Liberty All Star Equity Fund (USA)

Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund Announces New Portfolio ManagerJune 12, 2026 4:30 PM
Business Wire The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) has appointed Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) as one of the Fund’s five investment managers effective June 15, 2026 replacing Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP. The investment team at Loomis Sayles, led by Aziz Hamzaogullari, CFA, practices a large capitalization growth investment style which seeks to invest in high-quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and profitable growth when they trade at a significant discount to intrinsic value. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund’s other managers are Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, Fiduciary Management, Inc., Pzena Investment Management, LLC and TCW Investment Management Company. 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 symbol USA. ALPS Advisors, Inc. is the investment advisor of the Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $2.0 billion in net assets as of June 11, 2026. 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. LAS001363 View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260612451348/en/ For Information Contact:
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Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund April 2026 Monthly UpdateMay 15, 2026 11:46 AM
Business Wire Below is the April 2026 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA). Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Ticker: USA
Monthly Update, April 2026 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:   (38.3% of equity portfolio)   1 NVIDIA Corp. 5.2% 2 Alphabet, Inc. 4.4% 3 Microsoft Corp. 3.8% 4 Amazon.com, Inc. 2.6% 5 Broadcom Inc. 2.5% 6 Capital One Financial Corp. 2.0% 7 Visa, Inc. 1.6% 8 Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.6% 9 CDW Corp. 1.4% 10 Charles Schwab Corp. 1.4% 11 Fresenius Medical Care AG 1.3% 12 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 1.2% 13 Accenture Ltd. 1.2% 14 Synopsys, Inc. 1.2% 15 Wells Fargo & Co. 1.2% 16 Booking Holdings, Inc. 1.2% 17 CVS Health Corp. 1.2% 18 Aramark 1.1% 19 Humana, Inc. 1.1% 20 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 1.1% Holdings are subject to change. Monthly Performance: Performance NAV Market Price Discount Beginning of month value $6.16   $5.55   -9.9% Distributions (Ex-Date April 16th) $0.15   $0.15     End of month value $6.48   $5.85   -9.7% Performance for month 7.89%   8.11%     Performance year-to-date 0.07%   -1.61%     Net Assets at Month-End ($millions): Total $1,975.7 Equities $1,977.8 Percent Invested 100.1%   Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio): Information Technology 25.5% Financials 19.5% Health Care 12.9% Industrials 10.6% Consumer Discretionary 10.1% Communication Services 7.4% Materials 5.0% Consumer Staples 4.7% Energy 2.1% Utilities 1.3% Real Estate 0.9% Total Market Value 100.0% *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). New Holdings:
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
Equinix, Inc. Holdings Liquidated:
TE Connectivity Ltd. 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 2026 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, 2026 unless otherwise noted. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260515216166/en/ Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund
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Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund March 2026 Monthly UpdateApril 14, 2026 5:28 PM
Business Wire
Below is the March 2026 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA).


Liberty All-Star Equity Fund

Ticker: USA

Monthly Update, March 2026


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:




 





 

(35.8% of equity portfolio)






 








1





 

NVIDIA Corp.






4.9%








2





 

Microsoft Corp.






3.7%








3





 

Alphabet, Inc.






3.6%








4





 

Amazon.com, Inc.






2.4%








5





 

Broadcom Inc.






2.0%








6





 

Capital One Financial Corp.






1.9%








7





 

Meta Platforms, Inc.






1.6%








8





 

Visa, Inc.






1.6%








9





 

Charles Schwab Corp.






1.5%








10





 

Fresenius Medical Care AG






1.4%








11





 

Booking Holdings, Inc.






1.2%








12





 

Wells Fargo & Co.






1.2%








13





 

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.






1.1%








14





 

Accenture Ltd.






1.1%








15





 

Mastercard, Inc.






1.1%








16





 

Ecolab, Inc.






1.1%








17





 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.






1.1%








18





 

CDW Corp.






1.1%








19





 

Aramark






1.1%








20





 

CVS Health Corp.






1.1%








Holdings are subject to change.







