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4 days ago
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Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund June 2025 Monthly Update
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Below is the June 2025 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA). Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Ticker: USA Monthly Update, June 2025 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: (37.6% of equity portfolio) 1 Microsoft Corp. 4.7 % 2 NVIDIA Corp. 4.4 % 3 Amazon, Inc. 2.8 % 4 Alphabet, Inc. 2.8 % 5 Capital One Financial Corp. 2.3 % 6 Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.2 % 7 ServiceNow, Inc. 1.9 % 8 Visa, Inc. 1.8 % 9 Fresenius Medical Care AG 1.6 % 10 Charles Schwab Corp. 1.4 % 11 S&P Global, Inc. 1.3 % 12 Sony Group Corp. 1.3 % 13 CVS Health Corp. 1.3 % 14 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 1.3 % 15 Synopsys, Inc. 1.2 % 16 Booking Holdings, Inc. 1.2 % 17 Wells Fargo & Co. 1.1 % 18 Aramark 1.0 % 19 Intuit, Inc. 1.0 % 20 Baxter International, Inc. 1.0 % Holdings are subject to change. Expand Monthly Performance: Performance NAV Market Price Discount Beginning of month value $6.76 $6.62 -2.1% End of month value $7.03 $6.81 -3.1% Performance for month 3.99% 2.87% Performance year-to-date 5.93% 2.62% Expand Net Assets at Month-End ($millions): Total $2,072.5 Equities $2,033.4 Percent Invested 98.1% Expand Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio): New Holdings: None Holdings Liquidated: None 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 2025 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 June 30, 2025 unless otherwise noted.
Business Wire
07-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Liberty All-Star ® Equity Fund Declares Distribution
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) has declared a distribution of $0.18 per share payable on September 2, 2025 to shareholders of record on July 18, 2025. This distribution is in accordance with the Fund's current distribution policy of paying distributions on its shares totaling approximately 10 percent of its net asset value per year, payable in four quarterly installments of 2.5 percent. A portion of the distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2025 for tax reporting purposes, including the percentage of qualified dividend income, will be made after year-end. The distribution will be paid in newly issued shares to all shareholders except those who are not participating in Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's Dividend Reinvestment Plan and who elect to receive the distribution in cash. Shares will be issued at the lower of the August 15, 2025 net asset value per share or market value per share (but not less than 95% of market value). The market value of the Fund's shares for this purpose will be the last sales price on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund does not continuously issue shares and trades in the secondary market, investors wishing to buy or sell shares need to place orders through an intermediary or broker. The share price of a closed-end fund is based on the market's value. The Fund's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol USA. ALPS Advisors, Inc. is the investment advisor of the Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $2.1 billion in net assets as of July 3, 2025. Past performance cannot predict future results. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal. Secondary market support provided to the Fund by ALPS Fund Services, Inc.'s affiliate ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA Member. ALPS Fund Services, Inc., ALPS Advisors, Inc. and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. are affiliated entities.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund April 2025 Monthly Update
BOSTON, May 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Below is the April 2025 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA). Liberty All-Star Equity FundTicker: USAMonthly Update, April 2025 Investment Approach:Fund Style: Large-Cap CoreFund 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: (36.4% of equity portfolio) 1 Microsoft Corp. 4.2% 2 NVIDIA Corp. 3.4% 3 Alphabet, Inc. 2.9% 4 Amazon, Inc. 2.6% 5 Capital One Financial Corp. 2.0% 6 Visa, Inc. 1.9% 7 ServiceNow, Inc. 1.9% 8 Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.8% 9 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1.7% 10 Sony Group Corp. 1.6% 11 Fresenius Medical Care AG 1.6% 12 S&P Global, Inc. 1.4% 13 CVS Health Corp. 1.4% 14 Charles Schwab Corp. 1.4% 15 Booking Holdings, Inc. 1.2% 16 Baxter International, Inc. 1.1% 17 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 1.1% 18 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 1.1% 19 Danaher Corp. 1.1% 20 Dollar General Corp. 1.0% Holdings are subject to change. Monthly Performance: Performance NAV Market Price Discount Beginning of month value $6.64 $6.55 -1.4% Distributions (Ex-Date April 17th) $0.15 $0.15 End of month value $6.40 $6.37 -0.5% Performance for month -1.34% -0.46% Performance year-to-date -3.45% -3.90% Net Assets at Month-End ($millions): Total $1,870.1 Equities $1,873.0 Percent Invested 100.2% Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio): Information Technology 23.3% Financials 19.4% Health Care 16.2% Consumer Discretionary 11.8% Industrials 9.0% Communication Services 6.8% Consumer Staples 5.3% Materials 4.4% Energy 2.0% Utilities 1.5% Real Estate 0.3% Total Market Value 100.0% *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). New Holdings:ARM Holdings PLCBecton, Dickinson & Mexican Grill, Cos., Technologies, Inc. Holdings Liquidated:Smith & Nephew PLCStarbucks 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 2025 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, 2025 unless otherwise noted. View source version on Contacts Liberty All-Star® Equity libinfo@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
