UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number   811-07959



Advisors Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5 th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



(414) 765-6609
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2013



Date of reporting period: March 31, 2013

 
 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



Chase
Growth Fund
 
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Chase Mid-Cap
Growth Fund









Semi-Annual Report
Dated March 31, 2013
 


Chase Investment Counsel Corporation
300 Preston Avenue
Suite 500
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-5096

Adviser: 434-293-9104
Shareholder Servicing: 888-861-7556
www.chasegrowthfunds.com


 
 

 

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May 1, 2013
 
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to present our combined semi-annual report for the Chase Growth Fund (NASDAQ: CHASX, CHAIX) and the Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund (NASDAQ: CHAMX, CHIMX) for the period ended March 31, 2013.  At the end of the first quarter, over 3,600 shareholders have $111 million invested in both classes of the Chase Growth Fund, while the Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund has assets of $30 million with approximately 1,400 shareholders in both classes.  We appreciate the trust all of you have placed in our management and we want to extend a special welcome to new shareholders since our November 1, 2012 letter.
 
Fund Performance Overview
 
We seek high quality stocks which are reasonably priced relative to their growth rates.  We follow a disciplined investment process which combines fundamental and technical analysis seeking to control risk and build sound portfolios.
 
During the six months ended March 31, 2013, market indexes first declined into mid-November then rallied sharply, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ® Index up about 16% from the November 15, 2012 closing levels to the close on March 28, 2013.  The Russell 1000 ® Growth Index was up 14.6% and the Russell Midcap ® Growth Index was up 18.5% during this same period.  Historically, in strong rallies like this, it was common for stocks of lower quality, higher beta, less consistency of earnings, and more debt to outperform the type of stock emphasized in our Funds, and this rally was no exception.  The following is a discussion of the components and drivers of the performance of each Fund, as well as how the characteristics of the underlying stocks compare with those in the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the Russell Midcap Growth Index, respectively.
 
Chase Growth Fund (CHASX and CHAIX)
   
6 months ended 3/31/13
Chase Growth Fund Class N (CHASX)
 
+5.46%
Chase Growth Fund Institutional Class (CHAIX)
 
+5.58%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
 
+8.09%
Lipper Large Cap Growth Funds Index
 
+7.31%
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  The most recent month-end performance may be obtained by visiting our website at www.chasegrowthfunds.com.  The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held 60 days or less.  Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee.  If reflected, total returns would be reduced.
 
On March 31st, the Chase Growth Fund was invested in 41 stocks.  They range in market capitalization from $4.6 billion (Dicks Sporting Goods Inc.) to $239.6 billion (Microsoft Corp.).
 
The Chase Growth Fund’s relative underperformance over the past six months is attributable to adverse stock selection effects in the Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors.  Our stocks in both these sectors were up during the period, but failed to keep pace with the counterparts in the benchmarks.  For instance, not having exposure to some of the biotech companies such as Gilead Sciences Inc., Celgene Corp. and Biogen Idec Inc. accounted for about half of the relative performance shortfall in the health care sector.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, our five best performing stocks were Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. +21.0%, Flowserve Corp. +20.16%, Mastercard Inc.
 

 
 

 

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+16.94%, Eastman Chemical Co. +16.58%, and Motorola Solutions Inc. +16.54%.  Our five worst performing stocks were Apple Inc. -25.75%, Express Scripts Holding Co. -17.08%, Dollar Tree Inc. -13.96%, National Oilwell Varco Inc. -13.31%, and Dicks Sporting Goods Inc. -9.83%.
 
The chart below compares the characteristics of Chase Growth Fund stocks to the stocks in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.  Chase Growth Fund stocks have lower five-year average annual earnings per share growth rates of 15% vs. 17% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index.  They are expected to have earnings growth in 2013 of 16% vs. 11%, and revenue growth of 12% vs. 9%.  Despite these stronger growth characteristics, they have sold at lower Price-Earnings ratios (P/E) than the Russell 1000 Growth Index (15.0X vs. 18.9X) based on 2013 estimated earnings.  Relative to their growth rates, our stocks are more reasonably priced, selling at 1.03 times their five-year historical growth rates compared to 1.15 times for the Russell 1000 Growth Index and 0.93 times their projected one-year growth rates compared to 1.67 times for the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
 
 
Source:  Chase Investment Counsel Corporation. This information is based on certain assumptions and historical data. None of the projected information provided (including estimated EPS numbers for 2013) is a prediction of future results for the Fund or companies held in the Fund's portfolio.
 
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund (CHAMX and CHIMX)
   
6 months ended 3/31/13
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund Class N (CHAMX)
 
+10.07%
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class (CHIMX)
 
+10.19%
Russell Midcap Growth Index
 
+13.40%
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index
 
+12.52%
 
On March 31st, the Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund was invested in 48 stocks.  They range in market capitalization from $1.1 billion (Grand Canyon Education Inc.) to $11.8 billion (Actavis Inc.).
 
The Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund lagged its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, during the last six months.  Most of the Fund’s underperformance was attributable to stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Technology sectors, where our stocks were up, but not as sharply as those in the benchmark.  We were also hurt by an overweight position in the Technology sector in the earlier part of the period.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, our five best performing stocks were Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. +47.61%, Mastec Inc. +41.25%, Hunt J B Transportation Services Inc. +38.66%, CBRE Group Inc. +31.03%, and Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. +30.18%. Our five worst performing stocks were Cirrus Logic Inc. -32.41%, Ascena Retail Group Inc. -19.81%, Elizabeth Arden Inc. -19.10%, Tibco Software Inc. -18.23%, and Verisign Inc. -17.31%.
 

 
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The chart below compares the characteristics of Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund stocks to the stocks in the Russell Midcap Growth Index.  Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund stocks have higher five-year average annual earnings per share growth rates of 20% vs. 16% for the Russell Midcap Growth Index.  The Fund’s stocks are expected to have earnings growth in 2013 of 16% vs. 13%, and revenue growth of 12% vs. 11%.  Despite these stronger growth rates, the Fund’s stocks  have sold at lower P/E ratios than the Russell Midcap Growth Index (15.8X vs. 21.3X) based on 2013 estimated earnings.  Relative to their growth rates, our mid-cap stocks are more reasonably priced, selling at 0.81 times their five-year historical growth rates compared to 1.33 times for the Russell Midcap Growth Index and 0.97 times their projected one-year earnings growth rates compared to 1.64 times for the Russell Midcap Growth Index.
 
 
Source:  Chase Investment Counsel Corporation. This information is based on certain assumptions and historical data. None of the projected information provided (including estimated EPS numbers for 2013) is a prediction of future results for the Fund or companies held in the Fund's portfolio.
 
Market Outlook
 
Chase Investment Counsel Corporation uses a “bottoms up” as opposed to a “top-down” investment process.  For shareholders who are interested, we believe these factors influence the investment outlook.
 
Positive Factors
 
The January Barometer Theory suggests that the direction of the market for the full year follows the direction of the S&P 500 Index in January.  This indicator has had only seven major errors since 1950, for an 88.9% accuracy ratio.  Furthermore, as InvesTech Research points out, since 1950, when the S&P 500 Index was up 5% or more in the first quarter (as it was this year), it was followed by a gain in the remaining three quarters 19 times in 22 occurrences.  The average gain for the remaining three quarters was 9.1%.
 
Although many investors have remained skeptical about this rally, Lowry Research Corporation has had an intermediate buy signal since September 14, 2012.  Unlike most global markets (except Japan), in the U.S. buying power has been in an uptrend since its November 2012 low while selling pressure has been in a downtrend since December 2011.  There are few signs of possibly a major top:  breadth remains strong as Advance-Decline (A-D) Lines for the NYSE Composite, the NYSE Operating Companies Only (OCO) Unweighted, and the S&P 500 Indexes were, as of 4/30/13, all near bull market highs.  Historically A-D Lines start failing to confirm highs in price indexes four to six months prior to the final market peaks.  With their Short Term Buying Power Index remaining below its March 28th rally high and the lagging percentage of NYSE stocks trading above their 30-day moving averages, Lowry’s believes the risk of a short-term pullback is increasing.  However, the weight of evidence suggests the primary uptrend may still have substantially further to run and that any near term correction should be used to buy the strongest domestic stocks in the strongest industries.
 

