LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD USA
SH BEN INT · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 530158104
* 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 ≈ $6.39.
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 162 |
| Q4 2022 | 175 |
| Q1 2023 | 167 |
| Q2 2023 | 168 |
| Q3 2023 | 177 |
| Q4 2023 | 185 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 68 | 64 |
| Q1 2023 | 85 | 68 |
| Q2 2023 | 92 | 41 |
| Q3 2023 | 94 | 47 |
| Q4 2023 | 64 | 73 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.5m |
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +683.1k |
| Avior Wealth Management, LLC | New | +465.6k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +394.9k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +224.7k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | New | +207.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +187.7k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +168.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | +132.6k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | New | +131.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Integrated Advisors Network LLC | Reduced | -771.3k |
| Financial Advocates Investment Management | Sold out | -486.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Reduced | -247.2k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | Reduced | -155.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -117.6k |
| CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. | Reduced | -108.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -80.6k |
| Elequin Capital, LP | Reduced | -53.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -52.9k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -49.1k |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
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)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $6.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $12.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-08 | HALEY MARK T President · Shares of Beneficial Interest | Bought | $9.7k1.6k shares |
| 2023-11-03 | HALEY MARK T Senior Vice President · Shares of Beneficial Interest | Bought | $3.1k500 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.1m $45.6m | Added +3.5m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $19.2m | Added +683.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $10.7m | Added +4.6k |
| Bensler, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.9m | Added +102.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.7m | Added +187.7k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.6m | Added +82.5k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 835.9k $5.3m | Reduced -247.2k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 811.7k $5.2m | Added +3.8k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 801.5k $5.1m | Reduced -155.2k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 724.3k $4.6m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 659.7k $4.2m | Added +394.9k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 619.7k $4.0m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 549.5k $3.5m | Added +84.9k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 543.7k $3.5m | Added +64.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 532.0k $3.4m | Added +70.4k |
| Avior Wealth Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 465.6k $3.0m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 460.1k $2.9m | Added +16.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 374.0k $2.4m | Added +1.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 360.3k $2.3m | Added +893 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.5k $2.2m | Added +2.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 301.1k $1.9m | Added +31.9k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 282.5k $1.8m | Reduced -44.4k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.4k $1.8m | Added +4.8k |
| Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 275.2k $1.8m | Reduced -9.0k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 270.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 250.6k $1.6m | Added +224.7k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.0k $1.4m | Added +8.3k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 207.1k $1.3m | New |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 195.1k $1.2m | Added +168.8k |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 165.8k $1.1m | Added +4.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.8k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.6k $1.0m | Added +50.9k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 160.7k $1.0m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 158.6k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.01% of their portfolio | 158.3k $1.0m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| FOCUS FINANCIAL NETWORK INC /ADV 0.04% of their portfolio | 149.6k $977.1k | First filing |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.7k $888.1k | Added +29.1k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.7k $883.0k | Added +9.5k |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.6k $894.0k | Reduced -14.0k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.6k $896.4k | Reduced -14.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.6k $846.2k | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.7k $840.2k | Added +2.5k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 131.4k $838.2k | New |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.4k $825.6k | Reduced -159 |
| RB Capital Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 125.4k $800.2k | Reduced -3.1k |
| Clear Creek Financial Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 123.5k $787.8k | Reduced -2.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.0k $733.7k | Added +59.9k |
| Ascentis Independent Advisors 0.18% of their portfolio | 114.8k $732.3k | Reduced -235 |
| Flow State Investments, L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 112.3k $716.2k | New |
| Stockman Wealth Management, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 99.6k $635.2k | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.8k $611.0k | Added +14.8k |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 88.6k $565.5k | Added +21.6k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.0k $518.4k | Added +15.5k |
| WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 74.3k $474.0k | Reduced -20 |
| Elequin Capital, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 71.7k $457.5k | Reduced -53.3k |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 69.1k $440.8k | Reduced -10.0k |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.0k $440.0k | Reduced -18.0k |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.6k $431.6k | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.1k $428.2k | Added +17.1k |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.3k $403.8k | New |
| CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 58.0k $370.0k | Reduced -108.8k |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.9k $363.0k | Added +5.5k |
| Sage Capital Advisors,llc 0.12% of their portfolio | 56.0k $357.1k | Reduced -9.2k |
| Quantum Private Wealth, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 54.7k $349.1k | Unchanged |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.7k $349.4k | Reduced -4.5k |
| Sunesis Advisors, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 52.9k $337.6k | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.1k $326.0k | Reduced -29.7k |
| Eudaimonia Partners, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 50.6k $323.0k | Reduced -13.6k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.3k $320.9k | New |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $290.2k | Unchanged |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 43.8k $279.3k | Reduced -5.0k |
| MSH Capital Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 41.5k $264.8k | Reduced -1.0k |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.1k $262.0k | Unchanged |
| Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 37.0k $243.5k | Reduced -4.0k |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 35.9k $232.2k | Reduced -1.6k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $226.8k | Added +13.1k |
| Altus Wealth Group LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 35.3k $224.9k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.4k $219.3k | Reduced -846 |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $206.8k | Added +7.3k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.2k $198.9k | First filing |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $196.7k | Added +1.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.7k $195.8k | Reduced -3.1k |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 30.1k $191.9k | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $191.6k | Added +16.4k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.8k $183.9k | Added +5.7k |
| David J Yvars Group 0.14% of their portfolio | 28.0k $178.9k | Reduced -3.4k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $170.9k | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.0k $159.5k | Reduced -597 |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $158.9k | New |
| Relative Value Partners Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.9k $158.5k | Unchanged |
| Advisor Resource Council 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.8k $151.6k | New |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $146.9k | Reduced -179 |
| OLIVER LAGORE VANVALIN INVESTMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.6k $144.4k | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.3k $142.5k | Added +19.5k |
| PRIMORIS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 21.8k $139.3k | Reduced -1.0k |
| BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $139.0k | Reduced -2.3k |
| Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.9k $126.8k | Unchanged |
| Waterloo Capital, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.7k $125.9k | New |
| Lokken Investment Group LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 18.9k $120.4k | Unchanged |