N-CSR 1 clsncsr.htm N-CSR Blu Giant, LLC

 

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 811-08037

 

AdvisorOne Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

17605 Wright Street Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68130

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Gemini Fund Services, LLC., 80 Arkay Drive, Suite 110 , Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 402-493-3313

 

Date of fiscal year end: 4/30

 

Date of reporting period: 4/30/16

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(COVER PAGE)

 

 

AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report   
    
Table of Contents   
    
Letter from the Chief Investment Officer  3
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund - Portfolio Summary  6
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund - Performance Update  7
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund - Portfolio Summary  8
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund - Performance Update  9
CLS Global Growth Fund - Portfolio Summary  10
CLS Global Growth Fund - Performance Update  11
CLS Growth and Income Fund - Portfolio Summary  12
CLS Growth and Income Fund - Performance Update  13
CLS Flexible Income Fund - Portfolio Summary  14
CLS Flexible Income Fund - Performance Update  15
CLS International Equity Fund - Portfolio Summary  16
CLS International Equity Fund - Performance Update  17
CLS Shelter Fund - Portfolio Summary  18
CLS Shelter Fund - Performance Update  19
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund - Portfolio Summary  20
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund - Schedule of Investments  21
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund - Schedule of Investments  23
CLS Global Growth Fund - Schedule of Investments  25
CLS Growth and Income Fund - Schedule of Investments  27
CLS Flexible Income Fund - Schedule of Investments  29
CLS International Equity Fund - Schedule of Investments  32
CLS Shelter Fund - Schedule of Investments  33
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund - Schedule of Investments  34
Statements of Assets and Liabilities  35
Statements of Operations  39

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report   
    
Table of Contents, cont’d.   
    
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  41
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  41
CLS Global Growth Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  42
CLS Growth and Income Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  42
CLS Flexible Income Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  43
CLS International Equity Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  43
CLS Shelter Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  44
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund - Statements of Changes in Net Assets  44
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund - Financial Highlights  45
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund - Financial Highlights  46
CLS Global Growth Fund - Financial Highlights  48
CLS Growth and Income Fund - Financial Highlights  49
CLS Flexible Income Fund - Financial Highlights  50
CLS International Equity Fund - Financial Highlights  51
CLS Shelter Fund - Financial Highlights  52
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund - Financial Highlights  53
Notes to Financial Statements  55
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  71
Shareholder Expense Example  72

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report

 

Letter from the Chief Investment Officer

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

The U.S. stock market, as defined by the Russell 3000 (an index composed of the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks), lost 0.18% over the last 12 months through April 30, 2016. Despite this modest loss, the bull market (i.e., period where a market never has a loss of 20% or more from price high to low) is still intact and remains one of the longest and strongest ever in U.S. history, either measured by duration or by over-all price gains.

 

Though the U.S. market was lower, it did depend on what part of the market one was invested—size (large vs. small companies), style (value vs. growth), sector or region. For instance, the S&P 500 (a proxy for large, U.S.-based companies) gained 1.21%, but smaller companies, as defined by the Russell 2000 (an index comprised of the 2,000 smallest companies on the Russell 3000 and used as a benchmark for smaller companies) lost 5.94%. International stocks, as defined by the MSCI All-Country World Index ex-US (an index considered representative of stock markets of developed and emerging markets, excluding those of the US), meanwhile, lost 11.28% the last 12 months, with developed stock markets, such as Japan and Europe, as defined by the MSCI EAFE (an index which tracks performance of international equity securities in 21 developed countries in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East), losing 9.32% and emerging markets such as China and Brazil, as defined by the MSCI Emerging Markets (an index which tracks performance of international equity securities in developing countries), losing 17.87%.

 

This backdrop in market returns helps to understand AdvisorOne portfolios performance. Most of the AdvisorOne Funds are global, multi-asset, Risk-Budgeted portfolios comprised mostly of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

 

Let’s review these attributes:

 

1.AdvisorOne Funds are global

 

 We do not just invest in U.S. securities, but in securities around the world. We believe this allows the potential to enhance returns and, more importantly, manage portfolio risk.

 

2.AdvisorOne Funds are multi-asset

 

 We believe balanced, multi-asset portfolios will provide better investor experiences over time, which in turn should decrease investors’ greatest weakness of chasing performance.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report

 

3.AdvisorOne Funds are Risk-Budgeted

 

 We build portfolios thinking first about a target risk allocation and then asset allocation. With Risk Budgeting comes two promises:

 

a.Each of the Risk Budgeted AdvisorOne Funds has a specific Risk Budget target.

 

b.We will actively manage our asset allocation. “Actively-managed” means the portfolios may look different than market benchmarks. It also means we may make changes in the portfolios when the market provides opportunities.

 

4.AdvisorOne Funds use ETFs

 

 ETFs are essentially diversified portfolios built to track a benchmark. ETFs can be dependable building blocks that provide more stable market exposure than mutual funds, and may minimize style drift.

 

The exceptions to the above are the AdvisorOne Shelter, AdvisorOne International Equity, and Milestone Treasury Obligations Funds. As for those Funds:

 

1)AdvisorOne Shelter is tactically-managed; therefore, it can have dramatic changes in risk and asset allocations.

 

2)AdvisorOne International Equity invests only in international securities, so it’s not global. And the Fund is risk-managed so its risk characteristics can change over time.

 

3)Milestone Treasury Obligations is a money market fund, which invests only in short-term US Treasury obligations and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations.

 

Performance and Outlook

 

The AdvisorOne Funds incorporate and articulate the AdvisorOne Investment Themes. The current themes are:

 

1.X-Factor

 

 AdvisorOne is emphasizing factor-based ETFs, otherwise known as “smart beta” ETFs. Smart beta ETFs have a rules-based approach to building a portfolio, which emphasizes a factor such as value, growth, or high quality. These ETFs capture the essence of active management but at a fraction of the cost.

 

2.International Opportunities

 

 In international markets, valuations are lower, dividend yields are higher, monetary policy reforms are taking hold, and central banks are providing greater support.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report

 

3.Creative Diversification

 

 AdvisorOne creatively diversifies equity-dominated portfolios in two ways. We are tactical in fixed-income exposure, actively managing duration (interest rate sensitivity), credit, and sector exposures. Also, we use alternative asset class segments and strategies.

 

In closing, our return expectations for balanced portfolios is slightly muted compared to historical norms, primarily due to overvaluations in domestic stocks and bonds. That said, there may be opportunities to add value with international equities, emphasizing smart beta ETFs, and diversifying portfolios by actively managing fixed-income and alternative holdings.

 

Thank you for your trust.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rusty Vanneman, CFA, CMT

Chief Investment Officer

CLS Investments, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AdvisorOne Funds are each a fund of funds, meaning they invest in underlying mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“Underlying Funds”). In some instances, it may be less expensive for an investor to invest in the Underlying Funds directly. There is also a risk that the investment advisors of those Underlying Funds may make investment decisions detrimental to the performance of the Funds or the Underlying Funds that may be more volatile than investments in other mutual funds. The Funds invest in Underlying Funds as well as equity, bond or derivative securities.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
CLS Global Aggressive Equity returned -6.39% over the last year. The Fund has a Risk Budget of 110 (i.e., over time is approximately 10 percent riskier than a diversified stock portfolio consisting of 60 percent domestic equities and 40 percent international equities). The Fund trailed its benchmark during this time frame, primarily due to its positioning in Japanese equities, global shipping companies, and Emerging Asian countries. Given Global Aggressive Equity’s Risk Budget and global breadth, regions and segments that are particularly sensitive to the global economy will have a large impact on the Fund.  
   
The Fund’s notable country exposures include smaller-capitalization European companies, currency-hedged Japanese equities, and Emerging Asian equities. One of the larger global positions in the Fund also focuses on allocating to countries with strong relative strength. Markets outside of the U.S. have continued to trail our stock market, but there are many countries with attractive valuations and improving growth prospects.  
   
Among domestic sectors, the largest tilts are toward technology, financials, and healthcare allocations. Technology allocations are focused in older, more established technology companies that now pay dividends, as well as in semiconductors which produce components for an ever-expanding variety of applications. Financial allocations have been built up recently, as valuations have become increasingly attractive. Healthcare exposure is focused in the medical device subsector, a more attractively valued and acquisition rich segment of the industry.  
   
Trades in recent months have decreased healthcare exposure out of pharmaceuticals, added to oversold material and energy companies, and increased international exposures to specific countries and regions poised for growth.  
   
Turnover for the Fund over the last 12 months was 35 percent.  
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  Market Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 8.73%
  The Fund is a rules-based, equal weighted index intended to offer exposure to the 20 most attractively price companies with sustainable competitive advantages.
  First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund 6.01%
  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index.
  Vanguard Total World Stock ETF 5.57%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets.
  iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF 5.57%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the semiconductor sector.
  First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF 5.38%
  The Fund seeks to provide targeted exposure to the five First Trust sector and industry based ETFs that Dorsey, Wright & Associates (DWA) believes offer the greatest potential to outperform the other ETFs in the selection universe and that satisfy trading volume and liquidity requirements.
  WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund 5.30%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of dividend-paying small-cap companies in the European equity market.
  iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF 4.93%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the medical devices sector.
  iShares U.S. Insurance ETF 4.89%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the insurance sector.
  Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF 4.80%
  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index.
  ProShares Large Cap Core Plus 4.61%
  The Fund seeks investment results that track the performance of the Credit Suisse 130/30 Large Cap Index.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund - Performance Update

 

Annualized Total Returns as of April 30, 2016

 

          Since  
    3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception Inception
  1 Year (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) Date
Class N Shares1 (6.39)% 5.86% 5.00% N/A 8.65% 10/1/09

 

1Class N Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.

 

Growth of $10,000 Performance Paragraph

 

 

This chart illustrates a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including underlying fund expenses, for the CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund per the most recent prospectus was 1.93%. Performance results reflect a contractual fee waiver by the investment advisor as described in the prospectus of the Fund. The Fund’s performance over the periods shown above would have been lower had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-811-0225.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

*Performance of the risk budget benchmark shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with similar investment strategies and underlying holdings as the Fund. The risk budget benchmark consists of (i) 110% of a blended benchmark consisting of 60% of the Russell 3000® Index and 40% of the MSCI ACWI (ex-US). The MSCI ACWI (ex-US) is an index that provides a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based equities. The index includes both developed and emerging markets.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
CLS Global Diversified Equity lost 7.59% over the last year. The Fund has a Risk Budget of 100 (i.e., over time is approximately as risky as a diversified stock portfolio consisting of 60 percent domestic equities and 40 percent international equities). The Fund trailed its benchmark during this time frame, primarily due to its exposure to emerging markets and energy/natural resources.  Exposure to larger companies helped performance, particularly higher quality companies.  
   
Moving forward, the Fund is placing a heavy emphasis on smart beta and international ETFs. Other notable positions include significant underweights in consumer discretionary and healthcare and overweights in energy and technology.  
   
Turnover for the Fund over the last 12 months was 58 percent. Trading was primarily focused on tax-loss harvesting activity and increasing exposure to international equities.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 9.67%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity.
  Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 9.06%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of Europe.
  SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF 8.71%
  The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P® Emerging Markets Dividend Opportunities Index.
  Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 8.71%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index.
  SPDR Technology Select Sector Fund 8.17%
  The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Technology Select Sector Index.
  Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 7.52%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located outside the United States.
  SPDR Financial Select Sector Fund 5.23%
  The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Financial Select Sector Index.
  iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF 5.00%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics.
  iShares Global Energy ETF 3.87%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the energy sector.
  iShares Global 100 ETF 3.85%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 100 large-capitalization global equities.


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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund - Performance Update

 

Annualized Total Returns as of April 30, 2016

 

          Since  
    3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception Inception
  1 Year (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) Date
Class C Shares1 (8.32)% 3.39% 3.19% 2.98% 1.90% 7/13/00
Class N Shares2 (7.59)% 4.25% 4.13% 3.96% 5.33% 7/14/97

 

1Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC of 1% on shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase.

 

2Class N Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

This chart illustrates a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including underlying fund expenses, for the CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund Class C and Class N per the most recent prospectus were 2.44% and 1.44%, respectively. Performance results reflect a contractual fee waiver by the investment advisor as described in the prospectus of the Fund. The Fund’s performance would be lower had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-811-0225.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

*Performance of the risk budget benchmark shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with similar investment strategies and underlying holdings as the Fund. The blended benchmark consists of 60% of the Russell 3000® Index and 40% of the MSCI ACWI (ex-US). The MSCI ACWI (ex-US) is an index that provides a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based equities. The index includes both developed and emerging markets.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Global Growth Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
CLS Global Growth returned -5.55% percent over the last year. The Fund has a risk budget of 80 (i.e., over time is 80 percent as risky as a diversified stock portfolio consisting of 60 percent domestic equities and 40 percent international equities). The Fund trailed its benchmark during this time frame, primarily due to its overweight in international securities. A secondary factor was its exposure to energy related securities.  
   
The Fund’s largest portfolio tilt is toward technology, with an emphasis on higher-quality, large-cap companies. Valuations remain attractive, and given their transition to cloud computing, we believe they can perform well. Another notable sector tilt is the overweight to financials. Financials have become attractive as valuations have moved lower and short-term interest rates have slowly increased.  
   
The Fund is emphasizing international securities, particularly emerging markets. Exposure to both developed and emerging international positions remained steady. Valuations versus U.S. securities remain attractive, while opportunities for stability and growth continue to improve.  
   
The Fund’s modest fixed-income positioning has two key traits: (1) shorter duration (less interest-rate sensitive) as the Federal Reserve has moved into an interest rate hiking cycle and (2) a tilt toward corporate bonds, which will likely continue to perform better than Treasuries, even in a slow-growth environment.  
   
Trades in recent months shifted additional funds from U.S. to emerging market securities. Trades in domestic equities increased exposure to defensive risk factors while allocating risk to more attractive securities in international developed and emerging market securities.  
   
Turnover for the Fund over the last 12 months was 88 percent.  
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 9.92%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity.
  iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF 9.39%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market.
  iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF 8.39%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed equity markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
  SPDR Financial Select Sector Fund 8.30%
  The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Financial Select Sector Index.
  First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund 8.27%
  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index.
  Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF 6.25%
  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expense, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index.
  EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF 5.46%
  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Titans 30 Index.
  iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF 5.41%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics.
  iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 5.06%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities from developed market countries that use the Euro as their official currency.
  SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF 5.06%
  The Fund seeks to maximize total return.
   
   
   


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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Global Growth Fund - Performance Update

 

Annualized Total Returns as of April 30, 2016

 

          Since  
    3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception Inception
  1 Year (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) Date
Class N Shares1 (5.55)% 3.48% 4.01% 3.58% 3.60% 1/27/06

 

1Class N Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

This chart illustrates a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the CLS Global Growth Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including underlying fund expenses, for the CLS Global Growth Fund per the most recent prospectus was 1.52%. Performance results reflect a contractual fee waiver by the investment advisor as described in the prospectus of the Fund. The Fund’s performance as shown above would have been lower had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-811-0225.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

*Performance of the risk budget benchmark shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with similar investment strategies and underlying holdings as the Fund. The risk budget benchmark consists of (i) 80% of a blended benchmark consisting of 60% of the Russell 3000® Index and 40% of the MSCI ACWI (ex-US), and (ii) 20% of the 1-3 month Treasury Bill index. The MSCI ACWI (ex-US) is an index that provides a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based equities. The index includes both developed and emerging markets. The 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index includes all publicly issued zero-coupon U.S. Treasury Bills that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and more than 1 month, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Growth and Income Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
CLS Growth & Income returned -2.14 percent over the last year. The Fund has a Risk Budget of 55 (i.e., over time is 55 percent as risky as a diversified stock portfolio consisting of 60 percent domestic equities and 40 percent international equities).  The Fund outperformed its Risk Budget benchmark primarily due to its duration positioning.  Offsetting performance was the increased emphasis to international securities.  
   
