BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Aug 9, 2012) - Below is the July 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
| Liberty All-Star Growth Fund |
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Monthly Update |
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Ticker: ASG |
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July 12 |
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| Monthly Performance |
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| Performance |
NAV |
Market Price |
Discount |
| Beginning of month value |
$4.33 |
$3.99 |
7.9% |
| Distributions |
- |
- |
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| End of month value |
$4.34 |
$3.91 |
9.9% |
| Performance for month |
0.23% |
-2.01% |
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| Performance year-to-date |
5.59% |
6.12% |
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| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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Total |
$97.9 |
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Equities |
$95.3 |
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Percent Invested |
97.3% |
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| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(34.5% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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| 1 |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
3.3% |
| 2 |
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ACE Ltd. (3) |
2.3% |
| 3 |
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Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) |
2.1% |
| 4 |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (6) |
2.1% |
| 5 |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (5) |
2.0% |
| 6 |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (7) |
2.0% |
| 7 |
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IHS, Inc., Class A (8) | 1.8% |
| 8 |
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ARM Holdings PLC (10) |
1.8% |
| 9 |
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Core Laboratories N.V. (9) |
1.8% |
| 10 |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (4) |
1.7% |
| 11 |
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Fastenal Co. (11) |
1.7% |
| 12 |
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Signature Bank (16) |
1.5% |
| 13 |
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (12) |
1.4% |
| 14 |
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. (14) |
1.4% |
| 15 |
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Baidu, Inc. (20) |
1.3% |
| 16 |
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Google, Inc., Class A (21) |
1.3% |
| 17 |
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Liquidity Services, Inc. (19) |
1.3% |
| 18 |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (25) |
1.3% |
| 19 |
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Cerner Corp. (15) |
1.2% |
| 20 |
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LKQ Corp. (26) |
1.2% |
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Holdings are subject to change. |
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| Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* |
| Information Technology |
30.9% |
| Industrials |
14.4% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
13.4% |
| Health Care |
12.7% |
| Financials |
10.2% |
| Energy |
9.1% |
| Consumer Staples |
3.4% |
| Materials |
2.9% |
| Telecommunication Services |
2.4% |
| Utilities |
0.6% |
| Total Market Value |
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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Echo Global Logistics, Inc. |
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Equinix, Inc. |
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Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
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Stamps.com, Inc. |
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Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A |
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| Holdings Liquidated |
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FLIR Systems, Inc. |
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Green Dot Corp., Class A |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com