   
1,203,500
 
           
2,810,773
 
Household Products/Warehouse 0.9%
       
     
Kronos Acquisition
       
     
  Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom
       
     
  Products, Inc.
       
 
1,250,000
 
  5.00%, due 12/31/26 (b)
   
1,141,650
 
         
Internet 1.4%
       
     
Getty Images, Inc.
       
 
1,743,000
 
  9.75%, due 3/1/27 (b)
   
1,724,428
 
         
Iron/Steel 0.4%
       
     
Carpenter Technology Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  7.625%, due 3/15/30
   
494,436
 
         
Machinery – Diversified 1.2%
       
     
Husky III Holding Ltd.
       
 
700,000
 
  13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK,
       
     
  due 2/15/25 (b) (c)
   
612,500
 
     
Titan Acquisition Ltd. /
       
     
  Titan Co-Borrower LLC
       
 
950,000
 
  7.75%, due 4/15/26 (b)
   
844,769
 
           
1,457,269
 
Machinery – Farm 0.7%
       
     
OT Merger Corp.
       
 
1,475,000
 
  7.875%, due 10/15/29 (b)
   
864,011
 
         
Machinery – Thermal Process 0.9%
       
     
GrafTech Finance, Inc.
       
 
1,350,000
 
  4.625%, due 12/15/28 (b)
   
1,126,973
 
         
Machinery Manufacturing 2.3%
       
     
Granite US Holdings Corp.
       
 
1,250,000
 
  11.00%, due 10/1/27 (b)
   
1,312,125
 
     
JPW Industries Holding Corp.
       
 
1,580,000
 
  9.00%, due 10/1/24 (b)
   
1,362,126
 
     
MAI Holdings, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  9.50%, due 6/1/23 (b) (d)
   
199,500
 
           
2,873,751
 
Manufactured Goods 1.5%
       
     
FXI Holdings, Inc.
       
 
836,000
 
  7.875%, due 11/1/24 (b)
   
695,803
 
     
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
       
 
1,520,000
 
  6.625%, due 4/15/27
   
1,165,308
 
           
1,861,111
 
Media 1.2%
       
     
Univision Communications, Inc.
       
 
1,375,000
 
  4.50%, due 5/1/29 (b)
   
1,172,119
 
 
350,000
 
  7.375%, due 6/30/30 (b)
   
346,939
 
           
1,519,058
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Metals and Mining 2.0%
     
   
SunCoke Energy, Inc.
     
$
1,525,000
 
  4.875%, due 6/30/29 (b)
 
$
1,293,675
 
     
TMS International Corp/DE
       
 
1,700,000
 
  6.25%, due 4/15/29 (b)
   
1,226,273
 
           
2,519,948
 
Office Automation & Equipment 2.1%
       
     
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
       
 
1,650,000
 
  6.875%, due 3/15/27 (b)
   
1,300,365
 
     
Xerox Holdings Corp.
       
 
1,650,000
 
  5.50%, due 8/15/28 (b)
   
1,329,983
 
           
2,630,348
 
Oil and Gas Services 5.1%
       
     
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock
       
     
  Partners Finance Corp.
       
 
650,000
 
  6.875%, due 4/1/27 (b)
   
629,980
 
     
CSI Compressco LP / CSI
       
     
  Compressco Finance, Inc.
       
 
1,675,000
 
  7.50%, due 4/1/25 (b)
   
1,540,896
 
     
Enerflex Ltd.
       
 
1,400,000
 
  9.00%, due 10/15/27 (b)
   
1,377,383
 
     
USA Compression Partners LP /
       
     
  USA Compression Finance Corp.
       
 
985,000
 
  6.875%, due 4/1/26
   
944,679
 
 
250,000
 
  6.875%, due 9/1/27
   
237,916
 
     
Welltec International ApS
       
 
1,600,000
 
  8.25%, due 10/15/26 (b)
   
1,583,844
 
           
6,314,698
 
Packaging 1.3%
       
     
Mauser Packaging
       
     
  Solutions Holding Co.
       
 
1,650,000
 
  5.50%, due 4/15/24 (b)
   
1,623,311
 
         
Paper 2.1%
       
     
Clearwater Paper Corp.
       
 
1,550,000
 
  4.75%, due 8/15/28 (b)
   
1,380,756
 
     
Mercer International, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  5.125%, due 2/1/29
   
1,271,355
 
           
2,652,111
 
Pipelines 8.9%
       
     
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis
       
     
  Energy Finance Corp.
       
 
175,000
 
  8.00%, due 1/15/27
   
167,215
 
 
1,450,000
 
  7.75%, due 2/1/28
   
1,386,171
 
     
Global Partners LP /
       
     
  GLP Finance Corp.
       
 
350,000
 
  7.00%, due 8/1/27
   
332,217
 
 
1,175,000
 
  6.875%, due 1/15/29
   
1,052,372
 
     
ITT Holdings LLC
       
 
1,764,000
 
  6.50%, due 8/1/29 (b)
   
1,511,574
 
     
Martin Midstream Partners LP /
       
     
  Martin Midstream Finance Corp.
       
 
1,450,000
 
  11.50%, due 2/28/25 (b)
   
1,446,448
 
     
NGL Energy Operating LLC /
       
     
  NGL Energy Finance Corp.
       
 
1,550,000
 
  7.50%, due 2/1/26 (b)
   
1,401,407
 
     
Summit Midstream
       
     
  Holdings LLC / Summit
       
     
  Midstream Finance Corp.
       
 
1,475,000
 
  5.75%, due 4/15/25
   
1,235,224
 
 
1,375,000
 
  8.50%, due 10/15/26 (b)
   
1,316,498
 
     
TransMontaigne Partners LP /
       
     
  TLP Finance Corp.
       
 
1,336,000
 
  6.125%, due 2/15/26
   
1,165,183
 
           
11,014,309
 
Publishing and Broadcasting 1.1%
       
     
Salem Media Group, Inc.
       
 
1,385,000
 
  6.75%, due 6/1/24 (b)
   
1,342,127
 
         
Radio 3.0%
       
     
Audacy Capital Corp.
       
 
1,400,000
 
  6.75%, due 3/31/29 (b)
   
318,374
 
     
Beasley Mezzanine Holdings LLC
       
 
1,550,000
 
  8.625%, due 2/1/26 (b)
   
1,028,813
 
     
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
       
 
1,710,000
 
  9.75%, due 3/1/26 (b)
   
1,022,283
 
     
Urban One, Inc.
       
 
1,537,000
 
  7.375%, due 2/1/28 (b)
   
1,300,817
 
           
3,670,287
 


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

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PIA Funds
PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
Principal Amount/
     
Shares
 
Value
 
REITs – Storage 0.9%
     
   
Iron Mountain, Inc.
     
$
250,000
 
  5.00%, due 7/15/28 (b)
 
$
227,750
 
 
1,000,000
 
  5.25%, due 7/15/30 (b)
   
901,265
 
           
1,129,015
 
Rental Auto/Equipment 1.1%
       
     
PROG Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  6.00%, due 11/15/29 (b)
   
1,309,493
 
         
Retail – Office Supplies 1.3%
       
     
Staples, Inc.
       
 
1,035,000
 
  7.50%, due 4/15/26 (b)
   
921,461
 
 
900,000
 
  10.75%, due 4/15/27 (b)
   
656,501
 
           
1,577,962
 
Retail – Propane Distribution 1.1%
       
     
Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas
       
     
  Finance Corp.
       
 
1,600,000
 
  5.875%, due 4/1/29 (b)
   
1,350,030
 
         
Tobacco Manufacturing 1.0%
       
     
Vector Group Ltd.
       
 
1,375,000
 
  5.75%, due 2/1/29 (b)
   
1,184,196
 
         
Transportation Services 2.2%
       
     
Bristow Group, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  6.875%, due 3/1/28 (b)
   
1,405,384
 
     
First Student Bidco Inc /
       
     
  First Transit Parent, Inc.
       
 
1,600,000
 
  4.00%, due 7/31/29 (b)
   
1,331,088
 
           
2,736,472
 
Water 1.2%
       
     
Solaris Midstream
       
     
  Holdings LLC
       
 
1,500,000
 
  7.625%, due 4/1/26 (b)
   
1,479,240
 
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $131,954,580)
   
113,115,662
 
         
MONEY MARKET FUND 6.9%
       
 
8,659,003
 
Fidelity Institutional Money
       
     
  Market Government Portfolio –
       
     
  Class I, 3.56% (a)
   
8,659,003
 
Total Money Market Fund
       
  (cost $8,659,003)
   
8,659,003
 
Total Investments
       
  (cost $140,750,600)
 
98.2%
   
122,014,345
 
Other Assets less Liabilities
 
1.8%
   
2,202,041
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 
100.0%
 
$
124,216,386
 

(a)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of November 30, 2022.
(b)
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other “qualified institutional buyers.” As of November 30, 2022, the value of these investments was $102,418,275 or 82.45% of total net assets.
(c)
Payment-in-kind interest is generally paid by issuing additional par of the security rather than paying cash.
(d)
Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Fund’s valuation designee. Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. As of November 30, 2022, the total value of fair valued securities was $439,180 or 0.35% of total net assets.
(e)
Non-income producing security.



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

31

PIA Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – November 30, 2022


   
BBB
   
MBS
   
High Yield
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
(MACS) Fund
 
Assets:
                 
Investments in securities, at value
                 
  (cost $258,159,247, $61,143,283, and $140,750,600, respectively)
 
$
219,254,490
   
$
54,932,492
   
$
122,014,345
 
Receivable for fund shares sold
   
917,306
     
698,211
     
23,957
 
Interest receivable
   
2,300,103
     
129,708
     
2,202,006
 
Due from investment adviser (Note 4)
   
     
16,942
     
 
Prepaid expenses
   
17,482
     
1,339
     
30,305
 
Total assets
   
222,489,381
     
55,778,692
     
124,270,613
 
                         
Liabilities:
                       
Payable for securities purchased
   
     
1,408,711
     
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
   
79,500
     
1,506
     
 
Administration fees
   
16,563
     
16,199
     
16,137
 
Custody fees
   
3,452
     
1,524
     
1,337
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
16,563
     
7,039
     
4,849
 
Fund accounting fees
   
6,166
     
2,266
     
3,395
 
Audit fees
   
21,850
     
21,850
     
21,850
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
1,833
     
1,833
     
1,833
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
114
     
115
     
114
 
Accrued expenses
   
5,896
     
4,315
     
4,712
 
Total liabilities
   
151,937
     
1,465,358
     
54,227
 
Net Assets
 
$
222,337,444
   
$
54,313,334
   
$
124,216,386
 
                         
Net Assets Consist of:
                       
Paid-in capital
 
$
266,541,844
   
$
62,333,430
   
$
146,254,062
 
Total distributable deficit
   
(44,204,400
)
   
(8,020,096
)
   
(22,037,676
)
Net Assets
 
$
222,337,444
   
$
54,313,334
   
$
124,216,386
 
                         
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
 
$
8.10
   
$
8.32
   
$
8.03
 
                         
Shares Issued and Outstanding
                       
  (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01)
   
27,462,104
     
6,531,028
     
15,465,294
 


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

32

PIA Funds
Statements of Operations – Year Ended November 30, 2022


   
BBB
   
MBS
   
High Yield
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
(MACS) Fund
 
Investment Income:
                 
Interest
 
$
8,321,541
   
$
1,243,911
   
$
10,300,077
 
Total investment income
   
8,321,541
     
1,243,911
     
10,300,077
 
                         
Expenses:
                       
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
102,460
     
97,724
     
98,390
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
52,251
     
26,472
     
31,443
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
37,816
     
11,263
     
20,467
 
Sub-transfer agent fees (Note 4)
   
35,944
     
5,440
     
53
 
Registration fees
   
29,560
     
25,254
     
20,229
 
Audit fees
   
21,966
     
21,966
     
21,966
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
19,669
     
9,368
     
9,893
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
13,450
     
13,260
     
13,498
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
   
11,060
     
11,060
     
11,060
 
Reports to shareholders
   
9,952
     
4,311
     
4,924
 
Miscellaneous
   
9,585
     
8,319
     
9,545
 
Legal fees
   
6,762
     
6,762
     
6,777
 
Insurance
   
5,273
     
2,922
     
3,613
 
Interest expense (Note 6)
   
1,073
     
     
 
Total expenses
   
356,821
     
244,121
     
251,858
 
Less: Expense reimbursement from adviser (Note 4)
   
     
(114,009
)
   
 
Net expenses
   
356,821
     
130,112
     
251,858
 
Net investment income
   
7,964,720
     
1,113,799
     
10,048,219
 
                         
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments
                       
Net realized loss on investments
   
(3,531,604
)
   
(753,504
)
   
(3,384,629
)
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
20
     
10
     
33
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(49,173,955
)
   
(7,140,848
)
   
(17,814,818
)
Net loss on investments
   
(52,705,539
)
   
(7,894,342
)
   
(21,199,414
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(44,740,819
)
 
$
(6,780,543
)
 
$
(11,151,195
)


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

33

PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
November 30, 2022
   
November 30, 2021
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:
           
Net investment income
 
$
7,964,720
   
$
8,370,015
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(3,531,604
)
   
1,013,377
 
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
20
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(49,173,955
)
   
(10,860,643
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(44,740,819
)
   
(1,477,251
)
                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
               
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
   
(8,011,175
)
   
(8,386,268
)
Total dividends and distributions
   
(8,011,175
)
   
(8,386,268
)
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
   
29,776,262
     
62,845,536
 
Distributions reinvested
   
7,458,429
     
7,813,505
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(58,827,508
)
   
(50,219,174
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
(21,592,817
)
   
20,439,867
 
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
   
(74,344,811
)
   
10,576,348
 
                 
Net Assets, Beginning of year
   
296,682,255
     
286,105,907
 
Net Assets, End of year
 
$
222,337,444
   
$
296,682,255
 
                 
Transactions in Shares:
               
Shares sold
   
3,484,371
     
6,250,540
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
865,199
     
779,458
 
Shares redeemed
   
(6,651,962
)
   
(5,002,238
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(2,302,392
)
   
2,027,760
 


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

34

PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
November 30, 2022
   
November 30, 2021
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:
           
Net investment income
 
$
1,113,799
   
$
458,097
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(753,504
)
   
172,635
 
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
10
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(7,140,848
)
   
(1,147,300
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
   
(6,780,543
)
   
(516,568
)
                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
               
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
   
(1,175,696
)
   
(652,838
)
Total dividends and distributions
   
(1,175,696
)
   
(652,838
)
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
   
8,603,375
     
25,444,468
 
Distributions reinvested
   
983,921
     
578,178
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(7,713,760
)
   
(39,320,666
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
1,873,536
     
(13,298,020
)
Total decrease in net assets
   
(6,082,703
)
   
(14,467,426
)
                 
Net Assets, Beginning of year
   
60,396,037
     
74,863,463
 
Net Assets, End of year
 
$
54,313,334
   
$
60,396,037
 
                 
Transactions in Shares:
               
Shares sold
   
973,365
     
2,641,148
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
113,200
     
60,030
 
Shares redeemed
   
(872,068
)
   
(4,093,655
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
214,497
     
(1,392,477
)


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

35

PIA Funds
PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
November 30, 2022
   
November 30, 2021
 
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:
           
Net investment income
 
$
10,048,219
   
$
8,931,589
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(3,384,629
)
   
3,321,318
 
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
33
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(17,814,818
)
   
(2,205,141
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
(11,151,195
)
   
10,047,766
 
                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
               
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
   
(12,223,197
)
   
(8,951,519
)
Total dividends and distributions
   
(12,223,197
)
   
(8,951,519
)
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Net proceeds from shares sold
   
4,878,056
     
2,632,929
 
Distributions reinvested
   
12,133,748
     
8,645,006
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(1,236,517
)
   
(354,859
)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
   
15,775,287
     
10,923,076
 
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
   
(7,599,105
)
   
12,019,323
 
                 
Net Assets, Beginning of year
   
131,815,491
     
119,796,168
 
Net Assets, End of year
 
$
124,216,386
   
$
131,815,491
 
                 
Transactions in Shares:
               
Shares sold
   
581,406
     
270,389
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
1,392,407
     
879,616
 
Shares redeemed
   
(141,315
)
   
(35,903
)
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
1,832,498
     
1,114,102
 


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

36

PIA Funds
PIA BBB BOND FUND
Financial Highlights


   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each year)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
9.97
   
$
10.32
   
$
9.76
   
$
8.67
   
$
9.35
 
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.29
     
0.28
     
0.33
     
0.37
     
0.37
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.87
)
   
(0.35
)
   
0.56
     
1.09
     
(0.68
)
Total from investment operations
   
(1.58
)
   
(0.07
)
   
0.89
     
1.46
     
(0.31
)
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.29
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.33
)
   
(0.37
)
   
(0.37
)
Total distributions
   
(0.29
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.33
)
   
(0.37
)
   
(0.37
)
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
8.10
   
$
9.97
   
$
10.32
   
$
9.76
   
$
8.67
 
                                         
Total Return
   
-16.00
%
   
-0.61
%
   
9.37
%
   
17.10
%
   
-3.44
%
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)
 
