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Liberty All-Star(R) Growth Fund, Inc. April 2010 Monthly Update

^{Published on 2010-05-13 06:41:16 - Market Wire}
 

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2010) -

Below is the April 2010 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: [ ASG ])

 April 2010 Monthly Update Performance NAV Market Price Discount ----------- ----- ------------ -------- Beginning of month value $4.23 $3.74 11.6% Distributions - - End of month value $4.33 $3.97 8.3% Performance for month 2.36% 6.15% Performance year-to-date 9.89% 20.03% For daily data visit the Fund's website at [ www.all-starfunds.com ] or call 1-800-241-1850. The Fund's daily NAV is also available by using the symbol XASGX. Past performance cannot predict future results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) ---------------------------------- Total $130.2 Equities $127.8 Percent Invested in Equities 98.1% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (25.4% of equity portfolio) ------------------------------------------------------- (Rank from previous month) 1 Core Laboratories N.V. (1) 1.9% 11 ANSYS, Inc. (14) 1.2% 2 Apple, Inc. (7) 1.6% 12 EMC Corp. (10) 1.1% 3 Strayer Education, Inc. (2) 1.5% 13 Google, Inc., Class A (13) 1.1% 4 Microsoft Corp. (4) 1.5% 14 Polycom, Inc. (18) 1.1% 5 Applied Materials, Inc. (6) 1.4% 15 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (20) 1.1% 6 PepsiCo, Inc. (5) 1.4% 16 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (19) 1.1% 7 Visa, Inc., Class A (3) 1.3% 17 Lincare Holdings, Inc. (17) 1.1% 8 The Blackstone Group LP (11) 1.3% 18 Resources Connection, Inc. (12) 1.1% 9 Capella Education Co. (9) 1.2% 19 VMware, Inc. (28) 1.1% 10 Salesforce.com, Inc. (21) 1.2% 20 Best Buy Co., Inc. (8) 1.1% Holdings are subject to change --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio) * ------------------------------------------ Information Technology 26.2% New Holdings Industrials 19.1% ------------ Health Care 16.0% Adobe Systems, Inc. Financials 13.0% American Express Co. Consumer Discretionary 12.0% Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Energy 8.2% Coach, Inc. Consumer Staples 3.3% Janus Capital Group, Inc. Materials 0.9% Starbucks Corp. Telecommunication Services 0.7% Union Pacific Corp. Utilities 0.6% Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ----- Yum! Brands, Inc. 100.0% Holdings Liquidated ------------------- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baxter International, Inc. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Verizon Communications, 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.