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 ≈ $7.06.
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 180 |
| Q2 2024 | 183 |
| Q3 2024 | 178 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 114 | 52 |
| Q2 2024 | 99 | 60 |
| Q3 2024 | 97 | 52 |
Biggest buyers
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Added | +1.1m |
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +165.6k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +127.7k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | Added | +120.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +93.4k |
| Triumph Capital Management | New | +90.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +89.6k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | Added | +89.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +84.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | Added | +79.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Reduced | -241.1k |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. | Sold out | -173.7k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -108.1k |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -87.1k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -87.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Sold out | -83.0k |
| All Season Financial Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -82.2k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -73.2k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Sold out | -63.5k |
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $6.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $12.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2024.
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $25.1m | Added +165.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $21.6m | Added +48.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $12.0m | Added +1.1m |
| Bensler, LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $11.5m | Added +55.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $10.6m | Added +89.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $10.4m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 918.0k $6.5m | Reduced -3.6k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 888.2k $6.3m | Added +44.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 749.8k $5.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 704.1k $5.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 695.2k $4.9m | Added +89.4k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 689.4k $4.9m | Added +29.9k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.1k $3.6m | Reduced -87.1k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 510.1k $3.6m | Reduced -241.1k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 506.2k $3.6m | Added +9.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 498.7k $3.5m | Added +3.2k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 464.5k $3.3m | Added +120.9k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 453.3k $3.2m | Added +79.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 392.0k $2.8m | Added +26.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.5k $2.7m | Added +35.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 350.6k $2.5m | Added +93.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 339.3k $2.4m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.0k $2.2m | Added +10.5k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.4k $2.0m | Added +1.9k |
| Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 274.2k $1.9m | Added +600 |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 270.0k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 227.8k $1.6m | Reduced -87.1k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.6k $1.3m | Added +8.9k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.3k $1.2m | Added +2.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.8k $1.2m | Added +19.1k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 169.4k $1.2m | Added +1.2k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 163.2k $1.2m | Reduced -322 |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.5k $1.1m | Added +1.6k |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 158.6k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.2k $1.1m | Added +371 |
| ASHTON THOMAS SECURITIES, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 156.3k $1.1m | Added +15.0k |
| KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.1k $1.1m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.2k $1.1m | Added +17.4k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 148.0k $20.8k | Added +127.7k |
| RB Capital Management, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 143.6k $1.0m | Added +4.0k |
| Patten Group, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 141.6k $1.0m | Added +24.8k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.6k $941.6k | Added +4.8k |
| FLYNN ZITO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 127.6k $906.1k | Added +33.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.4k $840.7k | Added +22.7k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.8k $808.2k | Reduced -20.8k |
| Ascentis Independent Advisors 0.12% of their portfolio | 111.4k $790.9k | Reduced -6.2k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.7k $779.1k | Reduced -13.2k |
| Clear Creek Financial Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 106.8k $758.3k | Reduced -13.4k |
| Stockman Wealth Management, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 99.6k $706.9k | Unchanged |
| WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 99.3k $705.3k | Added +11.6k |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 97.3k $690.7k | Added +7.5k |
| Triumph Capital Management 0.23% of their portfolio | 90.9k $645.1k | New |
| Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 84.5k $599.7k | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.1k $596.8k | New |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 76.5k $543.4k | Added +11.3k |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 71.3k $506.4k | Added +1.3k |
| PFG Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 70.5k $500.3k | Added +9.5k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.2k $491.7k | Reduced -3.0k |
| Sage Capital Advisors,llc 0.13% of their portfolio | 68.4k $485.9k | Added +4.7k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.9k $439.7k | Reduced -12.9k |
| Avior Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.6k $437.2k | Unchanged |
| J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.8k $396.3k | Added +1.9k |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.2k $392.1k | New |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 51.6k $366.6k | Added +1.3k |
| MCDONALD PARTNERS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 50.0k $355.0k | New |
| Quantum Private Wealth, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 46.7k $331.7k | Unchanged |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.7k $331.3k | Added +14.9k |
| LifePro Asset Management 0.19% of their portfolio | 43.9k $311.3k | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.9k $304.6k | Unchanged |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $300.3k | New |
| MSH Capital Advisors LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 41.5k $294.6k | Unchanged |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $256.4k | New |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 33.3k $236.4k | Added +10 |
| Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.2k $232.8k | Added +1.7k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.9k $226.2k | Added +807 |
| Altus Wealth Group LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 29.7k $210.6k | Reduced -5.0k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.5k $209.4k | Added +709 |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 29.5k $209.1k | Reduced -330 |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.1k $199.0k | Added +9.0k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $184.6k | New |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $183.9k | Added +238 |
| CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.1k $178.4k | Unchanged |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $176.4k | New |
| OLIVER LAGORE VANVALIN INVESTMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.7k $168.3k | Added +128 |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $163.5k | Reduced -24 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $160.1k | Added +3.5k |
| David J Yvars Group 0.10% of their portfolio | 22.5k $160.0k | Added +1.1k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 22.3k $158.4k | Added +570 |
| PRIMORIS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 22.0k $155.9k | Added +34 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $145.4k | Added +1.1k |
| PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $144.2k | Added +10.8k |
| Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.0k $134.9k | Added +250 |
| ECLECTIC ASSOCIATES INC /ADV 0.05% of their portfolio | 19.0k $134.6k | Added +3.0k |
| Lokken Investment Group LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 18.9k $134.0k | Added +1 |
| INGALLS & SNYDER LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.4k $131.0k | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $130.1k | Reduced -15.3k |
| &PARTNERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $129.3k | New |
| Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.8k $126.2k | Added +279 |
| Mendel Capital Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.8k $126.0k | Unchanged |
| Beacon Capital Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.3k $122.8k | Added +438 |