BOSTON, Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the
January 2020 Monthly Update for the
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund,
Inc.
Ticker: ASG
Monthly Update, January,
2020
Investment
Approach:
Fund Style: All-Cap
Growth
Fund Strategy: Combines three growth style investment managers,
each with a distinct capitalization focus (small-, mid- and
large-cap) selected and continuously monitored by the Fund's
Investment Advisor.
Investment
Managers:
Weatherbie Capital, LLC
Small-Cap Growth
Congress Asset Management Company,
LLP
Mid-Cap
Growth
Sustainable Growth Advisers,
LP
Large-Cap
Growth
Top 20 Holdings at
Month-End
|
(31.8% of equity
portfolio)
|
|
1
|
Paylocity Holding
Corp.
|
2.2%
|
2
|
Nevro
Corp.
|
2.2%
|
3
|
Chegg,
Inc.
|
2.1%
|
4
|
FirstService
Corp.
|
2.1%
|
5
|
Amazon.com,
Inc.
|
1.8%
|
6
|
Insulet
Corp.
|
1.8%
|
7
|
Casella Waste
Systems, Inc.
|
1.8%
|
8
|
Yum! Brands,
Inc.
|
1.6%
|
9
|
Microsoft
Corp.
|
1.4%
|
10
|
EPAM Systems,
Inc.
|
1.4%
|
11
|
Autodesk,
Inc.
|
1.4%
|
12
|
PayPal Holdings,
Inc.
|
1.4%
|
13
|
Alphabet,
Inc.
|
1.4%
|
14
|
UnitedHealth Group,
Inc.
|
1.4%
|
15
|
Visa,
Inc.
|
1.4%
|
16
|
salesforce.com,
Inc.
|
1.4%
|
17
|
Mondelez
International, Inc.
|
1.3%
|
18
|
Abbott
Laboratories
|
1.3%
|
19
|
NIKE,
Inc.
|
1.2%
|
20
|
Intuit,
Inc.
|
1.2%
|
Holdings are subject
to
change.
|
Monthly
Performance:
Performance
|
NAV
|
Market
Price
|
Premium
|
Beginning of month
value
|
$6.19
|
$6.50
|
5.0%
|
Distributions (Ex-Date
January 23)
|
$0.13
|
$0.13
|
|
End of month
value
|
$6.25
|
$6.99
|
11.8%
|
Performance for
month
|
2.95%
|
9.64%
|
|
Performance
year-to-date
|
2.95%
|
9.64%
|
|
Net Assets at Month-End
($millions)
Total
|
$237.5
|
Equities
|
$235.8
|
Percent
Invested
|
99.3%
|
Sector Breakdown (% of equity
portfolio)*
Information
Technology
|
32.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health
Care
|
22.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
15.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrials
|
12.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real
Estate
|
4.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Staples
|
3.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financials
|
3.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communication
Services
|
3.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Materials
|
2.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy
|
0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Market
Value
|
100.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Based on Standard
& Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard
(GICS).
|
New
Holdings
Ciena Corp.
Pluralsight, Inc.
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Xilinx, Inc.
Holdings Liquidated
Estee
Lauder Cos., Inc.
Jack Henry & Associates,
Inc.
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
The net asset value (NAV) of a closed-end fund is the market
value of the underlying investments (i.e., stocks and bonds) in the
Fund's portfolio, minus liabilities, divided by the total number of
Fund shares outstanding. However, the Fund also has a market price;
the value at which it trades on an exchange. If the market price is
above the NAV the Fund is trading at a premium. If the market price
is below the NAV the Fund is trading at a discount.
Performance returns for the Fund are total returns, which
includes dividends, and are net of management fees and other Fund
expenses. Returns are calculated assuming that a shareholder
reinvested all distributions. Past performance cannot predict
future investment results.
Performance will fluctuate with changes in market conditions.
Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance
data shown. Performance information shown does not reflect the
deduction of taxes that shareholders would pay on Fund
distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Shareholders must be
willing to tolerate significant fluctuations in the value of their
investment. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss
of principal.
Sources of distributions to shareholders may include ordinary
dividends, long-term capital gains and return of
capital. The final determination of the source of all
distributions in 2020 for tax reporting purposes will be made after
year end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for
tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment
experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes
based on tax regulations. Based on current estimates no portion of
the distributions consists of a return of capital. These estimates
may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's
distributions) contained in shareholder 1099-DIV forms after the
end of the
year.
All data is as of January 31, 2020
unless otherwise noted.
Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
libinfo@alpsinc.com
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