Liberty All-Star Equity Fund April 2024 Monthly Update
The Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) released its April 2024 monthly update, highlighting its large-cap core fund strategy. The fund combines three value-style and two growth-style investment managers and holds top stocks like Microsoft, Alphabet, and NVIDIA, making up 34.1% of its equity portfolio.
By month's end, the net asset value (NAV) decreased to $6.69 from $7.21, while the market price dropped from $7.15 to $6.67. Performance for the month showed a -4.71% NAV return and a -4.20% market price return. However, the year-to-date performance remains positive at 4.40% NAV and 10.13% market price.
The fund’s sector allocation includes Information Technology (21.6%) and Financials (21.2%), among others. New holdings include American Water Works and Shopify, while liquidated holdings are Crown Castle and Nike.
Total net assets stand at $1,870.3 million with 99.7% invested in equities.
- Year-to-date market price performance is up 10.13%.
- The fund maintains a diversified portfolio with top holdings in leading companies like Microsoft and Alphabet.
- 99.7% of assets are invested, indicating efficient capital utilization.
- Positive year-to-date NAV performance of 4.40%.
- Monthly NAV decreased by -4.71%.
- Market price of shares fell by -4.20% in April.
- Significant holdings were liquidated, including Crown Castle and Nike.
- The fund is trading at a discount, as the market price is below NAV.
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Ticker: USA
Monthly Update, April, 2024
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 | ||
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1 | Microsoft Corp. | 3.8 % |
2 | Alphabet, Inc. | 3.5 % |
3 | NVIDIA Corp. | 3.1 % |
4 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.8 % |
5 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2.1 % |
6 | Visa, Inc. | 2.0 % |
7 | ServiceNow, Inc. | 1.7 % |
8 | S&P Global, Inc. | 1.4 % |
9 | Danaher Corp. | 1.4 % |
10 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 1.3 % |
11 | Salesforce, Inc. | 1.2 % |
12 | Ecolab, Inc. | 1.2 % |
13 | Sony Group Corp. | 1.2 % |
14 | Ferguson PLC | 1.2 % |
15 | Charles Schwab Corp. | 1.1 % |
16 | Dollar General Corp. | 1.1 % |
17 | Adobe, Inc. | 1.0 % |
18 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 1.0 % |
19 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 1.0 % |
20 | Autodesk, Inc. | 1.0 % |
Holdings are subject to change. | ||
Monthly Performance: | |||
Performance | NAV | Market Price | Discount |
Beginning of month value | -0.8 % | ||
Distributions (Ex-Date April 18th) | |||
End of month value | -0.3 % | ||
Performance for month | -4.71 % | -4.20 % | |
Performance year-to-date | 4.40 % | 10.13 % |
Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) | |
Total | |
Equities | |
Percent Invested | 99.7 % |
Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)* | |
Information Technology | 21.6 % |
Financials | 21.2 % |
Health Care | 14.8 % |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.8 % |
Industrials | 8.0 % |
Communication Services | 6.5 % |
Materials | 5.9 % |
Consumer Staples | 5.5 % |
Energy | 2.1 % |
Utilities | 1.8 % |
Real Estate | 0.8 % |
Total Market Value | 100.0 % |
*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). | |
New Holdings
American Water Works Co., Inc.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Shopify, Inc.
Synopsys, Inc.
Holdings Liquidated
Crown Castle, Inc.
Eaton Corp. PLC
NIKE, 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 2024 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 April 30, 2024 unless otherwise noted.
Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
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