BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Apr 16, 2013) - Below is the March 2013 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)
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Liberty All-Star Equity Fund |
Monthly Update |
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Ticker: USA |
March, 2013 |
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Monthly Performance |
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Performance |
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NAV |
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Market Price |
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Discount |
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Beginning of month value |
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$5.59 |
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$5.02 |
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10.2% |
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Distributions |
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End of month value |
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$5.80 |
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$5.17 |
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10.9% |
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Performance for month |
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3.76% |
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2.99% |
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Performance year-to-date |
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10.15% |
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10.12% |
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Returns calculated assuming distributions reinvested. Past performance cannot predict future results. |
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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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Total |
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$1,080.1 |
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Equities |
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$1,053.0 |
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Percent Invested |
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97.5% |
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(30.3% of equity portfolio) |
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(Rank from previous month) |
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1 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2) |
2.5% |
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Google, Inc., Class A (4) |
2.3% |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (3) |
2.2% |
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Citigroup, Inc. (6) |
1.8% |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (5) |
1.8% |
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ACE Ltd. (7) |
1.7% |
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State Street Corp. (8) |
1.5% |
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SunTrust Banks, Inc. (10) |
1.4% |
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Visa, Inc., Class A (12) |
1.4% |
10 |
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TE Connectivity Ltd. (9) |
1.4% |
11 |
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MetLife, Inc. (13) |
1.3% |
12 |
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Devon Energy Corp. (14) |
1.3% |
13 |
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Hewlett-Packard Co. (15) |
1.3% |
14 |
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Dell, Inc. (11) |
1.3% |
15 |
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Microsoft Corp. (17) |
1.2% |
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Salesforce.com, Inc. (27) |
1.2% |
17 |
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Apple, Inc. (1) |
1.2% |
18 |
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Bank of America Corp. (21) |
1.2% |
19 |
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NVR, Inc. (20) |
1.2% |
20 |
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. (18) |
1.1% |
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Holdings are subject to change. |
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Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* |
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Financials |
24.1% |
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Information Technology |
20.9% |
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Energy |
14.8% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
12.5% |
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Health Care |
9.6% |
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Industrials |
7.3% |
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Consumer Staples |
6.0% |
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Materials |
2.6% |
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Telecommunication Services |
1.2% |
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Utilities |
1.0% |
Total Market Value |
100.0% |
*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). |
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New Holdings |
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Aetna, Inc. |
Holdings Liquidated |
Altera Corp. |
Avnet, Inc. |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. |
Mondelez International, Inc. |
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Tiffany & Co. |
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Willis Group Holdings PLC |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com