BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Apr 11, 2012) - Below is the March 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
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Liberty All-Star Growth Fund |
Monthly Update |
Ticker: ASG |
March 12 |
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(34.8% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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1 |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
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3.1% |
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2 |
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Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) |
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2.4% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (4) |
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2.1% |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (3) |
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1.9% |
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ACE Ltd. (6) |
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1.9% |
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Core Laboratories N.V. (9) |
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1.8% |
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7 |
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FMC Technologies, Inc. (7) |
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1.8% |
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8 |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (8) |
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1.8% |
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9 |
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VMware, Inc., Class A (12) |
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1.8% |
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10 |
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IHS, Inc., Class A (5) |
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1.7% |
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11 |
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (10) |
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1.7% |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (11) |
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1.7% |
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13 |
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ARM Holdings PLC (14) |
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1.5% |
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Baidu, Inc. (15) |
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1.5% |
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (17) |
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1.5% |
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Google, Inc., Class A (16) |
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1.4% |
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Cerner Corp. (13) |
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1.3% |
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1.3% |
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Signature Bank (21) |
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1.3% |
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (19) |
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1.3% |
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Holdings are subject to change. |
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Monthly Performance |
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Performance |
NAV |
Market Price |
Discount |
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Beginning of month value |
$4.68 |
$4.27 |
8.8% |
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Distributions |
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End of month value |
$4.79 |
$4.35 |
9.2% |
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Performance for month |
2.35% |
1.87% |
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Performance year-to-date |
14.66% |
16.01% |
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Past performance cannot predict future results |
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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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Total |
$144.0 |
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Equities |
$140.2 |
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Percent Invested |
97.3% |
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Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* |
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Information Technology |
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31.1% |
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Industrials |
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14.9% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
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14.0% |
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Health Care |
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12.3% |
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Financials |
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9.9% |
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Energy |
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9.3% |
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Materials |
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3.6% |
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Consumer Staples |
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2.7% |
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Telecommunication Services |
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1.7% |
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Utilities |
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0.5% |
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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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Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. |
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IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. |
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InnerWorkings, Inc. |
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Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com