Monthly Performance:




Performance






NAV






Market Price






Discount








Beginning of month value






$6.58






$5.99






-9.0%








End of month value






$6.16






$5.55






-9.9%








Performance for month






-6.38%






-7.35%






 








Performance year-to-date






-7.25%






-8.99%






 







Net Assets at Month-End ($millions):




Total






$1,878.7








Equities






$1,845.6








Percent Invested






98.2%







Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio):




Information Technology






24.2%








Financials






19.9%








Health Care






13.2%








Industrials






10.8%








Consumer Discretionary






10.1%








Communication Services






6.7%








Materials






5.8%








Consumer Staples






5.0%








Energy






2.2%








Utilities






1.4%








Real Estate






0.7%








Total Market Value






100.0%








*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).







New Holdings:

Chevron Corp.

McKesson Corp.

Palantir Technologies, Inc.

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc.


Holdings Liquidated:

Coterra 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 2026 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 March 31, 2026 unless otherwise noted.

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Original: Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund March 2026 Monthly Update

Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund Declares DistributionApril 6, 2026 12:00 PM
Business Wire
The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) has declared a distribution of $0.15 per share payable on June 1, 2026 to shareholders of record on April 16, 2026. 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 2026 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 May 15, 2026 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 $1.8 billion in net assets as of April 2, 2026.


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.

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Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund February 2026 Monthly UpdateMarch 13, 2026 4:09 PM
Business Wire
Below is the February 2026 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA).


Liberty All-Star Equity Fund

Ticker: USA

Monthly Update, February 2026


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:








 






(35.7% of equity portfolio)






 








1






NVIDIA Corp.






4.6%








2






Alphabet, Inc.






3.9%








3






Microsoft Corp.






3.7%








4






Amazon.com, Inc.






2.2%








5






Broadcom Inc.






2.0%








6






Capital One Financial Corp.






1.8%








7






Meta Platforms, Inc.






1.7%








8






Visa, Inc.






1.5%








9






Charles Schwab Corp.






1.5%








10






Fresenius Medical Care AG






1.3%








11






Wells Fargo & Co.






1.2%








12






Ecolab, Inc.






1.2%








13






Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.






1.2%








14






CVS Health Corp.






1.2%








15






Booking Holdings, Inc.






1.2%








16






Baxter International, Inc.






1.1%








17






Parker-Hannifin Corp.






1.1%








18






Avery Dennison Corp.






1.1%








19






Mastercard, Inc.






1.1%








20






Magna International, Inc.






1.1%








Holdings are subject to change.









Monthly Performance:








Performance






NAV






Market Price






Discount








Beginning of month value






$6.65






$6.06






-8.9%








End of month value






$6.58






$5.99






-9.0%








Performance for month






-1.05%






-1.16%






 








Performance year-to-date






-0.93%






-1.77%






 









Net Assets at Month-End ($millions):








Total






$1,984.5








Equities






$1,988.8








Percent Invested






100.2%









Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio):








Information Technology






23.2%








Financials






19.2%








Health Care






13.8%








Industrials






10.6%








Consumer Discretionary






10.5%








Communication Services






7.0%








Materials






5.9%








Consumer Staples






5.7%








Energy






2.0%








Utilities






1.4%








Real Estate






0.7%








Total Market Value






100.0%








*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).







New Holdings:

None


Holdings Liquidated:

CSX Corp.

Gartner, Inc.

Tyler Technologies, 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 2026 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, 2026 unless otherwise noted.

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Original: Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund February 2026 Monthly Update

Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund January 2026 Monthly UpdateFebruary 13, 2026 7:26 PM
Business Wire
Below is the January 2026 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA).


Liberty All-Star Equity Fund

Ticker: USA

Monthly Update, January 2026


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:




 





 
 
 

(37.1% of equity portfolio)





 
 
 

 








1





 
 
 

NVIDIA Corp.





 
 
 

5.0%








2





 
 
 

Alphabet, Inc.





 
 
 

4.5%








3





 
 
 

Microsoft Corp.





 
 
 

4.0%








4





 
 
 

Amazon.com, Inc.





 
 
 

2.7%








5





 
 
 

Capital One Financial Corp.





 
 
 

2.0%








6





 
 
 

Meta Platforms, Inc.





 
 
 

1.8%








7





 
 
 

Broadcom Inc.





 
 
 

1.6%








8





 
 
 

Charles Schwab Corp.





 
 
 

1.6%








9





 
 
 

Visa, Inc.





