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ASG · Liberty All-star Growth Fund, Inc.
Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in ASG with dividends reinvested grew to $41,821, 9.95% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -41.76%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested
How ASG held up in past market crashes
ASG has been through 5 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 68.1% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 8.9 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | ASG deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | -63.6% | -49.1% | Aug 2000 to Oct 2002 | Not yet |
| 2008 financial crisis | -68.1% | -56.5% | Nov 2007 to Mar 2009 | 8.9 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -37.5% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 12 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -37.4% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 4 months |
| 2022 bear market | -44.8% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | Not yet |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About ASG
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment company that seeks long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of growth-oriented equity securities. The fund uses a multi-manager approach, allocating assets among several investment advisers to cover small-, mid-, and large-cap opportunities across a range of U.S. industries. Its holdings commonly include companies in technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, health care, and communication services, reflecting a broad growth mandate rather than concentration in a single sector. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is designed for investors looking for professionally managed exposure to public equities with an emphasis on capital growth and portfolio diversification. The fund also maintains a distribution policy for common shareholders, making it a notable vehicle within the closed-end fund market for combining growth-oriented stock selection with regular payout mechanics.
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