Liberty All Star Equity Fund : -Star(R) Equity Fund April 2015 Update
May 15, 2015 at 11:21 am EDT
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BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - May 15, 2015) - Below is the April 2015 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Monthly Update
Ticker: USA
April, 2015
Investment Approach
Fund Style: Large-Cap Core
Fund Strategy: Combines three value-style and two growth-style
investment managers. Those selected demonstrate a consistent
investment philosophy, decision making process, continuity of key
people and above-average long-term results compared to managers
with similar styles.
Investment Managers:
Value Managers:
Matrix Asset Advisors, Inc.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Schneider Capital Management Corporation
Growth Managers:
Cornerstone Capital Management LLC
TCW Investment Management Company
Top 20 Holdings at Month-End
(29.3% of equity portfolio)
(Rank from previous month)
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2)
2.3%
2
State Street Corp. (1)
2.3%
3
Salesforce.com, Inc. (3)
2.1%
4
Citigroup, Inc. (4)
1.7%
5
Google, Inc., Class A & C (5)
1.6%
6
Microsoft Corp. (13)
1.5%
7
Facebook, Inc., Class A (6)
1.5%
8
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (7)
1.5%
9
Visa, Inc., Class A (8)
1.3%
10
Apple, Inc. (158)
1.3%
11
Amazon.com, Inc. (15)
1.3%
12
MetLife, Inc. (10)
1.3%
13
Hewlett-Packard Co. (12)
1.3%
14
Marriott International, Inc., Class A (11)
1.2%
15
PulteGroup, Inc. (38)
1.2%
16
Weatherford International Ltd. (21)
1.2%
17
The Walt Disney Co. (34)
1.2%
18
American International Group, Inc. (14)
1.2%
19
QUALCOMM, Inc. (16)
1.2%
20
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (22)
1.1%
Holdings are subject to change.
Monthly Performance
Performance
NAV
Market Price
Discount
Beginning of month value
$6.72
$5.84
13.1%
Distributions (Ex-Date April 29)
$0.14
$0.14
End of month value
$6.70
$5.84
12.8%
Performance for month
2.09%
2.40%
Performance year-to-date
1.99%
1.68%
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.
Returns for the Fund are total returns, which includes dividends, and are net of management fees and other Fund Expenses. The Fund's performance is 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 actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. If a distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the fund provides a Section 19(a) notice of the best estimate of its distribution sources at that time, available at www.all-starfunds.com. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholders' 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.
Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
Total
$1,205.2
Equities
$1,200.5
Percent Invested
99.6%
Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*
Financials
28.1%
Information Technology
21.7%
Consumer Discretionary
16.9%
Health Care
11.5%
Energy
11.2%
Consumer Staples
5.1%
Industrials
4.7%
Materials
0.8%
Total Market Value
100.0%
*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek total investment return, comprised of long-term capital appreciation and current income. The Fund seeks its investment objective through investment primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, defined as common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks such as bonds and preferred stocks, and securities having common stock characteristics such as warrants and rights to purchase equity securities (although, as a non-fundamental policy, not more than 20% of the value of the Fundâs total assets may be invested in rights and warrants). The Fund may lend its portfolio securities, write covered call and put options and engage in options and futures strategies. The Fund's investment advisor is ALPS Advisors, Inc.