$
222,337
   
$
296,682
   
$
286,106
   
$
142,283
   
$
148,575
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
   
0.15
%
   
0.15
%
   
0.17
%
   
0.19
%
   
0.16
%
Before expense reimbursement
   
0.15
%
   
0.15
%
   
0.17
%
   
0.20
%
   
0.17
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
   
3.26
%
   
2.83
%
   
3.41
%
   
3.97
%
   
3.97
%
Before expense reimbursement
   
3.26
%
   
2.83
%
   
3.41
%
   
3.96
%
   
3.96
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
10
%
   
20
%
   
36
%
   
20
%
   
15
%


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

37

PIA Funds
PIA MBS BOND FUND
Financial Highlights


   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each year)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
9.56
   
$
9.71
   
$
9.57
   
$
9.17
   
$
9.49
 
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.17
     
0.08
     
0.17
     
0.26
     
0.24
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.23
)
   
(0.15
)
   
0.19
     
0.42
     
(0.31
)
Total from investment operations
   
(1.06
)
   
(0.07
)
   
0.36
     
0.68
     
(0.07
)
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.25
)
Total distributions
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.28
)
   
(0.25
)
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
8.32
   
$
9.56
   
$
9.71
   
$
9.57
   
$
9.17
 
                                         
Total Return
   
-11.12
%
   
-0.73
%
   
3.77
%
   
7.53
%
   
-0.72
%
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)
 
$
54,313
   
$
60,396
   
$
74,863
   
$
69,730
   
$
60,204
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
   
0.23
%
   
0.23
%
   
0.23
%
   
0.23
%
   
0.21
%
Before expense reimbursement
   
0.43
%
   
0.31
%
   
0.36
%
   
0.36
%
   
0.34
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
   
1.97
%
   
0.56
%
   
1.74
%
   
2.73
%
   
2.53
%
Before expense reimbursement
   
1.77
%
   
0.48
%
   
1.61
%
   
2.60
%
   
2.40
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
146
%
   
680
%
   
171
%
   
20
%
   
239
%


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

38

PIA Funds
PIA HIGH YIELD (MACS) FUND
Financial Highlights


   
Year Ended November 30,
   
December 26, 2017*
 
       
through
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
November 30, 2018
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each period)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
9.67
   
$
9.57
   
$
9.42
   
$
9.44
   
$
10.00
 
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.69
     
0.68
     
0.64
     
0.64
     
0.56
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.48
)
   
0.10
     
0.15
     
0.02
     
(0.56
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.79
)
   
0.78
     
0.79
     
0.66
     
0.00
 
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.70
)
   
(0.68
)
   
(0.64
)
   
(0.64
)
   
(0.56
)
Distributions from net realized gains on investments
   
(0.15
)
   
     
(0.02
)
   
(0.04
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.85
)
   
(0.68
)
   
(0.66
)
   
(0.68
)
   
(0.56
)
Increase from payment made by affiliate
                                       
  and administrator due to operational error
   
     
     
0.02
     
     
 
                                         
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
8.03
   
$
9.67
   
$
9.57
   
$
9.42
   
$
9.44
 
                                         
Total Return
   
-8.50
%
   
8.31
%
 
9.25
%^    
7.21
%
   
-0.07
%++
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
 
$
124,216
   
$
131,815
   
$
119,796
   
$
79,915
   
$
73,794
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
   
0.20
%
   
0.20
%
   
0.24
%
   
0.25
%
   
0.23
%+
Before expense reimbursement
   
0.20
%
   
0.20
%
   
0.24
%
   
0.28
%
   
0.30
%+
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of expense reimbursement
   
7.98
%
   
6.91
%
   
7.11
%
   
6.72
%
   
6.23
%+
Before expense reimbursement
   
7.98
%
   
6.91
%
   
7.11
%
   
6.69
%
   
6.16
%+
Portfolio turnover rate
   
24
%
   
70
%
   
51
%
   
36
%
   
22
%++

*
 
Commencement of operations.
+
 
Annualized for periods less than one year.
++
 
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
^
 
Includes increase from payment made by affiliate and administrator due to operational error. On September 18, 2020, the High Yield (MACS) Fund received a reimbursement of $199,712 from the Adviser and Administrator related to a corporate action instruction error during the year ended November 30, 2020. Due to a miscommunication, the tender offer for the Martin Midstream corporate action was not processed correctly. This resulted in the Fund’s position being tendered rather than exchanged. Had the Fund not received the payment, total return would have been 9.02%.


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

39

PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022


Note 1 – Organization
The PIA BBB Bond Fund, the PIA MBS Bond Fund and the PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund (the “Funds”) are each a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
 
Currently, the Funds offer the Managed Account Completion Shares (MACS) class. Each of the Funds is diversified and has separate assets and liabilities and differing investment objectives. The investment objective of the PIA BBB Bond Fund (the “BBB Bond Fund”) is to seek to provide a total rate of return that approximates that of bonds rated within the BBB category by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, the Baa category by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. or the BBB category by Fitch Ratings, Inc. The investment objective of the PIA MBS Bond Fund (the “MBS Bond Fund”) is to seek to provide a total rate of return that exceeds the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. MBS Fixed Rate Index. The investment objective of the PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund (the “High Yield (MACS) Fund”) is to seek a high level of current income. The BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund commenced operations on September 25, 2003 and February 28, 2006, respectively. The High Yield (MACS) Fund commenced operations on December 26, 2017, prior to which, its only activity was a transfer in-kind of securities and cash. This transfer in-kind was nontaxable, whereby the Fund issued 6,563,978 shares on December 26, 2017. The fair value and cost of securities received by the Fund was $61,624,087 and $60,648,008, respectively. In addition, the Fund received $4,015,697 of cash and interest receivable. For financial reporting purposes, assets received, and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. Only authorized investment advisory clients of Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. are eligible to invest in the Funds.
 
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their 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.
 
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis – Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Funds on a forward-commitment or when-issued basis can take place up to a month or more after the transaction date. During this period, such securities are subject to market fluctuations. The Funds are required to hold and maintain until the settlement date, cash or other liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward-commitment basis may increase the volatility of the Funds’ net asset values if the Funds make such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested. In connection with the ability to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Funds may also enter into dollar rolls in which the Funds sell securities purchased on a forward-commitment basis and simultaneously contract with a counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon, and maturity), but not identical securities on a specified future date. As an inducement for the Funds to “rollover” their purchase commitments, the Funds receive negotiated amounts in the form of reductions of the purchase price of the commitment. Dollar rolls are considered a form of leverage.
 


40

PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Federal Income Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The tax returns of the Funds’ 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; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
 
Expenses – Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as administration and custodian fees. Expenses that are not directly 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 Transactions and Investment Income – Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on a first in, first out basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage-related and other asset-based securities are recorded as components of interest income on the Statement of Operations.
 
Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, monthly and net realized gains, if any, annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes.
 
The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.
 
Reclassification of Capital Accounts – Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended November 30, 2022, there were no reclassifications between paid-in capital and distributable earnings.
 
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 


41

PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


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.
 
Accounting Pronouncements – In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board(“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”) and in January 2021, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 on the Funds’ investments, derivatives, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the reference rate reform. Management has also been working with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within the regulatory deadlines.
 
In October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Funds were required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Rule 18f-4 imposes limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treats derivatives as senior securities and requires funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. The Funds’ most recently filed statement of additional information allows the Funds to enter into derivative transactions. The Funds are considered limited derivative users under Rule 18f-4. During the year ended November 30, 2022, the MBS Bond Fund held a limited number of TBA securities. The BBB Bond Fund and the High Yield MACS Fund did not enter into derivatives transactions. The Funds are in compliance with Rule 18f-4 as of November 30, 2022.
 
In December 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 permits fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. In connection with Rule 2a-5, the SEC also adopted related recordkeeping requirements and rescinded previously issued guidance, including with respect to the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. The Funds are in compliance with Rule 2a-5, which had a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Effective September 8, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA” or the “Adviser”), as the Funds’ valuation designee under Rule 2a-5.
 


42

PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End – In preparing the financial statements as of November 30, 2022, management considered the impact of subsequent events for the potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements. Management has determined there were no subsequent events that would need to be disclosed in the Funds’ financial statements.
 
Note 3 – Securities Valuation
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
     
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
     
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the 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. The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value.
 
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).
 
Investment Companies – Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at their net asset value per share provided by the service agent of the funds and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Corporate Bonds – Corporate bonds, including listed 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. Most corporate bonds are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
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.
 
Foreign Securities – Foreign economies may differ from the U.S. economy and individual foreign companies may differ from domestic companies in the same industry.
 


43

PIA Funds
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Foreign companies or entities are frequently not subject to accounting and financial reporting standards applicable to domestic companies, and there may be less information available about foreign issuers. Securities of foreign issuers are generally less liquid and more volatile than those of comparable domestic issuers. There is frequently less government regulation of broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign countries are subject to the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the value of those investments.
 
All foreign securities owned by the Funds are U.S. dollar denominated.
 
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities – Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are securities issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, current market data and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
U.S. Government Securities – U.S. Government securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates 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. U.S. Government securities are typically categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities – U.S. Government agency securities are comprised of two main categories consisting of agency issued debt and mortgage pass-throughs. Agency issued debt securities are generally valued in a manner similar to U.S. government securities. Mortgage pass-throughs include to-be-announced (“TBAs”) securities and mortgage pass-through certificates. TBA securities and mortgage pass-throughs are generally valued using dealer quotations. These securities are typically categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Equity Securities – 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 (“OTC”) securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price. To the extent, these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Short-Term Securities – Short-term debt securities, including those securities having a maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at the evaluated mean between the bid and asked prices. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Prior to the effectiveness of Rule 2a-5, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) had delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of the Trust which was 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 was to value securities where current and reliable market quotations were not readily available, or
 


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the closing price did not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board. These procedures considered many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events. All actions taken by the Valuation Committee were subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board. The Valuation Committee served through September 7, 2022. Effective September 8, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA” or the “Adviser”), as the Funds’ valuation designee under Rule 2a-5.
 
Restricted Securities – The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration under the Federal securities laws. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The sale or other disposition of these securities may involve additional expenses and the prompt sale of these securities at an acceptable price may be difficult. At November 30, 2022, the Funds held securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. There were no other restricted investments held by the Funds at November 30, 2022.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ securities as of November 30, 2022:
 
 
BBB Bond Fund
                       
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Fixed Income
                       
 
  Corporate Bonds
 
$
   
$
203,118,766
   
$
   
$
203,118,766
 
 
  Sovereign Bonds
   
     
11,523,458
     
     
11,523,458
 
 
  U.S. Government Agencies & Instrumentalities
   
     
2,022,578
     
     
2,022,578
 
 
Total Fixed Income
   
     
216,664,802
     
     
216,664,802
 
 
Money Market Fund
   
139,769
     
     
     
139,769
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bill
   
     
2,449,919
     
     
2,449,919
 
 
Total Investments
 
$
139,769
   
$
219,114,721
   
$
   
$
219,254,490
 
                                   
 
MBS Bond Fund
                               
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Fixed Income
                               
 
  Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
1,214,665
   
$
   
$
1,214,665
 
 
  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
     
1,852,750
     
     
1,852,750
 
 
  Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
 
    U.S. Government Agencies
   
     
47,788,131
     
     
47,788,131
 
 
Total Fixed Income
   
     
50,855,546
     
     
50,855,546
 
 
Money Market Fund
   
721,508
     
     
     
721,508
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bill
   
     
3,355,438
     
     
3,355,438
 
 
Total Investments
 
$
721,508
   
$
54,210,984
   
$
   
$
54,932,492
 


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High Yield (MACS) Fund
                       
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
   
$
239,680
   
$
239,680
 
 
Fixed Income
                               
 
  Corporate Bonds
   
     
112,916,162
     
199,500
     
113,115,662
 
 
Total Fixed Income
   
     
112,916,162
     
199,500
     
113,115,662
 
 
Money Market Fund
   
8,659,003
     
     
     
8,659,003
 
 
Total Investments
 
$
8,659,003
   
$
112,916,162
   
$
439,180
   
$
122,014,345
 

Refer to each Fund’s schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of securities by industry classification.
 
The following is a reconciliation of the MBS Bond Fund’s Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value.
 
   
Investments in Securities, at Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
Balance as of November 30, 2021
 
$
439,450
 
 
Accrued discounts/premiums
   
 
 
Realized gain/(loss)
   
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
   
(20,895
)
 
Purchases
   
 
 
Sales
   
 
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
   
(418,555
)
 
Balance as of November 30, 2022
 
$
 

The following is a reconciliation of the High Yield (MACS) Fund’s Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value.
 
     
Investments in Securities, at Value
 
     
Common Stocks
   
Corporate Bonds
 
 
Balance as of November 30, 2021
 
$
173,768
   
$
147,000
 
 
Accrued discounts/premiums
   
     
4,794
 
 
Realized gain/(loss)
   
     
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
   
65,912
     
47,706
 
 
Purchases
   
     
 
 
Sales
   
     
 
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
   
     
 
 
Balance as of November 30, 2022
 
$
239,680
   
$
199,500
 

The change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for Level 3 securities still held at November 30, 2022, and still classified as Level 3 was $113,618.
 


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The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. Although vaccines for COVID-19 are becoming more widely available, the ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, amid the spread of COVID-19 variants, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual companies are not known. The operational and financial performance of individual companies and the market in general depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of any future outbreaks and the pace of recovery which may vary from market to market, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.
 
Note 4 – Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Funds have investment advisory agreements with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser is responsible for providing investment management services to the Funds. The Adviser furnishes all investment advice, office space and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds. Under the agreement, the Funds do not pay the Adviser an investment advisory fee. However, investors in the Funds will be charged investment advisory fees by the Adviser and persons other than the Adviser. Clients of PIA pay PIA an investment advisory fee to manage their assets, including assets invested in the Funds. Participants in “wrap-fee” programs pay fees to the program sponsor, who in turn pays fees to the Adviser.
 
The Funds are responsible for their own operating expenses. PIA has temporarily agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Funds and to pay Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses) to the extent necessary to limit each Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses as a percent of average daily net assets as follows:
 
 
BBB Fund
0.19%
 
 
MBS Fund
0.23%
 
 
High Yield (MACS) Fund
0.25%
 

The Adviser may not recoup amounts subject to the temporary expense limitation in future periods. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Adviser absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $0, $114,009, and $0 for the BBB Bond Fund, the MBS Bond Fund and the High Yield (MACS) Fund, respectively.
 
Fund Services serves as the Funds’ administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent. U.S. Bank N.A. serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) to the Funds. The Custodian is an affiliate of Fund Services. Fund Services maintains the Funds’ books and records, calculates the Funds’ NAV, prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, coordinates the payment of fund expenses, reviews expense accruals and prepares materials supplied to the Board of Trustees. The officers of the Trust, including the Chief Compliance Officer, are employees of Fund Services. Fees paid by the Funds for administration and accounting, transfer agency, custody and compliance services for the year ended November 30, 2022, are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
 
The BBB Bond Fund, the MBS Bond Fund and the High Yield (MACS) Fund have entered into agreements with various brokers, dealers and financial intermediaries to compensate them for transfer agent services that would otherwise be executed by Fund Services. These sub-transfer agent services include pre-processing and quality control of new accounts, maintaining detailed shareholder account records, shareholder correspondence, answering customer inquiries
 


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regarding account status, and facilitating shareholder telephone transactions. The BBB Bond Fund, the MBS Bond Fund, and the High Yield (MACS) Fund expensed $35,944, $5,440, and $53, respectively, of sub-transfer agent fees during the year ended November 30, 2022.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. Quasar is a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC.
 
Note 5 – Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
     
Non-Government
   
Government
 
     
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
 
BBB Bond Fund
 
$
18,409,223
   
$
34,402,825
   
$
5,396,466
   
$
8,166,348
 
 
MBS Bond Fund
   
     
26,327
     
82,171,445
     
76,868,799
 
 
High Yield (MACS) Fund
   
35,950,018
     
27,765,107
     
     
 

Note 6 – Line of Credit
The BBB Bond Fund, the MBS Bond Fund and the High Yield (MACS) Fund have a secured line of credit in the amount of $15,000,000, $8,000,000 and $15,000,000, 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 November 30, 2022, the BBB Fund drew on its line of credit. The Fund had an outstanding average daily balance of $20,460, paid a weighted average interest rate of 5.17%, and incurred interest expense of $1,073. The maximum amount outstanding for the BBB Fund during the year ended November 30, 2022, was $897,000. At November 30, 2022, the Fund had no outstanding loan amount. The MBS Fund and the High Yield (MACS) Fund did not draw upon their line of credit.
 
