Liberty All Star Equity Fund (USA) News

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)
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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 $9.07 1.3%
Performance for month 2.8% (8.3%)
Performance year-to-date 3.0% 0.7% For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or call 1-800-241-1850
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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
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Total $1,134.8
Common Stocks $1,148.1
Convertible Bonds $0.9 Percent Invested 101.3%
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (29.0% of equity portfolio)
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(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%
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Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio)(a)
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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%
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100.0%
New Holdings
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Comcast
Genworth Financial
Limited Brands
Southwest Airlines
Holdings Liquidated
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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
http://www.businesswire.com

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)
---------- -----------
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)
--------------------
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

Welcome USA investors open discussion of the stock is welcome from all.