This Fund is placing an emphasis on smart beta and international ETFs.  For a frame of reference, at the end of April, the Fund had nearly 40% in smart beta ETFs (nearly 50% among the equity holdings), which compares to an industry average of 20%. As for international equity exposure, the weight was over 50% of equities at the end of April, which compares to the benchmark weight of 40%.  
   
Other notable positions include significant underweight in consumer discretionary and overweights in energy and technology.  
   
Turnover for the Fund over the last 12 months was 56 percent.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  PIMCO Total Return Active ETF 10.10%
  The Fund is a diversified portfolio of high quality bonds that are actively managed in an effort to maximize return in a risk-controlled framework.
  iShares TIPS Bond ETF 8.56%
  The Fund seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the inflation-protected sector of the U.S. Treasury market as defined by the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L).
  iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 6.98%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity.
  PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio 6.65%
  The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Bonds US High Yield 1-10 Index (the “Underlying Index”).
  PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio 6.48%
  The Fund is based on the DB Emerging Market USD Liquid Balanced Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index.
  SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF 5.61%
  The Fund seeks to maximize total return.
  Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 4.51%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index.
  iShares Europe ETF 4.03%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of European equities.
  iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF 3.79%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed equity markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
  WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund 3.20%
  The Fund seeks to achieve positive total returns in rising or falling markets that are not directly correlated to broad market equity or fixed income returns.


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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Growth and Income Fund - Performance Update

 

Annualized Total Returns as of April 30, 2016

 

          Since  
    3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception Inception
  1 Year (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) Date
Class N Shares1 (2.14)% 2.36% 3.63% 3.02% 3.41% 7/14/97

 

1Class N Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

This chart illustrates a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the CLS Growth and Income Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including underlying fund expenses, for the CLS Growth and Income Fund per the most recent prospectus was 1.52%. Performance results reflect a contractual fee waiver by the investment advisor as described in the prospectus of the Fund. The Fund’s performance as shown above would have been lower had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-811-0225.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

*Performance of the risk budget benchmark shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with similar investment strategies and underlying holdings as the Fund. The risk budget benchmark consists of (i) 55% of a blended benchmark consisting of 60% of the Russell 3000® Index and 40% of the MSCI ACWI (ex-US), and (ii) 45% of the 1-3 month Treasury Bill index. The weightings against this benchmark are consistent with the risk level of the Fund and these indexes are utilized to reflect the Fund’s broad exposure to the global equity market. The MSCI ACWI (ex-US) is an index that provides a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based equities. The index includes both developed and emerging markets. The 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index includes all publicly issued zero-coupon U.S. Treasury Bills that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and more than 1 month, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Flexible Income Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
CLS Flexible Income’s return over the last year was 0.71%. This intermediate-term bond Fund has a Risk Budget of 20 (i.e., over time has 20 percent of the risk of a diversified stock portfolio consisting of 60 percent domestic equities and 40 percent international equities). The Fund outperformed its Risk Budget benchmark due to its duration positioning.  
   
In the fourth quarter of 2015 the Federal Reserve increased the level of the benchmark Federal Funds Rate for the first time in over 11 years. Despite the rate hike, the yield on the 10 year Treasury bond fell roughly 0.20% over the last 12 months. The fall in yields can largely be attributed to the heightened volatility, poor performance of the global equity markets, and the relative attractiveness of Treasury yields (compared to the depressed yields of other major developed countries that have adopted negative interest rate policies). The pace of economic growth waned in the U.S. over the last 12 months, despite continued strength in labor market indicators, and signs of a possible return of inflation such as rising wages. Expectations are for economic growth to improve, but remain at or below trend. Subsequently, the Federal Reserve has indicated it expects to increase the Federal Funds Rate two more times in 2016. In spite of the ebbs and flows in the economic data, duration for the Fund remains shorter and therefore less interest-rate sensitive than the overall bond market.  
   
Turnover for the Fund over the last 12 months was 19 percent.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF 8.36%
  The Fund seeks maximum current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.
  SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF 7.89%
  The Fund seeks to maximize total return.
  iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 5.16%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of the total U.S. investment-grade bond market.
  PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio 5.16%
  The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of S&P/LSTA U.S. Leverages Loan 100 Index.
  iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF 5.12%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate, sovereign, supranational, local authority and non-U.S. agency bonds with remaining maturities between one and ten years.
  iShares TIPS Bond ETF 4.43%
  The Fund seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the inflation-protected sector of the U.S. Treasury market as defined by the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L).
  iShares iBoxx $High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 4.36%
  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the U.S. dollar high yield corporate bond market as defined by the iBoxx $Liquid High Yield Index.
  Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF 4.25%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
  SPDR Nuveen Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF 4.09%
  The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Managed Money Municipal Short Term Index.
  Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 3.94%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of a broad, market-weighted bond index.


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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Flexible Income Fund - Performance Update

 

Annualized Total Returns as of April 30, 2016

 

          Since  
    3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception Inception
  1 Year (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) Date
Class N Shares1 0.71% 0.82% 2.41% N/A 3.08% 10/1/09

 

1Class N Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

This chart illustrates a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the CLS Flexible Income Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including underlying fund expenses, for the CLS Flexible Income Fund per the most recent prospectus was 1.22%. Performance results reflect a contractual fee waiver by the investment advisor as described in the prospectus of the Fund. The Fund’s performance as shown above would have been lower had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-811-0225.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that covers the USD-denominated, investment-grade (rated Baa3 or above by Moody’s), fixed-rate, and taxable areas of the bond market.

 

*Performance of the risk budget benchmark shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with similar investment strategies and underlying holdings as the Fund. The risk budget benchmark consists of (i) 20% of a blended benchmark consisting of 60% of the Russell 3000® Index and 40% of the MSCI ACWI (ex-US), and (ii) 80% of the 1-3 month Treasury Bill index. The MSCI ACWI (ex-US) is an index that provides a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based equities. The index includes both developed and emerging markets. The 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index includes all publicly issued zero-coupon U.S. Treasury Bills that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and more than 1 month, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS International Equity Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
CLS International Equity returned -8.11% percent over the last year. The Fund consists of primarily international equities and is not Risk Budgeted although it is managed with risk considerations and a focus on delivering higher incremental-income relative to its benchmark. The portfolio management methodology is quantitatively driven through the use of fundamental risk factors. The Fund outperformed its benchmark during this time frame, primarily due to its exposure to the minimum volatility factor as well as the Latin America region.  
   
The Fund currently has risk factor tilts emphasizing minimum volatility and dividend yield. This has resulted in a large allocation to lower-volatility securities. On a regional basis, the portfolio is currently tilted toward emerging markets, primarily within Latin America and Europe. Emerging markets are attractive given valuations and economic growth prospects. Another notable regional tilt is the underweight to developed Europe where valuations are not as attractive as they once were, and economic growth is more stagnant.  
   
There are no significant tilts to any given sector, and targeted risk-factor exposures are fairly neutral. From a size and style perspective, the portfolio is tilted toward small- and mid-cap securities, as well as securities with a value bias.  
   
Trades in recent months shifted allocations from developed Europe to into Latin America and developed Asia (including Japan).  
   
Turnover for the Fund over the last 12 months was 230 percent.  
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF 15.65%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed equity markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
  iShares International Select Dividend ETF 9.95%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of relatively high dividend paying equities in non-U.S. developed markets.
  iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 9.85%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibit value characteristics.
  WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund 9.45%
  The Fund seeks to provide exposure to dividend-paying companies with growth characteristics in the developed world ex the U.S. and Canada while hedging exposure to fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies.
  iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF 9.41%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Japanese equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility charachteristics relative to the broader Japanese equity markets.
  iShares MSCI All Peru Capped ETF 7.21%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Peruvian equities.
  Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF 6.60%
  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expense, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index.
  iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF 4.43%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Taiwanese equities.
  Global X MSCI Colombia ETF 4.00%
  The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI All Colombia Capped Index.
  Market Vectors Russia ETF 3.68%
  The Fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the VanEck Vectors Russia Index (MVRSXTR), which includes companies that are incorporated in Russia or that generate at least 50% of their revenues (or, where applicable, have at least 50% of their assets) in Russia.


16

 

AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS International Equity Fund - Performance Update

 

Annualized Total Returns as of April 30, 2016

 

          Since  
    3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception Inception
  1 Year (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) (Annualized) Date
Class N Shares1 (8.11)% 2.83% 3.37% 3.10% 3.08% 4/19/06

 

1Class N Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

This chart illustrates a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the CLS International Equity Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including underlying fund expenses, for the CLS International Equity Fund per the most recent prospectus was 1.74%. Performance results reflect a contractual fee waiver by the investment advisor as described in the prospectus of the Fund. The Fund’s performance as shown above would have been lower had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-811-0225.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

The MSCI ACWI (ex-US) is a market-capitalization weighted index that provides a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based equities. The index includes both developed and emerging markets.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Shelter Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
CLS Shelter Fund returned -4.43% percent over the last year. The Fund has a risk-based benchmark (75 percent of a blended benchmark consisting of 80 percent of the Russell 3000 Index (composed of the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks) and 20 percent of the MSCI ACWI (ex-US) (a benchmark for international stocks), and 25 percent of the 1-3 month Treasury Bill index (an index of very short-term government debt securities)).  
   
The Fund seeks to protect client portfolios from large losses. In some market conditions, moves to reduce risk will occur just before the market rallies. During these periods, the Fund will generally trail its benchmark. Over the last twelve months there were two sharp declines.  
   
In mid-August a rapid downturn pushed approximately 75% of the portfolio into protected assets, defined as reduced volatility stocks and Treasury Bills, within two weeks. Markets rallied sharply during the fourth quarter, causing the Fund to lag its benchmark.  
   
After returning to a more aggressive allocation, a second decline in early January sent the portfolio back into Treasury Bills. In this decline, strong performance by reduced volatility stock ETFs helped the Fund performance in the most recent four months. This decline went much better for the Fund as the pace of the moves was slower and reduced volatility positions added value.  
   
Recent volatility caused the Fund to be more conservative. Over the last twelve months, the Fund has been invested in protected assets for all but 43 days. During this period, the average allocation to protected assets was 37%. Reduced volatility stocks averaged 29% and Treasury Bills averaged an 8% allocation. The remainder of the portfolio was invested in diversified stocks and a very small cash allocation.  
   
The Fund’s allocation, when fully invested, favors international markets and large-cap U.S. stocks. Part of the international position is allocated to a position that lessens the effect of currency changes on the Fund. In the U.S., the Fund favors value stocks over growth stocks.  
   
Turnover for the Fund over the last 12 months was 346 percent.  
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 24.56%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity.
  iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF 15.27%
  The Fund seeks to track the performance of an index that measures the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with value characteristics and relatively lower valuations, before fees and expenses.
  iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 13.17%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics.
  iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF 10.38%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower characteristics relative to the broader developed and emerging equity markets.
  iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 10.31%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics.
  iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 10.23%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
  iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF 9.98%
  The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market.
  PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio 5.04%
  The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the S&P 500 Index.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report CLS Shelter Fund - Performance Update

 

Annualized Total Returns as of April 30, 2016

 

          Since  
    3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception Inception
  1 Year Annualized Annualized Annualized Annualized Date
Class N Shares1 (4.43)% 6.77% 2.08% N/A 4.32% 12/30/09

 

1Class N Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

This chart illustrates a comparison of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the CLS Shelter Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions) versus the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, including underlying fund expenses, for the CLS Shelter Fund per the most recent prospectus was 1.46%. Performance results reflect a contractual fee waiver by the investment advisor as described in the prospectus of the Fund. The Fund’s performance shown above would have been lower had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-811-0225.

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

*Performance of the risk based benchmark shows how the Fund’s performance compares to an index with similar investment strategies and underlying holdings as the Fund. The risk based benchmark consists of (i) 75% of a blended benchmark consisting of 80% of the Russell 3000® Index and 20% of the MSCI ACWI (ex-US), and (ii) 25% of the 1-3 month Treasury Bill index. The MSCI ACWI (ex-US) is an index that provides a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based equities. The index includes both developed and emerging markets. The 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index includes all publicly issued zero-coupon U.S. Treasury Bills that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and more than 1 month, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund - Portfolio Summary
Portfolio Commentary  
   
During the past year, the Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund focused on its conservative investment philosophy and management discipline. We are proud to provide this annual report which highlights the results of our conservative, compliance-driven investment philosophy.  
   
As we continue through 2016, we remain committed to our mission and values. We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with you all to address your liquidity objectives and cash management priorities. We will continue to explore new cash management capabilities in direct response to requests from both current and prospective investors.  
   
An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
*Based on total net asset value as of April 30, 2016. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be a recommendation to buy individual securities. Concentrating in a small number of investments increases the Fund’s risk because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s performance.  
   
You cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.  
  Portfolio Composition*
   
  (PIE CHART)
   
  Top Ten Portfolio Holdings* *Percentages based on Net Assets
     
  U.S. Treasury Bills 50.30%
  A short-term debt obligation backed by the U.S. government with a maturity of less than one year. T-bills are sold in denominations of $1,000 up to a maximum purchase of $5 million and commonly have maturities of one month (four weeks), three months (13 weeks) or six months (26 weeks).
  Repurchase Agreements 49.72%
  A form of short-term borrowing for dealers in government securities. The dealer sells the government securities to investors, usually on an overnight basis, and buys them back the following day.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  All data is as of April 30, 2016. The Portfolio breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.
   
  Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed analysis of the Fund’s holdings.
   
