BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 13, 2014) - Below is the December 2013 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund. (
| Liberty All-Star Equity Fund | Monthly Update | |
| Ticker: USA | December, 2013 | |
Investment Approach
Fund Style: Large-Cap Core
Fund Strategy: Combines three value-style and two growth-style investment managers. Those selected demonstrate a consistent investment philosophy, decision making process, continuity of key people and above-average long-term results compared to managers with similar styles.
Investment Managers:
Value Managers:
Matrix Asset Advisors, Inc.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Schneider Capital Management Corporation
Growth Managers:
Cornerstone Capital Management LLC
TCW Investment Management Company
| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End | ||
| (30.8% of equity portfolio) | ||
| (Rank from previous month) | ||
| 1 | Google, Inc., Class A (1) | 2.3% |
| 2 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2) | 2.2% |
| 3 | Schlumberger Ltd. (3) | 2.0% |
| 4 | Salesforce.com, Inc. (4) | 1.9% |
| 5 | Amazon.com, Inc. (5) | 1.8% |
| 6 | Citigroup, Inc. (6) | 1.7% |
| 7 | Hewlett-Packard Co. (8) | 1.6% |
| 8 | Bank of America Corp. (7) | 1.6% |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley (9) | 1.5% |
| 10 | QUALCOMM, Inc. (10) | 1.5% |
| 11 | MetLife, Inc. (12) | 1.5% |
| 12 | SunTrust Banks, Inc. (11) | 1.5% |
| 13 | Visa, Inc., Class A (13) | 1.4% |
| 14 | American International Group, Inc. (14) | 1.3% |
| 15 | Starbucks Corp. (15) | 1.3% |
| 16 | Chesapeake Energy Corp. (16) | 1.2% |
| 17 | Devon Energy Corp. (18) | 1.2% |
| 18 | Precision Castparts Corp. (19) | 1.1% |
| 19 | Microsoft Corp. (17) | 1.1% |
| 20 | State Street Corp. (20) | 1.1% |
| Holdings are subject to change. | ||
| Monthly Performance | |||
| Performance | NAV | Market Price | Discount |
| Beginning of month value | $6.55 | $5.74 | 12.4% |
| Distributions | - | - | |
| End of month value | $6.71 | $5.97 | 11.0% |
| Performance for month | 2.44% | 4.01% | |
| Performance year-to-date | 33.80% | 33.52% | |
The net asset value (NAV) of a closed-end fund is the market value of the underlying investments (i.e., stocks and bonds) in the Fund's portfolio, minus liabilities, divided by the total number of Fund shares outstanding. However, the Fund also has a market price; the value at which it trades on an exchange. If the market price is above the NAV the Fund is trading at a premium. If the market price is below the NAV the Fund is trading at a discount.
Returns for the Fund are total returns, which include dividends, after deducting Fund expenses. The Fund's performance is calculated assuming that a shareholder reinvested all distributions and exercised all primary rights in the Fund's rights offerings. Past performance cannot predict future investment results.
Performance will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance information shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Shareholders must be willing to tolerate significant fluctuations in the value of their investment. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal.
| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) | |||
| Total | $1,177.3 | ||
| Equities | $1,148.7 | ||
| Percent Invested | 97.6% | ||
| Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* | |||
| Financials | 26.1% | ||
| Information Technology | 19.3% | ||
| Consumer Discretionary | 16.1% | ||
| Energy | 14.1% | ||
| Health Care | 10.2% | ||
| Industrials | 6.7% | ||
| Consumer Staples | 4.7% | ||
| Materials | 2.3% | ||
| Utilities | 0.5% | ||
| Total Market Value | 100.0% | ||
| *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). | |||
| New Holdings | Holdings Liquidated |
| Barclays PLC | Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. |
| FirstEnergy Corp. | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A |
| NRG Energy, Inc. | |
| NVR, Inc. | |
Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com