 
 
 

1.5%








10





 
 
 

Wells Fargo & Co.





 
 
 

1.3%








11





 
 
 

Fresenius Medical Care AG





 
 
 

1.3%








12





 
 
 

S&P Global, Inc.





 
 
 

1.2%








13





 
 
 

Synopsys, Inc.





 
 
 

1.2%








14





 
 
 

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.





 
 
 

1.1%








15





 
 
 

CVS Health Corp.





 
 
 

1.1%








16





 
 
 

Baxter International, Inc.





 
 
 

1.1%








17





 
 
 

Booking Holdings, Inc.





 
 
 

1.1%








18





 
 
 

Mastercard, Inc.





 
 
 

1.0%








19





 
 
 

Avery Dennison Corp.





 
 
 

1.0%








20





 
 
 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.





 
 
 

1.0%








Holdings are subject to change.







Monthly Performance:




Performance






NAV






Market Price






Discount








Beginning of month value






$6.84






$6.28






-8.2%








Distributions (Ex-Date January 22nd)






$0.18






$0.18






 








End of month value






$6.65






$6.06






-8.9%








Performance for month






0.11%






-0.64%






 








Performance year-to-date






0.11%






-0.64%






 







Net Assets at Month-End ($millions):




Total





 
 
 

$2,005.8








Equities





 
 
 

$2,019.9








Percent Invested





 
 
 

100.7%







Sector Breakdown* (% of equity portfolio):




Information Technology






23.8%








Financials






19.9%








Health Care






13.3%








Consumer Discretionary






10.8%








Industrials






10.4%








Communication Services






7.5%








Consumer Staples






5.4%








Materials






5.3%








Energy






1.8%








Utilities






1.2%








Real Estate






0.6%








Total Market Value






100.0%








*Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).







New Holdings:

Motorola Solutions, Inc.


Holdings Liquidated:

SLB, Ltd.


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 2026 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 January 31, 2026 unless otherwise noted.

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Original: Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund January 2026 Monthly Update

Dividends have been a good place to be. Check USMV and DTN
They have been good in this environment.

USA will be good place to be long term. Some of the holdings a little beatten up

Next Level for the silver star should be close, presentation 16
expects aisc below 12 $

I like the fund. Nice dividend and great portfolio

funny that this is always on the cloud but no one is ever here. HMMM

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Liberty All-Star Equity Fund May 2004 Monthly Update
June 03, 2004 16:32:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Jun 3, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- All Star Equity .
May 2004 Monthly Update
Premium /
Performance NAV Market Price (Discount)
------- --------
Beginning of month value $8.92 $10.13 13.6%
Distributions (Ex-Date May 12) $0.22 $0.22
End of month value $8.95 $9.07 1.3%
Performance for month 2.8% (8.3%)
Performance year-to-date 3.0% 0.7% For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or call 1-800-241-1850
-----------------------
Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
-----------------------
Total $1,134.8
Common Stocks $1,148.1
Convertible Bonds $0.9 Percent Invested 101.3%
-----------------------
Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (29.0% of equity portfolio)
-----------------------
(Rank from previous month)
1 Boeing (2) 2.3%
2 Genentech (1) 2.1%
3 Intel (4) 1.9%
4 Progressive (3) 1.8%
5 Bank of America (5) 1.7%
6 Morgan Stanley (7) 1.7%
7 Citigroup (6) 1.4%
8 Amazon.com (12) 1.4%
9 Yahoo! (16) 1.4%
10 Amgen (8) 1.3%
11 Baxter International (10) 1.3%
12 Gap (14) 1.3%
13 eBay (15) 1.3%
14 Freddie Mac (13) 1.2%
15 Applied Materials (18) 1.2%
16 Novellus Systems (22) 1.2%
17 Cisco Systems (17) 1.2%
18 Liberty Media (11) 1.1%
19 Tyco International (23) 1.1%
20 CIT Group (27) 1.1%
-----------------------
Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)(a)
-----------------------
Information Technology 23.5%
Financials 21.2%
Consumer Discretionary 16.0%
Health Care 15.7%
Industrials 9.6%
Consumer Staples 4.4%
Energy 3.0%
Materials 2.9%
Utilities 2.5%
Telecommunication Services 1.2%
-------
100.0%
New Holdings
--------------
Comcast
Genworth Financial
Limited Brands
Southwest Airlines
Holdings Liquidated
---------------------
BellSouth
Expeditors International Ruby Tuesday Washington Mutual
(a) Based on Standard & Poor's and Morgan Stanley Capital International Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
SOURCE: Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Mark Haley, 617-772-3626

