BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Sep 13, 2012) - Below is the August 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)
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| Liberty All-Star Equity Fund |
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Monthly Update |
| Ticker: USA |
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August 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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$5.13 |
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$4.61 |
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10.1% |
| Distributions (Ex-Date August 1) |
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$0.08 |
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$0.08 |
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| End of month value |
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$5.24 |
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$4.73 |
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9.7% |
| Performance for month |
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3.70% |
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4.34% |
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| Performance year-to-date |
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9.90% |
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17.93% |
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| Past performance cannot predict future results |
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| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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| Total |
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$956.9 |
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| Equities |
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$948.4 |
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| Percent Invested |
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99.1% |
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| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(31.2% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
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4.2% |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2) |
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2.3% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (3) |
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2.2% |
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Google, Inc., Class A (4) |
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2.0% |
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Wells Fargo & Co. (5) |
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1.5% |
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ACE Ltd. (6) |
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1.5% |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (7) |
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1.5% |
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The Allstate Corp. (8) |
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1.5% |
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SunTrust Banks, Inc. (9) |
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1.4% |
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Citigroup, Inc. (10) |
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1.4% |
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TE Connectivity Ltd. (13) |
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1.3% |
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State Street Corp. (11) |
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1.3% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (19) |
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1.2% |
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. (14) |
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1.2% |
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (34) |
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1.2% |
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Visa, Inc., Class A (16) |
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1.1% |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (15) |
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1.1% |
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Devon Energy Corp. (22) |
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1.1% |
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Microsoft Corp. (20) |
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1.1% |
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MetLife, Inc. (25) |
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1.1% |
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Holdings are subject to change. |
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| Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* |
| Information Technology |
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24.4% |
| Financials |
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21.1% |
| Energy |
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14.0% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
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12.0% |
| Health Care |
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9.6% |
| Industrials |
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8.1% |
| Consumer Staples |
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5.2% |
| Materials |
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2.8% |
| Telecommunication Services |
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1.7% |
| Utilities |
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1.1% |
| 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 - None |
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KeyCorp |
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Monster Beverage Corp. |
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Starbucks Corp. |
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WPX Energy, Inc. |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com