Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. June 2018 Update

BOSTON, July 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Below is the June 2018 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.            
Ticker: ASG
Monthly Update, June, 2018    

Investment Approach:            
Fund Style: All-Cap Growth                
Fund Strategy: Combines three growth style investment managers, each with a distinct capitalization focus (small-, mid- and large-cap) selected and continuously monitored by the Fund's Investment Advisor.

Investment Managers:        
Weatherbie Capital, LLC
Small-Cap Growth
Congress Asset Management Company, LLP    
Mid-Cap Growth     
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP    
Large-Cap Growth                 

Top 20 Holdings at Month-End            
(30.5% of equity portfolio)            
1    Wayfair, Inc.        2.3%
2    FirstService Corp.    2.1%
3    Chegg, Inc.        2.1%
4    XPO Logistics, Inc.    1.9%
5    Insulet Corp.        1.8%
6    Paylocity Holding Corp.1.6%
7    Ebix, Inc.        1.4%
8    Everbridge, Inc.    1.4%
9    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.1.4%
10    Equinix, Inc.        1.4%
11    Stamps.com, Inc.    1.4%
12    FleetCor Technologies, Inc.1.4%
13    Alphabet, Inc., Class C1.3%
14    Visa, Inc., Class A    1.3%
15    Schlumberger Ltd.    1.3%
16    NIKE, Inc., Class B    1.3%
17    Yum! Brands, Inc.    1.3%
18    Autodesk, Inc.        1.3%
19    Ecolab, Inc.        1.3%
20    The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A1.2%
Holdings are subject to change.        

Monthly Performance:            
Beginning of month value: $5.82 NAV, $5.90 Market Price, 1.4% Premium
End of month value: $5.92 NAV, $6.62 Market Price, 11.8% Premium
Performance for month: 1.72% NAV, 12.20% Market Price
Performance year-to-date: 8.61% NAV, 24.30% Market Price        

Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)            
Total            $162.5
Equities        $158.8
Percent Invested    97.7%        

Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*            
Information Technology    33.0%
Consumer Discretionary    22.2%
Health Care            16.1%
Industrials            12.1%
Consumer Staples        4.1%
Financials            4.0%
Real Estate        3.4%
Materials            3.4%
Energy                1.7%
Total Market Value        100.0%
*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).            

New Holdings            
Altair Engineering, Inc.
Avalara, Inc.
Littelfuse, Inc.
Microsoft Corp.
Qualys, Inc.
Xylem, Inc.

Holdings Liquidated
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cambrex Corp.
Facebook, Inc.
Financial Engines, Inc.
Masco Corp.
RPC, Inc.
WABCO Holdings, 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 can include ordinary dividends, long-term capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2018 for tax 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. If a distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the Fund provides a Section 19(a) notice of the best estimate of its distribution sources at that time. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholders' 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.    

The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is a closed-end fund and does not continuously offer shares. The Fund trades in the secondary market, investors wishing to buy or sell shares need to place orders through an intermediary or broker by using the Fund's ticker symbol: USA. Secondary market support provided to the Fund by ALPS Fund Services, Inc.'s affiliate ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a FINRA member.

All data is as of June 30, 2018 unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE Liberty All-Star Equity Fund