Note 7 – Federal Income Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2022, and November 30, 2021 were as follows:
 
     
BBB Bond Fund
   
MBS Bond Fund
   
High Yield (MACS) Fund
 
     
Nov. 30, 2022
   
Nov. 30, 2021
   
Nov. 30, 2022
   
Nov. 30, 2021
   
Nov. 30, 2022
   
Nov. 30, 2021
 
 
Ordinary income
 
$
8,011,175
   
$
8,386,268
   
$
1,175,696
   
$
652,838
   
$
12,223,197
   
$
8,951,519
 
 
Long-term
                                               
 
  capital gains
   
     
     
     
     
     
 


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As of November 30, 2022, the Funds’ most recently completed fiscal year end, the components of capital on a tax basis were as follows:
 
     
BBB
   
MBS
   
High Yield
 
     
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
(MACS) Fund
 
 
Cost of investments (a)
 
$
258,175,764
   
$
61,143,283
   
$
140,750,600
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
845,658
     
44,744
     
760,581
 
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(39,766,932
)
   
(6,255,535
)
   
(19,496,836
)
 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) (a)
   
(38,921,274
)
   
(6,210,791
)
   
(18,736,255
)
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
66,879
     
31,386
     
83,175
 
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
     
     
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
66,879
     
31,386
     
83,175
 
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
(5,350,005
)
   
(1,840,691
)
   
(3,384,596
)
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
(44,204,400
)
 
$
(8,020,096
)
 
$
(22,037,676
)

 
(a)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation in the Funds is attributable primarily to wash sales.

At November 30, 2021 the Funds’ most recently completed fiscal year end, the BBB Bond Fund, the MBS Bond Fund and the High Yield (MACS) Fund had tax short-term capital losses and tax long-term capital losses, which may be carried over indefinitely to offset future gains, as follows:
 
     
BBB
   
MBS
   
High Yield
 
     
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
(MACS) Fund
 
 
Short-term capital losses
 
$
1,737,988
   
$
1,485,808
   
$
300,557
 
 
Long-term capital losses
   
3,612,017
     
354,883
     
3,084,039
 

Note 8 – Principal Risks
Below is a summary of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in the Funds, each of which may adversely affect the Funds’ 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.
 
 
General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics. For example, the outbreak of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease, has negatively affected economies, markets and individual companies throughout the world, including those in which the Fund invests. The effects of this pandemic to public health and


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business and market conditions, including exchange trading suspensions and closures, may continue to have a significant negative impact on the performance of the Fund’s investments, increase the Fund’s volatility, negatively impact the Fund’s arbitrage and pricing mechanisms, exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks to the Fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. The Fund’s operations may be interrupted as a result, which may contribute to the negative impact on investment performance. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions in response to the pandemic that affect the instruments in which the Fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or other future epidemics or pandemics, is currently unknown.
     
 
Interest Rate Risk. The value of a Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities will change based on changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value.
     
 
Credit Risk. The issuers of the bonds and other debt securities held by the Funds may not be able to make interest or principal payments.
     
 
Counterparty Risk. Fund transactions involving a counterparty are subject to the risk that the counterparty or a third party will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds. Counterparty risk may arise because of the counterparty’s financial condition (i.e., financial difficulties, bankruptcy, or insolvency), market activities and developments, or other reasons, whether foreseen or not. A counterparty’s inability to fulfill its obligation may result in significant financial loss to the Fund.

BBB Bond Fund
 
 
High Yield Securities Risk. The BBB Bond Fund may hold high yield securities as a result of credit rating downgrades. Securities with ratings lower than BBB or Baa are known as “high yield” securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). High yield securities typically carry higher coupon rates than investment grade securities, but also are considered as speculative and may be subject to greater market price fluctuations, less liquidity and greater risk of loss of income or principal including greater possibility of default and bankruptcy of the issuer of such instruments than more highly rated bonds and loans.
     
 
Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.


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MBS Bond Fund
 
 
ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. When the MBS Bond Fund invests in an ETF or mutual fund, it will bear additional expenses based on its pro rata share of the ETF’s or mutual fund’s operating expenses, including the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities that the ETF or mutual fund holds. The Fund also will incur brokerage costs when it purchases ETFs.
     
 
Extension Risk. An issuer may pay principal on an obligation held by the Fund (such as an asset-backed or mortgage-backed security) later than expected. This may happen during a period of rising interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will decrease.
     
 
Risks Associated with Mortgage-Backed Securities. These risks include General Market Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Credit Risk, Prepayment Risk and Extension Risk (each described above). During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid.
     
 
Risks associated with Real Estate and Regulatory Actions. Although some of the securities in the Fund are expected to either have a U.S. government sponsored entity guarantee or be AAA rated by any NSRSO, if real estate experiences a significant price decline, this could adversely affect the prices of the securities the Fund owns. In addition, any adverse regulatory action could impact the prices of the securities the Fund owns.
     
 
Liquidity Risk. Reduced liquidity in the bond markets can result from a number of events, such as limited trading activity, reductions in bond inventory, and rapid or unexpected changes in interest rates. Less liquid markets could lead to greater price volatility and limit the Fund’s ability to sell a holding at a suitable price.
     
 
TBA Securities Risk. In a TBA transaction, a seller agrees to deliver a security at a future date, but does not specify the particular security to be delivered. Instead, the seller agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms. TBA transactions involve the risk that the securities received may have less favorable characteristics than what was anticipated when the Adviser entered into the transaction. Adviser accounts with TBA securities are also subject to counterparty risk and will be exposed to changes in the value of the underlying investments during the term of the agreement.
     
 
Dollar Roll Risk. Dollar rolls involve the risk that the MBS Bond Fund’s counterparty will be unable to deliver the mortgage-backed securities underlying the dollar roll at the fixed time. If the buyer files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the buyer or its representative may ask for and receive an extension of time to decide whether to enforce the Fund’s repurchase obligation. In addition, the Fund earns interest by investing the transaction proceeds during the roll period. Dollar roll transactions may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio.
     
 
Risks Associated with Inflation and Deflation. Inflation risk is the risk that the rising cost of living may erode the purchasing power of an investment over time. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time—the opposite of inflation.


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Government-Sponsored Entities Risk. Securities issued or guaranteed by government-sponsored entities, including GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC, may not be guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government and may only be supported by the credit of the issuing agency.
     
 
Asset-Backed Securities Risks. These risks include Market and Regulatory Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Credit Risk, Prepayment Risk and Extension Risk (each described above). Asset-backed securities may decline in value when defaults on the underlying assets occur and may exhibit additional volatility in periods of changing interest rates.

High Yield (MACS) Fund
 
 
High Yield Securities Risk. High yield securities (or “junk bonds”) entail greater risk of loss of principal because of their greater exposure to credit risk. High yield securities typically carry higher coupon rates than investment grade securities, but also are considered as speculative and may be subject to greater market price fluctuations, less liquidity and greater risk of loss of income or principal including greater possibility of default and bankruptcy of the issuer of such instruments than more highly rated bonds and loans.
     
 
Liquidity Risk. Reduced liquidity in the bond markets can result from a number of events, such as limited trading activity, reductions in bond inventory, and rapid or unexpected changes in interest rates. Less liquid markets could lead to greater price volatility and limit the Fund’s ability to sell a holding at a suitable price.
     
 
Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities are subject to the risks of both debt securities and equity securities. The values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates rise and, due to the conversion feature, tend to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying common or preferred stock.
     
 
Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.
     
 
Loan Participation and Assignment Risk. Loan participations and assignments involve special types of risk, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and the risks of being a lender. Bank loans (i.e., loan participations and assignments), like other high yield corporate debt obligations, have a higher risk of default and may be less liquid and/or become illiquid.
     
 
Rule 144A Securities Risk. The market for Rule 144A securities typically is less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A securities carry the risk that the liquidity of these securities may become impaired, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell these securities.


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Note 9 – Control Ownership
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund creates a presumption of control of the Fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. The following table reflects shareholders that maintain accounts of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund as of November 30, 2022:
 
 
Fund
Shareholder
Percent of Shares Held
 
BBB Bond Fund
Wells Fargo LLC
44.02%
 
MBS Bond Fund
Morgan Stanley LLC
35.84%
 
High Yield (MACS) Fund
First Hawaiian Bank
93.83%

Note 10 – Trustees and Officers
At a meeting held December 7-8, 2022, by vote of the majority of the Board of Trustees (not including Mr. Joe Redwine), Mr. Redwine’s term as Trustee was extended for three additional years. Ms. Michele Rackey was approved by the Board as an Independent Trustee effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Kevin Hayden was approved by the Board as Vice President, Treasurer and Ms. Cheryl King was approved as Assistant Treasurer effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Ryan Charles resigned as Assistant Secretary effective January 1, 2023.
 
Note 11 – Other Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the BBB Bond Fund, MBS Bond Fund, and the High Yield (MACS) Fund designated $8,011,175, $1,175,696, and $12,223,197, respectively, as ordinary income for purposes of the dividends paid deduction. For the year ended November 30, 2022, none of the dividends paid from net investment income qualifies for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders of the Funds. For shareholders in the Funds, none of the dividend income distributed for the year ended November 30, 2022 is designated as qualified dividend income under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
 
On December 29, 2022, the BBB Bond Fund and the MBS Bond Fund, and the High Yield (MACS) Fund distributed $0.02603570, $0.02509831, and $0.05870271, per share, respectively, of net investment income.
 



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Trustees Advisors Series Trust and Shareholders of
PIA BBB Bond Fund
PIA MBS Bond Fund
PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the PIA BBB Bond Fund, PIA MBS Bond Fund, and PIA High Yield (MACS) fund, a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of November 30, 2022, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of November 30, 2022, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Individual Funds
     
Constituting
Statement Of
Statements Of
 
Advisors Series Trust
Operations
Changes In Net Assets
Financial Highlights
PIA BBB Bond Fund and
For the year ended
For each of the two years in the period
For each of the five years in the period ended
PIA MBS Bond Fund
November 30, 2022
ended November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022
PIA High Yield (MACS)
For the year ended
For each of the two years in the period
For each of the four years in the period ended
 
November 30, 2022
ended November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022 and for the period December 26,
     
2017 (commencement of operations) through
     
November 30, 2018

Basis for Opinion
 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 




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PIA Funds
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (continued)


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 November 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2023




55

PIA Funds
Notice to Shareholders – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


How to Obtain a Copy of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-251-1970, or on the 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 1-800-251-1970. Furthermore, you can obtain the Funds’ proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-PORT
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information included in the Funds’ Form N-PORT is also available by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
Householding
In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds will reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, supplements, and certain other shareholder documents that you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shown by two or more accounts. Please call the Funds’ transfer agent toll free at 1-800-251-1970 to request individual copies of these documents. The Funds will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
 





56

PIA Funds
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
(Unaudited)


Each Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The Board has designated a committee at the Adviser to serve as the administrator of the program. The Adviser’s committee conducts the day-to-day operation of the programs pursuant to policies and procedures administered by the committee.
 
Under the program, the Adviser’s committee manages each Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of each Fund’s investments, limiting the amount of each Fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to each Fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. The committee’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of each Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
 
The Board reviewed a report prepared by the committee regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. No significant liquidity events impacting the Fund were noted in the report. The report noted that the PIA BBB Bond Fund made use of its line of credit during the reporting period and that such line was fully repaid in a timely manner. In addition, the committee provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing each Fund’s liquidity risk.
 





57

PIA Funds
Information About Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)


This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Funds. Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Funds and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
       
Number of
Other
       
Portfolios in
Directorships
   
Term of Office
 
Fund Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served*
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
           
Independent Trustees(1)
         
           
David G. Mertens
Trustee
Indefinite term;
Partner and Head of Business
6
Trustee,
(age 62)
 
since
Development Ballast Equity
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
 
March 2017.
Management, LLC (a
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
privately-held investment
 
not affiliated
     
advisory firm) (February 2019
 
with the Funds).
     
to present); Managing Director
   
     
and Vice President, Jensen
   
     
Investment Management, Inc.
   
     
(a privately-held investment
   
     
advisory firm) (2002 to 2017).
   
           
Joe D. Redwine
Trustee
Indefinite term;
Retired; formerly Manager,
6
Trustee,
(age 75)
 
since
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2008.
Fund Services, LLC and its
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
predecessors (May 1991 to
 
not affiliated
     
July 2017).
 
with the Funds).







58

PIA Funds
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


       
Number of
Other
       
Portfolios in
Directorships
   
Term of Office
 
Fund Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served*
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
Raymond B. Woolson
Chairman
Indefinite term;
President, Apogee Group, Inc.
6
Trustee,
(age 63)
of the
since
(financial consulting firm)
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
Board
January 2020.
(1998 to present).
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
       
not affiliated
 
Trustee
Indefinite term;
   
with the Funds);
   
since
   
Independent
   
January 2016.
   
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine
         
Funds Trust (an
         
open-end
         
investment
         
company with 19
         
portfolios),
         
DoubleLine
         
Opportunistic
         
Credit Fund,
         
DoubleLine
         
Income Solutions
         
Fund, and
         
DoubleLine Yield
         
Opportunities
         
Fund from 2010
         
to present;
         
Independent
         
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine ETF
         
Trust (an open-
         
end investment
         
company with
         
2 portfolios)
         
from March
         
2022 to present.







59

PIA Funds
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


   
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
       
Officers
     
       
Jeffrey T. Rauman
President,
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 53)
Chief
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (February 1996 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Executive
December 2018.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer and
   
 
Principal
   
 
Executive
   
 
Officer
   
       
Cheryl L. King
Vice
Indefinite term;
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global
(age 61)
President,
since
Fund Services (October 1998 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Treasurer and
December 2007.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Principal
   
 
Financial
   
 
Officer
   
       
Kevin J. Hayden
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global
(age 51)
Treasurer
since
Fund Services (June 2005 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2013.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Richard R. Conner
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 40)
Treasurer
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (July 2010 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
 
December 2018.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Michael L. Ceccato
Vice
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services and
(age 65)
President,
since
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank N.A. (February 2008 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Chief
September 2009.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Compliance
   
 
Officer and
   
 
AML Officer
   







60

PIA Funds
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


 
Term of Office
   
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Elaine E. Richards
Vice
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
(age 54)
President
since
(July 2007 to present).
2020 East Financial Way,
and
September 2019.
 
  Suite 100
Secretary
   
Glendora, CA 91741
     
       
Ryan Charles
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
(age 44)
Secretary
since
(May 2021 to present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Davis
2020 East Financial Way,
 
January 2022.
Selected Advisers, L.P. (2004 to 2021).
  Suite 100
     
Glendora, CA 91741
     

*
The Trustees have designated a mandatory retirement age of 75, such that each Trustee, 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 (“Retiring Trustee”). Upon request, the Board may, by vote of a majority of Trustees eligible to vote on such matter, determine whether or not to extend such Retiring Trustee’s term and on the length of a one-time extension of up to three additional years.
(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 November 30, 2022, the Trust was comprised of 35 active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds and the PIA High Yield Fund, PIA Short Duration Fund, and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund. The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series.
(3)
“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 








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PRIVACY NOTICE
 


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









Adviser
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.
2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 1260
El Segundo, CA  90245


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI  53202


Transfer Agent
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(800) 251-1970


Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
Custody Operations
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



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.
 






PIA Funds

PIA Short-Term
Securities Fund





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Annual Report
 
November 30, 2022
 



PIA Short-Term Securities Fund


Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this annual report for the fiscal year from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, regarding the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund (the “Fund”) for which Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA”), is the investment adviser.
 
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the total return for the Fund, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, was -1.49%. The Fund’s return outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index, the ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, which returned -1.51%(1) for the same period.
 
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income, consistent with low volatility of principal through investing in short-term investment grade debt securities.
 
During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund benefited from a shorter duration position relative to the Fund’s benchmark, as short-term interest rates increased substantially. The Fund also benefited from a reduced weighting in fixed rate corporate debt securities, which underperformed equivalent maturity Treasury securities during the period and an increased weighting in floating rate corporate debt securities, as the multiple increases in the Federal Funds Rate implemented by the Federal Reserve in 2022 resulted in floating rate securities outperforming equivalent maturity fixed rate securities.
 
As stated in the most recently filed prospectus, the Fund’s gross expense ratio is 0.43% and the Fund’s net expense ratio is 0.39%. PIA has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and pay Fund expenses to ensure that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses) do not exceed 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least March 29, 2023. The net expense is what the investor has paid.
 
Bond Market in Review
 
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise the Federal Funds rate by 375 basis points during the reporting period in order to combat increasing inflation. The yields on 1-year, 2-year, 5-year, 10-year and 30-year Treasuries increased by 447, 375, 258, 216 and 195 basis points, respectively, from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022. Spreads on investment grade corporate bonds over Treasuries increased during the period from 99 to 133 basis points. Option-adjusted spreads on fixed rate agency mortgage-backed securities increased from 34 to 52 basis points.
 
Please take a moment to review the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities and the results of operations for the fiscal ended November 30, 2022. We look forward to reporting to you again with the semi-annual report dated May 31, 2023.
 
 
Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.



1

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Opinions expressed above are those of Pacific Income Advisers, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk.  Principal loss is possible.  Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise.  This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities.  Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments.  The Fund may invest in derivatives, which may involve risks greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments.  The risk of owning an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities that the ETF or mutual fund holds. It will also bear additional expenses, including operating expenses, brokerage costs and the potential duplication of management fees.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against risk in a declining market.
 
The ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index (the “Index”) is an unmanaged index presented for comparative purposes only.  The Index is comprised of a single U.S. Treasury issue with approximately one year to final maturity purchased at the beginning of each month and held for one full month.  At the end of the month, that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue.  You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
(1)
In previous years, the Fund utilized the same benchmark “without transactions costs”. Going forward, the Fund will compare its returns to the index “with transactions costs”. Index returns include transactions costs, which may be higher or lower than the actual transaction costs incurred by the Fund.

Gross domestic product is the amount of goods and services produced in a year, in a country.
 
Consumer Price Index measures the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care.
 
Duration is the measure of the sensitivity of the price of a fixed income security to a change in interest rates, expressed in number of years.
 
Basis point equals 1/100th of 1%.
 
Spread is the difference in yield between a corporate bond and a similar maturity U.S. Treasury bond. It is the compensation investors receive for accepting credit risk of a corporate bond.
 
Bond ratings provide the probability of an issuer defaulting based on the analysis of the issuer’s financial condition and profit potential. Bond rating services are provided by credit rating agencies currently registered as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”). Bond ratings start at AAA (denoting the highest investment quality) and usually end at D (meaning payment is in default). Securities not covered by any agency will receive a non-rated (NR) rating. The portfolio has 0% in non-rated securities.
 
The option-adjusted spread is the spread earned over Treasuries, measured over multiple possible future interest rate scenarios, after accounting for the value of the embedded option in the security, which in the case of MBS, gives mortgage holders the option to either refinance or repay early.
 
Please refer to the schedule of investments in the report for complete holdings information.  Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.  Investment performance reflects fee waivers in effect.  In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC, Distributor
 


2

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund


Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund vs the ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index



Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
-1.49%
0.96%
0.80%
ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index(1)
-1.51%
1.02%
0.70%

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 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund ten years ago. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.  Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers,  returns would be reduced.  The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The ICE BofA 1-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index is an unmanaged index consisting of a single U.S. Treasury issue with approximately one year to final maturity purchased at the beginning of each month and held for one full month. At the end of the month, that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
 *
 
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.
(1)
 
In previous years, the Fund utilized the same benchmark “without transactions costs”. Going forward, the Fund will compare its returns to the index “with transactions costs”. Index returns include transactions costs, which may be higher or lower than the actual transaction costs incurred by the Fund.


3

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Expense Example – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (6/1/22 – 11/30/22).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales loads or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s transfer agent.  The Example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  You may use the information in the first line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.  Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is different from the Fund’s actual returns.  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.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees.  Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 6/1/22
Value 11/30/22
Period 6/1/22 – 11/30/22*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,001.20
$1.96
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,023.11
$1.98

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.  The annualized expense ratio of the Fund is 0.39%.


4

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


Investments by Type
As a Percentage of Total Investments






5

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 5.6%
     
       
Other Asset-Backed Securities
     
   
American Credit Acceptance
     
   
  Receivables Trust
     
   
  2021-2 Class C
     
$
4,049,000
 
  0.97%, due 7/13/27 (a)
 
$
3,957,823
 
     
FCI Funding
       
     
  2021-1 LLC Class A
       
 
362,942
 
  1.13%, due 4/15/33 (a)
   
354,040
 
     
PenFed Auto Receivables
       
     
  Owner Trust 2022-A Class A
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.96%, due 4/15/26 (a)
   
981,788
 
     
Santander Drive Auto
       
     
  Receivables Trust
       
     
  2022-5 Class A
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.98%, due 1/15/25
   
1,985,543
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $7,342,703)
   
7,279,194
 
         
CORPORATE BONDS 65.8%
       
         
Aerospace & Defense 1.5%
       
     
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.65%, due 4/1/23
   
1,966,710
 
         
Agricultural Chemicals 1.1%
       
     
Nutrien Ltd.
       
 
500,000
 
  1.90%, due 5/13/23
   
492,314
 
 
1,000,000
 
  5.90%, due 11/7/24
   
1,011,929
 
           
1,504,243
 
Banks 6.1%
       
     
Canadian Imperial
       
     
  Bank of Commerce
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.685% (SOFR + 0.400%),
       
     
  due 12/14/23 (c)
   
993,310
 
     
Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI
       
 
2,000,000
 
  6.064% (SOFR + 1.450%),
       
     
  due 10/24/25 (c)
   
2,022,148
 
     
Huntington National Bank
       
 
1,000,000
 
  5.699% (SOFR + 1.215%),
       
     
  due 11/18/25 (c)
   
1,001,186
 
     
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.697% (SOFR + 0.580%),
       
     
  due 3/16/24 (c)
   
492,722
 
     
Morgan Stanley
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.358% (SOFR + 0.625%),
       
     
  due 1/24/25 (c)
   
984,304
 
     
Royal Bank of Canada
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.50%, due 10/26/23
   
1,923,589
 
     
Toronto-Dominion Bank
       
 
500,000
 
  0.75%, due 6/12/23
   
489,339
 
           
7,906,598
 
Biotechnology 1.7%
       
     
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
       
 
2,248,000
 
  0.75%, due 9/29/23
   
2,169,847
 
         
Broker 0.7%
       
     
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.399% (SOFR + 0.700%),
       
     
  due 1/24/25 (c)
   
982,263
 
         
Building Materials 0.4%
       
     
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.65%, due 7/15/23
   
485,892
 
         
Chemicals – Specialty 0.7%
       
     
Ecolab, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.90%, due 12/15/23
   
960,366
 
         
Coatings/Paint 0.7%
       
     
Sherwin-Williams Co.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.05%, due 8/8/24
   
983,905
 
         
Commercial Services 0.7%
       
     
Quanta Services, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.95%, due 10/1/24
   
915,751
 


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

6

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Depository Credit Intermediation 1.1%
     
   
Bank of Montreal
     
$
1,515,000
 
  3.534% (SOFR + 0.350%),
     
     
  due 12/8/23 (c)
 
$
1,506,311
 
         
Diversified Financial Services 5.3%
       
     
American Express Co.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.75%, due 11/3/23
   
1,926,023
 
     
Blackstone Secured
       
     
  Lending Fund
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.65%, due 7/14/23
   
1,977,090
 
     
Capital One Financial Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  3.874% (SOFR + 0.690%),
       
     
  due 12/6/24 (c)
   
978,034
 
     
Charles Schwab Corp.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  3.836% (SOFR + 0.500%),
       
     
  due 3/18/24 (c)
   
1,986,788
 
           
6,867,935
 
Electric – Integrated 7.9%
       
     
American Electric
       
     
  Power Co., Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  4.92% (3 Month LIBOR USD
       
     
  + 0.480%), due 11/1/23 (c)
   
1,988,129
 
     
CenterPoint Energy
       
     
  Resources Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.70%, due 3/2/23
   
494,332
 
     
DTE Energy Co.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.22%, due 11/1/24
   
492,206
 
     
Georgia Power Co.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.10%, due 7/30/23
   
979,572
 
     
NextEra Energy Capital
       
     
  Holdings, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.20% (SOFR + 0.400%),
       
     
  due 11/3/23 (c)
   
495,797
 
     
Public Service
       
     
  Enterprise Group, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.841%, due 11/8/23
   
1,918,253
 
     
Southern California Edison Co.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.70%, due 8/1/23
   
1,937,987
 
 
1,000,000
 
  4.348% (SOFR + 0.830%),
       
     
  due 4/1/24 (c)
   
993,089
 
     
Tampa Electric Co.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.875%, due 7/12/24
   
488,431
 
     
Xcel Energy, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.50%, due 10/15/23
   
479,730
 
           
10,267,526
 
Electronic Components
       
  and Semiconductors 0.4%
       
     
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.90%, due 6/1/23
   
488,589
 
         
Entertainment 1.1%
       
     
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  3.528%, due 3/15/24 (a)
   
1,452,103
 
         
Financial Services 2.9%
       
     
Ares Capital Corp.
       
 
3,847,000
 
  3.50%, due 2/10/23
   
3,831,998
 
         
Food 0.6%
       
     
Conagra Brands, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.50%, due 8/11/23
   
483,981
 
     
General Mills, Inc.
       
 
250,000
 
  5.241%, due 11/18/25
   
250,271
 
           
734,252
 
Food – Meat products 1.4%
       
     
Hormel Foods Corp.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.65%, due 6/3/24
   
1,880,848
 
         
Gas – Distribution 3.0%
       
     
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.467% (SOFR + 0.650%),
       
     
  due 5/13/24 (c)
   
985,857
 


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

7

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Gas – Distribution 3.0% (continued)
     
   
Southern California Gas Co.
     
$
3,000,000
 
  3.620% (3 Month
     
     
  LIBOR USD + 0.350%),
     
     
  due 9/14/23 (c)
 
$
2,992,904
 
           
3,978,761
 
Healthcare – Products 1.9%
       
     
GE Healthcare Holding LLC
       
 
1,000,000
 
  5.55%, due 11/15/24 (a)
   
1,003,269
 
     
PerkinElmer, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.55%, due 9/15/23
   
963,134
 
     
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.177% (SOFR + 0.530%),
       
     
  due 10/18/24 (c)
   
495,556
 
           
2,461,959
 
Healthcare – Services 0.7%
       
     
Humana, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.65%, due 8/3/23
   
970,543
 
         
Household Products/Wares 0.4%
       
     
Avery Dennison Corp.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.85%, due 8/15/24
   
466,635
 
         
Investment Companies 3.7%
       
     
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.
       
 
5,000,000
 
  3.375%, due 4/15/24
   
4,792,425
 
         
Leisure Time 0.7%
       
     
Brunswick Corp.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.85%, due 8/18/24
   
918,225
 
         
Life/Health Insurance 1.9%
       
     
Athene Global Funding
       
 
2,000,000
 
  4.518% (SOFR + 0.700%),
       
     
  due 5/24/24 (a) (c)
   
1,961,942
 
     
Security Benefit
       
     
  Global Funding
       
 
500,000
 
  1.25%, due 5/17/24 (a)
   
466,542
 
           
2,428,484
 
Medical Products 0.4%
       
     
Baxter International, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  4.427% (SOFRINDX
       
     
  + 0.440%), due 11/29/24 (c)
   
488,182
 
         
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.7%
       
     
Carlisle Cos, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.55%, due 9/1/23
   
964,581
 
         
Mutual Insurance 0.4%
       
     
MassMutual Global Funding II
       
 
500,000
 
  4.15%, due 8/26/25 (a)
   
490,699
 
         
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1.5%
       
     
Caterpillar Financial
       
     
  Services Corp.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.45%, due 9/14/23
   
1,936,044
 
         
Oil and Gas 2.5%
       
     
Chevron USA, Inc.
       
 
1,500,000
 
  3.90%, due 11/15/24
   
1,480,562
 
     
ConocoPhillips Co.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  2.125%, due 3/8/24
   
967,567
 
     
EQT Corp.
       
 
250,000
 
  5.678%, due 10/1/25
   
249,615
 
     
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.55%, due 5/15/23
   
490,647
 
           
3,188,391
 
Packaging & Containers 2.9%
       
     
Berry Global, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.95%, due 2/15/24
   
949,562
 
     
Graphic Packaging
       
     
  International LLC
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.821%, due 4/15/24 (a)
   
933,078
 
     
Sonoco Products Co.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  1.80%, due 2/1/25
   
1,856,973
 
           
3,739,613
 
Pharmaceuticals 0.4%
       
     
GlaxoSmithKline Capital Plc
       
 
500,000
 
  0.534%, due 10/1/23
   
481,634
 


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

8

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Pipelines 1.6%
     
   
Enbridge, Inc.
     
$
450,000
 
  4.218% (SOFR + 0.400%),
     
     
  due 2/17/23 (c)
 
$
449,603
 
 
1,000,000
 
  4.448% (SOFRINDX
       
     
  + 0.630%), due 2/16/24 (c)
   
990,406
 
     
Gray Oak Pipeline LLC
       
 
700,000
 
  2.00%, due 9/15/23 (a)
   
680,424
 
           
2,120,433
 
REITs – Storage 0.8%
       
     
Public Storage
       
 
1,000,000
 
  4.167% (SOFR + 0.470%),
       
     
  due 4/23/24 (c)
   
994,023
 
         
Rental Auto/Equipment 0.7%
       
     
Triton Container
       
     
  International Ltd.
       
 
500,000
 
  0.80%, due 8/1/23 (a)
   
481,758
 
 
500,000
 
  1.15%, due 6/7/24 (a)
   
461,712
 
           
943,470
 
Retail 1.4%
       
     
7-Eleven, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.80%, due 2/10/24 (a)
   
1,897,344
 
         
Retail – Drug Store 1.5%
       
     
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  0.95%, due 11/17/23
   
1,922,508
 
         
Semiconductors 0.4%
       
     
Analog Devices, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.768% (SOFR + 0.250%),
       
     
  due 10/1/24 (c)
   
493,301
 
         
Tobacco 0.7%
       
     
Philip Morris International, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  1.125%, due 5/1/23
   
984,628
 
         
Utilities 2.2%
       
     
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
       
 
950,000
 
  0.65%, due 12/1/23
   
910,351
 
     
Southern Co.
       
 
2,000,000
 
  4.187% (SOFR + 0.370%),
       
     
  due 5/10/23 (c)
   
1,993,727
 
           
2,904,078
 
Wirelines 1.1%
       
     
AT&T, Inc.
       
 
1,000,000
 
  0.90%, due 3/25/24
   
949,146
 
     
Verizon Communications, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  3.921% (SOFR + 0.500%),
       
     
  due 3/22/24 (c)
   
496,814
 
           
1,445,960
 
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $88,262,391)
   
85,917,058
 
         
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 8.1%
       
         
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.0%
       
     
BX Trust 2021-RISE
       
 
3,000,000
 
  4.623% (1 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 0.748%),
       
     
  due 11/17/36, Series 2021-RISE
       
     
  Class A (a) (c)
   
2,859,998
 
     
Cold Storage Trust 2020-ICE5
       
 
6,389,438
 
  4.775% (1 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 0.900%),
       
     
  due 11/15/37, Series 2020-ICE5
       
     
  Class A (a) (c)
   
6,214,843
 
           
9,074,841
 


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

9

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
U.S. Government Agencies 1.1%
     
   
FHLMC ARM Pool (c)
     
$
35
 
  3.275% (1 Year
     
     
  CMT Rate + 2.275%),
     
     
  due 6/1/23, #845755
 
$
35
 
 
22,420
 
  3.683% (1 Year
       
     
  CMT Rate + 2.276%),
       
     
  due 1/1/25, #785726
   
22,086
 
 
66,923
 
  4.375% (1 Year
       
     
  CMT Rate + 2.250%),
       
     
  due 10/1/34, #782784
   
68,117
 
 
17,234
 
  3.19% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 1.857%),
       
     
  due 4/1/36, #847671
   
17,400
 
     
FHLMC Pool
       
 
31,142
 
  5.00%, due 10/1/38, #G04832
   
32,049
 
     
FNMA ARM Pool (c)
       
 
5,041
 
  3.29% (6 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 2.165%),
       
     
  due 7/1/25, #555206
   
4,956
 
 
25,684
 
  3.395% (1 Year
       
     
  CMT Rate + 2.092%),
       
     
  due 4/1/30, #562912
   
24,846
 
 
45,601
 
  3.765% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 1.515%),
       
     
  due 10/1/33, #743454
   
44,743
 
 
196,784
 
  2.00% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 1.750%),
       
     
  due 11/1/33, #755253
   
192,541
 
 
246,242
 
  3.857% (1 Year
       
     
  CMT Rate + 2.295%),
       
     
  due 5/1/34, #AC5719
   
243,795
 
 
40,356
 
  3.753% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 1.503%),
       
     
  due 7/1/34, #779693
   
39,674
 
 
33,116
 
  3.632% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 1.382%),
       
     
  due 10/1/34, #795136
   
33,129
 
 
154,893
 
  2.023% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 1.602%),
       
     
  due 1/1/36, #849264
   
151,787
 
 
21,038
 
  2.135% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 1.885%),
       
     
  due 3/1/37, #907868
   
20,569
 
 
203,920
 
  2.265% (12 Month
       
     
  LIBOR USD + 2.015%),
       
     
  due 11/1/37, #953653
   
200,273
 
     
FNMA Pool
       
 
74,905
 
  5.00%, due 6/1/40, #AD5479
   
76,495
 
 
9,951
 
  4.00%, due 11/1/41, #AJ3797
   
9,694
 
     
Freddie Mac Pool
       
 
299,501
 
  3.50%, due 8/1/49, #SD8005
   
277,295
 
           
1,459,484
 
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
       
  (cost $10,870,238)
   
10,534,325
 
         
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES &
       
  INSTRUMENTALITIES 12.7%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Notes
       
 
500,000
 
  1.625%, due 12/15/22
   
499,640
 
 
2,500,000
 
  1.75%, due 5/15/23
   
2,467,926
 
 
8,000,000
 
  0.125%, due 7/15/23
   
7,775,549
 
 
6,000,000
 
  0.125%, due 8/15/23
   
5,807,544
 
Total U.S. Government Agencies
       
  & Instrumentalities
       
  (cost $16,726,944)
   