   
   
   
   
   


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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Equity Funds - 100.00%          
Alternative - 7.12%          
ProShares Large Cap Core Plus   92,000   $4,630,241 
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF * +   22,000    1,123,100 
WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund *   32,500    1,395,875 
         7,149,216 
Developed International - 28.31%          
Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF   111,000    2,794,980 
Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF +   152,000    4,824,480 
First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF   313,000    5,405,510 
iShares International Select Dividend ETF   62,000    1,851,320 
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF   66,000    3,749,460 
iShares MSCI Australia ETF   35,000    697,550 
iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF +   94,978    1,790,335 
iShares MSCI Ireland Capped ETF   50,000    1,999,500 
WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund +   93,000    5,324,250 
         28,437,385 
Emerging Markets - 3.34%          
iShares MSCI India ETF   48,304    1,307,106 
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF   28,000    2,047,640 
         3,354,746 
Global Equity - 10.81%          
Cambria Global Value ETF   70,100    1,353,659 
Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF   95,000    1,825,900 
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio +   201,000    2,088,390 
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF   96,000    5,593,920 
         10,861,869 
Large Cap Core - 17.60%          
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund   237,000    6,041,130 
Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF +   36,000    2,862,360 
Market Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF   271,000    8,772,270 
         17,675,760 
Large Cap Growth - 8.49%          
iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF +   44,000    1,772,760 
iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF +   64,000    5,592,320 
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF   45,000    1,162,350 
         8,527,430 
Large Cap Value - 4.24%          
First Trust Capital Strength ETF +   54,000    2,127,600 
iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF   25,000    2,133,500 
         4,261,100 
Small/Mid Cap Core - 2.89%          
Guggenheim Spin-Off ETF   74,000    2,902,280 
           
Small/Mid Cap Growth - 7.36%          
First Trust US IPO Index Fund   48,000    2,442,240 
iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF +   38,500    4,949,560 
         7,391,800 
Small/Mid Cap Value - 9.84%          
Guggenheim Solar ETF +   44,000    1,048,080 
Guggenheim Timber ETF   167,000    3,921,160 
iShares U.S. Insurance ETF ^   97,500    4,910,100 
         9,879,340 
           
Total Equity Funds (cost $90,643,748)        100,440,926 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund (Continued)
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 12.44%          
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Class, 0.20% **   4,502,260   $4,502,260 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.10% ** ^   8,000,000    8,000,000 
Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (cost $12,502,260)        12,502,260 
           
Total Investments (cost $103,146,008) (a) - 112.44%       $112,943,186 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (12.44)%        (12,498,771)
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $100,444,415 

 

+All or a portion of this security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $12,170,278 at April 30, 2016.

 

*Non-income producing security.

 

**Money Market Fund; Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on April 30, 2016.

 

^Affiliated issuer.

 

ACWI - All Country World Index

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

IPO - Initial Public Stock Offering

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

PHLX - Philadelphia Stock Exchange

 

SPDR - Standard & Poors’ Depositary Receipts

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

22

 
AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Equity Funds - 98.50%          
Commodity Funds - 2.20%          
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund * +   645,000   $9,404,100 
           
Developed International - 28.49%          
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF +   279,229    11,303,190 
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF   297,100    10,478,717 
iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF +   122,000    1,550,620 
iShares MSCI Japan ETF   842,500    9,621,350 
iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF +   70,000    2,018,800 
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF   24,800    404,488 
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF   776,000    38,691,360 
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF +   269,000    14,937,570 
Vanguard International Divident Appreciation ETF   9,000    492,030 
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF +   700,000    32,123,000 
         121,621,125 
Emerging Markets - 14.33%          
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF   90,000    4,631,400 
iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF   295,000    4,147,700 
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.   97,967    1,675,236 
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF +   185,000    13,529,050 
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF ^ +   1,375,000    37,180,000 
         61,163,386 
Global Equity - 8.96%          
Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF +   275,000    5,285,500 
iShares Global 100 ETF +   227,200    16,449,280 
iShares Global Energy ETF   513,000    16,523,730 
         38,258,510 
Large Cap Core - 9.59%          
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF +   52,000    3,777,280 
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF +   459,016    37,171,116 
         40,948,396 
Large Cap Growth - 27.74%          
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF +   71,000    2,246,440 
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF +   631,840    41,297,062 
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF   215,900    21,341,715 
iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF +   204,500    10,852,815 
SPDR Technology Select Sector Fund   828,000    34,883,640 
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   75,000    7,830,750 
         118,452,422 
Large Cap Value - 6.08%          
SPDR Financial Select Sector Fund   958,100    22,333,311 
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF +   93,000    3,605,610 
         25,938,921 
Small/Mid Cap Core - 0.14%          
Royce Value Trust, Inc.   50,000    600,500 
           
Small/Mid Cap Value - 0.97%          
Guggenheim S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF +   68,528    4,138,406 
           
Total Equity Funds (cost $367,611,811)        420,525,766 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund (Continued)
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Money Market Funds - 1.73%          
Short-Term Cash - 1.73%          
Federated Prime Cash Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.37% **   7,370,040   $7,370,040 
Total Money Market Funds (cost $7,370,040)        7,370,040 
           
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 6.97%          
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Class, 0.20% **   781,251    781,251 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.10% ** ^   29,000,000    29,000,000 
Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (cost $29,781,251)        29,781,251 
           
Total Investments (cost $404,763,102) (a) - 107.20%       $457,677,057 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (7.20)%        (30,746,023)
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $426,931,034 

 

+All or a portion of this security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $29,092,910 at April 30, 2016.

 

*Non-income producing security.

 

**Money Market Fund; Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on April 30, 2016.

 

^Affiliated issuer.

 

ACWI - All Country World Index

 

DB - Deutsche Bank

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

SPDR - Standard & Poors’ Depositary Receipts

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Global Growth Fund
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Bond Funds - 14.84%          
High Yield Bonds - 4.16%          
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF +   104,700   $10,014,555 
           
Intermediate/Long-Term Bonds - 5.06%          
SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF   245,923    12,163,351 
           
International Bond - 5.62%          
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio   358,152    10,246,729 
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF   60,000    3,260,400 
         13,507,129 
           
Total Bond Funds (cost $34,720,547)        35,685,035 
           
Equity Funds - 85.05%          
Commodity Funds - 2.53%          
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund * +   417,000    6,079,860 
           
Developed International - 21.89%          
Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF   586,000    15,030,900 
iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF +   300,000    20,166,000 
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF   345,000    12,168,150 
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund +   128,000    5,260,800 
         52,625,850 
Emerging Markets - 8.93%          
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF +   576,000    13,132,800 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF   162,000    8,336,520 
         21,469,320 
Global Equity - 9.32%          
FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund +   130,000    5,738,200 
iShares Global Energy ETF   224,600    7,234,366 
iShares Global Healthcare ETF +   95,000    9,438,250 
         22,410,816 
Large Cap Core - 8.27%          
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund   780,000    19,882,200 
           
Large Cap Growth - 15.33%          
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF +   365,000    23,856,400 
iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF +   245,000    13,002,150 
         36,858,550 
Large Cap Value - 17.70%          
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF +   516,000    22,585,320 
SPDR Financial Select Sector Fund   856,450    19,963,850 
         42,549,170 
Small/Mid Cap Value - 1.08%          
Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Value ETF   50,000    2,596,000 
           
Total Equity Funds (cost $189,287,563)        204,471,766 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Global Growth Fund (Continued)
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 15.22%          
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Class, 0.20% **   2,179,686   $2,179,686 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.10% ** ^   34,400,000    34,400,000 
Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (cost $36,579,686)        36,579,686 
           
Total Investments (cost $260,587,796) (a) - 115.11%       $276,736,487 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (15.11)%        (36,329,665)
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $240,406,822 

 

+All or a portion of this security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $35,832,122 at April 30, 2016.

 

*Non-income producing security.

 

**Money Market Fund; Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on April 30, 2016.

 

^Affiliated issuer.

 

DB - Deutsche Bank

 

EAFE - Europe, Australasia, Far East

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

SPDR - Standard & Poors’ Depositary Receipts

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

26

 
AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Growth and Income Fund
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Bond Funds - 47.18%          
High Yield Bonds - 9.41%          
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.   143,559   $1,475,787 
PIMCO Dynamic Credit Income Fund   50,000    913,500 
PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio +   1,356,853    24,776,136 
SPDR Blackstone / GSO Senior Loan ETF +   154,816    7,248,485 
         34,413,908 
Intermediate/Long-Term Bonds - 30.64%          
Fidelity Total Bond ETF ^ +   240,000    11,930,400 
iShares TIPS Bond ETF +   332,000    38,140,160 
PIMCO Total Return Active ETF   397,481    42,176,709 
SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF   400,000    19,784,000 
         112,031,269 
International Bond - 6.09%          
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio +   743,958    21,284,638 
Templeton Global Income Fund   146,395    964,743 
         22,249,381 
Short-Term Bonds - 1.04%          
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF +   37,556    3,793,907 
           
Total Bond Funds (cost $170,025,025)        172,488,465 
           
Equity Funds - 50.62%          
Alternative - 3.31%          
WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund * ^   281,932    12,108,980 
           
Balanced - 0.30%          
PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio +   50,000    1,093,000 
           
Commodity Funds - 2.73%          
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund * +   685,000    9,987,300 
           
Developed International - 14.59%          
FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund +   77,000    1,741,740 
iShares Europe ETF +   380,000    15,317,800 
iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF   225,888    15,184,191 
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF   133,100    4,694,437 
iShares MSCI Japan ETF   765,000    8,736,300 
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF +   154,000    7,678,440 
         53,352,908 
Emerging Markets - 7.82%          
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   175,200    7,344,384 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF   72,100    3,710,266 
iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF   150,000    2,109,000 
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.   78,689    1,345,582 
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio +   502,800    8,225,808 
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF +   80,000    5,850,400 
         28,585,440 
Large Cap Core - 5.08%          
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF +   229,300    18,568,714 
           
Large Cap Growth - 12.71%          
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF   395,113    25,824,586 
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF   140,000    3,616,200 
Powershares QQQ Trust Series 1 +   44,100    4,662,252 
SPDR Technology Select Sector Fund   209,000    8,805,170 
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   34,000    3,549,940 
         46,458,148 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

27

 
AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Growth and Income Fund (Continued)
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Large Cap Value - 4.08%          
SPDR Energy Select Sector Fund +   93,000   $6,278,430 
SPDR Financial Select Sector Fund   370,607    8,638,849 
         14,917,279 
           
Total Equity Funds (cost $168,544,157)        185,071,769 
           
Money Market Funds - 2.47%          
Short-Term Cash - 2.47%          
Federated Prime Cash Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.37% **   9,037,735    9,037,735 
Total Money Market Funds (cost $9,037,735)        9,037,735 
           
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 7.64%          
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Class, 0.20% **   2,149,013    2,149,013 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.10% ** ^   25,800,000    25,800,000 
Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (cost $27,949,013)        27,949,013 
           
Total Investments (cost $375,555,930) (a) - 107.91%       $394,546,982 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (7.91)%        (28,937,710)
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $365,609,272 

 

+All or a portion of this security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $27,241,112 at April 30, 2016.

 

*Non-income producing security.

 

**Money Market Fund; Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on April 30, 2016.

 

^Affiliated issuer.

 

DB - Deutsche Bank

 

EAFE - Europe, Australasia, Far East

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

RAFI - Research Affiliates

 

SPDR - Standard & Poors’ Depositary Receipts

 

TIPS - Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

28

 
AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Flexible Income Fund
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Bond Funds - 84.89%          
High Yield Bonds - 17.17%          
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.   78,416   $806,116 
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   101,080    8,475,558 
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF +   56,295    5,384,617 
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio +   434,800    10,039,532 
SPDR Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF   252,775    6,723,815 
SPDR Blackstone / GSO Senior Loan ETF   42,500    1,989,850 
         33,419,488 
Intermediate/Long-Term Bonds - 43.45%          
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF   41,200    5,175,956 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF +   11,000    1,423,180 
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF   90,626    10,049,517 
iShares Core US Credit Bond ETF   33,450    3,725,996 
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF   18,725    2,253,179 
iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF   90,380    9,955,357 
iShares National Muni Bond ETF +   31,275    3,509,368 
iShares TIPS Bond ETF   75,048    8,621,514 
PIMCO Total Return Active ETF +   59,909    6,356,944 
SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF   310,414    15,353,076 
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF +   94,483    8,272,932 
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF   41,000    2,193,910 
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF +   92,385    7,665,183 
         84,556,112 
International Bond - 7.53%          
iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF +   52,400    2,311,364 
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF +   50,350    5,620,571 
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio   112,561    3,220,370 
SPDR Citi International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF +   63,675    3,495,758 
         14,648,063 
Short-Term Bonds - 16.74%          
PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF +   71,372    3,737,038 
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF   161,117    16,276,039 
SPDR Nuveen Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF   162,768    7,962,611 
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF +   57,375    4,600,901 
         32,576,589 
           
Total Bond Funds (cost $166,965,396)        165,200,252 
           
Equity Funds - 8.13%          
Commodity - 0.77%          
United States Commodity Index Fund * +   35,500    1,505,200 
           
Currency - 1.09%          
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund * +   88,000    2,120,800 
           
Developed International - 0.76%          
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF +   12,500    730,375 
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF +   16,000    740,960 
         1,471,335 
Emerging Markets - 0.22%          
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF   12,000    419,160 
           
Large Cap Core - 1.67%          
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF +   15,660    3,247,414 
           
Large Cap Growth - 0.22%          
Vanguard Growth ETF   4,000    422,440 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Flexible Income Fund (Continued)
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Large Cap Value - 1.16%          
PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio   26,800   $1,070,392 
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF +   17,000    1,182,180 
         2,252,572 
Preferred Security - 1.62%          
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF +   46,775    1,832,645 
PowerShares Preferred Portfolio +   88,700    1,328,726 
         3,161,371 
Small/Mid-Cap Value - 0.62%          
Alerian MLP ETF +   99,500    1,214,895 
           
Total Equity Funds (cost $15,191,482)        15,815,187 
           
   Principal ($)      
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 6.37%          
Fannie Mae, 3.50%, due 12/1/2030  $277,949    293,169 
Fannie Mae, 3.50%, due 7/1/2032   581,995    615,978 
Fannie Mae, 4.00%, due 2/1/2040   303,251    324,050 
Fannie Mae, 4.00%, due 10/1/2040   274,410    294,149 
Fannie Mae, 4.00%, due 6/1/2041   528,586    566,669 
Fannie Mae, 4.00%, due 9/1/2041   607,449    651,215 
Fannie Mae, 4.00%, due 12/1/2041   369,512    396,136 
Fannie Mae, 5.00%, due 11/1/2039   332,829    372,867 
Fannie Mae, 5.00%, due 2/1/2040   509,529    566,802 
Fannie Mae, 5.50%, due 12/1/2039   225,399    255,337 
Fannie Mae, 5.50%, due 4/1/2040   277,499    312,715 
Fannie Mae, 6.00%, due 12/1/2035   314,940    361,282 
Fannie Mae, 6.00%, due 12/1/2038   112,053    127,664 
Federal Home Loan Banks, 2.90%, due 4/20/2017   128,609    130,752 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.00%, due 3/12/2020   1,000,000    1,025,040 
Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.00%, due 8/28/2020   1,000,000    1,027,554 
Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 4.50%, due 2/1/2041   339,103    371,417 
Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 5.50%, due 6/1/2034   291,191    324,648 
Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 6.00%, due 5/1/2037   99,891    114,435 
Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 6.50%, due 4/1/2039   124,978    142,432 
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.50%, due 7/16/2039   134,044    139,703 
Government National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, due 2/20/2039   301,391    310,743 
United States Treasury Note/Bond, 4.25%, due 11/15/2017   2,500,000    2,635,302 
United States Treasury Note/Bond, 4.50%, due 5/15/2017   1,000,000    1,039,921 
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $11,962,562)        12,399,980 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS Flexible Income Fund (Continued)
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Money Market Funds - 0.65%          
Short-Term Cash - 0.65%          
Federated Prime Cash Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.37% **   1,265,644   $1,265,644 
Total Money Market Funds (cost $1,265,644)        1,265,644 
           
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 12.15%          
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Class, 0.20% **   3,138,491    3,138,491 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.10% ** ^   20,500,000    20,500,000 
Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (cost $23,638,491)        23,638,491 
           
Total Investments (cost $219,023,575) (a) - 112.19%       $218,319,554 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (12.19)%        (23,716,164)
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $194,603,390 

 

+All or a portion of this security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $ 23,096,636 at April 30, 2016.