 
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Worldwide, it’s encouraging that, as of 4/15/13, a number of the lagging major global stock markets have exceeded their 2012 highs as has the Global Dow Index.  When more than 50% of the MSCI All Country World Index markets are above their 200-day moving averages (now 64%) and with rising 200-day moving averages (now 91%) their Gain/Annum has been 8.31% and 9.80%, respectively (Ned Davis Research (“NDR”) 4/15/13).
 
With the initiation of QE4 in January, the Fed indicated it will continue to buy $40 billion of mortgages from banks each month thereby giving them more liquidity to fund lending and in addition buy $45 billion of Treasury securities while holding short-term interest rates near zero as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6.5%.  With a sluggish economy, much of the added liquidity has gone into the stock and bond markets.
 
Housing starts for the month of March increased by 46.7% year-over-year (Y/Y) to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1,036,000.  Building permits, a proxy for future construction, rose 17.3% Y/Y to a 902,000 rate.
 
With housing starts at the highest levels since the summer of 2008, we feel this is clear evidence housing fundamentals are improving and should be a positive factor for 2013.  While housing affordability recently reached an all-time high, 9 million mortgages (18% of home mortgages outstanding) were, as of 3/31/13, underwater while another 25% of mortgage holders don’t have 20% or more equity in their homes to qualify for a 20% down payment to trade up.  Home prices, while improving, are at 2004 price levels but with over $2.0 trillion (about 30% more) mortgage debt outstanding.
 
Globally, despite a 6.2% decline in China’s exports to Europe, which had been its largest client state, its exports rose 7.9% in 2012 over 2011.  This is slower than China’s target of 10%, but should be adequate to avoid a “hard-landing”.  Simultaneously, China’s domestic consumption has been increasing.
 
The Leuthold valuation figures still seem consistent with holding stocks; especially in a low-yield, low inflation environment.  To normalize they use 5-year average earnings, defined as the mid-point between reported and operating earnings, and include two quarters of future estimates.  On March 31st the S&P 500 Index was at a normalized 20.9x P/E, about 10.5% above the Leuthold Group calculated historical (1957 to date) median “Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS)” P/E valuation level of 18.9x.  On March 31st its non-normalized Operating EPS P/E of 15.7x was well below its 16.5x median.
 
Contrary to what many people assume, since QEII ended in July of 2011, the Federal Reserve’s Adjusted Monetary Base was range bound until January, but has jumped 12% higher since then.  The $40 billion per month of mortgage purchases should continue to help the housing industry and investor confidence.  Certainly a cardinal rule of investing is “don’t fight the Fed.”
 
Despite low yields, on March 31, 2013 money market funds were at $2.6 trillion or about 14.6% of NDR total stock market values.  Since 48.4% of S&P 500 Index stocks have annual dividend yields greater than 10-year Treasuries, some of that cash may be invested in equities by investors seeking more income.
 
Corporate America’s financial circumstances are the best in many years.  U.S. corporations have increased cash and equivalents, bought back their own stocks, raised dividends, and reduced debt which improves the overall quality and international attractiveness of their shares.
 
Although manufacturing employment has declined, U.S. manufacturing output has actually risen substantially reflecting a dramatic rise in productivity.  As Jeffrey Lacker, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, said recently while speaking at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, “We have a proven ability to generate advances in scientific knowledge and commercial innovation.  The flexibility and resilience of our markets along with the relative well educated populace make this an excellent market in which to implement innovations.”
 
On an intermediate to longer term basis we are of the opinion that the most positive factor in our economy is the revolutionary new fracking/horizontal drilling technology that has already provided industry with abundant cheap
 

 
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natural gas and a huge continuing increase in domestic oil production.  The result should be lower costs for many industries and significant domestic growth of petrochemical companies and many other industries which benefit from cheap energy.
 
Nasdaq short interest is at extremely high/pessimistic levels which historically has usually involved higher prices.  S&P short interest is just below pessimistic levels, but it may be understated by short sellers’ increasing use of inverse ETFs.
 
Risk Factors
 
If we are still in a bull market cycle, it’s the 49th month; already longer than the 39 month average length over the past 80 years and approaching the 55 month length of the 2003-07 bull market.  Walt Deemer’s research cautions that the global four year behavioral cycle calls for a bottom by the first half of 2013.  He believes we’re in a high risk market and that valuations, which partly reverted to the mean, haven’t approached the opposite under valuation extremes yet.
 
Business and consumer confidence has been low and appears to be worsening.  The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) small business optimism index dropped from 90.8 to 89.5 in March, 3.0 below last year’s level.  Stocks as a percentage of household financial assets (excluding pensions) are still at 34.9% or well above the 60 year norm of 28.5%.  Moreover, bonds are now 20.6% compared with their norm of 13.6%.  Many analysts believe the bond market, which is being manipulated by the Federal Reserve System, is the biggest and most dangerous financial bubble in our history.
 
The S&P 500 Index companies derive about 11% of their revenues from Europe.  For many of the largest cap weighted companies it’s much higher.  In view of the European recession and Middle East uncertainties, we feel the low volatility of the U.S. stock market reflects unusual complacency (VIX/CBOE Market Volatility Index declined to the lowest in 6 years in March) that it will avoid even a moderate correction.  This is despite the expectation of only modest earnings growth this year and an administration unwilling to control runaway spending resulting in another trillion dollar deficit and a rapidly rising federal debt of over $16 trillion with additional unfunded future liabilities estimated to be between $50 and $100 trillion!
 
Corporate insider selling has recently been near record levels, although that may have been partially in expectation of higher tax rates in 2013.
 
While the automatic fiscal cliff tax increases were avoided, the expiration of the payroll tax cut will result in nearly everyone paying higher taxes along with much larger increases by upper income earners which should dampen consumer spending and reduce growth.
 
Investment advisory letters are 47.4% bullish and only 20.6% bearish (4/17/13), a level of optimism that is just below what Investors Intelligence considers “dangerous” from a contrary indicator standpoint.
 
There is worldwide excess industrial capacity.  As various supplier countries respond to Japan aggressively weakening its currency, increasing competition should put significant pressure on record high corporate margins of U.S. multinationals in addition to the pressure of possible currency exchange losses due to the stronger dollar.  Moreover, the earnings growth from lower interest expense, which many companies have enjoyed during the last four years, is abating.
 
Commodity weakness has become a concern.  Copper, the most widely used metal in industrial activity, peaked in 2011 in global ex-USA stock markets and has recently been quite weak along with the other industrial metals, crude oil, and silver.  The substantial decline by gold, partly due to our stronger dollar and worries that financial problems in Cyprus and other southern European countries may result in their forced sale of gold reserves, could also be an early sign of deflationary forces.
 

 
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November through April have historically been the seasonally best six months for the DJIA and the S&P 500 Index.  Most investors don’t realize how seasonal the market has been.  For instance, from 1950 through 2010, $10,000 just invested in the S&P 500 Index between November 1st and April 30th was worth $456,635, while $10,000 invested between May 1st and October 31st was worth only $16,594.
 
Conclusion
 
Operating EPS for the S&P 500 Index rose about 0.4% for 2012.  Between 1948 and Q1 2012 nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 6.6% per annum while adjusted corporate profits grew 6.7% per annum.  With corporate after tax profits near 50 year record highs as a percent of GDP, while wages and salaries as a percent of GDP are near 50 year lows, it seems unrealistic to expect profit margins to improve in a slow growth economy faced with significantly higher regulatory and tax costs, especially with worldwide excess capacity in many industries.  High U.S. regulatory costs are particularly burdensome on small firms, which historically have provided two thirds of new jobs.
 
Equity indexes have tended to reflect the inflationary growth spiral of corporate revenues and earnings as well as perpetual currency debasement and improved worker productivity.  Rather than trying to time the market, holding the stocks of good quality, financially strong companies should potentially mitigate risk and enhance investor purchasing power over the longer term.
 
Chase Investment Counsel Corporation is fortunate to be located in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Excluding our Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Derwood S. Chase, Jr., we have an excellent investment team that averages 45 years of age with over 16 years of investment experience.  The team is ably supported by our extremely competent Senior Vice President of Operations & Compliance and her staff which averages 17 years of service with us.  Three of our investment professionals are Chartered Financial Analysts and three are Chartered Market Technicians (CMT).  Many investment management firms don’t even have one CMT.
 
