BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Oct 12, 2012) - Below is the September 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (
| Liberty All-Star Growth Fund | Monthly Update | |||||
| Ticker: ASG | September 12 | |||||
| Monthly Performance | ||||||
| Performance | NAV | Market Price | Discount | |||
| Beginning of month value | $4.48 | $4.07 | 9.2% | |||
| Distributions | - | - | ||||
| End of month value | $4.58 | $4.23 | 7.6% | |||
| Performance for month | 2.23% | 3.93% | ||||
| Performance year-to-date | 13.17% | 16.50% | ||||
| Past performance cannot predict future results | ||||||
| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) | ||||||
| Total | $104.2 | |||||
| Equities | $100.9 | |||||
| Percent Invested | 96.8% | |||||
| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End | ||||
| (34.3% of equity portfolio) | ||||
| (Rank from previous month) | ||||
| 1 | Apple, Inc. (1) | 3.4% | ||
| 2 | Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) | 2.5% | ||
| 3 | ACE Ltd. (3) | 2.2% | ||
| 4 | Oceaneering International, Inc. (4) | 2.1% | ||
| 5 | QUALCOMM, Inc. (5) | 2.0% | ||
| 6 | American Tower Corp., Class A (6) | 1.9% | ||
| 7 | Core Laboratories N.V. (7) | 1.8% | ||
| 8 | ARM Holdings PLC (8) | 1.8% | ||
| 9 | Fastenal Co. (11) | 1.7% | ||
| 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (10) | 1.7% | ||
| 11 | IHS, Inc., Class A (9) | 1.5% | ||
| 12 | Google, Inc., Class A (15) | 1.5% | ||
| 13 | Signature Bank (12) | 1.5% | ||
| 14 | Precision Castparts Corp. (14) | 1.4% | ||
| 15 | Liquidity Services, Inc. (13) | 1.3% | ||
| 16 | Allergan, Inc. (18) | 1.2% | ||
| 17 | Cerner Corp. (21) | 1.2% | ||
| 18 | Schlumberger Ltd. (17) | 1.2% | ||
| 19 | LKQ Corp. (16) | 1.2% | ||
| 20 | Amazon.com, Inc. (20) | 1.2% | ||
| Holdings are subject to change. | ||||
| Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* | ||||||
| Information Technology | 32.0% | |||||
| Industrials | 14.7% | |||||
| Consumer Discretionary | 14.0% | |||||
| Health Care | 11.8% | |||||
| Financials | 10.0% | |||||
| Energy | 8.9% | |||||
| Consumer Staples | 3.3% | |||||
| Materials | 2.8% | |||||
| Telecommunication Services | 1.9% | |||||
| Utilities | 0.6% | |||||
| Total Market Value | 100.0% | |||||
| *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). | ||||||
| New Holdings | Holdings Liquidated | |||||
| Monster Beverage Corp. | Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | |||||
| Ctrip.com International Ltd. | ||||||
Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com