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    BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Feb 19, 2015) - Below is the January 2015 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)

       
    Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Monthly Update
    Ticker: USA January, 2015
       
     
    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:
    Matrix Asset Advisors, Inc.
    Pzena Investment Management, LLC
    Schneider Capital Management Corporation
     
    Growth Managers:
    Cornerstone Capital Management LLC
    TCW Investment Management Company
     
           
    Top 20 Holdings at Month-End      
      (29.1% of equity portfolio)    
      (Rank from previous month)    
    1   State Street Corp. (3)   2.2%  
    2   Salesforce.com, Inc. (2)   2.1%  
    3   JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1)   2.1%  
    4   Starbucks Corp. (7)   1.8%  
    5   Citigroup, Inc. (4)   1.7%  
    6   Google, Inc., Class A & C (5)   1.7%  
    7   Visa, Inc., Class A (6)   1.6%  
    8   SunTrust Banks, Inc. (8)   1.5%  
    9   Hewlett-Packard Co. (9)   1.4%  
    10   Facebook, Inc., Class A (14)   1.4%  
    11   Schlumberger Ltd. (19)   1.4%  
    12   Marriott International, Inc., Class A (15)   1.3%  
    13   MetLife, Inc. (11)   1.3%  
    14   American International Group, Inc. (10)   1.2%  
    15   QUALCOMM, Inc. (13)   1.1%  
    16   Microsoft Corp. (16)   1.1%  
    17   Amazon.com, Inc. (20)   1.1%  
    18   Morgan Stanley (18)   1.1%  
    19   American Tower Corp. (21)   1.0%  
    20   Cerner Corp. (25)   1.0%  
        Holdings are subject to change.      
               
       
    Monthly Performance  
    Performance NAV Market Price Discount
    Beginning of month value $6.84 $5.98 12.6%
    Distributions (Ex-Date January 21) $0.10 $0.10  
    End of month value $6.41 $5.57 13.1%
    Performance for month -4.60% -5.18%  
    Performance year-to-date -4.60% -5.18%  
     
     
    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.
     
    Returns for the Fund are total returns, which include dividends, after deducting Fund expenses. The Fund's performance is 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 net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of 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, available at http://www.all-starfunds.com/. 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.
     
     
    Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
    Total $1,147.3
    Equities $1,126.4
    Percent Invested 98.2%
       
               
    Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)*
        Financials   28.0%  
        Information Technology   20.7%  
        Consumer Discretionary   17.2%  
        Health Care   13.1%  
        Energy   10.9%  
        Industrials   5.4%  
        Consumer Staples   4.0%  
        Materials   0.6%  
        Utilities   0.1%  
        Total Market Value   100.0%  
    *Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
               
         
    New Holdings   Holdings Liquidated
      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     Cobalt International Energy, Inc.
      Mobileye N.V.     Delphi Automotive PLC
      SM Energy Co.     Las Vegas Sands Corp.
      Under Armour, Inc., Class A     Tesla Motors, Inc.
            United Rentals, Inc.
             

    Contact Information:
    Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
    1-800-241-1850
    www.all-starfunds.com






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