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Releases Tax Information
January 09, 2004 09:43:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Jan 9, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Liberty All-Star Equity Fund announces the final tax status for its 2003 distributions as follows:
Total Ordinary Long-
Amount Dividends term Return Payable per Non- Capital of
Record Date Date Share Qualified Qualified Gains Capital
(a) 11/15/02 01/02/03 $0.19 9.07% - 32.42% 58.51%
02/28/03 03/17/03 $0.17 9.07% - 32.42% 58.51%
05/16/03 06/30/03 $0.19 9.07% - 32.42% 58.51%
08/15/03 10/06/03 $0.20 9.07% - 32.42% 58.51%
(b) 11/14/03 01/02/04 $0.22 - - - - 100% of the Long-term Capital Gains distributions are from Post-May 5 Capital Gains. (a) Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxability of this distribution will be reported in the Form 1099-DIV for 2003. (b) Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxability of this distribution will be reported in the Form 1099-DIV for 2004.
The tax designations of the distributions were previously reported to shareholders on a tentative book basis. The final tax designations are based upon tax reporting requirements and should be used by shareholders for tax return preparation.
Liberty Asset Management Company is the fund manager of the All-Star Equity Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $1.1 billion in net assets. The Fund's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol USA.
SOURCE: Liberty Asset Management Company
Liberty Asset Management Company Mark Haley, 617-772-3626 www.all-starfunds.com

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund - December 2003 Monthly Update
January 08, 2004 11:05:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Jan 8, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Liberty All-Star Equity Fund :
Premium /
NAV Market Price (Discount) Performance
Beginning of month value $8.70 $9.44 8.5%
Distributions - -
End of month value $9.13 $9.46 3.6%
Performance for month 5.1% 0.2%
Performance year-to-date 41.1% 56.7% For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or call 1-800-241-1850 Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
Total $1,152.9
Common Stocks $1,124.4
Convertible Bonds $6.4
Percent Invested 98.1%
Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (28.5% of equity portfolio) (Rank from previous month)
1 Boeing (1) 2.3%
2 Freddie Mac (2) 2.0%
3 Genentech (4) 2.0%
4 Progressive (3) 1.8%
5 Tyco International (8) 1.7%
6 CIT Group (5) 1.7%
7 Amgen (10) 1.6%
8 Amazon.com (6) 1.5%
9 Intel (7) 1.5%
10 Applied Materials (9) 1.4%
11 Cisco Systems (12) 1.3%
12 Aetna (13) 1.3%
13 Liberty Media (16) 1.2%
14 CIGNA (20) 1.1%
15 Agilent Technologies (11) 1.1%
16 Kerr-McGee (19) 1.0%
17 Yahoo! (17) 1.0%
18 Sanmina-SCI (14) 1.0%
19 Xerox (23) 1.0%
20 Loews (28) 1.0%
Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio (a)) New Holdings
Information Technology 24.2% Ashland
Financials 19.2% Nationwide
Consumer Discretionary 14.2% Newell Rubbermaid
Health Care 13.9% Nucor
Industrials 9.5% Valero Energy
Consumer Staples 5.5% Weyerhaeuser
Energy 4.8%
Materials 3.8% Holdings Liquidated
Telecommunication Services 2.8% Bowater
Utilities 2.1% InterActiveCorp 100.0% (a) Based on Standard & Poor's and Morgan Stanley Capital International Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
SOURCE: Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Mark Haley, 617-772-3626

