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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, Inc.

(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:

3/31/06

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (98.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (15.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

 

10,665

 

$

809,794

 

LKQ Corp. (a)

 

57,814

 

1,203,109

 

 

 

 

 

2,012,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thor Industries, Inc.

 

30,656

 

1,635,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A (a)

 

13,225

 

694,445

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

47,673

 

1,846,375

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

 

5,300

 

541,978

 

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (a)

 

21,275

 

640,378

 

 

 

 

 

3,723,176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a)

 

49,111

 

1,839,207

 

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)

 

29,273

 

1,371,440

 

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

 

22,841

 

1,566,892

 

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. (a)

 

25,455

 

1,254,677

 

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A (a)

 

37,830

 

646,515

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)

 

18,600

 

1,429,410

 

 

 

 

 

8,108,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

eBay, Inc. (a)

 

65,500

 

2,558,430

 

Netflix, Inc. (a)

 

16,135

 

467,754

 

 

 

 

 

3,026,184

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.

 

13,956

 

$

336,758

 

Westwood One, Inc.

 

19,618

 

216,583

 

 

 

 

 

553,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a)

 

33,229

 

919,446

 

Kohl’s Corp. (a)

 

22,992

 

1,218,806

 

 

 

 

 

2,138,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

 

34,800

 

1,336,320

 

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (a)

 

16,400

 

666,496

 

Guitar Center, Inc. (a)

 

13,509

 

644,379

 

Staples, Inc.

 

33,350

 

851,092

 

 

 

 

 

3,498,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

 

16,980

 

1,444,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

22,765

 

1,315,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Walgreen Co.

 

20,340

 

877,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY (6.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (4.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a)

 

5,568

 

562,424

 

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

 

16,831

 

957,852

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

 

10,900

 

$

558,298

 

Hydril (a)

 

12,246

 

954,576

 

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)

 

19,000

 

1,218,280

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

 

33,197

 

1,060,976

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

9,885

 

1,251,144

 

Smith International, Inc.

 

28,300

 

1,102,568

 

 

 

 

 

7,666,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Golar LNG Ltd. (a)

 

48,568

 

658,582

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a)

 

24,500

 

946,680

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

15,395

 

1,185,723

 

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a)

 

9,200

 

573,252

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)

 

17,600

 

721,424

 

 

 

 

 

4,085,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS (8.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

 

24,400

 

2,601,284

 

The Charles Schwab Corp.

 

39,070

 

672,395

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

12,530

 

1,966,709

 

SEI Investments Co.

 

13,000

 

526,890

 

 

 

 

 

5,767,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

 

29,800

 

1,092,170

 

Signature Bank (a)

 

28,100

 

915,779

 

 

 

 

 

2,007,949

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

11,845

 

$

953,759

 

SLM Corp.

 

23,335

 

1,212,020

 

 

 

 

 

2,165,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Federal Corp.

 

53,417

 

1,565,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 

38,988

 

1,294,402

 

National Interstate Corp.

 

39,800

 

865,650

 

 

 

 

 

2,160,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE (18.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (5.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc. (a)

 

23,280

 

1,693,620

 

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

 

19,029

 

932,802

 

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

21,800

 

500,746

 

CV Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

 

22,200

 

490,176

 

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

37,676

 

305,176

 

Genentech, Inc. (a)

 

15,800

 

1,335,258

 

Martek Biosciences Corp. (a)

 

35,023

 

1,149,805

 

MedImmune, Inc. (a)

 

19,275

 

705,079

 

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

 

5,700

 

367,878

 

Nuvelo, Inc. (a)

 

15,600

 

277,992

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

27,100

 

711,646

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

13,400

 

490,306

 

 

 

 

 

8,960,484

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4



 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Adeza Biomedical Corp. (a)

 

28,915

 

$

610,974

 

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.

 

10,039

 

501,950

 

IntraLase Corp. (a)

 

51,200

 

1,187,840

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

 

5,700

 

672,600

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

51,725

 

2,625,043

 

PolyMedica Corp.

 

43,397

 

1,838,297

 

ResMed, Inc. (a)

 

61,658

 

2,711,719

 

SurModics, Inc. (a)

 

11,172

 

395,042

 

 

 

 

 

10,543,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (5.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

The Advisory Board Co. (a)

 

18,700

 

1,042,899

 

Caremark Rx, Inc. (a)

 

25,915

 

1,274,500

 

Cerner Corp. (a)

 

11,800

 

559,910

 

Chemed Corp.