15-05-2025
- Business
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Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund April 2025 Monthly Update
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Below is the April 2025 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA). Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Ticker: USA Monthly Update, April 2025 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: (36.4% of equity portfolio) 1 Microsoft Corp. 4.2% 2 NVIDIA Corp. 3.4% 3 Alphabet, Inc. 2.9% 4 Amazon, Inc. 2.6% 5 Capital One Financial Corp. 2.0% 6 Visa, Inc. 1.9% 7 ServiceNow, Inc. 1.9% 8 Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.8% 9 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1.7% 10 Sony Group Corp. 1.6% 11 Fresenius Medical Care AG 1.6% 12 S&P Global, Inc. 1.4% 13 CVS Health Corp. 1.4% 14 Charles Schwab Corp. 1.4% 15 Booking Holdings, Inc. 1.2% 16 Baxter International, Inc. 1.1% 17 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 1.1% 18 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 1.1% 19 Danaher Corp. 1.1% 20 Dollar General Corp. 1.0% Holdings are subject to change. Expand Monthly Performance: Performance NAV Market Price Discount Beginning of month value $6.64 $6.55 -1.4% Distributions (Ex-Date April 17 th) $0.15 $0.15 End of month value $6.40 $6.37 -0.5% Performance for month -1.34% -0.46% Performance year-to-date -3.45% -3.90% Expand Net Assets at Month-End ($millions): Total $1,870.1 Equities $1,873.0 Percent Invested 100.2% Expand Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio): Information Technology 23.3% Financials 19.4% Health Care 16.2% Consumer Discretionary 11.8% Industrials 9.0% Communication Services 6.8% Consumer Staples 5.3% Materials 4.4% Energy 2.0% Utilities 1.5% Real Estate 0.3% Total Market Value 100.0% *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). Expand New Holdings: ARM Holdings PLC Becton, Dickinson & Co. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Cooper Cos., Inc. Uber Technologies, Inc. Holdings Liquidated: Smith & Nephew PLC Starbucks Corp. Xylem, 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 2025 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.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
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Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund February 2025 Monthly Update
BOSTON, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the February 2025 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA). Liberty All-Star Equity FundTicker: USAMonthly Update, February 2025 Investment Approach:Fund Style: Large-Cap CoreFund 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. 4.0 % 2 NVIDIA Corp. 3.5 % 3 Inc. 2.6 % 4 Alphabet, Inc. 2.5 % 5 Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.1 % 6 Visa, Inc. 2.0 % 7 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2.0 % 8 Capital One Financial Corp. 1.6 % 9 ServiceNow, Inc. 1.6 % 10 Sony Group Corp. 1.4 % 11 S&P Global, Inc. 1.4 % 12 Fresenius Medical Care AG 1.4 % 13 CVS Health Corp. 1.3 % 14 Charles Schwab Corp. 1.2 % 15 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.2 % 16 Baxter International, Inc. 1.2 % 17 Booking Holdings, Inc. 1.1 % 18 Ecolab, Inc. 1.1 % 19 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. 1.1 % 20 Danaher Corp. 1.0 % Holdings are subject to change. Monthly Performance: Performance NAV Market Price Premium/(Discount) Beginning of month value $7.09 $7.12 0.4 % End of month value $6.99 $6.93 -0.9 % Performance for month -1.41 % -2.67 %Performance year-to-date 3.03 % 2.14 % Net Assets at Month-End ($millions): Total $2,020.3 Equities $2,012.5 Percent Invested 99.6 % Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio): Information Technology 22.4 % Financials 20.6 % Health Care 16.0 % Consumer Discretionary 12.2 % Industrials 9.4 % Communication Services 6.4 % Consumer Staples 4.7 % Materials 4.6 % Energy 2.0 % Utilities 1.4 % Real Estate 0.3 % Total Market Value 100.0 % *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). New Holdings:Corebridge Financial, Inc. Holdings Liquidated:American Tower Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCAJPMorgan Chase & Technology, 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 2025 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 February 28, 2025 unless otherwise noted. Liberty All-Star® Equity View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