In addition to our own research, and that from many of the major brokerage firms, we use over 90 independent sources including several dozen institutional research firms which employ over 150 senior investment professionals.  We believe our investment process is rather distinct in combining fundamental and technical analysis as we seek to mitigate risk and build what we believe are diversified, high-quality, growth portfolios with a good balance in our efforts to maximize returns and preserve capital.  Based on historical norms, we believe our high quality, more consistent growth stocks are even cheaper now than stocks in general, and in a good position to potentially continue their earnings growth in a slower growing economy.  Even if equity prices are range bound or rise only modestly further this year, we believe there are still some very attractively priced quality growth stocks.  The large-cap equities we held on March 31, 2013 are estimated to have earnings growth of about 16% in 2013, as do our mid-caps, while the S&P 500 Index earnings for 2013 are estimated to be up only 7%.  Our stocks have a slightly lower estimated P/E for 2013 which means we should be paying no premium for much better earnings growth.
 

 
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TOP 10 HOLDINGS
 
Chase Growth Fund
  Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund  
1.
 
QUALCOMM Inc.
4.75%
 
1.
 
FEI Co.
2.63%
2.
 
eBay, Inc.
4.36%
 
2.
 
Actavis, Inc.
2.61%
3.
 
CVS Caremark Corp.
3.75%
 
3.
 
Quanta Services Inc.
2.56%
4.
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
3.28%
 
4.
 
Polaris Industries, Inc.
2.53%
5.
 
Colgate Palmolive Co.
3.10%
 
5.
 
Mastec Inc.
2.52%
6.
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
3.09%
 
6.
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
2.48%
7.
 
Union Pacific Corp.
3.02%
 
7.
 
NVIDIA Corp.
2.48%
8.
 
Johnson & Johnson
2.93%
 
8.
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
2.46%
9.
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.
2.91%
 
9.
 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
2.46%
10.
 
Quanta Services, Inc.
2.88%
 
10.
 
CBRE Group Inc. – Class A
2.42%

Peter W. Tuz, CFA
Edward S. Painvin, CFA, CMT
President & Director
Senior Vice President & Director
   
Brian J. Lazorishak, CFA, CIC, CIPM, CMT
Robert ‘Buck’ C. Klintworth, CMT
Senior Vice President
Vice President


Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk.  Principal loss is possible.  The Mid-Cap Growth Fund invests in mid-cap companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.  The Funds may invest in foreign securities traded on U.S. exchanges, which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.  Growth stocks are typically more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.
 
The opinions expressed above are those of the investment adviser, are subject to change, and any forecasts made cannot be guaranteed.
 
The Russell 1000 ® Growth Index contains those securities in the Russell 1000 ® Index with a greater-than-average growth orientation.  Companies in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, lower dividend yields and higher forecasted growth rates.
 
The Russell Midcap ® Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell mid-cap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.  The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 ® Growth Index.
 
The S&P 500 ® Index is a broad based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general.
 
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is an unmanaged index of common stocks comprised of major industrial companies and assumes reinvestment of dividends.
 

 
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The Lipper Large Cap Growth Funds Index is comprised of funds that invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) of greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index.
 
The Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index measures the performance of funds in the midcap growth category as tracked by Lipper, Inc.
 
The NYSE Composite represents all the stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
The NYSE Operating Companies Only statistics are based on all the stocks on the New York Stock Exchange except those that are not reflective of the movements of domestic common stocks including preferred stocks, foreign (ADR) stocks, closed-end bond funds and limited partnership real estate roll-ups.
 
Lowry’s Short Term Buying Power Index is a short-term version of the Buying Power Index, computed in terms of percentages.  This is a relatively sensitive index calculated on a time period of less than one-half the average time period used for the Buying Power Measurement.  The Buying Power Index is an intermediate-and longer-term measurement of the effect buyers are producing (Demand), as evidenced by the gains and upside volume registered by advancing stocks.
 
The Global Dow Index is a 150-stock index of corporations from around the world, created by Dow Jones & Company.
 
MSCI All Country Indices include both Developed Markets and Emerging Markets countries across particular regions.
 
The NASDAQ Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to represent the performance of the National Market System which includes over 5,000 stocks traded only over-the-counter and not on an exchange.
 
The VIX CBOE Volatility Index shows the market’s expectation of 30-day volatility.  It is constructed using the implied volatilities of a wide range of S&P 500 Index options.
 
You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Please note our Chase Funds do not have any sales charges but management fees and other expenses still apply.  Please refer to the prospectus for further details.
 
Founded in 1938, Lowry’s Research Corporation’s (“Lowry’s”) has developed a series of indices and market indicators based around historical supply and demand forces in the market, including their proprietary Buying Power Index, Selling Pressure Index, OCO Unweighted Price Index and Intermediate Trend Sell signals.
 
The NDR (Ned Davis Research) Total Stock Market Value proxies the market value of all U.S.-domiciled companies traded on U.S. exchanges, and is thus one of the broadest measures of the U.S. stock market.
 
Fee waivers are in effect for the Mid-Cap Growth Fund.  In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.
 
Any tax or legal information provided is merely a summary of our understanding and interpretation of some of the current income tax regulations and is not exhaustive.  Investors must consult a tax advisor or legal counsel for advice and information concerning their particular situation.  Neither the Funds nor any of their representatives may give legal or tax advice.
 
Beta measures the volatility of the Fund, as compared to that of the overall market.  The market’s beta is set at 1.00; a beta higher than 1.00 is considered to be more volatile than the market, while a beta lower than 1.00 is considered to be less volatile.
 
Fund holdings and sector weightings are subject to change and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
 
Earnings growth and revenue growth for a fund holding does not guarantee a corresponding increase in the market price of the holding or the fund.
 
Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by taking the total earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding.
 
The Price-Earnings Ratio (“P/E”) is the most common measure of how expensive a stock is.
 
The Return on Equity (“ROE”) is the amount earned on a company’s common stock investment for a given period.
 
Debt to Total Capital Ratio shows the relationship between a company’s debt and its available capital, indicating the financial leverage of the company.
 
Market cap is the market price of an entire company, calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the price per share.
 
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SECTOR ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

Chase Growth Fund


Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund


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

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses.  This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (10/1/12 – 3/31/13).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses, with actual net expenses being limited to 1.48% and 1.23% per the operating expenses limitation agreement for the Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund Class N and Institutional Class, respectively.  Although the Funds charge no sales load or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent.  The Example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, shareholder servicing fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.  Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return.  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.  You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds.  To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees.  Therefore, the second line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.  In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 10/1/12
Value 3/31/13
Period 10/1/12 – 3/31/13*
Chase Growth Fund (Class N)
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,054.60
$7.12
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.00
$6.99
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.39% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 10/1/12
Value 3/31/13
Period 10/1/12 – 3/31/13*
Chase Growth Fund (Institutional Class)
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,055.80
$5.84
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.25
$5.74
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.14% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 10/1/12
Value 3/31/13
Period 10/1/12 – 3/31/13*
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund (Class N)
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,100.70
$7.75
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,017.55
$7.44
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.48% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 
 
Beginning Account
Ending Account
Expenses Paid During
 
Value 10/1/12
Value 3/31/13
Period 10/1/12 – 3/31/13*
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund (Institutional Class)
     
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,101.90
$6.45
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.80
$6.19
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.23% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (days in most recent fiscal half-year) / 365 days to reflect the one-half year expense.
 

