Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. February 2023 Monthly Update
The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) released its February 2023 Monthly Update, detailing its investment strategy, performance metrics, and top holdings. The fund employs a multi-manager approach across small-, mid-, and large-cap growth investments. As of February 28, 2023, the fund's net assets totaled $310.7 million, with 99.3% invested in equities. The fund's performance for February showed a decline of 3.21% in NAV and a market price decrease of 2.24%. Notable top holdings included SPS Commerce, Casella Waste Systems, and Visa. The fund introduced ServiceNow while liquidating Horizon Therapeutics and Match Group.
- Total net assets increased to $310.7 million.
- 99.3% of assets are invested in equities.
- NAV decreased by 3.21% in February.
- Market price fell by 2.24% in February.
Ticker: ASG
Monthly Update, February, 2023
Investment Approach:
Fund Style: All-Cap Growth
Fund Strategy: Combines three growth style investment managers, each with a distinct capitalization focus (small-, mid- and large-cap) selected and continuously monitored by the Fund's Investment Advisor.
Investment Managers:
Weatherbie Capital, LLC
Small-Cap Growth
Congress Asset Management Company, LLP
Mid-Cap Growth
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP
Large-Cap Growth
Top 20 Holdings at Month-End
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1 | SPS Commerce, Inc. | 3.0 % |
2 | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | 1.9 % |
3 | FirstService Corp. | 1.9 % |
4 | Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. | 1.8 % |
5 | 1.8 % | |
6 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.7 % |
7 | Microsoft Corp. | 1.7 % |
8 | Workday, Inc. | 1.5 % |
9 | Progyny, Inc. | 1.5 % |
10 | SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. | 1.5 % |
11 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1.4 % |
12 | Planet Fitness, Inc. | 1.4 % |
13 | MSCI, Inc. | 1.4 % |
14 | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | 1.3 % |
15 | S&P Global, Inc. | 1.3 % |
16 | 1.3 % | |
17 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | 1.3 % |
18 | Intuit, Inc. | 1.3 % |
19 | Alphabet, Inc. | 1.3 % |
20 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1.2 % |
Holdings are subject to change. | ||
Monthly Performance
Performance | NAV | Market Price | Discount | |
Beginning of month value | -4.5 % | |||
End of month value | -3.5 % | |||
Performance for month | -3.21 % | -2.24 % | ||
Performance year-to-date | 5.96 % | 8.48 % |
Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
Total | |
Equities | |
Percent Invested | 99.3 % |
Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*
Information Technology | 27.4 % |
Health Care | 19.9 % |
Consumer Discretionary | 15.6 % |
Industrials | 12.8 % |
Financials | 9.7 % |
Materials | 4.1 % |
Real Estate | 3.8 % |
Communication Services | 3.0 % |
Energy | 2.0 % |
Consumer Staples | 1.7 % |
Total Market Value | 100.0 % |
*Based on | |
ServiceNow, Inc.
Holdings Liquidated
Horizon Therapeutics Plc
Match Group, 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 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
Liberty All-Star®
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