BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Nov 9, 2012) - Below is the October 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
| Liberty All-Star Growth Fund |
Monthly Update |
| Ticker: ASG |
October 12 |
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| Monthly Performance |
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| Performance |
NAV |
Market Price |
Discount |
| Beginning of month value |
$4.58 |
$4.23 |
7.6% |
| Distributions (Ex-Date October 31) |
$0.07 |
$0.07 |
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| End of month value |
$4.38 |
$3.97 |
9.4% |
| Performance for month |
-2.84% |
-4.49% |
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| Performance year-to-date |
9.96% |
11.26% |
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| Past performance cannot predict future results |
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| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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| Total |
$99.5 |
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| Equities |
$99.3 |
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| Percent Invested |
99.8% |
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| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(34.3% 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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Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) |
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2.4% |
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ACE Ltd. (3) |
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2.3% |
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ARM Holdings PLC (8) |
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2.1% |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (4) |
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2.0% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (5) |
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1.9% |
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| 7 |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (10) |
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1.9% |
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Fastenal Co. (9) |
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1.8% |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (6) |
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1.8% |
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Cerner Corp. (17) |
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1.7% |
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| 11 |
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Core Laboratories N.V. (7) |
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1.6% |
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Signature Bank (13) |
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1.6% |
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Precision Castparts Corp. (14) |
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1.5% |
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Google, Inc., Class A (12) |
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1.4% |
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| 15 |
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LKQ Corp. (19) |
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1.4% |
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Allergan, Inc. (16) |
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1.2% |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (18) |
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1.2% |
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Visa, Inc., Class A (22) |
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1.2% |
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| 19 |
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Liquidity Services, Inc. (15) |
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1.1% |
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Silver Wheaton Corp. (25) |
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1.1% |
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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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30.9% |
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Industrials |
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15.4% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
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14.5% |
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Health Care |
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12.2% |
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Financials |
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10.2% |
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Energy |
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7.8% |
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Consumer Staples |
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3.9% |
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Materials |
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2.7% |
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Telecommunication Services |
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1.8% |
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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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AMETEK, Inc. |
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F5 Networks, Inc. |
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Cepheid, Inc. |
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FMC Technologies, Inc. |
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DSW, Inc., Class A. |
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MSCI, Inc. |
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Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. |
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TripAdvisor, Inc. |
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GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A |
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Herbalife Ltd. |
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Zillow, Inc. |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com