 
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Chase Growth Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS:  98.1%
 
Value
 
   
 
Aerospace/Aircraft:  2.6%
     
  15,260  
Precision Castparts Corp.
  $ 2,893,601  
     
 
Asset Management:  1.7%
       
  12,050  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*
    1,850,519  
     
 
Beverage:  1.1%
       
  30,060  
Coca-Cola Co.
    1,215,626  
     
 
Broadcast Media:  5.9%
       
  66,000  
CBS Corp. - Class B
    3,081,540  
  82,300  
Comcast Corp. - Class A
    3,457,423  
            6,538,963  
     
Chemicals:  2.1%
       
  40,600  
FMC Corp.
    2,315,418  
     
 
Chemicals - Specialty:  2.5%
       
  15,810  
Eastman Chemical Co.
    1,104,645  
  26,080  
Valspar Corp.
    1,623,480  
            2,728,125  
     
Computer Software - Desktop/Small Business:  1.0%
       
  40,200  
Microsoft Corp.
    1,150,122  
     
 
Computer Software - Enterprise:  2.8%
       
  95,900  
Oracle Corp.
    3,101,406  
     
 
Consumer Finance:  1.3%
       
  33,200  
Discover Financial Services
    1,488,688  
     
 
Drugs - Generic:  2.7%
       
  32,040  
Actavis, Inc.*
    2,951,205  
     
 
Drugs - Proprietary:  3.9%
       
  66,000  
Abbott Laboratories
    2,331,120  
  49,800  
AbbVie, Inc.
    2,030,844  
            4,361,964  
     
Electrical Instruments:  2.9%
       
  41,500  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
    3,174,335  
     
 
Energy/Oil & Gas Drilling:  2.0%
       
  36,400  
Ensco PLC - Class A +
    2,184,000  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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Chase Growth Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
 
Energy/Oil Service:  2.0%
     
  34,200  
Cameron International Corp.*
  $ 2,229,840  
     
 
Engineering/Construction:  2.9%
       
  112,800  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    3,223,824  
     
 
Finance/Information Services:  2.5%
       
  5,110  
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A
    2,765,174  
     
 
Health Care Distribution:  2.6%
       
  26,300  
McKesson Corp.
    2,839,348  
     
 
Health Care Products:  3.0%
       
  40,170  
Johnson & Johnson
    3,275,060  
     
 
Health Care Services:  1.9%
       
  17,670  
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.*
    2,095,485  
     
 
Household Products:  3.1%
       
  29,360  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    3,465,361  
     
 
Information Services:  3.3%
       
  22,680  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.*
    3,671,665  
     
 
Internet Retail:  4.4%
       
  90,000  
eBay, Inc.*
    4,879,800  
     
 
Internet Software & Services:  2.6%
       
  3,679  
Google, Inc. - Class A*
    2,921,236  
     
 
Machinery:  4.5%
       
  12,290  
Flowserve Corp.
    2,061,156  
  53,400  
Ingersoll-Rand PLC +
    2,937,534  
            4,998,690  
     
Media & Advertising:  4.1%
       
  116,000  
Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A*
    2,480,080  
  32,700  
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A
    2,103,918  
            4,583,998  
     
Medical Systems/Equipment:  1.6%
       
  76,000  
Hologic, Inc.*
    1,717,600  
     
 
Railroad:  3.0%
       
  23,680  
Union Pacific Corp.
    3,372,269  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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Chase Growth Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
 
Retail - Discount:  4.4%
     
  30,710  
Costco Wholesale Corp.
  $ 3,258,638  
  22,900  
Target Corp.
    1,567,505  
            4,826,143  
     
Retail - Drug Stores:  3.8%
       
  76,300  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    4,195,737  
     
 
Retail - Specialty:  1.8%
       
  42,800  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
    2,024,440  
     
 
Semiconductors:  2.0%
       
  74,000  
NXP Semiconductors NV* +
    2,239,240  
     
 
Service Companies:  2.7%
       
  55,400  
United Rentals, Inc.*
    3,045,338  
     
 
Telecommunication Equipment:  7.4%
       
  44,700  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    2,862,141  
  79,300  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    5,309,135  
            8,171,276  
     
Tobacco:  2.0%
       
  23,960  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    2,221,332  
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $89,625,146)
    108,716,828  
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:  1.6%
       
  1,783,007  
Invesco STIT Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.02%#
    1,783,007  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,783,007)
    1,783,007  
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $91,408,153):  99.7%
    110,499,835  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities:  0.3%
    323,446  
     
Net Assets:  100.00%
  $ 110,823,281  

+
U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer.
*
Non-income producing security.
#
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of March 31, 2013.

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

 
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Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

Shares
 
COMMON STOCKS:  97.8%
 
Value
 
   
 
Apparel:  1.4%
     
  4,020  
PVH Corp.
  $ 429,376  
     
 
Asset Management:  2.5%
       
  4,870  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*
    747,886  
     
 
Auto/Auto Parts:  1.6%
       
  22,380  
LKQ Corp.*
    486,989  
     
 
Business Services:  2.4%
       
  5,720  
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*
    725,982  
     
 
Chemicals:  3.9%
       
  8,700  
Ashland, Inc.
    646,410  
  9,500  
FMC Corp.
    541,785  
            1,188,195  
     
Chemicals - Specialty:  1.5%
       
  7,300  
Valspar Corp.
    454,425  
     
 
Computer Software - Enterprise:  4.0%
       
  36,600  
Mentor Graphics Corp.*
    660,630  
  9,300  
Solarwinds, Inc.*
    549,630  
            1,210,260  
     
Consumer Goods/Services:  2.1%
       
  11,000  
Coinstar, Inc.*
    642,620  
     
 
Drugs - Generic:  2.6%
       
  8,600  
Actavis, Inc.*
    792,146  
     
 
Drugs - Proprietary:  1.3%
       
  29,200  
Akorn, Inc.*
    403,836  
     
 
Education Services:  2.0%
       
  24,500  
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*
    622,055  
     
 
Electrical Instruments:  5.8%
       
  12,350  
FEI Co.
    797,193  
  6,400  
IPG Photonics Corp.*
    425,024  
  15,600  
PerkinElmer, Inc.
    524,784  
            1,747,001  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
 
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Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
 
Energy/Oil & Gas Drilling:  1.5%
     
  8,700  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*
  $ 457,098  
     
 
Energy/Oil Service:  4.4%
       
  10,200  
Bristow Group, Inc.
    672,588  
  9,900  
Oceaneering International, Inc.
    657,459  
            1,330,047  
     
Engineering/Construction:  6.7%
       
  27,200  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    777,376  
  20,600  
Tetra Tech, Inc.*
    628,094  
  4,000  
Valmont Industries, Inc.
    629,080  
            2,034,550  
     
Finance/Banks:  2.4%
       
  9,100  
Signature Bank*
    716,716  
     
 
Finance/Information Services:  2.2%
       
  25,200  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*
    663,768  
     
 
Footwear:  2.1%
       
  14,700  
Steven Madden, Ltd.*
    634,158  
     
 
Health Care Services:  1.7%
       
  13,100  
PAREXEL International Corp.*
    517,581  
     
 
Home Furnishings/Furniture:  2.3%
       
  29,700  
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
    683,100  
     
 
Household Products:  3.6%
       
  9,900  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    639,837  
  10,400  
Jarden Corp.*
    445,640  
            1,085,477  
     
Industrial Distributors:  2.5%
       
  19,500  
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
    753,870  
     
 
Information Services:  1.8%
       
  3,300  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.*
    534,237  
     
 
Leisure Time:  2.5%
       
  8,300  
Polaris Industries, Inc.
    767,667  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 

 
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Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
     
Value
 
   
 
Machinery:  3.4%
     
  3,510  
Flowserve Corp.
  $ 588,662  
  21,900  
Manitowoc Company, Inc.
    450,264  
            1,038,926  
     
Media & Advertising:  3.6%
       
  21,600  
Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A*
    461,808  
  10,000  
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. - Class A
    643,400  
            1,105,208  
     
Medical Supplies:  2.5%
       
  11,500  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    746,810  
     
 
Medical Systems/Equipment:  2.0%
       
  27,400  
Hologic, Inc.*
    619,240  
     
 
Real Estate Operations:  2.4%
       
  29,100  
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A*
    734,775  
     
 
Retail - Specialty:  2.0%
       
  12,800  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
    605,440  
     
 
Semiconductors:  4.7%
       
  29,300  
Microsemi Corp.*
    678,881  
  58,600  
NVIDIA Corp.
    751,252  
            1,430,133  
     
Service Companies:  2.0%
       
  11,200  
United Rentals, Inc.*
    615,664  
     
 
Telecommunication Services:  4.6%
       
  26,200  
MasTec Inc.*
    763,730  
  13,650  
NeuStar, Inc. - Class A*
    635,134  
            1,398,864  
     
Trucking:  2.1%
       
  8,400  
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
    625,632  
     
 
Utilities Electric/Gas:  1.8%
       
  6,200  
ITC Holdings Corp.
    553,412  
     
 
Utilities - Water:  1.9%
       
  13,800  
American Water Works Co., Inc.
    571,872  
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost $24,299,353)
    29,675,016  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

Shares
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:  2.3%
 
Value
 
  715,296  
Invesco STIT Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.02%#
  $ 715,296  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $715,296)
    715,296  
     
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $25,014,649):  100.1%
    30,390,312  
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets:  (0.1)%
    (40,725 )
     
Net Assets:  100.00%
  $ 30,349,587  

*
Non-income producing security.
#
Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield as of March 31, 2013.

