Liberty All-Star Equity Fund December 2023 Monthly Update

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    BOSTON, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Below is the December 2023 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)

    Liberty All-Star Equity Fund

    Ticker: USA              

    Monthly Update, December, 2023

    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

    Fiduciary Management, Inc.             

    Pzena Investment Management, LLC                       

    Growth Managers:

    Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP    

    TCW Investment Management Company

    Top 20 Holdings at Month-End

                (34.6% of equity portfolio)

    1

    Microsoft Corp.   

    3.8 %

    2

    Alphabet, Inc.     

    3.1 %

    3

    Amazon.com, Inc.

    2.5 %

    4

    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2.5 %

    5

    NVIDIA Corp.                     

    2.3 %

    6

    Visa, Inc.                             

    2.1 %

    7

    ServiceNow, Inc.               

    2.1 %

    8

    S&P Global, Inc.       

    1.6 %

    9

    Charles Schwab Corp.

    1.4 %

    10

    Capital One Financial Corp.

    1.4 %

    11

    Sony Group Corp.         

    1.4 %

    12

    Adobe, Inc.

    1.4 %

    13

    Salesforce, Inc.

    1.3 %

    14

    Danaher Corp.   

    1.3 %

    15

    Autodesk, Inc.       

    1.2 %

    16

    Ecolab, Inc.           

    1.2 %

    17

    Ferguson PLC       

    1.1 %

    18

    Fresenius Medical Care AG

    1.0 %

    19

    SYSCO Corp.                         

    1.0 %

    20

    Micron Technology, Inc.           

    0.9 %

    Holdings are subject to change.

     

    Monthly Performance:        

    Performance   

    NAV 

    Market Price

    Discount

    Beginning of month value

    $6.40

    $6.17

    -3.6 %

    End of month value   

    $6.75

    $6.38

    -5.5 %

    Performance for month

    5.47 %

    3.40 %

    Performance year-to-date

    26.12 %

    23.39 %

     

    Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)          

    Total       

    $1,866.9

    Equities   

    $1,804.6

    Percent Invested 

    96.7 %

     

    Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*                                                                      

    Financials   

    21.9 %

    Information Technology

    21.9 %

    Health Care       

    13.5 %

    Consumer Discretionary             

    12.6 %

    Industrials           

    8.2 %

    Materials               

    5.7 %

    Communication Services   

    5.6 %

    Consumer Staples               

    5.0 %

    Energy                                 

    2.1 %

    Real Estate                             

    2.0 %

    Utilities                                     

    1.5 %

    Total Market Value                     

    100.0 %

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

    New Holdings

    O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

    Holdings Liquidated

    Halliburton Co.

    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 2023 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 consist 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 December 31, 2023 unless otherwise noted.                       

    Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund

    1-800-241-1850

    www.all-starfunds.com

    [email protected]  

                

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