Liberty All-Star Equity Fund October 2023 Monthly Update

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Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA) October 2023 Monthly Update: The PR provides insights into the fund's investment approach, managers, top 20 holdings, monthly performance, net assets, sector breakdown, and market value. It also highlights the fund's performance returns, distribution sources, and risk factors.

BOSTON, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the October 2023 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Ticker: USA              
Monthly Update, October, 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
	(35.3% of equity portfolio)
1	Microsoft Corp.	3.9 %
2	Alphabet, Inc.	3.3 %
3	UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	2.9 %
4	Amazon.com, Inc.	2.7 %
5	NVIDIA Corp.	2.3 %
6	Visa, Inc.	2.3 %
7	ServiceNow, Inc.	2.1 %
8	S&P Global, Inc.	1.6 %
9	Adobe, Inc.	1.4 %
10	Sony Group Corp.	1.4 %
11	Capital One Financial Corp.	1.3 %
12	Charles Schwab Corp.	1.3 %
13	Danaher Corp.	1.2 %
14	Salesforce, Inc.	1.2 %
15	Ecolab, Inc.	1.2 %
16	Autodesk, Inc.	1.1 %
17	Booking Holdings, Inc.	1.1 %
18	Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.	1.0 %
19	Ferguson PLC	1.0 %
20	IQVIA Holdings, Inc.	1.0 %
Holdings are subject to change.

 

Monthly Performance:
Performance	NAV	Market Price	Discount
Beginning of month value	$6.07	$5.92	-2.5 %
End of month value	$5.90	$5.83	-1.2 %
Performance for month	-2.80 %	-1.52 %
Performance year-to-date	7.65 %	10.11 %

           

Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
Total	$1,616.3
Equities	$1,563.7
Percent Invested	96.7 %

 

Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*
Financials	21.8 %
Information Technology	21.3 %
Health Care	14.0 %
Consumer Discretionary	12.6 %
Industrials	7.9 %
Communication Services	5.9 %
Materials	5.7 %
Consumer Staples	4.9 %
Energy	2.4 %
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
None

Holdings Liquidated
Align Technology, Inc.
Enphase Energy, 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 October 31, 2023 unless otherwise noted.              

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

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FAQ

What is the investment approach of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

The fund combines three value-style and two growth-style investment managers who demonstrate consistent investment philosophy and above-average long-term results.

What are the top 3 holdings of the fund at month-end?

The top 3 holdings are Microsoft Corp., Alphabet, Inc., and UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

How did the fund perform in October 2023?

The performance for the month was -2.80% for NAV and -1.52% for market price. The year-to-date performance was 7.65% for NAV and 10.11% for market price.

What are the sector breakdown percentages of the equity portfolio?

The sector breakdown includes Financials (21.8%), Information Technology (21.3%), Health Care (14.0%), and more.

What are the sources of distributions to shareholders?

Sources of distributions may include ordinary dividends, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. A portion of the distributions consist of a return of capital based on current estimates.