16,550,659
 


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

10

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
Principal Amount\
     
Shares
 
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 7.7%
     
       
Money Market Fund 0.2%
     
 
275,198
 
Fidelity Institutional Money
     
     
  Market Government Portfolio –
     
     
  Class I, 3.56% (b)
 
$
275,198
 
         
U.S. Treasury Bills 7.5%
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bills (d)
       
$
1,400,000
 
  3.789%, due 3/30/23
   
1,380,641
 
 
6,600,000
 
  4.155%, due 4/13/23
   
6,495,639
 
 
2,000,000
 
  3.150%, due 8/10/23
   
1,938,552
 
           
9,814,832
 
Total Short-Term Investments
       
  (cost $10,112,256)
   
10,090,030
 
Total Investments
       
  (cost $133,314,532)
 
99.9%
   
130,371,266
 
Other Assets less Liabilities
 
0.1%
   
121,771
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 
100.0%
 
$
130,493,037
 

(a)
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other “qualified institutional buyers.” As of November 30, 2022, the value of these investments was $24,197,363 or 18.54% of total net assets.
(b)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of November 30, 2022.
(c)
Variable or floating rate security based on a reference index and spread. The rate reported is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2022.
(d)
Rate shown is the discount rate at November 30, 2022
ARM – Adjustable Rate Mortgage
CMT – Constant Maturity Treasury
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SOFRINDX – Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index



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

11

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities – November 30, 2022


Assets:
     
Investments in securities, at value (cost $133,314,532)
 
$
130,371,266
 
Receivable for securities sold
   
2,857
 
Receivable for fund shares sold
   
4,684
 
Interest receivable
   
387,702
 
Prepaid expenses
   
18,665
 
Total assets
   
130,785,174
 
         
Liabilities:
       
Payable for fund shares redeemed
   
205,959
 
Investment advisory fees
   
21,685
 
Administration fees
   
15,736
 
Custody fees
   
2,153
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
14,187
 
Fund accounting fees
   
2,262
 
Audit fees
   
21,850
 
Legal fees
   
125
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
1,833
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
114
 
Accrued expenses
   
6,233
 
Total liabilities
   
292,137
 
Net Assets
 
$
130,493,037
 
         
Net Assets Consist of:
       
Paid-in capital
 
$
133,910,334
 
Total distributable deficit
   
(3,417,297
)
Net Assets
 
$
130,493,037
 
         
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
 
$
9.78
 
         
Shares Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01)
   
13,344,072
 


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

12

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Statement of Operations – Year Ended November 30, 2022


Investment Income:
     
Interest
 
$
2,171,309
 
Total investment income
   
2,171,309
 
         
Expenses:
       
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
   
272,930
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
97,595
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
50,465
 
Sub-transfer agent fees (Note 4)
   
33,135
 
Registration fees
   
23,819
 
Audit fees
   
21,966
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
14,302
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
13,063
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
12,631
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
   
11,060
 
Reports to shareholders
   
9,340
 
Miscellaneous
   
9,132
 
Legal fees
   
6,711
 
Insurance
   
3,864
 
Total expenses
   
580,013
 
Less: Fee waiver by adviser (Note 4)
   
(47,800
)
Net expenses
   
532,213
 
Net investment income
   
1,639,096
 
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:
       
Net realized loss on investments
   
(262,258
)
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
14
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(3,491,048
)
Net loss on investments
   
(3,753,292
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(2,114,196
)


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

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PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
November 30, 2022
   
November 30, 2021
 
Increase/(decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:
           
Net investment income
 
$
1,639,096
   
$
1,088,531
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(262,258
)
   
404,423
 
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
   
14
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(3,491,048
)
   
(1,191,099
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
(2,114,196
)
   
301,855
 
                 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:
               
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
   
(1,646,721
)
   
(1,333,355
)
Total dividends and distributions
   
(1,646,721
)
   
(1,333,355
)
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
9,327,270
     
23,044,810
 
Distributions reinvested
   
1,557,732
     
1,261,890
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(18,578,226
)
   
(81,656,669
)
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
   
(7,693,224
)
   
(57,349,969
)
Total decrease in net assets
   
(11,454,141
)
   
(58,381,469
)
                 
Net Assets, Beginning of year
   
141,947,178
     
200,328,647
 
Net Assets, End of year
 
$
130,493,037
   
$
141,947,178
 
                 
Transactions in Shares:
               
Shares sold
   
944,065
     
2,278,464
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
158,452
     
124,899
 
Shares redeemed
   
(1,884,309
)
   
(8,076,003
)
Net decrease in shares outstanding
   
(781,792
)
   
(5,672,640
)


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

14

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Financial Highlights


   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each year)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
10.05
   
$
10.12
   
$
10.07
   
$
9.97
   
$
10.00
 
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.12
     
0.06
     
0.13
     
0.20
     
0.15
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(0.27
)
   
(0.05
)
   
0.06
     
0.10
     
(0.03
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.15
)
   
0.01
     
0.19
     
0.30
     
0.12
 
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.14
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.15
)
Total distributions
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.08
)
   
(0.14
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.15
)
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
9.78
   
$
10.05
   
$
10.12
   
$
10.07
   
$
9.97
 
                                         
Total Return
   
-1.49
%
   
0.11
%
   
1.95
%
   
3.04
%
   
1.23
%
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)
 
$
130,493
   
$
141,947
   
$
200,329
   
$
163,481
   
$
165,329
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of fee waivers
   
0.39
%
   
0.39
%
   
0.39
%
   
0.39
%
   
0.39
%
Before fee waivers
   
0.43
%
   
0.43
%
   
0.42
%
   
0.45
%
   
0.42
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of fee waivers
   
1.20
%
   
0.66
%
   
1.23
%
   
2.00
%
   
1.53
%
Before fee waivers
   
1.16
%
   
0.62
%
   
1.20
%
   
1.94
%
   
1.50
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
25
%
   
44
%
   
58
%
   
48
%
   
28
%


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

15

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022


Note 1 – Organization
The PIA Short-Term Securities Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.  The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
 
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek a high level of current income, consistent with low volatility of principal through investing in short-term investment grade debt securities.  The Fund commenced operations on April 22, 1994.
 
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its 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.
 
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis – Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a forward-commitment or when-issued basis can take place up to a month or more after the transaction date.  During this period, such securities are subject to market fluctuations.  The Fund is required to hold and maintain until the settlement date, cash or other liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price.  The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward-commitment basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value if the Fund makes such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested.  In connection with the ability to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund may also enter into dollar rolls in which the Fund sells securities purchased on a forward-commitment basis and simultaneously contracts with a counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon, and maturity), but not identical securities on a specified future date.  As an inducement for the Fund to “rollover” its purchase commitments, the Fund receives negotiated amounts in the form of reductions of the purchase price of the commitment.  Dollar rolls are considered a form of leverage.
 
Federal Income Taxes – It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The tax returns of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. federal and the state of Wisconsin; however the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
 


16

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Expenses – The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as investment advisory and custodian fees.  Expenses that are not directly attributable to the Fund are typically allocated among the PIA 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 Transactions and Investment Income – Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective security using the effective interest method, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage-related and other asset-based securities are recorded as components of interest income on the Statement of Operations.
 
Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The Fund distributes substantially all net investment income, if any, monthly and net realized gains, if any, annually.  All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes.
 
Reclassification of Capital Accounts – Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting.  These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended November 30, 2022, there were no reclassifications between paid-in capital and distributable earnings.
 
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses.  The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Fund that have not yet occurred.  Based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
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.
 
Accounting Pronouncements – In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”) and in January 2021, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 on the Fund’s investments, derivatives, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the reference rate reform. Management has also been working with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within the regulatory deadlines.
 


17

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


In October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Funds were required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Rule 18f-4  imposes limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treats derivatives as senior securities and requires funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.  The Fund’s most recently filed statement of additional information allows the Fund to enter into derivative transactions. The Fund is considered a limited derivative user under Rule 18f-4. During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund did not enter into derivatives transactions. The Fund is in compliance with Rule 18f-4 as of November 30, 2022.
 
In December 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”).  Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act.  Rule 2a-5 permits fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions.  Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security.  In connection with Rule 2a-5, the SEC also adopted related recordkeeping requirements and rescinded previously issued guidance, including with respect to the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments.  The Fund is in compliance with Rule 2a-5, which had a compliance date of September 8, 2022.
 
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End – In preparing the financial statements as of November 30, 2022, management considered the impact of subsequent events for the potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements. Management has determined there were no subsequent events that would need to be disclosed in the Fund’s financial statements.
 
Note 3 – Securities Valuation
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion 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 Fund has the ability to access.
     
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
     
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.


18

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  The Fund’s investments are carried at fair value.
 
The 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).
 
Corporate Bonds – Corporate bonds, including listed 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.  Most corporate bonds are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Foreign Securities – Foreign economies may differ from the U.S. economy and individual foreign companies may differ from domestic companies in the same industry.
 
Foreign companies or entities are frequently not subject to accounting and financial reporting standards applicable to domestic companies, and there may be less information available about foreign issuers.  Securities of foreign issuers are generally less liquid and more volatile than those of comparable domestic issuers.  There is frequently less government regulation of broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.  In addition, investments in foreign countries are subject to the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the value of those investments.
 
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities – Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are securities issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal.  These securities are normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models.  The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, current market data and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available.  Mortgage- and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
U.S. Government Securities – U.S. Government securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates 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.  U.S. Government securities are typically categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
U.S. Government Agency Securities – U.S. government agency securities are comprised of two main categories consisting of agency issued debt and mortgage pass-throughs.  Agency issued debt securities are generally valued in a manner similar to U.S. government securities.  Mortgage pass-throughs include to-be-announced (“TBAs”) securities and mortgage pass-through certificates.  TBA securities and mortgage pass-throughs are generally valued using dealer quotations.  These securities are typically categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Investment Companies – Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at their net asset value per share provided by the service agent of the funds and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 


19

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Short-Term Securities – Short-term debt securities, including those securities having a maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at the evaluated mean between the bid and asked prices.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Prior to the effectiveness of Rule 2a-5, on September 8, 2022, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) had delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of the Trust which was comprised of representatives from the Fund’s administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).  The function of the Valuation Committee was to value securities where current and reliable market quotations were not readily available, or the closing price did not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board.  These procedures considered many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events.  All actions taken by the Valuation Committee were subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board.  The Valuation Committee served through September 7, 2022. Effective September 8, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA” or the “Adviser”), as the Fund’s valuation designee under Rule 2a-5.
 
Restricted Securities – The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration under the Federal securities laws. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The sale or other disposition of these securities may involve additional expenses and the prompt sale of these securities at an acceptable price may be difficult. At November 30, 2022, the Fund held securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. There were no other restricted investments held by the Fund at November 30, 2022.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities as of November 30, 2022:
 
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Fixed Income
                       
 
  Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
7,279,194
   
$
   
$
7,279,194
 
 
  Corporate Bonds
   
     
85,917,058
     
     
85,917,058
 
 
  Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
     
10,534,325
     
     
10,534,325
 
 
  U.S. Government Agencies
                               
 
    and Instrumentalities
   
     
16,550,659
     
     
16,550,659
 
 
Total Fixed Income
   
     
120,281,236
     
     
120,281,236
 
 
Short-Term Investments
   
275,198
     
9,814,832
     
     
10,090,030
 
 
Total Investments
 
$
275,198
   
$
130,096,068
   
$
   
$
130,371,266
 

Refer to the Fund’s schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of securities by industry classification.
 


20

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


The following is a reconciliation of the Fund’s Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value.
 
Investments in Securities, at Value
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
Balance as of November 30, 2021
 
$
2,982,188
 
Accrued discounts/premiums
   
 
Realized gain/(loss)
   
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
   
(122,190
)
Purchases
   
 
Sales
   
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
   
(2,859,998
)
Balance as of November 30, 2022
 
$
 

The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. Although vaccines for COVID-19 are becoming more widely available, the ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, amid the spread of COVID-19 variants, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual companies are not known. The operational and financial performance of individual companies and the market in general depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of any future outbreaks and the pace of recovery which may vary from market to market, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
 
Note 4 – Investment Advisory Fee and other Transactions with Affiliates
The Fund has an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser is responsible for providing investment management services to the Fund.  The Adviser furnishes all investment advice, office space and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Fund.  As compensation for its services, PIA is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly.  The Fund pays fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.20% based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund.  For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $272,930 in advisory fees.
 
The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Fund and to pay Fund operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses) to 0.39% of the average daily net assets. Any such reduction made by the Adviser in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Adviser, if so requested by the Adviser, 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 Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the management fee reduction and expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the reimbursement. Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Fund’s
 


21

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


payment of current ordinary operating expenses. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Adviser reduced its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $48,575; $775 was reimbursed to the Adviser. The Adviser may recapture portions of the amounts shown below no later than the corresponding dates:
 
Date
 
Amount
 
11/30/23
 
$
59,299
 
11/30/24
   
73,303
 
11/30/25
   
48,575
 
   
$
181,177
 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent. U.S. Bank N.A. serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) to the Fund.  The Custodian is an affiliate of Fund Services.  Fund Services maintains the Fund’s books and records, calculates the Fund’s NAV, prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, coordinates the payment of fund expenses, reviews expense accruals and prepares materials supplied to the Board of Trustees.  The officers of the Trust, including the Chief Compliance Officer, are employees of Fund Services. Fees paid by the Fund for administration and accounting, transfer agency, custody and compliance services for the year ended November 30, 2022, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
 
The Fund has entered into agreements with various brokers, dealers and financial intermediaries to compensate them for transfer agent services that would otherwise be executed by Fund Services. These sub-transfer agent services include pre-processing and quality control of new accounts, maintaining detailed shareholder account records, shareholder correspondence, answering customer inquiries regarding account status, and facilitating shareholder telephone transactions. The Fund expensed $33,135 of sub-transfer agent fees during the year ended November 30, 2022.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. Quasar is a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC.
 
Note 5 – Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
Non-Government
Government
Purchases
Sales
Purchases
Sales
$24,463,028
$45,512,865
$4,853,337
$10,810,747

Note 6 – Line of Credit
The Fund has a secured line of credit in the amount of $15,000,000.  The line of credit is intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions.  The credit facility is with the Fund’s custodian, U.S. Bank N.A.  The Fund did not draw upon its line of credit during the year ended November 30, 2022.
 


22

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Note 7 – Federal Income Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021 are as follows:
 
   
November 30, 2022
November 30, 2021
 
Ordinary income
$1,646,721
$1,333,355

As of November 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
 
Cost of investments (a)
 
$
133,319,189
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
46,051
 
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(2,993,974
)
 
Net unrealized depreciation (a)
   
(2,947,923
)
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
28,550
 
 
Undistributed long-term capital gains
   
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
28,550
 
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
(497,924
)
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
(3,417,297
)

 
(a)
The book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized depreciation are the same.

The Fund had tax capital losses which may be carried over to offset future gains.  Such losses expire as follows:
 
Short-Term Indefinite
Long-Term Indefinite
Total
$233,053
$264,871
$497,924

Note 8 – Principal Risks
Below is a summary of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in the Fund, each of which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value and total return.  The Fund’s most recent prospectus provides further descriptions of the Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and principal risks.
 
 
General Market Risk.  Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics. For example, the outbreak of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease, has negatively affected economies, markets and individual companies throughout the world, including those in which the Fund invests. The effects of this pandemic to public health and business and market conditions, including exchange trading suspensions and closures, may continue to have


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PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


   
a significant negative impact on the performance of the Fund’s investments, increase the Fund’s volatility, negatively impact the Fund’s arbitrage and pricing mechanisms, exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks to the Fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. The Fund’s operations may be interrupted as a result, which may contribute to the negative impact on investment performance. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions in response to the pandemic that affect the instruments in which the Fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or other future epidemics or pandemics, is currently unknown.
     
 
U.S. Government Securities Risk.  Some U.S. government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes, and bonds and mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency’s obligations; still others are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality, or enterprise. Although U.S. government-sponsored enterprises may be chartered or sponsored by Congress, they are not funded by Congressional appropriations, and their securities are not issued by the U.S. Treasury, their obligations are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, and so investments in their securities or obligations issued by them involve greater risk than investments in other types of U.S. government securities. In addition, certain governmental entities have been subject to regulatory scrutiny regarding their accounting policies and practices and other concerns that may result in legislation, changes in regulatory oversight and/or other consequences that could adversely affect the credit quality, availability or investment character of securities issued or guaranteed by these entities.
     
 
Counterparty Risk.  Fund transactions involving a counterparty are subject to the risk that the counterparty or a third party will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.  Counterparty risk may arise because of the counterparty’s financial condition (i.e., financial difficulties, bankruptcy, or insolvency), market activities and developments, or other reasons, whether foreseen or not.  A counterparty’s inability to fulfill its obligation may result in significant financial loss to the Fund.
     
 
Credit Risk.  The issuers of the bonds and other debt securities held by the Fund may not be able to make interest or principal payments.
     
 
Interest Rate Risk.  The value of the Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities will change based on changes in interest rates.  If interest rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines.  Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value.
     