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

 
 
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

   
Chase
   
Chase Mid-Cap
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in securities, at value
           
  (identified cost $91,408,153 and $25,014,649, respectively)
  $ 110,499,835     $ 30,390,312  
Cash
    13,818        
Receivables
               
Securities sold
    885,690        
Fund shares issued
    44,940       3,991  
Dividends and interest
    99,822       7,188  
Dividend tax reclaim
    11,960        
Prepaid expenses
    15,648       12,977  
Total assets
    111,571,713       30,414,468  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Payables
               
Securities purchased
    547,398        
Due to Adviser
    70,859       12,038  
Fund shares redeemed
    20,786       13,819  
Administration fees
    34,250       7,201  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    13,733       7,314  
Shareholder servicing fees
    16,881       5,554  
Audit fees
    9,472       9,479  
Fund accounting fees
    10,470       5,162  
Custody fees
    4,074        
Legal fees
    215       550  
Chief Compliance Officer fee
    1,155       993  
Accrued expenses
    19,139       2,771  
Total liabilities
    748,432       64,881  
NET ASSETS
  $ 110,823,281     $ 30,349,587  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 

 
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Chase Funds
 
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

   
Chase
   
Chase Mid-Cap
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
           
Class N Shares
           
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 79,269,994     $ 26,256,862  
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited number of shares
               
  (par value $0.01) authorized]
    5,453,078       646,857  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
  $ 14.54     $ 40.59  
Institutional Class Shares
               
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 31,553,287     $ 4,092,725  
Shares issued and outstanding [unlimited number of shares
               
  (par value $0.01) authorized]
    2,143,698       100,572  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
  $ 14.72     $ 40.69  
                 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 79,319,809     $ 24,187,573  
Accumulated net investment loss
    (60,817 )     (276,748 )
Accumulated net realized gain from investments
    12,472,607       1,063,099  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    19,091,682       5,375,663  
Net assets
  $ 110,823,281     $ 30,349,587  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

   
Chase
   
Chase Mid-Cap
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Income
           
Dividends
  $ 1,176,345     $ 163,782  
Interest
    346       67  
Total income
    1,176,691       163,849  
Expenses
               
Advisory fees (Note 4)
    474,330       111,690  
Administration fees (Note 4)
    119,491       30,217  
Shareholder servicing fees - Class N Shares (Note 5)
    103,819       32,343  
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
    29,931       23,019  
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
    29,875       16,044  
Custody fees (Note 4)
    14,338       5,209  
Registration fees
    12,517       12,395  
Audit fees
    9,477       9,483  
Printing and mailing expense
    8,024       3,241  
Miscellaneous
    7,153       1,951  
Trustees fees
    5,826       3,083  
Legal fees
    5,805       4,019  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 4)
    3,475       2,993  
Insurance expense
    1,984       1,231  
Total expenses
    826,045       256,918  
Less: Fees waived by Adviser (Note 4)
          (41,405 )
Net expenses
    826,045       215,513  
Net investment income/(loss)
    350,646       (51,664 )
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS)
               
  ON INVESTMENTS
               
Net realized gain from investments
    18,911,234       1,505,064  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    (14,028,964 )     1,328,808  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    4,882,270       2,833,872  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 5,232,916     $ 2,782,208  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 

 
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
Sept. 30, 2012
 
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income/(loss)
  $ 350,646     $ (296,132 )
Net realized gain from investments
    18,911,234       36,040,468  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    (14,028,964 )     7,082,486  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    5,232,916       42,826,822  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
Class N shares
    (250,587 )      
Institutional Class shares
    (160,876 )      
From net realized gain on investments
               
Class N shares
    (26,083,510 )     (1,732,034 )
Institutional Class shares
    (14,198,128 )     (1,201,273 )
Total distributions to shareholders
    (40,693,101 )     (2,933,307 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net decrease in net assets derived from
               
  net change in outstanding shares (a)
    (4,719,643 )     (89,270,654 )
Total decrease in net assets
    (40,179,828 )     (49,377,139 )
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    151,003,109       200,380,248  
End of period
  $ 110,823,281     $ 151,003,109  
Accumulated net investment loss
  $ (60,817 )   $  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, Continued

(a) A summary of share transactions is as follows:

Class N Shares
                       
   
Six Months Ended
             
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
Sept. 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    251,736     $ 3,778,111       266,152     $ 4,848,570  
Shares issued on
                               
  reinvestments of distributions
    1,829,681       24,517,728       97,309       1,629,926  
Shares redeemed*
    (1,234,914 )     (18,503,238 )     (3,369,635 )     (60,794,095 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    846,503     $ 9,792,601       (3,006,174 )   $ (54,315,599 )
* Net of redemption fees of
          $ 267             $ 1,718  
                                 
Institutional Class Shares
                               
   
Six Months Ended
                 
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
Sept. 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    93,617     $ 1,377,127       311,248     $ 5,731,611  
Shares issued on
                               
  reinvestments of distributions
    1,051,386       14,256,795       69,541       1,171,761  
Shares redeemed
    (1,944,525 )     (30,146,166 )     (2,240,210 )     (41,858,427 )
Net decrease
    (799,522 )   $ (14,512,244 )     (1,859,421 )   $ (34,955,055 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
Sept. 30, 2012
 
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment loss
  $ (51,664 )   $ (271,121 )
Net realized gain from investments
    1,505,064       951,715  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    1,328,808       2,984,340  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    2,782,208       3,664,934  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net realized gain on investments
               
Class N shares
    (553,986 )      
Institutional Class shares
    (82,744 )      
Total distributions to shareholders
    (636,730 )      
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from net change
               
  in outstanding shares (a)
    (4,302,712 )     15,501,965  
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    (2,157,234 )     19,166,899  
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    32,506,821       13,339,922  
End of period
  $ 30,349,587     $ 32,506,821  
Accumulated net investment loss
  $ (276,748 )   $ (225,084 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, Continued

(a) A summary of share transactions is as follows:

Class N Shares
                       
   
Six Months Ended
             
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
Sept. 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    84,540     $ 3,256,940       777,715     $ 27,881,357  
Shares issued on
                               
  reinvestments of distributions
    13,909       513,948              
Shares redeemed*
    (201,052 )     (7,612,178 )     (452,263 )     (16,494,915 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    (102,603 )   $ (3,841,290 )     325,452     $ 11,386,442  
* Net of redemption fees of
          $ 842             $ 7,310  
                                 
Institutional Class Shares
                               
   
Six Months Ended
                 
   
March 31, 2013
   
February 2, 2012**
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
through Sept. 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Shares
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Shares sold
    9,917     $ 375,000       117,228     $ 4,285,983  
Shares issued on
                               
  reinvestments of distributions
    2,236       82,744              
Shares redeemed
    (24,309 )     (919,166 )     (4,500 )     (170,460 )
Net increase/(decrease)
    (12,156 )   $ (461,422 )     112,728     $ 4,115,523  

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

 
 
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Chase Growth Fund
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period

Class N Shares
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 19.94     $ 16.10     $ 15.99     $ 14.71     $ 17.24     $ 22.20  
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income/(loss) (1)
    0.03       (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )     0.02       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
    0.55       4.15       0.14       1.32       (2.51 )     (3.04 )
Total from investment operations
    0.58       4.10       0.11       1.28       (2.49 )     (3.00 )
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
    (0.06 )                       (0.04 )     (0.04 )
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
    (5.92 )     (0.26 )                       (1.92 )
Distributions in excess
                            (0.00 ) (2)      
Total distributions
    (5.98 )     (0.26 )                 (0.04 )     (1.96 )
Paid-in capital from
                                               
  redemption fees (1)(2)
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 14.54     $ 19.94     $ 16.10     $ 15.99     $ 14.71     $ 17.24  
                                                 
