Liberty All-Star Equity Fund August 2021 Monthly Update

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The Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) released its August 2021 Monthly Update. The fund employs a large-cap core investment strategy, utilizing five managers focusing on value and growth styles.

At the end of August, the fund reported a net asset value (NAV) of $8.30 and a market price of $8.52, reflecting a premium of 2.7%. The fund's year-to-date performance stands at 21.48% for NAV and 33.19% for market price. Total net assets amounted to $1.839 billion, with equities valued at $1.846 billion, indicating a 100.4% investment rate.

Positive

• Year-to-date NAV performance of 21.48%.
• Year-to-date market price performance of 33.19%.
• Total net assets reached $1.839 billion.

Negative

• None.

BOSTON, Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the August 2021 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Ticker: USA 
Monthly Update, August, 2021

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
(33.3% of equity portfolio)
1	Alphabet, Inc.	2.8%
2	Facebook, Inc.	2.5%
3	Amazon.com, Inc.	2.5%
4	PayPal Holdings, Inc.	2.4%
5	Adobe, Inc.	2.3%
6	Microsoft Corp.	1.9%
7	Visa, Inc.	1.8%
8	salesforce.com, Inc.	1.7%
9	Danaher Corp.	1.7%
10	UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	1.7%
11	Sony Group Corp.	1.4%
12	Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.	1.3%
13	ServiceNow, Inc.	1.3%
14	Capital One Financial Corp.	1.3%
15	Charles Schwab Corp.	1.2%
16	IHS Markit, Ltd.	1.2%
17	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	1.2%
18	NVIDIA Corp.	1.1%
19	General Electric Co.	1.0%
20	American International Group, Inc.	1.0%

Holdings are subject to change.

Monthly Performance:
Performance	NAV	Market Price	Premium
Beginning of month value	$8.05	$8.45	5.0%
End of month value	$8.30	$8.52	2.7%
Performance for month	3.11%	0.83%
Performance year-to-date	21.48%	33.19%

 

Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
Total	$1,839.0
Equities	$1,845.7
Percent Invested	100.4%

 

Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*
Information Technology	22.6%
Financials	16.8%
Health Care	14.6%
Consumer Discretionary	13.3%
Industrials	10.3%
Communication Services	8.4%
Materials	4.1%
Energy	3.1%
Real Estate	2.8%
Consumer Staples	2.5%
Utilities	1.5%
Total Market Value	100.0%

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

New Holdings
None

Holdings Liquidated
PepsiCo, 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 2021 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 August 31, 2021 unless otherwise noted.                

Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
libinfo@alpsinc.com

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