 

*Non-income producing security.

 

**Money Market Fund; Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on April 30, 2016.

 

^Affiliated issuer.

 

DB - Deutsche Bank

 

EAFE - Europe, Australasia, Far East

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange

 

MLP - Master Limited Partnership

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

SPDR - Standard & Poors’ Depositary Receipts

 

TIPS - Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Schedule of Investments - CLS International Equity Fund
April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Equity Funds - 99.26%          
Developed International - 64.34%          
Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF   50,800   $1,303,020 
iShares International Select Dividend ETF +   65,800    1,964,788 
iShares MSCI Canada ETF +   14,600    370,840 
iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF   46,000    3,092,120 
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF +   42,000    1,945,020 
iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF +   6,400    309,056 
iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF +   32,500    1,858,025 
WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund   73,000    1,867,340 
         12,710,209 
Emerging Markets - 34.92%          
Global X MSCI Columbia ETF +   83,000    789,330 
Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF +   49,000    312,130 
iShares MSCI All Peru Capped ETF   45,500    1,424,605 
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF +   18,000    531,180 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF   10,000    514,600 
iShares MSCI India ETF   20,000    541,200 
iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF   22,600    521,834 
iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF +   8,000    432,320 
iShares MSCI Philippines ETF   6,500    227,695 
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF   67,000    875,020 
Market Vectors Russia ETF   41,000    727,340 
         6,897,254 
           
Total Equity Funds (cost $18,597,766)        19,607,463 
           
Money Market Funds - 0.09%          
Short-Term Cash - 0.09%          
Federated Prime Cash Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.37% *   18,574    18,574 
Total Money Market Funds (cost $18,574)        18,574 
           
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 28.74%          
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Class, 0.20% *   1,676,489    1,676,489 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.10% * ^   4,000,000    4,000,000 
Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (cost $5,676,489)        5,676,489 
           
Total Investments (cost $24,292,829) (a) - 128.09%       $25,302,526 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (28.09)%        (5,549,082)
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $19,753,444 

 

+All or a portion of this security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $5,540,672 at April 30, 2016.

 

*Money Market Fund; Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on April 30, 2016.

 

^Affiliated issuer.

 

EAFE - Europe, Australasia, Far East

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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April 30, 2016

 

   Shares   Value 
Equity Funds - 98.93%          
Developed International - 10.23%          
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF   178,000   $9,647,600 
           
Global Equity - 10.38%          
iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF +   133,000    9,788,800 
           
Large Cap Growth - 37.73%          
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF   354,500    23,170,120 
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF +   108,500    12,425,420 
         35,595,540 
Large Cap Value - 40.59%          
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF +   215,000    9,410,550 
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF   233,000    14,401,730 
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF +   106,000    9,722,320 
PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio   119,000    4,752,860 
         38,287,460 
           
Total Equity Funds (cost $88,997,249)        93,319,400 
           
Money Market Funds - 1.14%          
Federated Prime Cash Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.37% *   1,073,725    1,073,725 
Total Money Market Funds (cost $1,073,725)        1,073,725 
           
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 5.05%          
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Class, 0.20% *   2,766,673    2,766,673 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Class, 0.10% * ^   2,000,000    2,000,000 
Total Collateral for Securities Loaned (cost $4,766,673)        4,766,673 
           
Total Investments (cost $94,837,647) (a) - 105.12%       $99,159,798 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (5.12)%        (4,830,908)
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $94,328,890 

 

+All or a portion of this security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $4,663,572 at April 30, 2016.

 

*Money Market Fund; Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on April 30, 2016.

 

^Affiliated issuer.

 

EAFE - Europe, Australasia, Far East

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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Schedule of Investments - Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund

April 30, 2016

 

   Principal   Interest  Maturity  Value 
   Amount   Rate  Date  (Note 1) 
U.S. Government Obligations - 50.30%                
                 
U.S. Treasury Bills * - 50.30%                
   $10,000,000   0.270%  5/5/16  $9,999,700 
    17,500,000   0.330% - 0.346%  5/12/16   17,498,199 
    25,000,000   0.357% - 0.440%  5/26/16   24,992,941 
    20,000,000   0.502% - 0.515%  6/23/16   19,985,027 
    10,000,000   0.505%  7/7/16   9,990,601 
    15,000,000   0.410%  7/28/16   14,985,068 
    15,000,000   0.465%  8/4/16   14,981,892 
    15,000,000   0.405%  8/11/16   14,982,975 
    15,000,000   0.410%  8/18/16   14,981,582 
    10,000,000   0.500%  9/8/16   9,982,046 
    20,000,000   0.390% - 0.397%  10/6/16   19,966,041 
               172,346,072 
                 
Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $172,346,072)      172,346,072 

 

Repurchase Agreements - 49.72%

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., dated 4/29/2016, repurchase price $50,000,000 (Collateralized by: U.S Treasury Bill: $3,500, 0.000%, 05/26/2016 - 11/10/2016; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $3,496; U.S. Treasury Bond: $400, 7.250%, 05/15/2016; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $414; U.S. Treasury Infationary Note: $23,700, 0.625%, 07/15/2021; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $26,214; U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note: $100, 0.000%, 07/31/2017; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $100; U.S. Treasury Notes: $50,675,700, 0.375% - 4.625%, 04/30/2016 - 02/28/2023; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $50,969,807)

 

   50,000,000 0.280% 5/2/16 50,000,000

 

Credit Agricole, dated 4/29/2016, repurchase price $40,582,000 (Collateralized by: U.S. Treasury Bond: $38,416,000, 3.000%, 5/15/2045; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $41,393,675)

 

  40,582,000 0.290% 5/2/16 40,582,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, dated 4/29/2016, repurchase price $30,000,000 (Collateralized by: U.S. Treasury Notes: $30,004,600, 0.500% - 2.250%, 04/30/2017 - 01/31/2021; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $30,601,389)

 

  30,000,000 0.280% 5/2/16 30,000,000

 

Societe Generale, dated 4/29/2016, repurchase price $49,800,000 (Collateralized by: U.S. Treasury Notes: $29,362,100, 2.250% -2.750%, 11/15/2023 - 11/15/2024; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $31,725,327; U.S. Treasury Inflationary Note: $15,633,900, 0.625%, 01/15/2024; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $16,614,969; U.S Treasury Bonds: $2,055,900, 3.125% - 3.625%, 02/15/2043 - 08/15/2043; aggregate market value plus accrued interest $2,455,714)

 

   49,800,000 0.290% 5/2/16 49,800,000

 

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $170,382,000)   170,382,000 
      
Total Investments (Cost $342,728,072) - 100.02% (a)  $342,728,072 
Liabilities Less Other Assets - Net - (0.02)%   (66,825)
Net Assets - 100.00%  $342,661,247 

 

*Coupon rate shown is the discounted rate at time of purchase for U.S. Treasury Bills.

 

(a)The cost stated also approximates the aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements in this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016

 

   CLS Global   CLS Global   CLS Global   CLS Growth 
   Aggressive   Diversified   Growth   and Income 
Assets:  Equity Fund   Equity Fund   Fund   Fund 
Unaffiliated investments, at cost  $91,118,577   $340,606,227   $226,187,796   $326,116,743 
Affiliated Investments, at cost   12,027,431    64,156,875    34,400,000    49,439,187 
Unaffiliated investments in securities, at value *  $100,033,086   $391,497,057   $242,336,487   $344,707,602 
Affiliated Investments in securities, at value   12,910,100    66,180,000    34,400,000    49,839,380 
Repurchase agreements, at value and cost                
Cash                
Receivable for securities sold   286,993        987,411     
Receivable for fund shares sold   33,791    166,878    90,354    110,312 
Receivable for security lending   41,552    50,148    30,850    71,932 
Interest and dividends receivable   104    1,956    68    40,321 
Receivable due from advisor                
Prepaid expenses and other assets   8,593        12,807    8,406 
Total Assets   113,314,219    457,896,039    277,857,977    394,777,953 
Liabilities:                    
Securities lending collateral (Note 8)   12,502,260    29,781,251    36,579,686    27,949,013 
Accrued advisory fees   26,127    227,759    126,999    183,788 
Accrued distribution (12b-1) fees       1,828         
Payable for securities purchased   157,792             
Payable for fund shares redeemed   115,204    822,389    486,045    938,780 
Due to custodian   26,370        186,929     
Accured shareholder servicing fees   18,363    87,551    49,713    75,148 
Payable to affiliates   15,575    7,535    7,251    11,429 
Dividends payable                
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   8,113    36,692    14,532    10,523 
Total Liabilities   12,869,804    30,965,005    37,451,155    29,168,681 
Net Assets  $100,444,415   $426,931,034   $240,406,822   $365,609,272 
Net Assets:                    
Paid in capital ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)  $90,618,873   $378,418,015   $222,571,063   $344,084,835 
Undistributed net investment income       4,125,412    231,026    1,788,753 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments   28,364    (8,526,348)   1,456,042    744,632 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   9,797,178    52,913,955    16,148,691    18,991,052 
Net Assets  $100,444,415   $426,931,034   $240,406,822   $365,609,272 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

April 30, 2016

 

   CLS Global   CLS Global   CLS Global   CLS Growth 
   Aggressive   Diversified   Growth   and Income 
   Equity Fund   Equity Fund   Fund   Fund 
Investor Shares:                    
Net assets  $   $   $   $ 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $   $   $   $ 
Total shares outstanding at end of year                
Institutional Shares:                    
Net assets  $   $   $   $ 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $   $   $   $ 
Total shares outstanding at end of year                
Class C Shares:                    
Net assets  $   $2,229,611   $   $ 
Net asset value and offering price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)**  $   $15.14   $   $ 
Total shares outstanding at end of year       147,237         
Class N Shares:                    
Net assets  $100,444,415   $424,701,423   $240,406,822   $365,609,272 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $12.26   $16.15   $10.48   $10.55 
Total shares outstanding at end of year   8,191,549    26,291,359    22,935,700    34,670,229 

 

*Includes Securities Loaned $12,170,278; $29,092,910; $35,832,122; $27,241,112.

 

**Redemption price is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

April 30, 2016

 

   CLS Flexible   CLS International   CLS   Milestone 
   Income   Equity   Shelter   Treasury 
Assets:  Fund   Fund   Fund   Obligations Fund 
Unaffiliated investments, at cost  $198,523,575   $20,292,829   $92,837,647   $172,346,072 
Affiliated Investments, at cost   20,500,000    4,000,000    2,000,000     
Unaffiliated investments in securities, at value *  $197,819,554   $21,302,526   $97,159,798   $172,346,072 
Affiliated Investments in securities, at value   20,500,000    4,000,000    2,000,000     
Repurchase agreements, at value and cost               170,382,000 
Cash                207,723 
Receivable for securities sold       119,931         
Receivable for fund shares sold   55,777    9,692    52,563     
Receivable for security lending   46,657    10,240    17,389     
Interest and dividends receivable   99,007    21    355    2,701 
Receivable due from advisor       15         
Prepaid expenses and other assets   8,394    13,182    13,155    3,287 
Total Assets   218,529,389    25,455,607    99,243,260    342,941,783 
Liabilities:                    
Securities lending collateral (Note 8)   23,638,491    5,676,489    4,766,673     
Accrued advisory fees   69        48,969    34,927 
Accrued distribution (12b-1) fees                
Payable for securities purchased                
Payable for fund shares redeemed   239,086    4,508    41,729     
Due to custodian                
Accured shareholder servicing fees   39,942    4,004    19,436    95,822 
Payable to affiliates   70    2    29,229    29,526 
Dividends payable               28,993 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   8,341    17,160    8,334    91,268 
Total Liabilities   23,925,999    5,702,163    4,914,370    280,536 
Net Assets  $194,603,390   $19,753,444   $94,328,890   $342,661,247 
Net Assets:                    
Paid in capital ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)  $196,162,135   $19,798,780   $92,974,431   $342,661,013 
Undistributed net investment income   662,791             
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments   (1,517,515)   (1,055,033)   (2,967,692)   234 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (704,021)   1,009,697    4,322,151     
Net Assets  $194,603,390   $19,753,444   $94,328,890   $342,661,247 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

April 30, 2016

 

   CLS Flexible   CLS International   CLS   Milestone 
   Income   Equity   Shelter   Treasury 
   Fund   Fund   Fund   Obligations Fund 
Investor Shares:                    
Net assets  $   $   $   $19,973,100 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $   $   $   $1.00 
Total shares outstanding at end of year               19,944,604 
Institutional Shares:                    
Net assets  $   $   $   $322,688,147 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $   $   $   $1.00 
Total shares outstanding at end of year               322,618,288 
Class C Shares:                    
Net assets  $   $   $   $ 
Net asset value and offering price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $   $   $   $ 
Total shares outstanding at end of year                
Class N Shares:                    
Net assets  $194,603,390   $19,753,444   $94,328,890   $ 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share                    
(Net assets ÷ Total shares of beneficial interest outstanding)  $10.18   $4.19   $11.65   $ 
Total shares outstanding at end of year   19,107,324    4,716,117    8,099,039     

 

*Includes Securities Loaned $23,096,636; $5,540,672; $4,663,572; $0.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended April 30, 2016

 

   CLS Global   CLS Global   CLS Global   CLS Growth 
   Aggressive   Diversified   Growth   and Income 
   Equity Fund   Equity Fund   Fund   Fund 
Investment Income:                    
Interest income  $2,073   $12,154   $3,989   $11,747 
Dividend income - Unaffiliated   2,304,593    12,002,920    5,648,360    8,523,000 
Dividend income - Affiliated   79,362    456,427        207,680 
Securities lending income-net *   651,388    660,997    602,105    1,049,991 
Total investment income   3,037,416    13,132,498    6,254,454    9,792,418 
Expenses:                    
Investment advisory fees   700,184    3,583,668    1,957,751    2,862,505 
Shareholder Service Fees:                    
Class N   233,395    1,188,769    652,584    954,168 
Investor Shares                
Institutional Shares                
Financial Shares                
Premium Shares                
Distribution fees (12b-1) - Class C Shares/Premium Shares       23,146         
Transfer agent fees   122,279    215,034    199,547    203,477 
Administration fees   97,585    337,086    228,524    291,159 
Accounting fees   40,697    85,872    58,176    70,240 
Registration & filing fees   24,566    45,124    25,067    27,073 
Printing and postage expense   24,456    66,824    54,867    41,998 
Professional fees   16,452    40,805    24,936    28,683 
Trustees’ fees   11,533    13,538    10,530    13,538 
Custodian fees   7,152    36,135    17,802    23,179 
Insurance expense   5,212    34,514    15,244    20,262 
Chief compliance officer fees   2,727    15,215    6,390    8,477 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses   3,659    5,265    4,814    4,213 
Total Expenses   1,289,897    5,690,995    3,256,232    4,548,972 
Plus: Recapture of fees previously waived by the advisor                
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed by advisor   (216,606)   (184,484)   (257,009)   (162,615
Net Expenses   1,073,291    5,506,511    2,999,223    4,386,357 
Net Investment Income   1,964,125    7,625,987    3,255,231    5,406,061 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:                    
Net realized gain (loss) on:                    
Investments - Unaffiliated   23,821    (4,949,567)   (192,728)   3,455,868 
Investments - Affiliated       (3,695,897)        
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   158,706    1,043,190    391,834    837,911 
Total net realized gain (loss)   182,527    (7,602,274)   199,106    4,293,779 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                    
Investments - Unaffiliated   (9,485,824)   (45,690,184)   (20,358,020)   (20,673,298)
Investments - Affiliated   882,669    2,023,125        400,193 
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (8,603,155)   (43,667,059)   (20,358,020)   (20,273,105)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   (8,420,628)   (51,269,333)   (20,158,914)   (15,979,326)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(6,456,503)  $(43,643,346)  $(16,903,683)  $(10,573,265)