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund November 2003 Monthly Update
December 02, 2003 15:12:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Dec 2, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Liberty All-Star Equity
Fund
*T
Premium /
Performance NAV Market Price (Discount)
------ ------ ------ ------
Beginning of month value $8.73 $9.45 8.2% Distributions (Ex-Date
November 12) $0.22 $0.22
End of month value $8.70 $9.44 8.5%
Performance for month 2.2% 2.2%
Performance year-to-date 34.3% 56.2% For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or call 1-800-241-1850
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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
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Total $1,083.6
Common Stocks $1,077.6
Convertible Bonds $6.4
Percent Invested 100.0%
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (28.8% of equity portfolio)
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(Rank from previous month)
1 Boeing (1) 2.1%
2 Freddie Mac (4) 2.0%
3 Progressive (3) 1.9%
4 Genentech (2) 1.9%
5 CIT Group (6) 1.7%
6 Amazon.com (5) 1.6%
7 Intel (7) 1.6%
8 Tyco International (11) 1.6%
9 Applied Materials (9) 1.6%
10 Amgen (8) 1.5%
11 Agilent Technologies (12) 1.4%
12 Cisco Systems (14) 1.3%
13 Aetna (20) 1.2%
14 Sanmina-SCI (33) 1.2%
15 Network Appliance (10) 1.1%
16 Liberty Media (22) 1.1%
17 Yahoo! (15) 1.0%
18 Maxim Integrated Products (13) 1.0%
19 Kerr-McGee (17) 1.0%
20 CIGNA (18) 1.0%
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Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio) (a)
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Information Technology 25.4%
Financials 19.5%
Consumer Discretionary 14.4%
Health Care 13.7%
Industrials 9.0%
Consumer Staples 5.9%
Energy 4.3%
Materials 3.2%
Telecommunication Services 2.5%
Utilities 2.1%
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100.0%
New Holdings
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H.J. Heinz
International Paper
Mattel
TJX
Holdings Liquidated
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ALLTEL
Eastman Kodak
Marathon Oil
(a)Based on Standard & Poor's and Morgan Stanley Capital International Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
SOURCE: Liberty All-Star
Liberty All-Star
Mark Haley, 617-772-3626

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Declares Distribution
November 03, 2003 09:32:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Nov 3, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has declared a distribution of $0.22 per share payable on January 2, 2004 to shareholders of record on November 14, 2003.
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.
Liberty Asset Management Company is the fund manager of the All-Star Equity Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $1 billion in net assets. The Fund's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol USA.
SOURCE: Liberty Asset Management Company
Liberty Asset Management Company
Mark Haley, 617-772-3626
www.all-starfunds.com

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Announces New Portfolio Manager
October 08, 2003 10:37:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Oct 8, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund have appointed Pzena Investment Management, LLC as one of the Fund's five investment managers effective October 15, 2003, replacing Oppenheimer Capital, LLC.
Richard S. Pzena, founder and president of Pzena, will serve as the portfolio manager to the Fund. Prior to forming the firm in 1995, Mr. Pzena was the Director of U.S. Equity Investments and Chief Research Officer for Sanford C. Bernstein & Company. He has 18 years of investment experience.
Mr. Pzena and his investment team, which includes portfolio managers John P. Goetz and A. Rama Krishna, practice a large-capitalization value investment style which will be used to manage their portion of the Fund's assets. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's other four portfolio managers are Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P., Mastraspasqua Asset Management, Schneider Capital Management and TCW Investment Management Company.
Liberty Asset Management Company is the fund manager of the All-Star Equity Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $1.0 billion in net assets. The Fund's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol USA.
SOURCE: Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Liberty Asset Management
Mark Haley, 617-772-3626
www.all-starfunds.com
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Liberty All-Star Equity Fund September 2003 Monthly Update
October 06, 2003 14:47:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Oct 6, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- September 2003 Monthly Update
September 2003 Monthly Update
Performance NAV Market Price Premium/(Discount)
Beginning of month value $8.29 $8.45 1.9%
Distributions - -
End of month value $8.12 $8.43 3.8% Performance for month (2.1%) (0.2%)
Performance year-to-date 22.3% 36.3%
For daily data visit the Fund's website at
www.all-starfunds.com or
call Net Assets Trial 1-800-241-1850
Net Assets at Month-End
($millions)
Total $999.5
Common Stocks $976.9
Preferred Stocks and Convertible Bonds $9.0
Percent Invested 98.6%
Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (32.5% of equity portfolio)
(Rank from previous month)
1 Freddie Mac (1) 2.4%
2 Genentech (3) 2.1%
3 Progressive (2) 2.1%
4 Countrywide Financial (7) 2.0%
5 Amgen (5) 1.9%
6 Amazon.com (6) 1.8%
7 Tyco International (9) 1.7%
8 Boeing (8) 1.6%
9 Citigroup (12) 1.6%
10 Microsoft (4) 1.6%
11 Cisco Systems (13) 1.6%
12 Intel (11) 1.5%
13 ChevronTexaco (15) 1.5%
14 Network Appliance (14) 1.4%
15 Dell (17) 1.4%
16 Applied Materials (10) 1.4%
17 Teradyne (18) 1.3%
18 Agilent Technologies (16) 1.2%
19 Procter & Gamble (26) 1.2%
20 MedImmune (20) 1.2%
Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)(a) New Holdings
Information Technology 26.9% BASF Financials 17.7% Berkshire Hathaway
Consumer Discretionary 15.2% Fisher Scientific
Health Care 13.4% Seagate Technology
Industrials 8.6%
Consumer Staples 7.1% Holdings Liquidated
Energy 4.4% Biovail
Materials 2.8% Edison International
Telecommunication Services 2.5% El Paso
Utilities 1.4% FirstEnergy
100.0% Motorola
Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone
PartnerRe Ltd.
Wachovia
(a) Based on Standard & Poor's and Morgan Stanley Capital International Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
SOURCE: Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Liberty Asset Management Company
Mark Haley, 617-772-3626
http://www.businesswire.com

