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FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-4537

 

 

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

James R. Bordewick, Jr., Esq.
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

1-617-426-3750

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31/06

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

9/30/06

 

 

 

 




Item 1. Schedule of Investments.




Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

 

SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (97.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (12.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

 

13,245

 

$

950,196

 

LKQ Corp. (a)

 

52,154

 

1,145,824

 

 

 

 

 

2,096,020

 

Automobiles (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thor Industries, Inc.

 

36,299

 

1,494,430

 

Diversified Consumer Services (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

36,296

 

1,514,632

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

 

8,600

 

930,606

 

 

 

 

 

2,445,238

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a)

 

17,900

 

486,701

 

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)

 

17,841

 

825,860

 

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

 

43,032

 

1,662,757

 

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. (a)

 

14,395

 

499,650

 

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A (a)

 

40,117

 

492,637

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)

 

13,400

 

911,334

 

 

 

 

 

4,878,939

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix, Inc. (a)

 

34,100

 

776,798

 

Media (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.

 

12,586

 

216,227

 

Focus Media Holding Ltd. (a)(b)

 

11,600

 

671,872

 

Westwood One, Inc.

 

17,688

 

125,231

 

 

 

 

 

1,013,330

 

Multi-line Retail (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a)

 

30,009

 

929,078

 

Kohl’s Corp. (a)

 

16,802

 

1,090,786

 

 

 

 

 

2,019,864

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Guitar Center, Inc. (a)

 

17,152

 

$

766,351

 

Staples, Inc.

 

42,080

 

1,023,807

 

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

 

43,900

 

776,591

 

 

 

 

 

2,566,749

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

 

22,650

 

1,984,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

30,865

 

2,014,250

 

Personal Products (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bare Escentuals, Inc. (a)

 

1,900

 

51,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY (5.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (4.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a)

 

11,792

 

530,286

 

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

 

11,149

 

401,699

 

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

 

18,900

 

1,014,930

 

Hydril (a)

 

11,637

 

652,370

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

 

33,457

 

794,938

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

19,120

 

1,186,014

 

Smith International, Inc.

 

26,900

 

1,043,720

 

Veritas DGC, Inc. (a)

 

18,500

 

1,217,670

 

 

 

 

 

6,841,627

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Golar LNG Ltd. (a)

 

43,848

 

570,024

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

14,895

 

1,073,185

 

 

 

 

 

1,643,209

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS (10.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (6.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

 

29,126

 

$

2,915,804

 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

 

46,490

 

832,171

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

5,890

 

622,867

 

GFI Group, Inc. (a)

 

18,500

 

1,022,865

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

10,500

 

1,776,285

 

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

 

16,173

 

450,903

 

SEI Investments Co.

 

24,300

 

1,365,417

 

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

 

12,200

 

583,770

 

 

 

 

 

9,570,082

 

Consumer Finance (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

12,405

 

975,777

 

SLM Corp.

 

22,585

 

1,173,969

 

 

 

 

 

2,149,746

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Federal Corp.

 

54,293

 

1,455,052

 

Insurance (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 

35,158

 

1,074,429

 

Hub International Ltd.

 

9,660

 

279,367

 

National Interstate Corp.

 

38,100

 

937,260

 

 

 

 

 

2,291,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE (20.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (5.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc. (a)

 

25,980

 

1,858,350

 

CV Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

 

26,500

 

295,210

 

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

38,237

 

315,455

 

Genentech, Inc. (a)

 

27,230

 

2,251,921

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

 

17,530

 

1,204,311

 

Martek Biosciences Corp. (a)

 

31,583

 

679,350

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

3




 

 

 

SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

MedImmune, Inc. (a)

 

44,675

 

$

1,304,957

 

Nuvelo, Inc. (a)

 

14,900

 

271,776

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

12,700

 

219,583

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

13,100

 

440,815

 

 

 

 

 

8,841,728

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abaxis, Inc. (a)

 

22,500

 

526,275

 

Adeza Biomedical Corp. (a)

 

11,034

 

181,068

 

C.R. Bard, Inc.

 

6,940

 

520,500

 

Foxhollow Technologies, Inc. (a)

 

18,900

 

646,191

 

IntraLase Corp. (a)

 

42,272

 

833,181

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

 

9,800

 

1,033,410

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

23,195

 

1,077,176

 

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (a)

 

10,500

 

443,100

 

PolyMedica Corp.

 

39,157

 

1,676,311

 

ResMed, Inc. (a)

 

55,618

 

2,238,625

 

SurModics, Inc. (a)

 

18,204

 

639,324

 

 

 

 

 

9,815,161

 

Health Care Providers & Services (5.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Advisory Board Co. (a)

 

17,400

 

879,048

 

Caremark Rx, Inc.

 

30,595

 

1,733,819

 

Chemed Corp.

 

8,135

 

262,435

 

Express Scripts, Inc., Class A (a)

 

11,600

 

875,684

 

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

35,337

 

1,224,074

 

Nighthawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

26,777

 

512,244

 

PSS World Medical, Inc. (a)

 

31,077

 

621,229

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

20,610

 

1,014,012

 

VCA Antech, Inc. (a)

 

42,089

 

1,517,729

 

 

 

 

 

8,640,274

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

4




 

 

 

SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cerner Corp. (a)

 

15,200

 

$

690,080

 

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.

 

11,991

 

392,945

 

 

 

 

 

1,083,025

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Invitrogen Corp. (a)

 

7,300

 

462,893

 

Pharmaceuticals (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allergan, Inc.