 

*A portion of securities lending income is from affiliated securites.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Year Ended April 30, 2016

 

               Milestone Treasury 
   CLS Flexible   CLS International   CLS   Obligations Fund 
   Income   Equity   Shelter   For the Five Months Ended   For the Year Ended 
   Fund   Fund   Fund   April 30, 2016   November 30, 2015 
Investment Income:                         
Interest income  $400,010   $455   $12,346   $532,153   $388,988 
Dividend income - Unaffiliated   4,776,216    412,308    2,050,018         
Dividend income - Affiliated                    
Securities lending income-net *   797,398    116,924    152,410         
Total investment income   5,973,624    529,687    2,214,774    532,153    388,988 
Expenses:                         
Investment advisory fees   763,807    107,397    711,369    171,437    429,240 
Shareholder Service Fees:                         
Class N   477,380    35,799    237,123         
Investor Shares               31,010    69,841 
Institutional Shares               159,033    336,506 
Financial Shares                   15,555 
Premium Shares                   84,216 
Distribution fees (12b-1) - Class C Shares/Premium Shares                   84,216 
Transfer agent fees   218,463    38,986    22,062    10,602    11,680 
Administration fees   182,900    41,690    88,917    26,009    94,960 
Accounting fees   51,168    27,073    44,150         
Registration & filing fees   25,569    25,067    23,062    22,650    58,301 
Printing and postage expense   21,045    7,199    7,664    13,550    23,725 
Professional fees   20,027    17,595    15,449    3,800    9,060 
Trustees’ fees   12,536    13,037    13,037    5,663    14,235 
Custodian fees   12,166        5,538    23,460    18,250 
Insurance expense   10,760    2,295    3,909    7,618    24,999 
Chief compliance officer fees   4,425    52    1,117    3,035    5,501 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses   11    256    1,002    17,014    13,869 
Total Expenses   1,800,257    316,446    1,174,399    494,881    1,294,154 
Plus: Recapture of fees previously waived by the advisor               4,400     
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed by advisor   (272,835)   (151,643)   (84,181)   (169,590)   (926,624)
Net Expenses   1,527,422    164,803    1,090,218    329,691    367,530 
Net Investment Income   4,446,202    364,884    1,124,556    202,462    21,458 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:                         
Net realized gain (loss) on:                         
Investments - Unaffiliated   (897,137)   (1,034,745)   3,302,339    273    11,086 
Investments - Affiliated                    
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   42,087    10,021             
Total net realized gain (loss)   (855,050)   (1,024,724)   3,302,339    273    11,086 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                         
Investments - Unaffiliated   (2,043,633)   112,120    (8,824,233)        
Investments - Affiliated                    
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (2,043,633)   112,120    (8,824,233)        
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   (2,898,683)   (912,604)   (5,521,894)   273    11,086 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $1,547,519   $(547,720)  $(4,397,338)  $202,735   $32,544 

 

*A portion of securities lending income is from affiliated securites.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   CLS Global Aggressive Equity   CLS Global Diversified 
   Fund   Equity Fund 
         
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                    
                     
From Operations:                    
Net investment income  $1,964,125   $1,754,816   $7,625,987   $6,323,606 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   23,821    4,848,721    (8,645,464)   30,579,215 
Net realized loss on securities sold short                
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   158,706    41,980    1,043,190     
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (8,603,155)   862,012    (43,667,059)   (1,212,660)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (6,456,503)   7,507,529    (43,643,346)   35,690,161 
From Distributions to Shareholders:                    
From Net Investment Income:                    
Class C           (1,215)    
Class N   (2,113,494)   (1,630,879)   (3,469,765)   (10,722,764)
Investor Shares                
Institutional Shares                
Financial Shares                
Premium Shares                
From Net Realized Gains:                    
Class C           (84,872)    
Class N   (2,834,458)   (3,748,331)   (15,849,061)   (5,383,486)
Investor Shares                
Institutional Shares                
Financial Shares                
Premium Shares                
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders   (4,947,952)   (5,379,210)   (19,404,913)   (16,106,250)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note 7)   10,648,270    6,896,185    (80,102,664)   63,793,985 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (756,185)   9,024,504    (143,150,923)   83,377,896 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of year/five months ended   101,200,600    92,176,096    570,081,957    486,704,061 
End of year/five months ended  $100,444,415   $101,200,600   $426,931,034   $570,081,957 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year/five months ended  $   $122,898   $4,125,412   $ 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

           CLS Growth and Income 
   CLS Global Growth Fund   Fund 
         
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                    
                     
From Operations:                    
Net investment income  $3,255,231   $3,180,710   $5,406,061   $4,958,057 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (192,728)   9,590,633    3,455,868    (52,550)
Net realized loss on securities sold short                
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   391,834    598,146    837,911    11,140 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (20,358,020)   1,993,131    (20,273,105)   7,968,705 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (16,903,683)   15,362,620    (10,573,265)   12,885,352 
From Distributions to Shareholders:                    
From Net Investment Income:                    
Class C                
Class N   (2,962,069)   (3,380,594)   (4,928,971)   (4,114,557)
Investor Shares                
Institutional Shares                
Financial Shares                
Premium Shares                
From Net Realized Gains:                    
Class C                
Class N   (7,987,904)   (2,078,342)   (2,385,105)   (3,030,552)
Investor Shares                
Institutional Shares                
Financial Shares                
Premium Shares                
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders   (10,949,973)   (5,458,936)   (7,314,076)   (7,145,109)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note 7)   (31,423,526)   55,353,431    (39,989,032)   112,160,361 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (59,277,182)   65,257,115    (57,876,373)   117,900,604 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of year/five months ended   299,684,004    234,426,889    423,485,645    305,585,041 
End of year/five months ended  $240,406,822   $299,684,004   $365,609,272   $423,485,645 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year/five months ended  $231,026   $1,204,158   $1,788,753   $794,435 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

           CLS International Equity 
   CLS Flexible Income Fund   Fund 
         
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                    
                     
From Operations:                    
Net investment income  $4,446,202   $4,132,703   $364,884   $1,276,904 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (897,137)   (314,072)   (1,034,745)   30,771,892 
Net realized loss on securities sold short               (590,969)
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies   42,087    71,613    10,021    5,873 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (2,043,633)   (579,000)   112,120    (27,466,751)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short               297,122 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   1,547,519    3,311,244    (547,720)   4,294,071 
From Distributions to Shareholders:                    
From Net Investment Income:                    
Class C                
Class N   (4,518,964)   (4,115,620)   (525,700)   (353,823)
Investor Shares                
Institutional Shares                
Financial Shares                
Premium Shares                
From Net Realized Gains:                    
Class C                
Class N               (9,373,941)
Investor Shares                
Institutional Shares                
Financial Shares                
Premium Shares                
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders   (4,518,964)   (4,115,620)   (525,700)   (9,727,764)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note 7)   (125,333)   34,504,051    6,943,222    (235,913,843)
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (3,096,778)   33,699,675    5,869,802    (241,347,536)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of year/five months ended   197,700,168    164,000,493    13,883,642    255,231,179 
End of year/five months ended  $194,603,390   $197,700,168   $19,753,444   $13,883,642 
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year/five months ended  $662,791   $546,200   $   $ 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

   CLS Shelter Fund   Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund 
                     
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Five Months Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015   April 30, 2016   November 30, 2015   November 30, 2014 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:                         
                          
From Operations:                         
Net investment income  $1,124,556   $842,672   $202,462   $21,458   $18,032 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   3,302,339    312,679    273    11,086    (182)
Net realized loss on securities sold short                    
Distributions of realized gains by underlying investment companies                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (8,824,233)   6,979,296             
Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short                    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (4,397,338)   8,134,647    202,735    32,544    17,850 
From Distributions to Shareholders:                         
From Net Investment Income:                         
Class C                    
Class N   (1,660,095)   (630,936)            
Investor Shares           (15,225)   (1,395)   (1,688)
Institutional Shares           (187,237)   (16,819)   (9,737)
Financial Shares               (1,557)   (4,445)
Premium Shares               (1,687)   (2,162)
From Net Realized Gains:                         
Class C                    
Class N   (6,625,288)                
Investor Shares           (737)        
Institutional Shares           (10,206)        
Financial Shares                    
Premium Shares                    
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders   (8,285,383)   (630,936)   (213,405)   (21,458)   (18,032)
From Fund Share Transactions (Note 7)   8,770,859    21,423,379    (10,351,223)   (178,437,737)   304,119,420 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (3,911,862)   28,927,090    (10,361,893)   (178,426,651)   304,119,238 
                          
Net Assets:                         
Beginning of year/five months ended   98,240,752    69,313,662    353,023,140    531,449,791    227,330,553 
End of year/five months ended  $94,328,890   $98,240,752   $342,661,247   $353,023,140   $531,449,791 
Undistributed net investment income at end of year/five months ended  $   $600,591   $   $   $ 

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class N Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $13.73   $13.47   $13.37   $12.52   $13.37 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (a) (b)   0.26    0.24    0.08    0.05    0.05 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (1.14)   0.74    2.26    1.35    (0.57)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.88)   0.98    2.34    1.40    (0.52)
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.25)   (0.22)   (0.23)   (0.05)    
Net realized gains   (0.34)   (0.50)   (2.01)   (0.50)   (0.33)
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.59)   (0.72)   (2.24)   (0.55)   (0.33)
Net asset value, end of year  $12.26   $13.73   $13.47   $13.37   $12.52 
Total return (c)   (6.39)%   7.50%   17.87%   11.55%   (3.54)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $100,444   $101,201   $92,176   $90,657   $83,544 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements (d)   1.38%   1.36%   1.37%   1.38%   1.37%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b)   2.10%   1.81%   0.61%   0.42%   0.40%
Portfolio turnover rate   35%   50%   24%   162%   49%

 

(a)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the advisor and Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”) a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class C Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $17.17   $16.56   $14.53   $13.00   $13.73 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (loss) (a) (b)   0.16    0.03    (0.04)   (0.04)   (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (1.59)   0.92    2.07    1.57    (0.68)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (1.43)   0.95    2.03    1.53    (0.73)
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.01)   (0.17)            
Net realized gain   (0.59)   (0.17)            
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.60)   (0.34)            
Net asset value, end of year  $15.14   $17.17   $16.56   $14.53   $13.00 
Total return (c)   (8.32)%   5.79%   13.97%   11.77%   (5.32)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $2,230   $2,572   $2,689   $2,971   $3,146 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   1.94%   2.15%   2.15%   2.15%   2.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements (d)   1.94%   2.17%   2.18%   2.18%   2.17%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (b)   1.03%   0.21%   (0.23)%   (0.28)%   (0.41)%
Portfolio turnover rate   58%   33%   27%   69%   19%

 

(a)Net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the advisor and GFS not absorbed not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class N Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $18.26   $17.61   $15.43   $13.72   $14.44 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (a) (b)   0.27    0.21    0.13    0.10    0.08 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (1.66)   0.95    2.17    1.67    (0.71)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (1.39)   1.16    2.30    1.77    (0.63)
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.34)   (0.12)   (0.06)   (0.09)
Net realized gains   (0.59)   (0.17)            
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.72)   (0.51)   (0.12)   (0.06)   (0.09)
Net asset value, end of year  $16.15   $18.26   $17.61   $15.43   $13.72 
Total return (c)   (7.59)%   6.68%   14.93%   12.91%   (4.31)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $424,701   $567,510   $484,015   $483,612   $500,675 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements (d)   1.19%   1.17%   1.18%   1.18%   1.17%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b)   1.59%   1.19%   0.78%   0.72%   0.59%
Portfolio turnover rate   58%   33%   27%   69%   19%

 

(a)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the advisor and GFS not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS Global Growth Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class N Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $11.59   $11.17   $10.91   $9.81   $10.22 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (a) (b)   0.13    0.13    0.09    0.15    0.16 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.77)   0.50    1.10    1.06    (0.41)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.64)   0.63    1.19    1.21    (0.25)
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.13)   (0.38)   (0.11)   (0.16)
Net realized gains   (0.34)   (0.08)   (0.55)        
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.47)   (0.21)   (0.93)   (0.11)   (0.16)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.48   $11.59   $11.17   $10.91   $9.81 
Total return (c)   (5.55)%   5.64%   11.04%   12.43%   (2.31)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $240,407   $299,684   $234,427   $225,393   $230,562 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements (d)   1.25%   1.24%   1.28%   1.27%   1.27%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b)   1.25%   1.16%   0.81%   1.45%   1.68%
Portfolio turnover rate   88%   29%   46%   69%   33%

 

(a)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the advisor and GFS not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS Growth and Income Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class N Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.99   $10.82   $10.94   $10.10   $10.21 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (a) (b)   0.15    0.14    0.09    0.19    0.20 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.40)   0.22    0.56    0.83    (0.10)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.25)   0.36    0.65    1.02    0.10 
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.11)   (0.31)   (0.18)   (0.21)
Net realized gains   (0.06)   (0.08)   (0.46)        
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.19)   (0.19)   (0.77)   (0.18)   (0.21)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.55   $10.99   $10.82   $10.94   $10.10 
Total return (c)   (2.14)%   3.31%   6.08%   10.20%   1.12%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $365,609   $423,486   $305,585   $300,478   $278,309 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements (d)   1.19%   1.19%   1.23%   1.22%   1.22%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b)   1.42%   1.33%   0.82%   1.83%   2.09%
Portfolio turnover rate   56%   31%   39%   89%   13%

 

(a)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the advisor and GFS not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS Flexible Income Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class N Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.35   $10.40   $10.76   $10.58   $10.37 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (a) (b)   0.24    0.23    0.22    0.26    0.28 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.17)   (0.05)   (0.23)   0.23    0.22 
Total income (loss) from investment operations   0.07    0.18    (0.01)   0.49    0.50 
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.24)   (0.23)   (0.22)   (0.26)   (0.29)
Net realized gains           (0.13)   (0.05)    
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.24)   (0.23)   (0.35)   (0.31)   (0.29)
Net asset value, end of year  $10.18   $10.35   $10.40   $10.76   $10.58 
Total return (c)   0.71%   1.75%   (0.01)%   4.76%   4.94%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $194,603   $197,700   $164,000   $166,348   $143,125 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.80%   0.80%   0.80%   0.80%   0.80%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements (d)   0.94%   0.93%   0.97%   0.98%   0.98%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b)   2.33%   2.24%   2.08%   2.40%   2.71%
Portfolio turnover rate   19%   5%   24%   51%   8%

 

(a)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the adviser and GFS not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS International Equity Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class N Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $4.68   $10.61   $10.75   $10.16   $10.48 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (a) (b)   0.10    0.11    0.08    0.10    0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.48)   0.33    0.73    0.77    (0.12)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.38)   0.44    0.81    0.87    (0.03)
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.11)   (0.23)   (0.08)   (0.09)   (0.10)
Net realized gains       (6.14)   (0.87)   (0.19)   (0.19)
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (0.11)   (6.37)   (0.95)   (0.28)   (0.29)
Net asset value, end of year  $4.19   $4.68   $10.61   $10.75   $10.16 
Total return (c)   (8.11)%   9.82%   7.75%   8.66%   (0.09)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $19,753   $13,884   $255,231   $248,326   $233,472 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding dividends from securities sold short and interest expense (d)   1.15%   1.15% (e)   1.15% (e)   1.15%   1.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements, excluding dividends from securities sold short and interest expense (d)   2.21%   1.37% (f)   1.25% (f)   1.24%   1.24%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b)   2.55%   1.06%   0.72%   0.93%   0.91%
Portfolio turnover rate   230%   45%   44%   84%   46%

 

(a)Net investment income has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the advisor and GFS not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)Including dividends from securities sold short and interest expense, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would have been 1.19% for the year ended April 30, 2015 and 1.23% for the year ended April 30, 2014.

