LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD USA
SH BEN INT · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 530158104
175
institutional holders
+13 vs Q3 2022
27.2m
shares reported held*
$154.9mreported value*
27 new
41 added
46 reduced
18 sold out
net bought ≈ $6.4m (+1.1m shares)
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $5.69.
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 162 |
| Q4 2022 | 175 |
Biggest buyers
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +593.2k |
| Financial Advocates Investment Management | New | +228.5k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Added | +162.1k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +161.5k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | Added | +136.6k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | New | +130.4k |
| Elequin Capital, LP | New | +119.4k |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | Added | +90.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +88.3k |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC | New | +83.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc | Reduced | -270.0k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | Reduced | -155.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -148.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Reduced | -88.9k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | Reduced | -75.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -66.2k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | Reduced | -63.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -49.9k |
| WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -49.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Reduced | -49.4k |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
BuyingSelling
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $19.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $20.9m | Reduced -19.6k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.8m $10.3m | Added +162.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $9.5m | Reduced -66.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $8.8m | Reduced -148.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $8.4m | Added +21.6k |
| Bensler, LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.5m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 839.5k $4.8m | Reduced -63.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 801.2k $4.6m | Added +25.8k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 795.9k $4.5m | Reduced -155.8k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 671.2k $3.8m | Added +2.2k |
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 659.8k $3.8m | Added +90.8k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 619.2k $3.6m | Added +593.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 606.6k $3.5m | Added +72.7k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 578.3k $3.3m | Added +10.3k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 521.4k $3.0m | Added +136.6k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.3k $2.3m | Reduced -5.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.0k $2.2m | Reduced -36.8k |
| CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 369.1k $2.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.0k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| Yakira Capital Management, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 362.8k $2.1m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 361.7k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.5k $1.9m | Reduced -49.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 315.2k $1.8m | Added +20.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.5k $1.8m | Added +88.3k |
| Bickling Financial Services, Inc. 0.94% of their portfolio | 263.5k $1.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 261.5k $1.5m | Reduced -4.3k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 250.0k $1.4m | Reduced -49.4k |
| Financial Advocates Investment Management 0.10% of their portfolio | 228.5k $1.3m | New |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 225.8k $1.3m | Added +21.5k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.2k $1.3m | Added +161.5k |
| Regent Investment Management LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 222.5k $1.3m | Added +30.0k |
| BLUEFIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 180.7k $1.0m | Added +58.1k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.4k $1.0m | Added +57.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.7k $944.7k | Added +15.4k |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 158.6k $903.9k | Unchanged |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.7k $881.8k | Added +1.5k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 150.2k $856.0k | Reduced -12.4k |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 141.5k $806.5k | Added +4.4k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.2k $804.6k | Unchanged |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.7k $750.5k | Reduced -19.9k |
| RB Capital Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 131.0k $746.8k | Reduced -1.1k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 130.4k $743.4k | New |
| Elequin Capital, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 119.4k $680.7k | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.7k $642.4k | Added +48.5k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.5k $200.8k | Reduced -22.1k |
| Stockman Wealth Management, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 108.5k $618.4k | Unchanged |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.1k $629.3k | Reduced -4.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.4k $589.0k | Reduced -88.9k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 99.4k $581.5k | Added +1.5k |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 83.2k $474.0k | New |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 82.0k $467.4k | Added +4.4k |
| Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 79.1k $473.3k | Reduced -19.8k |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 76.2k $434.1k | Reduced -20.8k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.7k $431.2k | Reduced -75.0k |
| Quantum Private Wealth, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 74.7k $425.9k | Reduced -25.3k |
| WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 67.4k $384.1k | Reduced -49.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.0k $381.7k | Reduced -1.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $391.7k | New |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.5k $362.1k | Reduced -3.0k |
| Eudaimonia Partners, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 63.0k $359.0k | Unchanged |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 62.7k $357.6k | Unchanged |
| MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 62.3k $355.4k | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.2k $321.0k | Added +39.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.2k $314.6k | Added +5.4k |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.6k $299.8k | Added +3.3k |
| Sage Capital Advisors,llc 0.12% of their portfolio | 49.0k $279.5k | Added +1.7k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.0k $279.2k | Added +4.1k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $254.2k | Reduced -241 |
| MSH Capital Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 43.5k $248.0k | Added +3.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.8k $244.0k | Unchanged |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.5k $236.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 36.9k $210.5k | Unchanged |
| Altus Wealth Group LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 35.3k $201.0k | Added +3.9k |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 34.9k $199.1k | Reduced -3.2k |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 32.1k $183.0k | Added +200 |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 31.3k $178.6k | New |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.8k $176.0k | Reduced -9 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $163.0k | New |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.6k $157.6k | New |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.0k $154.1k | New |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.6k $151.8k | Added +9.0k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $148.1k | Added +10 |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $148.1k | Reduced -29.9k |
| Relative Value Partners Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.6k $146.0k | Unchanged |
| BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $141.0k | Reduced -6.2k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $129.9k | Unchanged |
| PRIMORIS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 21.7k $123.8k | Reduced -2.4k |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $121.6k | Added +2.8k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $115.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.1k $115.0k | Added +478 |
| Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.3k $110.2k | Added +488 |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.3k $109.9k | Added +1.1k |
| Lokken Investment Group LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 18.9k $107.6k | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $104.4k | Reduced -11.6k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $104.0k | Reduced -7.1k |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7k $100.7k | Reduced -7.7k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $97.8k | New |
| SAX WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.8k $95.5k | Unchanged |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.4k $93.6k | Unchanged |
| Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.4k $97.4k | Added +30 |