Liberty All-Star July 2003 Monthly Update
August 11, 2003 09:46:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Aug 11, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Liberty All-Star
July 2003 Monthly Update
Performance NAV Market Price Premium/(Discount)
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Beginning of
month value $7.92 $8.25 4.2%
Distributions - -
End of month
value $8.17 $8.72 6.7%
Performance for
month 3.2% 5.7%
Performance year-
to-date 20.1% 37.7%
For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or
call 1-800-241-1850
Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
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Total $1,006.3
Common Stocks $969.0
Preferred Stocks and
Convertible Bonds $8.9
Percent Invested 97.2%
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (32.8% of
equity portfolio)
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(Rank from previous month)
1 Genentech (4) 2.3%
2 Freddie Mac (3) 2.1%
3 Citigroup (5) 2.1%
4 Microsoft (2) 2.1%
5 Progressive (1) 2.0%
6 Amgen (6) 2.0%
7 Countrywide
Financial (7) 1.7%
8 Amazon.com (10) 1.6%
9 Cisco Systems (11) 1.6%
10 Dell (8) 1.6%
11 Tyco
International (13) 1.6%
12 Applied
Materials (14) 1.5%
13 ChevronTexaco (9) 1.5%
14 MedImmune (18) 1.4%
15 Intel (16) 1.4%
16 Boeing (33) 1.3%
17 Agilent
Technologies (17) 1.3%
18 Teradyne (12) 1.3%
19 Micron
Technology (24) 1.2%
20 AFLAC (15) 1.2%
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Sector Breakdown New Holdings
(% of equity
portfolio) (a)
--------- ---------
Information Cephalon
Technology 26.0% Motorola
Financials 18.6% Shell
Consumer Transport & Trading
Discretionary 15.5% TXU
Health Care 13.9% Werner Enterprises
Industrials 8.5% Weyerhaeuser
Consumer Staples 7.1%
Energy 4.1%
Materials 2.6%
Telecommunication Holdings Liquidated
Services 2.0% ----
Utilities Brinker International
1.7% Computer Sciences
------ E.W. Scripps
100.0% Nabors Industries
(a) Based on Standard & Poor's and Morgan Stanley Capital International Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
SOURCE: Liberty All-Star
Liberty All-Star
Mark Haley, 617-772-3626

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Declares Distribution
August 04, 2003 09:04:00 (ET)
BOSTON, Aug 4, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has declared a distribution of $0.20 per share payable on October 6, 2003 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2003.
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.
Liberty Asset Management Company is the fund manager of the All-Star Equity Fund, a multi-managed, closed-end investment company with more than $997 million in net assets. The Fund's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol USA.
SOURCE: Liberty Asset Management Company
Liberty Asset Management Company
Mark Haley, 617-772-3626
www.all-starfunds.com

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