Total return
    5.46 % (3)     25.74 %     0.69 %     8.70 %     -14.45 %     -14.93 %
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 79,270     $ 91,843     $ 122,603     $ 207,817     $ 409,698     $ 426,473  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.39 % (4)     1.33 %     1.24 %     1.17 %     1.19 %     1.17 %
Ratio of interest expense
                                               
  to average net assets
          0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %            
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.43 % (4)     (0.27 %)     (0.18 %)     (0.25 %)     0.17 %     0.20 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    62.31 % (3)     47.09 %     82.40 %     153.49 %     181.38 %     181.43 %

(1)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)
Amount is less than $0.01.
(3)
Not annualized.
(4)
Annualized.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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Chase Growth Fund
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, Continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period

Institutional Class Shares
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 20.10     $ 16.19     $ 16.04     $ 14.72     $ 17.27     $ 22.23  
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income (1)
    0.07       0.00 (2)     0.01       0.00 (2)     0.03       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
    0.54       4.17       0.14       1.32       (2.50 )     (3.03 )
Total from investment operations
    0.61       4.17       0.15       1.32       (2.47 )     (2.95 )
Less distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
    (0.07 )                       (0.08 )     (0.09 )
From net realized
                                               
  gain on investments
    (5.92 )     (0.26 )                       (1.92 )
Distributions in excess
                            (0.00 ) (2)      
Total distributions
    (5.99 )     (0.26 )                 (0.08 )     (2.01 )
Paid-in capital from
                                               
  redemption fees
                      0.00 (1)(2)            
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 14.72     $ 20.10     $ 16.19     $ 16.04     $ 14.72     $ 17.27  
                                                 
Total return
    5.58 % (3)     26.04 %     0.94 %     8.97 %     -14.26 %     -14.69 %
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 31,553     $ 59,160     $ 77,777     $ 152,175     $ 394,483     $ 120,965  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.14 % (4)     1.08 %     0.99 %     0.92 %     0.94 %     0.92 %
Ratio of interest expense
                                               
  to average net assets
          0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %            
Ratio of net investment income/(loss)
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.80 % (4)     (0.01 %)     0.07 %     0.00 %     0.22 %     0.39 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    62.31 % (3)     47.09 %     82.40 %     153.49 %     181.38 %     181.43 %

(1)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)
Amount is less than $0.01.
(3)
Not annualized.
(4)
Annualized.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period

Class N Shares
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
March 31, 2013
   
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 37.70     $ 31.46     $ 27.49     $ 23.40     $ 26.50     $ 33.57  
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment loss (1)
    (0.07 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )     (0.19 )     (0.18 )     (0.25 )
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gain/(loss) on investments
    3.79       6.61       4.31       4.28       (2.92 )     (5.79 )
Total from investment operations
    3.72       6.23       3.97       4.09       (3.10 )     (6.04 )
Less distributions:
                                               
From net realized gain on investments
    (0.83 )                             (1.01 )
Distributions in excess
                                  (0.02 )
Total distributions
    (0.83 )                             (1.03 )
Paid-in capital from
                                               
  redemption fees
    0.00 (1)(2)     0.01 (1)     0.00 (1)(2)     0.00 (1)(2)     0.00 (1)(2)      
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 40.59     $ 37.70     $ 31.46     $ 27.49     $ 23.40     $ 26.50  
                                                 
Total return
    10.07 % (3)     19.83 %     14.44 %     17.48 %     -11.70 %     -18.56 %
                                                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 26,257     $ 28,252     $ 13,340     $ 13,149     $ 25,798     $ 28,904  
Ratio of expenses including interest
                                               
  expense to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver
    1.76 % (4)     1.77 %     1.96 %     1.88 %     1.61 %     1.52 %
After fee waiver
    1.48 % (4)     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %
Ratio of interest expense
                                               
  to average net assets
          0.00 %     0.00 %     0.03 %            
Ratio of net investment loss
                                               
  including interest expense
                                               
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fee waiver
    (0.65 %) (4)     (1.31 %)     (1.52 %)     (1.14 %)     (1.02 %)     (0.95 %)
After fee waiver
    (0.37 %) (4)     (1.02 %)     (1.04 %)     (0.74 %)     (0.89 %)     (0.91 %)
Portfolio turnover rate
    54.37 % (3)     115.01 %     158.88 %     140.28 %     89.11 %     112.40 %

(1)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)
Amount is less than $0.01.
(3)
Not annualized.
(4)
Annualized.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, Continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period

Institutional Class Shares
   
Six Months Ended
   
February 2, 2012 (1)
 
   
March 31, 2013
   
through
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
September 30, 2012
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 37.75     $ 36.15  
Income from investment operations:
               
Net investment loss (2)
    (0.03 )     (0.18 )
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    3.80       1.78  
Total from investment operations
    3.77       1.60  
Less distributions:
               
From net realized gain on investments
    (0.83 )      
Total distributions
    (0.83 )      
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 40.69     $ 37.75  
                 
Total return
    10.19 % (3)     4.43 % (3)
                 
Ratios/supplemental data:
               
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
  $ 4,093     $ 4,255  
Ratio of expenses including interest expense
               
  to average net assets:
               
Before fee waiver
    1.51 % (4)     1.52 % (4)
After fee waiver
    1.23 % (4)     1.23 % (4)
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets
          0.00 % (4)
Ratio of net investment loss including interest expense
               
  to average net assets:
               
Before fee waiver
    (0.44 %) (4)     (1.03 %) (4)
After fee waiver
    (0.16 %) (4)     (0.74 %) (4)
Portfolio turnover rate
    54.37 % (3)     115.01 % (5)

(1)
Commencement of operations.
(2)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(3)
Not annualized.
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
Portfolio turnover rate calculated for the year ended September 30, 2012.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION
 
The Chase Growth Fund and the Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a series of shares of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company.  The Chase Growth Fund (the “Growth Fund”) is a diversified fund.  The investment objective of the Growth Fund is growth of capital.  The Growth Fund commenced operations on December 2, 1997.  Prior to January 29, 2007, the shares of the Growth Fund had no specific designation.  As of that date, all of the then outstanding shares were redesignated as Class N shares.  As part of its multiple class plan, the Growth Fund also offers Substantial Investor Class shares, which commenced operations on January 29, 2007.  The Substantial Investor Class shares were renamed Institutional Class shares effective January 28, 2012.  Because the fees and expenses vary between the Class N shares and the Institutional Class shares, performance will vary with respect to each class.  Under normal conditions, the Institutional Class shares are expected to have lower expenses than the Class N shares which will result in higher total returns.
 
The Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund (the “Mid-Cap Fund”) is also a diversified fund.  The investment objective of the Mid-Cap Fund is to seek to achieve capital appreciation.  Prior to January 28, 2009, the Mid-Cap Fund’s shares were designated as Class A shares.  As of that date, all of the then outstanding shares were redesignated as Class N shares.  The Class N shares commenced operations on September 1, 2002.  The Institutional Class shares commenced operations on February 2, 2012.
 
All classes of the Growth Fund and the Mid-Cap Fund are offered through approved financial supermarkets, investment advisors and consultants, financial planners, broker-dealers and other investment professionals and their agents.  Institutional Class shares of the Growth Fund and the Mid-Cap Fund are offered to a limited category of investors, most notably to shareholders whose cumulative investment in each Fund exceeds $1 million.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
A.
Security Valuation:   All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in note 3.
 
 
B.
Federal Income Taxes:   It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies
 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders.  Therefore, no Federal income or excise tax provision is required.
 
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities.  Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years 2010 – 2012, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2013 tax returns.  The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the state of Arizona; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
 
 
C.
Securities Transactions, Income and Distributions:   Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
 
Investment income, expenses (other than those specific to the class of shares), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to the separate classes of each Fund based upon their relative net assets on the date income is earned or expensed and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
 
Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to the Fund, such as investment advisory, custody and transfer agent fees.  Expenses that are not attributable to a Fund are typically allocated among the Funds in proportion to their respective net assets.
 
The Funds distribute substantially all net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually.  The amount of dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which differs from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax treatment.
 
 
D.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts:   Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting.  These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
 
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited), Continued

 
E.
Use of Estimates:   The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
F.
Redemption Fees:   The Funds charge a 2% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 60 days or less.  Such fees are retained by the Funds and accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.
 
