Liberty All-Star Growth Fund

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The company was founded on March 14, 1986 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

BOSTON , Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the October 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG). Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, October 2024 Investment Approach: Fund Style: All-Cap GrowthFund 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.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. October 2024 Monthly Update

BOSTON , Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) has declared a distribution of $0.12 per share payable on January 2, 2025 to shareholders of record on November 15, 2024. This distribution is in accordance with the Fund's current distribution policy of paying distributions on its shares totaling approximately 8 percent of its net asset value per year, payable in four quarterly installments of 2 percent.

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The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund offers diversified exposure to small, medium, and large-cap growth stocks, with a strong focus on tech and healthcare sectors. ASG provides an attractive 8.5% yield, with quarterly distributions tied to its NAV, and a five-year average dividend growth rate of 6.78%. Despite recent performance challenges, ASG is rated a speculative Buy due to its 7.3% discount to NAV and potential for mean reversion.

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BOSTON , Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the September 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG). Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, September 2024 Investment Approach: Fund Style: All-Cap GrowthFund 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.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. September 2024 Monthly Update

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BOSTON , Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the August 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG).

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The multi-manager approach of the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has helped promote consistent performance and support distributions for over 37 years. Hear from Robert Milas, Director of Research with SS&C ALPS Advisors, the investment manager of the funds. And gain insight into the benefits of this strategy, how ASG and USA are currently positioned, and why the funds fit well in a retirement portfolio.

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BOSTON, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the July 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG). Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, July 2024 Investment Approach: Fund Style: All-Cap GrowthFund 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.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. July 2024 Monthly Update

BOSTON , July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the June 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG). Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, June 2024 Investment Approach: Fund Style: All-Cap GrowthFund 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.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. June 2024 Monthly Update

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BOSTON, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --  The Board of Directors of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: ASG) has appointed Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. ("Westfield") as one of the Fund's investment managers subject to stockholder approval at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on August 28, 2024.

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Liberty All-Star Growth is a closed-end fund that invests in the equities of growth-oriented stocks. The ASG CEF uses zero leverage, which can be beneficial in a down market and high-interest environment. While ASG's performance is decent, it lags its sister fund, Liberty All-Star Equity, which has a different focus.

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BOSTON , May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the April 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, April, 2024 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 (32.4% of equity portfolio) 1 SPS Commerce, Inc.  2.4 % 2 Amazon.com, Inc. 2.3 % 3 Microsoft Corp. 2.2 % 4 Vertex, Inc.  1.8 % 5 Visa, Inc. 1.7 % 6 Casella Waste Systems, Inc.  1.7 % 7 FirstService Corp.  1.7 % 8 Natera, Inc. 1.7 % 9 Glaukos Corp. 1.6 % 10 StepStone Group, Inc.  1.6 % 11 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  1.6 % 12 Danaher Corp.  1.5 % 13 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.  1.5 % 14 Alphabet, Inc. 1.4 % 15 Crane Co. 1.4 % 16 S&P Global, Inc.  1.3 % 17 Progyny, Inc. 1.3 % 18 Transcat, Inc. 1.3 % 19 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.  1.2 % 20 Yum!

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. April 2024 Monthly Update

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BOSTON , April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the March 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, March, 2024 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, LLCSmall-Cap GrowthCongress Asset Management Company, LLPMid-Cap GrowthSustainable Growth Advisers, LPLarge-Cap Growth Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (31.7% of equity portfolio) 1 SPS Commerce, Inc. 2.4 % 2 Amazon.com, Inc. 2.2 % 3 Microsoft Corp. 2.2 % 4 Casella Waste Systems, Inc. 1.8 % 5 FirstService Corp. 1.8 % 6 Vertex, Inc. 1.7 % 7 Visa, Inc. 1.7 % 8 Natera, Inc. 1.6 % 9 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.   1.5 % 10 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1.5 % 11 StepStone Group, Inc. 1.5 % 12 Danaher Corp. 1.4 % 13 Progyny, Inc. 1.4 % 14 Glaukos Corp. 1.4 % 15 EMCOR Group, Inc. 1.3 % 16 Transcat, Inc. 1.3 % 17 Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. March 2024 Monthly Update

The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund offers investors a high level of income while still providing exposure to equity securities. The fund has delivered a respectable performance, with a 6.40% total return over three months, although it underperformed the S&P 500 Index. The fund's distribution policy and focus on capital gains rather than dividend income may not appeal to all investors, but it has a solid track record of outperforming the S&P 500 Index over the long term.

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BOSTON , March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the February 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, February, 2024 Investment Approach: Fund Style: All-Cap GrowthFund 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, LLCSmall-Cap GrowthCongress Asset Management Company, LLPMid-Cap GrowthSustainable Growth Advisers, LPLarge-Cap Growth Top 20 Holdings at Month-End        (32.4% of equity portfolio) 1 SPS Commerce, Inc.                      2.5 % 2 Amazon.com, Inc.                          2.2 % 3 Microsoft Corp.                            2.2 % 4 Vertex, Inc.                                  1.9 % 5 FirstService Corp.                      1.8 % 6 Casella Waste Systems, Inc.      1.8 % 7 Visa, Inc.                                        1.8 % 8 Natera, Inc.                                      1.6 % 9 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.                    1.5 % 10 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.        1.5 % 11 Danaher Corp.                                  1.5 % 12 StepStone Group, Inc.                  1.5 % 13 Progyny, Inc.                              1.4 % 14 EMCOR Group, Inc.                1.4 % 15 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.        1.4 % 16 Saia, Inc.                                          1.3 % 17 Glaukos Corp.                          1.3 % 18 S&P Global, Inc.                1.3 % 19 Deckers Outdoor Corp.            1.3 % 20 Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. February 2024 Monthly Update

BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the January 2024 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.                                    Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, January, 2024         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                   (32.1% of equity portfolio) 1 SPS Commerce, Inc.                                        2.6 % 2 Microsoft Corp.                                              2.2 % 3 Amazon.com, Inc.                                            2.1 % 4 Progyny, Inc.                                                  1.9 % 5 FirstService Corp.                                            1.9 % 6 Visa, Inc.                                                          1.8 % 7 Casella Waste Systems, Inc.                          1.7 % 8 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.                                1.7 % 9 Danaher Corp.                                                  1.5 % 10 Vertex, Inc.                                                      1.5 % 11 S&P Global, Inc.                                              1.4 % 12 Glaukos Corp.                                                  1.4 % 13 Transcat, Inc.                                                  1.4 % 14 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.                    1.4 % 15 StepStone Group, Inc.                                    1.3 % 16 Hamilton Lane, Inc.                                        1.3 % 17 Crane Co.                                                        1.3 % 18 MSCI, Inc.                                                      1.3 % 19 Workday, Inc.                                                  1.2 % 20 Natera, Inc.                                                      1.2 % Holdings are subject to change.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. January 2024 Monthly Update

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The multi-cap Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is positioned to do well if a soft landing broadens stock performance beyond the Magnificent 7. ASG trades at over a 6% discount to NAV, which provides a tailwind if it goes to a premium as it has in other cycles. The more active management and better discount make ASG a better pick than its bigger brother USA.

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BOSTON , Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the December 2023 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.                                    Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, December, 2023     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, LLCSmall-Cap GrowthCongress Asset Management Company, LLPMid-Cap GrowthSustainable Growth Advisers, LPLarge-Cap Growth Top 20 Holdings at Month-End                               (32.4% of equity portfolio)                             1 SPS Commerce, Inc. 2.8 % 2 Microsoft Corp. 2.1 % 3 Amazon.com, Inc.          2.0 % 4 Progyny, Inc. 1.9 % 5 FirstService Corp. 1.8 % 6 Glaukos Corp.  1.7 % 7 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.7 % 8 Visa, Inc.                                      1.7 % 9 Vertex, Inc.                                1.6 % 10 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.          1.6 % 11 Casella Waste Systems, Inc.      1.5 % 12 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. 1.5 % 13 Danaher Corp.          1.4 % 14 S&P Global, Inc.          1.4 % 15 Transcat, Inc.                1.3 % 16 Hamilton Lane, Inc.        1.3 % 17 Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. December 2023 Monthly Update

BOSTON , Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the November 2023 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.                                    Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, November, 2023     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              (32.8% of equity portfolio)  1 SPS Commerce, Inc.                  2.6 % 2 Microsoft Corp.                            2.3 % 3 Amazon.com, Inc.                        2.1 % 4 FirstService Corp.                        1.9 % 5 Progyny, Inc.                                1.9 % 6 Vertex, Inc.                                  1.8 % 7 Visa, Inc.   1.8 % 8 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.            1.8 % 9 Workday, Inc.                              1.7 % 10 Casella Waste Systems, Inc.      1.6 % 11 Glaukos Corp.                              1.5 % 12 Danaher Corp.                            1.5 % 13 S&P Global, Inc.                          1.4 % 14 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.          1.4 % 15 Aon PLC                            1.3 % 16 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.        1.3 % 17 Transcat, Inc.                          1.3 % 18 Ecolab, Inc.                              1.2 % 19 Equinix, Inc.                            1.2 % 20 Alphabet, Inc.                          1.2 % Holdings are subject to change.

Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. November 2023 Monthly Update

The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund focuses on long-term capital growth and has an 8.02% current yield. The fund's share price has declined by 43.23% since June 2021, underperforming the S&P 500 Index. The fund offers exposure to small-cap stocks, providing diversification for investors seeking a variety of company sizes.

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BOSTON , Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the October 2023 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG) Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.                                    Ticker: ASGMonthly Update, October, 2023        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                                                           (34.6% of equity portfolio) 1 Microsoft Corp.                        2.6 % 2 SPS Commerce, Inc.                2.5 % 3 Amazon.com, Inc.                    2.3 % 4 Visa, Inc.                                  2.1 % 5 UnitedHealth Group, Inc.          2.0 % 6 Vertex, Inc.                              1.8 % 7 FirstService Corp.                    1.8 % 8 Glaukos Corp.                          1.7 % 9 Deckers Outdoor Corp.            1.7 % 10 Progyny, Inc.                            1.6 % 11 Casella Waste Systems, Inc.      1.6 % 12 Flywire Corp.                            1.6 % 13 Aon PLC                                    1.5 % 14 S&P Global, Inc.                        1.5 % 15 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.        1.5 % 16 Workday, Inc.                                      1.4 % 17 Danaher Corp.                                    1.4 % 18 Ecolab, Inc.                                        1.4 % 19 StepStone Group, Inc.                      1.3 % 20 Yum!

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