 

(f)Including dividends from securities sold short and interest expense, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would have been 1.41% for the year ended April 30, 2015 and 1.33% for the year ended April 30, 2014. Had the advisor and GFS not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
CLS Shelter Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Class N Shares 
     
       Fiscal Years Ending April 30,     
   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
                     
Net asset value, beginning of year  $13.35   $12.21   $10.59   $9.93   $11.74 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                         
Net investment income (loss) (a) (b)   0.15    0.13    0.09    0.04    (0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.75)   1.10    1.57    0.62    (1.70)
Total income (loss) from investment operations   (0.60)   1.23    1.66    0.66    (1.72)
Less distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.22)   (0.09)   (0.04)        
Net realized gains   (0.88)               (0.09)
Total distributions from net investment income and net realized gains   (1.10)   (0.09)   (0.04)       (0.09)
Net asset value, end of year  $11.65   $13.35   $12.21   $10.59   $9.93 
Total return (c)   (4.43)%   10.11%   15.66%   6.65%   (14.60)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $94,329   $98,241   $69,314   $42,828   $63,207 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%   1.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and reimbursements (d)   1.24%   1.27%   1.37%   1.37%   1.29%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (b)   1.19%   0.99%   0.75%   0.39%   (0.15)%
Portfolio turnover rate   346%   106%   158%   291%   311%

 

(a)Net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(b)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(c)Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and assume no sales charge. Had the advisor and GFS not absorbed a portion of the expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(d)Does not include the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year/period indicated.

 

   Investor Shares 
     
   Five Months Ended   Years Ended November 30, 
   April 30, 2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2011 
                         
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.001 (a)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)
Net realized gains   (0.000) (b)           (0.000) (b)        
Total distributions   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)
Net asset value, end of year/period  $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00 
Total return   0.04% (g)   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.01%   0.01%
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)  $19,973   $23,537   $43,239   $50,829   $54,039   $53,492 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (c)   0.43% (h)   0.41%   0.45%   0.41%   0.46%   0.55%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.19% (h)   0.09% (d)   0.06% (d)   0.10% (d)   0.18% (d)   0.13% (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.12% (h)   0.00% (f)   0.00% (f)   0.00% (f)   0.01%   0.00% (f)

 

(a)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(b)Amount represents less than $0.001 per share.

 

(c)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the advisor.

 

(d)The advisor, CLS Investments, LLC, has agreed to waive additional fees in order to maintain a positive return. The additional waiver, 0.27%, 0.16% and 0.16% for the years ended November 30, 2012, November 30, 2013, November 30, 2014 respectively, and 0.09% for the year ended November 30, 2015, decreased the net expense ratio.

 

(e)The previous advisor, Milestone Capital Management, LLC, had agreed to waive additional fees in order to maintain a positive return. The additional waiver 0.32% for the year ended November 30, 2011, respectively, decreased the net expense ratio. A portion of the fees for the year ended November 30, 2011 were waived by CLS Investments, LLC.

 

(f)Less than 0.005%.

 

(g)Not annualized.

 

(h)Annualized.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Financial Highlights
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund
 
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout each year indicated.

 

   Institutional Shares 
     
   Five Months Ended   Years Ended November 30, 
   April 30, 2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2011 
                         
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)   0.000 (a,b)
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)   (0.000) (b)
Net realized gains   (0.000) (b)           (0.000) (b)        
Total distributions   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)   (0.000)
Net asset value, end of year/period  $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00   $1.00 
Total return   0.04% (g)   0.00%   0.00%   0.01%   0.01%   0.01%
Net assets, at end of year/period (000s)  $322,688   $302,841   $381,208   $79,964   $75,810   $240,723 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (c)   0.28% (h)   0.26%   0.30%   0.27%   0.30%   0.34%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.19% (h)   0.09% (d)   0.06% (d)   0.09% (d)   0.14% (d)   0.13% (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.12% (h)   0.00% (f)   0.00% (f)   0.01%   0.01%   0.00% (f)

 

(a)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(b)Amount represents less than $0.001 per share.

 

(c)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the advisor.

 

(d)The advisor, CLS Investments, LLC, has agreed to waive additional fees in order to maintain a positive return. The additional waiver, 0.06%, 0.08% and 0.14% for the years ended November 30, 2012, November 30, 2013 and November 30, 2014 , respectively, and 0.09% for the year ended November 30, 2015, decreased the net expense ratio.

 

(e)The previous advisor, Milestone Capital Management, LLC, had agreed to waive additional fees in order to maintain a positive return. The additional waiver of 0.07% for the year ended November 30, 2011, respectively, decreased the net expense ratio. A portion of the fees for the year ended November 30, 2011 were waived by CLS Investments, LLC.

 

(f)Less than 0.005%.

 

(g)Not annualized.

 

(h)Annualized.

 

Refer to the Notes to Financial Statements at the back of this report for further information regarding the values set forth above.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2016

 

1.Organization

 

AdvisorOne Funds (the “Trust” or the “Funds”) was organized as a Delaware Business Trust in December 1996 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund, CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund, CLS Global Growth Fund, CLS Growth and Income Fund, CLS Flexible Income Fund, CLS International Equity Fund and CLS Shelter Fund and Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund, collectively the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund” are each a diversified series of the Trust. The Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund, formerly known as the Treasury Obligations Portfolio (“Predecessor Fund”), was reorganized into the AdvisorOne Funds (the “Trust”) on January 23, 2012. The Predecessor Fund was a series of the Milestone Funds, a Delaware business trust formed on July 14, 1994. The Funds each offer an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value. The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”.

 

Fund   The primary investment objective of each Fund is as follows:
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund   Long-term growth
     
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   Long-term growth of capital without regard to current income
     
CLS Global Growth Fund   Total return, consisting of capital growth and income
     
CLS Growth and Income Fund   Combination of current income and growth of capital
     
CLS Flexible Income Fund   Total return, consisting of capital growth and income, consistent with preservation of capital
     
CLS International Equity Fund   Growth of capital and current income
     
CLS Shelter Fund   Limiting the impact of large equity market declines. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is growth of capital.
     
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund   Provide its shareholders with the maximum current income that is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.

 

The Funds offer the following classes of shares:

 

Class   Funds Offering Class
Class C   CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund
Class N   CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund, CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund, CLS Global Growth Fund, CLS Growth and Income Fund, CLS Flexible Income Fund, CLS International Equity Fund and CLS Shelter Fund
Investor Shares   Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund
Institutional Shares   Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund

 

Class C Shares are offered subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge applied to redemptions occurring within eighteen months of purchase. Class N shares are offered at net asset value.

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
April 30, 2016

 

The CLS Domestic Equity Fund and the CLS Enhanced Long/Short Fund were closed and all shares redeemed on January 18, 2016. The Financial Class and the Premium Class in the Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund closed on December 1, 2015.

 

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies 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 (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements 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 income and expenses for the year. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds follow the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under GAAP that are applicable to investment companies.

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the primary exchange on the day of valuation. Exchange traded options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the exchange. Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value. Under the amortized cost method, a portfolio instrument is valued at cost and any premium or discount is amortized to maturity. Amortization of premium and accretion of market discount are charged to income. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions or market quotations from a major market maker in the securities.

 

The Funds may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value team composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) advisor. The team may also enlist third party consultants such as a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

 

Fair Valuation Process – As noted above, the fair value team is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) Administrator, and (iii) Advisor. The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source), (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the advisor, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause the advisor to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available; the spread between bid and ask prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private placements or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the advisor based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the advisor is unable to obtain

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a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value team shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of a Fund’s holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

Valuation of Fund of Funds – The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value to the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds.

 

Open-ended investment companies are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by their Funds will not change.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of all of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that a 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 in 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 a 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. The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.

 

Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following table summarizes the inputs used as of April 30, 2016 for the Funds’ investments measured at fair value:

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CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Equity Funds  $100,440,926   $   $   $100,440,926 
Collateral for Securities Loaned   12,502,260            12,502,260 
Total    $112,943,186   $   $   $112,943,186 
                     
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund                    
                     
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Equity Funds  $420,525,766   $   $   $420,525,766 
Money Market Funds   7,370,040            7,370,040 
Collateral for Securities Loaned   29,781,251            29,781,251 
Total    $457,677,057   $   $   $457,677,057 
                     
CLS Global Growth Fund                    
                     
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Bond Funds  $35,685,035   $   $   $35,685,035 
Equity Funds   204,471,766            204,471,766 
Collateral for Securities Loaned   36,579,686             36,579,686 
Total    $276,736,487   $   $   $276,736,487 
                     
CLS Growth and Income Fund                    
                     
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Bond Funds  $172,488,465   $   $   $172,488,465 
Equity Funds   185,071,769            185,071,769 
Money Market Funds   9,037,735            9,037,735 
Collateral for Securities Loaned   27,949,013             27,949,013 
Total    $394,546,982   $   $   $394,546,982 
                     
CLS Flexible Income Fund                    
                     
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Bond Funds  $165,200,252   $   $   $165,200,252 
Equity Funds   15,815,187            15,815,187 
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations       12,399,980        12,399,980 
Money Market Funds   1,265,644            1,265,644 
Collateral for Securities Loaned   23,638,491            23,638,491 
Total    $205,919,574   $12,399,980   $   $218,319,554 
                     
CLS International Equity Fund                    
                     
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Equity Funds  $19,607,463   $   $   $19,607,463 
Money Market Funds   18,574            18,574 
Collateral for Securities Loaned   5,676,489            5,676,489 
Total    $25,302,526   $   $   $25,302,526 

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CLS Shelter Fund

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Equity Funds  $93,319,400   $   $   $93,319,400 
Money Market Funds   1,073,725            1,073,725 
Collateral for Securities Loaned   4,766,673            4,766,673 
Total    $99,159,798   $   $   $99,159,798 
                     
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund                    
                     
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
U.S. Treasury Bills  $   $172,346,072   $   $172,346,072 
Repurchase Agreements       170,382,000        170,382,000 
Total    $   $342,728,072   $   $342,728,072 

 

The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period. There were no transfers into or out of any level during the period. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between Level 1 & Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.

 

Refer to the Schedules of Investments for security classifications.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

The Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund may purchase securities from financial institutions subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase and the Fund’s agreement to resell the securities at par. The advisor only enters into repurchase agreements with financial institutions that are primary dealers and deemed to be creditworthy by the investment adviser in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Securities purchased subject to repurchase agreements are maintained with a custodian of the Fund and must have, at all times, an aggregate market value plus accrued interest greater than or equal to the repurchase price. If the market value of the underlying securities falls below 102% of the value of the repurchase price, the Fund will require the seller to deposit additional collateral by the next business day. In the event that the seller under the agreement defaults on its repurchase obligation or fails to deposit sufficient collateral, the Fund has the contractual right, subject to the requirements of applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws, to sell the underlying securities and may claim any resulting loss from the seller.

 

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Liabilities – The following table presents the Fund’s liability derivatives available for offset, net of collateral pledged as of April 30, 2016:

 

Assets:              Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
     
Description  Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
   Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets &
Liabilities
   Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities
   Financial
Instruments
   Cash Collateral
Received
   Net Amount 
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.  $50,000,000 (1)  $   $50,000,000   $(50,000,000)  $ (2)  $ 
Credit Agricole   40,582,000 (1)       40,582,000    (40,582,000)    (2)    
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC   30,000,000 (1)       30,000,000    (30,000,000)     (2)    
Societe Generale   49,800,000 (1)       49,800,000    (49,800,000)    (2)    
Total  $170,382,000   $   $170,382,000   $(170,382,000)  $   $ 

 

(1)Repurchase Agreements at value as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the derivative liability balanced and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged.

 

Foreign Currency Translations

 

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency rates established at the approximate time of the trade.

 

Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from currency realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between income

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accrued versus income received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

 

Exchange Traded Funds

 

The Funds may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. A Fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

 

Exchange Traded Notes

 

The Funds may invest in exchange traded notes (“ETNs”). ETNs are a type of debt security that is linked to the performance of underlying securities. The risks of owning ETNs generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track. In addition, ETNs are subject to credit risk generally to the same extent as debt securities.

 

The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against this risk.

 

The Funds may write call options only if they (i) own an offsetting position in the underlying security or (ii) have an absolute or immediate right to acquire that security without additional cash consideration or exchange of other securities held in its portfolio.

 

When a Fund writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the statement of assets and liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. As writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retains the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

The Funds may purchase put and call options. Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in a Fund’s portfolio. If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Funds to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit. The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Funds upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Funds. In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Funds, the benefits realized by the Funds as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since these options are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.

 

Income Taxes

 

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. Each Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2013-2015), or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2016 tax returns. The Funds identified their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, Nebraska and foreign jurisdictions where the Funds

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make significant investments; 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.

 

Security Transactions and Related Income

 

Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Cost is determined and gains and losses are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and Federal income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Purchase discounts and premiums on securities are accreted and amortized over the life of the respective securities.

 

Expenses

 

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund, are charged to that Fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the Funds. Each Fund’s income, expenses (other than the class specific distribution and shareholder service fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day between the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

Income will normally be declared and distributed at least annually for all Funds with exception of Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund. Income will normally be declared daily and distributed monthly for the Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund. The Funds declare and pay net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to the treatment of wash sale losses, grantor trust and partnership income.

 

Indemnification

 

The Trust indemnifies its officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

 

3.Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates and Other Parties

 

Advisory Fees

 

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with CLS Investments, LLC (the “Advisor”, formerly Clarke Lanzen Skalla Investment Firm, LLC), a subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC. As compensation for the services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Advisor, the Funds will pay the Advisor a fee accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annualized rate of 0.75% of net assets for CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund, CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund, CLS Global Growth Fund, CLS Growth and Income Fund, CLS International Equity Fund, and CLS Shelter Fund; CLS Flexible Income at the annualized rate of 0.40%; and Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund at the annualized rate of 0.10%.

 

The Trustees have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan with respect to the Class N Shares of the Funds (“Class N Plan”). The Class N Plan allows each of the Funds to use part of its assets for the payment of certain shareholder servicing expenses, including administrative or other shareholder support services. For these services under the Class N Plan, the Funds pay CLS an amount equal to 0.25% of average net assets attributable to Class N Shares, as applicable, of the respective Funds on an annualized basis. CLS shall use monies to compensate other parties that have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with CLS with respect to the servicing of Fund shares. In addition, the Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund accrues Shareholder Servicing Fees at an amount equal to 0.25% for Investor Shares, and 0.10% for Institutional Shares.

