BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Feb 14, 2012) - Below is the January 2012 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund |
Monthly Update |
Ticker: USA |
January 2012 |
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Monthly Performance |
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Performance |
NAV |
Market Price |
Discount |
Beginning of month value |
$4.99 |
$4.22 |
15.4% |
Distributions |
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End of month value |
$5.31 |
$4.64 |
12.6% |
Performance for month |
6.41% |
9.95% |
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Performance year-to-date |
6.41% |
9.95% |
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Past performance cannot predict future results |
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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) |
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Total |
$969.6 |
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Equities |
$945.6 |
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Percent Invested |
97.5% |
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End |
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(30.6% 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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3.2% |
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2 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2) |
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2.2% |
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3 |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (3) |
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2.1% |
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4 |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (4) |
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2.1% |
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5 |
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Wells Fargo & Co. (6) |
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1.9% |
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6 |
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Dell, Inc. (8) |
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1.7% | |
7 |
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Google, Inc., Class A (5) |
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1.6% |
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8 |
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ACE Ltd. (7) |
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1.6% |
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9 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. (12) |
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1.5% |
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10 |
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BP PLC (13) |
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1.4% |
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11 |
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The Allstate Corp. (10) |
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1.3% |
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12 |
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Staples, Inc. (11) |
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1.3% |
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13 |
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Microsoft Corp. (16) |
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1.2% |
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14 |
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SunTrust Banks, Inc. (19) |
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1.1% |
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15 |
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The Western Union Co. (9) |
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1.1% |
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16 |
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Hewlett-Packard Co. (18) |
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1.1% |
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17 |
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State Street Corp. (15) |
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1.1% |
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18 |
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American Tower Corp., Class A (17) |
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1.1% |
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19 |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (21) |
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1.0% |
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20 |
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Visa, Inc., Class A (14) |
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1.0% |
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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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25.9% |
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Financials |
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19.9% |
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Energy |
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14.6% |
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Consumer Discretionary |
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10.7% |
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Health Care |
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8.4% |
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Industrials |
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7.7% |
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Consumer Staples |
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6.1% |
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Materials |
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3.6% |
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Utilities | |
1.6% |
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Telecommunication Services |
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1.5% |
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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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Fastenal Co. |
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
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LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A |
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Robert Half International, Inc. |
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Marriott International, Inc., Class A |
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Western Digital Corp. |
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VF Corp. |
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Contact Information:
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com