 

18,369

 

1,090,016

 

Express Scripts, Inc., Class A (a)

 

12,200

 

1,072,380

 

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

32,443

 

1,263,979

 

PSS World Medical, Inc. (a)

 

34,427

 

664,097

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

26,450

 

1,477,497

 

VCA Antech, Inc. (a)

 

46,649

 

1,328,564

 

 

 

 

 

9,773,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (a)

 

32,700

 

539,877

 

Sanofi-Aventis (b)

 

34,610

 

1,642,244

 

 

 

 

 

2,182,121

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5



 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS (15.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

 

93,621

 

$

2,958,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (7.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

 

27,200

 

1,272,144

 

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

 

29,716

 

2,998,345

 

CRA International, Inc. (a)

 

9,902

 

487,773

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)

 

17,900

 

892,494

 

Resources Connection, Inc. (a)

 

78,020

 

1,943,478

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

 

22,600

 

872,586

 

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

 

14,337

 

969,468

 

VistaPrint Ltd. (a)

 

7,024

 

209,666

 

Waste Connections, Inc. (a)

 

24,893

 

990,990

 

West Corp. (a)

 

42,935

 

1,917,477

 

 

 

 

 

12,554,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Williams Scotsman International, Inc. (a)

 

15,717

 

393,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)

 

16,500

 

811,470

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

12,080

 

868,673

 

 

 

 

 

1,680,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

3M Co.

 

12,890

 

975,644

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6



 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Danaher Corp.

 

43,270

 

$

2,749,809

 

Joy Global, Inc.

 

19,300

 

1,153,561

 

Wabtec Corp.

 

18,839

 

614,151

 

 

 

 

 

4,517,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fastenal Co.

 

73,200

 

3,465,288

 

GATX Corp.

 

12,400

 

511,996

 

 

 

 

 

3,977,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (30.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (5.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Avocent Corp. (a)

 

20,317

 

644,862

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

 

50,468

 

1,093,641

 

Corning, Inc. (a)

 

58,030

 

1,561,587

 

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

 

11,500

 

833,635

 

Ixia (a)

 

26,772

 

381,769

 

Polycom, Inc. (a)

 

55,465

 

1,202,481

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

24,285

 

1,229,064

 

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

 

19,600

 

1,663,648

 

 

 

 

 

8,610,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dell, Inc. (a)

 

50,980

 

1,517,165

 

EMC Corp. (a)

 

99,230

 

1,352,505

 

Network Appliance, Inc. (a)

 

68,515

 

2,468,595

 

 

 

 

 

5,338,265

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7



 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cogent, Inc. (a)

 

25,600

 

$

469,504

 

Cognex Corp.

 

27,528

 

815,930

 

Daktronics, Inc.

 

8,745

 

319,193

 

FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)

 

22,795

 

647,606

 

Hittite Microwave Corp. (a)

 

30,411

 

1,025,155

 

National Instruments Corp.

 

33,483

 

1,092,215

 

 

 

 

 

4,369,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (a)(b)

 

9,105

 

752,983

 

SINA Corp. (a)

 

10,000

 

279,000

 

WebEx Communications, Inc. (a)

 

24,909

 

838,686

 

Websense, Inc. (a)

 

17,600

 

485,408

 

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

 

124,280

 

4,009,273

 

 

 

 

 

6,365,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (5.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

CheckFree Corp. (a)

 

15,200

 

767,600

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a)

 

19,800

 

1,177,902

 

First Data Corp.

 

30,540

 

1,429,883

 

Forrester Research, Inc. (a)

 

31,409

 

701,049

 

IHS, Inc., Class A (a)

 

23,688

 

647,867

 

Infosys Technologies Ltd. (b)

 

8,290

 

645,459

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

41,250

 

1,718,475

 

SRA International, Inc., Class A (a)

 

50,324

 

1,898,724

 

 

 

 

 

8,986,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office Electronics (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

 

21,680

 

969,530

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8



 

 

 

SHARES

 

MARKET VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcom Corp., Class A (a)

 

31,700

 

$

1,368,172

 

Linear Technology Corp.

 

32,915

 

1,154,658

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

 

17,900

 

968,390

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

54,423

 

1,975,555

 

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

 

27,300

 

1,500,135

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (b)

 

178,326

 

1,793,960

 

 

 

 

 

8,760,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software (4.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe Systems, Inc.

 

35,100

 

1,225,692

 

American Reprographics Co. (a)

 

45,349

 

1,573,157

 

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

 

10,600

 

573,990

 

NAVTEQ Corp. (a)

 

22,900

 

1,159,885

 

Opsware, Inc. (a)

 

100,200

 

858,714

 

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

 

40,400

 

1,130,392

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

 

30,800

 

1,118,964

 

SAP AG (b)

 

11,055

 

600,507

 

 

 

 

 

8,241,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

34,605

 

1,908,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

NeuStar, Inc., Class A (a)

 

32,570

 

1,009,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST OF $127,960,193)

 

 

 

166,829,655

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9



 

 

 

PAR VALUE

 

MARKET VALUE

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Co., dated 03/31/06, due 04/03/06 at 4.37%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond maturing 03/15/10, market value of $4,270,986 (repurchase proceeds $4,183,523)
(Cost of $4,182,000)

 

$

4,182,000

 

$

4,182,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.6%) (COST OF $132,142,193)

 

 

 

171,011,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET (-0.6%)

 

 

 

(995,955

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

170,015,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

$

6.24

 

 

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 March 31, 2006 is as follows:

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

43,768,443

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(4,898,981

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

38,869,462

 

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)          The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, based on his evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, has 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

 

May 25, 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

 

May 25, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/S/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 25, 2006