 

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive or limit its management fees and to reimburse expenses, other than expenses relating to dividends on short sales, interest expense, indirect fees and expenses of underlying funds,

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and extraordinary or non-recurring expenses, through December 31, 2016, so that the annual operating expenses of the Funds do not exceed the percentage of the average daily net assets as indicated below:

 

  Expense Limitation
Class C (CLS Global Diversified Equity Only) 2.15%
Class N (CLS Global Aggressive Equity, CLS Global Diversified Equity, CLS Global Growth, CLS Growth and Income, CLS International Equity, and CLS Shelter) 1.15%
Class N (CLS Flexible Income) 0.80%
Investor Shares (Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund) 0.45%
Institutional Shares (Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund) 0.20%

 

The waivers and reimbursements, if any, of the Advisor’s fees for the year ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

Fund  Waiver/Reimbursement 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $216,606 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   184,484 
CLS Global Growth Fund   257,009 
CLS Growth and Income Fund   162,615 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   272,835 
CLS International Equity Fund   151,643 
CLS Shelter Fund   84,181 

 

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed may be recouped by the Advisor from a Fund for a period up to three years from the date the fee or expense was waived or reimbursed. However, no recoupment payment will be made by a Fund if it would result in the Fund exceeding the contractual expense limitation described above. Except as noted below, during the year ended April 30, 2016, the Advisor recaptured no fees for prior period expense waivers/reimbursements from the Funds. The table below contains the amounts of fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to recapture by the Advisor through April 30 of the years indicated:

 

Fund  2017   2018   2019   Total 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $205,128   $204,172   $216,606   $625,906 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   152,064    100,527    184,484    437,075 
CLS Global Growth Fund   310,466    255,228    257,009    822,703 
CLS Growth and Income Fund   236,881    146,025    162,615    545,521 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   279,009    235,410    272,835    787,254 
CLS International Equity Fund   247,165    262,496    151,643    661,304 
CLS Shelter Fund   114,933    102,029    84,181    301,143 

 

The Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund changed its fiscal year end to April 30 effective April 30, 2016. During the year ended April 30, 2016, the Advisor recaptured $4,400 of fees for prior period expense waivers/reimbursements from the Funds. The table below contains the amounts of fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to recapture by the Advisor through:

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November 30, 2016   November 30, 2017   November 30, 2018   Total 
$66,791   $66,261   $12,352   $145,404 

 

The Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive additional fees for Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund in order to maintain a positive yield. This agreement may be terminated at any time.

 

For the year ended April 30, 2016, the Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund incurred shareholder service fees in the amount of $190,043. The Fund waived shareholder service fees as follows:

 

Shares Class  Expense Waiver 
Investor Shares  $29,525 
Institutional Shares   140,065 
Total  $169,590 

 

Administration, Fund Accounting, Transfer Agent, Custody Administration Fees

 

Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”), an affiliate of the distributor and advisor, provides administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services to the Trust. Pursuant to a separate servicing agreement with GFS, the Funds pay GFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting, and transfer agency services to the Fund. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of GFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Fund for serving in such capacities.

 

In addition, certain affiliates of the distributor provide ancillary services to the Funds as follows:

 

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”), an affiliate of GFS, the distributor and the advisor, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Funds on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the Funds.

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”), an affiliate of GFS, the distributor and the advisor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from the Funds.

 

Distributor

 

The distributor of the Funds is Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the advisor. The Trust, with respect to the Funds, has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). The Plan provides for the payment of a distribution fee to the Distributor at an annualized rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. During the year ended April 30, 2016, the Global Diversified Equity Fund Class C shares incurred $23,146 pursuant to the Plan. Class N shares do not pay any 12b-1 distribution fees, but pay the Advisor 0.25% for payments to third parties for shareholder services.

 

Trustees Fees

 

The Trust pays each Trustee of the Trust who was not an interested person a flat fee of $24,000 per year plus $6,000 for an in-person quarterly meeting or $1,000 per quarter if participating in the meeting by telephone. In every instance, the cost of the fees are to be allocated among the participating Funds in accordance with a formula that takes into account the overall asset size of each affected Fund. The Trust also reimburses the Trustees for travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board. Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust do not receive any direct compensation from the Trust.

 

Certain officers of the Trust are officers of GFS, NLCS, the advisor and/or the distributor.

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4.Aggregate Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation

 

The identified cost of investments in securities (including written options and short sales) owned by each Fund for federal income tax purposes, and their respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

       Gross   Gross   Net Unrealized 
   Tax   Unrealized   Unrealized   Appreciation/ 
   Cost   Appreciation   Depreciation   (Depreciation) 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $103,146,008   $11,898,206   $(2,101,028)  $9,797,178 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   405,170,342    56,878,314    (4,371,599)   52,506,715 
CLS Global Growth Fund   260,587,796    17,848,018    (1,699,327)   16,148,691 
CLS Growth and Income Fund   374,972,043    22,085,916    (2,510,977)   19,574,939 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   218,777,454    4,135,518    (4,593,418)   (457,900)
CLS International Equity Fund   24,357,099    1,200,923    (255,496)   945,427 
CLS Shelter Fund   95,003,601    4,192,101    (35,905)   4,156,196 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund   342,728,072             

 

5.Investment Transactions

 

The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the year ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

   Purchases   Sales 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $40,270,332   $32,369,221 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   273,154,781    369,936,810 
CLS Global Growth Fund   229,036,242    267,074,476 
CLS Growth and Income Fund   209,080,212    253,890,568 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   40,907,807    36,300,195 
CLS International Equity Fund   39,789,306    33,126,345 
CLS Shelter Fund   314,643,118    312,039,214 

 

6.Investments in Affiliated Companies

 

An affiliated company is a company in which a Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Companies that are affiliates at April 30, 2016 are noted in the Funds’ Portfolio of Investments. Transactions during the period with companies that are affiliates or were affiliates at the beginning of the period are as follows:

 

CLS Global Aggressive Equity

 

                          Change in         
                  Dividends       Unrealized         
      Value- Beginning of           Credited to   Realized Gain   Appreciation/       Shares held at End 
CUSIP  Description  Year   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Value-End of Year   of Year 
00764F383  Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $15,000,000   $   $7,000,000   $   $   $   $8,000,000    8,000,000 
464288786  iShares U.S. Insurance ETF   3,672,750    1,157,428        79,362        79,922    4,910,100    97,500 
Total     $18,672,750   $1,157,428   $7,000,000   $79,362   $   $79,922   $12,910,100    8,097,500 

 

CLS Global Diversified Equity

 

                          Change in         
                  Dividends       Unrealized         
      Value- Beginning of           Credited to   Realized Gain   Appreciation/       Shares held at End 
CUSIP  Description  Year   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Value-End of Year   of Year 
00764F383  Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $35,000,000   $   $6,000,000   $   $   $   $29,000,000    29,000,000 
78463X533  SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF   19,440,720    36,236,419    16,025,995    456,427    (3,695,897)   1,224,753    37,180,000    1,375,000 
Total     $54,440,720   $36,236,419   $22,025,995   $456,427   $(3,695,897)  $1,224,753   $66,180,000    30,375,000 

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CLS Global Growth

 

                           Change in         
                   Dividends       Unrealized         
       Value- Beginning           Credited to   Realized Gain   Appreciation/       Shares held at 
CUSIP   Description  of Year   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Value-End of Year   End of Year 
00764F383    Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $30,500,000   $3,900,000   $   $   $   $   $34,400,000    34,400,000 

 

CLS Growth and Income

  

                          Change in         
                  Dividends       Unrealized         
      Value- Beginning of           Credited to   Realized Gain   Appreciation/       Shares held at End 
CUSIP  Description  Year   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Value-End of Year   of Year 
00764F383  Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $35,000,000   $   $9,200,000   $   $   $   $25,800,000    25,800,000 
316188309  Fidelity Total Bond ETF   1,266,100    10,550,153        207,680        114,148    11,930,400    240,000 
97717W125  WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund   3,574,693    8,402,838                131,449    12,108,980    281,932 
Total     $39,840,793   $18,952,991   $9,200,000   $207,680   $   $245,597   $49,839,380   $26,321,932 

 

CLS Flexible Income

 

                          Change in         
                  Dividends       Unrealized         
      Value- Beginning of           Credited to   Realized Gain   Appreciation/       Shares held at End 
CUSIP  Description  Year   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Value-End of Year   of Year 
00764F383   Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $15,000,000   $5,000,000   $   $   $   $   $20,500,000    20,500,000 

 

CLS International Equity

 

                          Change in         
                  Dividends       Unrealized         
      Value- Beginning of           Credited to   Realized Gain   Appreciation/       Shares held at End 
CUSIP  Description  Year   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Value-End of Year   of Year 
00764F383   Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $   $4,000,000   $   $   $   $   $4,000,000    4,000,000 

 

CLS Shelter

 

                          Change in         
                  Dividends       Unrealized         
      Value- Beginning of           Credited to   Realized Gain   Appreciation/       Shares held at End 
CUSIP  Description  Year   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Income   (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Value-End of Year   of Year 
00764F383   Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $   $2,000,000   $   $   $   $   $2,000,000    2,000,000 

 

7.Shareholders’ Transactions

 

As of April 30, 2016, the Funds had an unlimited number of shares authorized. Following is a summary of shareholder transactions for each Fund:

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class N Shares:                    
Shares Sold   3,412,573   $43,263,066    2,374,587   $31,921,108 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   404,947    4,944,407    408,255    5,376,724 
Shares redeemed   (2,998,187)   (37,559,203)   (2,252,116)   (30,401,647)
Net increase   819,333   $10,648,270    530,726   $6,896,185 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class C Shares:                    
Shares Sold   3,486   $55,002    5,676   $95,954 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   5,676    85,078    2,961    49,245 
Shares redeemed   (11,689)   (179,955)   (21,235)   (360,798)
Net decrease   (2,527)  $(39,875)   (12,598)  $(215,599)

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   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class N Shares:                    
Shares Sold   3,801,749   $62,676,801    11,118,956   $198,983,558 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   1,201,496    19,163,867    904,094    15,948,227 
Shares redeemed   (9,783,135)   (161,903,457)   (8,440,538)   (150,922,201)
Net increase (decrease)   (4,779,890)  $(80,062,789)   3,582,512   $64,009,584 
                     
CLS Global Growth Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class N Shares:                    
Shares Sold   3,838,356   $41,385,123    10,738,225   $122,089,615 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   1,046,674    10,874,943    482,726    5,421,011 
Shares redeemed   (7,800,451)   (83,683,592)   (6,354,328)   (72,157,195)
Net increase (decrease)   (2,915,421)  $(31,423,526)   4,866,623   $55,353,431 
                     
CLS Growth and Income Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class N Shares:                    
Shares Sold   7,728,138   $80,785,077    17,878,070   $194,936,991 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   711,313    7,255,385    658,483    7,091,862 
Shares redeemed   (12,299,432)   (128,029,494)   (8,245,061)   (89,868,492)
Net increase (decrease)   (3,859,981)  $(39,989,032)   10,291,492   $112,160,361 
                     
CLS Flexible Income Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class N Shares:                    
Shares Sold   6,060,273   $60,901,842    7,497,797   $77,816,983 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   448,027    4,509,178    396,686    4,106,800 
Shares redeemed   (6,496,474)   (65,536,353)   (4,572,366)   (47,419,732)
Net increase (decrease)   11,826   $(125,333)   3,322,117   $34,504,051 
                     
CLS International Equity Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class N Shares:                    
Shares Sold   3,503,399   $14,160,477    1,948,273   $19,537,163 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   131,548    523,560    2,250,903    9,633,863 
Shares redeemed   (1,888,196)   (7,740,815)   (25,282,532)   (265,084,870)
Net increase (decrease)   1,746,751   $6,943,222    (21,083,356)  $(235,913,844)

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   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   April 30, 2015 
CLS Shelter Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Class N Shares:                    
Shares Sold   2,615,053   $31,975,517    3,056,521   $39,108,035 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   717,947    8,285,104    48,534    630,934 
Shares redeemed   (2,590,654)   (31,489,762)   (1,426,024)   (18,315,590)
Net increase   742,346   $8,770,859    1,679,031   $21,423,379 

 

   Five Months Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2016   November 30, 2015   November 30, 2014 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Investor Shares:                              
Shares Sold   28,236,832   $28,236,832    99,946,856   $99,946,856    99,921,567   $99,921,567 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   15,961    15,961    929    929    867    867 
Shares redeemed   (31,815,990)   (31,815,990)   (119,650,358)   (119,650,358)   (107,512,846)   (107,512,846)
Net decrease   (3,563,197)  $(3,563,197)   (19,702,573)  $(19,702,573)   (7,590,412)  $(7,590,412)
                               
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Institutional Shares:                              
Shares Sold   2,160,535,237   $2,160,535,237    2,958,988,389   $2,958,988,389    2,032,301,834   $2,032,301,834 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment   13,203    13,203    823    823    407    407 
Shares redeemed   (2,140,655,575)   (2,140,655,575)   (3,037,364,122)   (3,037,364,122)   (1,731,058,719)   (1,731,058,719)
Net increase (decrease)   19,892,865   $19,892,865    (78,374,910)  $(78,374,910)   301,243,522   $301,243,522 
                               
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars 
Financial Shares:                              
Shares Sold      $    1,100,799,273   $1,100,799,273    1,284,388,500   $1,284,388,500 
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment           2    2    2    2 
Capital Contributions by Advisor               53,257         
Shares redeemed   (16,708,946)   (16,708,946)   (1,151,690,433)   (1,151,690,433)   (1,274,765,389)   (1,274,765,389)
Net increase (decrease)   (16,708,946)  $(16,708,946)   (50,891,158)  $(50,837,901)   9,623,113   $9,623,113 
                               
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund   Shares    Dollars    Shares    Dollars    Shares    Dollars 
Premium Shares                              
Shares Sold      $    32,195,271   $32,195,271    33,848,684   $33,848,684 
Capital Contributions by Advisor               42,693         
Shares redeemed   (9,971,945)   (9,971,945)   (61,760,317)   (61,760,317)   (33,005,487)   (33,005,487)
Net increase (decrease)   (9,971,945)  $(9,971,945)   (29,565,046)  $(29,522,353)   843,197   $843,197 

 

8.Securities Lending

 

The Funds have entered into a securities lending arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Lending Agent”). Under the terms of the agreement, the Funds are authorized to loan securities through the Lending Agent to approved third-party borrowers. In exchange, the Fund receives cash collateral in the amount of at least 102% of the value of the securities loaned. The value of securities loaned is disclosed in a footnote on the statement of Assets & Liabilities and on the Schedule of Investments. Securities lending income is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the Borrower fails to return them.

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The Lending Agent may invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund. The Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund is deemed an affiliate of the Trust and is managed by CLS Investments, LLC. The Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund is registered under the 1940 Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 190 Act, which CLS may receive an investment advisory fee of up to 0.10% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund.

 

Securities Lending income is a portion of total investment income and may not continue in the future due to market conditions.

