Liberty All-Star Equity Fund May 2020 Monthly Update

BOSTON, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the May 2020 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. USA

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund

Ticker: USA               

Monthly Update, May, 2020

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



(33.1% of equity portfolio)               



1

Adobe, Inc.                                       

2.8%

2

PayPal Holdings, Inc.                        

2.8%

3

Amazon.com, Inc.                               

2.6%

4

Alphabet, Inc.                                       

2.3%

5

Visa, Inc.                                               

2.2%

6

Microsoft Corp.                                       

2.1%

7

Facebook, Inc.                                         

2.0%

8

salesforce.com, Inc.                                  

1.7%

9

American International Group, Inc.             

1.6%

10

Danaher Corp.                                          

1.6%

11

ServiceNow, Inc.                                        

1.3%

12

Illumina, Inc.                                                

1.3%

13

Equinix, Inc.                                               

1.2%

14

American Tower Corp.                                

1.2%

15

Abbott Laboratories                                      

1.2%

16

IHS Markit, Ltd.                                      

1.1%

17

Capital One Financial Corp.                    

1.1%

18

Bank of America Corp.                             

1.0%

19

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     

1.0%

20

Autodesk, Inc.                                             

1.0%

Holdings are subject to change.

 

Monthly Performance:        







Performance                            

 NAV      

Market Price   

Discount

Beginning of month value        

$5.70

$5.39

-5.4%

End of month value                   

$6.05

$5.60

-7.4%

Performance for month               

6.14%

3.90%



Performance year-to-date            

-7.81%

-13.03%



       

Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)   

Total                           

$1,276.1

Equities                     

$1,267.3

Percent Invested      

99.3%

                   

Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*   

Information Technology           

25.0%

Health Care                               

15.8%

Financials                                   

15.0%

Consumer Discretionary              

11.9%

Industrials                                      

8.7%

Communication Services                

7.7%

Energy                                              

4.3%

Materials                                            

3.9%

Real Estate                                     

3.5%

Consumer Staples                            

3.4%

Utilities                                           

0.8%

Total Market Value                          

100.0%

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

New Holdings

Ball Corp.

NRG Energy, Inc.

Holdings Liquidated

Unilever NV

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 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 May 31, 2020 unless otherwise noted.                                                  

Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund

1-800-241-1850

www.all-starfunds.com

libinfo@alpsinc.com        

          

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