 
G.
REITs:   The Funds can make certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon funds available from operations.  It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REITs’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital.  Each Fund intends to include the gross dividends from such REITs in its annual distributions to its shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.
 
 
H.
Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End:   In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2013, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
NOTE 3 – SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
 
 
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
 
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a
 

 
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market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
Equity Securities – The Funds’ investments are carried at fair value.  Equity securities that are primarily traded on a national securities exchange shall be valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded on the day of valuation or, if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices.  Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices.  Over-the-counter securities which are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent sales price.  Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share.  To the extent, these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or if the closing price does not represent fair value, are valued following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”).  These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events.  Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation issues to a Valuation Committee which is comprised of one or more trustees and representatives from U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ administrator.  The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed and ratified by the Board.
 
Short-Term Securities – Short-term securities having a maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.  To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, these securities would be classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ securities as of March 31, 2013:
 
 
 
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Growth Fund
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
  $ 14,714,906     $     $     $ 14,714,906  
  Consumer Staples
    14,356,694                   14,356,694  
  Energy
    4,413,840                   4,413,840  
  Financials
    3,339,207                   3,339,207  
  Health Care
    20,414,997                   20,414,997  
  Industrials
    17,533,722                   17,533,722  
  Materials
    5,043,543                   5,043,543  
  Technology
    28,899,919                   28,899,919  
Total Common Stocks
    108,716,828                   108,716,828  
Short-Term Investments
    1,783,007                   1,783,007  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 110,499,835     $     $     $ 110,499,835  
 
Mid-Cap Fund
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
  Consumer Discretionary
  $ 6,422,253     $     $     $ 6,422,253  
  Consumer Staples
    639,837                   639,837  
  Energy
    1,787,145                   1,787,145  
  Financials
    2,925,359                   2,925,359  
  Health Care
    3,604,397                   3,604,397  
  Industrials
    5,832,372                   5,832,372  
  Materials
    1,642,620                   1,642,620  
  Technology
    5,695,749                   5,695,749  
  Utilities
    1,125,284                   1,125,284  
Total Common Stocks
    29,675,016                   29,675,016  
Short-Term Investments
    715,296                   715,296  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 30,390,312     $     $     $ 30,390,312  
 
Refer to the Funds’ Schedule of Investments for a detailed break-out of common stocks by industry classification.  Transfers between levels are recognized at March 31, 2013, the end of the reporting period.  The Funds recognized no transfers to/from level 1 or level 2.  There were no level 3 securities held in the Funds during the six months ended March 31, 2013.
 

 
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New Accounting Pronouncement – In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11 related to disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities.  The amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.  The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented.  The Funds are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2011-11 will have on the financial statement disclosures.
 
NOTE 4 –
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
For the six months ended March 31, 2013, Chase Investment Counsel Corporation (the “Adviser”) provided the Funds with investment management services under each Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement.  The Adviser furnished all investment advice, office space, facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Funds.  As compensation for its services, the Adviser is entitled to a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.75% based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Growth Fund and the Mid-Cap Fund incurred $474,330 and $111,690 in advisory fees, respectively.
 
Each Fund is responsible for its own operating expenses.  The Adviser has agreed to reduce fees payable to it by the Mid-Cap Fund and to pay the Fund’s operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Mid-Cap Fund’s aggregate annual operating expenses to 1.48% and 1.23% of average daily net assets of the Class N shares and the Institutional shares, respectively.  Any such reductions made by the Adviser in its fees or payment of expenses which are the Mid-Cap Fund’s obligation are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Adviser, if so requested by the Adviser, in subsequent fiscal years if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the applicable limitation on the Fund’s expenses.  The Adviser is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and expense payments made in the previous three fiscal years in the Mid-Cap Fund.  Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon Board of Trustees review and approval at the time the reimbursement is made.  Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Fund’s payment of current ordinary operating expenses.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Adviser reduced its fees and absorbed Fund expenses in the amount of $41,405 in the Mid-Cap Fund.  Cumulative expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions amounted to $238,668 at March 31, 2013 in the Mid-Cap Fund.  Cumulative expenses subject to recapture expire as follows:
 

 
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Year
 
Amount
 
2013
  $ 58,361  
2014
    60,778  
2015
    78,124  
2016
    41,405  
    $ 238,668  
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Administrator” or “USBFS”) acts as the Funds’ Administrator under an Administration Agreement.  The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Funds; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Funds’ custodian, transfer agent and accountants; coordinates the preparation and payment of the Funds’ expenses and reviews the Funds’ expense accruals.  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds.  U.S. Bank N.A., an affiliate of USBFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian.
 
For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Funds incurred the following expenses for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency, custody, and Chief Compliance Officer fees:
 
   
Growth Fund
 
Mid-Cap Fund
 
Administration
    $119,491       $30,217    
Fund Accounting
    29,875       16,044    
Transfer Agency
                 
  (excludes out-of-pocket expenses)
    19,517       18,642    
Custody
    14,338       5,209    
Chief Compliance Officer
    3,475       2,993    
 
At March 31, 2013, the Funds had payables due to USBFS for administration, fund accounting, transfer agency and Chief Compliance Officer fees and to U.S. Bank N.A. for custody fees in the following amounts:
 
   
Growth Fund
 
Mid-Cap Fund
 
Administration
    $34,250       $7,201    
Fund Accounting
    10,470       5,162    
Transfer Agency
                 
  (excludes out-of-pocket expenses)
    8,816       5,784    
Custody
    4,074          
Chief Compliance Officer
    1,155       993    
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares.  The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator.
 
Certain officers of the Funds are employees of the Administrator.
 
 
 
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NOTE 5 – SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE
 
The Growth Fund and the Mid-Cap Fund have entered into a Shareholder Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser, under which the Growth Fund Class N shares and the Mid-Cap Fund Class N shares may pay servicing fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s respective class.  Payments to the Adviser under the Agreement may reimburse the Adviser for payments it makes to selected brokers, dealers and administrators which have entered into Service Agreements with the Adviser for services provided to shareholders of the Funds.  The services provided by such intermediaries are primarily designed to assist shareholders of the Funds and include the furnishing of office space and equipment, telephone facilities, personnel and assistance to the Funds in servicing such shareholders.  Services provided by such intermediaries also include the provision of support services to the Funds and include establishing and maintaining shareholders’ accounts and record processing, purchase and redemption transactions, answering routine client inquiries regarding the Funds, and providing such other personal services to shareholders as the Funds may reasonably request.  For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Growth Fund Class N shares and the Mid-Cap Fund Class N shares incurred shareholder servicing fees of $103,819 and $32,343 under the Agreement, respectively.
 
NOTE 6 – SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
 
For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
 
Purchases
Sales
Growth Fund
$77,517,105
$120,355,762
Mid-Cap Fund
  15,986,487
    20,637,210
 
NOTE 7 – LINES OF CREDIT
 
The Growth Fund and the Mid-Cap Fund had lines of credit in the amount of $27,000,000 and $2,300,000, respectively.  These lines of credit are intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions.  The credit facility is with the Funds’ custodian, U.S. Bank N.A.  During the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Growth Fund drew upon its line of credit.  The Growth Fund had an outstanding average daily balance of $68,654, a weighted average interest rate of 3.25%, and paid $1,128 in interest.  The maximum amount outstanding for the Growth Fund during the six months ended March 31, 2013 was $1,425,000.  At March 31, 2013, the Funds had no outstanding loan amounts.
 
 
 
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NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses) can differ for financial statement and tax purposes due to differing treatments of wash sale losses deferred and losses realized subsequent to October 31 on the sale of securities.
 