 

       Gross Amounts not offset in the     
       Statement of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts Recognized   Financial         
   in Statements of Assets &   Instruments   Cash Collateral   Net Amount of 
Fund  Liabilities   Pledged   Pledged   Assets 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $12,502,260 (1)  $12,502,260 (2)  $   $ 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   29,781,251 (1)   29,781,251 (2)        
CLS Global Growth Fund   36,579,686 (1)   36,579,686 (2)        
CLS Growth and Income Fund   27,949,013 (1)   27,949,013 (2)        
CLS Flexible Income Fund   23,638,491 (1)   23,638,491 (2)        
CLS International Equity Fund   5,676,489 (1)   5,676,489 (2)        
CLS Shelter Fund   4,766,673 (1)   4,766,673 (2)        

 

(1)Collateral for Securities Loaned at value as presented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the liability balance and accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged.

 

9.Beneficial Ownership

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the Fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of April 30, 2016, Nationwide Trust Company held the following voting securities for the sole benefit of customers and may be deemed to control the Funds:

 

CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund 36.14%
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund 29.57%
CLS Global Growth Fund 30.22%
CLS Growth and Income Fund 29.27%
CLS Flexible Income Fund 26.37%
CLS International Equity Fund 38.65%

 

10.Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Capital

 

The tax character of distributions for the following periods were as follows::

 

For the year ended April 30, 2016:
   Ordinary   Long-Term     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   Total 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $2,087,040   $2,860,912   $4,947,952 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   3,472,351    15,932,562    19,404,913 
CLS Global Growth Fund   2,962,069    7,987,904    10,949,973 
CLS Growth and Income Fund   4,928,971    2,385,105    7,314,076 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   4,518,964        4,518,964 
CLS International Equity Fund   525,700        525,700 
CLS Shelter Fund   1,725,147    6,560,236    8,285,383 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund   185,688        185,688 

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   For the year ended April 30, 2015:     
   Ordinary   Long-Term     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   Total 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $1,735,518   $3,643,692   $5,379,210 
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund   9,862,039    6,244,211    16,106,250 
CLS Global Growth Fund   3,113,963    2,344,973    5,458,936 
CLS Growth and Income Fund   4,114,557    3,030,552    7,145,109 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   4,115,620        4,115,620 
CLS International Equity Fund   787,595    8,940,169    9,727,764 
CLS Shelter Fund   630,936        630,936 

 

   For the year ended November 30, 2015:     
   Ordinary   Long-Term     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   Total 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund  $22,291   $   $22,291 

 

As of April 30, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings/ (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Undistributed   Undistributed   Post October   Capital Loss   Other   Unrealized   Total 
   Ordinary   Long-Term   Loss and   Carry   Book/Tax   Appreciation/   Accumulated 
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   Late Year Loss   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   Earnings/(Deficits) 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $   $28,364   $   $   $   $9,797,178   $9,825,542 
CLS Global Diversified Fund   4,125,412        (3,317,681)   (4,801,427)       52,506,715    48,513,019 
CLS Global Growth Fund   231,026    1,456,042                16,148,691    17,835,759 
CLS Growth and Income Fund   1,204,866    744,632                19,574,939    21,524,437 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   415,631        (925,652)   (590,824)       (457,900)   (1,558,745)
CLS International Equity Fund           (290,323)   (700,440)       945,427    (45,336)
CLS Shelter Fund           (2,801,738)           4,156,197    1,354,459 
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund   29,227                (28,993)       234 

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain/(loss), and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, adjustments for partnerships and C-Corporation return of capital distributions. In addition, the amount listed under other book/tax differences is primarily attributable to dividends payable.

 

Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Funds incurred and elected to defer such capital losses as follows:

 

   Post October 
Portfolio  Losses 
CLS Global Diversified Fund  $3,317,681 
CLS Flexible Income Fund   925,652 
CLS International Equity Fund   290,323 
CLS Shelter Fund   2,801,738 

 

At April 30, 2016, the Funds had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:

 

       Non-Expiring   Non-Expiring     
Portfolio  2018   Short-Term   Long-Term   Total 
CLS Global Diversified Fund  $    $ 4,801,427   $    $ 4,801,427 
CLS Flexible Income Fund       262,808    328,016    590,824 
CLS International Equity Fund       692,157    8,283    700,440 

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Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the reclassification of Fund distributions, and adjustments for paydowns, partnerships and non-deductible expenses, resulted in reclassifications for the year ended April 30, 2016 as follows:

 

   Paid   Undistributed   Undistributed 
   In   Ordinary   Long-Term 
Portfolio  Capital   Income (Loss)   Gains (Loss) 
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund  $(17)  $26,471   $(26,454)
CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund       (29,595)   29,595 
CLS Global Growth Fund       (1,266,294)   1,266,294 
CLS Growth and Income Fund       517,228    (517,228)
CLS Flexible Income Fund       189,353    (189,353)
CLS International Equity Fund   (160,816)   160,816     
CLS Shelter Fund       (65,052)   65,052 

 

11.New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-07, “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)”, modifying ASC 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”. Under the modifications, investments in affiliated and private investment funds valued at Net Asset Value are no longer included in the fair value hierarchy disclosed in Footnote 2. ASU 2015-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early application is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU 2015-07 and its impact on financial statement disclosures.

 

12.Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has concluded that there are no other material items requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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Shareholders and Board of Trustees

AdvisorOne Funds

Omaha, Nebraska

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments of CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund, CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund, CLS Global Growth Fund, CLS Growth and Income Fund, CLS Flexible Income Fund, CLS International Equity Fund, CLS Shelter Fund (the “CLS Funds”), and Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund (“Milestone”), each a series of AdvisorOne Funds, as of April 30, 2016, and with respect to CLS Funds, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and with respect to Milestone, the statements of operations for the period December 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 and for the year ended November 30, 2015, the statements of changes in net assets for the period December 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 and each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2015, and the financial highlights for the period December 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 and for each of the five years in the period ended November 30, 2015. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund, CLS Global Diversified Equity Fund, CLS Global Growth Fund, CLS Growth and Income Fund, CLS Flexible Income Fund, CLS International Equity Fund, CLS Shelter Fund, and Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund, as of April 30, 2016, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for the periods indicated above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June 29, 2016

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AdvisorOne Funds Annual Report
Shareholder Expense Example (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1 fees) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

 

Actual Expenses: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the applicable number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

 

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the 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 transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions. Therefore, the second section 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   Beginning   Ending Account         
   Account Value   Value   Expense Ratio   Expenses Paid 
   11/1/2015   4/30/2016   (Annualized)   During the Period 
CLS Global Diversified Fund                    
Actual:                    
Class C  $1,000.00   $981.30    1.94%  $9.55 *
Class N   1,000.00    985.00    1.15%   5.68 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):                    
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.22    1.94%   9.71 *
Class N   1,000.00    1,019.14    1.15%   5.77 *
CLS Growth and Income Fund                    
Actual   1,000.00    1,015.60    1.15%   5.76 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):   1,000.00    1,019.14    1.15%   5.77 *

 

*Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annual expense ratios for the most recent six month period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

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   Beginning   Ending Account         
   Account Value   Value   Expense Ratio   Expenses Paid 
   11/1/2015   4/30/2016   (Annualized)   During the Period 
CLS Global Growth Fund                    
Actual  $1,000.00   $988.00    1.15%  $5.68 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):   1,000.00    1,019.14    1.15%   5.77 *
CLS International Equity Fund                    
Actual   1,000.00    1,033.80    1.15%   5.82 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):   1,000.00    1,019.14    1.15%   5.77 *
CLS Flexible Income Fund                    
Actual   1,000.00    1,020.50    0.80%   4.02 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):   1,000.00    1,020.89    0.80%   4.02 *
CLS Global Aggressive Equity Fund                    
Actual   1,000.00    991.00    1.15%   5.69 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):   1,000.00    1,019.14    1.15%   5.77 *
CLS Shelter Fund                    
Actual   1,000.00    1,006.20    1.15%   5.74 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):   1,000.00    1,019.14    1.15%   5.77 *
Milestone Treasury Obligations Fund                    
Actual:                    
Investor Class  $1,000.00   $1,000.40    0.19%  $0.94 *
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,000.40    0.19%   0.94 *
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses):                    
Investor Class   1,000.00    1,023.92    0.19%   0.96 *
Institutional Class   1,000.00    1,023.92    0.19%   0.96 *

 

*Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annual expense ratios for the most recent six month period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
Position/Term
of Office(1)
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years
Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex(2)
Overseen by
Trustee
Other
Directorships
held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years
Gary W. Lanzen
1954
Trustee
Since 2003
Retired (since December 31, 2012); President and Chief Investment Officer, Orizon Investment Counsel, LLC (2000- 2011). 8 Northern Lights Fund Trust and Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2005), The Alternative Strategies Fund (since 2010), CLA Strategic Allocation Fund (2014 -2015)
Larry A. Carter
1952
Trustee
Since February
2012
Consultant to private equity clients on grain processing industry (since 2004). 8 NONE
John W. Davidson
1946
Trustee
Since February
2012
Creator, author and founder of John Davidson’s Economic Comments (2009-Present). 8 Horizon Funds Trust (since 2016)
Edward D. Foy
1952
Trustee
Since February
2012
President and Chief Investment Officer of Foy Financial Services, Inc. (1987-Present). 8 NONE

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Interested Trustees and Officers

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
Position/Term
of Office(1)
Principal Occupation
During the Past Five
Years
Number of
Portfolios in Fund
Complex(2)
Overseen by
Trustee
Other
Directorships
held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years
Todd Clarke(3)
1969
Trustee since
November 2012
Chief Executive Officer and Manager, CLS Investments, LLC (since September 2012); President, CLS Investments, LLC (2004- 2012); Director, Constellation Trust Company (since February 2013) Director, NorthStar CTC Holdings, Inc. (since April 2015); Manager of NorthStar Topco, LLC, NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC, Orion Advisor Services, LLC, Gemini Fund Services, LLC, Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC, Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC, Blu Giant, LLC, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (since April 2015). 8 NONE
Ryan Beach
1977
President since
November 2012
President of the Trust (since November 2012), President, CLS Investments, LLC (since September 2012); Director, Constellation Trust Company and NorthStar CTC Holdings, Inc. (since April 2015); Associate General Counsel, NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC (2011-2012). Attorney, Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O. (2005-2011). N/A N/A
Brian Nielsen(4)
1972
Secretary and
Chief Legal
Officer
Since 2003
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of the Trust; General Counsel (from 2001 to 2014) and Secretary (since 2001) of CLS Investments, LLC; General Counsel (from 2001 to 2014) and Secretary (since 2001) of Orion Advisor Services, LLC; Manager (from 2012 to 2015), General Counsel and Secretary (since 2003) of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC; CEO (since 2012), General Counsel (from 2003 to 2014) and Secretary (since 2003), Manager (since 2005), President (from 2005 to 2013) of Northern Lights Distributors, LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel (since 2004) of Constellation Trust Company; CEO (since 2015), Manager (from 2008 to 2015), General Counsel and Secretary (since 2011),Assistant Secretary (from 2004 to 2011) of Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC; Trustee (since 2011) of Northern Lights Fund Trust II; General Counsel and Secretary (since 2011) of Blu Giant, LLC; General Counsel (from 2012 to 2014) and Secretary (since 2012) and Assistant Secretary (from 2003 to 2012) of Gemini Fund Services, LLC; Manager (since 2012) of Arbor Point Advisors, LLC; General Counsel (from 2013 to 2014) and Secretary (since 2013) of Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC; General Counsel (from 2013 to 2014) and Secretary (since 2013) of Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC; Assistant Secretary (from 2011 to 2013) of Northern Lights Fund Trust; and Assistant Secretary (from 2011 to 2013) of Northern Lights Variable Trust. N/A N/A
Michael J. Wagner
80 Arkay Drive
Hauppauge, NY
11788
1950
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Since 2006
President (April 2006- present) of Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC. N/A N/A
Brian Curley
80 Arkay Drive
Hauppauge, NY
11788
1972
Treasurer
Since October
2014
Assistant Vice President (from 2012 to 2015) and then Vice President (since 2015), of Fund Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC, Senior Associate, of Fund Controllers Department at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2008-2012). N/A N/A
Michael Forker AML Officer
since 2014 and
Assistant
Secretary since
2016
Chief Compliance Officer, CLS Investments, LLC (since May 2014); Compliance Officer, CLS Investments, LLC (2012- 2014); Attorney, Bryan Hill Law (2011-2012); Compliance Consultant, RIA Compliance Consultants (2011-2012). N/A N/A

 

(1)The term of office for each Trustee and officer listed above will continue indefinitely.

 

(2)The term “Fund Complex” refers to the AdvisorOne Funds trust, including the series of the Trust that may have filed registration statements with the SEC but may not yet be operational.

 

(3)Todd Clarke is an “interested person” of the Trust as that term is defined under the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with CLS Investments, LLC (investment adviser to certain funds of the Trust).

 

(4)Brian Nielsen is the brother-in-law of Todd Clarke.

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PROXY VOTING POLICY

 

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-811-0225 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available on the website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (1-800-SEC-0330). The information on Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-811-0225.

 

 

(BACK COVER)

 

17605 Wright Street ● Omaha, NE 68130

 

866-811-0225 ● www.advisoronefunds.com

 

Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA

 

6349-NLD-5/18/2016     1658-CLS-5/16/2016

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

(b) For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

 

(1)Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
(2)Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;
(3)Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;
(4)The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and
(5)Accountability for adherence to the code.

 

(c) Amendments:

During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

(d) Waivers:

During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

(a) The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Larry Carter is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Carter is independent for purposes of this Item 3.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees

FY 2016            $ 110,625

FY 2015            $ 128,700

FY 2014            $ 125,100

FY 2013            $ 125,100

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees

FY 2016            $ 0

FY 2015            $ 0

FY 2014            $ 0

FY 2013            $ 0

 

Nature of the fees:

 

(c)Tax Fees

FY 2016            $ 23,100

FY 2015            $ 30,600

FY 2014            $ 29,700

FY 2013            $ 29,700

Nature of the fees: Preparation of federal and state tax returns and review of annual dividend calculations.

 

(d)All Other Fees

                               Registrant     Adviser

FY 2016            $ 0             $ 0

FY 2015            $ 0             $ 0

FY 2014            $ 0             $ 0

FY 2013            $ 0             $ 0

Nature of the fees:

 

 

(e) (1) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies

 

The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the registrant. The registrant’s Audit Committee is also required to pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant to the extent that the services are determined to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Services are reviewed on an engagement by engagement basis by the audit committee.

 

(2)Percentages of 2016 Services Approved by the Audit Committee

 

                                                           Registrant     Adviser

 

Audit-Related Fees:            0 %            0 %

Tax Fees:                           0 %            0 %

All Other Fees:                   0 %            0 %

 

(f) During audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:

 

 

                                    Registrant          Adviser

 

FY 2016            $ 23,100            $ None

FY 2015            $ 30,600            $ None

FY 2014            $ 29,700            $ None

FY 2013            $ 29,700            $ None

 

(h) Not applicable. All non-audit services to the registrant were pre-approved by the Audit Committee for FY 2016.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included under Item 1.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on an evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Forms N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

 

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics filed herewith.

 

(a)(2) Certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(a)(2) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith..

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

 

SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant) AdvisorOne Funds

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Ryan Beach

Ryan Beach, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 7/8/16

 

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/ Ryan Beach

Ryan Beach, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 7/8/16

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Brian Curley

 

Brian Curley, Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

Date 7/8/16