BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jan 9, 2013) - Below is the December 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 |
December 12 |
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| Monthly Performance |
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NAV |
Market Price |
Discount |
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Beginning of month value |
$4.47 |
$4.00 |
10.5% |
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Distributions |
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End of month value |
$4.54 |
$4.06 |
10.6% |
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Performance for month |
1.57% |
1.50% |
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Performance year-to-date |
13.97% |
13.78% |
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Past performance cannot predict future results |
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| Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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Total |
$104.2 |
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Equities |
$101.6 |
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Percent Invested |
97.4% |
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| Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(34.6% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
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2.7% |
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Salesforce.com, Inc. (2) |
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2.4% |
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ACE Ltd. (4) |
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2.3% |
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ARM Holdings PLC (3) |
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2.0% | |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (6) |
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2.0% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (5) |
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2.0% |
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Fastenal Co. (9) |
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1.9% |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (8) |
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1.8% |
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (14) |
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1.8% |
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Core Laboratories N.V. (11) |
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1.7% |
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Cerner Corp. (10) |
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1.7% |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (7) |
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1.7% |
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Precision Castparts Corp. (12) |
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1.6% |
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Signature Bank (13) |
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1.5% |
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Google, Inc., Class A (15) |
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1.4% |
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LKQ Corp. (16) |
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1.3% |
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Allergan, Inc. (17) |
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1.2% |
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Visa, Inc., Class A (18) |
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1.2% |
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Starbucks Corp. (20) |
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1.2% |
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Amazon.com, Inc. (21) |
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1.2% |
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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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16.5% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
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13.7% |
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Health Care |
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11.4% |
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Financials |
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10.3% |
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Energy | |
8.2% |
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Consumer Staples |
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4.5% |
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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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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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ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Fossil, Inc. |
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B/E Aerospace, Inc. |
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GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A |
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Cummins, Inc. |
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Herbalife Ltd. |
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The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. |
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ITC Holdings Corp. |
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Mistras Group, Inc. |
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QLIK Technologies, Inc. |
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Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
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SINA Corp. |
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Universal Display Corp. |
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Volcano Corp. |
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Youku Tudou, Inc. |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com