 
Prepayment Risk.  Issuers of securities held by the Fund may be able to prepay principal due on these securities, particularly during periods of declining interest rates. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when interest rates decline and may offer a greater potential for loss when interest rates rise. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. Prepayment risk is a major risk of mortgage-backed securities.
     
 
Extension Risk.  An issuer may pay principal on an obligation held by the Fund (such as an asset-backed or mortgage-backed security) later than expected. This may happen during a period of rising interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will decrease.


24

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


 
Risks Associated with Asset-Backed Securities.  These include General Market Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Credit Risk, Prepayment Risk and Extension Risk (each described above). During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid.
     
 
Risks Associated with Mortgage-Backed Securities.  These include General Market Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Credit Risk, Prepayment Risk and Extension Risk (each described above) as well as the risk that the structure of certain mortgage-backed securities may make their reaction to interest rates and other factors difficult to predict, making their prices very volatile.
     
 
Liquidity Risk.  Reduced liquidity in the bond markets can result from a number of events, such as limited trading activity, reductions in bond inventory, and rapid or unexpected changes in interest rates. Less liquid markets could lead to greater price volatility and limit the Fund’s ability to sell a holding at a suitable price.
     
 
Rule 144A Securities Risk.  The market for Rule 144A securities typically is less active than the market for publicly-traded securities.  Rule 144A securities carry the risk that the liquidity of these securities may become impaired, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell these securities.
     
 
Adjustable Rate and Floating Rate Securities Risks.  Although adjustable and floating rate debt securities tend to be less volatile than fixed-rate debt securities, they nevertheless fluctuate in value.
     
 
High Yield Securities Risk.  Securities with ratings lower than BBB- or Baa3 are known as “high yield” securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). High yield securities typically carry higher coupon rates than investment grade securities, but also are considered as speculative and may be subject to greater market price fluctuations, less liquidity and greater risk of loss of income or principal including greater possibility of default and bankruptcy of the issuer of such instruments than more highly rated bonds and loans.

Note 9 – Control Ownership
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund creates a presumption of control of the Fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of November 30, 2022, Capinco C/O U.S. Bank NA, for the benefit of their customers, owned 40.24% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
 
Note 10 – Trustees and Officers
At a meeting held December 7-8, 2022, by vote of the majority of the Board of Trustees (not including Mr. Joe Redwine), Mr. Redwine’s term as Trustee was extended for three additional years. Ms. Michele Rackey was approved by the Board as an Independent Trustee effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Kevin Hayden was approved by the Board as Vice President, Treasurer and Ms. Cheryl King was approved as Assistant Treasurer effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Ryan Charles resigned as Assistant Secretary effective January 1, 2023.
 
Note 11 – Other Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Short-Term Securities Fund designated $1,646,721 as ordinary income for purposes of the dividends paid deduction. For the year ended November 30, 2022, none of the dividends paid from net investment income qualifies for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders of the Fund. For shareholders in the Fund, none of the dividend income distributed for the year ended November 30, 2022 is designated as qualified dividend income under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
 
On December 29, 2022, the Short-Term Securities Fund distributed $0.02417422, per share of net investment income.
 


25

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Trustees
Advisors Series Trust and
Shareholders of
PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund, a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedule of investments, as of November 30, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, 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 Fund as of November 30, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Fund’s 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 November 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2023


26

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Notice to Shareholders – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-251-1970, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Records for the 12-Month Period Ended June 30
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-251-1970.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Fund’s proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-PORT
The Fund files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information included in the Fund’s Form N-PORT is also available by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
Householding
In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund will reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, supplements, and certain other shareholder documents that you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shown by two or more accounts. Please call the Fund’s transfer agent toll free at 1-800-251-1970 to request individual copies of these documents. The Fund will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
 





27

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
(Unaudited)


The Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The Board has designated a committee at the Adviser to serve as the administrator of the program. The Adviser’s committee conducts the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by the committee.
 
Under the program, the Adviser’s committee manages the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the Fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the Fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. The committee’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
 
The Board reviewed a report prepared by the committee regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. No significant liquidity events impacting the Fund were noted in the report. In addition, the committee provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the Fund’s liquidity risk.
 






28

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)


This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Fund. Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Fund and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
       
Number of
Other
       
Portfolios in
Directorships
   
Term of Office
 
Fund Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served*
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
           
Independent Trustees(1)
         
           
David G. Mertens
Trustee
Indefinite term;
Partner and Head of Business
6
Trustee,
(age 62)
 
since
Development Ballast Equity
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
 
March 2017.
Management, LLC (a privately-
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
held investment advisory firm)
 
not affiliated
     
(February 2019 to present);
 
with the Fund).
     
Managing Director and Vice
   
     
President, Jensen Investment
   
     
Management, Inc. (a privately-
   
     
held investment advisory firm)
   
     
(2002 to 2017).
   
           
Joe D. Redwine
Trustee
Indefinite term;
Retired; formerly Manager,
6
Trustee,
(age 75)
 
since
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2008.
Fund Services, LLC and its
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
predecessors (May 1991 to
 
not affiliated
     
July 2017).
 
with the Fund).







29

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


       
Number of
Other
       
Portfolios in
Directorships
   
Term of Office
 
Fund Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served*
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
Raymond B. Woolson
Chairman
Indefinite term;
President, Apogee Group, Inc.
6
Trustee,
(age 63)
of the
since
(financial consulting firm)
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
Board
January 2020.
(1998 to present).
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
       
not affiliated
 
Trustee
Indefinite term;
   
with the Fund);
   
since
   
Independent
   
January 2016.
   
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine
         
Funds Trust
         
(an open-end
         
investment
         
company with
         
19 portfolios),
         
DoubleLine
         
Opportunistic
         
Credit Fund,
         
DoubleLine
         
Income Solutions
         
Fund, and
         
DoubleLine Yield
         
Opportunities
         
Fund from 2010
         
to present;
         
Independent
         
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine ETF
         
Trust (an open-
         
end investment
         
company with
         
2 portfolios)
         
from March
         
2022 to present.







30

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


   
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
       
Officers
     
       
Jeffrey T. Rauman
President,
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 53)
Chief
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (February 1996 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Executive
December 2018.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer and
   
 
Principal
   
 
Executive
   
 
Officer
   
       
Cheryl L. King
Vice President,
Indefinite term;
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 61)
Treasurer and
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (October 1998 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Principal
December 2007.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Financial
   
 
Officer
   
       
Kevin J. Hayden
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 51)
Treasurer
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (June 2005 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2013.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Richard R. Conner
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 40)
Treasurer
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (July 2010 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
 
December 2018.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Michael L. Ceccato
Vice President,
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services and
(age 65)
Chief
since
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank N.A. (February 2008 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Compliance
September 2009.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer and
   
 
AML Officer
   
       
Elaine E. Richards
Vice President
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
(age 54)
and Secretary
since
(July 2007 to present).
2020 East Financial Way,
 
September 2019.
 
Suite 100
     
Glendora, CA 91741
     







31

PIA Short-Term Securities Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


   
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Ryan Charles
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
(age 44)
Secretary
since
(May 2021 to present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
2020 East Financial Way,
 
January 2022.
Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (2004 to 2021).
Suite 100
     
Glendora, CA 91741
     

*
The Trustees have designated a mandatory retirement age of 75, such that each Trustee, 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 (“Retiring Trustee”). Upon request, the Board may, by vote of a majority of Trustees eligible to vote on such matter, determine whether or not to extend such Retiring Trustee’s term and on the length of a one-time extension of up to three additional years.
(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 November 30, 2022, the Trust was comprised of 35 active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund and the PIA BBB Bond Fund, the PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund, the PIA MBS Fund, the PIA Short Duration Fund, and the PIA High Yield Fund.  The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series.
(3)
“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 









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PRIVACY NOTICE
 


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



















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Adviser
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.
2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 1260
El Segundo, CA  90245


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI  53202


Transfer Agent
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(800) 251-1970


Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
Custody Operations
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



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.
 







PIA Funds

PIA High Yield Fund
Institutional Class




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Annual Report
 
November 30, 2022
 







PIA High Yield Fund


Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with this report for the period from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, regarding the PIA High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) for which Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA”), is the investment adviser.
 
The Fund performed in-line with its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index (the “Index”), returning -9.26%, after fees and expenses, for the twelve months ended November 30, 2022, versus -8.96% for the Index.
 
The Adviser has agreed to temporarily pay for all operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) incurred by the Fund through at least March 29, 2023 to the extent necessary to limit Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund to 0.86% of the average daily net assets. The Net Expense is what the investor has paid.
 
The Fund’s primary objective is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary objective is to seek capital growth when that is consistent with its primary objective.
 
 
Lloyd McAdams
Chairman of the Board
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.




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PIA High Yield Fund


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Opinions expressed above are those of Pacific Income Advisers, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, are subject to change, are not guaranteed, should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks may increase for emerging markets. 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 may invest in derivatives, which may involve risks greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments. The risk of owning an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities that the ETF or mutual fund holds. It will also bear additional expenses, including operating expenses, brokerage costs and the potential duplication of management fees.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc., and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. The index excludes emerging markets debt.
 
You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Bond ratings provide the probability of an issuer defaulting based on the analysis of the issuer’s financial condition and profit potential. Bond rating services are provided by credit rating agencies currently registered as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”). Bond ratings start at AAA (denoting the highest investment quality) and usually end at D (meaning payment is in default). Securities not covered by any agency will receive a non-rated (NR) rating.
 
Please refer to the schedule of investments in the report for complete holdings information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Investment performance reflects fee waivers in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC, Distributor
 



2

PIA High Yield Fund


Comparison of the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the
PIA High Yield Fund vs the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index



Average Annual Total Return*
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
PIA High Yield Fund
-9.26%
2.27%
4.28%
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index
-8.96%
2.50%
4.26%

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 1-800-251-1970.
 
This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund ten years ago.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Fee waivers are in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, returns would be reduced. The performance data and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on dividends, capital gain distributions, or redemption of Fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.
 
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc., and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. The index excludes emerging markets debt.
 
Indices do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.
 
*
Average Annual Total Return represents the average change in account value over the periods indicated.




3

PIA High Yield Fund
Expense Example – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (6/1/22 – 11/30/22).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales loads or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s transfer agent. The Example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. You may use the information in the first line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is different from the Fund’s actual returns. 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. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 6/1/22
Value 11/30/22
Period 6/1/22 – 11/30/22*
Actual
$1,000.00
$   967.80
$4.24
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.76
$4.36

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense. The annualized expense ratio of the Fund is 0.86%.



4

PIA High Yield Fund
Allocation of Portfolio Assets – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


Investments by Sector
As a Percentage of Total Investments







5

PIA High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022

       
Shares/
     
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS 0.5%
     
       
Building Materials 0.5%
     
 
2,996
 
Northwest Hardwoods (d) (e)
 
$
239,680
 
Total Common Stocks
       
  (cost $137,017)
   
239,680
 
         
CORPORATE BONDS 92.8%
       
         
Aerospace/Defense 2.2%
       
     
F-Brasile SpA /
       
     
  F-Brasile US LLC
       
$
700,000
 
  7.375%, due 8/15/26 (a)
   
569,709
 
     
Triumph Group, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  7.75%, due 8/15/25
   
515,301
 
           
1,085,010
 
Appliances 1.0%
       
     
WASH Multifamily
       
     
  Acquisition, Inc.
       
 
550,000
 
  5.75%, due 4/15/26 (a)
   
516,263
 
         
Auto Manufacturers 1.1%
       
     
PM General Purchaser LLC
       
 
625,000
 
  9.50%, due 10/1/28 (a)
   
549,321
 
         
Auto Parts & Equipment 2.0%
       
     
Dealer Tire LLC /
       
     
  DT Issuer LLC
       
 
650,000
 
  8.00%, due 2/1/28 (a)
   
554,707
 
     
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  6.625%, due 10/15/29 (a)
   
433,366
 
           
988,073
 
Building – Heavy Construction 1.3%
       
     
Railworks Holdings LP /
       
     
  Railworks Rally, Inc.
       
 
696,000
 
  8.25%, due 11/15/28 (a)
   
641,712
 
         
Building & Construction 1.2%
       
     
Brundage-Bone Concrete
       
     
  Pumping Holdings, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  6.00%, due 2/1/26 (a)
   
605,615
 
         
Building Materials 4.4%
       
     
APi Group DE, Inc.
       
 
625,000
 
  4.125%, due 7/15/29 (a)
   
520,556
 
     
Eco Material Technologies, Inc.
       
 
625,000
 
  7.875%, due 1/31/27 (a)
   
595,500
 
     
MIWD Holdco II LLC /
       
     
  MIWD Finance Corp.
       
 
625,000
 
  5.50%, due 2/1/30 (a)
   
513,247
 
     
New Enterprise Stone &
       
     
  Lime Co, Inc.
       
 
100,000
 
  5.25%, due 7/15/28 (a)
   
90,656
 
     
SRM Escrow Issuer LLC
       
 
550,000
 
  6.00%, due 11/1/28 (a)
   
490,501
 
           
2,210,460
 
Chemicals 0.9%
       
     
Diamond BC BV
       
 
600,000
 
  4.625%, due 10/1/29 (a)
   
453,417
 
         
Chemicals – Diversified 3.2%
       
     
Iris Holdings, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK,
       
     
  due 2/15/26 (a) (c)
   
513,000
 
     
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC
       
 
584,000
 
  6.625%, due 10/15/29 (a)
   
475,464
 
     
Polar US Borrower LLC /
       
     
  Schenectady International
       
     
  Group, Inc.
       
 
450,000
 
  6.75%, due 5/15/26 (a)
   
188,476
 
     
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.
       
 
300,000
 
  4.875%, due 5/1/28 (a)
   
265,590
 
 
215,000
 
  6.625%, due 5/1/29 (a)
   
178,260
 
           
1,620,790
 
Chemicals – Plastics 1.1%
       
     
Neon Holdings, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  10.125%, due 4/1/26 (a)
   
558,526
 
         
Chemicals – Specialty 4.6%
       
     
Herens Holdco Sarl
       
 
750,000
 
  4.75%, due 5/15/28 (a)
   
601,204
 


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

6

PIA High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Chemicals – Specialty 4.6% (continued)
     
   
SCIL IV LLC /
     
   
  SCIL USA Holdings LLC
     
$
650,000
 
  5.375%, due 11/1/26 (a)
 
$
545,795
 
     
SK Invictus Intermediate II Sarl
       
 
700,000
 
  5.00%, due 10/30/29 (a)
   
560,816
 
     
Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp.
       
 
692,000
 
  5.25%, due 9/30/28 (a)
   
572,284
 
           
2,280,099
 
Commercial Services 4.4%
       
     
Alta Equipment Group, Inc.
       
 
550,000
 
  5.625%, due 4/15/26 (a)
   
485,783
 
     
CPI Acquisition, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  8.625%, due 3/15/26 (a)
   
581,624
 
     
NESCO Holdings II, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  5.50%, due 4/15/29 (a)
   
572,627
 
     
StoneMor, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  8.50%, due 5/15/29 (a)
   
571,368
 
           
2,211,402
 
Consumer Services 0.9%
       
     
Cimpress Plc
       
 
650,000
 
  7.00%, due 6/15/26 (a)
   
454,675
 
         
Containers and Packaging 0.3%
       
     
Pactiv Evergreen Group
       
     
  Issuer LLC / Pactiv Evergreen
       
     
  Group Issuer, Inc.
       
 
175,000
 
  4.375%, due 10/15/28 (a)
   
152,900
 
         
Diversified Financial Services 1.0%
       
     
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC /
       
     
  XO Management Holding, Inc.
       
 
625,000
 
  6.375%, due 2/1/30 (a)
   
510,156
 
         
Engineering & Construction 2.8%
       
     
Arcosa, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  4.375%, due 4/15/29 (a)
   
522,441
 
     
Brand Energy & Infrastructure
       
     
  Services, Inc.
       
 
594,000
 
  8.50%, due 7/15/25 (a)
   
471,865
 
     
Promontoria Holding 264 BV
       
 
400,000
 
  7.875%, due 3/1/27 (a)
   
379,108
 
           
1,373,414
 
Enterprise Software & Services 2.4%
       
     
Helios Software Holdings, Inc. /
       
     
  ION Corporate Solutions
       
     
  Finance Sarl
       
 
875,000
 
  4.625%, due 5/1/28 (a)
   
668,415
 
     
Rocket Software, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  6.50%, due 2/15/29 (a)
   
551,572
 
           
1,219,987
 
Entertainment 2.0%
       
     
Premier Entertainment
       
     
  Sub LLC / Premier
       
     
  Entertainment Finance Corp.
       
 
700,000
 
  5.875%, due 9/1/31 (a)
   
534,667
 
     
Scientific Games
       
     
  Holdings LP / Scientific
       
     
  Games US FinCo, Inc.
       
