SOURCE: ALPS Advisors, Inc.
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - May 14, 2012) - Below is the April 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
| Liberty All-Star Growth Fund |
Monthly Update |
| Ticker: ASG |
April 12 |
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| Monthly Performance |
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| Performance |
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NAV |
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Market Price |
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Discount |
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Beginning of month value |
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$4.79 |
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$4.35 |
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9.2% |
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Distributions |
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- |
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- |
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End of month value |
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$4.75 |
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$4.35 |
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8.4% |
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Performance for month |
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-0.84% |
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0.00% |
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Performance year-to-date |
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13.70% |
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16.01% |
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| Past performance cannot predict future results |
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| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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Total |
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$142.8 |
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Equities |
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$140.2 |
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Percent Invested |
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98.2% |
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| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(34.1% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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| 1 |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
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2.9% |
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Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) |
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2.4% |
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ACE Ltd. (5) |
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2.1% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (3) |
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2.0% |
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Core Laboratories N.V. (6) |
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1.9% |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (8) |
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1.9% |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (4) |
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1.9% |
| 8 |
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VMware, Inc., Class A (9) |
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1.7% |
| 9 |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (12) |
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1.7% |
| 10 |
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FMC Technologies, Inc. (7) |
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1.7% |
| 11 |
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IHS, Inc., Class A (10) |
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1.6% |
| 12 |
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (11) |
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1.5% |
| 13 |
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Cerner Corp. (17) |
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1.4% |
| 14 |
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priceline.com, Inc. (18) |
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1.4% |
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ARM Holdings PLC (13) |
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1.4% |
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Fastenal Co. (40) |
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1.4% |
| 17 |
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Baidu, Inc. (14) |
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1.3% |
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Signature Bank (19) |
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1.3% |
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Google, Inc., Class A (16) |
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1.3% |
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Liquidity Services, Inc. (31) |
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1.3% |
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Holdings are subject to change. |
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| Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* |
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Information Technology |
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30.4% |
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Industrials |
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14.7% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
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14.0% |
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Health Care |
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12.8% |
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Financials |
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10.0% |
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Energy |
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9.2% |
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Materials |
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3.7% |
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Consumer Staples |
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2.9% |
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Telecommunication Services |
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1.7% |
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Utilities |
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0.6% |
| Total Market Value |
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100.0% |
| *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). |
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| New Holdings |
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Holdings Liquidated |
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A |
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Resources Connection, Inc. |
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Splunk, Inc. |
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