 

6,080

 

684,669

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

 

16,210

 

923,970

 

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (a)

 

31,200

 

423,072

 

 

 

 

 

2,031,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS (16.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

 

26,790

 

1,469,164

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

 

70,921

 

1,983,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (6.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

 

14,200

 

783,698

 

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

 

28,770

 

2,586,711

 

CRA International, Inc. (a)

 

8,932

 

425,699

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)

 

23,200

 

839,608

 

Resources Connection, Inc. (a)

 

77,900

 

2,086,941

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

 

22,500

 

764,325

 

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

 

18,875

 

1,317,286

 

VistaPrint Ltd. (a)

 

21,450

 

556,413

 

Waste Connections, Inc. (a)

 

27,140

 

1,028,877

 

 

 

 

 

10,389,558

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

5




 

 

 

SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Foster Wheeler Ltd. (a)

 

21,400

 

$

825,826

 

Electrical Equipment (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)

 

19,600

 

725,984

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

11,680

 

678,608

 

 

 

 

 

1,404,592

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

3M Co.

 

12,490

 

929,506

 

Machinery (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Danaher Corp.

 

29,360

 

2,016,151

 

Joy Global, Inc.

 

21,400

 

804,854

 

Wabtec Corp.

 

28,422

 

771,089

 

 

 

 

 

3,592,094

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fastenal Co.

 

61,828

 

2,384,706

 

GATX Corp.

 

20,858

 

862,895

 

Interline Brands, Inc. (a)

 

22,213

 

548,217

 

TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

 

20,347

 

496,874

 

Williams Scotsman International, Inc. (a)

 

21,657

 

462,594

 

 

 

 

 

4,755,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (28.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (4.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Avocent Corp. (a)

 

18,337

 

552,310

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

 

83,438

 

1,919,074

 

Corning, Inc. (a)

 

43,385

 

1,059,028

 

Polycom, Inc. (a)

 

37,571

 

921,617

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

23,535

 

855,497

 

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

 

19,600

 

2,012,136

 

 

 

 

 

7,319,662

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

6




 

 

 

SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

EMC Corp. (a)

 

95,930

 

$

1,149,242

 

Network Appliance, Inc. (a)

 

59,335

 

2,195,988

 

 

 

 

 

3,345,230

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cognex Corp.

 

31,713

 

801,070

 

Daktronics, Inc.

 

13,191

 

272,922

 

FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)

 

31,744

 

862,167

 

Hittite Microwave Corp. (a)

 

34,217

 

1,522,657

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

 

36,200

 

1,034,234

 

National Instruments Corp.

 

38,768

 

1,059,917

 

 

 

 

 

5,552,967

 

Internet Software & Services (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

 

24,000

 

1,199,760

 

Baidu.com, Inc. (a)(b)

 

6,200

 

542,748

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (b)

 

20,210

 

908,439

 

DivX, Inc. (a)

 

2,100

 

49,917

 

Equinix, Inc. (a)

 

8,000

 

480,800

 

SINA Corp. (a)

 

19,200

 

482,880

 

WebEx Communications, Inc. (a)

 

20,377

 

795,111

 

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

 

76,500

 

1,933,920

 

 

 

 

 

6,393,575

 

IT Services (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

CheckFree Corp. (a)

 

14,500

 

599,140

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a)

 

19,200

 

1,421,952

 

Forrester Research, Inc. (a)

 

16,420

 

432,010

 

IHS, Inc., Class A (a)

 

27,326

 

876,618

 

Infosys Technologies Ltd. (b)

 

16,030

 

765,112

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

53,400

 

1,967,790

 

SRA International, Inc., Class A (a)

 

21,104

 

634,386

 

 

 

 

 

6,697,008

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

7




 

 

 

SHARES  

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office Electronics (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

 

23,383

 

$

835,708

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcom Corp., Class A (a)

 

31,800

 

964,812

 

Linear Technology Corp.

 

31,865

 

991,639

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

 

49,900

 

966,563

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

49,083

 

1,591,271

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (b)

 

155,862

 

1,496,275

 

 

 

 

 

6,010,560

 

Software (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

 

42,515

 

1,592,187

 

American Reprographics Co. (a)

 

46,055

 

1,476,523

 

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

 

21,000

 

927,780

 

Commvault Systems, Inc. (a)

 

2,900

 

52,200

 

Opsware, Inc. (a)

 

125,200

 

1,128,052

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

 

30,500

 

1,094,340

 

 

 

 

 

6,271,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

33,505

 

1,982,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

NeuStar, Inc., Class A (a)

 

35,735

 

991,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST OF $124,826,563)

 

 

 

146,916,640

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

8




 

 

 

PAR VALUE

 

MARKET VALUE

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co.,
dated 09/29/06, due 10/02/06 at 4.85%, collateralized by
U.S. Treasury Bonds with various maturities to 08/15/28,
market value of $3,551,516 (repurchase proceeds $3,474,404)
(Cost of $3,473,000)

 

$

3,473,000

 

$

3,473,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.8%) (COST OF $128,299,563)

 

 

 

150,389,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET (0.2%)

 

 

 

290,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

150,680,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE (27,250,328 SHARES OUTSTANDING)

 

 

 

$

5.53

 

 


NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

Security Valuation

Equity securities are valued at the last sale price at the close of the principal exchange on which they trade. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

Short-term debt obligations maturing in more than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value. Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Directors.

(a)             Non-income producing security.

(b)            Represents an American Depositary Receipt.

 

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments at September 30, 2006 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

29,894,527

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(7,804,450

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

22,090,077

 

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a)          The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)         There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(registrant)

 

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

   /s/ William R. Parmentier, Jr.

 

 

 

William R. Parmentier, Jr., President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 27, 2006

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)

   /s/ William R. Parmentier, Jr.

 

 

William R. Parmentier, Jr., President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 27, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

   /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 27, 2006