Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund November 2019 Monthly Update

BOSTON, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the November 2019 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. USA

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund  

Ticker: USA   

Monthly Update, November, 2019    

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:                                 

          Aristotle Capital Management, LLC                          

          Macquarie Investment Management                           

          Pzena Investment Management, LLC                                   

Growth Managers:                              

          Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP                              

          TCW Investment Management Company                             

Top 20 Holdings at Month-End                               



(30.9% of equity portfolio) 



1

PayPal Holdings, Inc.            

2.2%

2

Visa, Inc.                                

2.1%

3

Adobe, Inc.                            

2.1%

4

Alphabet, Inc.                        

2.0%

5

Amazon.com, Inc.                  

2.0%

6

Microsoft Corp.                     

1.9%

7

salesforce.com, Inc.               

1.7%

8

Facebook, Inc.                       

1.6%

9

Halliburton Co.                      

1.6%

10

Abbott Laboratories               

1.4%

11

Capital One Financial Corp.  

1.4%

12

Bank of America Corp.          

1.4%

13

Danaher Corp.                        

1.4%

14

American International Group, Inc.   

1.3%

15

Mondelez International, Inc. 

1.3%

16

Equinix, Inc.                          

1.3%

17

Amgen, Inc.                           

1.1%

18

Home Depot, Inc.                  

1.1%

19

Lowe's Cos., Inc.                   

1.0%

20

American Tower Corp.          

1.0%

Holdings are subject to change.     



Monthly Performance:                                                      

Performance

NAV

Market Price

Discount

Beginning of month value

$6.59

$6.49

-1.5%

Distributions (Ex-Date November 14)

$0.17

$0.17



End of month value

$6.70

$6.58

-1.8%

Performance for month

4.30%

4.01%



Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)                                  

Total

$1,385.6

Equities

$1,391.0

Percent Invested

100.4%

Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*                                  

Information Technology        

21.6%

Financials                               

16.9%

Health Care                            

15.6%

Consumer Discretionary        

12.1%

Industrials                              

9.0%

Energy                                    

6.3%

Communication Services       

5.9%

Consumer Staples                  

5.6%

Real Estate                             

3.6%

Materials                                

2.6%

Utilities                                  

0.8%

Total Market Value                

100.0%

*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).                   

New Holdings                       

None

Holdings Liquidated

None

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 2019 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 a 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 November 30, 2019 unless otherwise noted.                           

Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund

1-800-241-1850

www.all-starfunds.com

libinfo@alpsinc.com

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