Liberty All-Star(R) Growth Fund, Inc. February 2013 Monthly Update


BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Mar 15, 2013) - Below is the February 2013 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Monthly Update
  Ticker: ASG February, 2013
   
Monthly Performance            
Performance   NAV   Market Price   Discount
  Beginning of month value   $4.69   $4.26   9.2%
  Distributions   -   -    
  End of month value   $4.73   $4.32   8.7%
  Performance for month   0.85%   1.41%    
  Performance year-to-date   5.90%   8.15%    
Returns calculated assuming distributions reinvested. Past performance cannot predict future results   
 
 
Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)        
  Total   $108.6        
  Equities   $106.6        
  Percent Invested   98.2%        
               
Top 20 Holdings at Month-End  
    (34.2% of equity portfolio)  
    (Rank from previous month)  
1   ACE Ltd. (1) 2.4%
2   Apple, Inc. (2) 2.1%
3   ARM Holdings PLC (3) 2.0%
4   Salesforce.com, Inc. (4) 2.0%
5   QUALCOMM, Inc. (5) 1.9%
6   Fastenal Co. (8) 1.9%
7   LinkedIn Corp., Class A (15) 1.9%
8   Core Laboratories N.V. (9) 1.9%
9   Oceaneering International, Inc. (10) 1.8%
10   BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (6) 1.8%
11   Cerner Corp. (11) 1.8%
12   American Tower Corp., Class A (12) 1.7%
13   Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (7) 1.6%
14   Signature Bank (13) 1.5%
15   Google, Inc., Class A (16) 1.5%
16   Under Armour, Inc., Class A (18) 1.4%
17   Allergan, Inc. (17) 1.4%
18   Visa, Inc., Class A (21) 1.2%
19   LKQ Corp. (19) 1.2%
20   Schlumberger Ltd. (22) 1.2%
    Holdings are subject to change.  
       
Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* 
  Information Technology 30.6%
  Industrials 16.0%
  Consumer Discretionary 14.0%
  Health Care 11.9%
  Financials 10.9%
  Energy 7.8%
  Consumer Staples 4.6%
  Materials 2.5%
  Telecommunication Services 1.7%
Total Market Value 100.0%
 
*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). 
 
New Holdings Holdings Liquidated
  Zoetis Inc.   Accuray Inc.
      ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
      II-VI, Inc.

Contact Information:

Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com