BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/15/10 -- Below is the September 2010 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
September 2010 Monthly Update
Performance NAV Market Price Discount
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Beginning of month value $3.73 $3.49 6.4%
Distributions - -
End of month value $4.18 $3.81 8.9%
Performance for month 12.06% 9.17%
Performance year-to-date 9.43% 18.95%
For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or call
1-800-241-1850. The Fund's daily NAV is also available by using the
symbol XASGX. Past performance cannot predict future results.
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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
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Total $125.7
Equities $122.2
Percent Invested in Equities 97.2%
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (31.2% of equity portfolio)
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(Rank from previous month)
1 C.H. Robinson Worldwide, 11 Masimo Corp. (13) 1.4%
Inc. (2) 2.5% 12 MSCI, Inc. (11) 1.3%
2 Salesforce.com, Inc. (1) 2.3% 13 VeriFone Systems, Inc. (18) 1.3%
3 Apple, Inc. (3) 2.1% 14 Amazon.com, Inc. (19) 1.3%
4 Rockwell Automation, 15 Varian Medical Systems,
Inc. (5) 2.0% Inc. (15) 1.2%
5 Core Laboratories N.V. (4) 1.8% 16 Cognizant Technology
6 QUALCOMM, Inc. (6) 1.8% Solutions Corp., Class A (16) 1.2%
7 Expeditors International 17 VMware, Inc. (14) 1.2%
of Washington, Inc. (7) 1.7% 18 LKQ Corp. (17) 1.2%
8 Google, Inc., Class A (9) 1.6% 19 Capella Education Co. (28) 1.2%
9 Intuitive Surgical, 20 IHS, Inc. (20) 1.1%
Inc. (8) 1.5%
10 ACE Ltd. (10) 1.5%
Holdings are subject to change
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Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*
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Information Technology 25.8% New Holdings
Industrials 19.4% ------------
Health Care 18.7% Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Financials 11.5% Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
Consumer Discretionary 9.6%
Energy 8.9%
Consumer Staples 2.5%
Materials 1.8%
Telecommunication Services 1.1%
Utilities 0.7% Holdings Liquidated
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100.0% Hibbett Sports, Inc.
Internet Brands, Inc.
* Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry
Classification Standard (GICS).
The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is a closed-end fund and does not
continuously offer shares.
Contact Information:
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