 
542,000
 
  6.625%, due 3/1/30 (a)
   
456,723
 
           
991,390
 
Finance – Commercial 1.2%
       
     
Burford Capital Global
       
     
  Finance LLC
       
 
320,000
 
  6.25%, due 4/15/28 (a)
   
294,112
 
 
350,000
 
  6.875%, due 4/15/30 (a)
   
318,684
 
           
612,796
 
Financial Services 1.3%
       
     
Arrow Bidco LLC
       
 
650,000
 
  9.50%, due 3/15/24 (a)
   
648,962
 
         
Food Service 0.8%
       
     
TKC Holdings, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  10.50%, due 5/15/29 (a)
   
400,201
 


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

7

PIA High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Forest and Paper Products
     
  Manufacturing 1.1%
     
   
Mativ, Inc.
     
$
625,000
 
  6.875%, due 10/1/26 (a)
 
$
548,144
 
         
Healthcare – Services 2.6%
       
     
Akumin Escrow, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  7.50%, due 8/1/28 (a)
   
446,134
 
     
Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc.
       
 
349,000
 
  8.50%, due 5/1/26 (a)
   
314,514
 
     
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.
       
 
625,000
 
  5.00%, due 10/1/29 (a)
   
518,750
 
           
1,279,398
 
Household Products/Warehouse 1.1%
       
     
Kronos Acquisition
       
     
  Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom
       
     
  Products, Inc.
       
 
575,000
 
  5.00%, due 12/31/26 (a)
   
525,159
 
         
Internet 1.2%
       
     
Getty Images, Inc.
       
 
616,000
 
  9.75%, due 3/1/27 (a)
   
609,437
 
         
Machinery – Diversified 1.0%
       
     
Husky III Holding Ltd.
       
 
468,000
 
  13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK,
       
     
  due 2/15/25 (a) (c)
   
409,500
 
     
Titan Acquisition Ltd. /
       
     
  Titan Co-Borrower LLC
       
 
132,000
 
  7.75%, due 4/15/26 (a)
   
117,378
 
           
526,878
 
Machinery – Farm 0.7%
       
     
OT Merger Corp.
       
 
625,000
 
  7.875%, due 10/15/29 (a)
   
366,106
 
         
Machinery – Thermal Process 1.1%
       
     
GrafTech Finance, Inc.
       
 
650,000
 
  4.625%, due 12/15/28 (a)
   
542,617
 
Machinery Manufacturing 2.5%
       
     
Granite US Holdings Corp.
       
 
450,000
 
  11.00%, due 10/1/27 (a)
   
472,365
 
     
JPW Industries Holding Corp.
       
 
725,000
 
  9.00%, due 10/1/24 (a)
   
625,026
 
     
MAI Holdings, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  9.50%, due 6/1/23 (a) (d)
   
171,000
 
           
1,268,391
 
Manufactured Goods 2.1%
       
     
FXI Holdings, Inc.
       
 
634,000
 
  7.875%, due 11/1/24 (a)
   
527,678
 
     
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
       
 
710,000
 
  6.625%, due 4/15/27
   
544,322
 
           
1,072,000
 
Media 1.1%
       
     
Univision Communications, Inc.
       
 
475,000
 
  4.50%, due 5/1/29 (a)
   
404,914
 
 
150,000
 
  7.375%, due 6/30/30 (a)
   
148,688
 
           
553,602
 
Metals and Mining 2.3%
       
     
SunCoke Energy, Inc.
       
 
725,000
 
  4.875%, due 6/30/29 (a)
   
615,026
 
     
TMS International Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  6.25%, due 4/15/29 (a)
   
541,003
 
           
1,156,029
 
Office Automation & Equipment 2.4%
       
     
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
       
 
750,000
 
  6.875%, due 3/15/27 (a)
   
591,075
 
     
Xerox Holdings Corp.
       
 
775,000
 
  5.50%, due 8/15/28 (a)
   
624,689
 
           
1,215,764
 
Oil & Gas Services 5.1%
       
     
Archrock Partners LP /
       
     
  Archrock Partners
       
     
  Finance Corp.
       
 
250,000
 
  6.875%, due 4/1/27 (a)
   
242,300
 


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

8

PIA High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
       
Principal Amount
 
Value
 
Oil & Gas Services 5.1% (continued)
     
   
CSI Compressco LP / CSI
     
   
  Compressco Finance, Inc.
     
$
775,000
 
  7.50%, due 4/1/25 (a)
 
$
712,952
 
     
Enerflex Ltd.
       
 
445,000
 
  9.00%, due 10/15/27 (a)
   
437,811
 
     
USA Compression
       
     
  Partners LP / USA
       
     
  Compression Finance Corp.
       
 
315,000
 
  6.875%, due 4/1/26
   
302,105
 
 
250,000
 
  6.875%, due 9/1/27
   
237,916
 
     
Welltec International ApS
       
 
600,000
 
  8.25%, due 10/15/26 (a)
   
593,941
 
           
2,527,025
 
Packaging 1.2%
       
     
Mauser Packaging Solutions
       
     
  Holding Co.
       
 
600,000
 
  5.50%, due 4/15/24 (a)
   
590,295
 
         
Paper 2.4%
       
     
Clearwater Paper Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  4.75%, due 8/15/28 (a)
   
668,108
 
     
Mercer International, Inc.
       
 
600,000
 
  5.125%, due 2/1/29
   
508,542
 
           
1,176,650
 
Pipelines 10.2%
       
     
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis
       
     
  Energy Finance Corp.
       
 
75,000
 
  8.00%, due 1/15/27
   
71,663
 
 
675,000
 
  7.75%, due 2/1/28
   
645,287
 
     
Global Partners LP /
       
     
  GLP Finance Corp.
       
 
150,000
 
  7.00%, due 8/1/27
   
142,379
 
 
416,000
 
  6.875%, due 1/15/29
   
372,584
 
     
ITT Holdings LLC
       
 
725,000
 
  6.50%, due 8/1/29 (a)
   
621,254
 
     
Martin Midstream
       
     
  Partners LP / Martin
       
     
  Midstream Finance Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  11.50%, due 2/28/25 (a)
   
748,163
 
     
NGL Energy Operating LLC /
       
     
  NGL Energy Finance Corp.
       
 
700,000
 
  7.50%, due 2/1/26 (a)
   
632,893
 
     
Summit Midstream
       
     
  Holdings LLC / Summit
       
     
  Midstream Finance Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  5.75%, due 4/15/25
   
628,080
 
 
625,000
 
  8.50%, due 10/15/26 (a)
   
598,408
 
     
TransMontaigne Partners LP /
       
     
  TLP Finance Corp.
       
 
750,000
 
  6.125%, due 2/15/26
   
654,107
 
           
5,114,818
 
Publishing and Broadcasting 1.3%
       
     
Salem Media Group, Inc.
       
 
675,000
 
  6.75%, due 6/1/24 (a)
   
654,104
 
         
Radio 3.3%
       
     
Audacy Capital Corp.
       
 
700,000
 
  6.75%, due 3/31/29 (a)
   
159,187
 
     
Beasley Mezzanine
       
     
  Holdings LLC
       
 
660,000
 
  8.625%, due 2/1/26 (a)
   
438,075
 
     
Spanish Broadcasting
       
     
  System, Inc.
       
 
750,000
 
  9.75%, due 3/1/26 (a)
   
448,370
 
     
Urban One, Inc.
       
 
700,000
 
  7.375%, due 2/1/28 (a)
   
592,434
 
           
1,638,066
 
REITs – Storage 1.0%
       
     
Iron Mountain, Inc.
       
 
550,000
 
  5.00%, due 7/15/28 (a)
   
501,050
 


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

9

PIA High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments – November 30, 2022 (continued)

       
Principal Amount/
     
Shares
 
Value
 
Rental Auto/Equipment 0.9%
     
   
PROG Holdings, Inc.
     
$
500,000
 
  6.00%, due 11/15/29 (a)
 
$
436,498
 
         
Retail – Office Supplies 1.6%
       
     
Staples, Inc.
       
 
500,000
 
  7.50%, due 4/15/26 (a)
   
445,149
 
 
500,000
 
  10.75%, due 4/15/27 (a)
   
364,723
 
           
809,872
 
Retail – Propane Distribution 1.2%
       
     
Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas
       
     
  Finance Corp.
       
 
700,000
 
  5.875%, due 4/1/29 (a)
   
590,638
 
         
Tobacco Manufacturing 1.1%
       
     
Vector Group Ltd.
       
 
625,000
 
  5.75%, due 2/1/29 (a)
   
538,271
 
         
Transportation Services 2.7%
       
     
Bristow Group, Inc.
       
 
750,000
 
  6.875%, due 3/1/28 (a)
   
702,692
 
     
First Student Bidco, Inc. /
       
     
  First Transit Parent, Inc.
       
 
750,000
 
  4.00%, due 7/31/29 (a)
   
623,947
 
           
1,326,639
 
Water 1.5%
       
     
Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC
       
 
750,000
 
  7.625%, due 4/1/26 (a)
   
739,620
 
Total Corporate Bonds
       
  (cost $54,711,036)
   
46,392,240
 
         
MONEY MARKET FUND 5.0%
       
 
2,515,456
 
Fidelity Institutional Money
       
     
  Market Government Portfolio –
       
     
  Class I, 3.56% (b)
   
2,515,456
 
Total Money Market Fund
       
Total Investments
       
  (cost $57,363,509)
 
98.3%
   
49,147,376
 
Other Assets less Liabilities
 
1.7%
   
856,477
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS
 
100.0%
 
$
50,003,853
 

(a)
Security purchased within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in the program or other “qualified institutional buyers.” As of November 30, 2022, the value of these investments was $41,769,954 or 83.53% of total net assets.
(b)
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of November 30, 2022.
(c)
Payment-in-kind interest is generally paid by issuing additional par of the security rather than paying cash.
(d)
Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Fund’s valuation designee. Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. As of November 30, 2022, the total value of fair valued securities was $410,680 or 0.82% of total net assets.
(e)
Non-income producing security.



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

10

PIA High Yield Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities – November 30, 2022


Assets:
     
Investments in securities, at value (cost $57,363,509)
 
$
49,147,376
 
Receivable for fund shares sold
   
1,119
 
Interest receivable
   
906,925
 
Prepaid expenses
   
19,261
 
Total assets
   
50,074,681
 
         
Liabilities:
       
Payable to investment adviser
   
12,475
 
Administration fees
   
16,163
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
9,108
 
Fund accounting fees
   
2,980
 
Audit fees
   
21,850
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee
   
1,833
 
Custody fees
   
990
 
Shareholder reporting
   
2,008
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
115
 
Accrued expenses
   
3,306
 
Total liabilities
   
70,828
 
Net Assets
 
$
50,003,853
 
         
Net Assets Consist of:
       
Paid-in capital
 
$
60,639,654
 
Total distributable deficit
   
(10,635,801
)
Net Assets
 
$
50,003,853
 
         
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
 
$
8.28
 
         
Shares Issued and Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.01)
   
6,037,689
 


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

11

PIA High Yield Fund
Statement of Operations – Year Ended November 30, 2022


Investment Income:
     
Interest
 
$
4,417,735
 
Total investment income
   
4,417,735
 
         
Expenses:
       
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
   
290,789
 
Administration fees (Note 4)
   
97,804
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
34,205
 
Registration fees
   
24,799
 
Audit fees
   
21,966
 
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
   
18,547
 
Sub-transfer agent fees (Note 4)
   
16,912
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
13,251
 
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
   
11,061
 
Reports to shareholders
   
8,274
 
Miscellaneous
   
8,120
 
Legal fees
   
6,162
 
Custody fees (Note 4)
   
5,530
 
Insurance
   
2,797
 
Interest expense (Note 6)
   
327
 
Total expenses
   
560,544
 
Less: Fee waiver by adviser (Note 4)
   
(105,856
)
Net expenses
   
454,688
 
Net investment income
   
3,963,047
 
         
Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments:
       
Net realized loss on investments
   
(2,103,039
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(6,859,699
)
Net loss on investments
   
(8,962,738
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(4,999,691
)


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

12

PIA High Yield Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
November 30, 2022
   
November 30, 2021
 
Increase/(decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:
           
Net investment income
 
$
3,963,047
   
$
3,870,827
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(2,103,039
)
   
724,316
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
   
(6,859,699
)
   
27,863
 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
   
(4,999,691
)
   
4,623,006
 
                 
Distributions Paid to Shareholders:
               
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
   
(3,984,648
)
   
(3,875,270
)
Total dividends and distributions
   
(3,984,648
)
   
(3,875,270
)
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
   
12,161,800
     
19,445,712
 
Distributions reinvested
   
1,235,174
     
1,362,781
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(14,804,437
)
   
(16,270,863
)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
   
(1,407,463
)
   
4,537,630
 
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
   
(10,391,802
)
   
5,285,366
 
                 
Net Assets, Beginning of year
   
60,395,655
     
55,110,289
 
Net Assets, End of year
 
$
50,003,853
   
$
60,395,655
 
                 
Transactions in Shares:
               
Shares sold
   
1,393,691
     
1,942,276
 
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions
   
138,498
     
136,250
 
Shares redeemed
   
(1,625,229
)
   
(1,623,400
)
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(93,040
)
   
455,126
 


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

13

PIA High Yield Fund
Financial Highlights


   
Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
   
2018
 
Per Share Operating Performance
                             
(For a fund share outstanding throughout each year)
                             
                               
Net asset value, beginning of year
 
$
9.85
   
$
9.71
   
$
9.61
   
$
9.67
   
$
10.33
 
                                         
Income From Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income
   
0.68
     
0.61
     
0.63
     
0.64
     
0.60
 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
   
(1.57
)
   
0.14
     
0.08
     
(0.06
)
   
(0.66
)
Total from investment operations
   
(0.89
)
   
0.75
     
0.71
     
0.58
     
(0.06
)
                                         
Less Distributions:
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
   
(0.68
)
   
(0.61
)
   
(0.63
)
   
(0.64
)
   
(0.60
)
Distributions from net realized gains
   
     
     
(0.01
)
   
     
 
Total distributions
   
(0.68
)
   
(0.61
)
   
(0.64
)
   
(0.64
)
   
(0.60
)
Increase from payment by affiliate and
                                       
  administrator due to operational error
   
     
     
0.03
     
     
 
Net asset value, end of year
 
$
8.28
   
$
9.85
   
$
9.71
   
$
9.61
   
$
9.67
 
                                         
Total Return
   
-9.26
%
   
7.85
%
 
8.36
%^    
6.14
%
   
-0.63
%
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)
 
$
50,004
   
$
60,396
   
$
55,110
   
$
52,086
   
$
57,278
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Net of fee waivers
   
0.86
%
   
0.86
%
   
0.86
%
   
0.86
%
   
0.82
%
Before fee waivers
   
1.06
%
   
0.97
%
   
1.11
%
   
1.03
%
   
0.99
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
                                       
Net of fee waivers
   
7.50
%
   
6.13
%
   
6.80
%
   
6.53
%
   
5.95
%
Before fee waivers
   
7.30
%
   
6.02
%
   
6.55
%
   
6.36
%
   
5.78
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
23
%
   
72
%
   
51
%
   
63
%
   
48
%

^
Includes increase from payment made by affiliate and administrator due to the corporate action operational error. On September 18, 2020, the Fund received a reimbursement of $153,625 from the Adviser and Administrator related to a corporate action instruction error during the year ended November 30, 2020. Due to a miscommunication, the tender offer for the Martin Midstream corporate action was not processed correctly. This resulted in the Fund’s position being tendered rather than exchanged.. Had the Fund not received the payment, total return would have been 8.03%.


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

14

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022


Note 1 – Organization
The PIA High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
 
Currently, the Fund offers the Institutional Class. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2010.
 
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its 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 Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The tax returns of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. federal and the state of Wisconsin; however the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
 
Expenses – The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as administration and custodian fees. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the other PIA 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 Transactions and Investment Income – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on a first-in, first-out basis. Dividend income and capital gain distributions from underlying funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective security using the effective interest method, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Non-cash interest income included in interest income, if any, is recorded at fair market value of additional par received.
 
Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes substantially all net investment income, if any, monthly and net realized gains, if any, annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes.
 


15

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.
 
Reclassification of Capital Accounts – Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended November 30, 2022, there were no reclassifications between paid-in capital and distributable earnings.
 
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
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.
 
Accounting Pronouncements – In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”) and in January 2021, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 on the Fund’s investments, derivatives, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the reference rate reform. Management has also been working with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within the regulatory deadlines.
 
In October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Funds were required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Rule 18f-4  imposes limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminates the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treats derivatives as senior securities and requires funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. The Fund’s most recently filed statement of additional information allows the Fund to enter into derivative transactions. The Fund is considered a limited derivative user under Rule 18f-4. During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund did not enter into derivatives transactions. The Fund is in compliance with Rule 18f-4 as of November 30, 2022.
 


16

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


In December 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 permits fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. In connection with Rule 2a-5, the SEC also adopted related recordkeeping requirements and rescinded previously issued guidance, including with respect to the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. The Fund is in compliance with Rule 2a-5, which had a compliance date of September 8, 2022.
 
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Year End – In preparing the financial statements as of November 30, 2022, management considered the impact of subsequent events for the potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements. Management has determined there were no subsequent events that would need to be disclosed in the Fund’s financial statements.
 