The tax character of distributions paid by the Growth Fund and the Mid-Cap Fund during the six months ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended September 30, 2012 was as follows:
 
Growth Fund
           
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
March 31, 2013
   
September 30, 2012
 
Ordinary income
  $ 739,226     $  
Long-term capital gains
    39,953,875       2,933,307  
                 
Mid-Cap Fund
               
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
March 31, 2013
   
September 30, 2012
 
Long-term capital gains
  $ 636,730     $  
 
As of September 30, 2012, the most recently completed fiscal year end, the components of capital on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Mid-Cap Fund
 
Cost of investments (a)
  $ 117,552,691     $ 28,434,079  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    34,196,021       4,647,263  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,075,375 )     (608,981 )
Net unrealized appreciation (a)
    33,120,646       4,038,282  
Undistributed ordinary income
    327,740        
Undistributed long-term capital gain
    33,515,271       203,338  
Total distributable earnings
    33,843,011       203,338  
Other accumulated gains/(losses)
          (225,084 )
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
  $ 66,963,657     $ 4,016,536  
 
 
(a)
The difference between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation and cost is attributable primarily to wash sales in the Mid-Cap Fund.  The book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation in the Growth Fund is the same.
 
The Mid-Cap Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $753,379 during the year ended September 30, 2012.  At September 30, 2012, the Mid-Cap Fund deferred, on a tax-basis, late-year ordinary losses of $225,084.
 

 
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HOUSEHOLDING

In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements and other regulatory documents you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders the Transfer Agent reasonably believes are from the same family or household.  Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-888-861-7556 to request individual copies of these documents.  Once the Transfer Agent receives notice to stop householding, the Transfer Agent will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.  This policy does not apply to account statements.
 
 
 
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS at March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

How to Obtain a Copy of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-861-7556 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
How to Obtain a Copy of the Funds’ Proxy Voting Records for the 12-Month Period Ended June 30, 2012
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-861-7556.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Funds’ proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Filings on Form N-Q
 
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.  Information included in the Funds’ Form N-Q is also available, upon request, by calling 1-888-861-7556.
 

 
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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited)

At a meeting held on December 4-6, 2012, the Board, including all the persons who are Independent Trustees as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, considered and approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Chase Growth Fund and Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund (the “Funds”) with Chase Investment Counsel Corporation (the “Adviser”) for another annual term.  At this meeting, and at a prior meeting held on October 24-25, 2012, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Funds, the Adviser and the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Advisory Agreements.  This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations.  Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s continuance of the Advisory Agreements:
 
 
1.
THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS.  The Board considered the Adviser’s specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds.  The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Adviser involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds.  The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Adviser, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer and the Adviser’s compliance record, and the Adviser’s business continuity plan.  The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Adviser and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Adviser’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with the Adviser to discuss various marketing and compliance topics, including the Adviser’s diligence in risk oversight.  The Board concluded that the Adviser had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreements and that the nature, overall quality, cost and extent of such management services are satisfactory and reliable.
 
 
2.
THE FUNDS’ HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVISER.  In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the Funds as of August 31, 2012 on both an absolute basis, and in comparison to both benchmarks and their peer funds as classified by Lipper and Morningstar.  While the Board considered performance over both short and long term periods, it placed less emphasis on very short term performance and greater emphasis on longer term performance.  When reviewing performance against the comparative peer
 

 
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group universe, the Board took into account that the investment objective and strategies of the Funds, as well as their level of risk tolerance, may differ significantly from funds in the peer universe.
 
Chase Growth Fund:   The Board noted that the Growth Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper and Morningstar comparative universes, was above its peer group medians and Lipper Index (with respect to the Lipper comparative universe) and average (with respect to the Morningstar comparative universe) for the year-to-date and one-year periods, and below its peer group medians, Lipper Index and Morningstar average for the three-month, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods.
 
The Board also considered any differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the Fund and reviewed the performance of the Fund against a broad-based securities market benchmark.  The Board noted in this regard the recent improvement in the Fund’s performance and determined to continue to monitor the performance of the Growth Fund.
 
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund:   The Board noted that the Mid-Cap Growth Fund’s performance, with regard to its Lipper and Morningstar comparative universes, was above its peer group medians and Lipper Index (with respect to the Lipper comparative universe) and average (with respect to the Morningstar comparative universe) for all relevant periods, except that it was below its peer group medians, Lipper Index and Morningstar average for the ten-year period.
 
The Board also considered any differences in performance between similarly managed accounts and the performance of the Fund and reviewed the performance of the Fund against a broad-based securities market benchmark.
 
 
3.
THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISER’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS.  In considering the appropriateness of the advisory fee, the Board considered the level of the fee itself as well as the total fees and expenses of each Fund.  The Board reviewed information as to fees and expenses of advisers and funds within the relevant Lipper peer funds, fees charged by the Adviser to other similarly managed accounts, as well as information regarding fee offsets for separate accounts invested in the Funds.  When reviewing fees charged to other similarly managed accounts, the Board took into account the type of account and the differences in the management of that account that might be germane to the difference, if any, in the fees charged to such accounts.
 
 
 
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Chase Growth Fund:   The Board noted that the Growth Fund’s total expense ratio for Institutional Class shares was lower than the median and average of its peer group and that the total expense ratio for Class N shares was above the median and average of its peer group.  The Board also noted that the contractual advisory fee was above the median and average of its peer group, as well as the average of the Fund’s peer group when adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Adviser provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund:   The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Mid-Cap Growth Fund of 1.48% for Class N shares and 1.23% for Institutional Class shares (the “Expense Caps”).  The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio for Institutional Class shares was lower than the median and average of its peer group and that the total expense ratio for Class N shares was higher than the median and average of its peer group.  Additionally, the Board considered that when the Fund’s peer group was adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes, the total expense ratio for the Class N and Institutional Class shares was below the average of this segment of its peer group.  The Board also noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was higher than the average of its peer group, as well as the average of the Fund’s peer group when adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes, but equal to the median of its peer group.  The Board also considered that after advisory fee waivers and the payment of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Caps, the net advisory fees received by the Adviser from the Fund during the most recent fiscal year were significantly below the peer group median and average, as well as the average of the Fund’s peer group when adjusted to include only funds with similar asset sizes.  The Board also took into consideration the services the Adviser provided to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund.  As a result, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expenses and advisory fee were not outside the range of its peer group.
 
 
4.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE.  The Board also considered that the Growth Fund has experienced a number of years of significant net outflows which have reduced the size of the Fund and reduced its ability to achieve additional economies of scale.  They considered that economies of scale would be expected to be realized by the Adviser as the assets of the Mid-Cap Growth Fund grow.  The Board noted that the Adviser has contractually agreed
 

 
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to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Mid-Cap Growth Fund expenses so that the Fund does not exceed its specified Expense Caps.  The Board determined that if the Growth Fund were to materially grow, they would discuss advisory fee breakpoints on the Chase Growth Fund with the Adviser in the future.  The Board concluded that there were no effective economies of scale to be shared with the Mid-Cap Growth Fund at current asset levels, but considered revisiting this issue in the future as circumstances changed and asset levels increased.
 
 
5.
THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUNDS.  The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Adviser from advising the Funds.  The Board considered the profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional benefits derived by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, including benefits received in exchange for “soft dollars.”  The Board also considered that the Funds do not charge a Rule 12b-1 fee.  The Board also reviewed information regarding fee offsets for separate accounts invested in the Funds and determined that the Adviser was not receiving any additional fall-out benefits from receiving an advisory fee both at the separate account and at the Fund level for these accounts.  After such review, the Board determined that given the information presented, the profitability to the Adviser with respect to the Advisory Agreements did not appear to be excessive, and that the Adviser had maintained adequate resources and profit levels to support the services it provides to the Funds.
 
No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Chase Growth Fund and the Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund, but rather the Board based its determination on the total mix of information available to them.  Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board determined that the advisory arrangement with the Adviser, including the advisory fees, were fair and reasonable.  The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Chase Growth Fund and the Chase Mid-Cap Growth Fund would be in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders.
 

 
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PRIVACY NOTICE

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

 
 

 

Adviser
Chase Investment Counsel Corporation
300 Preston Avenue, Suite 500
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5096

Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

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

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

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

Legal Counsel
Paul Hastings LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, NY  10022







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

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

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

Item 6. Investments.

(a)  
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
 
(b)  
Not Applicable.
 
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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

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

Item 12. Exhibits.

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

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

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

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

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

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


(Registrant)   Advisors Series Trust                                                                                                 

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Douglas G. Hess
Douglas G. Hess, President

Date     6/7/13                                                                                                 



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/ Douglas G. Hess
Douglas G. Hess, President

Date     6/7/13                                                                                                 

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

Date     6/7/13                                                                                                 

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