SOURCE: ALPS Advisors, Inc.
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Oct 12, 2012) - Below is the September 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
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| Liberty All-Star Growth Fund |
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Monthly Update |
| Ticker: ASG |
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September 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 |
| Beginning of month value |
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$4.48 |
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$4.07 |
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9.2% |
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| End of month value |
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$4.58 |
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$4.23 |
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7.6% |
| Performance for month |
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2.23% |
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3.93% |
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| Performance year-to-date |
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13.17% |
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16.50% |
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| Past performance cannot predict future results |
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| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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| Total |
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$104.2 |
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| Equities |
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$100.9 |
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| Percent Invested |
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96.8% |
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| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(34.3% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
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3.4% |
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Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) |
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2.5% |
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ACE Ltd. (3) |
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2.2% |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (4) |
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2.1% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (5) |
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2.0% |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (6) |
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1.9% |
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Core Laboratories N.V. (7) |
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1.8% |
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ARM Holdings PLC (8) |
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1.8% |
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Fastenal Co. (11) |
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1.7% |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (10) |
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1.7% |
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IHS, Inc., Class A (9) |
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1.5% |
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Google, Inc., Class A (15) |
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1.5% |
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Signature Bank (12) |
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1.5% |
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Precision Castparts Corp. (14) |
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1.4% |
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Liquidity Services, Inc. (13) |
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1.3% |
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Allergan, Inc. (18) |
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1.2% |
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Cerner Corp. (21) |
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1.2% |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (17) |
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1.2% |
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LKQ Corp. (16) |
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1.2% |
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Amazon.com, Inc. (20) |
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1.2% |
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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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32.0% |
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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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11.8% |
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Financials |
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10.0% |
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Energy |
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8.9% |
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Consumer Staples |
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3.3% |
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Materials |
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2.8% |
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Telecommunication Services |
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1.9% |
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Utilities |
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0.6% |
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| Total Market Value |
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100.0% |
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| *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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Monster Beverage Corp. |
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Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. |
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Ctrip.com International Ltd. |
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