Note 3 – Securities Valuation
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion 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 Fund has the ability to access.
     
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
     
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Fund’s investments are carried at fair value.
 
The 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).
 
Corporate Bonds – Corporate bonds, including listed 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. Most corporate bonds are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 


17

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


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.
 
Foreign Securities – Foreign economies may differ from the U.S. economy and individual foreign companies may differ from domestic companies in the same industry.
 
Foreign companies or entities are frequently not subject to accounting and financial reporting standards applicable to domestic companies, and there may be less information available about foreign issuers. Securities of foreign issuers are generally less liquid and more volatile than those of comparable domestic issuers. There is frequently less government regulation of broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign countries are subject to the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the value of those investments.
 
Equity Securities – Equity securities, including common stocks, that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price. To the extent, these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Investment Companies – Investments in open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are generally priced at their net asset value per share provided by the service agent of the funds and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Short-Term Securities – Short-term debt securities, including those securities having a maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at the evaluated mean between the bid and asked prices. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Prior to the effectiveness of Rule 2a-5, on September 8, 2022, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) had delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee of the Trust which was comprised of representatives from the Fund’s administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”). The function of the Valuation Committee was to value securities where current and reliable market quotations were not readily available, or the closing price did not represent fair value by following procedures approved by the Board. These procedures considered many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events. All actions taken by the Valuation Committee were subsequently reviewed and ratified by the Board. The Valuation Committee served through September 7, 2022. Effective September 8, 2022, the Board of Trustees approved Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA” or the “Adviser”), as the Fund’s valuation designee under Rule 2a-5.
 
Restricted Securities – The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration under the
 


18

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Federal securities laws. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The sale or other disposition of these securities may involve additional expenses and the prompt sale of these securities at an acceptable price may be difficult. At November 30, 2022, the Fund held securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. There were no other restricted investments held by the Fund at November 30, 2022.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities as of November 30, 2022:
 
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
   
$
239,680
   
$
239,680
 
 
Fixed Income
                               
 
  Corporate Bonds
   
     
46,221,240
     
171,000
     
46,392,240
 
 
Total Fixed Income
   
     
46,221,240
     
171,000
     
46,392,240
 
 
Money Market Fund
   
2,515,456
     
     
     
2,515,456
 
 
Total Investments
 
$
2,515,456
   
$
46,221,240
   
$
410,680
   
$
49,147,376
 

Refer to the Fund’s schedule of investments for a detailed break-out of securities by industry classification.
 
The following is a reconciliation of the Fund’s Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value.
 
     
Investments in Securities, at Value
 
     
Common Stocks
   
Corporate Bonds
 
 
Balance as of November 30, 2021
 
$
173,768
   
$
126,000
 
 
Accrued discounts/premiums
   
     
4,063
 
 
Realized gain/(loss)
   
     
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
   
65,912
     
40,937
 
 
Purchases
   
     
 
 
Sales
   
     
 
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
   
     
 
 
Balance as of November 30, 2022
 
$
239,680
   
$
171,000
 

The change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for Level 3 securities still held at November 30, 2022, and still classified as Level 3 was $106,849.
 
The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. Although vaccines for COVID-19 are becoming more widely available, the ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, amid the spread of COVID-19 variants, and the long-term impact on
 


19

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


economies, markets, industries and individual companies are not known. The operational and financial performance of individual companies and the market in general depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of any future outbreaks and the pace of recovery which may vary from market to market, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
 
Note 4 – Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Fund has an investment advisory agreement with Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (“PIA” or the “Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser is responsible for providing investment management services to the Fund. The Adviser furnishes all investment advice, office space and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Fund. As compensation for its services, PIA is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly calculated at an annual rate of 0.55% based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $290,789 in advisory fees.
 
The Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses. The Adviser has temporarily agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Fund and to pay Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses) to the extent necessary to limit the Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses to 0.86% of average daily net assets. The Adviser may not recoup expense reimbursements in future periods. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Adviser reduced its fees in the amount of $105,856.
 
Fund Services serves as the Fund’s administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent. U.S. Bank N.A. serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) to the Fund. The Custodian is an affiliate of Fund Services. Fund Services maintains the Fund’s books and records, calculates the Fund’s NAV, prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, coordinates the payment of fund expenses, reviews expense accruals and prepares materials supplied to the Board of Trustees. The officers of the Trust, including the Chief Compliance Officer, are employees of Fund Services. Fees paid by the Fund for administration and accounting, transfer agency, custody and compliance services for the year ended November 30, 2022, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
 
The Fund has entered into agreements with various brokers, dealers and financial intermediaries to compensate them for transfer agent services that would otherwise be executed by Fund Services. These sub-transfer agent services include pre-processing and quality control of new accounts, maintaining detailed shareholder account records, shareholder correspondence, answering customer inquiries regarding account status, and facilitating shareholder telephone transactions. The Fund expensed $16,912 of sub-transfer agent fees during the year ended November 30, 2022.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. Quasar is a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC.
 
Note 5 – Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government securities) were $11,651,171 and $15,048,453, respectively. There were no purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities during the year ended November 30, 2022.
 


20

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


Note 6 – Line of Credit
The Fund has a secured line of credit in the amount of $10,000,000. This line of credit is intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions. The credit facility is with the Fund’s custodian, U.S. Bank N.A. During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund drew on its line of credit. The Fund had an outstanding average daily balance of $1,359, paid a weighted average interest rate of 3.50%, and incurred interest expense of $327. The maximum amount outstanding for the Fund during the year ended November 30, 2022, was $124,000. At November 30, 2022, the Fund had no outstanding loan amounts.
 
Note 7 – Federal Income Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021 are as follows:
 
   
Year ended
Year ended
   
November 30, 2022
November 30, 2021
 
Ordinary income
$3,984,648
$3,875,270

As of November 30, 2022, the components of capital on a tax basis were as follows:
 
 
Cost of investments (a)
 
$
57,363,509
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
316,655
 
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(8,532,788
)
 
Net unrealized depreciation (a)
   
(8,216,133
)
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
31,107
 
 
Undistributed long-term capital gains
   
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
31,107
 
 
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
   
(2,450,775
)
 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
 
$
(10,635,801
)

 
(a)
The book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized depreciation are the same.

As of November 30, 2022, the Fund had tax capital losses which may be carried over to offset future gains. Such losses expire as follows:
 
Short-Term Indefinite
Long-Term Indefinite
$105,122
$2,345,653

Note 8 – Principal Risks
Below is a summary of some, but not all, of the principal risks of investing in the Fund, each of which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value and total return. The Fund’s most recent prospectus provides further descriptions of the Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and principal risks.
 
 
High Yield Securities Risk. High yield securities (or “junk bonds”) entail greater risk of loss of principal because of their greater exposure to credit risk. High yield securities typically carry higher coupon rates than investment


21

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


   
grade securities, but also are considered as speculative and may be subject to greater market price fluctuations, less liquidity and greater risk of loss of income or principal including greater possibility of default and bankruptcy of the issuer of such instruments than more highly rated bonds and loans.
     
 
Counterparty Risk. Fund transactions involving a counterparty are subject to the risk that the counterparty or a third party will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty risk may arise because of the counterparty’s financial condition (i.e., financial difficulties, bankruptcy, or insolvency), market activities and developments, or other reasons, whether foreseen or not. A counterparty’s inability to fulfill its obligation may result in significant financial loss to the Fund.
     
 
Credit Risk. The issuers of the bonds and other instruments held by the Fund may not be able to make interest or principal payments.
     
 
General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics. For example, the outbreak of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease, has negatively affected economies, markets and individual companies throughout the world, including those in which the Fund invests. The effects of this pandemic to public health and business and market conditions, including exchange trading suspensions and closures, may continue to have a significant negative impact on the performance of the Fund’s investments, increase the Fund’s volatility, negatively impact the Fund’s arbitrage and pricing mechanisms, exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks to the Fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. The Fund’s operations may be interrupted as a result, which may contribute to the negative impact on investment performance. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions in response to the pandemic that affect the instruments in which the Fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or other future epidemics or pandemics, is currently unknown.
     
 
Interest Rate Risk. The value of the Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities will change based on changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value.
     
 
Liquidity Risk. Reduced liquidity in the bond markets can result from a number of events, such as limited trading activity, reductions in bond inventory, and rapid or unexpected changes in interest rates. Less liquid markets could lead to greater price volatility and limit the Fund’s ability to sell a holding at a suitable price.


22

PIA High Yield Fund
Notes to Financial Statements – November 30, 2022 (continued)


 
ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. When the Fund invests in an ETF or mutual fund, it will bear additional expenses based on its pro rata share of the ETF’s or mutual fund’s operating expenses, including the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities that the ETF or mutual fund holds. The Fund also will incur brokerage costs when it purchases ETFs.
     
 
Rule 144A Securities Risk. The market for Rule 144A securities typically is less active than the market for publicly traded securities. Rule 144A securities carry the risk that the liquidity of these securities may become impaired, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell these securities.

Note 9 – Control Ownership
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund creates a presumption of control of the Fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of November 30, 2022, International Union UAW Strike Trust, for the benefit of their customers, owned 60.54% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
 
Note 10 – Trustees and Officers
At a meeting held December 7-8, 2022, by vote of the majority of the Board of Trustees (not including Mr. Joe Redwine), Mr. Redwine’s term as Trustee was extended for three additional years. Ms. Michele Rackey was approved by the Board as an Independent Trustee effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Kevin Hayden was approved by the Board as Vice President, Treasurer and Ms. Cheryl King was approved as Assistant Treasurer effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Ryan Charles resigned as Assistant Secretary effective January 1, 2023.
 
Note 11 – Other Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the High Yield Fund designated $3,984,648 as ordinary income for purposes of the dividends paid deduction. For the year ended November 30, 2022, none of the dividends paid from net investment income qualifies for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders of the Fund. For shareholders in the Fund, none of the dividend income distributed for the year ended November 30, 2022 is designated as qualified dividend income under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
 
On December 29, 2022, the High Yield Fund distributed $0.05433130, per share of net investment income.
 





23

PIA High Yield Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Trustees
Advisors Series Trust and
Shareholders of
PIA High Yield Fund
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the PIA High Yield Fund, a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedule of investments, as of November 30, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, 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 Fund as of November 30, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Fund’s 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 November 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2023


24

PIA High Yield Fund
Notice to Shareholders – November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)


How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-251-1970, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Records for the 12-Month Period Ended June 30
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-251-1970. Furthermore, you can obtain the Fund’s proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-Port
The Fund files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information included in the Fund’s Form N-PORT is also available by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 
Householding
In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund will reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, supplements, and certain other shareholder documents that you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shown by two or more accounts. Please call the Fund’s transfer agent toll free at 1-800-251-1970 to request individual copies of these documents. The Fund will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
 






25

PIA High Yield Fund
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
(Unaudited)


The Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The Board has designated a committee at the Adviser to serve as the administrator of the program. The Adviser’s committee conducts the day-to-day operation of the programs pursuant to policies and procedures administered by the committee.
 
Under the program, the Adviser’s committee manages the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the Fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the Fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. The committee’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
 
The Board reviewed a report prepared by the committee regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. No significant liquidity events impacting the Fund were noted in the report. The report noted that the PIA High Yield Fund made use of its line of credit during the reporting period and that such line was fully repaid in a timely manner. In addition, the committee provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the Fund’s liquidity risk.
 









26

PIA High Yield Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers
(Unaudited)


This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Fund. Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Fund and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.
 
       
Number of
Other
       
Portfolios in
Directorships
   
Term of Office
 
Fund Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served*
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
           
Independent Trustees(1)
         
           
David G. Mertens
Trustee
Indefinite term;
Partner and Head of Business
6
Trustee,
(age 62)
 
since
Development Ballast Equity
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
 
March 2017.
Management, LLC
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
(a privately-held investment
 
not affiliated
     
advisory firm) (February 2019
 
with the Fund).
     
to present); Managing Director
   
     
and Vice President, Jensen
   
     
Investment Management, Inc.
   
     
(a privately-held investment
   
     
advisory firm) (2002 to 2017).
   
           
Joe D. Redwine
Trustee
Indefinite term;
Retired; formerly Manager,
6
Trustee,
(age 75)
 
since
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp
 
Advisors Series
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2008.
Fund Services, LLC and its
 
Trust (for series
Milwaukee, WI 53202
   
predecessors (May 1991 to
 
not affiliated
     
July 2017).
 
with the Fund).









27

PIA High Yield Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


       
Number of
Other
       
Portfolios in
Directorships
   
Term of Office
 
Fund Complex
Held During
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
Overseen by
Past Five
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served*
During Past Five Years
Trustee(2)
Years(3)
Raymond B. Woolson
Chairman
Indefinite term;
President, Apogee Group, Inc.
6
Trustee, Advisors
(age 63)
of the
since
(financial consulting firm)
 
Series Trust (for
615 E. Michigan Street
Board
January 2020.
(1998 to present).
 
series not
Milwaukee, WI 53202
       
affiliated with
 
Trustee
Indefinite term;
   
the Fund);
   
since
   
Independent
   
January 2016.
   
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine
         
Funds Trust (an
         
open-end
         
investment
         
company with
         
19 portfolios),
         
DoubleLine
         
Opportunistic
         
Credit Fund,
         
DoubleLine
         
Income Solutions
         
Fund, and
         
DoubleLine Yield
         
Opportunities
         
Fund from 2010
         
to present;
         
Independent
         
Trustee,
         
DoubleLine ETF
         
Trust (an open-
         
end investment
         
company with
         
2 portfolios)
         
from March
         
2022 to present.









28

PIA High Yield Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


   
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
       
Officers
     
       
Jeffrey T. Rauman
President,
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 53)
Chief
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (February 1996 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Executive
December 2018.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer and
   
 
Principal
   
 
Executive
   
 
Officer
   
       
Cheryl L. King
Vice President,
Indefinite term;
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 61)
Treasurer and
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (October 1998 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Principal
December 2007.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Financial
   
 
Officer
   
       
Kevin J. Hayden
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 51)
Treasurer
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (June 2005 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
 
September 2013.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Richard R. Conner
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration,
(age 40)
Treasurer
since
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (July 2010 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
 
December 2018.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
     
       
Michael L. Ceccato
Vice President,
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services and
(age 65)
Chief
since
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank N.A. (February 2008 to present).
615 E. Michigan Street
Compliance
September 2009.
 
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer and
   
 
AML Officer
   
       
Elaine E. Richards
Vice President
Indefinite term;
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
(age 54)
and Secretary
since
(July 2007 to present).
2020 East Financial Way,
 
September 2019.
 
  Suite 100
     
Glendora, CA 91741
     






29

PIA High Yield Fund
Information About Trustees and Officers (continued)
(Unaudited)


   
Term of Office
 
Name, Address
Position Held
and Length of
Principal Occupation
and Age
with the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
Ryan Charles
Assistant
Indefinite term;
Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
(age 44)
Secretary
since
(May 2021 to present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Davis
2020 East Financial Way,
 
January 2022.
Selected Advisers, L.P. (2004 to 2021).
  Suite 100
     
Glendora, CA 91741
     

*
The Trustees have designated a mandatory retirement age of 75, such that each Trustee, 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 (“Retiring Trustee”). Upon request, the Board may, by vote of a majority of Trustees eligible to vote on such matter, determine whether or not to extend such Retiring Trustee’s term and on the length of a one-time extension of up to three additional years.
(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 November 30, 2022, the Trust was comprised of 35 active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund and the PIA BBB Bond Fund, the PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund, the PIA MBS Fund, the PIA Short Duration Fund, and the PIA Short-Term Securities Fund. The Funds do not hold themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series.
(3)
“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-251-1970.
 









30

PRIVACY NOTICE
 


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











Adviser
Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.
2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 1260
El Segundo, CA  90245


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI  53202


Transfer Agent
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(800) 251-1970


Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
Custody Operations
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



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.




(b) Not Applicable

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.  Mr. Joe D. Redwine and Ms. Michele Rackey are the “audit committee financial experts” and are 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 including the review of federal income tax returns, review of federal excise tax returns, review of state tax returns, if any, and assistance with calculation of required income, capital gain and excise distributions.  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 11/30/2022
 FYE11/30/2021
(a) Audit Fees
$93,000
$91,250
(b) Audit-Related Fees
N/A
N/A
(c) Tax Fees
$18,000
18,000
(d) All Other Fees
N/A
N/A

(e)(1) 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.

(e)(2) 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  11/30/2022
FYE  11/30/2021
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

(f) 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.

(g) 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.

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  11/30/2022
FYE  11/30/2021
Registrant
N/A
N/A
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
N/A
N/A

(h) 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.

The registrant has not been identified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as having filed an annual report issued by a registered public accounting firm branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction where the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect or completely investigate because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.

The registrant is not a foreign issuer.

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 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.



(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.




SIGNATURES

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


(Registrant)  Advisors Series Trust 

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

Date  2/6/2023 


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

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

Date  2/6/2023 

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Kevin J. Hayden
Kevin J. Hayden, Vice President/Treasurer/Principal
Financial Officer

Date  2/6/2023 

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