BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jun 8, 2012) - Below is the May 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 |
May 12 |
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| Monthly Performance |
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| Performance |
NAV |
Market Price |
Discount |
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Beginning of month value |
$4.75 |
$4.35 |
8.4% |
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Distributions (Ex-Date May 23) |
$0.07 |
$0.07 |
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End of month value |
$4.28 |
$3.99 |
6.8% |
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Performance for month |
-8.42% |
-6.67% |
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Performance year-to-date |
4.13% |
8.28% |
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| Past performance cannot predict future results |
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| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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Total |
$128.7 |
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Equities |
$127.8 |
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Percent Invested |
99.3% |
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| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(35.2% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
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3.1% |
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Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) |
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2.4% |
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ACE Ltd. (3) |
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2.1% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (4) |
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2.0% |
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Core Laboratories N.V. (5) |
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1.9% |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (9) |
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1.9% |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (6) |
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1.9% |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (7) |
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1.8% |
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Liquidity Services, Inc. (20) |
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1.7% |
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IHS, Inc., Class A (11) |
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1.7% |
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Fastenal Co. (16) |
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1.6% |
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (12) |
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1.6% |
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VMware, Inc., Class A (8) |
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1.6% |
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FMC Technologies, Inc. (10) |
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1.6% |
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ARM Holdings PLC (15) |
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1.5% |
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (21) |
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1.4% |
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Cerner Corp. (13) |
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1.4% |
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Signature Bank (18) |
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1.4% |
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (22) |
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1.3% |
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Baidu, Inc. (17) |
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1.3% |
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Holdings are subject to change. |
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| Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* |
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Information Technology |
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30.8% |
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Industrials |
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15.5% |
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Health Care |
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13.2% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
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13.2% |
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Financials |
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10.1% |
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Energy |
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9.3% |
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Materials |
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2.9% |
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Consumer Staples |
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2.5% |
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Telecommunication Services |
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1.9% |
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Utilities |
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0.6% |
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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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Illumina, Inc. |
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Aruba Networks, Inc. |
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National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
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SPS Commerce, Inc. |
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Dendreon Corp. |
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com